On November 18, Liu Yu led his army out of Jingling and launched an attack on the Yongjun camp in Zhangshan, hoping to end the war as soon as possible.
The imperial army had eight thousand light cavalry and 14,000 infantry. They were driven in front by chariots, with infantry behind them, and light cavalry on both sides. The navy followed them on the Han River, advancing in parallel, slowly approaching Zhangshan.
Yang Anxuan learned that the imperial troops were dispatched. He led 3,000 light cavalry and 2,000 heavy cavalry from Chongqing as the vanguard, and himself led 10,000 infantry as the central army. He ordered Zhao Tian to lead 4,000 soldiers and horses to defend Zhangshan, and Liu Zhong led 5 Qian Shui Division cruised around Zhangshan, looking for fighters.
Two days later, the 6,000 light cavalry led by Shen Tianzi met with the 5,000 cavalry led by Shen Qingzhi. It was said that the two were of the same race and clan, but when they met on the battlefield, they both wanted to kill each other.
Shen Tianzi received Liu Yu's explanation in advance, and after a brief battle with Yong's army, he retreated. Shen Qingzhi wanted to avenge his defeat and pursued him closely.
Twenty miles away, they met the imperial troops and horses arrayed in chariots. Liu Yu ordered his men to shorten the long spear and fire it on the ballista. Chong Qing rushed to prevent dozens of horses from being shot.
However, Liu Yu's tactics and Yang Anxuan had discussed them with the generals in advance during military rehearsals. After Shen Qing ordered the trumpet to sound, the soldiers heard the trumpet and spread out to the wings, and the lethality of the crossbow arrows became weak.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yu was not in a hurry to attack, and ordered Shen Tianzi to lead Qingqi to squeeze Yongqi into the middle. Shen Qingzhi was not fooled and withdrew with his Qingqi, causing slight casualties on both sides.
Both sides were deeply afraid of each other and set up camps ten miles apart. They sent light cavalry to each other every day to look for opportunities to fight. The war was stalemate.
The navy led by Liu Zhong also fought two battles with Wang Zhongde's navy. The wind was unfavorable to Yong's army. Liu Zhong retreated to lure the enemy, but Wang Zhongde's water stronghold followed closely.
Liu Yu Luzhai did not pursue in depth.
Yang Anxuan ordered Lu Gui to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to Dangyang City. Sima Xiuzhi led Sima Shufan and Sima Chu to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack Jiangling City again. Liu Zhong received Liu Yu's strict orders and could not hold on no matter how provocative outside the city. out.
In Jiankang City, Liu Muzhi learned that Liu Yu and Yang Anxuan were in danger of winning, so he dispatched 10,000 troops from Jingkou to Jingling to enhance the prestige of the court. Shortly after the imperial troops left Jingkou, some people rebelled and caused chaos in the capital. Liu Muzhi ordered the city gates to be closed, and sent Taiwei to propose joining the army. Zang Tao, the deputy minister of Duzhi, led the Sixth Army to suppress it. Although the turmoil had stopped, people were still uneasy. .
Liu Muzhi secretly sent a message to Liu Yu, asking him to return to Jiankang as soon as possible to calm people's hearts. At the same time, he asked King Langya to send Taichang Sima Zhenzhi to hold the wrinkled banners of Yu to ask both sides to stop their troops. Liu Muzhi knew that Liu Yu His illness cannot be delayed any longer and he must return to Jiankang City to recuperate as soon as possible, otherwise the illness will be difficult to cure.
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At noon on November 26, Lu Qiao, a wealthy man from Fengzhou, came to work for the army, bringing 200 sheep, 50 cattle, a hundred jars of fine wine, and five chefs who were proficient in grilling.
The whole Fengzhou city was filled with the aroma of meat. Yong Jun's mouth was full of oil after eating, and Kuai En warned him not to drink alcohol. Lu Qiao was secretly happy when he learned that Zhu Chaoshi was leading a Yong army to the old road to escort grain and grass.
One after another, Yong's army who cut firewood returned and joined in the meat-eating process. There was a lot of laughter and laughter. Eating barbecue on a cold day was a joy in life.
Kuai En entertained Lu Qiao in the military tent, and the army occupied Fengzhou City. As a local powerful man, Lu Qiao donated food and helped coordinate accommodation, and Kuai En relied heavily on him.
At the time of application, the guards rushed into the account to report, "There is a Qiu Chi."
He infiltrated into the people who were cutting firewood in an attempt to seize the city."
Kuai En picked up the steel spear placed beside the tent and immediately stood up and walked out of the tent. Lu Qiao followed closely and said, "Marquis Kuai, can I use my servant?"
Kuai En didn't have time to think too much and said: "Zhuangshi Lu might as well gather some young men and join Yu to fight against the enemy."
Lu Qiao was overjoyed. This was exactly the opportunity he was looking for. When he came outside, he signaled with his eyes the men who had come with him to bring cattle, sheep, wine and meat, and hurried to the west gate behind Quin.
Kuai En glanced around and saw about a hundred people around Lu Qiao, but he didn't take it seriously.
At this time, the west gate was already in chaos, the city gate was blocked by firewood, more than ten corpses were lying on the ground, and some common people were also Yong Jun.
Qiu Chi soldiers disguised themselves as civilians cutting firewood. The Yong army who was inspected when they entered the city found steel knives in the firewood, so they violently killed people. However, Qiu Chi later sneaked into the city in advance and cooperated inside and outside to control the west city passage.
Hundreds of Qiu Chi soldiers have entered the city, and others are running towards the city gate from a distance. However, Yong's army was attracted to other places by the roasted cattle and sheep, and not many reinforcements were received after hearing the news.
When Kuai En arrived, he saw the chaotic scene and rushed in with a steel spear in his hand. As long as he was not wearing Yong Army leather armor, he would kill all the civilians or Qiu Chi Army in disguise.
Wherever the steel spear was swung, the steel knives flew away and blood splattered everywhere. Those Qiu Chi soldiers were killed and they retreated continuously. Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Qiao winked at the followers around him and led those people to shout "Help" General Kuai kills the enemy" and rushed forward.
There were personal guards around Kuai En. When he saw this, he roared: "Back off, if you dare to charge again, you will be shot to death."
Lu Qiao knew that life and death were on the line. Without saying a word, he swung his knife and slashed at the guard in front of him. Although the guard roared, he did not take precautions and was slashed on his right arm.
The steel knife fell off along with the arm.
Lu Qiao rushed forward, raised his knife and stabbed Kuai En in the back. Quin heard the screams coming from behind and realized something was wrong, but the firewood that had fallen forward blocked the way forward, so he had to turn to the left with difficulty, and the steel knife grazed his right arm and stabbed him.
Kuai En roared angrily, and stabbed back with the spear in his right hand, piercing into Lu Qiao's belly. Lu Qiao screamed, threw the knife away, and held on to the steel spear pierced into his belly with both hands. Kuai En pulled back but didn't even twitch.
At this time, Lu Qiao's entourage took the prepared hemp net from his arms and threw it towards Kuai En's pocket. Kuai En didn't check for a moment and was caught in the fishing net pocket. Just as he was about to break free, several more nets were thrown towards him. Trapped him in the net.
Qiu Chijun restrained Kuai En with a knife, pushed Kuai En forward, and shouted: "Back off, if you come forward again, I will stab Kuai En to death."
The personal guard threw a rat weapon and had to retreat. Lu Qiao covered his abdomen with his hands, blood gushed out, and slowly sat against the wall, opened his eyes and passed away.
Yang Fu hid in the mountains five miles away with three thousand light cavalry. When the battle to seize the city began, he rushed over with his army. When he learned that Ximen was temporarily under control and that Kuai En was captured, he was overjoyed and led his army into the city.
The people in Fengzhou City supported Qiu Chi's army. Kuai En drove the people in the city to vacate their houses, which made the people in the city resentful. When they learned that Qiu Chi's army had returned, the people responded one after another.
Kuai En was captured, Zhu Chaoshi was not in the city, and Yong's army was leaderless. After a fierce battle for half an hour, they all fled out of the city, and Fengzhou City returned to the hands of Qiu Chi's army.
Zhu Chaoshi was in Chencang when he learned that Fengzhou City was lost, and was following Wang Zun's request to transport cotton clothes and baggage to Fengzhou City.
Wang Zun thought that he had made a meritorious service and refused to give Zhu Chaoshi the cotton clothes, but he
Afraid of the cold and war, he was reluctant to send troops to the old road.
When the news came that Fengzhou city had been defeated and Kuai Si had been captured, Wang Zun was dumbfounded. Zhu Chaoshi pointed at his nose in court and yelled at him for wasting the opportunity to fight. After that, Zhu Chaoshi returned to his old city angrily.
Wang Zun knew that Kuai En was Yang Anxuan's confidant. He followed Yang Anxuan earlier than Meng Longfu. In terms of trust, Kuai En was second to none in Yang Anxuan's heart.
During the Danshui battle, Kuai En fought bravely to kill the enemy and was shot blind. Yang Anxuan trusted him more and more, and his second brother was no match for Kuai En.
Zhu Chaoshi came to Chencang eight days ago to ask for baggage. If he promised Zhu Chaoshi that he should be able to rush back to Fengzhou City in time, maybe Fengzhou City would not be recaptured by Qiu Chi and Kuai En would not be captured.
The more Wang Zun thought about it, the more afraid he became. If Yong Gong got angry, he might not even be able to protect himself. What should he do?
Wang Yi sneered and said, "A man should be bold when things get tough. He is bound to die anyway, so it would be better to lead his army and defect."
Wang Zun smiled bitterly and said: "If the army knew that Yu was leading them to defect, how would they follow? Maybe they would capture Yu first and hand them over to Duke Yong."
Wang Yidao: "You might as well lead the army in the name of recapturing Fengzhou City, secretly send someone to deliver a message to King Qiu Chi, and lead the army to surrender."
Wang Zun shook his head and said: "Qiu Chi is a small country with a small land. If Yong Gong is angry, I am afraid that even my second brother will be implicated by Yu. Yu cannot do such a wrong thing."
Wang Yi gritted his silver teeth and said angrily: "Then I have to make this slave lose his head with you. Instead of being humiliated again, it's better to end it on your own."
After that, Wang Yi pulled out the knife on his waist and was about to kill himself. Wang Zun was so frightened that he quickly grabbed her hand and begged: "Don't do this, I will listen to you."
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He turned his anger into joy and said: "If the king listens to the slave, he will treat the slave sincerely. The slave is willing to entrust the rest of his life to the king."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zun immediately stopped caring about anything and took Wang Yi's hand and said happily: "It all depends on you, it all depends on you."
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Yang Fu ordered people to escort Kuai En to Pouhan. At this time, Qifu Tanda rushed to Pouhan City to plead guilty to King Qin Qifu Chipan.
Qifu Chipan was silent for a long time, and then he asked Qifu Tanda, who was kneeling on the ground, to stand up, and demoted General Zhendong to General Zhenwei.
The Yong army was so powerful that it far exceeded Qifu Chipan's expectations. Next, he would face the revenge of the Yong army. Qifu Chipan withdrew the troops that attacked Tuyuhun and Beiliang one after another, and gathered in Xiangwu, Shouyang, and Didao. The defense line was ready to start a tug-of-war and roundabout battle with Yong's army.
The messenger from Qiu Chi State informed that Kuai En, the general of the Yong Army, was captured and was being sent to Wuhan City. Qifu Chipan relaxed his brows and said with a smile: "With Kuai En in hand, we can make peace with Yang Anxuan."
After sending envoys to Chang'an and Jiankang to ask for peace, Qifu Chipan felt that it was not safe, so he sent envoys to Beiliang and Juqu Mengxun to strike out. He also ordered Shangshu Ling Qu Jing to be the envoy to Xia State and negotiate with Helian Bobo. Form an alliance to fight against the Yong army together.
Helian Bobo fought twice with the Yong army, and he had some understanding of the Yong army's combat power. To the east of the Xia Kingdom was the powerful enemy Northern Wei, and to the south was Northern Yongzhou. Anding County was lost, and the land where he roamed was squeezed. He sent envoys to the Western Qin Dynasty to form an alliance. , naturally readily agreed.
At first, Helian Bobo, under pressure from the Yong army, had already sent Wuluogu, the censor Zhongcheng, as an envoy to form an alliance with Juqu Mengxun of the Northern Liang Dynasty. Juqu Mengxun sent his younger brother Juqu Hanping to the Xia king's tent to conclude an alliance. Immediately afterwards, Helianbobo sent an envoy to detour to Rouzhou.
Then he went to the Northern Yan Kingdom and made an alliance with Feng Ba in Longcheng to jointly fight against the Northern Wei Dynasty.
There was heavy frost in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the weather was extremely dry, the people were famished, and the treasury was empty. Tuoba Si summoned his ministers to discuss strategies to overcome the famine.
Tejin Zhou Dan suggested that in addition to encouraging farming, people should go to Dingzhou, Xiangzhou, and Jizhou to eat, and launch wars against Yan, Xia, and Jin to rob food.
Cui Hao, a doctor offering wine, believed that the national treasury was short of food, and the alliance between Yan and Xia echoed each other. Rouran was eyeing the north, and if the war went unfavorably, it would be a disaster.
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Duke of Song and the Duke of Yong were in a civil war. The Duke of Song controlled the court, so it was better to borrow grain from the State of Jin. In order to ask for help from the north, the Duke of Song would definitely agree. After the famine years were over, Xia and Yan were pacified, and then he would send troops to Jin. Not too late.
Tuoba Si said happily: "This proposal is exactly what I want."
So he ordered one of the Eight Dukes, Rencheng Hou Jiba, to be the chief envoy, and Cui Hao to be the deputy envoy to the Jin State to Jiankang, requesting an alliance to borrow grain. Ji Ba's wife, Princess Tuoba Qing of Huayin, admired the romance of the Southern Dynasty for a long time and requested to accompany her husband as an envoy, and Tuoba Si agreed.
