 He therefore sent messengers to persuade Liang's Emperor Wu not to send any additional reinforcements.Erzhu's forces, meanwhile, were stymied against Chen, but eventually Erzhu made an attack at night and crossed the Yellow River, causing Yuan Hao's forces to collapse, and while Chen tried to withdraw, his army was defeated as well.Yuan Hao was killed in flight, and Emperor Xiaozhuang again entered Luoyang to assume the throne.