The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

"I've been to all of them, but I wouldn't go to a place that was pretty much robbed. When these people went back, I hid in the grass and heard them say they would go to Qiaojun in two days."The third scout said. Zu Huan said to Zu Yue:"Uncle, we can ambush the soldiers and horses on both sides of the mountain road from Liangjun to Qiaojun south, and then intercept and kill them."

"What Huan'er said is exactly what I want! Zu Yue said to the three detective horses:"You should go back and rest first." I have discovered new situations in the past few days, please report to the big account in time!"

"Yes, General!"The three detective horses went down. Zu Yue ordered:"Generals, it's time for us to make a contribution! Let the brothers eat and drink well tomorrow night and go to bed early. Get up at the fourth watch, eat, and set out at the fifth watch to ambush in the two hills between Liangjun and Qiaojun. General Han Qian and I led two thousand soldiers and horses to ambush in the trees on the hill to the north. General Feng Tie and Zu Huan led two thousand soldiers and horses to ambush in the woods three miles to the south. Hearing the continuous sound of war drums, General Han Qian and I went south to cover up the enemy, while General Zu Huan and Feng Tie went north to cover up the enemy."

When it was time to discuss, Zu Huan, Feng Tie, Zu Yue and Han Qian led their troops one after another, quietly left the camp and went to the designated place to ambush. The sun was already high, and there was no movement yet. To the north Some of the soldiers hidden on the hill planned to stand up and move about. Han Qian lowered his voice and said:"Get down, don't expose the target!""

About an hour later, there was the chaotic sound of horse hooves from the north. Zu Yue and a few soldiers were hiding among the bushes and grass on the hill. A soldier cleared the grass and came over on the road to the north of the hill. There were about a thousand cavalrymen wearing various clothes.

"General, here you go, look!"The soldier pointed with his finger. Zu Yue waved his hand and said:"Don't make any noise, wait for the opportunity, wait for the last person to cross the hill."

Zu Yue and several soldiers looked at the cavalry in various uniforms rushing south from the gaps in the grass. Zu Yue saw that they were almost done, suddenly stood up, held up the drumstick, and beat the drum on the mountain. The big drum on the hill,"dong, dong, dong!""With the loud beating of drums, Han Qian led his men and began to rush south. At the same time, Zu Huan and Feng Tie, who heard the drums, led their men to rush north. Chen Chuan and Wei who were at the forefront Shuo was unprepared and yelled"No!"He quickly led his troops to fight, but it was too late. First there was a rain of arrows from the north and the south, and the shouts of killing continued to echo in the south of the hill. The rain of arrows from the north and the south shot at Chen Chuan's tribe, and soldiers were constantly being shot. Fallen. The archery stopped. Zu Yue, Han Qian, Zu Huan and Feng Tie rushed over with their swords raised high. Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo rushed left and right, and fewer and fewer soldiers around them were killed. Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo looked at The situation was over, so he fought desperately to open a bloody road, rushed through the northern hills and fled north.

The two men ran for several miles in one breath. Wei Shuo looked back and saw that there were no pursuers. The two men stopped and Wei Shuo said:" General Chen, what should we do?"

"Zuti! Zu Yue, listen, you and I have a sworn hatred!"Chen Chuan pointed to the south and cursed. Then Chen Chuan said to Wei Shuo:"We can only defect to Shihu!"

Zu Yue, Zu Huan, Han Qian, and Feng Tie returned to the governor's office in Chen County. Zu Ti was waiting for news with other generals. Zu Yue and others stepped forward and saluted Zu Ti:"I will give you my order at the end!"

"What was the result? Zu Ti asked, and then motioned for them to sit down. Zu Yue said:"Most of the soldiers brought by Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo have been eliminated." We captured many of the enemy's swords and guns, as well as one or two hundred horses. The remaining defeated soldiers, led by Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo, fled, probably to defect to Shihu!"

"good! A grand celebration banquet will be held at noon today, and rewards will be given based on merit!"Zu Ti said happily.

Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo led the remaining several hundred soldiers and ran north for more than a hundred miles in one breath. Chen Chuan looked behind him and saw that there were no pursuers, so he ordered:"Stop and rest. rest!"

Wei Shuo and Chen Chuan discussed:"General, Shi Le is currently confronting Jin Zhun and Liu Yao in Pingyang, hundreds of miles away from here. Shi Le's general Shi Hu was in Yanci"

"Okay, let's continue to the northeast and join Shihu who is stationed in Yanci!"Chen Chuan said. Two days later in the morning, Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo led the remaining troops to Yanci Shihu's camp. The dozens of soldiers guarding the camp gate looked at hundreds of people and held their hands Zhongzhangxi rushed over:"What are you doing? Want to rob the camp? Stop now!"

"I am Chen Chuan, the owner of the dock, and we are here to defect to General Shi Jilong!"Chen Chuan dismounted, raised his hands and saluted. Wei Shuo and others also dismounted, and a soldier went in to report.

"The general has an order, please Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo go to the camp, the others are not allowed to enter!"The soldier came back and said loudly. Chen Chuan ordered his soldiers to line up and wait at the gate of the camp, and he and Wei Shuo came to the Shihu tent. When the two soldiers guarding the camp saw Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo coming, they said respectfully:"Two generals , our general invites you!"

Entering the big tent, the bloated Shi Hu was sitting upright, and below were several generals under Shi Hu. Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo stepped forward and knelt in front of Shi Hu. Chen Chuan said:"Chen Chuan, the master of the dock, General Wei Shuo came to surrender to the general. I hope the general can take us in! Shi

Hu looked at the two people and asked,"Were you two defeated by Zu Ti?""

"To report to the general, the two of us originally planned to rob more of Zuti's treasures, people, horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock, and then come to join the general. Who knows, I missed it this time."Chen Chuan said uneasily. Shi Hu asked again:"How many people did you bring?"

"There are probably more than four hundred." Chen Chuan replied. Shi Hu said to his general Tao Bao:"General Tao Bao, you and the two generals go to count the number of surrendered soldiers and incorporate them into the army!"

"The general will obey the order!"Taobao said, and walked out of the big tent with Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo.

When Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo returned to the big tent, two of their soldiers were behind them, carrying a heavy box to the big tent. Chen Chuan , Wei Shuo saluted Shi Hu again:"General, these are some yellow and white things, please accept them with pleasure."

"Why don't I see any beautiful women contributing? Shi Hu asked with a wicked smile. Chen Chuan quickly replied:"General, forgive me, this time it is because of the defeat. It will be as the general wants in a few days!" Shi

Hu smiled and said to the two guards below:"Just kidding, carry it down!""

The two guards carried the box down, and Shi Hu ordered:"Prepare a banquet for the two generals!"

"Thank you, General!"Chen Chuan and Wei Shuo said, and then sat on the seats below. Not long after, five maids brought a variety of delicious food and wine. One maid came up to pour wine for Shi Hu, and the other maids poured for the people below. drink, then stand aside

"Come, generals, I am very happy to be able to surrender the dock master Chen Chuan and his soldiers today. Come, let’s raise a toast and celebrate together until we get drunk!"