Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 358 Bingzhou Governor
Amid the cheers of the generals, Huan Xi smiled a little reluctantly. After all, who doesn't want perfection, and who wants to leave regrets.

He did follow Fu Jian's advice this time, but Huan Xi himself knew that without knowing Fu Jian's true thoughts, even if he was asked to choose 10,000 times, Huan Xi would still choose to lead his army northward. Fight against Fu Jian.

After all, Fu Jian spent a lot of money in order to create an opportunity for Lu Po Lou to break out of the encirclement.

The departure of the army means expenditure. One hundred thousand soldiers going south will undoubtedly make things worse for the Yu State's finances.

Fu Jian was actually just trying to attract Huan Xi's attention. It can only be said that Fu Jian's efforts paid off and Lu Po Lou successfully broke through.

Of course, this cannot change the outcome of the battle in Hedong County. As Huan Xi said, Hedong County is now theirs.

The salt pond that the two sides fought for is now theirs.

Huan Xi got everything he wanted, except that Lu Po Lou was not left behind.

Out of caution, Huan Xi did not rush to celebrate the victory with his soldiers and get drunk before resting, because he was worried that Fu Jian would retaliate. If he was drunk and allowed Fu Jian to use his cavalry to attack the camp, that would be really dangerous. It was a joke.

Huan Xi stayed in Wenxi for three more days. It was not until he was sure that Fu Jian had truly returned to the army that Huan Xi left Wenxi.

As for the nobles in Hedong County, that is a different story.

If one day, Hedong County changes from the front line to the rear, then Huanxi will also deprive the power of recruiting tribes such as the Pei family of Wenxi, the Liu family of Jiexian, and the Xue family of Fenyin.

As for Huan Xi, his prestige among the soldiers of the Liang Kingdom will not be affected by Lu Polou's breakthrough. Moreover, in the final analysis, from an overall perspective, the Liang Kingdom is undoubtedly the real winner.

All the generals who came to greet Huan Xi looked happy, but Zhu Xu couldn't really smile.

Huan Xi allowed Hedong noble families such as the Pei family of Wenxi, the Liu family of Jiexian, and the Xue family of Fenyin to have private soldiers. Because Hedong County was located at the forefront of the conflict with Yan and Yu, Huan Xi needed civilian armed forces to provide him with help.

Of course, the more important reason is that once these labor forces are controlled by the gentry, they will undoubtedly pose a threat to Huan Xi's rule.

Unlike Fu Jian who shied away the responsibility for the defeat of Hetao because Li Wei could not defeat Huan Xi, so he had to send troops to return reinforcements.

It can only be said that things are unpredictable, and Huan Xi did not expect to go fishing by himself. He did not wait for Murong Ke to come, but captured Li Wei alive, thus forcing Murong Ke to retreat.

Huan Xi looked at Zhu Xu who was kneeling in front of him, but shook his head without any intention of punishing him. He stepped forward to help Zhu Xu up and said:
"This is not your fault, Ci Lun. It was my negligence and fell into Fu Jian's trick to lure the enemy, which gave Lu Po Lou a chance to break out of the encirclement."

The so-called adapting to local conditions, Huan Xi prohibited the Kansai nobles from having private soldiers because with the emergence of the Quyuan plow, the traditional two-oxen and three-husband farming method was replaced by the one-oxen and one-person farming method, which meant the liberation of productivity.

He left Shi Yue to guard Wenxi and gave him 5,000 heavy armored infantry. Once the Yu army went south, Shi Yue could cooperate with the Wenxi Pei clan and other noble tribes to jointly guard Wenxi County.

Fu Jian was not in the right position, so he needed to establish his authority and could not fail. Therefore, he could not admit defeat.

As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun. Huan Xi always felt that under his rule, the army could only be named Huan.

Otherwise, the two sides may really have to fight a protracted war.

On October 356th of the twelfth year of Yonghe (AD ), Huanxi returned to Anyi in the snow, and reinforcements from Liu Kuantou and Suo Xia also came to Anyi County to stand by.

Huan Xi took the initiative to take the blame on himself. This does not mean that Huan Xi is more responsible than Fu Jian, but that the situations they face are different.

As for Guanxi, the place was managed by Huan Xi so well that even if there were enemies around, it would be difficult to break in. For Huan Xi, there was no need for the Guanxi nobles to have tribes.

Zhu Xu blamed himself.

The liberation of productive forces will inevitably lead to the emergence of a large number of unemployed and idle vagrants in society. Huanxi did not allow private tribes of gentry to compete with handicrafts and businesses for population.

"The last general failed to guard Lu Po Tower, which caused Yu's army to break through and was blocked by Lu Guang. I am a defeated general and I ask Liang Gong to punish me."

Liu Kuantou and Suo Ya originally rushed to the battlefield in Hedong, but they did not expect that when they arrived, the war was already over.

Therefore, Huan Xi could take the blame himself and show kindness to his subordinates.

When Zhu Xu heard this, he burst into tears of gratitude and thanked him repeatedly.

Huan Xi smiled and said:

"Cilun, although the main responsibility for Lu Po Lou's breakout lies with me, you can't escape the involvement either.

"Now among the nine counties in Hedong County, only Dongyuan County is not under my control."

As he said that, Huan Xi put away his smile:

"Cilun, I need you to perform meritorious service and collect Dongyuan County for me. Can you do it?"

When Zhu Xu heard this, he patted his chest and said:
"The last general will definitely capture Dongyuan for Liang Gong. If he fails, he will be willing to engage in military law." Huan Xi said seriously:
"Okay! There is no joke in the army. If you can't take Dongyuan, you will be punished for both crimes!"

In fact, Dongyuan County was a waste of effort, because after Lu Polou broke through, he only rested briefly in Dongyuan to gather his soldiers, and then continued eastward, passing through Hanoi County, and returned to Yu via Zhiguanxing. country.

The reason why they did not go directly north was because they were worried about being intercepted by Huan Xi. After all, Huan Xi was still in Wenxi County at the time. Once he knew that Lu Polou was heading north, he would definitely attack him.

Fu Jian has now clearly given up on Hedong County, and it is impossible for Lu Polou to leave a heavy guard in Dongyuan County. Everyone knows that as soon as Zhu Xu's army approaches, Dongyuan soldiers and civilians will rush to offer the city.

In fact, Huanxi reviewed Zhu Xu's defeat. He must have heard about Lu Polou's breakout at night and hurriedly led his army to pursue him. He was attacked by Lu Guang's rear troops, so he drank in hatred.

Lu Guang was one of the few generals under Fu Jian who could attract Huan Xi's attention. After all, as Huan Xi occupied Guanxi, the famous former Qin generals in history, such as Deng Qiang, Yang An, Shi Yue and others, are now in the army. Huan Xi's tent obeyed orders.

It is not impossible for Zhu Xu to be defeated by Lu Guang.

Although Lu Guang's army was only the second-line army of the Yu State, the Hexi Xianbei in Zhu Xu's hands were also not the elite of the Liang State.

Fortunately, the morale of the Yu army was not high due to the capture of their general, and Lu Guang himself was eager to escape and did not pursue him. Otherwise, Zhu Xu would have been ambushed at night and would have been defeated by Lu Guang.

Of course, another reason why Lu Guang did not pursue was that the reinforcements of Liu Kuantou and Suo Xia were about to arrive at that time. Once Zhu Xu collected the defeated troops and dragged them to Anyi, when they gathered the reinforcements, Lu Guang was afraid that he would become Their turtle in the urn.

On the night when Huan Xi returned to Anyi County, he finally started a crazy celebration and rewarded the three armies with wine and meat. Everyone was very drunk. Even Huan Xi himself was drunk. After hard work, Shen Chiqian and other ministers took care of him in the commander's tent. He stayed all night.

The next day, Zhu Xu took the Hexi Xianbei that Huan Xi had left for him and headed east towards Dongyuan County.

But when the news reached Dongyuan County, the soldiers and civilians in Dongyuan County were shrouded in fear before Liang Jun was seen.

On the same day, the magistrate of Dongyuan County sent a letter of surrender to Zhu Xu. He understood that he had become an abandoned son. How could the old and weak people in the city be able to hold on to Dongyuan after Fu Jian abandoned Hedong County.

Even if Zhu Xu's attack is repelled by luck, will Huan Xi be able to defend it if he personally leads the army?

Moreover, even if he wanted to defend the city, he had to ask the soldiers and civilians in the city for their opinions and see if they were willing to burn with the city together without hope.

The answer is of course no.

After Zhu Xu received the surrender, he immediately sent his confidants to deliver it to Huan Xi, while he continued eastward to take over Dongyuan.

On October 356, the twelfth year of Yonghe (AD ), Zhu Xu led his army to Dongyuan.

Since then, the nine counties of Hedong County in the Western Jin Dynasty, namely Anyi, Jiexian, Hebei, Fenyin, Yishi, Dayang, Wenxi, Puban, and Dongyuan, all returned to Liang, and Huanxi took all of Hedong County.

The focus of this battle, namely the two large salt ponds of Jie County and Anyi, were both occupied by Liang Guo.

With the change of ownership of Hedong County, Gaowang City is no longer the front line of the battle between Liang and Yu. However, as an important barrier in Guanxi, Huan Xi of course still has to station an army in Gaowang City and send generals to guard it.

However, there is no need for a general like Shen Jin to take charge.

Huanxi reported his success to the court. In the report, Huanxi asked for the establishment of Bingzhou, which temporarily governed only one county in Hedong. Anyi was the prefecture of Bingzhou and the county of Hedong was governed.

It also lists Shen Jin as the governor of Bingzhou, Pei Jin as the chief historian, Xue Qiang as the Sima, and Liu Gong as the chief register.

Liu Gong was from the Liu family in Jie County. He had left Hedong due to the war in Hou Zhao and defected to Huan Xi.

Shen Jin's three main assistants are all from the three surnames of Hedong. This also shows that Huanxi's rule over Hedong County is not stable now. He needs the cooperation of the three surnames of Hedong to help Shen Jin resist foreign invasion.

After all, Huan Xi also had to prepare for the class, and he could not stay in Hedong for a long time.

As for the appointment of Shen Jin as the governor of Bingzhou this time, although he only governed Hedong County, it also indicated that Huan Xi was about to give up titles such as Yongzhou Governor, Liangzhou Governor, and Qinzhou Governor.

As expected, Huan Xi immediately issued an edict as the leader of Liang State, appointing Zhu Xu as the governor of Qinzhou, Huan Yi as the governor of Liangzhou, and Quan Yi as the governor of Yongzhou.

Because Yongzhou, Qinzhou, and Liangzhou were fiefdoms of the Liang Kingdom, Huanxi could appoint their officials by himself, and he only had to inform the Jiangdong court afterwards.

As for the Bingzhou that was to be established in Hedong County, Huanxi only had the right to propose, not decide, the position of governor, and needed the approval of the court.

Of course, Huan Xi had already selected candidates for Shen Jin to be the chief historian, chief secretary, and Sima, so the court had no choice but to refuse.

Huanxi also assigned 15,000 soldiers and infantry to Shen Jin. In addition to the 5,000 soldiers under Shi Yue who was stationed at Wenxi, Huanxi deployed a total of 20,000 soldiers in Hedong County. Correspondingly, the soldiers of Hongnong County The force will be weakened.

After all, after Huan Xi captured Hedong County, Hongnong had Hedong County to the north and Luoyang to the east. It was no longer the front line and there was no need to station heavy troops.

(End of this chapter)