After cleaning up Xiao'an, Liu Jia thought about taking refuge in Liu Xiu.

In fact, fighting side by side with Brother Xiu has always been Liu Jia's wish.

It's just that the world is changing too quickly and too chaotically, and people often haven't woken up yet, and many things have been turned over, and he hasn't found the official yet

opportunities.

Brother Xiu's virtue and talent are unmatched, and I have been working alone all these years, and I am indeed very tired! Brother Xiu, I'll do it with you!

Prime Minister Li Bao resolutely opposed submission to Liu Xiu, and persuaded Liu Jia to sit and watch the success or failure of the world, and then make plans. Don't worry, lord, this year the king and the emperor have arrived

It's everywhere, and it's not certain who will have the last laugh, wait and see.

Li Bao was very conceited, and he thought that Liu Xiu's pacification of Hebei was no different from Kui Huan's occupation of Tianshui and Gongsun Shu's seizure of Chengdu. If you occupy a piece of land, you can

It's the emperor, so the current position of the emperor has long been overnumbered. Let's see, isn't there a guy everywhere who occupies the land king? If anyone says he is the emperor, he

It's really the emperor, so aren't the people who are currently emperors crowded into piles?

In short, Li Bao was not optimistic about Liu Xiu, so he advised Liu Jia not to worry, and wait and see.

On the contrary, there was a person who strongly persuaded Liu Jia to defect to Liu Xiu immediately, his name was Lai She.

Lai She is a fierce man, his virtue and talent are amazing, and there are many wonderful performances, so we should launch him ceremoniously.

In fact, looking at the heroes running around in the troubled times now, he was full of energy and had nowhere to go, and he couldn't hold back and wanted to appear.

Lai She, the word Uncle Jun, a new savage from Nanyang, is Liu Xiu's eldest fellow, Yin Lihua's little fellow, Liu Xiu's aunt and cousin, and Liu Jia's brother-in-law.

The old family has been a cadre of the Liu Han Dynasty for generations, but I'm sorry, there have been no big names for hundreds of years, and there has been no big move.

The 6th ancestor of Laishu came to Han, capable and talented, and was an official to Guanglu when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and served as the deputy of Yang Fu, the general of Lou Chuan, to conquer Vietnam and other places. When the father came to Zhongwai Emperor, the official went to consult the doctor.

According to the official system of the Western Han Dynasty, doctors Guanglu and counselors were idle positions in the imperial court, and their main tasks were to do chores and rescue emergencies, with no subordinates and no fixed duties

There is no limit on the number of posts. And we have taken a lot of effort to check the glorious history of Lao Lai's family, and there is only so much that can be found and worth mentioning.

However, Lai Zhong is really remarkable, not because he works in the central organs, but because he married Liu Xiu's aunt and gave birth to Lai She.

Lai She grew up with Liu Xiu since childhood, and the two studied together in Chang'an Taixue, and traveled back and forth between the capital and their hometown together.

(A total of several people travel to and from Chang'an)

However, unlike Liu Xiu's gentle, calm and introverted, the young man showed great ambition and a generous personality in addition to his academic excellence.

(She has great ambitions, generosity, and governs "Zuo's Spring and Autumn".) ）

For such a cousin, who is knowledgeable, characterful, and ambitious, Liu Xiu naturally respects and is very close, and this respect and closeness come from within

The heart is long-lasting.

(Guangwu is very respectful.) ）

When Liu Xiu's brothers rebelled, Wang Mang's government immediately arrested Lai She, the reason is that as mentioned above, Lao Laijia and Liu Xiu are close relatives.

The government thinks that the Liu Xiu brothers will raise troops, if you don't participate, the ghosts won't believe it!

Thanks to the efforts of his family and friends, he survived.

Soon, Liu Xuan's first dynasty opened, and Lai was arranged to be a clerk.

(At the beginning of the change, he took the throne as a official.) ）

In any case, I still wanted to do some work, so I made some suggestions from time to time.

However, the first dynasty has never paid attention to people with real talents and learning, and does not pay much attention to work, and the unspoken rule of "bad money drives out good money" prevails.

No one took his advice seriously.

He was angry, saying that he was sick and resigned.

(Don't say anything, go to sickness.) ）

I'm not playing with you anymore!

The wife of Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong, is Laishe's sister.

Liu Jia saw that his eldest brother was frustrated, so he specially sent someone to invite him to come to Hanzhong for development. He came to Hanzhong.

was defeated at the beginning, Liu Xiu rose, and when he came to She, he strongly persuaded his brother-in-law Liu Jia to defect to Liu Xiu quickly.

(More defeated, persuaded Jia to return to Guangwu.) ）

This is the current situation of Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong: Prime Minister Li Baoli persuaded him not to worry, sit and watch the heroes of the world fight, and persuade him to immediately submit to Liu Xiu.

He himself planned to defect to Xiudi from the bottom of his heart.

In this way, after some hesitation, Liu Jia conveyed his wish to Liu Xiu to return to obedience through Deng Yu, saying that he was sincerely obedient and must be there

Under the leadership of the new emperor (Liu Xiu), he cooperated with General Deng to repair the red eyebrows.

Of course, Liu Xiu approved, issued a decree authorizing Deng Yu to handle relevant matters with full authority, and gave instructions on the cooperation between Liu Jia and Deng Yu.

Come on man, I've been thinking about buddies for a long time.

At the same time, Liu Xiu also analyzed the situation to Deng Yu and said:

"Xiaosun (Liu Jia) has always been cautious and kind, and he has had a good relationship with me since he was a child

The guy (referring to Li Bao and other old departments) is making trouble in the middle. ”

(Filial piety is good, young and dear, when it is the ear of Chang'an's light and thin children.) ）

Deng Yu was very disgusted with Li Bao because of this.

Liu Jia's so-called surrender to Liu Xiu is just a ceremony.

So, Liu Jia, Li Bao, and Lai She came to Yunyang to see Deng Yu.

For Deng Yu, accepting Liu Jia's surrender on behalf of Liu Xiu is a very important and very important event, which he uses to expand his network resources and integrate the team

, an excellent opportunity to save the unfavorable military situation and personal face, and further win Liu Xiu's trust.

However, he was too out of shape, mishandled, and messed up the good deeds, and smashed them out of control.

Li Bao has always been very awkward in his heart because he does not approve of surrendering to Liu Xiu now. Liu Xiu is just a frustrated cadre of the First Dynasty, and Deng Yu is just a bare-eyed hand

Why should you bow to them?!

Although we lack information about Li Bao at hand, it can be seen from his many performances that this is a person with a bit of ability and personality.

He can't explain anything if he is a marquis in the first dynasty, because the first high-ranking cadres are basically "bad money", and there are many hooligans, gangsters, and ruffians

It's no worse than him.

Liu Jianeng hired him as a prime minister, which shows that he is at least not a dry meal. And he almost played Xiao An to death a few days ago, and he played so easily, enter

One step fully shows that he already has the quality to play with masters in troubled times.

I don't say that Xiao An is a master, but that there is Liu Xiu behind Deng Yu, and there is a red-eyed fanatic behind Xiao An who even Liu Xiu has a headache, and he Li Bao's own cooperation

The subject is Yan Cen, who once defeated Liu Jia.

Obviously, if anyone can play the action that he played a few days ago very well, he can completely compete with a master like Liu Xiu, not to mention, the world

The Tao is this bear again!

Therefore, Li Bao felt very awkward, uncomfortable, and unconvinced.

In this way, when Liu Jia led the crowd to see Deng Yu, Li Bao behaved very disdainfully, arrogantly, and rudely.

Deng Yu was very annoyed!

He was originally influenced by Liu Xiu, so he was not interested in Li Bao's frequent "crooked ideas" in front of Liu Jia, but now he seemed to have grasped the handle and immediately ordered it

He beheaded.

(Jiaxiang Li Bao was slow and rude, and Yu beheaded him.) ）

There is an idiom that when two armies meet, they don't cut them off. It is also said that killing and surrendering before the battle is a bad omen.

At this time, Deng Yu, with the dual identity of Liu Xiu's representative and the defeated general of Red Mei's subordinates, killed Li Bao, who could easily fight with Red Mei, no matter whose imagination it was

How rich, you may not even understand it.

The next development of events is something that Deng Yu can't grasp.

Li Bao's younger brother vowed to avenge his brother, quickly gathered Li Bao's subordinates, and attacked Deng Yu.

Deng Yu has been suffering defeats recently, his subordinates are demoralized, and coupled with the lack of supplies, his combat effectiveness has long been greatly reduced. But when it came to the end, he had no choice but to accept it.

An originally cordial and friendly cooperation was turned into a killing by Deng Yu. As a result of a scuffle, Deng Yu's general Geng was killed.

(Brother Bao collected the treasure and attacked Yu and killed the general Geng.) ）

Since Feng Yuwo's fighting not long ago, the internal unity of Deng Yu's troops has been hurt, his own prestige has also been affected, and his work has always been absent.

At present, there are serious difficulties in the supply of military supplies to the troops, and many soldiers, including those who had been attached to them in the past, have deserted.

On the way to Gaoling, everyone had to satisfy their hunger with wild fruits and vegetables.

At this time, there was a very serious famine in the area around the capital, and people ate up everything that could be imported and everything that could not be entered, and fought again

Rush to eat their own kind.

Nine out of ten villages and walls are empty, and the fields are covered with white bones.

(When Sanfu was hungry, people were cannibalistic, the city was empty, the bones covered the wilderness, and the remnants often gathered into a camp fort, and each could not hold on.) ）

In order to resist natural disasters, some people who were lucky enough to survive have joined forces to build fortifications and defend against the enemy.

Appalling!

People are crazy except to die.

In this way, Deng Yu's troops are no longer the mighty army and benevolent and righteous army of the past, but a group of soldiers whose morale is shaken, lack of provisions, and detached from morality

People who want to fight.

Liu Xiu, who was far away in Luoyang, knew about this situation, so he ordered Deng Yu to immediately lead the crowd back to Luoyang, and stop using troops against Red Mei casually.

Liu Xiu also cares and loves Xiao Deng. After a hard time on a business trip, come back and rest.

This is also Xiao Deng's opportunity.

It should be said that if he obeys Liu Xiu's arrangement now and leads his tired brothers back to Luoyang, it will not be bad, at least he will retreat.

Because, Liu Xiu was very polite to his order, which gave him enough face.

In his edict to him, Liu Xiu said:

"Be cautious and never fight a cornered enemy. Red Eyebrows have no food, and will definitely come east. Our army is in the east

Wait for work, I will break off the branches and beat them, you don't have to worry, don't use your troops lightly. ”

Liu Xiu's observation of the current situation is very profound and accurate, and the arrangement of various actions is also very reasonable and powerful, which will soon be confirmed.

However, Deng Yu had other ideas. He thought that he was ordered to send troops, and he fluttered for a long time, but he has not achieved success or fame, and his subordinates are disheartened, he

Feeling ashamed, angry, and anxious, I want to save the situation.

So, he took his hungry and tired team many times to take the initiative to find red eyebrows, but unfortunately, he didn't take advantage.

No, you have to be entangled with red eyebrows, otherwise it will be too shameless.

In November 26 AD, Liu Xiu decided to replace the coach of the Western Front and replace Deng Yu with Feng Yi, in order to reverse the passive situation and open up a new situation.

After all, Xiao Deng is more bookish and lacks practical experience, so he can govern the government in literature, but he may not be able to settle in peace.

Moreover, judging from his recent performance, in the face of an increasingly complex political and military situation, Xiao Deng is indeed too young.

Liu Xiu's use of Deng Yu this time was obviously correct at the beginning. However, the situation changed later, and although Liu Xiu had clear instructions, he failed to be decisive

The adjustment of Xiao Deng's position proved to be a mistake.

Feng Yi is also an acquaintance of all of us, he is both civil and military, calm and practical, and we have long seen his ability to control the situation and his loyalty to Liu Xiu

It's over.

In December 26 A.D., because there was really no grain and anything to grab in the Chang'an area, and the net remainder was either beaten or beaten, red eyebrows

felt that staying any longer would not only be too boring, but everyone would be able to lose their lives, so they swept east.

At this time, there were more than 200,000 people in the red eyebrows, but the embarrassment with Deng Yu's troops was similar, and many people deserted along the way.

(The red eyebrows plundered nothing, and in December, they returned to the east, and the crowd was still more than 200,000, and then dispersed.) ）

Lao Tzu came out to mix, and after a long time, he was still like this bird, go, go home!

I originally hoped that the rebellion would become a function and make a township cadre and village cadre take the role, what is this? Slip on, fuck it!

Everyone is always fighting in the Chang'an area, and there is no winner!

Everyone was so busy beating people that almost everyone died.

Food is so important that people starve to death if they don't eat it, the army will disperse without it, and society will be distorted and deformed.

Whether it is a high-ranking cadre with bare eyebrows or General Deng Yu, when he can't let people eat enough, no one will go with him!

Liu Xiu was in Luoyang, and he had a good understanding of the situation in the west, and sent Feng Yi out of this drudgery, hoping that he could control Guanzhong as soon as possible.

In fact, Feng Yi has not been idle these days.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Xiu canonized him as Yangxiahou, and his fief was in the area of today's Taikang County, Henan Province. Immediately afterwards, he was ordered to lead his army to set out to attack Yangzhai (now River

Nanyu County) local armed Yan Xiu, Zhao Gen, etc., easily succeeded.

Liu Xiu has always admired Feng Yi's ability and character, and is very satisfied with his consistent performance. In order to reward Feng Yi, Liu Xiute issued an edict and asked him

Take advantage of the victory to return to his hometown to sweep the tomb and worship his ancestors.

Here, Liu Xiu gave Feng Yi great glory: he specially sent Dr. Taizhong to send cattle and wine as sacrifices, and also ordered Feng Yi's hometown to be around 200 of his father's city

The middle and senior military and political cadres below the rank of Taishou and Du Wei of the Inner County all brought their clan relatives to participate in the sacrifice of the old Feng family.

This is, of course, a great favor and supreme glory from the first brother of the empire.

This is also what Feng Yi has obtained with his own conditions and hard work: outstanding talent, humility and self-sufficiency, and of course, fierce loyalty to Liu Xiu.

Among Liu Xiu's many apprentices and fans, there are not a few who are capable and loyal, but they have won Liu Xiu's true inheritance of governing politics and has always been favored by Liu Xiu

I am afraid that there are only a few people, and Feng Yi is a typical representative of them.

Liu Xiu's true biography of governing the government is simply 8 words:

The inner saint and the outer king, the king of the world.

Under his own cultivation and Liu Xiu's cultivation, Feng Yi gradually possessed all the conditions of the inner saint and the outer king, but no matter what the environment was, he was always careful

Yiyi, and do his best to do his job well.

When Feng Yi set off, Liu Xiu personally saw him off to Henan County, a western suburb of Luoyang, and gave him a series of high-end living and working utensils: the emperor (that is

Liu Xiu's own chariots and horses, seven-foot swords decorated with precious jade, etc.

At the same time, Liu Xiu also specially gave Feng Yi an edict, repeatedly warning him not to be keen on slaughtering the city, but to focus on appeasing the people and controlling the situation.

Liu Xiu said:

"The Sanfu area suffered from the scourge of Wang Mang and Gengshi, coupled with the harassment of Red Mei and Yancen, and the lives of the common people were devastated, and they had nothing to rely on and nowhere to speak

, I sent you on this expedition, not necessarily to slaughter the city, the main thing is to stabilize the situation and appease people's hearts. It's not that our generals don't know how to fight, but everyone

He likes to plunder, so it is often difficult to get things done satisfactorily. You are already good at commanding civil officials and military generals, and this time I hope you can be strict in discipline and don't give it again

The counties concerned have added trouble and increased the suffering of the common people. ”

Liu Xiu's words can be described as bitter, which is not only a reminder of Feng Yi's face, but also the basic concept of the master and apprentice to govern the army and government.

In order to deepen everyone's impression, we might as well take a copy of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty as follows:

"Sanfu was subjected to Wang Mang and the rebellion of the beginning, and the cool of the red eyebrows and Yancen was heavy, and the Yuan Yuan was devastated, and there was nothing to rely on. Today's expedition is not necessarily to slaughter the city, but to do it

The ear of pacification and peace. The generals are not not fighting, but they are good at plundering. Qing instinctively serves as a royal officer, reads self-cultivation, and does not suffer from the county. ”

Xiao Feng, you must remember that conquering the world is inseparable from fists, but you must not rely on fists alone!

There are many brothers who are accustomed to war, but they are good at plunder, and they often mess things up. Now it's up to you!

Next, Liu Xiu made specific work arrangements for Feng Yi: disband the ordinary people who gathered and struggled and organized them to engage in agricultural production; to surrender

The leaders of the armed groups were sent to Luoyang for disposal, and their camps were destroyed so that they could not gather again; resolutely crack down on the few who do not listen to the greetings and are not convinced, and so on.

Feng Yi kowtowed and was ordered, and then led his troops westward and set foot on this sad place of Deng Yu.

At this time when Feng Yidai Deng Yu went west, it was already the midwinter season of 26 AD, and the tragic situation in the Sanfu area was even more unbearable.

The corpses of those who died of starvation and war can be found everywhere, and those who have survived have long been left without food in the fields, on the river beaches, in the cities, and in the camps

Busy gathering to resist the enemy and save their lives, there are more people who call themselves generals than there are grain stores and wells.

What needs to be paid attention to is that whoever wants to rise up and pull the flag to rebel, the vast majority of them first call themselves generals, neither like Lu Fang who claims to be the king of Xiping or like Li Xian

He called himself Emperor Huainan like that, and he didn't call himself the three elders like Red Eyebrow. In other words, everyone thinks that in this troubled world in front of them, the emperor and the prince can't be saved

Themselves, the rural cadres have no choice, the most important thing is to have food to eat and not be angry, and the most reliable thing is of course a hard fist.

Feng Yi traveled west, thinking in his heart that if he wanted to live up to his mission, he must be like his master in Hebei, attaching equal importance to grace and power, both civil and military, and both soft and hard, and playing one

Series combination punch comes.

Therefore, on the one hand, he publicized the kindness of the Liu Han Dynasty with great fanfare, carried out in-depth and meticulous ideological and political work among the common people, and on the other hand, severely cracked down on a minority

Rioters who disobey orders and act recklessly.

Feng Yi knew very well that although the red eyebrows and the local armed forces were scoundrels and did not care about them, most of them were extremely hungry outlaws. So, he's playing a combination of punches

The grid is very calm and cautious, and there is no showmanship every time, step by step, and the move is fatal.

In this way, not long after he set out, more than a dozen self-proclaimed generals in the Hongnong area led their troops to surrender to him.

(Hongnong's group of thieves called the generals more than ten generations, all of whom led the crowd to surrender.) ）

At this time, in order to cooperate with Feng Yi's expedition to the west, Liu Xiu also laid a net for the red eyebrows who might return to the east.

As soon as Liu Xiu sent Feng Yi away, he immediately sent the traitorous general Hou Jintun to Xin'an (now Mianchidong, Henan), and the general Geng Yitun of Jianwei to Yiyang (now Henan).

Yiyang West), firmly choke the only way for these two places to return to the east.

At the same time, Liu Xiu also explained the strategy and tactics: if Chimei came directly to the east, General Geng would dispatch Yiyang troops to fight in the direction of Xin'an; Red eyebrows if to

On the southern bypass, General Hou dispatched Xin'an troops to fight in the direction of Yiyang.

That's amazing!

Liu Xiu's combination punch is actually a pocket tactic and a sharp knife to kill him.

Feng Yixijin is a sharp knife, which is both sharp and hard, and the knife technique is full of changes.

Practice has proved that since he was thrown under Liu Xiumen, this Feng's sharp knife has never been curled whether it is digging meat or deboning.

The two teams of Geng Yi and Hou Jin set up a pocket formation, waiting for their work, waiting for the red eyebrows to drill.

To use a metaphor that is not necessarily appropriate, Red Eyebrow is currently like someone whose arms and legs are being dragged and entangled, and a sharp blade is being held against his chest, he can't think about it

It's hard to be compliant.

In this way, as long as no one disrupts the situation, Liu Xiu's combination punch and iron bucket array can easily take down the red eyebrows.

However, history is so wonderful that it is always presented in a variety of shapes and fickle faces, which makes people dizzy.

When Feng Yi slowly marched westward, he met Chimei, who had fled eastward, in Huayin (now southeast of Huayin, Shaanxi).

Red Mei has long been impatient in Chang'an, and he really can't stay any longer, so he desperately flees east: We want to go home! We're going to eat! Damn it!

The red eyebrows are like arrows!

Running in front as a pioneer were the fierce and brave red-eyed generals Liu Shi, Wang Xuan and others.

At this time, the red eyebrows were very hungry. People tend to be abnormal or abnormal when they are hungry.

There is a Japanese proverb that when two armies meet, the brave wins. This emphasizes bravery.

But I don't agree with this, because I found that a large number of historical facts in ancient and modern China and abroad have proved that bravery is very valuable, but wisdom is often even greater

Lethal. In other words, more often than not, when two armies meet or when a master makes a move, it is often the wise who prevails.

In the face of the ferocious red-eyebrow maniac, Feng Yi used slow motion.

He took every step of the way, set up his position, and completely played a steady way of winning.

The more he did this, the more frantic his eyebrows became, and he rushed and struck. And the more impatient the red eyebrows, the more steady he becomes, does not seek to attack in a hurry, and strives to get it at the lowest cost

The biggest win.

In this way, for more than two months, Feng Yi and Chimei fought for dozens of rounds, not only successfully subduing the Chimei generals Liu Shi, Wang Xuan and their 5,000 troops

Many people, and the main force of the red eyebrows was firmly trapped in place.

(Different and red eyebrows met in Huayin, rejected for more than 60 days, fought dozens of battles, and surrendered more than 5,000 people such as Liu Shi and Wang Xuan.) ）

According to Liu Xiu's thinking, Red Eyebrows lack provisions, and they can be trapped to death wherever they are trapped for a long time.

In the face of the steady General Feng, the red eyebrows could not be beaten or shaken off, and they had a headache.

In the blink of an eye, it was the spring of the following year, and Liu Xiu specially sent an envoy to the front line of Huayin to seal Feng Yi as the general of the expedition to the west, affirming his wonderful performance

Encourage.

If this momentum is followed, under the guidance of Liu Xiu's strategy and tactics, and with the cooperation of Geng Yi and Hou Jin, over time, Feng Yi should play with his red eyebrows

Not too much of a problem.

However, the appearance of a spoiler ruined Feng Yi's good situation.

It's a pity that this spoiler is a heavyweight, because he is Deng Yu.

Deng Yu's position was replaced by Feng Yi, and he was very angry and unwilling.

He thought that he was highly trusted by Liu Xiu, which everyone knows, and now he is always defeated, and he is not only sorry for Liu Xiu's cultivation, but also very not

Face. Therefore, while leading the cavalry general Deng Hong and others to retreat, he always wanted to win a few battles to show performance.

In fact, at this time, his supplies were also very poor, and the combat effectiveness of the troops had greatly decreased. He led his troops to fight many times, but he was defeated by Red Mei's men.

(Yu was ashamed of his appointment and failed, and he fought with hunger, which was unfavorable.) ）

He was frustrated! My strategy, my guidance, and my glory and dream .......

Deng Yu was extremely disappointed and depressed, so he had to return to the east with the remnants of the defeated army.

Xiao Deng used his practical actions to prove that knowledge and ability are closely linked, but they are not the same thing at all.

Being knowledgeable means that you know a lot, and being able to show that you can do work.

Learning alone can only show that you know a lot, at most you are a reader; Just knowing how to work only means that you are a skilled craftsman, at most.

Whoever can organically combine learning and ability to complement each other will gain great strength, which will be very terrifying and difficult to overcome.

This is what a great contemporary man advocated to "integrate theory with practice."

Feng Yi has always proved to us from the front, and Xiao Deng is always preparing counterexamples for us with his own practical actions.

Therefore, this great man has repeatedly exhorted us to persist in integrating theory with practice, and this is not only a requirement for the style of study, but also for the style of work.

He and his colleagues have also proved it to us with practical actions.

When Xiao Deng came to Huayin in embarrassment, it was already the spring of the following year, and it was also the time when Feng Yi accumulated a small victory and turned a big victory into a big victory, and he had no temper.

As soon as he saw Feng Yi, Deng Yu proposed to join forces with him to attack Chimei together.

(Encountering the difference, Yu and Hong want to attack the red eyebrows.) ）

In fact, this is a serious violation of organizational principles and work discipline.

Obviously, Xiao Deng no longer has the right to meddle in the war in Guanzhong, the only thing he can do is to hurry back to Luoyang, see Liu Xiu's recovery, and wait for the next step in the organization

work arrangement. Of course, he is not ignorant of this.

However, he really wanted to win the battle to save some face, and he really believed in his absolute loyalty to Liu Xiu and Liu Xiu's absolute trust in him

, put aside the principles and discipline first.

He thinks that teaming up with Feng Yi to fight Red Eyebrows is the only and last option for his westward trip.

So, together with Deng Hong, he asked Feng Yi to unite with him and immediately launch an attack on Chimei.

At first, Feng Yi was firmly opposed to this. Because slamming and fighting quickly is the strength of the red eyebrows, and for the military and political double

Feng Yixi's expeditionary army, which is heavy on the task, needs more to be steady and steady, step by step. Feng Yi thinks that he has strictly implemented Liu Xiu's battle like this these days

A little intention to achieve good results.

Since Xiao Deng was the number one celebrity in front of Liu Xiu and his superior (Da Situ), Feng Yi had no choice but to express his disagreement tactfully and patiently.

He said: "I have fought against the Red Eyebrow Army for dozens of days, and although I have captured the opponent's fierce generals many times, they still have many soldiers left. We can

It is very difficult to subdue them gradually with virtue and prestige, and to defeat the enemy with force. The emperor has now sent heavy troops to choke a few choke points in the east,

Intercepting the enemy's way back to the east, I calmly fought them in the west, and broke the enemy according to the emperor's established plan, which was the complete strategy. ”

Although Feng Yi's words were tactful and patient, the meaning was clearly expressed:

You can only outwit the enemy, and it is difficult to win quickly. Besides, the emperor has already set up a pocket formation, and it is no problem to fight according to the established policy. Leader, you rest

Take a break.

It should be said that what Feng Yi said is not only Liu Xiu's strategic deployment, but also the objective reality on the battlefield at present. At the same time, he also presents a here

An extremely important political and military concept: conformity.

Regarding the concept of "soft clothing", Feng Yi's original words are expressed as follows: "You can be tempted by a little kindness." ”

That is to say, we can do in-depth and meticulous ideological and political work, and gradually impress them with favor and prestige persuasion.

This concept is actually Liu Xiujun's concept of dominating the world, Feng Yi has a deep true biography, he understands it thoroughly and uses it vividly.

However, at this time, Deng Yu was eager for victory and face, and he couldn't listen to the correct opinion at all, so he insisted on arranging Deng Hong to send troops to challenge Red Mei. Deng Hong led his troops to follow

Dead eyebrows.

Red Eyebrows grew up in battle, but also paid the price of blood, and learned a lot of tricks.

They have gradually come to understand that fighting a war is actually the same as planting crops, and it depends on the changes of the weather and changes their actions according to actual needs. in a word

You can't go all the way to the dark.

In Liu Xiu and Feng Yi, this is called "specific analysis of specific problems." ”

It's a pity that Red Eyebrows only knew how to be brute in the past, and it was too late to understand this truth. Then you can only try it on Deng Yu and Deng Hong!

It just so happens that Liang Deng is not in the state at the moment.

The two sides fought fiercely for several days, and there was no obvious difference between high and low.

Red Eyebrows decided to make a shady move.

If this is called "soldiers are not tired of cheating" in Liu Xiu and Feng Yi.

On this day, after a confrontation between the two sides, Red Eyebrows pretended to be defeated and fled in a panic, not even bothering to bring his baggage.

Deng Hong's subordinates ran over to scramble as soon as they saw that the vehicle that Chimei had left was piled with soybeans and other grains. Everyone is tired and hungry, so grab it!

When everyone rushed to the car, they realized that they had been fooled: the car was covered with dust, and it was covered with a thin layer of soybeans!

But it was too late.

The Red Eyebrow Army, which had just run not far away, immediately turned around and killed, but before Deng Hong's men could come back to their senses, they were beaten violently and scattered and fled.

(The battle of Hongsui moved to the sun, and the red eyebrows feinted defeat, and abandoned the baggage and left.) The chariots were all loaded with earth, and beans were covered on them, and the soldiers were hungry and fought for it. The red eyebrows led back to Hong, Hongjun

Collapse. ）

At a critical time, Feng Yi took the overall situation into account.

As soon as he saw Deng Hong suffering, he hurriedly joined forces with Deng Yu to rescue.

It was another fierce battle, and under the hard work of Feng Yi and Liang Deng, Red Mei retreated slightly.

Just when he had just repelled the red eyebrows and stabilized his position, Feng Yi proposed that the comrades were tired and hungry, so they should rest for the time being, recuperate, and wait for the opportunity to do again

War.

In fact, he didn't need to put it forward, just arrange it directly, because he was appointed to take full charge of the affairs of the Western Expedition.

However, as we said earlier, considering that Deng Yu was the number one celebrity in front of Liu Xiu and his own leader, Feng Yi knew that Deng Yu violated the organization

Principles and work discipline, we still have to be a little accommodating, a little modest, and try to maintain Deng Yu's prestige.

And Deng Yu didn't listen to Feng Yi's opinion, thinking that Chimei had just been defeated, and we should go all out and chase after the victory!

At this time, we can only say that Xiao Deng is in a hurry for quick success. Feng Yi was helpless, knowing that this was not a solution, so he had to obey the leadership.

At this time, Red Eyebrows had gone crazy and were on the rise.

As we said earlier, Red Eyebrows are a group of people who are good at doing urgent work, especially when they are irritable or hungry, and tend to have abnormal hair

Brandish.

Feng Yi's Western Expeditionary Army and the remnants of Deng Yu were very panicked, hurried, hungry and tired. What's more, their commanders were not in agreement and did not follow

Tolerant, well-thought-out planning and arrangement.

Of course, everyone has seen that Feng Yi has his own strategy for winning Red Eyebrows, but he is now sacrificing principles in order to cater to the leadership.

The results can be imagined. In a big battle, the red eyebrows won completely, and more than 3,000 people were killed and wounded by Feng and Deng's subordinates.

Not only that, under the fierce attack of Red Eyebrow, Deng Yu fled for his life in a panic, leaving only 24 followers with him, and he ran until Yiyang to get rid of Red Eyebrow's pursuit.

Feng Yi was even more embarrassed. In order not to expose himself, he had to abandon his war horse and flee for his life on foot, and he had to work hard to get out.

When he ran to Huixihan (present-day Mianchinan, Henan), there were only a few people left around him.

Feng Yi has never suffered a defeat since he defected to Liu Xiu and led the troops alone, and this time it was completely commanded by Deng Yu blindly, and he couldn't

Sticking to the correct opinion is caused.

This was a defeat that Deng Yu would never forget, which not only proved that Liu Xiu was wrong to use him to take charge of the western expedition and preside over the military aircraft, but also showed that he

's strength is not to lead soldiers.

At the beginning, he shouldered the heavy trust of Liu Xiu and led 20,000 elite soldiers to the west, which is indeed a luxury lineup.

As soon as he came up, he resolutely implemented Liu Xiu's strategy and tactics, cut down stubborn enemies, won the hearts of the people, and not only strengthened the team, but also established the Liu Xiu dynasty in Guanzhong

authority, his personal prestige is also in full swing.

His moral character and humanistic cultivation have indeed reached a very high level, but he has a shortcoming, that is, he is stubborn and quite stubborn. Unfortunately

This shortcoming is fatal in a complex situation.

This reminds people of the "barrel theory" in economics, where Xiao Deng's stubbornness became the shortest board of his barrel.

The more critical the moment, the more the "barrel theory" can work. In front of him, stubbornness on the shortest plank made Xiao Deng's barrel barely hold water.

He is full of wealth, rich in learning, and has excellent strategy, but he can't withstand the chaotic punch of the red eyebrows.

This also illustrates, from a philosophical point of view, how important the style of study and style of "linking theory with practice" is!

At this point, in addition to the 24 followers around him, tens of thousands of troops have been either dead or scattered, and all of them have been wiped out.

fled to Yiyang, Deng Yu was extremely ashamed. However, he still had self-knowledge, and immediately reported to the imperial court and resigned from the position of Grand Situ and the title of Marquis of Liang.

Liu Xiu was also very angry at him for disobeying his will and being defeated several times, and issued a document to remove him from the position of Grand Situ, but retain the title of Marquis of Liang.

It should be said that Liu Xiu was both angry and polite to him this time, after all, the relationship is not ordinary.

(All are scattered.) Alone and the twenty-four horses returned to Yiyang, thanking the great Situ and Liang Hou Yinshou. There is an edict to return to the Hou seal. ）