Cen Peng led his troops to repel the Shu army that invaded Nanyang and relieved the danger of Shandu County.

Liu Xiu did not ask for help from the Southern Expeditionary Army, and Cen Peng's troops came to help, which was completely his own initiative.

It is precisely because Cen Peng left Nanjun that the Shu army led by Tian Rong and Ren Man seized three important places along the river, Wuxian, Yiling, and Lingdao, which is not a small loss for Nanjun.

After receiving the news from Nanjun, Cen Peng did not hesitate and immediately pleaded guilty to Liu Xiushang.

Liu Xiu was not an unreasonable person, and did not punish Cen Peng, but only ordered Cen Peng to recapture the lost land of Wuxian, Yiling, and Lingdao as soon as possible, and expel the Shu army from Nanjun.

In any case, the Shu army's plan to attack Nanyang failed, and Nanyang's grain was not damaged, and it was successfully transported to the disaster-stricken Hongnong County, and the disaster situation in Hongnong County was also effectively controlled.

Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction, and just when Liu Xiuchang breathed a sigh of relief, bad news suddenly came from Hanyang.

The Western Expeditionary Army, led by Feng Yi, forced the Shu army of Gongsun Shu to reinforce Longxi into Luomenju near Jicheng, and then the Western Expeditionary Army launched a series of fierce attacks on Luomenju.

There are both Shu army and Long army in Luomen Juli, there are many troops, and the city defense is also strong, and the western army has been attacking intermittently for several months, but it has not been able to break through Luomenju.

This made the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army more and more impatient, and Feng Yi's health became worse and worse.

In July, Feng Yi once again organized a western expeditionary army to launch a strong attack on Luomenju.

This time, the offensive of the Western Expeditionary Army was extremely fierce, and the Shu army and the Long army in the city had begun to be unable to support it.

Feng Yi's sudden fainting frightened the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, and people carried Feng Yi back to the barracks as soon as possible for the military doctor to heal.

But the military doctors in the Western Expeditionary Army were helpless about Feng Yi's condition, and in only three days, Feng Yi died of illness in the camp of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Liu Xiu's western expedition lost two generals, one was a priest and the other was Feng Yi.

Coincidentally, both Sai Zun and Feng Yi died of illness in the barracks.

Ever since he followed Liu Xiu, Feng Yi has been in the midst of a campaign, and he has fought even more battles than sacrifices.

The Western Expeditionary Army, led by Feng Yi, fought Chimei, Lu Fang, the Huns, and the Qiang people, and then fought Kui Chun.

It can be said that it is a crusade to the east and west, and it has never stopped, for the Han family, it should really be done to do its best, and then die.

'The general is to the country, the righteous is the monarch and the minister, and the father and son are kind.

This is what Liu Xiu said to Feng Yi, which shows Feng Yi's great contribution to the Han family.

As mentioned earlier, under Liu Xiu's command, two generals formed the front army, and they made great contributions.

One is Cen Peng, who took over Wu Han's Southern Expeditionary Army, and in Nanjun, with the strength of a county, resisted Gongsun Shu's eastward expansion.

The other is Feng Yi, who took over Deng Yu's Western Expeditionary Army, in the Sanfu area, the Southern Imperial Gongsun Shu, the Western Imperial Kui Huan, and the Northern Imperial Lu Fang, for the stability of Sanfu, but also for the foundation of Luoyang, and made immortal contributions.

Throughout Feng Yi's life, before he took refuge in Liu Xiu, he was unknown, and after he took refuge in Liu Xiu, he made great achievements, and the most commendable thing is that Feng Yi was never proud of his achievements, he was humble and self-disciplined, treated people peacefully, and behaved in a low-key manner.

Back then, when Feng Yi and other Han generals followed Liu Xiu to fight the world, every time they won a battle, the generals would get together and talk eloquently, boasting about how great their exploits were.

But at this time, Feng Yi would walk out of the camp tent and sit under the big tree to enjoy the shade, and he was reluctant to mention and show off his merits from participating in the discussion in this regard.

This also won Feng Yi the reputation of 'General Big Tree'.

In terms of merit, Feng Yi is second to none among the founding fathers, and in terms of loyalty, Feng Yi is also indispensable.

Liu Xiu has not always been beautiful, he also fell into a trough, during Liu Xiu's tour of Hebei, Wang Lang called the emperor and chased Liu Xiu, many people around Liu Xiu left him, and Feng Yi has never given up, when Liu Xiu was so depressed that he was about to starve to death, Feng Yi cooked a bowl of bean porridge for him, which also made Liu Xiu remember it for a lifetime.

Therefore, the relationship between Liu Xiu and Feng Yi, called Junchen, is actually siblings.

When the bad news of Feng Yi's death reached Luoyang and Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu sat in the main hall and couldn't cry.

The founding fathers who fought the world with him passed away one after another, or died in battle, or died of illness, and the death of each one made Liu Xiu feel distressed.

And the death of Sai Zun and Feng Yi is really like someone digging his heart with a knife.

Looking at the letters sent back by Hanyang and the bad news written in the letters, Liu Xiu's mind flashed scenes of the past.

recalled Feng Yi's bravery when he charged into battle with him, recalled Feng Yi's composure in commanding the three armies, recalled Feng Yi's indifference and ease sitting under the big tree, and recalled the bowl of life-saving bean porridge near Jicheng back then.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu's whole heart twitched, and she couldn't help crying.

Zhang Kun, Luo You, Long Yuan, Xu Ying and others present also had red circles in their eyes and burst into tears.

The fall of a generation of famous generals is undoubtedly a great loss to the Han family and the imperial court.

Moreover, Feng Yi's personality is indeed speechless, hard-working, and never greedy for fame and fortune.

He spent all his life learning to assist Liu Xiu to become emperor, and he himself didn't even live in Luoyang for a few days, and he didn't live in peace for a few days, most of the time, he was out on a campaign, fighting enemies from all sides.

But anyone who has a heart for the Han family, there is no one who is not sad about Feng Yi's death.

People looked at Liu Xiu, who was crying at the desk, and the words of consolation came to their mouths, but no one could say it, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Xiao, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei also cried.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Xiu stopped crying, slowly straightened up, and said in a hoarse voice: "Take the edict!" ”

Zhang Kun hurriedly agreed, took a roll of silk edicts, and carefully spread it on the table.

Liu Xiu picked up the pen, choked up and wrote on the edict: 'The general is the master book of my army, never abandoned, overcomes thorns for me, settles the pass, guards the three auxiliaries, and conquers Longxi.

The general is to the country, the righteous is the monarch and the minister, and the father and son are graceful.

Writing this, Liu Xiu couldn't help crying again.

The idiom of overcoming thorns and thorns comes from this, and it is Liu Xiu's evaluation of Feng Yi.

Liu Xiu continued to write while crying: 'Today, the general died of illness, and I am desperate......' Before the words were finished, Liu Xiu really couldn't write anymore, so he threw his pen on the silk edict and choked up and said: "Listen to the order!" ”

Zhang Kun hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "The slave is here!" ”

Liu Xiu's eyes were covered with mist, and he said word by word: "Give the general of the West and call him the Marquis."

The eldest son of the general of the West Zhang, Yang Xiahou.

The second son of the general of the West was given Xin, and the marquis of the countryside was analyzed. ”

Zhang Kun replied in a trembling voice: "Slave maid...... The slave maid will go to the General's Mansion to announce the decree! ”

Liu Xiu nodded, waved his hand outward, and said, "Let's all go out!" ”

Zhang Kun, Luo You, Long Yuan and others bowed down in unison, and then, people wiped their tears and walked out of the main hall.

Waiting for the door of the main hall to close, Liu Xiu picked up the silk edict, looked at his unfinished edict, and cried again.

It's hard to believe that Feng Yi actually left like this, the big tree general who did not fight for fame or profit, and was dedicated to fighting for himself and the Han family, just left.

Feng Yi's voice and appearance appeared in front of Liu Xiu's eyes, and he rubbed his intestines, and he was in pain.

Now Liu Xiudu can't help but wonder if he is right in this western expedition.

If it is right, why take away his two henchmen, two brothers who have died.

That day, until the evening, Liu Xiu did not leave the Qingliang Palace, and Liu Xiu did not move a single bite of the food sent by Zhang Kun and Luo You.

Seeing that it was not a way to go on like this, Zhang Kun hurriedly went to the West Palace and reported the news to Yin Lihua.

Yin Lihua was also shocked by Feng Yi's death, the general at that time was equivalent to the current marshal, the death of a marshal, which was not a trivial matter in itself.

What's more, Feng Yi, the great general, is not an ordinary general, he is the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, and he is the soul of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Yin Lihua went to Qingliang Hall and asked to see Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu did not open the door to see Yin Lihua, it is estimated that this is also the first time in Liu Xiu's life that Yin Lihua has been turned away.

That night, Liu Xiu did not leave the Qingliang Palace, and the next day, Liu Xiu did not go to the morning court.

In the morning, Deng Yu entered the palace and asked to see Liu Xiu.

Perhaps after a day and a night, Liu Xiu's mood calmed down a little, and he met Deng Yu in Qingliang Palace.

In just one day, Liu Xiu looked a lot haggard, and Deng Yu could fully understand Liu Xiu's mood.

He said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, birth, old age, sickness and death, human nature, no one can avoid this!" Gongsun fought all his life, for His Majesty's country, for the foundation of the Han family, for the people of the world, and made great contributions, and finally did not die on the sickbed, but died in front of the two armies, Yu General, died well! ”

As a general, no one wants to die on the sickbed, and to die in front of the two armies and in the battle against the enemy is the greatest glory of a general.

Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu with red eyes, stroked his chest, and said: "When I learned that Gongsun died, my heart was about to break...... Deng Yu touched the tears in the corners of his eyes with empathy, and said: "Your Majesty's mourning is smooth!" ”

After a pause, he changed his words and said: "Now that the general has died of illness, there are 100,000 soldiers in the Western Expeditionary Army, and the dragons are leaderless, Your Majesty should choose a chief general as soon as possible!" ”

Liu Xiu was now in turmoil, waved his hand to Deng Yu, and said, "I, I don't want to talk about this!" ”

Although the Western Expeditionary Army was created by Deng Yu, Feng Yi ruled the army for the longest time, and Feng Yi's name was almost equal to the Western Expeditionary Army.

If another general is chosen for the Western Expeditionary Army, it seems that the last trace of Feng Yi left in the Western Expeditionary Army will also be erased, which makes Liu Xiu a little unacceptable.

Relatively speaking, Deng Yu's feelings for Feng Yi are far less deep than Liu Xiu's feelings for Feng Yi, so at this moment, Deng Yu is much calmer and more rational than Liu Xiu.

He said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the Western Expeditionary Army has reached the most critical moment in attacking Luomenju, and now if you don't appoint a new chief general to lead the Western Expeditionary Army, you will miss a good opportunity to conquer Luomenju!" I also hope that Your Majesty will focus on the overall situation! ”

As he spoke, Deng Yu bowed to the ground.

Liu Xiu felt a terrible headache and was silent for a long time, then he asked, "Zhonghua, who do you think can take over as the chief general of the Western Expeditionary Army?" ”

Deng Yu said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the doctor who came to the country can take over the post of the chief general of the Western Expeditionary Army!" ”

"Lai ......She" Liu Xiu thought for a moment, nodded and responded: "Zhonghua, according to your opinion, let Lai She take over as the chief general of the Western Expeditionary Army!" ”

As a generation of famous generals, it is somewhat a pity that Lai Xi failed to enter the list of the 28 generals of Yuntai.

The main reason is that it is too late to command the troops to fight.

Before Liu Xiuxi's expedition to Kui Huan, as a doctor in Taizhong, he was almost not assigned any important tasks, and his main task was to be a courier for Liu Xiu and Kui Huan.

Liu Xiu has a letter to Kui Huan, Lai She is responsible for delivering letters, Liu Xiu has a reward to give to Kui Huan, Lai She is responsible for sending rewards, in short, Lai She is constantly going back and forth between Luoyang and Hanyang.

It wasn't until Liu Xiu and Kui Huan tore their faces and Liu Xiu led his troops to the west, that Lai She finally stopped being a courier and followed Liu Xiu to become a general who led the troops to fight.

It was not until this time that Lai's talent for leading troops into battle could be brought into play and displayed.