The sixty-first year of Yuanning, the 327th year of Chen.
In September, the armies of Jinyang from two routes converged beneath the walls of Jinling City, forming a formidable encirclement. The former Crown Prince Xiao Ye of the Xiao Chen Dynasty fell ill and died suddenly.
In the same month, the Lu, Zheng, and Cui clans from Jinling jointly conspired to open the northern gate of Jinling to allow the million troops of Jinyang to flood in. Except for the steadfast resistance of Jinling's defender Wang Ben and others, all else surrendered, leading to Jinling's change of rulers.
