The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1213 Murong Shegui
Although Murong Shegui is more than sixty years old, he still has a great ambition to dominate the grassland. Tan Shihuai, who once dominated Mobei, is the hero Murong Shegui admires.Tan Shihuai was the overlord of the grassland during the Huanling period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He unified the tribes of Xianbei and defeated the army of the Han Dynasty. During his rule, the Xianbei people were the most powerful era.Murong Shegui had always fantasized that he could be like Tan Shihuai, who could lead the world and be a real king.

Murong Xianbei is an upstart who has recently risen from the Eastern Xianbei. The first chieftain Mo Huba led his people to move to the west of Liaoning. Because of his contribution to assisting Sima Yi in conquering Gongsun Yuan, who was separated from Liaodong, he was named Suyi King. The country was founded in the north of Thorny City.

There is an anecdote about the origin of the surname Murong. It is said that the Han people in the Yan Dynasty wore Buyaoguan (a kind of hat with hanging decorations) popularly. Mo Huba liked it very much when he saw it, and made one , worn on the head all day.When Xianbei people saw him dressed like this, they all called him "Buyao". Because the pronunciation of "Buyao" in Xianbei language is similar to "Murong", it became "Murong" later.The descendants of Mo Huba simply used this as the name of the tribe.

Murong Shegui is the grandson of Mo Huba. When Murong Shegui took over the position of chief, it was the time when the Xianbei king Kebi Neng was assassinated and the tribes of Xianbei fell into melee. Rising up, it became one of the top three Xianbei in the east, standing on three legs with Yuwen Xianbei and Duanbu Xianbei.

Moreover, among the top three in the east, Murong Xianbei is firmly sitting on the top spot in terms of strength and territory, and he has the faint strength to compete with the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei in the middle. Return to ambitious capital.

Murong Shegui wanted to unify Xianbei, and his unavoidable enemy was the Tuoba tribe. This powerful tribe living in the central part of Xianbei had always been a tiger snoring on the side of a couch, making it difficult for Murong Shegui to sleep and eat.Unlike the Tuoba tribe, which is independent from the central part, the Murong tribe wants to unify the eastern Xianbei. The two rivals, Yuwenbu and Duanbu, need to be cut off first. Although Murongbu has always wanted to eliminate Yuwenbu and Duanbu, these two Xianbei tribes It is inextricably linked with the Tuoba tribe, as long as Murong Shegui takes action, it is difficult not to be suppressed by the Tuoba tribe.

After years of melee, the Xianbei tribes have formed a clear territory. In order to maintain their position as the leader, the Tuoba tribe is merciless against tribes that dare to challenge their authority and strength.However, in order to avoid being cannibalized by the Tuoba tribe, these weaker tribes also hugged each other. There has always been such a delicate balance among the Xianbei tribes on the grassland.

Murong Shegui didn't have the guts to provoke the Tuoba tribe, so in order to expand his strength, he directed his attack to Youzhou in Jin State.

Youzhou is the northernmost prefecture of the state of Jin. It has a huge span from east to west. It starts from Dai County in the west and reaches Lelang County in the east. It stretches for thousands of miles. A strong line of defense, has always been heavily guarded.After Sima Yi destroyed Gongsun Yuan, he also included the counties of Liaodong into the territory of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

However, after Liu Yuan's rebellion in Bingzhou swept the entire Bingzhou and Jizhou, the Jin court was already very busy with the Xiongnu's affairs, so it naturally took care of Youzhou flawlessly.

At that time, the governor of Youzhou was Liu Hong. Liu Hongsu was talented and capable of governing the world. When the Xianbei army was overwhelming and the officials in Youzhou were panicking, Liu Hong fought against the enemy and defended the city.Liu Hong also got the support of Youzhou Governor Shi Zhanghua and Anbei General Yan Xun. In the case of isolation and helplessness, Liu Hong guarded Youzhou for three years, making it difficult for Murong She to return.

However, with the fall of the Jin court, the morale of the army and the people in Youzhou was greatly affected. Murong Shegui took advantage of the vacancy and captured most of Youzhou. Only Ji County guarded by Liu Hong and Yu County guarded by Zhang Hua Changli, guarded by Yang and Yan Xun, failed to conquer.

There were only three isolated cities left, and Murong Shegui didn't pay much attention to them. He focused more on Jizhou in the south of Youzhou.After Ji Han's army captured Jizhou, they sent troops southward, captured Luoyang, and fought Wu Guo in the Central Plains. The whole Jizhou was empty. For Murong Shegui, this was a golden opportunity.

Murong Xianbei has a deep hatred with Ji Han, not to mention, let's say that three years ago, in order to help Liu Yuan of the Huns, Murong Shegui sent his younger brother Murong Nai to lead [-] cavalry southward to Jizhou.When it comes to aid, it is just a cover for Murong Shegui to fight. He and Liu Yuan are neither relatives nor relatives, and have no friendship. To be honest, the Xiongnu and Xianbei are sworn enemies. I will not send Murong Nai south.

The reason why Murong Shegui sent troops was also very clear, he wanted to throw stones to ask for directions, and take this opportunity to enter the Central Plains.But the [-] Xianbei cavalry who went south were severely injured in the Zhanghe area, and almost the entire army was wiped out, even Murong Nai was killed in battle.

This vengeance, Murong Shegui has recorded on Liu Yin's head, but the battle in Youzhou is stalemate, Murong Shegui has no flaws to withdraw, so this matter of revenge can only be put aside for the time being.

Temporary shelving does not mean that Murong Shegui has forgotten this hatred. When he frees up his hands, his first thought is to send his troops south, firstly for revenge, and secondly for the purpose of expanding the territory. Murong Shegui It is clear that this opportunity will not always be there. After Ji Han's army pacifies the southern front, it will inevitably return to the north. It will not be so easy to seize Jizhou at that time.

Murong Shegui gathered 20 cavalry, went south from Fanyang, forcibly crossed the Yishui River, and entered the territory of Jizhou.

The defenders of Jizhou, except for Ma Rong’s Guanzhong Army and a field army, there are only county soldiers from various counties, and each county has only 3000 people. Resisting the wolf-like Xianbei soldiers, Murong Shegui swept across the four counties of Zhongshan, Hejian, Bohai, and Changshan in the north of Jizhou in just half a month.

Ma Rong was invincible in successfully fighting the Xianbei people, so he could only retreat to Xindu and stand by for help.

Murong Xianbei's army took advantage of the situation and went south, surrounded Xindu like an iron barrel, and launched a continuous strong attack on Xindu. If it weren't for the strong walls of Xindu City and Murong Xianbei's single method of attacking the city, Xindu City might have fallen already.

But this is the case, Xindu City has been attacked repeatedly, and the splendens are already in danger, and dangers are everywhere.

(End of this chapter)