In Xunyang, Lu Xun sat in silence for a long time when he learned that Xu Daofu's army was defeated and that all the 30,000 troops and horses that attacked Jiangling were lost.
From the initial fear of raising his troops, Lu Xun became extremely ambitious along the way. However, he could not conquer Jiankang for a long time and had to return to Xunyang. His mentality was ups and downs. The grain road to the south was cut off. Lu Xun thought that Jingchu was a land of plenty and he could learn from Huan Xuan's example by occupying Jiangling, and he would still have a chance to win Jiankang in the end.
Unexpectedly, his trusted brother-in-law Xu Daofu would be defeated at Yuzhangkou and be cut off by the Yongzhou navy. Lu Xun was afraid and hated Yang Anxuan. You just have to guard the land of Yongyan and intervene in Jingzhou. very.
The war was not going well, and Lu Xun wanted to retreat again. Xu Daofu hated Tie Buchengang and said: "Xunyang still has 60,000 soldiers and horses, and a thousand battleships, which are stronger than the imperial troops and horses. If Lu Gong retreats without fighting, the imperial troops and horses will definitely pursue him. Can he return to Panyu smoothly? I still have two arguments, it is better to regroup, go to Jiankang, and fight Liu Yu to the death. If he can win, Lu Gong can take Liu Yu instead. If he loses, it will not be too late to return to Panyu."
Lu Xun was persuaded by Xu Daofu and ordered people to loot grain and grass, repair the warships, and prepare for another battle with Liu Yu. At this time, Liu Yu had finished reorganizing his army, leaving Liu Yi to stay in Jiankang City to ensure logistics supplies. He led Longxiang General Liu Fan, Ningshuo General Tan Shao, Champion General Liu Jingxuan and others to lead an army of 10,000 on October 10th. On the fourth day, we set out to build Kangcheng.
When the rebel army was defeated and fled Jiankang, Liu Yu ordered the auxiliary general Wang Zhongde and the prefect of Guangchuan Liu Zhong to lead an army to pursue them by land. Lu Xun sent his general Fan Chongmin to garrison Nanling. Wang Zhongde and others were blocked and garrisoned in Gushu.
Liu Yu sent a message to Wang Zhongde, asking him to launch an attack first and occupy Nanling to open the road.
In Nanling, Fan Chongmin divided his troops into two groups, each commanding 150 warships and 2,500 soldiers and horses stationed on both sides of the river. They would respond to each other if attacked. Wang Zhongde's several attacks were blocked.
After receiving the news of the arrival of the army, Liu Zhong, the prefect of Guangchuan, volunteered to go to explore the enemy. Liu Zhong was a native of Pengcheng. His parents died young and he was attached to his hometown. He joined the Beifu Army and served as the supervisor of the Northern Army in Liu Laozhi Town, and he was close friends with Liu Yu. Liu Yu raised an army at Jingkou, appointed Liu Zhong as the chief administrator of Pengcheng, and ordered that those who participated in the uprising in Peixian County, Pengcheng, be placed under Liu Zhong's management and called the "righteous team", which shows his trust in him.
Taking advantage of the heavy fog that filled the river, Liu Zhong took a walking boat and quietly approached Fan Chongmin's water village. Because the fog was too heavy, the walking boat that Liu Zhong was riding actually hit the dinghy of the rebel army. The soldiers on the ship found out, stretched out an iron hook to grab Liu Zhong's boat, and pulled the boat onto the stern and rushed to the ship.
Liu Zhong was not in a hurry, and waited until the boat was level with the deck of the ship. He led his guards all the way up, and swung his sword to kill the soldiers on the ship. Two of the militiamen were cut down, and the others were so frightened that they let go of their iron hooks and fell into the water. Liu Zhong escaped calmly.
Returning to the camp, Liu Zhong believed that the river was foggy and the civilian army was not well prepared, so he could launch an attack. The imperial army was about to arrive, and Wang Zhongde planned to take advantage of it and led his army to attack.
Fan Chongmin hurriedly accepted the battle. The fog on the river was filled with fog, and he did not know how many enemies were coming. Fan Chongmin knew the news of Xu Daofu's defeat and felt uneasy. After a little resistance, he ordered to withdraw.
As the wind on the river moved to the west, Wang Zhongde ordered arson, burning more than a hundred battleships of the rebel army, killing nearly a thousand rebel soldiers, and achieved a great victory in Nanling.
When Nanling was victorious, General Jianwei Sun Chu and General Zhenwu Shen Tianzi traveled by sea for three months and quietly arrived at Panyu City.
When Lu Xun led his army on an expedition, he never thought that the Jin army would march long distances from the sea to Guangzhou. However, there were still 3,000 defenders in Panyu City, and the city was strong. Lu Xun's father, Lu Xia, was in charge, and the chief historian Sun Jianzhi and Sima Yuzhenfu assisted him. Defend the city and provide supplies for the expeditionary force.
Coincidentally, Panyu City was also covered in heavy fog that day. Sun Chu and Shen Tianzi arrived outside Panyu City. Only then did the city defenders discover an abnormality on the river and urgently closed the city gate.
Sun Chu led his troops to land, ordered the warships to be burned, and declared that Liu Yu, the official secretary of the Han Dynasty, had ordered that everyone in Panyu be captured and granted 100 acres of land, and promoted to the next level.
The Jin army had no way to retreat, and with the temptation of huge rewards, everyone attacked the city bravely, and captured Panyu in one day of fierce fighting. Lu Xia, Sun Jianzhi and others fled to Shixing in a small boat.
Sun Chu led his army into the city, posted notices to appease the people, and executed Lu Xun's comrades. When Wu Yin ruled Guangzhou, he was benevolent, honest and self-defeating, which won the hearts of the people. Later, Lu Xun occupied Guangzhou, and the people were still grateful for the imperial court. Sun Chu led his army into the city, and the situation was quickly stabilized.
Sun Chu defended the city and ordered Zhenwu General Shen Tianzi to lead 2,400 troops to pacify Shixing, Nankang, Linhe, Shi'an and other Lingnan counties.
Wang Zhongde cleared the obstacles for Liu Yu's army to advance westward, and Liu Yu's army successfully entered Leichi.
Liu Muzhi stood beside Liu Yu, pointing to the lake with high spirits and said: "My Lord, this is the Thunder Pond. The origin of the allusion of not going beyond the Thunder Pond."
Liu Yu asked in confusion: "Why don't you take a step beyond the thunder?"
Liu Jingxuan explained: "In the second year of Xianhe, Su Jun, the general of Liyang Town, rebelled and invaded Jiankang. Wen Qiao, the governor of Jiangzhou, wanted to lead his troops eastward from Xunyang. Yu Liang, who was the Secretary of the Central Committee at the time, was afraid that Wen Qiao would leave. Later, Tao Kanhui, the governor of Jingzhou, took advantage of the situation and wrote to Wen Qiao, 'I am worried about the Western Frontier. I am too worried about Liyang, and I can never take a step beyond the Leichi.'"
Liu Yulang laughed loudly and said: "Yu Liang was afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. He had great ambition and lack of talent, so he forced Su Jun to rebel. As a result, he caused a catastrophe and wasted the energy of the Jin Dynasty. Yu led his army westward to prevent Lu Xun from daring to cross the thunder pond. "
Knowing that Liu Yu's army was stationed in Leichi, which was only a hundred miles away from Xunyang, Lu Xun gathered all his troops and claimed that he would directly attack Jiankang City. Liu Yu estimated that Lu Xun was going to fight the Jin army to the death, because there were 5,000 defenders in Jiankang City. The city was fortified and it was difficult to move in a hurry. If he led his army to attack from behind, the civilian army would definitely be defeated.
Liu Muzhi said: "Lu Xun has become a turtle in the urn, and his defeat is certain. The Lord needs to prevent him from taking the opportunity of attacking Jiankang to go to Jingkou, and then escape from Jingkou to the sea."
Liu Yu was reminded and sent Wang Zhongde to lead his troops east to Jiyang to guard the waterway to prevent Lu Xun from escaping from the Yangtze River to sea.
On December 2, Lu Xun took Xu Daofu as the vanguard and took all 60,000 troops and horses under his command down the river. The warships blocked the river and came toward the Leichi in a mighty manner.
Liu Yu divided his 20,000 soldiers and horses into three groups. The warships on the river were commanded by Liu Jingxuan, with a total of 12,000 men, all using light and agile boats. Liu Fan was ordered to lead 4,000 soldiers and horses to station on the north bank, equipped with a large number of He used the divine crossbow and strong bow; he sent four thousand people across the Yangtze River to the south bank and lurked in the mountains and forests.
After Liu Yu defeated Yan and returned to Jiankang, he sent people to search for Fu Xuan's descendants, and obtained the blueprints of Ma Jun's improved Wanjun Divine Crossbow from their descendants. Liu Yu felt like he had found a treasure, and ordered his people to speed up the production and transformation. This expedition He carried two hundred Wanjun divine crossbows.
An hour later, Lu Xun's army appeared on the river, with no end in sight. Liu Yu personally held the flag and waved the order to attack. The war drums shook the earth. Liu Jingxuan commanded the warships to attack the warships of the rebel army from the side.
Xu Daofu ordered to ram the Jin army's ships, but the Jin army's ships were small and were carried away by the waves before they could get close, making the civilian army's ships unable to use their strength.
Liu Jingxuan deliberately diverted the civilian army ships to the north bank according to the prior discussion. When Liu Fan saw the civilian warships entering the range of the crossbows, he gave an order and fired thousands of arrows.
The crashing sound of the Wanjun Divine Crossbow was frightening, and within a moment, dozens of ships of the civilian army were torn apart and capsized on the river.
The small boats of the Jin army were like a pack of wolves, harassing and biting the large boats of the rebel soldiers. The rebel soldiers who fell into the water were stabbed to death by the spears extended from the boats.
Xu Daofu ordered a counterattack, with eight ships as the center, and in turn outflanked the Jin ships. The sound of killing on the river was loud. The rebel army had a numerical advantage and gradually gained the upper hand.
Yu Lesheng, who joined the right army, saw that the thieves were fierce and saw the flag ordering him to attack and stay in fear of the enemy. Liu Yu saw clearly from a high place and ordered his men to behead him and pass it on to the other three armies. Stimulated by the bloody heads, each Jin army fought bravely to take the lead, and the situation on the river was reversed.
After nearly two hours of fierce fighting, a northeasterly wind blew, and the vessel of the rebel army was blown to the south bank. As soon as the ship docked on the shore, the Jin army lurking on the shore rushed out, threw torches and fired rockets at the rebel army ships from high places.
In an instant, thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky. Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Xun ordered to retreat to Xunyang. Naturally, Liu Jingxuan would not let go of the ships of the rebel army easily, and led his troops to pursue them fiercely, causing numerous casualties to the rebel army.
After the great victory of Leichi, the rebel army had no possibility of attacking Jiankang, and it was necessary to prevent it from fleeing south to Guangzhou. At this time, the news of Sun Chu's victory in Guangzhou had not yet been sent.
Liu Yu recalled Wang Zhongde's troops from Jiyang and ordered him to be the vanguard to attack Xunyang City. Liu Jingxuan was left to guard Leichi and lead the army to attack Xunyang.
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After the great victory at Yuzhangkou, the Yongzhou Army captured more than 15,000 prisoners of war and moved eastward to station in Xiakou City. Yang Anxuan returned to Xiangyang by land with these prisoners of war, leaving Liu Zhong's navy with Wang Zhene and letting him act as he saw fit.
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "Lu Xun's army marched north from Panyu and looted everything they went. The amount of property they accumulated is astonishing."
Wang Zhene's eyes lit up and he said, "My lord, I asked Yu to copy Lu Xun's retreat and grab these treasures."
"That's right," Yang Anxuan said, "In the land of Yongyan, all kinds of businesses are waiting for prosperity, and money is urgently needed everywhere. If we can get the property that Lu Xun looted, we can be worry-free for several years."
Looking at Wang Zhene, Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Zhene, if you can seize Lu Xun's treasure this time, you can take 20% of it to reward meritorious soldiers, and ask Qingzhi to help you."
Wang Zhene was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Thank you, Lord." But he was secretly alert in his heart. Yang Anxuan left his brother-in-law Shen Qingzhi behind. He must not let the treasure go to his head.
Lu Xun's army left Xunyang, leaving only 3,000 soldiers and horses to garrison. Wang Zhen'e got the news and immediately led his troops eastward, more than 200 miles from Xiakou to Xunyang, rushing down the river as fast as a galloping horse. After the transformation, the Yongzhou Navy arrived outside Xunyang City in two and a half hours. At this time, just after noon, Lu Xunzheng led his army and Liu Yu fought fiercely in Leichi.
More than 300 warships of the Yongzhou Army appeared in Xunyang City. Shen Qing led 5,000 troops to land and attack the city. Half an hour later, the city's defender Lu Lei opened the city and surrendered. Wang Zhen'e led his army to occupy Xunyang City.
The first thing Wang Zhene did when he entered the city was to ask the surrendered general Lu Lei to take him to Lu Xun's treasure house. Xunyang is the seat of Xunyang County. The treasure house is located on the east back side of the lobby of the Prefect's Mansion. There are six large warehouses in a row, and the doors are locked with copper locks.
He ordered someone to break the copper lock and push open the heavy door of the warehouse. Wang Zhene looked at each one with great interest: one room was filled with bacon, cured fish and various dry goods, one was piled with silks and satins, one was filled with utensils, and the other was piled with There were copper coins in one room, curios in one room, and seven large boxes stacked in the last room, containing large and small gold ingots, silver nuggets and precious stones. 33
Greed flashed in Wang Zhen'e's eyes, and the wealth in the box was no less than a thousand gold. Yang Anxuan's words of advice rang in his mind, and he immediately became clear and ordered: "Carry all these properties on the ship and send them to Xiangyang."
Zhou Chao said in a low voice: "Farewell, my lord, didn't my lord say that I would give 20% to reward the soldiers? Why not distribute them first?"
Feeling the hot gaze next to him, Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said: "Send it to the master first before sending it to Xiangyang. I believe that the master will not break his promise to us."
Zhou Chao woke up and said repeatedly: "Wang Biejia is right, he is stupid."
Ten boats were loaded with the property in the treasury, and together with the captured baggage and grain, it was enough to fill fifty boats. At dawn, Liu Zhong led the boats to leave Xunyang for Xiangyang.
Lu Xun was defeated and wanted to return to Xunyang, but when he saw the Yongzhou flag planted at the top of the city, he did not dare to stop and attack the city. He turned south to Yuzhang City, preparing to withdraw to Guangzhou and Panyu.
When Liu Yu led his army to Xunyang, Wang Zhen'e opened the city to greet him and handed Xunyang City over to the imperial troops. Liu Yu had heard of Wang Zhene's reputation and knew that he was Wang Meng's grandson and was regarded as his right-hand man by Yang Anxuan. When talking with him, he was very surprised and praised "the generals have their own generals".
Wang Zhenyi surrendered the city of Xunyang to Liu Yu and prepared to lead his army back to Xiangyang. Liu Yu led his troops to the river to see him off. Liu Muzhi whispered: "Wang Zhene is very resourceful and resourceful. Yang Anxuan has this person to help him. Why not keep him in the name of the imperial court?"
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "The soldiers and horses of Yongzhou came to help according to the imperial edict. If you act secretly at this time, you will be ashamed of the world."
Looking at the disappearing shadow of the boat, Liu Yu raised his hand and waved it vigorously, saying boldly: "Even if we have to fight with Yang Anxuan in the future, what do you have to fear? Lords, work with Yu to defeat Lu Xun first and stabilize the southeast."
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