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When Hexi was busy annexing the state, the dispute between Wei and Yan gradually became white-hot.

After secretly forming an alliance with Hexi, Tuoba Jue felt full of confidence, so he no longer made promises to Hou Yan and openly refused to provide war horses to Hou Yan.

When Murong Chui learned of this news, he was furious and immediately detained Tuoba Yao in Zhongshan and kept him as a hostage.

At this point, the alliance between Wei Yan and Wei Yan has existed in name only.

It was only because both sides had scruples that they did not publicly announce the severance of the alliance for a while.

Although the crown prince Murong Bao, the king of Zhao Murong Lin and other Hou Yan clans all clamored to fight for Shengle and teach Tuoba a lesson.

But Murong Chui did not lose his mind, decisively refused everyone's request, and did not rush to send troops.

Murong Chui was indeed annoyed by Tuoba's refusal to pay tribute to the war horses, but he also knew that it was unrealistic to conquer the Northern Wei Dynasty at present.

Not to mention that the Northern Wei Dynasty had already controlled the Monan grassland, the strategic room for maneuver was greatly increased, and the cavalry strength far exceeded that of the Houyan.

Even if Hou Yan exerts all his national strength to fight this battle, he may not be sure to win.

In case of unfortunate failure, it will be a catastrophe for Hou Yan.

In addition to the strong strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Houyan also had many problems in China.

The first of these is the instability of the people in China.

This is especially evident after the Battle of Taibi.

The reason why people's hearts are unstable is that the deeper problem lies in the difficult life of the people of Houyan.

Since Murong Chui became emperor, Houyan has spent almost every day in battle, and no matter how strong the national strength is, it can't withstand such a toss.

What's more, the Houyan family is not rich, and the construction of people's livelihood and politics is far behind the Northern Wei Dynasty and Hexi, and even the Later Qin Dynasty is inferior.

In the past, Murong Chui was in the prime of life, and his own Yan soldiers were strong, and all kinds of problems were covered up by successive good news.

But now that the foreign war has been lost, and the only ally has defected, Murong Chui has discovered that Houyan is already full of hidden dangers.

Before he asked the Northern Wei Dynasty for war horses, he wanted to use the power of the Northern Wei Dynasty to ease the domestic contradictions.

Unexpectedly, he was finally rejected by Tuoba.

Since the Northern Wei Dynasty could no longer be counted on, and the Western Yan was too weak, Murong Chui set his sights on the rich and weak Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south.

The reason why he chose the seemingly more powerful Eastern Jin Dynasty was not the Northern Wei Dynasty, which had just severed diplomatic relations with the Yan State.

It is because among the major regimes in the north, the Northern Wei Dynasty has greatly increased its strength after several years of painstaking development, but because it is very low-key, outsiders cannot see its reality and fiction.

On the other hand, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, although it became the overlord of the world after the Battle of Weishui, it was not famous long ago due to serious internal friction.

And after Xie An, Xie Xuan, Huan Shiqian and others died of illness, there were no more pillars of talent in the court, and they were just used to expand to fill the lack of Houyan.

As a result, inadvertently, the two great powers of the north of Hou Yan and Hou Qin both planned to start a war against the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and two major wars seemed inevitable.

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Hou Qin and Hou Yan are ready to move, and it is impossible to hide it from those who have a heart.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was even more insightful, and some people even proposed a sneak attack on Hebei, but in the end Tuoba Jue refused.

At present, Hou Yan's strength is still strong, and Murong Chui is still wise, it is impossible to be defenseless.

"Great King, now Murong Chui is famous, not only my Wei State is forced by it, but Xiyan is also facing the danger of destroying the country."

"The current plan, Mo Ruoxi will connect Hexi in the west and Xiyan in the south, and promise to divide the benefits of Houyan equally, and induce the two countries to jointly send troops to fight for Yan."

"Well, that's good! Hong Long's strategy, based on the current situation, is really the best choice. ”

The plan with his subordinates has been decided, and Tuoba Jue immediately sent An Tong and Xu Qian as envoys to Guzang and his eldest son respectively.

Tuoba Jue was a monarch with great ambitions to annex the world, and if the Northern Wei Dynasty wanted to dominate the world, it was naturally impossible for him to live in the land.

As long as it expands to the south, it is destined to clash with Murong Chui.

In the past, Tuoba Jue was self-aware, and he knew that he couldn't provoke Murong Chui.

However, it is different now, the strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty has increased greatly, Houyan has been seriously weakened, and Murong Chui is no longer as brave as he was back then.

All of these gave Tuoba Jue the heart to swallow Yan, but in view of the fact that Hou Yan's strength was still strong, he could only choose to unite with other countries to conspire with Hou Yan.

And Tuoba Jue was so anxious to go south, in addition to strategic considerations, it was also related to his perception that Murong Trai was hostile to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

There are various signs that Hou Yan has begun to fear the strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Before, Murong Trai asked for war horses and raised materials on the one hand, and there may not be no temptation in it.

It is conceivable that with Murong Chui's ability, I am afraid that he has already seen the ambition of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

It is estimated that the Northern Wei Dynasty will no longer be treated as favorably as before, and even the possibility of its personal conquest of Shengle in the future cannot be ruled out.

So Tuoba Jue immediately realized that a war would soon break out between Wei and Yan!

Since the conflict could not be avoided, Tuoba Jue naturally wanted to take the initiative to attack Houyan while Murong was heading south.

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An Tong arrived in Hexi, and after meeting Wei Shuo, he gave the envoy of the brother state the gift of the king.

Song Miao returned the salute on behalf of Wei Shuo, and then asked An Tong what was the matter here.

An Tong deliberately exaggerated: "I heard that Dadu Hu likes businessmen, and I came here today on the order of King Wei to discuss a big deal with Dadu Hu!" ”

Wei Shuo, Liu Muzhi, Song Xuan, etc. are not simple characters, where can they be fooled?

I saw Liu Muzhi sneering and said, "Hmph, what kind of business?" I'm afraid I will ask Hexi to send troops to help you fight against Murong Trai. ”

An Tong shouldered a heavy responsibility on this trip, and knew better that the Northern Wei Dynasty urgently needed to unite Hexi, so he didn't care about Liu Muzhi's mocking words.

"This is a bad statement, my Great Wei still has 300,000 elite soldiers and strong generals, which is enough to dominate the world, so why are you afraid of Murong Chui?!"

Liu Muzhi said lightly: "I heard that Murong Chui is raising soldiers and horses to go south right now, it is said that it is for the coming year to conquer the Northern Wei Dynasty to plunder grain, grass and materials. ”

"Since the Wei State is so strong, what are you doing in Hexi? It's better to go back and ask King Wei to reorganize his soldiers and horses and prepare for a decisive battle with Murong Hang. ”

An Tong's figure was stunned, embarrassment flashed on his face, and he said loudly: "It seems that you know the situation very well, and even so, you won't go around in circles!" ”

"Yes, at the moment, my Great Wei is indeed in danger of survival, but now that Murong is in great power, Hexi and Northern Wei can be regarded as dependent on each other."

"After all, once my Wei State is annexed by Murong Chui, dare to ask the capital protector, can Hexi still exist alone?"

"Even if Murong Trai is temporarily unable to expedition to Liangzhou, how can he be indifferent in the face of the Hetao that is close at hand?"

"The envoy is worried, and now there are four states of Shuoliang, Sha and Qin in Hexi, and there are many soldiers and generals."

"Even if Murong Chui perishes the Northern Wei Dynasty, he can't help me Hexi."

An Tong glanced at Liu Mu, bowed and asked, "I don't know who Mr. is?" Why didn't I see Your Excellency last time I came? ”

"An envoy, his name is Liu Muzhi, he is a talent recruited by Shuo Xinjin, and now he is in the position of the right Sima of the General's Mansion."

"Daohe just joined Hexi, and it's normal that you haven't seen it."

An Tong arched his hand at Wei Shuo, glanced at Liu Muzhi again, and pouted: "Originally, I thought that Liu Sima had entered the eyes of the Dharma Protector of the Dadu, and he should have the talent of the heavens and the earth, but today after listening to Your Excellency's remarks, I found that he was actually a man with a mouse's eyes!" ”

Liu Muzhi was furious when he heard this, and was about to scold, but Wei Shuo had already taken the first step to reprimand: "Bold! You are an envoy of a weak state and a small country, how dare you slander my minister of Hexi in public?! ”

"Don't think that you are a foreign envoy, you can't kill you!"

An walked with a salute and sincerely apologized: "Most of the capital protects and extinguishes the wrath of the thunder, and there is a word to tell you below." ”

"If you have something to say, let you tell it, but if you can't tell the reason, even if it is your envoy of Wei, I will never spare it!"

"Although Murong Trai is old today, Huwei's ambition is still there, and most of the Central Plains and Hebei have returned to Houyan."

"If Murong Chui is allowed to pacify the Daidi and the Monan grassland, Hou Yan will have both the male of the grassland and the wealth of the Central Plains."

"Dare to ask Dadu Hu, with a corner of the west of the river, can you defeat Qin Yan and join forces to strike?"

As soon as these words came out, Wei Shuo deliberately made a terrifying look.

Seeing this, An Tong took the opportunity to say again: "Not to mention that Murong Chui is also known as a famous general, there are few opponents in the world." ”

"If you don't take advantage of its southern expedition, join forces to send troops to destroy Houyan, and when Murong Chui returns from the expedition, it will be when Shengle falls."

"Once Shengle falls, will Dadu Hu still be able to control in Hexi?"

It can be seen that the Northern Wei Dynasty is really cold in Hexi! Therefore, it is imperative for the coalition forces to destroy Yan. ”

"Murong Chui's desire to go south first and then north is undoubtedly a godsend."

"The so-called: the opportunity must not be missed, and the loss will not come again! If you don't do it now, when will you wait?! ”

Wei Shuo deliberately moved: "What Lord An said is extremely true, but ...... But you should know that Hexi is not adjacent to Houyan, how can you help your country? ”

"Is your country willing to lend the road to Hexi?"

In this regard, An Tong said confidently: "Most of the people are not worried, the King of Wei has already taken measures against this!" ”

"Before I came to Guzang, the King of Wei had sent Lord Xu Qianxu to envoy Xiyan and discuss the issue of borrowing the road."