At this time, Liu Xiu was 29 years old, and he was already a very mature politician, military strategist, and strategist. One of its main manifestations is:

He is not only full of strategy, but also broad-minded.

The sea is inclusive, and there is tolerance.

While he was arranging for his troops to recuperate, let's give an example.

Liu Xiu had a large number of soldiers and horses, and how to maintain good military discipline became a prominent problem

Plunder) incentives to conscript, the phenomenon of indulgence is increasing.

Once, Liu Xiu's personal attendant's personal soldier (Shezhonger) broke the law. The military city ordered the priest to be selfless and unceremoniously take him down and execute him on the spot.

Liu Xiu was furious when he found out:

What do you want to do?! Don't you know if this is a dog bullying?!

Liu Xiu's anger is actually the anger of ordinary people.

I am the commander of the army, and you dare to touch the people around me! How dare you kill the people around me without saying hello! Where is my authority?! My face

Where do you put it?!

He was furious and immediately ordered the arrest of the priest.

(If the child breaks the law, he will be killed.) Guangwu is angry, and the order is obeyed. ）

At this time, his secretary (chief bookkeeper) Deputy Chen hurriedly advised: "Ming Gong, you often want to make the army disciplined strictly. Now the sacrifice is strictly enforced, and there is no scruple about enforcing the law,

A great opportunity to help you educate your troops. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiu immediately realized that he had been impulsive and mishandled it just now.

As a result, Liu Xiu not only pardoned him, but also promoted him and appointed him as an assassin general, taking full charge of the discipline of the entire army.

(Guangwu is a traitor, thinking that he is an assassin general.) ）

Afterwards, Liu Xiu often said to the generals: "You must be careful to obey!" When the people around me break the law, he kills them all. If he enforces discipline to all of you

Whose head is it, I will not protect you. ”

(Prepare for the sacrifice!) If I break the law and kill him, I will not be private. ）

When the generals heard this, they naturally had a sense of awe for military discipline and sacrifice.

This is Liu Xiu, who is as good as a stream, and changes when he knows his mistakes.

He was originally an outstanding person, and he was able to learn from others' strengths and make up for his own shortcomings, and it was difficult to succeed in anything.

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and a person who knows his mistakes and corrects them is very scary.

In Guang'a, the political and military situation of Liu Xiu's crusade against Wang Lang underwent new changes.

Although the troops were resting, Liu Xiu's mind could not rest.

What's next?

It should be said that at present, an unavoidable domino is cruelly placed in front of Liu Xiu:

If he is the king of the world, he must turn his face with the beginning and take the banner of reviving the Han dynasty alone; And for independent development, it is necessary to establish its own reliable base for the time being

Hebei is almost the only option; And in order to develop in Hebei, Wang Lang must be destroyed.

Next, how can we fight the war against the king?

These days, he and Deng Yu live together on the city tower, meeting day and night to discuss the king's plan.

One day, in his room, Liu Xiu opened the map, pointed, and asked Deng Yu while thinking:

"There are so many counties in the world, and we only get one now. What is the basis for your previous statement that I can unify the world? Why do you say that

This? ”

(If this is the case with the county of the world, it is one of them from now on.) In the preface of the child, I am worried that the world is not enough, why not? ）

Liu Xiu is a little anxious!

He has been in Hebei for nearly half a year, sometimes patrolling the counties, sometimes fleeing for his life, and sometimes fighting again and again, but so far his record is not ideal, and he is really in control

The territory is only 1 county, and there is no opponent who has really been completely defeated.

In addition to Wang Lang, there are dozens of local armed and peasant rebel armies, large and small, who are ceding land and standing on their own.

After Wang Lang is destroyed, if a new "Wang Lang" appears, the situation will be very complicated and severe.

Therefore, we must find ways to eradicate the soil produced by the "Wang Lang" from the political mechanism and social environment.

If the generals are sent to Hebei again, the situation will become more complicated and severe.

Therefore, after getting rid of Wang Lang, we must turn our faces with Changshi as soon as possible.

To pacify Hebei, it is better to be sooner rather than later, and it is better to be faster than slow.

Liu Xiu can't help but be in a hurry!

Listening to his inquiry, Deng Yu was not in a hurry and replied calmly:

"Now that the world is in chaos, the common people look forward to the holy monarch like a baby misses her mother. In ancient times, great things were achieved by virtue.

It does not depend on the size of the territory or the strength of the power at the moment. ”

(Fang Jinhai is chaotic, people think of Mingjun, and he is still a loving mother.) The ancient Xing is thin and thick in virtue, not in size. ）

Liu Xiu listened to it and was very happy and encouraged (Guang Wuyue).

As Liu Xiu's best friend, Deng Yu is more and more trusted and respected by Liu Xiude.

Whenever Liu Xiu has an important cadre appointment or dismissal, he often asks for his opinion.

With his keen observation and profound judgment of people, he actively participates in opinions and prudently recommends talents. And the people he recommends can do their jobs

Make the best use of your talents. Liu Xiu thinks that he is indeed very good at helping him recognize and employ people.

(At that time, the generals visited Yu more, and Yu every person who raised it was his talent, and Guangwu thought he knew people.) ）

At the same time, Liu Xiu often discussed with Deng Yu the strategic planning and immediate plans to crusade against Zhuxiong and pacify Hebei, and even planned with him for future unification

A blueprint for the day.

Of course, if the battle comes, and a steady and reliable person is needed to command the front, Liu Xiu will also send Deng Yu to the battle to make a cameo.

In this way, Deng Yu not only helped Liu Xiu strategize, study cadres, and make decisions, but also stepped forward to the battlefield to charge into battle and open up the territory for Liu Xiu

Tuotu became Liu Xiu's chief thinker and assistant.

Guang'a was originally an inconspicuous place, because Liu Xiu rested here, and suddenly became a gathering place for heroes from all over the world!

Another day, Liu Xiu and the generals were ready to send troops south to fight Wang Lang.

Suddenly, he received a report that a large army had come to the west of the city, and there were rumors inside and outside the city that he had helped Wang Lang to fight Liu Xiu.

For a time, the people of Guang'a were panicked (everyone was afraid).

Liu Xiu immediately led the crowd to the city tower to inspect the details.

Liu Xiugang wanted to ask the soldiers around him what was going on, but suddenly saw a young general flash out of the army outside the city, kneeling on the ground and saluting Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu could see at a glance that it was Geng Yi, a young fan who had been separated in Jicheng not long ago!

It turned out that the tens of thousands of troops outside the city were the Shanggu soldiers led by Geng Yi, Kou Sui, and Jing Dan, and the Yuyang soldiers led by Wu Han, Wang Liang, and Gai Yan

Ben Liu Xiu and Wang Lang together.

Of course, Liu Xiu was overjoyed!

He immediately ordered the city to be greeted by Kaejo.

The soldiers of Shanggu and Yuyang entered the city to meet Liu Xiu's army of the king, and all the soldiers asked for warmth and cheered.

Some of the generals of the two counties are familiar to everyone, such as Geng Yi, Kou Sui, and Wu Han, and some may not be known to everyone, such as Jing Dan, Wang Liang, and Gai Yan.

While they were busy setting up camp in Guang'a City and drinking and chatting, we introduced how the army of the two counties came to be, and at the same time solemnly introduced these students

Face.

The above-mentioned generals are all immortal talents, and they will repeatedly perform miraculous feats on Liu Xiujun's way to the world, and they will be loyal to Liu Xiu, and they will also win Liu Xiu's trust

Ren and love. At the same time, they also have their own personalities, leaving us with a lot of wonderful stories.

It's a break from the battle, and we might as well put the spotlight on them for a moment.

In December last year (23 AD), Wang Lang proclaimed himself emperor in Handan, and Geng Yi was separated from Liu Xiu in the breakout of Jicheng.

As a super fan of Liu Xiu, Geng Yi is very smart and knows very well what Liu Xiu needs most at the moment.

At that time, he did not follow the trail to chase Liu Xiu, but ran back to Changping alone to find his father and Shanggu Taishou Geng, and persuaded his father to immediately unite with Yuyang Taishou Peng

pet, jointly raise troops to the south to support Liu Xiu.

In fact, when Xiao Geng had not yet returned, the envoys sent by Wang Lang to mobilize soldiers and horses from Shanggu, Yuyang and other counties to fight Liu Xiu were already in place.

Saving the battlefield is like fighting fire.

As soon as Wang Lang's envoy arrived, he urgently ordered Geng Guo and other local cadres to immediately send troops to the south to encircle and suppress Liu Xiu.

That is to say, when Liu Xiu was in the area of Xindu, Tangyang, Zhending, Yuanshi, Fangzi, and Shanxian, he was busy fighting wars and marrying Guo Shengtong, and he was in the northern country

In Shanggu, Yuyang and other places in the prefecture, political and military struggles have also been waged over whether to fight him or help him.

Wang Lang saw that Liu Xiu was going south to attack Handan head-on, and he succeeded again and again, asking Wang Jun to press forward step by step, and there were fewer and fewer cities and passes outside Handan City that could be used as barriers

, and urgently sent envoys to other counties, especially the border counties around Youzhou, to recruit reinforcements.

The people in this area are fierce, and the soldiers are very strong in combat. In particular, the Youzhou cavalry can run and fight, which often makes the opponent fearful.

This area was originally a place where Liu Xiu had not yet walked, and after receiving Wang Lang's order, many cadres and masses wanted to support Wang Lang.

Of course, this is not because of Wang Lang's high prestige, but because the vast number of cadres and masses are eager to think about the Han dynasty and hope for the revival of the Han family.

The vast number of cadres and masses believe that Wang Lang, that is, "Liu Ziyu", represents the authenticity of the Han family.

For example, among the cadres of Shanggu County, most of them advocated obeying Wang Lang's orders and sending troops south.

After Geng Yi came back, he resolutely persuaded his father Geng Guo to send troops to support Liu Xiu.

Jungong Cao Kousui, Changshi Jingdan, and Menxia Peng Minye supported Geng Yi's opinions, and also persuaded Geng to support Liu Xiu.

Geng Guo is actually the same as his son, he has long liked Liu Xiu, but he is worried that Wang Lang is too powerful, and Shanggu will be difficult to compete with him, and he will not be able to make his net worth

It's over.

He was hesitant.

Kou Sui is also an acquaintance of everyone, and the scene when he regained the Taishou seal ribbon from the hands of the original messenger not long ago may still be remembered.

He was both wise and courageous, and of high character, and was a very rare and near-perfect person. Later, among the Wenchen who was like a cloud around Liu Xiu and the fierce generals who were like Lin,

He still looks very eye-catching.

Of course, he has long been in love with Liu Xiu.

Although they have never met, like Geng Yi, they have long been a super fan of Liu Xiu.

Seeing that Wang Lang's envoy was in a hurry to urge the troops, Kou Sui was worried that Geng Guo would fall to Wang Lang, so he tried his best to persuade Geng Guo and said:

"Wang Lang's sudden rise in Handan is really hard to believe. In the past, when Wang Mang was in power, he was most afraid of Liu Bosheng (Liu Xuan). Now we listen

said that Liu Xiu, the great Sima at the beginning, is Liu Bosheng's younger brother. He is a virtuous corporal, and virtuous and talented people follow the wind and shadows. We should go to Him. ”

Kou Sui won Geng's trust, so he spoke bluntly.

Geng Kuang's doubts did not disappear, and he said worriedly:

"When Wang Lang's power is growing, we can't compete with it alone, what should we do?"

Kou Sui replied confidently and crisply:

"Our Shanggu city is strong, well-fed, well-defended, and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and with our capital as a large county, we can completely calmly calculate

Discuss and choose the good master. I can go to the east to persuade and contact Yuyang, as long as everyone works together to deal with Wang Lang, Handan will not be able to withstand the fight. ”

Geng Kuang thought that what Kou Sui said was reasonable, and made up his mind to attach himself to Liu Xiu, and sent Kou Sui to Yuyang to do the ideological work of guarding Peng Chong.

(Besides, he was sent to Yuyang to conspire with Peng Pet.) ）

Kou Sui went on a business trip to Yuyang, and what he had to do was surprisingly smooth. He hit it off with Taishou Peng Pet, because at this time Peng Taishou had been reconciled by his subordinates

The fellow and the county magistrate of Anle County persuaded Wu Han.

County Magistrate Wu is also an acquaintance of everyone, and we introduced him and Peng Taishou earlier. He has now become a super fan of Liu Xiu, and Peng is too guarded

The former is also Liu Xiu's star chaser.

When Wang Lang was proclaimed emperor in Handan, some northern counties such as Shanggu and Yuyang were very disturbed and confused, and they didn't know where to go for a while.

Wu Han has always believed that Liu Xiu is a real gentleman and an elder, and he wants to belong to him.

(Will Wang Lang rise, Beizhou is disturbed.) Han Su heard the elders of Guangwu, and he wanted to return to his heart. ）

Just when the military confrontation between Liu Xiu and Wang Lang was heating up, the county magistrate Wu took the opportunity to make a statement to Peng Taishou, saying:

"The cavalry in our Yuyang and Shanggu places are brave and invincible, and they are famous all over the world. You should unite with the Upper Valley Taishou Geng and lead the elite of the two counties

The cavalry was attached to Liu Xiu and attacked Wang Lang, which could completely establish a lifetime of meritorious service. ”

Peng Pet is a politically pursuing person who is not willing to be lonely. But in troubled times, he often can't properly grasp the current situation and handle personnel, and becomes sad

Drama characters.

Not long ago, when Liu Xiu came to Hebei to Jixian County, he wrote a letter to summon Peng Pet and asked him to return to obedience.

He also prepared cattle, sheep, and wine, and wanted to pay homage to Liu Xiu.

At this time, Wang Lang intervened, sent documents and envoys to Yuyang and other places, asking to send troops to support Handan and join hands to fight Liu Xiu.

His thought of paying homage to Liu Xiu was shaken.

In other words, if it weren't for Wang Lang's mixing, Peng Taishou would have attached himself to Liu Xiu and registered as Liu Xiu's official fan.

Now, after the county magistrate Wu persuaded him like this, Peng Pet decided to support and defect to Liu Xiu.

However, although Peng Pet was persuaded and planned to join Liu Xiu, and most of the other cadres in the county wanted to join Wang Lang, Peng Pet couldn't force himself for a while.

(Favor is so, and the officials and subordinates all want to attach to Wang Lang, and the favor cannot be taken away.) ）

Wu Han defected to Liu Xiu, for fear that this matter would be yellow, and he was very anxious.

He said goodbye to Peng Pet and came to a pavilion outside the city, intending to fool these cadres in the county by tricks.

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't have a good idea.

At this time, there was a Confucian man on the road, walking in the dust.

Wu Han hurriedly asked his entourage to invite the man to the pavilion, first invited him to dinner, and then asked him where he had been and what he had seen.

Now everyone on the earth knows that the biggest feature of the current situation is that there are too many people who want to be a brother; The most lively thing in Hebei is that Liu Xiu and Wang Lang compete for hegemony.

This Confucian said that according to what he saw and heard, the vast number of cadres and masses everywhere Liu Xiu went; And the Wang Lang who called the emperor in Handan is actually it

is a fortune teller, an imposter under the banner of the Liu clan.

(Born because of Liu Gong's past, he was returned to the county; Handan's honorific title is not Liu's. ）

When Wu Han heard this, he was very happy if he had obtained a treasure.

More often than not, Wu Han was a brave and fierce warrior master. But sometimes, he plays a trick, and even a little bit of a technical one

The means of quantity are also very good.

At this time, he wanted to play one.

He immediately forged a letter from Liu Xiu to Yuyang.

In this fake letter, Liu Xiu, no, Wu Han analyzed the situation, knew the righteousness, and asked Yuyang to immediately send troops south to jointly attack Wang Lang.

Then, Wu Han arranged for this Confucian scholar to pretend to be an envoy sent by Liu Xiu and go to Peng Pet with this fake document.

I'm sorry, we can't understand how Lao Wu muttered to this Confucian student, only that the two quickly became accomplices.

Confucian came to the county office, met with Peng Chong, presented the fake document, and recounted in detail what he had seen and heard.

Of course, under the instruction of Wu Han, the Confucian scholar added a lot of spices to his narration, and the views of praising Liu Xiu and belittling Wang Lang were more distinct and demanding

Yuyang immediately sent troops south to attack Handan, and his attitude was even more resolute.

As soon as Confucius finished speaking, Wu Han also came in and asked Peng Pet to send troops again.

In this way, Peng Chong already had an idea, and with Wu Han's flickering, his determination to join and support Liu Xiu became even stronger.

(Favorite.) ）

Not only that, but Wu Han also used this to convince other cadres in the county.

It was also at this time that Kou Sui was ordered by Shanggu Tai to guard the situation.

Everyone thought of it together, and everything was easy to do.

The two counties of Shanggu and Yuyang quickly reached a consensus and agreed to jointly raise troops to the south and join Liu Xiu.

(Conspire to return to Guangwu.) ）

Therefore, Peng Pet sent 3,000 infantry cavalry, mainly Wu Han, with Gai Yan and Wang Liang as auxiliary commanders, with the goal: to attack Wang Lang and defect to Liu Xiu.

Wu, Gai, and Wang commanded this Yuyang army to quickly go south, conquer Jixian in one fell swoop, and beheaded Wang Lang's general Zhao Hong.

I'm sorry Wang Lang, the hearts of the people in the world are like this, I want to beat you!

Kou is not a vegetarian either.

He returned to Changping and first killed Wang Lang's envoy and captured his guards.

Immediately afterwards, according to the plan agreed in advance with Geng Guo Taishou, Kou Sui, Geng Yi and Jing Dan led thousands of Shanggu elite soldiers to the south to join the Yuyang soldiers.

Soldiers are fast.

Whoever is slow will be beaten.

In this way, 6 heroes such as Kou Sui and Wu Han led the elite soldiers of the two counties to immediately go south, attack the city, slaughter the generals, and advance step by step.

Here, while the elite soldiers of the two counties are busy marching and fighting, we must explain that the above 6 heroes are all peerless talents, and they were all ranked among the 28 generals of Yuntai later.

In addition to a few acquaintances of Kou Sui, Geng Yi, and Wu Han, let's introduce the fresh faces.

Jing Dan, the word Sun Qing, Feng Yiliyang (now Lintong, Xi'an, Shaanxi) people.

He went to Chang'an to study when he was a teenager, and later embarked on a career because of his academic strengths, until he served as the magistrate of Shanggu County.

He is a reliable confidant of the county prince and a loyal fan of Liu Xiu.

When Wang Lang was proclaimed emperor, he discussed with Geng Guo to resolutely resist Wang Lang and support Liu Xiu.

In fact, he didn't see Liu Xiu at all at that time.

Many people have not met Liu Xiu himself when they become fans of Liu Xiu.

What kind of situation is this, a person is so successful: although he has never met, fans all over the world have returned to their hearts!

Let's first ask you to remember that Jing Dan, as a Confucian general, is not inferior to others even compared with the most outstanding generals around Liu Xiu.

Gai Yan, whose name is Juqing, is a native of Yuyang. The others are as they say, tall and have amazing arm strength.

(Eight feet long, 300 pounds bow.) ）

Gai Yan is also a fierce general, and his real achievements were also after defecting to Liu Xiu.

Wang Liang, whose name is Junyan, was Gaiyan's hometown, and was the county magistrate of Hunu (now Shunyi, Beijing) in Yuyang County at that time.

Wang Liang originally worked in the county government, and Peng Chong sent him to the fox slave when he was too punctual, and he was a talent who could go on the horse and govern the government.

Okay, 6 men like this are determined to follow Liu Xiu before they meet, what else can we say?

Look, this brother 6 people led the Shanggu and Yuyang coalition armies all the way south, like a bamboo, and they were unstoppable, and they successively won the 22 counties where Wang Lang's forces were entrenched along the way

city, annihilated more than 400 senior military and political cadres and more than 30,000 soldiers of Wang Lang, until he saw Liu Xiu in Guang'a.

Originally, these days, when Liu Xiu was pressing towards Handan, he kept hearing rumors that Wang Lang had transferred the Youzhou cavalry and organized various places at the same time

Soldiers and horses rushed to help.

Liu Xiu was not worried about slashing with Wang Lang, what he was most worried about was that he went to Handan to beat Wang Lang in front of him, and a large group of people stared at him behind him and fell in

The situation of the enemy on the belly and back.

Now it seems that such a situation is not possible.

Wang Lang, he's dead!

He was in Guang'a, but a group of fans who had never met won for him for thousands of miles, Liu Xiu was of course overjoyed.

In Guang'a City, Liu Xiu feasted the generals.

At the banquet, Liu Xiu's joy was beyond words, and she couldn't stop laughing.

He couldn't help but say excitedly:

"Those guys in Handan have repeatedly said that they will recruit soldiers and horses from Yuyang and Shanggu to fight us, and I also said that they will recruit soldiers and horses from the two counties. I was going to do it casually

Paid, unexpectedly, the heroes of the two counties really came for me! Let's join hands to eliminate Wang Lang and make contributions together! ”

(Handan General said a few words, I sent Yuyang, Shanggu soldiers, I should talk about it, what does it mean that the two counties are good for me!) Fang and the doctor share this fame! ）

As a result, Liu Xiu immediately named the 6 heroes of the above two counties as partial generals, and remotely awarded Geng Guo and Peng Chong as generals, and Geng Guo, Peng Chong, Jing Dan, and Gai Yan as liehous.

In this way, Liu Xiu's army of the king, the Zhending army, plus the Shanggu and Yuyang soldiers, greatly increased their military strength; Dozens of counties were re-annexed

, expanding Liu Xiu's political and military hinterland; More importantly, Liu Xiu's personal prestige has increased unprecedentedly, and he is a benevolent gentleman with the world in mind

The image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, whether it is cadres or the masses, whether they are in the army, politics or other work, supporting Liu Xiu, being Liu Xiu's fan, and defecting

Liu Xiu has become fashionable.

Choosing Liu Xiu is choosing success!

Choosing Liu Xiu is choosing to live a good life!

To choose Liu Xiu is to choose glory and hope!

…………。

Every time I read history, I often feel a lot of emotion.

I don't know if anyone has verified that Liu Xiu is currently working hard in Hebei, so that he can have countless fans who have never met before, or break through difficulties and dangers

Blocking the coming and running, or sacrificing life and death to win a victory for him, or sticking to him like Ren Guang and Pi Tong, how many people can there be in ancient and modern China and abroad?

What is everyone for?

What is a fan?

At the same time, what is touching is that Liu Xiu has also formed a flesh-and-blood affection with these fans of his, sharing weal and woe, life and death.

It's different!

In the face of the great changes in the balance of forces between the enemy and us on the battlefield in Hebei, Liu Xiu was pleased to see that the day of completely eliminating Wang Lang was just around the corner; But he

At the same time, we are also soberly aware that the revolution has not yet succeeded and that comrades still need to work hard.

Just when Liu Xiu was dispatching troops and opening up the posture to make a big move, there was a new move on the side of the First Dynasty.

As we said earlier, the vigilance and exclusion of Liu Xiu by those "bad money" in the First Dynasty have never been relaxed, and now we see that Liu Xiu's development in Hebei has

When it improved, it started to think again.

A situation that Liu Xiu did not want to see appeared: he sent Shang Shu Ling Xie to lead 6 generals to Hebei on a business trip.

Nominally, they came to help Liu Xiu recover Hebei, and of course, everyone on earth knew that Lao Xie was actually here to monitor and control Liu Xiu.

I am not as good as you, but I can be meaner and more shameless than you; I can't do it without you, I can't do it, but I can make you bad.

In addition to being incompetent, he was also very arrogant, thinking that the world was big, except for Liu Xiu, everything else was not terrible.

Therefore, the "bad money" think that Liu Xiu is already the main opponent at present, so they have to make a stumbling block for Liu Xiu from time to time, and dig a trap if necessary, really not

Okay, and he hacked him.

However, Xie Gong is not a master in either governing or fighting.

He led 6 generals and tens of thousands of soldiers from Chang'an, attacked Handan first, tossed for a long time, and did not take much advantage, so he had to go north to meet Liu Xiuhui

Combine.

For the arrival of the little abacus and thank you for the "bad money" at the beginning, Liu Xiudong also has his own calculations if he watches the fire.

At this time, Liu Xiu no longer planned to play with the change.

He felt that it was necessary for him to turn his face with the change, and it was just a matter of time and method.

At the same time, he also felt that when things came to the present, every unfriendly action at the beginning would make me unhappy, and it would also become my face

Reason!