In the evening of March 28, several speedboats entered the Qinhuai River from the Yangtze River, then turned into Yundu and docked at the dock in Xifucheng.
It was already dark at this time, and the Yundu and Qingxi water cards surrounding Jiankang City had been closed. There were no other ships except the patrolling warships. Naturally, no one noticed Song Gong Liu Yu walking out of the ship.
The dock is not far from Xizhou City. Liu Yu entered Song Gong's Mansion from the side door under the escort of his personal guards. Even the guards at the front door did not know that Song Gong had quietly returned to Jiankang City.
The palace was heavily guarded inside and outside the Song Dynasty, and soldiers in military uniforms and guns were patrolling by from time to time. The hall was brightly lit, and Liu Muzhi, Xu Xianzhi, Zhao Lunzhi, Yuan Zhan, Kong Jing and other important court officials were waiting in the hall.
As early as two days ago, Yanzhi, Yu Qiujin, Wang Hong, Wang Zhongde and others came to Jiankang City quietly and moved into Song Gong's mansion secretly. They were also waiting in the lobby at this time.
At the end of the day, Liu Yu led Xie Hui, Fu Liang, Shen Tianzi and others into the lobby, and everyone stood up to greet them.
Liu Yu bowed his hands to everyone, came to sit in the middle, glanced at the people standing, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sir, you have been waiting for a long time. Let's have a banquet and let's eat and chat."
Everyone here is Liu Yu's cronies. Everyone knows that Song Gong came here for the Northern Expedition. At present, Yong Gong is fighting with the Xia army in the land of Qiang and Hu, so he just took advantage of it.
During the dinner, Liu Muzhi reported on the collection of grain and fodder, building ships, and raising baggage. Knowing that everything was ready, Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "With Dao He here, I can rest easy. This glass of wine is in honor of Dao He. Thank you for your hard work in Beijing."
After eating the gun, Liu Yu ordered his people to hang up the map, stood up and said: "Yang Anxuan has no court, supports his own troops, supports the rebellious Sima Xiuzhi, openly defies the will and does not allow Liu Huaishen, the governor of Northern Jizhou, to take office, and launches an army to attack Nanyi In the state, Suo Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, is under house arrest. His crimes are too numerous to record. If these rebellious ministers and traitors are not eliminated in time, they will be in great trouble in the future."
Everyone present said in unison: "I hope that the Lord will bring justice to Yongzhou's troubles."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "When Yang Anxuan is pacified, we should share the glory with the other princes."
In the next two days, the lobby of the Duke of Song Dynasty was tightly guarded. Liu Yu and his subordinate Wen Wu discussed a five-pronged attack route against Yong: On the first route, Liu Huaishen, the governor of Northern Jizhou, and Shen Linzi, the general of the auxiliary state, led 18,000 soldiers from Kaiyang City in Langya County Thousands of troops went north to seize Guanggu City, occupy Beiyi Prefecture, and cut off the passage between Beiqing Prefecture and Yanzhou; the second route, led by Liu Yu himself, led Shi Tanshao and Jianwei General Liu Zunkao in Pengcheng to join forces with 25,000 troops. From Pengcheng to the west, capture Xiayi and Suiyang all the way to Chenliu; the third route is led by Wang Zhongde, the governor of Jiangzhou, assisted by Zhenwei General Shen Tianzi, and joins forces with Yuqiu of Xiakou to capture Jiangxia County with 18,000 troops. , then attack Runan, Yingchuan and Tanshao to join forces at Xingyang, capture Xingyang and then capture Luoyang; the fourth route is led by Liu Daolian, the governor of Jingzhou, and Jingling to Yanzhi. Liu Daolian attacks Dangyang City from the land route and reaches Yanzhi's territorial waters. The division went straight to Xiangyang Prefecture, with a total force of nearly 30,000. On the fifth route, Tan Daoji was the commander, and troops left Zhuti County to seize Jiangyang and Bajun to contain the troops of Nanyizhou and Liangzhou.
There were more than 120,000 soldiers and horses in the five routes, more than a thousand ships participating in the battle, 40,000 naval forces, and 100,000 conscripts. Liu Yu planned to complete his achievements in one battle.
In addition to the five-pronged army on the surface, Liu Yu also had a navy of 20,000 men hidden in Jingkou, preparing to transport troops northward from the sea when the storm subsided, and unexpectedly cooperated with Liu Huaishen's army to seize Beiqingzhou.
Since March, the Navy began to transport troops, horses, and baggage to Kaiyang, Pengcheng, Xiakou, Jiangling and other places. After the deployment of troops was in place, Liu Yu set off from Jingkou to Jiankang to take the final steps.
On April 1st, during the Great Dynasty, Duke Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty suddenly appeared in the Taiji Hall. Sima Dewen, the king of Langya, was very surprised. Seeing Liu Yu coming at the pace of a dragon and a tiger, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
The emperor Sima Dezong was like a puppet, so naturally he could not see the strange behavior of the ministers when they paid their respects. Qi, the Minister of the Ancestral Hall, was secretly worried. The Duke of Song had been training troops in Jingkou, and when he returned to Beijing, he was preparing to mobilize troops.
After the greetings, Duke Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty came to the table, "I heard that the previous kings established the rule and the nine lands were in order. Now Yong Gong Yang Anxuan cannot do meritorious deeds according to the law. He relies on force and violates the decree to separatize the local area... I ask you to clean up and clean up the world." .”
Sima Dewen looked at Liu Yu's expression with mixed feelings in his heart. Sima Dewen felt like crying, the battle between Song and Yong finally ended
Has it arrived? No matter who wins or loses, the Jin Dynasty will come to an end.
Compared to his eldest brother who is a fool, Langya King Sima Dewen is a smart man and knows that the general trend is irreversible. How can a person dare not bow his head under a low eaves? Since Liu Yu said he wanted to attack Yang Anxuan, he let him do it.
What does it have to do with a dog biting a dog's hair? It would be best to lose both sides, maybe the Sima family still has a chance.
"Yang Anxuan was rebellious and did not obey the imperial court. Song Gong raised troops to conquer, helped the world and the people, and assisted the emperor. He has made outstanding achievements. He can be given the post of governor of China and foreign countries and preside over the war against Yang Anxuan." Sima Dewen issued an order on behalf of the emperor.
The court decided to appoint Liu Yifu, the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, as the general of the Chinese army, supervising the affairs of the imperial eunuch Liu Muzhi. Shangshu Zuopu shot Liu Muzhi was appointed as the imperial eunuch Liu Muzhi, the minister of the imperial eunuch, supervising the army and the military department of the Chinese army. He was in charge of the internal affairs of the court and the external supply of food. Weizuo Sima Xu Xianzhi was Liu Mu's assistant officer; the leading general Kong Jing was in charge of the palace guard and so on.
Liu Muzhi asked Sima Dewen, King of Langya, to accompany his army on an expedition to Luoyang to repair the Five Tombs, accompanied by a group of Sima clan members. Sima Dewen felt bitter in his heart. Liu Yu was going out in full force this time. He was afraid that Sima would cause trouble in the rear and take the clan away with the army.
After the dynasty was over, all Yin friends returned to the mansion and asked their fourth son, Yin Zang, to come over. Yin Zong was the sixth-grade chief registrar of Taichang Mansion. He basically had no errands and was at ease.
Half an hour later, Yin Zong and several friends went to a boat on the Qinhuai River to drink and listen to music. A note was passed to the maid while the cups were being exchanged. Soon, the news that Duke Song was about to launch the Northern Expedition was sent by a speedboat. Build Kangcheng.
Four days later, at the Yonggong Mansion in Xiangyang, Ding Quan hurriedly came to Sima Zhaotian with the intelligence. During the Northern Expedition, Duke Yong confessed that Xin He and Wu Gui were in charge of Zhaotian. The imperial court was about to attack with a large army. This matter was no small matter.
Zhao Tian was surprised when he saw the intelligence. Yong Gong was still fighting with Helianbobo in the land of Qiang and Hu, and Liu Yu actually wanted to take advantage of this moment.
Before Yang Anxuan led his army to leave, he had many discussions with everyone about the actions of the imperial army. Everyone believed that the soldiers and horses recruited by the imperial court had been trained for a short period of time, and the food and grass preparations were insufficient. The most likely attack would be launched in July after the summer grain was stored in the warehouse. I thought that it was during the busy farming season that the imperial troops and horses would go out for battle.
An hour later, fast horses and boats galloped out of Xiangyang, heading to various states and counties to warn and report to Yang Anxuan.
Liu Yu knew that the dispatch of troops could not be hidden from Yongzhou spies, so he made preparations in advance and sent out troops immediately after asking the emperor for permission. Before the messengers and horses arrived, the army had already set off, and Yongzhou was caught off guard.
On April 6, Tan Daoji, one of the Five Route Army, took the lead in going north to Bodao and took control of Sanjiangkou. Tan Daoji intercepted the passing merchant ships and personally led five thousand soldiers and horses to board the merchant ships and sail down the river to Jiangyang. Jiangyang City was defenseless and was easily captured by Tan Daoji.
Jiangyang Governor Han Qing led his officials to surrender again, and Sima Suyan hurriedly withdrew to Jiangzhou City in Bajun with more than a thousand county troops. After hearing the news, Yin Ji, who was stationed in Niuchang City, led 8,000 soldiers and horses south, and fought fiercely with Tan Daoji in Bodao. Tan Daoji ordered Tan Daoji to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack Nan'an City, cutting off Yin Ji's retreat. Yin Ji had no choice but to retreat to Nan'an City, while Tan Daoji calmly took over Jiangyang County.
Fan Yuanzhi, the governor of Ningzhou, led eight thousand reinforcements to the south bank of Moshui, intending to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Yanniu City, break into Hanjia County, and aim at Chengdu Prefecture. Li Zhi, the prefect of Hanjia, led his troops to defend on the north bank of Moshui. The situation was precarious. Du Ji, the prefect of Wenshan who had just taken office, followed the orders of the Yin Governor and led 4,000 county troops to rush there. Only then did he secure the defense line of Moshui.
On April 8, Liu Huaishen, the governor of Northern Jizhou, sent the auxiliary general Shen Linzi as the vanguard to attack Dongguan City through Yangdu and Dong'an. Hu Fan, who was not driving in Northern Jizhou, was still promoting farming in Le'an County. When he learned that the imperial troops were coming to attack, he quickly led his army south to resist.
On April 12, Dongguan City was destroyed. Shen Linzi led his troops to continue pointing north, hoping to recreate Liu Yu's story of conquering Yan (south), passing through the Daxian Mountain Pass first, and marching into Linqu to seize Guanggu City.
It's a pity that Hu Fan is not Murong Chao. When Shen Linzi led his army to Daxian Mountain in a hurry, Yong's army was already waiting at the entrance of Daxian Mountain. Shen Linzi did not risk crossing the border, but camped in front of Daxian Mountain, waiting for the arrival of Liu Huaishen's team.
On April 11, Wang Zhongde, the governor of Jiangzhou, arrived at Xiakou City and ordered Yu Qiujin to lead the navy to attack Anlu City, Jiangxia's headquarters. He secretly sent Zhenwu General Shen Tianzi to lead 5,000 troops to capture Xiaogan City by land. (It was named because Dong Yong, a filial son of the Eastern Han Dynasty, sold his body to bury his father and moved heaven and earth by performing filial piety).
Yang Siping heard about the imperial soldiers
When Ma arrived, he led his army out of Anlu and fought against Yuqiu in Shangchang. The battle was stalemate. Unexpectedly, Shen Tianzi captured Xiaogan and then went straight to Anlu. There were only a thousand county troops in Anlu city. Shen Tianzi personally led his troops to the city, but Anlu City was lost within half a day.
After taking Anlu City, Shen Tianzi led his army southward with Yuqiu to attack Yang Siping's army. Yang Siping led his army to break through to the west, retreated to Yunshe City (today's Beijingshan City, Hubei Province), and sent people to Xiangyang City for help.
When Zhao Tian learned that Anlu was lost, he quickly sent Yingyang General Feng Heng to lead 5,000 troops across the Han River to garrison Shicheng (today's Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province), and asked Qian Lei to lead 8,000 naval troops to guard the Han River in the Shicheng and Qiucheng areas.
On April 15, Liu Daolian, the governor of Jingzhou, went north to attack Dangyang City. There were 6,000 Jingzhou troops under Sima Xiuzhi and more than 10,000 Yong troops inside and outside Dangyang City. At the end of March, Lu Zong, the governor of Sizhou, was seriously ill. Lu Gui returned to Luoyang to attend to his family's illness. Yong's army was handed over to the command of Ningyuan General Zhang Dan.
Upon learning that Liu Daolian was leading his army to attack, Sima Xiuzhi hurriedly summoned Sima Shufan, Sima Chuzhi, Sima Wensi and others to discuss strategies to retreat from the enemy.
Sima Wen thought: "Liu Daolian and Dao Yanzhi joined forces to attack. Although there are more than 20,000 people, the city of Dangyang is strong, and there are more than 10,000 Yong troops to help. Behind them is Xiangyang, so we only need to hold on. "
Sima Shufan said: "A few days ago, Tan Daoji captured Bodao and captured Jiangyang County. Could it be that Liu Yu started a large-scale attack on Yonggong?"
Sima Xiuzhi twirled his beard and said: "Liu Yu is a brave and resolute man. He was frustrated by Yonggong at Jingling the year before last, and he must want to take revenge. At this time, Yonggong led his army to fight against the Xia people in the land of Qiang and Hu. It is indeed possible that he would take advantage of this situation. The opportunity comes in a big way."
"The situation is unclear, it is best to wait and see how it will turn out," Sima Chu said, "Send someone to notify General Zhang and ask him to lead his troops to Dangyang City, just in case."
On April 14, Liu Yu arrived in Pengcheng. On April 16, Tan Shao led 8,000 soldiers and horses north to Pei County, Liu Zunkao led 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Pengcheng, and Liu Yu personally led 12,000 soldiers and horses to the west to seize Xiayi City.
For a time, war broke out everywhere.
