The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

When the sons heard this, they were all gearing up and eager to go to war with the Three Kingdoms. Murong Xuan waved his hand and said:"Goguryeo, Duanbu and Yuwenbu are originally neighboring countries to us, and they should be closely related and interdependent. But they actually ignored Cui Ao's words and believed in Cui Ao's words. It is impossible for such a ragtag group of people to work together to fight against us. The three countries do not have unified command, look at each other, have their own agendas, and fight on their own. How can they be compared with our well-trained Murong army. Now their army has just When we meet, we most hope that we will fight immediately. But I want to avoid its edge and dampen its spirit. We should carefully observe every move of the three countries, and then look for opportunities to divide and alienate the three countries first, so that they will alienate each other. Wait until the three countries have doubts in their hearts, and they will fight against each other. Suspicion. At this time, we will send troops to defeat each other."

Murong Huang said:"Father, the Three Kingdoms may also suspect that Cui Ao and my Murong Department are colluding, or Cui Ao may suspect that my Murong Department and the Three Kingdoms have any conspiracy. So we should Wait for opportunities and opportunities, strengthen the defense of each city gate, and prevent the Three Kingdoms from taking advantage. When the Three Kingdoms lose their energy or become divided, we will attack immediately without hesitation!"

"Yuan Zhen is right."Murong Xuan said:"Now that the Three Kingdoms have surrounded Jicheng for many days, our Murong Department has indeed encountered unprecedented dangers and difficulties. The armies of the three countries are coming fiercely, and we must first avoid their sharp edges. At this moment, we should close the four city gates tightly and hold on tight. Yuan Zhen, you lead the elite soldiers to guard the north gate and wait for an opportunity to annihilate the Yuwen Department. General Luchang, lead your soldiers to guard the east gate, observe the movements of Goguryeo, and act according to the opportunity. Ren'er and Zhaoer each led their own troops to guard the south gate and west gate respectively, paying attention to Duan's movements. We first sent envoys, pretending to send cattle, sheep, wine, and beautiful women to the Yuwen Department. If this strategy succeeds, the Tuoba tribe and Goguryeo will inevitably retreat."

Murong Xuan made arrangements, and the Three Kingdoms also began to prepare to attack Jicheng. The Yuwen tribe at the north gate first began to attack the north gate of Jicheng. Murong Huang and his soldiers were condescending and kept shooting arrows at the Yuwen soldiers below. About an hour later, the Yuwen tribe The attack was repulsed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Murong Xuan's envoy, Feng Yi from Bohai, led fifty soldiers, drove fifty cattle, a hundred sheep, and ten beautiful Huns, swaggering and showing off Go to reward the soldiers of the Yuwen Department. Ten beauties from the Huns sat on two carriages, dressed up and swaggering through the city. Soldiers from the east, west and south gates stood on the city wall and shouted:"President Cui sent an envoy yesterday , we have sent cattle, sheep, wine and beauties to brothers Yuwen! We can't go to war with the Yuwen Department. If we go to war, both sides will lose!"

The detective horses of Goguryeo and Duanbu have already reported the news to their respective generals. Duanbu surrounded the west gate of Jicheng, and Goguryeo surrounded the east gate of Jicheng. The generals of these two countries really fell into the trap and suspected Yuwenbu and Murong Xin. They were all from Xianbei, and their hatred was resolved, so they all led their troops back. Feng Yi took the"reward" Yuwenbu team, stopped one step at a time, and slowly walked towards the Yuwenbu camp in the north of Jicheng City. Listen. When Goguryeo and Duanbu had retreated, Feng Yi immediately said:"Everyone, let's drive the cattle and sheep back with the beauties!"

In the Yuwenbu camp, in a large tent in the middle, Yuwenxi, the leader of the Yuwenbu, is begging for turtles with his son Yuwen, his nephew Yuwen Yidougui, and a dozen generals are discussing how to march into Daji City. De Knowing that Goguryeo and Duanbu had withdrawn their troops one after another, Yuwen Xi said angrily:"Goguryeo and Duanbu are really dishonest! Seeing that we have surrounded Jicheng, within a month, Murong's tribe will definitely have no food or water, and will have to surrender. Now that the armies of these two countries have retreated first, it is also a good thing. With an army of more than 200,000 from the Ministry of Education and Culture, we can still surround Jicheng and capture Murong Xuan and his son alive. The feud of several generations will be avenged, and then all the lands of the Murong tribe will belong to my Yuwen tribe. The horses, cattle, sheep, and women of the Murong Department are also from our Yuwen Department! Break camp and attack!"