Chapter 31 1. Assassins, see assassins again

The assassination case of Lai She was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, which made Liu Xiu's eyes go dark.Liu Xiu read the memorial that Laishe wrote to him before he died, and couldn't help crying like rain, all over his face. After Liu Xiu wiped out the remnants of Kai Xiao, he returned to Luoyang City.It was just over half a year after we parted, and Laishe was assassinated. Yin and Yang were separated, as if separated by thousands of miles, and we could never see each other again. Soon, the coffin from Laishe was transported back to Luoyang.Liu Xiu dressed in filial piety and sent the funeral in person.After handling the funeral, Liu Xiu made a decision that terrified Chengdu—he wanted to lead the army in person to launch a full-scale attack on Gongsunshu.

Liu Xiu was really in a hurry with Gongsun Shu.Whether for public or private purposes, he is ready to make a complete settlement with Gongsun Shu. In July, summer, 35 AD, Liu Xiu arrived in Chang'an City. At this time, Gongsun Shu also heard the news and moved.He knew that Liu Xiu was in a hurry, so he had to work hard and take precautions.Therefore, he almost divided all his forces into three lines of defense. In the first two places, Yancen and other generals were stationed in Guanghan (now Liushu Town, Southeast of Shehong County, Sichuan Province) and Zizhong (now Ziyang City, Sichuan Province).In the third place, general Hou Dan was dispatched to bypass the garrison of Cenpeng Jiangzhou and go down the river to garrison Huangshi (now Zhenxi Town, northeast of Fuling City, Chongqing City) to block the Yangtze River.

Gongsun Shu's intentions were obvious. The first two lines of defense were arranged against Cen Peng;Judging from the chessboard, this is indeed a good game. The game is a good one, but it is not difficult for Cen Peng to break it.Up from the Dian River is the Fujiang River, the largest tributary of the Jialing River, and Guanghan City is on the edge of the Fujiang River.The reason why Gongsun Shu deployed troops in Guanghan must be because he was afraid that after Cen Peng took Dianjiang, he would attack Guanghan in one go, and then turn back to Zizhong and point directly at Chengdu. Now that Gongsun Shu had seen this move, Cen Peng decided to change it.He handed over 50,000 troops to his subordinate general Zang Gong, and asked him to lead his troops to station in the Dianjiang area. His task was to keep an eye on the upper reaches and contain the enemy's army.Then, he personally led the army down the river and rushed back to Jiangzhou.

Then, Cen Peng made a move that opened Gongsun Shu's eyes.Cen Peng didn't want to attack Jiangzhou, nor was he in a hurry to go as far as Chengdu, but suddenly went straight down the Yangtze River to attack the enemy troops stationed in Huangshi. Cen Peng's strategy is correct, he must clear all obstacles on the Yangtze River before the Wu Han army arrives. Cen Peng is indeed a genius.He went down the river and defeated Gongsunshu General Hou Dan's 20,000 soldiers.After the blockade was lifted, they sailed up, still abandoning Jiangzhou and did not attack. They rushed more than 2,000 miles day and night, and captured Wuyang (now Pengshan County, Sichuan Province).

Wuyang is 60 kilometers away from Chengdu Airlines.Even more fierce is yet to come. Cen Peng took advantage of the victory and advanced all the way to Guangdu (now Nanhuayang Town, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province).Guangdu is only tens of miles away from Chengdu. Death has never been so close to Gongsun Shu as it is today.Cen Peng seemed to tell Gongsun Shu that he was not only here for Chengdu, but also for revenge in Laishe.Revenge, in this world, is there a more terrifying force than revenge? Liu Xiu also seemed to see that Gongsun Shu's life was about to come to an end. The game of masters can move the whole body with one move.When one chess piece dies, the other chess pieces die; when one chess piece lives, the other chess pieces also live.At this time, Cen Peng's troops staying in Dianjiang also moved.

Zang Gong, courtesy name Junweng, was born in Yingchuanjia (now Henan).In his early years, he served as a pavilion chief and served in the Xiajiang soldiers. Later, he followed Liu Xiu with Wang Chang, the leader of the Xiajiang soldiers.Seeing that he was low-key, kind, and diligent, Liu Xiu drew him as a confidant and worshiped him as a partial general. It was a hard job for Cen Peng to hand over 50,000 troops to Zang Gong.These 50,000 people are not their own brothers, but surrendered. People's hearts are very unstable, and many people are ready to run home.People's hearts are unstable, not because they are in a hurry, but because they are short of food.So, Zang Gong thought, there is no food to eat, and the food transporters in the rear can't keep up, so what's the point of staying behind, should we withdraw the troops?

Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly discovered a fatal problem.If the troops are withdrawn, it is still a trivial matter for the soldiers to flee, and mutiny may occur in the army.Once the rebellion starts and gets out of control, the consequences will be quite serious.So he immediately changed his mind and decided not to withdraw. Now there is only one way - if you want to have food, you must rush forward and attack the city to grab food. Zang Gong set his sights on Guanghan City in the upper reaches of Fujiang River.As mentioned earlier, Gongsun Shu handed over the city of Guanghan to the general Yancen for garrison.Yan Cen is also a difficult person, but Zang Gong believes that if you want to get out of the predicament, you should not treat your opponent as a difficult Big Big Wolf, but as a fat chicken that can be torn off.

This is the legendary despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically.So how to gnaw off Yancen next, this tactical issue has to attract Zang Gong's attention.But soon, Zang Gong knew what to do. Zang Gong divided the troops into three groups: the infantry went to the east bank, the cavalry went to the west bank, and the navy went to the Fujiang River.In order to strengthen the momentum, Zang Gong sent troops to plant flags along the mountains on both sides of the bank.Ever since, wherever they went, battle flags rolled, gongs and drums blared, mountains shook and the ground shook, and the army arrived at the city of Guanghan smoothly.

Zang Gong's bluff outside Guanghan City really bluffed Yan Cen.Yancen ascended the heights and looked far away, up and down the mountains, stretching as far as the eye can see, the flags of the Han army flying everywhere.Yan Cen couldn't help feeling panicked: Revenge, the Han army really came to take revenge for Laishe. Yancen didn't know that Zang Gong came here not only to avenge Laisha, but also to grab food.In this world hunger is as powerful as vengeance.Immediately afterwards, Zang Gong ordered to attack the city, and the soldiers of the Han army seemed to see that the white steamed buns in Guanghan City were rushing towards them, pouring into their bodies, full of fighting power.

This battle for steamed buns and for survival was fought extremely fiercely.As soon as the Han army rushed up, Yancen's troops were only able to fight with their hands tied.Piles of corpses were thrown into the Fujiang River, and the river was stained red with blood. Yan Cen almost broke his legs from running, and ran back to Chengdu in one breath. Zang Gong entered the city to rob food, jewels, and people.It is said that Yancen is a fat chicken, and that is true. More than 10,000 of his troops died, and more than 100,000 surrendered.A man with a lot of people can't beat a man with a few people. Zang Gong once again proved the terrible strength of a master.

After Zang Gong took Guanghan City, he was not in a hurry to chase Yancen.He didn't want to compete with his boss, Cen Peng, for such a good thing as attacking Chengdu City.What he wants to do most now is to go north to avenge Lai She. Gongsun Shu was the boss behind the assassination of Lai She, and Wang Yuan was one of the executors.After being defeated by Laishe, Wang Yuan and others fled back to Yangxiang (now Santai County, Sichuan Province). Yang Township is just north of Guanghan City.As long as the Yangxiang area is swept away, Gongsun Shu's territory will shrink sharply, and he will be trapped in Chengdu City, like a trapped animal in a cage, with no way out. So Zang Gong led his army to advance northward.However, when the Han army approached Yangxiang, Wang Yuan sent someone to say that I was also forced to assassinate Laishe, and I didn't want to fight anymore, I wanted to surrender. Wang Yuan finally found out that Kai Xiao couldn't play against Liu Xiu, and Gongsun Shu was not far from death.And he was one of the planners who assassinated Lai She. If he didn't surrender, he might die worse than Gongsun Shu.The flames of revenge will naturally burn to Gongsunshu in Chengdu. Wang Yuan raised the city and surrendered.At this time, Liu Xiu also stood up and spoke.Liu Xiu's letter was very brief. He told Gongsun Shu that if he wanted to protect himself, he had to surrender. It was still too late.After Liu Xiu sent someone to deliver the letter, he seemed to have settled his mind and went back to his home, Luoyang City. Liu Xiu believes that Gongsun Shu is a fox in a cage and cannot escape. It was true that he couldn't run away, and Cen Peng thought so too.However, Cen Peng did not expect that Gongsun Shu's death was imminent, and his bones were extremely tough.As soon as Liu Xiu's letter arrived in Chengdu, all the senior officials came to persuade Gongsun Shu to surrender.But Gongsun Shu said firmly, where there is no emperor who surrendered, no, he must not surrender. What was even more unexpected was that the stubborn Gongsun Shu did another crazy thing. Gongsun Shu believes that rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention that he is a mad dog, if he doesn't bite you back, he will die with peace.Laishe died with regret, and he decided to let another person die with regret. This person is Cen Peng, General Zhengnan. Wanting to get rid of Cen Peng, Gongsun Shu thought of another low-cost technique.This is the same as dealing with Lai She, sending people to assassinate.How to assassinate, he has already arranged.The specific situation is as follows: send assassins, pretend to be Gongsun Shu's slaves to flee, and join Cen Peng's army.Then, he took the opportunity to assassinate Cen Peng. Just one night, Gongsun Shu's professional killer successfully got into Cen Peng's tent, and Cen Peng was assassinated to death. When Liu Xiu heard the news of Cen Peng's assassination, he almost went crazy. Wu Han, where is Wu Han?Old grudges have not been reported, and new grudges will be added.I seem to see Liu Xiu shouting towards the city of Chengdu across thousands of mountains and rivers: Gongsun Shu, if you want to be hacked into pieces, I will grant your wish!