Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 116
  Back in early August, a group of Huns cavalry came south from the Xitao Plain and first appeared in Anding County.

Although the Huns cavalry held the Jin flag high, they still caused quite a commotion.

This Xiongnu army, totaling 5,000 archers and cavalry, went to Chang'an to listen to Huan Xi's orders.

Fortunately, they came and left quickly, and did not harass the local people along the way.

Huan Xi has always attached great importance to military discipline, and he dare not say that he imitated the Yue family army and had the discipline not to demolish houses to death from freezing, and not to plunder to death from starvation.

But they will never be allowed to rob their own people when they have no worries about food and clothing.

As for the army in the Guanlong area, if it still has problems with insufficient food and lack of warm clothing, that is Huan Xi's responsibility.

At this time, after several months of rest, the soldiers were ready to be driven.

Huan Xi did not intend to wait any longer, and planned to take the opportunity to go eastward, kill Luoyang, and plunder the population.

The reason why he was so impatient was that Fu Jian was busy proclaiming himself emperor and building a country, and at the same time, his cavalry had not recovered their strength.

Once he calms down, he will definitely send troops south to interfere with himself and rob the people of Luozhou.

Luozhou was established by the Later Zhao Dynasty, and originally controlled six counties including Henan, Xingyang, Hedong, Hongnong, Chenliu, and Dongyan (governing Dongyan County, northeast of Yanjin County in Henan Province today). Among them, Hedong County was occupied by Fu Jian and Huan. Xi split into two.

Huan Xi had no intention of occupying Luoyang for the time being. It would be unwise to rashly seize Luoyang without seizing Hedong.

In the final analysis, it is because the Luoyang Basin is basically undefended for Hedong.

As long as Fu Jian wants to send troops to Luoyang during the dry season and freezing period of the Yellow River, it can be said that everything is smooth sailing.

Therefore, if we cannot capture Hedong, we cannot talk about running Luoyang.

Unless a lot of manpower and material resources are spent to build a defense line north of Luoyang.

Huan Xi's war is only to plunder the population, not to covet land. For now, the battle line cannot be extended too long.

The distance between Jinyang and Luoyang is long. At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Erzhu Zhao used cavalry to rush on the road because of a fire in his backyard. He set out from Luoyang and ran for ten days before returning to Jinyang.

When Fu Jian received the news and went south with infantry, he was afraid that the day lilies would be cold.

Of course, another reason why Huan Xi was so eager to send troops was that it was the autumn harvest season, and Huan Xi needed both people and food.

On August 351, the seventh year of Yonghe (AD ), just six days after Aman was born, five thousand Xiongnu archers had arrived to camp outside Chang'an City, and the Jin army had also gathered at this time.

Huan Xi detached 7,000 infantry and put them under the command of Deng Qiang, and ordered him to garrison Puban and coordinate with Shen Jin's 1,000 troops and 3,000 soldiers in Gaowang City to prepare for Fu's plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and storm Gaowang City. With Puban and other places, they took the opportunity to enter Guanzhong.

And he himself was preparing to personally lead five thousand elite cavalry of the Jin army, five thousand Xiongnu cavalry with bows, and ten thousand infantry soldiers to march eastward.

The time for dispatching troops is tomorrow, August 22nd.

Before the expedition, Huan Xi did not go to the military mansion again, but stayed with his family in Weiyang Palace.

Sima Xingnan scolded:
  "Aman is only a few days old and you are in a hurry to fight. Come to think of it, you will definitely not be able to catch up with the baby's full moon wine. Ayuan will give birth soon, and you will not be able to come back."

Huan Xi also knows that he owes his family, but the opportunity is really rare.

Back then, he gave away 15,000 troops and horses in exchange for 30,000 households from Huan Wen. How could he not covet the population of Luoyang area?

After all, in the original time and space, Fu Jian defeated Zhang Yu and forcibly moved 50,000 households from Luoyang.

Huan Wen was slow to move. He sent troops only after a few years. He once occupied Luoyang, but in the end he only took away 3,000 households.

Just as the saying goes, if you have quick hands, you will have nothing, but if you have slow hands, you will have nothing.

"Mom, time waits for no one. Besides, I have you in Chang'an, so my child can go out safely."

As he spoke, Huan Xi sighed:

"Population is really rare. If my father could have allowed me to take away more people from Jingzhou, why would I leave at such an important time?

"Mother must not vent her anger on father. Father also has good intentions and does not want his children to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor."

Sima Xingnan was furious when she heard this, and she said angrily:

"What a hateful old slave! I am enjoying myself in Jiangling, but let my son risk his life!

"Xi'er, don't go! When my mother returns to Jiangling, I will ask the old slave to bring you a population!

"I don't believe it anymore. I own the three states of Jing, Yi, and Ning, but I can't even raise 10,000 or 20,000 households!"

Huan Xi quickly dissuaded him and said:
  "Mother, how can this be? The child would rather take some risks than let you have a dispute over this!"

Sima Xingnan comforted Huan Xi and said:

"Xi'er doesn't need to worry, as a mother, she has her own sense of propriety. If I dare not agree, I will never have a happy life again in the future."

Huan Xi was overjoyed in his heart. Not to mention ten or twenty thousand households, even if Huan Wen only squeezed out a few thousand households for him, Huan Xi would still be happy. After all, he got it for nothing and no one wanted it.

But after thinking about it carefully, Huan Xi still rejected Sima Xingnan's proposal.

Although he wanted to take advantage of this, he also didn't want Huan Wen to feel grudge because of it. After all, it was not worth it for 10,000 or 20,000 households.

Moreover, once he can force 50,000 households to move into the customs like Fu Jian, the population under his rule will exceed 300,000 households. With the use of the Quyuan plow, the Guanlong area will no longer be short of labor.

Although Sima Xingnan sounded confident, he was also prepared to make an exception and allow Huan Wen to take concubines if he really disagreed.

Huan Xi said to Sima Xingnan:
  "The child is now a father. How can he ask his father to help solve problems when he encounters them?

"Moreover, the military order has been issued, and the Xiongnu archers and cavalry have traveled a long distance, so how can the order be changed overnight.

"If the child wins, there is no need to bother the mother.

"If I come back in vain, please ask my mother to come forward for me."

Sima Xingnan laughed when he heard this and said: "Zhang Yu is just my son's junior, so how can he be his opponent?"

Apparently, Sima Xingnan had also heard people talk about the father-son relationship between Huan Xi and Zhang Yu.

Huan Xi left his mother's residence and went to Yutang Hall first.

As Sima Xingnan said, no matter how fast Huan Xi acted, he would not be able to come back before Li Yuan gave birth.

Not to mention Aman's full moon wine, even whether he can eat the hundred-day banquet is a problem.

When Li Yuan saw Huan Xi entering the door, she took out a peace charm from her arms and said:
  "I asked my mother to ask for this in the temple. It will definitely protect the general's safety."

After Li Yuan's parents were brought to Chang'an, her mother Li would often come to Weiyang Palace to visit her, especially after she became pregnant. Because she cared about Li Yuan's health, she moved around more frequently.

Facing Li Yuan's kindness, Huan Xi refused to accept it. He handed the peace talisman back to Li Yuan and said sternly:

"I have been on the battlefield for a long time, and I don't need to fight close to others, so there is no danger.

"On your side, your body is already weak. Although you are feeling better after exercise, your foundation is too bad and I really can't worry about you.

"This peace talisman is more suitable to be worn on your body."

Li Yuan explained:
  "Mother has begged for one for me."

With that said, he took out his own one and showed it to Huan Xi.

Huan Xi smiled and said:

"It's okay to wear an extra one. I am a person with great luck. I will share some with you today. I hope you can give birth safely and smoothly."

Li Yuan did not refuse anymore, she said:

"General, can I wear it for my concubine?"

Huan Xi was naturally happy.

After talking to Li Yuan for a long time, Huan Xi returned to Jiaofang Hall.

Neither Li Yuan nor Xie Daoyun could go out of the city to see him off tomorrow.

Li Yuan was pregnant with Liujia and had difficulty moving, while Xie Daoyun had just given birth and was still very weak and could not bear the wind.

At this time, Aman was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms. As soon as Huanxi entered the door, he motioned for the wet nurse and maid to leave, as he did not want to be disturbed when he was talking to his wife.

However, Xie Daoyun turned away, unwilling to see him with a straight face.

Huan Xi was greatly puzzled:

"Why is Madam like this?"

Xie Daoyun was afraid of waking up Aman, so he whispered:

"My face is haggard and unmodified, and I dare not meet my husband."

Heart of beauty in everyone.

Huan Xi thought something had happened, so he reached out and hooked Xie Daoyun's chin, turned her face, kissed her gently on the lips, and said:

"I have been fighting outside all year round and have been exposed to the sun and wind. If one day I grow old, become ugly, or accidentally lose my appearance on the battlefield, will Ling Jiang also dislike me?"

Xie Daoyun shook his head firmly and said:
  "No matter what my husband looks like, whether he is noble or humble, I will never leave you."

Huan Xi smiled and said:

"Me too."

That night, Huan Xi stayed in Jiaofang Hall.

After giving birth to Aman, the couple was able to sleep together in the same bed, but for now, they could not have sex, so Huan Xi naturally would not waste time on his wife's health and rush into it.

The next day, Huan Xi said goodbye to Xie Daoyun, Sima Xingnan, and Li Yuan, while Han Yan would temporarily leave Chang'an and go to Guandong with him.

This is not to stimulate Zhang Yu, but just to have someone to relieve his loneliness.

At this time, compared to before, the situation in Kanto seemed to have changed significantly.

Liu Xian, who had sacrificed Shi Zhi's head and professed his vassalage to Ran Min, rebelled again and led his troops to attack Yecheng. However, he was severely beaten by Ran Min again and fled back to Xiangguo in embarrassment. In July, Liu Xian proclaimed himself emperor in Xiangguo. .

At the same time, Zhou Cheng, the governor of Xuzhou in the Ran Wei Dynasty, Wei Tong, the governor of Yanzhou, Gao Chong, the general of Pingnan, Lu Hu, the general of the conquest of captives, and others successively sent envoys across the river to proclaim themselves ministers to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

South of the Yellow River, only Zhang Yu occupied Xu and Luo, Duanbu Xianbei occupied Qingzhou, and the rest were owned by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Of course, these surrendered governors and generals separated themselves into one side. They neither listened to the announcement nor the instructions, and only obeyed the Jin Dynasty in name.

The Central Plains is still in a situation of warlord separatism, and the people suffer deeply from it.

Huan Xi was more than willing to do this, but not powerful enough. If he could not eliminate the Fu family, it would be difficult for him to send troops to fight for the Central Plains, and he would only be able to make the people of the Central Plains endure for a few more years.

Before the Fu clan can be eliminated, the threat from Qian Liang behind them must be dealt with first, and the Liangzhou cavalry must be taken over for their own use.

Deng Qiang had already taken the lead with 7,000 infantry heading north via the Weishui River to garrison at Puban.

Huan Xi led 20,000 Jin and Hungarian infantry and cavalry out eastward. As always, he left Wang Meng in Chang'an to preside over military and state affairs. He used Quan Yi as his mastermind and followed the army to praise paintings.

　Thanks to book friends the Fourth Emperor of Qin Dynasty and SS Sishui for the reward.

　　The next chapter is before twelve o'clock in the evening.

　　As for the map, I don’t have time to do it today, so give me two more days.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)