To the east of Yecheng, Xincheng, the main camp of Yan State.
Murong Chui sat in the military tent, his brows locked together. He held a newspaper in his hand. From time to time, he lowered his head and looked at the newspaper. Murong Lan and Murong De also Murong Bao, Murong Nong, and Murong Lin, all the capable sons, were standing in the tent. The atmosphere was solemn, except for the sound of the charcoal exploding in the brazier.
Murong Chui slowly raised his head, his eyes slowly sweeping over every face: "The Jin Army and the Beifu Army are here, and they are indeed worthy of their reputation. From gathering in Guangling to crossing the Yellow River, it only took seventeen days. , the Qin army cannot stop them, and the Yellow River cannot stop them."
Murong Bao said loudly: "But our Dayan army can stop them!"
Murong Chui smiled slightly: "Daoyou (the name of Murong Bao, the heir apparent), how many troops do you need to stop the Beifu army?"
Murong Bao said confidently: "According to the military report from the front, Liu Laozhi only has about 10,000 soldiers and horses. Please ask my father to give me 30,000 infantry and cavalry, which is enough to stop Liu Laozhi!"
Murong Lan sneered, and everyone's eyes turned to the stunning female general with silver helmet and ponytail. Murong Bao said unconvinced: "General Lan (they are all members of the Murong family, there is no need for the princess to be the eldest son). , called by his first name plus general), what different opinions do you have?"
Murong Lan cleared her throat and said: "I have personally fought with the Beifu Army. In Junchuan, 3,000 armored soldiers defeated the Qin State's 30,000 infantry cavalry. At night in Luojian, 5,000 Beifu Army crossed the river and defeated the Qin Army. Liang Cheng's 50,000 elite troops, the Battle of Feishui, and the 5,000 tiger troops of the Beifu Army defeated hundreds of thousands of Qin's elite troops head-on. Your Highness, I don't know where you got the confidence. Thirty thousand infantrymen without armor and cavalry. Can you stop Liu Laozhi's 10,000 elite soldiers with just one horse?"
Murong Bao was so frightened that he couldn't speak. Murong Nong and Murong Long on the side looked at each other and said slowly: "General Lan, we all know that the Beifu Army is the elite in the world, but they are infantry after all. They are fighting in the rivers south of the Yangtze River. Fighting in vertical and horizontal places is conducive to performance, but this is the north, the plains, and the world of cavalry. Liu Laozhi came all the way from Guangling to here, thousands of miles away, and arrived in seventeen days. The distance traveled in one day was as high as Hundreds of miles away, they are already exhausted. Now they have their backs to the Yellow River, which is a taboo for military strategists. If our army gives up the siege of Yecheng, uses one force to monitor Fu Pi, and uses the main force of the army to attack Liu Laozhi, we can definitely break it! "
Murong Lan shook his head: "Our back is not safe. In addition to Fu Pi, there are tens of thousands of thieves from the Ding Ling and Zhai clan. They roam without attacking and never confront us head-on. But once they find the opportunity, they will Looting various places is really a headache. If our army confronts Liu Laozhi head-on and the food route behind is cut off by Ding Ling's thieves, we will be in a dangerous situation with no fight and no retreat!"
Murong Lin nodded: "I agree with General Lan. The Beifu Army is not only good at attacking, but also good at defending. I have visited Liu Laozhi's camp. It is extremely well-organized. The camps secretly coordinate their tactics and can rescue each other. , with its back on the Yellow River, it is impossible to outflank its retreat, and now is the dry season, and the Jin army's food and reinforcements can continue to come over. If our army fails to fight, and storms its camp, it is bound to fail."
Murong De said in a deep voice: "I heard that there was a conflict between Qin and Jin. Fu Pi just beheaded Shangshu Jiang Rang and general Yang Ying who had previously negotiated peace with Jin. It was like cutting off an arm. I'm afraid Jiang Rang and others secretly Tong Jin wanted to capture Fu Pi and sacrifice it to the Jin army, which is why Fu Pi killed him so painfully. Maybe we can use their contradictions to make peace with Fu Pi, at least let him remain neutral for the time being, so that we We can concentrate our efforts to deal with the Jin army first."
Murong Chui's eyes sparkled and he shook his head: "No, there will be no conflict between Qin and Jin for the time being. Otherwise, Fu Pi would not be able to let Jiang Rang and Yang Ying's family go to the Jin camp. If our army goes out to fight against Liu Lao Therefore, it is inevitable that Fu Pi will leave our army, because Fu Pi has run out of food, and only Liu Laozhi can provide him with food."
Murong Nong shook his head: "Father, Liu Laozhi also wants Yecheng. He may not give the food to the enemy. Qin and Jin are just different in appearance. As long as we concentrate our efforts to fight only one, the other will definitely not Full rescue effort.”
Murong Lan sighed: "The Jin army brought a lot of food this time, and it was obviously used to bribe Fu Pi. No matter how stupid Fu Pi is now, he knows that after the Jin army arrives, it will be impossible to defend Yecheng. , while we still have troops, it would be a wise choice to exchange Yecheng for food, and retreat westward into Bingzhou with our loyal tribesmen, or retreat northward beyond the Great Wall."
Murong Bao sneered and said, "Why do I think Fu Pi's wisest choice is to imitate Fu Lang and simply surrender to the Jin army and go to Jiankang City to live as an apartment?"
As soon as Murong Bao said this, several brothers laughed. Murong Lan was indifferent to these sarcastic laughter and raised his eyebrows slightly: "If Fu Pi had this intention, there would be no need to kill Jiang Rang and Yang Ying to express his position. Now is the time for military discussions to decide the future and destiny of Dayan. I hope everyone can be serious. "
Murong Chui coughed twice: "Everyone has said it well. The current military discussion requires knowing the enemy and knowing the enemy. We need to consider the issue from the enemy's standpoint. Think about it if you were Fu Pi or Liu Laozhi. , what will you do.”
Murong Bao gritted his teeth: "I don't quite believe that Fu Pi would give up Yecheng, which he had defended for several years, and just give it away like this. He might want to sit on the mountain and watch the battle between tigers and tigers, and watch the decisive battle between our army and Liu Laozhi. Conclusion, so we cannot show weakness or allow the Qin and Jin armies to join forces. Yecheng is strong and difficult to break for a while, so it is best to concentrate our elite troops to attack Liu Laozhi and eat him before his reinforcements arrive. "
Murong Chui did not express his opinion immediately. He turned to Murong Nong: "Nong'er, what do you think?"
Murong Nong frowned for a long time before he spoke: "Liu Laozhi came in a hurry. It seems he wants to grab credit and time. The troops he is leading are his old subordinates. With the achievements of this unit, , are all his. If the Jin army comes later, they may be the troops of other aristocratic families and other generals. Even if they win, it may not be his credit. Maybe we can use his weakness to lure him away. Strong camp, fight our army decisively."
Murong Chui smiled and said: "Then how can we make him willing to fight us decisively?"
Murong Nong sighed: "I haven't thought about this yet. Father, please forgive me."
Murong Chui cast his eyes on Murong Lin: "Lin'er, do you have any good ideas?"
