Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 301 Playing Slowly
Anyi (now Xia County, Shanxi Province) is the seat of Hedong County, more than 280 miles away from Fenglingdu.

As early as Huan Xi had not returned to the north and Deng Qiang made some changes, Lu Polou, the governor of Hedong in Yu State, was already alert and sent someone to report to Jinyang.

The reply from Jinyang also came very quickly. The leading general Li Wei had already led his army south, but the journey was long, more than 700 miles away from Anyi, and it would take some time to arrive.

Lu Boluo also considered whether to send more troops to Fenglingdu, but finally gave up.

After all, among the three ferry crossings of Longmen, Pujin and Fengling, Pujin Ferry has been controlled by Liang Guo, so it doesn't make much sense to stick to Fengling Ferry.

The combat effectiveness of the 30,000 elite infantry under Deng Qiang's command needs no elaboration. It was because Murong Ke had no choice but to withdraw from the war for Luoyang because he had no choice but to deal with this heavy infantry.

If Lu Polou wants to hold on to Fenglingdu, he must transfer his main force. However, once Shen Jin moves east from Puban and Gaowang, Anyi will be in danger.

Just like during the Chu-Han conflict, Han Xin attacked Wei by pretending to cross the river at Fengling to attract Wei Bao's attention, but in the end he landed at Longmendu and marched directly to Anyi.

The fall of Fenglingdu was not bad news. This was what Lu Polou had expected. He did not expect the defenders of Fenglingdu to be able to stop Deng Qiang from crossing the river.

But Huan Xi's appearance at Fenglingdu was enough to give Lu Po Lou a headache.

"In this case, things will become difficult."

The news has been confirmed. In the secluded wing of the prefecture, there were only two people, father and son. Lu Polou said with a sad face:

"I beg my father to hand over the cavalry to the boy. The boy is hiding outside the city. Once Huan Xi divides his troops and captures the people, I can lead the troops to defeat them one by one."

Perhaps because he is young and energetic, compared to his father's pessimism, Lu Guang is eager to try:
"Huan Xi came back from Jiangnan for a funeral. He came in a hurry and may not be well prepared.

Lu Polou shook his head and said:

When Huan Xi attacked Luoyang, Zhang Yu chose to stay in Luoyang City and wait for help, but in the end, Huan Xi moved all the people outside the city.

With so many pairs of eyes staring at him, how could Huan Xi cross the river with a large number of war horses and war horses, and how could he hide it from Lu Po Lou's eyes and ears.

Lu Polou did not reject Lu Guang's proposal, but just warned:

Of course Lu Guang knew this. He pondered for a moment and said:
"Anyi and Fenglingdu are not far apart. The cavalry can attack Anyi for a day and night. Even if my father immediately organizes people from all over the country to evacuate Hedong County, it will be too late.

"My father only needs to hold on to the city. When Duke Jianning (Li Wei) goes south, Liang's army will be weak. Father can attack Liang's army with Duke Jianning. If he can win, he will be famous all over the world."

Lu Polou has been running Hedong County for many years and has buried a lot of secrets at Fengling Ferry.

Deng Qiang's leadership and Huan Xi's leadership are two different concepts.

"Do you still remember Zhang Yu's lessons learned?"

"Huan Xi is heading north now, and Yi Cong of the Imperial Guard must follow him. Guang'er must not take it lightly in case he falls into Huan Xi's ambush."

Not to mention the superiority of the two in terms of ability, now that Huan Xi is on his own expedition, Lu Polou is already unsure about the scale of Liang Jun's invasion. Who knows how many reinforcements Huan Xi will recruit from Guanzhong .

When it comes to the most powerful soldiers in the world, the Guards Yi Cong must be on the list. As former spear cavalry, they followed Huan Xi in his expeditions and made countless feats.

Huan Xi was also known for his cunning in using troops. Lu Polou was really worried that the opportunity Lu Guang was waiting for was actually a trap set by Huan Xi.

Lu Guang couldn't help but smile and said:
"Huan Xi is famous and powerful in China. He is the only one who despises the child. How can the child underestimate him." Father, don't worry, the child will act with caution and will not give Huan Xi an opportunity to take advantage of. "

When Lu Polou heard this, he felt relieved.

There is no better son than a father. Of course he knows Lu Guang's military talents, and he also believes that Lu Guang's sense of smell on the battlefield can distinguish whether what is in front of him is a fighter plane or a trap.

"If Huan Xi underestimates the enemy, we may not be able to win a big victory!"

Lu Polou laughed loudly.

However, the development of things was destined to go beyond the expectations of Lu Polou and his son. Huan Xi knew the abilities of their father and son, so how could he underestimate the enemy.

Since landing at Fenglingdu, Huan Xi has chosen to play it slow and steady.

Although as Lu Guang said, the distance between Fenglingdu and Anyi is only 280 miles, for the cavalry, one day and one night is enough time to reach the city.

However, for a cavalry attack to succeed, the opponent must not be alert.

Otherwise, once the opponent is on guard, they will not be able to force the exhausted cavalry to dismount and attack the city.

Therefore, Huan Xi gave up the temptation of attacking Anyi directly. Instead, he sent people to cross the Zhongtiao Mountains on the north side of Fenglingdu and sent an order to Shen Jin to attack Jie County (today's Salt Lake District of Yuncheng, Shanxi) to support his offensive in Hedong.

As for Huan Xi himself, he led the elite infantry and cavalry and marched eastward to attack Hebei (now Ruicheng County, Yuncheng, Shanxi) and Dayang (now Pinglu County, Yuncheng, Shanxi).

Just when Fu Jian was confronting Xie Ai outside Yinchuan City and Huan Xi was attacking Hedong County, Huan Wen, who was far away in Jiangdong, finally decided to fight.

News of Yin Hao's death had reached Xinting Camp. He became ill due to overwork and eventually died in the twelfth year of Yonghe.

Of course, Yin Hao's death was not the main reason for Huan Xi's squadron. After all, Xi Chao stayed in Xiangyang. Yin Hao's death was not enough for Huan Wen to rush to his squadron like Liu Yu lost Liu Muzhi.

Huan Wen left, firstly because his goal of making friends with the ministers had been achieved, and secondly because he heard that Huanxi had mobilized Hongnong's elite troops to attack Hedong, and instead stationed state and county soldiers in Hongnong County.

Huan Wen had also seen the state and county soldiers of the Liang Kingdom. When Wang Meng led his troops eastward, he brought tens of thousands of state and county soldiers with him. Apart from guarding the city, these people could only do civilian work and were of no great use. .

Huan Wen was worried that Luoyang would be lost, so he had to return to Xiangyang and send more troops to Luoyang to contain Yan.

After all, there was a war between Guanxi and Hedong. Even if the Yan State needed to recuperate, it would definitely take action. Especially when the Kansai side had the advantage in this war, Murong Jun could not sit back and watch Huanxi encroach on Hedong.

In the twelfth year of Yonghe (AD 356), at the end of March, the turn of spring and summer.

Huan Wen led the Chu army's infantry and cavalry to the Zhuque Gate again to bid farewell to the Queen Mother and the young emperor.

On the top of Zhuque City, Murong Jun watched the Chu army move away, as if he had sent away the god of plague, and he felt much more relaxed.

Although he knew that Huan Wen did not dare to raise troops to invade the palace, he could not allow others to sleep on the couch. The Chu army was stationed in Xinting for a day and did not leave, and the ministers loyal to the Jin Dynasty could not sleep well.

At this time, Fu Jian, who had been in a stalemate outside Yinchuan for a long time, finally received an urgent report from Hedong.

(End of this chapter)