While arranging for Feng Yi to resist Gongsun Shu's aid to the Kui troops, in order to better coordinate the combat operations of the Han armies from all walks of life, Liu Xiu sent the great Sima Wu Hantun army Chang'an, which is equivalent to presiding over the work of the Kui Kui, Lai Xi is the supervisor of the army, Taizhong Doctor Ma Yuan is the deputy supervisor, and the other 4 generals do specific work to respond to Feng Yi.

The specific division of labor is: Wu Han sits in Chang'an to command; Coming to the former enemy to command the specific operation and planning; Ma Yuan is an expert on Xizhou issues and is in charge of technology; Feng Yi and other generals directly cut people.

In August 33 AD, when the grain was sufficient and the horses were fattening, Liu Xiu issued a general attack order, ordering Lai She to lead Feng Yi, Geng Yi, Gai Yan, Ma Cheng, Liu Shang and other generals to attack Tianshui and conquer Kui Chun.

It must be explained that Liu Xiu's use of troops has always been one step at a time, and his above-mentioned division of labor is not specifically aimed at Kui Chun, but the deep consideration is: Wu Han sat in Chang'an, not only coordinated all parties, arranged for soldiers to defend against the Xiongnu in the north to take the opportunity to harass, but also seriously prepared for the subsequent attack on Bashu Gongsun Shu.

After fighting like this for nearly 1 year, although the Han army did not make rapid progress militarily, it always grasped the initiative on the battlefield on the whole, and Feng Yi's performance was eye-catching, cutting down the two leaders of Gongsun Shu's aid to the Kui army, generals Zhao Kuang and Tian Yi.

Soon, Feng Yi died of illness during the attack on Luomen Mountain, which made Liu Xiu deeply heartbroken and extremely shocked!

It took so much time, money and troops to use soldiers for Lao Kui, and even folded his beloved two generals!

So, Liu Xiu decided to drive himself again.

In August 34 AD, Liu Xiu went west and first came to Chang'an, which was the capital of the former Han Dynasty and the spiritual holy place of the Liu clan.

Liu Xiu sacrificed to the high temple and paid homage to the ancestral tomb, which seemed to be praying for the blessing of the ancestors.

In less than 2 years, the painful loss of Zun and Feng Yi made him feel sad and remorseful, and his war-weariness became more and more obvious.

However, he also deeply understands that now that his combination has been played, it is not the time to stop. Because if the opponent is not removed, it will be difficult for him to live in peace.

At this time, the accompanying ruling Jin Wu Kou suggested that Liu Xiu be stationed in Chang'an.

Kou Sui is also an acquaintance of ours, a scholar-type military strategist and politician with both ability and political integrity, both civil and military. In his early years, he worked under Geng Guo of Shanggu County, and from the hands of the messenger of the beginning, he wisely avoided the Taishou seal, formed an alliance with Yuyang County on behalf of Geng Qian, and led the army to kill Wang Lang's envoy with Geng Yi, and went south to Liu Xiu's story, which can be said to be exciting and exciting, and he is Liu Xiu's earliest apprentice and fan who has belonged to him before he met, and has always won Liu Xiu's trust.

As for his political achievements in Hanoi and Runan, it fully shows that he, like Feng Yi, is a rare cadre who can cut people and manage politics at the same time, and can go up and down to talk about Taoism.

He saw that Liu Xiu was going westward, so he said:

"Chang'an's geographical location is in the middle, and it is convenient to respond in all aspects, and the enemy entrenched in Longxi knows that His Majesty is personally conscripted, and he is already very shocked and frightened, and His Majesty is enough to calmly control the Quartet in Chang'an. Now that the army is tired and tired, it seems inappropriate to go far away from dangerous places. ”

However, Liu Xiu did not take his advice and continued westward until he reached Wangcheng.

This is the place where Zun and Feng Yi once held on, and it is very close to the current front line.

Gaoping, not far away, is entrenched in Gao Jun, the general of the Kui army.

Seeing things and thinking about people, Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: as soon as possible, we can flatten the people, seize the city, and end the war, so as to comfort the sacrifice, the two generals Feng and countless heroes of the Han army!

As a general, Gao Jun didn't see many achievements in attacking the city, but he was recorded in history as a funny little supporting role.

A few years ago, as a general guarding Gaoping, he was recruited by Ma Yuan and surrendered to Liu Xiu.

Gaoping is an important town from Luoyang West to Xizhou, and as soon as Gao Jun turned against the water, Liu Xiuhu's road to Xizhou was basically open.

In view of this, Liu Xiu sent a messenger to Gaoping to announce the appointment of Gao Jun as the general of the passage and the marquis of the Guan, directly under the leadership of the great Sima Wu Han, to jointly attack Kuihuan.

For those who are obedient and sincere, Liu Xiu has always been lenient and treats them well.

However, Comrade Gao Jun was very short-sighted and speculative on major issues of right and wrong, such as the political direction.

A few days ago, when Wu Han withdrew from the army, Gao Jun took the opportunity to break away from the Han army, reconvened his old troops, and helped Kui Huan fight the Han army.

After Lao Kui's death, Gao Jun was very lonely and couldn't see how to go in the future, so he had to stay in Gaoping.

It must be explained that Comrade Gao does not have the imperial mind of Liu Xiu, nor the ability to take charge of himself like Feng Yi and Xi Zun, nor even the pride of fighting with Liu Xiu like Kui Huan and Gongsun Shu.

(And to death, according to Gaoping, fear and perseverance.) ）

In this way, Geng Yi, with his butcher fierceness, led Taizhong Doctor Dou Shi and Wuwei Taishou Liangtong to besiege for 1 year, but he failed to take Gaoping.

When Liu Xiu came to Huangcheng, he felt that Gao Jun was just a martial artist, and he did not have the foundation of Kui Huan in Xizhou and Gongsun Shu in Bashu, so he could take it without too much effort, so he considered sending someone to collect him first.

Being able to persuade people with their mouths to move their mouths first, but it is really impossible to move their hands and knives, this is Liu Xiu's consistent style of conquering people.

(Dispatch the envoy to surrender.) ）

It is still a little difficult to persuade a person who is afraid that he will be cut down if he is soft, and he has been in a stalemate for so long, and this task is Kou Sui's.

Liu Xiu said to Kou Sui: "You persuaded me to stop going west before, and this time you have to go for me." If Gao Jun refuses to surrender immediately, you will lead Geng Yi and other five troops to launch a fierce attack, and you must take this city. ”

Kou Sui received the order, came to Gaoping City with the surrender procedures, and asked Gao Jun to send someone to talk.

Gao Jun himself did not come forward, and sent his own military advisor Huangfu Wen to negotiate.

Huangfu is unknown in the history of literature, and the only thing I have seen is that he came forward this time and played a small supporting role in the social life drama.

He saw with his only mouse eyes that although Liu Xiu had already been proclaimed emperor, he was not unfoolable, or rather, it was just like that. Liu Xiu's general, Geng Yi, said that the slaughter of the city was like walking on the ground, and he couldn't do anything about Gaoping.

Therefore, Huang Fuwen was very arrogant, spoke wildly, said nothing in his eyes, and did not mean to surrender to sincerity, which was extremely presumptuous.

Kou Sui is also a generation of Rui, so he naturally couldn't get used to Huangfuwen's clumsy performance, so he was furious and ordered to take it down left and right, and cut off Huangfu's head for everyone to see.

At this moment, the generals around him hurriedly dissuaded Kou Sui:

"Gao Jun's soldiers are strong and strong, the supplies are sufficient, and they occupy the choke point, and we can't even take it for years to attack. Now we are preparing to surrender him, but we are still going to kill his messengers. ”

Of course, what everyone hasn't said yet is that the two armies will fight each other and will not be killed.

Although Kou Sui is a scholar-type cadre, he can still make up his mind and be ruthless at a critical time. Everyone may still remember the scene when he dealt with the Messenger of the Beginning.

At present, in the face of the persuasion of his subordinates, he was unmoved, immediately cut down Huangfuwen, and asked his deputy to bring back the message, clearly telling Gao Jun:

"Your advisor is rude, and I have cut it down. If you are going to surrender, surrender immediately; Otherwise, you just keep it! ”

(The military advisor is rude and has been killed.) want to fall, fall sharply; Don't want it, stick to it. ）

Interestingly, when Comrade Gao Jun received the report, he did not get angry, nor did he calmly arrange countermeasures, but was extremely frightened, and obediently begged Kou Sui for mercy on the same day: open the door to dedicate the city and ask for surrender.

(Jun was frightened, and the city gate was opened and descended on the same day.) ）

Afterwards, the subordinates congratulated Kou Sui one after another, but at the same time, it was a little inexplicable:

"At the moment of the great enemy, you dare to kill Gao Jun's envoy, and you can still make him obedient, why in the end?"

Kou Sui said:

"Huang Fuwen is Gao Jun's confidant, and he is also his chief thinker and the person who has big ideas. This time, the emperor came in an arrogant manner, unyielding, and had no intention of surrendering at all. If Huang Fuwen is allowed to go back, it will be a kind of connivance to Gao Jun, and killing him will make Gao Wenxun lose his mind and lose his opinion. In this way, Gao Jun will inevitably surrender. ”

Everyone was convinced:

"The general's divine calculation, it is indeed unmatched."

This is Kou Sui, who is proficient in the theory of war, who is able to thoroughly analyze and grasp the situation between the enemy and us, who is meticulous in his planning, who has a resolute work style, and who is a cadre who has made achievements and who has persisted in integrating theory with practice in the style of study.

What is even more commendable is that he has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and he often has the heart of worrying about the country and loving the people, and his personality and character are widely praised by the world, and he is also famous in history.

He governs the people well, treats the people like his own parents and children, and the places where he works are often simple and simple, and once he is transferred, the people are often reluctant to give up, and thousands of people are crying.

He condescended to serve the country, always and everywhere put work in the first place, always thought about problems and did things with the overall situation in mind, and endured humiliation and burdens.

He not only did not take advantage of himself, but also often distributed his money and the rewards he received to his relatives, friends and the staff around him, he often said: "I got today's position with the help of my comrades and soldiers, how can I enjoy it alone?" ”

Therefore, at present, Liu Xiu has transferred Kou Sui from the local feudal officials to work beside him, and handed over the safety of himself and Gyeonggi to him, reflecting a high degree of affirmation and trust in him.

Well, after Kou Sui took Gao Jun, Liu Xiu's western expedition was basically the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.

In October of that year, Liu Xiu arranged to hurry up the western expedition to sweep the tail.

Subsequently, Lai She, Geng Yi, Gai Yan and others finally took Luomen Mountain, which was equivalent to destroying the most important defensive stronghold of the Kui army.

Zhou Zong, Xingxun and others were really desperate, so they had to show Kui Chun and the city and ask for surrender.

As soon as Wang Yuan saw that the general trend had gone, he hurriedly fled to Chengdu and defected to Gongsun Shu.

Wang Yuan knew that he had done too much work to help the Lao Kui family fight against Liu Xiu, and he couldn't think of surrendering to Liu Xiu, so he could only go to Gongsun Shu and become the only one who slipped through the net.

At this point, the clamor and separatist forces have been completely eliminated, and there is no longer their role on the stage of the life drama of the Later Han Dynasty.

In order to make the work of this western expedition detailed and practical, and there will be no recurrence, Liu Xiu personally arranged some measures.

First of all, he reduced the clamoring forces to zero, so that they could no longer form a climate.

Among them, the old Kui clan of Zhou Zong and Tianshui was relocated to the east of Luoyang, and Kui Chun and Xingxun were relocated to the area of Hongnong County. Of course, monitoring of them is also indispensable.

A few years later, Kui Chun did not dare to be lonely and wanted to find an opportunity to make a comeback, so he fled to the Xiongnu with dozens of family and friends, and was captured and executed when he ran to Wuwei.

Secondly, Liu Xiu arranged a crackdown on the separatist forces of ethnic minorities such as Qianghu in the Western Regions.

This is not only Liu Xiu's auxiliary action to exterminate the clamor of Kui, but at the same time, the leaders of these ethnic minorities who are divided are trying to cut off the land and sit big, and when they are clamoring to resist Liu, they follow the noise and beat the side drums.

This work was mainly done by the Lai She, Gai Yan and the leading departments, and the movements were very ferocious, and there were many people who were cut down, and thousands of people who were led by the beheading targets and played the role of backbones lost their heads.

(Breaking the Ground, beheading thousands of captives.) ）

At the same time, Liu Xiu also took a large number of work measures to improve people's livelihood and stabilize society.

He personally arranged for the opening of warehouses for the release of grain and the rectification of public order, so that many ordinary people received living conditions that they had not received for a long time, and some corrupt officials and ruffians who had plagued society were punished, and social order was stabilized.

Seeing that it was almost over, Liu Xiucai returned to Luoyang at the end of the year.