When Yang Anxuan launched an attack on the imperial garrison, Liu Yu also came to Shen Qingzhi's garrison.
This is a valley running north to south, with mountains on the east and west sides. In the middle is a spindle shape four or five miles long and about half a mile wide, narrowing at both ends.
Liu Yu stood on the east hillside and looked down. Dozens of bonfires were lit across a distance of several miles. The figures beside the fires could be vaguely seen. Occasionally, there were figures shaking, which should be patrolling guards.
"Jingguang, you lead a thousand people to the other side. Half an hour later, Yu will launch an attack. You set up an ambush there to intercept them." Liu Yu explained. Shen Tianzi took the order to take a detour to the other end of the valley with a thousand soldiers and horses.
Not long after Shen Tianzi left, there was a faint cry of killing behind him. In the dead of night, the valley echoed, and Liu Yu's face changed greatly, and he heard that it was where the camp was located. The matter was urgent, and it was too late to return to the army at this time. Liu Yu decided to immediately launch an attack on Yong's army in the valley.
Leading his army towards the valley, Liu Yu realized something was wrong. Some of the Yong troops in the valley fled to the mountains on both sides, but most of them remained motionless by the campfire, and there was no movement even when arrows fell on them.
When he got closer, he could see the straw man sitting by the bonfire, wrapped in robes. The bonfire swayed, making Liu Yu's eyesight go dark, and there were black shadows all around, as if there were countless ghosts lurking in the dark, peeping at them, ready to pounce at any time.
Liu Yu had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he calmed down after being slightly confused. The valley was long and narrow, so he had to leave quickly, otherwise he would easily be trapped in it and be slaughtered.
"Retreat quickly," the order was given, and the call to retreat quickly spread back.
But in the dark night, the entrance to the valley was only three feet wide. More than a thousand soldiers had already entered the valley. The people behind were still walking in. After receiving the order,
Huddled together at the mouth of the valley.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", cold arrows were shot from the mountainside on both sides and landed on the human group. Screams rang out. Some casualties fell to the ground, and the entrance became increasingly crowded.
Liu Yu woke up and realized that he had been ambushed. I was afraid that there were Yong troops blocking him at both ends.
In a moment, Liu Yu made a decision and shouted loudly: "Follow the fool and charge forward." Although there was an ambush by the Yong army at the exit in front, but Shen Tianzi led the army to that end, then the chance of breaking through the encirclement would be greater by joining forces inside and outside.
When I rushed to the exit, I saw trees and rocks piled up in various directions blocking the road, and arrows had been shot from the mountains on both sides.
At this time, the only solution was to use human lives. While Liu Yu organized his men to carry the debris blocking the road under the rain of arrows, he also ordered the soldiers to kill into the mountains on both sides.
At the critical moment, Shen Tianzi arrived with his men. Both sides took action and the passage was opened. The soldiers who climbed the mountain also met the Yong army who had set up an ambush, and they fought in a melee.
Liu Yu came out of the narrow valley under the protection of his personal guards and said bitterly: "Yongzhou reinforcements must have arrived, hurry back to Jingling."
At dawn, Liu Yu reunited with the defeated army at Yanzhi and learned that the camp had been attacked. Liu Yusheng was afraid that Yong's army was chasing him, so he hurried back to Jingling City with his defeated troops. He counted that nearly half of the troops and horses accompanying him were lost.
While sending people to search for the fleeing soldiers, they also stepped up efforts to repair the damaged Jingling City. This time it was the turn of the imperial troops to defend the city.
Yong Army reinforcements fell from the sky and could only pass through waterways. Liu Yu asked Wang Zhongde Navy to set up a water stronghold in Yangkou to guard against the arrival of Yongzhou Navy.
Yang Anxuan reunited with Shen Qingzhi and ambushed Liu Yu last night, finally avenging the capture of Jingling.
hatred. When they came to the riverside, the smoke was lit, and soon Liu Zhong led his ships to meet him.
After boarding the ship, Yang Anxuan did not rush to seize Jingling City. Instead, he returned to his army and camped temporarily at the foot of Zhangshan Mountain, waiting for news from Jiangling.
Soon, the news arrived that Sima Xiuzhi and his clan were defeated in Dangyang, and that Zhou Yu's navy commander burned most of the imperial navy's ships. Yang Anxuan laughed and said: "Zhou Mingfu has made great achievements this time, and I must reward him heavily." .”
Liu Yu attacked Jiangling with nearly 1,000 warships, and more than 600 were burned. Although the imperial navy had nearly 2,000 warships, the navy was inevitably severely damaged.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Tian sent an urgent report from Xiangyang, informing Yang Anxuan that Sima Dao had sent Pilu Daoxiu to assassinate Liu Jingxuan. Hu Fan seized the opportunity to send troops to capture Guanggu City, and together with Zhu Lingshi, they took over most of the northern Jizhou. Zhu Lingshi and Tan Shao are currently facing each other in Langya County.
Yang Anxuan clapped his hands excitedly and said with a smile: "If we can take the land of Northern Jizhou and connect it with Northern Qingzhou, the general trend has been achieved."
In this battle with Liu Yu, Yang Anxuan's biggest goal has been achieved, the situation is excellent, and the only thing left is to recapture Jiangling City.
In Jingling City, Liu Yu received news that the navy had been damaged and that Liu Jingxuan was missing and stabbed to death in Northern Jizhou. The hidden injuries caused by Xu Kui's death occurred, and he could no longer hold on and fell ill on the bed.
Liu Yu fell ill, and Xie Hui and others knew that if the news got out, the imperial troops would collapse without a fight. Then the Yong army would take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and it would be difficult to say whether Jiankang could be saved.
Liu Yu also knew that he was ill at the wrong time, so he told his subordinates to declare to the outside world that Song Zhenggong was mobilizing troops and preparing to attack Xiangyang in one fell swoop.
City, destroy Yang Anxuan.
Xiakou, Yuqiujin, as well as Jiangzhou, Xiangzhou, and Yuzhou all received the summons from Song Gong and sent troops to Jingling and Jiangling. Within half a month, the court added more than 26,000 troops and battleships. Six hundred lines, nearly 10,000 naval troops.
Zhangshan and Yang Anxuan were confused when they looked at the map of the imperial court's reinforcement of troops. The intelligence sent by the secret guards showed that Liu Yu's reinforcement of troops was not a bluff. Did Liu Yu want to decide the outcome in a battle with him? The imperial court increased its troops during this period, and the number of Yong troops in Zhangshan Camp also increased. County troops and garrison troops from various places arrived one after another, adding more than 15,000 troops.
Sima Xiuzhi learned that Yang Anxuan was stationed in Zhangshan, so he came to Yang Anxuan personally to plead with him and ask him to send troops to recapture Jiangling City. Yang Anxuan comforted him with good words, saying that he would take advantage of the situation to recapture Jiangling City after solving the imperial troops in Jingling.
Finally, Yang Anxuan gave Sima Xiuzhi three thousand troops and horses and asked him to go back and guard Dangyang City and wait for news of the Yong army's counterattack.
The imperial troops and Yong's troops faced off on the river. There was heavy thunder and light rain. Except for a small battle between the navy's ships, both sides stood still.
Liu Yu, the Duke of Song Dynasty, petitioned the imperial court that many of the soldiers who fought with Yong's army were injured and disabled. Please send more medical officers for diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Lu, who came with the ship, has been practicing medicine for generations and is the best doctor in Jiankang City. After diagnosing Liu Yu's pulse, he said: "Song Gong was overly sad and had a stasis in his chest. He needs to rest and recover, otherwise he will cause a serious illness." Hidden diseases have endless consequences.”
Liu Yu smiled bitterly. He was fighting with Yang Anxuan at a critical period. How could he rest peacefully? If he lost this battle, he might be close to death.
Xie Hui and others were shocked. If Liu Yu had any shortcomings, they would
Those who show their attitude to follow Liu Yu will also lose power and even risk their lives.
These people persuaded Liu Yu to return to Jiankang to recuperate. Anyway, Jiangling has been captured and can be explained to the outside world.
In the capital, Liu Muzhi learned that Song Gong was ill, and hurriedly petitioned King Langya to fight between Yong and Song Dynasties, which would harm his own strength, cause pain to his relatives and happiness to his enemies, and give the barbarians an opportunity to take advantage of him and request him. Zou and Yu banners were sent out again to ask both sides to stop their troops.
Sima Dewen had little information in the capital, and could only learn about the developments in the government and the opposition through the mouths of Taichang Sima Zhenzhi and some officials in the Sima Mansion. Yesterday, Sima Dewen learned from Zeng An that Jiangling had been captured by Song Gong. Sima Xiuzhi and other clan members fled to Yongzhou. Yong Gong Yang Anxuan and Song Gong Liu Yu had a stalemate in Jingling, causing casualties to each other; Liu Jingxuan was granted by Sima Dao. Assassination, Sima Daoci was killed by Liu Jingxuan's subordinates. Northern Qingzhou Biejie Hu Fan and Yanzhou Biejie Zhu Lingshi sent troops to quell the rebellion. Northern Jizhou had been captured by Yonggong, and Liu Huaisu and Zhu Lingshi fought in Langya County...
After learning that Jiangling City had been lost, Sima Dewen sadly had the idea of chaos in the world. Song Gong and Yong Gong were fighting for the world. The Sima family's country was the bet for their fight. The last hope of the royal family was shattered.
During the court meeting in the east hall, Shangshu's right servant shot Liu Muzhi to ask for the dispatch of Zou Yu's flags. Sima Dewen smiled bitterly and said: "Can Song Gong and Yong Gong still obey the imperial court's decree?"
The ministers in the palace were shocked. Although they all knew that the Sima family's empire had long existed in name only, on the surface they were still ministers of the Jin Dynasty. King Langya was clearly slapping everyone in the face when he said this.
So the minister's left servant shot Liu Liu's head, and all the ministers knelt down and confessed the crime, indicating that Song Gong and Yong Gong were loyal to the country and would definitely obey the edict.
Sima Dewen stood up and said: "After you have agreed, we will send an envoy in the name of the imperial court. Today the emperor is unwell and I want to visit the palace."
Sima Dezong did not discriminate between hunger and cold, and Sima Dewen accompanied his brother. Fearing that Liu Yu would send people to assassinate Sima Dezong, he lived in Da Sima's Mansion in the south of the imperial city. If he followed him, he could enter the camp to have an audience.
When I arrived at Xianyang Hall, I saw Sima Dezong sitting blankly in front of the case. The maids and chamberlains stood on both sides. The whole hall was silent and dead. Sima Dewen greeted his brother and saw saliva coming from the corner of his mouth. He wiped him with a silk scarf, but Sima Dezong remained silent.
Thinking that Jingzhou was taken away and the last bit of the Sima family's foundation no longer existed, Sima Dewen couldn't help but feel sad and covered his face and cried. Sima Dezong finally reacted, reaching out to grab Sima Dewen's sleeve, his dull eyes finally showing a hint of concern.
Sima Dewen felt more and more sad and helpless. He held Sima Dezong's hand and cried bitterly.
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Seven days later, the envoy came to Jingling with a Yu banner to pay homage to Song Gong Liu Yu. Liu Yu had received Liu Muzhi's letter two days earlier and learned that the imperial court had only ordered two families to stop their troops. I didn’t mention it, obviously because I wanted to maintain the status quo and muddle along.
In his letter, Liu Muzhi advised Liu Yu to take care of himself. If he failed, all his previous efforts would be in vain. Liu Yu smiled bitterly. He was thinking of withdrawing his troops, but Yang Anxuan was not necessarily willing to give up. The things on the negotiating table were actually determined by winning or losing on the battlefield, and a final decision would only be made after a battle.
In Zhangshan, Yang Anxuan saw Dong Huai, the Minister of the Five Arms, who came with a banner. They had not seen each other for more than ten years since he was sent to Qin State in Luoyang. Dong Huaihua had grown hair and was thin.
Sitting in the lobby, Dong Huai looked at Yang Anxuan and felt in his heart
With emotion, Liu Muzhi asked him to come to see Yang Anxuan because he wanted to take advantage of his friendship with Yang Anxuan and persuade Yang Anxuan to stop fighting.
After a few words of greeting, Dong Huai said: "Yong Gong, your internal fight with Song Gong has shocked the world and made King Langya deeply uneasy."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Song Gong imposed charges to attack Jing, intending to kill the clan and usurp Huanxuan. As a minister of the Jin Dynasty, how can I sit back and watch? I asked Dong Shangshu to report to the emperor of tomorrow. I want to assist the royal family and eliminate the traitors."
If Yang Anxuan had said this twenty years earlier, Dong Huai would have been greatly encouraged and formed an alliance to jointly attack Liu Yu. But today, as Yang Anxuan is Yonggong, his words can be somewhat sincere.
Dong Huai stroked his beard and said: "Yong Gong and Song Gong were fighting. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties and the people were displaced. Yu took a boat to the west and saw countless victims begging for food. I hope Yong Gong will put an end to the war as soon as possible for the sake of the common people in the world and return home. Let’s go to Xiangyang.”
Yang Anxuan said: "The war started because of Song Gong, and everyone in the world has to blame Song Gong. What does Yang have to do with it? Since Dong Shangshu is compassionate, I will give in. As long as Song Gong is willing to withdraw from Jiangling City, let Yang Duke Sima regained control of Jingzhou, so he dismissed his troops and returned to Xiangyang."
Dong Huai smiled bitterly, how could Song Gong withdraw from Jiangling, and how could Yang Anxuan give up the Northern Jizhou he had obtained? This trip was destined to be fruitless.
