Although Liu Xiu, Li Tong and others took a detour and were delayed for more than ten days on the road, they finally returned to Chongling without any danger.
They went straight to Liu Yan's house. Jiu'er arrived at Chung Ling before Liu Xiu and others, and Liu Yan had already heard about the Li family.
After everyone sat down in the hall, Liu Xiu said seriously to Liu Yan: "Brother, something happened to Mr. Li, and the Li family was exposed, so our uprising must be advanced much earlier."
Li Tong and Li Yi looked at each other, stood up, bowed to Liu Yan, and said, "General, this time it's all because of our negligence..."
Liu Yan smiled, waved to the two of them, and motioned for them to sit down. He said in a brisk tone: "Actually, I can't wait for a long time. It's better to start an incident now! It's a pity that it will cause Mr. Li to suffer!"
At this point, Liu Yan said with a gloomy face: "Ci Yuan, Ji Wen, you two can rest assured, I will definitely avenge this, Wang Mang must pay with blood!"
Li Tong's eyes turned red, and he bowed deeply to Liu Yan. Li Yi knelt on his knees, kowtowed to Liu Yan, and said, "My subordinate, Li Yi, is willing to serve the lord as a dog and horse!"
Liu Xiu didn't like Li Yi very much, but Liu Yan had a good impression of Li Yi. He walked up to Li Yi, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "I have heard about what Ji Wen did in Wancheng. I have worked hard on you during this period."
Li Yi said seriously: "It's hard work for Ji Wen to serve our lord. It's a pity that we encountered an ambush in Wancheng. When we broke out, all the supplies and most of the brothers...were lost in the city."
Liu Yan nodded, indicating that he already knew these things. He pulled Li Yi and sat down again, then looked around at everyone and said, "Currently, our brothers are close to two thousand."
As soon as these words came out, even Liu Xiu was secretly surprised.
He only knew that his elder brother no longer kept anyone here, and all those who came to seek refuge were secretly sent to Baishan. Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, there were already close to two thousand brothers hiding in Baishan.
Deng Yu and others' eyes lit up and they looked at each other with joy on their faces. Liu Yan continued: "I believe that before long, our brothers will number three thousand."
Li Tong frowned and said worriedly: "I'm worried that the county army may arrive at Chongling at any time and surround us."
When Liu Yan heard this, he looked up and smiled. He turned to look at Jiu'er and said, "Miss Jiu'er, please tell everyone about the news from the county town!"
Jiu'er, who was sitting at the end, stood up, cleared his throat, paced back and forth in the hall with his little hands behind his back, and said proudly: "My brother in the county..."
As soon as she started talking, Liu Xiu interrupted cheerfully: "Jiu'er, why do you have brothers in the county?"
"My lord, haven't you heard that beggars all over the world belong to the same family?" Jiu'er raised her delicate eyebrows, looked at Liu Xiu from the corner of her eye, and asked.
She is still dressed like a little beggar, with rags and rags, and her face is black and white. She raises her eyebrows and looks at people sideways, which will not make people feel bored, but will make people feel very cute.
Everyone present was amused by Jiu'er's appearance and laughed. Liu Xiu was also happy, nodded repeatedly and said, "You continue."
Jiu'er rolled his eyes at Liu Xiu again and said, "My brothers in the county saw that Captain Liang Qiuci left the county with eight thousand county troops and went north."
"Ah?" Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, Li Tong and others were all shocked when they heard this.
Eight thousand county troops? That is almost the entire military strength of Nanyang County! All our own personnel have been hidden, and there are only a few hundred people on the surface. If the county government wants to come to destroy our side, it is impossible to dispatch an army of eight thousand people.
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When the Green Forest Army was first annihilated, the county government only sent out 3,000 men. Moreover, Chongling was located to the south of the county city. If the county army wanted to destroy its own side, it had to go south, not north!
Everyone looked at each other, and Li Yi asked suspiciously: "Is this...is this news accurate?"
Jiuer glared at Li Yi dissatisfied and asked: "Li Yi, do you doubt me or my brother?"
Li Yi was not familiar with Jiu'er, and he couldn't figure out her specific identity and status in the Zhutian Capital Department. He said with an apologetic smile: "Miss Jiu'er, don't blame me, I just said it casually!"
"Hmph!" Jiu'er snorted heavily at him.
Li Tong looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "My lord, is there any fraud here?"
Liu Xiu slowly shook his head thoughtfully and said: "Probably not! The eight thousand county troops are so powerful that they don't need to use any deception. They can trample Chongling to the ground with just one step!"
Deng Yu and Yan Guang nodded one after another, saying that Liu Xiu's analysis was correct. Liang Qiuci personally led 8,000 county troops. What tactics did he need to use with his own side? As long as the army pressed to Chongling, even this small number of people on our side could not withstand it.
A fierce attack by the Zhujun army.
Liu Jia calmly analyzed: "The main force of the county army is usually not easily used. The county government wiped out nearly ten thousand Green Forest Army. Even Zhen Fu personally went out to fight, and only sent out three thousand soldiers and horses. Now the main force of the county army is
Going north, I think there must have been extremely serious changes in the north."
Liu Yan asked curiously: "Xiaosun, what changes do you think will happen in the north?"
Liu Jia frowned, shook his head slowly, and said, "This...it's hard to say!"
Deng Yu rubbed his chin and said: "During this period, the capital army led by Wang Kuang and Lian Dan has been fighting the Red Eyebrow Army in the north. Could the Nanyang County Army going north have something to do with this?"
Liu Jia answered: "Is it because the capital army is in a tight war situation?"
Gai Yan shook his head and said: "No way! Wang Kuang and Lian Dan command a hundred thousand capital troops, but how many people are there in the Red Eyebrow Army? Can a hundred thousand capital army be defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army and the battle becomes tight?"
That's incredible. Gai Yan was a soldier and knew the combat power of the Capital Army very well. Although he didn't understand the Red Eyebrow Army, he could estimate the combat power of the Red Eyebrow Army.
The Red Eyebrow Army, like the Green Forest Army, is a peasant uprising army. Its internal personnel are mainly refugees and bandits. Even if the Red Eyebrow Army has a slightly higher combat power than the Green Forest Army, it is still far behind the Capital Army.
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Deng Yu shrugged and said: "Other than that, it is really difficult to explain why the main force of Nanyang County Army went north!"
Mobilizing the main force of the county army is not a trivial matter. Even Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci cannot make the decision to mobilize so many troops. It must be approved by the imperial court. What else can the imperial court do for mobilizing the main force of the Nanyang Jun army to go north?
?It must be to assist Wang Kuang and Lian Dan in fighting. If the battle of the capital army goes smoothly, there will be no need to do this.
Liu Xiu felt that Deng Yu's analysis was reasonable, and he said to Jiu'er: "Jiu'er, ask your brother to keep an eye on the movements of the main force of the county army, and by the way, find out why the main force of the county army wants to go north."
Jiuer nodded in response. Liu Xiu raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "If the capital army is really in a tight war situation, it will be very beneficial to us, and the time left to us will become much more generous."
Everyone nodded. Liu Yan put his hands on his hands and smiled, saying: "That's true, that means even God is helping me, Zhu Tiandu!"
Li Yi immediately stood up, bowed his hands to Liu Yan, and said loudly: "My lord has brought great blessings to the sky. Our Zhutiandu Department will surely succeed in one fell swoop and become a torrent that sweeps through this troubled world. The restoration of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"
His words touched Liu Yan's heart, and the latter laughed loudly and praised: "Ji Wen said it well!"
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads secretly. Li Yi may not be very capable, but he is very good at flattering and flattering others.
Liu Xiu said: "Brother, let's talk about our plans after the incident!"
The uprising is imminent, so what should they do after the uprising?
Liu Yan said seriously: "First we have to capture Cai Yang! Let Cai Yang be our foundation!"
This is certain. Chongling belongs to Caiyang County and is close to Caiyang County. The first step after the uprising must be to capture Caiyang County. Liu Xiu asked: "What next?"
Liu Yan smiled and said: "If the war goes well, we will go all the way north and take the county seat directly!"
Hearing this, everyone had different expressions, and no one spoke immediately. After a while, Deng Yu said slowly: "From Chongling to the county town, we have to cross the Bi River first and then the Qishui River, and we are short of water. The ability to fight.”
This is a very practical question. If we go north to attack the county town, what should we do if the county army sets up defenses on the other side? We do not have the ability to fight a water war at all, and we cannot fight a water war at all.
Liu Yan rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Zhonghua, in your opinion, what should I do?"
Deng Yu said: "Originally, we planned to start an uprising in Wancheng, Xinye, and Chongling at the same time. Wancheng could be surprised and attack the county government. But now, the original plan can no longer be implemented."
Li Tong and Li Yi lowered their heads with red faces. They both had unshirkable responsibility for this matter.
Deng Yu continued: "Now, we have to change our strategy. I think that our army should not establish a base in Nanyang, but should take the road to Yizhou and establish a base in Yizhou. First, the sky is high in Yizhou and the emperor is far away. , the imperial court is beyond its reach. Secondly, we have support in Yizhou, Ma Wu and Yaoqi have laid a certain foundation in Yizhou. Thirdly, Yizhou is seriously separatist and the situation is chaotic, which is more conducive to our survival."
After listening to Deng Yu's words, Liu Yan shook his head repeatedly and said: "Zhonghua, our goal is to restore the Han Dynasty, not to live in a corner. I don't agree with going to Yizhou."
Deng Yu said: "General, we have just started the uprising. Our first consideration should be how to survive, and then how to implement the great cause of liberation!"
Liu Yan said categorically: "I'm afraid that after arriving in Yizhou, we will have to live in a corner, and we will never be able to get ahead! The king's industry will not be peaceful, and the Han and thieves will not stand together. We have only one goal, which is to conquer Chang'an, kill Wang Mang and restore the Han Dynasty!"
Seeing Liu Yan's resolute attitude, Deng Yu could not continue to argue. He turned to look at Liu Xiu, who lowered his head slightly, as if in deep thought.
Inwardly speaking, Liu Xiu did not agree with Deng Yu's opinion. He believed that it was not suitable for him to move to Yizhou. Perhaps the situation in the early stage would be safer, but his development in the later period would be greatly limited.
Just like what the eldest brother said, the king's industry is not on the side of peace, and the Han and traitors are not at odds with each other. What we want is not to be isolated in a corner, but to fight to the death with Wang Mang!
Yan Guang answered: "Staying in Nanyang is not without a way out. It is said that the two green forest armies in Xinshi and Pinglin that were previously defeated have merged with the Xiajiang green forest army. The three green forest armies have merged into one.
With greater strength and greater influence, if we want to make a difference in Nanyang County, we can consider cooperating with the Green Forest Army or even merging with it."
