The Central Army of the Jin Army's Northern Expedition was under the leadership of Chariot and Cavalry General Xie Xuantong. Seven of the ten counties in Yuzhou fell into the hands of the Beifu soldiers. After Liu Laozhi was defeated in Chen County, the Beifu soldiers suffered a slight setback, but as Qin Guo suppressed After General Mao Dang withdrew to Luoyang, Xie Xuan's army joined Chen County from Yingchuan and Ruyin directions. Fifty thousand Beifu soldiers captured Chen County in just half an hour!
After that, the Beifu troops who joined forces in Chen County continued their march northward to Chenliu without stopping. At this point, the Beifu army regained the entire Yuzhou. At the same time, the Eastern Route Army had just arrived at Guanggu City under Shen Yu and Zheng Lue.
Chenliu County is the westernmost county of Yanzhou. To the east of Chenliu is Xingyang. Beyond Xingyang is Luoyang. To the north of Chenliu is Dunqiu. Yecheng is at the north gate of Dunqiu. Chenliu is located in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. , Sizhou is the heart of the three states, which is the springboard for attacking the three states.
After the news that Beifu soldiers were preparing to attack Chenliu spread like wildfire, Yuzhou Mu and Pingyuan Gong Fuhui, who had lost their territory, were in panic all day long. They were not eating well and sleeping well, and were afraid that Xie Xuan's army would suddenly attack at some time. The troops are approaching the city!
General Jianwu Liu Laozhi was beaten to death in Chen County, and general Mao Dang, who fled in embarrassment, proposed asking for help from Bingzhou Mu, Guangping Gong Fuxi, Jizhou Mu, and Pingyuan Gong Fupi.
Mao Dang said earnestly: "Your Majesty, Yuzhou and Xuzhou have fallen. If anything happens to Luoyang, Taiyuan and Yecheng will follow in our footsteps. Asking the two princes to send troops is not to save us, but to save themselves." !”
Fu Hui asked doubtfully: "Are you really sure that you can borrow troops from Bingzhou and Jizhou?"
"Has the Lord forgotten the last senior brother, Cavalry General Zhang Hao, and the fourth junior brother, Pingxi General Shi Yue?" Mao Dang reminded from the side.
Fu Hui patted the wooden case hard, and immediately turned from worry to joy, and kept thinking, why didn't I think of this?
Duke Fu Xi of Guangping was Fu Hui's fourth brother, and Duke Fu Pi of Changle was Fu Hui's eldest brother. Although these three were brothers, they all secretly coveted the throne of the third son Fu Hong. Originally, they said they wished each other would be defeated and die. But Fu Jian, the father of fate, arranged three resourceful and brave generals beside the three of them!
Pingyuan Gong Fu Hui had Mao Dang, the general of the town army, and Pingxi general Shi Yue beside Changle Gong Fu Pi. As for Guangping Gong Fu Xi, he was assisted by Hussar general Zhang Hao. These three people, together with Zhengnan, who died in Luojian, General Liang Chengshi came from the same sect. They were both disciples of the late Qin General Deng Qiang. The four of them were close and closely related.
Xie Xuan, Liu Laozhi, Zhang Hao, Mao Dang, and Shi Yue had an sworn hatred of killing their brothers. As expected, after Fu Hui agreed, Mao Dang personally revised the book and sent it to Taiyuan and Yecheng. Within a few days, There was a reply.
Both Zhang Hao and Shi Yue admonished their lords with the warning of dying lips and cold teeth. Fu Xi, the Duke of Guangping, had always been mediocre and weak, but Zhang Hao followed Zhang Hao's orders and sent 30,000 troops south to help Fu Hui resist the Beifu soldiers.
Changle Duke Fu Pi also went out of his way and generously sent out half of his men and twenty thousand troops to aid Fu Hui.
Fu Hui has been operating near Luoyang for many years. He has amassed at least 40,000 people, and he managed to get more than 100,000 people by scraping together. The soldiers from the three parties made an appointment to form a jujube alliance in the north of Chenliu, and planned to join forces in Chenliu. Within the territory, the Beifu soldiers are restrained from moving northward!
Chen stayed in Yanzhou, and Mao Dang, the general of the town army who was responsible for commanding the three-party coalition forces, immediately sent a message to Zhang Chong, the governor of Yanzhou, asking him to quickly send troops as well, and asked Yanzhou to be responsible for the food and fodder for the 100,000-strong army.
Zhang Chong, the governor of Yanzhou, was a warrior. At that time, Prince Tuoba Shijian killed King Tuoba Shiyijian. King Fu Jian of Qin took the opportunity to send troops to conquer Dai. Zhang Chong followed Zhang Hao and Li Rou and led his army out of Bingzhou. , attacked Shengle, because he took the lead in killing many Xianbei people, and easily achieved the destruction of the country, he was appointed governor of Bingzhou based on merit, and was transferred to Yanzhou soon after.
Zhang Chong was a warrior with only the courage of an ordinary man. Hearing that Beifu soldiers were attacking Chenliu, he had already mobilized the army in Yanzhou, preparing to fight Xie Xuan to the death.
Zhang Chong was overjoyed when he suddenly received a military report that a hundred thousand troops gathered by the three princes were about to garrison the jujubes. He ordered the arsenals and granaries to be opened, and the jujubes were transported overnight. On the advice of his staff, Zhang Chong also reorganized Linqiu. He had 30,000 troops, training day and night, just waiting for Xie Xuan and the three princes to fight to the death. When the outcome was not determined, he led his army out of Linqiu, went south to Dingtao, and attacked the rear of the Beifu soldiers at any time!
In Liang County, Yuzhou, within the territory of Suiyang, after two days, Xie Xuan's army has completed its assembly here. A mighty 50,000-strong army is setting up camp under Suiyang City. Looking from the city, the military tents are connected. Like countless cattle and sheep on the grassland, the stars in the sky at night are endless and spectacular!
"Have you all received military reports?" Xie Xuanan sat on the saddle, holding the silk rein in his hands, and asked the people around him.
Everyone looked at each other, and Longxiang General Xie Yan was pushed out. Xie Yan glared at Huan Yi, but he just stared. Huan Yi was the general of the right army, leading tens of thousands of troops, and he was Xie Yan's general. Although his rank is high, he actually only has two to three thousand elite cavalry at his disposal.
Another reason why Xie Yan was pushed out is that he and the general Xie Xuan are cousins, and they are the next head of the family appointed by the Xie family. Why is it said here that he is the next head?
There was an unwritten rule among the four top clansmen of the Jiangzuo imperial court, Wang Yu, Huan and Xie. The position of the head of the family was only passed down to the virtuous and not to the direct eldest son. For example, the current head of the Longkang Huan family and Jingzhou governor Huan Chong was inherited from his elder brother Huan Wen. He inherited everything, and several of Huan Wen's sons even raised an army to oppose him!
In terms of military achievements, none of the current Xie family's descendants are as good as Xie Xuan, so the head of the Xie family in Chen County after Grand Tutor Xie An must be Xie Xuan, and then Xie Yan can take his turn.
Is there anyone else who says there is no Xie Shi? He was the governor-general who oversaw several states, and he was also the nominal supreme commander of the Jin army.
Sorry, Xie Shi is old and frail. Not to mention that Xie An wants to pass on the position of head of the family to him. He can't do it himself. Even if he does it reluctantly for a few years, he will have to abdicate in the end to make way for others.
"Commander, isn't it just a hundred thousand native chickens and dogs? We defeated King Qin's army of 250,000 at Feishui. Counting the 50,000 and 300,000 troops in the Battle of Luojian, it's nothing. Fu Hui thinks it's true. Can a hundred thousand people gathered together from here and there be able to stop my 50,000-strong Beifu army? How naive..."
"Give me 10,000 horses. I will cross the Suishui River. I will first defeat their arrogance and let them know how powerful our Beifu is!"
"I will never come back until I take Di Thief Maodang's head!"
Xie Yan swore firmly and kept spitting on Jianwu General Liu Laozhi on the other side, but Liu Laozhi couldn't complain. He was tricked by Mao in Chen County and suffered a defeat. Xie Xuan has not dealt with him yet. , he was very panicked and didn't know what to do...
Huan Yi remained calm on the surface, but he was already snickering in his heart. This silly boy really dared to say anything. If the governor really agreed, he might not even have time to take the regret medicine.
Sun Wuzhong and He Qian, who joined the army, were also secretly frightened. Sure enough, they were so courageous in front of their own family members that they couldn't compare to each other!
"Okay, Yuandu, you said this yourself, I didn't force you." Xie Xuan turned around and ordered: "General Longxiang Xie Yan is the vanguard, General Huan Yi of the right army, and General Liu Laozhi of Jianwu will lead each other. Our troops will attack Xiangyi and Yongqiu, and we must set off within three days!"
"No!" The loudest reply was undoubtedly Jianwu General Liu Laozhi. He was holding back his breath and wanted to avenge Mao Dang, an old man, for many days. He didn't expect that the opportunity would come in a blink of an eye. Could he not Cherish it?
The corners of Xie Yan's mouth were twitching. He really wanted to give himself a big mouth. If he spoke too harshly, he really couldn't control himself!
Huan Yi became even more depressed! This matter had nothing to do with him at all. It was Xie Yan who made the arrogant words, and it was Liu Laozhi who had a deep hatred for Mao Dang. He just wanted to have a good rest in Suiyang. In the past two months of attacking Yuzhou, his 10,000 men The Xifu soldiers were already exhausted, as if they were at the end of a powerful crossbow.
Let me mention the Xifu soldiers here. Jingkou was called Beifu because it was the seat of Xuzhou and Yanzhou successively. It was east of Jiankang and had a strategic location. Therefore, it was called Beifu. The army composed of refugees recruited in Jingkou was called Beifu soldiers.
The seat of the Yuzhou government established by the Jin Dynasty was Xiangyang. Because it was located on the Han River, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, west of Jiankang, it was called Xifu. Therefore, the army composed of refugees recruited here was called Xifu soldiers, which corresponded to Beifu soldiers. Xifu soldiers had always been In the hands of the Longkanghuan family, the land of Jingxiang and Xiang was impregnable under the management of two generations of the Longkanghuan family. The power of the other gentry was impenetrable and impenetrable.
Xie Xuan looked at the absent-minded Huan Yi and seemed to see through his thoughts at a glance. He rode his horse around a corner and came to Huan Yi's side. He asked with concern: "If you have any worries, just talk to me directly." Yes, don’t be hesitant, that’s not like your temperament!”
Huan Yi said bluntly: "My subordinates are worried that the brothers have been fighting for a long time and have lost their physical strength. The horses and food have also been consumed too much. When Chen Liu goes north, he will face an army as good at fighting as Mao Dang. He must make preparations in advance."
Xie Xuan nodded, and after discussing with Huan Yi, he planned to allocate 10,000 of his own troops to Huan Yi's command. Huan Yi's Xifu soldiers would be responsible for garrisoning the counties in Yuzhou, and the missing soldiers would be sent from Ru near Liang County. Nanhe Yingchuan recruited.
"No! I obey!"
After dealing with Huan Yi, Xie Xuan looked at the frustrated Xie Yan and laughed out loud: "Yuandu, the master is waiting for your victory in Jiankang, what are you still hesitating about?"
One sentence, two words, easily doubled Xie Yan's confidence instantly!
Xie Yan's expedition with the army was originally arranged by Grand Tutor Xie An, so that Xie Yan could make more military exploits in this battle and enrich his qualifications, which would help him control the Xie family in Chen County in the future.
Xie Yan was reminded by Xie Xuan that his father's words to him the night before he left suddenly rang in his ears: "Son, you must not disgrace the Xie family of Chen County during this expedition!"
"My subordinates obey your orders and go as they please. How can a little Mao Dang be as good as the King of Qin?" Xie Yan patted Liu Laozhi on the shoulder, "Isn't that right, General Liu?"
Liu Laozhi smiled sarcastically and replied: "Major General, the tiger is so powerful that his hair is like a mantis' arm blocking the car. He is just overestimating his ability!"
