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Wang Liang had more than 20,000 soldiers under his command, and Liu Xiu's side, even if the county soldiers were counted, there were only about 4,000 people, and together they were, and the Han army had 25,000 soldiers and horses.

On the side of the Red Eyebrow Army, it is conservatively estimated that it must be more than 20,000 people, and the total strength of the two sides is almost equal.

But the problem is that the Han army wants to enter the Taihang Mountain to fight, while the Red Mei Army is waiting for work and fighting in the Taihang Mountain, occupying an absolute geographical advantage. Liu Xiu pondered for a while and asked, "How sure is Jun Yan about this battle?" ”

Wang Liang thought for a while and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is about sixty percent sure. ”

For a battle that is actively provoked, there is only about a sixty percent chance of winning, which is actually quite low.

Seeing that Liu Xiu was silent, Wang Liang said: "The Red Mei Army has just suffered a defeat in Xiuwu, with heavy casualties and low morale, while the morale of our soldiers is high, and Weichen thinks that now is a good opportunity for our army to take the initiative!" ”

After a pause, he said meaningfully: "If you miss the current opportunity and sit back and watch the Red Mei Army recuperate and recover in Taihang Mountain, in the future, this Red Mei Army will definitely become a problem for Hanoi's henchmen!" ”

Wang Liang's words entered Liu Xiu's heart. He nodded and said, "Jun Yan is reasonable. This time, I'm fighting with Jun Yan! ”

"This ......" Wang Liang hurriedly stopped and said: "Your Majesty, this time in the Taihang Mountain, our army is not very familiar with the terrain in the mountains after all, there are many dangers, it is too dangerous, and I hope that Your Majesty can take back his life, and Yu Xiuwu can respond to Weichen." ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Xiuwu is so far away from Taihang Mountain, how can you do it?" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Jun Yan won't think that after a few days of being the Son of Heaven, I forgot all the skills to lead troops to fight, right?" ”

His throne did not fall from the sky, nor was it given to him by others, but he led his soldiers to fight down city by city.

Liu Xiu said this, so that Wang Liang couldn't say anything else. He bowed his hand to Liu Xiu and said: "If Your Majesty insists on driving the expedition in person, Weichen thinks that it is necessary to recruit troops and horses from Luoyang!" ”

"Now, Luoyang's soldiers and horses are not suitable for mobilization." Liu Xiu said with a solemn face. Liu Yong is ready to move, and may raise troops to the north at any time to attack Henan, if Luoyang has no troops and Henan is empty, the situation will be dangerous; Deng Yu's western expedition was unable to defeat Chang'an, and the morale of the whole army was low, and he gradually fell into a predicament, and he may need Luoyang troops to help at any time; Although Cen Peng recovered more than ten cities in Jingzhou, it was also a drop in the bucket, and Jingzhou's Qin Feng, Dong Xin, Xu Han and other separatist forces were all in full swing to recruit troops and refuse to submit to the imperial court

There is a vicious battle to be fought.

The three fronts need Luoyang's side to be ready to send reinforcements at any time, and Liu Xiu really doesn't dare to use Luoyang's soldiers and horses easily.

After listening to Liu Xiu's concerns, Wang Liang was also silent.

Indeed, now the outside of their own side is already surrounded by enemies, Chang'an's Red Mei Army, Liu Yong in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, Jingzhou's former ministers, and local divisions, no matter which side is tight, Luoyang needs to send troops and reinforcements as soon as possible.

Liu Xiu smiled at Wang Liang, who was frowning, and said in a brisk tone: "Jun Yan, you also said just now, now the morale of the thief army is weak, and the morale of our army is strong, and the battle is declining with strength, and this battle has to be fought!" ”

Wang Liang took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen will go back today to rectify the three armies and prepare for battle!" ”

Liu Xiu said: "It's not too late to leave tomorrow, when the time comes, I will go to the barracks with you!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

There was nothing to say that day, and the next day, Liu Xiu, Jia Fu, Wang Liang, Li Tong, Fu Di, Zong Guang and others got up and went to Wang Liangjun's camp.

Liu Xiu walked with not only the Shujing Army, the Forbidden Army, and the Yulin Army, but also some Xiuwu County soldiers and Xunlucheng County soldiers. The camp of Wang Liangjun's army is located near Taihang. Soon after they arrived at the barracks, Wang Liang's men brought in more than a dozen civilians in the camp. These people all live in the area of Taihang Mountain, among them there are hunters, there are also medicine farmers, in short, they are all familiar with Taihang

People of mountain terrain.

Liu Xiu personally met with these dozen or so people. Knowing that the person in front of them was the Son of Heaven, more than a dozen people's faces changed greatly, and they hurriedly knelt on their knees, bowed forward, and said tremblingly: "The grass people meet Your Majesty!" ”

"Everyone, please get up." Liu Xiu waved his hand at them and said softly.

These people didn't dare to stand up at all, they knelt on the ground one by one, their heads lowered, and they didn't even dare to look at Liu Xiu with their eyes. Liu Xiu asked, "You are all hunters and medicine farmers in the Taihang Mountain area?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" One of the bolder hunters looked up and replied.

Liu Xiu asked, "During this time, have you entered the mountain?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and it was the hunter who replied: "Five days ago, the grass people had entered Taihang Mountain, and the grass people were still in the forest under Wangwu Mountain, and they found the Red Eyebrow Army!" ”

Liu Xiuxiao asked, "How do you know that they are the Red Eyebrow Army?" ”

"Their eyebrows are all red, and they look scary!"

"How many people did you see at that time?" "A lot, there must be more than one or two hundred!" "What are they doing?"

"Hunting!" Orion said indignantly: "Since the Red Eyebrow Army arrived in the area of Wangwu Mountain, the wild animals in the vicinity are almost wiped out by them! ”

Another medicine farmer timidly said: "A lot of medicinal herbs have also been taken away by them. "The people who live near Taihang Mountain are all dependent on the mountains for food. The hunters make a living by hunting, the medicine farmers make a living by collecting medicines, and the arrival of the Red Eyebrow Army has directly affected their livelihoods

The Meijun is resentful. In addition, the behavior of the Red Eyebrow Army also made them feel disgusted, and after the Red Eyebrow Army arrived in Hanoi, they did nothing good, burning, killing and looting, and did all kinds of evil.

Liu Xiu said quietly: "There are tens of thousands of people in the Red Eyebrow Army, and you only see one or two hundred. ”

The hunter hurriedly explained: "The grass people were afraid of being discovered by the Red Eyebrow Army, and when they saw the Red Eyebrow Army, which had one or two hundred people, the grass people quickly ran away and did not stay there for long. ”

"Oh!" Liu Xiu responded and nodded to Wang Liang on the side. Wang Liang asked people to take a small box and open it, and inside was dozens of turtle coins in the platinum three products.

The turtle coin is not made of turtle shell, but silver tin alloy, weighing four taels, because it is oval, there are turtle patterns on it, so it is called turtle coin, one is worth 300 yuan.

In this small box, dozens of turtle coins were hit, and it was estimated that there were tens of thousands of dollars. Wang Liang pushed the small box forward so that more than a dozen ordinary people could see it clearly.

He said slowly: "This time, our troops want to go into the mountains to suppress thieves, and we need guides who are familiar with the terrain in the mountains, and if any of you are willing to be guides for our army, you can receive three thousand yuan." ”

In the area under Liu Xiu's rule, prices have tended to fall, and three thousand yuan is not a small amount, and more than a dozen people looked at the turtle coins in the small box and swallowed their saliva.

It was the Orion who took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, the grass people are willing to be guides. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, two other hunters and a medicine farmer said in unison, "The grass people are also willing to be guides. ”

Wang Liang waited for a while, and saw that the other people just looked at the turtle coin and swallowed their saliva, but they refused to speak, obviously afraid of the Red Eyebrow Army in their hearts, and did not dare to be a guide for their side, he nodded and said, "It's just the four of you!" ”

While Wang Liang was speaking, Fu Di walked over, approached a hunter, and said, "Stretch out your hand." ”

Orion didn't know why, and cautiously stretched out his hands.

Fu Di first looked carefully, and then touched carefully, Orion often uses bows and arrows, so one hand must be covered with calluses, and the other hand refers to the belly calloused and the palm without calluses.

In fact, this is indeed the case, the three hunters, all of whom hold bows with a layer of calluses on their hands, and the other hand, only the fingers and stomachs have thick calluses, and at first glance they are people who often use bows and arrows.

As for the medicine farmer, he has calluses on both hands, but it is thinner than that of the Orion.

After the inspection, Fu Di returned to his original position, and at the same time nodded slightly to Liu Xiu, indicating that the identities of several people were correct. Liu Xiu asked, "How about entering the mountain tomorrow?" ”

Three hunters and a medicine farmer bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "The grass people are all arranged by Your Majesty!" ”

After finding four guides who were familiar with Taihang Mountain, Liu Xiu felt a lot more relieved, and after that, Wang Liang arranged for four guides to rest, and as for the other people, Wang Liang did not let them leave the camp for the time being in order to block the news.

The next day, early in the morning, the main force of the Han army, led by Liu Xiu, left the barracks and followed the Taihang Mountains into the Taihang Mountain.

This section of the road in Taihang is relatively easy to walk, at least, the ground is flat, and cars and horses can pass. It's just that on both sides of the road, most of them are mountains and mountains, and the terrain is steep.

In order to prevent ambushes on the hills on both sides of the road, Wang Liang sent a large number of scouts to investigate first, so that the speed of the team was much slower.

Liu Xiu and Xu Xiling were in the same car, and the car was covered with a map of parchment rolls, and Liu Xiu spent most of the time looking down at the map. This map is much more detailed than the one given to him by Wang Liang.

The hunters and medicine farmers who acted as guides remarked the map, such as adding the names of each mountain peak, and also corrected some incorrect drawings.

"Your Majesty, drink tea!" Xu Xiling handed a cup of tea to Liu Xiu's approach.

Liu Xiu took the teacup casually and took a sip. The tea is at room temperature, and it is not jerky to drink, but very sweet. He retracted his gaze, looked at Xu Xiling, and then at the tea in his hand, and asked, "What kind of tea is this?" ”

Xu Xiling smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is called partridge tea, which is taken from southern Xinjiang. In Sili and Jizhou, it is not common. ”

After a pause, she explained: "Partridge tea does not need to be cooked, it is also very convenient to drink, and it also has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. ”

After Liu Xiu heard this, the corners of his mouth hooked, happy, he lowered his head and sniffed carefully, there was indeed a faint medicinal fragrance. He smiled: "Xiling has such a treasure, it should have been taken out earlier!" ”

Xu Xiling glanced at Liu Xiu and said: "When Xiling was also making a court order, he occasionally heard about partridge tea, and asked people to look for it outside the palace, but I didn't expect to really find it." ”

Her white eyes, instead of making people look annoying, are full of charm and charm into her bones.

Liu Xiu was used to it, he looked up and smiled, and said, "It seems that letting Xiling do the court order is also rewarding!" ”

After a pause, he asked with concern: "Xiling is still satisfied with the position of Ye Tingling?" If you are not satisfied, you can change it, and the position of Da Changqiu in the palace is still vacant for the time being......"

As he was talking, the wheels of the carriage seemed to be cushioned by stones on the road, and suddenly there was a shock, Xu Xiling couldn't help but exclaim, and his body involuntarily fell forward, and he was pounced on Liu Xiu.

The tea in the teacup was knocked out and spilled on both of them.

"Your Majesty—" Xu Xiling sat up straight in a panic, and saw that the placket on Liu Xiu's chest was wet for a long time, and she was shocked. stained the crown of the Son of Heaven, and the matter can be said to be big or small. Liu Xiu didn't think so, looked at his and Xu Xiling's clothes, laughed, and said, "Fortunately, Xiling made me partridge tea, otherwise, we would both be burned!" ”