Chapter 53 In the fifth quarter, Zhongyong was hurt

Deng Yu entered Guanzhong by crossing Fenyin from the north bank of the Yellow River, then avoided Chang'an, and swept all the way north of Chang'an.When Feng Yi entered Guanzhong, he set off from Luoyang, passed Hangu Pass, and approached Chang'an all the way, blocking the only way for the Red Eyebrow Army to flee to the east. Feng Yi arrived at Hongnong County first, and spread his prestige wherever he went. Hongnong's group of bandits called generals more than ten generations, all of them led the crowd to surrender.When Feng Yi entered Huayin, he was blocked by the vanguard of the Red Eyebrow Army. Feng Yi won a big victory and surrendered his generals Liu Shi, Wang Xuan and more than 5,000 people.The leader of the Red Eyebrow Army, Fan Chong, and others were furious, and with all their strength, they came to Huayin to invite Feng Yi to fight.

Seeing the red-browed army coming, no less than 200,000 people, all the subordinates persuaded Feng Yi: "The Art of War says, there is no way to return to the teacher. It is better to get out of the way and let the red-browed army return east smoothly. Once the red-browed army leaves, it will be easy to take Guanzhong." .” Feng Yi shook his head and said: "As soon as the Red Eyebrow Army leaves Hangu Pass, it will immediately threaten Luoyang, the imperial capital. Although our troops are small, we should stick to Huayin, block the Red Eyebrow Army in the pass, and never let them return east. The eyebrow army has no food and cannot last long, we only need to consume its food and weaken its spirit, and the red eyebrow army will surely collapse soon."

Feng Yi guarded Huayin, like a red light, blocking the way of the Red Eyebrow Army's return to the east.Seeing that this road is blocked, the Red Eyebrow Army can actually change its course and enter the Central Plains from Nanyang through the empty Wuguan Pass.However, the red-browed army is stubborn, and insists on fighting Feng Yi in Huayin, and must turn Feng Yi's red light into a green light, and then pass by. Besides, Deng Yu received Liu Xiu's edict and set out to return to Luoyang. He set out from Yunyang, crossed Pinyang, crossed Fenyin, entered Hedong County, entered Anyi, and then arrived in Dayang, and reached the bank of the Yellow River.You only need to cross the river and go east, and you can reach Luoyang in two days' journey.

The surging river was ahead, the sky was wide and the earth was wide, the wind was violent and the waves were high. Deng Yu stopped his horse and looked at it, and suddenly wept bitterly. Deng Yu was naturally proud, even too proud.When Liu Xiu sent him into Guanzhong, he allocated 20,000 elite soldiers and let him choose his generals.Deng Yu was arrogant and arrogant, and he didn't choose any of the already famous generals, such as Wu Han, Geng Yan and others.Who did Deng Yu choose?With Han Xin as the military adviser, Li Wen, Li Chun, and Cheng Lu as the sacrificial wine, Feng Min as the general Jinu, Fan Chong (not the leader of the Red Eyebrow Army, but with the same name) as the general Xiaoqi, Zong Xin as the general chariot, Deng Xun as the general General Jianwei, Geng Xing as General Chimei, Zuo Yu as General of Military Division, they are all unknown people.Deng Yu's subtext is: Don't look at the group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals under his command, but as long as I, Deng Yu, can handle everything.Moreover, only by choosing these unknown people can we show the ability of my Deng.

However, Deng Yu finally failed in Guanzhong, and it was a disastrous defeat.It is conceivable that once he returns to Luoyang, he will never have the opportunity to take charge of the army, so as to avenge his shame.His life image will always be fixed as a disgraceful defeated general, recorded in the annals of history by historians, for future generations to ridicule and review. Is this the end of Deng Yu?No!He hasn't returned to Luoyang yet! At this time, he still has more than ten thousand elite soldiers in his hands, and he still has one last chance to make money, and he can still make a final fight for his destiny!One victory covers all ugliness, what he needs most at this moment is a victory.

Liu Xiu's imperial edict ordered him to return to Luoyang immediately.Although the edict cannot be defied, his personal honor must be defended even more.No matter what, he must challenge the Red Eyebrow Army again, win a victory, and redeem his honor.As long as the honor can be restored, even if Liu Xiu punishes him for deceiving the emperor and disobedience in the future, he will die without regret. Deng Yu burst into tears by the river, and all his subordinates were excited, and they were all willing to fight with Deng Yu in the final battle.Deng Yu then crossed the Yellow River, turned westward, stationed troops in Hu County, and sent envoys to invite Feng Yi to attack the Red Eyebrow Army.

The relationship between Deng Yu and Feng Yi is extraordinary. When Liu Xiu was in trouble in Hebei, the two of them protected Liu Xiu together. You light the fire and I cook, and you lead the horse and I take the burden. It can be called a fateful friendship. .Feng Yi's younger brother, Feng Yin, rebelled against him. Deng Yu thought about his personal relationship with Feng Yi, and made extrajudicial extrajudicial measures to save Feng Yin's life.Deng Yu felt that he had helped Feng Yi so much, now that my brother and I are in trouble, you, Feng Yi, have to help me no matter what.

At this time, Feng Yi had been standing in Huayin for more than 60 days, and fought dozens of battles with the Red Eyebrow Army, and the Red Eyebrow Army had more than 5,000 generals.The so-called cutting with a knife, everything is proceeding according to the scheduled plan.Deng Yu sent an envoy to invite him to fight, but Feng Yi was cautious. He felt that Deng Yu's plan was too greedy and aggressive, and it was not a good strategy. He replied politely and said: Deng Yu was unhappy when he received Feng Yizhi's reply, so he discussed with Deng Hong.Deng Hong was belligerent, and said angrily, "Feng Yi didn't want to fight because he was afraid that you would steal his head. We don't care, let's fight first." Deng Yu said happily, "That's exactly what I mean. Without Feng Yi , we can still win."

Seeing that Deng Yu did not return to Luoyang, Liu Xiu turned back to Guanzhong instead. He knew what he meant and was furious.The wording of the edict is extremely strict, saying: After Liu Xiu issued the imperial edict, he dispatched the treacherous general Hou Jin and others to garrison Xin'an, and the general Jianwei Geng Yan and others to garrison Yiyang. If the bandits go east, they can lead soldiers from Yiyang to Xin'an; if the bandits go south, they can lead soldiers from Xin'an to Yiyang." Deng Yu was determined to fight the red eyebrow army, and Liu Xiu's edict could not stop him.Deng Yu took Deng Hong as the vanguard and challenged the Red Eyebrow Army.The Red Eyebrow Army also used tricks to fill the truck with loess, spread a thin layer of beans on the surface, fight Deng Hong and pretend to be defeated, abandon the truck and leave.Deng Hong's soldiers had been hungry for many days. When they saw a cart full of soybeans, they were even more happy to see a cart full of gold. After looting, the formation was in chaos.The Red Eyebrow Army led their troops back and Deng Hong's Army was defeated.Deng Yu hurriedly led troops to rescue, Feng Yi also rushed to help when he heard the report, the Red Eyebrow Army was slightly defeated.

Although Feng Yi won a small victory, he knew in his heart that the soldiers were too hungry and tired to continue fighting, so he proposed to rest for a whole day.Deng Yu was like a red-eyed gambler who wanted to take advantage of the victory and chase after him. He laughed at Feng Yi and said, "How cowardly is General Feng!"Fearing that Deng Yu would lose, Feng Yi had no choice but to lead his men to fight together. The red-browed army fought bravely, and Deng Yu and Feng Yi were defeated. More than 3,000 people were killed and wounded, and the army collapsed. Deng Yu broke through the encirclement, with only twenty-four riders left with him, he had no face to see Feng Yi again, and fled back to Yiyang.Deng Yu knew that he had committed a serious crime, so he wrote a letter to resign from Da Situ and go to Lianghou (Deng Yu was originally named Fenghou, but in the spring of the second year of Jianwu, he was renamed Lianghou, and served in four counties).Liu Xiu made an exception and dismissed Deng Yu from his post as the Great Situ, and still named Liang Hou as before (although the ancients were called officials and titles, but in terms of punishment, deprivation of titles is far more severe than dismissal. Dismissal is good, and there is still a chance to make a comeback. Once deprived of the title, similar to today's expulsion from the party, it almost means a political death sentence).A few months later, he changed his worship to Deng Yu as the right general.

After that, Deng Yu made no further achievements in the military, and switched to serving as a civil servant. Although he was still ranked as the number one hero in the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the future, he felt that his reputation was hard to live up to.The rest of the empire’s war zones had brilliant generals, and the Guanzhong war zone, which occupied half of the empire, had none of them selected as the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai except for Deng Yu himself. The coach Deng Yushi was also to blame.