Deng Feng decided to attack Yuyang and sneak attack the Han army's logistics supplies. Now Wu Han was leading the main force of the Han army to fight in the south of Nanyang. He never thought that Deng Feng's changes would happen in his rear, unless he could predict it.
Wu Han was unprepared for his rear, and Deng Feng seized this opportunity and sent troops from Xinye to sneak attack Yuyang.
There were only a few thousand Han troops left behind, and most of the logistics troops were old, weak, sick, and disabled. How could they be Deng Feng's opponent?
The Han army was severely defeated by Deng Fengjun. What was terrible was that all the Han army's logistical supplies fell into Deng Feng's hands, including the most important grain and grass.
Logistics supplies were looted by Deng Feng, who suddenly rebelled. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Han army.
Deng Feng also used this battle to increase his prestige. People came to join him in an endless stream. In just a few days, Deng Feng built an army of tens of thousands.
This army of tens of thousands is no longer a mob composed of ordinary people, and includes a large number of the old Gengshi troops - the Nanyang Army.
The Nanyang Army belongs to Liu Xuan's family. After Liu Xuan's death, the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Army returned to their hometown in Nanyang one after another. They did not go to Liu Xiu because Liu Xiu already had his own team at that time. The officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Army felt that even if they went to Luoyang,
It is also difficult to get Liu Xiu to reuse him.
Now that Deng Feng was rebelling in Nanyang, these Nanyang army officers and soldiers who were idle at home saw that they had an opportunity to get ahead. They responded to the call and went to join Deng Feng one after another.
The Nanyang Army is very elite. The soldiers have experienced hundreds of battles and are brave and good at fighting. If we push forward, many of them are from the Chongling Uprising Army and are Liu Yan's old troops.
Deng Feng recruited a large number of Nanyang troops, which caused a huge qualitative change in Deng Feng's strength.
At the same time, the local rebel forces in Nanyang, including Dong Xin's forces who had been driven away by Jian Tan and Wan Xiu, Xu Han's forces who responded to Dong Xin, and Qin Feng's forces who proclaimed themselves king, quickly colluded with Deng Feng's forces to form an alliance.
everywhere, forming an alliance with each other.
In addition, even Yancen, who established himself as king in Hanzhong, extended an olive branch to Deng Feng and expressed his willingness to form an alliance with Deng Feng to fight against the Han army.
The strength of Deng Feng's forces increased rapidly and they received support from many external allies. For a time, Deng Feng became the largest rebel force in Nanyang and even Jingzhou.
It was precisely with Deng Feng's rebellion that the situation of the Han army in Nanyang and even in Jingzhou took a turn for the worse and suddenly became precarious.
The concerns of Chief Sikong Song Hong were not unreasonable. What Wu Han did in Jingzhou and Nanyang had greatly lost the support of the Han army. Even at the risk of changing commanders on the spot, the imperial court should replace Wu Han in time.
In this way, we can stabilize the public sentiment in Jingzhou.
Unfortunately, in the Luoyang court, Song Hong's prestige and status were too different from Wu Han's. His suggestion to change the commander before the battle did not get the support of many ministers. Instead, most of the ministers sided with Wu Han and opposed it.
There was a change of coaches, including the emperor Liu Xiu.
Deng Feng's rebellion is a confusing matter, and it is difficult to tell clearly who is right and who is wrong.
The most beloved woman was brutally killed and tortured to death. No matter which man it was, he would not be able to bear it, let alone Deng Feng, who was young and vigorous, brave enough to win the three armies, and was used to smooth sailing.
But having said that, the culprit who killed Yuan Fei'er can be said to be Wu Han, but it can never be blamed on Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu was very good to Deng Feng. They were love rivals in the past, but Liu Xiu never suspected Deng Feng because of this. When Deng Feng came to surrender, Liu Xiu happily accepted it, named him General Polu, and gave him land and building in Luoyang.
The mansion fully demonstrates the broad-mindedness of the superior.
But now, Deng Feng is not rebelling against Wu Han, but rebelling against Liu Xiu. From Liu Xiu's standpoint, what Deng Feng did was an act of repaying kindness with enmity. But from Deng Feng's standpoint,
, and it is difficult to say that his rebellion was wrong.
To put it bluntly, the source of the disaster can only be attributed to Wu Han.
But Wu Han also had his own considerations, and he also had his own reasons for having to do this. So this is a confusing matter. No matter who you look at it from, he is making what he thinks is the right choice. But in the end,
However, the two sides have resorted to fighting each other.
News of Deng Feng's rebellion soon reached Luoyang. When Liu Xiu heard about it, he was first shocked, then angry, and finally felt helpless.
In the court, Song Hong once again proposed changing the commander, but this time there was no need for ministers to object, Liu Xiu refused on the spot.
In Nanyang, judging from the current situation of the Han army, it is no longer suitable to change commanders.
The Han army headed by Wu Han, with Deng Feng in the north, Qin Feng in the south, Dong Xin and Xu Han in the east, and Yancen in the west, was completely isolated and in danger of being surrounded by enemies.
As for Luoyang, there were no troops at all to rescue Wu Han's army. In such a critical situation, no matter who went there, they might not be able to do better than Wu Han.
Now Liu Xiu could only hope that Wu Han could lead his own soldiers and successfully break out of the encirclement.
Song Hong glanced at Liu Xiu, who had a gloomy face, and leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Deng Feng's rebellion was all because of the Great Sima. If Your Majesty can punish the Great Sima severely and then send envoys to appease Deng Feng, Deng Feng will still
It is possible to return to the imperial court!"
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and said nothing. Zong Guang frowned and asked, "Song Sikong means that your Majesty will punish Da Sima severely in order to win back the heart of a traitor?"
Song Hong said: "Deng Fengzhi's rebellion was all due to a moment of anger and can be forgiven..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu interrupted: "Okay, don't say any more!"
In Liu Xiu's place, many things can be tolerated, but some things, once done, will cross his bottom line, and rebellion is precisely the deepest bottom line.
Now Song Hong wanted to punish the loyal ministers in exchange for the return of the rebels. Liu Xiu couldn't accept it anyway, and this argument sounded very harsh to him.
Zong Guang bowed to Liu Xiu and said sternly: "We think your majesty can send a letter to Deng Feng, express your feelings to him, use reason to persuade him to surrender, as long as he is willing to lead his troops to surrender.
Your Majesty, please let bygones be bygones."
Liu Xiu nodded this time. He could accept Zong Guang's opinion.
Song Hong secretly smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Given the current situation, it would be too difficult to persuade Deng Feng to surrender with a letter."
Liu Xiu said in a deep voice: "If Deng Feng insists on not surrendering and wants to fight to the death with the Han Dynasty, I can personally conquer the rebels and put down the rebels!"
The ministers present shrank their necks one after another and stopped talking. Song Hong also lowered his head and remained silent.
Liu Xiu adopted Zong Guang's opinion and wrote a letter to Deng Feng.
The content of the letter was written quite politely by Liu Xiu, explaining to Deng Feng that his rebellion this time was excusable. As long as he was willing to repent in time, the imperial court could forget his rebellion.
After writing the letter, Liu Xiu handed it to Zhang Kun and asked him to send a visitor to Nanyang to deliver the letter to Deng Feng. Then, Liu Xiu put his forehead with one hand and gently rubbed his temples with the other.
Originally, the overall situation in Nanyang was already over, and Liu Xiu was thinking that when Wu Han's troops returned to the court, they could immediately send troops to Yuzhou to conquer Liu Yong, a close friend. But who would have thought that the situation in Nanyang suddenly changed, Deng Feng suddenly rebelled, and Wu Han's tribe fell into
A dilemma surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Just when Liu Xiu was having a headache over this matter, Zhang Kun came closer and whispered: "Your Majesty, Lord Yin is here."
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, she straightened her body and said, "Please come in, Mr. Yin!"
Zhang Kun agreed, turned around and walked out. Not long after, Yin Lihua walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty!" Yin Lihua saluted. Liu Xiu stood up, helped her up, and asked with a smile: "Why did Lihua come to Qingliang Hall today?"
"I heard that Yuan Zhi rebelled in Nanyang?" Yin Lihua asked with concern.
With Deng Feng's current status, it was no longer appropriate for Yin Lihua to call him by his name, but Liu Xiu didn't mind too much. Yin Lihua and Deng Feng were childhood sweethearts, and the relationship between them had always been very good, and she was fighting in Hebei.
During this period, Lihua also relied on Deng Feng's protection. Liu Xiuyou kept this kindness in mind.
He nodded and said: "Deng Feng was in Nanyang and attacked Da Sima's logistics supplies. It was discovered that Deng Feng had tens of thousands of troops and was colluding with Dong Xin, Xu Han, Qin Feng, Yan Cen and other thieves."
After receiving Liu Xiu's personal confirmation, Yin Lihua's face turned pale and her body trembled. She murmured: "Why is this happening? How could Yuan Zhi suddenly rebel?"
Yin Lihua and Deng Feng have known each other for so many years, and she knows Deng Feng's character very well. His decision to seek refuge with her husband must have been a careful consideration, but now he suddenly makes a rebellion. This is too abnormal.
Liu Xiu said: "When Da Sima captured Xinye, the soldiers below killed a civilian girl named Yuan Feier."
After hearing this, Yin Lihua suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Deng Feng suddenly rebelled. It turned out to be because of Yuan Fei'er. Yin Lihua also knew about the matter between Deng Feng and Yuan Fei'er. If it was because of Yuan Fei'er, then Deng Feng's rebellion could be explained.
Already.
She asked nervously: "How does Your Majesty plan to handle this matter?"
Liu Xiu said: "I have sent a letter to Deng Fengxiu, urging him to surrender. If he is willing to surrender, I will forget about it. If he refuses to surrender..."
He did not say any more. If Deng Feng refused to surrender, both sides would have no other choice but to fight to the death.
Yin Lihua's face turned even paler. On one side was her husband and on the other was her friend. The two of them came to the point where they were facing each other with swords. This was what Yin Lihua least wanted to see.
She was silent for a moment, pulled Liu Xiu's sleeve, and said urgently: "Axiu, I understand Yuan Zhi's character. This time he must be filled with grief and anger, and he must be confused. I... I plan to go to Nanyang in person to persuade him.
Yuanzhi..."
Before she finished speaking, Liu Xiu waved his hands and said, "No, today is different from the past! Now that Deng Feng is a traitor, if Lihua goes to persuade him, not only will it be fruitless, but she may not be able to protect herself!"
Yin Lihua said seriously: "Axiu, don't worry, Yuan Zhi will not harm me no matter what!"
Liu Xiu took a deep look at Yin Lihua and said meaningfully: "Lihua, you think of Deng Feng too simply!" In Liu Xiu's view, Yuan Feier's death was just an introduction at best.
Deng Feng's rebellion could not have been a decision made because of a woman. Even if he asked for leave at this time and went home to meet his relatives, it might have been premeditated by him.
"Axiu——"
"Okay, Lihua, there is no need to discuss this matter again." After speaking, Liu Xiu stretched out his hand, took Yin Lihua's catkins, and said: "I will not let you go to Nanyang under any circumstances, and let you risk it."
Such a risk!”
The contest between men cannot be resolved by a woman, and Liu Xiu's dignity cannot stand it.
Things in Nanyang were enough to worry Liu Xiu, but misfortunes never come singly, and bad news came from the north. Zhu Fu failed in his crusade against Peng Chong. Zhu Fu led the remaining troops and retreated to Jixian. Peng Chong refused to give up and led the army.
, besieging Jixian County, hoping to annihilate the state capital headed by Zhu Fu in one fell swoop.