Besides, Liu Jiu and others packed up the remnants of the army and were defeated, and had to retreat to Jianyang.

Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci were quite proud, thinking that the coalition forces were nothing big at this moment.

They plan to take advantage of the victory to pursue, annihilate the coalition army in one go, and wipe out all the rebel troops in Nanyang!

Zhen and Liang were fierce, and decided to leave the military baggage in Lanxiang (now west of Yuyang, Henan), and led 100,000 elite soldiers to cross Huangchunshui in the south and meet in Huangchunshui

Set up camp between the waters.

(Nandu Huangchun, Linshui water, blocking the two rivers for the camp).

We estimate that Zhen and Liang are cadres at the prefectural and departmental level after all, and they still have a set of ways to lead troops to fight, and maybe they have even read military books or history, or even so

I can also know the story of the shipwreck.

They followed the example of their predecessors, demolished the bridge erected on the Huangchun River, and expressed their attitude to the soldiers and the coalition army: fight to the death, and there will be no return!

(Absolute back bridge, showing no return)

However, these two cadres ignored one of the most basic rules on the battlefield, and also made the mistake that Liu Jiu had just made a few days ago, that is, they did not have a good body

Chance and grasp: the arrogant army will be defeated.

Liu Zhuo and the others were facing an extremely difficult and dangerous situation in Jianyang.

The coalition army had just suffered a crushing defeat, and many people like Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu had lost their relatives and their morale was very low.

What's worse is that many people are going to break up!

The situation is like this, the coalition army is composed of three large groups (which can also be said to be the two sides) of the children of Chungling and the soldiers of Xinshi and Pinglin.

As we said earlier, the basic feature of the cooperation between the two sides is "common goals, different pursuits", and the son of Chung Ling beat Wang Mang to revive the Han family

, Xinshi and Pinglin soldiers beat Wang Mang in order to survive and live.

The Achilles' heel of this kind of cooperation between the coalition forces is that if the battle goes well, the "common goal" plays a big role, and everyone can just cut people together

Like the previous victories; And if the battlefield is lost, "different pursuits" play a greater role, and everyone hurries to find other projects to play.

Now, the coalition forces have suffered a crushing defeat, there is no good prospect in sight, and the officers and soldiers are aggressive and powerful, can we still have fun?

The new city soldiers and the Pinglin soldiers plan to slip away.

Of course, only a few people such as Liu Xuan can understand: if the gang breaks up at this time, everyone will be killed by the officials and soldiers!

Liu Xuan was anxious!

After all, Liu Xuan is also an immortal talent! In the face of danger, he settled everyone and adjusted his deployment, while doing everything possible to find a way to resist the enemy.

We might as well boldly imagine that if after the battle of Xiao Chang'an not long ago, Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci immediately led the light cavalry elite soldiers to cover up and kill non-stop

, do not give the coalition a chance to breathe, and the coalition forces are likely to be wiped out.

Here, we have to say that the two cadres Zhen and Liang ignored another basic law of war:

Soldiers are fast.

Cadres who always make the same mistakes and don't have a long memory will not be of high quality.

These two cadres had to shake their spirits, assemble the large army well, put away their luggage, dismantle the bridge, and even adjust their faces and temperament

It was good to do it, which left valuable time for Liu Xuan and the coalition forces.

Think about it, how much time does it take for 100,000 troops to cross the river?

However, it is impossible for these two cadres to listen to us, and history cannot be assumed.

At this critical juncture when the officers and troops were about to make a move, and the coalition forces were preparing to take over, the emergence of a new situation made Liu Zhuo overjoyed and brought it to the coalition forces

It's an opportunity to turn the crisis into safety.

First, Liu Xiu returned to the team, and second, more than 5,000 soldiers from Xiajiang went north to Yiqiu (now west of Tang County, Henan).

Liu Xiu finally escaped the pursuit of the official army, left countless beautiful legends, and found his team.

At this time, Liu Xuan already trusted and relied on this third brother very much: he was wrong in the past, and this third brother was by no means an ordinary rural intellectual

years, his wisdom and martial arts are by no means below him!

Liu Xiu returned, and Liu Xiu was like a tiger with wings.

After the Xiajiang Army was divided into three, under the leadership of Wang Chang, Cheng Dan, Zhang Wei and others, the Xiajiang soldiers have been active in the Nanjun area, and have fought with the official army many times

, won or lost, but never got rid of the entanglement of the official army.

The brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu calmly analyzed the situation and made up their minds to persuade this team to join the coalition and fight the enemy together.

In this way, it can not only increase the combat strength, but also stabilize the Xinshi and Hirabayashi soldiers who will slip away if they are not careful.

Of course, this is also the only choice for the Liu family in Chungling.

So, Liu Xuan personally went out and came to the Xiajiang soldier's garrison with Liu Xiu and Li Tong, and asked to see the steward.

(I would like to see a virtuous general in Xiajiang and discuss major matters.) ）

At this time, the days of the Xiajiang soldiers were not too prosperous, and they were always beaten by the officials and soldiers, and it was very difficult for them to attack the city and grab things, and they didn't know it

What's next.

Seeing that someone came to the door, several leaders Cheng Dan, Zhang Wei and others recommended Wang Chang to come forward and meet with the representatives of the Chung Ling army.

Although there is a shortage of soldiers now, sitting down to meet customers is not a horse race or a fight, but still a little knowledge.

Everyone is uneducated, and they are not familiar with the negotiation business, Brother Wang, you can go on.

No matter how urgent the matter is, we must also introduce Wang Chang a little.

When we mentioned earlier that when the Green Forest Army divided its troops, due to the large number of people and chaos, we just named him.

In fact, as a leader of the green forest who understands the righteousness, no matter his character, ability, deeds, and achievements, he is beyond the reach of other reckless heroes.

What's more, he is about to play an extremely crucial role.

Wang Changzi Yan Qing, a native of Yingchuan Wuyang (now Wuyang County, Henan).

In his early years, in order to avenge his younger brother, he died in Jiangxia (now Xinzhou, Hubei).

Jiangxia is far away from the capital, but it is quite prosperous, and has become a paradise for escapees.

For example, the people of Huyang County, Nanyang County (now Huyang Town, southwest of Tanghe, Henan) also ran here in order to avoid the enemy.

In 17 A.D., Wang Chang, Wang Kuang, and Wang Feng gathered thousands of hungry people to revolt, using Lulin Mountain as a base.

Today, there is a "Three Kings City" in Lulin Town, north of Lake Beijing Mountain, which is said to be the place where the three of them were stationed.

At the beginning of the army, Wang Kuang and Wang Feng had the highest status among the leaders of the Green Forest Army, equivalent to the first and second in command, and Wang Chang, Ma Wu, Cheng Dan, Zhang Wei and others were "biased."

裨", which is equivalent to a member of the leadership team.

After the Green Forest Army was divided into three points, Wang Chang, Cheng Dan and Zhang Wei led one of the Xiajiang soldiers to fight in the Nanjun area, which was not easy and very hard.

Wang Chang had a high personal quality and was very prestigious among the Xiajiang soldiers, and everyone was willing to obey him.

Okay, both sides are in charge, so let's talk.

It was an extremely important and successful meeting, in which the two sides exchanged views in a cordial and friendly atmosphere and discussed the implementation of in-depth cooperation and the formation of a new army

A high degree of consensus has been reached on issues such as the joint struggle against the officers and the army in the next step.

Liu Zhuo, leader of the Chungling side, conscientiously analyzed the situation, fully expounded the great significance of strengthening in-depth cooperation between the military and other fields, and demanded prompt implementation

We are now united to immediately formulate a plan to resist the Nanyang official army.

Wang Chang, leader of the Xiajiang soldiers, expressed his complete understanding and approval of this, and said that he would immediately conscientiously study a specific plan with the officers and men of Xiajiang and realize the merger of the two sides as soon as possible.

The above is the press release for the meeting.

Although the situation is that cooperation is likely to be a win-win situation, and if there is no cooperation, everyone may have fun together, but not everyone has this level of understanding.

Therefore, Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu, and Li Tong did not know the bottom of their hearts at the beginning of the meeting.

You must know that everyone is losing the war, not doing business, and if the cooperation is not done well, it is easy for people to misunderstand that they want to take advantage of the fire to rob and eat themselves.

Who knew that Liu Xuan's precise analysis and accurate judgment of the situation not only did not arouse Wang Chang's disgust, but made him fully enlightened and convinced, yes

The Liu brothers were so impressed that they threw themselves to the ground.

Wang Chang said excitedly:

"Wang Mang killed the king and usurped the throne, which was both cruel and tyrannical, and the common people missed the Han Dynasty, so heroes from all walks of life rose up to resist. Now your Liu family stands up

Leading everyone to do it is the real lord. I really want to do something useful myself, and I'm willing to help you in your achievements. ”

("Wang Mang usurped and brutalized the world, and the people thought of Han, so the heroes rose together.") Now the revival of the Liu clan, that is, Allah. Sincere thinking is used for use, supplemented by great achievements. ”）

When Liu Jiu heard this, he was very happy, and immediately said:

"In the future, if you win the world, you will definitely share the glory with all heroes!"

("If it is done, how dare you be alone!") ”）

In this way, the Liu brothers talked very speculatively with Wang Chang, and soon established a deep relationship while negotiating the work.

The meeting is over, and everyone is still reluctant. A few brothers of the Liu family "then married Chang Shen and left".

However, when Wang Chang informed the results of the meeting and his intention to report to the leading group of the Xia Jiang soldiers, he was strongly opposed.

Cheng Dan and Zhang Wei, the leaders of the Xiajiang soldiers, opposed the merger with the sons of Chungling.

They were originally strong, competitive, arbitrary and willful grass men, with no political vision or political intentions.

They are thinking that if they don't merge their size, they will be a leader, and it is difficult to say what they are after the merger, not to mention that everyone knows that Liu Jiu is a strong person.

After muttering for a while, Cheng and Zhang said to Wang Chang: "Since the eldest husband has an accident, he should be in charge of himself, why do you have to be controlled by others?" ”

(When the husband arises, he should be his own master, why is he controlled by others?) ）

The majority of the soldiers in Xiajiang were disobedient and unruly, and the views of the two of them were still very representative.

However, Wang Chang's prestige in the ranks is indeed very high, and everyone up and down is willing to listen to him.

At this time, Wang Chang had already made up his mind to cooperate with Chunglingzi, and even made up his mind that everyone disagreed, and he himself would follow Chunglingzi

Brother go.

Because he was already keenly aware that, according to the current political and military situation, the rebel army had no other way but to unite. And this union, there must be

The Liu clan participated.

In Wang Chang's view, everyone on the earth knows that the world (the former Han regime) originally belonged to the Liu family, and Wang Mang got it and messed with it. Now days

In the next mess, the new reckless regime made the common people really unable to live, and it should be destroyed and the Han family restored.

This kind of thinking has long existed among the peasants in China's feudal society, and now it seems to be a conservative grass consciousness, but at that time,

Very marketable.

The great Marx once had a wonderful description, we might as well record it to help you understand Wang Chang's state of mind at this time:

"They can't represent themselves, they have to be represented by others. Their representatives must be their masters at the same time, standing high above them

The authority of the face is the unrestrained power of government, which protects them from other classes and gives them rain and sunshine from above. ”

These words of Marx, although addressed to the conservative peasants of 19th-century France, are quite historically universal.

At present, Wang Chang summoned the backbone of the Xia Jiang soldiers and patiently said to them:

"In the past, Emperor Cheng and Emperor Mourning had no descendants, so Wang Mang seized the opportunity to usurp power. However, he was very unpopular because he was harsh in the world

, The common people have been looking forward to the restoration of the Han family for a long time, and this is the reason why all of us have troubles. Everyone is optimistic, the people are resentful, and it will not last

For a long time, what the people are looking forward to will eventually come. Therefore, if we want to do great things, we must conform to the will of the people and the will of heaven in order to succeed. If it's for a while

's strength and courage to do whatever you want, even if you get the world, you will lose it again. …… Now the men, women, and children of the Liu clan in Nanyang are raising troops together, and I see them coming

Those who discuss matters are all far-sighted, and they are all talents of princes. If we cooperate with them, we will definitely achieve great things, and it will also help us! ”

Wang Chang's words should be said to be heartfelt, and they are also serious.

He is like a brother, who is both reasonable and not difficult, but the meaning is very clear.

Although the soldiers of the Xiajiang soldiers were arrogant and uneducated, they usually respected Wang Chang very much (although they were strong and knowledgeable, they respected Chang and listened to him

After saying that, they expressed their willingness to obey Brother Wang:

"Listen to Brother Wang, if it weren't for Brother Wang, we would have almost done something stupid, what do you say, let's do it!"

(Without a king, my family is almost caught in injustice.) Be taught. ）

Seeing that the brothers were like this, Cheng Dan and Zhang Wei had no choice but to follow the trend.

As a result, the Xiajiang soldiers successfully completed the merger with the children of Chungling.

Their arrival stabilized the Xinshi and Pinglin soldiers.

As a result, a new military alliance was quickly formed, including the Chungling Army and the Xinshi, Pinglin, and Xiajiang soldiers.

By the way, the ranks of the coalition forces have undoubtedly grown, and the situation is very good.

However, Cheng Dan, Zhang Wei and others did not support Liu Xuan, but joined the coalition out of respect for Wang Chang and followed the crowd, which restored the children of Chungling

The Han family adds a lot of variables.

Of course, that's a story for later.

In the face of such a good revolutionary situation, the brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu were very happy and immediately made military arrangements.

Due to the tight time, the officers and soldiers of Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci have already begun to cross the river, and many soldiers are still wearing linen and filial piety for their relatives who have just lost

It is simply impossible for the military to hold any major meetings or celebrations for the sake of a new alliance.

Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu, and the other leaders of the coalition army first reorganized the ranks, which is completely correct.

Fighting is not flirting, fighting is not a show, once the two sides cut each other, a knife and a punch are not a joke. Whoever doesn't believe in this will be flattened.

Wars throughout the ages have remained the same, and that is that there is one basic principle and law for the participants: to preserve oneself and destroy the enemy.

All the input of troops, the allocation of weapons, and the use of tactics are all carried out around this basic principle.

Even other principles and laws of war are derived from this.

There may be friends, such as Liu Xuan, who said, I didn't know this bird principle in the past, didn't I also lay down Changju, Huyang and Thorn Yang?

Wrong, we say! You don't know it, but you can't get rid of it.

Isn't it?

Tangzi Township in Changju and Huyang is actually a village, and tens of thousands of coalition troops have attacked it, and one person and one foot have been leveled. Jianyang is a small county town,

It can't withstand the tens of thousands of men of the coalition army.

In other words, in the first few battles, you had enough strength to protect the families of the soldiers with one arm, thanks to the overwhelming numerical majority of the coalition forces

, one arm punches the opponent.

When you arrive in Xiaochang'an, you will know, suddenly encountered the ambush of Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci's army, and the numerical advantage of the coalition army was gone, and I originally wanted to attack Wancheng

You have to fight positional warfare in the wilderness, you have not protected the families of the soldiers, and you have not defeated the vicious officers and soldiers.

In other words, at that time, the enemy situation suddenly changed, and the great enemy was present, and you, as a commander, did not fully understand and correctly apply this basic law and principle

He led everyone to save himself and did not destroy the enemy, so the coalition failed.

Now, the brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu have learned the lesson of blood and are determined to pick up their own team before fighting the enemy.

So, the brothers and the other leaders of the coalition divided the team into six detachments, established covenants and disciplines, had a feast and a drink, and then declared a break.3

Sky!

Of course, it is impossible for Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu and the leaders of the coalition forces to rest, they are too busy.

When the officers and men of the coalition army were full of food and drink and adjusted their state, Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu and other leaders were urgently negotiating a plan to destroy the enemy.

Since there are no reporters or anyone accompanying the army to record it in detail, we have no way of knowing the details of the next series of military and political actions of the coalition forces.

However, based on the available historical data, we can conclude that Liu Xiu played a key role in these decisions and actions of the coalition forces.

Although at this time he was still active under the banner of his eldest brother Liu Xuan and worked under the leadership of his eldest brother, he had already won with his character and ability

It has won the trust and respect that the coalition forces deserve.

We say this completely based on basic historical facts, and we are not prejudiced against so many parties and whom, and we are not full of beauty for everyone, including Liu Xiu.

Nor degrading.

In fact, to judge a person's role in things is very simple, there are two things: one is to look at the positive and see what he (she) played at the critical moment

Function; The second is to look at the opposite side to see what would have happened without him (her).

If you agree, then read on.

The leaders of the coalition forces, including Liu Xiu, calmly and comprehensively analyzed the situation, firmly grasped the stupidity and Achilles heel of the officers and troops, and decided immediately

Take the initiative:

Sneak attack on Blue Township!

One day in December 22 AD, the 30th day of the lunar calendar, the Spring Festival is just around the corner.

The Spring Festival is so important that it has become the most memorable day for Chinese people.

I don't know how many people, who don't know the birthdays of their fathers, mothers, husbands, and wives, can remember the day of the Spring Festival.

In the traditional concept of the Chinese people, the Spring Festival means the beginning of a new year. No matter how well everyone lives, to the new

The year was still full of joy and hope.

Therefore, whether it is a princely general or an ordinary person, whether it is living the life of a richer prince, or eating the last meal or not, everyone must let go

The work at hand to celebrate warmly, to worship the gods and ancestors, to remove the old cloth new, to welcome the spring blessings, to pray for a good harvest, often from the first day of the new year to the fifteenth, and even the end of the first month.

To this day, there is a saying that whoever is busy is "as busy as the New Year".

The officers and soldiers who were arranged to guard the military quartermaster in Lanxiang were like this, and everyone was busy with the New Year.

Because the war was carried by 100,000 troops, and the rebel coalition army had collapsed, it became a battle without suspense.

Besides, it's the New Year!

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Lanxiang, the officers and soldiers who were busy celebrating the New Year drank wine and kept the New Year, made a fuss, and slept tiredly.

Everyone is tired, many days of marching, tomorrow will be the New Year!

Everyone slept soundly. Suddenly—

"Who kicked me awake—who?"

"Fuck! It's not the New Year?! ”

“……。”

An insurrectionary coalition descended from the sky and quickly took control of the barracks and warehouses, and the officers and soldiers were taken prisoner in their dreams.

The coalition forces won a great victory and captured many prisoners.

The soldiers of the coalition army were both excited and angry, and they took the captives and gathered under the firelight to see if there were any people who killed their families in Xiaochang'an a few days ago, and they recognized it for a while

Slashed, see if it was a painful flattening, and the officers and soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers.

Of course, a large number of military baggage were all brought over!

(Get all the baggage.) ）

It's a beautiful raid!

On Chinese New Year's Eve, a group of mourning soldiers without formal training bypassed the enemy's defense line, crossed two rivers, went deep behind the enemy and smashed the old nest, and won a complete victory.

This cannot but be said to be a wonderful blow in any situation and on any battlefield! It is impossible not to say that the organizers are well directed!

And that's not all.

The next morning, that is, on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the coalition forces were non-stop, and once again preemptively launched an attack on the proud Nanyang official army in two directions:

Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu led their troops to attack Zhenfu from the southwest, and the Xiajiang troops who had just merged attacked Liangqiuci from the southeast.

The officers and soldiers were arrogant and numerous, and they were very annoyed to see a group of hungry people not allowing them to celebrate the New Year; The coalition forces already have the courage to avenge their loved ones

Cut, coupled with a strong command deployment, was red-eyed as soon as it came up.

The fighting was extremely fierce.

What's worse is that this is another battle that neither side can afford to lose.

The coalition army knew that if they lost this time, 100,000 officers and soldiers would cover up and kill themselves, and they would trample themselves into meat sauce just by stepping on them, including those who survived

Family.

The officers and men also knew that if they lost this time, they would either be hacked to death by the coalition forces or drowned by the river - there was no way out.

The two sides fought to the death, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The fierce battle lasted until it was time for breakfast, Liang Qiuci couldn't hold it at first, his position was chaotic first, and his soldiers scattered and fled.

The defeat was like a mountain.

When Zhen Fu saw it, he couldn't resist it, and he escaped faster than here.

The coalition army has already gone crazy, how can they allow the officers and soldiers to run home for the New Year, chasing after them and slashing non-stop.

The officers and soldiers left piles of corpses, running desperately alive, and their arrogance was gone, and no one had the time to think about the New Year.

The officers and soldiers who were killed and scattered retreated to the edge of Huang Chunshui, wanting to turn around and fight but couldn't fight, wanting to run but having no road, crying without tears.

The coalition pursuers caught up, and there was another burst of indiscriminate slashing, killing more than 10,000 enemies.

The officers and soldiers who were afraid of being stabbed hurriedly jumped into the river and drowned countless others.

Tens of thousands of people who crossed the river with good water quality also ran away as if they were dead, and they did not dare to admit that they had been officers and soldiers when they were killed.

Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci, the supreme military and political commanders of Nanyang, did not expect to be defeated so quickly and so miserably, and they died in the chaos before their psychological state was adjusted

among them.

This is the famous "Great Victory in Flooding Water" in history.

The significance of this major victory for the coalition forces cannot be underestimated.

The coalition forces not only eliminated Wang Mang's elite division in Nanyang County, but also seized a large amount of military supplies; At the same time, the coalition forces fully understood Liu Xuan

The outstanding political strategy and military skills of the Liu Xiu brothers have strengthened their determination and confidence to fight and win another big war; Moreover, the coalition forces have been trained,

Organizational discipline and the spirit of unity and cooperation have also been strengthened, and it is generally believed that rebellion is not the work of one person or one family, as long as everyone is twisted into a rope

, plus people with the ability to carry it, say who is flat!

If we look at this battle among the many battles on Liu Xiujun's way to the world, we will also find that the victory in the water is still an important turn

Since then, the anti-reckless coalition forces have basically gained the initiative on the battlefield.

This time, the brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu were not carried away by the victory, took a little rest from the troops, and took advantage of the great victory to wave their troops to the county of Nanyang.