Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 65 Civil strife in Qiuchi
  Qiuchi City, the capital of Qiuchi Kingdom, is located on Qiuchi Mountain at the intersection of the Western Han River and the Luoyu River.

With Shu at its back and Qin at its back, with the capital of Wu and Xikang at its back, this place has been a beautiful place since ancient times and is famous for its solitary heights and dangerous dangers.

When the news of Yang Chu's defeat and capture spread back to the country, the whole country in Qiu Chi was in an uproar.

Yang Chu's younger brother Yang Jun's face was solemn. At this moment, he was facing an important decision in his life: whether he should take the opportunity to attack his nephew Yang Guo.

At Yang Jun's residence, Yang Songnu, who came secretly, persuaded with earnest words:
  "Uncle, Yang Chu was trapped in Lueyang, and his life and death were uncertain. This is why God wanted to give Qiu Chi to my uncle.

"Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, perhaps the only opportunity in a lifetime, how could my uncle miss it?"

It was not without reason that Yang Songnu encouraged Yang Jun to rebel. His father, Yang Yi, was the predecessor Qiu Chigong who was killed by Yang Chu.

The revenge of killing the father is never shared.

Now that Yang Chu was captured, Yang Songnu immediately approached Yang Jun and encouraged him to launch a mutiny, usurp power and seize the throne, kill Yang Chu's family, and avenge his father.

The reason why Yang Jun could not make up his mind for so long was because he had his own concerns. He sighed:

"Huan Xi wants to go to Longyou and peek at Qiuchi's foundation. I'm just worried that the snipe and the clam will fight and the fisherman will benefit."

Seeing his hesitant look, Yang Songnu said anxiously:

"Uncle! This is not something you should consider!
  "Could it be that if you take the overall situation into consideration, Yang Guo will be grateful and support you as the lord of Qiu Chi!

"Qiu Chi can only have one king, how can he be so humble!

"I heard that King Liang has sent troops, and Huan Xi has too much time to take care of himself, so how could he ignore the enemy in front of him and seek Qiu Chi.

"My nephew's cousin, King Liang Shi, is a chamberlain in the palace and can open the palace door for my uncle. If my uncle is willing to raise an army, I will accompany him life and death.

"If my uncle cares about brotherhood and does not want to be the master of Qiuchi, I will do it myself!"

When Yang Jun saw that he would not agree again and forced Yang Songnu into a panic, he would really choose to go it alone. He hurriedly said:
  "That's it! My brother was defeated at Lueyang, Qiu Chi is in danger, and the current situation is beyond what my nephew can handle.

“My ancestors overcame all obstacles and worked hard to start a business, and we got to where we are today. How could I just sit back and watch it be destroyed in the hands of Yang Guo.

"Nu Song, please contact King Liang Shi quickly for me. I will send troops immediately to drive directly to the palace city."

Yang Songnu said happily:
  "As it should be."

Brotherly love is no match for the desire for power.

Qiu Chi has been a country for more than 50 years, but the national power has not improved, but the palace city has been built in a decent manner. Although it is not large in scale, it is small and has all the internal organs.

King Liang Shi, the son of Yang Songnu's aunt, acted as an internal response and opened the palace gate, allowing Yang Jun's troops to pour into the palace in a steady stream.

Yang Guo was caught off guard and died from random sword attacks.

His son Yang An was devastated when he learned of his father's death. He fought his way out of the siege, grabbed a horse from nowhere, and rushed out of Qiuchi City.

More than ten riders were chasing after them. Seeing that he could not escape them, Yang An had no choice but to turn around and fight. After killing three people in a row with his sword, Yang An finally scared off the pursuers.

But in this vast world, Yang An was a little confused. For a moment, he didn't know where he would fit.

Qiu Chi Kingdom was surrounded by Huan Xi's forces on the east, south and north sides, and Murong Tuyuhun tribe on the west.

Yang An hesitated for a long time and decided to ride north to Tianshui to join Huan Xi. He would lead the Jin army back to Qiuchi to avenge his father.

He galloped for more than ten miles and faintly saw an army heading south on the official road. Yang Anxin said:

‘My grandfather led the troops northward. Where did the troops come from in the capital city? Could it be that the Jin army went south to attack Qiuchi? ’

If it were in the past, as the grandson of Qiu Chi Gong Yang Chu, Yang An would definitely defend his family and country and fight bloody battles with the Jin people.

But today is different from the past. After Yang An saw the fluttering Jin flag clearly, he was ecstatic and hurriedly clapped his horse to greet it.

When Yang An was brought to Deng Qiang, he heard a familiar cry:

"An'er!" Yang An raised his head and saw that it was his grandfather Yang Chu whose life and death were unknown before.

"grandfather!"

Yang An had tears in his eyes.

When Yang Chu saw him covered in blood, he was surprised and said:
  "An'er, could it be that there is chaos in the country? Otherwise, why would it be like this?"

Yang An bowed his head and cried:

"Yang Jun rebelled, and my grandson was incompetent. He couldn't save his father, so he had to fight his way out of the siege alone. I asked his grandfather to punish him!"

After hearing that his beloved son had been killed, Yang Chu felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground. Thanks to the quick eyesight and quick hands of the people around him, he was supported.

Yang Chu stood firm, looked at Deng Qiang with turbid eyes, and begged:

"The general escorted me along the way. I am very grateful. Now I have another merciless request. I hope the general will accept it."

Deng Qiang knew what Yang Chu wanted to say, and he said:

“On the order of my lord, I escort Duke Qiu Chi to greet his family.

"Now that Duke Qiu Chi's family has fallen into the hands of others, if I just retreat, how can I return to my lord?

"Even if Duke Qiu Chi doesn't ask, Deng should still send troops to rescue his family for Duke Qiu Chi."

Yang Chu was very excited and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

Yang An wiped away his tears and asked Deng Qiang:

"Now there are riots in the city and the defense is empty. Please ask the general to allocate me a hundred cavalry. I am willing to be a vanguard, fight back to Qiuchi, and dedicate the city to the general!"

Yang Chu helped by saying:
  "General, although my grandson is young, he has outstanding martial arts skills. If he is used as a vanguard, he will definitely capture the city for the general."

At this time, Yang Chu and Yang An no longer cared about their ancestral inheritance. They only wanted to rescue their relatives who had fallen into the city and avenge Yang Guo.

Deng Qiang pondered for a moment and felt that Yang An had just broken out from Qiuchi City and was familiar with the situation in the city, so he was suitable as a vanguard.

He also saw that he was covered in blood from the killing, so he must be a warrior, so he nodded in agreement and said:
  "In this case, I will allocate five hundred cavalry to you. If you can attack and capture the city, I will recommend you in front of the lord after the squadron."

Yang An asked for a hundred cavalry, but Deng Qiang gave him five hundred.

Naturally, he was worried that after Yang An captured Qiu Chi, one hundred cavalry would not be able to control the situation, and Yang An would take the opportunity to call on Qiu Chi's old troops to expel the Jin army.

On this trip south, Huan Xi gave Deng Qiang 500 cavalry, and Deng Qiang handed all of them to Yang An.

Of course, there is a lieutenant general in the army who will follow him as a deputy general. Otherwise, if the soldiers don't know the generals, how can they command them?

Yang An was overjoyed when he heard this.

Since Yang Chu mobilized his country's strength to march northward, he suffered a huge defeat, and the Jin army took advantage of the trend to move southward, and Qiuchi's foundation had long been in jeopardy.

Even if Yang Jun, Yang Songnu and others are killed, the Yang family will become Huan Xi's vassal.

Yang An was not opposed to working under Huan Xi, let alone being able to save his family and avenge his father.

He was worried about the safety of his family in the city and did not want to delay for a moment. When Deng Qiang ordered the five hundred cavalry, Yang An immediately led his troops southward and rushed towards Qiuchi as fast as the wind.

Deng Qiang personally led two thousand infantry and followed Yang An, advancing quickly with light troops.

At this time, in Qiuchi City, Yang Jun was rewarding meritorious people, unaware of the impending danger.

　Today is my birthday, October 20th of the lunar calendar. I have to go out later and have activities, so I may come back very late.

　　Let me tell you in advance that if there is no update today, it will be updated tomorrow.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)