Starting a business is hard, so why not keep it? Even during the entire Sixteen Kingdoms period, Murong Chui, a great hero of the generation, was still ranked among the best. The first half of his life was rough and miserable, and he went through many hardships; he never expected

Starting a business is hard, so why not? Murong Chui, the great hero of the generation, was still ranked high even during the entire Sixteen Kingdoms period. The first half of his life was rough, miserable, and full of hardships; he never expected that in the second half of his life, God would give him the opportunity, the Battle of Feishui, , and the collapse of the former Qin regime, which would lead to Murong Chui's great cause and restore the glory of his ancestors. , however, after his death, the great cause he created fell apart in an instant. It is a pity, a pity, a pity!

had no choice but to go to war with the Northern Wei . Shen Hebei was defeated

Hou Yan Lord Murong Chui. After the Western Yan regime was eliminated, the Western Yan regime was considered to have restored the glory of his ancestors, and his strength had reached its peak. For a 68-year-old man For now, it should be time to take care of life. But looking around, the situation is not optimistic, especially the newly rising Northern Wei regime in the north, which has reached a situation where it will never end. Look at your nephews again, they are incompetent. A hundred years later, the Northern Wei cavalry will go south, and this great country will most likely be ruined. Thinking of this, generation hero Murong Chui felt sad. Finally, after a fierce ideological struggle, he decided to take advantage of the current military strength to eliminate the threat in one fell swoop.

Shenhebei was defeated

In May 395 AD, the Hou Yan regime officially sent troops to the Northern Wei Dynasty. He sent Prince Murong Bao, generals Murong Nong and Murong Lin to lead an army of 80,000, and ordered Murong De and Murong Shao to lead 18,000 cavalry to Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Northern Wei Dynasty did not dare to take it lightly and fought actively. The two armies fought on both sides of the Yellow River for more than 10 days. At this time, Hou Yan's general Mu Yusong and others tried to launch a rebellion. Prince Murong Bao had to fight. In the middle of the night, they burned the warships and evacuated the battlefield. The emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity and pursued him. He defeated the Yan army in Shenhebei (Yanggaojing, Shanxi Province). Forty to fifty thousand people surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty. King Chenliu, King Murong Shao, King Murong Daocheng of Guilin, and other civil and military officers were killed in their thousands. .

The leader of the Northern Wei Dynasty wanted to let go of the captured Houyan sergeants, but The central leader Wang Jian said: "The Yan people are strong and have overwhelmed the country. Fortunately, I have won a great victory. It is better to kill them all, and the country will be empty. Take them." It is appropriate; if you capture the invaders and let them go, it is really impossible to do it." As a result, all the Hou Yan troops who surrendered were killed.

Fighted again and defeated the Northern Wei Dynasty

After Prince Murong Bao returned, he was very ashamed of the defeat of Shenhepi, so he once again requested to send troops to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Murong Chui, the leader of Later Yan, also felt frustrated by this battle. His inner worries deepened and he decided to launch a large-scale attack on the Northern Wei Dynasty next year.

In March 396 AD, Murong Chui personally led an army to secretly leave the capital Zhongshan, crossed the Qingling Mountains, passed through Tianmen, opened a road through the mountains, and unexpectedly passed through the clouds, and finally captured the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty Pingcheng and captured the Northern Wei Dynasty. There were more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians, a great victory.

Map of territory before Hou Yan destroyed Xi Yan

When Murong Chui left Zhongshan, he was in poor health. After capturing Pingcheng, he immediately evacuated Pingcheng with the victory products. When passing by Shenhebei , I saw the bones of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who were killed by the Northern Wei Dynasty piled up like mountains, and I felt sad. When the soldiers saw the corpses, they couldn't help but think of their fathers, relatives and comrades-in-arms, and burst into tears.

The hero of the generation Murong Chui heard the cry, sadness, anger, frustration, and resentment all came to his heart, he vomited blood, and his condition worsened, and he walked to Shanggu , he was already dying, and finally dictated a few last words with great difficulty: "The country is in trouble now, so the funeral ceremony should be simple. In order to prevent powerful enemies from waiting for opportunities to cause trouble, the funeral ceremony will be held after arriving in the capital." After saying that, he passed away.

Murong Chui died of illness, and the Northern Wei Dynasty went south. In June 396 AD, Prince Murong Bao succeeded to the throne. In August, when the leader of the Northern Wei Dynasty saw Murong Chui's death and the domestic chaos, he personally led an army of 400,000 to attack Houyan. In September, the Wei army captured Hou Yan's Bingzhou territory (Taiyuan, Shanxi). In October, the Wei army marched westward from Jingxing Pass (Jingxing, Hebei Province) and approached Zhongshan. The army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was unstoppable all the way, and the defenders of Later Yan either abandoned the city and fled, or fled in the face of the wind, leaving only the three cities of Yecheng , Xindu (Jixian County, Hebei) and Zhongshan behind closed doors. In November, the Northern Wei Dynasty lord personally supervised the army to besiege Zhongshan for several days, so he changed his strategy, abandoned Zhongshan, and attacked Yecheng and Xindu first.

In February 397 AD, Shang Shulang Mu Yuhao conspired with his wife's brother Suni and other cronies, trying to kill the lord of Yan, Murong Bao, and establish King Zhao Murong Lin as the emperor. Later, due to Suni's informant, the conspiracy was exposed. Mu Yuhao and dozens of his accomplices were arrested and killed, and Murong Lin fled to Dingling. However, most of the officers and soldiers guarding the city were subordinates of Murong Lin. Murong Bao was afraid of being harmed by him, so he led 10,000 cavalry out of the north of the city and returned to Longcheng (today's Chaoyang, Liaoning).

The Hou Yan regime was divided into fragments, and each of them was in charge.

After the lord of Hou Yan, Murong Bao, escaped, the officials and people in Zhongshan City were even more frightened, so they supported Taigu Taishou and Kaifeng Gong Murong Xiang as emperors, marking the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. Later, he killed the special envoy of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Tuoba Gui, the brother of Tuoba Gui, and killed more than a hundred of Murong Bao's princes and ministers. Murong Bao's concubines were all taken by Murong Xiang, who spent all day with the girls. They indulged in sexual pleasure and committed all kinds of evil; there was a great famine in Zhongshan City, and countless people died of starvation.

In July 397 AD, Zhao Wang Murong Lin who fled to the Ding Ling tribe attacked Zhongshan, beheaded Murong Xiang and more than 300 of his party members, and established himself as emperor. Changed the Yuan Dynasty to Yanping . At this time, the city of Zhongshan was basically out of food. Murong Lin allowed the people in the city to go out to collect food to satisfy their hunger. Within a few days, the national treasury was exhausted, and Murong Lin had no choice but to lead 20,000 troops to escape from Zhongshan. The Wei army occupied Zhongshan without a single blow. The Wei army dug up Murong Xiang's tomb, opened the coffin and killed the corpse. At the same time, troops were sent to pursue Murong Lin. Murong Lin was forced to take his wife and children to the Western Mountains, and finally fled to Yecheng. He changed his imperial name and still called himself King of Zhao. He took refuge with his uncle King Fanyang Murong De , who was later killed by Murong De. Punished for treason.

Summary

Starting a business is hard, but why not keep it? Even during the entire Sixteen Kingdoms period, Murong Chui, a great hero of the generation, was still ranked among the best. The first half of his life was rough and miserable, and he went through many hardships; he never expected that in the second half of his life, God would give him an opportunity. The Battle of Feishui and the collapse of the former Qin regime would help Murong Chui achieve his great cause and restore the glory of his ancestors. However, he died. Finally, the great cause he created fell apart in an instant. It is a pity, a pity, a pity!