Liu Xiu said with a smile: "With General Dongshan's words, I feel more at ease."
Dongshan Huangtu turned his body sideways and said: "This is not the place to talk. Your Majesty, please camp!"
Liu Xiu, accompanied by Dongshan Huangtu and others, walked into the central tent of the Bronze Horse Army.
This Chinese military tent is just a thatched house. It is hot and simple inside. The most valuable thing is probably the soft couch used by Dongshan Huangtu. Liu Xiu sent someone to send it here for Dongshan Huangtu to recuperate from his injuries.
With Liu Xiu present, Dongshan Huangtu did not dare to sit at the main seat anymore, so he asked Liu Xiu to take the seat. The latter declined, but finally sat at the main seat in the middle, while Dongshan Huangtu and others sat on both sides.
After the greetings, Liu Xiu asked: "General Dongshan, the food and grass I sent are not enough?"
Dongshan Huangtu was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands hurriedly and said: "No, no, no! The food and grass sent by the king today is enough for the entire army for five days."
"In that case, why did the soldiers only get two meals of porridge and rice today?" Liu Xiu asked.
"This..." Dongshan Huangtu hesitated and couldn't answer.
Liu Xiu smiled and asked: "General Dongshan thinks that after I deliver the food this time, I will not deliver it again, so he saves money so that the soldiers can eat for a long time even though they are not full?"
Dongshan Huangtu's face turned pale, he pondered for a moment, then bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "General Dongshan does not have to worry about this. Since I have accepted the soldiers of Bongma, Gaohu, and Chonglian, I will never favor one over the other and chill the hearts of the soldiers!"
Dongshan Huangtu's face turned from white to red, he lowered his head and said: "This general is so narrow-minded and short-sighted..."
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "I don't mean to blame General Dongshan. General Dongshan can think long-term, so how can it be considered a fault? I just think that since General Dongshan has taken refuge in me, he should trust me."
Dongshan Huang's bald man lowered his head even lower and said: "Your Majesty reprimanded me very much, I will definitely... I will take it as a warning!"
Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "General Dongshan and other generals started a uprising in Hebei; my eldest brother and I started a uprising in Nanyang. We were all rebels. I am fully aware of the hardships and dangers along the way."
Hearing this, everyone present was moved, their hearts ached, and their eyes were wet and red.
Liu Xiu continued: "Because I know how difficult it is for the rebels, you generals can rest assured that I will treat Brother Tongma, Brother Gaohu and Chonglian equally as my own!"
Dongshan was barren, and they both left the table suddenly, kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "On behalf of all the generals in the army, I would like to thank you, your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu smiled, waved his hands to them, and said, "Two generals, please rise!"
After a pause, he changed the topic and asked: "Today, I conferred the title of General Dongshan, General Shanghuai, General Qi, and General Zhao as Guannei Marquis, but I did not grant them any fiefdom. I think all the generals must have some complaints in their hearts, right?
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Dongshan Huangtu and Qi Suo shook their heads subconsciously and said, "The king has misunderstood. The general has no dissatisfaction in his heart."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "You generals must also know that I, Prince Xiao, am just a bald prince without a fief. There is not an inch of land in the world for me, Liu Xiu, so how can I give it to you?"
What about the general's fiefdom and the food town? Previously, the Marquis of Xingyi, Geng Kuang, and the Marquis of Jianzhong, Peng Chong and Peng, whom I conferred the title of Grand Administrator, also had no fiefdoms. It's not that I don't want to give it, but that I really don't have any land to divide!"
Even though Liu Xiu has now firmly occupied Hebei, theoretically speaking, all the land in Hebei should belong to the emperor Liu Xuan. Liu Xiu did not have any land.
After hearing his explanation, Dongshan Huangtu, Qi Su, Zhang Huai and others glanced at Huai Kuang. Just now you used this matter to challenge King Xiao, but now King Xiao has explained it clearly, it is not
He doesn't want to grant a fief, but he simply can't grant it now.
So what about Geng Kuang, the prefect of Shanggu who had made great contributions to Liu Xiu, and Peng Chong, the prefect of Yuyang. Their relationship with Liu Xiu was not much closer than that of Liu Xiu. But even so, they only had the empty title of Liehou, and
The Guannei Marquises obtained by our side are the same, and they all have no fiefdoms.
Shang Huaikuang saw the looks everyone was looking at him, and he secretly smiled bitterly. Liu Xiu said this, and he really couldn't find fault with it. From a legal perspective, Liu Xiu did not own the land in Hebei, and he had no right to take the land in Hebei.
The land was granted and released.
Just when the Zhongjun tent fell into silence for a while, Shang Huaikuang suddenly said: "If the king can proclaim himself emperor in Hebei, he will be the legitimate lord of the world!"
His sudden words startled everyone present. Dongshan Huangbalu's eyes lit up, and his face immediately glowed with light. He said: "Your Majesty, what General Shanghuai said is absolutely true. Now, Your Majesty
Sitting on Youzhou, Jizhou and Hanoi, Hebei is already under the control of the king. As the saying goes, if you can't get it, it's in Hebei! The king has got Hebei, why not follow the way of heaven and take advantage of the opportunity to ascend the throne?!"
Once Liu Xiu ascends the throne, they will no longer be thieves and bandits, but will be the founding heroes of the country, who will be granted the title of marquis and prime minister, and will honor their ancestors.
They raised their heads and rose up to rebel against Wang Mang and Liu Xuan. What was their purpose? Isn't that just for this?
Dongshan Huangtu has always been very self-aware and knows that he is not the emperor. Although the bronze horse army under his command has grown to hundreds of thousands, he has never had the desire to become emperor. wavv
With Liu Xiu's reputation, if he could proclaim himself emperor in Hebei, he would definitely be a success.
Hearing the Bronze Horse Army generals' words to persuade you to advance, Liu Xiu waved his hands and said expressionlessly: "Anyone who tries to persuade me to advance will be punished!"
His words made everyone present couldn't help but shrink their necks, swallowed the words back in their stomachs, and did not dare to say another word.
Shang Huaikuang looked at Liu Xiu with bright eyes and nodded secretly. Speaking of which, Liu Xiu's strength is not weak now. He already has an army of more than 100,000. Now Bronze Horse, Gao Hu, and Relian
A total of 200,000 troops surrendered to him. The number of soldiers and horses under Liu Xiu's command has reached more than 300,000. Whether he is competing against Liu Xuan or Chi Mei, he may not suffer a loss, but Liu Xiu is not complacent at all.
Despite showing signs of impatience, at such a young age, he can be so mature, steady, and neither impatient nor impatient. Liu Xiu's achievements today are definitely not a fluke.
Under Liu Xiu's warning, the matter of persuading people to enter was temporarily over. Dongshan Huangtu asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten yet? Can I have someone prepare some food and wine?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Although it has been useful, I am really hungry now."
Dongshan Huangtu laughed loudly and immediately ordered people to prepare wine and food.
In this simple Chinese army tent, Liu Xiu drank happily with the generals of the Bronze Horse Army. Even Dongshan Huangtu, who was injured, could not help but drink two glasses with Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu ate this meal until Tianjin, then left the Bronze Horse Army camp and returned to his Han Army camp smelling of alcohol.
Liu Xiu visited the Bronze Horse Army camp this time. It seemed that he didn't do anything. He just came to see the living conditions of the Bronze Horse Army soldiers, and then had a meal with Dongshan Huangtu and others.
But in fact, his trip to the Bronze Horse Army camp was of great significance. It not only greatly reduced the gap between the Han army and the rebel army, but also successfully eliminated the dissatisfaction of Dongshan Huangtu and Shanghuai Kuang and others towards him.
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In order to win over the Bronze Horse Army as soon as possible, Liu Xiu's performance can only be described in four words: he was risking everything. He only brought Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo into the Bronze Horse Army camp. This in itself has extremely high risks.
Big risk.
If someone really wanted to kill him in the Bronze Horse Army's camp, the four of them would be completely isolated and helpless, with no power to fight back.
But Liu Xiu finally won the bet.
His lack of defense and unparalleled trust in the Bronze Horse Army deeply moved everyone in the Bronze Horse Army. It also made the soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army feel that it was a blessing to assist a lord like Liu Xiu.
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The next day, what surprised the soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army was that the ordnance they had handed over on their own initiative was now sent back intact by the Han army.
Returning all their ordnance back indicates that the Han army no longer has any vigilance against them.
As the leader of the rebel army, Dongshan Huangtu is somewhat similar in temperament to Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu. They are both heroic characters who value love and righteousness and have a martial arts atmosphere.
Liu Xiu treated him sincerely, and he reciprocated his sincerity.
It's just that Dongshan Huangtu's talents are limited, and he is indeed not a general. He has not accomplished much under Liu Xiu's command.
Liu Xiu treated the generals who came from the Bronze Horse Army like Dongshan Huangtu very well. He did not kill the donkeys, nor did he hide the birds with their bows. Instead, he was granted the title of marquis and the title of title.
Even if they do not serve in the army, they can still receive salary and food, and live without worries about food and clothing.
Liu Xiu suddenly surrendered 200,000 rebel troops in the Guantao and Qingyuan areas of Wei County, which gave Liu Xiu a qualitative leap in strength.
It was not until this time that Liu Xiu's power truly became unique in Hebei.
As far as a single rebel army is concerned, no rebel army can be stronger than Liu Xiu's Han army, but if the number of all the rebel armies in Hebei is added together, the number at this time still exceeds one million.
For Liu Xiu, the rebels in Hebei are still a serious concern for him.
Shortly after Liu Xiu had just recruited the Bronze Horse Army, Gao Hu Army, and Chonglian Army, bad news suddenly came from Zhending. Jia Fu was seriously injured and was in critical condition.
Jia Fu's danger in Zhending this time was completely due to the help of Liu Yang, the king of Zhending. There were more than 200,000 troops from the five schools who fled into Zhending, and Jia Fu's troops plus the local defenders of Zhending totaled 600,000 soldiers.
Less than 100,000 people.
There was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. This battle was not easy to fight in the first place, but Liu Yang made the mistake of rashly advancing on the battlefield. As a result, Liu Yang and more than 30,000 soldiers under his command were killed by more than 205,000 soldiers in the area of Guocheng.
The main force of the school army surrounded them.
At that time, Jia Fu had only 20,000 soldiers and horses around him. It was too dangerous to enter the siege and rescue Liu Yang at this time.
If it were someone else, Jia Fu would have to consider whether to save him or not, but now it was Liu Yang who was trapped. Jia Fu had almost no choice but to rescue him with all his strength.
After all, Liu Yang is the true king and the uncle of Mrs. Wang. If Jia Fu chooses to die now, he will not be able to explain to Liu Xiu or Guo Shengtong after he returns.
Under such circumstances, Jia Fu led 20,000 men to attack the Fifth Academy Army, which numbered more than 200,000 men.
This was a battle of an egg against a stone, but Jia Fu led 20,000 soldiers to tear a hole in the encirclement of the fifth school army and reunited with the trapped Liu Yang.
After that, Jia Fu ordered his deputy general to lead his men to cover Liu Yang's breakout, while he himself led a thousand men to the rear.
Liu Yang finally managed to escape without any danger during the desperate fighting of Jia Fu's men. He got out, but Jia Fu and others were trapped in the tight siege of the Fifth Academy Army.
At this time, Jia Fu only had a thousand soldiers beside him, and one thousand faced more than 200,000. One can imagine how brutal this battle would be.