Chapter 19 The third section congratulates the groom

Let's say that Liu Xiu's army advanced to Lunu, and Deng Yu's side also made rapid progress. Not only did they capture Leyang according to the original plan, but they also retreated along the way, and the team grew to nearly 10,000 people.The two armies echoed each other and formed a pincer offensive against Zhending Wang Liuyang. Liu Yang had an army of 100,000, and Liu Xiu didn't want to provoke Liu Yang easily at first, but ordered Deng Yu to wait and see in Leyang.However, with the development of the situation so far, if you want to continue to go north, Liu Yang's problem cannot be avoided and must be resolved immediately.

Geng Chun had friendship with Liu Yang as nephew and uncle, so he took the initiative to ask Liu Xiu to persuade Liu Yang to surrender.Liu Xiu Xuzhi. Geng Chun saw Liu Yang and explained his intention.Liu Yang didn't take Liu Xiu seriously at all, and laughed at Geng Chun: "This old man holds a hundred thousand soldiers, and Liu Xiu's strength is so high, he dares to persuade this old man to surrender! If he wants to surrender, he should surrender me! It's in vain for you to be an old man!" My nephew, but he is also shameless and has the audacity to be a lobbyist for him! If it wasn't for your mother's sake, the old man will definitely kill you, and you will never come back."

Geng Chun was scolded bloody, and returned to Lu Nu angrily to apologize to Liu Xiu.Liu Xiu smiled and said, "It's not Qing's fault. Liu Yang still has illusions in his heart because he has many soldiers. If he wants to make him surrender, he must first give him a little bit of suffering." Liu Xiu ordered Deng Yu to divide his troops and rush to attack Licheng and Feilei, so as to cut off the communication line between Zhending and Handan.Deng Yu sent Yao Qi to lead 2,000 troops to attack the city, and Liu Yang sent his cousin Liu Xi to lead 5,000 troops to rescue them.Yicheng and Feilei fell into the hands of Liu Xiu.

Although it was only a partial contact battle, Liu Yang was suddenly stunned and frightened.Although he had already surrendered to Wang Lang, he had always been selfish and refused to contribute his armed forces to Wang Lang.Wang Lang urged him many times to lead the army to Handan, but he refused all of them.He regards the army as more precious than his lifeblood, so he can't let Wang Lang recruit him so easily.However, now that he managed to mobilize his troops once, he was beaten miserably by Liu Xiu. Not only did he lose 5,000 soldiers, but he also lost two cities. After Liu Xiu beat Liu Yang hard, he sent Liu Zhi to persuade him to surrender.Liu Zhi received Liu Xiu's instruction, and his attitude was extremely tough. He directly issued an ultimatum to Liu Yang, saying: "Geng Chun persuaded you to surrender, but you will not listen. I came here today to persuade you to surrender for the second time. Grand Sima Liu Gong has made up his mind. There will never be a third attempt to persuade you to surrender. If you don’t surrender today, tomorrow will be a decisive battle.”

All Liu Yang thought about was how to keep his territory and arms.He knew that Liu Xiu was mainly here for Wang Lang, and he and Wang Lang were already at odds with each other, so he couldn't afford to open fire with Liu Xiu in order to protect Wang Lang's throne.Once you start fighting with Liu Xiu, if you win, you will make a wedding dress for Wang Lang in vain; if you lose, you will be cannon fodder for Wang Lang in vain. Liu Zhi's tough attitude made Liu Yang feel guilty even more. He always felt that Liu Xiu must be sure to win, so he dared to treat his 100,000 troops as nothing and arrogantly issued an ultimatum to him.

Liu Yang didn't dare to fight, so he could only ask for peace, and asked Liu Zhi, "I heard that Grand Sima Liu Gong doesn't take people's soldiers. Is there such a thing?" Liu Zhi replied: "Grand Sima Liu Gong has long stated clearly that as long as you abandon the dark and turn to the bright, the army can not be recruited." When Liu Yang heard the words, he was skeptical.Like you, Liu Zhi, with only a few thousand people in your hands, Liu Xiu is of course happy to not come to collect it, but I have a crowd of 100,000 people, such a large fortune, anyone will be tempted, in case I surrender , Liu Xiu turned his back on his words and insisted on taking these 100,000 people as his own. To whom should I complain?For the current plan, if you want to keep your territory and armaments, you can surrender, but you must first marry Liu Xiu and let Liu Xiu be your son-in-law.Since he is the son-in-law, I am ashamed to even snatch the coffin of the old man.

Liu Yang made up his mind, and said: "The old man has been wanting to surrender for a long time. I would like to make friends with Qin and Jin with Da Sima, so as to show trust." Liu Zhi didn't expect Liu Yang to make such a move, and he lost his mind for a while. He could accept the surrender on Liu Xiu's behalf, but he didn't have the power to represent Liu Xiu's engagement. .” Liu Yang sent his younger brother Liu Rang as an envoy to meet Liu Xiu in Lunu.Liu Rang said: "My brother has a daughter, who is twenty-eight years old and has a good appearance. I would like to marry Da Sima as a wife for a hundred years."

Liu Xiu immediately understood what kind of medicine was being sold in Liu Yang's gourd, and to make Liu Yang, an old fox, feel at ease, he seemed to have to marry his daughter.Despite this, Liu Xiu still had to reluctantly reject the beauty who came to her door for nothing, and replied to Liu Rang: "Gu Li, the same surname is not married, it is absolutely impossible." Liu Rang argued: "Wang Mang married Wang Xian's daughter back then because of the same surname." Liu Xiudao: "Wang Mang is a traitor and a traitor, why should he follow suit?" Liu Xiu quoted ancient rituals as a lesson, but Liu Rang could not refute it. After thinking for a long time, he had no choice but to retreat and said: "Since the same surname is not married, my family has a niece named Guo Shengtong. wife."

Seeing Liu Rang's reluctance, Liu Xiu had to decline again, saying, "I'm already married in Nanyang, so I dare not wrong my nephew." Liu Rang yelled anxiously: "Ordinary turkeys have three wives and four concubines. Liu Gonggui is the chief minister of the dynasty, how can he have two wives? Too many, not much effort!" After finishing speaking, he stared at Liu expectantly. It seems that if Liu Xiu does not marry a beautiful woman in their family, he will not die in peace. The generals who were listening on the side looked at Liu Xiu with flickering eyes, all with smirks on their faces.Brother, you just follow it!This is a good thing that others can't even hope for, why are you so shy.If there is a real war with Liu Yang, even if they can win, the three armies will inevitably suffer many casualties.You are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and for the sake of the soldiers of the three armies, you should reluctantly marry this girl Guo.Think about it, you can save us a lot of trouble just by having a burrow with Miss Guo!Although the bridal chamber is tiring, it is better for you to sweat the curtain alone than the blood-stained battlefield of the three armies.Liu Xiu, for the soldiers, for the world, dedicate your life!

Of course Liu Xiu knew what the generals were thinking.At this moment, his body is no longer his, nor Yin Lihua's, but belongs to all those who follow him.They needed him to sacrifice his own flesh.Liu Xiu looked at the generals, and reluctantly made a difficult decision: If it is beneficial to the world and the country, if I don't enter the bridal chamber, who will enter the bridal chamber?