Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 313 Stay in Hanoi
Yao Chang and his 10,000 Qiang elite cavalry were assigned to the front army and belonged to Taiwei Feng Yi's account.

Murong Jun accepted Yao Chang's surrender not to allow him to enjoy peace and happiness in Qingzhou, but to secretly accumulate strength in order to make a comeback.

Running around for the king's affairs was his duty, and Yao Chang couldn't refuse.

Murong Zang tightened his grip on the horse's belly and followed Murong Ke closely. He reminded softly:
"Uncle Wang, Yao Chang has a grudge against my brother, Dayan, so don't believe it easily."

Murong Ke turned to look at him, with some relief in his eyes. He nodded and said:
"The fact that you are so cautious means that you have not come to the army for free. But Zang'er, you only know one thing but not the other."

As he spoke, Murong Ke deliberately lowered his voice and continued:
"Whether Yao Chang is loyal to Dayan will be known over time. The reason why I trust him now is because I know that Yao Chang will never abandon the Qiang people who have been resettled in Qingzhou."

There are more than 100,000 Qiang women and children staying in Qingzhou as hostages. At least as far as the current situation is concerned, Yao Chang can be trusted.

All the Qiang infantry and cavalry that were once under Yao Xiang's command were now handed over to Yao Chang, including the Qiang soldiers who were captured by Murong Ke and Murong Chui in the Battle of Yecheng.

Only the Han army formed by Yao Xiang was separated from the Yao clan, which was also the terms agreed upon by both parties.

Yao Chang continued to rule the Qiang people, and handed over all the Han people who were attached to the Yao family.

As for those Qiang soldiers who were previously captured and later released to the Yao family, it would take a period of adjustment to get out of the cloud of defeat.

Murong Ke heard this and said with a smile:
"Although I don't think Huan Wen has the courage to cross the river, Zang'er, you are right. To be prepared for everything, we should still station an army in Hanoi."

Murong Zang blindly believed in Murong Ke's judgment. Since Murong Ke claimed that Yao Chang could be trusted, he also put aside his doubts and turned his attention to the Chu army:
"Uncle Wang, Huan Wen is leading his troops to the north now. The attack is menacing. We must be on guard against it."

Huan Wen and Huan Xi's father and son can be said to be the biggest obstacle to the Murong family's annexation of the world.

At least it won't be useful in a short period of time.

It's just that although Murong Ke had already made a judgment in his heart, as he said to Murong Zang, he still had to leave an army behind in case of any eventuality.

Although Murong Chui failed to follow Murong Ke to rescue Hedong this time, he was in charge of Yecheng, which was only a few days away from Hanoi.

In this battle, Murong Ke only recruited 10,000 Qiang elite cavalry because they were left in the camp by Yao Xiang during the Battle of Yecheng, and they did not have much impact due to that battle.

Therefore, Murong Ke paid great attention to the Huan family and his son, and also understood their habits.

However, as the Huan family's territory of power continued to expand, Huan Wen had long lost his indomitable spirit.

Huan Wen dared to take risks in the early years. Although in the battle that destroyed the Han Dynasty, it was Huan Xi and Yuan Qiao who advocated for him to advance quickly with light troops. However, Huan Wen was able to accept their correct opinions and send 10,000 elite troops to Shu. This in itself It is the embodiment of courage.

From the battle for Luoyang, Murong Ke could see that Huan Wen now does not like to take risks.

Although Fu Jian was also divided into one party, due to geographical limitations, it was bounded by the Chu State to the south, the Yan State to the east, and the Liang State to the west, making it difficult to develop.

Attacking Hanoi would have small benefits and high risks. How could Huan Wen cross the river?

Because of the existence of Taihang Baxing, even if Huan Wen sent troops to Hanoi, he could not cut off Murong Ke's return path. Instead, he came to the north of the Yellow River and might encounter a pincer attack by Murong Ke and Murong Chui.

After all, when facing the Huan family father and son, one cannot speculate on them using established thinking. Who knows whether the other party will break the stereotype.

Even if Hanoi is attacked, the Yan army has other retreats. Thinking of what Huan Xi did in Luoyang, Murong Ke also had to prevent Huan Wen from crossing the river and forcibly moving the people.

In troubled times, population is much more important than territory. As the saying goes, if the land is saved and people are lost, both people and land are lost; if people are saved and land is lost, both people and land are saved. Of course Murong Ke understood such a simple truth.

The army marched to Yewang City. Feng Yi, who arrived early, had already set up camp. Murong Ke found him and asked:

"I am about to station an army in Hanoi. Who does Feng Taiwei think can take on this important task?"

Feng Yi knew that Murong Ke must have someone in mind, but he still pondered:

"Zuopu Shehuangfu is really resolute and courageous. He is both wise and courageous. He is qualified for this task."

Murong Ke heard this and laughed loudly:
"Gu and Feng Taiwei coincided with each other."

Huangfu Zhen comes from the Anding Huangfu family. His elder brother Huangfu Dian and his two nephews Huangfu Fen and Huangfu Fu are now in Guanxi and serve in the Liang Kingdom.

Logically speaking, he should not be the one to face the Huan family father and son.

However, Huangfu Zhen assisted the three generations of monarchs Murong Xin, Murong Huang and Murong Jun, and his loyalty was unquestionable. Both Murong Ke and Feng Yi believed that he would not betray the Yan State because he had relatives serving as officials in the Liang State.

Of course, the most important thing is that although Murong Ke was sure that Huan Wen did not dare to cross the river, he would never underestimate Huan Wen's talents.

Since an army was to be stationed in Hanoi to intimidate Huan Wen from crossing north, the generals stationed in Hanoi must also be talented people, so that Murong Ke could trust him with the safety of Hanoi County.

Huangfu is just such a suitable candidate who can command troops with military skills and provide advice with literary skills.

Murong Ke and Feng Yi agreed, so there was no need to find anyone else to discuss. Murong Ke ordered people to call Huangfu Zhen to the commander's tent and asked:

"Now that Huan Wen is heading north, he wants to stay in Hanoi with Huang Fu Pu She. How many soldiers and horses does Pu She need to keep Hanoi intact?"

Huangfu Zhen was not frightened by the upcoming confrontation with Huan Wen. He calmly and decisively said:

"Ten thousand people are enough."

It's not that Huangfu really underestimated Huan Wen, but because Hanoi County itself has soldiers and horses stationed there. It is summer and when the water level of the Yellow River is at its highest, the places where Huan Wen can cross the river are extremely limited. As long as he watches the river bridge, he can sit back and relax.

If it is the dry season of the Yellow River, men and horses can cross the river, but Huangfu really doesn't dare to only have 10,000 soldiers.

Murong Ke went south from Ji County this time. Murong Jun gave him 50,000 infantry and cavalry, and also recruited 10,000 Qiang cavalry from Yao Chang to accompany the army, totaling 60,000 infantry and cavalry.

Huangfu really asked for 10,000 soldiers, but Murong Ke did not refuse him. After all, there were fewer soldiers stationed in Hanoi, so he could not scare Huan Wen.

The remaining 50,000 infantry and cavalry, including Yao Chang's cavalry, can be regarded as the elite of the Yan army. In Murong Ke's opinion, they are enough to rescue Hedong.

Because Huan Xi also did not have many troops to attack Hedong County.

Murong Ke knew very well how many soldiers Huan Xi had under his command. The news that Fu Jian was defeated and fled to Hetao had not yet spread back to Hedong, but Murong Ke naturally knew that a large part of Liang's military strength was deployed by Huan Xi. The Northern Line.

Although the State of Yu secretly guarded Yan State as an ally, it would not conceal the information about Huan Xi. Murong Ke naturally knew how many soldiers Huan Xi had brought.

(End of this chapter)