Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 374 Plan Adjustment
The relocation of the capital of Yan State was a blessing and a worry for Huan Xi.

Fortunately, because Murong Jun moved the capital from Ji County to Yecheng, the main force of the Yan army was also transferred from Youzhou to Jizhou. This meant that Huanxi sent troops from Hetao to attack Dai State and lured Fu Jian to go north. It is difficult for Shi to intervene in this battle.

After all, Yecheng is in the south of Hebei, so it is not as convenient as Jixian to get out of the border.

What is worrying is that Luoyang and Hedong County will face greater pressure.

As Wang Meng said, Yan State will definitely make big moves this year, either in Luoyang or Hedong County.

Once Huan Xi started fighting in Monan, he would not care about the fighting on the southern front.

"Comparatively speaking, the possibility of Murong Jun attacking Luoyang is not high. I am afraid that Hedong County is their ultimate target."

Huan Xi made his own judgment.

The reason for this speculation is very simple. Attacking Luoyang will have a political impact, while capturing Hedong County will bring huge gains at the economic level.

Moreover, Luoyang was the place where the Four Wars were fought and was easy to attack but difficult to defend. If Huan Xi were Murong Jun, he would definitely abandon Luoyang and choose Hedong County to make a comeback to compete with Liang for the salt pond.

Of course, this is Huan Xi's view.

Wang Meng frowned and persuaded:

However, Huan Xi still chose to insist:
"Because of this, Fu Jian is afraid of Yan State and will not dare to go north to rescue him. If I send troops, Dai Guo will be at my fingertips!"

The two wars last year dealt a big blow to Yu State's military strength. If Fu Jian really wanted to rescue Dai State, he must have brought enough troops, otherwise Fu Jian really would not have the confidence to fight against him.

Wang Meng understood that Huan Xi seemed to be ready to compete with Murong Jun repeatedly for Hedong County in the future.

“Even if we lose Hedong County, we can just take it back later.

"The main force of the Yan army has moved south, and Zhiguanxing is controlled by the Yan people. Once Fu Jian sends his troops north, I am worried that Duke Liang will work hard but make a wedding dress for the Yan people."

He reminded:

the answer is negative.

Yan Guo occupying Bingzhou was a scene he did not want to see, and Huan Xi had to admit that this possibility was extremely high.

Wang Meng nodded and said:
"It's possible."

"I must take advantage of the fact that the Yu State has not recovered its strength and send troops to replace the country. If Fu Jian refuses to go north to rescue, I can take advantage of the situation and take Tuoba Xianbei into my pocket, completely blocking the Fu family's development space."

Huan Xi was also quite shaken in his heart, but he did not waver after all:

"Mr. Liang, there is no room for failure in Yanchi. Why not postpone the use of troops until Hedong County is secure? It will not be too late to make progress again."

If Fu Jian really used all his strength to rescue Dai Guo, and Murong Jun faced a poorly defended Yu State, would he be able to resist the temptation?

Huan Xi was startled when he heard this:
"Are you saying that Murong Jun will stab his allies in the back and take advantage of the empty state of Yu to go north from Zhiguanxing to attack Bingzhou?"

Wang Meng was silent for a long time and said:
"Fu Jian doesn't rescue Dai Guo, but that doesn't mean he will stand still.

"Once Fu Jian abandons Dai and ignores his country, and sends out his main force in conjunction with Murong Jun to attack Hedong County, and then goes south to invade Luoyang and Hongnong, or drives straight in and invades Guanzhong, what should he do?"

Huan Xi was speechless.

Obviously, Wang Meng tried to be safe. He hoped that Huan Xi could give up his plan to attack Hetao. After all, there was a big difference between Yan State's main force in Youzhou or Jizhou. Wang Meng is not worried about Yan Guo's intervention in the Monan battlefield. He has absolute confidence in Huan Xi.

But now the main force of the Yan State is about to move south. If Huan Xi insists on leading his elite troops to Monan to lure the enemy, and if he does not seduce Fu Jian, even if he successfully captures the state of Dai, if the southern front cannot withstand Fu Jian and Murong Jun's joint attack , a defeat will inevitably endanger Huan Xi's rule in Guanzhong.

In fact, Huan Xi knew that Murong Jun would move the capital to Yecheng this year, but he did not expect that it would be at the beginning of the year. Murong Jun would rush south in a hurry. This change seriously affected his strategic plan.

Wang Meng saw that Huan Xi was silent for a long time and considered for a long time. Anyway, there were no outsiders, not even Aman, so he bravely persuaded:

"With Mr. Liang's status today, no matter what kind of woman you can't get, why rush for success for a woman."

It turned out that Wang Meng thought that Huan Xi was worried that if he waited any longer, Empress Dowager Chu would not be young for long, so he wanted to rush to destroy the Yu Kingdom, force the Jin Dynasty to move the capital, and enjoy happiness with the Empress Dowager from now on.

Huan Xi blushed, but it was not entirely because of this reason. It was just Wang Meng's remarks today that made Huan Xi shaken. He said in a deep voice:

"We will wait and see the situation for the time being, and then discuss whether to send troops after spring plowing."

Since Huan Xi had made a plan to drive livestock to fight outside the Great Wall, even if he was preparing for war, he would purchase livestock in large quantities in the Hetao area instead of transporting grain and grass there. Therefore, even if he suddenly canceled the plan to send troops, it would not cause too much loss. .

Wang Meng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He really didn't want to take risks.

Huan Xi could also understand. After all, advantages did not change, and now it was not the Liang State that was forced to a dead end, but Fu Jian's Yu State.

As Wang Meng said, it is not Huan Xi who should be anxious, but Fu Jian.

Huan Xi said that he would wait and see the situation, but Wang Meng understood him, but in fact he had given up the plan to send troops.

Unless there is a major change, Liang Guo will probably be on the defensive this year, focusing on stabilizing its rule in Hedong County, rather than rushing to send troops to attack Dai Guo.

At the same time, the first batch of grain from Chu State to support Liang State was on its way.

Huan Xi wrote to Huan Wen last year, asking for help. Although Huan Wen complained that Huan Xi was reaching out to him again, he still agreed to support Huan Xi with 500,000 shi of food.

Of course, Sima Xingnan can be said to have contributed a lot to this.

After all, Huan Wen only planned to transport 200,000 shi to Chang'an at the beginning. It was Sima Xingnan who spoke and Huan Wen temporarily added another 300,000 shi, for a total of 500,000 shi, divided into two batches to be transported to Guanzhong.

At this time, Sima Xingnan had returned to Xiangyang from Jiankang. Even if the relationship between the two forces was tense, she could come and go freely.

Sima Xingnan said to Huan Wen:
"I heard that Ling Jiang is pregnant again, and Xi'er is also homeless. I am really worried about Ling Jiang, so I want to live in Chang'an for a while so that I can take care of her."

When Huan Wen heard what she said, he sneered in his heart, not to mention that Xie Yi and Ruan Rong were both in Chang'an, and it was possible that Xie Daoyun was still missing a maidservant.

Sima Xingnan simply missed his children and grandchildren in Chang'an and wanted to visit them.

However, Huan Wen wanted this very much, so naturally he would not stop him:

"After all, Ling Jiang is pregnant with the flesh and blood of our Huan family. With the princess by my side to take care of her, I can feel more at ease."

Unexpectedly, Sima Xingnan sneered and said:

"Do you hope that I will leave early so that you can live happily in Xiangyang alone?"

(End of this chapter)