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Feng Yi asked, "My lord, can we really cross the waterfront and defeat the county army on the other side in three days?" "Liu Sheng may not understand their situation, how can Feng Yi not understand his own situation? At present, there are only a dozen boats in their hands, and they are all small fishing boats, and it is not bad to be able to seat seven or eight people on a boat, even if they let it

More than a dozen boats are full of people, and there are only more than 100 people who can get on the boats in total, not to mention how to fight the water battle, even if the miracle goes ashore smoothly, it is estimated that people will be surrounded and annihilated by the county army on the other side of the boat as soon as they get off the boat.

Liu Xiu shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I just said it casually at the time, Gongsun, you won't really take it seriously, right?" ”

Everyone present looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. Liu Xiu glanced at everyone, shook his head and said, "Return to the account!" ”

Everyone followed Liu Xiu and returned to the camp, and Ma Wu asked puzzledly: "Since the lord guessed that Liu Sheng might be going to rebel, why didn't he capture him just now, but let him go?" Liu Xiu said: "First, he hasn't rebelled yet, at this time, they have no reason to detain him, and second, Liu Sheng's command has a lot of soldiers and more than 10,000 troops, if we fall out now, it will not be good for us." At the moment, our worst enemy

Or the county government of Runan. ”

He had a map fetched, spread it on the table, and looked at it closely.

Binhe is a large river, whose source is in the Wuyin area, flows through most of Runan County, and finally flows into the Ruhe River. Liu Xiu looked at the map and asked, "Second situation, how many ships can we raise in the past few days?" Choshi sighed helplessly, shook his head and said: "Lord, before our army arrived at Binhe, the county government had already requisitioned all the ships in this area, and now we can collect very few ships, even if it takes another ten days and half a month, we can."

The number of ships raised is also limited. Feng Yi took over the conversation and said: "My lord, even if our army can gather enough ships, I don't recommend that the officers and men of our army forcibly cross the river

We can't afford to fight a water war! ”

Pingyu is on the east bank of the river, the county army in Pingyu City, basically understand water warfare, and the water nature is also a top good, and it is not wise for them to fight a water war with the Runan County Army, which is equivalent to taking their own shortcomings and fighting the strengths of the enemy army.

Liu Xiu didn't answer immediately, his fingers swiped around the map, and after a long time, he finally raised his head and said, "Zizhang! ”

"The subordinates are here!" Ma Wu immediately intervened to give a salute.

"You led our cavalry to the old city of Xiping overnight, secretly crossed the river from the old city of Xiping, and then marched to the county army camp on the east bank of the river." There are two Xiping Castles in Runan, one is a new city and the other is an old city. The new city is located at the junction of Runan and Yingchuan, the city is very prosperous, and the old city is located in the north of Runan, on the riverside, which has been abandoned for a long time, although the old city is uninhabited, but

There are quite a few ferry ports and villages nearby.

Feng Yi frowned, and said worriedly: "Lord, if two thousand cavalry want to cross the river all, it is not easy, and the movement must be not small. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "That's why I asked Zizhang to lead his troops to the old city of Xiping to cross the river." ”

The old city of Xiping is far away from Pingyu, hundreds of miles apart, even if the spies of the county government probe farther, it is impossible to explore the old city of Xiping so far.

Ma Wu didn't say a word, and immediately intervened with Liu Xiu to receive the order, and said: "My subordinates will lead the army to set off." ”

As he spoke, he turned to walk out. Liu Xiu raised his hand to stop him and said, "Wait until nightfall before leaving!" Then, he turned his head to look at Zhu You and asked, "Zhong Xian, how much money does the army have?" Zhu You was stunned for a moment, and then said: "When I left from Kunyang, my subordinates received 100,000 money from Chengguo, captured Xiping, Wufang, and Shangcai, and captured some, but most of them have been rewarded to the soldiers, and there are only four left.

Fifty thousand dollars. ”

Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, and said to Ma Wu: "Zizhang, you bring all this money, two thousand cavalry want to cross the river, it is inevitable that a large number of nearby fishing boats will be requisitioned, and we can't let the fishermen contribute in vain!" ”

Ma Wu said disapprehantly: "The lord is too worried, we want to requisition the ship, who dares to disobey?" Liu Xiu looked at Ma Wu helplessly, and said: "We are the Han army, every word and deed cannot damage the reputation of the Han army, not to mention, if the ship is forcibly requisitioned, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the people, and the voice of dissatisfaction will always be transmitted quickly."

, once it reaches the ears of the county army, so that the county army has been aware and prepared in advance, it will lose the effect of surprising victory! ”

When Ma Wu heard this, he suddenly sighed, nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, when I arrive in the old town of Xiping, I will be polite to the local fishermen!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled, turned his head and nodded to Zhu You. Zhu You bowed to Liu Xiu, and then went out of the camp with Ma Wu, took out the money from the general, and handed it to Ma Wu.

Although Ma Wu was sent to this strange army, Liu Xiu was not idle, leviing boats everywhere with great fanfare, putting on a posture of forcibly crossing the river and wanting to fight a water war with the county army.

On the east bank of the river, the person who commanded the county army was none other than the Taishou and the commander of Runan. Runan Taishou's name is Xu Lang, and Duwei's name is He Wang, and their attitudes are not the same when it comes to how to deal with the Han army.

Xu Lang was the main surrender, after the battle of Kunyang, the army of more than 400,000 was beaten to the bottom, at this time Xu Lang felt that the imperial court was in a catastrophe and was on the verge of collapse.

When he heard the news that Liu Xiu led the Han army into Runan, he was so frightened that even the more than 400,000 troops led by Wang Yi and Wang Xun couldn't resist Liu Xiu, let alone Runan? He advocated that the county government immediately surrender to the Han army.

However, Du Wei He Wang disagreed with him and insisted on the main battle. Speaking of which, He Wang can't talk about how loyal he is to Wang Mang, and he doesn't think that he can resist Liu Xiu, mainly because he can't surrender.

When Liu Shenggang was in Chengyang, he gathered a green forest army, which can be called a large number of soldiers and a wide range of generals, and the speed of outward expansion is very fast.

At that time, it was He Wang who led the county army to defeat Liu Shengbu in one fell swoop and force it back to Chengyang, and it was in this battle that Liu Sheng's two sons died in battle.

It can be said that there is an enmity between him and Liu Sheng. Once the county government surrenders, Liu Xiu and Liu Sheng, the Han army, can let go of Taishou Xu Lang, but can they let him go?

He Wang also had the same thoughts as his subordinates.

Therefore, the commander of the army led by He Wang insisted on the main battle and refused to surrender to the Han army, and Xu Lang, who was too guarded, had no choice but to bite the bullet and stationed on the east bank of the riverside with the army, ready to fight.

He Wang, as the lieutenant of Runan, once defeated Liu Sheng, and he still has some real talents, and he knows the truth of 'knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles'.

He was very aware of the movements of the Han army, and sent a large number of eyeliners and spies to the west bank of the river, keeping an eye on Liu Xiubu's every move.

It was precisely to avoid He Wang's eyes that Liu Xiucai asked Ma Wu to lead the cavalry out of the camp at night, and hurried overnight to the old city of Xiping.

Liu Xiujun was looking for ships on the west bank, and the news was soon reported to He Wang by spies.

After hearing this, the latter couldn't help laughing, and said to Xu Lang: "Liu Xiu thinks that if he defeats the million-strong army of Da Sikong and Da Situ in Kunyang, he can easily take our troops in Runan, but he will inevitably be too blind!" Hearing the report, Liu Xiu was collecting boats and preparing to cross the river to fight, Xu Lang didn't understand why He Wang was so happy. Seeing his puzzled face, He Wangle said hehehe: "Liu Xiu's department is not a naval army, they are all landlubbers, and our department fights on land."

Maybe not, but fighting on the water, it is by no means comparable to Liu Xiu's department, and now Liu Xiu wants to lead the army to cross the river and fight a water war with our department, isn't it hitting a stone with an egg and killing himself? Speaking of this, He Wang became more and more proud, and said proudly: "I think, Liu Xiu'er is just like this, if he hides on the west bank and refuses to cross the river, it will be fine, as long as he chooses to cross the river, no matter how many soldiers and horses he brings, I will let them come and go."

！ ”

Xu Lang doesn't understand military affairs and doesn't know how to fight, but looking at He Wang's contemptuous attitude towards Liu Xiu, he feels very bad and wrong.

He frowned and said: "Lord He, Liu Xiu is by no means an ordinary person, otherwise, it would be impossible to defeat Da Sikong and Da Situ in Kunyang. You must not take it lightly! He Wang glanced at Xu Lang, and said with a smile: "Fighting on land, against Liu Xiu, I really have no bottom in my heart, but fighting on the water, let alone one Liu Xiu, even if it is ten or eight Liu Xiu tied together, I will not put it in my eyes!"

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Xu Lang smiled bitterly, looking at He Wang's confident look, he didn't say anything more.

More than 200 miles away, a cavalry of Ma Wu, ran all night, and when it was dawn, they did not stop, still hurried, and finally arrived at the old city of Xiping at noon.

At present, only a dilapidated city wall remains in the old city of Xiping, and the city walls have to be hundreds of years old and have been severely weathered. There was nothing left of the city, only ruins.

There are a few villages and towns near the old town, and they are quite populous. This area, which is considered the middle and upper reaches of the riverside, is rich in aquatic products, and most of the fishermen's harvest here is good, and the population of nearby villages and towns is naturally increasing.

After Ma Wu arrived, he immediately sent his soldiers to various villages and towns to collect boats, of course, according to Liu Xiu's orders, they did not just rely on one mouth to borrow boats from fishermen, but brought coins and went to rent boats from fishermen.

The reputation of the Han army has always been very good, and it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and this time it was necessary to cross the river by boat, and was willing to rent it to the fishermen who borrowed the boat, which greatly won the favor of the people.

Many fishermen proposed that they did not want the money of the Han army, and were willing to lend the boats to the Han army for free, but the Han army insisted on refusing, strictly implementing Liu Xiu's orders, and paying the corresponding expenses according to the size of the boat.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Han army insisted on paying, after the fishermen collected the money, they took out the dried fish made at home and distributed them to the soldiers of the Han army.

This time, the soldiers of the Han army did not shirk, this time, they were all lightly armed, and they only brought a few days of dry food, which was hard to swallow, and it was much more delicious to eat with dried fish.

The first section of Ma Wu began to cross the river at noon and lasted until the second half of the night, when 2,000 soldiers and men and horses crossed the river. Ma Wu was very grateful to the fishermen who helped them cross the river, and distributed the rest of the money to the fishermen. After successfully crossing the river, Ma Wu found a hidden wood, rested for three hours, and then, Ma Wu led 2,000 soldiers all the way south to the camp of the Runan County Army.