Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 433: Battle in Hedong (Twenty-one)

"Wow! This is the nth batch!"

The soldier guarding the gate teased as he looked at Lu Guang who followed the scout leader into the camp.

This shows how many people risked their lives to surrender to Liangying today.

The scout leader smiled and replied:

"The building is about to collapse, and everyone is just looking for a way out. They are also sensible about the current situation, unlike Zhang Yu, who was killed by the sword."

These words sounded very uncomfortable to Lu Guang, but he had no way to refute them.

There is nothing to be desired for someone who comes to you for help because he is in dire straits.

Lu Guang was left waiting at the camp gate. The scout leader went to the general's tent to report first. After waiting for a long time, a young general came to greet him.

"Are you Lu Guang?"

Shen Chiqian looked at Lu Guang and asked.

Lu Guang replied:

"It's down."

Shen Chiqian smiled and said:
"My father, Shen Gonghuijin, the governor of Bingzhou, has been a neighbor of your father for many years, so we can be considered old acquaintances. Today, you and your son have turned from evil to good, and from now on you are family."

Shen Jin was the governor of Hedong County of Liang State at that time, while Lu Guang's father Lu Polou was the governor of Hedong County of Yu State. It is not wrong to say that they were neighbors.

Lu Guang acted flattered:
"It turns out that it is Lord Shen's son who is here. Lu Guang is being polite."

He and his father Lu Polou had guarded Hedong County for many years and were well aware of the intelligence of Liang State. Of course, he also knew that Shen Jin's son was deeply trusted by Huan Xi, so he would bring this man with him wherever he went.

Shen Chiqian had a hard time today as he was busy with welcoming and seeing off guests. He did not continue to exchange pleasantries with Lu Guang, but led Lu Guang directly into the camp and went to the general's tent to meet Huan Xi.

When Lu Guang walked into the general's tent, there were no other people who had surrendered to Liang inside.

Huan Xi didn't know which ones were real surrenders and which ones were false surrenders. Even when he was meeting these surrenderers, the general's tent was heavily guarded to prevent assassins from sneaking in and assassinating him.

"Lü Guang has come to pay a visit to Lord Liang on the orders of my father."

"No need to be polite, please stand up."

As Huan Xi spoke, he was also looking at Lu Guang.

If there were any other generals in the Yu army that Huan Xi valued, Lu Guang would definitely be among them.

After all, he was a capable man who conquered the countries in the Western Regions. The lower-level soldiers despised these surrendered people from the Yu State, but Huan Xi would not make such a low-level mistake.

If possible, he also hoped that all parts of Kanto could be conquered by the order.

Huan Xi smiled and said:

"I have long heard that Lü Polou has a son who is known as a match for ten thousand men in the Yu army. Seeing him today, he is indeed mighty and majestic!"

Hearing this, Lu Guang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care what the soldiers guarding the gate thought of him. The key was Huan Xi's attitude. At least from now on, it seemed that Huan Xi had been looking forward to his arrival for a long time.

"Mr. Liang, you are so flattering. I am so poor that I feel ashamed to accept your praise."

Huan Xi was not sure whether others were sincere in surrendering, but he believed that Lu Guang must be coming with a sincere heart.

As the saying goes, a child’s character can be seen at the age of three.

Although this statement is too absolute, it is not without reason.

Lu Guang was 21 years old at the time, and a person's character has almost been determined by this time.

In the original time and space, after Fu Jian's death, he did not choose to lead his troops back to the east, but instead ruled the area, successively proclaimed himself Duke of Jiuquan, King of Sanhe, and then called himself the Heavenly King, founded the Later Liang regime, and stayed in Hexi to dominate.

From this we can see that this person's loyalty to the Fu family is indeed limited.

Now that he saw that the State of Yu was about to be defeated, it was only natural for Lu Guang to surrender out of desperation.

After Lü Guang humbled himself, he presented Huan Xi with a map of the Shangyu military camp. Huan Xi looked at the map presented by Shen Chiqian and shook his head with a bitter smile.

He didn't know how many copies of this thing he had received tonight.

But if you think about it carefully, there seems to be no more suitable gift for those who come to seek refuge with you than a defense map.

Huan Xi put the picture away and said with a smile:

"You are willing to take the risk to come and see me today, which shows your sincerity. Please tell your father that I will never treat those who are loyal to me unfairly."

After saying that, he asked Shen Chiqian to see the guests off. He did not make any demands to the Lu father and son, nor did he ask what they could do for him.

Huan Xi treated the rest of the people who surrendered in the same way.

Instead of letting them take action and expose their flaws, it is better to continue to lurk and wait for the most appropriate time to let these people turn against us.

In fact, Huan Xi himself did not expect that this general's tent would be so lively today.

When Shen Chiqian saw Lu Guang off, he no longer left through the main gate of the camp.

Outside the side door, Lu Guang said goodbye to Shen Chiqian and disappeared into the night.

Lü Polou was restless in the tent, fearing that Lü Guang would be discovered by the scouts of Yu army. She waited until the second half of the night. Although she was very tired, she still forced herself to stay awake and waited for news from Lü Guang.

At four o'clock in the morning, the lights in the tent were still on, and a figure appeared outside the tent.

When Lü Polou saw the shadow, her heart tightened and she asked:

"But Guang'er?"

"Father! It's me!"

As Lu Guang spoke, he walked into the sleeping tent in Lu Po's building.

Seeing that his son was safe and sound, Lu Polou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He lowered his voice and asked:
"Have you ever met Lord Liang?"

Lu Guang nodded and said:
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. Lord Liang is very happy that father and son can join Liang."

After hearing this, Lu Polou finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in her heart.

He was very worried that Huan Xi would reject their surrender because of his moral obsession.

There are such people in this world. In the original time and space, Fu Jian killed Li Bohu, a Jin general who surrendered the city, and entrusted an important task to Zhu Xu who was unwilling to surrender to Qin.

Lü Guang recounted what he had seen and heard during this trip. Lü Polou learned that there were so many people who secretly surrendered to Liang that they were like crucian carp crossing the river. He could not help but sigh:
"It seems that the foundation of the three generations of the Fu family can no longer be preserved."

The people's support was divided. Although Fu Jian was still as wise and benevolent as before, at this moment, the situation of the State of Yu was hopeless.

Perhaps there will be some die-hard fans who will choose to continue following Fu Jian for various reasons.

But it was too late to save the situation.

A thousand-mile long embankment can be destroyed by an ant hole, let alone the embankment which is already full of holes.

Lu Guang knew that his father was just recalling the past and feeling emotional.

After all, Lu Polou had contributed to the foundation of the Fu family. It was the result of half a lifetime of hard work. Seeing that it was about to be destroyed, even though she had chosen to surrender, she still felt a little bad.

"Father, now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. My father and I have served the Fu family for many years, and it is time for us to think about ourselves."

Lu Guang comforted him.

Lu Polou knew that what he said made sense, so she put away her melancholy and sorted out her mood.

The next day, early in the morning, Fu Jian set up a tent in the central army camp to gather his generals. When Lu Polou and Lu Guang, father and son, rushed over, three heads had already been placed outside the tent. Their status in the army was not low.

Not everyone can go back and forth between the two army camps like Lu Guang did without being discovered by the scouts of the Yu army.

These three people and their close associates were caught red-handed by the scouts and turned themselves in.

(End of this chapter)