Murong Nong, Murong Long, and Murong Shao all agreed in unison. Murong Lin's face turned red and he said in a deep voice: "This is unfair. The general will not accept it! You all left first and only one of my troops was left as the rearguard. Why?"
Murong De said coldly: "The distance between the armies is only thirty miles, and this is only in the enemy's territory. Once they return to the territory of Dayan, the normal march will resume, and even the princes can go back to Yecheng first.
, don’t worry about giving others the upper hand, it’s just that this is the grassland now, the territory of Tuoba Wei State, instead of arguing with each other, it is better to find the most familiar and elite troops here to break up the rear, His Royal Highness King Zhao, the Prince’s Central Army
He is only thirty miles in front of you. If you are attacked, he will come to rescue you within an hour, so what do you have to worry about?"
Murong Lin then thought about it, Murong De's marching plan was to let Murong Nong and Murong Long, who were of equal status to him, as the left and right wings, marching almost at the same time as Murong Bao in the central army, while Murong Shao in the vanguard was just Murong Chui's nephew. Why?
It is also impossible to have the right to inherit. In addition, it is impossible to move forward with luggage, and it is impossible to run fast and return to Yecheng first. In this way, although he looks like a rear guard, he is basically marching together with everyone. The only trouble is that the queen may
It would be a bit dangerous, but after all, the water of the Yellow River not only blocked our own side, but also blocked Tuoba Gui. If he really crossed the river with an army of 200,000 to pursue him, he could return to the decisive battle, and he could be cleared of the credit for the breakup.
The suspicion that Mu Yusong failed to rebel may not necessarily be a bad thing under the current circumstances.
So Murong Lin gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle De Huang, you are a veteran general and an imperial uncle. My nephew believes in you, so I will use my 20,000 troops as a rear guard. However, I have a condition, that is, please take De Emperor.
The armored cavalry commanded by the emperor's uncle personally assigned 5,000 men to me. Once the Wei army makes a surprise attack, I can rely on the armored cavalry to counterattack and win the reinforcements of the army."
Murong Bao said in a deep voice: "Both armor and cavalry are the soldiers and horses of the Chinese army. You can't..."
Murong De suddenly interrupted Murong Bao's words and said: "Commander, I think that what His Royal Highness King Zhao said makes sense. After all, the rear guard is the key to the entire army. Only when the rear guard can withstand it can the entire army be safe. All armor and cavalry are equipped."
The main reason for returning to the central army is to consider the needs of a frontal battle. Now that we are retreating in front of the enemy, we need to strengthen the strength of the rearguard. Besides, 30,000 armored cavalry, even if five thousand are given to His Highness King Zhao, his own 3,000 armored troops
The total number of cavalry is only 8,000, which is less than one-third of the entire army."
The implication of Murong De's words was very clear. Murong Bao was afraid that after Murong Lin had armored cavalry, he would directly start a rebellion and attack him. However, Murong De said that he had five thousand armored cavalry, but it was only eight thousand, and
Not to mention whether the five thousand armored cavalry can be made to obey orders, even if they listen to his words and rebel, eight thousand against twenty-two thousand, there is still no advantage. Why worry about this and make Murong Lin dissatisfied, if he refuses to be the rear guard
, then the end of the war will be a big trouble. The current Yan army can no longer afford to delay, and things will change if it is too late!
No matter how stupid Murong Bao was, he still understood the meaning. He thought for a while and said: "Then do it according to Uncle De Huang's wishes. King Zhao, your troops will bear the heavy responsibility of the rearguard of the entire army. You can say that I
The safety of the 100,000-strong army depends on your army. Now I give you 5,000 armored cavalry. I hope you can firmly guard the rear and not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage!"
Murong Lin's expression softened slightly and he nodded: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let a Wei Qi appear in front of you!"
At the same time, on the other side of the Wei army camp, on top of a tall sentry tower, Tuoba Gui was dressed in a wolf-skin coat with a gloomy face. He looked at the Yan army camp opposite and curled up his lips: "Old Cui, look
Does the Yan army really want to withdraw this time?"
Cui Hong smiled slightly: "The quarrel between the four princes of the Yan army by the river just now was definitely not an act. There was a deep hatred between them. Mu Yusong was killed in a rebellion, and several other guys wanted to use this incident to depose Murong.
Lin, it is impossible to fake this kind of thing. We can only say that they are all upset now and have lost their position. It is no longer a question whether to retreat or not. The question is only how to retreat and who is behind!"
Tuoba Gui nodded: "Then sir, what you mean is that Murong Lin will be cut off in the end, right?"
Cui Hong said with a smile: "There is no other possibility. If they can't destroy Murong Lin, they will abandon him. At this time, everyone wants to return to Yecheng first and don't want to be the last. However, Murong Lin is not a fool, and he will definitely do it."
Take this opportunity to equip more armor and cavalry. If your Majesty really pursues us, I'm afraid he will flee without a fight and leave the rest of the Yan army behind."
Tuoba Gui smiled and said: "If this is the case, can the Yan army be defeated?"
Cui Hong shook his head: "No, because if Murong Lin retreats, the other armies will definitely return to form and fight. Even without Murong Lin's 20,000 defenders, as long as the Yan army is united, there will be 80,000 troops and 30,000 armored cavalry left.
, can still defeat our army, this situation must never happen."
Tuoba Gui's expression changed: "What, we can't win even if this is the case?"
Cui Hong sighed: "Wearing armor and cavalry is the specialty of the Murong family of Yan State, and it is by no means an unearned reputation. Our commander is mobile and guerrilla, but if we open up against them and fight head-on, even the Khan Guards will not be able to fight against them."
The opponents of the Yan Army's armored cavalry, not to mention, His Majesty's Khan Guards only number 5,000, but their armored cavalry exceeds 30,000, so they can only be outmaneuvered, not outnumbered!"
Tuoba Gui gritted his teeth: "One day, I will build a large-scale cavalry force, and I will no longer have to be afraid of Yan's armored cavalry. However, this time I will do what you said and outwit them. But, how to outwit them?"
Where to take it?”
Cui Hong smiled slightly: "It depends on whether Princess Helan is willing to cooperate with His Majesty. She is a smart person, and Your Majesty should know how to make her completely loyal to Wei from now on."
Tuoba Gui's eyes flashed coldly: "It is indeed time to have a good talk with her."
An hour later, in a secluded small camp by the Yellow River, Tuoba Gui looked at He Lanmin and smiled slightly: "Amin, you crossed the river here that day and met me."
He Lanmin nodded, with a calm expression: "Yes, that day I happened to be swimming across the river to report the news, and met His Majesty."
Tuoba Gui sighed softly: "But you didn't go to Helan Department at all that day, and you didn't come to report the news. Amin, why did you lie to me?"
A trace of panic flashed in He Lanmin's eyes: "No, Your Majesty, this must be someone who is framing me. I am willing to confront this person face to face!"
Tuoba Gui shook his head, hugged He Lanmin, and pointed to the opposite river bank: "Just three days ago, you secretly crossed the river and found Mu Yusong, no, you should have found Murong Lin.
He is self-reliant, but you never thought that I would always be with Murong Lin, and all your actions were never hidden from my eyes."