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Liu Xiuyi grabbed a soldier by the collar and said loudly: "If we all die here, who will spread the news?" General Lian's news is wrong, the Green Forest Army is not only a hundred, but more than a thousand, if General Lian can't know about this, he will suffer another big loss in the future! ”

The soldiers understand this truth, but the problem is that they can't run away at all, how can they get rid of the cavalry with their two meat legs alone?

Liu Xiu glanced around at everyone and shouted: "After the righteous army is broken with me, cover the brothers of the Jingshi army to report back to the county seat!" ”

"Yes!" Gai Yan, Long Yuan and the others agreed in unison.

The dozen or so soldiers couldn't believe their ears, Liu Xiu and the others wanted to stay behind and cover their escape, which was equivalent to leaving them to live for themselves, and they themselves chose the dead end!

More than a dozen soldiers were all moved, and said in a trembling voice: "Liu Xiu! ”

Liu Xiu pushed the nearest soldier and said, "Hurry up!" If we don't leave, none of us will be able to leave! ”

More than a dozen soldiers all had tears in their eyes, and they all said: "Liu Xiu, you must come out alive, I will wait for you in the county town!" After speaking, the dozen or so soldiers fled in the direction of the county seat.

When they ran a few dozen meters away, they heard the sound of fierce fighting coming from behind, people shouting and neighing, and the sound of iron tools clashing constantly.

People subconsciously looked back, but unfortunately, they could not see anything in the night, and could only hear the sound of the battle changing from weak to strong, and from strong to weak, and gradually, there was no sound at all.

They didn't dare to stop, let alone turn around and go back to check, they threw away all the armor on their bodies one by one, and ran forward with all their strength. Although it is not righteous to flee like this, they are also constantly comforting themselves in their hearts, it is not that they are greedy for life and afraid of death, their lives are exchanged for the lives of the rebel brothers, and they cannot let Liu Xiu and other rebel brothers sacrifice in vain, they must return to the county alive and report the battle here in Zhushan County

Truthfully report to General Lian.

They couldn't see the 'fighting' in the rear, but Liu Xiu could clearly see their backs fleeing in the wilderness.

While knocking on the sword with Li Tongjian, there was a burst of iron collision sounds, and at the same time, he hooked the corners of his mouth and said: "Lian Dan's subordinates, sure enough, are all the same as Lian Dan, they are all a group of selfish people!" ”

Such an army, no matter how strong its combat effectiveness is, will not last long after all.

deliberately let go of a group of Jingshi cavalry, this is also the idea that Liu Xiu came up with.

Zhang Ting led a thousand cavalry, if he was silently annihilated in Zhushan County, with Lian Dan's resourcefulness, he would inevitably think that this matter was related to the righteous army, if Lian Dan was investigated, with his brutal temperament, no one would be better with his eldest brother and his own family, and even the families of other righteous soldiers.

Let go of the dozen or so Jingshi cavalry, and if they go back to report the news, at least let Lian Dan know that in the course of the battle, the rebels have stood on the side of the Jingshi army and fought side by side, so that the residence of the rebels' families will be safe.

As for whether the hundreds of volunteer soldiers are dead or alive, Lian Dan is not very good at delving into it.

After letting go of the dozen or so Jingshi soldiers, Liu Xiu and others returned to the city to launch the final encirclement and suppression of the remaining Jingshi troops in the city.

In this battle, except for the dozen or so Jingshi soldiers who were deliberately let go by Liu Xiu and others, Zhang Ting and his 1,000 soldiers, none of them survived, and all of them were killed.

Similarly, the Righteous Army and the Green Forest Army also had a lot of casualties, but compared to the Jingshi Army, their casualties of only more than 100 people were nothing.

When the battle was over, everyone was not idle, cleaning up the battlefield, collecting weapons, armor, baggage, and, of course, most importantly, horses.

For Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu and others, this battle has two most important significance, the first is the capture of a thousand war horses, which is a huge war wealth, and at the critical moment, it can play a vital role.

Another point is that it has made a prestige. Being able to annihilate a thousand cavalry under Lian Dan's command is too brilliant, and with this record, more people can be attracted to join them.

While the brothers below were cleaning up the battlefield and collecting supplies, Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu, Feng Yi, Ma Wu, Cho Chi, Gai Yan and others were not idle, gathering together to discuss what they should do next.

According to Liu Xuan's intentions, they rose up in Zhushan, raised the banner of 'overthrowing the tyranny of the reckless thieves and recovering the Han dynasty', recruited the local people of Yizhou, and laid their own foundation in Yizhou.

Ma Wu and Gai Yan both agreed, believing that their side had just won such a big battle, and it was a good time to start an incident. Choshi did not express his position, but Feng Yi shook his head, expressing his disagreement with Liu Xuan's proposition.

He said: "The victory in this battle is really a fluke, if we don't use a plan in advance, get drunk with Zhang Ting, if there is no righteous army to make a strategy within the county, can we really defeat Zhang Ting's thousand cavalry?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and lowered their heads in unison, Liu Xuan's mouth opened, and finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. Feng Yi was right, if it was a head-to-head confrontation, the hundreds of them would not be Zhang Ting's opponent anyway.

Feng Yi continued: "If we start an incident in Zhushan now, we will not only attract the 9,000 cavalry in the county town, but also the 90,000 Beijing division troops fighting in the southwest of Yizhou. The general thinks, how many people do we have to recruit to be able to defeat the 100,000-strong Jingshi army? ”

Liu Xuan named his subordinates Zhutiandubu, and he himself called himself General Zhutian, so Feng Yi called him a general.

Hearing Feng Yi's words, Liu Jiu frowned tightly and remained silent. After a long time, he asked, "Gongsun, what do you think we should do now?" ”

Feng thought for a moment and said, "The soldiers are divided into two ways. ”

"Why are there two soldiers?" Feng Yizheng said: "The general is all the way, Zizhang, and the second situation is all the way." Along the way, the general can first return to his hometown in Nanyang, recruit troops, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity; Zizhang and Cizheng can continue to stay in Yizhou, still under the banner of the Green Forest Army, recruiting troops and horses, and training them. Wait until

When the time is ripe, the two roads will join forces all the way, and it will be a big event! ”

Liu Xuan fell into deep thought, silently wondering whether Feng Yi's attention was feasible.

Liu Xiu answered: "Big brother, I think Brother Gongsun is right, now in Yizhou, the risk is too great, it is really difficult to succeed, it is better to go back to Nanyang's hometown first, and wait for the most favorable opportunity for us to appear!" ”

Liu Xiu looked at Liu Xiu, then at Feng Yi, and finally he looked at Ma Wu and Cho Qi, and asked, "Zi Zhang, Ci Zheng, what do you two mean?" ”

If they quietly evacuated and returned to Nanyang, leaving Ma Wu and Choshi in Yizhou, it would be tantamount to putting all the risks on the two of them, and Liu Xuan was very upset.

Ma Wu and Cho Qi looked at each other and smiled, and the former said nonchalantly: "General rest assured, even if his subordinates and the second situation can't beat Lian Dan, it's still no problem to run, not to mention that we still have this thousand war horses now, and it is even more like a tiger to fight with Lian Dan!" ”

Choshi also nodded repeatedly, indicating that Ma Wu was right.

However, Liu Xuan was still very reluctant to go, feeling that if he left Ma Wu and Choshi in Yizhou, he would be too unrighteous. Without waiting for him to speak, Feng Yi said meaningfully: "Lian Dan will not be in Yizhou for too long. ”

"Oh? Why did Gongsun say this? Liu Xuan looked at Feng Yi puzzled. Feng Yi said: "First, the defeat of the Xiezu is equivalent to defeating a backbone of the Southern Barbarian Army, and the next war, there is no much suspense, if the Southern Barbarian Army still insists on fighting in Yizhou, it is completely self-defeating, I think it will not be long before the Southern Barbarian Army will definitely choose."

If you choose to withdraw your troops, the war in Yizhou will also come to an end. Second, the Red Eyebrow Army in the north is getting stronger and stronger, and it has directly threatened Luoyang, Luoyang has lost, and the next one is Chang'an, and it is urgent to exterminate the Red Eyebrow, and now in Wang Mang's court, who is the most capable of fighting? ”

Liu Xuan's heart moved, and he said, "Lian Dan? ”

Liu Xiu continued: "Wang Kuang is also good at fighting!" Feng Yi smiled and said: "Until the last resort, Wang Mang will not send Wang Kuang, the sixth prince, out to fight, and the general he is most likely to send out is Lian Dan!" Therefore, in my opinion, Lian Dan will not stay in Yizhou for too long, as long as Zizhang and the second situation can be temporarily avoided during this time

Sharp, if you don't get the opportunity by Lian Dan, the situation will be safe. ”

Ma Wu and Cho Qi nodded while listening, and when Feng Yi finished speaking, the two bowed and said in unison: "Thank you Brother Gongsun for reminding you!" ”

Feng Yi's words also made Liu Xuan feel at ease, and he said excitedly: "As long as Lian Dan evacuates Yizhou, our opportunity to become big will come!" ”

After discussing the next strategy, everyone was a lot more relaxed, and then, Liu Xuan organized people to pile up the corpses of the Jingshi army in more than a dozen thatched huts, poured fire oil, added dry firewood, and set a fire to burn them to ashes, so as to achieve the purpose of destroying the corpses and destroying the traces.

At dawn the next day, according to Feng Yi's idea, Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu and others were divided into two routes.

Ma Wu and Choshi all the way, with all the rebel army and the green forest army, as well as the war horses and baggage, moved south to avoid the upcoming revenge of Lian Dan.

Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu, Feng Yi, Gai Yan and others headed northeast and went straight to their hometown in Nanyang County.

In modern times, even if you are 108,000 miles away, you can get in touch with just a phone call. At that time, the transmission of messages was completely human, the speed was slow, and the chaos made it even more difficult to transmit messages.

Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu and others quietly returned to Nanyang, and the news really couldn't reach Lian Dan, unless Lian Dan sent someone to Nanyang to investigate, but now Lian Dan, how can he have the heart to care about the life and death of Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu and others?

Let's talk about the county seat.

The dozen or so Jingshi soldiers who escaped by chance fled overnight, and finally ran back to the county seat at dawn.

When a dozen or so people ran to the city gate, they were already dead, and they were so tired that they lay on the ground, and they didn't even have the strength to speak.

The soldiers guarding the city gate hurriedly carried them into the city, and each poured a large bowl of water, and some of them finally relieved themselves and could speak, and said in trembling voices: "Quick...... Send us to the general, there is an urgent military ......"

The soldiers did not dare to slack off, and carried a dozen of them to the Taishou Mansion, that is, the place where Lian Dan temporarily stayed.

When they were put into the lobby of the Taishou Mansion and saw Lian Dan, they all burst into tears, choked up and said: "General, I am waiting for an attack in Zhushan County, and the whole army has been wiped out......

Lian Dan was puzzled when he heard this, his old face sank, and he shouted: "Say it clearly, what the hell is going on!" ”

"Last night, we were stationed in the county seat of Zhushan County, and we were suddenly attacked by the Green Forest Army, Zhang ...... Lord Zhang died in battle, brothers...... The brothers were also killed in battle......" At this, more than a dozen soldiers fell to the ground and cried.

Lian Dan wondered if his ears had heard it wrong, and Zhang Ting had all died in battle? How is this possible, even if it is attacked by the Green Forest Army, it will not be killed and wiped out!

He narrowed his eyes, strode up to a soldier, grabbed him by the collar, dragged the soldier from the ground, and asked in a condensed voice, "You said that you were attacked by the Green Forest Army of more than a hundred people, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army?" ”

The soldier's face turned pale, shook his head repeatedly, and stammered, "General...... General, the Green Forest Army is not a hundred or so people at all, but thousands! ”

None of them could see clearly how many enemies were there who attacked them last night, anyway, during the battle, there were enemies everywhere, as if the entire county had been occupied by the other side.

"Thousands?" Lian Dan's eyebrows were erected. Where did the thousands of Green Forest Army come from? How can there be so many green forest troops in Yizhou?

"The vertical son is bold, and he dares to lie about the military situation?" As he spoke, Lian Dan returned his hand and pulled out the saber under his ribs.

The soldier nearly fainted from fright. His body weakened, and he said in a trembling voice: "General, what the villain said is true, if the general doesn't believe it, you can ask them!" ”

The other dozen or so soldiers also nodded again and again, and said nonsense: "General, the villain can swear to the sky, there are indeed thousands of Green Forest Army who entered the city last night to sneak attack, and the entire county is full of Green Forest Army ......."

Lian Dan frowned, and slowly loosened the collar of the soldier, how could Zhushan County hide so many Green Forest Army, the assassin confessed, there are only more than 100 people in the Green Forest Army in Zhushan!

He closed his eyes, his mind turned, and suddenly remembered something, and asked urgently, "What about the righteous army?" When they were attacked by the Green Forest Army, where were the rebels? ”

"Rebels...... The rebels also fought to the death with the enemy, how could they ...... How could the enemy be outnumbered, and in the end, the rebels were all ...... They were all killed in battle......" At this, more than a dozen soldiers began to cry again.

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"It's the villain who saw it with his own eyes!"

Lian Dan closed his eyes again, it wasn't the rebels who were playing tricks on it, then it must be the assassin who was lying. He asked casually: "Even Zhang Ting died in battle, why can you come back alive!" ”

One of the soldiers was just about to speak, and another soldier preemptively said: "General, we were originally surrounded by enemy troops, and it was the brothers who fought to the death to kill the enemy that they were lucky enough to break out of the encirclement!" ”

He deliberately didn't mention Liu Xiu and others helping them break through. Thinking that Liu Xiu and the others had already died in the hands of the Green Forest Army, it was better to leave the credit to the living than to let the dead share the credit!

Lian Dan glanced at them, laughed, and said, "Since you are so brave, why don't you kill all the Green Forest Army in Zhushan County, but instead flee back to the county like a lost dog?" ”

"General, I'm waiting to report the news ...... back."

"Your comrades have died on the battlefield, and what face do you have to live in steal? Fleeing from the battle, the sin is unforgivable! Come on, drag them all out, behead them for public display, and set an example! ”

With Lian Dan's order, a group of soldiers rushed in from outside, set up everyone, and dragged them out.

"General, wronged! General, the villain is wronged! The villain didn't run away from the battle, just to come back and report to the general......"

The angry Lian Dan couldn't listen to the soldiers' begs for mercy at all, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Someone! ”

"General!"

"Execute the captured assassin Ling Chi!"

"Yes!"

"Someone!"

"General!"

"Gather all the soldiers and horses in the city, follow the commander to conquer Zhushan County, kill all the thieves in the green forest, and avenge the brothers who died on the battlefield!"

"Yes!"

On the morning of the same day, Lian Dan personally led 9,000 cavalry and rushed straight to Zhushan County.

When they arrived in Zhushan County, where was the shadow of the Green Forest Army? The huge county town is burning with raging fires, and you can't get in at all.

Lian Dan was so angry that he burst into flames, and ordered all departments to search the Green Forest Army everywhere. It's a pity that at this time, Ma Wu and Cho had already led their troops out of Zhushan County and into the Daba Mountain area.

Daba Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, this big mountain range, let alone hundreds of people entering, even tens of thousands of people go in, no one can find it.

Zhang Ting's first department, a total of 1,000 soldiers and horses, was completely annihilated by which Green Forest Army, which became an unsolved case in Wang Mang's court, and it was not clear at all, and finally became a confused account.

Feng Yi's speculation about the Xinmang Imperial Court was half right.

Wang Mang did already regard the Red Eyebrow Army as a danger to his henchmen, but in Feng Yi's opinion, Wang Mang was not enough to send his favorite sixth prince Wang Kuang out, and in fact, Wang Mang really sent Wang Kuang to fight.

It's just that unfortunately, Wang Kuang was defeated, and Wang Mang had no choice but to recall the Lian Dan 1 stationed in Yizhou, and let the Lian Dan 1 cooperate with the defeated Wang Kuang to conquer the Red Mei Army together.

No matter what, Feng Yi's guess was correct, Lian Dan finally evacuated Yizhou and went all the way north to meet the Red Mei Army.

The withdrawal of Lian Dan gave Ma Wu and Cho a rare opportunity to expand.

Under the banner of the Green Forest Army, the two of them ran around in Yizhou, recruiting displaced people, and the size of the team became larger and larger. In just a few months, they have changed from a small team of several hundred people to a large team of 3,000 people, and the most important point is that they also have a cavalry team of more than 1,000 people in this team, and the equipment of this cavalry team is exactly the same as that of the cavalry of the Beijing Division

It was personally trained by Ma Wu and Choshi, and its combat effectiveness can be described as extremely strong.

The team of Ma Wu and Cho also laid the foundation of Liu Xiu's power to a large extent, and made great contributions to Liu Xiu's southern and northern wars in the future.

In the future, Liu Xiu will trust Ma Wu and Choshi so much, and this sense of trust is also established from this time. (End of volume)