 When the army reached Longxi's capital Didao in the fourth month of 187, mutiny broke out within Geng Bi's ranks, killing Cheng Qiu and Geng successively.The mutineers joined the rebels under the command of the Didao native Wang Guo (), and together they besieged Hanyang, east of Longxi.As Grand Administrator of Hanyang, Fu Xie treated the people well and was respected far and wide, and the rebels were hesitant to fight him.