Seven hundred and ninetieth chapters world situation
This cold arrow shot from the top of Liqiu City did not cause fatal injuries to Liu Xiu. It only opened a thin wound on his cheek, but it was scary enough.
All the soldiers of the Han army rushed to Liu Xiu, protected Liu Xiu, and quickly retreated to their own camp.
This arrow could not have been shot by any random archer, it must have been premeditated.
It is not difficult for an archer with strong arms to shoot an arrow a hundred steps away, but if the arrow flies so far and can be so accurate, then the opponent is definitely not an ordinary archer, but a sharpshooter.
Back at the Zhongjun tent, the imperial doctor stopped the bleeding on Liu Xiu's cheek. Zhu You turned livid with anger and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the minister has already said that we have nothing to talk about with this old man Qin Feng." , Your Majesty gives the order to attack the city!"
"Your Majesty gives the order to attack the city!" It is not the best idea to attack Liqiu by force. This is also the reason why the Han army besieged and refused to attack.
But now, Qin Feng took advantage of the negotiation to secretly assassinate the emperor. It would be unreasonable if his side still stood still and continued to besiege Li Qiu.
Liu Xiu's face was equally ugly. He didn't want to cause more killings or see thousands of casualties, so he chose to recruit Qin Feng to surrender and offered to enfeoff Qin Feng's five counties. However, Qin Feng did not do anything. The sincerity of the peace talks secretly ambush the sharpshooter and wanted to shoot him.
Before he could speak, a Yulin guard walked in quickly, stepped in and saluted Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy sent by Qin Feng wants to see you!"
People all looked at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "Drive away the envoy and prepare the whole army. In two days, our soldiers will attack Liqiu!"
Everyone stepped in to accept the order. Zhu You said angrily: "Your Majesty is too kind, and the villain Qin Feng is so shameless. He carried out the assassination first and then sent envoys to sue for peace. Your Majesty and the Han soldiers like us are fools." Can't do it? In the opinion of a humble minister, the envoy should be beheaded and hung high outside the camp gate!"
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, nodded, and said: "Just follow Zhong Xian's opinion!"
With Zhu You's words, the envoy sent by Qin Feng was destined to come but not to return. The envoy who was captured by the Han army tried desperately to explain, but no one listened to him. The soldiers of the Han army held him down. Kneeling on the ground, the sword and axe-hand stepped forward and chopped off the envoy's head with one blow, and then hung it high above the camp gate to show Qin Feng and even the thieves in Liqiu City that they were determined to attack Liqiu.
In fact, Qin Feng and the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command were all unlucky ones who were implicated.
Without this arrow, the Battle of Liqiu would probably have ended here, but this sudden arrow angered the Han soldiers and also angered Liu Xiu, causing the door to peace talks between the two sides to close and come to nothing.
Liu Xiu did not have much time to stay in Liqiu to supervise the battle. The Han army had not yet launched a large-scale attack on Liqiu. News came from Luoyang first, and Wei Xiao's envoy was on his way to Luoyang.
Neither the north nor the west are peaceful now.
Gongsun Shu of Shu tried to win over Wei Xiao again and again, and promised to grant him the post of Grand Sikong and the throne of King Fu'an. Gongsun Shu's promise to Wei Xiao was not unattractive, and Liu Xiu also felt the pressure.
In addition, Lu Fang from the north colluded with the Huns, and with the support of the Xiongnu Chanyu, he proclaimed himself Emperor of the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu. Yes, someone else proclaimed himself emperor.
Lu Fang is somewhat similar to Wang Lang. He is a good talker and always tells lies in one way, which can scare everyone around him.
He claimed that his real name was Liu Wenbo, and that he was the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. His great-grandmother was the sister of King Huxie of Guli of the Xiongnu, who was also the queen of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
During Jiang Chong's rebellion, the prince was killed, and Emperor Wu's second son Liu Ciqing and third son Liu Huiqing both escaped from the palace.
Later, the chaos was rectified, and Liu Ciqing was taken back to the palace and established as the prince, but Liu Huiqing refused to return to the palace and lived in seclusion in the valley. Later, Liu Huiqing gave birth to a son, named Liu Sunqing, and Liu Sunqing gave birth to another son, Liu Wenbo.
(The history of Jiang Chong's rebellion is the famous "witchcraft disaster". The wise and powerful Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also bewitched by it and killed each other.)
Lu Fang had a nose and eyes, and he really deceived a large number of followers. When Liu Xuan became emperor, he made him the Cavalry Commander. After Red Eyebrow captured Chang'an, Lu Fang established himself as king in Xiliang and King of Xiping. Lu
When Fang was in Xiliang, he intermarried with the Xiqiang and the Xiongnu and actively attracted them. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Qiang Kuixiao, a powerful man from Xiliang, came back. Lu Fang took his brothers and a large number of followers all the way north.
He ran to the Xiongnu territory and sought protection from the Xiongnu Chanyu.
After seeing Lu Fang, the Xiongnu Chanyu was deeply moved. He said that the Xiongnu and the Han were originally brothers. However, when the Huhanxie Chanyu arrived, the Xiongnu declined and could only rely on the Han. The Han sent troops to deal with the Xiongnu.
Protect.
Now that the Han Dynasty has unfortunately declined, I will support you as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and let the Han Dynasty respect and submit to me.
In this way, with the support of the Xiongnu Chanyu, Lu Fang proclaimed himself emperor in the Xiongnu territory and called himself the Emperor of Han.
After Lu Fang became emperor of the Xiongnu, he really attracted a large group of supporters. Li Xing, Sui Yu, Tian Sa, Shi Tuna, Min Kan and others were among the leaders. They came to the Xiongnu to welcome Lu Fang.
Return to the Central Plains.
With the support of these defectors and the Huns, Lu Fang led the so-called Han army to attack Wuyuan County in Bingzhou. First, he conquered Jiuyuan County in one fell swoop and established the capital in Jiuyuan. Then, with Jiuyuan as the center, he expanded outwards.
Expansion, successively captured Wuyuan, Shuofang, Yunzhong, Dingxiang and Yanmen counties.
There are ten counties in Bingzhou including Shangdang, Taiyuan, Dingxiang, Shangjun, Xihe, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, and Shuofang. Lu Fang occupied five of them, which is equivalent to conquering half of Bingzhou.
With half of Bingzhou as the foundation, Lu Fang's power grew rapidly. Lu Fang took his soldiers and led the Xiongnu army to plunder everywhere and bring disaster to the north.
For the Luoyang court, Lu Fang in the north and Gongsun Shu in the west were both serious concerns, and Weixiao, located in the northwest and sandwiched between Lu Fang's power and Gongsun Shu's power, became crucial.
As long as Wei Xiao surrendered to Luoyang wholeheartedly and stood on his own side, he could contain Gongsun Shu to the west and Lu Fang to the north. He could be said to be the right-hand man of the Luoyang court.
Under this situation, Liu Xiu still attached great importance to the visit of Kaixiao's envoy to Beijing. After the peace talks with Qin Feng failed, Liu Xiu did not stay longer in the army and immediately returned to Luoyang.
Before leaving, Liu Xiu said to Cen Peng and Zhu You: "Qin Feng is despicable and shameless. He is extremely hateful. When the city is breached, he can be executed on the spot and the three tribes will be destroyed!"
So far, Liu Xiu's only order to exterminate his clan was against Qin Feng. It can be seen that Liu Xiu was really angry at Qin Feng this time.
After Liu Xiu left, the Han army led by Cen Peng began to launch a strong attack on Liqiu City. There was not much food and supplies left in Liqiu City. The Han army on the opposite side launched a massive attack, and the Liqiu defenders became more and more resistant.
Hard work.
The terrible thing is that the Han army's attack on the city this time was as if they were crazy and had no intention of stopping. They couldn't take it down on the first day, they continued to attack the next day, and they couldn't take it down the next day.
Continue the attack on the third day.
For seven consecutive days, the Han army did not rest for a day. They fought from morning to night, and even at night they did not rest. They either sent out troops to pretend to attack, or sent out troops to fight, which was virtual and real, making the defenders in the city exhausted.
Such a fierce battle consumes a lot of money for both sides. At this time, it is about seeing who can grit their teeth and persevere, and see who can have stronger willpower. Obviously, Qin Feng's army is not as good as Han's army in this regard.
On the eighth day of the Han army's attack on the city, Qin Feng and his soldiers finally couldn't hold on any longer. Qin Feng ordered the city gate to be opened. He took his whole family, a total of nine people, out of the city first, all tied with ropes.
, surrendered to the Han army.
According to Zhu You's wishes, His Majesty made it very clear before he left that he would conquer Liqiu and kill Qin Feng and his family without mercy.
Cen Peng stopped Zhu You who wanted to kill Qin Feng to vent his anger. He ordered Qin Feng and his family members to be put into prison cars and escorted to Luoyang to be handed over to His Majesty.
At this point, the long-lasting Battle of Liqiu finally came to an end. In this battle, the Han army first laid siege to the city, but instead of attacking, they surrounded the points and sent reinforcements, severely injuring Tian Rong who came to rescue.
Later, Liu Xiu visited Liqiu in person to persuade Qin Feng to surrender. However, at this juncture, one of Qin Feng's generals secretly ordered a cold arrow to be fired in an attempt to kill Liu Xiu, causing the negotiation between the two parties to instantly break down.
Feeling that His Majesty had been humiliated, the Han soldiers were all furious and launched a frenzied attack on Li Qiu for several days. Finally, Qin Feng could no longer hold on and took the initiative to leave the city and surrender.
Qin Feng, who was the king and hegemon in Nanjun, also withdrew from the stage of history.
After Qin Feng was escorted back to Luoyang by the Han army, Liu Xiu did not see him and directly ordered his execution. As for Qin Feng's family members, Liu Xiu ultimately did not kill him and exiled them.
The Han army completely wiped out Qin Feng's forces in Liqiu, and Nanjun suddenly became leaderless, with local officials guarding their respective territories and everyone in danger.
Under this circumstance, Zhao Xi, who was named the Marquis of Jianyang, came to Jianyang. At this time, the Jianyang order still respected Qin Feng.
When he learned that Zhao Xi, the envoy sent by Liu Xiu, had arrived in Jianyang, Jianyang immediately ordered the city gates to be closed to prevent Zhao Xi from entering. Zhao Xi stood outside the city gate and spoke to Jianyang's order with only a sharp tongue.
With love and reason, Jian Yang was finally convinced by him and ordered the city gates to be opened, respectfully welcomed Zhao Xi into the city, and expressed that Jian Yang was willing to surrender to Luoyang and respect the emperor of Luoyang.
Zhao Xi did not lead any soldiers, but just relied on his words to successfully persuade Jianyang's order and pacify Jianyang City. This became a good story at that time.
As for Liu Xiu, he rushed back to Luoyang. The next day, the envoy sent by Kai Xiao also arrived in Luoyang, and Liu Xiu personally received him.
The envoy's name was Shen Tugang, and he held the post of holder of a book under Kui Xiao. The official of holder was almost equivalent to an imperial envoy, and was a close official of his lord.
After Liu Xiu saw Shen Tugang, he looked him up and down. Kui Xiao was a man who was particularly good at treating virtuous people and was of the highest caliber. Regardless of whether the person was a celebrity or a commoner, as long as he was talented, he loved to make friends.
It is precisely because of this that Wei Xiao has gathered a large number of talents under his command, and Shen Tugang is one of them.
Shen Tugang was young, in his early thirties, with a dignified appearance and straight facial features. Although he was a civil servant, he was tall and strong, with a sense of boldness and ruggedness from the northwest.
Liu Xiu looked him over and asked with a smile: "How is Mr. Wei doing lately?"
"Thank you for your concern, your majesty. My lord, everything is well!" Shen Tugang bowed to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu nodded, changed the subject, and asked cheerfully: "I once sent a letter to Duke Wei, asking him to send troops to Shu. I wonder if Duke Wei has received my edict?"
