Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 49 Entering Chang'an
  When Huan Xi took over Chang'an, the first meal he had was Liu Xiuli's invitation to surrender the goat.

The roasted lamb is golden and shiny, the skin is browned and crispy, and the meat is soft and tender. Even if there is not much seasoning, it is fragrant when you smell it.

There was delicious food in front of him, but Liu Xiuli, who was sitting with him, had no appetite at all. He didn't know what Huan Xi would do with him, so he felt very uneasy.

After thinking again and again, Liu Xiuli felt that he should take the initiative to express his loyalty. He stood up and said:
  "General, the people in Guanzhong have been suffering for a long time. If Duke Huan can kill all the people in the city, the people will definitely applaud him."

Huan Xi ignored him and just grabbed a leg of lamb and took a bite, filling his mouth with fat.

Liu Xiuli stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to continue standing or sit down.

After Liu Xiuli was left alone for a moment, Huan Xi slowly said:
  "Mr. Liu Fu, please take your seat first. I know that Mr. Liu Fu has always served tyrants and does not take human life seriously. But please remember, Mr. Liu Fu, that Huan is not Shi Hu, Shi Bao and others. How can he kill civilians indiscriminately?" .

"Besides, if the soldiers under Shi Bao's command know that their families have been slaughtered by me, how can they just give up and fight to the death?"

Liu Xiuli was shocked when he heard this, and finally understood why Huan Xi was leaving her alone. She was not expressing her loyalty to Huan Xi. It was clearly a sign that she was in the Jin camp and her heart was with Zhao.

"The sinner is confused and the sinner deserves to die"

Liu Xiuli did not dare to sit down and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.

Huan Xi waved his hands and said:

"What Mr. Liu Fu said was a wake-up call for me."

With that said, Huan Xi called for his personal entourage and ordered:
  "Pass my general's order to search for Zhao Jun's family members in the city, and keep them under centralized supervision. No bullying is allowed. Please ask the Royal Lord Bo (Wang Meng) to comfort the hearts of the Jie people for me."

He followed the call and left.

Liu Xiuli hurriedly flattered:

"The general is benevolent and virtuous. I think even Jiehu will be inspired by the general's kindness and surrender."

Huan Xi hummed noncommittally and said:

"If Mr. Liu has already had a full meal, it is better to leave as soon as possible."

Liu Xiuli was shocked and was about to survive when she heard Huan Xi say:
  "I think you can be considered as offering the city to surrender. I will order someone to arrange a house in Hanzhong. I dare not promise anything else, but I can promise you to become a rich man. What do you think, Mr. Liu Fu?"

Liu Xiuli thought that he would definitely die before, but now that he could become a rich man in Hanzhong, he hurriedly agreed, fearing that Huan Xi would change his mind.

Immediately, someone took Liu Xiuli away and went to Hanzhong, Jiangling, Jiankang and other places to report the victory, leaving Huan Xi to enjoy the delicious food alone.

Holding a knife in his hand, he cut off another leg of lamb and ordered:
  "This food is very delicious. Give it to the Royal Lord Bo for me."

The waiter withdrew.

It is precisely because Wang Meng took charge of the situation for him and restored order in Chang'an that Huan Xi was able to enjoy the food without any rush.

If you do everything yourself, you will probably die of overwork sooner or later.

There is no reason why I should enjoy the blessings of 996 before I time-travel, but I should still be upbeat and sleepy after time-travel.

I have done everything by myself, and why do you want Wang Meng, Quan Yi and others to do anything?

Of course, Huan Xi himself knew that capturing Chang'an did not mean that the Northern Expedition had been successful.

Not to mention that Shi Bao's tens of thousands of troops were being commanded by Chen Cang. According to the information he had previously received from Liu Xiuli, Shi Bao had asked for help from Yecheng. Now Shi Zun sent chariot general Wang Langdu with 20,000 fine cavalry. Come to Guanzhong.

It's a pity that Wang Lang is a chariot and cavalry general, not Situ.

Huan Xi had already ordered brothers Du Yu and Du Zhou to lead the troops to seize Tongguan, but Huan Xi was not sure whether they would be able to do so in time.

It's not like he never thought about collecting horses in Chang'an and giving them to Deng Xia, who would lead the cavalry to attack Tongguan.

But there are no horses among the people in the north.

Shi Hu had confiscated private horses several times, and ordered that people be prohibited from raising horses, and those who disobeyed the order would be killed.

As a result, although Huan Xi had captured Chang'an, he could not find extra horses to match his cavalry, so he could only let the troops of brothers Du Yu and Du Zhou ride ox carts to Tongguan. Just as Huan Xi's generals were restoring order in Chang'an and preparing for war, Shi Bao led the army to return to Chang'an at lightning speed.

Halfway through, a messenger came quickly. He got off his horse and cried:
  "Report! Your Majesty! The Jin army forced Chang'an, and the prefect Liu Xiuli surrendered with the city. Now the city is occupied by the Jin people!"

The messenger did not see Shi Bao's response. When he raised his head, he only saw Shi Bao's extremely angry face and the long knife chopped off in the opponent's hand.

Blood spattered, and the messenger's body separated and fell to the ground.

Shi Bao looked like he was crazy and roared:
  "Damn it! How dare Liu Xiuli betray me! I will take back Chang'an and kill him!"

The generals were not surprised by Shi Bao's tyranny. He was able to kill the whole families of important staff such as Chang Shi and Sima. Now, in anger, there was nothing surprising about killing another messenger.

Just when Shi Bao was urging the garrison to attack Chang'an, there was a general in the army who was worried.

This person's name is Ma Qiu, who is also a Jie native. He followed Shi Hu in battles in all directions and made many military exploits.

Over the years, Ma Qiu has been at war with Qianliang, but this famous general from Zhao later defeated the former Liang Confucian general Xie Ai three times.

The worst time was when Ma Qiu led an army of 130,000 to attack Qianliang. Xie Ai fought with 20,000 infantry and cavalry. In the end, Ma Qiu fled back to Jincheng in embarrassment.

Xie Ai was just a scholar before, so he didn't strike lightly and beat Ma Qiu too hard.

Today's Ma Qiu has long lost the arrogance he had when he was young.

As the saying goes, if you take a hard time, you will gain wisdom.

Ma Qiu suffered a lot from Xie Ai and became cautious.

Shi Bao camped twenty miles outside Chang'an City, preparing to let his soldiers rest for a night before attacking Chang'an tomorrow and retaking the city.

Since the news of the fall of Chang'an came out, soldiers in the army have fled from time to time. In response to this, Shi Bao naturally went on a killing spree without mercy, which actually shocked everyone.

However, the 50,000-strong army moved to Chencang and has not yet fought a battle with the Jin army. Shi Bao has only 40,000 men left under his command.

Escape and die, there is no morale at all.

That night, Shi Bao sent an envoy to invite Huan Xi to a battle outside the city.

Shi Bao originally thought that Huan Xi wanted to defend the city and did not dare to challenge him. Unexpectedly, Huan Xi actually agreed.

Of course, for Shi Bao, it is better to fight in the field than to attack the city.

Just as Shi Bao was recharging his energy and preparing for tomorrow's battle, one of his staff said:
  "Your Majesty, the Jin army has a city but does not defend it, but it is fighting with us. I am afraid that there is fraud in it."

Shi Bao's expression changed and he asked:
  "What are your thoughts? Tell me carefully."

The staff was encouraged and continued:

"Our army is focused on preparing for tomorrow's war. We are unprepared. I feel that the Jin army may take this opportunity to attack our camp at night."

Shi Bao saw that he was so confident in what he said, and felt that his words were reasonable, so he immediately ordered an ambush to be set up around the camp.

But until late at night, no Jin army came to attack. Shi Bao became furious. He pointed at his staff, cursed them, and killed them with a knife.

Then he withdrew the ambush and went back to the commander's tent to sleep soundly.

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　　In fact, the pace of fighting Shi Bao is not too fast. Huan Xiwen has Wang Meng and Quan Yi, Wu has Deng Xia, Shen Jin, and Huan Yi. Moreover, the fight with Shi Bao back and forth in Guanzhong is all for the purpose. Word count and water.

　　The real battle of wits and courage has to be with people like Murong Ke and Murong Chui.

(End of this chapter)