Knowing that Jia Fu was no longer in danger, Liu Xiu made up his mind and concentrated on dealing with the enemy in front of him. Liu Xiu led 50,000 Han troops and launched a fierce attack on Zhongqiu City where 20,000 rebel troops were stationed. In this battle, the rebel army
They did not put up much resistance and only fought with the Han army for less than an hour. The rebels in the city escaped from the west gate and went straight to the long valley of Fengshan to the west of Zhongqiu. The long valley of Fengshan
, is the origin of the Zhu River, located in the west of Zhongqiu.
The terrain in this area is relatively complicated, with mountains connected to mountains, water connected to water, and valleys connected to valleys. To the north of the long valley is Qiongquan Valley, which is where the water originates.
Seeing the rebels fleeing toward Fengshan, Liu Xiu was happy, and so were all the Han generals. Seeing that the people were all smiling, Liu Xiu asked, "What are you generals laughing at?"
Zhang Huai, who was born in the Bronze Horse Army and now fights with Liu Xiu, said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Fengshan is a dead end. If the rebels run towards Fengshan, they are really seeking their own death!"
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "We are new here, and we know that Fengshan is a dead end, but the Youlai Army, the Big Spear Army, and the Five Banners Army are wandering around Changshan and looting everywhere. Wouldn't they know this?"
Zhang Huai thought about it carefully and felt that this was also the case. The enemy had no reason not to know that Fengshan was a dead end! He looked at Liu Xiu in confusion and asked: "Your Majesty, this..."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "There is only one explanation for running that way even though we know it is a dead end. The enemy has already set up an ambush in Fengshan, and the enemy stationed in Zhongqiu is just a bait to lure our army.
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Zhang Huai suddenly understood, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Your Majesty, since the enemy may be setting up an ambush in Fengshan, our army should give up and pursue the enemy!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said confidently: "A mere bandit army is nothing to worry about."
He was never afraid of fighting with the rebels. What he was really afraid of was that the rebels would avoid his own side, not fight with him, and run around in Hebei, leaving him and his soldiers exhausted.
If the rebels adopt such tactics, things will be in trouble.
Liu Xiu turned his head and said: "Long Yuan!"
"My subordinate is here!" Long Yuan urged his horse forward and stepped in to salute Liu Xiu.
"Send elite spies into Fengshan to investigate. I want to know how many ambushes are hidden in Fengshan!"
"I obey my orders!" Long Yuan agreed and rode away.
Liu Xiu did not pursue the fleeing rebels with all his strength. Instead, he led 50,000 soldiers and horses and marched slowly towards Fengshan. When Liu Xiu led his army to Fengshan, Long Yuan also happened to find out.
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Long Yuan came to Liu Xiu on horseback, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is indeed an enemy ambush hidden in the long valley of Fengshan. The number should be about 50,000, plus the 20,000 enemy troops who ran into Fengshan before.
Together, there are 70,000 people in total.”
Liu Xiu nodded and said happily: "Hide in Changgu! Okay, this time we will trap the rebel army in Changgu and catch turtles in its jar!"
Because Liu Xiu's pursuit was too slow, the 20,000 rebels who served as bait did not go deep into Fengshan. After entering Fengshan, they kept wandering at the mountain pass.
When Liu Xiu led his army into Fengshan, they hurriedly fled deep into Fengshan.
Since Liu Xiu had guessed the enemy's deployment in advance, the actions of the rebel army at Fengshan at this time seemed extremely ridiculous in the eyes of the Han soldiers.
After Liu Xiujun entered Fengshan, he ignored the 20,000 rebels and headed straight for Changgu.
When they arrived at the mouth of the upper valley, Liu Xiujun did not go deep inside. Instead, he immediately set up defenses at the mouth of the upper valley, built fortifications, built defensive horses, built earthen walls, and dug trenches.
Seeing Liu Xiujun actually setting up defenses at the entrance of Changgu, the rebels knew that Liu Xiujun had already seen through his plan and knew that his side had soldiers and horses hidden in Changgu. Now Liu Xiujun wanted to hide the 50,000 soldiers in Changgu.
, trapped alive in the valley.
At this time, the rebels could no longer sit still. The 50,000 rebels hiding in Changgu and setting up an ambush began to launch a fierce attack on the Han army at the mouth of the valley.
As far as the combat effectiveness of the Youlai Army, the Daqiang Army, and the Wuban Army are concerned, when their numbers are equal, even in a head-to-head confrontation, they are no match for the Han Army, not to mention that the Han Army now has many defensive fortifications to assist it?
The Han army stood on the earthen wall and resisted the rebel attack from a high position.
This earth wall, which is only over one meter high, has now become a mountain that is difficult for the rebels to cross. People rushed up to them and were knocked down. The bodies of the rebel soldiers who died in front of the earth wall were piled high.
Its number.
After a fierce attack, they found that the Han army's defense was too strong and their own casualties were too great. The rebel army had no choice but to retreat and retreated to Changgu.
As the rebels withdrew, the Han army immediately cleaned the battlefield, cleaned up the corpses, further heightened and strengthened the earthen walls, and created more horse barriers and trenches.wavv
When the rebel army broke out for the second time, the earthen wall at the entrance of the valley was already two meters high and blocked horses. There were more trenches. It was difficult for the army to rush forward together. They could only file through the numerous trenches.
But when they got close to the earthen wall, they were immediately attacked by the Han army at the head of the city.
The rebel army's second breakout was still unsuccessful with the loss of troops and generals. After the rebel army retreated, the 20,000 rebel army who had previously fled deep into Fengshan also fought out, but they were still repelled by the Han army.
The 50,000 Han troops led by Liu Xiu blocked the entrance of Changgu. As a result, the 50,000 rebels who were ambushing in Changgu were unable to break out, and the 20,000 rebels who were used as bait were also trapped in the valley.
Within Fengshan.
It must be said that Liu Xiu chose this key point very well. He deployed defenses in one place, but blocked the retreat of two groups of enemy troops. Fifty thousand Han troops and 70,000 rebel troops were trapped in Fengshan.
When they learned that their plan failed, and that the 70,000 men who set up the ambush and the 70,000 brothers who were used as bait were all trapped in Fengshan by the Han army, the Youlai army, the Daqiang army, and the Wufan army were all shocked.
The three rebel armies hurried south, intending to do their best to relieve the 70,000 brothers from being trapped.
But before they could reach Fengshan, the main force of the Han army, numbering 150,000, entered Changshan County.
With the arrival of the main force of the Han army, the You Lai Army, the Large Spear Army, and the Wu Banner Army did not dare to go south any further. However, the 70,000-strong brothers could not ignore them, so they had to temporarily station themselves in the Zanhuang Mountain area.
Liu Xiu led 50,000 Han troops to seal the mouth of Changgu Valley. The 70,000 rebels were still difficult to break through. Now, 150,000 Han troops arrived and joined Liu Xiu. The trapped rebels were even more unable to break out.
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Under Liu Xiu's instruction, the Han army did not take the initiative to attack at all. As long as the rebels did not break out, the Han army would stay in place.
The two sides were in a stalemate for several days, and all the food on the rebel side had been eaten. Even the war horses in the army were killed and wiped clean.
Two days later, the rebels couldn't stand it anymore and launched another fierce attack on Liu Xiujun.
This time, the rebels tried their best to break through, and the battle was fierce. The soldiers who rushed in front were shot in groups by arrows and stoned to death by rolling rocks. The soldiers behind seemed not to notice.
, and continued to charge forward desperately.
There was a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides, and the Han army had a great geographical advantage. Such a huge gap between the two sides could no longer be made up by the insurgents' fierce force.
After a fierce battle for half a day, with more than half of the rebels' casualties, they finally returned without success and were forced to retreat into the valley.
This breakout was the rebel army's last ditch effort to fight against a trapped beast. After the fruitless battle, the rebel army was no longer able to launch a breakout. The mood of the entire army quickly fell into deep despair and was on the verge of defeat.
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After that, there was no more large-scale fighting between the two sides. At first, there were only sporadic soldiers from the rebel army who sneaked in and surrendered to the Han army. Later, the rebel army who came to surrender had already become a group.
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Such a situation had long been expected by Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu did not make it difficult for the rebels who came to surrender, but only confiscated their armor and weapons.
Those who are willing to stay with the Han army and have good physical fitness will be recruited by the Han army. Those who are unwilling to stay or have poor physical fitness will be given money and food by the Han army and let them go back to their hometowns.
The battle that took place in Fengshan lasted for ten days. After ten days, it ended with the surrender of all the rebels. Of the 70,000 rebels who were trapped, more than 20,000 died in the battle, and the rest
Basically everyone surrendered.
Of the more than 40,000 rebels who surrendered, not even 5,000 were retained by the Han army for inclusion. The rest were all sent away by the Han army with money and food.
After the Battle of Fengshan, Liu Xiujun continued to go north to Zanhuang Mountain to attack the Youlai Army and the Daqiang Army, the main force of the Wuban Army. They lost 70,000 people at once, which was both a heavy blow and a huge blow to the rebel army.
Damaged morale.
Next, the two sides engaged in another series of battles in Changshan, but without exception, whether it was a big battle or a small battle, they all ended with the victory of the Han army. The Han army commanded by Liu Xiu made great progress all the way, winning consecutive battles and victories.
On the other hand, the rebels really couldn't defeat Liu Xiu. It wasn't that they didn't want to use tricks or strategies, but every time they used tricks or strategies, Liu Xiu could see through them immediately.
When it comes to commanding troops in battle and figuring out the enemy's thoughts, Liu Xiu is really powerful. It would not be an exaggeration to call him the God of War of the Han Army.
In fact, the main force of the Han army was not of much use at all. Liu Xiu only led 50,000 front troops and crushed the more than 200,000 rebels.
You Lai's Army, the Great Spear Army, and the Five Banners Army fought with Liu Xiu's Army and retreated all the way from Changshan County to Zhongshan County.
Arriving here in Zhongshan County is equivalent to returning to Liu Xiu's hometown. The power Liu Xiu established in Hebei was based on Zhongshan County.
The rebel army was defeated more miserably and faster in Zhongshan County. Liu Xiu beat him to the point where he fled northward.
Originally, they planned to seek help from the Zhending Fifth Academy Army, but now the Fifth Academy Army is unable to protect itself.
Jia Fu, who had recovered from his injury, launched a crazy counterattack against the Fifth Academy Army. In addition, Liu Xiu sent 50,000 reinforcements to Jia Fu. Jia Fu commanded 100,000 Han troops, and he also fought against the Fifth Academy Army.
Winning consecutively.
The Fifth Academy Army suffered heavy losses in succession and suffered heavy casualties. Now, Jia Fu was so close at hand that it was difficult for them to deal with it. How could there be any spare power to reinforce Yu Lai, Daqian, and Wu Banner?
Unable to receive reinforcements from the Fifth Academy Army, it didn't take long for the three rebel armies to retreat from Zhongshan County and continue to flee to the north.
At this time, the three rebel armies, You Lai, Da Qiang and Wu Ban, had already run out of Jizhou and entered Zhuojun in Youzhou.
From Changshan County, they fled to Zhongshan County, and then from Zhongshan County to Zhuo County. In this battle, the rebel army was defeated so miserably. The original number of more than 200,000 people has been defeated, and now they have defeated 50,000 people.
Even less than 200,000 people were killed.
From this, it is not difficult to see the tragic defeat of the rebel army, and it is even easier to see the ferocity with which Liu Xiu led his troops to fight.
In private, Liu Xiu was very easy-going, but on the battlefield, Liu Xiu could not find the slightest bit of easy-going in him. He faced the enemy's offensives one after another, without giving the enemy any breathing space.
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The attack is pressing forward step by step, like a gust of wind and rain. As long as the enemy army does not surrender, it will be crushed to death in one breath.
When fighting against the Bronze Horse Army, Liu Xiu had this fighting style. He beat the Bronze Horse Army on their backs and chased the Bronze Horse Army from Yanzhou back to Jizhou.
Now he faced You Lai, Da Qiang, and Wu Banjun. Liu Xiu still maintained this fighting style and chased the rebels from Jizhou to Youzhou, which really overwhelmed the rebels.
