Chapter 49 Guanzhong coach in the first quarter

According to Liu Xiu's war zone plan, everything west of Hangu Pass, including Sili, Bingzhou, Shuofang, Liangzhou, and Yizhou, was included in the Guanzhong theater, which almost occupied half of the empire.The combat opponents in the Guanzhong theater, including the Red Eyebrow Army, the remnants of Gengshi, Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong, Tianshui Kuixiao, and the separatist forces in counties and counties, etc., are not all fuel-efficient lights. Therefore, for the coach of the Guanzhong theater, although the position is high and powerful, but at the same time the pressure is also great and the burden is heavy.Liu Xiu entrusted Deng Yu with such an important task, which just showed his absolute trust in Deng Yu.

And Liu Xiu's trust includes two aspects: one is the trust in Deng Yu's loyalty, and the other is the trust in Deng Yu's talent.Deng Yu and Liu Xiu had three kinds of friendship - fellow from Nanyang, classmates from Taixue, and bed from Hebei.The deep relationship between the two has long surpassed the ordinary relationship between monarch and minister, and their loyalty cannot be doubted.As for talent, Deng Yu has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He entered the Taixue at the age of thirteen and became famous all over the world. If the IQ of all Liu Xiu's subordinates were tested, Deng Yu would undoubtedly be at the top of the list.

After Liu Xiu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he immediately sent envoys to Fenyin to worship Deng Yu as the Great Situ, and issued an imperial edict: From the writing of the edict, it is not difficult to see Liu Xiu's love and care for Deng Yu.Liu Xiu compares herself to Confucius, and compares Deng Yu to Confucius' favorite disciple Yan Hui, which is even more affectionate and almost nasty.In today's words, this edict is quite corrupt. Liu Xiu granted Deng Yu the title of Great Situ (i.e., the Prime Minister), one of the three princes, and was extremely gracious and capable, and Deng Yu was given the title of Marquis Feng, which was even more particular.Xiao He, the first hero of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, was named Marquis of Feng. It can be seen that Liu Xiu had already reserved the position of the first hero of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty to Deng Yu before Deng Yuren entered the Guanzhong theater.

This year, Deng Yu was only twenty-four years old, and he was about to send troops to Guanzhong to conquer half of the empire.In the past, there was Han Xin, who pacified Qilu before he could reach it, and divided the world with Xiang Yu and Liu Bang; later, there was Zhou Yu, who was twenty-four years old and managed the Central Plains, resisting the strong Wei.The country is picturesque, how many young heroes!Today, my teeth are too old, and you are useless, but sleep more and eat more food, and the virtuous and foolish are far away, which can be a pity. Liu Xiu knows this and expects it, Deng Yu dare not die!The day after he was entrusted with the title, Deng Yu led his troops across the Yellow River, entered Xiayang first, and formally set foot in Guanzhong.Go west all the way from Xiayang to Ya County.At the beginning of Gengshi, Zhonglang took Zuofu Duwei Gongcheng to She, and led 100,000 troops to fight, and Deng Yu defeated them.

After the First World War, Deng Yu suddenly realized that he had no more battles to fight.At this time, the battle between the Red Eyebrow Army and Liu Xuan was in full swing, and neither side had time to look around, so Deng Yu was naturally put aside. In August of this year, the Red Eyebrow Army broke through Chang'an and destroyed Sanfu.The people fled in a hurry, not knowing where to go. They heard that Deng Yu's army was strong and his horses were strong, and his military discipline was strict. The number of people who come to seek refuge is as many as thousands every day.Deng Yu gave him food and wine to appease him.Deng Yu had a superb talent for languages. During his four years in Taixue, he learned an authentic Chang'an official dialect. When talking, it made the common people feel at home and feel at ease.

At the beginning Liu Xiu served as the captain of Sili in Luoyang, and the gentry and elders in Guanzhong went to Luoyang to respectfully invite Liu Xuan to move their capital to Chang'an. After looking around at the generals of the Gengshi period, only Liu Xiu's subordinates were well-dressed and neatly dressed, with the majesty of a great man.Since then, Liu Xiu has left a good reputation in Guanzhong.Now, the gentry and elders in Guanzhong have seen Liu Xiu's great situ Deng Yu with their own eyes, and they are even more grateful. These gentry and elders were all opinion leaders at the time. After their strong advocacy, Deng Yu's reputation quickly spread throughout Guanzhong, and more and more people came here admiringly. , all feel happy.

In October of this year, the number of defectors has been claimed to be in the millions.The people all persuaded Deng Yu that since Wang Shi was prosperous, he should restore the old capital as soon as possible, and he should not sit back and watch Chang'an fall into the hands of the red eyebrow army.All the generals under Deng Yu's command also advised Deng Yu to attack Chang'an quickly. The crowd clamored, but Deng Yu insisted not to follow, saying: "Although we have many soldiers now, there are few who can fight. There is no accumulation in the past, and there is no money to transfer in the future. The red eyebrows have newly established Chang'an, and the wealth is substantial. It is impossible to be sharp. Thieves and thieves live in groups, and there is no plan for the end of the day. Although there are many riches and many changes, they must stick to Chang'an. The three counties of Shangjun, Beidi, and Anding have a lot of land and few people. Raogu has a lot of livestock. In the North Road, we should feed the soldiers to see the disadvantages, and then we can make plans."

So he gave up Chang'an and led his army north to Guiyi. Wherever he went, the counties and counties opened their doors and surrendered. Seeing that Deng Yu had abandoned Chang'an and did not attack, Liu Xiu issued an edict to urge him: "Situ is Yao; a perishing thief is Jie. The officials of Chang'an, let alone have nowhere to go. It is time to make progress, comfort Xijing, and serve the common people. heart of." Among Liu Xiu's subordinates, only Deng Yu dared to resist the imperial edict.Deng Yu made up his mind to wait for the red eyebrow army to defeat itself, so he ignored Liu Xiu's edict, you told me to go south, I went north, and sent generals to attack the counties. Zong Xin, the cavalry general, guarded the city, while he conscripted troops to guide the valley and return to Dayao.

Deng Yu did not attack Chang'an, but he tried his best to avoid a decisive battle with the red eyebrow army, and waited for the red eyebrow army to fight among themselves.However, I don't think so, the red eyebrow army has not yet had internal strife, but Deng Yu's side has started internal strife first. The two generals Feng Min and Zong Xin who Deng Yu stayed behind in Kuiyi were dissatisfied with each other and fought for power.In a fit of rage, Feng Yin killed Zong Xin, but was afraid of Deng Yu's revenge, so instead of doing it, he led his troops to counterattack Deng Yu, who was defeated by Deng Yu.

Feng Yin led his troops westward to Tianshui, broke into Kaixiao's territory, Kaixiao counterattacked, broke it in Gaoping, and took all of his belongings.Feng Yin led the remaining troops between Guanzhong and Liangzhou.Deng Yu inherited the system and dispatched envoys to hold festivals, worshiped Kai Xiao as the general of Xizhou, and gained autocratic affairs in Liangzhou and Shuofang. Feng Yin was Feng Yi's younger brother, and Deng Yu was also quite troubled about how to deal with him. He didn't dare to be self-reliant, so he sent an envoy to Luoyang to ask Liu Xiu for instructions.Liu Xiu asked the envoy, "Who is Feng Yin's closest confidant?" The envoy replied, "Huang Fang."

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "There is no need to add troops, Huang Fang will bind Feng Yin to surrender. Feng Yin and Huang Fang are at the end of the road. If they attack them with soldiers, they will meet the enemy with all their strength. They cannot be anxious; if they hold back the troops, they will not last long." Harmony, there is bound to be mutual understanding, and it is inevitable." Shang Shuzong was sent to Guanzhong to accept the surrender. The envoy was dubious and returned to Deng Yu.More than a month later, Huang Fang bound Feng Yin and surrendered, apologizing, just as Liu Xiu said.Gengshi generals Wang Kuang, Hu Yin, etc. were forced by the Red Eyebrow Army, and they also successively came to surrender Deng Yu.Shang Shu Zong Guang brought the generals back to Luoyang to the east, and went to Anyi in Hedong. Wang Kuang, Hu Yin and others intended to flee, and Zong Guang beheaded them all.When Feng Yin arrived in Luoyang, Liu Xiu was pardoned but not punished because of his brother Feng Yi, and demoted to a commoner. Since Deng Yu entered Guanzhong, he had never defeated the Red Eyebrow Army in foreign wars, and his internal strife caused serious damage to his vitality and his prestige was quite damaged.Deng Yu wrote a letter to plead guilty, and Liu Xiu supported him, and then issued an imperial edict, reiterating his unlimited trust in Deng Yu.