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Liu Xiu won a complete victory in dog shooting, inflicting heavy damage on Sun Mao's department, and next, he began to set his sights on Huaicheng in the south of dog shooting. At present, more than 100,000 young calf troops led by Sun Deng are stationed near Huaicheng.

Huaicheng is the county seat of Hanoi, and Liu Xiu wants to send troops to fight against Sun Deng, the purpose is not only to further exterminate the forces of the Qingcalf Army, what he wants more is actually Huaicheng, and then control the entire Hanoi County.

Hanoi is not only a place of grain production, but also an extremely important location, with Bingzhou to the north, Jizhou to the northeast, Yanzhou to the east, and Luoyang to the south, and Luoyang only separated by the Yellow River.

Occupy Hanoi, you can cross the Yellow River at any time and send troops to Luoyang. Luoyang has the reputation of accompanying the capital, Luoyang is lost, and then, Chang'an will be directly threatened.

Liu Xiu's ambition has never been in Hebei, and occupying Hanoi is a must-take and a crucial move for Liu Xiu.

Sun Deng was much more decisive than Sun Mao and Sun Li, and when he learned that Liu Xiu led a large army and went straight to Huaicheng, he simply led more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command and fled westward.

The Qingcalf army led by Sun Deng ran away, and it was Huaicheng who was exposed in front of the Han army.

Currently stationed in Huaicheng is Hanoi Taishou Han Xin. Liu Xiu and Han Xin are not familiar with each other, but he is no stranger to one of the generals under Han Xin's command, Cen Peng!

After Liu Xuan was killed, Cen Peng, who was originally a subordinate of Liu Xuan, was assigned to Zhu Kun as a lieutenant. Cen Peng has outstanding ability, brave and good at fighting, and is very valued by Zhu Kun, and he was recommended by Zhu Kun to become the captain of Huaiyang.

But I don't know if Cen Peng was too lucky, or his luck was too bad, just a few days after he arrived in Huaiyang, Xi Wei suddenly rebelled.

Cen Peng wasted all his strength, and finally quelled the rebellion of Wei Wei, and he also made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, and was promoted from the commander of Huaiyang to the Taishou of Yingchuan.

But before Cen Peng took office in Yingchuan, Liu Mao suddenly rebelled in Yingchuan.

If Cen Peng has soldiers and horses in his hands, he can also enter Yingchuan to quell the rebellion, the key is that he went to Yingchuan to take office, and he did not have a single soldier in his hands, and he had no way to do anything about Liu Mao's rebellion.

Because Yingchuan was occupied by the rebellious Liu Mao, he, the Taishou, naturally couldn't go to the post. But if he wants to return to the court like this, he will inevitably be punished, Cen Peng had no choice but to go north, go to Hanoi, and defect to Hanoi Taishou Han Xin.

Han Xin was a famous man in Nanyang back then, and Cen Peng was the general of Nanyang County Government, and the two had a deep friendship, and Han Xin has always admired Cen Peng's talent.

After Liu Xuan became emperor, Han Xin was appointed as the Taishou of Hanoi, and when he learned that Cen Peng came to defect to him, Han Xin was very happy and accepted Cen Peng very warmly.

When Han Xin learned the news that Liu Xiu and Xie Gong led a large army into Hanoi to quell the rebellion, he was very happy in his heart. You must know that the Qingli Army and the You Lai Army who are wandering in Hanoi are his henchmen.

With the existence of these two thief armies, Han Xin, the Hanoi Taishou, did something that made it difficult to sleep and eat, and his heart was pounding.

The strength of the two thief armies is hundreds of thousands, and the county army of Hanoi County Government is only a few thousand people, so how can they exterminate the Qingcalf Army and the Yulai Army.

Not only could the county government exterminate people, but if the Qingli Army and You Lai Army took the initiative to attack Huaicheng, Huaicheng would not be able to defend it at all.

Fortunately, the Qingli Army and You Lai Army were also quite jealous of the Chang'an Imperial Court, although their power in Hanoi was large, they did not dare to touch the county easily, for fear of provoking the Chang'an Imperial Court to send troops to suppress it, and because of this, Huaicheng has been safe and sound.

Now that Liu Xiu and Xie Gong are going to pull out the two thorns in the eyes and thorns in the flesh of the Qingcalf Army and You Laijun, how can Han Xin not be happy?

Liu Xiu and Xie Gong hit the Qingcalf Army hard, scared You Laijun away, and even made Han Xin so happy in Huaicheng that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

But the good times did not last long, and soon news came, when Xie Gong was defeated by Lin Xi and led the remnants to flee back to Yecheng in Wei County, he was killed by Chen Kang, the Taishou of Wei County, and Wu Han, a partial general under Liu Xiu, and now Wei County Taishou has defected to Liu Xiu.

This news scared Han Xin a lot. Liu Xiu actually killed Xie Gong? What the hell is he trying to do? What else is he going to do?

first killed Youzhou Mu Miao Zeng, Shanggu Taishou Wei Shun, Yuyang Taishou Cai Chong, and now killed Shang Shuling and Jizhou Mu Xie Gong, the heart of disobedience can no longer be regarded as obvious, but should be said to be on the surface.

When Liu Xiu led the army under his command and marched towards Huaicheng, Han Xin's first thought was that Liu Xiu's move was definitely not aimed at Sun Libu, but at his own Huaicheng.

Before Liu Xiujun arrived in Huaicheng, Han Xin had ordered the county army to strengthen the city defense, and prepared a large number of rolling wood and stones and fire oil on the city, wanting to defend Huaicheng to the death and fight to the death with Liu Xiujun.

Han Xin doesn't understand Liu Xiu, how can Cen Peng not understand? Not to mention the confrontation between him and Liu Xiu on the battlefield, just because he served under Liu Xiu, he can be said to know Liu Xiu very well.

Looking at Liu Xiu's record, he often makes unexpected moves, and when everyone thinks that this battle can no longer continue, he chooses to continue to fight, and in the end, he can often win. The Battle of Kunyang is an obvious example. Now Liu Xiu's army of 100,000 people, and the defenders of Huaicheng are only a few thousand, the strength of the two sides is already very different, if the enemy army is a thief army, Cen Peng still has the confidence to rely on Huaicheng to be strong

City defense, and the battle, the worst thing is that this is not a thief army, but an elite division commanded by Liu Xiu himself, a tiger and wolf division that can crush hundreds of thousands of thieves on the frontal battlefield, for Huaicheng, how can this battle be fought?

Cen Peng suggested to Han Xin that his side had no chance of winning this battle, and it was better to take the initiative to surrender the city than to be attacked by Liu Xiu.

What's more, Liu Xuan is mediocre, the dynasty is chaotic, and Chang'an is now in chaos. It is the best policy for you to take refuge in Liu Xiu.

After listening to Cen Peng's opinion, Han Xin sternly refused. Han Xin is a famous and famous man, he has his own principles, he should be loyal to the king, how can he surrender to the enemy when he sees the enemy menacing?

He really couldn't do such a brazen act.

Cen Peng repeatedly persuaded Han Xin to surrender, but Han Xin repeatedly refused. Han Xin was in Huaicheng City, while organizing the county army, recruiting strong men, actively preparing for war, and making up his mind to fight Liu Xiujun to the death.

A few days later, Liu Xiujun arrived in Huaicheng. Liu Xiujun did not come smoothly, but fought all the way, and all the thieves he encountered along the way, including the remnants of the Qingcalf Army, the remnants of the Youlai Army, etc., were all wiped out one by one.

When people fight, the more they fight, the fewer the troops, and Liu Xiu's war, the more the troops fight, when starting from Handan, Liu Xiu commanded 100,000 soldiers and horses, and now Liu Xiu's soldiers and horses are almost close to 150,000.

There are more than 10,000 people, boundless, and more than 100,000 people, tearing the earth and the sky.

The army of 150,000 appeared outside Huaiyang City, and as far as the eye could see, the soldiers and horses of the Han army were all over the mountains, and they could no longer see the ground, and as far as the eye could see, they were all people.

The crowd covered the hollows and hills, as if to cover everything in the world.

Han Xin, who originally insisted on the main battle, saw the formation of the Han army, and the high fighting spirit in his heart instantly turned into despair.

There is no way not to despair, the sea composed of 150,000 troops, as if as long as it swells forward, it can flood the entire Huaicheng at once.

Hearing the number of 150,000 and seeing the scene of the 150,000 army with your own eyes are completely two different feelings. It was not until this time that Han Xin understood why Cen Peng, who had always been fierce, would repeatedly advocate that he surrender to Liu Xiu.

Yes, this battle can't be fought at all, so what can you do if you don't surrender? Defending Huaicheng and resisting Liu Xiujun, I am afraid that in the end, it is not only the county army and strong men who defend the city who will die, but also the people in the city.

Han Xin, knowing that he was powerless to resist, ordered the defenders, opened the city gates, and surrendered to Liu Xiujun outside the city.

Liu Xiu was not surprised at all by Huaicheng's surrender, Huaicheng's total of less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, how could it be able to resist his own army of more than 100,000, Han Xin's surrender was completely in his expectation.

However, to Liu Xiu's surprise, he actually met an 'old acquaintance' Cen Peng in Huaicheng. Speaking of which, when he followed his eldest brother in Chungling, he had a lot of dealings with Cen Peng, and he also suffered losses in his hands several times.

Later, Cen Peng took refuge in his eldest brother, and the two sides turned enemies into friends, and it became a good story.

When Liu Xiu learned that there was Cen Peng among the officials in Huaicheng, he was both surprised and happy, and his heart was full of emotion.

He sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain, and asked Deng Yu, who was standing next to the car, "Zhonghua, it's been almost two years since the eldest brother passed away, right?" ”

Deng Yu saw that Liu Xiu's eyes were red, his eyes suddenly darkened, nodded slowly, and said, "Yes, it's been almost two years." ”

Liu Xiu subconsciously clenched his fists and muttered: "The revenge of killing my brother, I don't share the sky, Xiuzhen is useless, I can't avenge my brother so far, Yixue's brother's grievances!" ”

Deng Yu sighed softly and said, "The king......"

Liu Xiu shook his head and smiled, smiling bitterly. He raised his head and said, "Bring Cen Peng to see me." ”

"Yes! King! Deng Yu ordered the guards on the side to quickly bring Cen Peng over.

Cen Peng came over with a big tie. It wasn't Liu Xiu's people who tied him up, but he tied it himself. Of course, all the officials of Huaicheng County Government are in this image, conceited and tied ropes to show submission.

Walking to the front of the carriage and seeing Liu Xiu sitting in the car, Cen Peng looked excited, didn't say a word, knelt on his knees, and said, "Cen Peng, the sinner general, meet King Xiao!" ”

Liu Xiu got up, walked out of the carriage, turned behind Cen Peng, untied the rope on his body with his own hands, and then pulled Cen Peng up and asked, "Jun Ran is not harmed?" ”

With one sentence, he almost made Cen Peng ask to tears. Cen Peng, who had just gotten up, knelt down again, choked up and said with a crying voice: "The general has the grace of not killing Peng, the kindness is as heavy as a mountain, and Peng is unforgettable!" The general was innocently wronged, it was Peng who was useless, and he failed to protect the general's integrity! Please also King Xiao

Condemn the sinful general! ”

The general Cen Peng said naturally refers to Liu Xuan. He did not call Liu Zhuo the Great Situ, but called Liu Zhuo the Great General of Zhutian, which is equivalent to saying that he only identified with the Chungling Rebel Army, but did not identify with the Imperial Court.

When Liu Xiu saw Cen Peng, he was already in a surge, but now when he heard him call his eldest brother like this, Liu Xiu couldn't help it anymore, and tears flowed down. He turned his head away and covered his face with his sleeves to prevent everyone around him from seeing him crying.

Seeing this, Long Yuan took a step forward, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "King, before our army arrived in Huaicheng, General Cen repeatedly persuaded Han Xin to surrender, which shows that General Cen is affectionate to the king and the general. ”

Long Yuan has always been measured, as a guard beside Liu Xiu, he rarely speaks for others, but now he is in charge of intelligence, and he needs to tell the truth about the information he has. In addition, Long Yuan's impression of Cen Peng was indeed very good, so while telling the information, he also said a few words for Cen Peng by the way.