Chapter 1123: battle of old enemies
Chapter 1123: Battle of Old Enemies
Chapter 1121: Battle of old enemies
After Murong Ke's death, Fu Jian wanted to send troops to destroy Qian Yan, but he was always wary of it, and the object of his wariness was Murong Chui. So when Murong Chui came to surrender, Fu Jian was overjoyed, and he treated Murong Chui and his son with kindness. , and even wanted to reuse Murong Chui.
Prime Minister Wang Meng believed that Murong Chui was not someone to rely on, and would become an enemy of the former Qin sooner or later, so he advised Fu Jian to get rid of Murong Chui to avoid future troubles.
Fu Jian is also famous for his loyalty, so naturally he would not agree. This was one of the few disputes between Fu Jian and Wang Meng.
In this way, the Murongchui family had to face the embarrassing situation of being killed or not being killed at this moment, and they lived a seemingly wealthy life, but in fact they were dependent on others.
In terms of governing the country, Wang Meng is a talented person who is the king's assistant. In terms of scheming and scheming, he is also really vicious.
After repeated remonstrances failed, Wang Meng knew that it would be difficult to persuade Fu Jian to kill Murong Chui, so he was determined. If you don't kill Murong Chui, I will create opportunities for you to kill him.
So Wang Meng laid out the famous golden sword strategy to force Murong Chui and his son to rebel, hoping to get rid of Murong Chui.
The golden sword plan was successful, and Murong Chui's son Murong Ling was tricked into returning to Yan. When the news came back, Murong Chui was frightened out of his wits.
This was a real disaster at home. Murong Chui did not dare to defend himself and fled in a hurry. As a result, he was overtaken by pursuers in Lantian and escorted back to Chang'an.
What Wang Meng didn't expect was that Fu Jian not only did not kill Murong Chui, but instead comforted him and treated Murong Chui the same as before.
In the end, the Golden Sword Strategy only killed Murong Chui's eldest son Murong Ling, and the hatred between Murong Chui and Wang Meng was thus forged.
Murong Chui spent five years fighting in the former Qin Dynasty. He watched helplessly as his enemy Qin Qin conquered cities and territories and became increasingly powerful. His descendants even had to charge into battle and shed blood and sweat for the former Qin Dynasty.
Even though Murong Chui had not yet thought about restoring the country at this time, his ambition to restore the country was probably deeply planted in his heart. It was not until the death of Wang Meng, Murong Chui's biggest threat, that Murong Chui's opportunity finally came.
The former Qin unified the north, but Fu Jian insisted on going his own way and launched the Battle of Feishui. However, Feishui was defeated, which greatly damaged the national power of the former Qin. Murong Chui took the opportunity to return to his homeland, summoned the old troops of the former Yan to raise troops, and decided to name the country "Yan" , known as Hou Yan in history.
From the establishment of Later Yan to the death of Murong Chui from illness, in just 12 years, Murong Chui led his troops to conquer the east, conquer the west, and advance south and north, once again establishing a vast territory for the Murong clan. Until his death, the 71-year-old Murong Chui was still leading troops in battles.
Murong Chui had some defeats at the tactical level, but at the strategic level, he had no defeats like Murong Ke. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call Murong Chui the "God of War", and his biggest enemy this time was Wang Meng.
Wang Meng's golden sword plan was well thought out and not without poison, but it did not accomplish its purpose of killing Murong Chui. To a certain extent, the plan failed, but did it really fail?
The Golden Sword Strategy failed to kill Murong Chui, but it indirectly killed Murong Ling. After Murong Ling's death, Murong Chui's legitimate son was left with only one Murong Bao.
Among Murong Chui's nephews, there were many people with outstanding abilities, but this living treasure prince was the most mediocre and incompetent, yet he inherited Murong Chui's position, which ultimately caused the collapse of the foundation of Later Yan and the country was destroyed again.
So, in a certain sense, it was Wang Meng who killed Murong Ling, which indirectly interrupted the national destiny of Later Yan, and directly caused the destruction of Later Yan.
If Murong Ke’s old enemy is Ran Min, then Murong Chui’s old enemy must be Wang Meng. Now that the two meet again in another time and space, they will definitely decide whether to live or die.
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"Father, the Jin army has already come to the east. I didn't expect that we just faked a shot and actually led the Jin army here."
After listening to Murong Lin's report, Murong Chui had no surprise in his eyes and said calmly: "A few hundred miles to the east is Jinyang, where Qin Wen is, so even if Yang Ye knew that our army was deceitful, he I have to come too.”
Upon hearing this, Murong Lin said: "Father, the leader of the Jin army has also changed. The person leading the army now is not Yang Ye."
"What?" Murong Chui's eyes widened and he was slightly shocked: "Yang Ye actually stayed by himself, but handed over the main army to others? Who is this person, so that Yang Ye favors him so much?"
"This man, Wang Meng, was just a civil servant before. Although he is somewhat famous, this seems to be his first time leading an army, so there is nothing to worry about."
Murong Chui's pupils shrank when he heard the name, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Wang Meng, it's him."
Murong Lin showed excitement and said with a smile: "Father, Yang Ye actually used a scholar as his general. It seems that we will definitely win this battle."
“What do you know? This Wang Meng is not an ordinary person. Even if he is leading an army for the first time, he must not be careless at all.”
"Um?"
Murong Lin noticed something was wrong and quickly asked: "Father, is there anything special about this scholar?"
“This Wang Meng is Qin Hao’s military advisor, and he is the biggest hero in the battle of Yanmen Pass.”
A flash of memory flashed in Murong Chui's eyes, and then he said slowly: "The first time Wang Meng conspired for Qin Hao, he burned down Yanmen Pass, set up an ambush at Donglongkou, and killed Yufuluo Shanyu. The two plans totaled Killed hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu’s elite troops.”
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Murong Lin couldn't help but take a breath, and then asked quickly: "Father, since this Wang Meng is so powerful, why is his reputation not so famous?"
“That’s because after His Majesty became emperor, he falsified some of the facts about the Xiongnu’s defeat. In addition, Wang Meng also took the initiative to sacrifice his own merits to fulfill Qin Hao’s reputation of winning every battle.
Having meritorious service, but not greedy for it. He is willing to fulfill his lord and sacrifice himself. I have to say that Wang Meng is really a model of a good minister. "
At this point, Murong Chui's eyes were full of fear and he said in a deep voice: "Although Wang Meng is leading an army for the first time, he has extremely rich military experience. Coupled with his resourcefulness, he is definitely ten times more difficult to deal with than Yang Ye. opponent."
“Father, next, we...”
Before Murong Lin finished speaking, Murong Chui said decisively: "Stop the march and don't confront the Jin army head-on. Let's test Wang Meng's strength first, and then decide whether to fight in a decisive battle or a dogfight."
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This side of the Jin army.
“Report...to the deputy general Wang, the Yuan and Meng armies have temporarily slowed down their march, and their intentions are unknown.”
After Wang Meng heard the news, he immediately slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Murong Ke did not dare to fight with our army. It can be seen that his purpose of leading the army eastward was just to lure away the main force of our army. The real goal is still Zhenbeiguan, there is nothing wrong with our army's strategic layout..."
(End of this chapter)