Yu Xi from Jingkou City saw the soldiers led by Xi Yizhi, Guo Long and Hongrong outside the city. They only besieged but not attacked in the past two days. I don’t know why? After discussing with Yu Miao, Wu Zun and others, Wu Zun guessed: "Could it be Yuan Yuan from Yuzhou?"
The governor has already raised troops?"
Yu Xi couldn't believe it: "Today is March 16th. You are going to Shouzhou on the third day of March. You have just arrived in Shouzhou at this time. How could Yuan Governor raise troops to respond!"
Wu Zun, who was injured by a crossbow arrow on his left shoulder, was very optimistic and said: "Does Governor Yuan have no eyes and ears in Jiangdong? It has been nearly half a month since the general was ordered to fight against the rebellion. Governor Yuan has already received the news, assessed the situation, and knew the time to immediately mobilize troops to respond."
Excellent.”
Yu Miao said: "No matter what, let's encourage the soldiers to respond by saying that Yuan Zhen has raised troops, and continue to hold on to wait for the changes."
Yu Xi nodded in agreement and went to inspect the six gates of Jingkou. He told the soldiers who were struggling to defend the city that Yuan Zhen of Shouzhou had also launched an army to attack Huan Wen. Huan Wen would be attacked on both sides. Xi Yizhi's county soldiers were already panicked and had no intention of fighting -
The sergeants who followed Yu Xi's rebellion saw that the troops outside the city no longer attacked the city in the past two days. Now that they heard what Yu Xi said, they believed it to be true and their morale was greatly boosted——
Yu Xi was secretly happy and said the same thing when he arrived at the west gate. The soldiers guarding the city were all excited. At this moment, a private soldier of the Yu family suddenly pointed to the outside of the city and shouted: "General, look quickly, someone is shouting."
Yu Xi stood on the city tower and looked down, but he saw two armored warriors, one on the left and one on the right, holding the horse in the middle and slowly walking around the city. Before he could see clearly who the horse in the middle was, he heard his private soldiers startled.
He shouted: "It's Mr. Youzhi, Mr. Youzhi, Mr. Youzhi has been captured!"
Yu Xi took a closer look and saw that his son Yu You was indeed being held captive on a horse and being paraded around the city with his face tied. He was suddenly frightened, his vision went dark, and he almost fell over. He understood that the situation was over!
Yu Xi no longer cared about appeasing the soldiers, and urgently summoned Yu Miao, Wu Zun and others to discuss countermeasures. Yu Miao's face was ashen and he was silent. Wu Zun said bitterly: "The villain's treacherous plan is extremely abominable. Now we are guarding the army."
We have lost our fighting spirit. The city of Jingkou cannot be defended. General, the situation is critical. Prepare quickly. We will set fire to the city tonight and force the people in the city to pour out from the six gates. We will take advantage of the chaos to kill the blood and go east along the river to find a ferry.
Jiang, retreat to the Hailing Pi swamp, and then go out to sea, either to the north to Yan, or to the south to Guangzhou."
Yu Xi frowned and looked gloomy. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Get ready to break out!"
At midnight, several fires broke out in the city. Yu Xi ordered his sergeants to drive the people out of the city from the six gates. He, Yu Miao, and Wu Zun led 500 Yu's private soldiers to break out from the north gate. At this time, the flames shot into the sky and the people were shouting.
, there was chaos inside and outside Jingkou. Yu Xi led his troops to rush out from the north gate. Fortunately, there were few troops in the outer city of the north gate. It must be because there was a river in front of him. He did not expect that Yu Xi would break out from here——
More than 500 people from Yu Xi successfully rushed out and crossed the Yangtze River from the east of Beigu Mountain. Fifteen miles away, in a hidden place on the river bank, there were about 20 fishing boats that they used in the night attack on Jingkou that day.
Three places, I don’t know if they were discovered by Xi Yizhi’s soldiers. At this time, I couldn’t think so carefully. I just ran for my life, but the enemy was chasing after me——
On the night of the 16th, the moon was as bright as day, and the river bank was full of rocks. The fishing boat that was originally hidden here disappeared without a trace. Wu Zun cursed loudly, mounted his horse and continued to run away. The enemy pursued him closer and closer, and finally found a third place on the river bank where the fishing boat was hidden.
They found three fishing boats, each of which was more than four feet long. Each boat could accommodate two to thirty people crossing the river. Wu Zun stopped the panicked and crowded sergeants and asked Yu Xi, Yu Miao and Yu's nephew to go first.
After getting on the boat, the three boats could only carry a hundred people across the river at most. At this time, the pursuers were approaching. Wu Zun led the soldiers who stayed on the south bank to continue walking eastward along the river and continue to look for boats to cross the river——
Yu Xi and others abandoned their mounts on the south bank, and took fishing boats to row to the other bank. The river was open in this area, and the two banks were more than ten miles apart, and they couldn't sail in a straight line. The fishing boat went down the river and floated for more than ten miles before reaching the north bank. , Unexpectedly, as soon as they landed, they were surrounded by a group of private soldiers. These private soldiers were the Liu family's private soldiers in Pengcheng who Chen Caozhi deliberately stayed on the north bank to prevent Yu Xi from escaping across the river. Tonight, I saw a fire in Jingkou on the other side of the river, and three hundred Liu soldiers. The private soldiers of the family patrolled along the river. If it was a dark moonlit night and the wind was high, it would be difficult to find traces of Yu Xi crossing the river. This was also how Yu Xi was destined to be. But it happened to be a bright night in the twelfth lunar month. When boating on the river on a moonlit night, you could see both sides of the river unobstructed. After a fight, more than 20 people died in the battle, and the rest were all captured. It was already dawn, and Liu's private soldiers escorted more than 60 people, including Yu Xi and Yu Miao, back to the south bank. Xi Yizhi and Chen Cao were overjoyed.
Before noon, Guo Long, the governor of the roving army, and Shen Chiqian, the governor of the Beifu tribe, who were chasing Wu Zun, the general of Yu Xi's tribe, returned and captured more than 300 people from Yu's rebels. Wu Zun resisted and was killed.
The fire in Jingkou City has been put out, less than half of the houses in the city have been burned down, and the people have lost their homes——
Huan Xi, who had just recovered from facial sores, rushed back from Qu'a, went to the city with Xie Yan and Chen Caozhi to appease the people, ordered the sergeants to help the people rebuild their houses, and distributed rice and food as pensions——
That night, Xie Yan's memorial for quelling the rebellion was presented to Huan Xi. In the memorial, Xie Yan gave Huan Xi the main credit for quelling Yu Xi's rebellion. He commanded Huan Xi with determination and courage, which made Huan Xi feel very proud. satisfy.
Chen Caozhi suggested to Huan Xi that only Yu Xi, the Yu Miao clan and the main criminals involved in the rebellion should be escorted to Beijing, and the rest should be recruited as Beifu sergeants on the spot. When hiring people, it is better to kill less——
Huan Xi adopted Chen Caozhi's suggestion. The Yu family's private soldiers and the original Jingkou garrison who participated in the rebellion, totaling more than a thousand people, surrendered when they saw that Yu Xi had already been beheaded. Moreover, this was a civil strife in his country and there was no moral integrity to speak of. He surrendered to the Beifu Army.
On the 18th, Huan Xi and Gaoping Prefect Xi Yizhi, Qu'a County Magistrate Hongrong led a thousand sergeants to escort more than 60 people from Yu Xi's party to Beijing. Grand Sima Huanwen had entered Jiankang ten days ago and sent soldiers to collect Dongyang Prefect. Yu You, Sanqi often served Yu Rou, and the chief minister Shi Yuqian went to the court to question him. Now Yu Xi and Yu Miao learned that only Yu Yunyuan, the governor of Guangzhou, had not yet been arrested in Lingnan. The Yu family in Yingchuan was uprooted, and the clans were fighting. The coolness is evident.
On the 21st, the day after Yu Xi rebelled against the party and was dismissed in Jiankang, Huan Wen immediately ordered Yu Xi, Yu Miao and Yu Youzhi to be executed outside Yunlong Gate. As for Yu You, Yu Qian and Yu Rou, they were waiting for the court. After the trial, the captain will also be executed——
At dusk that day, an ox cart came to the Grand Sima Mansion, and a woman in her twenties hurriedly got out of the car. The woman looked frightened, had no shoes, and asked to come in to see the Grand Sima Huanwen. Of course the man refused to let her in. The woman was so anxious that she shouted sternly: "What a villain are you? This is my uncle's door, you dare to stop me!" She rushed in desperately -
The guards heard that the woman called Huan Wen uncle, and saw that although she was in a miserable state, she had a good appearance and luxurious clothes. It was obvious that she was not a commoner woman, so they did not dare to stop her. They followed her all the way and asked who this woman was. But they met her well. When they arrived at Huanxi, Huanxi took a look and said in surprise: "Why is Thirteenth Sister like this!"
It turns out that this woman is Huan Lian, the daughter of Huan Wen's fourth brother Huan Mi. She was married to Yu You's son eight years ago. The marriage between the powerful families was originally a complicated affair. Who would have expected that today they would turn against each other and fight with each other!
Huan Lian lamented: "Brother Bo Dao, my husband, Aweng, has been demoted to the imperial court. I came here to beg my uncle for mercy. My eldest brother also wants to beg for me."
Seeing that the woman was indeed a member of the Huan clan, those who were watching quietly retreated immediately.
Huan Xi said: "The Yu family has rebelled, and there is no reason to forgive them. Now that the thirteenth sister has returned, please do not go back to the Yu Mansion."
Huan Lian said angrily: "Since I have married the son of the Yu family, I am a member of the Yu family. If my uncle wants to kill my husband, Aweng, he will kill me too."
Huan Xi always knew that the thirteenth sister Huan Lian was stubborn, so he excused himself and said: "My father is still furious. Thirteenth sister should not provoke him. Please go and plead for mercy in two days."
Huan Lian sneered and said, "In two days? In two days, my husband's head will be in a different place!" He left Huan Xi and went barefoot to see his uncle Huan Wen, crying and bowing to the ground——
Huan Wen said with a straight face: "Ah Lian, this is none of your little girl's business. Don't say anything. The Yu family has committed crimes and the law will not tolerate mercy."
Huan Lian walked forward on his knees, hugging Huan Wen's feet and holding on to them, crying loudly and bursting into tears——
Huan Wen had no choice but to say: "That's all, I'll pardon your husband."
Huan Lian raised his tear-stained face and begged, "Please uncle, please forgive me, Aweng, too."
Huan Wen said seductively: "Don't try to push yourself too far. Yu Yutai has rebelled, and we will never forgive him." Yu Yutai is Yu You, also known as Yutai.
Huan Lian said: "My old man's left foot is three inches shorter than his right foot, and he needs someone to support him when walking. Can he be a thief?"
It is an exaggeration to say that Yuyou needs help when walking, but Yuyou is indeed lame and hobbling——
Huan Wen laughed, waved his hand and said: "Okay, get up, uncle will pardon Yu Yutai for you."
In this way, Yu You's family was preserved, and Yu Yun, the governor of Guangzhou, heard that his brother Yu Xi had rebelled and was executed, so he drank poison and died. Huan Wen did not punish his son because Yu Yun was dead.
On the first day of April, the governor of Yuzhou, Xizhonglang sent Yuan Zhen, his eldest son, Yuan Jin to Jiankang to report to the imperial court. He scolded Yu Xi for being crazy and said that Yuan Zhen was loyal to the Jin court. Yuan Jin went to the Grand Sima Mansion to ask Huan Wen for instructions.
Entering the Xifu as a sergeant is equivalent to Yuan Zhen sending his son Yuan Jin as a hostage——
When Xie Yan entered the capital, Chen Caozhi asked him to bring a letter to Huan Wen, suggesting that Huan Wen should appease Yuan Zhen and not provoke Yuan Zhen to change at this critical moment, otherwise the Northern Expedition would be difficult to achieve——
Although Huan Wen desperately wanted to interfere with the forces in Yuzhou and completely control the military power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yuan Zhen had guarded Yuzhou for many years and had more than 30,000 soldiers under his command. His strength should not be underestimated. It would certainly be appropriate to use Yu Xi's appointment with Yuan Zhen to launch an army and plot a rebellion to depose Yuan Zhen.
Yuan Zhen was of course unwilling to surrender because of his reputation. He would defect to Qin and Yan, which would completely ruin next year's plan for the Northern Expedition. Therefore, Huan Wen took what Chen Cao Zhi said at face value and offered Yuan Jin good words to comfort him without leaving any trace.
He was taken as hostage and sent back to Shouzhou. If Yuan Zhen really wanted to rebel, leaving his son here would be useless.
At this time, Chen Caozhi, Su Qi, Liu Lao and his entourage arrived at Liu's Wubao in Xiaxiang County again.
