Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 314 Yan Jun’s Plot
Since ancient times, there have been eight main roads crossing the Taihang Mountains between Hebei and Hedong, which are also the famous Taihang Eighth Routes.

When Murong Ke rescued Hedong, he took the first of the eight passes in Taihang, Zhiguan Pass.

Zhiguanxing is located at the southernmost end of the Taihang Mountains. Murong Ke led his army across the Zijin Mountains in the remaining mountains of the Taihang Mountains and entered Hedong County.

After walking out of this steep mountain road, the eyes suddenly opened up. Murong Ke said with emotion:

"Hedong deserves to be a place of great beauty. The mountains of Taihang are surrounded by each other, occupying all the geographical advantages. If the people of Yu had not sought help from Dayan, how could Gu have easily entered Hedong."

Murong Zang followed his uncle to Zhiguanxing and had a deep understanding of this. He turned back to look at the Purple Mountain behind him and said:

"Uncle Wang, the road to Zhiguanxing is difficult to pass. If we can build a pass on Zijin Mountain, we can stop thousands of troops."

Murong Ke said seriously:

"That's what I meant."

Murong Zang was startled when he heard this. He was just talking, but judging from what his uncle meant, it seemed that he was really ready to implement it. But the problem is that Zijin Mountain belongs to the Yu Kingdom, not the Yan Kingdom.

Even if Fu Jian raised troops to demand it, Murong Ke would never give in, because he knew that Fu Jian did not dare to break up with him.

"I came all the way from Ji County to rescue the Fu family, but I will always gain something."

Now that Zhi Guanxing has been controlled by the Yan State, Murong Ke will never hand it over again no matter what.

At this time, it was getting late, and the Yan army was camped at the foot of Zijin Mountain, and the latest information about the war situation in Hedong County had been sent to Murong Ke.

When the Yu State faced the threat of Huan Xi, the only one who could finally give in was Fu Jian.

Murong Ke's words can be described as full of confidence.

"But, will Yu Ren agree?"

Of course Murong Zang understood the importance of this passage, he hesitated and said:

Murong Ke is fearless:

Li Wei had already led his army to leave Anyi City and marched 20 miles southwest. He was more than 30 miles away from Huan Xi and set up a stronghold at the east end of Anyi Salt Pond. The two sides were in a stalemate and no one made any move.

Huan Xi naturally hoped that Li Wei would take the initiative to attack his own camp, and at the worst he would have to fight in the wild, instead of letting him attack the Yu army's camp by force. In doing so, the only winner would be Murong Ke, who had not yet arrived at the Yanchi battlefield.

If Fu Jian goes to war with Murong Ke for control of Zhi Guanxing, it will definitely be a lose-lose situation for both sides, regardless of victory or defeat.

Once the entire Zhiguanxing is occupied, it is equivalent to opening up the road for the Yan State to enter Hedong. From then on, Hedong will be open to the Yan State, and the Yan army can enter and exit freely.

Otherwise, once Yu and Yan turned against each other, Murong Ke, who came to rescue Hedong, would be cut off by Yu at any time. Not only would food and grass be unable to be transported in, there would even be a risk that the entire army would be trapped in Hedong.

As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins.

"So what if Fu Jian doesn't agree, I'm not afraid to go to war with him!"

In order to allow Murong Ke to enter Hedong with confidence, the Fu family had withdrawn all the guards at Zhiguanxing. The entire mountain road, including the passes in the mountain road, was controlled by the Yan army, thus ensuring Murong Ke's retreat.

Therefore, the withdrawal of the Yu State troops from Zhi Guanxing was also one of the prerequisites for Murong Ke to rescue Hedong.

Murong Ke saw his nephew's confused face and said softly:

Li Wei wanted to join forces with Murong Ke, and the reason why he left Anyi City was to hinder Huan Xi's construction of the Anyi Salt Pond.

At present, the Guanzhong civilian men recruited by Wang Meng have arrived in Hedong, and the Guanlong Tuqi are also waiting for dispatch in front of Huan Xi's tent.

Although Li Wei had the numerical advantage, he did not dare to confront Huan Xi. Feng Yi found Murong Ke and asked:
"King Taiyuan, when should we go south?"

The Yan army walked out of Zhiguanxing and came to the north of Wen County. If they wanted to rush to the Yanchi battlefield, they would naturally have to march south.

Murong Ke said:
"There is no need to rush, Feng Taiwei, you send someone to send a message to Li Wei, saying that our army is tired from afar and should not rest for a while at the foot of Zijin Mountain."

The Yan army came from Ji County after a long journey, and it was true that the soldiers were tired. But logically speaking, Huan Xi was now on the defensive. The Yan army and others arrived in Anyi County, and it was not too late to rest and recuperate.

Now Murong Ke stopped at Purple Mountain, which made Feng Yi guess what he was thinking.

"The King of Taiyuan stood still because he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers?"

Murong Ke sighed:

"It's not that I mean to stand back. Li Wei is just a lucky guy. He can serve as the coach of the Yu Army because of his personal relationship with Fu Jian's mother.

"Li Wei's intellect is not enough to serve as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Although Gu is wise and has a strategic mind, as a guest general, Li Wei'an is willing to obey my orders.

"If we join forces with him, I'm afraid the coalition forces won't be able to cooperate with each other, and it will be self-defeating."

In fact, Murong Ke's view of Li Wei was biased.

It is true that Li Wei has never had the experience of leading an army before, but it cannot be said that he has no talent.

In the original time and space, although Li Wei spent most of his time in Chang'an to assist Prince Fu Hong, he also participated in putting down the Wugong Rebellion.

If Li Wei really lacked intelligence, Fu Jian would not be able to tolerate this cheap father and entrust him with the important task of staying behind.

Of course, Murong Ke was not wrong about one thing. Li Wei was able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Yu army that rescued Hedong County, but it was because of his close relationship with Empress Dowager Gou that outsiders did not know.

Murong Ke's dislike of Li Wei was related to Murong Ke's temperament. After all, Fu Xiong was Li Wei's sworn brother. As a result, he took care of his sister-in-law and took care of her in bed. How could Murong Ke, who always prided himself on loyalty, do anything good to Li Wei? perception.

Feng Yi knew Murong Ke's plan and quickly went to make arrangements.

Seeing him leaving, Murong Zang quickly asked the doubts in his heart:

"Uncle Wang, now Li Wei is waiting for our army to go south. If we stay in Zijin Mountain, doesn't it mean that the battle of Yanchi will be delayed?"

Murong Ke shook his head and said:

"No, Huan Xi can wait, but Li Wei can't wait. He can't just sit back and watch Huan Xi occupy the salt pond in Jie County.

"Today, the people in Guanzhong are intensively constructing in Jie County. If Li Wei continues to delay, Liang Guo will be able to erect a high wall around the salt pond in Jie County.

"Even if Huan Xi finally gave up on seizing the Anyi Salt Pond, the Jie County Salt Pond has already been captured by Huan Xi.

"So I predict that when Li Wei and Huan Xi are in a stalemate, Li Wei will be the first to lose his temper."

Murong Ke knew this and was unwilling to join forces with Li Wei.

When masters compete with each other, sometimes the wait is for who can't stand the loneliness and can't hold back his anger first.

Once Murong Ke and Li Wei formed a coalition, Li Wei was eager to take back the Jie County Salt Pond, which would definitely affect Murong Ke's command and operations.

Of course, although Li Wei had more soldiers, he was not Huan Xi's opponent. If the two were allowed to fight, Yu's army would definitely fail, and once Liang's army gained momentum, it would be even more difficult to deal with it.

Murong Ke also knew this very well and had his own plans.

(End of this chapter)