Yao Qi replied: "As far as Wei Chen knows, the leader of the Fifth Academy Army is named Wang Yan."
"Wang Yan?" Liu Xiu thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it."
Yao Qi explained: "In the past, Wang Yan was just the leader of the other branches of the Fifth Academy Army. Although he was not a nobody in the Fifth Academy Army, his status was not high. Now the main force of the Fifth Academy Army has been destroyed, and only a few are left.
With the help of Liu Yong, Wang Yan quickly rose to power and became the leader of the fifth school army."
Liu Xiu nodded and asked, "Have you found the camp of the Fifth Academy Army?"
"On the east bank of Huangze Lake." As he spoke, Yao Qi waved to the back. A general came forward and brought over a sheepskin map. Yao Qi took it and laid it out on the table.
superior.
Liu Xiu lowered his head and took a look. The map was quite detailed. Not only Huangze Lake was drawn, but also the towns around Huangze Lake were drawn. It was clear at a glance.
Yao Qi pointed to the east side of Huangze Lake and said: "Your Majesty, this is the camp of the fifth school's bandit army. There are also many forts set up around the camp, and its defense is very complete."
Liu Xiu rubbed his chin, looked at the map, smiled lightly, and said, "Liu Yong deliberately threw a hard bone for us to chew on!"
Liu Yong knew that the Luoyang court had no troops available, so he secretly supported the army of the five schools to cause rebellion in Wei County, which was a very clever move.
If the Luoyang court ignores them, Wei County will definitely be turned upside down by this five-camp army, and Wei County, which has finally prospered day by day, will be destroyed in one day.
But if the imperial court sends troops to attack, and it really can't mobilize a large army, it can only send a small force to suppress it, but the small army may not be able to defeat the army of the five schools.
Yao Qi smiled and said, "However, Liu Yong never imagined that His Majesty would lead the expedition in person!"
The emperor is only one person. One more or one less person in the army does not seem to have much impact on the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
In fact, this is not the case. When the emperor is there, the morale of the soldiers is naturally high. They fight with momentum, using the strong to fight the weak. Even if the two sides have a huge disparity in military strength and combat power, they still have the capital to fight.
The Battle of Wancheng is a good example. Liu Xiu was in Wancheng, and the Han army, with less than 10,000 troops, unexpectedly defeated Deng and Zhong's 50,000-strong coalition.
Liu Xiu thought about it for a while, pointed to the map, and said: "Next situation, you and I can each lead an army of ten thousand. Your troops can bypass the north side of Huangze Lake and attack the enemy's northern camp. Our troops can bypass the south side of Huangze Lake."
OK, attack the enemy's south camp mainly, attack from the north and south at the same time, flank the enemy, make it difficult for the bandits to finish, and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Yao Qi listened carefully. When Liu Xiu finished speaking, Yao Qi agreed with Liu Xiu's tactics. Without a second thought, he stepped in and saluted: "I obey the order!"
Kou Zhang stepped out of the queue, stepped in and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be the vanguard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chong also stepped out of the queue, stepped in and saluted: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to be a pioneer!"
Liu Xiu looked at the two of them, pondered for a moment, and said, "Gu Chong can go out with me, and Kou Zhang will stay at the camp."
Gu Chong looked happy when he heard this. Kou Zhang frowned, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please bring your ministers with you!"
Going on an expedition with the emperor, this is such a rare opportunity, and it depends on how you perform this time to make great achievements. Kou Zhang had high hopes for this battle, and along the way, he was always in a state of extreme excitement.
Now he was about to face a decisive battle with the rebels, but he was left in the camp by His Majesty. He really couldn't accept it.
Liu Xiu looked at Kou Zhang who was blushing, smiled slightly, and said: "It is important to attack the enemy, but it is more important to consolidate our camp. If our army is attacking the enemy camp, and a bandit army comes over,
If you attack our camp secretly, wouldn’t our army be in danger?”
"His Majesty……"
"Okay, don't say any more, I've made up my mind." Liu Xiu said decisively.
Kou Zhang felt as if a big stone was pressing on his chest, which was so suffocating that he almost lost his breath. He bowed helplessly and said, "I obey the order!"
After discussing the tactics, Liu Xiu asked Kou Zhang and Gu Chong to retreat. Only Liu Xiu and Yao Qi were left in the Chinese army tent. The latter smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I see that Kou Zhang is eager to fight. This time
, why not take him to the battlefield?"
Liu Xiu was happy, but he smiled bitterly. He said: "Secondly, why did Ziyi send his nephew to me?"
Yao Qi was startled and looked at Liu Xiu blankly. The latter said quietly: "To put it mildly, Ziyi wants his nephew to serve the imperial court and be promoted and reused. To put it crudely, Ziyi wants his nephew to be the second one."
People are here to make protons!”
Hearing this, Yao Qi took a breath and said with a frown: "This... can't be true! Does Governor Kou think that His Majesty is suspicious of him now?"
Liu Xiu said: "Ziyi is taking precautions before they happen." At this point, he shook his head and said: "Ziyi is too cautious and too..." Liu Xiu didn't know what to say about Kou Xun.
Kou Xun, a minister, did so well that Liu Xiu didn't know how to evaluate him.
He sighed and said: "Kou Zhang is Zi Yi's nephew, how can I let him go into battle and charge into the battle? It's better to keep him in the camp, so I feel more at ease."
There were so many twists and turns here that Yao Qi felt his head was big just thinking about it. He scratched his forehead, couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and said: "I think it would be better if His Majesty had not proclaimed himself emperor. At that time, everyone was busy all day long.
Together, drinking heavily and eating meat, how could there be so many messy thoughts now."
I am afraid that only close ministers like Yao Qi would dare to say this in front of Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu smiled and sighed: "Yes, sometimes I think about it, the days of suffering in Hebei were not bad."
Recalling the days when he was chased by Wang Lang, Yao Qi shivered and quickly changed his words: "It's better now! Your Majesty, it's better now. I just made a mistake!"
"Haha——" Liu Xiu laughed on his back.
The next day, Liu Xiu got up early to wash up. After washing up outside, when he returned to his bed tent, he found that Yin Lihua was already awake. He smiled at Yin Lihua and asked, "Why don't Lihua sleep a little longer?"
Yin Lihua stood up, walked up to Liu Xiu, and asked, "Is Your Majesty about to go to war?"
Liu Xiu nodded, took Yin Lihua's hand, and said with a smile: "Lihua, don't worry about me. I don't know how many times I have experienced this kind of battle."
Even so, Yin Lihua was still worried. The battlefield between the two armies was changing rapidly, and anything could happen. Even an inconspicuous stray arrow could kill someone.
Yin Lihua whispered: "Prefect Yao has been on the battlefield for a long time and is brave and good at fighting. Why don't your majesty leave this battle to Prefect Yao?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "In this case, I am really good at leading troops in battle, but with my presence, the morale of the soldiers will be higher, and it will be easier to fight with the enemy. This will make our soldiers pay a lot of effort."
casualties."
Yin Lihua knew in her heart that she could not persuade Liu Xiu at all. Since he chose to fight personally, there was no way he would not participate in the war.
Seeing Liu Xiu pick up the armor, she walked to Liu Xiu's side, helped him put the heavy blade armor on his body, and tightened the leather belt on it, and warned: "Your Majesty is going to fight in person, so you must be more careful!"
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu turned his head, smiled at Yin Lihua, and said, "I know."
Yin Lihua helped Liu Xiu put on the armor. She took off a jade pendant from her waist and carefully tied it on Liu Xiu's blade armor.
Liu Xiu looked down and his heart felt warm. As long as Lihua was by his side, every time he went into battle, Lihua would tie a jade pendant on himself to ensure his safety.
After Yin Lihua tied the jade pendant, Liu Xiu raised his hand and touched it. The jade pendant was cold, but Liu Xiu's heart was very warm. He took a deep breath, raised his hand, stroked Yin Lihua's face, and said, "Wait a minute."
My husband returns in triumph!"
Liu Xiu and Yao Qi each led 10,000 Han troops. They left the camp and marched from north to south toward the east bank of Huangze Lake. Liu Xiu was left in the camp to guard the camp. In addition to Kou Zhang, there were also troops brought by Yao Qi.
Those two thousand county troops.
Let us say that the Han army led by Liu Xiu marched southeast along Huangze Lake.
By the afternoon, Liu Xiujun had already bypassed Huangze Lake and arrived at the east bank of Huangze Lake. Looking ahead, he could already see the camp set up by the Fifth Academy Army on the east bank of Huangze Lake.
These forts are not very big, only more than two meters high. At most, twenty or thirty people can be stationed inside, but there are many of them. They seem chaotic, but in fact, the distance between each fort is not more than a stone's throw away.
In other words, no matter which fort is attacked, the surrounding forts can release arrows to support it.
Liu Xiu rode on his horse, walked to a high ground, and looked around. After seeing the layout of the Fifth Academy Army, Liu Xiu squinted his eyes and murmured: "The Fifth Academy Army really worked hard this time!"
Gu Chong urged his horse forward and said: "Your Majesty, there are many forts arranged around the bandit camp. We must remove these forts before attacking the bandit camp!"
"Well!" Liu Xiu turned his head and asked, "Long Yuan!"
Long Yuan urged his horse forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty!"
"What time is it now?"
"The time has passed."
"Send the order, all the soldiers in the army, prepare to attack!" The time agreed upon by Liu Xiu and Yao Qi is Shen Shi. Once the time has passed, it will be Shen Shi. Now there is not much time left for them to launch an attack.
Gu Chong took a deep breath, took off the big knife on the victory hook, held the knife in one hand, and said: "Your Majesty, I will lead the charge!"
Liu Xiu glanced at him and asked, "Do you know the true strength of the enemy's army?"
"This..." Gu Chong was speechless and lowered his head without saying a word.
Liu Xiu turned to look at Long Yuan and nodded to him. Long Yuan understood and rode away. After a short time, he selected fifty light cavalry and sent these light cavalry to explore the way to the enemy camp first.
Fifty light cavalrymen ran out of the Han army's main formation and headed straight for the camp in front. When the light cavalry were still fifty or sixty steps away from the camp, a long man suddenly stood up on the earthen wall of the camp.
The crossbowmen fired their crossbows and arrows in unison.
Several cavalrymen running in front were unable to dodge and were shot to the ground, including their men and horses. The light cavalrymen behind them immediately turned their horses' heads and ran back quickly.
After confirming that there were traitor troops stationed in the camp, Liu Xiu urged his horse to run down from the high ground and return to his own camp. He urged his horse to walk back and forth in front of his own camp, shouting loudly: "The traitor army has caused trouble in Wei County and shaken Han Dynasty.
The family foundation is the most difficult to forgive, and the heart is to be punished! In today’s battle, our soldiers will definitely annihilate the bandits, strengthen the majesty of our great Han Dynasty, and demonstrate the might of our great Han Dynasty!”
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" the Han soldiers shouted in unison.
Liu Xiu drew out the Chixiao Sword on his horse, pointed forward, and shouted: "Attack!"
"Kill -" As the soldiers roared and the drums sounded, the Han army's formation began to advance forward. Gu Chong's blood boiled, he turned to look at Liu Xiu and said: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu and Gu Chong looked at each other for a moment and nodded.
After receiving Liu Xiu's approval, Gu Chong didn't waste a moment. He knocked the horse's belly with both feet and urged the horse to rush out. Almost at the same time, the sound of drums was faintly heard from the north. It must have been that Yao Qi's army had already attacked the fifth school.
