Chapter 78 Section 8 Let's fight and talk

Kai Xiao knew that when he came and left, the soldiers were about to arrive, so he recruited soldiers and prepared for the battle. He ordered Wang Yuan to guard the dangerous southern part of Longshan, cut down huge trees, blocked the Guanlong Avenue, and put on a defense of covering his face and waiting to be beaten. attitude. Lai She returned to Chang'an and reported to Liu Xiu.Liu Xiu summoned all the generals to discuss, and Kai Xiao's rebellion was clear. To fight or not to fight? The strange thing is that the generals who have always been warlike are quite discouraged. They all advocate that fighting is not as good as fighting, and let Kai Xiao spend a few more days at ease. , After the civil strife in Kaixiao, it is not too late to march.

What's even more strange is that Liu Xiu actually agreed with this point of view and almost gave up attacking Kai Xiao. The generals and Liu Xiu's fear of war is actually easy to understand. Although Kaixiao only controls the two counties of Longxi and Tianshui, and the land area is less than one-twentieth that of Liu Xiu, he dares to sing against Liu Xiu again and again. Why should he? Geographical advantage, absolute geographical advantage! When describing going to Longxi in the annals of history, it does not say "to" Long, nor "to" Long, but "Shang" Long.The word "up" is enough to explain the problem.

The two counties of Longxi and Tianshui are all in the mountainous area of ​​Longshan (now Liupanshan), overlooking Guanzhong. Guanzhong is a plain with an average altitude of about 400 meters.Longshan, where Longxi and Tianshui are located, has an average altitude of nearly 2,000 meters.The difference between the two places was as high as more than 1,600 meters. If you wanted to attack Kaihuo, you would attack from your back all the way, and the casualties would be heavy. Although Liu Xiu's Han army can be called a veteran of all battles, they had fought in plain areas before, and their experience in mountain warfare was seriously inexperienced.But among the mountains, forests and ravines, Liu Xiu's cavalry troops, which he relied on to dominate the world, were almost useless, and it was equivalent to abolishing 80% of his martial arts.

Kai Xiao's troops, on the other hand, were accustomed to fighting in the mountains and forests, they were familiar with the terrain and could move through without hindrance.Back then, the mighty red-browed army was invincible, roaming all over China, thinking that everyone was easy to bully, but when they arrived in Longxi, they were easily killed by Kai Xiao, who lost more than half of them, and fled back to Guanzhong in despair. All the generals have experienced hundreds of battles, of course they understand the difficulty of mountain warfare, and with the lessons learned from the Red Eyebrow Army, it is reasonable to be afraid of battle.

Only General Zhenglu Ji Zun insisted that fighting late is worse than fighting early, and said generously: "Kai Xiao has been coercing traitors for a long time. If we treat them as armored now, it will deepen their deceitful schemes, and it is better to increase the preparedness of the police in Shu." Enter." Liu Xiuzhuang said, besides, it is not easy to assemble a large army. If you don't make some noise, you really can't explain it. Now that it has come, why not fight it? Guanlong Avenue (the southern line of the Ancient Silk Road), as the name suggests, is the main throat from Guanzhong to Longxi, and it is also the only road that allows the army to pass smoothly.

Ji Zun fought against Kai Xiao's defender Wang Yuan, and Wang Yuan was defeated.Ji Zun took advantage of the victory to advance, and all the generals were overjoyed, and they all climbed the mountain and chased after them.Going deep into the mountains, Kai Xiao ambushes everywhere, and all the generals were exhausted after crossing the mountains and ridges. They were defeated immediately and retreated in a hurry.Kai Xiao pursued closely, seeing that the Han army was about to be wiped out in one fell swoop. At a critical moment, General Xunlu Ma Wuxuan selected hundreds of elite cavalry, armed with halberds, counterattacked and pursued his troops, killing thousands of people. Only then did Kai Xiao reluctantly retreat, and the generals were able to retreat safely.

When the attack failed, Liu Xiu had to change his strategy to a long-term plan. He ordered Wu Han to station Chang'an, Geng Yan's army in Qi County, Feng Yi's army in Kuiyi, and Zunjun in Ji County. Taking advantage of the great victory, Kai Xiao sent Xing Xun and Wang Yuan down to Long to counterattack the Han army.He patrolled and attacked Guiyi, but was defeated by Feng Yi.Wang Yuan's attack on Si County was also broken by Ji Zun. After this battle, Kai Xiao also learned a lesson. His troops could only fight their own way, and once they left the Longshan Mountains, they were far from being the opponents of the Han army.But thinking about it again, at any rate, he also defeated the Han army, proving that he was indeed qualified to bargain with Liu Xiu, so he wrote to Liu Xiu, trying to renegotiate the peace.

Kai Xiao's writing is very cunning, roughly speaking: The imperial army suddenly came to Longxi, my generals were terrified and had to save themselves, so they dared to fight the imperial army, I couldn't stop it at all.The generals were lucky enough to win and tried to chase after them to further expand the results of the battle. I personally chased them back.I am a courtier, how dare I confront His Majesty?Back then, when Shun served his father, the big staff walked away and the small staff accepted.Although I am stupid, I also understand such etiquette.Now my fate is in His Majesty's hands.If His Majesty grants me death, then I will die.Your Majesty wants to punish me, so I will be punished.If Your Majesty is magnanimous, forgives my sins, and treats me differently from now on, then I will be immortal and I will have nothing else to ask for.

After reading Kai Xiao's book, all the generals were furious. There was no repentance in the book, and the words were frivolous, which meant molesting the imperial court. So Qi advised Liu Xiu to deal with Kai Xiao who was so repetitive. Seriously, he simply killed his son, Kui Xun, so that Kui Xun could have a longer memory. Liu Xiu couldn't bear it anymore, so she decided to give Kai Xiao one more chance to answer Kai Xiao by writing the book herself.The book is very painful, to the effect that: because you have read poetry and books and understand the meaning, I will give you the book again.If the words are too harsh, it is not so polite.If the words are too polite, it is better not to say them.In short, as long as you surrender now and send another son to me, Juelu can be preserved, and all descendants will have great blessings.I am almost forty years old, and I have been in the army for more than ten years. I am physically and mentally exhausted, and I don't want to hear any more empty words.This is my last condition, it is best if you accept it.If you don't want to accept it, then don't answer me.

Seeing that Liu Xiu's resolute attitude was no longer open to negotiation, Kai Xiao decided to send an envoy to Gongsun Shu to proclaim his minister.Gongsun Shu was overjoyed, worshiped Kai Xiao as king of Shuoning, and sent troops out of Shu to reinforce Kai Xiao.