Zhu Xu to campaign against the rebels after appointing him Marshal of the Centre Army and Administrator of Wuxing. Zhu Xu sent his army out and pacified the rebellion after reprimanding Qian Hong and the others. Following this, Zhu Xu returned to his position as Inspector of Yanzhou. Siege of Xiangyang In 376, Zhu Xu was called up by Huan Chong to defend Liangzhou from invading Former Qin forces. However, the province swiftly fell before they could arrive, so Zhu Xu and the others stopped advancing and returned. The following year, Huan Huo appointed him Inspector of Liangzhou and stationed him at Xiangyang. In 378, Fu Jian ordered Fu Pi to lead a large-scale siege on Xiangyang. When Qin forces arrived at the Han River, Zhu Xu initially did not think much of them as they did not have any boats with them. He was only alerted after Qin's general, Shi Yue, swam across the Han River with his cavalries and caught him by surprise. Shi Yue captured the boats on Zhu Xu's side for Fu Jian and the others to use. As Qin forces approached, Zhu Xu's mother, Lady Han (韓氏), personally inspected the Xiangyang's defence and noticed that the northwest corner was weak. She led hundreds of women in the city to construct a new wall behind the old one. When Qin forces arrived, the old wall fell, but the defenders mounted behind the new one that the women built. The wall was dubbed "The Wives' Wall (夫人城)" and can still be seen today in Xiangyang. The following year, Zhu was expected to receive reinforcements from Liu Bo (劉波). However, Liu Bo feared the Qin army's strength and refused to approach them. Meanwhile, Zhu sent his men out to fight skirmishes with the Qin soldiers, but Qin only reacted by pulling back and refusing to give fight. This gave Zhu Xu the false impression that Qin was planning a retreat, so he did not prepare proper defence for what was to come. Without Zhu's knowledge, the Protector of Xiangyang, Li Bohu (李伯護), made contact with Qin, promising them to provide them an entry to the city. Fu Pi attacked Xiangyang again in February or March 379, this time capturing the city and Zhu Xu. Escape attempt from Qin After being sent to the capital, Fu Jian was impressed by Zhu Xu's loyalty and appointed him Logistical Director of