Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(23)

After Zu Ti captured Qiao City, he finally got a foothold in Yuzhou and opened the way for the Northern Expedition. Huan Xuan returned with his team. Shi Hu soon surrounded Qiao Cheng, and Wang Han sent Huan Xuan to rescue him.. Hearing that Huan Xuan was coming, Shi Hu withdrew his troops and retreated. Huan Xuan therefore stayed in Qiao Cheng to help Zu Ti fight against the Wu Bao forces who refused to return.. In the first year of Taixing (318), Sima Rui proclaimed himself emperor in Jiankang and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty as Emperor Yuan of Jin.