Chapter 30 preamble

It was a true and bloody story in the era of "Five Random China". In 395 A.D., Emperor Murong Chui of Later Yan, who occupied the Central Plains, sent Prince Murong Bao to lead 80,000 troops to the north to attack Wei State established by the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei.The army of Wei defended the walls and cleared the field, avoiding and fighting.Tuoba led the tribe's livestock across the Yellow River and retreated westward. At the same time, taking advantage of his cavalry superiority, he sent a large number of light cavalry to copy the Yan army's back route, cutting off the Yan army's logistical supplies and information sources.

When Murong Bao left his army, his father Murong Chui was already ill. He was very worried that after his father died, the brothers who stayed in the capital Zhongshan would take the opportunity to seize the throne. Therefore, instead of chasing the Wei army, he stationed troops on the bank of the Yellow River and sent envoys every now and then Went to Zhongshan to visit patients.His envoy was captured by the hunting cavalry of Wei Jun and escorted to the bank of the Yellow River. Under the persecution of Wei Jun, the envoy shouted: "Your father is dead, go back quickly!" In order to be gilded and gain reputation in the army, Hun didn't take victory or defeat seriously. Since he couldn't fight, he simply retreated to Zhongshan, his base in the Central Plains.

At that time the Yellow River was not yet frozen, Murong Baoman thought that the Wei army would not be able to wade in and chase him, so he did not march in a hurry to get out of danger as soon as possible, and he also rejected the suggestion of his subordinates to strengthen vigilance.Yan Jun, who was reluctantly sent by him as a guard, was also careless. He didn't send out reconnaissance troops at all, but let his men hunt everywhere. However, the heavens did not bless Murong, just a few days before the Yan army retreated, the cold current from the north hit the banks of the Yellow River, the river froze overnight, and the world was horrified.Tuoba led 20,000 elite cavalry to chase after him immediately.On the night when the Yan army retreated to Canhebei (now west of Liangcheng, Inner Mongolia), the cavalry of the Wei army caught up with these poor people.Taking advantage of the cover of the dark night, Wei Jun completed the tactical deployment.When dawn came, the unsuspecting generals of the Yan army were surprised to find that the surrounding hills were covered with black cavalry from the Northern Wei Dynasty... The Yan army quickly collapsed, tens of thousands of people were killed on the spot, and another 40,000 to 50,000 were killed. The Wei army was captured, and only a few people including the mediocre and incompetent coach Murong Bao escaped.The savage Tuoba ordered that all the 40,000 to 50,000 captives be killed.

Murong Bao fled back in a hurry, this prodigal son returned home, ashamed of Xue's defeat in the war, he strongly suggested to his long-sick father to travel thousands of miles to avenge him.The important ministers around Murong Chui also believed that if he didn't use the First World War to dampen his spirit, Tuoba would despise our crown prince even more, and after the crown prince ascended the throne in the future, he would definitely covet the country of Yan. The following year, at their instigation, the 71-year-old Murong Chui, one of the famous generals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, went on an expedition to the Northern Wei Dynasty in person. Wei Jun.When Yan Jun passed by Canhebei, he saw that the bones of the dead on the old battlefield were unburied and piled up like a mountain.The soldiers of the Yan Army searched for their relatives among the remains. The father and brother of the deceased cried for a while, and the whole army was immersed in grief.Murong Chui set up a mourning ceremony, feeling so sad and ashamed that he vomited blood, and finally died in Juyang, Shanggu County on the way back to his teacher.Murong Chui was the last hero of the Murong Clan of Xianbei. After the fall of this God of War, no one could stop Tuoba from starting the Northern Dynasty.

From then on, North China became the stage for the young Tuoba alone. He danced alone and poured blood into a huge Northern Wei Dynasty.However, those who look at the qi think that the hostility is too heavy, and the sky is peaceful, which is the sign that the descendants will not die well.