The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1227
Shanggu County, Youzhou.

When Murong Shegui came back here, he finally felt a little more at ease. The hundreds of miles of running wildly along the way almost broke his old bones.Ever since he fell into the glacier, Murong Shegui didn't know whether it was because his body hadn't recovered or because of his psychological shadow. Murong Shegui only felt that he was not as good as before. Even though he was almost sixty years old, before that, Murong Shegui never felt that he was old. But now, Murong Shegui really felt powerless.

The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Zhangshui made Murong Shegui a painful experience. Even if he fled back to Youzhou, he didn't understand why his 20 troops were defeated.

This battle was a fragile defeat. Under the siege of the Han army on all sides, in only a few hours before and after, the 20 Xianbei cavalry collapsed and the stars were scattered. How could such an invincible army be defeated so miserably?
Perhaps the disastrous defeat of the Xianbei army can be attributed to the weather. Blizzards are coming and the sky is freezing. Such conditions are indeed not conducive to cavalry operations, but why is the Han army so strong? Could it be that the blizzard had no effect on them?Perhaps the Han army defeated the Xianbei army by virtue of its all-weather combat capability in bad weather, and completely destroyed Murong Shegui's ambition to contend for hegemony in the Central Plains.

"Father Khan, don't think about it too much, it's more important to take care of your health." Murong Tuyuhun saw Murong Shegui frowning, so he comforted him.

Murong Xin also persuaded: "Father Khan, now that we are back in Youzhou, we only need to regroup and wait until next year to raise our troops for revenge. Why is Liu Yin still alive?"

Murong Shegui sighed and said: "This defeat, our vitality has been seriously injured, I fear that within three to five years, we will not be able to go south again."

At this moment, Wu Haiji stepped inside with a stern expression, and saluted Murong Shegui with his hands on his chest, "Da Shanyu, just now the news came back from Fan Yang that Liu Yin led an army of more than [-] to capture Zhuo County."

"Ah?" Murong Shegui, father and son were all shocked, Zhuo County is the gateway of Youzhou, the loss of Zhuo County will undoubtedly open the door of Youzhou.

"This Liu Yin is really haunted!" Murong Xin said bitterly.

Murong Tuyuhun said with a worried expression: "It stands to reason that it is not a good opportunity to use troops in the cold weather. Liu Yin marched against the sky, and he wanted to kill them all!"

Murong Shegui's face became very ugly. He thought that if he fled back to Youzhou, he would be able to spend a winter in peace. During this winter, he could also calmly reorganize the army. When next spring, Murong Xianbei will You can have a powerful army again, you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat, and you are fully capable of fighting the Han army again.

But Liu Yin didn't give him this chance at all. With the current situation, Murong Xianbei has no power to fight back at all, and it is almost impossible to defend Youzhou.

Thinking of this, Murong Shegui felt pain in his heart. You must know that he led the army to attack Youzhou for five full years. Until now, except Jixian, Yuyang and Changli, the three cities have not been captured, the rest All the counties are already in his hands, but now that Liu Yin has won, his brainchild in Youzhou is about to be wiped out, Murong Shegui is in a hurry, and Wang Di spit out a big mouthful of blood .

"Father Khan—"

"Da Shanyu—"

Murong Tuyuhun, Murong Xin and Wu Hai all surrounded him, watching him with concern.

Murong Shegui's face was pale and full of decadence, he waved his hand lightly to indicate that he was fine, he sighed, and said sadly: "I have ordered all the soldiers and horses from all counties in Youzhou to evacuate. Retreat to Great Thorn City."

"Father Khan——" Murong Xin's expression suddenly changed. Abandoning Youzhou means that all the hard work and efforts of the Murong family in the past few years will be in vain. The losses in the battle were even greater.

Murong Shegui doesn't know the benefits and disadvantages of this, but the current situation forces him to make concessions. If they stick to Youzhou, the current Murong Xianbei's troops in Youzhou will not be able to stop Liu Yin's attack at all. If the army sticks to it, I am afraid it will be the end of the people who broke the city and lost it. Instead of struggling meaninglessly, it is better to preserve their strength, withdraw from Youzhou first, and retreat to Murong Xianbei's base camp, and wait until they have accumulated strength again. It is not too late to fight for Youzhou.

Murong Shegui's eyes flashed a flash of hostility, and he said with hatred: "That's it, you all go down and make preparations, let the soldiers and horses of each county pack up and prepare, take away everything that can be taken away, and don't take it away. Let's go, kill and burn them all, I want to see, how will Liu Yin spend this winter when he enters Youzhou?"

It is Murong Xianbei's consistent style to implement the three-light policy and the scorched-earth policy. Naturally, nothing will be left for the Han army when he evacuates from Youzhou this time.

Murong Tuyuhun, Murong Xin and Wu Hai immediately took action, and issued orders to the garrisons in Youzhou to take away all food, grass, vehicles, horses, supplies, and plundered people, and everything that could be taken away. If you can't take anything with you, set fire to burn them all when you leave the city and camp.

The Xianbei escorted hundreds of thousands of Han people on their way back to the north. If they ran out of winter food, these hundreds of thousands of Han people would be their rations.Even if the Xianbei people eat people, they are quite picky. They usually only eat young women, boys, girls and children. Therefore, most of the tens of thousands of people under escort are girls and children. As for young men and the old and weak The woman was killed by them long ago.

In the snow, the girls who were tied to the ropes had thin and ragged clothes, some were even barefoot, shivering from the cold, and mourning everywhere, but under the whip of the Xianbei people, they had to drag their exhausted body, striding forward with difficulty...

The Xianbei people ignited almost every city and every village along the way, and the billowing smoke that soared into the sky could be seen clearly hundreds of miles away. This was the last madness of the Xianbei people. Reduce him to a pile of ruins, and never let the Han people sit back and enjoy the benefits.

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After finishing the ancestor worship ceremony in Lousang Village, Liu Yin returned to Zhuo County. As soon as he entered the city, he received a report from Huang Chong, describing the evacuation of Murong Xianbei.

After Liu Yin heard the news, his complexion suddenly changed, and he punched a few cases fiercely, and said angrily: "Insane! These Xianbei barbarians are really insane!"

(End of this chapter)