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In just a few days, the Zhutiandu Department successively occupied Caiyang, Xiangxiang, Dengxian, and Tongling, and the momentum was strong, and the reputation was great, and the number of people who came to defect also surged.

Similarly, the rapid expansion of the Zhutian Capital Department also aroused a high degree of vigilance in the county government.

Taishou Zhen Fu first asked the court to recall the main force of the county army stationed in Luyang, and then he ordered the counties to recruit the strong, expand the county soldiers in each county, and strengthen the ability to protect themselves.

In Zhen Fu's view, as long as the Chungling rebel army is trapped in the area of Caiyang, Xiangxiang, Dengxian, and Tongling, and does not allow it to continue to expand outward, it is not difficult to completely annihilate it with the strength of the county government.

However, he still underestimated the ambition and expansion speed of the Pillar Heaven Capital Division.

On the fourth day after the celebration banquet, Liu Xuan gathered all the generals under his command to discuss the next offensive strategy. Liu Ji was the first to express his position, and his strategy was very simple, to take Xinye directly.

At present, between the sphere of influence of the Zhutian Capital and Xinye, there are still two counties of Chaoyang and Huyang.

It stands to reason that if the Zhutian Capital Department wants to attack Xinye, it should first lay Chaoyang and Huyang, at least one of the mid-term first, and then use it as a springboard to attack Xinye.

Directly take the new field, unexpected, can play a role in attacking its unprepared, unexpected effect.

Of course, this tactic is also very risky, if you can succeed in a battle, then it is good to say, if you can't succeed, you can't attack Xinye for a long time, then the attacking soldiers will be in danger, they will fall into the dilemma of being cut off from the back road and having no supplies at all. Deng Chen and Deng Feng both expressed their support for Liu Ji's proposal, first of all, his uncle and nephew are both Xinye, of course, they hope that they can fight back to Xinye as soon as possible, and secondly, they both know Xinye very well, know the strength of Xinye County soldiers, and think that if they steal it

There will be great hope of success.

After some careful consideration, Liu Xiu thought that Liu Ji's tactics were too risky. He said: "At present, all counties have received orders from Zhen Fu, and a large number of elite soldiers are being recruited, and the current number of county soldiers who want to come to Xinye is already quite a lot. ”

Xinye is a large county, with a large population, and there are also many displaced people, and it is relatively easy to recruit strong people, and it is completely possible to expand the number of county soldiers to several thousand in a very short time.

In addition, there are also a large number of grain, grass, and baggage hoards in Xinye Castle, which can not only afford to raise a large number of county soldiers, but also not afraid of being besieged by their own side.

Once your own attack is blocked, you will have to face the combined encirclement of Xinye, Chaoyang, and Huyang county soldiers, which is too dangerous, and there is no need for your side to be so eager now.

Liu Ji said disappreciatively: "Even if Xinye's troops have increased, but we have a lot of troops, and it is not difficult to take Xinye in one go!" ”

At present, the strength of the Zhutiandu Department has expanded to six or seven thousand people, which can be called a huge army.

Liu Xiu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Once the attack is blocked, the brothers will face the siege of the soldiers of the three counties, and there will be many bad lucks. ”

"Otherwise, even if the battle is unfavorable and the attack is blocked, our brothers can completely retreat and avoid the front for the time being."

Deng Feng smiled confidently and said, "Uncle Wen forgot about Baishan? Even if our brothers fail to conquer Xinye and take 10,000 steps back, they can still retreat into Baishan as a self-preservation. ”

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Without supplies, no grain and grass, wouldn't the brothers retreat into Baishan to kill themselves?" ”

Deng Feng smiled and turned his head to look at Deng Chen. Deng Chen answered: "Uncle Wen, we have also hoarded a large amount of grain in Baishan. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiu's face was full of astonishment, if he remembered correctly, the materials he had hoarded in Baishan had already been transported back to Chungling.

Deng Chen explained: "The materials we hoarded before were indeed transported to Chungling, but later, the Yin family hoarded a large amount of grain in Baishan. ”

Liu Xiu really didn't know about this, and looked at Deng Chen in surprise. Deng Chen said: "Since Miss Lihua was on Wang Mang's list of concubines, the Yin family has made up its mind to fight against it, and during this time, the Yin family has been selling fields and assets, exchanging them for grain, and hoarding them in Baishan, ready to aid our army. Later me

The army rose up in Chungling, and the control of all counties became strict, and the grain hoarded by the Yin family in Baishan never had a chance to be shipped out. Now, there's a chance to come in handy. ”

"I see!" It turned out that the Yin family was still secretly hoarding food in Baishan, no wonder Deng Chen and Deng Feng would support Liu Ji's tactics of sneaking up on Xinye, in this way, they didn't dare to say that they would succeed in their own sneak attack on Xinye, but at least they had the capital to protect themselves.

Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully and muttered, "In this way, this plan is also feasible!" ”

Hearing that Liu Xiu also agreed with his tactics, Liu Ji became more and more excited, and intervened with Liu Xiu and said: "General, the last general is willing to lead the army to attack Xinye!" ”

Deng Feng followed, strode out of the ranks, and intervened in Shi Li: "General, my subordinates are also willing to lead the army to attack Xinye!" ”

Liu Xiu and Liu Ji have both been promoted to partial generals, Deng Feng of course does not want to be left behind, this attack on Xinye is a rare good opportunity to make great contributions.

Liu Gong, Liu Jin, Li Yi and others, who had recovered from their injuries, also followed and asked Liu Jiu for help, expressing their willingness to fight.

Everyone was high-spirited and determined to fight, Liu Xuan was naturally very happy, he thought about it a little, and nodded in response: "Okay!" In this battle, Liu Ji was the commander-in-chief, Deng Feng was the deputy marshal, led an army of 3,000, and entered Xinye! Liu Xiu's eyes rolled and said, "General, I thought that we should send two more soldiers and horses to feint to attack Chaoyang and Huyang." First, it can confuse the enemy army and better cover the sneak attack of Brother Ji's first department, and second, it can share the pressure of Brother Ji's first department

Counting Xinye, the attack was blocked, and the county soldiers of Chaoyang and Huyang counties could not immediately go to Xinye for reinforcements. Before Liu Xuan could speak, Liu Yong laughed out loud and said: "Our troops, a total of only about 6,000 people, divided into 3,000, sneak attack on Xinye, the remaining 3,000 people, and have to guard Caiyang, Dengxian, Xiangxiang, Tongling four places, where is there any surplus."

of troops to attack Chaoyang and Huyang? ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said: "It is precisely because our army does not have enough troops to fight Chaoyang and Huyang, so I said to go to a feint attack and make the illusion that our army wants to attack Chaoyang and Huyang." ”

"Even if it is a feint, it needs to mobilize a large number of troops, but where do these troops come from?"

"Displaced people from the four counties can be temporarily conscripted."

"Temporary conscription of displaced people? Can outcasts fight? I'm afraid that as soon as they see the shadow of the officers and soldiers, they will be scared away first, right? ”

"As I have already said, we only need to make a feint attack, and its purpose is not to fight with the county soldiers of Chaoyang and Huyang, but to attract their attention and drag them in Chaoyang and Huyang, and we can't rush to Xinye." Liu Yong continued to contradict him, Liu Jin couldn't see it, he cleared his throat and said, "Father, I thought Uncle Wen's plan was feasible!" Liu Jin was fined 200 lashes by Liu Xiu, and he was almost not whipped to death, and he was not without complaints about Liu Xiu in his heart

, but at this time, he had to admit that Liu Xiu's idea of borrowing the displaced people was good, and to a large extent, it could indeed have the effect of confusing the county soldiers in Chaoyang and Huyang.

Seeing that his sons all stood up to support Liu Xiu, Liu Yong's face was ugly, he glared at Liu Jin fiercely, and stopped talking angrily.

Liu Xuan said: "Okay, just do it according to Ah Xiu's idea!" With the temporarily recruited homeless people, they feinted to attack Chaoyang and Huyang counties, Liu Ji and Deng Feng, led the main force of our army, and attacked Xinye! ”

After a pause, he said, "As for the task of feints against Chaoyang......

Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu attacked and said, "General, I can summon the displaced people from Deng County and feint to attack Chaoyang!" ”

Liu Xuan pondered for a while, nodded, and said, "Accurate!" ”

As soon as his words fell, Li Yi arched his hand and said: "General, my subordinates are willing to gather displaced people from Xiangxiang to feint Huyang." ”

"Accurate!"

The matter was quickly settled, and the Pillar Heavenly Capital Department locked on Shinno for the next step.

Nanyang County has two centers, one is the county seat, and the other is Xinye, whether or not Xinye can be captured is very important to the Zhutiandu Department.

Once Xinye was laid, the Zhutiandu Department was equivalent to controlling the southern part of Nanyang County, laying a good foundation for the next attack on Wancheng and even the county seat.

Other people's pre-war preparations, not for the time being, but Liu Xiu. On the same day, he set off for Deng County.

Liu Xiu's subordinates are basically staying in Deng County at present, including Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Gai Yan, Feng Yi, Fu Jun and so on. It was Zhu You who went to Deng County with Liu Xiu.

To make a long story short, Liu Xiu and Zhu You traveled day and night, and finally arrived in Deng County the next afternoon.

After arriving in Deng County, Liu Xiu immediately gathered everyone to discuss military affairs.

The people attending the meeting were Deng Yu, Yan Guang and others, as well as Wang Chong, the county commander, and Zhao Ying, who had just been promoted to lieutenant.

For everyone, Liu Xiu did not have any concealment, and told all the tactics formulated by his side, and finally he said: "I am responsible for feints to attack Chaoyang, and in this battle, I need to recruit 1,000 to 2,000 displaced people." ”

Wang Chong and Zhao Ying glanced at each other, and the former said: "General, it is not difficult to gather two thousand displaced people, and the county government also has enough money and food to gather these displaced people, but it is just ......" As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying answered: "Chaoyang County Ling Yi Zhen, county lieutenant Xie Sheng, are not idle people!" The general led the homeless people to feint against Chaoyang, but he was afraid that it would be ...... It's dangerous! "Deng County and Chaoyang are adjacent to each other, and the county commanders and county governors of the two counties are naturally very familiar. Yi Zhen is full of poetry and books, and he is outstanding in learning, and Xie Sheng is a military attache who is good at using soldiers and brave and good at fighting

Liu Xiu led the displaced people into Chaoyang and made a gesture of feint, which was too risky. Both of them were even worried that as soon as Liu Xiu 'led the army' into Chaoyang, Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng might take the initiative to meet the battle, and once the displaced people met the officers and soldiers, they would immediately be exposed to their original form, and they would flee in fright

, lamb to the slaughter.

Deng Yu, Yan Guang and others also frowned, their expressions were solemn, and they thought that Liu Xiu took the homeless people to feint against Chaoyang, which was indeed extremely dangerous.

Chaoyang itself is not a small county, there are many county soldiers, coupled with the expansion of troops during this period, it is estimated that the current strength of Chaoyang is at least about two or three thousand. It's just that people don't go out of the city to fight, and once they go out of the city to fight, the consequences are unimaginable.