The one who currently occupies the city of Lin is Yin Zun, King of Lin. Yin Zun was born in the Green Forest Army and was an old minister. After Liu Xuan's death, Yin Zun occupied the area around the city of Lin with tens of thousands of troops. He neither surrendered to the Red Eyebrow Army of Chang'an nor surrendered to Luoyang.
Liu Xiu prostrated himself as the chief minister.
Wancheng was occupied by Liu Xiu, the prefect of Nanyang. On the surface, Liu expressed his willingness to surrender to Liu Xiu, but he refused to hand over his military power and refused to allow Han troops to enter the city. In fact, his surrender to Liu Xiu was only verbal.
Just talk.
Fu Zhan proposed that if he wanted to capture Jingzhou, he should first capture Yancheng and Wancheng.
Liu Xiushen thought so and asked: "Which general is willing to lead the army to attack?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Fu stood up and came out, bowed his hands and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Yancheng and take off Yin Zunzhi's head!"
Seeing Jia Fu volunteering for military service, Liu Xiu nodded with a smile, thinking that it would be feasible for Jia Fu to go to this battle. However, Jia Fu was alone, so he would inevitably be weak. He turned his head and glanced at the general train, saying: "First uncle, second uncle
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"I'm here!" Liu Zhi and Yinshi both came out and bowed their hands.
"This time the army is sent to Lincheng, Jun Wen is the leader, Bo is the first, and the Second Bo is the auxiliary, commanding 30,000 troops."
"We all obey the order!" Jia Fu, the leader of the Jin Dynasty, Liu Zhi, the brave cavalry general, and Yin Shi, the cavalry captain, all raised their hands to accept the order.
Liu Xiu turned his eyes and looked at Yanghua General Jiandan and Right General Wan, and said: "Master, you!"
"The general is here!" Jian Tan and Wan Shuang both came out and saluted with their hands in hand.
Liu Xiu said categorically: "You two command 20,000 troops and go to Wancheng to ask Liu to go out of the city to meet you. If Liu is willing to go out of the city to meet you, you two will stay put. If Liu refuses to go out of the city, attack Wancheng and kill Liu."
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"I will obey your orders!"
Listening to Liu Xiu's deployment of troops, Fu Zhan nodded with satisfaction and agreed. Liu Xiu turned his eyes and said again: "Ju Qing!"
Gai Yan stepped out of the queue, stepped in to salute, and said, "We are here!"
Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "Ju Qing has 50,000 troops and is stationed in Kaifeng."
Hearing this, everyone present was startled. Gai Yan was also stunned for a moment, and then he cupped his hands and responded: "I obey the order!"
Liu Xiu asked Gai Yan to lead a heavy army to garrison Kaifeng, which was certainly not without purpose.
Kaifeng is located at the junction of Henan County and Chenliu County in Yanzhou. Yanzhou currently belongs to Liu Yong's sphere of influence. Liu Xiu placed Gai Yan in Kaifeng in order to prevent Liu Yong's army from taking advantage of the situation.
Now Liu Xiu has placed his strategic focus on Jingzhou. A large number of troops have been transferred from Luoyang and entered the Hongnong and Jingzhou areas. During this period, no one can guarantee that Liu Yong will not lead troops to attack.
If Liu Yongzhen leads his army to attack, Luoyang will be in danger. Liu Xiu is now taking the first step and placing Gai Yan in Kaifeng. In this way, if Liu Yongzhen comes to attack, he will be blocked by Gai Yan's troops stationed in Kaifeng first.
, this will at least leave Luoyang some time for buffer preparation.
Liu Xiu was the founding emperor, and his ministers were all founding heroes, and none of them were given for free. Liu Xiu suddenly sent Gai Yan to garrison Kaifeng. People were stunned at first, then thought about it, and immediately understood Liu Xiu's intention.
, people all bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty is wise!"
When Liu Xiu finished arranging a series of military affairs, Fu Zhan leaned over and said, "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Fu Situ, please tell me if you have anything to say!"
Fu Zhan said sternly: "Your Majesty already has an heir, so it is best to establish him as a heir as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu blinked and the smile on his face slowly faded away.
Liu Xiu was a little unhappy about Fu Zhan's suggestion to establish a heir. It was true that he had an heir, but he was young and strong now, so it was too early to establish a heir!
Furthermore, after all, the establishment of a prince was his private matter, and Fu Zhan was a foreign minister after all. If a foreign minister interfered in his private affairs, his control would be a bit too lenient.
Jia Fu and Wang Liang looked at each other, raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty, I second my opinion!"
The main reason why the two of them agreed with Fu Zhan's remonstrance was that they were frightened to death when they pacified the Red Eyebrow Army in the Taihang Mountains last time.
Fortunately, His Majesty was fine at that time. If something went wrong, the Han Dynasty that we had finally established would be in chaos. The establishment of a crown prince was just a precaution.
The rest of the ministers looked at each other in shock, raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty, I second my opinion!"
Guo Shengtong is the queen, and the Liu Qiang she gave birth to is the eldest son and will definitely be the crown prince in the future. Since he will be appointed as the heir sooner or later, he might as well be a favor now. yyls
Seeing that all the ministers in the dynasty supported Fu Zhan and suggested that he establish himself as the heir, Liu Xiu secretly smiled bitterly and said, "I still need to consider this matter carefully." After speaking, he turned to look at Zhang Kun beside him, and then
Lower your eyes.
Zhang Kunduo was clever and immediately understood the idea, singing: "If something happens, start early. If nothing happens, retreat from the court."
Everyone looked at each other, bowed and saluted, and said, "I have nothing to do."
After the court was dismissed, all the ministers went out one after another. Wu Han and Jia Fu walked together, and the former whispered: "In the court just now, I saw that His Majesty was not very satisfied with the matter of opposing the throne."
Jia Fu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is so young that he was suggested by the ministers to establish a crown prince. It's no wonder that he feels so happy!"
Not to mention the emperor, even the patriarch of an ordinary family would not be too happy if he was asked to write a will and choose a successor when he was only in his twenties.
Wu Han glanced at him and asked in confusion: "Since you know that His Majesty will be unhappy, why did Jia Jun second the proposal just now?"
Jia Fu sighed softly and said: "Our Majesty is different from other Majesties. Whenever there is an important battle, Your Majesty always has to lead the army himself. But in this world, how can there be a victorious general who is always undefeated!"
If the earthen jar is not broken away from the mouth of the well, the general will inevitably die in front of the battle. If your Majesty is in trouble on the battlefield, at least there will be a prince in the court, who can stabilize the overall situation and prevent the group from being leaderless and falling apart.
Wu Han nodded thoughtfully and couldn't help but sigh: "Jia Jun is such a loyal minister!"
Jia Fu smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a magnanimous and talented king. Even if he feels unhappy now, sooner or later he will understand the truth and understand the painstaking efforts of our ministers."
Wu Han hummed, then laughed, patted Jia Fu on the shoulder, and said: "Jia Jun is about to lead his troops on an expedition. I will be the host today. You and I will not come back until we are drunk!"
Jia Fu laughed heartily, cupped his hands and said, "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful. Today I will disturb Duke Wu!"
Liu Xiu sent Jing Dan, Zhu Ji Zun, Wang Liang, and Zang Gong to send troops to Hongnong; he sent Jia Fu, Liu Zhi, and Yin Shi to send troops to Yancheng; he sent Jian Dan and Wan to send troops to Wancheng; he sent Gai Yan and Ma Wu to send troops to Wancheng.
Wang Ba, Ma Cheng, and other generals guarded Kaifeng.
After this arrangement, Luoyang's troops have almost been dispatched. The number of troops stationed in Luoyang is less than 100,000. In the capital area, the number of troops stationed in Luoyang is less than 100,000. This is actually a very dangerous thing.
Just at this time, news suddenly came from Youzhou that Peng Chong rebelled.
Previously, Liu Xiu sent Peng Lanqing to Yuyang County in Youzhou to summon Peng Chong back to the capital.
Peng Chong was very embarrassed. He knew in his heart that Youzhou Mu Zhufu had said too many bad things about him to the emperor, and he would definitely not get any good results when he went to Luoyang.
But if he didn't go, he would be disobeying the order and tantamount to treason. When Peng Chong was hesitant, Peng Chong's wife said something to him, which made Peng Chong make up his mind.
"If your husband goes to Luoyang, you will be controlled by others. If you don't do it well, your life will be in danger! My husband is in Yuyang, and he is the head of a county. He is subject to everyone, and he is rich and worry-free. Comparing the two sides, why should I go to Luoyang and seek death?
Where is the road?"
After hearing his wife's words, Peng Chong made a decision. Not only did he not listen to the announcement, but he also detained Peng Lanqing. After that, he raised his troops to rebel and sent Yuyang troops to attack Shanggu, Guangyang, Youbei and other places.
No one expected that Peng Chong would suddenly rebel. Due to lack of preparation, the counties under attack were caught off guard by the Yuyang troops sent by Peng Chong.
The news quickly spread to Luoyang. Liu Xiu was furious when he learned about it, but in a short period of time, he really could not allocate troops to put down Peng Chong's rebellion.
It was precisely because Peng Chong saw that Luoyang was empty of troops that he dared to commit rebellion.
What pleased Liu Xiu was that the Han army led by Jia Fu won consecutive battles in Yancheng.
Jia Fu, Liu Zhi, and Yin Zun, the Yinshi crusade against Yan City, were also a tough master. They refused to defend the city, but went out of the city to engage in a head-on confrontation with Jia Fu's troops.
At the first stop, Jia Fu stood in front of the two armies and killed several of Yin Zun's generals with his square halberd. Yin Zun's troops were horrified and their morale was low. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jia Fu ordered the entire army to attack.
Jia Fu, Liu Zhi and Yin Shi each led a Han army, like three sharp knives, piercing the enemy camp.
Yin Zun's troops were unable to resist, and the entire army was defeated. Two days later, Yin Zun reorganized his troops and faced off against Jia Fu's troops again.
This time, Yin Zun's army was defeated again. The two sides fought a total of five battles outside Yancheng. The Han army commanded by Jia Fu won five battles in a row and defeated Yin Zun's troops until they lost their troops and generals.
In fact, the military strength of the two sides was almost the same, but the difference in combat power between the two sides was too great, and the difference between the generals of the two sides was too great. In the end, even King Yin Zun was beaten by Jia Fu and lost his temper. He led the remaining troops and surrendered to Jia Fu.
The time from Jia Fu's expedition from Luoyang to arriving at Yancheng and defeating Yin Zun was only one month.
In the battle of Yancheng, it can only be said that Jia Fu fought so beautifully, and he directly defeated the domineering and arrogant Yin Zun.
Liu Xiu did not kill Yin Zun who surrendered, but demoted him to a commoner. After Jia Fu captured Yancheng, he did not stop there, but set his sights on Huaiyang to the east.
Bao Si, the governor of Huaiyang County, was an old minister of Gengshi like Yin Zun. He neither took refuge with the Red Eyebrow Army nor Liu Xiu. He established himself as king in Huaiyang and wanted to be a native emperor of Huaiyang.
Jia Fu asked Liu Xiu for permission to attack Huaiyang. Soon, Liu Xiu approved Jia Fu's proposal. At the same time, Liu Xiu also transferred Liu Zhi and sent Liu Zhi to Mi County to pacify Mi County.
of rebels.
Mi County is located in Henan County, east of Luoyang.
At the beginning, Fu Jun led the troops and conquered Mi County. It received a lot of surrendered troops. These surrendered troops were placed in Mi County as county soldiers of Mi County. It was Mi County who rebelled in Mi County this time.
County soldiers.
Since there were not many soldiers in Mi County, Liu Xiu temporarily dispatched Liu Zhi to suppress the rebellion.
In Liu Xiu's view, with Liu Zhi's ability, it was easy to quell the county soldiers who rebelled in Mi County. However, Liu Xiu never expected that such an inconspicuous counterinsurgency would make Liu Zhi miserable.
