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In the twentieth year of the Taiyuan Dynasty, that is, in August 395 AD, the Yan army, under the command of Murong Chui, easily raided Pingcheng.

When the news came out, the world was shocked.

Xu Yu's first-line Jin army was even more forced by Murong to become famous, and he did not dare to act rashly.

Soon after taking Pingcheng, Murong Chui personally led the army back to Youzhou through the two roads of the army and Puyin.

In mid-August, 60,000 Yan troops besieged Jicheng.

With the failure of persuasion, Murong Chui issued an order to siege the city.

In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired on the battlefield, and the piercing sound of breaking the air came suddenly, which frightened the defenders in the city into a commotion.

Taking advantage of the panic of the defenders, the Yan army sounded the horn of the full attack.

Under the cover of the archers, the Yan soldiers held their shields and followed the ladder to the city wall.

The shouts of killing inside and outside the city shook the sky, and Wei and Yan launched a fierce battle for Jicheng.

In the face of the powerful offensive of the Yan army, the Wei army defending the city was not only demoralized, but also broke out into internal strife.

It turned out that when Tuoba Jue arranged candidates to guard Youzhou, he first appointed Xi Jin as the assassin of Youzhou, and then sent his uncle He Lailu to serve as Xi Jin's deputy.

He Lailu relied on the fact that he was Tuoba's uncle, and he didn't listen to Xi Jin's dispatch and command very much, and he also had conflicts with Youzhou Beijia Wang Fu.

When Xi Jin is here, he can also use his own prestige to suppress Horailu.

Now that Xi Jin's army was defeated and fled back to Shengle alone, no one could suppress Helailu, so he didn't take Wang Fu in his eyes.

At the same time, Murong Chui bribed Wang Fu's aide Ding Jian with a lot of money, allowing him to provoke the relationship between Wang Fu and He Lailu.

On the sixth day of the siege, the Horelu camp was suddenly ablaze.

Ding Jian immediately said to Wang Fu: "He Lailu must be unable to hold Jicheng, and he is preparing to retreat in the burning camp. ”

When Wang Fu heard this, he was furious and said: "He is not benevolent, don't blame me for being unjust, open the city gate and surrender to Emperor Yan." ”

When He Lailu learned that Wang Fu had secretly opened the city gate, he couldn't help but curse, but the situation was critical, so he had to break through quickly.

So, under a series of calculations by Murong Chui, the Yan army took Jicheng at a small price.

After this great victory, the morale of the Yan army reached its peak, and the whole army clamored to send troops to Shengle and destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Only Murong Chui still maintained a clear mind, knowing that the main force of the Wei army was still there, and there was still a long way to go to destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty.

He ordered a large camp to be set up in Jicheng, and gathered the Yan generals except Murong Nong to discuss the next step in the march.

In the past, because of the fiasco of Yi Shui, Murong Bao was afraid of Tuoba Jue like a tiger.

And now, seeing that the situation is very good, and he has recovered Youzhou, he can't help but be complacent, and he even treats the enemy like a worm.

At the military meeting, he first angrily denounced Tuoba Jue for being ungrateful, and then asked Murong Chui to lead his army to attack Shengle in order to completely destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Although Murong Bao's performance was acceptable in the battle against Wei, Murong Chui still did not dare to make up his mind easily.

He looked around, glanced at Murong De and asked, "What does King Fan Yang think?" ”

"Your Majesty, according to the scouts, Tuoba Jue is leading the core troops to retreat to Monan, and now Shengle is almost an empty city."

"Even if you occupy Shengle, it doesn't mean much. On the contrary, due to the elongation of the battle line, it will make it difficult for the army to supply logistics. ”

"Uncle Wang's words are wrong, Shengle is the king city of Wei, once it is occupied by Dayan, it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the army and people of Wei."

"How can you say that it doesn't mean much?"

Murong Bao generously stated: "Tuoba Jue's wolf ambition, how can he be willing to be captured? ”

"He will definitely accumulate strength in Monan, and when the time is ripe, he will lead his army south."

"If we don't take the opportunity to cut down the grass and eradicate it, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not resurgence and cause disaster to the north again."

"Well, the prince has a point!"

Unexpectedly, it was King Zhao, who had always been at odds with Murong Bao, who agreed with the prince's intentions.

Ignoring everyone's strange gazes, Murong Lin got up and said loudly: "Father, the son has led troops deep into the grassland many times, and he is familiar with the geography and climate of the grassland. ”

"If the crown prince leads his troops north, the son is willing to assist his brother from the side, capture Tuoba, and sacrifice him in front of his father's throne."

Although the others were suspicious of King Zhao's unusual behavior, Murong Chui was relieved.

He believed that it would be of great benefit to Hou Yan for the crown prince and the king of Zhao to abandon their dispute at a critical moment in the war and work together.

Murong Chui nodded with satisfaction and said, "King Zhao has such ambitions, and I am very relieved. ”

It's a pity, I don't know my heart!

Don't look at Murong Lin as a good baby, in fact, he has a vicious mind inside.

He saw that since the Later Yan expedition to Wei, he had won a series of victories, and Tuoba Jue was about to perish, and he was worried that the crown prince would make a special honor, so that he would completely lose the opportunity to ascend the throne.

So, he secretly conceived a ghost, first instigated Murong Chui to give power to the prince, and then showed favor to Murong Bao to deceive trust.

Murong Bao was stupid, he really thought that Murong Lin was going to bow to him.

In order to show his broad-mindedness, he generously said: "If you have the trust of your father, I am willing to take King Zhao as my humerus." ”

Seeing this, Murong lowered his head slightly, very happy that his two sons had reconciled.

However, because Yi Shui's fiasco was vividly remembered, Murong Chui was very cautious about the prince's leading troops.

He decided to test Murong Bao first, and if Murong Bao dealt with it properly, he would be given the power to command the army.

"What does the prince think about the next fate of the Wei army?"

"Back to my father, now Tuoba Jue is retreating north, in addition to avoiding the front of our army, there is also the intention of gathering the southern cavalry."

"And the Monan cavalry should be the biggest reliance on Tuoba Jue."

"Tuoba Jue is very smart, and he also knows the advantages and disadvantages of Wei and Yan very well."

"Unlike the Yan army, which is mostly infantry, the Wei army is mostly cavalry, and it is not good at defending the city at all."

"If it shrinks and is happy to defend it, it is tantamount to attacking my strengths with my own shortcomings."

"In the face of the powerful attack power of our Yan army, even if there are more Wei troops in Shengle City, it will inevitably end up in the destruction of the city and the country."

Hearing this, Murong Chui sighed lightly and said, "Actually, I very much want Tuoba Jue to defend the city. ”

"It's not like now, there is no trace of the Xianbei people, even if they take Shengle, they still can't eradicate the threat."

"If I put the army under your command, how are you going to destroy Tuobaju?"

Murong Bao's spirit was shocked, and he patted his chest and said: "Tuoba Jue retreated in great strides, just to lure our army deep into the hinterland. ”

"Reuse the vastness of the grassland to drag down and drag down our army."

Speaking of this, a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he said directly: "Since Tuoba Jue wants to fight a decisive battle on the grassland, then Gu will do what he wants." ”

"I want to see if the Tuoba cavalry is strong, or if my Murong iron cavalry is strong."

"As long as the armies from all walks of life cooperate properly, it is just a group of remnants of the defeated army, how much waves can be turned?!"

"Your Highness is brave, and the younger brother is willing to attach the tail to the work of dogs and horses." At this time, Murong Lin jumped out again and slapped a sycophant.

"King Zhao, do you also think the prince's plan is feasible?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the son-in-law and the prince have the same thoughts, and it is indeed dangerous to go deep into the grassland."

"But as long as you are cautious and have a familiar guide to lead the way, you will not worry about falling into the trap of the Wei army."

"In your opinion, where will the main force be hidden?"

"Nine times out of ten, it's north of Yin Mountain."

"Father, the front set of pastures is the most abundant place for water and grass at the southern foot of Yin Mountain, and it is also the core area of Wei rule."

"Ruo Erchen's expectation is good, Tuoba Jue wants to use the former ranch as a bait to lure our Yan army north."

"And after he joined the cavalry of the southern desert, he waited for work north of Yinshan."

"When our army has traveled a long distance to the front set, he will rely on the cavalry's rapid assault ability to bypass Yinshan and attack our army directly."

"Father, it's better to plan the plan, in the name of attacking Shengle, mobilize troops to go north to the front, and fight to the death with Tuobaju."

"Front set plain...... Isn't that under the nose of Hexi? Murong Chui thought thoughtfully.

"Indeed, at present, the entire Hetao Plain is occupied by Hexi and Northern Wei, of which Wei only occupies the front set, and the back set and the west set are all in the hands of Hexi."

"Jiuyuan City is located on the western edge of Qiantao, and it is an important frontier town in Hexi to deter the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"However, don't forget, father, a natural disaster is breaking out in Hexi right now, and there is no way to intervene in the Wei Yan War."

"That's just as well!"

In the end, under the bewitchment of Murong Bao, Murong Lin and others, Murong Chui finally made up his mind.

He immediately issued an order and appointed Murong Bao as the commander of the army, with Murong De, Murong Nong, Murong Long, and Murong Lin as deputies, and rode an army of 70,000 troops, kicking off the prelude to the destruction of the Northern Wei Dynasty.