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Wei expedition reaches the Li river; Rouran flee

The Wei shu basic annals record that on the dingwei day of the fifth lunar month of Shenjia 2 (AD 429) the Wei expedition halted at the desert, left its baggage and with light cavalry and spare horses reached the Li river (栗水), and the Rouran (蠕蠕), terrified, burned their dwellings and fled west without trace.

Limits: An official history compiled 551-554 by Wei Shou under the Northern Qi from Northern Wei records; the English is an AI working translation. The fourth-month entry records the emperor setting out on this northern campaign; the annals refer to the Rouran biography for details.

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Source: Wei shu (Book of Wei), basic annalsRead the source