Zhu Lingshi garrisoned troops in Changyi City, the seat of Gaoping County (today's Juye County, Heze City, Shandong Province). On April 6, he received an urgent letter from Zhao Tian, informing him that the imperial troops were about to launch an offensive. Zhu Lingshi immediately reorganized his troops, gathered baggage, recruited servants, and sent agents to Pengcheng and Kaiyang to inquire about the news. Soon the news came that Liu Huaisu was sending troops northward.
Immediately afterwards, intelligence reports that Tan Daoji and Wang Zhongde sent troops came like snowflakes. Soldiers and horses gathered in Pengcheng, and it was rumored that Song Gong Liu Yu had arrived. Zhu Lingshi judged that the war was about to break out, so he mobilized his army from Changyi and stationed in Hulu City (southeast of today's Yutai County, Shandong Province). As soon as the army arrived at Hulu, they learned that Tan Shao had led his army to capture Peixian County.
The situation of the enemy was unclear, so Zhu Lingshi did not dare to send troops rashly, so he gathered the people who had fled from Pei County, and asked his general Gao Ming to lead 6,000 troops to garrison Hulu. He himself led 10,000 troops to Feng County (first Xuzhou and then Youxuan, Only Feng County does not remember the year), forming an angle.
As soon as they arrived in Feng County, the reconnaissance cavalry came to report that Song Gong Liu Yu led an army to occupy Shuqiu City. The imperial troops planned to march west to Xiayi and capture Suiyang.
Zhu Lingshi was the governor of Yanzhou, and Mao Xiuzhi, the governor of Yanzhou, was nominally on top of him. Meng Longfu, Kuai En, Yin Ji and others were already governors of Yizhou. Zhu Lingshi felt that he was one step behind and hoped to be promoted as soon as possible.
Ten days ago, Zhu Lingshi received the report that his lord had driven back the Qin army and killed Helian Bobo. The Xia Kingdom was divided into three, and it would be difficult to threaten Northern Yongzhou again.
After the northwest is stabilized, the lord will turn his attention to the southeast to deal with Liu Yu. Zhu Lingshi is confident that the lord can defeat Liu Yu and eventually unify the country.
At present, Liu Yu is aggressively advancing to seize the city and capture the territory, catching Yong's army off guard. However, Zhu Lingshi believes that as long as the lord returns to Xiangyang, Yong's territory will be condensed into a powerful fighting force. The imperial army will definitely return without success, and maybe the lord will take advantage of the situation. Pursue and seize Jiankang City.
The Zhu family was once a former general of the Huan family, but Huan Xuan was quickly defeated after usurping the Jin Dynasty. Zhu Lingshi was very glad that he chose Yang Anxuan. He followed his lord and saw with his own eyes that the people of Yongzhou lived and worked in peace and contentment, and all industries prospered.
As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and Zhu Lingshi has no doubt that it will be Yang Anxuan who will replace Jin in the future.
Zhu Lingshi thought very deeply. In the future, when his lord becomes emperor and uses civil and military services to govern the country, he will decide where he will stand.
At the beginning, six people were granted the title of marquis. Wang Zhen'e was transferred to the position of staff officer because of his younger brother's affairs. It is estimated that the possibility of being in charge of the army is small. With his talents, it is very likely that he will become a minister in the future. Kuai En is the governor of Qinzhou. He has always been close to the lord, but his knowledge is limited. It is estimated that the governor of a state is his limit; Liu Zhong manages the navy, is unique and does not compete with others; Yang Siping and Yang Zijing are relatives of the lord, but they are old and have a bad temperament. They are violent and greedy, and the lord will most likely raise them up in the future; Zhang Feng, Shen Qingzhi, Lu Gui, Wang Huilong, Ding Quan, Huang Fu, Qian Lei, Zhou Chao and others are not qualified enough to compete with themselves and can truly compete with their counterparts. Only three people, including Meng Longfu, Yin Ji, and Yang Anshen, were competing.
This time to pacify the Xia Kingdom, Meng Longfu made great achievements in Jinshui Tower, and his position became more and more stable, and he lived in seclusion at the head of the generals; Yinji sat in Yizhou and was at odds with Tan Daoji. His sister was the lord's concubine. As long as he did not make any mistakes, it was his fault. Above; Yang Anshen is the lord's second brother. Although he has the same father and mother, the lord trusts him more than his biological brother. These three people all hold their own.
If he wanted to occupy a place in his lord's heart, he had to rely on his military exploits. Zhu Lingshi was filled with joy when the imperial court launched a northern offensive. The opportunity for him to make meritorious deeds came.
After this battle, the generals under the lord's command will definitely have to rearrange their positions, and he will be ranked among the top five by virtue of his military merit. If he can kill Liu Yu, maybe Meng Longfu will be ranked behind him.
Zhu Lingshi had a close relationship with Liu Yu when he was in the Beifu Army. They often drank and competed together, and he was very familiar with Liu Yu. If Liu Yu hadn't killed Huan Xiu and Ding Quan had found him first, he would have probably become Liu Yu's general.
Zhu Lingshi recognized Liu Yu's military prowess. The two had many battles back then. Zhu Lingshi lost more and won less, but Liu Yu didn't study much. In Zhu Lingshi's opinion, the reason why Liu Yu can reach his current status is Wuyong relies secondly on opportunity and thirdly on ruthlessness.
Huan Xuan was incompetent and Sun En and Lu Xun were just a mob. The Beifu army was no longer as brave as it once was. Zhu Lingshi wanted to imitate Ruan Ji and lamented that there are no heroes in the world, making Zhuzi famous.
Shu Qiucheng, Liu Yu stood still
, he was waiting for Zhu Lingshi to lead the Yong army to arrive. If the Yanzhou army was watching, how could he dare to lead a lone army to take Suiyang into Chenliu? Before advancing, he must first eliminate the threat of Zhu Lingshi.
In the county government hall, the reconnaissance cavalry sent came to report that Zhu Lingshi from Yanzhou led 10,000 soldiers and horses to station in Feng County. Liu Yu stroked his beard and smiled: "Bo'er has finally arrived, and Yu is about to fight with him."
Xie Hui, the commander-in-chief of the Taiwei, said sternly: "Zhu Lingshi has both intelligence and intelligence. He can be called a famous general. My lord must not underestimate him."
Liu Yu laughed and said, "Xuan Ming misunderstood. Yu and Bo'er are old acquaintances, and they know that he comes from a family of generals and is quite resourceful and capable of killing. However, Bo'er thinks very highly of himself and has no children left, so maybe he can take advantage of it. "
On April 22, Liu Yu led his army north to Fengcheng and fought with Zhu Lingshi, who came after hearing the news, ten miles south of Feng County. Liu Yu leapt on his horse and raised his sword, shouting at the Yong army formation: "Where is Bo'er? Come and see my old friend."
When Zhu Lingshi saw Liu Yu riding out of the team and riding alone to the front of the battle, he secretly sighed that Brother Deyu was still as brave as before. The horse came out of the formation and faced Liu Yu. The two men were more than ten paces away from each other and reined in their horses.
The two have never seen each other since they separated in the third year of Yuanxing (404). Twelve years have passed. At that time, Liu Yu was still young and strong, but now his beard and hair are gray. He is over fifty years old, and Zhu Lingshi unknowingly From a slight beard on the lips to an age where the face is full of thoughts.
Liu Yu looked Zhu Lingshi up and down and sighed: "Bo'er, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, but we are fine again."
Zhu Lingshi saw that Liu Yu was in good spirits and had bright eyes. Although his beard was turning white, he did not look old at all. He smiled and said, "Why did the Duke of Song come here with his army if he does not enjoy wealth and honor in the court?"
Liu Yu didn't want to talk about the past. Hearing Zhu Lingshi's words, Liu Yu put away his smile and said, "Yang Anxuan did not obey the imperial edict and support his troops. I came to attack him according to the emperor's order. If Bo'er obeys the destiny and surrenders to the imperial court, he will be stupid. I will ask for your merits and rewards in front of the Emperor."
Zhu Lingshi laughed and said: "Is Song Gong blackmailing the emperor to order the princes? My lord is benevolent, righteous and virtuous. He is not the uncle Liu Huang of the past. I am afraid Song Gong cannot be like Cao Weiwu."
Liu Yu sneered and said, "In that case, the outcome is determined by the sword."
The two of them returned to the formation and mobilized their troops to fight. Both sides were cautious and kept contact on a small scale. Yong's army had more light cavalry than the imperial army. Zhu Lingshi ordered the light cavalry to attack from the flanks, and Liu Yu led his troops to retreat into the chariot formation.
Zhu Lingshi saw the chariot in front of him curved into an arc and the wolves were densely covered like a forest. He smiled and said: "Brother Deyu is really interesting. He uses the formation created by the lord to deal with us. Sons and gentlemen, separate left and right and go around the chariot formation. , let Mr. Song see how powerful we are."
Yong's army divided into two groups like a tide, heading toward the imperial troops from both wings. Liu Yu was well prepared. The light cavalry in the rear row rushed out to meet the enemy, and the archers shot arrows at Yong's army. The two sides fought for a while, and Zhu Lingshi saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, so he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.
At night, Zhu Lingshi led three thousand Qingqi and quietly left the city at the beginning of Hai to prepare to rob the camp. Qingqi rushed into the camp from the west. Liu Yu had been prepared. The camp was full of antlers, so Zhu Lingshi had to lead his troops to withdraw.
Outside the camp, Liu Yu opened his catapult and threw fire pills at Yong Qi. For this attack on Yong, Liu Yu prepared a total of 30,000 jins of elixir fire, and he took 8,000 jins with him.
The rocket ignited the elixir fire, burned violently and exploded, shrouding Yongqi in flames. The war horses were frightened and ran away. Many light cavalry were unable to escape the fire and were burned alive.
After daybreak, Liu Yu led his troops to retreat. Zhu Lingshi folded for a while at night and led his troops to pursue him. Liu Yu fought and retreated, but ambushes popped up from time to time. Zhu Lingshi defeated several blocking enemies in succession, and then he started to fight. Liu Yu accidentally led him to a swamp (today's Dashahe Wetland).
Liu Yu led his troops to escape quickly from the hard-bottomed ground that had been discovered in advance, while Yong's army chased behind them without discerning the terrain, and many soldiers got stuck in the mud.
Seeing that the Yong army was in ambush, Liu Yu ordered the reeds in the lake to be lit and continued to throw red fire at the Yong army. Suddenly, thick smoke billowed and filled the air. Many Yong soldiers were choked to death by the smoke.
Seeing that he had been tricked, Zhu Lingshi led Yong's army to the upper reaches to avoid the thick smoke. Liu Yu had been lurking here for a long time, waiting to fight out. Zhu Lingshi led his light cavalry to resist the charge of the imperial troops and horses, and covered the retreat of the infantry towards Feng County.
At Shenshi, the exhausted Yong army arrived outside Feng County, and saw Tan Shao leading 3,000 people to block the retreat.
Liu Yu learned
Zhu Lingshi stationed troops in Fengcheng and ordered Tan Shao to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses from Peixian County by boat from Dasha River to lurk outside Fengcheng. When the battle started in the daytime, Zhu Lingshi led his army to chase Liu Yu, while Tan Shao waited outside Fengcheng.
After being intercepted and killed by Tan Shao, Zhu Lingshi retreated into Fengcheng with his remaining soldiers, losing more than 2,000 of his 10,000 soldiers and horses. Liu Yu's army was stationed outside the east gate of Feng County to besiege the city.
There was plenty of rain in April. It rained for five or six days in a row. The rivers swelled and the areas inside and outside Fengcheng became swampy.
The camp of the imperial soldiers and horses turned into a swamp, and Liu Yu left Fengcheng by boat for Peixian. After learning about it, Zhu Lingshi was worried that Liu Yu would attack Hulu City, so he sent two thousand Qingqi back to help.
It rained heavily and the roads were muddy and difficult to navigate. Qingqi trudged through the muddy water. Still more than ten miles away from Hulu City, Tan Shao led his army to attack on bamboo rafts. It was difficult to hire the light cavalry in the muddy water. Instead, they were killed by the infantry on the bamboo rafts and retreated steadily. They lost more than 500 cavalry before they retreated. Enter Hulu City.
The water in Fengxian City was three feet high, making it difficult to raise fire. The soldiers' leather armor had moldy spots on them, emitting an unpleasant smell, and their morale was low.
After finally waiting until the rain stopped, Zhu Lingshi was about to order trenches to be dug for drainage. Liu Yu led his army by boat and arrived again, bringing with them city rushing vehicles and digging tools. The city wall of Fengxian County had been soaked in water for six or seven days, and the outer skin had become soft. Soon the east wall was dug several feet deep.
Zhu Lingshi saw that the situation was not good. If the imperial soldiers and horses were allowed to stuff gunpowder into the dug holes, Fengxian County would be lost. He had no choice but to lead his army to fight out from the south gate. Liu Yu had already prepared and fought with Yong's army. Mud water mixed with blood splashed everywhere.
Liu Yu held the knife in his hand, looking like he was crazy, roaring and killing Zhu Lingshi. Zhu Lingshi was not as strong as Liu Yu, and his hands were numb after being chopped by Liu Yu. Finally, the knife in his hand was chopped to the ground.
The guards around him tried their best to save him, but Zhu Lingshi turned around and fled back to the city. Liu Yu killed the guards and chased after Zhu Lingshi through the muddy water.
Seeing the Duke of Song's bravery, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court had high morale and roared towards Yong's army to kill him. Seeing that their general had escaped, Yong's army fled toward the city. As a result, the city gate could not be closed, and Liu Yu rushed into the city.
Seeing the influx of imperial soldiers and horses, Zhu Lingshi did not dare to stay any longer, so he opened the north gate with the remaining soldiers and fled.
After fighting and walking all the way, two days later, the embarrassed Zhu Lingshi fled to Fangyucheng with more than 4,000 people (today's Guchengji Village, Wutai Township, Yutai County, Shandong Province).
With less than half of the 10,000 troops and horses left, Zhu Lingshi quickly sent someone to inform Mao Xiuzhi, the governor of Yanzhou, asking him to send reinforcements as soon as possible.
