Dantu, as the vanguard of the Beifu Army, Liu Yu rushed to the outside of Dantu City. Dan Tu's defenders had no fighting spirit and the situation was in danger.
Sun En had already conquered the Garlic Mountain outside Dantu City, and he personally climbed the mountain and beat drums to cheer up the attacking army.
Liu Yujun, who arrived in a hurry, had no time to rest. Under the leadership of Liu Yu, he defeated Sun En's siege army with a thousand men.
Sun En fled back to the boat in embarrassment. His subordinates threw themselves into the water and many of them died.
However, Sun En had many men and ships. Seeing that the attack on Dantu failed, he simply went up the river and attacked Jiankang City after a little repair, while Liu Yu led his troops to guard Jingkou City.
But God forbid Sun En, the wind that was supposed to be from the southeast blew from the northwest instead. Sun En's ships were heavy and tall, and sailed against the wind at a slow speed. The original one-day journey took more than ten days.
In Jiankang City, when they learned that the rebel army was coming, the people were frightened and worried, fearing that Sun En would burn, kill, and loot after entering the city.
The troops guarding the Yangtze River had many battles with Sun En's tribe and were defeated repeatedly. They could only stick to the fortress and did not dare to go to war.
In order to appease people's hearts, Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, went to Jianghou Temple every day to perform the victory-weary trick on Sun En, while Sima Yuanxian organized a large banquet to entertain the civil and military ministers in an attempt to appease people's hearts.
In the turbulent season, Sima Shang, the governor of Yuzhou, led 6,000 elite troops and garrisoned them at Jinu Hall. People in the city felt at ease.
When Sun En slowly came to Jiankang City, he learned that Yuzhou soldiers and horses had arrived. At this time, Liu Laozhi also led the Beifu army to garrison in Xinzhou.
The opportunity was lost, so Sun En withdrew his troops and turned northward from the Yangtze River to the sea to attack Yuzhou. He also sent Lu Xun with 20,000 troops to attack Guangling City in the north of the Yangtze River.
Xu Daofu, brother-in-law of Lu Xun, had a very clever plan. He used a trick to lure the enemy and lure the defenders of Guangling City into battle. He killed 3,000 people and captured Guangling City.
After learning that Sun En was attacking Yuzhou, Liu Laozhi sent his son-in-law, General Ning Shuo, Gao Yazhi to Yuzhou to pursue Sun En, but was captured by Sun En instead.
In Jiangling, Jingzhou, Huan Xuan learned that Sun En was approaching Jiankang, and immediately reported that he would lead his army eastward to quell the rebellion.
Sima Yuanxian was horrified. Sima Shangzhi arrived at this time. Sun En retreated and hurriedly issued an edict in the name of the emperor to prevent Huan Xuan from advancing eastward.
The house was leaking and it rained all night. Wei Emperor Tuoba Gui learned of the war in the Jin Kingdom and sent Sun Fei, the chief governor of Gunzhou (Wei), to lead an army of 20,000 people to cross the Yellow River south to seize the territory of the Jin Kingdom. The year before last, when the Qin army attacked Luo, Yang Quanqi asked Wei for help, which had exposed Jin's reality.
On July 2, Changsun Fei led 6,000 light cavalry and 14,000 infantry across the Yellow River, marched straight in, and easily captured Xingyang County in five days.
After resting for five days, Changsun Fei continued to lead his army southward, preparing to capture Yingchuan County and expand his victory.
Years later, the court sent people to inquire about Yang Anxuan's seizure of Xuchang City. In May, Yang Anxuan was ordered to withdraw from Xuchang City, and Wen Xiang sat back in the lobby.
However, Yang Anxuan did not return to Xinxicheng, but trained troops in the Changshe area. Xingyang County was captured by the Wei army, and Yang Anxuan returned to Xuchang City.
When the troops pressed into the territory, Wen Xiang, the prefect of Yingchuan, acted like a tortoise and fled to Jiankang with his family, euphemistically reporting the enemy's situation to the court.
The imperial edict was soon issued, ordering Dutinghou and Guangwei General Yang Anxuan to supervise the military affairs of the five counties of Henan, Yingyang, Xiangcheng, Yingchuan and Runan to resist the invasion of Wei soldiers.
After receiving the decree, Yang Anxuan ordered the people in Xinzheng, Changshe and other counties north of Xuchang to harvest wheat fields, move into Xuchang City with supplies, and clear the fields.
Xiangcheng and Runan counties were also ordered to reinforce Xuchang. Xin Gongjing, the governor of Henan County, stepped up defense and sent troops at any time to cut off the Wei army's retreat.
After Changsun Fei captured Xingyang, he collected more than 140,000 shi of grain from the government warehouses of Xingyang counties, as well as nearly 10,000 pieces of cloth and hundreds of thousands of coins.
With these material people, in order to rule better in the future, Changsun Fei ordered a strict ban on robbing the people, and even distributed grain to provide disaster relief.
He led his army south to attack Yingchuan County. Changsun Fei ordered one liter of corn per day to recruit laborers, and more than 10,000 people came to serve.
On July 17, Changsun Fei left 6,000 soldiers and horses to guard Xingyang, and led 6,000 light cavalry and 8,000 infantry to attack Xuchang City.
Yang Anxuan stood at the north gate of Xuchang and looked at the Wei army deployed outside the city. He did not expect to meet Wei soldiers so soon.
Guard in the city
There are only three thousand troops. The original people in the city plus the people who moved in from Xinzheng, Changshe and other cities are nearly 100,000. The area of Xuchang is large enough to accommodate these people, but the food is only enough to sustain them for two months.
Although people in Xinzheng and Changshe were allowed to harvest grain, they were unable to leave their homeland. Half of the people were still stranded there, and less than half of the grain harvested.
Meng Longfu, Kuai En and others looked at the Wei army outside the city eager to try. They had the experience of defeating the Qin army twice, so the veteran army was not afraid of the arrival of the Wei army.
The supplies in the city are quite sufficient, with tens of thousands of young men helping to defend the city, and half of his soldiers are elites. Yang Anxuan is confident in defending Xuchang City.
The army set up camp, and Changsun Fei, surrounded by his generals, looked at Xuchang City. He was a close confidant of Emperor Tuoba Gui of Wei. When he was young, he followed Tuoba Gui on his campaigns in the north and south, and made many meritorious deeds.
During the battle between Wei and Yan, Sun Fei, the leader of Tuobagui, led 7,000 light cavalry in a sneak attack on Zhongshan and captured more than 200 sets of Yan's horse armor. He was seriously injured by a stray arrow in the aftermath. After Zhongshan was pacified, Changsun Fei was granted the title of Duke of Langya due to his meritorious service. He was later transferred to Weiweiqing and was granted the title of Duke of Luxiang.
This time Tuoba Gui named him General Zhenyuan and Governor of Yanzhou, intending to let him occupy the territory of Yanzhou of Jin State, expand Wei State's territory to the south bank of the Yellow River, and prepare for a large-scale march southward in the future.
The eldest son, Fei, was over forty years old. He had a resolute face and a calm demeanor. He raised his riding whip and pointed at Xuchang City and said: "Xuchang, Cao Cao once established his capital here during the Three Kingdoms period. When I read history, I knew about the achievements of Emperor Wu of Wei. I admired him very much. I had already thought about it." Come and visit me, this time I will lead the army south, fulfilling my long-cherished wish."
Dai Mang, the commander of the Yifu tribe, smiled and said: "General, please be the vanguard to capture Xuchang City."
Changsun Fei said: "Dai Mang, do you know who is defending Xuchang City?"
Dai Mang said disapprovingly: "The Jin people are weak, and the general will be able to capture Xuchang City in less than five days."
Changsun Fei shook his head and said: "Don't be careless. There are strong people among the Jin people. The Qin army attacked Luoyang twice and was defeated. The city of Xuchang is strong and deep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. As far as Yu knows, the two defenders Yang Anxuan, who led the army to rescue Luoyang, cannot be underestimated."
Mo Tuchen, a general of the Tiefu tribe, said, "I heard that Li Yang Anxuan's father died. According to the rules of the Jin people, shouldn't he be filial?"
Changsun Fei smiled and said: "Yu doesn't know the reason. Probably as Dai Mang said, there are not many capable people among the Jin people, so he had to be summoned. Hearing that Yang Anxuan was so brave and powerful, Yu hoped to have a chance to be with him. A fight on the battlefield.”
As the sky grew dark, Yang Anxuan led his generals down to the city, returned to their temporary residence below the city, and convened the generals to discuss matters.
It had been arranged in advance that Yang Anxuan would guard the north gate, Meng Longfu at the west gate, Kuai En at the east gate, and Yin Ji at the south gate to support each other in times of danger. The task of organizing people to transport supplies was handed over to Sima Maguang.
The enemy was approaching, Governor Wen ran away, and Ma Sima became honest and obeyed Yang Anxuan's deployment of troops and generals, and got through the situation first.
Yang Anxuan said: "The Wei army has just arrived. It should take a few days before returning to attack the city. Zhao Tian will lead his army to rescue by then. Yu asked him to bring some baggage."
Meng Longfu and others' faces were filled with joy. The swords forged by Tangxi in Xiping were sharper than the weapons issued by the court. The Qin army under Luoyang City had learned this lesson before. This time it was the Wei soldiers' turn, but this matter was not easy to do immediately. Discussion in front of the public.
"Yu also asked Zhao Sima to bring four hundred sets of horse armor." Yang Anxuan said: "We cannot let Wei Jun know about this."
Yin Ji nodded and said: "Yes, the four hundred armored cavalry equipment is enough to break through the Wei army's line. If you find the right time, you can defeat the Wei army."
Meng Longfu said in a deep voice: "The Wei army is familiar with the heavy cavalry fighting method, and even has heavy cavalry in the army. The chance of winning in one fell swoop is slim."
Quin stared at the map on the desk carefully, pointed to the hillock five miles outside the north gate and said, "If we hide our heavy cavalry here and wait for the two armies to fight, we may be able to get a surprise attack."
The map was remade based on the map issued by the imperial court and compared with the "Yugong Area Map" and "Topographic Abbot Map". It is much more detailed than the original map.
Yang Anxuan nodded happily. The generals under his command have gradually grown up after the war, and they will all be able to take charge alone in the future.
"The Wei army has just arrived and is very energetic. We might as well let them attack the city for a few days first to drain their morale." Yang Anxuan said: "There are 600 light cavalry in the city. If you find the opportunity to attack, you can also make a sneak camp at night.
, the Wei army was exhausted. "
Yin Ji said ambitiously: "Sima Taishou of Xiangcheng replied that he will come with two thousand soldiers and horses in the next two days. My lord asked him to garrison Yingyang to prevent the Wei army from advancing westward. The east is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou. Do you want to go to Pengcheng to deliver the message? Governor Liu sent troops to defend the east side, so that he could form a pocket in Xuchang City and surround the Wei army."
Liu Gai, the governor of Beiqing Prefecture, was a confidant of Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, and a regular attendant of Sanqi in those days. In order to contain Wang Gong, Sima Daozi recommended him as the governor of Xuzhou to control Juancheng.
Later, Wang Gong died and Xie Yan was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou in Jingkou. Liu became the governor of Beiqingzhou in Pengcheng.
Yang Anxuan frowned slightly. There is a record of Liu Gai in the history books. After Changsun Fei captured Xuchang City and headed east, Liu Gai surrendered to Wei.
Yang Anxuan was full of confidence that history would change because of him, but he didn't know whether the fate of Governor Liu would change because of him.
Since the prefect Liu was as afraid of enemies as a rat, it would be a bad thing to let him come. Yang Anxuan said: "The court asked Yu to supervise the military affairs of five counties. Qingzhou is not under Yu's jurisdiction."
Yin Ji's eyes flickered and he sighed: "If the general can also supervise Qingzhou's military affairs, then the Wei army will be nothing."
Yang Anxuan laughed loudly and said: "Without Qingzhou's help, it would be easy to defeat the Wei army. With the concerted efforts of the princes and fools, the Wei army will surely return with hatred. A great achievement is waiting for everyone."
Everyone laughed loudly. They had followed Yang Anxuan in the war for many years, and many of them had been promoted for meritorious service. This time after the war, several more people became generals.
Ma Guang looked at the relaxed smiles of everyone, and his heart was full of envy. He could see that these people had great trust in Yang Anxuan, and the Wei troops outside the city really didn't take them to heart.
This reminded Ma Guang of how much everyone in the Beifu Army had such trust in Duke Xianwu. No wonder some people said that Yang Anxuan was another general after Duke Xianwu.
He offended Yang Anxuan for robbing a horse, and later refused to allow Yang Anxuan to enter the city, which was regarded as a rift.
This time Yang Anxuan fought against the Wei army according to the court's order. Ma Guang originally thought that Yang Anxuan would take the opportunity to target him, and he was even prepared to abandon his official position and go to Liyang.
To his surprise, Yang Anxuan did not abandon him. He invited him to participate in every meeting and appointed him to a relatively safe organization to assist in defense matters.
Seeing that Yang Anxuan acted in a very grand manner, Ma Guang's mind turned around. It would be a good thing if he could take the opportunity of guarding Xuchang to repair the relationship.
After arranging the evening watch, everyone bowed and left. Yang Anxuan put his hand on the map on the case and his eyes became deep. Some time ago, Sun En defeated Sanwu again, and Liu Yu defeated the rebel army in a row and became famous.
Rumors of one man chasing a thousand troops and a thousand men defeating tens of thousands were rampant, overshadowing the two times he aided Luo and defeated the Qin army.
As angry as a tiger, Yang Anxuan admired the Emperor Liu Yu who founded the Liu Song Dynasty with his bare hands. Wouldn't it be great to be able to compete with him for world supremacy?
Yang Anxuan felt his blood boiling and stood up. Liu Yu stood out in the south, and he used the Wei army to dominate the north of the Yangtze River, letting the world know that Hongnong Yang Anxuan defeated Liu Jinu in Pengcheng.
