Murong De said calmly: "It's very simple, it's just sixteen words, strengthen the wall and clear the country, withdraw from the city, gather troops, and turn the tables in a decisive battle."
Murong Bao opened his mouth in surprise: "What, don't you want to attack?"
Murongde shook his head: "Our army has suffered a new defeat, and its morale has not recovered. After years of conquests, people are tired of war. Under such circumstances, it is too dangerous to concentrate our forces and complete the victory in one battle. If we lose the decisive battle, our country, Yan, will perish.
The Wei army has been almost invincible for more than ten years. Except for the late emperor's personal expedition, it can be said that it has never encountered an enemy. They are grassland barbarians who have always made a living by looting and can get huge benefits from the war. So they are happy to hear about the war. This
I got the benefit this time, and I will definitely come here next time. This is completely different from the farming people of our Central Plains Dynasty who don’t like to fight and are even unwilling to leave their hometown.”
"So, if our army gathers now, I am afraid that the army will not have the will to fight. They have not realized the benefits of having to fight, and they do not realize the tragedy of letting the Wei army plunder. As long as we concentrate the food in a few
Core cities, such as Zhongshan, Yecheng, Xindu, Zhuozhou and other places, can each accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. The Wei army is mainly nomadic cavalry, which is better at field battles than siege. We can rely on these powerful city defenses to defeat
The Wei army's offensive only needs to be defended for half a year or a year. Even if Tuoba Gui wants to continue fighting, those servant tribes are still thinking about returning home. If they can't grab anything, they have to waste their strength. These barbarians will not be willing."
Murong Lan followed up and said: "Your Uncle Ade is right. This time Tuoba Gui led more than 400,000 cavalry south. It looks scary, but in fact, there are many internal contradictions. Not all tribes are the same.
I am convinced and willing. Especially in the last counterattack by my eldest brother, all 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Monan tribe were lost. Most of the Monan tribes such as the Helan tribe and the Yuwen tribe suffered heavy losses. Helan Lu has been complaining all the time.
, I didn’t want to send troops this time, but Tuoba Gui came to the tribe in person and forced me to come. On the contrary, the Rouran and Tiele barbarians in Mobei are very interested in this."
"These barbarians have never really seen the colorful world of the Central Plains. In the Battle of Bingzhou, Tuoba Gui almost got here at his fingertips. He distributed a large amount of loot to these tribes in the northern desert, and distributed it first. These people became even more excited and broke through all the way.
They were also the ones at Taihang Pass, such as Yu tribe, Erzhu tribe, etc., they were the tribes that contributed the most."
Murong Bao glared at Murong Lin and Murong Nong bitterly: "This is all the result of your inability to work together to fight the enemy. The troops have returned, but a large amount of food, grass and baggage have been left to the enemy. You know that this will make the barbarians
Will you stay longer?"
Murong Nong lowered his head in shame, but Murong Lin said: "When I evacuated, I burned all the things in the granaries and arsenals that Yanmen and Mayi couldn't take away, and I didn't help the enemy. When I retreated from the grassland,
That’s right. Brother Huang, please don’t ignore the facts.”
Murong De said in a deep voice: "Okay, now that we have come to this point, do we still need to argue about right and wrong? What we want to think about now is how to defend Hebei and defend Dayan. You just have to make a fuss, can we
Can you take back Bingzhou, and spray Tuoba Gui away with your saliva?"
Murong Lin did not dare to speak anymore, bowed his head and retreated. Murong De looked at Murong Lan and said: "Does the Wei army really have more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry? Does it include tribe herders, women and children, or combat troops?
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Murong Lan said calmly: "If we use the standards of the Central Plains, he is more than 400,000 soldiers plus men. This number does not include the tribal herdsmen, women and children who followed him, because almost everyone on the grassland can
With bows and arrows, even if they are civilian husbands, baggage, and slaves, they can still fight. Therefore, their more than 400,000 people can be regarded as an army. The number of cavalry is no less than 250,000, and the remaining 200,000 or so
They are infantry. I have repeatedly reconnoited and confirmed this number, and there is no problem."
Murong Bao took a breath of air: "Oh my god, I can't even raise a hundred thousand troops here at once. How could Tuoba Gui be so virtuous? Can he really raise more than four hundred thousand cavalry at his request?"
Murong Lan sighed: "During the years when you brothers were fighting for power, Tuoba Gui was never idle for a moment. He kept fighting in the east and west, attacking tribes big and small who did not obey his orders, in the north and south of the desert, and in the Hetao grassland.
, almost thousands of miles away, there are corpses and views he left behind everywhere. He was very generous to the tribes who submitted to him, and he was ruthless to the tribes who were his enemies. You should have seen him during the last expedition to Hetao.
By all means, the corpses of more than 5,000 Liu Weichen clan members will probably still be floating in the Yellow River when you arrive."
Murong Lin sighed: "Tuoba Gui is indeed a cold-blooded butcher with no humanity, but this method works well on the grassland. So, he forced all the tribes in the grassland to send troops?"
Murong Lan nodded: "About three months ago, his envoys traveled throughout the grassland, gave various tribes golden arrows, and required them to assemble at designated locations in Monan within two months. These tribes are in
When they were conquered, they all left their chieftains or nephews of nobles as hostages in the Yinshan Khan's court. They dared not to come. There were more than a dozen small tribes who did not want to obey orders and moved their tribes to flee. They were directly used by other nearby tribes as
The crime of rebellion was eliminated, and all the men who were taller than the cart were killed, and the women were rewarded for sending troops to destroy the tribes. Therefore, whether it was Mobei or Hetao, almost all tribes were led by the leader or the prince himself.
Go up to the main force and come on time. Tuoba Gui is also generous in his actions. As long as he comes, he will be generously rewarded. Therefore, all the armies from far away are happy to hear about the battle. Even those who are not so willing, they all take the initiative to ask for help from the vanguard.
Recruited."
Murong Bao said bitterly: "These grassland barbarians are wolf-like beasts. They have no humanity and only believe in violence. Tuoba Gui drives these servant barbarians to be the vanguard, and his own army supervises the battle behind. He wants to use these barbarians to consume us."
His main force, especially the armor and cavalry, waited until we were exhausted before he attacked with his main force. It was so bad and vicious!"
Murongde smiled and said: "His Majesty's military knowledge has improved a lot. It is a blessing for the country. Therefore, we cannot be fooled by him and use the main force of the elite troops at hand to consume his servants. We need to do the opposite and withdraw from the city.
Strengthen the walls and clear the country, and let the people outside the city go into the big city to hide and gather together. If they don't want to come in, let them be looted and massacred by the enemy. In this way, the people of Hebei will definitely like me, Dayan, and will not surrender like Bingzhou.
It’s a thief.”
This chapter has been completed!