Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 105 Capturing Fu Chang alive
  "Retreat! The Di people retreat!"

The cheers behind them gave the Hun horse archers who were escaping in front the courage to turn around. When they saw that the Di cavalry were no longer chasing, but instead retreating in panic, the Hun horse archers were no longer afraid.

They regained their strength and, together with the Jin army's cavalry, chased Fu Chang's thousands of cavalry.

Huan Xi commanded the elite infantry and rushed to the battlefield. They had not yet entered the battle, but the battle was coming to an end.

The generals under their command watched all this in surprise. They knew that their cavalry was strong in combat, but they did not expect that they could drive away the 30,000 elite infantry cavalry of the Di tribe with just the Hun bow cavalry, which had been defeated in many battles.

In fact, Huan Xi had known for a long time that the Huns' archers were not bad, but they lacked discipline. At the same time, they also lacked a wise commander.

Huan Xi tailored this strategy of dismounting and shooting for them. Aren't the Xiongnu archers poor at close combat?

Of course, the Huns' horse archers can play a huge role, which is also inseparable from the protection of the Jin army's cavalry. Otherwise, the Huns' horse archers will be quickly defeated as early as when Fu Chang approaches the horse archers for the first time.

War has always been an art of cooperation between different arms. It is difficult for the Jin army's lancers or the Huns' archers to achieve the same effect today.

Maybe a more powerful melee cavalry that can defeat the Jin Army's cavalry can reverse the unfavorable situation caused by the Huns' cavalry, but for the Fu family, at least not today.

Fu Xiong was worthy of Fu Jian's trust in him. Even if he commanded the infantry phalanx to retreat, he could do so in an orderly manner and did not turn the retreat into a rout. This is also the biggest difference between famous generals and ordinary generals.

However, Fu Xiong was really unhappy. Even though he was able to escape unscathed, Fu Xiong and his thousands of cavalry were entangled by the enemy and found it difficult to escape.

It was a pity to have thousands of cavalry, but Fu Chang's safety was what he cared about.

As the next generation successor of the Fu family, Fu Chang is not as good as his father and grandfather, but in all aspects, he is qualified and even excellent.

Fu Jian's second son, Fu Sheng, was seventeen years old at the time, but he was so fierce and violent that even his grandfather Fu Hong was afraid.

Fu Sheng has been blind since he was a child, probably due to his low self-esteem and extreme and twisted heart. He has not been loved by Fu Hong since he was a child.

Fu Hong once joked with his confidants: I heard that a one-eyed person only leaves one line of tears.

Fu Sheng was still a child at that time. He was furious when he heard this. He cut half of his blind cheek with a sword, pointed at the flowing blood and angrily said to Fu Hong: "Did you see it?" Could this be nothing but tears!
  Fu Hong felt that Fu Sheng was too violent and would bring disaster to the family sooner or later, so he persuaded Fu Jian to kill Fu Sheng.

If Fu Xiong hadn't interceded and thought that Fu's character would improve as he grew older, Fu Sheng would have died long ago.

But after so many years, Fu Sheng is indeed very strong and brave, and can fight fierce beasts with his bare hands. Whether it is riding, shooting, or close combat, he is outstanding. Even Zhang Hao, a surrendered general who has the reputation of being an enemy of ten thousand people, can hardly be said to be able to defeat Fu Sheng. .

But his character became more and more violent.

Once Fu Qiang made a mistake, Fu Xiong really didn't know what kind of disaster the Fu family would face if Fu Sheng was chosen as the heir.

What Fu Xiong didn't know, but Huan Xi, as a time traveler, knew clearly. Before his death, Fu Jian left eight auxiliary ministers for Fu Sheng. He killed one of them on the day he came to the throne. In less than a year, eight ministers were killed. All the auxiliary ministers were killed by Fu Sheng, which shows his benevolence.

When Huan Xi knew that the person leading the cavalry was Fu Chang, the eldest son of Fu Jian, he did not care about the Di army's infantry who were retreating without chaos. He immediately ordered people to quickly pass the order to Deng Xia and Liu Yan. They were ordered not to pay attention to the Di Renbu formation and focus on surrounding and killing Fu Chang, and not to get away from him.

Huan Xi himself led his infantry to drive (gift) Fu Xiong's infantry away from the battlefield.

The Di army infantry crossed the river one after another. The previously defeated Di cavalry that blocked the Jin army's lances and cavalry had also retreated to the south bank of the Yellow River, leaving only Fu Chang and thousands of cavalry still struggling on the north bank.

When Fu Xiong saw Lieutenant General Fu Chang who had escaped back, he was filled with anger. If this man had not been useless and easily defeated by the Jin army, the outcome of the cavalry battle would still be unknown, and Fu Chang would not be in danger.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and reprimanded:

"The young master is now trapped in a tight siege, but you led everyone to escape. Could it be that you don't dare to fight to the death to welcome the young master back!"

The cavalry lieutenant's face was burning badly. He was ashamed and ashamed, so he had to lead the remaining thousand cavalry around him to cross the river again and fight towards the north bank.

The reason why only a few thousand of Fu Chang's previously detached cavalry were because, on the one hand, there were casualties in the close encounter with the Jin army, and on the other hand, when they were defeated and fled, not everyone was evacuating to the south bank, and many The cavalry is patting the horse back east.

The reason why Fu Xiong did not go to the rescue himself was because he had to bring the remaining 20,000 elite troops back to the east of the river.

When the cavalry suffered a devastating blow and were unable to compete with the Jin and Hungarian cavalry, the victory in the battle for Hetao was already decided. Even if he had swept the front and rear Tao and defeated the Tiefu Xiongnu, he still had to fight. left.

If they don't leave, it won't be a question of whether they can compete with Huan Xi for the Hetao, but that these elite soldiers of the Di tribe will have to be trapped here by Huan Xi.

More than a thousand cavalrymen returned and joined the battlefield in an attempt to rescue Fu Xiong. After they crossed the river, Fu Xiong abandoned their baggage and advanced with light troops and retreated to the east of the river.

When Huan Xi saw that Fu Xiong was retreating without confusion, he did not dare to break away from his cavalry and continued the pursuit. For fear that the distance between the infantry and cavalry would be widened, Fu Xiong turned around and attacked, causing another twists and turns in the battle.

He simply led the infantry phalanx towards the cavalry battlefield, determined to leave Fu Chang in the Hetao.

At this time, shouts were everywhere on the cavalry battlefield.

I don’t know who is shouting:

"The one in red robe is Fu Chang!"

Fu Chang had no choice but to cut off his red robe.

Someone else was shouting:
  "The one riding the white horse is Fu Chang!"

Fu Chang, who was trapped in a tight siege, had to change horses with his cronies again.

However, he repeatedly tried to break out of the encirclement. Although many cavalrymen always managed to escape from the gaps in the encirclement, the eyes of Deng Xia and Liu Yan were always staring at him.

Huan Xi specifically told them to keep Fu Chang, so the two of them naturally did not dare to let him get away.

The cavalry around Fu Chang died and fled, and their number became smaller and smaller. More than a thousand cavalry who came to rescue were easily shot back by the Huns' horse archers.

As Huan Xi's fifteen thousand infantry filled the gaps in the encirclement, hundreds of besieged Di army cavalry, including Fu Chang, had no reinforcements and were trapped in a tight siege with no possibility of escape. .

Fu Chang felt a sense of sadness in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Now that things have come to this, how can we be humiliated by others!"

He immediately pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself, but was stopped by his followers:
  "Young Master! A husband is a husband who tolerates humiliation. You are destined to inherit the Fu family's legacy. How can you commit suicide! Please be patient for a moment. The Lord will definitely try his best to redeem you."

"Yes! Young Master! Victory or defeat is just a matter of military strategists. Only by saving one's life can one have the opportunity to avenge his shame in the future."

"Have you not heard the story of King Gou Jian of Yue? Master, Gou Jian was humiliated in the Kingdom of Wu, but when he returned to the Kingdom of Yue, he was able to destroy Wu Xue! Master, please follow the story of Gou Jian and endure the humiliation for a while!"

Fu Chang was persuaded by everyone, he dropped his sword and said dejectedly:

"That's all, just follow what you guys said." The Jin-Hungarian troops could not hear clearly what they were saying, but when they saw the hundreds of Di cavalry all putting down their weapons, they all cheered. They had won this battle.

Especially the Huns' archers were particularly excited.

Unlike the Jin army, which has won many battles, their external record over the years has been truly humiliating. In today's victory, they were not just beating the drum, but actually played an important role.

It can even be said that without the dismounting and shooting tactics of these 10,000 bow cavalry, the Di cavalry would not have been attracted. While the Di cavalry were disconnected, Fu Chang was forced to divide his troops and be defeated one by one.

Although the leader of the Huns' cavalry archers was Liu Kuantou, everyone knew that Liu Kuantou was just a parrot. After all, he kept saying: This is Duke Huan's military order.

All eyes were turned to Huan Xi. It was his pioneering strategy of using bows and cavalry to shoot on foot, which caught the Di army off guard and made the Huns' archers proud again after more than ten years.

At this moment, both the Huns and Jin people were shouting in their own languages:

"Long live! Long live Duke Huan!"

Regardless of ancient or modern times, generals who can lead the army to victory can always easily win the support of their soldiers. The effect of winning a hearty victory with minimal casualties is even more significant.

Huan Xi enjoyed worship like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. It was not until the Song Dynasty that with the strengthening of imperial power, the word "Long Live" evolved to be exclusive to the emperor. Nowadays, the soldiers cheering "Long Live" is obviously not an overstep.

Fu Chang was brought to Huan Xi's horse in disgrace and asked to surrender. He was still thinking about the conditions under which Huan Xi could release him.

As everyone knows, Huan Xi has no intention of letting him go.

It is true that Fu Sheng's tyranny eventually became an opportunity for Fu Jian to ascend to power, but with Wang Meng as a master, Huan Xi will definitely try his best to prompt Fu Sheng to attack Fu Jian in advance after Fu Sheng inherits the Fu family's legacy. Take action.

After all, Fu Sheng never needs a reason to kill someone, he just does it randomly.

At this time, the horses of the Jin and Hungarian cavalry were also exhausted. Although the Jin army had one man and three horses, they were only used to rush on the road. When they actually went to the battlefield, they had to have one man and one horse. After all, they had too many horses, and they were When the enemy is fighting hard, you can't even take care of him.

But Fu Xiong had already left with 20,000 infantry, and Huan Xi stopped pursuing him. Deng Xia was left behind to lead the cavalry to clean up the battlefield, while he led the rest of the men to escort the prisoners to join Liu Wuhuan at the foot of Langshan Mountain.

When the army returned, Liu Wuhuan had already received news of the great victory. He brought a group of Xiongnu nobles to greet him, showing a respectful attitude in front of Huan Xi.

"Huan Gong's flag has been raised for victory. The little king congratulates Huan Gong, congratulates the Xiongnu, and congratulates the Jin Dynasty!"

Liu Wuhuan laughed loudly.

Huan Xi did not show any arrogance. He turned over and dismounted, held hands with Liu Wuhuan and said with a smile:
  "Your Majesty is welcome from afar. The Huns' archers and cavalry also contributed greatly to this battle."

Liu Wuhuan shook his head and smiled bitterly:
  "It's all due to Duke Huan's command."

He would rather give all the credit to Huan Xi than let Liu Yan take over.

The previous camp had been demolished and it was time to re-establish the camp. This kind of thing was of course left to the 10,000 Xiongnu infantry under Liu Wuhuan.

When Deng Xia returned with the spoils of war, the three camps had already stood up again, and Deng Xia also brought back an acquaintance, who was Fu Xiong's envoy, Wang Yuan.

Huan Xi knew Wang Yuan's intention, so he specially called Liu Wuhuan and Liu Yan to sit with him.

In the handsome tent, Huan Xi looked at Wang Yuan and said with a smile:
  "I've met with you quite a lot recently."

Wang Yuan apologized awkwardly and said:

"My general is impressed by Duke Huan's majesty and has ordered me to come here today just to discuss peace.

"You and I are both ministers of the Jin Dynasty. We should take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to help the Jin Dynasty and restore China. There should be no further conflicts.

"My general is willing to give me ten thousand taels of gold in exchange for Master Fu Chang. I also ask for Duke Huan's permission."

Huan Xi was unmoved, shook his head and said:
  "I am just a guest general, and King Zuo Xian is the master of the Hetao. The envoy should not ask me whether I want to release Mr. Fu Chang, but King Zuo Xian."

Liu Wuhuan didn't expect that he could make his own decision on this matter, and for a while he didn't know what medicine Huan Xi was selling in his gourd.

Ten thousand taels of gold is indeed a little less compared to Fu Chang's status, but if we can use it to sell Fu Jian a favor, ease the relationship with the Fu family, reconcile the two families, and never infringe each other, this amount of money will be enough. It’s not like business can’t be done.

Just when Liu Wuhuan was about to agree, his younger brother Liu Kuantou suddenly came out and said:
  "Brother Wang, the Fu clan invaded our border without any reason, making our animals restless and causing heavy casualties to our soldiers.

“Without Duke Huan’s help, you and I would have become their prisoners!
  "How can this matter be revealed just because of the messenger's few words!
  "If Fu Chang is let go, I'm afraid the Di people will despise our Tiefu Xiongnu even more!

"My brother, I request my brother Wang to kill Fu Chang as punishment!"

Wang Yuan was shocked when he heard this:

"No! No!"

Liu Yan glared at him fiercely and shouted:

"I'm talking to Brother Wang, how can you interrupt!"

Having said that, he wanted to kill the envoy in public, but it was only when Huan Xi stopped him that Wang Yuan could survive.

Although Liu Wuhuan's military ability was not good, he still had the political vision to maintain the internal stability of the Tiefu Xiongnu in these years.

At this time, he still didn't understand Huan Xi's intention in letting him decide how to deal with Fu Chang.

He simply wanted to create a deadly feud between himself and Fu Jian, and from now on he could only rely on Huan Xi and rely on Huan Xi's power to fight against the Fu family.

But the current situation no longer leaves Liu Wuhuan with no choice. If he cannot act according to Huan Xi's wishes, he may not be able to leave the Jin army camp, and Huan Xi will also support an obedient puppet within the Tiefu Xiongnu. , such as Liu Yanhoutou.

And his death may be framed on the Di people's head, and Wang Yuan will be slandered as an assassin.

After thinking clearly about the consequences, Liu Wuhuan could only say in public:
  "What my brother said makes sense. If Fu Chang is not killed, how can he comfort our wounded and wounded soldiers?"

As he spoke, Liu Wuhuan looked at Wang Yuan and said in a deep voice:

"Take Fu Xiong's head back and tell Fu Xiong that the Fu family has invaded our territory without any reason. I and Fu Jian are at odds with each other!"

　The third chapter is here, 10,000 words will be completed today, and 10,000 words will continue tomorrow. Seeing as how diligent I am, it’s not too much to ask for monthly votes and recommendation votes from everyone. Sorry for the trouble.

　　
  　
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