Four hundred and thirtieth chapters persuasion is true
Yan Feng's troops were defeated, and Liu Xiu's army captured Anxiang, Anding, Linping and Jincheng in the northern part of Julu County. It became famous and prestige.
After the Battle of Jiancheng, the number of people who came to Liu Xiu began to increase in number, the most prominent of whom was Liu Zhi from Changcheng, Xindu County.
When Liu Xiu was patrolling Hebei, Liu Zhi wanted to join Liu Xiu. When he was waiting for Liu Xiu's arrival in Changcheng, Wang Lang suddenly proclaimed himself emperor in Handan and offered a large reward to Liu Xiu.
At this time, Liu Xiudong was hiding in Tibet, and Liu Zhi could not find where Liu Xiuren was. After discussing with his fellow clan members, he simply went against the idea.
Liu Zhi led his clan members and retainers, a total of thousands of people from top to bottom, and killed the county magistrate and county captain of Changcheng, and occupied Changcheng in one fell swoop.
Liu Xiu fought a decisive battle with Yan Feng's tribe in Guangcheng. Liu Zhi, who was in Changcheng, heard about this and immediately led thousands of people including his brothers Liu Xi and Liu Xin to Guicheng to defect to Liu Xiu.
It's just that they arrived a step late. When they arrived at Yincheng, the war here was over. Liu Xiujun won a great victory and completely defeated Yan Feng's 30,000 troops. Yan Feng himself was also beheaded by Wu Han.
Although he was unable to catch up with the war, Liu Xiu treated the arrival of Liu Zhi and others with great courtesy and treated them as honored guests. This made Liu Zhi and others feel very useful, and they became more and more determined to join Liu Xiu.
When other people fight, their troops usually decrease as they fight, but when Liu Xiu fights, it's just the opposite. His troops always increase as he fights.
Take now as an example, before the decisive battle with Yan Feng, Liu Xiu's troops only had more than 10,000 troops. However, after this battle, Liu Xiu's troops increased to 20,000 in a very short period of time.
The surrender of Liu Zhi's troops alone increased Liu Xiu's army by more than 4,000 men.
On this day, Liu Xiu and his generals gathered at his temporary residence in Jiangcheng. In the lobby, everyone exchanged greetings.
In some literary works, Geng Chun is described as Geng's father. This is pure nonsense.
Geng Chun was from Julu County. In modern times, he was from Hebei, and Geng was from Jiefeng County. In modern times, he was from Shaanxi. Although both of them had the surname Geng, they couldn't fight each other.
But it is true that the two of them are in the same palace and are ministers.
After everyone exchanged greetings, they sat down one after another. Wang Ba looked around and spoke first: "My lord, our army won a complete victory in the battle of Jincheng. Wang Lang's vitality was seriously injured. Our army should take advantage of the victory to attack and go south to capture the huge army."
Lucheng, and then capture the entire Julu County, first capture Julu, then Guangping, and then directly capture Handan!"
When Zhu heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he said loudly: "The general seconded the proposal!"
Liu Xiu turned to look at Wu Han and Geng and asked, "What do Ziyan and Bo Zhao think?"
Without even thinking about it, the former raised his hand to Liu Xiu and said, "As long as my lord has the order, the general can immediately lead his troops south and take Julu City directly!"
Geng also followed up and said: "The final general is willing to join hands with Ziyan to defeat Julu City together!"
After hearing that both Wu Han and Geng supported their proposal to immediately go south and capture Julu City, Wang Ba and Zhu grinned excitedly and nodded at them.
Liu Xiu did not speak immediately. After thinking for a while, he turned to look at Deng Yu and Kou Xun and asked, "Zhonghua and Ziyi also think that our army should go south to attack Julu City?"
Deng Yu shook his head with a smile and said nothing. Kou Xun's face straightened, he bowed and said, "My Lord, I think it is too early to send troops south."
First take Julu, then Guangping, and finally you can take Handan directly. This is easy to say, but very difficult to do. First of all, Wang Lang's power is not seriously damaged. The main force is still there, and the soldiers under his command are better than our own.
Much more.
Secondly, our own sphere of influence is far from being consolidated. If we are eager to advance, there is a risk of chaos in the rear. He frowned slightly and said: "Currently, the biggest and most direct threat to us is not Wang Lang, but the real one."
Certainly!"
Now Liu Xiu's tribe has occupied the northern part of Zhongshan County and Julu County, and Zhending Kingdom is sandwiched between Zhongshan and Julu County. Zhending Kingdom's area is not large, only a small area, but it has a large population and a large number of troops.
, there are more than 100,000 people.
When Liu Xiu led his army to the south, if the Zhen Ding Kingdom suddenly launched an attack and the rear became anxious, the morale of the soldiers fighting in the front would be in chaos and the entire army would be in danger of being annihilated.
Wu Han slapped the table and said loudly: "Lord, our army can first defeat Zhending!"
Liu Xiu didn't answer. Zhending was not easy to fight. King Liu Yang of Zhending had been pretending to Wang Lang, but Wang Lang's army marched east and west, but they never dared to touch Zhending.
It can also be seen from this that when Wang Lang had the most troops and generals, he was very afraid of Zhending.
What's more, now, our own troops only have a total of 20,000 troops, while Zhending King Liu Yang has an army of more than 100,000. In terms of strength, the difference between the two sides is too great.
Just as Liu Xiu was thinking about it secretly, Geng Chun leaned over and said, "My lord, my subordinates think that it is not appropriate to have a military confrontation with King Zhending, so we can try to win over him as much as possible!"
Geng Chun and Zhending Wang Liu Yang were somewhat related. Liu Yang's mother, Geng, was from the same family as Geng Chun. In terms of seniority, Geng Chun was Liu Yang's nephew.
Of course, the relationship between the two of them is relatively distant, and there is no deep friendship. Geng Chun does not recommend using force against Liu Yang, because he considers it entirely from his own standpoint.
Our current strength is 20,000, and Liu Yang's strength is 100,000. 20,000 versus 100,000, it is not easy to fight. Even if our side wins in the end, our strength will be severely damaged. When Wang Lang's army attacks, we will still take
What to deal with?
Furthermore, Liu Yang has always verbally supported Wang Lang. In fact, he has never given Wang Lang a single soldier. Obviously, Liu Yang and Wang Lang are not of the same mind. We should do our best to deal with such a person.
Just strive for it.
After he finished speaking, before anyone else could speak, Liu Zhi bowed and said: "My lord, I think Boshan's words are reasonable. At present, if we attack King Zhending, we will only let the king sit back and enjoy the results.
We should try to win over King Zhending to our side. In addition, my subordinate has some friendship with King Zhending, and he is willing to send an envoy to King Zhending to persuade King Zhending to surrender to my lord!"
When Liu Xiu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. Kou Xun was right. For Liu Xiu, the most serious problem now was Zhending.
This small place is sandwiched between Zhongshan and Julu, but it has an army of one hundred thousand. If it falls to Wang Lang's side, it will pose a huge threat to ourselves. On the other hand, if it can fall to our side,
, can instantly increase one's own strength to a level with Wang Lang.
Therefore, whether Zhending Wang Liu Yang supports his own side or Wang Lang is very important. Liu Xiu leaned forward and asked: "Bo Xian is going to Zhending as an envoy, are you sure?"
Liu Zhi was named Bo Xian. Liu Xiu asked him whether he was sure, not about persuading Liu Yang, but whether his life would be in danger if he sent Zhending as an envoy.
After all, Liu Yang still verbally supports Wang Lang, and Liu Zhi has defected to his side. He and Liu Yang already belong to two camps.
Liu Zhi smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I'm sure it's worth it."
Liu Xiu nodded and said thoughtfully: "If Bo Xian can convince King Zhending, it will no longer be difficult for us to put down the rebellion in Hebei!"
Liu Zhi did not lie. He and Liu Yang were indeed friends. Liu Zhi's Liu family was a powerful family in Xindu County, with many members, more followers and friends, high prestige and status, and they could be said to respond to one call.
When Wang Lang proclaimed himself emperor in Handan, Liu Zhi dared to rebel in Changcheng and successfully occupied Changcheng, leaving the county government helpless against him. This shows how strong Liu Zhi was in Xindu County.
As for Liu Yang, he was the local emperor of Zhending Kingdom. He had an army of 100,000, and he was convinced by Zhending. They were both powerful men in Hebei, and they were not far apart. It was normal for them to have friendship between them.
Liu Xiu adopted the opinions of Geng Chun and Liu Zhi and sent Liu Zhi as envoy Zhending to visit Liu Yang, hoping to persuade Liu Yang to switch to his side.
Not long ago, Liu Zhi was ordered to leave Jincheng and go to Zhending City, the capital of Zhending Kingdom.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the Zhending Kingdom is a small place. The entire Zhending Kingdom has only four cities, one is Zhending City, and the other three are Jinman, Feilei, and Gaocheng.
With four cities, he could support an army of more than 100,000 people, which shows how well Liu Yang managed the Zhending Kingdom. Liu Yang himself was not very good at using troops, and he was not good at strategy, but his ability to govern the place was definitely outstanding.
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Liu Yang was very happy to hear the news of Liu Zhi's visit. He personally welcomed Liu Zhi out of his palace. When he saw Liu Zhi, he raised his hands and said, "Why is Mr. Bo so free today that he has come to Zhending?"
Liu Zhi quickly bowed to the ground and said, "My uncle, please pay your respects to King Zhending!"
"Mr. Bo, you are so polite. Come on, please come in, please come in!" Liu Yang enthusiastically invited Liu Zhi into his palace.
Through Liu Yang's attitude towards him, Liu Zhi became more confident in this trip. He did not believe that Liu Yang was indifferent to world affairs in Zhending. It was impossible for Liu Yang not to know about his lord's victory in Jincheng and his surrender to his lord.
Since Liu Yangming knew this and was still so enthusiastic about him, it only meant that Liu Yang's support for Wang Lang was not sincere, at least not that firm.
The two entered the palace and sat down separately in the lobby. When the servants brought the tea, Liu Yang picked up the teacup, took a slow sip of tea, and asked with a smile: "Where did Bo Yuan come from?"
Liu Zhi did not mince words and said straightforwardly: "Zhi comes from Jincheng."
"Jiancheng? I heard that there is a war in Bincheng!" Liu Yang pretended to be surprised.
Liu Zhi secretly rolled his eyes and said sternly: "King Zhending, Da Sima is already in Weicheng and defeated Yan Feng's 30,000 troops. Yan Feng was also beheaded by Da Sima."
Liu Yang had heard about these things a long time ago, but he still deliberately showed surprise. Liu Zhi didn't care what he pretended to be, and asked bluntly: "What does King Zhending think of Wang Lang?"
Wang Lang has already proclaimed himself emperor, and Liu Zhi still calls him by his first name. This is simply treason.
"This..." Liu Yang just hesitated, and Liu Zhi continued: "Wang Lang deceived the public with his monstrous words and claimed to be emperor. It is a joke! How can a mere quack magician deceive the world with his monstrous words and achieve a great cause? How can he inherit it?
The great deeds of the great ancestors? Today, Grand Sima is pacifying Hebei. Although Wang Lang is obstructing him, the knowledgeable people in Jizhou have submitted to him one after another. Even the counties in Youzhou are supporting Da Sima openly and covertly. Without Youzhou as his backing, Wang Lang can only
With half of Jizhou and no capable people to support him, can he really fight against Chang'an and Da Sima?"
His words were said into Liu Yang's heart. The reason why Liu Yang only gave verbal support to Wang Lang and did not provide substantial help was that he felt that Wang Lang's foundation was too weak to last long.
