For small and weak countries born in the cracks of big powers, Han Fei actually put forward warning words and good advice with foresight as early as the Warring States Period; however, unfortunately, Murong Bei obviously did not read "Han Feizi: The Expedition", so He committed the big mistake of "being a small country but not being humble, having a small power but not being afraid of the strong, being rude and insulting its big neighbors", which eventually led to Yang Ji's Northern Expedition.
Facing the current situation, if Murong Bei, a "greedy and ignorant person", responds improperly and cannot resist, the result will be what Han Fei summed up as "perishable (possibly destroyed)."
When Murong Bei's army was still more than two hundred miles away from Bailangyuan, they received the news that the Xianbei Prairie had been lost and that Murong Yan was defeated and killed. For Murong Bei, this news was no less than a thunderbolt from the blue, shocking him. A mouthful of old blood spurted out.
"Why did the Sui army appear in Bailangyuan? Didn't they attack the Xianbei Prairie?" Murongbei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the fleeing general with cold eyes. He did not blame Murong Yan at this time. The responsibility of the dead is because the key to the problem is why Sui Jun suddenly appeared in Bailangyuan and why he suddenly killed Murong Yan.
The general who fled back to report the news whispered: "My subordinates don't know. I only know that Wei Yunqi suddenly led his people to set up camp in Bailangyuan. The young master wanted to open up a passage to the Xianbei prairie. He worked day and night. They launched a fierce attack on the enemy camp. Unexpectedly, the bows and arrows of Wei Yunqi's army were very sharp. They repelled our army time and time again. Just when our army was about to break through the enemy camp, Sui army reinforcements arrived, and then Murong Yan After shooting the young master Jiang Sui, the others followed Murong Yan and surrendered. We couldn't resist, so we had to flee back in defeat."
"Get out!" Murong Bei rubbed his forehead. At this moment, he was in a state of confusion. He knew that all this was a fatal error in the intelligence, which prevented his son from annihilating the Sui Dynasty's Middle Route Army and Left Route Army, but instead made Wei Yunqi famous.
However, Murong Bei had no time to be angry at this time. Only because of the loss of the Xianbei Prairie and Murong Yan's defeat and death, his army was unable to receive a large amount of supplies, and the food and grass he carried with the army could only last for five days at most. The situation was very unfavorable to him.
What's more important is that this strategy of dividing the troops was his final decision. At that time, he vowed that he would be able to defeat Xue Yantuo's remnant army in the north. However, the Sui army's Northern Expedition turned things contrary to what he had said. Not only did he fail to annihilate Instead, Xue Yantuo's remnant army was defeated one by one by the Sui army. Not only half of the troops and horses were lost, but also the old nest was lost. The Xianbei prairie could no longer be counted on, and other small tribes in other places were originally afraid of the Sui Dynasty. Once they heard this, After hearing the news of Murong Yan's defeat, they would definitely not dare to fight the Sui army. If the Sui army allowed it, these people would definitely be willing to serve as the Sui army's pawns and come to deal with them one after another.
At the moment, there are two main serious problems facing Murong Bei: The first is whether Yang Ji should give up here or pursue the victory. Secondly, in the lair, in addition to his own clansmen, there are also people from Pugu Chong and Tongluo Mo. However, his decision-making mistakes directly led to the collapse of tens of thousands of troops and the loss of the lair, so he is about to face Pugu Chong and his fellow clan members. If Luo Mo's cross-examination is not handled well and properly appeased, they will fall apart without the help of the Sui army.
Even though Pugu Chong and Tong Luo Mo had shown their firm support for him before, Murong Bei knew that they had no choice but to follow the situation and were frightened by the power of the Sui Dynasty. However, the tribes and tribes on the grassland were just like this. Just like the vassal states in the Central Plains, there is no such thing as eternal friends. If he continues to win, Pu Gu Chong and Tong Luo Mo will become his staunch supporters. However, due to the mistakes in his current decision-making, he has condensed His power was shattered by Yang Ji, and the power he had accumulated from defeating Xue Yantuo's army had disappeared, and he had to bear all the consequences of failure.
If the two tribes separated, Murong Bei was not afraid. He was afraid that the two tribes would be frightened by the power of the Sui Dynasty and join forces with Yang Ji to deal with him. If this is the case, the enemy's strength will skyrocket, while your own strength will shrink greatly.
Gritting his teeth, Murong Bei led the army to turn around and head southeast. He wanted to follow the Saling River and enter the East Turkic Grassland, but Yang Ji was dozens of miles closer to the entrance than him. In terms of time, he would definitely Later than Yang Ji, although Yang Ji only had an army of 20,000, he was afraid of the army and did not dare to fight, and he was also afraid that Pu Guchong and Tong Luomo would take the opportunity to surrender.
In desperation, Murongbei continued to turn around and head north, aiming directly at the Ubusu Lake Basin, preparing to enter the northern part of the East Turkic Grassland along the Tesi River between the Tangnuula Mountains and the Yudujin Mountains.
However, a lot of time was wasted in going back and forth. By the time he led his army back to the Songginao area, Li Jing's army had already arrived at Urgamal in the northwest, and then divided into two groups, heading towards Songginao to suppress it, in an attempt to Delaying his journey to the north; the other road continued to advance northeast, apparently intending to detour from the north and go south, cutting off his path to the north. At this time, Yang Ji crossed the Zabuhan River and arrived at Zabuhan Mandal, more than thirty miles away.
Songjinao, where Murongbei urgently garrisoned troops, is a gentle hill with a height of more than ten feet. It is named after a large area of towering ancient pine trees. It is about forty miles away from Urgamal, due north, with a "northwest-southeast" line. The route was heading towards a steep mountain, which meant that he had to turn west and pass through this mountain before he could go north.
As for the reason why he urgently garrisoned the army, it was because the food was only enough for the army for two days. Going further west, there was a sparsely populated desert area. Even if the Sui army did not attack him, his army would not be able to support the desert area. In addition, Murong Bei ordered the camp to be stationed, and then sent fifty grain harvesting teams to the surrounding tribes to plunder grain.
"Great sweat! Something bad has happened." In the evening, a scout rushed into the tent and reported loudly with sweat: "Three Sui armies came from the northwest, due north, and due south to encircle each other. The distance from our camp is less than ten miles, and there are ten thousand cavalry from the west, and they are heading towards our camp."
"Ah?" Murong Bei was shocked. He walked quickly to the camp gate, climbed a high observation tower, and asked nervously: "Where is the Sui army?"
The sky was already very dark, and the clouds in the sky turned dark purple, but Murong Bei still saw a group of Sui cavalry standing in a wilderness to the west. After they came into view, they did not continue to move forward, but camped on the spot.
A general who followed closely suggested: "Great Khan, before the three Sui armies have converged, why not defeat this Sui army first?"
"No!" Murong Bei shook his head when he heard this, and he said slowly: "Although our warriors are all elites who are proficient in riding and archery, the range of the bows and arrows is not as good as the Sui army, the power of the bows and arrows is not as good as the Sui army, and the armor is not as strong as the Sui army. It is undoubtedly a wishful thinking to defeat 10,000 Sui cavalry armed with strong bows and crossbows in the wilderness. If they really go out to fight, the Sui army will completely distance the two sides to a hundred steps away, and then use strong crossbows to fire Arrows, and our bows and arrows only have a range of eighty paces; this twenty or thirty paces distance that can always be opened is an insurmountable death zone for our warriors."
Looking at Murong Bei who was disheartened and had no intention of fighting, his bones were as high as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and a gust of cold air rushed straight to the sky. He frowned and said questioningly: "That's true, but if we don't fight , then what should we do now? Can’t we just watch the three Sui armies encircle us?"
"Wait a minute!" Murong Bei moved his eyes away from Pu Guchong's face, looked at the Sui army in the distance again, and said bitterly: "When the grain harvesting team comes back with the grain, we will tear it apart from the north or west. Road."
As for the south, it was not among his considerations.
This is not because the Sui army in the south has more than 20,000 soldiers, but because the leader of the Sui army in the south is the devil Yang Ji.
That crap was so scary and crazy that he would rather fight the Sui Army on the west and the Sui on the north at the same time than go south.
As night gradually fell, the grain harvesting teams sent by Murong Bei came back one after another. However, out of the fifty grain harvesting teams he sent, only twenty-four came back in the end, and there was no news about the other twenty-six. I don’t know if he escaped or was annihilated by Sui army patrols.
Fortunately, the Idel Lake basin southeast of the military camp has a dense population and numerous tribes. The grain harvesting team had a good harvest and obtained a large amount of cattle, sheep, dried meat, and milk wine. This allowed his military rations to last for a few more days. Murong Bei immediately ordered the slaughter of pigs and sheep, giving the soldiers a feast.
Pugu Chong's camp was in the west of the camp, Murong Bei was in the middle of the camp, and Tong Luo Mo's army was responsible for the security on the east side; each of the three was responsible for half of the camp. In the big tent, Pu Guchong paced back and forth worriedly. The severe situation made him worried about his fate.
Especially the cowardice, despair, and cowardice shown by Murong Bei today made him even more worried.
How can such a person lead everyone out of trouble?
At this time, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves at the door, and several soldiers brought a dusty soldier in and reported: "Chief, someone has sent you a message."
The soldier stepped forward quickly and saluted: "Greetings to Chief Pugu."
Pu Guchong glanced at him doubtfully and asked, "Who are you?"
The soldier quickly revealed his identity and said: "Chief Pugu, I am from the Qibi tribe. My chief asked me to deliver a message to you. I sneaked in with the grain harvesting team."
"Qi Bi is changing?" Pu Guchong asked with a frown.
"Exactly." The soldier presented a letter to Pu Gu Chong.
Pu Guchong took the letter and read it, and was shocked. Qibi Zuoyi said in the letter that he had surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, and advised him to lead his troops to surrender as well. He also said that the Sui Dynasty would establish the Desert Governor's Palace in the Great Lakes area. , as long as he cooperates with the Sui army to deal with Murong Bei, or stands still during the decisive battle, Yang Ji will forget the blame and let him continue to live a life of a master in the Great Lakes area; if he can surrender Tong Luo Mo, Ke was awarded the military post of Sui Dynasty, and finally advised him to seize this opportunity to avoid misleading others and himself.
Pu Guchong read the letter over and over again, carefully trying to figure out the meaning of every sentence in the letter. Finally, he sighed, put the letter in his arms, and looked at the soldier who delivered the letter again.
Now the whole army is on alert, but this soldier managed to sneak in. Perhaps this man himself is a soldier of the Sui Army. It is just an excuse to say that he is a soldier of Qibi, but Gu Chong has no intention of pursuing the origin of this soldier.
Just because no matter whether the opponent is the Sui army or a soldier who made a deal with the Qi Bi, he is still a member of the Sui army. The fact that he found him so easily not only shows that the military camp was seriously leaked by the Sui army, but also that the responsible person The soldiers in the peripheral defense had different ideas and were slack and dispirited.
This soldier and this letter undoubtedly aggravated Pugu Chong's thoughts. He slowly ordered: "Give him a gold ingot."
"Yes!" the soldier responded and said to the soldier: "Please."
"Thank you, Chief Pugu." The soldier saluted and then exited the tent with his soldiers.
Pu Guchong thought blankly for a while, then walked out of the tent and led a group of soldiers slowly towards the east camp.
Judging from the contents of the letter, the target of the Sui Dynasty's conquest was Murong Bei, who was smart and disobedient, rather than harming the entire Great Lakes region, which made him feel a little relieved. He wanted to talk to Luo Mo and see what he thought.
. . . . . . .
At the same time, Che Leliao, who returned from Bailangyuan, also found the chief Tong Luomo. The soldiers of Murongbei's army guarding the camp did not have any doubts about Cheleriao's return, because after Murong Yan was killed and defeated, defeated troops came to Murongbei one after another, so Cheleriao's return did not attract special attention. .
However, Tong Luomo was pleasantly surprised by Che Leliao's return. Che Leliao was not only his son-in-law, but also his most trusted general. He was originally heartbroken after hearing the news that he had been captured by the Sui army. Unexpectedly, Che Leliao came back on his own. He was suddenly surprised and happy, and quickly asked people to summon Che Leliao.
"Che Leliao, how did you escape?" In Tong Luo Mo's Chinese army tent, Tong Luo Mo looked at the intact Che LeLiao, surprised but also a little confused.
"Chief, the Sui army thought I was Murong Bei's general, so they let me go." Che Leliao said in a deep voice.
"Huh?" Tong Luo Mo didn't react for a while. He looked at Che Leliao in confusion and asked in a deep voice, "What did you say? What do you mean?"
"Chief, we have all been deceived. This war was originally a conspiracy of the Sui Dynasty and the old thief Murong Bei. The purpose was to wipe out us and the Eastern Turks." Cheleriao conveyed the news to him from Mo De, as well as his The process of escaping was told word for word.
"What an old thief Murong Bei?" General Tong Luo Mo was shocked and angry. He stood up and shouted, "Let's go together and find out everything. I want to see how he explains."
"Chief, you must not do this!" An old general quickly spoke out to stop Tong Luomo.
Tongluo Mo said angrily: "Why not?"
The general looked at the furious Tongluo Mo and said calmly and in a deep voice: "Chief, how did the Jinshan Qiang, Zhahan tribe, and Bailing tribe get annexed by Murong Bei? Have you forgotten?"
Tongluomo and Cheleriao couldn't help but stagnate. Murongbei was originally worried that the Jinshan Qiang, Zhahan tribe, Bailing tribe and other tribes would become threats to him, so he struck first. These tribal chiefs were unprepared. , so they were ambushed and killed one by one by Murong Bei. If Murong Bei really wanted to kill Tong Luo Mo, then by going to Tong Luo Mo, wouldn't Tong Luo Mo be throwing himself into a trap?
Tong Luo Mo couldn't help but hesitate. Murong Bei was a man deeply influenced by the culture of family governance. In order to strengthen his rule and establish a highly centralized Xianbei state with military and political integration, he transferred the less obedient Jinshan Qiang and Zha Qiang. The chiefs and cronies of the Han tribe, Bailing tribe and other tribes were slaughtered, and then their subordinates were annexed.
In fact, mergers and annexations are very common in the grasslands. In order to consolidate their status and establish their authority, it is very common for chiefs of various tribes to turn against each other and kill brothers. Therefore, Tong Luo Mo's previous attitude towards Murong Bei As a person, he didn't pay much attention, after all, he could get some benefits from it; but when Murong Bei might attack him, his feelings were completely different.
"Then what should we do now?" Che Leliao asked irritably.
The general ignored Che Leliao. He looked at Tongluo Mo and said slowly: "Chief, it's better for us to strike first."
"Is it better to strike first?" Tong Luo Mo frowned deeply, unable to come to a conclusion. He pondered for a while and expressed his concerns: "Murong Bei was obviously an internal agent used by the Sui Dynasty to deal with the Eastern Turks. If we kill Without him, what will the Sui Dynasty think of us? How will Yang Ji treat us?"
"This..." The old general was suddenly speechless. He was silent for a long time, and then he made up his mind. He said to Tong Luomo who was walking back and forth: "Chief, Li Jing and others thought that General Che Le was Murong Bei's man, so The Sui military captain revealed all the plans. We can completely assume that we don’t know the plans of the Sui Dynasty and Murong Bei. As long as we kill Murong Bei before the Sui army comes, and surrender to the Sui army in time, Yang Ji There's nothing we can do about it. He can't attack those who surrendered to him, right? If he does, who will dare to surrender to the Sui Dynasty in the future?"
After hearing these words, Tong Luo Mo's heart suddenly pounded. He stopped and was about to say something when a guard suddenly walked outside the door and reported: "Chief, Chief Pu Gu is here."
Tong Luo Mo's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Please come quickly."
7017k
