Chapter 5 1. Kunyang is in a hurry

It can be seen from the above that although Liu and Xinshibing are in the same bed with different dreams, they each have their own wishful thinking.Looking at the world, among all the rebel groups, their team is well-organized, their motives are obvious, and their plans are well-planned. Models belong to models, but Liu is not the slightest proud.He is still too far away from his proud days, and he is currently facing a difficult task, which is to get rid of Yan You.Among all Wang Mang's generals, only Yan You can do it.Yan You knew what Liu was worried about. He had already seen that what Liu wanted most now was Wan County.

Wan County is not only the capital of Nanyang prefect, but also the main road leading to Chang'an.When Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, entered Xianyang City, he took Wan County first and then moved forward.There are always striking similarities in history. If Liu wins Wan County, most of the success of the great cause will be achieved. To win Wan County, Yan You certainly disagreed.He had already figured it out, if he couldn't defend Wan County, Chang'an would be at stake.Therefore, he must defend Wan County and fight Liu in a decisive battle. Unexpectedly, Yan You did not stick to the city, but drove his troops out of Wan County and marched forward to Fuyang, 30 kilometers away.He thought it would be a good idea to lose the enemy outside the city.But he never expected that Liu had been waiting for him for a long time.

On the banks of the Fuyang River, Liu Brigade displayed the revolutionary spirit of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, and fought against the government forces.The government army was smashed amidst the frenzied shouting and hacking, disrupting the rhythm of Yan You's march.Yan You had no choice but to withdraw his troops and run away. Yan You retreated in front, and Liu chased after him.It didn't take long for Liu to completely surround Wan County. The news that Liu defeated the government army twice before and after was immediately spread to Chang'an City.The two bad news made Wang Mang inexplicably feel a sense of frustration that he had never felt before, and his hair turned white overnight.

However, Wang Mang has not yet fallen into a situation where he cannot extricate himself.The so-called rice in the pot, don't panic.Not only was there rice in Wang Mang's pot, but it was also full of white rice, so he had no reason to panic.Thinking of this, Wang Mang raised his drooping head again, showing a confident smile. In order to reflect the charm of self-confidence, Wang Mang deliberately dyed his white hair black.Then, he immediately called someone in, and said earnestly, "This time, I decided to take out my old ways and join forces with the Bianmin group. The survival of the new dynasty depends on you."

The faces of the people Wang Mang summoned were no strangers.In terms of suppressing rebels, I dare not say that he is an expert, but at least he has experience. This person is the Da Sikong Wang Yi who once became famous for destroying Zhai Yi's uprising army. Of course, Wang Mang is full of confidence, not because of Wang Yi.Wang Yi is not a trump card at all. His real trump card is that he still holds at least 400,000 troops in his hand.What's even more frightening is that these 400,000 troops are all the main force and elite of the government army.The white rice in Wang Mang's pot refers to the hundreds of thousands of ace regular troops.

Therefore, Wang Mang asked Da Sikong Wang Yi and Da Situ Wang Xun to pull up a large army.This is a real army.According to the research of historians, this has never been a grand event since Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty, founded the country.In order to let readers have a general understanding of Wang Mang's military situation this time, the list is as follows: The staff of the government army is composed of sixty-three experts who are proficient in the art of war; a giant giant with a huge body is appointed as the commander of the camp, and he brings a large number of beasts to the battlefield.These beasts include tigers, elephants, leopards, rhinos and so on.

Even the animals in the zoo are sent to the battlefield. This is an unheard of and unheard of wonder in the world.It seems that in order to deal with Liu, Wang Mang really did everything he could. The ranks of the government army gathered in Luoyang City.When Wang Yi and Wang Xun arrived in Luoyang City, elite soldiers from various states and counties arrived one after another, with a total of 430,000, which is called a million to the outside world.There were still troops who hadn't arrived, but Wang Yi couldn't wait, and immediately led the army south. In May, when the Wangyi Corps passed through Yingzhou, it joined up with two other government army brothers.Those two people were Yan You and Chen Mao who were beaten away by Liu.Then, they continued to advance and came to Kunyang City (now Yexian County, Henan Province), preparing to attack the city.

At this time, Yan You told Wang Yi that Kunyang City is small, and the main force of the rebel army is not here, and they are trying to attack Wan County.If they bypass Kunyang and go straight to Wan County to eliminate their main force, the rebel coalition forces will definitely be finished. Wang Yi smiled proudly and said, "No, Kunyang City must be taken first." Looking at the puzzled Yan You, Wang Yi continued: "When I led the army to suppress Zhai Yi before, I didn't capture Zhai Yi alive, and I received a lot of blame. Now, I command an army of one million, and I can't even take down a small town. How can I use it?" My military power. In order to warn the world to change the people, I must first take down the Kunyang massacre and march forward."

Wang Yi seemed to tell Liu that if you surround my Wan County, I will attack your Kunyang.To get rid of Kunyang, the next step is to get rid of you Liu.Wang Yi really wanted to massacre the city, and his million-strong army soon surrounded Kunyang City impenetrably. The position was tens of layers deep, like an iron bucket, and it was difficult to fly with wings. Kunyang City is like a piece of beef hanging in front of Wang Yi, it only needs one knife to cut it off immediately. At that time, Liu's hundreds of thousands of troops were roughly distributed as follows: the main force was to attack Wan County, and three other troops were divided, one was Dingyan City (now Yancheng County, Henan Province), and the other was stationed in Lingling (now northwest of Yancheng County, Henan Province). , one set out from Kunyang and marched northward.However, when Wang Yi's million-strong army pressed against them, the army in the direction of Kunyang had to hide in Kunyang City.

Death pervaded the entire sky of Kunyang like poisonous gas.At this time, there were two generals leading the rebel troops, one was Wang Feng and the other was Wang Chang.Wang Feng called a meeting of the generals, but no one dared to advocate a vigorous battle.In the end, the generals deliberated and came up with a superior strategy - to run. This is obviously a war without suspense, why not run.Wang Feng was going to announce that all the ministries would lead the detachments and bring their wives and children with them to retreat.In this way, by dispersing the elite of the government army, guerrilla warfare can be launched against them, and they can be divided and wiped out.

In theory, this is a brilliant move.However, there was a man who overcame the crowd and proposed an unexpected plan. This person is Liu Xiu who has been unknown all along. Liu Xiu told Wang Feng and the others that now we are outnumbered and food is scarce. If we fight together, there is still a glimmer of hope for survival. If we all go our own way, we will not be guaranteed, and neither will Liu Zaiwan County. The government army is like an eagle catching Like chickens, it won't take long for us to be wiped out. Then, Liu Xiu said in a mocking tone: "When you come out to make a revolution, you should tie your head to your belt and carry the revolution to the end. There is no one like you who thinks about bringing your wife, children and property when you encounter a strong enemy." Those who run away are too hopeless." The generals of the rebel army all looked at Liu Xiu in astonishment, and couldn't believe that those words came out of his mouth.In their eyes, Liu Xiu is an honest and honest farmer. If Liu Rebellion didn't drag him into the water, he would at most be a good farmer who got rich through hard work.This kind of small peasant, guarding a piece of land, a pot, a woman, and n children all his life, counting the spring to live, what else can he do. A good-for-nothing person actually laughs at a group of revolutionaries who live everywhere?The generals were all angry, pointing at Liu Xiu and yelling: "Who do you think you are, get out of here." Liu Xiu smiled, okay, I'll get out.Then, like a cloud in the sky, he floated away. As soon as Liu Xiu left, the scouts from the rebel regiment came back to report that it was difficult to say that the first hundred thousand troops of Wang Yi's army had arrived in the north of the city, and the battalion was hundreds of miles away. They could only see the head but not the tail. When Wang Feng heard it, it was broken, and he couldn't run away even if he wanted to.At this time, the generals suddenly realized that what Liu Xiu said was good, they must work together to annex the government's arms, otherwise, there will be no place to die. So, all the generals shouted together: "Where is Liu Xiu, hurry up, call Liu Xiu back to talk about the matter." In this way, Liu Xiu was pulled back to the discussion scene. Liu Xiu looked at everyone seriously, and everyone looked at him with admiration.He looked at everyone like a tiger looking at a flock of sheep; everyone looked at him like a flock of sheep waiting for a lion to lead them out of their predicament. All the generals looked at Liu Xiu together and said, "Tell me, as long as we can get out of Kunyang City, we will listen to you for everything." Liu Xiu smiled and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do we have in Kunyang City?" Someone responded: "Not much, eight or nine thousand." Liu Xiu said: "I ordered Wang Feng and the general Wang Chang to stay in Kunyang." The generals looked at Liu Xiu suspiciously, and couldn't help asking: "We stay behind, how do you arrange it?" Liu Xiu said: "I just lead a few riders out of the city and go to Dingling and other places to recruit people to help." Liu Xiu went out of the city to summon people to rescue the siege. This trick seemed reliable, but it was actually very unreliable when it was investigated.The rebel regiment had tens of thousands of horses, all of which were sent by Liu La to attack Wan County.Kunyang is far away from Wan County. If you go to Wan County to call Liu, it is estimated that the day lily will be cold.Therefore, we had to take troops from the nearest place and go to Dingling and Yancheng to call for help. However, Dingling Jiayan City does not have many troops, is it useful to shout?Having said that, if it doesn't work, at least you have to try it.Instead of sitting and dying, it's better to try to fight to the death. That night, Liu Xiu led Li Tong and other thirteen people out of the city on horseback.As I said before, at this time, more than 100,000 Wang Yi's front troops had surrounded Kunyang City, and it was difficult for Asuka in Kunyang City to get out of the city.Wang Yi stationed troops in the north of the city, and Liu Xiu set out from the south gate. After working hard all night, he slipped out of the city. As soon as Liu Xiu slipped out of the city, it was dawn.At this time, Wang Yi was also full of sleep and drink, and slowly shouted: "Siege the city." Almost all the government troops were mobilized. One army was digging tunnels non-stop; another army attacked the city and attacked the city; Wang Yi, the director of a blockbuster war movie, was sitting in the car, leisurely watching other people filming.This scene made Wang Feng in the city very tired.Wang Fenglei deserved it. Think about it, hundreds of thousands of soldiers would still die of exhaustion even if they put their heads all over the city and let you chop them off. So, Wang Feng, who was exhausted, suddenly shouted to Wang Yi at the bottom of the city: "I won't fight, I won't fight anymore. Surrender, I want to surrender." The people below heard it clearly and came to tell Wang Yi.Wang Yi smiled inwardly, calling the blockbuster to stop as soon as a big scene opened, how could it be so cheap. I saw Wang Yi's order: continue to attack the city, and kill him without leaving a piece of armor. I think, if Wang Yi was born today, he would love to watch war movies.Otherwise, he wouldn't want to lengthen the film so much to satisfy his inner addiction. In fact, there was a reason for Wang Yi not to surrender.According to the ancient war rules, if the opponent surrenders, after entering the city, he cannot kill casually.But Wang Yi had already told Yan You that he attacked Kunyang City not to surrender, but to massacre the city. Wang Feng in the city must have shouted that he was unlucky.He has been around for so many years, and he may have never heard of voluntary surrender and still not agreeing.Since they did not agree to surrender, they had no choice but to continue to fight, and the number of people killed counted. Wang Yi was very happy watching the play, but at this time, General Yan You couldn't sit still. He told Wang Yi worriedly: ""Sun Tzu's Art of War" says that the army must be surrounded. I think the art of war is very reasonable. So I suggest that as long as a gap is made, the people in the city must not want to fight and want to run away. .In that case, we can clean them up." Upon hearing this, Wang Yi shook his head confidently and said, "No, just fight like this, I like to watch it like this." The best, the best fans.Yan You was speechless.Wait and see, theater addiction can get in the way too.