As the saying goes, rabbits bite when they are anxious! Zhao Gui is a very honest man, but if he could bear it when he watched his father being killed, then he would not be honest, but a weakling.
He knelt down in front of Liu Xiu and said with tears and choked with sobs: "King Xiao, I want to surrender to the army. From now on, follow King Xiao, follow King Xiao, and kill the traitor army together!"
Liu Xiu pulled Zhao Gui up, waved to the villagers who were kneeling at the scene, and said, "Everyone, get up!"
After a pause, he said meaningfully: "Today, the bandit army knows that I am in Pingcun and will attack in a large scale. It is urgent. You must quickly pack up your daily necessities and take refuge in the mountains first!"
Zhao Gui asked: "Where is Prince Xiao?"
Liu Xiu said: "I want to go to Wu Ending." Wu Zhong County is still under the control of the county government. With the strength of the bandit army, it is not easy to attack Wu End City by force.
Zhao Gui said seriously: "I will go with Prince Xiao!"
The dozen or so hunters also said in unison: "I am willing to go with King Xiao to the end!"
Liu Xiu looked around at everyone and said, "You should stay and take care of your families!"
Everyone looked at each other and lowered their heads.
Liu Xiu said seriously: "But you can rest assured that we will not hide in the mountains for too long. Soon, our army will return to Youbeiping and fight to the death with the rebel army. This time, our Han army will definitely annihilate the rebel army in one fell swoop."
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Zhao Gui insisted: "The villain will go with Prince Xiao forever! Even if the villain cannot be of great help to Prince Xiao, he can still help Prince Xiao on the way and take care of Prince Xiao's daily life."
Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "I've caused a lot of trouble to Brother Zhao these days. What's more, the murder of old Cunzheng was also related to me."
The big black bear he killed was a trigger. Without this bear, Zhao Li would not have been killed.
Zhao Gui gritted his teeth and said: "This matter has nothing to do with King Xiao. The murderers are those thieves who kill without blinking an eye! The villain follows King Xiao just to kill the thieves and avenge his family!" wavv
Seeing the hatred in Zhao Gui's eyes, Liu Xiu secretly sighed and asked: "If Brother Zhao leaves with me, then...Brother Zhao's family?"
"My second brother and third brother will take care of you!" Zhao Gui said firmly.
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Okay! However, Brother Zhao, surrendering to the army is not a piece of cake. Your life may be in danger at any time. Brother Zhao must think carefully!"
Zhao Gui nodded heavily and said: "Prince Xiao, I have thought it through clearly. Even if I die on the battlefield, I will have to recruit a few more thieves to back me up!"
The determination shown on his face made Liu Xiu unable to refuse. In the end, including Zhao Gui, a total of six people from Pingcun defected to Liu Xiu and followed him to Wuzhong County.
The villagers in Pingcun packed up their daily necessities and took all the food with them and took refuge in the mountains.
Liu Xiu's guess was correct. After learning that Liu Xiu was still alive and in Pingcun, the rebel army immediately sent a large group of troops and went straight to Pingcun with murderous intent.
However, by the time the rebels arrived at Pingcun, the place was already deserted. Not to mention not a single person was seen, not even a single poultry was left.
When the rebel army searched the north end of the village, the soldiers found the bodies of seventy or eighty spearmen who had been killed previously.
Unable to find Liu Xiu, the generals of the rebel army angrily ordered the entire village to be burned. Pingcun, which was originally peaceful and peaceful, turned into a sea of fire in an instant.
The rebel army searched for Liu Xiu everywhere with great fanfare. The Han army returned to Youbeiping and naturally heard the news that Liu Xiu was still alive.
Everyone was overjoyed to learn about this. At this time, Liu Xiu sent someone to inform the Han army that he was now in the county seat of Wuzhong County.
Generals Wu Han and Geng immediately led the Han troops and rushed to Wuzhong County.
When people saw Liu Xiu standing there in good health, they cried with joy. The generals came forward one after another, knelt down on one knee, and all of them cried and said with choked sobs: "General, I will pay my respects to the king."
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Liu Xiu took two steps forward, waved his hand and said, "Excuse me!"
Everyone else stood up, but Geng knelt on the spot and did not move. He knelt forward and said: "The general's failure to protect the king has put the king in danger. If the king is not protected by heaven, the consequences...are unimaginable! Please surrender, king."
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Liu Xiu smiled, walked up to Geng, helped him up, and said, "The situation at that time was so critical and chaotic. Bo Zhao had tried his best to protect me, so why should he be blamed?"
When Geng heard this, his eye circles became even redder, and he couldn't help crying. Geng was young, only twenty years old. In modern times, he was just a half-grown child.
Because of his relationship, the whereabouts of the king were unknown, and his life and death were uncertain. Even if no one blamed him, he has been feeling deep self-blame for the past few days.
Now that he saw Liu Xiu appearing in front of him safe and sound, he was finally freed from the huge self-blame and pressure. He could no longer control his emotions and burst into tears.
Liu Xiu was at a loss as he cried. Finally, he raised his arms and hugged Geng's shoulders, caressed his back, and said softly with a smile: "A man of seven feet tall, standing tall on the ground, bleeding but not crying. How can he cry like this?"
, let the brothers also see the joke!"
Geng blushed at what Liu Xiu said. He wiped his eyes and secretly glanced at the people around him. As expected, Wu Han, Yao Qi, Ma Wu and others were all looking at him with laughter. Geng became even more embarrassed and raised his arms.
, covering his cheek.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu laughed, and everyone present also laughed. When Liu Xiu was away, the atmosphere of the Han army could only be described in four words: lifeless.
People seemed to have suddenly lost the direction and motivation to move forward, and could not see any hope. They felt that there was darkness ahead, and they did not know which direction they should go.
Now that Liu Xiu has returned to the Han army, the lifeless atmosphere has been swept away, and he has finally returned to the atmosphere of joy and laughter of the past. This made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief, and even felt as if they had been reborn.
"Where did the king go after he fell into the water? Where have he been these days? Why haven't you sent a message back?" Wu Han asked like a barrage of questions.
Liu Xiu told everyone what happened after he fell into the water, and then specially called Zhao Gui and several other villagers over and introduced them to everyone.
Although Zhao Gui and others were ordinary villagers, they all took good care of Liu Xiu during this period, and everyone was grateful to them from the bottom of their hearts. Especially for Zhao Li's murder, people were both sad and angry.
Geng clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth: "The bandit army is killing innocent people indiscriminately, and is full of crimes and lawlessness. People and gods are angry with each other! This time, our army will kill all the bandit army, leaving no one behind! Avenge the old village!"
Hearing his words, Zhao Gui's tears fell. He first wiped the tears on his face, and then bowed respectfully to everyone and said: "As long as I kill the traitor army, I am willing to be the pawn of all the generals!"
None of the generals present, including Wu Han, Geng, and Yao Qi, dared to take him as a pawn. Liu Xiuze waved his hand to Zhao Gui and said, "Since Yuan Zhong has surrendered to me, he must obey him in the future."
My order."
Yuan Zhong is the name of Zhao Gui. Although Zhao Gui came to him in order to kill the rebel army, how could Liu Xiu be so trustworthy and let him go into battle?
Old Muramasa had already been killed because of his relationship. If Yuan Zhong died in battle because of him again, wouldn't he have killed his father and son? Moreover, they were both people who were kind to him.
Liu Xiu and his soldiers gathered together, and then launched a counterattack against the Youlai Army, the Great Spear Army, and the Five Banners Army.
People like Liu Xiu will not trip over the same stone twice.
The battle between the two sides ended with a complete victory for the Han army. The main force of tens of thousands of Youlai Army, Daqiang Army and Wuban Army were completely wiped out by the Han army. In the end, only a few thousand escaped and headed towards Yuyang County.
Fleeing.
The rebel army has been beaten from more than 200,000 to several thousand people. Liu Xiu is still unyielding and continues to pursue the army. Liu Xiu is really cruel to the rebel army and wants to annihilate them all without leaving any one behind.
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In the process of chasing the enemy, Chen Jun gave Liu Xiu an idea. He sent light cavalry to go in front of the rebel army and informed the people in the villages and towns in Yuyang to hold on to the barriers and not give the rebel army a chance to attack.
In this way, the bandit army cannot grab food, and we can starve these thousands of bandit soldiers to death without even having to fight the bandit army.
The idea that Chen Jun came up with can be simply summarized in four words: strong walls and clear fields.
Organize all the villages and towns in Yuyang and guard them to the death, so as not to give your rebel army a chance to make a sneak attack. As long as your rebel army cannot grab food and supplies, how can you fight when you are hungry?
Liu Xiu thought Chen Jun's idea was excellent, so he immediately adopted Chen Jun's advice and sent out light cavalry to bypass the fleeing rebels. He was one step ahead of the rebels and went to the villages and towns ahead to inform the people to hold on to the barriers and beware of the rebels.
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The rebel army did not produce food in the first place and relied on robbing the food they needed. Chen Jun's move to clear the field was like hitting a snake within seven inches, hitting the rebel army's vital point.
The rebel army attacked several villages and towns in succession, but in the end they all failed because the people in each village and town were on guard. For several days in a row, the rebel army had no food to eat, and was exhausted from being chased by the Han army. How could they survive?
Come on?
Two days later, the rebel army fled to Pinggu. Once here, the rebel army could no longer escape and was forced to fight a decisive battle with the Han army.
In the Battle of Pinggu, the Han army once again won a complete victory, killing thousands of enemies and wiping out the remnants of the Youlai Army, the Big Spear Army, and the Five Banners Army.
At this point, the Daqiang Army and the Five Banners Army in Hebei have basically withdrawn from the stage of history and disappeared into thin air. Due to the huge power of the Youlai Army, there are many other units. Although the main force has been annihilated, other units still exist.
Some branches of the Youlai Army and some branches of the Bronze Horse Army gradually got together with the remnants of the Qingdu Army.
These brothers and sisters who were beaten to death by Liu Xiu finally chose to unite and gradually formed a force.
The Han army led by Liu Xiu won a great victory in Youzhou, and the Han army led by Jia Fu also defeated the army of the Five Schools in Zhending.
At this point in the war in Hebei, the rising momentum of the rebel army had been completely suppressed by Liu Xiu. From then on, the rebel army in Hebei could no longer pose a fatal threat to Liu Xiu's forces.
While Liu Xiu was fighting against the rebels, there was no peace in Hanoi either.
Zhu Tuna and Li Yi heard that Liu Xiu was leading the main force of the Han army to the north to quell the rebel army. They were keenly aware that their opportunity had come. With Liu Xiu and the main force of the Han army gone, Hanoi was empty, wouldn't their side have easy access?
The two of them summoned their generals, held some discussions, and finally decided that they should seize this opportunity and send troops to capture Hanoi.
To attack Hanoi, the first target should be Mengjin. Mengjin is the largest ferry on the north bank of the river. If Mengjin is captured, Luoyang will have a springboard into Hanoi.
However, now that Feng Yi is stationed in Mengjin, both Zhu Tuna and Li Yi are deeply afraid of Feng Yi. Feng Yi is usually a quiet person, does not earn fame and fortune, is taciturn, and is regarded as a man of few words.
Liu Xiu joked that he was General Dashu. However, both Zhu Tuna and Li Yi knew how powerful Feng Yi was with his troops. With Feng Yi garrisoned in the important area of Mengjin, it was really difficult for their own side to capture it.