Wubi Zhi Volume 31

Governor Fu Yong led the regional troops to rescue Shouyang A strategic city in present-day Anhui province. Pei Bozhi’s A commander of the Southern Qi forces defense of Huaikou The mouth of the Huai River was extremely formidable. Fu Yong halted more than twenty li Approximately 10 kilometers away from Huaikou.

He ordered the boats to be hauled onto the southern bank of the Ru River, and from there, he struck out directly south toward the Huai River. Under the cover of darkness, he entered the city. Yuan Xie Prince of Pengcheng and the Northern Wei commander inside the city was overjoyed and said: "I have been looking toward the north for a long time, fearing that I would never see Luoyang The capital of Northern Wei again. I did not expect that you, my lord, would be able to arrive."

Yuan Xie then ordered Fu Yong to lead his troops into the city to bolster the defenses. Fu Yong replied: "I have come to repel the enemy. If I follow your instructions and enter the city, I will merely be under siege along with Your Highness. How could that be the intent of a rescue mission?"

Consequently, he stationed his army outside the city walls. At this point, Yuan Xie and Fu Yong combined their forces to strike Pei Bozhi at Feikou, utterly defeating him. Pei Bozhi fled back to the south of the Huai River and eventually surrendered to the Wei. Both the people and the Emperor were shocked