In September, Tuoba GUI led his army to the bank of the Yellow River. Murong Bao prepared himself for crossing the river to fight the Northern Wei Dynasty. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and dozens of their warships were blown to the south bank of the Yellow River. More than 300 soldiers on board were all captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Northern Wei released them all and sent them back to Houyan. When Murong Bao set out from Zhongshan, Mu Rongchui was already ill. Tuoba GUI sent an ambush on the only way from Zhongshan, and hijacked the emissary of Houyan, so Murong Bao and others didn't hear from Mu Rongchui for several months. Tuoba GUI took the hijacked Houyan emissary to the river and asked him to tell Murong Bao across the Yellow River: "Your father Mu Rongchui is dead, why don't you go back as soon as possible?" Murong Bao and others are worried and afraid, and the soldiers are also terrified.
Tuoba GUI sent Chen Liugong Tuoba Qian to station 50,000 cavalry on the east bank of the Yellow River, Dongping Gong Tuoba Yi led 100,000 cavalry on the north bank of the Yellow River, and Lueyang Gong Tuoba Zun led 70,000 cavalry in the south of Houyan Army. Yao Xing, the emperor of Huan Wen in the late Qin Dynasty, also sent Yang Fusong to lead the army to support the Northern Wei Dynasty. After more than ten days of stalemate between Yan State and the Northern Wei Dynasty, some people in the Houyan army advised Murong Bao to retreat, but Murong Bao refused. Murong Song, Murong Lin Department, Hou Yan Zhao Wang and others thought that Mu Rongchui was really dead and deliberately rebelled, holding Murong Lin as the monarch of Hou Yan. After the story was revealed, Murong Song and others were executed, and Murong Bao and Murong Lin were suspicious of each other. 1October 25th, Hou Yan's troops burned warships and retreated in the dark. At this time, there is no ice on the Yellow River. Murong Bao predicted that the troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty could not cross the Yellow River pursuit, so he did not arrange reconnaissance troops in advance.
? 1 1 On the third day of the month, a strong wind blew and thick ice formed on the Yellow River. Tuoba GUI led more than 20 thousand elite cavalry, crossed the river from the ice, and quickly caught up with Hou Yan's army. Hou Yan's army arrived in Shenbei, and a black wind blew. Monk Zhi said to Murong Bao, "The wind is fast and fierce, which indicates that the northern Wei army is coming, so it is time to send troops to prepare for resistance." Murong Bao thought it was far away from the northern Wei army, and he didn't take Tan Meng's words seriously.
After repeated requests, Murong Lin said angrily, "Our army is strong enough to run amok in the desert. How dare the enemy run so far to chase us? " Tan Zhi cried bitterly and said, "At the beginning, Fu Jian claimed to be a million troops, but it was because of its large number of soldiers that it despised the enemy and did not believe in justice!" Stuart Murong De advised Murong Bao to listen to Meng, and Murong Bao sent Murong Lin to lead thirty thousand cavalry patrols, just in case. Murong Lin thinks this is unnecessary. He indulged the cavalry in hunting everywhere all day without setting any preventive measures. Murong Bao sent cavalry back to scout the whereabouts of the northern Wei army. The scouts took off their saddles and fell asleep after walking out of more than ten miles. At dusk on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the northern Wei army chased after the west of Shenbei, and the Yanjun was east of Shenbei. Tuoba GUI asked the soldiers to bite a stick, tie the horse's mouth, and move forward quietly, ready to sneak up on Houyan. In the early morning of October in the lunar calendar, the northern Wei army had climbed to the top of the hill, and this was Hou Yan's barracks. Hou Yan's army was preparing to March, only to find that the Northern Wei army fell from the sky. Tuoba GUI took the opportunity to attack, and Hou Yan soldiers died and fled, and tens of thousands of people were killed and drowned.
? Forty or fifty thousand Hou Yan soldiers laid down their arms and surrendered, while Murong Baotaizi and others escaped alone. The northern Wei army killed Murong Shao and captured thousands of civil and military officials. The weapons, armor, grain, trench and other materials seized are countless. Kill all the captured Houyan soldiers. In March of the following year, Mu Rongchui fell ill and died soon. This war made the strength of Hou Yan, the first force in North China, suffer heavy losses, and the forces of the Northern Wei Dynasty entered the Central Plains. TaBaWei came onto the stage from here, and later annexed Murong's territory, becoming the most powerful force in northern China. Decades later, the Northern Wei Dynasty ended the division and melee in the north, and brought the history of China into a relatively stable and peaceful era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Therefore, the Battle of Shenhe North surpassed the significance of general Hu's melee and became a turning point in the reunification of China during the 300-year division.