In Anlu City, Yong's army tried to attack the city twice. The Song army's defense was very tight. Yang Anxuan knew that his troops were insufficient, so he did not attack by force. Instead, he led his army south to join Shen Qingzhi, preparing to capture Quling City first.
When Wang Zhongde saw that Yong's army was moving south, he sent Sima Zhuhe with 5,000 soldiers and horses from Zhujiang River to reinforce Quling City, and ordered Zhu Lingxiu of Zhukou to go to Quling with him for reinforcements.
Zhu Hezhi arrived at Qulingdong and landed first. Shen Qingzhi received a notice from Yang Anxuan in advance and lurked by the river bank, waiting for half of the Song army to land. The Song army was in chaos. Zhu Hezhi had not yet disembarked from the ship, so he ordered the ballista on board to fire at the Yong army.
The ships of the Song army were crowded together and could not form a formation at all. When the warships finally moved on the river, the Song army was already fighting with the Yong army in a melee. They threw rat weapons. Zhu Hezhi did not dare to fire arrows and ordered the ships to go down. Find a landing place.
The ship met Zhu Lingxiu's ship. Zhu Lingxiu was familiar with the terrain and found a landing point five miles away. When the Song army hurried to the battlefield, Yang Anxuan and his army had been waiting for a long time.
This ambush battle, in which more troops were defeated and fewer troops were waiting for work, ended with the defeat of the Song army. Zhu Hezhi's 5,000 soldiers and horses and Zhu Lingxiu's 3,000 soldiers lost more than 2,000 people, and they boarded ships in panic and fled to Jinkou stronghold.
Yang Anxuan and Shen Qingzhi joined forces to besiege Quling City; Quling guard Lu Zhongyuan guarded the city and waited for reinforcements.
When Wang Zhongde learned that the reinforcements had been defeated, he sent another 3,000 reinforcements and ordered 7,000 troops from Jiukou and Xiakou to be led by Yu Qiujin to rescue Quling City.
Yu Qiujin was worried that after he led his army to leave, Yong's army would come to attack Zhukou Village, leaving Zhu Lingxiu to guard it tightly, and he would lead ten thousand people to rescue Quling.
Sure enough, not long after Yu Qiujin left Jiukou, Qian Lei led the navy to attack. When Yu Qiu came to Zhongli Zhunkou Village, considering the flexibility of the Yong army's ships, he ordered people to set up a cone (1) in the water. The cone was more than ten feet long. If the warship hit the tip of the cone, it would be punctured.
Qian Lei came with a boat, but he didn't know that there were iron cones under the water, and many ships were damaged by the cones. Fortunately, the bottom of the ship was designed with a watertight cabin, so it would not leak and sink immediately, so he had to retreat.
Zhu Lingxiu led his ships in pursuit and sank more than ten Yong ships. Qian Lei led his troops to retreat to Hengsangkou. Zhu Lingxiu was afraid of being ambushed, so he led his ships back. XiuShu.com
Yu Qiujin attracted Zhu Hezhi's lesson, and sent scouts to find out whether there was an ambush by Yong's army on the shore, and disembarked in an open place. The soldiers and horses who disembarked first lined up to wait carefully, gradually advanced, and successfully arrived at Quling City.
When Yang Anxuan saw the Song army's reinforcements arriving, he was worried that the soldiers and horses in the city and the reinforcements should cooperate with each other inside and outside. Most of the Yong troops were new soldiers and their combat effectiveness was not strong, so he decided to retreat to Yingcheng, south of Anlu, to temporarily station.
On August 1, Yang Anxuan received intelligence from the Department of Commercial Affairs. The Wei army marched southward in large numbers, heading to Yewang City and Jixian respectively, with the intention of heading westward and southward.
The Wei army heading west undoubtedly wanted to attack Puban City from Anyi. If Helianbobo had not been destroyed half a year ago, the Wei army's move would have been a great threat, making Puban difficult to defend and even endangering Chang'an, Luoyang and other places.
But now that Helianbobo is dead, the Xia Kingdom is divided into many parts and can only defend itself with difficulty. The (Western) Qin is firmly nailed to the west by itself, and is stepping up its efforts to seize land from Tyuhun and Beiliang, and does not dare to advance eastward at all.
There were originally more than 40,000 Yong troops in Northern Yongzhou and Qinzhou. Meng Longfu recruited nearly 30,000 warriors from the Qiang and Hu tribes. After the Xia Kingdom was quelled, Yang Anxuan ordered the conscription of Yao and Qin's scattered soldiers, and more than 30,000 soldiers were recruited. At this time, the number of troops in Beiyong Province exceeded 100,000, including 60,000 light cavalry, which was said to be a strong army and strong horses.
Standing in front of the map, Yang Anxuan looked away from Pu Ban. There was no need to worry about the Western Front, but Yanzhou was full of crises. Liu Yu's troops were trapped in Suiyang City, and most of Yanzhou's soldiers and horses went south for reinforcements. The Wei army in Jixian County amounted to 80,000, which was really difficult to resist.
The top priority is to rescue Yanzhou. Once Wei cavalry is allowed to break through the Yellow River defense line, the entire Yanzhou will be plunged into military disaster, and Liu Yu is likely to have secret deals with the Wei state. If the Wei army and the Song army are allowed to attack from the north and south, not only Yanzhou, but also Northern Hebei will be in trouble. Defend, the war will be corrupted, and the consequences will be disastrous.
Hu Fan and Liu Huaisu were in stalemate in Northern Jizhou, and Zhu Lingshi and Tan Shao were vying for supremacy, but they were unable to reinforce Yanzhou. They could only mobilize troops from the Northern Yong Army.
In June, Lu Zongzhi, the governor of Sizhou, died of illness. Yang Anxuan ordered Yang Anyuan to temporarily take charge of the position of governor of Sizhou, and placed Chen Yu's navy under his command to resist the Wei army in Anyi City. Yang Anyuan did not go to Luoyang City to take up his post, but continued to stay in Puban City.
"Order Beiyongzhou to send 20,000 light cavalry
Reinforce Puban City and follow the dispatch of Sizhou Governor Yang Anyuan; also ask Meng Longfu to send 20,000 light cavalry to Luoyang. Yang Anxuan paused for a moment and said, "Order Lu Gui to lead 20,000 reinforcements to Yanzhou for reinforcements, and Chen Yu's navy to reinforce Yanzhou."
Lu Gui was in mourning, and Yang Anxuan didn't know if he was willing to make a comeback. This kind of thing cannot be forced. After pondering for a moment, Yang Anxuan said: "Order Yang Siping to go to Luoyang. If Lu Gui is willing to lead the army to go to war, Yang Siping will sit in Luoyang. If Lu Gui insists on abiding by the rules, let Yang Siping lead the army to go to war. Order Yang Siping to temporarily take charge of the post of governor of Henan. Luoyang soldiers and horses cooperate with Puban City to deal with the enemies of Hedong County."
Four days later, Mao Xiuzhi's request for help was sent to Yingcheng, and Lu Gui in Luoyang City also received a personal letter from Yang Anxuan. In the letter, Yang Anxuan expressed his condolences, told Lu Gui that Yanzhou was in danger now, and politely asked him to lead his army to rescue.
Lu Zongzhi was a native of Xi County, Fufeng County, North Yongzhou. The three Lu Gui brothers were preparing to help the spirit return home. After receiving Yang Anxuan's letter, Lu Gui summoned his two younger brothers for discussion.
Lu Gui was a strong man, and his two younger brothers were a little afraid of him. The second brother Lu Ji asked tentatively: "What does the eldest brother think about it?"
"It is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety," Lu Gui said with emotion: "The Wei army intended to go south, and Yanzhou was empty. When Yongzheng was recruiting people, Yuyi obeyed the order and led his army to rescue Yanzhou."
The third child, Lu Dun, said, "Don't worry, eldest brother. We will support the soul and return home to guard your filial piety in front of your father's grave. I hope that eldest brother will come back victorious as soon as possible and revitalize the family name."
Lu Zongzhi was the governor of Sizhou. His death was undoubtedly a blow to the Lu family. The one who could inherit the family business was obviously Lu Gui. If he went to Xi County to guard the system, he would undoubtedly miss this opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Even if he came back in the future, he would fall behind. People, so brothers Lu Ji and Lu Dun hoped in their hearts that Lu Gui would seize his love and go to war.
Lu Gui also knew that being ordered to lead the army at this time would definitely leave a good impression on his lord, which would be of great benefit to his future.
Glancing at his brothers, Lu Guifang said in a soft voice: "Yu is going to the battlefield to fight. I leave it to you two to guard my father's tomb. Yu will ask Shuang'er to follow you back to your hometown and guard Yu's tomb as a filial piety."
Lu Shuang, the son of Lu Gui.
When Wang Zhen'e passed by Luoyang, he told Lu Gui to organize his army and prepare for war. Lu Gui had recruited more than 18,000 new troops from Luoyang and Yanshi areas. He had already prepared baggage, food and fodder. He only waited for the arrival of the Northern Yongzhou Qingqi to set off for rescue. Yanzhou.
On August 24, Chen Yu led 400 warships to dock at Mengjinkou, carrying 6,000 soldiers and 4,000 horses on board.
The military situation was urgent. Lu Gui decided not to wait for the follow-up troops, and boarded the ship with dozens of relatives at Mengjinkou and rushed to Yanzhou for rescue. The remaining troops passed by Yanshi and Xingyang by land and rushed to Yanzhou. …
On August 20, Li Kai took his red flame horse and gave it to Puyang Sima Chen An. Sure enough, Chen An was overjoyed to see Ma and promised to come to congratulate Li Kai on his birthday five days later.
In the market, Yao Deng frequently visited the proprietors or managers from Wei in the market, secretly testing the attitudes of these people.
Eighty thousand Wei troops gathered in Ji County, and the news that Li Yangjin's army was preparing to cross the river had already spread in Queshi. These Wei people were either frightened or ready to make a move.
Regarding the meaning revealed in Yao Deng's words, many people understood and immediately made peace with each other. They discussed and negotiated secretly and expressed their obedience to Yao Deng's orders.
In two days, Yao Deng persuaded three Wei merchants. These three Wei merchants had more than 130 guards. Looking at the westward sun, Yao Deng walked excitedly towards the restaurant. In the evening, he made an appointment with the fur merchant Tallis. drink wine.
Tallis was a typical Xianbei person, with a narrow forehead, long eyes, high nose and deep eyes, a face like a chipped stone, and a tall and straight body. Yao Deng met Tallis in Neihuang, Wei County (now Neihuang County, Henan Province) in the Wei Kingdom.
To the northwest of Neihuang City is Huangchi (Huangze, which dried up and disappeared during the Ming Dynasty). It covers hundreds of hectares and is surrounded by lush water and grass. It was a grazing place for the Wei people.
Yao Deng met Talis who came to buy a cow by the Yellow Pond. At that time, Talis was wrestling with a bull, pulling the horns and knocking a thousand-jin bull to the ground.
Yao Deng was a lieutenant colonel in the army at that time. He approached Talis to recruit him into the army, but Talis refused. Yao Deng was not angry, so he took wine to drink with him and got to know him.
It was learned that Gan Lisi was originally from the Liaoxi County of Northern Yan. Later, Murong Xi acted recklessly and made the people of Northern Yan miserable. Gan Lisi's family fled to Wei State.
Fanyang County, doing business between Wei, Yan and Jin.
The Jin and Wei Dynasties set up a market, and the Wei State sent Li Kai to the market to collect information. Yao Deng came disguised as a guard, but unexpectedly saw Talis selling fur goods in the market.
At first, Yao Deng was worried that Talis would reveal his identity, so he deliberately avoided meeting him. Later, he discovered that Talis did not come to find him specifically.
It was inevitable that they would run into each other in the market, and Tallis obviously knew that he had a special status. The two of them passed each other and just pretended not to recognize him. On the contrary, Yao Deng felt relieved, thinking that Talis would not betray him.
Yao Deng knew that Talis had more than twenty men under his command, all of whom were powerful men. In addition, Talis was extremely brave, and if he could get his help, his fighting power would be greatly increased.
He sent someone to deliver a message to Talis and asked him to meet him at the restaurant tonight. When Yao Deng arrived at the restaurant, Talis was already waiting in the private room.
After meeting, chatting and drinking, Yao Deng tried his best, and Tallis readily expressed his willingness to follow Yao Deng's actions.
Yao Deng was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Brother Tallis, with your talents you can at least become a captain in the army. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to become a general by doing meritorious service in the future than by selling goods?"
Tallis raised his glass and made a toast: "I would like to follow Brother Yao to make great achievements, and I hope that Brother Yao will take care of me."
Yao Deng smiled and clinked glasses with Talis and drank, and said: "The army will cross the river at any time. Brothers, please don't go out during this period. Go back and wait for news."
Yao Deng didn't dare to drink too much, so the two discussed the details and left. Talis returned to his residence in Queshi. He lived behind the leather goods shop and the smell was very strong.
After coming to the house and sitting down, Talis asked a waiter to come in and explain the sales. The waiter signaled that there was no one outside the house. Tallis told the man in a low voice that Yao Deng had roped him in to seize Puyang City, but he had not yet been informed of the details. Xiu Shuzhu
The man turned around and left. Tallis poured a bowl of herbal tea and drank it with a smile on his lips. He was the second son of Brother Zena. He had joined the secret guard with his father a long time ago. He disguised himself as a merchant and went in and out of Wei to get information. Yao Deng wanted to help him seize the city, so it was just a good idea to give him a reward.
"Note (1): Guo Bian's "Shiyu" and Qianbao's "Jin Ji" record that in the pool under the king's platform in the former Wei Rencheng City in Zhongmu County, there was an iron cone from the Han Dynasty, six feet long, three feet into the ground, with its head pointing southwest. It cannot be moved...or it may be said that it is on the platform of Zhongyang City. I don't know how it is."
