Chapter 363: Waving the Army to the South
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After the battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu was not complacent, let alone carried away, but planned to strike while the iron was hot, and take advantage of the defeat of the reckless army and the great morale of his own side to wave his army to the south and seize more fruits of victory.
Unlike Liu Xiu, Wang Feng has been so happy that he can't find the north for several days, and has been organizing people to collect the materials left behind by the Mang camp.
The more than 400,000 reckless troops were all scattered, and when they fled, they didn't take much with them at all, and the materials abandoned in the reckless army company camp were piled up.
There are hundreds of large-scale siege weapons alone, as well as countless loads of grain, grass, weapons, armor, etc.
The company camp of the Mang army for dozens of miles has left so many materials, and it is also a big project to collect them all, which will take a long time, and Liu Xiu does not have so much time to delay here in Kunyang.
On the third day after the victory in Kunyang, Liu Xiu found Wang Feng and proposed that he should now hurry up and lead his army south to take Runan.
Runan is located in the south of Yingchuan, bordering Nanyang and Yingchuan, if you can occupy the whole territory of Runan, then Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Runan will form a triangular array, which can completely consolidate your foundation.
In addition, it is very important to note that there are Han troops in Runan.
After Wang Mang became emperor, with the consolidation of his position, he began to suppress the Liu clan relatives all over the country, and the Liu clan relatives in Runan were naturally not spared.
Among the Liu clan relatives in Runan, Liu Sheng, who has a high reputation, was cut off his title by Wang Mang and demoted to a commoner. Liu Sheng is very tolerant, after being demoted, he forbears it, and tastes his courage until the Green Forest Army rises up, and there is also a branch of the Green Forest Army here in Runan
formed an armed force of its own.
After Liu Xuan was proclaimed emperor, Liu Sheng, who was in Runan, also expressed his willingness to pay tribute to the court of the first generation. It's just that Liu Sheng said it very well, but in reality, he didn't give decent support to the first imperial court.
Like when the Battle of Kunyang broke out, Liu Xiu also sent people to Runan to borrow troops from Liu Sheng, but Liu Sheng rejected Liu Xiu's request on the pretext that the Runan County Army was fierce and it was difficult for him to protect himself, and he really couldn't divide the troops.
In Liu Xiu's view, although Liu Sheng is under the guise of the Han army, his Han army is not reliable, and he should take advantage of the current opportunity to send troops to Runan as soon as possible, one is to eliminate the local county army, and the other is to completely subdue Liu Sheng.
In this way, one's own skills can get a county in Runan, and they can absorb Liu Shengyi, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
I don't know if it's because the battle of Kunyang scared Wang Feng, and now Wang Feng feels a headache as soon as he hears about the battle. He looked at Liu Xiu, who proposed to go south, with a wry smile on his face, and said meaningfully: "Uncle Wen, we have just won a big victory in Kunyang, defeating hundreds of thousands of reckless troops, and now the camp is full of wounded soldiers, and the soldiers are tired, at this time, it is not appropriate to open again."
Fight, right? Liu Xiu Zhengse said: "Chengguo Gong, now is a good time to recover Runan!" A considerable part of the county army and county soldiers in Runan were scattered in Kunyang, and now is the time when Runan is weak, so if we don't take this opportunity to capture Runan, then, you
Nan is bound to fall into the hands of Liu Sheng. ”
"Oops!" Wang Feng sighed and said nonchalantly: "Liu Sheng is also a Hanchen, Runan was captured by Liu Sheng, is there any difference between being captured by our department?" ”
After a pause, he said meaningfully: "Uncle Wen made his first contribution in the battle of Kunyang, and when he returns to Nanyang, he will definitely be made a marquis by His Majesty!" ”
The implication is that your credit is already big enough, and now there is really no need to compete with Liu Sheng for merit and rush to capture Runan. In fact, among the generals of the Green Forest Department, although Wang Feng is a little selfish, relatively speaking, he is still quite good, at least he does not harbor evil intentions for Liu Xiu, and he does not overwhelm himself because Liu Xiu's meritorious service is too great, and his fame overblows him, but right
Liu Xiu had a bad idea. First, Wang Feng himself is not too strong a person, nor does he have too big and too lofty ambitions, and second, Liu Xiu has saved his life, which Wang Feng has always kept in mind, so to Liu Xiu, Wang Feng has always been very polite.
Also very polite.
Liu Xiu said quietly: "Chengguo Gong, don't forget, Liu Sheng is only a minister on the surface, in fact, he has not given us the slightest help, the battle of Kunyang, Liu Sheng has helped our soldiers?" When Wang Feng heard this, his face sank, and he was extremely unhappy about this matter. The battle of Kunyang was so critical, with only more than 10,000 soldiers on his side, besieged in the city by hundreds of thousands of reckless troops, while Liu Sheng was close at hand, and there was no threat of a strong enemy in Runan
, he was reluctant to send even a single soldier to help his side, which is indeed a bit unreasonable.
He asked tentatively, "What does Uncle Wen mean that Liu Sheng has resentment?" Liu Xiu shook his head and smiled, in fact, Liu Sheng can't talk about anything against or not, Liu Sheng's power in Runan was also established by himself, and he didn't give him any assistance, Liu Shengken bowed his head to his own side, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to pull more allies, it can be said that the relationship between the two sides has not yet reached the level of dividing priorities, and because of this, Liu Xiu is also eager to capture Runan and subdue Liu Sheng, so that the two Han armies are completely integrated into one, saving many dreams and sudden nights
Accidents. He said meaningfully: "Liu Sheng is actually not a courtier of His Majesty, and naturally it is impossible to talk about whether it is against or not, the top priority is to subdue Liu Sheng, capture Runan, and strengthen our strength, so that our survival can be guaranteed."
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Wang Feng nodded thoughtfully.
Li Yi, who was on the side, suddenly said, "I think Uncle Wen is too worried!" We have wiped out hundreds of thousands of Mang troops in Kunyang, and now Wang Mang has no troops available in Chang'an, and it is impossible to threaten our Han army in the future! ”
Liu Xiu said: "General Li thinks that after Wang Mang falls, the world will be peaceful and our situation will be safe?" ”
Li Yi frowned and squinted at Liu Xiu, isn't it? Liu Xiu said: "Even if Wang Mang really falls, there are still hundreds of thousands of Red Eyebrow Army, hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army, as well as Datong Army, Gaohu Army, Chonglian Army, Iron Shin Army, Big Gun Army, You Lai Army, Shangjiang Army, Qingli Army, Five Colonels Army, etc., there are so many of them
With millions of rebel armies, so many rebel armies, which one of them will willingly submit to us? ”
Li Yi lowered his head and didn't speak again, Wang Feng looked at Liu Xiu blankly, and after a long time, he swallowed his saliva and muttered, "Uncle Wen is reasonable!" ”
Now there are too many rebel armies all over the country, large and small together, not hundreds, but dozens, maybe any one will grow and become a rebel army on a par with the Red Eyebrow Army and the Bronze Horse Army.
Wang Mang is still there, and the rebel armies everywhere have the same goal, that is, to kill Wang Mang and overthrow the Xinmang court.
But once Wang Mang is really killed, and the Xinmang court is really overthrown, then, with so many rebel armies, who will rule the world? When the time comes, I don't know how to break the bloodstream!
Speaking of which, striking iron has to be hard, and fists are the last word. As Liu Xiu said, if you want to survive for a long time, you must first continue to strengthen yourself and accumulate strength.
Wang Feng cleared his throat and asked: "Uncle Wen, although it is a top priority to recover Runan, but Yingchuan can't leave people, first of all, the materials left by the Mang army need to be dealt with urgently, and secondly, the counties of Yingchuan must also be subdued in time!" ”
Liu Xiu is so smart, he can naturally understand Wang Feng's words, if he wants to subdue Runan, he will definitely support it, but he will not go anyway, he has to stay here in Yingchuan and preside over the overall situation.
To put it bluntly, what Wang Feng means is, if you want to fight, whoever you love will go, anyway, I won't go, now that Yingchuan is safe, I will stay here in Yingchuan.
Before Liu Xiu could answer, Wang Feng suddenly thought of something again, and said: "By the way, the battle situation here in Kunyang also needs someone to meet Your Majesty and report the details, and this matter can only be done by me!" ”
As he spoke, he still looked reluctant.
Liu Xiudu almost laughed, Wang Feng was unwilling to follow him to Runan to fight, this was exactly what he wanted, Wang Feng was too timid, selfish and too heavy, and he was timid to fight, which was completely different from his combat philosophy.
But what's worse is that Wang Feng's official position is the duke again, and when he goes out to fight together, Liu Xiu must listen to him, Wang Feng doesn't go to Runan, of course he is happy and relaxed, and he can let go of his hands and feet.
He said: "Duke Cheng Guo can stay in Yingchuan, and Xiu is willing to lead the army to Runan." ”
Wang Feng's eyes lit up suddenly, and he stroked his palms and smiled: "That's very good!" With Uncle Wen personally going to Runan, our army will definitely be able to win a complete victory and successfully subdue Liu Shengyi! ”
Liu Xiu said: "Chengguo Gong, to recover Runan, I need soldiers, horses, grain, grass, and materials. ”
Wang Feng Zhengse said: "How many soldiers and horses does Uncle Wen want to transfer, although speaking of which, as for the grain, grass, and materials, those captured from the Mangjun camp, Uncle Wen can requisition them at will!" ”
He didn't dare to go to war, but for those who dared to go to war, he was very generous, and he wouldn't make it difficult for soldiers, horses, and materials.
Liu Xiu thought for a while and said, "Two thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry are needed." ”
Wang Feng only thought about it slightly, then nodded and responded, "Yes." In fact, Liu Xiu didn't want many soldiers and horses, only 7,000 soldiers in total. However, Li Yi on the side was not happy, Liu Xiu was just a partial general, why could he lead 7,000 soldiers and horses to the battle? He said in a strange manner: "Our department is in Yingchuan, and there are only more than 10,000 soldiers in total, and Uncle Wen is now going to mobilize 7,000 soldiers and horses, and my department is in Yingchuan."
Sichuan is about to face a situation where there are no soldiers available. ”
Liu Xiu blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "If General Li can lead 7,000 soldiers to capture Runan, I can also let General Li be virtuous." ”
His words blocked Li Yi on the spot, his face was red, his neck was thick, and he was speechless.
Runan is not a small county, much larger than Yingchuan, with a total of thirty-seven counties, the county army plus the county soldiers from all over the country, there must be tens of thousands of people, let Li Yi only lead 7,000 soldiers and horses to defeat Runan, he really doesn't have that ability.
Regarding Liu Xiu's rebuttal, although Li Yi was full of righteous indignation, he also had to admit that Liu Xiu was indeed powerful in battle, and he dared to storm the camp of hundreds of thousands of reckless troops with 3,000 people, which was too crazy and incredible. Seeing that Li Yi's face was ugly and silent, Wang Feng laughed with the mud and said, "With the current strength of our department, if you want to recover Runan, it must be Uncle Wen." However, Uncle Wen, this battle must not be taken lightly, Runan is a large county in Yuzhou, there are many towns, and the remnants of the reckless army should not be underestimated! ”