On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Huan Xuan made a public appeal to the world, listing the court's faults and impeaching Sima Yuan for causing harm to the country and raising the army to clear the emperor's side. .
Huan Wei, the governor of Jiangzhou, was transferred to Jiangling. He mobilized 30,000 soldiers and horses from Jingzhou, Jiangzhou and Yongzhou. On February 1st, he boarded a ship and marched eastward. The army was prosperous and Jiankang was established.
Huanxuan led an army of 10,000 men as the vanguard, with Feng Gai as the chief general, Wu Fuzhi and Huangfu Fu as assistants, and marched down the river.
Uneasy all the way, Huan Xuanqiang kept calm, fearing that he would be intercepted by the imperial troops, but unexpectedly the journey to Xunyang was uneventful.
On February 22nd, numerous boats and boats escorted Huan Xuan's tall ship and docked at the shore. This five-storey ship had a nine-foot-high main sail and was made of hundreds of pieces of cloth. Flags and flags were placed all over the ship, and more than 2,000 soldiers were on board. Horses could ride on the deck.
Huan Xuan appeared on the top of the building in a golden armor. The setting sun shone on the golden armor, shining like a god.
The three armies raised their weapons and cheered in unison. Their swords and guns reflected the sun, making the river surface feel cold.
Huan Xuan's face was full of enthusiasm, and when his army arrived in Xunyang, he felt that he had a sure chance of victory. Seeing that the three armies were excited and raised their hands in response, the cheers became more and more shocking. Huan Xuan looked in the direction of Jiankang, and the supreme seat was right in front of him.
In the latest news, Meng Longfu and Kuai En led their troops to sneak into the military camp on the 20th of the first lunar month to stand by. On February 12, Wang Zhene came to the Runan County military camp and met with Yang Anxuan.
In the main tent of the Runan military camp, Yang Anxuan gathered all the generals to demonstrate the court's intention to send troops to Yongzhou, and ordered Wang Zhene to join the army.
The map hung up, and Yin Ji introduced the intelligence collected in Yongzhou, "...On the 28th of the first lunar month, Sima Diaochang sent 3,000 troops from Xiangyang to Wuchang, leaving only 5,000 troops in Xiangyang City..."
After Yin Ji finished speaking, Yang Anxuan said: "You intend to take two thousand Qingqi as the vanguard to capture Xinyang first, then capture Pingchun along the way, cross Tongbai Mountain to capture Pingshi City, then capture Jiyang and occupy Xinye, then capture Nanyang, The two counties of Nanxiang should reorganize their troops and then go south to capture Xiangyang."
Xiangyang is located in the south of the Han River, opposite Fancheng across the river. It is surrounded by water and mountains on one side. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yu flooded Fancheng and ultimately failed to capture Xiangyang City.
Yang Quanqi listened to Yin Zhongkan's words and led his army out of Xiangyang City to Jiangling. He fought with Huan Xuan and the entire army was destroyed, which made him unable to save Xiangyang.
After Yang Anxuan finished speaking, he saw Wang Zhene looking at the map thoughtfully and asked, "Zhene, if you have any objections, why don't you speak up?"
Wang Zhene looked at the hanging map and asked in surprise: "Wang had seen many geographical maps in his house when he was a child. He had never seen such a detailed description. I wonder where this map came from? The map of the Ministry of War is definitely Not so detailed."
Yang Anxuan smiled slightly and said: "This is the "Yugong Territory Map"."
Wang Zhen'e exclaimed: "No wonder, Uncle Yu once said that our ancestors sent people to the Pei family to look for this picture. The Pei family replied that it was destroyed in the war and they don't want to see this rare treasure today."
After mentioning the map, Wang Zhen'e bowed his hands to everyone and said: "Just now Sima Yin introduced that except for Xiangyang City, the other counties in Xiangyang have only a thousand soldiers. General Yang sent troops to Xinyang and marched westward to Pingcheng. It is a very safe strategy to seize Xinye." .”
"However," Wang Zhen's words changed and he said, "This will definitely frighten the enemy. If Diao Chang abandons the counties and ignores them, and sticks to Xiangyang City to wait for reinforcements, and waits for Huan Xuan's reinforcements to arrive, the situation of the war may be reversed."
Kuai En said: "There are six armies in the court, plus the Beifu army and King Qiao's troops. Although Jingzhou's troops and horses are strong, it is not easy to capture Jiankang. According to Yu, both sides are likely to suffer losses. By then, Hengxuan will retreat to Jiangling and will be too busy to take care of himself. , how can we rescue Xiangyang?"
Yin Ji agreed: "Yes, after we occupy Xinye, Nanyang and other counties, we will join forces and besiege Xiangyang. Huan Xuan transferred a lot of grain and grass from Xiangyang for this eastern expedition. Xiangyang can last at most three months without supplies."
Yang Anxuan and everyone discussed how to attack Xiangyang many times. Yin Ji thought that after quickly occupying Yiyang, Xinye, Nanyang and other counties, he could station troops in Fancheng and then cross the river to attack Xiangyang.
Meng Longfu believed that Xiangyang should be attacked with all his strength first. As long as Xiangyang is captured, other counties will surely be able to surrender.
Yin Dunze said that the art of war includes "I want to fight. Even if the enemy has high forts and deep ditches, those who have no choice but to fight me must attack and rescue them."
Luo Diao Chang sent troops to rescue.
Wang Zhen said evilly: "Since the imperial court announced the crusade against Huan Xuan on the first day of the first lunar month, there has been no movement. Foolishly, the imperial court is actually timid. Huan Xuan blocked the Yangtze River and the capital was short of supplies. Liu Laozhi had doubts and Liyang did not have enough troops. , I am afraid that the court will lose more and win less."
Yang Anxuan frowned. He knew clearly that due to Liu Laozhi's rebellion, Huan Xuan easily captured Jiankang with little loss in military strength.
If he cannot occupy Xiangyang before Huanxuan enters the capital, he will definitely send troops to rescue Xiangyang when Huanxuan stabilizes the situation. At that time, he will declare himself a rebel in the name of the court, and he will be very passive.
Since time travel, he has been constantly changing history, saving Luoyang from the Qin army, defeating the Wei army, becoming the governor of two counties, recruiting Meng Longfu, Wang Zhenyi, Hu Fan and others, and initially establishing a foundation.
However, the inertia of history was still unstoppable, so Huanxuan still sent troops to Jiankang and took the step of usurping the Jin Dynasty.
Xiangyang was difficult to win for a while, and he could not let Huan Xuan easily occupy Jiankang, both publicly and privately. It was extremely important to seize the opportunity.
"Diao Chang was greedy," Yang Anxuan said: "After arriving in Xiangyang, he bought a lot of land and extorted property from the wealthy households in the city. Huan Xuan marched eastward to transport grain and grass from Xiangyang, and Diao Chang plundered it from the hands of the nobles, who resented him. If we can sneak into the city first and conspire with the nobles, we may be able to capture Xiangyang easily."
Yang Shangbao said: "An Xuan, when the second brother was guarding Xiangyang, Yu was in charge of the property for him and had many contacts with the Xi family, Zhang family, Liu family and other noble families in the city. The seventh uncle is willing to go to Xiangyang, which shows that these families are internal agents. .”
Yang Anxuan was stunned. He originally preferred his second brother Yang Anyuan, but he didn't expect that Yang Shangbao would take the initiative to ask for help. Yang Shangbao is naughty and greedy for small profits, but he still values his family very much.
"Uncle Qi is willing to go, that's the best thing." Yang Anxuan said with a smile, "Don't be careful when going to the tiger's den. Second brother Youlao has brought a hundred people with him in disguise to protect Uncle Qi's safety."
Yang Anyuan responded in a deep voice.
Yang Zijing glanced at Brother Seven and knew that he was a little anxious.
With the deaths of Yang Guang and Yang Quanqi, Yang Anxuan became the prefect of Runan, and the power of the family gradually transferred to the next generation. This trend became clear when Yang Anxuan became the governor of Yingchuan and Xingyang.
Yang Siping, Yang Anyuan and himself all got their jobs because of Yang Anxuan's recommendation, and family members all relied on him for their official careers.
Yang Anshen is nominally the leader of the clan, but anyone who is not blind knows that the real power lies in Yang Anxuan's hands. Haven't you seen that Yang Cai, the clan uncle who never got along with Yang Anxuan during the New Year, also shamelessly praised Yang Anxuan as a flower?
With more and more children in the clan, there will naturally be a situation where there are too many monks and too little food. He, Yang Shangbao and Yang Quanqi have the same ancestor. They grew up together as children, so their relationship is naturally close. Quanqi will naturally take care of him when he and his eldest brother are around.
Now that Yang Anxuan is in power and has another layer of separation from him, he will definitely tend to take care of the descendants of his eldest brother, third brother and his own brothers.
That's why Seventh Brother took the risk and went to Xiangyang, just to make a contribution and prevent An Xuan from marginalizing his branch.
Yang Zijing had no reason to be annoyed. The seventh brother's son Yang Yu had a good relationship with An Xuan, but his third son Yang Jing, Yang Jue, Yang Hong and An Xuan were not close. This time he went to Xiangyang to risk his life. If you can conquer the Xiangyang counties with meritorious service, it will not be difficult to defend one county, so that you can support your own family without the main branch.
Yang Anxuan didn't know the plans of his uncles, so he discussed with everyone and asked Yang Shangbao and Yang Anyuan to enter Xiangyang in disguise as internal responders. Five days later, he would lead his Qingqi as the vanguard to seize Xinyang and Xinye. He would then wait for Yang Shangbao to deliver a message from Xiangyang before deciding where to go.
Everyone took orders and went their own way. Yang Anxuan returned to the house and started writing a letter. In order to delay Huan Xuan's progress, Yang Anxuan had to reveal some secrets in a letter to King Qiao Sima Shangzhi.
First of all, Yang Anxuan clearly informed Sima Shangzhi in his letter that he would send troops to Xinyang on February 20th, and then capture Xinye and other counties, attack Xiangyang City, and contain Huanxuan.
Secondly, it reminded King Qiao that Huan Xuanji might station troops in Gushu and then capture Dongpu. Dongpu is where the Yuzhou Navy is stationed. Liu Zhong once wrote to Yang Anxuan and told Yang Anxuan that King Qiao appointed him as General Dangbo, with a navy of 2,000 and more than 200 large and small ships.
"Huan Xuan wants to go north, he must first
Take Liyang. Because of King Qiao's wisdom, he must station his army at Dongpu and divide his army at Hengjiang as a horn. I foolishly thought that it was important to defend the general at Hengjiang. "
Yang Anxuan remembered the historical records that it was the betrayal of Yang Qiu, the Wuyang governor sent by Sima Shangzhi to defend Hengjiang, which led to the collapse of Yuzhou's army and horses. Huan Xuan easily cleared the obstacles to the north.
After much hesitation, Yang Anxuan still did not write Yang Qiu's name in the letter. That would be too shocking.
However, Yang Anxuan mentioned implicitly in the letter that Huan Wen made three Northern Expeditions and had countless brave generals at his disposal. People like Fu Hong, Fu Lang, Yang Qiu and others were sent down to receive the favor of Huan Wen. Command the army.
Finally, Yang Anxuan reminded Sima Shangzhi that Liu Laozhi, the general of the Western Expedition, was suspicious and wanted to wait and see, so he must be on guard. If we can go south to assist Li Yang as soon as possible, we can join forces to resist Huan Xuan. If the Beifu Army garrison does not send out, we may have to take precautions early.
After writing the letter to Sima Shangzhi, Yang Anxuan wrote another letter to Liu Zhong. The letter warned Liu Zhong to pay attention to Huan Xuan's troops for a sneak attack, and to be careful of Jingjiang soldiers and horses attacking and burning the ships, and asked Liu Zhong to persuade King Qiao to move the navy to station in Luzhou first.
Lizhou and Dongpu are only about twenty miles away, and they can go south at any time to support the war. However, if Huanxuan's troops want to go north, they have to pass through Dongpu and Hengjiang, which can affect the whole body.
Yang Anxuan remembered that the imperial court vowed to send troops, and the Beifu army led by Liu Laozhi stationed in Luzhou to wait and see. If Liu Zhong could garrison first, he could not only escape the disaster but also make Liu Laozhi have scruples, killing two birds with one stone.
After writing the letter, Yang Anxuan called Zhang Feng and asked him to take people to send the letter to Liyang quickly, trying to change history before the war broke out.
