Chapter 54 The general shot from the extraordinary

——Liu Yuping destroying Nanyan After Huanxuan's demise, the biggest winner was Liu Yu. Liu Yu, courtesy name Deyu and nickname Jinu, was born in Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu).According to historical records, he is a descendant of Liu Jiao, the younger brother of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.In fact, Liu Yu was definitely born as an urban proletarian, his family was poor, he was idle all day long, he was too poor, and he was especially fond of drinking and gambling.Of course, regardless of the origin of the hero, when he later became the founding emperor, even the idleness and "not doing business" in his youth have become a manifestation of "having great ambitions".

Liu Yu's background, 100% belongs to the poor class.This person has a stalwart body, seven feet six inches long, "unique character", undoubtedly has a good body for fighting and desperately fighting.When Sun En was in chaos, Liu Yu first showed his skills, and he really earned his fame with one shot and one shot.Moreover, under the circumstances of disparity between the few and the few, Liu Yu's character as a big gambler was fully revealed, and he dared to take the risk and overthrow Huan Xuan, who had already proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Jin Dynasty. Because Ying'an Emperor anyway, he had the merit of "rebuilding" the Jin Dynasty, the Jin court appointed Liu Yu as servant, general of chariots, and governor of Chinese and foreign military forces, so that Chijie and Xu Qing were the governors of the two prefectures as before.Liu Yu "resolutely let".The Jin court also "recorded the affairs of the minister", but Liu Yu "rejected it" and repeatedly invited him to return to the vassal.The more Liu Yu gave in, the more active the officials were, and they surrounded Liu Yu's mansion, which was relatives of Emperor Andi. "Gaozu (Liu Yu) was terrified, and the emperor couldn't seize it if he asked for it. It's the moon, and Dantu is in Xuanzhen."

At this time, Liu Yu must be pretending to be sincere and frightened.One is that Liu Yu's political qualifications at that time were relatively shallow. Although he had made great achievements, he still did not have much power base to usurp the country.The second is the demise of Huanxuan, which also made him see clearly how dangerous it is to take the risk of becoming emperor.But there is one thing, Liu Yu already has the demeanor of a powerful minister of his predecessors: move the town outside of Kyoto, and control the court remotely.In doing so, he not only ensures that he has military power in his hands and will not be ostracized, but also stays away from the right and wrong places in the capital, so that he can advance and retreat more freely and watch the changes of time.

As soon as the civil strife was settled, Sun En's brother-in-law Lu Xun and Xu Daofu who fled to the south of the Lingnan "sent envoys to contribute" and made a gesture of obeying the central government.Since "the imperial court had made a new decision at that time, and there was no time to conquest", the Jin court took advantage of the situation and appointed Lu Xun as the governor of Guangzhou, and Xu Daofu as the prime minister.Lu Xun is a treacherous person, he is cheap and good-looking, so he sent someone to give Liu Yu a big basket of "puzzle rice dumplings" (meaning that Liu Yu is short of heart, you should eat more of this kind of rice dumplings to improve your intelligence and brain).Liu Yu was born in a market, so of course he understood the meaning, so he gave Lu Xun a large altar of "Xu Ming Decoction" Chinese medicine (meaning to save your life first so that you can live longer, and I will definitely clean up you when I have time).

The internal affairs are almost done, and Liu Yu has also achieved unprecedented victories in diplomacy.He sent envoys to Houqin to show his goodwill to Yao Xing with an equal attitude, and asked to discuss the Nanxiang counties that were restored to the territory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Yao Xing was born as a Confucian scholar, but unexpectedly agreed to return such a large piece of land.Later Qin officials came forward one after another, and Yao Xing insisted: "The standard of good and evil in the world is the same. Liu Yu was born in a humble family. He was able to punish Huanxuan, revive the Jin Dynasty, rectify the common government internally, and repair the frontiers externally. To such a person , How could I not be famous for a long time because I was stingy with the land of a few counties?" So, the Later Qin Dynasty returned the twelve counties north of the Han River to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.During the period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the sixteen kingdoms that attacked and killed each other, this kind of fantasy-like story of "surrendering the enemy without fighting" was turned into reality by the hero Liu Yu.

At that time, Northern Yan was undergoing a national change, and the leader of the country, Murong Xi, was killed. Helian Bobo of the Great Xia and Yao Xing of the Later Qin fought against each other, and they attacked each other very fiercely.The most hated one is Nan Yan. Murong Chao, the new leader of the country, didn't know what was good or bad. In March of the fifth year (409) of Yixi, Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he sent troops to attack the city of Suyu in Huaibei of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and plundered all the men and women.The purpose of Nanyan's attack on the Eastern Jin Dynasty this time has nothing to do with expanding the territory, but because Murong Chao loves music.Nanyan selected 2,500 boys and girls from among the tens of thousands of Jin people who had been looted and sent them to the Jiaofang Division to force these children of good families to learn music skills.Not long after, Nanyan invaded Jinan with thousands of cavalry, attacking the city and killing people, even the prefect of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was taken away, and more than a thousand local ladies and gentlemen were taken away.

When Liu Yu heard the news, he was angry and happy, and he just took Nanyan, a flat and soft persimmon, to show his invincible prestige. At this point, it is also necessary to explain the Nanyan ruled by the unlucky Murong Chao who came to the door automatically. Nan Yan is very short-lived, only two generations, a total of thirteen years, is a country in the sixteen countries that is only slightly older than Ran Wei. The "founding" monarch of Nanyan was Murong De. Murong De, courtesy name Xuanming, was the youngest son of the former Yan Emperor Murong Hao and the younger brother of the Later Yan Emperor Murong Chui.At the age of seventeen or eighteen, Murong De was already "eight feet and two inches long, with a majestic appearance", which accumulated the dominant genetic characteristics of the Murong royal family.Not only that, Murongde's character in his youth was also good, "read widely, prudent in nature, and multi-talented".When his nephew Murong NFDAA was emperor, Murongde once advised his nephew to take the initiative to attack when Fu Jian's general Fu Shuangju Shan rebelled against Qin, but unfortunately such a good strategy was not adopted.When the former Qin eradicated Qianyan, Murong's family received preferential treatment, and Murongde was appointed as the prefect of Zhangye by Fu Jian. He was an official for several years and had a great reputation in politics.

Fu Jian was defeated in the Battle of Feishui, and Murong De followed Murong Chui to restore the Yan Kingdom, and was granted the title of King Fan Yang.At that time, another Murong family took advantage of the turmoil of the former Qin Dynasty to establish the Yan Kingdom in the Hedong area, which was called Xiyan in history (Xiyan was not in the sixteen countries because it was too small).Murong Yong, the "emperor" of Xiyan at that time, was of the same generation as Murong Chui, and was the grandson of Murong Yun, the younger brother of Murongxian of the former Yan.Murong Yong first proclaimed himself a vassal to Murong Chui, and later, he persuaded his eldest son (now the eldest son of Shanxi) to proclaim himself emperor, and killed many members of the Murong royal family who he felt might compete with him.Since Murong Chui is also from the Murong family, when Murong Chui was preparing to attack, the left and right ministers had many doubts.Murong De refuted all opinions, and believed that Murong Yong's fraudulent name should be eliminated.Murongchui was overjoyed, and at the end of 393 A.D., he personally led more than 70,000 people on foot and rode straight to his eldest son. He wiped out Xiyan in one go, beheaded Murong Yong, and gained eight counties and more than 76,000 households.

After Murong Chui died of illness, his son Murong Bao, who did not live up to expectations, succeeded to the throne. unified the Central Plains. The Northern Wei Dynasty was in the ascendant at that time, Daowu Emperor Tuobagui invaded Houyan massively, within a few months he had already beaten Murong Bao to flee the capital Zhongshan, and fled in all directions. As for Yecheng, tens of thousands of troops from the Northern Wei Dynasty also came to surround it.Helpless, Murongde sent someone to Houqin Yaoxing for help.Soon, Murong De attacked across the city and defeated Wei general Tuobazhang.When they were victorious, they heard that Murong Bao had fled without a trace, and everyone persuaded Murong De to proclaim himself emperor.At that time, Murong De was still very loyal and did not agree.Murong Bao, who was on the run, brought a letter to his uncle, appointing Murong De as prime minister, leading Jizhou shepherd, "inheriting the Southern Xia".

Murong De's nephew, Murong Lin, rushed to Yecheng from Yitai. He believed that Yecheng was "difficult to consolidate" and that people's sentiments were frustrating. It would be difficult to resist the Northern Wei Dynasty's attack. He persuaded Murong De to move to Huatai (now Hua County, Henan) , to join forces with Luyang King Muronghe (another nephew of Murongde) who was guarding the sliding platform at that time. In the spring of the second year (398) of Antiquity Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Murongde led 40,000 households in the city and more than 27,000 vehicles to evacuate from Yecheng.When the brigade arrived at Liyangjin on the Weihe River, a strong wind blew up and all the pre-prepared boats were blown away, and the following brigade of soldiers from the Northern Wei Dynasty was about to kill them.At the critical juncture, the temperature dropped suddenly that night, and the river suddenly froze and turned solid. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians and nearly 30,000 vehicles and horses crossed the river safely.What's even more strange is that the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty rushed to the river the next morning. The sun was shining brightly and the ice of the river melted away.After this catastrophe, Murongde's confidence doubled. He thought that he had been helped by God, so he called himself King Yan, called himself the first year, and set up a hundred officials.

Not long after, Emperor Houyan Murong Bao fled to Liyang, and sent envoys everywhere to let the Murong royal family lead troops to "greet him".After Murong De heard the news, he summoned a group of ministers, claiming that he would prepare the law to welcome the heir emperor (Murong Bao), and that he would return to his private residence and not ask about political affairs, so as to test the reaction of the group of ministers.Everyone is not stupid, Zhang Hua, the servant of the Huangmen, immediately played: "Give up the karma bestowed by heaven, once the authority is gone, you will lose your head, so why give up!" Chi asked (Murong) Bao Xushi", meaning that he searched everywhere for the unlucky emperor, and ended up with this trouble. "Murongde sent him away in tears." (The prince who was born as a scholar can act even if he wants to kill the emperor nephew, he has to cry.) Murong Bao was not a fool either. Hearing the news that his uncle Murong De had been "honored", he "feared and ran northward", but he died in the hands of his uncle in the end. "If you are in trouble, don't go to your relatives" is obviously an irrefutable warning. Later, Murongde eliminated the rebellious Fu Guang (Fu Deng's younger brother) one after another, attacked and killed the internal rebel Li Bian, led his army to capture Guanggu (now Yidu County, Shandong), and occupied Qing, You, and Qi, which belonged to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. area.In 400 A.D., Murongde took Guanggu as his capital and officially proclaimed himself emperor, known as Nanyan in history.Due to the old capitals of Qi and Luben civilizations, there are a lot of talents, the land is rich, and Murongde is the consort of a wise king, resting with the people, and soon there are nearly 400,000 strong soldiers and more than 50,000 war horses, and the idea of ​​conquering Jin was born.Due to old age and illness, the expedition to Jin was stranded halfway. Murong De left the former Qin Dynasty with his elder brother Murong Chui, while his biological mother Gongsun and elder brother Murong Rong stayed in Zhangye.Before Murong De followed Fu Jian to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he left his ancestral golden knife to his mother as a souvenir.So far, it has been five or six years since he became the "Emperor", and Murong De still doesn't know about his biological mother and brother. In fact, when the Murong family rebelled against the former Qin Dynasty, Fu Chang, the prefect of Zhangye, had already killed Murong De's local wife, children, and elder brother Murong's family.Because Gongsun's family was over 70 years old, and Mu Rong's wife Duan's family was pregnant, Fu Chang only pardoned the two of them (you can still see the traces of the "soft benevolence" of the Fu family) and locked them in prison.Prisoner Hu Yanping, an old official of Murong De, risked his life to save the two wives, Gongsun and Duan, and fled to the central Qiang area during the chaos.Soon, Duan gave birth to Murong Chao, Murong's posthumous son. On her deathbed, the old lady of the Gongsun family showed the ancestral golden sword to Murong Chao, who was already ten years old, and said: "You have to return to the east, so you should return this sword to your uncle." When the world was in chaos, Hu Yanping rushed to Liangzhou with Murong Chao's mother and son.After the Later Qin Dynasty destroyed Houliang, Hu Yanping and others moved together to Chang'an.At this time, Murong Chao's identity had been exposed. He was deeply afraid that Hou Qin would kill him because of Murong's family's revival of Yan State, so he pretended to be crazy, begging for food in the market every day, "Qin people are cheap".Only Yao Shao, the royal family of the later Qin Dynasty, saw his extraordinary appearance and persuaded Yao Xing to grant Murong Chao an official position so that it would be easier to supervise and monitor him. Yao Xing was very curious and summoned Murong Chao to meet him.And see, Murong Chao is really handsome, with a fit body, but he doesn't answer the questions, his eyes are dull, he is half crazy and half stupid.This trick actually deceived Yao Xing, and he said to Yao Shao: "As the saying goes, 'The skin does not cover the bones of an idiot', it is really unbelievable. This kid is so good-looking, but his brain is like water!" From this, Ren When Murong Chao entered Chang'an, no one was sent to monitor him, nor was he placed under house arrest. Knowing that his uncle Murong De sent someone to greet him, Murong Chao was both surprised and delighted. He didn't even dare to inform his mother and wife, so he carried the ancestral golden sword and ran back to Guanggu, the capital of Nanyan, overnight with the envoys. Originally, Murong De was so sick that he vomited blood and couldn't get out of bed when he heard the news of his mother and brother being murdered.Depressed, the envoy brought the handsome Murong Chao in a new suit to see him.After inspecting the golden knife, Murong De felt sad again when he learned that his mother entrusted his nephew to join him.After painstakingly settled down, seeing this nephew "eight feet long, nine girdles around the belt, splendid hair, and handsome appearance", Murong De was overjoyed, named him "Chao", named him King of the North Sea, and worshiped him as a servant and a general of Hussars. .Since Murong De himself had no children, he soon made his nephew Murong Chao the crown prince. Murong Chao grew up in suffering, and he was well versed in human relationships and sophistication.The young man is a fine man, coaxing his uncle who has no children under his knees, he is a pediatrician. In the autumn of 405 A.D. (the first year of Yixi, Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Murongde died of illness. He reigned for six years and was seventy years old.The old man's last words were to be buried immediately after his death. There were more than ten empty coffins buried in the valley. No one knew where his tomb was.When he was dying, maybe this outstanding Murong family had an ominous sign, and it was estimated that Shizuo would not be long before his body was dug up by the enemy to feed the dogs. So far, the beautiful man Murong Chao has stepped onto a small stage of the complicated history of the sixteen countries. After Murong Chao succeeded to the throne, he assigned the clan Murong Zhong, Murong Fa, Murong Zhen and others false titles to high positions, and sent them to foreign posts, out of sight and out of mind.In the capital, he greatly appointed Gongsun Wulou and other sycophants (Gongsun Wulou may be a relative of Murong Chao's grandmother, but the history is unknown). Soon, Murong Fa, Murong Zhong and others were repeatedly slandered, and they were all forced to flee to the enemy's country, and the Murong clan killed each other.Murong Chao slaughtered dissidents in Guanggu City and established his authority.So far, Nanyan has shown signs of decline. When Murong Chao succeeded to the throne, he was only twenty-one years old, in fact he should belong to the young and mature generation.The painful experience of being dependent on others and being displaced in his youth should make him a good emperor (such as Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty) who knows the sufferings of the people.What's more, he pretended to be crazy in the city of Chang'an in the later Qin Dynasty, which proved that his IQ must have surpassed ordinary people.With such endowment and talent, if Murong Chao followed the rules and appointed virtuous people, it would not be too difficult to truly restore the old territory of Murong's Yan Kingdom.However, after this young man ascended the throne, he trusted treacherous craftsmen, disregarded political affairs, went hunting wildly, killed clansmen, all the characteristics that a faint king should have, can be said to be concentrated and unified in him. Although he is the emperor himself, Murong Chao's biological mother Duan and his wife Hu Yanping (daughter of Hu Yanping) are still under house arrest in the hands of Later Qin Yaoxing.Yao Xing heard that Murong Chao succeeded Murong De to the throne, so he ordered his envoys to go to Guanggu to ask Nan Yan to become a minister, and asked Murong Chao for the court band.If Nanyan can't send the band, it will be replaced by "Wukou Qianren" (a thousand people from Jin). Both mother and wife were in the city of Chang'an in the later Qin Dynasty, so Murong Chao had to be soft and called all the ministers to discuss countermeasures.Zuo Pushe Duan Hui thought: "The performers of Taile (court band) are actors from previous lives, and it is not easy to get them again. They can be plundered from the people of Wu to give them away." Shangshu Zhang Hua disagreed: "If you invade Wu (Eastern Jin Dynasty), you will become neighbors, and you will be in trouble. It is not a blessing for the country. You can temporarily bow down to Yao Xing as a filial piety (redemption of the Duan family), and immediately send Han Fan Go to Chang'an. Han Fan and Yao Xing were both princes and servants when they were in Fu Qin, and they can speak eloquently, and they will surely accomplish great things." Murong Chao thought that Zhang Hua's strategy was ingenious, so he sent Han Fan to Houqin. Yao Xing was very happy to see Han Fan, an "old colleague" in Chang'an.At the same time, he was also very strange, so he asked Han Fan: "When King Yan (Murong Chao) was in Chang'an, I met him personally. He has a good appearance, he speaks hesitantly, and his words don't convey his meaning." Han Fan has a talent for eloquence, and he answered very cleverly: "A great debate is as naive as a great wisdom is a fool. If the King of Yan showed the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, there is no possibility of succeeding today." The implication is that Murong Chao didn't pretend to be stupid in front of you back then. It was killed long ago. Yao Xing also felt reasonable when he heard the words.Seeing old friends coming to see him, Yan Guosheng was called a vassal, and when he was happy, Yao Xing gave Han Fan a thousand taels of gold and promised to return Murong Chao's mother and wife. Murong Ning of Qin, who had heard about this after Nanyan's death and surrender, immediately went to the palace to see Yao Xing, and persuaded him: "The king of Yan called himself a vassal, but he didn't really mean it, but because his mother was in Chang'an, he had to pretend to be humble. His mother When you return to the country, you must immediately regain the title of Emperor." Yao Xing thought about it, and felt that it made sense.So, he detained Murong Chao's wife and mother again, insisting that Nan Yan send the palace orchestra over. If you don't send it, you have to send it.Nanyan monarchs and ministers discussed together, and had to send Zhang Hua and others to lead one hundred and twenty Taile performers to Chang'an with heavy treasures.Yao Xing was born as a great Confucianist, and he is absolutely expert in rituals and music.While drinking, he heard the beautiful Zhongyuan Zhengyin, and the emperor of the later Qin Dynasty was very happy. Yin Ya, Yao Xing's servant of the Huang family, wanted to fight for his master's face, and said to Zhang Hua: "In the past, Yin was about to perish, and the musicians returned to Zhou. Today, the Dao of the Great Qin is prosperous, and Yan's music is coming to the court. The signs of ruin and prosperity can be seen here!" Zhang Hua was neither humble nor overbearing, and replied: "Since ancient times, the emperors have different ways. The expedient measures, each follow its own course. Lao Tzu said: 'If you want to take it, you must first give it'. The test of fortune and misfortune should be seen later." Yao Xing heard the words, and the boss was not happy: "In the past, Qi and Chu competed for a debate, and the two countries went to war. How dare a minister of a small country dare to argue against court officials!" Seeing this, Zhang Hua hurriedly resigned, and said politely: "I am the envoy of the vassal and vassal, and I sincerely wish to have sex with the Shang Kingdom. But how can I not respond to the insults of the court officials of the Shang Kingdom and the small country's widowed rulers and society?" What about argument?" Yao Xing, who believed in the principles of monarchs and ministers, was also convinced by his words.Approved, Yao Xing immediately sent someone to escort Murong Chao's mother and wife back to the country. The family was finally reunited, and Murong Chao was naturally overjoyed.Murong Chao himself was happy, but there were constant natural disasters in Nanyan, droughts and floods, and an earthquake in Guanggu, the capital city.The ancients were superstitious and believed that these series of natural disasters were caused by the wrath of the heavens, so the people of the country were worried and secretly thought that disasters would happen. On New Year's Day in the fifth year of Yixi Emperor An (409), Murong Chao received congratulations from the courtiers in Dongyang Hall. The band played music. The young emperor looked displeased. The tricks are very different.However, it is definitely impossible to return to the court band from the later Qin Dynasty. Murong Chao wanted to plunder the Jin people from the area controlled by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.The minister advised, but Murong Chao refused to listen. He sent people to attack Suyu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, looted and returned, and selected 2,500 young men and women from them, and sent them to Taiyue Mansion to learn music for future banquets and court meetings.Soon, Nanyan invaded Jinan again, plundering men and women. If the sky does evil, it can be violated; if people commit evil, they cannot live.In fact, at that time, Liu Yu had not yet established absolute authority in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Qiao Zong in Shu was not convinced, and Lu Xun in Lingnan was still alive.If Murong Chao hadn't sent troops to plunder the territory, no matter how much Liu Yu thought about it, he would never have set his sights on this neighbor who had a fairly good relationship. In April of the fifth year of Emperor Yixi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (409), Liu Yu played to the court to conquer Nanyan. "Everyone in the imperial court thought it was impossible, but the left servant shot Meng Chang, the chariot rider Sima Xie Yu, and the army Zang Xi thought it must be overcome, and persuaded (Liu) Yu to do it."It can be seen that a great hero who makes a name for himself must never act with the approval of "everyone".Take the shot when it's time to make the shot, so the consequences of victory will be even more shocking. Liu Yu led the army to set off from Jiankang, first took the water route, and entered Surabaya from the Huaihe River (the confluence of the two rivers is in Huaiyin, Jiangsu Province today).In June, the Jin army marched to Xiapi (now Suining, Jiangsu).Liu Yu ordered that all ships and supplies should be kept in the local area, and they would walk to Langya (now Jiaonan County, Shandong) with light clothes.Although Liu Yu was aiming to kill a general, he paid great attention to details. He sent elite soldiers to build a city to defend every strategic point he passed along the way. Hearing that Liu Yu sent troops, Murong Chao was quite surprised. He didn't expect that the attack on the frontiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty would cause such a big reaction from the other party.Therefore, Nanyan's monarch and ministers hurriedly held a meeting to discuss the matter of resistance. Although Gongsun Wulou is a sycophant who sells officials and takes power, he has a very strategic mind, and he can analyze the war clearly: "Wu Bing (Jin Army) is light on fruit, and the advantage lies in the battle. The first front is brave and sharp, and it is difficult to fight for the front. We should take the initiative to send troops, occupy the dangerous pass of Daxian Mountain first, and keep the enemy out of the country. The morale of the army will be destroyed, and the supply of logistics will gradually become difficult. At the same time, we can simply select two thousand cavalry, ride south along the coast, and cut off the Jin army's food road. Then let the Yanzhou garrison go down the mountain and go deep into the enemy's rear. So It is the best strategy to attack the Jin army from the front and back; secondly, you can strictly order the generals from all over the country to refuse to defend according to the danger, and strengthen the fortified city. Get rid of everything, fortify the walls and clear the fields, and wait for the time. This is the middle strategy; the worst strategy is to allow the enemy to enter Daxian Pass, and then gather elite troops to go out of the city to resist the battle." Minister, you say something, I say something, and there are many discussions. In the end, Murong Chao made a decision: "The capital (Guanggu) is prosperous and has many household registrations, so it must be guarded at once. The young crops are everywhere, and they can't be wiped out all at once. My big swallow is now the strongest in the five states, with the strength of mountains and rivers , with thousands of chariots and thousands of iron horses, when the Jin army passes the Daxian Pass and appears in the plain area, we can just use the strengths of the iron armor and elite cavalry to charge and trample the enemy, and we can capture them in one fell swoop." He Lailu, Murongzhen and others tried hard to advise, but they didn't listen.Although Gongsun Wulou has strategies, the biggest characteristic of courtiers is that they "do not follow the Lord's will", of course they will not stick to their own opinions and just keep silent. Before Liu Yu set off, some staff officers had expressed concern about this march: "If the Yan people block the dangerous road of Daxian Pass, or let our army go through, we will go deep into the enemy's territory. What will we do then?" Liu Yu was confident: "I have thought about this for a long time. The Xianbei people are greedy and do not know how to plan. When they attack, they intend to plunder, and when they retreat, they are stingy with seedlings. They must think that our army will go deep alone and cannot last long. The Yan army will use troops at most. Entering Linqu and retreating to Guanggu, you will not use the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness." Everything is as expected.Liu Yu didn't see Nanyan's soldiers crossing Daxian Pass smoothly.He was overjoyed, pointed to the sky, and said: "The soldiers have passed the danger, and they all have the heart of death. The grain in the enemy's field will be ripe, and we will not worry about hunger or food shortage. We will defeat the enemy!" "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Murong Chao marched in the infantry formation, exactly as Liu Yu imagined.He first sent Duan Hui and He Lailu with 50,000 paces to ride into Linqu, and waited for the rabbit. Soon, he heard that the Jin army had flown across Daxian Pass. join forces.At the same time, he ordered Gongsun Wulou to rush to Chuanyuan immediately, intending to cut off the Jin army's water source upstream. Unfortunately, the Murong guy is always a belated generation, and Liu Yu had already sent his forward general Meng Longfu to attack According to Chuanyuan, Gongsun Wulou was defeated head-on and returned home. In the early morning, Liu Yu used 4,000 chariots as his left and right wings, formed an odd formation, and marched slowly on a square track, and fought with Nanyan soldiers on the flat ground south of Linqu.The Yan army's iron cavalry was originally very powerful, but it was unexpected that the Jin army used military vehicles to defend the formation, and the advantages of the cavalry's rushing and trampling could not be fully utilized.The iron horses of the Yan army were swinging straight, and they were all stabbed to death in front of the chariot by Yi Liyu, a Jin soldier on the chariot. Those who jumped over the chariot by chance were immediately chopped up by the Jin soldiers in the formation with knives and axes, and their bodies were scattered. After all, there were many soldiers in Yan, and the two sides fought a battle, and it was still past noon that the winner was still undecided. Liu Yu joined the army and Hu Fan came up with an idea: "The people of Yan know that the soldiers are going to fight, and there must be few guards in Linqu City. I would like to attack the city with strange soldiers, and imitate Han Xin's strategy of breaking Zhao Guo." Liu Yu called it good, and sent Tanshao, Xiang Mi, and Hu Fan to lead troops, bypassing the main force of the Yan army fighting on the battlefield, and suddenly attacked Linqu, shouting loudly, and conquering the city in one fell swoop.At the same time, Liu Yu also sent people to spread the news that many reinforcements from the Jin army had rushed to the battlefield from Haidao. As the emperor, Murong Chao himself was the commander-in-chief of the base camp in Linqu City, and there were only two to three thousand guards in the city.Seeing the city fall, the surrounding imperial army resisted with all their might, Murong Chao escaped to Duan Hui's camp alone with his life saved. Seeing that Linqu City had been conquered, Liu Yu hurriedly waved the command flag, drums were beating loudly, and the Jin army attacked in an all-round way.Yan Jun was already flustered when he saw Linqu planting the Jin army's flag, but when he vaguely learned that a large number of Jin reinforcements were attacking from the sea, he became timid.At this point, they couldn't hold on any longer, and turned their heads and ran away.When the Jin army gained power, they were relentless, screaming and killing, even more brave.Duan Hui just had a face-to-face meeting with Emperor Murong Chao, the Jin army had already rushed into the command camp, stabbed with knives and spears, and the famous general of Yan Kingdom was immediately killed.In this battle, a total of more than ten Nanyan generals were beheaded in battle. Murong Chao's luck wasn't too bad, and he was able to escape a catastrophe and return to Guanggu.But his jade seal, imperial chariot, and a full set of emperor's ceremonial guards all became the spoils of the Jin army. Liu Yu chased after him, advancing because of the victory, and captured the outer city of Guanggu the next day, forcing Murong Chao to retreat to the inner city and defend to the death.The Jin army built a long wall, three feet high, and three layers of moats outside, giving the Yan people a feeling that it was difficult to fly.At the same time, Liu Yu sent someone to inform the Jin court that there was no need to transport grain and rice from the Jianghuai River, and the Jin army could solve the problem of food supply locally, so as to feed the war with war and send food to the enemy. After Murong Chao fled back to Guanggu, he was extremely depressed.He scolded himself first, and then asked the ministers for advice with his head downcast.Murong Zhen, the clan's family, came forward, hoping to fight with the city and fight to the death.But Situ Murong Hui thought it was impossible. "The Jin army takes advantage of the victory and is aggressive. The defeated general, how can he resist him! Now, we can only send Han Fan as an envoy to ask Yao Xing of Qin to come to help. Qin will come to rescue him." At this moment, Nan Yan had no choice but to seek help from the Later Qin Dynasty, so Murong Chao sent Han Fan to Chang'an as an envoy to borrow troops. In ancient times, it was most difficult to siege a city when troops were engaged in battle.Although the Jin army won several battles, they were helpless in the face of the extremely strong inner city of Guanggu. They had to repair all kinds of attack tools, make one kind of attempt and one by one, and push them to the battlefield one by one.At a critical moment, Nanyan's minister Zhang Gang, who has always been known for his "ingenious and exquisite thinking" and good at making offensive weapons, returned from a mission in Chang'an and was captured by the Jin army. This great "engineer" immediately came in handy.At the same time, Nanyan ministers Zhang Hua, Feng Kai, Zhang Jun and others were successively captured by the Jin army. These people were all Han Confucians, so naturally they immediately fell to the side of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Zhang Jun also gave Liu Yu an idea: "Now the people of Yan are able to stick to it, mainly because they have illusions about Han Fan who is going out to beg for help. High-ranking officials and rich salary can persuade Han Fan to surrender. If Han Fan surrenders, the people of Yan must be desperate. Guanggu can't do it." The attack is self-defeating." Liu Yu followed his plan and sent someone to summon Han Fan to surrender with the edict of the Jin Dynasty granting Han Fan the regular servant of Sanqi. Embarrassed, Murong Chao wrote a letter to Liu Yu himself, expressing his intention to submit to the Jin Dynasty, with Daxian Mountain as the boundary, to present a thousand good horses, in order to communicate and reconcile.Of course Liu Yu refused. In the later Qin Dynasty, Yao Xingzheng was aggressively attacking Daxia Kingdom Helian.Seeing Nanyan begging for help, Yao Xing had no choice but to send envoys to meet Liu Yu at the foot of Guanggu City, threatening: "The Murong family and I are friendly neighbors, and we are in need of poverty. Our army plans to send 100,000 cavalry to Luoyang. Jin Dynasty If the army does not retreat, the iron cavalry will drive forward!" Without even thinking about it, Liu Yu scolded the envoy of Houqin face to face: "Yuru Yao Xing, after I set up Yan, I will retire from Jia for three years, and I will serve as Pingguan and Luo. If you can send it yourself, you can come quickly!" Sure enough, it was Nanyan who died in the sky.Yao Xing was indeed not just bluffing, he actually sent general Yao Qiang to lead 10,000 elite cavalry to Luoyang, preparing to join forces with the local Yao Shao and come to Guanggu to rescue Murong Chao.Unfortunately, Helian Bobo defeated the Qin soldiers, Yao Xing was too busy to take care of himself, and hurriedly chased back Yao Qiang's elite soldiers to defend Chang'an.Seeing this, Han Fan sighed: "It's really heaven's destruction of Yan Kingdom!" Just in time, Liu Yu's secret envoy arrived, and after thinking about it, Han Fan returned to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When Liu Yu saw Han Fan, he couldn't help laughing at him: "You originally wanted to pay for the merits of Baoxu, so why pay it back?" Han Fan, a person who can speak, is naturally well-founded, neither humble nor overbearing: "My grandparents and grandchildren have served Yan for three generations, so naturally I have to do my duty as a minister. However, there are many reasons in the Western Dynasty (Later Qin), and Dancheng is invalid. And Zan Minggong. A wise man sees the opportunity, how dare I not do it!" Liu Yu nodded: "Qing can go to the city, tell good fortune and misfortune, and persuade the guards to surrender." Han Fan refused: "Although I am favored by the general, I still can't bear to plot against Yan for you." Liu Yu was "happy but not strong".The next day, he sent people to take Han Fan in a car and made a big circle outside Guanggu City. "Because the human feelings are separated from the horror, there is no way to consolidate the will."When the defenders saw Han Fan, they knew that it was impossible for the reinforcements from the Later Qin Dynasty to come, and they were completely desperate. In Guanggu City, people from left and right persuaded Murong Chao to kill Han Fan's family, "to stop the rebellion".Although Murong Chao is an unknown king, he also knows that Han Fan is helpless, and Han Fan's younger brother Han Nao has always been loyal and did not bear to punish the Han family.Han Fan is also a man of resourcefulness, if he shouted to the defenders to persuade the defenders to surrender and angered Murong Chao, his family would definitely be killed. On Zhang Gang's side, he was extremely ingenious and built for Liu Yu offensive tools such as rushing carts, flying towers, hanging ladders, and wooden mantles, which made the flint bows and arrows defending the city useless, and the Yan army became increasingly embarrassed.Murong Chao was furious, and sent someone to take Zhang Gang's mother to the top of the city, where she was hung upside down, and the old lady was slowly chopped into pieces.Zhang Gang wept with blood, turned his grief into strength, and developed a more sophisticated and practical attack tool. Even so, the Nanyan garrison persisted for more than four months.Liu Yu was not particularly eager to attack. Anyway, the people around Guanggu were carrying food day and night to help the officers and soldiers, so they didn't have to worry about food and drink.At the same time, there was a steady stream of reinforcements from the Jin Dynasty, and those camped under the city had always been energetic new troops. On the first day of the first lunar month in 410 A.D., Murong Chao ascended to the gate of heaven, and accepted the congratulations of the officials according to the ritual.Mrs. Wei, Murong Chao's beloved beauty, also followed him to the city.After the ceremony, the two looked around from the city, and saw the Jin army below the city in full swing, and they couldn't see the edge at a glance. The handsome man and the beautiful woman held hands and wept. Han Fan's younger brother, Han Nao, has been following around, admonishing and saying: "Your Majesty is in adversity, and it is time to strive for self-improvement. How can you cry for a woman!" Murong Chao "wait and see and thank you". Shangshu let Dong Rui know that the situation is over, and persuaded Murong Chao to surrender. Murong Chao was furious: "It's life for nothing! I'd rather fight to the death with a sword than to live by the wall!" With such vigor, he did not lose his true nature. Gongsun Wulou, He Lailu and others tried to dig tunnels from the city to attack the Jin army, but they all returned in defeat.Soon, the Jin army cut off the source of water outside Guanggu City. The defenders in the city could only drink well water containing many harmful impurities. Seeing that the fire was about the same, Liu Yu commanded the Jin army to attack the city on all sides.Nanyan Shangshu Yueshou had previously persuaded Murong Chao to surrender, but seeing the situation was not good, he opened the city gate and surrendered.The Jin army entered the city shouting to kill, but Murong Chao fled hastily with only dozens of cavalry guards.Before they ran far, they were all captured alive by the Jin army. Sitting in the middle of the big tent, Liu Yu scolded Murong Chao, who was tied up and stood in the tent, "counting them as if he would not surrender". Murong Chao "looked calm and said nothing", but claimed that after his death he asked Jin General Liu Jingxuan to take care of his mother.Liu Jingxuan is the son of Liu Lao. When his father was attacked and killed by Huan Xuan, he fled to Nanyan and had friendship with Murong Chao.This Murong Chao is really a disorganized person.Previously, in order to redeem his mother, he gave Yao Xing all kinds of Taiyue performers. Later, in order to enjoy authentic court music, he sent troops to invade the Eastern Jin Dynasty and plundered southern scholars and women for music training, which eventually led to Liu Yu's invasion and even the subjugation of the country. .When the country fell, the young man thought of his mother again. I really don't know how his filial piety rose and fell. In the end, the lives of his family and country were all at stake. Liu Yu ordered Murong Chao to be imprisoned in a car and sent to Jiankang City to be executed. He was twenty-six years old and had been in power for six years.During the execution, the head of such a handsome and handsome man was cut off by a steel knife. It is estimated that many onlookers would sigh deeply. Because he hated that Guanggu City could not be attacked for a long time, Liu Yu wanted to kill all the men in the city, and rewarded the soldiers with his wives and daughters as maids and concubines.The Jin general agreed 100%, but the surrendered minister Han Fanjin advised: "The Jin family moved to the south, the Central Plains was full of turmoil, the scholars and the people had no support, and the strong would attach to them. As monarchs and ministers, we must do our best. These people are all dressed in old clothes. Master Wang hangs the people and punishes crimes, if all the people in the city are exhausted, I am afraid that the people in the northwest will have no intention of coming back." Liu Yu "changed his face and thanked him" and listened to Han Fan's advice. However, "you still beheaded 3,000 people below the princes, and there were more than 10,000 people who didn't enter the house, and they were the city gods." It is estimated that among the 3,000 people, the Murong royal family must account for the majority, including men, women, children, and children.The former Yan of the Murong clan perished, and Fu Jian treated them well.Not only was one not killed, but all of them were sent to high officials with power and land.But after the Feishui War, it was these Murong family members who flocked up, with "human faces and beast hearts", which finally led to the collapse of the former Qin Empire.Under the name of Xingyan, the descendants of the Murong royal family established the Houyan, Beiyan, Nanyan, and Xiyan, proclaimed themselves kings and emperors, and tossed and tossed non-stop in northern China.For a time, when the country was subjugated, they were all smothered by the enemy country and the whole family, and no scum was left--the past mistakes of Emperor Fu Jian's "Rou Ren" were so real, no one wanted to give anything to anyone in this family, where almost all the men were handsome. Chance.Confucian officials and historians of later generations had many complaints about Liu Yu's massacre. The author believes that the great hero's move is to save the small benevolence and save the righteousness.If a descendant of the wolf-like royal family is omitted, they may be called kings and emperors. If there is a war, not only three thousand people will die, but thirty thousand, three hundred thousand, or even millions! In the other Murong kingdoms, most of the clans were wiped out when the country fell, making a family with excellent genes in Chinese history basically wiped out.Therefore, the heroes with the surname of Murong in Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts novels are indeed groundless, just like the miraculous skills of the heroes described by Master Jin, they are colorful and absolutely unbelievable!