The "Buha River" was named Hehe in the Sui Dynasty. It is the largest freshwater system in Qinghai. It originates from the "Hara Lake" in the north. The river flows south to Tianjun County and Shaguolin Namujimul Ridge in later generations, and then turns around. To the southeast, it finally merges into Qinghai Lake. The grassland area irrigated by it is more than a thousand hectares. It is also the main river for fish migration and spawning in Qinghai Lake. In view of the open area and abundant water and grass here, Murong Kualu moved the political center from the west to Qinghai Lake. The Fulochuan City in the south (Nomuhong, Dulan County) was moved here, and Fuqi City was built on the south bank of the Buha River and fifteen miles west of Qinghai Lake, making it the third royal city of Tuyuhun.
Murong Kualu was extremely wise in the early days of his reign. He pursued policies of good-neighborliness and friendship, close attacks and distant relations, and had excellent relations with the Eastern and Western Wei, Northern Zhou and Northern Qi. He also used the characteristics of the East to win over him and the West to appease him, and introduced the Central Plains dynasty. Political system, as well as a large number of talents proficient in engineering, medicine, farming, smelting, etc.
Although these talents promoted the development of Tuyuhun's economy, culture, military, construction and other industries, Murong Kualu was very envious of the prosperity of the Central Plains. When building Fuqi City, he asked the craftsmen to build him a metropolis similar to Han Chang'an City. .
In accordance with Murong Kualu's requirements, the craftsmen built Fuqi City into an inner and outer city, with the outer city five miles long from north to south and nine miles wide from east to west. At the same time, they built his palace to be magnificent and luxurious.
Although Murong Kualu was the Great Khan, he was still the leader of the nomadic people. He had never seen such a luxurious palace in his life.
Opposite the palace built by the craftsmen of the Central Plains, he was like a nouveau riche. As soon as he moved in, he was intoxicated in the exquisite and luxurious palace and never wanted to come out again. The speed of his degeneration was far faster than that of growing up in luxury. The faint king of Central Plains.
This also caused the once wise, mighty, talented and strategic king to disappear, and was replaced by a cowardly and tyrant king.
Murong Kua Lu Sheng was afraid that others would usurp the throne of Khan and take away all the wonderful things from him, so he killed the princes and ministers who he regarded as a threat; he also killed his son who he regarded as a threat. He killed several princes in his later years, which also made the Tuguhun prince the most dangerous occupation among the Tuguhun nobles.
The reason why Murong Shifu was able to have the last laugh was because he, like Li Zhi, put filial piety first, followed by not fighting or grabbing, and not using personal power. When Murong Kua Lu died, he, the "weak" prince, took over as a matter of course. However, because he did not have a large force to rely on in Tuyuhun, when Murong Fuyun, who had no martial ethics, launched a military coup, he had no power to fight back and ended up tragically dead.
Fuqi City connects Xiping County and Chuihe County of Liangzhou in the Sui Dynasty to the east, Zhangye can be entered from Qilianyuan to the north, Yizhou can be reached to the south, and Shanshan is connected to the west. The Hexi Corridor was blocked due to wars during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so most business trips of the southern government were It passes through the south of the Qilian Mountains and west through Qinghai to reach the Western Regions. In this way, Fuqi City became an important hub on this transportation channel. However, although Fuqi City is the prosperous and prosperous royal city and center of Tuyuhun, it is surrounded by vast grasslands with abundant water and grass, so there is no danger to defend it.
Murong Fuyun felt that when Fuqi City was strong, it would attack from all sides, and when it was weak, it would be invaded from all directions. After receiving the Five Beacons of Beacon Fire from Dangjin City, he asked Bei Gongwu's brother Bei Gongzhan to lead 15,000 soldiers to garrison. "Tianjun County Shaguolin Namuji Muling" cut off the Sui army's southward and eastward advance.
"Tianjun County Shaguolina Muji Muling" is where the Buha River turns to the southeast. The river is the only way to go north to Hala Lake. It is also a strategic passage for Gahai Lake to go east to Qinghai Lake. If this place is lost, , there is nothing to defend west of Fuqi City.
"Dang, dang, dang!" At dusk, a piercing siren suddenly came from the Xiying sentry tower. Bei Gongzhan, who was patrolling, quickly galloped over and asked loudly: "What happened?"
A soldier rushed over: "Report to the general, there is a large group of cavalry ahead."
"How many invading enemies are there?" Bei Gongzhan asked solemnly.
Since the Sui army conquered Gahuhai, they led their troops eastward yesterday. According to the scouts, the leader of the Sui army at this moment is Mu Yangji of Liangzhou. They have gathered all the troops and are ready to conquer Fuqi City. Prepare, facing the main force of the Sui army led by Yang Ji, Murong Yong and Murong Xiaojun, who have more than 100 and 200,000 troops, are no match. He only has 15,000 soldiers and more than 3,000 deserters who have fled from all over. , how to beat
Passing Yangji?
The soldier replied: "Reporting to the general, there are about ten thousand enemies invading."
Bei Gongzhan's heart was twisted. He thought that the other party would not arrive here until early tomorrow morning. Unexpectedly, a large army came today. He immediately ordered: "Send the order and let the soldiers prepare to defend the camp." , mobilize five thousand crossbowmen to suppress the military camp."
After the order was passed, groups of archers and crossbowmen rushed to the west of the military camp, bows and arrows drawn, and prepared in strict formation. Beigong Zhan held a strong bow and climbed to the sentry tower to observe the enemy's situation.
Just a few hundred steps away from the Tuyuhun camp, Yang Ji led 10,000 victorious troops to stand in formation. They ran all the way, attacking cities and plundering territory, and finally annihilated all the organized enemy forces in the west and arrived at the Qinghai Lake Basin. West gate. However, when he came this time, he was not in a hurry to launch an attack, but to put pressure on Tuyuhun and keep him awake at night.
Yang Ji silently stared at the enemy camp in front. Just from the distribution of the enemy's sentry towers, he could infer that the enemy general was an extremely cautious general; if it were him, he would have built at most four sentry posts behind the camp fence. However, the opponent built five towers on each side of the gate, covering all blind spots within the range of the crossbowmen.
At this time, the chief scout Zong Luohu came on horseback and saluted from a distance: "Your Majesty, the enemy's camp is also deployed in the north and south camps. The entire camp is impeccable and our rockets cannot hit them. The camp. Moreover, they dug a trench outside the camp fence and deployed densely packed defensive horses. The cavalry could not charge at all."
"It can also be seen that the enemy general is not only cautious, but also has no confidence in fighting. Otherwise, why would he be like this?" Yang Ji laughed and ordered: "Pass my order to withdraw ten miles to the west and join the army."
"Here!" Ten thousand soldiers turned their horses and galloped towards the road they came from, quickly disappearing under the misty sunset.
Bei Gongzhan stood on the sentry tower, watching the large group of enemy cavalry retreat with solemn eyes, but he was not happy at all. He knew that the Sui cavalry retreated just like a beast retreating before attacking, in order to launch a more powerful fatal blow.
He sent several teams of scouts to explore the enemy's situation, and then returned to the Chinese army's tent. Deputy General Duan Meng had been waiting for him in front of the tent for a long time.
Duan Meng is a descendant of Duan's Xianbei family. His ancestors were also the founding heroes who came here with Murong Tuyuhun to found the country. He is in his thirties this year. He is proficient in bow and horse and has strong martial arts. However, he does not have much actual combat experience, so he became the leader of the country. Lieutenant General.
At this moment, seeing the worried general returning, he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "General, have the enemy troops retreated?"
"The Sui army is a group of ferocious wild wolves. How can they retreat without eating the whole Tuyuhun? This retreat is just for a better attack. Our officers and soldiers are now trembling with fear from the enemy. The purpose of this army It has been achieved." Bei Gongzhan sighed, dismounted and walked into the tent.
Duan Meng followed him into the tent and said quickly: "General, I believe that the purpose of the enemy's retreat is to wait for the heavy troops, and then use their sharp siege equipment to launch an attack."
Bei Gongzhan sat down and remained silent: he didn't hope that was the case, but no matter what he thought, he believed that Duan Meng was absolutely right. With their current strength and condition, they simply couldn't hold on for long. The best way was They retreated to Fuqi City to avoid being eaten by the enemy one by one, but as soon as they retreated, the Sui army would seize the opportunity and continue to walk outside Fuqi City.
Duan Meng saw that the general had been silent for a long time, so he suggested: "General, we have a small army. If we don't have reinforcements, we won't be able to hold on for long. Otherwise, the situation of the battle will go bad. It's best to ask the Great Khan for help."
"There are beacons everywhere, and all the troops that the Great Khan can use have been deployed on various battlefields, leaving the internal troops empty. Where can he send reinforcements now?" Bei Gongzhan raised his eyes and glanced at Duan Meng, and said with a wry smile: "Before leaving, the Great Khan had told me that he now only had 20,000 people, and asked me to gather the defenders and young herdsmen of Tuosu Lake, Gahai Lake, and Hala Lake one by one, so that there would be an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people. It could compete with the Sui army. However, no one expected that Murong Fujun would become a traitor. In order to prove himself to the new master, this traitor deceived the fortresses one by one, allowing the Sui army to easily annihilate the defenders of several large camps. military."
Duan Meng was silent for a while and asked: "General, what should we do now?"
"We can only hold on like this." Bei Gongzhan is now in a dilemma, and he doesn't know what to do.
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier reported outside the tent: "General, King Dabao (Nile Zhou) sent someone to report that there is an emergency."
Bei Gongzhan said quickly: "Let him come in and talk!"
After a while, a messenger was brought in. He saluted and reported: "The army led by General Beigong and General Tuoba Mimi has been completely wiped out. The Sui army commanders Zhang Xutuo and Liang Yuanli met in Xihai Town. The Sui army The army is marching west along the north bank of Xihai Lake; Yang Yichen, the general manager of the march on Chuihe Road, and Zhou Faming, the general manager of the march on Lintao Road, met at Zhangshan Pass and marched westward along the south bank of Xihai Lake. The two armies were heading towards Fuqi City with great momentum. They were surrounded. The defenders and tribes along the way surrendered without a fight."
After talking about the military situation, the soldier continued to say to the horrified Beigong Wu and Duan Meng: "When the Great Khan heard the news, he vomited blood. King Dabao asked the general to lead his army to return for reinforcements."
"Alas!" Hearing this, Bei Gongzhan felt very complicated. He felt relieved, but also unwilling to give up. He was silent for a moment and said to Duan Meng: "Let the soldiers prepare and abandon the camp immediately. Take the baggage with you and withdraw to the royal city."
"General, Sha Guolin and Muji Muling are no longer defended?" Duan Meng looked at Beigong Zhan in astonishment and asked in shock.
"No more defense, let's go to the royal city to fight together!" Bei Gongzhan stood up and walked out of the tent without looking back. As he walked, he said: "The Sui army just retreated. This is a great time for us to evacuate. If They come back again, and we can't leave even if we want to. You go and gather the soldiers, but don't talk about the Sui army, otherwise this army will disperse without a fight."
"The last general understands, the last general obeys the order!" Duan Meng also knew this and was immediately ordered to gather soldiers to prepare for evacuation.
