Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 412: Dispatching Troops to Hedong ()

"came back."

Murong Jun looked at Murong Ke who was returning to the camp and tried to find something to say.

Murong Ke knew that his second brother was still angry, but he just couldn't show it in front of others.

There were no outsiders in the tent. Murong Ke nodded and said:
"I have already sent Ah Liudun away."

When Murong Jun heard Murong Chui's name, he no longer suppressed his anger:
"A Liudun is so ignorant, Xuan Gong (Murong Ke's courtesy name), you say, I appointed him as the commander of a small army, doesn't that mean I trust him?

"If I suspected him, how could I hand over 30,000 soldiers to him!"

People are always like this. After having a conflict with others, they always avoid the main issue and speak in their own favor.

However, now is not the time to worry about right or wrong. Murong Ke stepped forward and patted Murong Jun's back, comforting him:
"A Liudun has already left. Even if Your Majesty speaks at the top of his lungs, he won't be able to hear you. It's better to relax and focus on the dragon's health."

Then, Murong Ke continued:
"Your Majesty should know that Ah Liudun's talent is no less than that of a humble minister. If Your Majesty wants to unify the world, you cannot do without Ah Liudun's assistance."

Murong Jun nodded. If it weren’t for the fact that he was living in a turbulent time and needed people, how could he allow Murong Chui to live until now?

"A Liudun's talent may be comparable to Xuan Gong's, but Xuan Gong's virtue is far beyond the reach of A Liudun.

"This man is extremely ambitious. If I am alive a hundred years later, I am afraid that the prince will find it difficult to control him."

Murong Jun said worriedly.

Murong Ke was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly advised:
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, why are you talking about your afterlife now?

"Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we must go all out. How can we doubt the general of the clan king?"

Murong Jun knew that what Murong Ke said made sense, so he did not mention the matter again. However, the young prince was always a thorn in his heart.

After Murong Ke left, Murong Jun sighed to himself:

"If Ye'er were here, I wouldn't have anything to worry about."

He began to miss the late Prince Murong Ye again.

When Murong Jun led his troops south to join Murong Ke in attacking Ran Wei, Murong Ye was able to guard Longcheng alone and handle things in an orderly manner.

Murong Ye died young, and Murong Jun not only lost a capable assistant whom he could fully trust, but also lost an excellent successor. One can imagine how big a blow this was to him.

Whenever he was alone, Murong Jun couldn't help but miss his beloved son, the son on whom he placed all his hopes.

Murong Ke walked out of the imperial tent and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Without him, this family will fall apart sooner or later.

Murong Jun believed that Murong Chui was ambitious, but Murong Ke disagreed. Of course, the resentment between the two was too deep, and even Murong Ke could not make them make peace.

After returning to his military tent, unlike Murong Jun who was secretly sad because of missing Murong Ye, Murong Ke was always thinking about how to achieve the greatest results with the least losses.

Besides Huan Xi, Fu Jian also had the same troubles as him.

The 100,000-strong Yu army had arrived at Pingyang County (now Linfen, Shanxi), which was only 200 miles away from Wenxi. Going south from Pingyang, passing Jiangyi County of Pingyang County (now Houma, Shanxi), you would reach Wenxi.

Fu Jian had already learned about the Liang army's crossing of the river.

Previously, the main force of the Liang army had been stationed in Chang'an for rest and recuperation. Now, as soon as he went south, Huan Xi followed him eastward. It was obvious that someone in the Yu Kingdom had leaked the secret. However, it was difficult for Fu Jian to find out who was collaborating with the enemy, because the time of sending troops was not a secret among the upper echelons of the Yu Kingdom. After all, Fu Jian could not send troops on a whim. He had to set a time, and then all departments had to work together to make all preparations before sending troops.

There are many suspects of collaborating with the enemy. With the State of Yu in decline, who knows who will leave a way out for themselves.

Once the strength is reversed, Huan Xi will be worried about someone colluding with Yu.

Therefore, apart from the generals, there were basically no Han people who followed Fu Jian south. Even Xue Zan was left behind by Fu Jian to assist Li Wei in guarding Jinyang.

According to the agreement between Fu Jian and Murong Jun, Fu Jian would march south to attack Wenxi County, Murong Jun would send a detachment to assist, and the main force of the Yan army would attack Dongyuan, making it difficult for Huan Xi to take care of both ends.

However, neither Fu Jian nor Murong Jun, knowing that Huan Xi had not yet arrived at the front line, were eager to send troops and launch the attack first, thus wasting time.

They all hoped that the other side could attract Huan Xi's attention, confront the main force of the Liang army, and consume the Liang army.

When both sides are defeated, he will break through the city, march towards the battlefield, join the battle, and win the victory with the least loss.

This is also a common problem among the coalition forces, with each having their own agenda and working in the same bed but different dreams.

Huan Xi had already arrived at Gaowang City at this time.

"When I was chasing Shi Bao, I came all the way here and observed the terrain. I thought that if we could build a strong city here, even if we had an army of 100,000, they would only be able to watch the city and sigh."

When Huan Xi was inspecting Gaowang City, he recalled the past with the generals and officers who accompanied him. As he spoke, he could not hide the pride between his brows.

When the generals and officers heard this, they all flattered him.

The construction of Gaowang City was undoubtedly crucial. It was this city that blocked Fu Jian's westward advance, allowing Huan Xi to free up time to fight for Hetao and Hexi.

Otherwise, if Fu Jian took the opportunity to enter the pass through Puban when Huan Xi was sending troops to Hetao and Hexi, Huan Xi would have no time to return to his rescue.

Although the border between Liang and Yu had been pushed to Wenxi County, Gaowang City had not been abandoned. If Huan Xi encountered failure in Hedong, he could retreat to Gaowang City and hold on to Guanxi, thus becoming a Yuwen Tai.

Of course, this is only temporary. After recovering his strength, Huan Xi will continue to launch an attack on Hedong.

In fact, the demise of the State of Yu was only a matter of time.

Even though Yan and Yu are now on good terms and are even willing to join forces to attack Liang, this is only because they have no choice but to do so in the face of the threat from Liang.

If Huan Xi suffered a disastrous defeat in Hedong and was unable to move east again in a short period of time, that would be the time when Yan and Yu would turn against each other.

The State of Yan did not have a strong navy. If it wanted to conquer the world, it had to unify the north first. Only when there were no enemies in the north could it focus on developing its navy.

Just as Huan Xi could not have gone east without destroying the State of Yu, Murong Jun could not have entered the Pass without occupying Hedong.

As the weakest of the three northern kingdoms, the Yu State was destined to have no peace in the Hedong area it occupied. Wars broke out on the Yu State's homeland, and the country would only become poorer and poorer, eventually heading for destruction.

This is also the reason why Fu Jian placed his hopes on Murong Jun to contribute.

If he and Huan Xi were to both suffer losses in the fight, it would only benefit Murong Jun in the end, and Murong Jun might even take over Yu's army as well.

But it was precisely because of this concern that they were forced to send troops together.

Otherwise, no one would be willing to compete with Huan Xi for Hedong County alone, and they would end up watching Huan Xi continuously mine salt from the two salt ponds and reap economic benefits at will.

(End of this chapter)