The Shang Shu of Youzhou was written by Zhu Fu, and it mainly talks about Peng Chong's movements.
During this period, Peng Chong was not idle either. What he did was to collude with the Huns.
Peng Chong knew very well that now that he was running rampant in Youzhou, Liu Xiu seemed to have no way to deal with him. In fact, Liu Xiu had no time to deal with him.
Now Liu Xiu is sending troops to fight against the Red Eyebrow Army, at the same time he is sending troops to fight against Deng Feng, and at the same time he is sending out troops to fight against Liu Yong. It is a three-front battle, and he has no extra energy and troops to deal with him.
But the battle will eventually end. When Liu Xiu's third-line battle is over, the person he has to deal with next will definitely be himself. He has to find helpers for himself in advance.
The first person he thought of to win over was his neighbor Geng Kuang, the prefect of Shanggu County next to Yuyang County.
Shanggu County is a large county in Youzhou, with strong soldiers and horses, and Geng Kuang has a very high prestige in Shanggu. He responds to every call. If he can win Geng Kuang to his side, his ability to deal with Liu Xiu will be greatly increased.
Peng Chong sent envoys to Shanggu again and again to persuade Geng Kuang to support him and stand on the same front as him.
But without exception, when Peng Chong sent an envoy, Geng Kuang killed one, and when he sent a pair of envoys, Geng Kuang killed both. It can be said that he did not hesitate, and his attitude of supporting Liu Xiu was also very firm.
Geng Kuang admired Liu Xiu very much and was loyal to Liu Xiu. Moreover, his son Geng Yan was a Jianwei general in the court. He was granted the title of Marquis of Hao, and had two counties. He had a high and powerful position.
Regardless of whether it was public or private, it was impossible for Geng Kuang to betray Liu Xiu and come together with Peng Chong.
Seeing that there was no way around Geng Kuang, Peng Chong shifted his wooing targets elsewhere.
On the one hand, he actively courted the Huns in the north, sending gold, silver, jewelry, silks, and even beautiful women to the Huns. He used money to buy them, and used beautiful women to marry him. He really made the Xiongnu Chanyu
Impressed.
The Xiongnu Chanyu sent General Zuonan and led tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry into Yuyang to assist Peng Chong. While successfully winning the support of the Huns, Peng Chong also actively made friends with Zhang Bu in the south.
Zhang Buben was one of the leaders of the rebel army. When the Green Forest Army and the Red Eyebrow Army rebelled, he rose up in his hometown of Langya County and raised a rebel army.
The rebel army led by Zhang Bu soon took control of the entire Langya County.
Later, Liu Xuan became emperor and sent envoys to appease Zhang Bu, but Zhang Bu refused. Liu Xuan sent people to attack instead, but Zhang Bu killed him and was severely defeated.
From then on, Zhang Bu's power in Langya became even more entrenched. Later, Liu Yong took the initiative to win over Zhang Bu, gave him the title of general and the title of marquis, and placed the two state capitals of Qingzhou and Xuzhou under his jurisdiction.
The conditions offered by Liu Yong were too generous, so Zhang Bu compromised, surrendered to Liu Yong, and accepted Liu Yong's reward. After that, Zhang Bu used Liu Yong's banner to recruit troops, and in one fell swoop he became the strongest separatist force in Qingzhou and Xuzhou.
Peng Chong's affair with Zhang Bu was no different from his affair with Liu Yong. It can be said that Peng Chong had done everything possible to deal with Liu Xiu.
At present, Liu Xiu is at war with Liu Yong, and Peng Chong has an affair with Liu Yong's general Zhang Bu. This is an act of collaborating with the enemy.
The Huns have always been a great danger to the north of the Central Plains. Peng Chong colluded with the Huns and lured the Huns cavalry into the country. This was an act of betrayal.
Collaboration with the enemy and betrayal of the country, Peng Chong has already taken advantage of them all. After reading this memorial from Zhu Fu, can Liu Xiu feel better?
"Rat! How shameless!" Liu Xiu dropped the memorial in his hand to the ground.
The surrounding chamberlains and maids were all trembling with fright, and they knelt down one after another. Yin Lihua picked up the memorial, looked down at it, then rolled it up and handed it to Zhang Kun who was standing aside.
She came to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, please don't get so angry."
Liu Xiu said word for word: "The Huns repeatedly invaded our borders, killing and plundering our border residents and border guards. In order to protect our Han territory, countless heroes shed their blood every year in the northern border. However, Peng Chong actually colluded with the Xiongnu and led to the rebellion."
The Xiongnu army entering Youzhou is truly a great shame for us Han people!"
Yin Lihua rolled her eyes and said softly: "As long as Governor Geng is here in Youzhou, even if the Xiongnu enters the country, there won't be much trouble."
"Oh?" Liu Xiu looked at Yin Lihua puzzled.
"Has your Majesty forgotten that Geng Shu, the second son of Governor Geng, once had a great victory over the Huns' cavalry?" Yin Lihua reminded.
Although Yin Lihua was not with Liu Xiu when Liu Xiu conquered Hebei, she took the time to read all the previous battle reports after arriving in Luoyang.
When Zhang Ye, the magistrate of Dai County, colluded with the Huns and led the Huns into Dai County, Shanggu County sent Geng Shu to lead the Youzhou cavalry to fight against the Huns cavalry.
In this battle, Geng Shu showed extremely strong commanding and confrontational abilities, leading the Youzhou cavalry to defeat the Huns cavalry.
As mentioned in the previous article, Geng Yan's younger brother Geng Shu, looking at his achievements throughout his life, whenever he faced the Huns, it was as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood, and his combat power doubled instantly.
This may also be because Shanggu County belongs to the border area. Geng Shu has been dealing with the Huns for many years and is very proficient in the Huns' fighting methods and tactics. Therefore, when he fought against the Huns, he won many battles without losing a single one. He only died in Geng
There are no less than two Hun kings in Shu's hands.
Hearing Yin Lihua mention Geng Shu, Liu Xiu also suddenly thought of Geng Kuang, his second son who was good at fighting. He nodded slowly and said quietly: "With Geng Shu in Shanggu, we can ensure that Shanggu is not lost.
If it is lost, there will be no major chaos in Youzhou in a short time."
As long as he is given a little more time, whether it is the Red Eyebrow Army, Deng Feng, or Liu Yong, as long as the war on one front is over, he can mobilize his troops to attack Peng Chong and solve this scourge in Youzhou.
The battlefield on the Western Front.
The Red Eyebrow Army had already approached Hongnong, and Deng Yu's army was completely unable to stop the Red Eyebrow Army's advance. At this time, Deng Yu's army was stationed in Hu County, Hongnong County, and the second Western Expedition Army led by Feng Yi had already entered Hongnong and was stationed there.
In Yiyang.
Hu County is located to the west of Hongnong County, the capital of Hongnong County, and Yiyang is located to the east of Hongnong County.
The Red Eyebrow Army was approaching fiercely, and Deng Yu knew that his troops were unable to resist alone, so he invited Feng Yi to march to Hu County and join forces with him to jointly resist the Red Eyebrow Army's advance.
Feng Yi rejected Deng Yu's request. In Feng Yi's opinion, because Deng Yu's previous consecutive defeats had caused the morale of the Red Eyebrow Army to be high, it would be unwise for our side to resist his edge now.
He advised Deng Yu not to block the Red Eyebrow Army in Hu County, but to let it pass through Hu County. Then, one of his own troops would be in Yiyang and the other in Hu County. He could attack the Red Eyebrow Army from the east and west sides, making it difficult to finish. In this way,
You can win a great victory.
Deng Yu read the reply from Feng Yi, thought about it seriously, and felt that Feng Yi's tactics were feasible. However, the generals under Deng Yu did not agree with Feng Yi's tactics, and the one who opposed the most strongly was the cavalry general Deng Hong.
Deng Hong is Deng Yu's cousin. He is brave and good at fighting and has a high prestige in the army. Deng Hong believes that he now has 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses, and Feng Yi has 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, Hongnong Prefect Jing
Dan can also gather 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers and horses. Together, there are almost 200,000 soldiers and horses, which is fully capable of confronting the Red Eyebrow Army.
In this case, why should our side give in and avoid fighting? Now is obviously the best time for our side to counterattack the Red Eyebrow Army.
Deng Yu thought about it and felt that Deng Hong's tactics were still too risky, and thought Feng Yi's strategy was the most feasible.
Deng Hong was greatly disappointed when he saw that Deng Yu refused to listen to his advice.
Perhaps in order to prove that Deng Yu and Feng Yi were wrong and that he was right, Deng Hong did something unexpected and took some of his troops to fight the Red Eyebrow Army privately.
Deng Hong was one of the top generals under Deng Yu, and he could mobilize many troops. This time, Deng Hong secretly took away more than 30,000 soldiers.
Deng Hong led his troops to leave Hu County to fight the Red Eyebrow Army. When Deng Yu learned of this, Deng Hong had already led his troops to leave for the whole night.
Deng Yu was shocked and hurriedly sent a message to Feng Yi, inviting Feng Yi to lead his troops immediately and go with him to reinforce Deng Hong.
It was a matter of life and death for 30,000 soldiers, and Feng Yi did not dare to neglect it. After receiving Deng Yu's urgent letter, he immediately led his 80,000 soldiers towards Hu County.
Let's talk about Deng Hong, who led his troops to meet the red eyebrow army advancing eastward. The two sides met on a narrow road and started a hand-to-hand exchange.
Deng Hong was indeed very good at fighting. The 30,000 troops he commanded faced off against the 50,000 Red Eyebrow Army led by Prime Minister Xu Xuan of the Red Eyebrow Army. In terms of military strength, the Red Eyebrow Army had an absolute advantage, but in terms of battlefield conditions
In terms of the situation, the two sides were completely evenly matched.
You must know that the morale of the Western Expeditionary Army is not high now, but it is very war-weary. Under this situation, Deng Hong was able to draw a tie with the Red Eyebrow Army by fighting with less, which also shows his ability to lead troops in combat.
So strong.
The battle between the two sides reached a stalemate, and for three consecutive days, neither side could decide the winner.
At this time, even Xu Xuan was beaten to a pulp, and his own superior force could not win. It was a huge loss of face.
Just when Xu Xuan was at a loss what to do, military advisor Mo Yan arrived at Xu Xuan's place. Seeing Mo Yan, who was unparalleledly handsome and calm, Xu Xuan was furious and asked in a deep voice: "Mo Yan, you
But are you here to see a joke?"
Mo Yan smiled calmly and said: "Xu Xiang misunderstood, Yan is here to help Xu Xiang defeat the enemy!"
Xu Xuan first raised his eyebrows, then sneered, and said, "You have a way to defeat the enemy? The truth and the thief have been fighting fiercely for three days in a row, and they still can't win. What good way can you come up with?"
Mo Yan belongs to Fan Chong. Now Xu Xuan and Fan Chong are in separate groups, and the conflicts between them are becoming more and more serious. Xu Xuan is both disdainful and fearful of Mo Yan.
"Does Xiang Xu have to defeat the enemy on the frontal battlefield?" Mo Yan asked with a smile.
Xu Xuan looked surprised and asked in confusion: "Mo Yan, what do you mean by this?"
Mo Yan smiled and said: "Since we can't win with force, why doesn't Prime Minister Xu pretend to be defeated first, wait for the enemy to pursue us, and then kill the enemy's carbine when the formation is in chaos?"
Xu Xuan was almost angry. He pointed at the Han army opposite and asked: "Mo Yan, you think everyone will be like a fool, can you be fooled by your applause? Who is the leader of the enemy army opposite? Deng
Hong! How many times have we fought against Deng Hong, but you don’t know his strength? Pretending to retreat, do you think Deng Hong is blind, can’t he see it?”
Mo Yan was not angry and asked cheerfully: "Xu Xiang thinks that after three days of fierce fighting, what does the enemy army lack most now?"
Xu Xuan was stunned and asked subconsciously: "What is missing most?"
"Food!" Mo Yan said: "Our army's logistics supplies are continuous, but as far as I know, the enemy's logistics supplies have not been able to keep up. The rations brought by Deng Hongjun are only enough for two days, which is the most sustainable
Three days, that is to say, today, the enemy has begun to run out of food."
"Then... so what?" Xu Xuan rolled his eyes and said, "Since the enemy army has run out of food, as long as it continues, the enemy army will be defeated!"
"In other words, the enemy will retreat on their own initiative! After fighting hard for so many days, is Xu Xiang really willing to let go of these 30,000 enemies?" Mo Yan asked with a smile.
Xu Xuan said angrily: "Stop beating around the bush with me! Mo Yan, tell me, what are your ideas?"
