"I have never heard of the Avenue of Harmony!" Luo Shen frowned slightly: "Three thousand avenues include the Avenue of Destiny, the Avenue of Cause and Effect, the Avenue of Reincarnation, the Avenue of Time and Space, the Avenue of Five Elements, the Avenue of Yin and Yang, the Avenue of Light, the Avenue of Darkness... But I have never heard of Harmony.
Avenue!”
Liu Xiudao: "I said that there is a harmonious road, so the harmonious road was created. Originally there was no harmonious road in the world, but because I said it, it became a harmonious road!"
Luo Shen said: "You are quite domineering, a bit like him... It's a pity that you are not him yet!"
As she said that, Luo Shen thought of that stalwart man, like a god, like a devil, half a saint, half an immortal, like a dream, like an illusion, he seemed so close at hand, but she had never understood him. To this day, in her memory, it was still a shallow dream, or an endless illusion.
.
The person in front of me has some shadow of that person.
Or maybe it's just a shadow. Compared to the real him, I don't know how much worse he is.
With that said, Luo Shen disappeared without a trace.
It comes suddenly and disappears suddenly.
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Liu Xiu left here and returned to the battlefield. The battle was over.
Looking at the traces of the battlefield, the army under his command suffered heavy losses, so they saved part of the main force and evacuated.
In terms of losses, this battle was a huge loss.
However, Wang Lang's army did not win completely, and the losses were not small.
Otherwise, Liu Xiu's army would not be easily allowed to evacuate.
Following the traces, Liu Xiu followed. About an hour later, he encountered the retreating army. It turned out that there were only 5,000 troops left, 3,000 elites and 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers. The other elite soldiers may have died in the battle.
Or run away in defeat.
"Meet the general!"
"Meet the general!"
Seeing everyone again, his momentum was a little sluggish.
Liu Xiu stepped forward to persuade and encourage people.
Deng Yu stepped forward and said: "My lord, the morale of the army is not stable. We should find a county to stabilize our foundation!"
Liu Xiudao: "It's been too short since I came to Hebei. I'm not familiar with the place, so it's difficult!"
To the people of Hebei, he is a guest soldier, a foreigner, and he is vaguely xenophobic.
"Ren Guang, the governor of Xindu, and Li Zhong, the captain, once followed the lord in the battle in Kunyang and defeated the enemy army!" Deng Yu said: "These two people can be relied on! They can establish a foothold in Xindu!"
Liu Xiu sighed and said, "I'm going to have tea, but I don't know if the two of them are reliable?"
Seemingly sensing Liu Xiu's disappointment and melancholy, Deng Yu said, "My lord, do you know what your greatest capital is in Hebei?"
Liu Xiu said lightly: "I'm just a humble person, what kind of capital is there!"
Deng Yu said: "My lord, don't be discouraged. Hebei is the land of Yan and Zhao. Yan and Zhao have many generous and tragic people and many heroes. They believe in heroes, respect heroes, and are willing to fight with heroes and die for heroes! The Battle of Kunyang, Lord!"
, defeating the 200,000 imperial army, it can be said to be the battle of Dingding! If this battle had not been won, how could Emperor Gengshi have occupied Guanzhong..."
After saying that, Deng Yu looked at Liu Xiu with an inexplicable look on his face: "My lord, you have great fortune. Throughout the history, the first to claim the title of king was always attacked by the imperial court and the first to be destroyed. This is the so-called pioneer of kings. Originally, he was the first emperor.
If you are qualified to be king, you still have to do it reluctantly, and to be emperor is simply not worthy of the position!"
"After Emperor Gengshi proclaimed himself emperor, he became a thorn in the side of the imperial court. The elite army attacked the Green Forest Army. At that time, Wancheng had not yet been conquered. If the inside and outside cooperated, the Green Forest Army would be defeated and Emperor Gengshi would die! But
The lord made great plans, but Wang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the imperial court, made constant mistakes and was trapped in Kunyang for more than ten days. He missed the opportunity, and the lord broke through the camp in one fell swoop, and all 200,000 elite soldiers were wiped out!"
"My lord has destiny... The founding ancestors of the past dynasties all had great luck, but there are too few people who are as lucky as my lord and are the sons of destiny! As long as the current crisis is overcome, the lord will win!"
Liu Xiu smiled.
You have great luck and destiny.
But why can't he see it?
The army continued to advance, but a setback in front damaged its morale.
In most areas of Hebei, everyone surrendered to the prince, and their morale was low. The soldiers could not see the hope of victory, and the generals could not see the hope. One after another, soldiers deserted and ran away, and then generals deserted and ran away. There were still soldiers in exile.
However, after five days, the soldiers continued to flee, and only 3,000 soldiers were left.
Deng Yu wanted to step forward to intercept him, but Liu Xiu stopped him: "You can leave if you want. It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married. Let him go! At that time, Han Gaozu was canonized as the King of Han, and he went to Hanzhong.
There are soldiers who are fleeing, but so what, after we have established a foothold in Hanzhong, it will still be the Northern Expedition!"
Deng Yu no longer intercepted.
On the sixth day, we were exhausted and finally arrived at Xindu.
Liu Xiu wrote a letter and submitted a letter to Xindu: Ren Shijun, Li Duwei, Wang Lang usurped power and became king, sweeping Hebei, and everywhere they went, everyone surrendered. But I was reduced to a bereaved dog, with few soldiers and horses.
Passing by Xindu, I want to use it as a foundation to conquer Handan!"
"If you trust me, follow me and fight to defeat the rebels; if you don't trust me, capture me and gain the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Houses!"
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The letter was delivered and Liu Xiu was waiting.
It may be a peaceful acceptance, or it may be a bloody battle.
If the king's aura cannot make people surrender, then the king's sword can make people surrender!
The letter was delivered. Ren Guang opened it and read it, and then Li Zhong read it. Both parties had complicated expressions.
Li Zhong asked: "How to choose your envoy?"
Ren Guangdao: "General Liu is my old boss. I once followed him and defeated 200,000 enemy troops in the battle of Kunyang. Now, naturally I welcome him when he comes!"
"But Prince..." Li Zhong frowned and said, "Is General Liu in a bad situation now?"
Ren Guangdao: "So what? I would rather be a heroic lackey than a mediocre father. There is no wiser and more powerful person than General Liu. As for Wang Lang, he is just a scoundrel and a scoundrel. He Dehe can be the emperor. He is simply not worthy of Bilian."
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The next day, Ren Guang, Li Zhong and others went out of the city to greet him in person.
Liu Xiu stepped forward to chat.
They entered the city hand in hand and peacefully took over Xindu City.
Liu Xiu and others entered the city and had a place to stay and their first base area.
The troops and horses began to be reorganized, and the tired soldiers were rested; new soldiers were recruited again, the strength of the army was slowly increasing, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
It's just that Xindu's soldiers are still a little weak and are not elite soldiers.
It takes at least half a year to train someone with combat effectiveness. However, Wang Lang's army is threatening outside, and he has to fight bloody battles all the time. There is no time for training or cultivating elite soldiers. The foundation is too shallow, and the time is still too short!
At the same time, letters were sent to all counties and cities in Hebei, calling on the men of Yan and Zhao to send troops to the capital to attack and destroy the prince of Handan.
As for how many counties and cities would respond to the call, Liu Xiu had no idea.
It can only be that there are jujubes or no jujubes, but they all step forward and hit two shots!!