Chung Ling is very close to Caiyang City, and after all, it is within the jurisdiction of Caiyang County.
The Zhutiandu tribe headed by Liu Yan marched toward Caiyang City in a mighty manner.
At a glance, this team is completely disorganized. There is no uniform uniform or uniform armor, and people wear everything.
Those walking in front are naturally those who can fight. Although they don't have military uniforms or armor, they have weapons in their hands. Even ordinary soldiers all have a spear in their hands.
Those sparsely following behind were the family members of the old, weak, women and children. Such a team could not move quickly even if they wanted to. Even if Chung Ling and Caiyang City were very close, the team would have to walk for a while before they could arrive.
There were only a handful of people in the team who could ride horses. Counting Liu Yan, there were less than five of them. Even Liu Xiu didn't have a horse to ride, but rode an ox.
Liu Xiu rode an ox and raised an army to rebel, which later became a legend.
At that time, horses for combat were too expensive, at least not something Liu Yan could afford. The war horse he was riding was given to him by Deng Chen. The remaining war horses were given to the scouts. Already.
The army was marching, and intelligence was of vital importance. It was natural to equip the scouts with horses, and no one could say anything. Besides, even Liu Xiu didn't have a horse to ride on, so the others were even more embarrassed to make requests.
Liu Xiu rode an ox and wandered up to Liu Yan. He frowned and said, "Brother, the second brother didn't follow."
Liu Zhong, the second of the three Liu brothers, has always been cowardly and timid. Liu Zhong neither participated in nor opposed Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's rebellion. He regarded it as a matter that had nothing to do with him.
Liu Yan sighed and said, "If the second brother doesn't come, then he won't come. You can't force this kind of thing on him."
After a pause, he smiled leisurely, patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder, and said cheerfully: "When you and my brother conquer the country in the future, we will share the share with you."
Liu Xiu hummed and nodded seriously. Although Liu Zhong was cowardly, Liu Xiu had always respected his second brother. The concept of ordering elders and younger ones had long been ingrained in Liu Xiu.
He said: "Brother, I will go to the back to see the second sister."
"Go!" Liu Yan raised his head with a smile.
Liu Xiu rode an ox and walked toward the back of the team.
When people who knew Liu Xiu saw him passing by, they all bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "General!"
Currently, Liu Yan proclaims himself General Zhutian, Liu Xiu is proclaimed Partial General, and others like Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Feng Yi, Zhu You, Zhang Ping, Zhu Yun, etc. are all proclaimed captains.
The senior generals of the Han Dynasty army had the following levels: general, general (not permanent), partial general, and lieutenant.
Liu Xiu found Liu Yuan's carriage in the team.
Liu Yuan's carriage is quite big, but it is full of people. There is Liu Yuan, his two sons, three daughters, and two maids. There are eight people in the carriage. It would be strange if it is not crowded. Woolen cloth.
Hearing Liu Xiu's call from outside the car, Liu Yuan lifted the car curtain and saw Liu Xiu riding a bull. She couldn't help but burst into laughter and asked, "Why are third brothers here?"
Liu Xiu said: "I'm here to see the second sister!" As he spoke, he looked in along the car window and asked: "Second sister, if you feel uncomfortable riding in the car, come out for some air and ride my cow. "
Liu Yuan couldn't help laughing, and at the same time rolled his eyes at Liu Xiu. She was already such an old woman, and she was already married, so how could she ride a bull?
She said: "I'm fine in the car, so the third brother doesn't have to worry about me! By the way, why didn't I see the second brother?"
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Second brother is not here."
Liu Yuan frowned slightly and murmured: "My second brother will be in danger if he stays in Chongling?"
Liu Xiu said: "As long as we capture Cai Yang, my second brother will not be in danger."
Liu Yuan thought for a while and realized that this was also the case. She breathed a sigh of relief and then asked: "Third brother, do you think the eldest brother can defeat Cai Yang this time?"
Liu Xiu was happy and said in a brisk tone: "It's as easy as flipping a finger." He said this not to comfort his second sister deliberately, nor to underestimate the enemy, but they had already found out Cai Yang's background clearly.
In Caiyang City, the number of government officials and county soldiers together did not exceed 300. With more than 3,000 of them, even if they fought blindly, they could take down Caiyang City.
And according to Liu Xiu's judgment, this battle cannot be fought at all. Feng Sheng, the magistrate of Caiyang County, has never been very courageous. Not to mention that his eldest brother has rebelled now. He has three thousand soldiers under his command. Even if his eldest brother has not rebelled, only the retainers of the family are
When there were more than a dozen people, Feng Sheng didn't dare to provoke his elder brother.
Such a timid county magistrate dares to lead less than 300 government officials and county soldiers to fight against his elder brother? It is simply a fantasy.
Liu Yuanxiao asked: "Third brother, are you so confident?"
"certainly!"
"Uncle, uncle, I want to ride a bull!" "I want to ride a bull too! I want to ride a bull too!" Several children sitting in the carriage stuck out their little heads, vying to ride Liu Xiu's horse.
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Liu Xiu laughed loudly, reached out and took out the youngest niece in the car, placed her on the back of the cow, and asked with a smile: "Is it fun?"
"Yeah." The little baby sat on the back of the cow and danced with excitement.
Liu Xiu held her niece's waist tightly, fearing that she would fall, and sighed quietly: "When my uncle was young, your mother also hugged my uncle like this when he was riding a bull."
"Really? When?"
"A long time ago."
"My mother has never held me while riding a bull!" The little doll puffed up its cheeks in dissatisfaction.
Liu Xiu laughed loudly. Liu Yuan's face turned red and he shook his head helplessly. Liu Xiuzheng and his niece were having a great time, and Zhu You ran over quickly and said at the same time: "My lord!"
When he got closer, Zhu You saw Liu Yuan. He bowed and saluted again and said, "Second sister!"
Liu Xiu asked: "Ayou, what's the matter?"
"The spies reported that there are officers and soldiers ahead, and the person leading the team seems to be County Lieutenant Zhong Qing."
"Oh." Liu Xiu responded, handed her little niece to Liu Yuan, and said at the same time: "Second sister, let me go to the front and take a look."
Hearing that he met the officers and soldiers, Liu Yuan looked nervous and warned: "Axiu, be careful!"
"Second sister, don't worry, nothing will happen!"
Liu Xiu rode an ox and followed Zhu You, rushing forward. After walking some distance, he asked: "How many people did Zhong Qing bring?"
"It is said that there are about two hundred people."
Huh! Doesn't this bring out all the main forces of Caiyang City? The entire Caiyang City has less than 300 troops! In Liu Xiu's impression, County Captain Zhong Qing and County Magistrate Feng Sheng are basically equal.
He is not a brave man, and his abilities are mediocre. This time Zhong Qing led about two hundred people out of the city to fight, and Liu Xiu even wondered if he had taken the wrong medicine.
He smiled calmly and said: "If a person sincerely seeks death, even gods can't save him."
Zhu You grinned and said: "Master, I think we should practice with Zhong Qing first."
The spies' news was correct. Zhong Qing did leave the city with more than 200 county soldiers, but he did not come out to fight, but to surrender.
When the two sides encountered each other, Zhong Qing rode his horse straight towards Liu Yan's army without any entourage.
Zhang Ping looked at him, without saying a word, he bent his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at Zhong Qing, who was approaching on horseback.
Whoosh! Bang!
The arrow drew a wonderful parabola in the air and nailed hard to the ground in front of the horse's hoof. Zhong Qing shrank his neck in fright, quickly tightened the reins, waved his hands forward and shouted: "Brother Bo Sheng, I am Zhong Qing." Qing, don’t get me wrong, I’m here to surrender!”
Liu Yan let out a burst of joy. He waved his hand to Zhang Ping, telling him to put away his bow and arrows. Then he waved to Zhong Qing in front and said loudly: "Master Zhong, come forward and speak!"
Zhong Qing, who was opposite him, was relieved. He waved his whip and galloped over. When he reached Liu Yan, he didn't need anyone else to say anything. He took the initiative to dismount from his horse, knelt on his knees and said, "Brother Bo Sheng..."
As soon as he started talking, Zhu Yun shouted sharply from the side: "Call the general!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhong Qing kowtowed repeatedly and changed his words: "General, villain... I led all the county soldiers in Caiyang to surrender to the general, hoping that the general would regard the friendship in the past. , accept me and wait.”
The friendship between Liu Yan and Zhong Qing was just a matter of a few drinks and meals. Liu Yan was easy to make friends and had dined with many people. He and Zhong Qing also dined together several times, so they had some kind of friendship.
He sat on the horse, lowered his head and looked down at Zhong Qing who was kneeling in front of him, as if he was considering how to deal with him. Zhu You said quietly: "A dog official who is as timid as a mouse and helps the tyrants to commit crimes, why should the general keep him?"
Zhu Yun's words almost frightened Zhong Qing so much that he peed his pants on the spot. He kowtowed forward repeatedly and said urgently: "General, spare your life! General, spare your life!"
At this time, Liu Xiu came over slowly on an ox. He wanted to go fast, but the main reason was that oxen really couldn't run fast.
Liu Xiu took a quick look and understood what was going on.
He came to Liu Yan's side and whispered: "Brother, we need to use Cai Yang as the foundation to stabilize the people's hearts in Cai Yang, and collect money, food and materials from Cai Yang. These things need to be handled by people who are familiar with Cai Yang."
The implication is that it is not appropriate for our side to kill Zhong Qing now, as there are still places where Zhong Qing can be used.
Liu Xiu's words brought Zhong Qing back from the gate of hell. Liu Yan nodded, waved to Zhong Qing, who was kowtowing, and said, "Master Zhong, get up and talk!"
"Thank you, General! Thank you, General, for not killing me!" Zhong Qing stood up from the ground tremblingly. At this time, his head and body were covered with sweat, and his legs were trembling.
Liu Yan looked at him coldly and asked expressionlessly: "Why is Master Zhong the only one who came to surrender? Where is Master Feng now?"
Zhong Qing said quickly: "Feng Sheng is stubborn and wants to fight in the city. General, I am willing to lead the county troops to take the lead and take Feng Sheng's head to see the general!"
Liu Yan laughed, Liu Xiu and others also laughed, but they were all amused by Zhong Qing's shamelessness. Normally, Zhong Qing was extremely close to Feng Sheng, but now, his face changed as if he were turning the pages of a book. The face of a villain.
"Lord Zhong can lead the way, but I want to see how our county magistrate can resist!" Liu Yan didn't take Feng Sheng and Zhong Qing seriously at all.
After speaking, he knocked his feet in the stirrups and walked past Zhong Qing in a swaggering manner.
