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The Wei army's iron cavalry moved forward desperately, and when they escorted Xi Jin to the exit, they had already lost most of the men and horses.

At this time, the person responsible for intercepting and killing the Wei army was none other than Murong Lin, the king of Zhao.

Murong Lin saw a group of Wei cavalry approaching rapidly, and knew that it was the main cavalry of the Wei army.

Without a moment's hesitation, he ordered his iron cavalry to intercept and kill the light cavalry of the Wei army that broke through.

In this way, 3,000 Yan army iron cavalry and 1,000 remnant Wei army flying cavalry launched a fierce chase and fight on the bank of the Yanghe River.

Under normal circumstances, if there is no accident, it is difficult for Xi Jin to escape the interception of the Yan army.

And this unexpected change should be on Murong Lin, the king of Zhao.

Ever since he learned that Murong Chui did not change the idea of establishing the crown prince, Murong Lin had already decided to plot to seize the throne.

And this requires a premise, that is, if the Yan army defeats the Wei State, at least Murong Bao will suffer another defeat, and then his prestige will plummet.

As a result, Murong Lin ordered to intercept the Wei army, but in fact, the momentum was big and the feet were slow, and he did not use his strength to die.

By the time the crown prince Murong Bao led the team to exit, the remnants of the Wei army had already fled, and the Wei general Xi Jin was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing that the war was ultimately lost, Murong Bao was so angry that he roared again and again.

"Xi Jin, and teach you to live a few more days!"

"When you occupy Shengle in the future, you will be punished with Tuoba Jue."

After scolding, Murong Bao turned around and just saw Murong Lin walking towards him.

He frowned and asked with a dark face: "King Zhao, the remnants of the enemy escaped, what do you explain?" ”

"Everything is the fault of the widow, and I will personally ask my father for the guilt later."

Looking at Murong Lin, who was so easy to speak, Murong Bao couldn't help but be surprised, he was about to say something more.

But when he saw a flying horse galloping over, he declared to the two of them: "Your Majesty has an order, immediately withdraw the army back to the camp." ”

Although Murong Bao was still unwilling, he did not dare to openly disobey Murong Chui's generals.

At that moment, he waved his hand angrily and ordered the whole army to return to the Chinese army immediately.

After a while, the generals of the Yan army gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army.

At this time, Hou Yan was extremely excited, sweeping away the haze of the fiasco in Youzhou.

Only Murong Lin was afraid that Murong Chui would see something, and he was a little absent-minded.

It's a pity that Murong Chui didn't pay attention to him at all, and directly asked Sima in the army to report the results of the battle.

In the three major battles before and after, the Yan army had occupied the entire Datong Basin in later generations and cut off the connection between Youzhou and Shengle.

In addition to Xi Jin escaping, the Pingcheng garrison was completely wiped out, and the Youzhou garrison was wiped out by a small half, and the rest was not to be worried.

When the others heard that Wei General Xi Jin had fled, they couldn't help but make a noise, and they were very dissatisfied with Murong Lin's performance.

At this time, Murong Chui stood up, glanced around, and everyone instantly fell silent.

Next, he was counting on King Zhao to assist the crown prince, how could Murong Chui reprimand the other party for a trivial matter?

"The battle to destroy the country is by no means an ordinary siege of cities."

"Trying to destroy the Wei State in a war is tantamount to a daydream."

"Before the war, the temple planned and planned to take total annihilation as the top."

"However, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, how can we stick to planning? Concerned about the results? ”

"After several battles, although all the garrisons in the two places of Youdai were not completely annihilated, and they also escaped from the Wei general Xi Jin, it was still a great victory."

"At present, the main forces of the Wei army in Youzhou and Daidi have been completely lost, the momentum of the enemy's attack and defense has changed, and Youzhou is already in my big swallow's bag."

"At this time, as long as the army returns to Youzhou, it should be decided."

"Youzhou and Daidi are lost, how can Wei resist it?"

"Your Majesty Shenwu." A roar suddenly sounded in the big tent.

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Unlike the jubilant Yan army, after learning the news of the loss of Pingcheng, the death of Changsun Fei, and the defeat of Xi Jin, the king of Wei, Tuoba Jue, was shocked and wept for a long time.

Since Murong Chui cut off the Hebei Heroes and restored Qianyan, his military prestige has reached a terrifying height.

At that time, almost no one dared to fight him.

The only one who has defeated Murong Trai on the battlefield and has always fought bravely.

When Murong Chui launched a southern invasion of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he didn't dare to accept it.

The newly rising Hexi famous general, Wang Zhenxi, also united the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Western Yan, so that he could be able to draw with the war.

Therefore, in the minds of many people at the moment, "Murong Chui" and "invincible in the world" are almost synonymous.

This is true even for Tuoba.

When he was shocked to learn that this time it was Murong Chui's personal expedition, and the Yan army's advance had approached the clouds, he was so frightened that he was at a loss for what to do, and even prepared to abandon Sheng Le and flee.

This is the biggest crisis that Tuoba has encountered since the Tuoba Cave Rebellion.

Or it can be said that it is even worse than last time, last time he could at least go to Yan Kingdom to ask for support.

And this time, not only is there no strong reinforcement from outside, but even the interior has become ready to move.

A part of the tribal aristocracy who had lost their position in the Wei reforms, along with the Gaoche tribes that had been conquered for a short time.

After knowing the news that "the terrible Murong Trai is coming", they all had two hearts.

They have already treated King Wei as a garbage stock, and as long as Yan Jun arrives, it is possible to clear the warehouse and sell it.

And Tuoba Jue is worthy of being a generation of heroes, and after a short period of panic, he finally stabilized his position and convened his staff to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, everyone in the Northern Wei Dynasty was a little nervous, and some ministers were still afraid.

I saw Tuoba Ju shake his sleeves, sit calmly, and his eyes were bright, taking in the expressions of every minister one by one.

He smiled slightly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, since the founding of the country, my Great Wei has grown up in the strength of the enemy and my weakness. ”

"Think about it at the beginning, the Helan Division, the Dugu Division, the Kumo Xi Division, the Xiongnu Tiefu Division, the Rouran Division, and the Gaoche Division, which of them is not stronger than the Great Wei?"

"The result? Didn't we all defeat them one by one? ”

"Although Houyan is menacing at the moment, and Murong Chui is like a god with soldiers, my Great Wei Tieqi is not a vegetarian."

"For more than ten years, the Great Wei Iron Horse has riddled across the grassland, who is the enemy?"

"It is not terrible to encounter a temporary setback, but it is terrible to lose confidence in defeating the enemy."

Tuoba Jue's few words hit the nail on the head, hit the nail on the head, boosted the morale of the country, and boosted everyone's fighting spirit.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, and it was no longer as solemn as it had just been, and the ministers began to talk about each other.

At this time, the general Tuoba Lie stood up and said: "As the saying goes: the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth!" ”

"The last general is willing to lead 5,000 elite cavalry to meet Murong Chui, and after a setback, the Yan army will be defeated and the enemy will be kept out of the country."

"General Tuoba's words are wrong, the morale of the Yan army is high at the moment, if you fight hard, there is little hope of victory."

"If the Wangcheng garrison is defeated for a while, the impact will be great."

Tuoba's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Hong Long, in your opinion, what should I do?" ”

"Strategically we must despise the enemy, and tactically we must attach importance to the enemy."

"Under such circumstances, we should adopt the strategy of 'the enemy advances and we retreat, avoids its sharp edge, lures the enemy into depth, and drags it out without fighting.'"

"In this way, it not only wears down the enemy's spirit, but also preserves the combat effectiveness of our army."

"When the enemy is physically and mentally exhausted, wait for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop."

"Although the defeat of Pingcheng has hit the morale of the country, it may also make the Houyan people get carried away by the big victory."

"This time, Murong Chui mobilized all his manpower and material resources to attack my Great Wei, and he must have the intention of killing me."

"In other words, if you don't destroy the Great Wei and don't catch the Great King himself, Murong Chui will never retreat easily."

"In this case, we should continue to show fatigue and weakness, so that the Houyan can be even more arrogant."

"Once the enemy has the heart of underestimating the enemy, the army pursues, and the king will find a fighter to defeat them."

Tuoba Lie said stupidly: "To fight, you rely on the word 'fight', can you beat the other party just by running?" ”

Tuoba Jue smiled and said confidently: "Hahaha, the widow has made up his mind, so he will follow Honglong's plan to lure the enemy deeper." ”

Subsequently, the king of Wei adopted Zhang Gon's tactics of luring the enemy into depth, and led the elite Wei army to retreat north of Yinshan in the war between the steppe peoples and the Central Plains Dynasty in the past.

Use the vast grassland to drag the Yan army offensive, and then use the mobility of the light cavalry to find fighters to eliminate the Yan army entering the grassland.

Tuoba's strategic shift was not a blind retreat, but a tendency to wait for the opportunity to engage in battle.

The main force was stationed north of Yinshan, and if the Yan army crossed the Yinshan Mountain to pursue, Tuoba Jue would fight a decisive battle with the Yan army near Yinshan.

In addition, Tuoba Jue hurriedly sent envoys to Hexi, Later Qin, and Eastern Jin to ask for reinforcements.

At the same time, after the Yan army captured Pingcheng, Murong Chui did not rush to go deep into the hinterland of Wei, but returned to Youzhou, opening the prelude to the recovery of Youzhou.

At this point, the Wei-Yan War entered the second stage, the Yan army began a large-scale counteroffensive, and the Wei army began to retreat in an all-round way.