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By the end of October, the situation in Hexi gradually became clear, and the dominance of the Wei Shuo family was a foregone conclusion. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Whether it is the bald Xianbei, the remnants of the Lu family, or the beggar Xianbei of the Western Qin, they are powerless to pose a threat to them.

Needless to say, the lord of the country begged for Qiangui as early as after the Battle of Wuting, and quickly took refuge in Yao Chang, hoping to borrow the power of Later Qin to resist Hexi.

And the Lu family and the bald Xianbei sent troops one after another, and there was a great tendency to divide the Lingnan counties equally.

Lü Su occupied Xiping County and rebuilt the Houliang regime, with his father-in-law Yang Huan as the left servant of Shangshu, and his brother Lü Fu jointly assisted the government of the court.

In addition, after Lü Su took the throne of Heaven, he appointed another younger brother Lü Hong as the envoy, Shizhong, Dadu, Governor of China and foreign military, Da Sima, general of chariots and cavalry, and Lu Shangshu, and his uncle Lü Bao, cousin Lü Bao, and Lü Long jointly held the military power.

And the bald Wugu succeeded to the position of the head of the bald department after the death of his father Bald Sifu Fu.

He also secretly sent envoys to Hexi, expressing his willingness to pay tribute.

It's a pity that the requirements of handing over the tribe and settling in the north are beyond the bottom line of the bald black lonely heart.

Unable to live in harmony with Hexi, the bald Wugu had to send troops to conquer Lingnan Zhuhu in order to expand his strength.

After successively occupying Guangwu, Ledu, Sanhe and other counties, the bald black lonely in early November, in Ledu called himself the governor of Dadu, the general, the king of Dadanyu, and the king of Nanliang.

So far, in the area of Longyou Hexi, there have been four separatist regimes, namely Hexi, Houliang, Nanliang, and Xiqin.

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After several years of continuous warfare, Tuoba Jue gradually eliminated internal and external enemies such as Liu Xian, Tuoba Gudu, and Rouran tribes, and the Northern Wei Dynasty gradually grew in power.

Now only Murong Yanguo in the southeast and Liu Weichen in the southwest are enough to pose a threat to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Houyan is strong, and the current strength of Wei cannot be matched.

Therefore, the king of Wei Tuoba Jue aimed his next conquest target at Liu Weichen of the Tiefu Department.

At the same time, Liu Weichen is eyeing Sheng Le.

The two sides are bounded by the Yellow River and Wula Mountain (a branch of Yinshan Mountain), and most of the north and east of the Yellow River and the east of Wula Mountain, including the Qiantao Plain, belong to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The south of the Yellow River, including the entire Shuofang, plus the Houtao Plain west of the Ulan Mountain, were all under the jurisdiction of Liu Weichen.

With the support of Hou Yan and Hou Qin, Liu Weichen once extended his sphere of influence to the banks of the Yellow River and confronted the Northern Wei Dynasty across the river.

After the Northern Wei and Houyan jointly defeated Liu Xian, Liu Weichen gradually felt threatened.

He also united with the Helan Ministry to try to attack the Wei king Tuoba Jue.

Unexpectedly, Tuoba Jue made a preemptive strike and annexed the entire Helan Department in one fell swoop.

At that time, Liu Weichen sent his son Liu Zhili to lead an army across the river to the north in an attempt to seize the pastures of the Helan Tribe, but was defeated by Tuoba Jue at Jiuyuan (now Baotou).

After Tuoba Jue swept away the Helan Department, he completely completed the internal integration, and then the strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty skyrocketed, and he began to plan to seize Shuofang.

However, the Northern Wei Dynasty knew that if they wanted to conquer Liu Weichen in the southwest, they had to make friends with Houyan in order to ensure the safety of the east.

In order to win Murong Chui's support, Tuoba Jue sent Tuoba Yi as an envoy to Zhongshan.

Tuoba Yi is the cousin of Tuoba Jue, the king of Wei, who is seven feet five inches tall, handsome, with a beautiful beard, and very strategic.

When he was a teenager, he had apprenticed to learn swords, and his skills were outstanding, he was good at riding and shooting, and his strength was great, and he was an outstanding talent of the Tuoba family.

He once followed Tuoba Jue to fight in the south and the north, and repeatedly made military exploits, and was awarded the title of Jiuyuan Duke because of his merits, and Tuoba Zun, the Duke of Luoyang, was called the double master of the clan.

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Bidding farewell to the King of Wei, Tuoba Yi, the Duke of Jiuyuan, brought a large amount of property and dozens of beauties to visit Murong Chui.

Tuoba Yi really lived up to the trust of the King of Wei, and during his stay in Yan State, he successively visited the crown prince Murong Bao, as well as Murong Xiang, Murong Lin and other royal families, and other important ministers and generals of Yan State, further consolidating the Wei-Yan alliance.

A few days later, Tuoba Yi returned to Wei and told Tuoba what he had seen and heard.

"Great King, right now, Lord Yan Murong Chui is aging, and Prince Murong Bao is weak and incompetent."

"Only Murong De, the king of Fanyang, is still brave and strategic, I am afraid that I will not be able to be Prince Yan's subordinate in the future."

"As for Murong Lin, the king of Zhao, he is stubborn and self-serving, with no one in his eyes, he is very arrogant, and other clans such as Murong Hui have different ambitions."

"Now that Murong Trai is still there, the Yan Kingdom is basically stable. In the future, once Murong is dying, civil strife will definitely occur, and then we can take advantage of the chaos to attack. ”

Tuoba Jue listened to the analysis of Tuoba Yi and was very happy.

Since he has the heart to unify the world, of course he will not be naïve to think that Wei and Yan will live in peace for a long time, and sooner or later they will meet each other.

In the past, he thought that Murong Trai was too powerful and full of fear of Hou Yan, but now he knows that Murong Trai is dying, and he has suddenly reduced a lot of fear.

"Brother Xian's words are chiseled, just in line with my brother's wishes, you have made a great contribution to this mission, you are tired all the way, go back and rest first!"

"Thank you, brother."

After getting rid of Houyan, the southeastern border of the Northern Wei Dynasty was safe and worry-free, and now Tuoba Jue finally had time to deal with Liu Weichen with all his might.

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At a time when the Hetao area in the north is about to move, the situation in Guanzhong is changing three times a day.

In March, the former Qin lord Fu Deng hoarded baggage in the Great Realm, and led more than 10,000 light cavalry to attack Anding.

In May, Fu Deng sent troops to attack Guanzhong, and Later Qin was repeatedly defeated.

In order to save the defeat, Yao Chang sent his son Yao Chong, the general of the Chinese army, to attack Dajie, but Fu Deng noticed it in advance, so he planned to intercept Yao Chong at Anqiu (now Lingtai Realm, Gansu), and defeated Yao Chong, capturing and beheading 25,000.

In July, Fu Deng took advantage of the victory to conquer Pingliang (now Huatingxi, Gansu).

In August, Fu Deng again invaded Gou Touyuan (northwest of present-day Jingzhou, Gansu) to settle down.

In the face of the invasion of the former Qin army, the generals persuaded Yao Chang to fight a decisive battle with him, and Yao Chang ordered Yao Min to keep the stability and lead 30,000 light horsemen to attack the former Qin baggage land - Dajie at night.

This time, God finally favored Yao Chang, let him successfully conquer the Great Realm, and beheaded the former Qin Maohou and Fu Deng's son, Nan'an Wang Fu Shang, captured dozens of famous generals, and drove more than 50,000 men and women back.

This battle completely established Yao Chang's advantage over Fu Deng, and from then on, Fu Deng could no longer threaten the hinterland of Guanzhong.

Later, Yao Chang saw that the land was stable and narrow, and it was very close to Fu Deng, so he made Yao Shuode town stable, moved more than 1,000 families to Yinmi, and sent his younger brother to conquer Yao Jingzhen, the general of the south.

In September, Yao Chang appointed Yao Shuode to set up Qinzhou to guard Longcheng, Xing Nu to guard Jicheng (now southwest of Gegu, Gansu), and Yao Shen to guard Luoyang.

In November, the lord of the Western Qin State returned to see the Later Qin soldiers and sent envoys to Yao Changjin to offer 3,000 war horses and 50,000 cattle and sheep to show his submission.

And begging Qiangui to ask Yao Chang for reinforcements again to crusade against Hexi.

In order to let Yao Chang send troops, the envoy of Western Qin cried in front of him.

"Western Qin is a small state, and it is only because of luck that it occupies a piece of land, in order to let its people have a stable life."

"Who knows that Hexi relies on strong soldiers and strong horses, and constantly sends troops to cross the river to harass."

"This not only threatens the safety of Jincheng, but also damages His Majesty's prestige."

"The reason why the lonely city can be defended alone at the moment is mainly because of His Majesty's prestige."

"But if my ministry has the ability to defeat Hexi, how dare the foreign minister say anything?"

"The foreign minister privately heard that His Majesty does not plan to send reinforcements to Jincheng, if what is rumored is true, this is the abandonment of the territory of the state."

Faced with the crying of the envoy of Western Qin, Yao Chang couldn't make a decision, so he had to summon Quan Yi, Yin Wei, and the crown prince Yao Xing to discuss.

Yin Wei insisted on not agreeing to the use of troops in Hexi, and he analyzed Yao Chang: "Today, Fu Deng and Yang Dinghu are on the side, the situation in Qinzhou is unstable, Your Majesty does not take the opportunity to sweep away the former Qin in order to consolidate the foundation of the country, but wants to meddle in Hexi, which is thousands of miles away, isn't it because of a small loss?" ”

"Moreover, Liangzhou is a remote area, and there is no sense of leisure and safety in governing the world, and it is often difficult to overturn in troubled times."

"Since the decline of the Zhang family, morality has been lost."

"Today, the Lu clan is running out, and the people are entangled in endless pain."

"Fortunately, the emperor favored him, and when he was appointed to Liangzhou when he was about to die, he planned to succeed when the territory was in difficulty, and he led his subordinates to protect Jincheng without losing it."

"Your Majesty should make up for some of his grain, grass, and baggage, so as to strengthen his heart of resistance."

"Wait for Your Majesty to solve your worries, and then wave your army to the north and sweep Hexi, so as to achieve complete success."

Even after listening to Yin Wei's advice, Yao Chang was still hesitant to support Hexi and use troops in Longyou.

However, the situation in Longyou deteriorated next, so that Yao Chang could no longer take care of Hexi.

It turned out that after the defeat of the Great Realm of Fudeng, he immediately collected the remaining troops, retreated to Hukong Fort in October, and then sent envoys to join Dou Chong and Yang Ding to jointly send troops to Hou Qin.

Fu Jian's son-in-law Yang Dingqin led a large army to conquer Longcheng and Jicheng, and beheaded Yao Chang and captured Xing Nu, which once again made the situation in Longyou erosive.