Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 320 Joint Operation
In this battle between Liang, Yan and Yu, the commanders of the other two parties, Huan Xi and Murong Ke, both looked down upon Li Wei.

However, the idea that Li Wei was less intelligent was only compared to Huan Xi and Murong Ke.

He is not a mediocre person. He is willing to take the initiative to put down his status and leave the overall situation to Murong Ke's control, which is enough to show that he has self-awareness.

In this battle, the Yu State and the Yan State joined forces to fight against the powerful enemy. If they could not join hands and work together, but instead share different dreams, it would be impossible to expel Huan Xi.

Li Wei lacked experience in commanding the three armies and commanding operations, so he took the initiative to express his willingness to take orders from Murong Ke. This was undoubtedly a wise move.

Of course, the prerequisite for this is that Murong Ke cannot unilaterally sacrifice the Yu army, thereby creating conditions for the Yan army's victory.

Li Wei is a minister of the Fu family, and he must ensure the interests of the Yu State.

However, it is undoubtedly a humiliating thing to admit that one is inferior to others and, as the host, have to transfer command to the guest army.

Lu Polou saw the pain in Li Wei's heart, and he comforted:

"Huan Xi and Murong Ke were both very popular in the world, and few could compare to them.

"In my humble opinion, it is a shame to insist on showing off one's strength despite knowing one's own limitations, which will ultimately harm the country."

Now, as the head coach, Li Wei is fighting against Huan Xi. Once he wins, he will be in the limelight for a while. I am afraid that this credit will also make him feel hot.

"After Uncle Wang entered the camp today, he just took a short rest and then left the camp with his personal guards. Since Lord Lu has something to discuss with Uncle Wang, please stay in the camp and wait for a while."

Fu Xiong was defeated at the hands of Huan Xi. Not long ago, Fu Jian was defeated by Huan Xi's two generals, Xie Ai and Deng Xia.

"If we can defeat Liang Jun, it will be a great achievement. If we can't cover up our shortcomings, why should Duke Jianning worry about it?

However, Lu Polou didn't know that Li Wei's surrender of command was not entirely out of public motives. In fact, it also had some small thoughts of his own.

No one can guarantee what Fu Jian would think of Li Wei if he were lucky enough to defeat Huan Xi, or whether he would feel jealous or resentful.

The so-called master of great power, not to mention the somewhat unclear relationship between Li Wei and Empress Dowager Gou.

It was not until night fell that the tired Murong Ke came back with a cavalry.

Lu Polou had no choice but to send someone back to deliver the message, while he stayed in Yanying, and Murong Zang arranged a tent for him to rest.

After Murong Zang knew Lu Polou's identity, he said with a slight apology:

But when Lu Polou came to Yan Camp, he did not see Murong Ke. Only Murong Jun's son, Murong Zang, King of Le'an, stayed in the camp to take charge of affairs.

After Li Wei learned that Murong Ke had entered the camp, he asked Lu Polou to go for him.

Lu Polou left the Yu army camp and went straight to the Yan camp ten miles away.

"Even if I win this battle, I'm afraid some ministers will use this as a reason to impeach me."

Li Wei was greatly relieved when he heard this, but he still smiled bitterly and said:

It's just that it's too early to consider these things before the war starts.

“He who knows others is wise and knows himself well. If Duke Jianning can do these two things, he is already better than thousands of people.

Lu Polou said unconcernedly:

"Justice prevails in people's hearts. How can the King of Heaven blame Duke Jianning if he knows the reason?"

Hearing that Lu Polou had been waiting for a long time, Murong Ke quickly asked Murong Zang to bring him and explained face to face:
"Ke left the camp today to observe the surrounding terrain. I hope Lord Lu will be waiting for you."

How can a general not know geography?

Murong Ke had never set foot in Hedong before. Now that he came to Hedong to fight, the first thing he did was to understand the surrounding terrain and topography. Even if the Yan State arranged a detailed work in the east of Hedong, the mountains and rivers of the Yu State had already been drawn into an atlas and sent to Murong Ke's desk.

But in the end, only by personally going there and confirming where ambushes could be laid and which places were suitable for the Yan army to fight, could Murong Ke confidently fight Huan Xi in Hedong County.

Not only was Huan Xi wary of Murong Ke, but Murong Ke was also afraid of him.

Neither of them dared to take it lightly.

When Lu Polou was sitting in Yanying before, he actually had some dissatisfaction in his heart, but after learning that Murong Ke was here to inspect the terrain, these dissatisfaction disappeared.

Murong Ke worked tirelessly to defeat Huan Xi. What else could Lu Po Lou have to say? He immediately relayed Li Wei's intention to Murong Ke.

"Did Duke Jianning really say that?!"

Murong Ke was very surprised, but he believed that Li Wei and Lu Polou could not use this kind of thing to make him happy.

Seeing Lu Polou nodding solemnly, Murong Ke showed a heartfelt smile on his face and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu. This battle is not only related to the ownership of Hedong County, but also the difference between me and Huan Xi in the eyes of the world. For me, there is no room for loss.

"Besides, Mr. Lu Fu and Mr. Jianning are both wise men. If I only care about protecting the Yan army and drive the Yu army to die, how can I hide it from you two.

"I also ask Mr. Lu to report back to Duke Jianning. Dayan needs the Yu State and needs a Yu State that has the strength to stop Huan Xi from leaving the east for the Murong family. Therefore, you don't have to worry about me borrowing a knife to kill people."

Murong Ke's frankness made Lu Polou happy. After all, compared to Murong Ke's swearing, such a straightforward analysis of the pros and cons was more convincing.

At least for now, the weakening of the Yu State will do more harm than good to the Yan State. Once the Yu State loses the ability to protect itself, it is equivalent to saying that every time Huan Xi attacks Hedong, the Yu State will have to ask for help from the Yan State.

If things go on like this, the Murong family will be exhausted, and how can they digest the Central Plains region with peace of mind.

It was precisely because of understanding this that Li Wei and Lu Polou could safely hand over the command of the coalition forces to Murong Ke.

Lu Polou asked with a relaxed expression.
"With the words of King Taiyuan, I can also give an explanation to Duke Jianning. May I ask your Majesty, do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Murong Ke heard this and shook his head helplessly:

"Huan Xi is not an easy person to deal with. How can he break it easily? He has not gained anything yet."

Lu Polou also knew that asking Murong Ke to come up with a practical strategy now would be somewhat difficult.

However, since the Yan army has already moved south, there is no rush for a day or two.

He said seriously:

"The Huan thief is always cunning, so you should be cautious when fighting with him. I and Duke Jianning are waiting for good news from your Majesty."

After that, Lu Polou said goodbye to Murong Ke.

Murong Ke ordered Murong Zang:
"Zang'er, I'm here to see you off."

After Lu Polou left, Murong Ke also walked out of the handsome tent. The night was already dark, and Murong Ke had no intention of sleeping. He stared at the west side.

Although there is a Yu Army camp between Liang Camp and Liang Camp.

But Murong Ke only had that kind of Liang Ying in his eyes.

"Huan Xi, what are you thinking about?"

Murong Ke whispered to himself.

(End of this chapter)