In this battle, Feng Yi defeated the Red Eyebrow Army of more than 200,000 with 80,000 Han troops. The number of prisoners captured by the Red Eyebrow Army alone was 80,000, and countless Red Eyebrow Army soldiers died in the battle.
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Since this battle took place in the Gu Valley, it was the famous Battle of Gu Di in history.
The Battle of Guidi can be said to be a battle that changed the course of history. This battle also became a watershed in the battle between Liu Xiu and the Red Eyebrow Army.
Before the Battle of Guodi, the Red Eyebrow Army had won consecutive victories. The nearly 300,000-strong army, singing triumphal songs, was as powerful as a rainbow and was as powerful as a broken bamboo, approaching Luoyang.
After the Battle of Guodi, the vitality of the Red Eyebrow Army was severely damaged, and more than 100,000 soldiers were wiped out. The original strength of nearly 300,000 soldiers was reduced sharply to more than 100,000.
Fan Chong, Xu Xuan and other generals of the Red Eyebrow Army, together with the puppet emperor Liu Penzi, fled in a hurry to the southeast.
The successful news of the Battle of Guodi reached Luoyang, and everyone in the government and the public breathed a sigh of relief. The more than 200,000 Red Eyebrow Army was approaching with great force, posing the greatest and most direct threat to Luoyang.
As long as the Red Eyebrow Army breaks through Yiyang again, they can march straight into Luoyang.
Fortunately, Feng Yi, the general who conquered the west, was here, who severely damaged the Red Eyebrows and won a great victory at Xiaoshan. After this battle, the vitality of the Red Eyebrow Army was severely damaged, and the remaining troops no longer pose a great threat to Luoyang.
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After reading the battle report, Liu Xiu was overjoyed. In the court, he joked: "General Dashu is as talented as the Marquis of Huaiyin (Han Xin) back then!"
General Dashu was nicknamed by Liu Xiu to Feng Yi. After every battle, the generals would discuss how many enemy troops they had killed on the battlefield to show their achievements.
Only Feng Yi never participated in such discussions. While the other generals were chatting animatedly, he went to enjoy the shade under the big tree alone. Over time, Liu Xiu gave Feng Yi the nickname "General Big Tree".
Liu Xiu has some ridiculous habits, and one of them is that she likes to give people nicknames.
When Dong Xuan killed Liu Huang's slave, Liu Xiu asked Dong Xuan to kowtow to Liu Huang to admit his mistake. Dong Xuan refused to kneel down. Several people pressed him down, but they could not push his head to the ground. After that, Liu Xiu gave Dong Xuan a kiss.
He was nicknamed "Strength Ling", which means Dong Xuan's neck is really tough.
The nicknames Liu Xiu gave to Feng Yi and Dong Xuan were all well-intentioned. Of course, he also had malicious intentions, which will be mentioned later.
Feng Yi won a great victory. In the court, Liu Xiu was in a particularly good mood. He asked: "This time, the Red Eyebrow Army was defeated. Where do you think the Red Eyebrow Army should flee to?"
The ministers present looked at each other, and it was really difficult to judge this point.
Fu Zhan raised the wat tablet in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the Red Eyebrow Army will probably flee to Yiyang."
"Oh?" Liu Xiuxiao asked, "What do you think Situ said?"
Fu Zhan said seriously: "To the west, that is the way back and a dead end. The Red Eyebrow Army will definitely not go west. To the north, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a shortage of soldiers and food. It is like seeking death. To the south, the rebellion in the south
The army is all old ministers of Gengshi, and they hate the red eyebrows deeply. Only to the east, the red eyebrow army has a chance of survival!"
Liu Xiu nodded, then raised his eyes to look at the others and asked, "What do you think of what Situ said?"
None of the civil servants said anything. Geng raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that what Situ said is absolutely true. The red-browed thief will definitely go to Yiyang!"
At present, our weakest point is precisely Yiyang. Although Deng Yu's troops are currently stationed in Yiyang, after the battle in Hu County, the main force of Deng Yu's army has been wiped out. Currently, Deng Yu leads less than two soldiers and horses.
Thousands of people.
In addition, Yiyang is the core of our battlefield logistics supply on the Western Front, and has accumulated a large amount of grain, grass and armaments, which are exactly what the Red Eyebrow Army currently needs urgently.
Song Hong frowned and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, what if the Red Eyebrow Army goes south instead of east? Your Majesty will have to guard against it!"
Although most of Deng Feng's troops are old ministers of the Reform Movement, the enemy of the enemy is also a friend. No one can guarantee that Deng Fengjun will not join forces with the Red Eyebrow Army. If these two forces collude, it will be very detrimental to oneself.
Liu Xiu thought carefully about Song Hong's words. After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said, "Geng Ting Ming!"
Geng immediately stood up, stepped out of the queue, knelt on his knees, and said, "Wei Chen is here!"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "I will give you 30,000 soldiers and horses to rush to Yiyang's reinforcements. Together with the right general, we must hold the Red Eyebrow Army outside Yiyang City!"
"I obey the order!"
"Hou Jin obeys orders!"
Hou Jin, the general who broke the traitor, stood up and came out of the queue, kowtowed forward and said: "The humble minister is here!"
"I will give you 30,000 soldiers and horses to station in Xin'an to block Chimei's way south!"
"I obey the order!"
Liu Xiu sent two generals, Geng and Hou Jin, one to lead troops to Yiyang to consolidate Yiyang's city defense, and the other to lead troops to Xin'an to decide Chimei's way south. Liu Xiu sat in Luoyang and watched the changes.
The movements of the Red Eyebrow Army were indeed predicted by Fu Zhan. The remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army bypassed Xiaoshan Mountain and fled eastward. Judging from their direction, they were heading towards Yiyang.
The remnants of more than 100,000 Red Eyebrow troops fled in panic to Yiyang. Waiting for the Red Eyebrow Army in Yiyang were Deng Yu, Geng and their 50,000 Han troops.
The current situation of the Red Eyebrow Army is already precarious, and the only hope is to capture Yiyang so that our soldiers can have a stable foothold.
But how could Yiyang, where Deng Yu and Geng were stationed, be so easy to fight?! The Red Eyebrow Army launched a fierce attack on Yiyang. The Han army fought desperately to resist the Red Eyebrow Army's offensive at the top of Yiyang City. This offensive and defensive battle
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At a time when life and death were at stake, the Red Eyebrow Army used all their abilities. Red Eyebrow troops from various places were recalled one after another. In addition, even the Si'a dead soldiers under Mo Yan's command were directly involved in the siege.
As a result, after three days of fierce fighting, the Red Eyebrow Army failed to break through the Han army's city defense. Deng Yu and Geng defended Yiyang as tightly as an iron barrel formation.
Just when the Red Eyebrow Army was attacking Yiyang with all its strength, Liu Xiu, who was stationed in Luoyang, finally set off. Liu Xiu personally commanded a hundred thousand Han troops and left Luoyang in a mighty manner and headed straight for Yiyang.
At the same time, Feng Yijun and Hou Jinjun were also moving closer to Yiyang. At this time, the Han army had already formed a trap to encircle the Red Eyebrow Army outside Yiyang City.
Luoyang was too close to Yiyang, so Liu Xiu led his army to reach Yiyang in only three days.
The Han army led by Liu Xiu was stationed in the east of Yiyang, and the Red Eyebrow Army led by Fan Chong was stationed in the west of Yiyang.
The final decisive battle between Liu Xiu and the Red Eyebrow Army has quietly begun.
After hearing the news of Liu Xiu's arrival, Deng Yu and Geng Shuangshuang left Yiyang City and went to the Han army camp in the east of the city.
Hearing that Deng Yu and Geng were coming, Liu Xiu personally welcomed the Chinese army out of the tent. The moment he saw Deng Yu, his eyes couldn't help but heat up.
Deng Yu started his Western Expedition in the first year of Jianwu. It is now the third year of Jianwu. This western expedition lasted for more than two years. Liu Xiu and Deng Yu had not seen each other for more than two years.
When he went on the Western Expedition, Deng Yu was in his early twenties, proud of the spring breeze, and high-spirited. But now, he has lost a lot of weight, and his face is covered with stubble. If he hadn't been wearing armor, he would have looked like a hungry man in distress.
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Seeing Deng Yu's appearance, Liu Xiu felt even more sad. He called softly: "Zhonghua!"
Liu Xiu felt sad when he saw Deng Yu, and when Deng Yu saw Liu Xiu, it was like a wanderer who had been away from home for many years finally met his relatives. Deng Yu lifted up his skirt, knelt down in front of Liu Xiu with a thud, and said with choked sobs: "Wei Wei."
I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
His words made Liu Xiu's tears well up in her eyes. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Deng Yu up, looked at him carefully from top to bottom, and said in a trembling voice: "In the past three years of the Western Expedition, Zhonghua has suffered a lot.
Got it!"
Deng Yu lowered his head, with tears falling down his face, and said in a tearful tone: "It is the humble minister who is useless. The failure of the Western Expedition is all the fault of the humble minister!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand, took Deng Yu's hand, and said, "Let's talk in the tent first!" He took Deng Yu and walked into the Chinese army tent.
There were many generals in the camp, led by the Grand Sima Wu Han. When they saw Liu Xiu and Deng Yu, Geng came in, Wu Han and others got up one after another.
People who don't know Deng Yu won't feel anything when they meet him, but Wu Han and Deng Yu are too familiar. The former Deng Yu was just a young master, but the current Deng Yu has no image of a master at all, he just looks like a young master.
The appearance of a middle-aged uncle.
Wu Han was stunned for a moment, cleared his throat unnaturally, and said with a dry smile: "Zhong Hua...has become a lot stronger!" He really couldn't think of a better greeting, so he could only praise Deng Yu for being stronger than before.
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Deng Yu smiled bitterly, raised his hands to Wu Han and said, "Ziyan's style is still the same as before!"
When Wu Han heard this, he laughed even harder, sighed, and said: "Zhonghua's westward expedition was quite successful, but Han's southern expedition was..."
At this point, even he himself was embarrassed to continue talking. The Southern Expedition under his leadership was a complete mess. It can be said that Deng Feng's rebellion was directly related to his massacre in Xinye.
Fortunately, Wu Han stayed by Liu Xiu's side and had a very high prestige in the army. Although some ministers were dissatisfied with him and came forward to impeach him, the generals would stand up and speak for him.
But Deng Yu was different. He had been on the Western Expedition and had never appeared in the court. He did not have a deep friendship with the civil and military ministers. He even did not know many ministers, such as Song Hong and Fu Zhan, so Deng Yu was
When he was impeached, there was no one in the court who could speak for him.
Looking at Deng Yu and Wu Han, two brothers in distress, Liu Xiu felt sad and couldn't help bursting into laughter. He waved his hands to everyone and said: "Sit, sit, sit! Everyone, please sit down!"
After all the generals sat down, Liu Xiu asked Long Yuan to serve some wine and food. After seeing Deng Yu for more than two years, it was not easy to see each other again, so Liu Xiu naturally wanted to have two drinks with Deng Yu. yyls
It didn't take long, and some soldiers brought the wine and food one by one. The food was very simple beef with soy sauce, and the wine was golden liquor, brewed from sugar cane. It tasted sweet and delicious, and was not easily intoxicating.
Liu Xiu took the lead in picking up the wine glass and said to everyone: "Since we established our capital in Luoyang, it has been a rare opportunity to drink with you. Today, let's have a drink first!"
"Your Majesty!" Everyone raised their glasses in unison, saluted Liu Xiu, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
When Liu Xiu put down the cup, Deng Yu asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that Zhongxian was captured by Deng Feng. I wonder what is Zhongxian's current situation?"
After learning the news that Zhu was captured by Deng Feng, Deng Yu had been worried. Liu Xiu sighed lightly and said, "There is no danger of life yet! Now Ziling is in Xinye, and with Ziling here, Zhongxian will be much safer."
"Oh!" Deng Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then he changed the subject and added: "Wei Chen also heard about Peng Chong's rebellion in Yuyang!"
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Geng suddenly slammed the table and said angrily: "Peng Chong is a greedy and shameless villain! He is an unforgivable sin because of his internal connections with Liu Yong and external connections with the Xiongnu!"
As he spoke, he raised his hands to Liu Xiu and said: "Your Majesty, after the Red Eyebrow bandit army is defeated, I will lead my troops and horses. I will first target Peng Chong and the Xiongnu to consolidate the northern border, and then Zhang Bu to consolidate the Qi territory."