Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 324 Zhu Xudong comes out
Hedong, Puban, the east end of the floating bridge.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Qin Governor Shi Zhuxu was loudly urging the Xianbei cavalry to cross the river.

Zhu Xu was brought by Huan Xi from the south, and there should have been a language barrier with these Xianbei cavalry.

But there are so many barbarians in the Guanlong area, especially the Xianbei people, and Zhu Xu has guarded Qinzhou for many years, so how could he not learn the Xianbei language?

Liangzhou Guzang Shanyutai's assistant Zhao Ju on the left and Niu Yi on the right were both civil servants and had no ability to lead troops.

After the Xianbei troops in Hexi were recruited, they gathered at Longguan and were led by Zhu Xu.

Now Xie Ai and Deng Xia are in Hetao, Deng Qiang, Yang An, Shi Yue and others are in Hedong. Huan Yi has left Liangzhou again, and Wang Meng is staying in Chang'an and cannot move lightly.

Therefore, this time Wang Meng sent Xianbei in Hexi to aid Hedong, and he could only use Zhu Xu as the commander.

Along the way, Zhu Xu was extremely anxious.

He didn't care about the outcome of the Battle of Hedong.

Even if they lose and temporarily withdraw from Hedong, with the strength of Liang State, it will only take a few years, and sooner or later they will be able to crush Yu State.

After all, when Chu State slows down, will Yan State be able to come to the rescue every time?

Zhu Xu only cares about Huan Xi's safety.

As a member of Huan Xi's team when he was the governor of Shu County, Zhu Xu left Liangzhou and Qinzhou successively since Huan Xi took charge of Guanzhong. He did not serve in the central government of Liang State, and he and Huan Xi spent less time together and more separation.

But the relationship between him and Huan Xi did not become alienated because of this.

Huan Xi had only occupied the four prefectures of Yong, Liang, Qin, and Liang as well as the Hetao area. He allowed Zhu Xu to govern one prefecture, named Changshi, with the same powers as the governor. This is enough to show that he regarded Zhu Xu as his own. confidant.

Now the world is divided into two parts, the Huan family has obtained one part, and the other major powers share the remaining half.

The founding of the country by the Huan family was also the general trend.

Zhu Xu's father, Zhu Tao, was a general under Huan Wen and served as the captain of the Western Barbarians. Now Zhu Xu was Huan Xi's confidant. The Zhu family and the Huan family were naturally deeply bound.

It can be said that as long as Huan Xi is safe and sound, Zhu Xu will occupy a pivotal position in the new dynasty in the future.

However, if Huan Xi is in danger, Zhu Xu will not only be unable to keep his wealth, but his life may be in danger.

While Huan Xi is still alive, there is naturally no second choice for the successor of the Huan family, but what will happen once he is gone.

Of course, with Huan Xi's old subordinates here, Huan Wen would definitely continue to establish Aman for the sake of internal stability.

But Huan Wen was in his fifties and already very old. If Aman was still young when Huan Wen was about to die, Huan Wen would not dare to establish a young master in troubled times.

The battle for the reserve position is the most cruel. If Huan Xi is in danger, Liang and Chu will definitely usher in the consolidation of power. Huan Wen cannot allow them to support Aman in Chang'an and continue to form his own faction.

When Huan Wen wanted to change his successor, Huan Xi's old subordinates would inevitably face the fate of being demoted or killed.

One emperor and one courtier.

After knowing that Murong Ke would unified command the Yan and Yu coalition forces, Zhu Xu was worried about Huan Xi's safety.

Huan Xi used 45,000 men in Hedong to fight against 120,000 allied troops. Thinking of this, even Wang Meng, who was far away in Chang'an, couldn't eat.

In addition to Xianbei in Hexi, Wang Meng has ordered Shanyutai in Yinchuan to mobilize the Xianbei and Tiefu Xiongnu in Hetao to go south.

Xie Ai and Deng Xia only brought 20,000 cavalry to pursue Fu Jian, so they naturally had enough manpower to mobilize.

"Liang Gong! Zhu Changshi sent people to report that the army can cross the river today and will be under the command of Liang Gong in a few days."

Quan Yi happily reported the good news to Huan Xi.

Huan Xi did not show any surprise:

"Cilun (Zhu Xuzi) came too quickly."

Of course, Huan Xi also knew the reason. Zhu Xu was worried about his own safety and wished he could fly here with wings.

Quan Yi knew what Huan Xi was worried about:
"Is Mr. Liang worried that Murong Ke will ambush the reinforcements?" Huan Xi said thoughtfully:

"If I were Murong Ke, I would never allow reinforcements to come and join our army.

"I have planted many secret spies in Hedong, but the Yu people are also very careful in Guanxi. Jinglue (named by Wang Meng) is recruiting the Hetao barbarians to go south. Murong Ke cannot be unaware of this.

"Once Ci Lun joins me and I secure my position in Hedong, I can wait with peace of mind for reinforcements from Kansai to come to Hedong in a steady stream.

"In this case, Murong Ke will definitely be defeated."

This is indeed the case. After the victory on the northern front, Guanzhong was no longer threatened by Fu Jian, and Wang Meng was naturally able to mobilize a large number of troops to assist the Hedong battlefield.

Hearing this, Quan Yi hurriedly said:

"I immediately sent a messenger to remind Zhu Changshi to move slowly and be prepared for ambushes along the way."

Huan Xi nodded slightly:

"Let Ci Lun rest for a while in Gaowang City and tell him that although Murong Ke is powerful, he can't do anything to me for the time being. He can't advance with light troops and give the other side an opportunity to take advantage of."

As soon as Quan Yi left, Huan Xi touched the short beard on his chin and thought to himself:

'Since Murong Ke may have set up an ambush along the way, maybe I can also make a fuss about this matter. '

Thinking like this, Huan Xi shook his head again:
'Based on Murong Ke's understanding of me, he couldn't have imagined that I would be on guard. So, would he really come? '

Murong Ke looked at Murong Zang in the commander's tent of the Yan army and said with a smile:

"Zang'er, this is a good question.

"Yes, Huan Xi is a man of outstanding intelligence and scheming. He can naturally guess that I am planning his support army.

"And he must also know. I have already guessed that he may use this matter to launch a counter-ambush."

Murong Zang felt that this sentence was a bit convoluted, so he asked directly:
"In this case, is it possible that Uncle Wang is going to ambush Huan Xi's reinforcements?"

Murong Ke asked back:

"When did I tell you that the key to victory in this battle lies in ambushing Huan Xi's reinforcements?"

Murong Zang was stunned:
"Didn't Uncle Wang say that once the reinforcements were attacked, Liang Jun would have no fighting spirit?"

Murong Ke laughed when he heard this and said:

"If even you can guess my thoughts, how can I hide it from Huan Xi.

"Zang'er, you don't need to ask any more questions. You will know everything before the war."

Murong Zang saw that his uncle refused to reveal a word, so even though he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to give up.

He was Murong Jun's eldest son, but in front of Murong Ke, he was not as presumptuous as Murong Zang.

When Zhu Xu met the messenger sent by Quan Yi, he was not far from Gaowang City. He turned back and looked at the cavalry behind him. Their faces were all full of exhaustion.

Since they left Longguan, they marched quickly under Zhu Xu's urging. Although they did not lose their troops and horses, they could be said to be exhausted.

"Since it is Duke Liang's order, I should obey it."

Zhu Xu said to himself.

After that, he shouted loudly:

"Instruct the three armies to camp outside Gaowang City tonight. The whole army will rest for a day before heading to Anyi!"

When the soldiers heard this, they all raised their arms and cheered. They were really tired.

　No more tonight, good night.

　
(End of this chapter)