As time passed, the letters were distributed to all parts of Hebei.
When the letter arrived at Hecheng County, it was in the hands of the prefect Pi Tong, who immediately said: "The prince has rebelled, so I will naturally respond to the general's call!"
With that said, he arrived at Xindu with three thousand soldiers and horses.
After learning the news, Liu Xiu was surprised. He did not expect that Pi Tong, the governor of Hecheng, would be the first to surrender.
When we first arrived in Hebei, most of the cities chose to surrender during the recruitment process. But soon, as Wang Lang rebelled, they all defected to Wang Lang's side again.
To put it bluntly, many eunuchs have very low moral integrity, and if they have breasts, they are mothers.
Liu Xiu personally went out of the city to greet him.
Hand in hand, they entered the city and held a banquet to welcome Pi Tong.
Actuating the Eye of Heaven, he immediately saw that above Pi Tong's head, the originally light yellow luck turned into gold, like a burning golden fire of luck.
The luck is burning and is extremely strong.
Liu Xiu looked again, and saw that Pi Tong's energy and blood were restrained, and his true energy was not released, but he was vaguely at the peak of the Martial Saint, and he was only a little short of being able to become the Martial Emperor.
"In troubled times, heroes emerge, and in troubled times, talents emerge in large numbers!"
Liu Xiu was amazed in her heart.
If in the peaceful and prosperous times, the Grand Master would be the powerful one who suppresses one party, and the Martial Saint would be the top giant; but in the troubled times, the potential is constantly being opened up, and the rare Grand Masters and Martial Saints in the past are like pulling out carrots, appearing one after another, and they are almost there.
Extreme.
In today's world, great masters are everywhere like cabbage, and martial saints are not rare either. Only Emperor Wu can suppress one.
With Pitong's qualifications, if he were in a peaceful and prosperous age, his limit would be to become a Grandmaster; but in today's troubled times, he could become a Martial Saint in his thirties and become a Martial Emperor in the future.
Liu Xiudao: "Hebei is in crisis, Wang Lang has proclaimed himself emperor, and he is so grand. Why do you want to take refuge in me?"
Pi Dan said: "Not long ago, Wang Lang's envoy came to see me and appointed me as Minister of Hubu and Marquis of Yangxia, but I refused... just because names and weapons should not be given lightly to others."
Liu Xiu fell silent.
There is no great merit but a great reward. This is the way to bring chaos to the country.
"Your Majesty, we will join forces to fight against Wang Lang... The Minister of Hubu, Jizhou Mu, and Xie Gong have already sent out troops!" Liu Xiu said, "Wang Lang will be defeated!"
At this moment, Liu Xiu had the support of Xindu and Hecheng counties, and already had 50,000 soldiers and horses. However, the troops of the two counties were limited and the troops were dispersed and not centralized. However, the mobile troops were less than 20,000; they were mainly new soldiers, and the situation was
Not good. When we got to the meeting, everyone was discussing the situation.
Everyone said that Wang Lang's power was too great, so it was better to evacuate back to Chang'an to avoid the enemy's attack.
Liu Xiu looked at Feng Yi, who was silent; then he looked at Deng Yu, who was also silent.
Many times, it is difficult for them to speak, especially the situation in front of them.
At this moment, when they say yes, some people object; when they say no, some people object. As the saying goes, silence is gold.
Liu Xiu looked at Pi Tong again. Pi Tong said: "Wang Lang is known as a lonely Taoist in Handan, claiming to be of the blood of the former Han Dynasty, but I know that he is just a wandering Taoist priest and a humble person who tells fortunes.
He looks powerful and arrogant, but in fact he is strong on the outside and weak on the inside!"
"Wang Lang seems to have great power, but in fact he is a villain who has gathered a mob and has no deep roots in Hebei. As long as the general mobilizes the soldiers and horses of the two counties, there is no need to worry about being wiped out!"
Liu Xiu nodded.
Wang Lang was very weak, but Liu Xiu was even weaker; Wang Lang's foundation in Hebei was shallow, but Liu Xiu's foundation in Hebei was even shallower.
If Deng Yu had persuaded him, he would have said that the two rats were trapped in a fighting hole and had no choice but to fight to the death. The brave one would win if they met on a narrow road.
If Feng Yihui said that in a bloody battle with Wang Lang, he would escape death, but if he retreated to Guanzhong, he would definitely die.
It can be seen from this that Pi Tong is only a middle-level talent with average talents. He is just the first to take refuge, so he can be put to good use.
As Pi Tong opened his mouth, others also echoed.
Liu Xiu nodded, stood up, and said: "The key to this battle is to decide it quickly and send out troops quickly, without giving Wang Lang a chance to gain a foothold. The longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be to us!"
The army began to move out and attack.
If you don't have time to train the army, you can only train by fighting to improve the army's combat effectiveness in battle.
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Yuyang, the prefect's residence.
Peng Chong looked at the letter and it was time to make a choice again.
On the left is a letter from Wang Lang, persuading him to surrender and go south to attack Liu Xiu, and he will be canonized as Marquis of Yuyang; on the right is a letter from Liu Xiu, persuading him to go south to help, without mentioning the title of a marquis, but only saying that he will be rewarded according to his merits.
Looking at the two letters, Peng Chong fell silent.
The choice between life and death, heaven on one side and hell on the other,
After a while, a tall man appeared, it was Wu Han.
"Greetings to the envoy!" Wu Han stepped forward and said.
"Someone is trying to persuade me to surrender. I have two letters and two choices. How should I choose?" Peng Chong asked.
Wu Han was silent and asked: "Wang Lang is more talented, or Liu Xiu is more talented?"
Peng Chong said: "Of course Liu Xiu is outstanding in talent!"
"Then why don't you go to Liu Xiu?" Wu Han said: "The king's talent is not good enough, but he is proclaimed emperor because the emperor is weak, easy to stand up, and easy to control. But Liu Xiu is much stronger. When he comes to Liu Xiu,
I can’t be arrogant, I can only serve as a minister honestly!”
"The prince surrenders to the prince, but he wants to become a powerful minister, and then go one step further!"
Peng Chong said: "Of course not. But Liu Xiu is weak and not as powerful as Wang Lang!"
Wu Han said: "Liu Xiu's weakness is temporary. Soon after, Emperor Gengshi learned of the changes in Hebei. At that time, the offensive and defensive positions changed. The weak one was no longer Liu Xiu, but Wang Lang!"
Peng Chong's mind was moved and he already wanted to seek refuge with Liu Xiu, but he still hesitated and said, "I'll think about it!"
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Xindu!
Liu Xiu is thinking about his next plan.
Suddenly Deng Yu stepped forward and said: "My lord, Geng Chun is back!"
"Geng Chun, didn't you just leave as a deserter?" Liu Xiu asked.
Not long ago, during difficult times, countless soldiers fled, and Geng Chun was one of them.
I didn't expect that Geng Chun would come back.
"Before Geng Chun left, he said goodbye to me and said he would go home and invite his tribe to join him. Now he has returned with his tribe!" Deng Yu said: "It is said that when he led the tribe to follow the lord, some tribe members refused to follow! He burned them directly.
The Geng family’s house has cut off the family’s future!”
Liu Xiu's heart skipped a beat.
When he saw Geng Chun again, Geng Chun looked tired.
Liu Xiu sighed: "Boshan, why are you doing this?"
Geng Chundao: "Da Sima first arrived in Hebei, and he didn't have much money to reward the soldiers. I can only rely on your talent and kindness, but it won't last long. Although my whole family defected, I am a businessman who is only interested in profit. If they can't agree,
It will endanger the lord's career. So burn his house to cut off any hope of looking back!"