Yanshi City's victory over the Qin army greatly increased the people's confidence. Pei family, Yan family and other Wubao tribes responded to Yang Anxuan's call to rescue Luoyang.
On September 27, Yang Anxuan led an army of 10,000 people to the bean field wall and set up camp five miles away from the Qin army for a stalemate.
Yao Chong led his army out of the camp to attack, and saw a rampart surrounded by thousands of chariots, as well as wolf trees growing on top of the shields.
Yang Anxuan stood on the station car with a long spear in his hand. Yao Chong reined in his horse and faced Yang Anxuan. He attacked Yanshi City twice and was defeated by Yang Anxuan. Yao Chong was filled with hatred.
After experiencing the strength of the chariot array and the sharp arrows and sharp knives, Yao Chong did not order an attack. He pointed his riding whip at Yang Anxuan and said, "Son, when I capture Luoyang City, I will crush your bones and turn you into ashes."
That night, Yang Anxuan and Yu Fei quietly left the camp and returned to Yanshi City.
The army moved out of the bean field wall, leaving three thousand defenders each in Yanshi City and the Pei and Yan families. The most elite former Anxuan Army under Yang Anxuan stayed in Yanshi City.
Yang Anxuan made up his mind to burn the Qin army's grain harvest, so he could only use a small group of troops to attack in a sneak attack. Anxuan's army had been specially trained to travel through mountains and rivers, which came in handy.
It is not that easy to burn grain. Yang Fosong is a veteran on the battlefield, so the grain storage area will naturally be heavily guarded and inspected strictly.
First of all, it is necessary to find out whether the location of the grain garrison is really in Kuai Township. The arrival of the Xunjiang Camp has greatly increased the strength of Yang Anxuan's navy.
Qian Lei, Chen Yu, Huang Fu, Ding Quan and others disguised themselves as fishermen and went along the river to find out where the Qin army's granary was.
Three days later, the intelligence was summarized on Yang Anxuan's desk. It was Kuai Township where the Qin army was stationing grain.
Qian Lei said: "General, the Qin army's grain and grass come from Hongnong and Shangluo counties. They are first gathered in Yiyang and then transported from Yiyang City to Kuai Township. The Qin army's grain and grass are transported through Luoshui."
Huang Fubuyun said: "Kuaixiang's defense is very tight, and it is impossible to get close. There are watchtowers on the shore, making it difficult to approach from the waterway."
Yang Anxuan asked: "Can we rob the grain ship?"
Qian Lei thought for a while and said: "The Qin army transports grain every two days. There are ten ships carrying grain. Each ship has about seventy or eighty soldiers. Only five sterns are dispatched at the same time to rob the grain ship. .”
Yang Anxuan's goal was the Kuaixiang granary, and a large-scale dispatch would definitely alarm the Qin army. Yang Anxuan asked again: "Can you sneak onto the boat and rob one or two? Sneak in?"
Qian Lei said: "I paid close attention to the time when the Qin army transported grain. The grain ship departed from Yidu at the end of Chen Dynasty and arrived at Kuaixiang dock at around midnight. It unloaded the grain and returned."
Yang Anxuan looked at the map and said, "It's more than 140 miles from Yiyang to Kuai Township by water. It takes about two hours for a single trip."
Touching the map lightly with his finger, Yang Anxuan frowned and said, "In other words, the ships are moving during the day, so it is difficult to take action."
Chen Yu remembered something and said: "There is a village where the Luoshui River sinks. If grain ships pass by at noon, they will sometimes stop and enter the town to replenish supplies. Maybe we can find an opportunity."
Yang Anxuan nodded and said, "This is a way."
After brainstorming, everyone came up with suggestions to defeat the enemy. Some said they would disguise themselves as Qin troops at night and attack Kuai Xiang, some said they would seize grain ships and sneak into Kuai Xiang, and some said they would lurk in the Sunset Pavilion area to look for opportunities.
There were various opinions, and Yang Anxuan said: "The war is unpredictable. Qian Lei and you guys will continue to inquire about the news and look for opportunities that can be exploited. If there is any news, report the fool immediately."
In the past few days, the Qin army tried to attack the Jin army's camp, but Zhao Tian and others relied on chariots and wolves to resolve them. Yang Anxuan was worried that not showing up for several days would arouse the Qin army's suspicion, so he returned to the Doutianbi camp.
In Luoyang, Xin Gongjing has received the news that Yang Anxuan defeated the Qin army in Yanshi. The low morale in Jinyong City has risen. The soldiers are rumoring that General Yang is about to kill the Qin army, and they heard that Wei has sent a large army to the front. The news came to save Luoyang.
In Yewang City, Hanoi County, Wei Taiwei Mu Chong had been stationed here with an army of 20,000 for five days. Information about Yang Anxuan's victory over the Qin army in Yanshi was sent to him.
Mu Chong was in his prime and had rescued Wei Emperor Tuoba Gui twice. Tuoba Gui asked him to lead the army to rescue Luoyang, which showed his trust.
This time when he went south, Mu Chong wanted to capture Luoyang and let the emperor make him the emperor in the future.
The Duke of Luoyang became the king of the south.
Mu Chong made up his mind to let the Qin and Jin families fight to the death, and then he could easily seize the victory. It would be best to defeat the Qin and Jin families and capture the city of Luoyang. The army was ordered to march only more than thirty miles every day, waiting for the best opportunity.
While stroking his beard, Mu Chong frowned and thought, it seems that the Jin army still has the strength to fight, and it is too early to intervene at this time. …
On October 4, Huan Xuan wrote to Yin Zhongkan, preparing to attack Yang Quanqi. The reason was that "Quanqi abandoned the mountains and tombs in response to the country's favor, and it is appropriate to share the crime." Huan Xuan expressed that he would lead his army northward to rescue Luoyang and at the same time attack Yang Quanqi. If Yin Zhongkan refused, he would go west along the Yangtze River to attack him.
Luoyang is the place where the emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty buried his bones. The "abandoned mountain mausoleum" was used as an article, which gave Yin Zhongkan a big headache. Luoyang belongs to Yongzhou, and the loss of Luoyang to Henan County is nothing. Yang Quanqi has an unshirkable responsibility, and Jingzhou also has the responsibility of assisting in defense. , if Luoyang loses Yin Zhongkan, it will be hard to escape the blame, and the court will definitely take advantage of this to cause trouble.
Yin Zhongkan knew Huanxuan's intentions very clearly. Now that Jiangzhou was powerful, Huanxuan wanted to annex Yongzhou and then deal with Jingzhou.
Yang Quanqi wrote to him several times last time, asking him to attack Huanxuan together, but Yin Zhongkan rejected them all. Yin Zhongkan wanted the three families to contain each other and maintain a balance. Now the balance was broken again. This time Yin Zhongkan sided with Yang Quanqi.
Yin Zhongkan replied sternly, "If you want to relieve the siege of Luoyang, then go directly north from Mianshui River. Not a single soldier can enter the Yangtze River."
After receiving Yin Zhongkan's reply, Huan Xuan said to the chief historian Bian Fan: "Jingzu, as you expected, if Yin Zhongkan attacks Xiangyang at both ends of the rat's tail, Yin Zhongkan will follow the river to attack Xunyang. See We are here to capture Baling and deal with Jingzhou first."
Bian Fanzhi smiled and said: "It rained heavily in Jingzhou in June. Yin Zhongkan opened the warehouse to release grain for disaster relief. The warehouse was completely empty. It was a good opportunity to seize Jingzhou. Baling is the location of Jingzhou's granary. If we capture Baling, Jingzhou will be in chaos."
Huan Xuan smiled and said, "My brother Huan Wei is the captain of the Southern Barbarians. Yu has written to him and asked him to be the internal response. When the time comes, the army will be caught off guard when it marches westward to Jingzhou."
The next day, Feng Gai led Jiangzhou's army to the west, easily captured the unsuspecting Baling, and took control of Jingzhou's grain depot in Baling.
Yin Zhongkan was shocked when he heard the news. Unexpectedly, Huan Xuan turned the spear and targeted himself first, and urgently summoned Yang Guang, Yin Xun and Huan Wei for discussion.
Huan Wei was restless after receiving Huan Xuan's letter. Not long after he took over as the Nanman Colonel, Yin Zhongkan was very wary of him. Except for dozens of subordinates, he could not command the troops of the Nanman Captain's Mansion.
Yin Zhongkan urgently summoned him to the government to discuss matters. Huan Wei broke out in a cold sweat. Could it be that the news was leaked and Yin Zhongkan wanted to kill him.
He brought Huan Xuan's letter to the Governor's Mansion, and before Yin Zhongkan could ask any questions, he took the initiative to hand over Huan Xuan's letter.
After Yin Zhongkan read the letter, he secretly thought that he was lucky. If Huan Wei really caused internal chaos, Jingzhou might really have to change hands.
For Huan Wei who surrendered on his own initiative, Yin Zhongkan did not kill him, but detained him in a small courtyard in the history of the governor's office, and asked Huan Wei to write a letter to persuade Huan Xuan to withdraw his troops, otherwise he would kill the Huan family in Jingzhou .
Facing Huan Xuan's threat, Yin Zhongkan actively prepared for war and ordered his cousin Yin Yun to lead 7,000 naval troops to garrison Xijiangkou (Jianli, Hubei) to resist Huan Xuan's army; on the other hand, Yin Zhongkan wrote to Yang Quanqi to rescue him. Yang Quanqi quickly went south for reinforcements.
When Huan Xuan received the letter written by Yin Zhongkan from Huan Wei to persuade him to retreat, he laughed and said, "Zhongkan is not a man of one's will. He always has plans for success and failure. He is worried about his son. My brother will have nothing to worry about."
At this time, Guo Quan, the newly appointed former general of the court and the governor of Liangzhou, came to Xiakou. Guo Quan was Huan Wen's old subordinate and came to see Huan Xuan.
When Guo Quan was appointed as the governor of Yizhou, Yin Zhongkan was the governor of Jingzhou, Jiajie, and the military governor of Jingzhou, Yi, and Ning. Guo Quan's subordinate Bian Bao was executed by Yin Zhongkan for urging Guo Quan to rebel. Guo Quan was also almost executed by Yin Zhongkan. Killed for treason.
Emperor Xiaowu Sima Yao issued an order to summon Guo Quan to Beijing, but Guo Quan was spared, and the two had a grudge since then.
When Huan Xuan learned of Guo Quan's arrival, he pretended that the court had a decree and asked him to lead the army captured from Yang Zijing to attack Jingzhou. At the same time, he asked Fu Hong, the general of the auxiliary state and the former prince of Qin Dynasty, to lead his army westward and attack the Yin army stationed at the mouth of the Xijiang River. Escape.
Guo Quan deeply hated Yin Zhongkan, so he happily led his army westward and joined forces with Fu Hong to defeat Yin Yuan at the mouth of the Xijiang River. Huanxuan then took the lead personally
The army was stationed in Baling and ate Jingzhou's grain.
When Yin Zhongkan learned of the defeat, he sent Yang Guang and Yin Daohu to lead an army to attack Xiakou, intending to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao and prevent Jiangzhou troops from advancing westward.
Huan Xuan's general Feng Gai defeated Yang Guang in Xiakou, and Wu Fuzhi defeated Yin Daohu's army in Yangkou. Jiangzhou soldiers and horses advanced to Lingkou, only twenty miles away from Jiangling, and there was panic in the city.
Yang Quanqi received Yin Zhongkan's letter asking for help and immediately led his army south. Yang Anyuan remembered that Yang Anxuan once said that Xiangyang should be defended and that Yin Zhongkan's words should not be taken lightly to go south, and he persuaded his father to be cautious.
Hu Fan also said: "It rained heavily in Jingzhou and there was no harvest. The governor of Yin ordered to open warehouses for disaster relief. I heard from my cousin that there was no food left in the warehouse. Now that Baling has been captured, Yongzhou soldiers and horses may go south without food and grass."
Yang Quanqi then wrote back to Yin Zhongkan, saying: "There is no food in Jiangling. How to resist Huan Xuan? It is better to abandon Jiangling and lead the army to Xiangyang to jointly defend."
Yin Zhongkan was not willing to give up Jingzhou and live under the fence, so he wrote back to deceive Yang Quanqi: "You have already recruited grain from the gentry and made sufficient reserves, so feel free to come to help."
Yang Li's husband, Yin Benzhi, served as a law officer under Yang Quanqi. He begged Yang Quanqi three times a day to send troops. Yang Quanqi decided to lead 8,000 troops south from Xiangyang to rescue Jiangling. …
The situation in Jingzhou has changed suddenly, and the war in Luoyang is not optimistic either.
Yao Chong was in a stalemate with Yang Anxuan's troops on the bean field wall. Yang Fosong stepped up his attack on Jinyong City.
The soldiers and horses of the Wei State stopped at Yewang City, with an attitude of waiting to see success or failure. Yang Anxuan was deeply disappointed. If the 20,000 light cavalry of the Wei State could appear on the Luoyang battlefield, the siege of Luoyang could be solved immediately.
He really complied with the saying that it is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. It seems that the breakthrough point is still in Kuai Xiang. Qian Lei, Chen Yu and others have figured out the situation in Kuai Xiang and the pattern of grain transport ships. In these days, Yang Anxuan secretly transported hundreds of soldiers and supplies to lurk near the sinking water of Luoshui River, preparing to kill people and seize the ships. .
Luoyang was in a hurry and could not delay it any longer, so Yang Anxuan decided to take a risk and burn down the Qin army's granary.
We have been forced to a corner. If Luoyang is captured by the Qin army, Yao Chong will definitely lead an army to attack again. With Yang Fosong's help, Yanshi City may be difficult to defend.
Yang Anxuan felt like a gambler on the gambling table, putting all his chips on the line, and success or failure depended on this.
