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When Deng Yu was young, he studied in Chang'an and became good friends with Liu Xiu.

In the first year of Gengshi, Liu Xiu went to Hebei for inspection, and Deng Yu followed him.

This strategy was widely adopted by Liu Xiu, who regarded Deng Yu as his own Xiao He.

Deng Yu played an indispensable role in assisting Liu Xiu in establishing the Eastern Han Dynasty. Together they laid the foundation for Hebei and successfully recovered Guanzhong.

After Liu Xiu became emperor, Deng Yu was granted the titles of Grand Tutor and Marquis of Ying. Later, his title was changed to Marquis of Gaomi, and he was promoted to Grand Tutor.

He died in the first year of the Yongping reign and was posthumously awarded the title of Yuan Hou in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Deng Yu could recite poems at the age of thirteen, and later studied under a teacher in Chang'an,"

"At this time, he met Liu Xiu, who was also studying in Chang'an. After meeting Liu Xiu, the young Deng Yu thought that Liu Xiu was extraordinary, so he became friends with him and often visited him. "

"After studying in Chang'an for several years, Deng Yu returned to his hometown in Xinye."

"When Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan ascended the throne, many powerful people recommended Deng Yu, but Deng Yu refused to take the position."

"When Liu Xiu was on a diplomatic mission to Hebei, Deng Yu chased him to Yecheng and surrendered to Liu Xiu."

"And he expressed his long-cherished wish: 'I hope your prestige and virtue will spread throughout the world, and Yu can emulate your example and record his achievements in history.'"

"After Deng Yu followed Liu Xiu, he formulated a strategic policy for him: "recruiting heroes, pleasing the people, establishing the cause of Emperor Gaozu, and saving the lives of the people."

"Liu Xiu was very happy and often discussed military and political affairs with Deng Yu in his tent, and asked people to call him general."

"Wang Lang raised an army to rebel against the Han Dynasty. Deng Yu recruited thousands of soldiers for Liu Xiu, captured Leyang, and stationed in Guang'a."

"Liu Xiu was upset about the size of Guang'a City. Deng Yu said that the people who were able to achieve great things in ancient times were those who showed kindness, not the size of the place. Only then did Liu Xiu let go of his worries."

"Immediately afterwards, Deng Yu led his cavalry to defeat the Bronze Horse Rebellion in Qingyang, captured its general, and pacified Beizhou."

"In the first year of Gengshi, Liu Xiu wanted to seize Guanzhong while the Red Eyebrow Army was attacking Hangu Pass. He appointed Deng Yu as the general and let him choose his own generals."

"Deng Yu led 2 elite soldiers to start the Western Expedition, breaking through Jiguan, besieging Anyi, and beheading Fan Shen, commanding with confidence,"

"We defeated Gengshi's army of 10 men, seized countless supplies and weapons, and conquered Hedong in one battle."

"After Hebei and Hedong were settled, Liu Xiu ascended the throne in Zhao County in the first year of Jianwu"

"Deng Yu was appointed as the Grand Tutor, and was granted the title of Marquis of Ling, with a fief of 24 households. At this time, Deng Yu was only years old."

"After that, Deng Yu continued to lead his troops westward, crossed the Yellow River and captured Xiayang County,"

"However, the Chimei army occupied Chang'an before Deng Yu, and the Gengshi regime was destroyed. Wherever the Chimei army went, there was chaos."

"The army under Deng Yu's command was strictly disciplined and deeply supported by the people, and his reputation spread all over Guanxi."

"Faced with the situation where the Red Eyebrow Army entered Guanzhong first, Deng Yu knew that they could not hold on for long, so he was neither anxious nor impatient."

"So we led the troops north, seized the three northern counties, raised the troops, stored food and grass, and then observed the situation in Guanzhong and waited for an opportunity to act."

"Even when Liu Xiu personally wrote to urge him, Deng Yu remained unmoved."

"In the second year of Jianwu, Deng Yu was further conferred the title of Marquis of Liang, with a fief of four counties."

"The Chimei Army in Chang'an also had internal strife, and the main force went west to Fufeng. Deng Yu took advantage of the situation and occupied Chang'an."

"Hold a grand banquet, reward the three armies, collect the tablets of the eleven emperors of the Western Han Dynasty and send them back to Luoyang."

"The Red Eyebrows withdrew from Chang'an and entered Longyou, but were defeated by Wei Xiang and returned to Guanzhong."

"At the time, Deng Yu was still fighting with Yan Cen, the leader of Guanzhong. He had no time to deal with the Red Eyebrows and fled to Gaoling. After that, he led his hungry army into several battles and suffered successive defeats."

"In the third year of Jianwu, Deng Yu led his troops back east and met General Feng Yi, the General of the Western Expedition. Deng Yu knew that he had failed to live up to his trust,"

"He invited Feng Yi to attack the Red Eyebrows together, but Feng Yi rejected his proposal. However, Deng Yu was eager to succeed and led his army to attack, thus falling into the enemy's trap."

"After being defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army, Deng Yu ignored Feng Yi's advice and fought again, resulting in a great defeat. He fled back to Yiyang with only 24 riders."

"Deng Yu voluntarily apologized to Liu Xiu, resigned, and handed over the seals of the Grand Tutor and Marquis of Liang. Liu Xiu dismissed him from office but retained his title."

Li Bai: When Deng Yu was thirteen years old, he could recite poems. He studied under a teacher in Chang'an. At that time, Liu Xiu was also studying in the capital.
Although Deng Yu was young, he knew that Liu Xiu was not an ordinary person after seeing him, so he became close to him. He returned home several years later.

When the Han army rose up and Gengshi ascended the throne, many heroes recommended Deng Yu, but Deng Yu refused to follow them.

Later, when he heard that Liu Xiu had pacified Hebei, Deng Yu drove his horse north across the Yellow River and pursued Liu Xiu to Ye County.

Although Gengshi established his capital in Guanxi, Shandong was not stable at the moment. The Red Eyebrows and Green Calf gangs often robbed people in the tens of thousands, and in the Sanfu area, they often gathered together under the pretext of using other names.

Gengshi had never defeated them, and they would not listen to orders and decisions. All the generals were mediocre people who rose up and were only interested in getting rich and competing for power. Sooner or later, they would just seek happiness.
There is no one who is loyal, wise, far-sighted, or truly wants to respect the lord and appease the people.

The situation is clear as the four sides are falling apart.

Although you have made great contributions in assisting the royal family, I am afraid it will be difficult for you to achieve great things.

The best plan for now is to recruit heroes from all over the country, please the people, establish Gaozu's great cause, and save the lives of the people.

It is enough to pacify the world with public virtue and talent.

Liu Xiu was very pleased, so he ordered his attendants to call Deng Yu "General Deng".

Let him stay in the tent and work together to discuss strategic plans.

When Wang Lang raised his army, Liu Xiu sent Deng Yu from Ji to Xindu to recruit several thousand "fast troops" from various counties and kingdoms and ordered him to lead them personally.
They went to attack Leyang County and went to Guang'a with Liu Xiu. Guangwu stayed on the city wall and opened the map, telling Deng Yu to
There are so many counties and kingdoms in the world, but now I have only got one. You said before that my virtue and talent are enough to pacify the world. Why?

The country is in chaos now, and people miss their wise rulers like babies miss their loving mothers.

In ancient times, what enabled one to achieve great things and conquer the world depended on the depth of one’s virtue, not the size of one’s territory.

When appointing generals at that time, they often consulted Deng Yu. The talents recommended by Deng Yu were all commensurate with their positions, and Liu Xiu believed that Deng Yu knew people.

He was sent to lead another cavalry to attack Tongma in Qingyang together with Gai Yan and others.

Gai Yan and others arrived first, but they were defeated in the battle and retreated to Baocheng, where they were trapped by the Bronze Horse Army. Deng Yu advanced his troops to fight the bandits, defeated the Bronze Horse Army, and captured their general alive.

From the time Liu Xiu pursued the Bronze Horse Army to Puyang, he won battle after battle, and the Northern Province was largely pacified.

"After Yan Cen was defeated by Feng Yi in Lantian, he joined forces with Qin Feng to invade Shunyang again. Deng Yu was appointed as the right general."

"He made his last appearance as a general, defeating Yan Cen in Deng County, forcing him to flee to Western Shu, and recovering the rest of his army."

"In the 13th year of Jianwu, the whole country was pacified, and Deng Yu was conferred the title of Marquis of Gaomi, with the fief of Gaomi, Chang'an, Yi'an, and Chunyu counties."

"The successful Deng Yu did not covet fame and status at this time, so he chose to resign and retire. After his retirement, Deng Yu devoted himself to serving his mother."

"He educated his descendants and used all his expenses from the taxes on his fiefdom. He did not cultivate private property or seek personal gain." "Until the first year of Zhongyuan, Deng Yu once again served as the acting Grand Tutor and accompanied the emperor on his tour to the east to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai."

"He was later appointed as the Grand Tutor by Emperor Ming of Han, Liu Zhuang, and enjoyed the privilege of sitting facing east when meeting the emperor. When Deng Yu was seriously ill, Liu Zhuang visited him at home many times."

"In the first year of Yongping, Deng Yu died of illness at the age of 57 and was posthumously named Yuan Hou."

"After following Liu Xiu, Deng Yu proposed a plan to conquer the world."

"Deng Yu believed that Liu Xiu had the ability to assist the country, but Emperor Gengshi and his Green Forest Army rose up in troubled times, were greedy for money, and liked to abuse their power,"

"There are no good ministers who respect the lord and protect the country, and who are wise and capable of making decisions. They are not worthy of assistance, and the Red Eyebrow Army and the Green Calf Army are each in one area."

"The Red Eyebrows are like bandits. It is clear that the world is falling apart."

"So he advised Liu Xiu to use Hebei as a base, recruit heroes, win the hearts of the people, and then wait for the opportunity to seize the world."

"At the same time, Deng Yu had a keen eye for talent and recruited a large number of military and political talents for Liu Xiu,"

"Many of them were also listed among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, including those who introduced Jia Fu, recommended Kou Xun to guard Henei County, and recommended Wu Han to recruit the Youzhou army."

"During the Western Expedition, Deng Yu was defeated when he first faced a 10-man army led by Gengshi generals Wang Kuang and Cheng Dan, resulting in the death of his subordinate Fan Chong in battle."

"But Deng Yu did not choose to withdraw his troops, but waited for the right time. When Wang Kuang's army attacked the camp,

"The order was given to beat the drums and go out to attack, which greatly defeated Wang Kuang's army and thus pacified Hedong."

"Later, when the Red Eyebrow Army entered Chang'an first, Liu Xiu and Deng Yu's subordinates all advised Deng Yu to attack Chang'an,"

"But Deng Yu was farsighted and thought that the Red Eyebrows were bandits who would quickly consume the abundant food and grass in Chang'an City, so he headed north to wait for the opportunity."

"As Deng Yu had expected, the Red Eyebrows fled, and Deng Yu easily occupied Chang'an."

"At the same time, the army led by Deng Yu was strictly disciplined. Wherever he went, the people would bring their elderly and children with them and greet him with food and drink."

"Deng Yu would also stay overnight to appease the people and win their hearts."

"Deng Yu respected Confucianism, fought for many years, killed countless enemies, but "never killed a single person without reason,"

"After Deng Yu retired, he devoted himself to educating his descendants, advocating frugality, and letting his thirteen sons each master a skill."

"Not only did he record his martial arts achievements in historical books, he also taught his children and grandchildren literary virtues, cultivating a family tradition of being dignified, reserved, and studious,"

"Among their descendants, 29 were granted the title of marquis, three were promoted to the highest position of the Three Dukes, and two were empresses. They became a cultural model among the aristocratic families that "can serve as a model for future generations."

Du Fu: Liu Xuan sent Duke Dingguo Wang Kuang, King Xiangyi Chengdan, General Kangwei Liu Jun and other generals to occupy Hedong and Hongnong to resist him.

The Red Eyebrows had many soldiers, and Wang Kuang and his men were no match for them.

Liu Xiu estimated that Chang'an would be captured by the Red Eyebrows in the future, and wanted to take the opportunity to seize Guanzhong.

Liu Xiu knew that Deng Yu was a man of great generosity, so he appointed him as the general of the front and led 20,000 elite troops to the front.

He also ordered them to select the officers below the rank of lieutenant to go with him. Deng Yu appointed Han Xin as his military advisor, and Li Wen, Li Chun, and Cheng Lu as his chief priests.

Feng Yin was made General of Crossbows, Fan Chong was made General of Cavalry, Zong Xin was made General of Chariots and Cavalry, and Deng Xun was made General of Prestige.
Geng Xin was appointed General of the Red Eyebrows, and Zuo Yu was appointed Military Advisor General, and they led the troops westward.

Deng Yu led his army across the Taihang Mountains, passed through Jiguan and advanced to Hedong.

The Hedong commander closed the border and resisted. After ten days of fighting, the defending army was defeated and a large amount of military supplies and fodder were seized.

He then led his army to besiege Anyi, but failed to capture it for several months.

General Fan Can of Gengshi led tens of thousands of troops across Dayang to attack Deng Yu. Deng Yu sent his generals to fight in Jie Nan, defeated the enemy and killed Fan Can.

Then Wang Kuang, Cheng Dan, Liu Jun and others gathered an army of over 100,000 men and attacked Deng Yu together.

In the first battle, Deng Yu was defeated and Fan Chong was killed.

After dark, the two sides ceased fighting. Military advisor Han Xin and other generals saw that their morale had been dampened and advocated retreating at night. However, Deng Yu disagreed, believing that although Wang Kuang's army was large, it was not strong.

The next day, taking advantage of Wang Kuang's suspension of the attack, they reorganized the troops and adjusted their deployment.

On the morning of the third day, Wang Kuang led all his troops to attack Deng Yu. Deng Yu ordered his troops not to move rashly, to be on high alert, and to hold their ground.

When Wang Kuang's army arrived in front of the camp, they suddenly beat drums and the entire division rushed forward, defeating Wang Kuang's army.

When Wang Kuang's army arrived, they all abandoned their troops and fled. Deng Yu led his light cavalry in pursuit and captured Liu Jun, Hedong governor Yang Bao, and General Mi Qiang.
They beheaded him and seized six military orders, five hundred seals and ribbons, and countless weapons, and thus pacified Hedong.

In the same month, Liu Xiu ascended the throne in Hao and sent an envoy with a seal to appoint Deng Yu as the Grand Tutor.

After Hedong was conquered, Deng Yu led the victorious army to cross the river at Fenyin and enter Xiayang.

The General of the Central Army of Gengshi and the Commandant of the Left Assistant, Gong Chengxu, led his 100,000 men and joined the troops of Zuo Fengyi to resist Deng Yu at Ya County.
Deng Yu defeated and drove them away again, and the Red Eyebrow Army entered Chang'an.

At this time, the armies of the Three Auxiliary Prefectures were defeated one after another. The Red Eyebrow Army brutally plundered wherever they went, and the people did not know where to go.

They heard that Deng Yu always won victories alone and his troops were strictly disciplined, so they all came to welcome Deng Yu's army with their old and young. Thousands of people joined him every day, and the number of people was said to be one million.

Wherever Deng Yu went, he would stop the car to greet the elders and children, with white hair in buns,

The people crowded under his carriage, all of them were grateful and happy, and thus Deng Yu became famous throughout Guanxi.

Liu Xiu was very happy and wrote several letters to praise him.

Deng Yu's followers all advised to enter the pass and attack Chang'an directly.

But Deng Yu took a cautious attitude and did not want to advance hastily, so he said to his generals, "Although I have many troops now, few of them can fight. We have no savings to rely on in front and no wealth to transport in the back."

The Red Eyebrow Army had just captured Chang'an, and they were rich in wealth and had unstoppable morale.

However, thieves live in groups and have no plans for the whole day. Even if there is a lot of wealth and grain, there are constant changes. How can you hold on?

Shangjun, Beidi and Anding counties are vast and sparsely populated, but they have abundant grain and livestock. We will temporarily reorganize our troops in the north, obtain food and feed our soldiers, so as to observe the weaknesses of the Red Eyebrow Army and then try to attack them!
Wherever Deng Yu went, he defeated the camps of the Red Eyebrow Army's generals, and all the counties and prefectures opened their gates and submitted to him.

The governor of Xihe, Zong Yu, sent his son to carry a document from Deng Yu instructing all places to surrender, and Deng Yu sent him to the capital.

As Guanzhong was not settled and Deng Yu had not advanced for a long time, Liu Xiu issued an edict to urge Deng Yu to advance to Chang'an.
Deng Yu still insisted on his previous intention and sent troops to capture the counties of Shangjun, leaving generals Feng Yin and Zong Xin to guard Gouyi.

However, Feng Yin and Zong Xin fought for power and attacked each other, so Feng Yin killed Zong Xin and thus counterattacked Deng Yu.

Deng Yu sent an envoy to ask Liu Xiu for advice. Liu Xiu asked the envoy who Feng Yin's best friend was, and the envoy said it was the guard Huang Fang.

He led his people to confess his crime. The Gengshi generals, including Wang Kuang and Hu Yin, surrendered to Zong Guang and returned east with him.

When they arrived in Anyi, Wang Kuang and his companions tried to escape, but Zong Guang killed them all. Feng Yin arrived in Luoyang and was pardoned. (End of this chapter)