Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 318 Yan Jun goes south
Feng Yi understood Murong Ke's mood at this time. The news of Fu Jian's defeat on the northern front was also a bolt from the blue for Murong Ke.

Since Huan Xi no longer faced the danger that Fu Jian might invade Guanzhong, he had more room for maneuver in his contest with Murong Ke, and it was difficult to give Murong Ke a chance to find his flaws.

The victory or defeat between Huan Xi and Murong Ke is not about who can win by surprise.

Both of them are not mediocre generals, but the top figures in the world.

The so-called ingenious strategies not only rely on one's own careful planning, but also require the cooperation of the opponent's stupidity.

Just like the Battle of Shayuan in later generations, everyone in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, including Gao Huan himself, knew that Yu Wentai was ambushing in the reeds.

However, Gao Huan suddenly lost his IQ and had to rush in to try to capture Yu Wentai. In the end, the 200,000 Eastern Wei army was separated and defeated by the Western Wei. This battle laid the foundation for the Sui and Tang Dynasties for hundreds of years.

Neither Huan Xi nor Murong Ke would expect the other to be wise. The competition between them was a competition of patience to see who could lose his composure first.

Just like two masters fighting each other, although there will be a preemptive attack, it is also possible that whoever strikes first will reveal the flaw first.

Because of this, Murong Ke wanted to stop quietly. He knew that Li Wei was not Huan Xi's opponent, and hoped that Li Wei could fight Huan Xi first, while Murong Ke stayed away and observed Huan Xi's march and formation.

"I won't be going to the Pei family's banquet. Please let me go for you.

Today's Wenxi Pei family is not as prosperous as it was during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was able to rank alongside the Langya Wang family.

Once the Murong clan gained control of the Central Plains, they would definitely show their fangs to the Yu State and try to take over Hedong.

But now things have changed, and Fu Jian's defeat on the northern front has affected the southern front.

The Yan army was stationed in Wenxi County, so it was inevitable that they would have to deal with the Pei family of Wenxi.

Huan Xi could sit back and hold his troops without any worries, while Li Wei was eager to fight.

The authorities are confused but the bystanders are clear. As long as Murong Ke sees Huan Xi's flaws, he will definitely join the battle and help Li Wei expel Liang Jun.

Therefore, Murong Ke could not continue to wait and see in Wenxi County. He had to go south as soon as possible to make Li Wei feel at ease, instead of being impatient and recklessly fighting Huanxi and ruining the Yu army who rushed to rescue Anyi.

However, the Wenxi Pei family's influence in Hedong should not be underestimated. In Bingzhou, only the Taiyuan Wang family could overwhelm them.

At that time, I heard that the eight children of the Pei family were as famous as the eight children of the Langya Wang family such as Wang Dao and Wang Dun, and were called the Eight Peifang Kings.

Murong Ke looked at Feng Yi and continued:
"Lieutenant Feng, the military situation is urgent. I will go to Anyi with my cavalry today.

Huan Xi can easily win. Although Murong Ke is not afraid of Huan Xi, Li Wei's failure will inevitably affect the morale of the Yan army and at the same time increase the morale of the Liang army.

Once impatient, facing an opponent like Huan Xi, Yu Jun will inevitably be full of loopholes.

Currently, Yan and Yu are joining forces, but there is no unbreakable alliance in this world.

Of course, this refers specifically to the Langya Wang family before Yi Guan traveled south.

After Yiguan crossed south, thanks to the efforts of Wang Dao, Wang Dun and others, the saying that kings and horses share the world came into being.

"Remember not to drink too much. Tomorrow morning, we will need you to lead the infantry south."

Therefore, since Murong Ke entered Bingzhou, he secretly made friends with the nobles, strictly enforced military discipline, and prohibited soldiers from disturbing the people. All of this was to win over people's hearts and reduce resistance when he attacked Hedong in the future.

Different from Murong Ke's choice, although Huan Xi was a Han, he carried out corvee work in the Hedong occupied area and conscripted local people to go to Jie County to build fortifications.

The people actually had quite a lot of complaints about him. After all, Huan Xi began to serve the people before his trust was established.

Huan Xi certainly knew this, so he promised to exempt all counties in Hedong County from paying taxes for three years.

As long as they can occupy the salt pond, Hedong County's three years of taxes will be nothing more than a small profit.

After Huan Xi made his promise, he barely calmed down the dissatisfaction of the people in the occupied areas.

Of course, the anger of those private salt dealers cannot be suppressed easily. Cutting off people's financial opportunities is like killing their parents.

Shen Jin is currently leading his own team to quell the riots in the rear.

Fortunately, those private salt dealers have not yet formed a climate and cannot affect the overall situation.

Shen Jin's poems were the vanguard of Huanxi's Northern Expedition. They defeated the generals on the Ziwu Road and destroyed everything along the way.

Over the years, he has been at the forefront of Liang and Yu, and small-scale border conflicts often break out, which the salt traders can't compete with.

That day, Murong Ke led 30,000 cavalrymen south, including Yao Chang's 10,000 Qiang cavalry.

Yao Chang also acted as a vanguard general, clearing the way for Murong Ke.

Yao Chang rode at the front of the team, frowning.

He had no intention of betraying the Yan State. After all, as Murong Ke said before, he could not abandon the Qiang women and children who stayed in Qingzhou.

But Yao Chang also understood that the foundation of his standing in troubled times was not the great contributions he had made for the Yan State, but the elite Qiang soldiers under his command.

But what kind of person is Murong Ke? Under his nose, Yao Qiang is not allowed to work without contribution. After all, Yao Yizhong has forty-two sons. There are many people alive today. The person who can lead Yao Qiang does not necessarily have to be He is Yao Chang.

If he really only cares about preserving his strength and offends Murong Ke, he will be held accountable after the war. I am afraid that some of the brothers in Yao Chang's family will still jump out and want to replace him.

'well! If you live under someone else's roof, you have to rely on others. '

Yao Chang sighed silently.

He still misses the time he spent under Yao Xiang and lived happily.

He couldn't stand Yin Hao's arrogance. Even if he was the commander of the Northern Expedition, Yao Xiang, as the vanguard, dared to lead his army to ambush and stab the Jin family in the back, but the Jin family had to swallow his anger and negotiate peace with his family.

It's just that in today's world, the Huan family and the Murong family have formed a situation of competing for hegemony. Even the Fu family and the Jin family are still struggling. The world is so big that there is no room for the Yao family and the Qiang family to start a business again.

Duan Gong, who had been captured alive by Yao Chang and taken to Jixian County, had been killed on the order of Murong Jun.

All three thousand Xianbei tribesmen were killed by Murong Jun.

Emperor Yan's ruthless methods also prevented Yao Chang from betraying his heart.

Murong Jun was a man who had a clear distinction between love and hate. If he really defected on the front line, Murong Jun would definitely kill all the Yao family in Qingzhou.

'That's all, it's your duty to serve Yan Lu and serve him. But if Murong Ke deliberately drives one of my subordinates to die, I will not obey him! '

Yao Chang secretly made up his mind that if Murong Ke did not treat him as one of his own, he would go and join Huan Xi. Even if Murong Jun slaughtered his entire family, he would follow Huan Xi to conquer Hebei and come back with the same means.

(End of this chapter)