Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 310 Two-front situation

Fu Jian went deep into the Hetao, and now he wanted to retreat. The road waiting for him was destined to not be smooth.

Liang Jun returned to Yinchuan City and rested for a while. There was no time to hold a celebration banquet, so Xie Ai sent a large number of Hu cavalry to monitor the movements of Yu Jun and prevent Fu Jian and others from sneaking away.

There are many Huqi in Yinchuan City. These people are not good at fighting tough battles, but they are very useful when they have an absolute advantage and can fight with the wind.

Now the morale of the Yu army has almost hit the bottom, especially those elite infantry cavalry who escaped, it will take a long time to fully recover after being frightened.

At this time, it was natural for those Liang Jun archers to show their majesty.

The battle on the northern front is not over yet, but the situation is doomed. As long as no unexpected situation occurs, Fu Jian will inevitably retreat to Hedong in disgrace.

The next day, early in the morning, just the second day after the war, Xie Ai learned from the sentries outside the city that the Yu army had broken camp and withdrew.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War: Military Struggle Chapter" says: When returning to the army, do not contain it; when surrounding the army, it must be blocked; when the enemy is poor, do not force it.

That is: do not block the enemy troops who are retreating back home, leave a gap for the surrounded troops to escape, and do not push the enemy troops too hard when they are on the verge of despair.

Xie Ai naturally wanted to lead the chase in person, and Deng Xia was accompanying him.

But the reality is that Huan Xi chose Hedong County and Yanchi. He could not guarantee that when he led his army to rescue Yinchuan, Fu Jian would not only not run away, but would stay in Yinchuan and wait for him to come.

"I am not trying to block the Yu people's return route, I just want to harass them along the way and slow down the Yu people's march."

Suo Xia was worried that Fu Jian would set up an ambush halfway. After defeating Xie Ai and Deng Xia's pursuers, Suo Xia boosted his morale and turned around to continue attacking Yinchuan.

Since Xie Ai was unable to surround and kill Fu Jian, all he had to do was to slow down the Yu army's withdrawal from the Hetao as much as possible through constant harassment.

Outside Yinchuan City, Xie Ai looked at Suo Ya and Che Yin who came to see him off, and asked:
"Suo Zuo assists, Chao assists you, and the city defense of Yinchuan will be handed over to you two."

Xie Ai naturally knew these truths, but he would not let Fu Jian go so easily.

If the division was too much, Fu Jian felt distressed. If the division was too small, he could not stop Xie Ai and Deng Xia.

Although Xie Ai was riding a light carriage on the battlefield to command the battle, he was born in Liangzhou and naturally he could ride a horse.

And if the troops are separated and the rear is cut off, it is equivalent to cutting off the tail of a gecko.

No one can be saved. Yu Jun, who only hopes to go home but is forced to a dead end, will turn his fear into anger, and what kind of amazing power can be unleashed in the King of Jue.

Che Yin and Xie Ai didn't have a close relationship, so they just nodded in agreement. Suo Xia couldn't help but remind him:
"Zixiu (characterized by Xie Ai) must not take it lightly. Be cautious and don't fall for Yu Ren's tricks."

What Xie Ai said is true. In this battle, he only brought 10,000 light cavalry, and in cooperation with Deng Xia's Baibao Xianbei, the total was less than 20,000 horses.

This is why in the Art of War it is mentioned that when returning to the army, do not contain them, and do not press against the enemy when they are poor.

If Huan Xi did not attack Hedong County, but instead summoned reinforcements from all walks of life to rush to Hetao, Xie Ai would have to leave Fu Jian behind even if he did not hesitate to take casualties, waiting for Huan Xi to come and encircle and annihilate him.

After all, it was impossible for Fu Jian to march all the way without being able to shake off the chasing troops behind him.

And Fu Jian still had 90,000 infantry and cavalry. If Xie Ai had the idea of ​​leaving Fu Jian in the Hetao, he went to stop the enemy.

Xie Ai smiled and said:

Therefore, the whole army can only retreat slowly.

After all, in Fu Jian's opinion, he does not need to rush back to Hedong to aid.

At this time, Li Wei had led his army south, and Yan State had also sent troops. These were confirmed news, which was enough to reassure Fu Jian. The northern line is no longer able to survive the storm. The only suspense is how long it will take Fu Jian to return to the east of Hedong, and how much damage he will suffer on the way back.

With Xie Ai being cautious, it was difficult for Fu Jian to find a chance to make a comeback.

At the same time, the battle between Liang and Yu on the southern battlefield in Hedong County will also begin.

Hedong County, Anyi City.

Li Wei led an army of 70,000 soldiers southward and finally arrived outside Anyi City.

As soon as he saw Lu Polou, the governor of Hedong, Li Wei ignored the pleasantries and asked eagerly:
"Guangping (Lv Po Lou), what's the situation now?"

Although Li Wei and Empress Dowager Gou had an unexplainable special relationship and their status was extraordinary, Lu Polou's ancestors were Han Chinese and had been assimilated into Lao Di. The two had known each other for many years and had a quite friendly relationship.

Lu Polou knew that he had a vigorous and resolute character, so he immediately told him:
"The Huan thieves arrived at Yanchi five days ago and stationed troops there. In the past five days, there has been no sign of leaving eastward."

Yanchi is located to the west of Anyi. Huanxi's camp is only less than fifty miles away from Anyi. Logically speaking, Huanxi should not stay there for too long. Instead, he should rush to Anyi and march to the city. As long as he captures An The city and the salt pond must be within the palm of your hand.

Li Wei was confused about Huan Xi's plan and asked:
"Is it possible that the Huan thieves don't know that the Yan people have gone south?"

Lu Polou laughed when he heard this:

"How can it be."

How could Murong's mobilization of troops be hidden from Huan Xi's eyes and ears? Now that even Luoyang has tightened its security, how could Huan Xi, who is only separated from Luoyang by a mountain and a river, not know the news.

Li Wei also knew this, and he wondered:

"Since Huan thief knew that Yan's army was marching south, he should also know the importance of rapidity. Huan thief could reach the gates of Anyi in one day.

"Before my arrival, he had three full days to attack the city, but he stopped moving forward. What's the point?"

Lu Polou was also not a roundworm in Huan Xi's belly, and she couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

It was not until that night that the spy lurking in Guanxi finally sent back the news: Wang Meng had been recruiting corvees in Guanzhong and was about to come to Hedong to build fortifications.

The place where the fortifications were built was in the salt pond.

"Are you saying that Huan Thief is going to build a high wall around the entire salt pond to enclose the salt pond?!"

When Li Wei heard the secret, he sat up in shock, unable to remain calm.

Of course he knew the importance of the salt pond to the Yu State. Once it was lost, it would immediately fall into a financial crisis.

The reason why Huan Xi was allowed to enter Yanchi before was because there was no danger to defend around Yanchi and it was too close to Anyi. Huanxi could only truly control Yanchi by capturing Anyi.

Therefore, Li Wei was able to wait for work in Anyi.

But now Huanxi has made a pretense to protect the entire salt pond with a high wall. Regardless of whether he can mine the salt pond under the threat of Anyi, at least he cannot let the Yu State continue to sell salt for profit, which is equivalent to holding back the Yu State's economy. The gate of life.

"No! Absolutely not! No matter what, we can't just sit back and wait for death, just watching the Huan thief gain a foothold in the salt pond!"

Li Wei slapped the table and shouted.

(End of this chapter)