Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

The three uncles and nephews of the Xiao family knew that Chen Shubao, the master of Chen, was a mediocre and incompetent person who would eventually be of no use and would surely perish the country, so they discussed how to find a way out and found a difficult plan. Xiao Yan, the king of Anping, came up with a plan.

Xiao Yan said to his two nephews:"Han Qinhu and He Ruobi divided their forces to cross the river and besiege Healthy. It is better for the three of us to escape separately. As long as one of us survives, we can make a comeback in the future and rebuild Daliang."

Xiao Wei said:" It's best to prevent all three of my uncle and nephew from being captured by the Sui soldiers."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Wei took a few tea bowls on the table, moved them around, used them as a map, pointed at the tea bowls and said,"To the west is Girl, to the east is Wu County. The sixth child is the youngest. You choose first, and I will go in the opposite direction."

Xiao Xun, the sixth child, looked at it and said casually:"I'll go west."

"My sixth brother went west, so I went east.

Xiao Gu glanced at Anping Wang Xiao Yan and said,"Uncle, how are you leaving?""Xiao Yan, who was nearly fifty years old, looked at the two tea bowls with his eyes. Xiao Yan still trusted Xiao Gu the most in his heart. He sighed and said:"I want to go east."

The three uncles and nephews discussed it, each packed up their belongings, took their family members, and divided their things. Anping Wang Xiao Yan and his second son Xiao Gu went east to Wu County, while the sixth brother Xiao Xun went to Gushu alone.

The sixth brother Xiao Xun took the The family members, wives and children, dressed as civilians and carrying a carriage and luggage, walked all the way west and passed

Gushu. Although they escaped from the capital, they didn't know where to go? They couldn't walk far, and suddenly they saw many people in front of them walking west along the way. Xiao Xun then accosted an old man and asked,"May I ask, old man, where are these people heading west?

The old man said:"My husband, the Sui soldiers came over. I heard that a general named Han Qinhu broke through Caishi and was heading east." The Sui Lord recruited troops to calm the people and not harm the people, so we will go and submit."

When Xiao Xun learned about this, he thought that although his uncle Xiao Yan and his second brother Xiao Gu tried their best not to submit, they had already parted ways and went their separate ways. It would be better to follow the people and submit to the Sui army. They would definitely see the third sister in the future. Xiao Jun. Thinking of this, he took his family and many people on the road and headed west.

Along the way, they arrived at Nanyu Prefecture. The governor of Nanyu was named Sima Xiu, and he was ordered to hold on to Nanyu. Han Qinhu’s army was approaching, and Nanyu The city gates of Yuzhou were closed tightly. At this time, more and more homeless people were gathering outside the city.

Sima Xiu, the prefect of Southern Yuzhou, was a kind-hearted official. When he saw the homeless people everywhere under the city, he felt very unbearable and ordered the soldiers to open the door. One gate, let the people enter the city.

Xiao Xun and his family also entered South Yuzhou. When Xiao Xun saw the soldiers gathering in South Yuzhou and the armor and weapons piled up in the city, he knew that a war was coming in this city. Xiao Xun thought to himself that once there was a battle, there would be a battle. Life was in ruins, so why not persuade Sima Xiu to submit to the Sui Dynasty.

When Xiao Xun arrived at the prefect's mansion, an official saw him and walked up to him and said:"Sir, you are a refugee from a foreign country. There are people setting up tents and cooking porridge at the city gate.. Xiao

Xun bowed his hands and said,"I have trouble sending you an official. I am Xiao Xun. I am an official from Jiankang. I have trouble with you.""

After the officer heard this, he looked carefully and found that he really didn't look like a refugee, so he went back to the house to report. After a while, he saw a man about thirty years old, with white eyes and a mustache coming out. The person is Sima Xiu.

Sima Xiu travels to and from Jiankang on weekdays, and has had several friendships with Xiao Xun. Although he has not seen him for a long time, it is natural to recognize him when he meets an acquaintance again.

Sima Xiu invited Xiao Xun and his family to his house, and sent officials to take them with him. The family members went to the wing to rest. Sima Xiu and Xiao Xun came to the living room and placed tea and snacks beside them. Sima Xiu asked:"Why did Mr. Xiao bring his family members to our southern Yuzhou? Is he trying to escape?"

"Brother, I don’t know, but now the Sui soldiers are attacking Jiankang from three sides, and your majesty is hesitating and delaying the opportunity to fight, which will only delay the important event. Sima

Xiu sighed and said:"Han Qinhu came from Luzhou to kill with overwhelming force, and captured the quarry on the first day of the first lunar month." Seeing that we were about to arrive in Nanyu, after waiting for many days and seeing no movement from the court, I was in a dilemma."

Sima Xiu stood up, walked to a cupboard next to the hall, opened the drawer, took out a roll of paper, and put it on the square table.

After unfolding the roll of paper, Sima Xiu said:"This is the Sui Dynasty emperor's attempt to insult the people. Notice of sin."Xiao Xun watched carefully, and Sima Xiu added:"Since the Sui army landed on the south bank, they have been hanging and handing out weapons everywhere to win over public opinion. People's hearts are formidable."

Xiao Xun looked at Sima Xiu's expression, and he was also troubled by a dilemma, so he asked:"The Sui army is powerful, and South Yuzhou will be lost, sooner or later. Brother, have you ever thought of a way out?"

Sima Xiu said:"To be honest, I also wanted to submit to the Sui Dynasty, but the imperial court sent a young general, the son of the general Fan Meng, called Fan Xun. He was arrogant and wanted to capture the tiger with Han. Fight to the death. After hearing this

, Xiao Xun thought about it and said,"Why not use a trick to trick Fan Xun out of the city and offer southern Yuzhou to Han Qinhu." Hearing this, Sima

Xiu hesitated for a moment and said,"Even if the official wanted to surrender, there was no one to introduce him to the Sui Lord. It's a pity that it took me ten years of hard work before I could have my official career today." Xiao

Xun said:"Sima Prefect need not worry. The third sister of the lower official is married to Jin Wang Yang Guang. If the prefect knows the current affairs, there is no need to worry about no one recommending him.""Sima Xiu was overjoyed and readily accepted Xiao Xun's suggestion. The two secretly agreed to dedicate the city of South Yuzhou.

The next day, Sima Xiu got his reward, and Han Qinhu led his troops to the city of South Yuzhou. Sima Xiu hurriedly boarded the city. Looking down, I saw Han Qinhu, with eight-colored eyebrows, two bright eyes, a straight nose, a beard floating on his chest, a tall figure, wearing a swallow-wing golden helmet, and a swallow-wing Gold armor, lined with purple robes, riding boots, a five-flowered gold horse on the hip, a long-handled goose-headed knife in the hand, a red banner behind him, with the word"Han" written on it, majestic and dignified.

This At that time, the young general Fan Xun climbed to the top of the city and said to Sima Xiu:"Please give the order from the prefect, and the general will go to fight. Sima

Xiu smiled slightly and deliberately provoked:"General Fan, Han Qinhu is brave and good at fighting. He is famous in Guanzhong. He should not be underestimated.""

"snort! Fan Xun showed his pride and said,"What's there to be afraid of?" If you take a humble position, you will definitely take the head of Han Qinhu in ten rounds and offer it to the prefect."

Sima Xiu pretended to be extremely reluctant, and after much delay, he allowed Fan Xun to go out of the city to fight. Fan Xun didn't know the whole story, so he gathered a thousand soldiers and hurried out of the city to fight.

When Han Qinhu saw Fan Xun, he shouted:"Han is here to fight. The purpose is to march south, to provoke the people to attack Chen, why don't you and other unknown generals surrender quickly?"

"Pooh! Fan Xun said angrily:"If you want me to surrender, you must defeat this iron gun in my hand."" As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Xun urged his horse forward and attacked Han Qinhu.

Han Qinhu waved his sword to fight. The two fought in one place. The battle lasted for ten rounds without a winner. Sima Xiu ordered someone to invite Xiao Xun on the city. He said:"Surrender or not, this is a matter of one move.

Xiao Xun said:"Close the city gate and force Fan Xun to surrender first.""

Sima Xiu nodded in agreement and immediately sent an order to close the city gate. Fan Xun was fighting Han Qinhu under the city. He heard the chaos behind him. He took a closer look and saw that he closed the city gate before calling for gold and withdrawing his troops.

In desperation, Fan Xun With a false shot, he turned his horse back into battle and shouted to the city:"Prefect Sima, why did you close the city gate and trap me to death?

Sima Xiu shouted:"We already want to submit to the Sui Lord, so we have no choice but to make this move.""

Fan Xun was furious after hearing this. He felt his body sink. He was pulled off his horse by Han Qinhu who was chasing him and captured alive on the spot. The other soldiers were locked outside the city. They were tired of fighting and knelt down one after another to surrender.

When Sima Xiu saw that Fan Xun had been kidnapped by the Sui soldiers, he ordered the city gates to be opened wide. He and Xiao Xun went out to greet him and presented the Sui troops and horses. When

Han Qinhu saw that the prefect had returned, he also got off his horse, saluted frequently, and said to Sima Xiu Said:"Sima Prefect can judge the situation and abandon the darkness to the light. He is truly a hero in the world. Sima

Xiu waved his hands repeatedly and introduced Xiao Xun:"It's not that the lower officials know the current affairs, but that Mr. Xiao has come up with a plan. This is the sixth brother of the Princess of Sui and Jin Dynasties.""

"oh?"Han Qinhu looked at Xiao Xun, clasped his fists and said:"It turns out he is a member of the Xiao family. It's really disrespectful."After some greetings, Sima Xiu invited Han Qinhu's soldiers into the city.

Han Qinhu captured Fan Xun alive, regained southern Yuzhou, and sent his deputy Quan Wu to send Xiao Xun to the north of the Yangtze River to meet the King of Jin. Han Qinhu then led The troops are approaching Jiankang. This is:

How easy it is to fight in Southern Henan. The young general is so angry that the sky is full of anger. Even though the warriors are as brave as they are, the reputation of catching tigers is not misrepresented.

Xiao Xun took the ship heading north all the way to the Liuhe camp. Here, At that time, Yang Guang had just taken Xiao Jun to the Liuhe camp. He was overjoyed to learn that his sixth brother Xiao Xun had crossed the river. Princess Xiao Jun of Jin brought Xiao Jue and Xiao Yu to the Liuhe Navy Ferry to greet him.

Xiao Xun took a shed boat. From a distance, I saw Xiao Jun, Xiao Jue and Xiao Yu looking up from the shore, everyone waving and calling each other.

Xiao Jun welcomed his sixth brother Xiao Xun back to the Liuhe camp. Jin Wang Yang Guang had already laid out wine and food to entertain Xiao Xun. The Xiao family reunited after a long absence. , rejoiced, and Xiao Jun said:"Since my sixth brother was plundered from Jiangnan, my Xiao family has been the most worried. Now that I am fine, I am reunited again. However, only the second brother Xiao Zhen could not return to the court."

After hearing this, Xiao Xun looked embarrassed and said faintly:"My second brother is still taboo about the old custom of being born in February. The same is true for my uncle Xiao Yan, who insists on refusing to submit."

"well."Xiao Jun let out a long sigh and said:"If it weren't for this harmful February, how could there have been so many grievances and disputes in my Xiao family. Yang

Guang, who was sitting on the side, saw Xiao Jun being so sad and comforted him:"Don't worry about those bad customs. Now that the Sui army is marching south, it will definitely clear up the world and clarify the world. There will no longer be such bad customs that separate family ties.""

Everyone also praised Yang Guang's words, raised their glasses one after another, and drank the whole cup. Seeing everyone enjoying the drink, Xiao Jun said again:"The war is in chaos, and I think it is better to be cautious, lest anything goes wrong and hurt my second brother Xiao. urn. When Yang

Guang saw that Xiao Jun was still worried about Xiao Gu, he said,"Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I immediately ordered Quan Wu to accompany Xiao Jun back to the south of the Yangtze River, and sent orders to all the ministries not to harm Xiao Yan, Xiao Gu's uncle and nephew.""Seeing that Xiao Jun's worries were gone, everyone drank freely again.

After the wine and dinner, tea and snacks were exchanged. Yang Guangzheng was chatting with the Xiao family, and saw Zhang Heng, the right concubine, hurriedly came to the camp and reported:"Your Highness. By then, the pioneer official Yu Wenshu had crossed the Yangtze River and occupied Baixia. He Ruobi and Han Qinhu were approaching Jiankang. Fan Zigai, Du Yan, Li Yuan and other groups of people had marched hand in hand to cross the river."

Yang Guang looked at the Xiao family members on the left and right, laughed up to the sky, and said:"Right now, Jiankang is in danger, and the Chen Kingdom is in danger. My commander-in-chief ordered Yin Shishi to lead the front, Gao Qiao to supervise the middle army, Qu Tutong and Qu Tugai to escort the baggage and grain and grass, and the soldiers of the three armies crossed the river together."It can be said:

300,000 soldiers crossed the river, and Jiankang City was afraid of the embankment. The king of Sui

Dynasty planned to rule with iron horses, and Master Chen drank wine and made poems to listen to the fragrance of music.

Princess Xiao Jun of Jin arranged for her seventh brother Xiao Juan and his deputy Quan Wu to cross the river. Looking for Anping King Xiao Yan and his second brother Xiao Gu. Go east along the river, land at Jingkou, and go to Danyang to search.

At this time, He Ruobi on the east road led his army to Danyang, accompanied by Zhao Shimo, Zhao Xiuluo, and Lai Huer as deputy generals. He Ruobi The leader of the front team was marching forward when he saw the deputy general who was guarding the children in the rear team coming quickly to protect his children. When He Ruobi saw him guarding his children, he asked,"What's the important matter?""

"Princess Jin sent Secretary Cheng Xiao Jue and deputy general Quan Wu from Jingkou"

"Take me there quickly."

Xiao Jue and Quan Wu met He Ruobi, Lai Hu'er and others, and each saluted. Xiao Jue said:"I have been ordered to come here. I was sent by Princess Jin to search for the Xiao family members along the way. I hope there will be more generals. Convenient to travel.

He Ruobi said:"It's easy to say here. Mr. Xiao can just go with our army and search along the way. The army will arrive in Danyang after noon.""The two groups of people cooperated all the way and marched to Danyang. The governor who guarded Danyang was named Huang Ke. Huang Ke was originally a scholar. Seeing He Ruobi marching south of the Yangtze River, he felt a little timid. He summoned the generals and asked:"Now He Ruobi is marching to the south of the Yangtze River. The army is approaching and time is running out. How can we retreat from the enemy?

General Zeng Yong said:"My lord, there is no need to worry too much. He Ruobi is arrogant and arrogant by nature. At the end of the day, the general is willing to lead the battle with 3,000 men and kill He Ruobi's spirit.""

"Very good, very good. I will immediately send you three thousand troops to fight He Ruobi."

Sure enough, He Ruobi led 8,000 elite soldiers to the Danyang City. Zeng Yong had been waiting for a long time. He saw the Danyang City Gate opened, and Zeng Yong led 3,000 soldiers out of the city to fight. The infantry was in front, the cavalry was behind, and they separated, and the drums were beating loudly. Zeng Yong urged Ma Tishan to the front of the formation and shouted:"Who is He Ruobi, do you dare to fight in a decisive battle?"

He Ruobi is brave and good at fighting. He has never taken Zeng Yong seriously. He is about to fight. The deputy general guarding his son next to him said:"Why does the manager need to do his work? Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? Wait until I fight him!"

Lai Hu'er waved a big halberd and came to fight Zeng Yong. At first glance, Lai Hu'er was eight feet long, with a stern appearance, sword eyebrows standing upside down, bright eyes, wearing a water scale helmet and water scale chain armor. There was a war horse named Qing Yunzhao on his hip, with a single-eared crescent halberd in his hand that was full of murderous intent.

Zeng Yong came to fight with a halberd. The two did not say much. The battle lasted only three or four rounds, and Zeng Yong was knocked off the horse by Lai Hu'er with a halberd. He was killed in front of the formation.

Huang Ke, who was on the top of the city, looked at it and was so frightened that he sweated coldly and shouted hurriedly:"Ming Jin withdraws his troops, Ming Jin withdraws his troops.""The three thousand Chen soldiers under the city did not bother to collect Zeng Yong's corpse and hurried back to the city, unable to get out.

Danyang city wall is tall and the moat is wide, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Chen soldiers could not leave and waited for work. He Ruobi had only more than eight thousand soldiers under his command. There were no heavy siege equipment, and I was worried for a while. If Danyang could not be captured for a long time, I was afraid that the first victory in recovering Jiankang would be taken away by Han Qinhu. This is: frightening the enemy's powerful troops and becoming famous. The battle was in Danyang.

The river was wide and the city was hard to enter, so we accompanied the friendly troops to chase the sun.