In the face of the very severe military situation in Nanyang, in order to extinguish the fire in the backyard as soon as possible, Liu Xiu decided: to drive the expedition in person.

In the summer of 27 A.D., that is, when Zhang Feng, the Taishou of Zhuojun in the north, rebelled, and Peng Chong, the Taishou of Yuyang, stepped up his attack on Youzhou Mu Zhufu, who was guarding Jicheng, Liu Xiu personally led the army to the south.

Liu Xiu put aside the war in the north, and planned to settle the south first.

However, he was unfavorable, and as soon as he came up, he encountered a dismount.

When he came to Yecheng, he didn't know whether he was underestimating the enemy or not entering the state, and was desperately intercepted by thousands of soldiers under Dong , and his brigade could not advance for a while.

At this moment, Cen Peng rushed to the rescue, broke Dong Jun, and relieved Liu Xiu.

(In the summer of the third year, the emperor marched south to Ye, and Dong did not cover the road with thousands of people, and the car could not be ridden.) Peng ran and broke it.

Of course, Liu Xiu came prepared after all, and this time there was no danger, and he quickly waved his army to Duyang.

To take down Duyang, Liu Xiu barely had much effort.

Seeing that Liu Xiu was really playing, Dong was frightened and hurriedly surrendered to him; Deng Feng knew Liu Xiu's methods, and he was so frightened that he fled back to Huayang overnight.

(The emperor went to Duyang, Deng Feng fled to Shuyang at night, and Dong surrendered.) ）

Dong and Deng started the incident, although they were intentional and speculative, and they were still mentally prepared for confronting Liu Xiu sooner or later, but Liu Xiu acted so quickly, the two brothers really didn't expect it: After all, the brothers just put up the flag!

You can't let others sleep soundly next to the couch, and the courtyard in the backyard can't allow others to come nonsense!

Liu Xiu led a luxury lineup this time, both in terms of the number of teams and combat effectiveness.

He is determined to get it in the shortest possible time.

Besides, Xiao Deng was very uneasy when he shrank in Shuyang, and sent someone to inquire about Liu Xiu's next move.

Not long after, the spies came back to report that Liu Xiu was about to use troops against Shuyang, and he was busy dispatching troops, and teams of soldiers and horses came and went for days.

(See the car ride all day long.) ）

Without waiting for Xiao Deng to breathe, Liu Xiu arranged for a number of generals to besiege Shuyang at the same time: Geng Yi, Jia Fu, Cen Peng, Zang Gong, Fu Jun and others came from different directions.

Xiao Deng didn't operate in Shuyang for a long time, and Liu Xiu's fierce generals stabbed and quickly broke the city.

Xiao Deng was helpless and hurriedly abandoned the city to flee for his life.

Here, by the way, we have to say that Xiao Deng is not as unbeaten-prone as Dong.

was able to be named a general at Liu Xiu's place before, which shows that he was by no means promoted only by virtue of his uncle Deng Chen's in-law relationship; He can stir up the anti-flag with righteous indignation, and he is somewhat embarrassed; This time, in the face of the siege of several generals, including his own chief, he abandoned the city and fled calmly: he brought his own captive and chief, the general of Jianyi, Zhu You.

In other words, even among Liu Xiuruyun's generals, he Xiao Deng is also a talent.

Well, look at this side, several generals refused to let go, and after breaking the city, they followed Xiao Deng after him.

In Xiao Chang'an, the two sides took over and started a fight again.

Liu Xiu immediately arrived, personally supervised the battle, and asked several generals to quickly take down Xiao Deng!

At this moment, in Xiaochang'an, a village dozens of miles southwest of Wancheng, Liu Xiu couldn't help but feel emotional!

Everyone may not forget that 5 years ago, Liu Xiu followed his brother Liu Xuan to raise troops, and it was in this place that he had a fierce battle with Wang Mang's officers and soldiers.

The Lingling soldiers led by their brother were ambushed by officers and soldiers, suffered heavy casualties, and almost all of them were wiped out.

It was in this battle that he lost his second brother Liu Zhong, second sister Liu Yuan and his 3 daughters, his uncle Liu Liang's wife and his 2 sons, and dozens of close relatives of his clan.

And he himself also escaped death.

Today, returning to this little Chang'an, although he is no longer a rural youth who has just started an incident, he is already the emperor and the commander of a million-strong army, but the opponent in front of him is his own subordinates, and he is the nephew of the second sister Liu Yuan and Deng Chen!

It is not difficult for us to imagine how complicated Liu Xiu's mood and feelings should be at the moment!

However, no matter what Liu Xiu thinks, because he personally commanded the battle and had clear requirements, the soldiers were full of fighting spirit, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became, and they soon broke Xiao Deng's team.

Throughout Liu Xiu's every royal expedition, he has never been defeated, and this time is no exception.

No matter how Niu Xiao Deng was, he didn't resist Liu Xiu's battle lineup. Seeing that his team had been almost cut down, he was cornered and had no choice but to surrender.

This time, Xiao Deng was beaten obediently by Liu Xiu.

In order to show complete convincing and sincere surrender, Xiao Deng surrendered with extreme caution: he was naked, and at the same time released Zhu You, the leader and general of Jianyi, who had been captured by himself a few days ago.

(The meat is due to Zhu You's surrender.) ）

Liu Xiu accepted Xiao Deng's request to surrender.

However, when it came to what to do with Xiao Deng, he had a disagreement with several henchmen.

At the beginning, Liu Xiu planned to forgive and pardon Xiao Deng.

Here's how he thinks about it:

First, Xiao Deng was originally his old general, and he was also a talent, since he repented, it would be useful to keep it in the future;

Second, Xiao Deng's rebellion was all caused by Wu Han, and it was Wu Han's indiscriminate killing and looting in his hometown that annoyed him;

Three, Xiao Deng is Deng Chen's own nephew, the old Deng family followed him in the early years at the cost of his family, he was brave and loyal, and he learned from heaven and man, of course, he was still close to himself.

However, Cen Peng and Geng Yi were determined to kill Xiao Deng!

Cen Peng and Geng Yi disagreed with Liu Xiu's opinion and jointly admonished Liu Xiu.

On this day, the two brothers came to see Liu Xiu together, and explained their views with a resolute attitude and sincere words:

Deng Feng rebelled, and Wang's army fought for a year, resulting in General Jia Fu being seriously injured and General Zhu You being captured. His Majesty drove the expedition in person in his busy schedule, but he still did not repent and personally led the troops to resist. He surrendered when he was defeated and cornered. If you don't kill Deng Feng, you can't punish the evil Liwei. ”

Yes, the dynasty has just been established, and the wind of rebellion must not last. Deng Feng's behavior seriously undermined the discipline and caused a very bad political impact, and it was difficult to convince the public without killing.

Liu Xiu felt that what the brothers said made sense, so he ordered Deng Feng to be beheaded.

(So he cut it off.) ）

After killing Xiao Deng and shocking him, Liu Xiu further strengthened his control over the Nanyang area, and the fire in the backyard was temporarily extinguished.