Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 345 Between Father and Son

Chapter 345 Between Father and Son
Huan Xi promised that he would rest early, but after Quan Yi left, he still tossed and turned and had difficulty falling asleep. It was not until late in the night that sleepiness hit him and he fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, the drumbeats of gathering generals rippled through Liang Jun's camp. Not long after, the important generals and subordinates in the army gathered in the commander's tent.

"The last general (wei minister) pays homage to Duke Liang."

Everyone saluted, Huan Xi waved his hands and said:
"You don't need to be polite, just get up."

"Thank you Mr. Liang!"

After everyone stood up, Huan Xi went straight to the topic and said:
"I'm sure you all know that I have called you here to discuss matters today."

Since everyone was invited to discuss together, there was no need for Huan Xi to instruct him. Quan Yi, who was considerate and thoughtful, dropped the topic in advance with everyone after leaving the commander's tent last night.

After all, this is not an exam, but a matter of brainstorming. Naturally, it is necessary to prepare everyone, and it is not to test their on-the-spot performance.

As expected, everyone present seemed to understand, but Huan Xi still told them everything.

After that, Huan Xi encouraged:

Huan Xi nodded slightly, he was also inclined to do so, but Murong Ke was not a mediocre person, so how to make the other party fall into the trap was a difficult task.

"What Pohu (Deng Qiang's nickname) said is reasonable, but we still need to discuss with you how to implement it."

Take Go as an example. When the consequences of victory or defeat are significant and both sides are of similar skill level, both players will be extremely cautious, making it difficult for them to achieve smooth and skillful moves.

But brother-in-law Huan Xi and Xie Xuan said something: there is no name to the game of chess.

Xie Xuan led a group of seriously injured people, and they were bound to not be able to walk fast along the way. It had been some time since they left Liang Jun's camp, and they had only arrived at Puban now.

"Thank you Mr. Liang."

It could be seen that Huan Xi felt particularly relaxed after having a plan on how to deceive Murong Ke.

The pontoon bridge is still there, stably crossing both sides of the Yellow River, allowing the water to wash away.

He is very unlike the nobles from Jiangdong. Although he also has profound cultural foundation, what he yearns for most is fighting on the battlefield.

After Xie Xuan returned to Guanxi and Zhou Qiong went to Luoyang, there were many ministers serving Huan Xi, but only Shen Chiqian had the closest relationship with him.

Seeing that it was getting late and it was already time for lunch, Huan Xi ended the discussion. He smiled and said to everyone:
"Let's eat first. I have already ordered the kitchen to prepare your meals."

As soon as the words fell, everyone rushed to express their opinions. Among them, Deng Qiang's opinion was the most recognized by most people:

"You can just say what you think, and there is no need to worry about being punished for what you say."

Xie Xuan immediately stood at the east end of the floating bridge and looked back behind him.

"Mr. Liang, since you are worried about enemy troops attacking the grain road, why not use this opportunity to set a trap. As long as Murong Ke and Li Wei are beaten painfully and broken, they will not dare to reach out again."

You can't set a trap, but Murong Ke didn't fall into the trap. His efforts were in vain, and it was also a blow to morale.

Huan Xi expressed his attitude. He discussed with his generals until noon, and finally came up with a practical plan, which was to make Murong Ke miscalculate the amount of food and grass in Huan Xi's camp and misjudge Liang Jun's response. The urgency of food and grass.

Everyone thanked them one after another, and Huan Xi said to Shen Chiqian:
"Chi Qian, you can serve us now."

If given a choice, Xie Xuan certainly hopes to stay in Hedong to witness their victory or defeat.

The war now taking place in Hedong was conducted by Huan Xi and Murong Ke, the two most famous commanders of their generation.

Although, since Murong Ke rushed to aid Hedong, there have been few conflicts between the two sides. When they finally fought, they happened by accident. Both sides were poorly prepared and the fight was extremely ugly.

A general needs to be brave and a commander needs to be cautious. Xie Xuan actually understood this before he even met the families of the fallen soldiers.

Xie Xuan withdrew his gaze and ordered in a deep voice:

"Cross the river!"

Compared to Xie Xuan, Zhou Qiong was much faster. After all, one needed to carry the wounded and the remains, while the other only needed to deliver the message and could gallop with the accompanying cavalry.

When Xie Xuan crossed the Yellow River, Zhou Qiong had also arrived in Luoyang.

Huan Wen looked at the dusty Zhou Qiong and said with a smile:

"The young child back then can now run for Xi'er."

As he said this, Huan Wen couldn't help but sigh that time flies by so easily, and he felt sorry for himself that time makes people grow old.

Of course he had met Zhou Qiong. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, Zhou Qiong's grandfather Zhou Fu stayed in Yizhou to serve as governor, but Zhou Fu's children and grandchildren were all placed in Jiangling by Huan Wen, actually as hostages. .

After all, Yizhou was conquered by Huan Wen, and he would not give it to Zhou Fu in vain. He had to have backup, otherwise Zhou Fu would separatize the Shu territory and not listen to orders, and Jingzhou would also be attacked from both sides.

In fact, Zhou Fu has been loyal to the Huan family for so many years. When the Huan family and his son repeatedly forced the court, he also stood by their side. This was not only because of the marriage between Aman and Zhou Youniang, but also because of the power of the Huan family. There are hostages.

There is no need for a real man to have a wife. For many ambitious people, if their wives die, they can remarry, and if their children die, they can also remarry.

Even if he is unable to have children, the worst he can do is adopt one from the same race.

What really made Zhou Fu surrender was Huan Wen's arrangement in Shu. Zhou Fu was nominally the governor of Yizhou, but the governors of the eight counties in Yizhou were all members of the Huan family. When Huanxi left Yizhou, he was replaced by the governor of Shu County. He is also Huan Wen's confidant. Zhou Qiong did not forget the purpose of his trip. He waited for Huan Wen to finish sighing, and then took the initiative to hand over the letter Huan Xi had given him.

Huan Wen took the letter and hummed before opening it:

"Xi'er asked you to deliver a letter to me at this time. You must be asking for something from me."

After that, Huan Wen opened the letter. As expected, although Huan Xi said a lot of useless greetings, Huan Wen only saw four big characters between the lines:
'Father help me! '

Seeing Huan Wen's appearance just now, Zhou Qiong thought that he would be unhappy and thought it was a troublesome matter.

After all, Huan Xi asked Huan Wen to borrow one million arrows. Although he promised to return them after the war, in order to transport the arrows to the east of the river, Huan Wen had to organize manpower, livestock and vehicles.

We can't let Zhou Qiong and the accompanying cavalry carry the arrows back. There are a million arrows, and the weight can crush Zhou Qiong and others to death.

However, Huan Wen did not mind the trouble at all. Instead, after reading the letter, a smile appeared on his face. With a little pride, he said to Huan Huo:

"Langzi (Huan Huo), you see, I said that Xi'er can't do without my help, and she will ask for a million arrows."

Huan Huo didn't know what tsundere meant, but Huan Wen was in such a state at the moment.

"Brother, the war situation in Hedong is of great importance. We should give our full support. In my opinion, it is better to send it to Xi'er."

Huan Huo said with a smile, how could he not understand Huan Wen's temperament.

In the past, although Huan Wen and Huan Xi were close to each other, there was always a sense of estrangement. The root cause was that Huan Xi's momentum was too strong, which put a lot of pressure on Huan Wen as a father.

Now that Huan Xi asked Huan Wen for help, it also gave Huan Wen the happiness of being needed.

Of course, the more important thing is that Huan Wen also knows the importance of this battle. Although he cannot personally lead his troops north to reinforce Huan Xi, he is still willing to do what he can for Huan Xi.

"Oh! That's all, I'll do it as you wish."

Huan Wen pretended to sigh, then looked at Zhou Qiong and said:

"You can rest in the city for one night. Early tomorrow morning, I will prepare a million arrows and 30,000 bows for you."

With that said, Huan Wen asked Zhou Qiong again:
"How many people did you bring on this trip?"

Zhou Qiong said frankly:
"There are fifty riders."

When Huan Wen heard this, he frowned and said:

"How can such a small number of troops transport military supplies?"

Huan Huo answered:
"Brother, in my opinion, it is better to select a general to lead the troops and escort the troops north. If Xi'er is short of manpower on the front line, he can be asked to stay and help in the battle."

Huan Huo's words really touched Huan Wen's heart. He could not personally lead the army to aid Hedong. First, he was worried that Yan State would take advantage of him to go north and attack Luoyang.

Secondly, because Huan Wen's joining will inevitably lead to confusion in command authority.

If a Chu Gong and a Liang Gong disagree, who will the generals listen to?

Following Huan Wen's order offended Huan Xi, taking Huan Xi's order also offended Huan Wen.

Huan Wen knew that Huan Xi had always had his own opinions, and as a father, it was impossible for him to obey his son's orders.

Therefore, Huan Wen could only divide his troops and let a general lead troops to support him.

If Liang and Chu really want to fight together, the commanders of the two sides must be unequal in status. Just like Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, Huan Xi led the army to reinforce with Wang Meng as the commander of the Liang army.

No matter how much Wang Meng was valued by Huan Xi, no matter how high and powerful he was in Guanzhong, he was still just a minister of the Huan family. He could only offer advice and suggestions in front of Huan Wen. As for the one who really made the decision, it was Huan Wen.

Now Huan Huo suggested sending a general to escort the troops northward and take orders under Huan Xi. The same reason applies.

Huan Xi was not afraid that Liang Jun would be treated as a filler by Huan Wen when he was under Huan Wen, and Huan Wen was not worried that Huan Xi would let Chu Jun die in vain.

After all, both the Liang army and the Chu army were soldiers of the Huan family.

Huan Wen nodded and said:
"Forget it, I want to send Buddha to the West. Xi'er and I are closely related by flesh and blood. As a father, how can I sit back and watch him face the Yan and Yu coalition forces alone."

Zhou Qiong was overjoyed when he heard this. He was just ordered to come here to ask for bows and arrows, but he didn't expect that he could bring back a reinforcement army.

Huan Wen ignored Zhou Qiong's joy, but looked at Huan Huo and asked:
"Langzi, since it was you who suggested sending an army to the north for reinforcements, do you have anyone in mind?"

Huan Huo smiled and said:

"Brother has his own choice, so why bother asking me."

When Huan Wen saw this, he ordered someone to bring in pen and ink and said to Huan Huan:

"How about you and I write that person's name on our palms and see if we think of them together."

Of course Huanhuo would not refuse this kind of thing. The two brothers stopped after just a few strokes and spread their arms to each other. They saw a word "Mao" written on each of their palms.

(End of this chapter)

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