ðə tɹˈuːps ʌv lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌn ænd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋ stˈeɪlmeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ mˈʌnθs ɪnðə keɪˈoʊhuː ɹˈiːdʒən, ʌntˈɪl ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʒˈæŋ zˈɪŋʃi bˈɪlt ɐ dᵻfˈɛns pˈoʊst æt kˈaɪəŋksi tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, ɪn mˈɑːdɚn tʃˈɪʒuː, ˈænhjuːi, ʌpstɹˈiːm fɹʌm lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌnz mˈeɪn tɹˈuːps kəmˈændᵻd baɪ jˈuːən ji ænd lˈɪuː hˈuː, kˈʌɾɪŋ ˈɔf ðɛɹ fˈuːd səplˈaɪz.
The troops of Liu Zixun and Emperor Ming stalemated for months in the Chaohu region, until Emperor Ming's general Zhang Xingshi () built a defense post at Qianxi (錢溪, in modern Chizhou, Anhui), upstream from Liu Zixun's main troops commanded by Yuan Yi and Liu Hu (), cutting off their food supplies.