Liu Xuan smiled and was about to speak, when Zhu Yun answered: "Wang Mang is unpopular, how easy is it to form a 100,000 righteous army?" ”

The so-called righteous army refers to the righteous army. What is righteousness, don't want military salaries, don't want armor, weapons, it's best not to even have military rations, to put it bluntly, it is to let people bring their own armor and weapons to help the court fight in vain.

Zhu Yun said: "The reckless thief also has self-knowledge, knowing that no one will be willing to give him his life in vain, there is a rule in the rebel army, all the booty captured on the battlefield, the soldiers of the rebel army do not have to hand it over." ”

Liu Xiu's heart moved, and his eyes flickered obviously. Liu Xuan said: "The barbarian army burned, killed and looted in Yizhou, and must have robbed a lot of property. ”

It was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Liu Xuan wants to recover the Han Dynasty, but what will he take to recover the Han Dynasty?

With just one mouth, that life was just empty talk, he needed money, a lot of money. Only when he has money in his hand can he recruit troops and buy horses, can he form a Han army, and have the opportunity to overthrow the reckless thieves and restore the Han family.

Money will not fall from the sky out of thin air, there is no ancestral industry to inherit, he can only rely on his own hands to work hard, this time Wang Mang formed a righteous army, into Yizhou to resist the southern barbarians, in his opinion, this is a rare opportunity to make money.

Liu Xiu realized this, and Liu Xiu was also aware of this, he only groaned slightly, and then blurted out: "Big brother, I want to go with you!" ”

When Liu Boji, who was next to him, heard this, he immediately became nervous, and his two small hands involuntarily grabbed the sleeves of the third brother.

Liu Xiu looked at Liu Xiu and nodded secretly, although the third brother is unassuming by nature, fortunately he is not as cowardly as the second brother.

He said in a deep voice: "Ah Xiu, you just give me to stay at home honestly, our Liu family, it is enough to have the eldest brother to participate in the rebel army, and there is no need for two brothers to go into battle together!" ”

"Big brother, I'm ......"

"Okay, there is no need to argue about this matter anymore, before my father passed away, the most reassuring thing is you and my little sister, after I leave, your task is to take care of everything at home."

Liu Xuan has the demeanor of an eldest brother and says everything at home.

Liu Xiu understands the temper of the eldest brother and knows that it is useless for him to say more now. He lowered his head and did not continue to speak.

Seeing this, Liu Xuan thought that he had acquiesced to his decision, picked up the wine glass, and greeted everyone present: "Come on, let's all have a toast together, and I wish us all a full return when we come to Yizhou this time." ”

These people outside the Liu family here, including Zhang Ping and Zhu Yun, all want to follow Liu Xuan to Yizhou to fight the Nanban, and on weekdays, they all look to Liu Xuan as the horse.

Everyone raised their glasses and said in unison: "Jing Bosheng!" ”

Liu Zhong was overwhelmed by alcohol, and halfway through the meal, he said goodbye to Liu Jiu and the others, and staggered home. Towards the end of the meal, Liu Xiu pulled Liu Boji and said goodbye to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu sent the two of them out of the hall, then grabbed Liu Xiu, took a few steps to the side, and whispered: "Ah Xiu, I am going to Yizhou this time, I don't know the danger, life and death are uncertain......"

"Big brother!" Liu Xiu frowned and interrupted Liu Xiu's unlucky words.

Liu Xuan nodded, grinned, smiled at him, and said, "During my absence, you have to take care of your little sister, if you have leisure, remember to come to the house often to see your sister-in-law and nephew." ”

Seeing Liu Xiu hanging his head, Liu Xiu clenched his fists and said with emotion: "The reckless thief usurped the Han, as a child of the Liu family, we should be inseparable from the reckless thief, just wait for the time to be ripe, we should rise up and recover the Han Dynasty!" ”

Liu Xiu held Liu Xuan's hand and said urgently: "Big brother, you drank too much!" As he spoke, he looked around the courtyard and whispered, "Beware of the ears on the wall!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled, Ah Xiu has always been low-key, and the neighbors think that Ah Xiu is the same as the second child, timid and afraid, but in fact, the third brother's low profile is just out of prudence. He said: "Ah Xiu is cautious, this point, the eldest brother is not as good as you." ”

After a pause, Liu Xiu took a deep breath, patted Liu Xiu's shoulder, and said, "Okay, take my little sister back, if you go back too late, my uncle will definitely blame you two." ”

Liu Xiu asked, "When does the eldest brother plan to leave?" ”

Liu Xuan said with a smile: "At least wait until Lian Dan and Shi Xiong lead the army into Yizhou." Liu Xuan knew that he had a few catties and a few taels, just he and his group of friends, before the officers and soldiers entered Yizhou, to fight with the main force of the Southern Barbarian Army, that was purely to send to death, he had already planned, let Lian Dan enter Yizhou to fight first, and when the officers and soldiers and the Southern Barbarian Army were almost finished, he would go to Yizhou to pick up leaks, waiting for the opportunity to take advantage of some advantages.

Liu Xiu sighed, knew it in her heart, and then said goodbye to her eldest brother and took her little sister Liu Boji back to her uncle's house.

On the way, Liu Boji took Liu Xiu's hand and asked, "Third brother, is the eldest brother really going to Yizhou to fight with the barbarian army?" ”

Liu Xiu nodded.

Liu Boji asked again: "Will it be dangerous?" ”

Liu Xiu said: "There will definitely be danger in the war, but the eldest brother is very smart, and he has to wait for Lian Dan to enter Yizhou first, so that when the eldest brother goes to Yizhou, he will not encounter a large number of barbarian troops, but only a small group of routs." ”

"Third brother thinks Lian Dan can defeat the barbarian army?"

Liu Xiu smiled and said in a firm tone: "Lian Dan is good at fighting, and the Southern Barbarian Army is definitely not his opponent." ”

But he didn't say the last sentence, Lian Dan is a cruel person, who does all kinds of evil, and is cold-blooded and outrageous. Wang Mang sent Lian Dan to fight in Yizhou, and I am afraid that it was not only the barbarian army that suffered, but also the people of Yizhou.

Everyone thinks that Liu Xiu is an honest country boy, but few people know that every time Liu Xiu goes to the market to buy grain, he will always ask people about what is happening all over the country, where there are clean officials, where there are corrupt officials, which general is good at fighting, which general is a wine bag and rice bag, etc., he can tell a thing or two.

Over time, don't look at Liu Xiu only staying in the small place of Chungling, but he has a lot of control over the affairs of the world.

Lian Dan is a fierce general under Wang Mang, and Wang Mang's sixth son, Wang Kuang, can be called the two sharp blades in Wang Mang's hands.

The sixth prince Wang Kuang is cruel enough by nature, and compared to Lian Dan, it is a small thing. Later, in the war to suppress the local rebel army, Lian Dan's ferocity was undoubtedly revealed, which is a later story.

When I returned to my uncle Liu Liang's house, I saw Liu Liang walking out of the door as soon as I walked to the gate.

Liu Liang was already fifty years away, his beard was gray, and the old man looked displeased, and asked, "Why did you come back?" ”

Liu Xiu and Liu Boji saluted their uncle in a proper manner. Liu Xiu said: "Uncle, after eating, we talked to the eldest brother for a while, and then came back late. ”

At the mention of Liu Xuan, Liu Liang suddenly became angry, and said in a deep voice: "Don't learn from your eldest brother, you are idle all day long, and you have made a group of fox friends and dog friends, and you will have to go to your eldest brother's house less in the future, maybe one day your eldest brother's fox friends and dog friends will break the law, and you will all be implicated." ”

Don't look at Liu Liang's temper is stinky and hard, stubborn, like an old antique, but the old man is old after all, and he is proficient in the world.

Hearing his uncle criticize his eldest brother like this, Liu Boji was unhappy, but he didn't dare to show it in front of his elders. The little girl yawned deliberately and said, "Uncle, I'm sleepy." ”

Liu Liang has no daughter, and treats Liu Boji as his own daughter, seeing that the little girl is really tired, he no longer nags, and urges: "Hurry up and go back to the room to sleep!" ”

Liu Xiu asked the little sister to go back first, and after Liu Boji left, Liu Xiu said: "The Southern Barbarians invaded Yizhou and endangered the people, and the imperial court sent Lian Dan to lead an army of 100,000 to exterminate the Southern Barbarian Army, and in addition to organizing a 100,000-strong rebel army, the eldest brother plans to join the rebel army." ”

Liu Liang immediately frowned and asked, "This is what your eldest brother told you?" ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Uncle, I also want to ...... with my eldest brother."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Liang's face changed, and he reprimanded: "Your eldest brother wants to mess around, and you also follow him to mess around?" There is a life of peace, but what kind of rebel army to join? Will you and your big brother go to war? ”

The more the old man spoke, the more angry he became, he stomped his feet hard, and said angrily, "I'll go to him tomorrow!" ”

Liu Xiu sighed secretly and did not speak again. He knew that with the temperament of his uncle and eldest brother, he would not agree to join the rebel army.

As the days passed, Long Yuan did not come back, and the war in Yizhou had intensified.

The general Lian Dan commanded an army of 100,000 and entered Yizhou to fight the barbarian army.

The reckless army of the new dynasty is actually the Han army, and its weapons and equipment are no different from the Han army.

If you want to ask how the combat effectiveness of the Han army was, at that time, it was definitely the top in the world.

Even in the late Western Han Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Han army was still strong, and during the Yuan Emperor period, Chen Tang led the Han army and defeated the Xiongnu army many times.

The combat effectiveness of one Han soldier on the battlefield is almost equivalent to the combat effectiveness of five Hun soldiers.

The reason why the combat power of the Han army is so strong is that it is simple and well-equipped. The armor of the Han army was leaf armor, which was made of iron into sheets and strung together to make clothing armor.

The armor also has the lining, and the innermost layer is a layer of cloth, with cotton in the middle and a thick layer of leather on the outside.

The soldiers wore such armor on their bodies, which was not only flexible, but also did not cut themselves, and could also play the effect of double armor protection.

With the manufacturing level and production capacity of the barbarians at that time, it was difficult to break the armor of the Han army, so on the battlefield of the war with the Hu people, the Han army was usually able to do it with one.

The Xiongnu army, which is known for its fierceness, is still so far different in front of the Han army, and the southern barbarian army, whose combat strength is not as good as that of the Xiongnu army, is even more difficult to have a chance to win in front of the Han army.

However, the generals of the Southern Barbarian Army were not in vain, knowing that the head-to-head confrontation was not the opponent of the Han army, they broke it into pieces, divided the army into many parts, and ran around in Yizhou.

In this way, not only does Lian Dan run around and be exhausted, but the key is that they can often cut off their logistical supply lines.

After Lian Dan led an army of 100,000 into Yizhou, the early battle was not very smooth.

As a result, Lian Dan needed the assistance of the rebels, and the need to recruit the rebels became more and more urgent.