Sun Ru
However, soon thereafter, with Qin Zongquan's general Sun Ru arriving in the vicinity to try to fight for control over Huainan, Yang Xingmi vacated Yang Prefecture and returned to Lu Prefecture. In 889, he attacked Xuanshe Circuit, which Qin Yan had left for his officer Zhao Huang to govern. When Zhao fled during a flood — believing that the floodwaters would protect him from pursuing Lu soldiers — it was Tian who got on a light vessel, chased him down, and captured him. Yang was able to take over Xuanshe and became its governor (and later, military governor, with the circuit renamed to Ningguo).