In June 29 AD, Liu Xiu came to Mengdi (present-day Shangqiubei, Henan) and received a report that Dong Xian was deploying a siege of Taocheng, and Pang Meng was actively participating in it

Very angry.

He wants to clean up Pang Meng with his own hands!

Pang Meng is angry and hateful, not very flat, he is not enough to get out of this evil breath in his chest!

Liu Xiu put down his military baggage and personally led 3,000 light cavalry and tens of thousands of foot soldiers to fight Pang Meng day and night.

(The emperor was fortunate to be cute, smelled it, and left a heavy load, and he rode 3,000 lightly, tens of thousands of foot soldiers, and galloped in the morning and night.) ）

Liu Xiu was anxious to beat people, so the troops were also in a hurry, and everyone was very tired.

When the march reached Kangfu (now Shangqiu, Henan), the soldiers were really tired. Someone suggested to Liu Xiu that everyone is too tired, so let's rest.

No, move on.

Liu Xiu had his own ideas, ran all the way with his team, marched for another 10 miles, and set up camp in Rencheng (now southeast of Jining, Shandong).

It is still 60 miles away from Taocheng.

60 miles, and the distance of 30 kilometers seems to be today, which is exactly the space where the battle can be set up and the action can be carried out.

Since a big war is inevitable, let's hurry up.

Whether it is a war or a fight, everyone may have this mentality: the brewing before the war is the most torturous.

No, after a little rest, the next day, Liu Xiu's generals asked to send troops.

Pang Meng's subordinates also came to challenge.

Liu Xiu disagreed, ignored it, and ordered the soldiers to stick to the camp and recuperate.

(The emperor did not listen, but he was recuperated.) ）

This is so familiar with what Wang Ba did a few days ago.

However, Liu Xiu did not passively rest, he was preparing new moves at the same time.

At this time, Wu Han was in the area of Dongjun (now Puyang, Henan), and Liu Xiu sent a special envoy to summon him and hurried to the battle.

At this time, the soldiers and civilians of Taocheng knew that Liu Xiu personally led the army to relieve the siege, and their morale and confidence were greatly increased. They further strengthened their defense and stubbornly resisted the Soviet Union and the outstanding

, the offensive of the Pang coalition army.

At this time, Pang Meng and others had used all their strength to attack Taocheng for more than 20 days, tired of stinky sweat, and suffered many casualties, but they had no gain.

They went forward to attack, but they couldn't attack, they turned around to challenge Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu ignored them, they were tired, hungry, angry, and helpless, and their morale dropped rapidly.

(The crowd is too tired to go down.) ）

That's what Liu Xiu wants.

And Pang Meng was puzzled by Liu Xiuguang's resting and not working, and said to the soldiers around him:

"They traveled hundreds of miles day and night, and I thought they would immediately go into battle when they got here, but they held on to the city of Ren and put us under it.

Now we can't fight, we can't stop, Liu Xiu is really unfathomable! ”

(Hundreds of miles day and night, thinking that when the battle is reached, and the city is firmly seated, to the city of people, begging for war, can't stop, it's really unpredictable.) ）

Actually, Lao Pang shouldn't be annoyed at all, there are many places where you can't understand Liu Xiu.

Think about it, just a few days ago, how Wang Ba crippled Su Mao and Zhou Jian, and used this trick.

And Liu Xiu is Wang Ba's master.

Think about it again, you have mixed in the Xiajiang soldiers of the Green Forest Army, stayed in the Changing Army, and worked in Liu Xiu's emperor's office, how can you treat Liu Xiu

I can't understand the tricks at all?!

However, the battlefield, like the boxing ring, simply does not allow the fighters to think too much.

Just when Lao Pang and the others were physically and mentally exhausted, Liu Xiu's subordinates were ordered to lead the army from all directions to arrive, and the whole line was super luxurious:

Wu Han, Wang Chang, Gai Yan, Wang Liang, Ma Wu, Wang Ba, etc., and of course their thousands of generals and warriors.

The buddies we named above are all characters who later went down in history.

As soon as everyone arrived at the scene, they were unceremonious.

Under the direct command of Liu Xiu, everyone launched a fierce attack on Pang Meng, Su Mao, and Jiaoyi's men.

The defenders of Taocheng took advantage of the situation to kill, and gave Lao Pang and others a combination of inside and outside, and fought the enemy together with Wu Han and other generals.

Here, Liu Xiu once again showed the demeanor of the bloody battle in Kunyang.

He is not at all like Renjun, who has already ascended to the position of first brother, but a typical warrior.

He jumped on his horse and raised his sword, took the lead, and took the lead in cutting people.

How could Pang Meng, Su Mao, and Jiao Yi parry this formation, and they were defeated.

(And when Wu Han and the generals arrived, they led the army into Taocheng, and the emperor personally fought and broke it.) ）

Lao Pang and others are very uncomfortable!

There is Taocheng in front of you, and Ren Cheng in the back, plus Wu Han and other generals rushed to come, Lao Pang and others were simply wrapped dumplings. Plus Liu Xiu jumped on the horse and slashed people personally, Han

The soldiers and soldiers scrambled to be the first to kill the enemy, and the dumplings became tighter and tighter.

After being slashed and flattened, Lao Pang and others threw down their baggage, took advantage of the dark night, fled in panic, and went to Dong Xian.

(Moe, Mao, and Yi Ye abandoned their baggage and fled.) ）

At this time, Dong Xian and Liu Wei were concentrating all their troops and about tens of thousands of troops to prepare for war, intending to deal with Liu Xiu at any time, and the main force was gathered in Changxi (now Zaozhuang, Shandong), and Lao Dong himself personally led some elite soldiers to defend Xinyang (now northwest of Zaozhuang, Shandong).

Liu Xiu naturally wouldn't stop there, but he himself wanted to rest, so he arranged for Wu Han to continue to follow and pursue.

Wu Han, you chase them first, and I'll come later.

Liu Xiu personally supervised the battle, Wu Han naturally worked extremely hard, and after a slight attack, Dong Xian retreated and had to retract from Changxi.

(The emperor sent Wu Han to break it, and left first to return to Chang Xuan.) ）

Wu Han did not give up, continued to march, and surrounded Chang Xi with his army.

At this time, Dong Xian, who was extremely frightened, "invited" thousands of remnants of the peasant army of the Fifth School to help and let them gather in Jianyang (in present-day Zaozhuang, Shandong).

Jianyang is about 30 miles away from Changxi.

Lao Dong arranged it this way because he wanted to form a horn to fight against Wu Han.

Lao Dong is already at the end of his rope, and under Liu Xiu's blow, it is not easy to survive, and it is not easy for him to invite so many friends to help.

The reason is very simple, first, Lao Dong's market is bearish, and he does not have gold-lettered signboards like Liu Xiu and Liu Yong, and there are not many things that can be used to fool people; The second is the chaotic army

Not long ago, Liu Yong was cut off by his henchman Qingwu, which is an example; The third is that more and more people dare not go against Liu Xiu, special

Don't be a rebel army of the Five Schools, they have already learned the power of Liu Xiu and his apprentices more than once, and they know bitterly that the cost of playing with Liu Xiu is too high.

Therefore, Lao Dong asked these friends to help, basically coaxing and deceiving.

(Xian is afraid of luring the remaining thieves of the five schools to ride thousands of people in Jianyang.) ）

Just when Wu Han was dealing with Dong Xian, Liu Xiu was not idle.

He was busy, no, what he had to do as an important job was to further improve the Western Han Dynasty ancestor Liu Bang and other ancestors in this imperial township

Sacrificial system.

He had just won the battle, and he was in a very happy mood, so he went south from Taocheng and came to Pei County, where he personally sacrificed to the Gaozu Temple.

At the same time, he also issued an edict to make arrangements for the renovations of the temples, ancestral halls, and cemeteries of the Western Han royal family.

(Xingpei, ancestral plateau temple, edict to repair Xijing cemetery.) ）

The war ahead is in full swing, and Liu Xiu is here to worship his ancestors and engage in construction, neither because he is busy and idle as he just said, nor because he has any leisure and leisure.

His actions have obvious political intentions: first, he wants to express his filial piety to his ancestors and the royal family of the previous dynasty in a high-profile manner; Second, more important

Yes, he wants to make it clear and emphasize that it is completely reasonable and legal for him to succeed the previous dynasty and inherit the great unification.

Next, Liu Xiu went north to Huling and directly commanded Dong Xian.

Pang Meng has not been removed, Liu Wei is still there, Dong Xian actually wants to be a banner, how can Liu Xiu give up!

In order to better combat the enemy, Liu Xiu led his army to Fancheng (present-day Tengzhou, Shandong), which was only a hundred miles away from Lao Dong's Changxi.

(Emperor Zhifan, go to the constitutional office for more than 100 miles.) ）

In this way, the situation of the decisive battle between the two sides quickly formed:

Dong Xian guarded Changxi, Wu Han surrounded him, the rebels of the Five Colonels supported Lao Dong in Jianyang, which was 30 miles away from Changxi, and Liu Xiu was in Fancheng, which was more than 100 miles away from Changxi

Get your hands dirty at any time.

Here, Liu Xiu and Wu Han are determined to win, and they must destroy their opponents; Lao Dong is passively recruited; The rebels of the five schools are absent-minded and seize the opportunity

I want to run.

In other words, the upcoming new battle has not yet begun, and the winner is already decided.

Liu Xiu's generals were eager to cut people and make meritorious contributions, and they asked to go to war one after another.

Liu Xiu did not allow it, and explicitly ordered all units to stand still, wait and see what happened, and wait for the enemy's fighters to do our good.

He patiently but clearly analyzed the situation and explained the tactics to everyone, saying:

"Dong Xian and Pang Meng are thinking about Chang, and it is a dead move. When the five schools come from afar, they will inevitably run out of food and grass, and if they can't supply food, they will retreat. Why should we bother?

Do you want to fight the enemy desperately?! ”

(The generals are invited to enter, but the emperor does not listen, knowing that the five schools are short of food and should retreat, and they are waiting for their disadvantages.) ）

Everyone is already familiar with Liu Xiu's tactic of "surrendering the army without a fight", and Lao Dong and others must be even more impressed.

However, Liu Xiu dares to play this repeatedly, which requires courage and wisdom, and Lao Dong and others are always beaten with the same actions, so they should have seriously rebelled a long time ago

Saved.

The rebel army of the Five Schools had been defeated by Liu Xiu many times, and they were reluctant to come to help Lao Dong this time, so they were basically fooled (lured) by Lao Dong.

Sure enough, as Liu Xiu expected, within a few days, the food of the fifth school ran out, and he immediately slapped his ass and left.

(The food of the five schools is exhausted, and the fruit is led away.) ）

In this way, Dong Xian, Pang Meng, Liu Wei and others, who were cowering in Changshu City, were fully exposed in front of Liu Xiu's horse.

You're welcome!

Liu Xiu let go of his hands and feet, personally jumped his horse and raised his sword, and commanded the generals to attack Changji from all directions.

(The emperor came in person and attacked the constitution from all sides.) ）

Lao Dong in the city hurriedly divided his troops to resist, but he was powerless.

Within 3 days, Liu Xiu's army smashed Changshu City.

What follows is the story of escape and chase, which is very violent and tragic.

Su Mao is good at countering water and escaping, his movements are half a beat faster, he runs out of the city one step first, and goes directly to Zhang Bu.

Dong Xian and Pang Meng panicked and fled to Zhangshan (now Zaozhuangdong, Shandong) after leaving the city.

However, the two of them still have a lot of energy.

Within a few days, their scattered subordinates heard that the boss was still alive, so they invited each other, gathered hundreds of people, and welcomed Lao Dong and Pang Meng into Tancheng

to see if you can survive.

Somehow, whether Jiao Yi was too slow, or he deliberately rubbed it, when he saw Dong Xian and Pang Meng running away, he hurriedly surrendered with his subordinates.

(The leader will demote the crowd.) ）

In this way, no one cares about Liu Xu. He became a burden to both sides.

He knew that Liu Xiu would not let go of himself easily, and in a panic, he also wanted to run out of the city, but he couldn't find the north. There are not many people around him anymore,

Everyone is busy taking care of themselves.

However, there was a sergeant named Gao Hu who was busy and wanted to greet him.

It's also very simple, Gao Hu cut off Liu Xuan's head and surrendered to Liu Xiu.

(Liu Wei didn't know where to go, and the sergeant Gao Hu beheaded him.) ）

At this point, Liu Yong's drama as the emperor came to an end dumbly.

However, several actors are still reluctant to step down.

When the great drama of social life encounters a changing scene, we can always see that there are a few actors who are struggling and don't want to get off the stage. We don't

Say they are dedicated, but rather say that they waste stage resources and delay everyone's time.

The chief director of this social life drama is God. Although we haven't met him, we know that he always arranges the beginning of the big drama according to a certain script

Inherited. This script is the "law of social development".

According to this script, there should be rules for which actor is on and which actor is down.

If anyone who should get off the stage can't get off the stage, it will delay other actors to perform on stage and delay the audience's appreciation.

However, then again, whoever should not come down is often very likely to be that he himself has become accustomed to some kind of benefit from being on the stage, and this

This kind of benefit is often obtained through disgraceful means, and it is also inconvenient for the audience to know.

For example, Wang Mang was still reluctant to step down until he was sliced, which illustrates this.

Now, it is actors Dong Xian and Pang Meng who are reluctant to step down.

Actor Dong and actor Pang are in Tancheng, trying to defend it to see if they can pick up a leak, and then wait for an opportunity to turn the tables.

However, before they had time to deploy the city defense, Liu Xiu came up.

Liu Xiu saw that these two actors were already at the end of their strong crossbows, and it was not worth doing it himself, so he arranged for Wu Han and others to attack the city and left by himself.

As a human king, he has a lot to do besides fighting. And, in his heart, he was very war-averse.

Liu Xiu left Tancheng and went to Pengcheng, Xiapi, Linzi and other places to inspect and inspect the work.