Kunyang Prelude
It can be seen from the above that although Liu Xuan and Liu Xuan share different dreams and have their own calculations, looking at the world, among all the rebel armies, this army, with its strict organization, obvious motives, and careful planning, can be called a model among the large and small rebel armies in the country! But Liu Xuan was not the slightest proud. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info he is still too far from the proud day, and he is still facing a difficult task - to get rid of Yan You and take Wancheng!
Among all the generals under Wang Mang, Yan You is the most capable. What Liu Jiu wants most at the moment, Yan You knows it well, that is Wanxian! Wan County is not only the seat of Nanyang County, but also the main road to the capital Chang'an! At that time, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, first took Wanxian County, and then advanced forward into Guanzhong. There is always a striking similarity in history, if Liu Jiu wants to take Chang'an, he must first capture Wanxian, and use this as a springboard to attack, retreat and defend. Therefore, if you take Wanxian, you can succeed most of the great cause!
And if you want to take Wanxian, you must first ask Yan Youtong if he agrees. Of course, Yan You disagreed. He had already thought that he would defend Wanxian to the death, and at the same time believed that his new emperor Wang Mang would send him rescue troops in the capital...
At this time, the news that Liu Jiu had twice broken the government army had reached Chang'an City. The bad news gave the 68-year-old Wang Mang a sense of frustration that he had never felt before, but he still refused to admit defeat. Wang Mang deliberately dyed his white hair black. Then he ordered the selection of 120 ladies from all over the world for the harem.
Wang Mang personally welcomed Shi Chen's daughter and made her queen. The dowry cost 30,000 catties of gold. Feng Shichen is the Marquis of Peace and the General of Ning Shi. and included all 120 beauties in the harem, and sealed them with ranks: 3 and, depending on the public; 9 concubines, Wei Shiqing; 27 Beauty, depending on the doctor; 81 royal, depending on the Yuanshi.
After that, Wang Mang granted amnesty to the world and told the thieves from all over the world to dissolve them all, and they were not to blame for the past. If there is confusion, I will send Da Sikong and Longxin Gongwang Yi to lead a million heroes to exterminate Er and others! At the same time, a reward for Liu Xuan was issued: Liu Xuan was captured alive, sealed as a duke, 50,000 households in food, and 100,000 catties of gold.
In March, Liu Xiu and Wang Feng captured the three counties of Kunyang, Dingling, and Yun in Yingchuan County.
When the news came, Wang Mang finally couldn't sit still, and immediately summoned a person, and said earnestly, "This time, I decided to take out my old book and recruit troops from all counties and countries in the world to form an army of one million to fight with the rebel army!" The life and death of the new dynasty depends on you" The face of the person summoned by Wang Mang was not unfamiliar. In the suppression of the uprising, it is not possible to say that it is an expert, but at least experienced. This person is the Great Sikong Wangyi, who was famous for destroying Zhai Yi's rebel army!
Wang Mang ordered Dasikong Wang Yi and Da Situ Wang Xun to go to Luoyang as soon as possible to take over this real army! When the front team had rested in Luoyang City, the troops behind had not yet set off from their respective counties and rushed to Luoyang. A staggering 420,000 troops, and a million for symmetry!
According to the research of historians: this is an unprecedented grand occasion since the founding of the Han Dynasty Gaozu Liu Bang: the government army staff is composed of 63 experts who are proficient in the art of war; And the giant giant with a huge body was appointed as a captain, allowing him to use his special talents to drive a large number of beasts into battle. These beasts are tigers, elephants, spotted leopards, rhinos, etc...
Even the animals in the zoo have to go to battle, which is really unheard of and unseen in the world. It seems that in order to deal with this Green Forest rebel army, Wang Mang really even exhausted the bottom of the pot!
In May, there were still many troops that did not arrive one after another, but Wang Yi and Wang Xun couldn't wait, left Luoyang, and led the army south! When the army passed through Yingchuan County, Yan You and Chen Mao led the army to rendezvous. Then continue to advance and come to Kunyang County, which is at the junction of Yingchuan and Nanyang counties, and the army will surround Kunyang City!
In Kunyang City, death spreads like poisonous gas. At this time, the two main generals of the rebel army in the city: Wang Feng and Wang Chang called everyone to a meeting, and everyone only thought of one word - run!
So Wang Feng announced: Everyone led their own teams, and brought their wives and children with them, and fled for their lives. With this dispersion of government forces, the chances of escape are also greater...
Theoretically, this should be the best option at this point. But at this moment, there was a person who overrode public opinion and put forward an unexpected plan: Liu Xiu, who was basically unknown before, finally began to write his own legend on the stage of history!
Liu Xiu said, "Now that the enemy is strong, we have little food, only by resisting together, can we have a glimmer of hope for survival, if everyone wants to run for their lives, they will definitely not be able to escape!" If we don't protect it, Liu Jiu won't protect it in Wanxian County! In this way, it will not be long before the government army will wipe us out" Then, Liu Xiu said in a mocking tone, "When you come out to do the revolution, you should tie your head to your belt and carry out the revolution to the end!" How can there be someone like you, as soon as you encounter a strong enemy, you want to run away with your wife, children and property, it's too unproductive"
All the generals looked at Liu Xiu in amazement, they couldn't believe that these words came out of his mouth. In their eyes, Liu Xiu is an honest and honest farmer, if it weren't for Liu Xiu's rebellion and pulling him into the water, he would be a good farmer who worked hard to get rich. Such a small farmer, who guards a piece of land, a pot, a mother-in-law, and N many children all his life, counts the grain to live, what else can he do? And a person with no prospect dares to laugh at a group of revolutionaries who call their home from all over the world? So the generals were angry, pointed at Liu Xiu and shouted, "Who do you think you are? Get the hell out of here."
Liu Xiu smiled "Okay, I'll go" Then, like a cloud in the sky, he drifted away...
Liu Xiu only left on the front foot, and the scout on the back foot came to report, "Oh no!" Wang Yi's army has arrived in the north of the city, and the camp is hundreds of miles, only its head is seen, but its tail is not seen. At this time, the generals suddenly realized that Liu Xiu was right, they must only fight to the death with the government army, otherwise there will be no place to die. So all the generals shouted together, "What about Liu Xiuren?" Fast! Hurry up and call him back to discuss the matter" In this way, Liu Xiu was pulled back to the scene of the discussion...
Liu Xiu looked at everyone very seriously, and everyone also looked at Liu Xiu with hope, "You say, as long as we can get out of Kunyang City alive, we will listen to you for everything."
Liu Xiu asked, "How many soldiers and horses are there in the city now?" Someone replied, "There are only eight or nine thousand," Liu Xiu said, "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to send people out of the city to move rescue troops to the two counties of Yun and Dingling, and then the inside and outside should be combined, and there is still a glimmer of life." It's just that this rush is dangerous. Whoever wants to go with Liu Xiu will not be reluctant"
The final decision: Wang Feng and Wang Chang stayed in Kunyang City, and Liu Xiu led Li Yi, Zong Tong and other 13 horsemen to kill from the south gate of Kunyang City that night and went east to Yun and Dingling counties.
Liu Xiu's trick seems to be very reliable, but in fact, it is also very unreliable when you study it deeply. First of all, almost all the main forces of the rebel army were pulled by Liu Xuan to attack Wanxian. Dingling, Yun, and the two counties together don't have many troops, is it useful to call them? Secondly, in the face of the government army claiming to be one million, will the defenders of these two places risk death with Liu Xiu? But then again, if it doesn't work, at least you have to try. Instead of sitting and dying, it's better to fight and die!
But at this time, there were nearly 100,000 government troops surrounding Kunyang City, could Liu Xiu's 14 people rush out safely? But a miracle happened! That night, the 14 horsemen really rushed out smoothly from the south gate of Kunyang City!
After Liu Xiu slipped out of the city, it was dawn. At this time, Yan You came to find Wang Yi, who was full of food and sleep, and said to him, "Although Kunyang City is small, the city defense is strong. And the main force of the rebels is not here, but is trying to attack Wanxian. Therefore, we should bypass Kunyang and go straight to Wanxian to destroy their main force, then the rebels will naturally play eggs."
Unexpectedly, Wang Yi refused, "No, you must take Kunyang City first" Looking at Yan You, who was puzzled, Wang Yi continued, "More than 15 years ago, I led the army to clear Zhai Yi, and because I didn't capture this person, I was blamed a lot by Your Majesty. Now that I am in command of a million troops, if I can't even take a single Kunyang City, how can I show my military might? So in order to warn the world to become a people, I decided to slaughter Kunyang City first, and then sing and dance before and after, and march forward with blood."
Wang Yi seemed to tell Liu Xuan: If you surround my Wan, I will trap your Kunyang! Get rid of Kunyang, the next step is to kill you Liu Xuan! Wang Yi's million-strong army surrounded Kunyang City, the depth of the position was dozens of heavy, and the sound of cymbals and drums was heard for dozens of miles... Kunyang City is like a piece of beef hanging in front of Wang Yi, which can be cut with just one knife. So Wang Yi ordered: Siege the city!
Almost all government forces were dispatched, and one unit dug tunnels; One of the troops slammed the gates with a rush; An army shoots arrows at the city, and the sky is densely packed with arrows... Wang Yi, the director of the war blockbuster, sat in the car and watched the drama leisurely.
This scene tortured Wang Feng, the other protagonist in the city, enough to choke. In the end, Wang Feng, who was too tired, suddenly shouted to Wang Yi under the city, "I won't fight, I want to surrender"
Wang Yi heard it, but he sneered in his heart: You shouted to stop as soon as the blockbuster started, how could there be such a cheap thing? Wang Yi ordered to "continue to attack the city and kill him without leaving a piece of armor" If Wang Yi was born today, he must love to watch war blockbusters to satisfy his inner drama addiction. But in fact, there is a reason why Wang Yi did not accept surrender. Because according to the rules of ancient warfare, if the other party surrenders, you can't kill people casually after entering the city. But Wang Yi had already said to Yan You before: He attacked Kunyang City and was preparing to slaughter the city!
I think: Wang Feng in the city can only sigh that he is unlucky. After so many years of mixing, I may not have heard of someone voluntarily surrendering, and the opponent still did not agree. Since the people did not agree to surrender, they had no choice but to continue fighting.
Wang Yi was very happy watching the play, but Yan You really couldn't sit still. He came to Wang Yi worriedly, "The art of war says: besiege the division must be que." So I suggest that a gap should be opened so that the people in the city have no intention of fighting and want to escape. In that case, we'll be able to clean them up."
Wang Yi shook his head confidently, "No, I like to fight like this, I like to watch this fight" is really a fan of the best drama. Yan You was really speechless... History proves that if you are addicted to watching a play, it will definitely be harmful!
When Wangyi's hundreds of thousands of troops attacked Kunyang City, Liu Xuan's hundreds of thousands of soldiers were also attacking Wanxian with all their might. The people who guarded Wancheng for Wang Mang were Cen Peng, the magistrate of Jianyang County, and a person named Yan Shuo. In addition to Wang Feng, County Magistrate Cen can also be regarded as the unlucky egg of the year. When he was defending the city to the death, Wang Yi was trying his best to lengthen the theater and enjoy it leisurely...
Finally, the county magistrate Cen couldn't stand it, Wancheng lacked water and food, and people cannibalized. As a last resort, Cem Peng had no choice but to surrender in Kaesong. Liu Xuan entered the city smoothly, and Liu Xuan entered with him. Liu Xuan is the emperor, he said, "We don't lack anything, we lack a capital, Wanxian is our capital" Liu Xuan said, "Leader, you have the final say" So, Wanxian became the capital of the first regime at this time...
At the beginning, the generals had a lot of opinions about Cen Peng's stubborn defense of Wancheng, which made everyone lose their troops and generals, and unanimously demanded that Cen Peng be killed. Liu Xuan objected to "Cen Peng's persistence and perseverance, which is his moderation." Today's big event, when the righteous man is a righteous man", this will protect the founding hero of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who will rank sixth in the "Yuntai Twenty-eight Generals" in the future, and Cen Peng was named the Marquis of Guide.
Liu Xuan defeated Wanxian, but Liu Xiu and Wang Feng and Wang Chang in Kunyang City didn't know. Just like Liu Xuan, he didn't know that Kunyang City at this time was about to be beaten into baked cakes by Wang Yi. At this time, only Liu Xiu smelled the smell of baked cakes emanating from Kunyang City, he ran all the way, ran into the two counties of Yun and Dingling, pulled all the people up, and was about to rush back!
But the guard of the second county told Liu Xiu, "We're all going to fight with you, what should we do with this large pile of property that we finally robbed?" Otherwise, leave some of the soldiers here to watch, and we'll just rush up with you."
It's just as useless as the gang in Kunyang City. Liu Xiu sneered and warned, "If you win this battle, what is in front of you is a mountain of gold and silver, and you will not be able to eat it for ten lifetimes; If we lose, we will all be killed, and we will talk about fart property at that time" That's it, the total number of troops in the two counties is not more than 10,000, and they were all taken to Kunyang by Liu Xiu...
That night, in the tent of the government army, a meteor fell into the camp. Tomorrow morning, there will be black clouds covering the camp, like a mountain falling, and the camp will die. It is a foreshadowing of this Kunyang battle, a bad omen for the government army...