Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 107

For Fu Xiong, although the Hetao Plain is nice, it is no longer a place to stay for a long time.

It is true that there are several cities on Qiantao Plain, such as Wuyuan City on the west side. It is not impossible to defend them according to the city.

However, with the main cavalry of the Di tribe suffering heavy losses, the Fu family was no longer able to ensure the safety of the grain road under the harassment of the Jin and Hungarian cavalry. If they continued to stay in the Hetao Plain, they would only be trapped here by Huan Xi.

Once Fu Jian sends troops to rescue, Bingzhou will be empty, giving Dai the opportunity to take advantage.

When the Fu family and Zhang Ping fought for the annexation of the state, Dai Guo had already missed an opportunity. Who can guarantee that Tuoba Shiyiqian will miss the opportunity again.

Of course, the reason why Fu Xiong was able to resolutely abandon the Loop and leave simply after weighing the pros and cons was because of a letter sent to him by his brother Fu Jian.

Previously, Fu Jian left Jinyang and headed north to Yanmen Pass to contain Dai's troops.

When passing through the Xiurong River south of Yanmen Pass, I saw that the water and grass there were rich and suitable for livestock breeding, so I told Fu Xiong the good news.

Xiurongchuan is divided into South Xiurong and North Xiurong.

Liu Yuan, the founding monarch of the Han and Zhao Dynasties who destroyed the Western Jin Dynasty and officially kicked off the Five Husties, was born in Nanxiurong, and his tribe has lived here as pastoralists for generations.

And Bei Xiurong also gave birth to a hero in later generations, it was Er Zhurong, a powerful official in the Northern Wei Dynasty and a native of Qihu.

After the Erzhu family was granted land within a radius of 300 miles in Beixiurong, they were able to accumulate a large amount of wealth through animal husbandry, laying the foundation for Erzhurong's rise.

Historical records: "The livestock farming has ceased, and since then it has become more and more prosperous. The cattle, alpacas, and horses are all in groups, but the amount of grain is limited." Whenever there was a conquest in the imperial court, private horses were often offered. ’

There is no doubt that with Xiurongchuan as a substitute, the Fu family's need for the Hetao Plain is no longer so urgent. Fu Xiong naturally does not need to stay here and fight Huan Xi to death even though he knows that there is no hope of victory. knock.

He just regretted why he stayed in Jinyang when he occupied Bingzhou instead of taking the initiative to patrol the north.

If he had discovered Xiurongchuan, a land of abundant water and grass, earlier, he might not have needed to send troops to the Hetao, and Fu Chang would not have died tragically here.

The Fu family lived in Longyou for generations. After leaving the east, they mostly moved around the Central Plains and Hebei.

After Zhang Ping escaped, the two brothers only sent generals to take over the northern part of Bingzhou. It is not unbelievable that they lacked understanding of Xiurongchuan.

But even with Xiurongchuan as a horse breeding land, the Fu family and the Tiefu Xiongnu also forged an incomprehensible hatred because of Fu Chang's death.

Fu Xiong couldn't let go of this matter, and Fu Jian was destined to have a hard time letting go.

Precisely because Fu Xiong left quickly, Huan Xi's process of regaining the back cover and front cover was also very smooth.

It is not that Huan Xi never thought of taking the opportunity to occupy the Hetao area, but the reality is that the Hetao is neighbors with the Fu family, Daiguo, and the Chile people on the northern grasslands, and the situation is complicated.

Once the Hetao Plain is captured, his energy will also be involved here, and it will be difficult to achieve anything in other directions.

It is better to use the Tiefu Xiongnu as a puppet and control them from behind, while he only occupies the Xitao Plain, which is suitable for the development of irrigated agriculture. When the strength becomes stronger in the future, through gradual penetration, he can completely control the Tiefu Xiongnu, and then recruit the Huns' archers. As a servant army, follow him to fight everywhere.

Due to the special nature of recovering the lost territory this time, there would be no battle, so Huan Xi simply temporarily broke up the formations of the Jin army and the Xiongnu archers and cavalry, letting them work together.

The Jin army under Huan Xi was a melting pot of various ethnic groups, including Han, Jie, Qiang, Di, and Huns. They communicated in Chinese every day, and with the presence of the Huns, they could also Acted as an interpreter between the soldiers and the Huns' archers.

At the same time, Huan Xi encouraged these Xiongnu archers and horsemen to learn Chinese during the march, and promised that if they could communicate skillfully in Chinese during this period, they could receive a piece of cloth and a sheep as rewards.

At the beginning, Huan Xi regained Woye County and seized the supplies that Fu Xiong had left in the county, including 100,000 cattle, sheep and other livestock that Fu Xiong had previously plundered in the Hetao area.

These livestock are actually the property of the Tiefu tribe, but now they have become Huan Xi's trophies.

Of course he would not return the items that were already in Huan Xi's pocket, but he would not keep them for himself, but use them to show favor.

Huan Xi rewarded the soldiers lavishly in Woye County. The Jin army was on foot and cavalry, and each person received an ox and a sheep.

Each of the Xiongnu archers and cavalrymen received two sheep.

As for the fallen soldiers, their families will not only receive rewards in full, but they will also receive an additional sheep as a compensation.

The reason why cattle were distributed to Jin army officers and soldiers was because they were off-duty soldiers and had no time to take care of farm work at home. With cattle, with a little domestication, they could be used as cattle to work in the fields.

His behavior of squandering the livestock of the Hun nobles to establish a favor for himself certainly won the support and love of the majority of soldiers.

It is expected that one day, whether it is Liu Wuhuan or Liu Kuantou, they will confront Huan Xi. These Xiongnu archers dare not say that they will defect in front of the battle, but they will certainly not fight to the death for their brothers.

Huan Xi now has tens of thousands of cattle and sheep left, and has also captured a lot of food for the Di army. Naturally, he has the confidence to use material rewards to encourage the Xiongnu archers and horsemen to learn Chinese.

Even if 10,000 Xiongnu archers and cavalry were able to communicate in Chinese proficiently, the price Huan Xi had to pay was only 10,000 sheep and 10,000 pieces of cloth.

Last year, the household transfer Huanxi received was close to 220,000 horses. This was the result of the 30,000 relocated households that had just moved in and were exempted from last year's household transfer.

These sheep were a windfall, and Huan Xi would not begrudge the 10,000 pieces of cloth.

It's not like someone really offered a bounty, but in the end they were reluctant to part with 10,000 pieces of cloth. They paid it in installments and didn't pay it all until the country was destroyed. Because Huan Xi deliberately kept Jin and Hungarian officers and soldiers together, as the exchanges between them increased, many people also formed friendships, and the relationship quickly heated up.

Especially the Jin army's cavalry and the Xiongnu's archers, both sides have a comradeship that they have fought side by side with.

For the Huns' cavalry, the protection of the Jin army's cavalry was the most secure battle they had ever fought.

Following Huan Xi's army, in the returning regiment composed of Xiongnu nobles, Liu Wuhuan and Liu Yan could only watch Huan Xi tame the Xiongnu archers. I believe that it won't be long before these Xiongnu archers will only know how to fight. There is Duke Huan, but I don’t know that there is King Zuo Xian.

The Xiongnu infantrymen under Liu Wuhuan were even more envious of this, and some even secretly learned Chinese to try their luck to see if they could get the same sheep and cloth.

When everyone came to Wuyuan City, dozens of Xiongnu infantry bravely approached Quan Yi, who was responsible for the matter. Unexpectedly, Quan Yi knew that they were not Xiongnu archers, but still rewarded them with a sheep and a piece of cloth.

When these dozens of Xiongnu infantry returned with rewards, they also triggered an upsurge in learning Chinese among the Xiongnu infantry.

Not all of them were just interested in the rewards, but hoped to learn Chinese well and serve Huan Xi like the Huns' archers and cavalry in the future.

The Tiefu Huns are actually not timid in fighting, but they are always defeated in battles. Who can bear this?

The Xiongnu infantry saw that the Xiongnu archers and cavalry, who were of similar quality to them in the past, were able to beat up the arrogant Di elites under Huan Xi's training. Who wouldn't want to follow Huan Xi in battle and receive rewards for meritorious service?

And this situation is what Huan Xi hopes to see.

To completely control the Tiefu Xiongnu, Huan Xi felt that it was not enough just to control the upper-level people in power.

He must establish his high prestige among the lower-level Xiongnu soldiers. In this way, no matter who the Tiefu Xiongnu chooses to be the Zuoxian King, he must obey his orders.

Even if the Lord of Tiefu becomes rebellious one day, there is no need for Huan Xi to send troops. With just an order, there will naturally be people loyal to Huan Xi who will lead the Xiongnu soldiers to launch a coup and send the people to Chang'an.

Of course, in order to achieve such an effect, it would not happen overnight. Huan Xi had to exert his influence on the Tiefu Xiongnu tribe for many years.

And this is what Huan Xi is good at.

Although Huan Xi's military and political talents were outstanding, his most outstanding thing was his method of playing with people's hearts.

When Fu Xiong's army completely withdrew from the Hetao Plain, Huan Xi also stopped the pace of the Eastern Expedition. Of course, they said they were expelling the Di people, but in fact they were just sending Fu Xiong out of the country.

It would be difficult for the Fu family to threaten the Tiefu Xiongnu in a short period of time until the cavalry recovered their strength.

But Liu Wuhuan knew that Fu Jian would definitely avenge his son's murder. The two sides could not usher in peace because of Fu Xiong's withdrawal. It was just a temporary truce.

"Huan Gong, this is Yinshan Mountain."

Liu Wuhuan pointed to the towering mountains in the north and introduced to Huan Xi.

The Yinshan Mountain mentioned here is actually the Daqingshan Mountain in the middle section of the Yinshan Mountains, and is also an important water source conservation area for the Qiantao Plain.

Yinshan Mountain has a very special significance to the Huns. They worship their ancestors, ghosts and gods here.

"Book of Han: The Legend of the Xiongnu" records: After the Xiongnu lost the Yin Mountains, they did not regret it and did not cry.

Huan Xi looked at the mountains in front of him, imagining that after pacifying the north, he would lead his troops across the Yin Mountains and dominate Monan and Mobei.

At the same time, Fu Jian, who was in Yanmen, had learned about what happened in the Hetao area from the messenger sent back by Fu Xiong, and also received the not heavy brocade box.

Fu Jian had been fighting with his father for many years and was used to seeing life and death, but now, he didn't dare to open the brocade box, even just to take a look at it.

"My son! My son!"

Fu Jian hugged the brocade box and cried bitterly.

Not only Liu Wuhuan and Liu Kuantou, but also Huan Xi were also hated by Fu Jian.

But he was not carried away by hatred.

Although the Battle of Hetao failed, the casualties suffered by the Fu family were not heavy.

But it was mainly the loss of the elite cavalry that made it difficult for the Fu family to compete with Huan Xi for supremacy in the Hetao Plain in a short period of time.

"Chang'er, I swear to my father that I will avenge you. One day, I will take the heads of Huan Xi, Liu Wuhuan, and Liu Lang to pay homage to you!"

Fu Jian looked at the brocade box in his arms with red eyes and swore.

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