慕容農
Murong Chui, despite contrary counsel from his advisor Gao Hu (), decided to launch a punitive campaign against Northern Wei, putting Murong Bao in command of 80,000 soldiers, assisted by his other sons Murong Lin and Murong Nong the Prince of Liaoxi, to attack Northern Wei, and putting 18,000 other soldiers under the command of his brother Murong De and nephew Murong Shao () the Prince of Chenliu as a secondary army.