"What people!" the general who defended the city looked arrogant when he saw a group of men and horses coming.

"We are the envoys of Handan, we are going to stay here tonight, please open the city gate!" Deng Yu shouted.

Fu Qingyun took a few steps forward with a horse, and swept towards the city guards with a long face.

The general guarding the city looked at Fu Qingyun for a moment, and saw Fu Qingyun's sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his expression was calm, as if he was a high-ranking person, thinking that it was really the imperial history of Wang Lang of Handan, passing by here, and hurriedly turned down the city tower and opened the city gate to greet him.

The city guards shouted and asked for warmth, Fu Qingyun just nodded arrogantly, but he didn't speak, and the city guards were stunned.

The general guarding the city personally led the way to the post station, and the post station official came up to arrange the dinner, and then obediently waited outside the door.

When the meal came up, everyone was already hungry, and they couldn't care about decency, so they devoured it for a while, and ate all the food on the table like a storm, and then patted their stomachs and went to the post station to rest.

Sleeping until midnight, I suddenly heard dozens of drums outside the post station, and the sound of horses' hooves quickly outflanked the post station, and the shouts of "arrest Liu Xiu" came and went.

Everyone slept in their clothes, turned over and got out of bed to copy the guy when they heard the sound, and rushed out of the post station in panic together.

When I came to the outside of the post station, the light cavalry, infantry, and archers surrounded the post station on the third and outer three floors, and the bright torches illuminated the post station brightly.

It turned out that when everyone was eating last night, they looked extremely embarrassed, which aroused the suspicion of the post station. Yi Cheng didn't move, and after everyone rested, he hurried to report to the county lieutenant. The county lieutenant was also very surprised when he heard Yi Cheng's report, so he took out the reward order issued by Wang Lang for Yi Cheng to take a look at it and recognize Liu Xiulai among them, so he led his troops to arrest him overnight.

The county lieutenant laughed and said: "What a Liu Xiu, he dared to pretend to be an envoy from Handan to come to my Raoyang to cheat and cheat, and give me a big gift for nothing." ”

Liu Xiuyi was not afraid, not to mention that Fu Qingyun, Bai Ruxue, Qinglian, Zhong Zhengxiong, Fang Jungang, Iron Fan Scholar and other martial arts masters were on the side, even Wang Ba, Li Tong, Liu Jia, Deng Chen and others were also fierce generals with thousands of people, as well as hundreds of Demon Sect and Huashan Sect disciples brought by Fu Qingyun. Liu Xiu stepped forward and said loudly: "Lord County Lieutenant, that Wang Lang is just a charlatan who deceives the world and steals his name, if you can't recognize people clearly, I'm afraid that the clan will not be protected in the future!"

The county lieutenant scolded: "Bold Liu Xiu, dare to slander the true dragon son of the dynasty, take it for me!"

A group of men rushed up with knives and guns. Fu Qingyun shook his body, his figure flashed, only to hear a muffled sound of "bang", and the dozen or so pawns who rushed in front had not come back to their senses, and they were already scattered by Fu Qingyun, howling and colliding with the soldiers behind, rolling into a ball.

Seeing that Fu Qingyun was so brave, the county lieutenant shrank back in fear, and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!" Take Liu Xiu's head, and get a reward of 100,000 households!"

When the archers were given the order, they twisted their bows and fired a volley of arrows, and suddenly the arrows rained down, covering all the people in it.

This burst of chaotic arrows, Fu Qingyun and other martial arts masters can still resist, but there are still a group of family members behind the team, but they can't stop these flying arrows.

Fu Qingyun roared, and a layer of purple light suddenly appeared on his body. I saw a loop of yin and yang in his palms, and the lightning in his palms was launched, and immediately with Fu Qingyun as the center, a scorching spiral energy wrapped in purple light like a small snake swept forward violently.

The arrow was enveloped in a furious spiral energy, and the arrow was turned and scattered outwards at an accelerated pace. The officers and soldiers expected that the arrows would be reflected back, and they were defenseless, and they were immediately knocked over by the random arrows.

The archers and infantry in the forefront were pushed out by the furious spiral energy, and suddenly as if they were in a tornado, they were swept up by the spiral storm and thrown into the air, and then smashed down from the air with a scream.

Liu Xiu, Jia Fu and others were all shocked when they saw Fu Qingyun being so domineering.

But Fu Qingyun was by no means uncomfortable at this time, in order to protect the people behind him just now, he had gathered the "Purple Sun" exercise to the extreme, and in this instant, Fu Qingyun felt that nearly one-fifth of the true qi in his body had been consumed.

Although the officers and soldiers were frightened by Fu Qingyun's momentum, they were better than the number of people. If it was only Fu Qingyun alone, with his current cultivation, it would probably be no problem to break through three in and three out, but there were hundreds of people behind him, and there were family members who didn't know martial arts, so he had to hold on.

But what kind of person Liu Xiu is, seeing that the formation of officers and soldiers was in chaos, how could he let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately rushed out with a sword, Fu Qingyun, Feng Yi, Deng Yu and others followed, Bai Ruxue and Fang Jungang also rushed out with the Demon Gate and the disciples of the Huashan Sect.

Qinglian and the little beast Kang Kang stood by Yang Junru's side, not leaving an inch.

When the county lieutenant saw Liu Xiu and the others descending from the mountain tigers, unscrupulously rampage through the chaotic army, he knew that he had kicked the iron plate.

The officers and soldiers of Raoyang were shocked by Liu Xiu, and they were already in chaos, and they fled in embarrassment.

When Liu Xiu saw the county lieutenant fleeing, he took off his official hat and fled in panic, laughing and said: "If the county lieutenant doesn't send it, I, Liu Xiu, will come to visit another day!"

Everyone left Raoyang and went straight to Xindu County. When I came to Sindu, it was already evening. Xindu was too guarded by Ren Guangzheng and was worried that the lonely city would be helpless and difficult to compete with Wang Lang's army, and when he saw Liu Xiu and others arriving, he was naturally full of joy.

Ren Guang greeted Liu Xiu and the others to the county mansion and asked, "General Liu, when will your rear team arrive?"

Liu Xiu was surprised: "Why did you come to the back team?"

"This ...... Could it be that there are only a few hundred people under General Liu's command?" Ren Guang said in amazement.

Liu Xiu nodded and said with a wry smile: "If there is a large group of people, why should we flee from Jicheng in a panic." ”

"Alas!" Ren Guang patted his leg and said: "How can this be good? At present, Hebei Prefecture and Herong are still under the banner of the First Dynasty, the north of the Yellow River is attached to Wang Lang, and the south of the Yellow River is occupied by the Red Mei Army, and there are also Tongma, You Lai, Kui Huan, Gongsun Shu and other separatist forces entrenched. In my opinion, I am afraid that I can only escort General Liu back to Chang'an with my Xindu troops. ”

Liu Xiu laughed and said, "Ren Taishou may not be too pessimistic. Wang Lang was just a fortune-telling liar who swaggered into the market, falsely claiming that Liu Ziyu, the son of Emperor Cheng's fallen people, had deceived the land of Yan and Zhao, but in fact, his foundation was not stable. As long as Ren Taishou unites with Rong Pitong Taishou and mobilizes the troops of the two counties to crusade, how can there be any reason not to destroy him. ”

Ren Guang smiled bitterly: "Does the general despise Wang Lang too much? Although he is a charlatan, I believe that the soldiers of the two counties of Du and Herong are outnumbered, and the general only has a few hundred people, how can he be worthy of his dozens of county troops?"

Liu Xiu knew that what Ren Guang said was true, so he calmly said: "Ren Taishou don't underestimate my hundreds of people, they are all good players in the rivers and lakes with unique skills. And the generals around me also have the power of thousands of people. We killed the officers and soldiers of Raoyang today and fled in disarray, and we were unscathed, can Wang Lang have such soldiers?"

Ren Guang was shocked and suspicious when he heard this, his eyes swept over Fu Qingyun, Bai Ruxue, Jia Fu, Wang Ba and others one by one, and saw that everyone was comfortable, domineering, and extraordinary.

Fu Qingyun's eyes flashed with purple, and a coercion was suddenly pressed down in the air, and it was collected as soon as it was fired. Ren Guang was shocked, no longer suspicious, and said: "General Liu's divine might, I have always been obedient. In the first battle of Kunyang, General Liu led 13 elite cavalry to kill 400,000 troops in Wangyi, and personally led 2,000 elites to break Wang Mang's army, which can be called a miracle. As long as General Liu is confident, Ren is willing to lead Du Erlang to follow him. ”

Liu Xiu was overjoyed, agreed with Ren Guang on the recruitment of soldiers, and sent people to lobby and Rong Pitong, preparing to join forces to fight against Wang Lang.

Everything was agreed, and Ren Guang set up a banquet to entertain Liu Xiu and his party. After the banquet, Fu Qingyun and Liu Xiu had the leisure to sit down and say goodbye to each other.

Only then did Liu Xiu know that Lin Zhengjun designed to besiege Fu Qingyun and the Guanxuan sisters who were captured and Chu Wenjing was killed.

Speaking of Lin Zhengjun, Liu Xiu gritted his teeth and said: "I have found out the exact news, he is the culprit of the death of the eldest brother." ”

Fu Qingyun said categorically: "This beast with a beast heart on the face, if you don't kill him, I swear not to be a man!"

"But he's in a position of power now, and we have no chance of revenge. Liu Xiu said gloomily: "I heard that after the first emperor moved to Chang'an, Lin Zhengjun was appointed as a great teacher, he began to vigorously advocate the Confucian doctrine of 'Heaven and Earth Monarch' inside and outside the court, preaching the supremacy of imperial power, and using the way of Confucius and Mencius to suppress Chen Mu, Wang Kuang, and Zhang Wei, these old ministers, in order to support Liu Xuan, a puppet. ”

"Why does he want to support Liu Xuan's soft egg?" Jia Fu said in amazement.

Liu Xiu said: "It's not for Liu Xuanhao to control, so as to use this dictatorship." Liu Xuan has a cowardly personality, and is greedy and lustful, often drinking and having fun with women in the harem day and night, and Lin Zhengjun is even more happy to monopolize power. ”

Fu Qingyun said: "It's a pity that the soldiers of the Han army threw their heads and spilled their blood, and finally let such a wolf-hearted animal steal the victory." ”

Liu Xiu sighed: "The world is in turmoil, and I think the court may not last long, but it has only suffered the people of Dawn." ”

Fu Qingyun nodded and said: "Liu Xuan and Lin Zhengjun, one is weak and incompetent, the other is insidious and vicious, they are definitely not people who stabilize the country and save the people from suffering, and the people in the world are still waiting for the appearance of Ming Jun." ”

"But now the jackals are in charge, and the people are not living, where is the Ming Jun?" Liu Xiu sighed.

"This Mingjun, Brother Xiu, you are the only one!" Fu Qingyun said: "You are wise and martial, open-minded, and everything is based on the well-being of the people, and you are the Ming Lord that the people are looking forward to!"

Liu Xiu shook his head and laughed: "But now I am in a dilemma." I was arrogant in front of Ren Guang just now, I just wanted to stabilize Ren Guang, but I really wanted to gain a firm foothold in Hebei, but I didn't have much chance of winning. ”

"Why did Brother Xiu say this?" Fu Qingyun said in surprise.

Liu Xiu said: "After the death of my eldest brother, Liu Xuan took over my military power. Although I seized the opportunity to escape from Chang'an and came to Hebei Prefecture, there was Wang Lang in front of this place, and there were Red Eyebrows in the back, as well as Tongma, Youlai, Kui Huan, Gongsun Shu and other forces. ”

"Brother Xiu's words are wrong!" Fu Qingyun laughed and said: "Brother Xiu's escape from Chang'an is a great opportunity for the tiger to emerge and rise in a troubled world! However, looking at the heroes from all walks of life, only Brother Xiu, you are highly respected, you are the person who everyone wants, as long as you raise your arms and shout, the world's benevolent and righteous people will definitely wave your flag and shout for you. The first battle of Kunyang, you reversed the world, famous all over the world, countless heroes and sons and daughters take you as a model, as long as you raise the banner, the heroes and heroes of the world will inevitably look at the scenery, why worry about the big thing. ”

Liu Xiu perked up when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Qingyun, for the sake of the common people in the world, I will regroup today and decide the future!"

"Report!" A small soldier rushed in in a panic and reported: "General, a large number of soldiers and horses are coming straight to Xindu City, Ren Taishou asks the general to hurry over." ”

Liu Xiu was shocked and asked, "How many people are there?"

"I can't see clearly in the night, but I see that it's all black, and it's all fine horses!" Xiao Bing reported.

"Oh no! Wang Lang must have called. Liu Xiu exclaimed.

Liu Xiu took Fu Qingyun to the city tower in a hurry, and ordered the soldiers to report to Jia Fu, Deng Yu and others, so that they could quickly come to the city tower to meet.

Not long after climbing the tower, I saw the dust rising high in the distance, covering the clouds and the moon, the dull sound of horses' hooves neatly beating the ground rolling from far and near, and the waist knife and spear flashed in the moonlight with a dazzling cold light, which made people shudder.

"General Liu, all the people who come are fine cavalry!" Xindu Taishou Ren Guang, who had already climbed the city tower, said in shock.

Liu Xiu said: "Don't be in a hurry, our city is strong and thick, and we are not afraid of him riding vertically." ”

Ren Guang nodded and said, "The general is heroic, and the general is also invited to preside over the overall situation." ”

Liu Xiu nodded happily, turned around and shouted, "Archer prepare!"

The archers on the walls quickly took their positions, and their bows and arrows were aimed at the sweeping horsemen.

Jia Fu, Wang Ba, Bai Ruxue and others all rushed to hear the news, and everyone took a position with knives and guns, and waited for them.

"General Liu, don't let go of the arrows!" a big man riding a tall yellow horse ran in front and shouted in a loud voice.

Liu Xiuyu asked, "Who is the outsider from the city?"

The man ran to the city gate, rolled off his horse and bowed: "Geng Yi of Shanggu County and Wu Han of Yuyang County led the soldiers and horses of the two counties to vote for General Liu. ”

Liu Xiu was overjoyed, Shanggu County and Yuyang County were all important border towns, and the people were fierce, and the elite cavalry of the two places were famous at home. Liu Xiu hurriedly ordered the archers to withdraw, and personally took Ren Guang, Fu Qingyun and others down to the city to welcome the soldiers of the two counties into the city.

When the soldiers and civilians of Xindu saw thousands of elite horsemen from Shanggu County and Yuyang County coming, the whole city cheered.