Kuaiji City, General's Mansion.
The General's Mansion was the original Internal History Mansion. After Sun En occupied Kuaiji, he called himself the General of the Eastern Conquest and replaced the plaque on the Internal History Mansion with the General's Mansion.
Sun En himself did not expect that when he led three to four hundred people to land from the island, he would actually make such a big fuss and occupy Kuaiji. Eight counties responded. It can be said that most of Yangzhou fell into his hands.
The proud Sun En said to his subordinates: "The world is under control. I should submit to Jiankang with you."
Thinking that the overall situation has been decided, Sun En went to the emperor to enumerate the crimes of Sima Daozi and his son, and wanted to raise an army to clear the emperor's side and become the second Cao Cao.
However, the army on the side of the Qing emperor was not ready yet, and the army to suppress the rebellion in the court had already moved south.
On the second day of the twelfth month, Xie Yan, the governor of Xuzhou, arrived at Yixing County and killed Xu Yunzhi, the leader of the Yixing rebels. He welcomed Wei Yin, the prefect of Yixing County, back to the city. On the fifth day of the twelfth month, he attacked Wuxing County again and defeated Qiu, the prefect of Wuxing appointed by Sun En. Wang's 40,000-strong army recaptured Wuxing, and Qiu Wang fled Shanyin.
Liu Laozhi said that the situation was urgent and Xie Yan's troops were insufficient, so he went ahead without waiting for the court's reply.
Huan Bao, the general of the Ministry of Life, led 3,000 troops first, followed by his son Liu Jingxuan, who led 3,000 troops. The troops entered Qu'acheng and arrived at Wuxi, Wujun on the fourth day of December. In front of them was Hulan, the gateway to Wujun in the south.
It is said that the first emperor of Qin Dynasty visited Huqiu in Wu County to seek a sword. He saw a white tiger in the mountains and stabbed the tiger with his sword. The tiger fled to Huqiu, north of the tiger soldiers, and disappeared. This place was named Huqiu (1).
Lu Yu, the leader of the rebels stationed in Wu County, was quite talented. Instead of defending the city between Wuxi and Wu County, he sent 5,000 elite soldiers to strictly guard Huliang.
Hu Qian is surrounded by Nanshan on the left and the river on the right, with a wide view. Lu Qian set up a stronghold in the passage and transported baggage through the river. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack, blocking Liu Laozhi's army from going south.
Liu Jingxuan suggested to his father that he sent a small group of light cavalry to covertly march from the west side of Nanshan to the rear of Huliang, cutting off the enemy's retreat, and defeating the enemy from both inside and outside.
Liu Laozhi took Liu Jingxuan as his general and led a thousand cavalry to circumambulate. After arriving at the southern end of Nanshan, Liu Jingxuan sent Liu Yu, a military officer, to lead fifty people to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.
Liu Yu was transferred from Sun Wuzhong's command to Liu Laozhi's account to join the military. Although Sun Wuzhong strongly recommended him to Liu Laozhi, Liu Laozhi did not reuse him. He only served as a fifth-rank military officer in the army. Sima is of the same rank in the general's mansion.
After walking five miles east along the official road, I saw a long team on the road in the distance, under the banner of the Immortal People. It was obviously Sun En who had learned that the Beifu Army had arrived and sent reinforcements to Hu Pan's team.
School Captain Chen Zhao said softly: "Brother Liu, we are outnumbered and outnumbered. We must send a message to General Liu quickly to avoid being caught off guard and entangled by this group of people."
Liu Yu carefully observed this group of rebels and saw that although there were many people, their clothes were messy, their weapons were in a mess, and some were even holding bamboo poles and hoes.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Yu said: "If we avoid it, the enemy will definitely find us sneaking into the tiger's nest, and the plan of attacking from the north and the south will definitely fail. We are all light cavalry, and we are the elite of the Beifu. Regardless of the large number of thieves, we are just like chickens and tiles." Dog."
Chen Zhao took a breath and said, "Although we are elites, we are only sixty people. If we attack an army of more than two thousand people, wouldn't we be seeking death?"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "General Liu is a few miles away. He will definitely come to reinforce him when he hears the cry of killing. All we have to do is stick to the stick of incense."
In addition to this reason, Liu Yu also has his own plans. When he was in Quacheng, he heard that Yang Anxuan once again defeated the Qin army and saved Luoyang City. He was praised by the world as a famous general after Xie Xuan.
Looking at myself, I have been in the army for more than ten years. I am already thirty-seven years old. I am nearly twice as old as Yang Anxuan. I am still struggling to gain qualifications in the army. If I don't take advantage of the opportunity, I will live in silence for the rest of my life.
Sun En's rebellion was an opportunity for him to make meritorious service and get promoted. Liu Yu would never miss it. In a few years, he would be over forty.
So when he met this group of rebels, Liu Yu decided to take a gamble. If he succeeded, he would be promoted, if he failed, he would die. It was just a gamble with his life.
With the long sword in hand, Liu Yu shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy."
The general was brave, and Liu Yu took the lead in killing the rebel army. Liu Yu usually got along well with everyone. When he saw him charging, no one behind him fled. They all drew their swords and rushed towards the rioters.
The horses were extremely fast and rushed in front of the mob in a blink of an eye. They swung their long knives like chopping melons and vegetables, and they rushed for several miles along the way.
At first, the rebels were dispersed by the Qingqi, but when it became clear that there were only dozens of Qingqi, they immediately surrounded them like a swarm of ants, with swords and guns raised indiscriminately, and the number of Qingqi gradually decreased.
The shouts of killing were getting smaller and smaller. Liu Yu looked around and saw that all the soldiers who rushed into the formation were dead and injured.
Accidentally, the war horse was stabbed by a bamboo pole and jumped, knocking Liu Yu off. Next to it was the river bank. Liu Yu fell down the bank. The thieves gathered around him. Some people jumped off the bank to kill him.
Liu Yu wielded his long sword and killed seven people in a row. The thieves were so frightened that they retreated and no one dared to jump off the shore again.
Surrounded by thousands of people, all his clothes were destroyed and he died.
Regardless of life and death, Liu Yu showed no fear, brandishing his sword and shouting loudly, "Whoever comes forward to die."
He stepped ashore and ran towards the bandits surrounding him. Although there were many thieves, they saw that Liu Yu was covered in blood and waving his sword like crazy. They knew that Liu Yu was on the verge of death and did not dare to fight him, so they all fled away.
So Liu Yu shouted alone and chased thousands of people, with murderous intent boiling and fighting spirit burning the sky (2).
The sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, Liu Jingxuan heard the shouting of killing and led his cavalry to arrive. The soldiers saw a stunned scene. Liu Yu chased thousands of troops alone, with so much heroism.
Liu Jingxuan sighed with emotion: "Liu Yu's bravery is unmatched by anyone in the world." The thought flashed through his mind that his bravery could only be matched by Yang Anxuan, who led thousands of people to rescue Luoyang.
Seeing the soldiers and horses coming from the court, the rebels lost all courage and fled for their lives, chased by Qingqi. Liu Jingxuan killed more than a thousand people.
Liu Yu's record of expelling thousands of people by himself quickly spread among the Beifu army, and he became famous in one battle.
Liu Laozhi and Liu Jingxuan's father and son attacked Hu Juan, and Hu Juan's defenders were severely defeated. Then Liu Laozhi's troops in Chenwu County fought with Lu Quan, and Lu Quan fled to Kuaiji after his defeat.
On December 16, Xie Yan captured Wuxing County and governed Wucheng. Liu Laozhi also led the victorious army southward from Wuxing County.
Xie Yan was stationed in Wucheng, and sent Sima Gaosu to lead his army to meet Liu Laozhi on the north bank of the Qiantang River, preparing to cross the river to attack Kuaiji City.
In Jiankang, Sima Yuanxian received the news that Liu Laozhi had captured Wu County. Zhang Fashun suggested that Liu Laozhi should not be held responsible for sending troops without authorization, so he simply ordered Liu Laozhi to supervise the military affairs of Wu County and promoted his auxiliary general to the second rank. former general.
Liu Laozhi tasted the sweetness of supporting his troops independently. The court actually had no ability to restrain the generals who held military power, and could only restrain them in official positions in the name of the court.
In Kuaiji City, Sun En learned that the imperial troops and horses were gathered in the north of the Qiantang River. He comforted his subordinates and said: "As long as we can protect Zhejiang, we can become King Goujian of Yue."
On December 26, Liu Laozhi led the Beifu army across the Qiantang River and approached Kuaiji City.
When Sun En heard the news, he said: "Victory and defeat are common affairs among soldiers, and running away is not a shame."
Before the arrival of the army, Sun En led more than 200,000 rebels and evacuated eastward with a large amount of property.
Gao Su led his army in pursuit to Shanyin, and beheaded Sun En's entrusted officials, including Lu Huan, the governor of Wu County, Qiu Wang, the governor of Wuxing, and Shen Mufu, the magistrate of Yuyao County. Their heads were sent to Jiankang for public display. .
In order to prevent the Beifu Army from taking the opportunity to pursue and kill them, Sun En ordered the collected treasures to be discarded along the way, and children and women with insufficient combat power were expelled from the team.
Facing the "Charming Eyes" treasure, the soldiers of the Beifu Army fought frantically for it. Sun En led his troops to escape from the mouth of the Cao'e River and return to the island.
In order to take revenge, the Xie clan searched Sun En's remaining members on a large scale, pursued and killed Feng Sizhi and others. The officers and soldiers were everywhere, and military discipline was gone. Liu Laozhi and others allowed the soldiers to burn, kill, and loot. The soldiers and people were all disappointed, and the remaining people fled into the mountains. Sanwu County is desolate, with no trace of human beings for hundreds of miles.
Sun En was defeated and retreated. Sima Yuanxian appointed Xie Yan, the governor of Xuzhou, as the internal historian of Kuaiji, supervising the military affairs of the five counties. He led the civil and military officials of Xuzhou and divided the northern army into ten thousand people. He was stationed in Kuaiji. Liu Lao's general Huan Bao was left behind in Sanwu.
Liu Laozhi led the remaining Beifu troops back to Jingkou, and Liu Jingxuan expressed Liu Yu's contribution to his father. Liu Laozhi asked the court for merit, and Liu Yu was promoted to the fourth rank of Guangwu General, commanding two thousand soldiers and horses in the Beifu Army. …
Huangfu defeated Panlong Mountain and retreated with his remaining soldiers.
In Xiangyang City, the number of remaining troops was less than 2,000.
After receiving the urgent report from Huangfu Fu, Huan Xuan was shocked. However, at this time, he could not mobilize a large number of troops to destroy Panlong Mountain because the takeover of Jingzhou was not going smoothly.
When Huanxuan's troops approached Jiangling City, Yin Zhongkan and his family fled in panic. Only Luo Qisheng, the civil and military commander of Jingzhou, accompanied him. Luo Qisheng's mother was Hu Fan's aunt.
Feng Gai captured Yin Zhongkan, and Luo Qisheng was also among them. Luo Qisheng was well-known in Jingzhou, and Huan Xuan was friendly with him, so he sent an envoy to persuade him to plead guilty and avoid death.
Luo Qisheng refused to give in. Huan Xuan was furious and killed Luo Qisheng. Before his execution, Luo Qisheng said: "Emperor Wen wrote that Ji Kang's son Ji Shao was a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty. I asked Duke Huan to leave my younger brother to support his old mother."
Huanxuan sighed and forgave his brother Luo Zunsheng as promised. Huan Xuan once gave Luo Qisheng's mother, Mrs. Hu, a leather robe. When Mrs. Hu heard that Luo Qisheng had been killed in Yuzhang, she immediately burned the fur robe.
Huan Xuan originally thought that his father and brother had been running Jingzhou for more than 40 years and that when he regained power in Jingzhou, the scholars and people would be happy and crowded to welcome him.
Unexpectedly, after occupying Jiangling, although the nobles came to visit him, they were not as enthusiastic as Huan Xuan imagined.
Bian Fanzhi, the chief historian, saw Huan Xuan's depressed look and persuaded him: "Yin Zhongkan was good at gaining favors in Jingzhou and winning people's hearts. Although my lord took advantage of the natural disaster to take Jingzhou this time, Yin Zhongkan had no food because of the disaster relief, so the people in Jingzhou will treat The lord is dissatisfied."
After Luo Qisheng was killed, the Jingzhou gentry "all mourned". The rabbit died and the fox was sad, and the things hurt its kind.
This made it more and more difficult for Huanxuan to rectify Jingzhou, so he had to disperse his troops to guard various counties to prevent unrest.
Huan Xuan's request to the court to be appointed governor of Jing and Jiang prefectures was rejected, and the Sanwu turmoil followed. Huan Xuan looked at the chaos with a smile, and was ready to send his army eastward and take charge of the court when the situation got out of hand.
The imperial court did not mobilize Yuzhou soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion, but sent the Beifu army south. The situation in Sanwu took a turn for the worse. Sima Shangzhi stationed troops in Liyang to threaten Xunyang, so Huanxuan had no choice but to send Feng Gai to lead his army to garrison.
As a result, although Huanxuan had more than 30,000 troops, they were scattered everywhere. He could only send 2,000 troops to Xiangyang. This manpower was no longer able to attack Yang Siping who was stationed in Wancheng, Nanyang. Yongzhou temporarily became Things became calm.
Note (1): Li Yuan's father tabooed Li Hu, so Huhuan was changed to Huhuan; during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the taboo of money and money was avoided, and the name was changed to Hushu. In the fourth year of Xuande's reign, the Ministry of Household Affairs set up a note about this, which is Hushuguan Town. The origin of.
(2) "Zizhi Tongjian": Liu Laozhi attacked Sun En, lured Yu to join the military, and sent dozens of generals to target the thieves. Encountering thousands of thieves, they immediately attacked them. All the followers died, and Yu fell into the bank. When the thieves came to the shore and wanted to get off, Yu Fen stabbed several people with his long sword, and then they were able to get to the shore. He still shouted to chase them away, but the thieves all ran away. Yu Suo killed many people. Liu Jingxuan was surprised that Yu had not returned for a long time, so he led his troops to look for him. When he saw that Yu had driven thousands of people alone, they all sighed. Because he attacked the thieves and defeated them, he killed more than a thousand people.
