Chapter 26 4. The price of betrayal

On May 21, Liu Xiu returned to Chang'an from the capital Luoyang.As soon as he entered the city, a piece of bad news wafted into his ears-Kai Xiao rebelled. The first battle of the Kaixiao rebellion was to encircle and suppress Gai Yan and other troops deep in the Longshan Mountains.He sent people to log behind, blocked the retreat, and then attacked suddenly.This move was violent enough that Gai Yan and other vanguard troops were beaten dizzy. Fortunately, General Ma Wu led the elite troops to fight, and all the talents broke through the encirclement of Longshan. The news quickly spread to Chang'an, Liu Xiu couldn't help frowning.Before he could make a move, Kai Xiao made the first move.That being the case, I had no choice but to make a move.

Liu Xiu decided that this time he had to strangle Kai Xiao by the throat and pinch him against the wall until his legs cramped and he died with foam at the mouth. As we all know, anyone who proclaims himself emperor and wants to compete with Liu Xiu for a job will suffer a terrible death; but don't forget, those who dare to betray him and stab him in the wrong direction will certainly not end well.Aren't Peng Chong and Chong Meng the living negative teaching materials? Now, Liu Xiu wants to make Kai Xiao the third negative teaching material. Liu Xiu believes that if Kai Xiao Longshan wins, he will inevitably take advantage of the situation and go eastward.Therefore, the most urgent task is to strangle the important pass of Kaixiao's east exit, so that he can't escape the range of Longshan even if he dies.So he summoned all the generals for a meeting, and deployed the troops as follows: Geng Yan, the fierce man, led his troops to Qi County (now Bin County, Shaanxi Province); General Lu sacrificed Zun and led his troops to Qian County (now Long County, Shaanxi Province); Da Sima Wu Han and others all went to Chang'an to take command from the town.

This is a rare luxury lineup since Liu Xiu raised his army.The best of him, his best generals and troops, all moved to the west. He seemed to want to tell Kai Xiao that this would be a death without a place to die. Sure enough, as Liu Xiu expected, Kai Xiao's troops passed through Longshan Mountain and took advantage of the victory to go east.To the east of Longshan Mountain, there are Qian County, Qi County, and Xunyi in sequence.Siege of a city is really a skill, Kai Xiao did not attack the city sequentially, but divided his troops into two places and attacked at the same time.The two armies did not attack sequentially, one attacked Qian County, and the other bypassed Qi County and directly attacked Xunyi.

This is really a stroke of genius.From a tactical point of view, Qian County belongs to the head of a snake, and Xunyi is a snake's tail. From the point of view of strength, Geng Yan, a fierce man, is stationed in Qi County. Avoid the truth, the odds are great. However, Kai Xiao's genius style of play has encountered a genius's formation-breaking master.When Feng Yi heard that Kaixiao's troops were going to attack Xunyi from a long distance, he hurried on his way desperately.Finally, before the arrival of the enemy, they all went into the city and hid.As a result, Kai Xiao's troops thought they were unprepared, and killed the generals and entered the city. Feng Yi met them and beat them until they howled like ghosts and wolves.

At the same time, General Zhenglu, who was ordered to be stationed in Qian County, Ji Zun, defeated Kaixiao's troops.Then he sent his troops out of the city to pacify Beidi County and other places.After Feng Yi won the battle, he also went all the way to the north, flattening Dingqu (now Xifeng City, Gansu Province).Yiqu was under the jurisdiction of Lu Fang supported by the Xiongnu. However, when Liu Xiu was commanding the Longshan battle in Chang'an calmly, there were some people in Chang'an who couldn't sit still.He was so anxious that he immediately wrote to Liu Xiu.He told Liu Xiu, you are fighting so hotly, don't let me be idle, please let me go to the battlefield to apologize.

Liu Xiu smiled when he saw it.There was still a fierce tiger imprisoned in Chang'an City, how could he almost forget it. The person who wrote to Liu Xiu was Ma Yuan.After Ma Yuan escorted Kui Xiao's eldest son, Kui Xun, to Luoyang, he had nothing to do and had so many followers, it was not easy to support such a large group of people.So, he took the initiative to ask Liu Xiu to let him do his old job in Shanglinyuan, that is, cultivate land. Although Ma Yuanren was in Shanglin Yuantian District, the news that Kai Xiao was going to rebel had already spread widely.Ma Yuan wrote to Kai Xiao several times, urging him to turn around and become a Buddha immediately, but Kai Xiao just ignored him.When Kaixiao really rebelled, he had to explain to Liu Xiu that the rebellion had nothing to do with him.At the same time, in order to show his sincerity, please allow Liu Xiu to give him a chance to meet and state the strategy of eliminating Kaixiao.

Liu Xiu immediately summoned Ma Yuan and asked him to leave the mountain. Ma Yuan told Liu Xiu that Kai Xiao was like a giant centipede, and if he wanted to trample him to death, he had to cut off his centipedes first.For example, the generals Gao Jun and Yang Guang of the Kaixiao tribe, the chiefs of the Qiang tribes.As long as you subdue them, it's like removing the tiles from the roof of Kai Xiao's house. If the roof leaks and let it rain all night, the time of death is not far away. Ma Yuan's plan is very suitable for Liu Xiuyi.Liu Xiu dispatched 5,000 cavalry to Ma Yuan and persuaded them one by one according to the above list.However, as soon as Ma Yuan left, Kai Xiao sent a letter to Liu Xiu.

Kui Xiao is not here to challenge, the purpose of coming is very interesting.The content of the letter roughly means: You sent a large army to suppress the Longshan territory. Our officials and people were panicked after hearing the news, and spontaneously formed an army to save themselves. I can't even chase them back.Now that things are done like this, I can't help it.If Your Majesty is willing to give me a chance to change my mind, I will be ashamed and grateful. Liu Xiu looked at the letter, like reading a comic book, and couldn't help laughing to herself.He forwarded the letter to the bureaucrats for circulation, and when they saw the crowd, they were outraged and shouted and cursed.Damn, this old fox, Kui Xiao, is too cunning. It is obvious that he has no sincerity to surrender to Luoyang, so we sent troops to suppress the border.He even had the cheek to say that our soldiers came without recruiting.

A tree without bark will surely die; a person without shame is invincible in the world.Kai Xiao hummed and played Tai Chi, unparalleled in the world, this cheeky kung fu has reached the point of proficiency.If he continues to play like this, he still doesn't know what tricks to play. Everyone unanimously asked Liu Xiu that this old guy, Kai Xiao, was too arrogant, if you don't give him some flair, beat him back to his original form, he really thinks he is a master of deception.So we suggest that the hostage Kui Xun should be killed, and see what good words he can spit out. Liu Xiu smiled, but did not reply.

In fact, Liu Xiu has already figured out a trick to deal with Kai Xiao.No matter how cunning a fox is, he is still a fox after all, and he can never escape the clutches of a good hunter.There is no doubt that Liu Xiu was born to be a master at hunting foxes. Liu Xiu wrote back a letter to Kai Xiao.He told Kai Xiao, you can repent and start a new life, but in order to show your sincerity, please send another son to me as a hostage.If you really do it, I guarantee you a safe retirement and enjoy your old age. Then, Liu Xiu added another sentence: However, the ugly words come first.If you want to fool me again, don't reply to me.I am also almost forty years old, and I hate other people's smooth talk the most.

Liu Xiu sent this letter to him.When Kai Xiao saw it, he was completely desperate. He finally knew that he was no match for Liu Xiu.Anyone who can beat Liu Xiu is probably not born yet.He wrote this letter to Liu Xiu, ostensibly as an apology, but in fact, he wanted to stabilize Liu Xiu, delay it for a while, and let him breathe a sigh of relief.Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu saw through it. Now he has only one way - to join Gongsun Shu. In 31 AD, Kai Xiao, who was determined to go his own way, decided to throw himself into the arms of Gongsun Shu. In Gongsun Shu's view, Liu Xiu was like a hard bone. He thought he was going to eat it alone, but he suddenly joined Kai Xiao, a mangy dog, and he liked it very much.A mangy dog ​​is also a dog, as long as it can bite people.In order to reward Kai Xiao, Gongsun Shu sent two big happy candies to Kai Xiao. The first candy is to seal Kai Xiao as the king of Shuoning; the second candy is to send an army to Longshan to support Kai Xiao and Liu Xiu to the end.When Kai Xiao got two wedding candies from Gongsun Shu, it was as if a bench was sandwiched between his waist and he became tough all of a sudden. In autumn, Kai Xiao decided to try to cross Longshan Mountain again, and went east to look for fighters.However, when his 30,000 troops crossed Longshan Mountain and arrived at Yinpan (northwest of Changwu County, Shaanxi Province), Feng Yi led his army to meet them.Seeing that the road was blocked, Kui Xiao's army changed direction and went down Longshan to attack Si County. General Ji Zun greeted them warmly and drove them back to Longshan. Kai Xiao smiled wryly.After going around half a circle, he withdrew again.The fleeting time is not good. In fact, Kai Xiao didn't know that there was a pair of terrifying eyes watching his every move.Compared with these eyes, Kai Xiao's unfavorable withdrawal is nothing at all.If he had discovered that these eyes were so terrifying, he would have chopped him off with a knife. I believe someone has already guessed that the person who is staring at Kai Xiao is Liu Xiu's cousin Lai She. Lai She swung his sword to scare Kai Xiao, and after returning to Chang'an, Liu Xiu named him General Zhonglang.Then, Lai She led more than 2,000 soldiers, lurking in Longshan, ready to attack Kai Xiao's lifeblood. This is not bullshit, nor is it scaring.As Liu Xiu's special envoy, Laishe has not been in and out of Longshan twice.He found that there was a road in Longshan Mountain leading to Lueyang (now northeast of Qin'an County, Gansu Province), a strategically important place in Kaixiao.As long as Lueyang is taken down, Liu Xiu will be able to gallop the road ahead. Lu Xun said that there is no way in the world, but when there are many people walking, the way becomes.For Lai She, there is actually no road to Longshan.But as long as you open up with your heart, you will find a bright road.Ever since, Laishe led two thousand people across the mountains and ridges, slashing a path with a big knife.Then, with lightning speed, he took Lueyang directly. Kaixiao was made queen by Gongsun Shu, and the capital was located in Pingxiang (now Tongwei County, Gansu Province), and Lueyang was only 80 kilometers away from Pingxiang.When Lueyang was lost, Pingxiang was on the verge of falling, which was very dangerous. Kai Xiao couldn't believe that Lai She took down Lueyang so quickly.He couldn't figure out whether Laishe flew down from the sky or drilled out of the ground.Otherwise, how could it be so unnoticed. This time, Kai Xiao panicked. Kai Xiao was flustered, but he wasn't flustered yet. Kaixiao urgently dispatched troops, divided them into four places, and sealed off all the entrances and exits of Longshan from top to bottom.Sealing all the key passes is tantamount to closing the doors, even if you grow wings or use the earth-escaping technique, you will not be able to escape. The doors are closed, and Kai Xiao is ready to beat the dog.Then, Kai Xiao personally led an army of tens of thousands and surrounded Lueyang.Lai She has reached the most dangerous moment.