Chapter 27 1. Break the game

After Kai Xiao besieged Lueyang City, Gongsun Shu also sent a general to lead an army to help.Tens of thousands of troops, surrounded by 2,000 people, the ratio of this data is too disparate.However, after checking the terrain of Lueyang City, Kaixiao, an old Jianghu, suddenly came up with a plan to hurt him. We know that the cities of the ancients were built on water.A place with water does not necessarily have a city, and a place with a city must be protected by water.Lueyang City is located under Longshan Mountain. As long as the valley water on the mountain is blocked and the dam breaks down, it can be submerged.

This trick is indeed very damaging, and it saves effort.Kaixiao sent troops up the mountain to dig rocks and build dams, breaking the water to irrigate the city.Kai Xiao thought that as soon as the water was poured into the city, Lai She would be like a mouse, and even if he was not drowned, he would flee out of the city. Kai was wrong.The way of the military strategist has always been that soldiers come to block, and water comes to cover.Since Laishe was able to fall from the sky and capture Lueyang City, there must be a way to deal with the water that fills the city.The way to come to She is very simple, which is to order the soldiers to raise the city wall and stick to it.

With a gloomy and sad expression, Kai Xiao looked at Lai She in Lueyang City.The sun was like an arrow, hurting his eyes.Since the water can't be filled, we can't wait.He was silent for a long time, then he drew his sword and roared at the city of Lueyang—siege the city. In this world, there are two most powerful things, one is thought and the other is hatred.If hatred is filled into a thinking mind, ghosts and gods will be afraid and courteous. In my opinion, it seems a bit nonsense to say that Kai Xiao has no thoughts.During his two trips to Chang'an, even if he didn't fill his stomach with a bucket of water, it was at least half full.If there is a bucket of water in thought, there is a bucket of water in life; it is a pity that he only has a half bucket of water in his mind, so he is destined to only have a half bucket of water in his life.

This half-bucket of water who always thought that his thoughts and wisdom were superior to others thought that the previous sword of Lai She had planted hatred in his heart long ago.He really regretted listening to Wang Zun's words. If he had been chopped off at that time, he would not have suffered today.But it doesn't matter, it's not too late to count new and old grudges together today. Kai Xiao's attack on Lueyang City was like a pack of wolves besieging a tiger.Kai Xiao is tired from beating, and Lai She is even more tired.After all the arrows of the two thousand soldiers had been shot, Laishe still ordered to defend to the death.Soldiers had no arrows, so they went to demolish houses. As long as they were wood and stones, they could be used as weapons.So, Laishe defended alive and dead, and Kai Xiao actually attacked for more than a month, but failed to take down Lueyang City.

Kai Xiao, who was extremely exhausted, raised his eyes again to look at Lueyang City, which was close at hand, but seemed to be far away in the sky. He couldn't tell what it was like, full of melancholy and anger. Among the crowd, Lai She dared to treat others as nothing and stabbed him with a sword, which was not ashamed.But now, among the army, Lai She dared to treat Kai Xiao as a waste, and it would be a shame if he couldn't take it down. In fact, it is not important to lose face, it is nothing to lose face, and the most terrible thing is to lose one's life.Kai Xiao didn't know that behind Lai She, there was a pair of even more terrifying eyes staring at him.

Kai Xiao thought that he had sent people to guard the various passes in Longshan, but Laishe was closed like a dog.In fact, when Lai She took Lueyang City quickly, the news had already been sent back to Chang'an City.After Da Sima Wu Han received the military report, he immediately started to cooperate with Lai She, and went straight to Kai Xiao's lair.However, when Wu Han was about to act, Liu Xiu smiled strangely and stopped him. Liu Xiu ordered Wu Han: Don't act in a hurry, withdraw the troops first. Wu Han was baffled, and he didn't know what kind of tricks his leader wanted to play.Seeing that Wu Han was puzzled, Liu Xiu smiled and said: For Kai Xiao, Lueyang City is a strategically important place, and he will definitely use his best to attack the city.As long as Lai She dragged the troops back, the longer Kai Xiao attacked, the more exhausted his troops would become.When they are exhausted from fighting, we can take advantage of the enemy's danger and attack at once. He probably has no choice but to run away.

Wu Han suddenly realized, and returned to the army to stand by.More than a month passed in a blink of an eye, Liu Xiucai told Wu Han that now we can play.In this battle, I will conquer Kai Xiao personally. But on the day Liu Xiu went out to fight, someone suddenly ran over and stopped him desperately. The person blocking his way was Guang Luxun Guo Xian.He told Liu Xiu that the East had just been pacified, but people's hearts were not stable. As an emperor, he should stay in the capital to prevent accidents.As for the expedition, leave it to the soldiers. After Guang Luxun and Guo Xian finished speaking, he was so excited that he drew his saber on the spot and cut off the horse's rein.

Comrade Guo Xian is gratifying and congratulatory for his spirit of admonishing the emperor, but he came at an inopportune time.As Guang Luxun, the news should not be very closed. If he doesn't persuade him sooner or later, he waits for the king to go out to persuade him. It really makes people suspect that this is a show. Liu Xiu ignored Guo Xian and continued on the road.Soon, he arrived in Qi County.Then, Liu Xiu called the generals to a meeting and assigned tasks.However, when the generals heard that Liu Xiu was going to cross Longshan Mountain to hunt down Kai Xiao, they stopped him on the spot.

The generals believed that the terrain of Longshan Mountain was dangerous, and we could just leave the work of crossing mountains and ridges to us.Your Majesty will just go back to the capital and wait for the good news. Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu remembered Guo Xian's words again, and couldn't help hesitating. What he hesitated was not because the East was unstable, but because the road ahead was unfamiliar. If he lost his mind and was trapped in Longshan, it would be a very dangerous thing.Geng Yan is very fierce, and Gai Yan is not bad, but before Liu Xiu sent seven generals including Geng Yan and Gai Yan to press into Longshan, they were still beaten by Kai Xiao and fled in embarrassment.

We can have reason to suspect that Guang Luxun and Guo Xian are putting on a show, but the generals are absolutely not. At this time, Liu Xiu seemed to understand something.The world is so big, there are more than one hundred counties, Kai Xiao only occupies two counties, and his army strength is far less than that of Chimei, but he still dares to challenge Liu Xiu, what is the reason?Not only courage, but also this vast Longshan.Longshan Mountain is the natural barrier and strong guarantee of Kaixiao. It is not easy for the army to come in, and it is even more difficult to go out. Whether to go or stay, Liu Xiu still couldn't make a decision.When Liu Xiu was in trouble, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of a person.

Among Liu Xiu's generals, it is estimated that there are only two who are familiar with the terrain of Longshan.One is Cousin Laishe who drilled through Longshan Mountain and took down Lueyang by lightning; the other is Ma Yuan who had followed Kai Xiao for many years.When Laishe was trapped in Lueyang, the person Liu Xiu immediately thought of was, of course, Ma Yuan. Ma Yuan was quickly recalled, and finally came to see Liu Xiu one night.Liu Xiu didn't talk nonsense, and just talked about things directly.Without saying anything, Ma Yuan grabbed a handful of rice and placed it in front of Liu Xiu.After a while, mountains, rivers and valleys made of rice appeared in front of Liu Xiu. As expected, Ma Yuan was very familiar with the terrain of Longshan Mountain.Then, Ma Yuan analyzed the offensive route for Liu Xiu, where to enter, where to kill, and where to lay an ambush. The clues are clear and clear at a glance. In the end, Ma Yuan said firmly and forcefully: "General Kui Xiao is at odds, as long as we advance, we will surely win." The heart hanging in Liu Xiu's chest finally fell.Pointing to the physical map, he said with a smile: "Kai Xiao is in my hands, he can't escape." Liu Xiu decided to conscript himself.In the early morning of the next day, the army set off.Soon, they arrived in Gaoping County (now Guyuan County, Ningxia).Here, Liu Xiu met someone, a very important person. Have you ever remembered that in the era of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there was a magical and beautiful story in Chang'an City.At that time, everyone in Chang'an knew that Empress Dowager Dou lost her father when she was young and was conscripted into the palace. Later, by accident, she was dispatched to Daidi, where she was favored by Liu Heng, who was the king of Dai at that time.The joke-loving history pushed Liu Heng, the weakest acting king, to be the emperor, and Queen Dou became the queen by accident. Empress Dou has a younger brother named Dou Guangguo, who has been separated since childhood, and I don't know where he was lost.As everyone knows, Dou Guangguo was sold as a piglet in his early years, and he was sold dozens of times in total.One day, like a god, he fled to Chang'an.When Dou Guangguo was wandering in Chang'an, he heard that the queen's surname was Dou, and she was from Qinghe County.Also from Qinghe County, he couldn't help but wonder, could the so-called Empress Dou be his sister who was lost in the early years? Dou Guangguo tried every means and finally met Queen Dou.When the two met, Empress Dou did not dare to recognize each other, she was afraid that a relative would come and lie to her.So Queen Dou asked Dou Guangguo to show evidence.Dou Guangguo said that he and his sister went up to the tree to pick mulberries and fell to the ground.Also, when my sister parted from him, she asked someone else for a bowl of rice washing water to wash his head... At that time, before Dou Guangguo finished speaking, Empress Dou burst into tears.Destiny of misery, you are an invisible and mysterious hand that moves all living beings like ants, thinking that life and death are separated, and old people seem to come back on clouds, looking at each other with tears in their eyes. We should also understand the story here.The people who will appear next must be related to the Dou family.Indeed, the person Liu Xiu wants to meet is Dou Rong, a descendant of Dou Guangguo. Dou Rong, courtesy name Zhougong, was born in Pingling, Fufeng (now northwest of Xianyang, Shaanxi).It is a miracle that the Dou family is still standing in Chang'an after a hundred years.When Wang Mang was in power, he once named Dou Rong the strong crossbow general Sima.Then, Dou Rong's sister married Wang Yi as a concubine, so the Dou family changed from relatives of the Liu family to relatives of the Wang family. This is one of the secrets of Dou's store not failing.Therefore, even though Dou Rong, like his seventh ancestor Dou Guangguo, lost his father in his early years, he was able to bear all the hardships and live a happy life.The guests who came and went with him in Chang'an City were all dignitaries and dignitaries in the court, and they were extremely beautiful. After Liu Xiu's rebellion, Wang Mang sent Wang Yi to lead an army to fight, and Dou Rong also went out with the army.Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu beat the shit out of him at the foot of Kunyang City, and ran back to Chang'an.Later, when Liu Xuan entered Chang'an City and replaced Wang Mang, Dou Rong surrendered and was recommended as the prefect of Julu. Dou Rong has been tossing and turning for many years before he found a place where he can really settle down.This piece of land is Hexi.Dou Rong's ancestors have been operating in Hexi for many years and have a solid foundation.So Dou Rong resigned as the prefect of Julu and was worshiped as the capital of Zhangye.Overjoyed, Dou Rong moved his family out of Chang'an City, and took root in Hexi from then on, unshakeable. Before the rebellion in Longxi, Kai Xiao sent a lobbyist to see Dou Rong and asked him to invest in a joint venture.Dou Rong called a meeting of all the ministers to discuss, and everyone argued for a long time, and the quarrel became two factions.One group thinks that it should be compared with Kai Xiao, and the other group thinks that compared with Liu Xiu, Kai Xiao's strength is one underground and one heaven, so it is better to cast Liu Xiu far away. In the end, the faction advocating voting for Liu Xiu overwhelmed the faction advocating relying on Kui Xiao.After careful consideration, Dou Rong decided to defect to the stronger Liu Xiu.Soon, he sent someone to present a horse to Liu Xiu to show his loyalty. But at the beginning Liu Xiu was wary of Dou Rong.In the current troubled times, people's hearts are not ancient, so don't worry.However, after seeing people's hearts for a long time, after a series of contacts between the two parties, Liu Xiu confirmed that Dou Rong was not of Kui Xiao's kind, so he named him the prefect of Liangzhou. After Kai Xiao raised his army, Mu Dou Rong of Liangzhou Prefecture sent him a letter, advising him not to mess around, but Kai Xiao just ignored him.Dou Rong had no choice but to unite the armed forces of the five counties and write to Liu Xiu, setting a date to attack Kaihuo.So, the two sides agreed on a date and place.When Liu Xiu led his army to Gaoping City, Dou Rong also led tens of thousands of cavalry from five counties to arrive, and the two successfully joined forces. Kai Xiao's death is approaching.