Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 578 Chain Links
It was not only Che Guan who wrote to Yuan Zhen, but also Yuan Hong, Yuan Zhi, and Yuan Fangping, all of whom were Yuan surnames from Chen County who were well-dressed when they traveled south. They were either brothers or uncles and nephews to Yuan Zhen.

He advised Yuan Zhen to put aside his grudge against Huan Wen and resist Beidi to help protect the Jin Dynasty.

If one or two people persuaded him, Yuan Zhen would not take it seriously, but so many people persuaded him that he hesitated for a moment.

As I get older, I inevitably have more senses.

Looking back on the time when he and Huan Wen were both famous people, and they were so romantic and happy, the hatred in my heart has faded a lot.

Yesterday, Jiankang's edict was sent over. As long as he behaves anyway, he will be promoted to General of the Right, Duke of Lujiang County, and Mu of Yangzhou!
The Jin Dynasty spent a lot of money to instigate him to rebel.

"Brother, you must not make mistakes. Jiangdong is not sincere, it is a stratagem to alienate people. Once my brother betrays Daliang, and the black clouds from all directions come, how can I resist him? He will not be tolerated by Liang, and he will not be tolerated by Jin!" Deng Xia persuaded him earnestly.

I don't know whether the imperial court was negligent or intentional, but Yuan Zhen was generously rewarded, while generals such as Deng Xia and Zhu Fu only received one general.

"Ming Gong has rebelled against Jin, and has rebelled against Daliang again. He has gone back and forth, and has broken his trust with the people of the world. One day Daliang will dominate the world. Ming Gong's move is to bring disaster for the Yuan family." Zhu Fu also advised.

"Now that the generals have been given land to each family, they have switched to the Jin Dynasty, and Luzhou is in chaos!"

Yuan Zhen had an old relationship with other Jiangdong nobles, but Deng Xia did not. The imperial court promoted him to the rank of general of the Youfu Army, and he was promoted several levels. The imperial court had never treated him badly since he surrendered to the Liang Dynasty.

In Jiangdong, he made great contributions, but because he came from a poor family, he was not welcomed in Jiangdong.

The reason is that his father, Deng Yue, joined the army when Wang Dunzhi joined the army and participated in Wang Dun's rebellion. He was imprisoned and nearly suffered the annihilation of his clan. He was later amnesty and escaped the disaster.

Seeing that both of his confidants were unwilling to surrender to the Jin Dynasty, Yuan Zhen immediately came to his senses and made up his mind, "If it weren't for your words, I must have made a mistake. There is no need to mention this matter again in the future!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"General, Huan Chong led [-] troops out of Ruxu, marched by land and water, and headed north to Dongguan!" A scout suddenly came to report.

Dongguan is a sharp sword weighing on Jiangdong's head, more dangerous than Hefei.

With Dongguan, we can rely on Chaohu Lake behind us to train the navy, build warships, and then sail down the river, break through Ruxu City, invade the Yangtze River, and attack Jiankang.

In the fourth year of Jiaping in Cao Wei (252 years), Sima's fifteen-strong army attacked Wu in three directions. Sima Zhao led an army of [-] to attack Dongguan, and the Battle of Dongguan broke out. Zhuge Ke's [-] Wu army counterattacked Sima Zhao and defeated Sima Zhao. In this way, Zhuge Ke became famous in one battle.

Although the situation has been calm in the past two years, Huanchong in the lower reaches often moves north to test Dongguan's defenses.

"Hmph, then you know that Huan Wen has no good intentions!" Deng Xia said angrily.

Huan Chong's 2 troops would not come early or late, but they came at this time. They were definitely not here to test.

"Huan Chong's 2 troops came upstream. Dongguan is strong, so there is no need to panic." Yuan Zhen did not take it seriously.

"Report, General Youwei is heading straight for Hefei with five thousand black cloud elites!" Another scout reported outside the hall.

Huan Chong had 2 troops, and Yuan Zhen was calm and calm, but Liang Xiao's [-] black cloud troops caused him great chaos.

Obviously, the news of Yuan Zhen and Jiang Dong's hookup has spread.

Liang Xiao cut through the mess with a sharp knife.

The meaning of Shouchun's existence is to check and balance Hefei and Yuan Zhen.

The arrival of Liang Xiao's five thousand black cloud army made things complicated and troublesome.

Those who had just advised Yuan Zhen not to betray Daliang held their breath and concentrated without saying a word.

"Haha, Huan Wen is trying to create a separation and wants to put me to death! He first deceived me about the Yuan clan, then leaked the news, and then ordered Huan Chong to go north and draw out the Shouchun Black Cloud Army, putting me in a dilemma!" Although Yuan Zhen is old, he is not an old fool.

After connecting in series, I immediately understood Huan Wen's vicious plan.

Yuan Zhen was unaware of the incident for a while and did not report it immediately due to human feelings. His behavior inevitably aroused suspicion.Secondly, Huan Chong marched north with 2 troops. It was obvious that he was unable to break through the Dongguan Fortress, but instead seemed to come to support him.

All kinds of news in Luzhou fell into the eyes of Liang Xiao and the court, and Yuan Zhen was most likely going to rebel.

Huan Wen's strategies are linked one after another, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

"It doesn't matter, just hold on to Dongguan and prevent Huan Chong from going north. The court will understand." Yuan Zhen said calmly.

It is definitely too late to explain in the above table, it can only be expressed through actions.

Huan Chong couldn't cross Dongguan, so everything was in vain.

A trace of worry appeared on Deng Xia's face, "Jiangdong has many intentions, I'm afraid that Huan Wen's methods are not limited to this."

Huan Wen spent a lot of money for this discord, and invited Jiangdong's Sikong Cheguan. He also offered the rewards of the Right General, the Duke of Lujiang, and the Mu of Yangzhou, which showed that he was bound to win.

And Huan Wen would not have known that Dongguan was standing in front of him.

So the current situation is that if Huan Chong is blocked from Dongguan, things can still turn around.

Once Dongguan was lost, Yuan Zhen was speechless.

Many of Yuan Zhen's generals are closely related to Jiang Dong.

"Dongguan is defended by my brothers Zhu Xian and Zhu Bin, so everything should be fine..." Zhu Fu hesitated.

The Zhu family is one of the four surnames in Wu County, Jiangdong, including Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang. During the Soochow Dynasty, Zhu Huan and Zhu Yi were famous generals.

The opinions among the local gentry in Jiangdong were not unified. Some returned to the Liang Kingdom, others were loyal to the Jin Dynasty, and there were also those who watched from both sides.

Deng Xia said: "Zhu Xian and Zhu Bin are distant relatives of you, and their families do not want to move north!"

At the beginning, Li Yue drank his horse on the Yangtze River and forced Jiangdong to surrender to his country. He ordered Jiangdong to hand over the families of Yuan Zhen's soldiers. However, many people were unwilling to move north. The Zhu family lived in Wuzhong during the time and it was difficult to leave their homeland.

"Ying Yuan went south at a rate of [-] troops!" Yuan Zhen broke out in a cold sweat.

The guards at Dongguan are actually not Zhu Xian and Zhu Bin, but Yuan Zhen's two sons, Yuan Shuangzhi and Yuan Aizhi.

He knew very well what level his son was. He was a good man talking about mysteries as a lackey, marching and forming formations and leading troops into battle. It was a complete mess. It was originally intended for his second son to accumulate merits so that he could be promoted in the future, but now he was harming others and himself.

Zhu Xian and Zhu Bin each had their own affairs, and they cooperated with Huan Chong outside the city. They cooperated internally and externally, and things became unpredictable.

Deng Xia turned around and ran out of the hall without saying a word.

It took time to assemble an army of 4000, and the troops were so strong that Deng Xia couldn't wait any longer, so he led the assembled [-] people by boat south.

Within two days, the situation changed again.

Since Huan Wen carried out this alienation plan, he must have planned it a long time ago. Yuan Zhen was deceived by Che Guan, Yuan Hong, Yuan Zhi and others, and fell into his trap. Now he wakes up, but he is still slow to wake up.

Generals Zhu Xian and Zhu Bin rebelled, and Huan Chong took advantage of the situation to attack the key point. Yuan Shuangzhi and Yuan Aizhi were caught off guard and were both captured alive.

Dongguan fell into Jiangdong's hands.

Deng Xia was finally a step too late. Huan Chong's [-] troops defended the pass while Deng Xia waited for follow-up reinforcements.

Huan Chong forced Yuan Shuangzhi and Yuan Aizhi to write letters persuading them to surrender and sent them to Hefei.

At the same time, Liang Xiao's army arrived outside Hefei...

(End of this chapter)