After a long journey, Geng Yan returned to Shanggu.
"My son, how is the situation in the south? Who will win in the battle between Liu Xiu and Wang Lang?" Geng Kuang asked.
"Now the king is powerful, but Liu Xiu is bound to win!" Geng Yan said: "Emperor Gengshi was a great leader of his generation, and his talent was comparable to that of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. It's a pity that his military talent was average, and he didn't have the assistance of Han Xin. In today's world, after all, it's
It’s fought out, not elected!”
"As for Liu Xiu, he was not only outstanding in political talent, but also in military ability. Wang Lang's rebellion caught him off guard, and he lost countless soldiers. However, when he arrived in Xindu, he had a firm foothold, Hecheng County took refuge, and he was with Zhen
King Ding forms an alliance...the longer it takes, the more detrimental it will be to the prince!"
Geng Yan sighed: "The world will be won by fighting after all. Be it Emperor Gengshi or Wang Lang, the biggest shortcoming is that you cannot fight!"
Geng Kuang nodded and said: "You are my legitimate son. If you decide, then send out troops! If you win, you will have great achievements; if you fail, it will be nothing more than death!"
Geng Kuang, the governor of Shanggu, made up his mind and asked Geng Yan to organize his troops. He also asked Kou Xun to go to Yuyang to discuss with Peng Chong, the governor of Yuyang.
"Your Majesty, do you want to send troops?" Geng Yan said: "If you send troops, Shanggu will send troops alone!"
Wu Han also said: "Let me send troops!"
Peng Chong, who was hesitant at first, completely strengthened his determination and decided to send troops.
So, Geng Yan, Kou Xun, and Jing Dan led Shanggu soldiers to join forces with Wu Han's Yuyang soldiers. About 30,000 troops went south and attacked Wang Mang's army along the road. Wherever they went, Wang Mang's army was defeated and captured
Zhuojun, Zhongshan, Julu, Qinghe, and Hejian belong to the 22 counties.
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Guangacheng, the army is stationed.
After a few battles, the results were good, but the situation has not improved yet.
Many people are still waiting and watching, still speculating. As for the real king Liu Yang, he has sent troops, but it is mainly soy sauce. It is okay to fight with the wind, but it is bloody and hard to fight, but it is not enough.
Suddenly, the sound of war horses neighing was heard outside the city, and the sound of horse hooves was like surging waves. Wave after wave of cavalry appeared outside the city.
Counting carefully, there are about 20,000 cavalry, all wearing iron armor, and the horses are also in iron armor, like a surging torrent of steel. Looking from a distance, the cavalry are exuding evil spirits, evil spirits coming from the sky, each one is overwhelming, it is a hundred battles.
Elite.
Looking carefully again, the horse is a dragon-scale horse with a trace of Weibo's blood. It is extremely powerful and can run very fast. It can be called a battlefield weapon.
Standing on the city wall, Liu Xiu felt shocked.
Horses are good horses and cavalry are good cavalry. The two combined together are simply a weapon on the battlefield and a wave of destruction.
"My lord is not good, there are Wang Lang's reinforcements outside, this battle is a bit uncertain!"
Deng Yu said, sadness flashed across his face. Originally, Wang Lang had many soldiers in this battle, and his chances of winning were less than three levels, but now it is dangerous.
Feng Yi also flashed with sadness.
Suddenly, the horses outside the city stopped. A cavalry general stepped forward, opened his visor, and revealed a young face. He was only in his twenties and full of vitality. He stepped forward and said: "Greetings, my lord, Geng Yan has transferred to Yuyang.
Twenty thousand elite soldiers from the upper valley came to join the lord and defeat the king together!"
"It's you, Geng Yan!"
Liu Xiu smiled, remembering the scene of their first meeting.
Geng Yan was originally ordered by his father, the governor of Shanggu, Geng Kuang, to go south to Luoyang to deliver gifts to Emperor Gengshi to express his loyalty. When he was near Handan, he suddenly heard that Wang Lang was proclaimed emperor, and all his subordinates went to join Wang Lang. However, Geng Yan was right
Wang Lang dismissed him and went north to join him.
Geng Yan was 21 years old and Liu Xiu was 30 years old. The two hit it off instantly. Looking at Geng Yan, it seemed as if they were seeing themselves when they were young.
Although Geng Yan had just arrived, he was young and energetic and eager to show off, so he repeatedly asked Liu Xiu for instructions to go up to the valley to recruit Youzhou's sudden cavalry. In this way, Handan could be conquered in the south without any effort.
As a result, the subordinates were suspicious because they had not met him yet and did not know the details.
As a result, they were separated halfway and Geng Yan also disappeared.
But when they met again, Geng Yan lived up to his promise and came with an army of 20,000.
Liu Xiu personally went out of the city to greet him and entered the city hand in hand.
As the saying goes, it is better to add icing on the cake than to provide help in a timely manner. At this moment, the elite soldiers from Yuyang and Shanggu have arrived, which is equivalent to providing help in a timely manner, which is of great benefit to defeat Wang Lang.
While reviewing again, it seemed that Yuyang, Shanggu, etc. were all close to the border and wanted to fight with the Xiongnu. This also resulted in the soldiers being stronger and stronger than other soldiers in terms of combat effectiveness.
After arranging the troops and horses, the army came to attack and kill.
Wang Lang gathered a large army to fight back, but unfortunately Wang Lang's military ability was average and his army's combat effectiveness was average, and they continued to be defeated.
Ten days later, the army arrived at Handan City.
Wang Lang cannot come out of seclusion.
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In Handan City, Wang Lang was trapped in the isolated city and looked exhausted.
In just two months, the situation has changed drastically.
Two months ago, he ascended the throne as emperor, and all the counties in Hebei surrendered. Liu Xiu was wanted, and Liu Xiu ran away like a lost dog. It seemed that he would soon unify Hebei and sweep the world.
Then, when Liu Xiu arrived in Xindu, he only had three thousand soldiers and horses, but he became stronger and stronger as he fought.
King Liu Lin of Zhao went out to fight in the city, but was beheaded by Liu Xiu's general Geng Chun; King Liu Jie of Guangyang was also beheaded by Liu Xiu. As for King Liu Yang of Zhending, he defected quickly and gave his niece to Liu Xiu as a concubine.
It's quite safe.
As for other areas in Hebei, the counties and counties that had originally surrendered became hesitant again as Liu Xiu continued to win.
At this moment, Handan City became an isolated city.
The altar was set down again, and soon an illusory shadow appeared, it was the Qinglong Celestial Immortal.
"Qinglong Tianxian, I need your help?" Wang Lang said.
"no!"
Qinglong Tianxian Dao.
"Why?" Wang Lang said: "You are an immortal, what are you afraid of?"
"The Celestial Immortals are very strong, but they can't be said to be invincible... There are Golden Immortals above, and there are Daluo Golden Immortals... On the road to the great road, I am just a struggling ant!" Qinglong Celestial Immortal said: "Afraid of cause and effect, afraid of human nature and luck, afraid of luck.
There is so much to be afraid of in destiny!"
"Liu Bang is dead, and only Wang Lang is left. Liu Bang's era has passed; you want to defy heaven and rebuild the dynasty. But you are unlucky, and there is no possibility. It is better to retreat quickly, there may be a glimmer of life!"
Wang Lang said unwillingly: "What if I don't retreat?"
"If you don't retreat, you will only die!" Qinglong Tianxian said.
Boom boom boom!
There was an explosion outside, and a courtier immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, it's not good! A rebel general opened the city gate, and Liu Xiu's army came in!"
"I want to kill!"
Wang Lang shouted, very unwilling to do so.
But there was no way to save the situation, the army had already entered, the west gate was opened, Wang Lang fled, and Handan City fell!
The war horse neighed, and Liu Xiu rode the war horse into Handan City.