Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 323 Reinforcements are coming
Huan Xi did not show special concern for Huan Qian because he was his cousin.

In fact, whenever a general was injured, he would personally express condolences and tell them to rest in peace and recuperate. The generals would do this, which was also a small way to win people's hearts.

This kind of understatement of concern is cheap, but it is precious because of the identity of a person who shows goodwill.

Today's battle was won by Liang Jun. Of course, during the confrontation between Liang Jun and the Yan and Yu coalition forces, small-scale battles often broke out. The two sides were victorious, and Huan Xi could not be called a surprise.

There is only one reason why the decisive battle between him and Murong Ke has not happened yet:
Huan Xi was avoiding the battle.

This battle was very difficult for Huan Xi.

He did not expect that Li Wei would be able to put aside his honor and disgrace and choose to obey Murong Ke.

Huan Xi was not afraid to fight the coalition forces with their own evil intentions with a weak force, and was confident that he could defeat more with less.

As the saying goes, when friendly forces are in trouble, they are as immovable as a mountain and there are many examples of them refusing to save them. Huan Xi is confident that he can defeat them one by one.

But now that the Yan army and the Yu army are under unified command, how can Huan Xi go out to fight in the camp?

There are 50,000 Yan troops, 70,000 Yu troops, and a full 120,000 cavalry.

However, there were only 45,000 people around Huan Xi. If he was not unwilling to give up the Jie County Salt Pond that he had already obtained, Huan Xi might have chosen to withdraw his troops and evacuate Hedong.

Prior to this, Murong Ke sent envoys more than once to make an appointment with Huan Xi.

However, Huan Xi refused all this. He just couldn't hold on, and Murong Ke was unwilling to attack Liang Jun's camp, so a deadlock was formed.

Of course, small-scale confrontations are inevitable.

Huan Xi was waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

As early as when news of the Yinchuan victory reached Chang'an, Wang Meng had already ordered the 30,000 Hexi Xianbei troops stationed in Longguan to rush eastward.

Huan Xi asked Wang Meng to stay in Chang'an and gave him military and political power. Naturally, Wang Meng could mobilize the Kansai army without asking Huan Xi for instructions.

This Xianbei cavalry was originally to guard against Fu Jian's invasion of Guanzhong. Now that Fu Jian was defeated and fled to Hetao, there was no longer a threat to Guanzhong, and 30,000 Hexi Xianbei could march eastward to aid the battlefield in Hedong.

Of course Murong Ke knew that Huan Xi was holding on to the camp and waiting for help.

After the 120,000 Yan and Yu coalition troops came forward, Huan Xi's main force of Liang's army was unable to leave the stronghold and could not protect the civilians who were under construction. Therefore, Huanxi had already ordered the construction to be stopped and the civilians were moved to various counties.

Due to the land equalization system pursued by the Liang State, the tens of thousands of civilians recruited by Huan Xi from Guanxi were actually state and county soldiers.

Liang Guo's political decree clearly stipulates that all adult men who are granted land must spend part of their time each year receiving military training during the off-season.

Although the annual training time is limited, it is better to focus on practicing defending the city, but it can also rely on the city wall for defense.

This was also the reason why Murong Ke could not leave Huan Xi's camp alone and go to regain the lost territory.

Just like Fu Jian knew that the women and children of the Xiongnu and Xianbei were in Gaopingchuan, but he was dragged under the city of Yinchuan.

If the troops are divided too much, the Liang army's camp cannot be guarded. If the troops are divided too little, the city cannot be captured.

In the Yan army's camp, in the commander's tent, Murong Ke glanced at his generals, including Lu Polou.

Lu Polou is a representative of the Yu State. Now he is stationed in Yanying and participates in decision-making. He serves as a bridge of communication between Murong Ke and Li Wei.

Murong Ke withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, estimate the time, Huan Xi's reinforcements will soon arrive in Hedong.

"The war is about to break out. From today onwards, I will tell the three armies to make sure that the men under my command are prepared for a decisive battle with the Liang people."

Everyone in the tent had different expressions.

Some people were happy when they heard about the war, while others looked worried.

But no one dared to say no to Murong Ke's military order, and all the generals agreed in unison. In fact, Murong Ke was also waiting for Huan Xi's reinforcements to arrive. For him, this was both a crisis and an opportunity.

After all, unless reinforcements come, Huan Xi will not go out to fight with him due to his cautious character.

Huanxi was not short of food and grass.

The time it took from the time Murong Ke received the news of Huan Xi's invasion of Hedong in Ji County to the time he rushed to Hedong to participate in such a big battle was enough for Wang Meng to transport a large amount of grain, grass and armor to the front line.

If the stalemate continued until Huan Xi ran out of food and retreated, the finances of the Yu State would have collapsed first.

Due to the current chaotic situation in Hedong County, it is no longer possible to transport salt to Jinyang this year. After Murong Ke's 50,000 Yan army entered Hedong, Yu State provided logistics.

The State of Yu is now at war on two fronts, with 100,000 troops on the northern front, 70,000 Yu troops and 50,000 Yan troops on the southern front. Without the support of salt profits, how long can the finances last?

Murong Ke could ignore Yu State's finances, but how could Li Wei sit idly by?

Sure enough, after learning that Huan Xi's reinforcements were about to arrive and Murong Ke was making final preparations before the decisive battle, Lu Po Lou quickly sent someone to the Yu Army camp to report the good news to Li Wei.

Li Wei was under heavy pressure. As for Jinyang, Queen Mother Gou issued several edicts in one day to ask him to expel Huan Xi as soon as possible.

Not only must order in Hedong County be restored as soon as possible and the mining of salt ponds resume, but also because the current finances are already stretched thin.

The Yu State had so many soldiers in Bingzhou, and its finances were dancing on the edge of a knife.

Li Wei heard the news and said secretly:
'finally coming?
'How will Murong Ke behave? Could it be that he really wanted to fight an upright battle with Liang Ren? '

Yan Jun's commander's tent.

"Fighting with Huan Xi? Why do you have such an idea?"

Murong Ke frowned and asked Murong Zang.

Murong Zang said puzzledly:

"Information provided by the Yu people, the Liang Kingdom came to help this time were 30,000 Hexi Xianbei troops stationed at Longguan. They were not combat soldiers, and their strength was limited. They must have been mainly archers and cavalry.

"Even if Huan Xi gathers reinforcements, our army is still strong and has no fear of the Liang people. Otherwise, why would Uncle Wang repeatedly invite Huan Xi to fight."

Murong Ke shook his head and said:

"At this moment, at that moment, although Liang Jun is few, he cannot be underestimated."

As he said that, Murong Ke couldn't help but recall the heavy infantry of the Liang Army he encountered during the battle for Luoyang. On that day, Murong Ke had no choice but to withdraw from the heavily armored infantry that was armed to the teeth.

Those 30,000 heavy armored infantry are now in Huan Xi's army.

Now, Huan Xi will be assisted by 30,000 Xianbei cavalry. If they really have to fight head-on, Huan Xi has a chance of winning.

Murong Ke patiently explained to Murong Zang:

"I didn't know that Huan Xi would have reinforcements before. If I wanted to force Huan Xi to retreat, I could only choose to defeat him on the frontal battlefield.

"Now that the reinforcements are coming, let me ask you, once the Liang people learn that the reinforcements have been ambushed and have retreated to Kansai, what impact will it have on their military morale?"

Murong Zang blurted out:

"The sergeant is wavering and has no intention of fighting."

As he spoke, he wondered:
"Uncle Wang, Huan Xi has always been cunning. Could it be that he is completely defenseless?"

Murong Ke's eyes brightened when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)