Biography of Liu Yu(11)

During these years, Liu Yu repeatedly acted as the vanguard, winning successive battles without losing. He fought in the cities of Suzhou, Changzhou, Huzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Shanghai, and Shaoxing. In many battles, his outstanding military command ability was fully demonstrated. He not only fought bravely, but also took up arms and led the charge. He also commanded wisely, was resourceful, and was good at defeating more with less. At that time, all the troops and generals robbed civilians from time to time, but Liu Yu's army had strict laws and discipline, and did nothing to the common people. After he won three victories, he continued to pursue Sun En and eventually forced him to throw himself into the sea to his death. He eliminated all hidden dangers for the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Sun En’s revolt depleted the forces of the Jin Court and leaving the capital empty. This gave an opportunity to Huan Xuan, who was stationed at Jingzhou, an important military town on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. In the first year of Yuan Xing (402), General Sima Yuanxian led an army of hussars to attack Huan Xuan in the west. Huan Xuan also led a large army of JingChu to attack Sima Yuanxian in the south. Sima Yuanxian sent Liu Aozhi to defend against him, and Liu Yu followed Liu's army.