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In his early years, Wu Han came from a poor family and worked as a village head in the county.

At the end of Wang Mang's reign, because his guests broke the law, he fled to Yuyang County and made a living by selling horses.

He traveled between Yan and Ji, and wherever he went, he made friends with heroes.

In the first year of the Gengshi reign of the Xuan Han Dynasty, Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan ascended the throne and sent an envoy, Han Hong, to Hebei to persuade the states and counties to surrender. Someone recommended Wu Han to Han Hong.

After Han Hong summoned him, he was very happy and appointed him as the magistrate of Anle County in the name of Liu Xuan.

"In the first year of the reign of Emperor Xuan Han, the warlord Wang Lang falsely claimed to be the son of Emperor Cheng of Han and raised an army in Handan."

"At the same time, Liu Xiu was also in charge of Hebei. Wu Han had heard of Liu Xiu's reputation for a long time, so he decided to submit to him."

"He persuaded Peng Chong, the governor of Yuyang, to gather cavalry, defect to Liu Xiu, and attack Wang Lang's Handan."

"Although Peng Chong agreed, his subordinates all wanted to submit to Wang Lang, and Peng Chong could not change their minds."

"Wu Han then resigned and met a Confucian scholar on the road. The Confucian scholar believed that wherever Liu Xiu went, the counties and prefectures would be loyal to him."

"Wu Han fabricated a letter from Liu Xiu, accusing Wang Lang of being a forger, and pretended it was a letter written by Liu Xiu himself. He then sent the letter to Yuyang and asked the Confucian scholar to give it to Peng Chong, asking him to tell Peng Chong what he had heard."

"Peng Chong agreed with this, so he sent Wu Han to lead troops to join forces with the Shanggu generals and march south."

"Wu Han and his men killed Wang Lang's generals wherever they went, and finally caught up with Liu Xiu in Guang'a."

"Liu Xiu appointed Wu Han as a general and ordered him to lead the cavalry to besiege Handan. After the conquest of Handan, he was granted the title of Marquis of Jiance."

"Wu Han was a man of honest character but lacked literary talent, and could not express his ideas in words in a hurry."

"Han general Deng Yu and other generals knew his character, so they recommended him to Liu Xiu many times. When he was summoned, Liu Xiu trusted him."

"When Liu Xiu was about to dispatch troops from Youzhou, he summoned Deng Yu at night and asked who could take on the task. Deng Yu strongly recommended Wu Han."

"So Liu Xiu appointed Wu Han as the general and ordered him to go north with a seal and recruit cavalry from ten counties."

"After hearing about this, Youzhou Mu Miao secretly deployed troops and ordered the counties not to dispatch troops."

"So Wu Han led twenty riders to Miao Zeng's base in Wuzhong."

"Miao Zeng thought Wu Han was defenseless, so he met Wu Han halfway."

"Wu Han took them by surprise and commanded his cavalry to kill them, and then seized the horses of Miao Zeng's army."

"The northern states were shaken and horrified, and every city surrendered without hesitation. No one disobeyed."

"Then Wu Han mobilized his troops and led them south to join Liu Xiu at Qingyang."

"When the generals saw Wu Han coming back with a strong army, they all wondered if Wu Han would give his soldiers to others."

"When Wu Han arrived at the generals' office and presented the list of soldiers, the generals requested to transfer the soldiers to their own ranks."

"As a result, Liu Xiu mocked them, and all the generals felt ashamed after hearing it."

"Liu Xiu had many conflicts with Xie Gong, the Minister of the Secretariat of Gengshi, so he ordered Wu Han and Cen Peng to attack Yecheng while Xie Gong was away."

"Wu Han sent a debater to persuade Chen Kang, the governor of Weijun, who was left behind, to surrender, and Chen Kang was convinced."

"When Xie Gong returned to the city, he didn't know that Chen Kang had rebelled, so he entered the city lightly with several hundred cavalrymen."

"Wu Han led an ambush to capture him, and personally killed Xie Gong. The rest of his troops all surrendered."

"In the first year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu went north to fight against the bandits. Wu Han often led the assault cavalry as the vanguard and broke through the enemy's formation several times."

"When Hebei was pacified, Wu Han and other generals held up maps and books, presented the emperor with his title, and persuaded Liu Xiu to ascend the throne together with other generals."

"After Liu Xiu ascended the throne, he appointed Sun Xian as the Grand Marshal according to the prophecy, which led to opposition from his ministers."

"So Liu Xiu asked his ministers to recommend candidates, and they all nominated Wu Han and Han general Jing Dan."

"Liu Xiu believed that Wu Han had made great contributions in making plans and killing Miao Zeng and Xie Gong, so he appointed him as the Grand Marshal."

Li Bai: In the second year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu sent Wu Han to lead nine generals including Wang Liang.

The Tanxiang bandits were defeated on the banks of the Zhangshui River east of Yecheng, and more than 100,000 of them surrendered.

Wu Han led his generals to attack the bandits Li Boqing and others in the mountains west of Ye, and chased them to Xiuwu in Henei, where they broke through all the bandits' camps. Liu Xiu came in person to comfort the generals and the army.

Liu Xiu then sent Wu Han to advance into Nanyang County, capture the cities of Wan, Nieyang, Li, Rangxinye, and lead his troops southward to fight with Qin Feng on the Huangyou River, and severely defeat the enemy.

Wu Han was lax in governing his subordinates, and wherever the Han soldiers passed, there were many acts of aggression and violence.

General Deng Feng requested to return to Xinye to visit his relatives. He was very angry when he saw Wu Han plundering his hometown.

He then rebelled, defeated Wu Han's army, stationed in Yuyang, and joined forces with Dong and others.

It was not until the summer of the following year that the Han army was able to defeat the rebels.

Wu Han and Lieutenant General Feng Yi attacked Zhang Wen and other thieves on the fifth floor of Changcheng, and also attacked Tongma and Wufan, and won all of them.

In the spring of the third year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Wu Han led Geng Yan and Gai Yan to attack and subdue the Qingniu Army in the Chen County area.

Afterwards, Wu Han led Du Mao, Chen Jun and others to the south to attack Liang Wang Liu Yong, and besieged his general Su Mao in Guangle. Liu Yong's general Zhou Jian gathered more than 100,000 people to rescue Guangle.

Wu Han led the light cavalry to engage in battle, but the battle was unsuccessful and he fell off his horse and injured his knee, so he had to return to the camp. Zhou Jian then led his troops into the city.

The generals believed that if their leader was injured and had to suspend the battle, their subordinates would be terrified.

Wu Han then bandaged his knee wound and stood up. He killed an ox to feed the soldiers and encouraged them, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.

On the second day, Wu Han led his elite cavalry and advanced with drums beating.

Zhou Jianjun was defeated and fled back to the city.

Wu Han pursued the enemy and defeated them.

After breaking the city, Wu Han left Du Mao, Chen Jun and others to guard Guangle, and he led a large army to assist Gai Yan in besieging Liu Yong in Suiyang.

In July, food ran out in Suiyang City, Liu Yong was killed by his subordinates, and the two cities surrendered.

In the fourth year of Jianwu, Wu Han led Chen Jun and General Wang Liangqian to defeat the five bandits in Linping.

He pursued the enemy to Jishan in Dongjun and defeated them. He then went north to pacify the bandits in Changzhi, Qinghe and Wuli, Pingyuan.

At that time, the five surnames of Ge County united to expel the county magistrate, occupied the city and rebelled.

All the generals wanted to attack, but Wu Han disagreed, believing that the culprit was to blame, so he wrote a letter to the county governor, asking them to arrest the county magistrate and send someone to express his gratitude to the city.

The five surnames were overjoyed and led their people to surrender.

All the generals admired Wu Han for making the entire city surrender without losing a single soldier.

In winter, Wu Han led General Jianwei Geng Yan, General Hanzhong Wang Chang and others to defeat and subdue Fuping and Huosuo in Pingyuan.

In the fifth year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, the enemy army attacked the Han army camp at night. The army was in chaos, but Wu Han remained calm and soon restored order.

He then led his elite troops out of the camp, launched a surprise attack, and defeated the enemy.

He continued to pursue the remaining bandits, all the way to Wuyan County, and then pacified Bohai.

In the sixth year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Wu Han followed Liu Xiu to besiege and capture Qucheng, beheading Dong Xian. Shandong was completely pacified since then.

In the sixth year of Emperor Guangwu's reign, after the pacification of Guandong, Wei Xiang in Longyou rebelled again, and Liu Xiu ordered Wu Han to lead troops to guard Chang'an. In the eighth year of Jianwu, Wu Han followed Liu Xiu to the west to attack Wei Xiang, and together with Cen Peng, he besieged Wei Xiang in Xicheng, and mobilized troops from various counties in Guanzhong to reinforce him.

"When Liu Xiu returned to the east, he told Wu Han to disband the extra troops as soon as possible, as any escape would cause low morale."

"Wu Han and other generals were confident of their large numbers and strength, and were unwilling to give up the support of the troops from other counties, so they refused to obey the order."

"Later, as expected, food ran out and the soldiers fled."

"In November, Cen Peng blocked the valley to flood the west city. Before the water had submerged the city walls to a height of ten feet, Wei Xiao's generals Xing Xun and Zhou Zong had already arrived with reinforcements from Gongsun Shu of Shu."

"So Cen Peng guarded the rear, while Wu Han and other generals withdrew their troops."

"In the spring of the eleventh year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Wu Han led General Cen Peng and others to attack Gongsun Shu."

"After Cen Peng broke through Jingmen, he headed straight for Jiangguan, while Wu Han stationed in Yiling and built short boats to transport the Nanyang soldiers and the 30,000 convicts he had recruited up the river."

"It so happened that Cen Peng was assassinated, so Wu Han took over his army and led his troops as well."

"In the spring of the twelfth year of Jianwu, Wu Han fought against Gongsun Shu's generals Wei Dang and Gongsun Yong at Yufujin, defeated the enemy army, and besieged Wuyang."

"Gongsun Shu sent his son-in-law Shi Xing to lead 5,000 men to rescue. Wu Han attacked Shi Xing, annihilated all his men, and captured Guangdu."

"Liu Xiu warned Wu Han that the enemy had more soldiers than he did, so he should not underestimate them and should wait until they were exhausted and weak before launching an attack."

"Wu Han disobeyed the imperial order and led more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry to approach Chengdu, more than ten miles away from the city."

"Liu Shang, the deputy general, led more than 10,000 people to garrison south of the Yangtze River, which was more than 20 miles away. A floating bridge was built on the river bank for communication."

"When Liu Xiu learned about this, he was shocked and issued an edict to reprimand Wu Han."

"Before the imperial edict arrived, Gongsun Shu indeed sent his generals Xie Feng and Yuan Ji to lead more than 100,000 troops, divided into more than 20 camps, to attack Wu Han at the same time."

"He also sent another general with more than 10,000 men to attack Liu Shang, so that the two places could not help each other."

"Wu Han fought fiercely with the Shu army for a day, but was defeated and retreated into the camp, where he was besieged by Xie Feng and others."

"Wu Han called together and encouraged all the generals, fed the soldiers and horses, closed the camp gates for three days, and raised many flags and set off fireworks to show that everything was normal. He led his troops quietly at night to meet Liu Shang."

"The next day, Wu Han led his entire army to fight, defeated the Shu army, killed Xie Feng and Yuan Ji, and captured more than 5,000 heads."

"Then he led his army back to Guangdu, leaving Liu Shang to defend Gongsun Shu, and wrote a letter to Emperor Guangwu, deeply blaming himself for his mistakes."

"From then on, Wu Han and Gongsun Shu fought between Guangdu and Chengdu, winning eight battles in a row, and finally marched to besiege the outer city."

"Gongsun Shu personally led an army of tens of thousands out of the city to fight. Wu Han ordered his guards Gao Wu and Tang Han to lead elite troops to break into the enemy camp and stab Gongsun Shu. Gongsun Shu was seriously injured and died."

"The next morning, Gongsun Shu's general Yan Cen opened the city and surrendered, but Wu Han still exterminated the Gongsun and Yan Cen clans."

"Then he let his troops plunder and massacre Chengdu, and burned down Gongsun Shu's palace."

"When Emperor Guangwu heard this, he became very angry and reprimanded Wu Han."

"In the first month of the 13th year of Jianwu, Wu Han led his troops down the river. When he passed Wancheng, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ordered Wu Han to return home to worship his ancestors."

"In the 15th year of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Wu Han again led General Yangwu Ma Cheng and General Capturing Prisoners Ma Wu to attack the Xiongnu in the north."

"More than 60,000 officials and people from Yanmen, Daijun, and Shanggu were relocated to the east of Juyongguan and Changshanguan."

"In the 18th year of Jianwu, Shi Xin, the governor of Shu, rebelled in Chengdu, proclaimed himself Grand Marshal, and besieged the governor Zhang Mu."

"Zhang Mu escaped from the city wall and headed for Guangdu."

"Shi Xin then issued an order to the prefectures and counties, and received responses from Yang Wei of Dangqu, Xu Rong of Quyueren and others, each leading several thousand soldiers and horses."

"Liu Xiu knew that Shi Xin had been Cen Peng's military commander and was well versed in military tactics, so he sent Wu Han to lead Liu Shang, Zang Gong and more than 10,000 people to attack him."

"Wu Han arrived at Wudu and sent troops from Guanghan, Ba, and Shu to besiege Chengdu. After more than a hundred days, he broke through the city and beheaded Shi Xin and others."

"Wu Han took a raft down the river to Ba County. Yang Wei, Xu Rong and others panicked and fled. Wu Han killed more than 200 of their leaders and moved their followers and hundreds of families to Nan County and Changsha."

"In the 20th year of Jianwu, Wu Han was critically ill."

"Liu Xiu came to visit in person and asked Wu Han if he had anything to say."

"Wu Han replied that I was ignorant and only hoped that Your Majesty would be prudent and not pardon criminals lightly."

"When he dies, he will be given the posthumous title of Loyal Marquis."

"Five schools of the Northern Army, chariots, and armored soldiers were sent to attend his funeral. The format and etiquette were the same as the funeral of the great general Huo Guang of the Western Han Dynasty."

Su Shi: The great cause of unification of the Eastern Han Dynasty entered its final stage, and Gongsun Shu, the leader of the separatist regime in Shu, became Liu Xiu's last obstacle.

He had been entrenched in Chengdu for many years, and relying on the natural barriers and an army of over 100,000, he had withstood the repeated attacks of the Han army.

As Wu Han replaced the famous general Cen Peng who had been killed in battle and led his army south to besiege Chengdu, the victory of the Eastern Han Dynasty seemed to be just around the corner.

But after Wu Han took over, the situation became confusing.

After half a year of siege, the progress was slow and he actually began to get anxious.

When Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu repeatedly warned people not to advance rashly and to keep their ground, Wu Han divided his troops and launched a strong attack.

As a result, Gongsun Shu seized the opportunity to strike hard, and the Han army was almost wiped out.

It is said to be winning in danger, but in fact it is more like winning in chaos.

But in the end Chengdu was captured, Shu was returned to Han, and Wu Han made great military achievements.

At the beginning of the war, Liu Xiu did not trust Wu Han from the beginning.

At that time, his famous general Cen Peng had just died in battle, and other generals were either seriously ill or unable to take on the task, and there was almost no one who could take on the responsibility.

Although Wu Han was tenacious and had high prestige, he had a lot of problems.

He has poor discipline, a bad temper, and a tendency to be greedy and reckless.

But Liu Xiu had no choice at that time but to bite the bullet and let him take action.

When they arrived in Chengdu, Wu Han's performance was indeed worrying.

He besieged the city for half a year but failed to capture Chengdu, and his troops and morale were being depleted.

Liu Xiu issued several edicts, explicitly asking him to fortify his city and advance cautiously, but Wu Han refused to listen and insisted on dividing his troops and taking risks.

As a result, Gongsun Shu seized the opportunity and the Shu army, which was ten times larger than the Han army, launched a fierce attack out of the city.

Wu Han's troops were surrounded and almost wiped out.

Normally, if any general made such a low-level mistake, he would be dismissed from his post at best, or executed at worst.

But Wu Han relied on his tenacious perseverance to fight his way out of the desperate situation.

He led his troops to break out, joined forces with his deputy general Liu Shang, and launched a counterattack, unexpectedly defeating the main force of the Shu army and successfully turning the tide of the battle.

Some people commented that Wu Han's victory was more like a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

But facts have proved that although his fighting style is rough, he has a ruthless spirit of not admitting defeat and can keep his footing in desperate situations.

This ability to not let down at critical moments may be one of the reasons why Liu Xiu valued him. (End of this chapter)