Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 410: Dispatching Troops to Hedong (VIII)

As the night deepened, Li Yuan had gone to bed, but Huan Xi was still preoccupied with thoughts. He tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep.

He was not worried about what happened in Chang'an. He believed that Wang Meng could stabilize the situation.

Those people are just good at verbal and written criticism, it is impossible for them to really rise up in rebellion just because of a law that makes buying and selling crimes equal parts offense.

Huan Xi's rule in Guanxi was not so fragile.

What he was thinking about at this time were always Fu Jian, Murong Jun, Murong Ke, Murong Chui and others.

Huan Xi attached great importance to this battle. He even summoned Deng Qiang, the prefect of Hongnong, to Hedong. Of course, Huan Xi did not mobilize the 10,000 elite troops stationed in Hongnong County. They remained in Hongnong and could advance north to reinforce Hedong and Luoyang. Once the situation in Hedong was unfavorable, they could retreat to guard Tongguan.

As for the person to replace Deng Qiang, there was no surprise. Huan Xi still chose his son-in-law Zhou Chu.

Last year, it was Zhou Chu who was in charge of Hongnong, allowing Huan Xi to take Deng Qiang away with peace of mind.

Although Zhou Chu's ability is not as good as Deng Qiang's, it is more than enough to take over Hongnong County.

In the original time and space, after Zhou Fu's death, Zhu Xu's father Zhu Tao took over as the governor of Yizhou, and Zhou Chu was ordered to supervise the military affairs of Liang and Yizhou. He joined forces with Zhu Xu to quell the rebellion of Sima Xun, the governor of Liangzhou.

Although Huan Xi had planted Wang Yuan as a hidden chess piece within the State of Yu, because Li Wei was appointed by Fu Jian as the governor of Jinyang, Wang Yuan, as Li Wei's confidant, naturally stayed in Jinyang as well.

The prince of Yu was still an infant, and Fu Jian needed an important official to stay behind. Li Wei, whom he regarded as a father, was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

In this battle, Fu Jian also put all his efforts into the battle. One hundred thousand infantry and cavalry were almost all the soldiers of the Yu State that could fight.

Fu Jian brought all his generals, including Lü Guang, Fu Huangmei, Fu Fei, Fu Ya, Zhang Hao, Dou Chong, Mao Dang, etc., and was obviously prepared for a decisive battle with Huan Xi in Hedong County.

Fu Jian was coming with great force, and Murong Jun was no less powerful, so how could Huan Xi sleep well?

The next day, the Liang army's follow-up troops were still crossing the river in an orderly manner, and Deng Qiang had already arrived at Huan Xi's camp.

"Po Hu, you are finally here."

When Huan Xi saw Deng Qiang, he smiled happily and said:
"I was talking to Ziliang last night. The force in this battle is 150,000 versus 250,000. Our army does not have the upper hand, but now with the help of Po Hu, the gap has been narrowed.

"To me, one man can defeat a hundred thousand soldiers!"

Although Huan Xi's words were exaggerated, they were enough to show how much he valued Deng Qiang.

If it is undoubted that Deng Xia is the most powerful general of Liang State, then because of the existence of Deng Qiang, it is still debatable as to who is better between him and Xie Ai.

During this time and space, although Deng Qiang followed Huan Xi for a longer time, his record was not particularly impressive.

After all, almost all the attention was focused on Huan Xi, making the generals under his command seem somewhat overshadowed in comparison.

But in the original time and space, no one could shake Deng Qiang's position as the number one general of the Former Qin Dynasty.

Deng Qiang was a man of temperament. Hearing Huan Xi's praise, he couldn't help but be delighted.

"I have been summoned here today, and I have also brought a brave warrior with me. I want to introduce him to Lord Liang."

Huan Xi was a little surprised, but he has always been eager to seek talented people. Even if there are many generals in the army, who would complain about having too many warriors under his command?

Deng Qiang has always been a man with high standards. The warriors he recognizes are definitely not ordinary people.

Huan Xi smiled and said, "Since Po Hu has spoken well of him, I will meet him. Please bring him to the commander's tent as soon as possible."

Deng Qiang agreed and left. Not long after, he brought a burly middle-aged man with him. Deng Qiang introduced him to Huan Xi:
"My Lord Liang, this man is called Xu Cheng, from the same hometown as me, and has the ability to break through the enemy lines."

The burly man named Xu Cheng hurriedly greeted Huan Xi.

Huan Xi raised his hand and said:
"No need to be polite, please stand up."

When Xu Cheng stood up, Huan Xi looked at him with interest. Just from his sturdy physique, he looked like a fierce general.

Huan Xi muttered:
"Since you are from the same hometown as Po Hu and your last name is Xu, you must be a descendant of the Xu family of Anding."

Then Huan Xi asked:
"What is your relationship with Xu Sheng, the governor of Fufeng?"

The Xu Sheng that Huan Xi mentioned was not a famous general of Eastern Wu, but just someone with the same name.

Upon hearing this, Xu Cheng said truthfully:

"Reporting to Lord Liang, the governor of Fufeng is my brother."

Huan Xi nodded. After a brainstorm, he remembered who this person was.

In the original time and space, Wang Meng was ordered to attack Yan and was prepared to kill someone before the battle to establish his authority. The person he wanted to kill was Xu Cheng, who was sent to spy on the enemy and did not return on time at noon.

Deng Qiang pleaded for Xu Cheng, but Wang Meng insisted on his own way. Deng Qiang was also a stubborn person. He actually ran back to his own camp, gathered his troops and prepared to attack Wang Meng's camp, which forced Wang Meng to let Xu Cheng go.

Huan Xi knew Deng Qiang very well. He was a submissive donkey who always did things according to his own temperament.

Also in the Qin-Yan War, at the moment of the decisive battle, Wang Meng ordered Deng Qiang to attack, but Deng Qiang followed the example of Han Xin and asked Wang Meng for the position of Si Li Xiao Wei. Wang Meng did not agree, so Deng Qiang simply slept in the camp and refused to fight.

Wang Meng had no choice but to agree to this matter. Deng Qiang then drank happily with Xu Cheng and others in the camp. After drinking, he went into the battle and killed his way in and out of the Yan army. Finally, the Yan army was defeated. The Qin army captured and killed more than 50,000 people. Then, they pursued the victory and captured and killed more than 100,000 people.

Of course, at this time and space, Deng Qiang did not dare to give up on Huan Xi.

When Huan Xi asked Wang Meng and Deng Qiang to work together to rush to Luoyang, he was actually taking the opportunity to observe Deng Qiang. Fortunately, Deng Qiang knew what was right and wrong and did not dare to act out in front of Huan Wen.

Huan Xi really likes Deng Qiang from the bottom of his heart. His abilities are obvious. He is both a talented commander and a fierce general.

I think that Wang Meng in the original time and space was able to tolerate Deng Qiang's offenses several times because he valued talents.

Huan Xi withdrew his thoughts and encouraged Xu Chengdao:
"For the time being, you will serve as a general in the army to defeat the Hu. You should stay in the army and work hard. There will be no shortage of opportunities for you to make contributions in this battle."

Xu Cheng was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

After Xu Cheng left, Huan Xi left Deng Qiang behind. He said sternly:

"The Baibao Xianbei are all elite soldiers in the army. They need a brave general to lead them so that they can be invincible. Today, I will hand them over to Pohu."

After handing over the Guanlong cavalry to Xie Ai, Huan Xi needed to find a suitable commander for the Baibao Xianbei, and Deng Qiang was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Deng Qiang had previously learned that Xie Ai was leading the Guanlong cavalry, and he intended to compete with Xie Ai in this battle to see who was better.

Now that Huan Xi handed over another elite cavalry to Deng Qiang, Deng Qiang was naturally very excited and kept patting his chest to promise that he would never let Huan Xi's trust down.

(End of this chapter)