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A new sky screen appears.

In the picture, there appears a man dressed as a scholar sitting in a study and talking eloquently.

He took out a fan, sipped a cup of tea, and slowly began to tell the story.

[There was an emperor who was regarded by great men as the best emperor in Chinese history in terms of fighting.]

【He was regarded by great men as the emperor who was the best at employing people in Chinese history.】

【He was regarded by great men as the most learned emperor in Chinese history.】

【When the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor were slightly inferior in literary talent, and the Tang Emperor and Song Emperor were slightly inferior in style. 】

[Who is this emperor? ]

[How can it receive such high evaluation? ]

What was his life like?

[Today we are going to introduce the leader of the Han Dynasty's rejuvenation, Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. 】

After an intriguing opening statement.

Many ancient people, especially those before the Eastern Han Dynasty, were attracted by it.

In the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng frowned and looked displeased.

But he still stared at the sky intently, watching carefully.

At the same time, I couldn't help but complain:
"An emperor who is so highly regarded is actually the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but recall Tianmu's comments on Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Bingyi and others.

Even the founding emperor Liu Bang and Liu Bei, who later continued the Han Dynasty, were highly praised by Tianmu.

Now, another person named Liu Xiu emerged.

Also the emperor of the Han Dynasty!

Before this, Ying Zheng had heard Tianmu briefly mention this name, and he also knew that Liu Xiu was probably a very talented monarch.

But he didn't expect that Liu Xiu would be praised so highly.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but complain with envy:
Were all the emperors of the Han Dynasty of such high quality?

If the emperors of the Qin Dynasty after my death were all of this caliber, I'm afraid the Qin Dynasty would definitely not have perished in the second generation.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng became more depressed.

But he also understood that watching the life stories of wise emperors of later generations was a good opportunity for himself and Fusu to learn and correct their shortcomings.

Therefore, despite his displeasure, he maintained an open-minded attitude and continued to look at the sky critically.

The sky continues.

……

[In the fifth year of the Yuanshi reign of the Western Han Dynasty (AD 5), a baby boy was born in an ordinary official family in Jiyang County, Chenliu Prefecture (now Lankao, Henan).]

[This child was Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, who later founded the Eastern Han Dynasty.]

[As the ninth-generation grandson of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, Liu Xiu's family belongs to the distant branch of the Western Han royal family. ]

[His father Liu Qin was only a minor official, the magistrate of Jiyang County.]

[Under the policy of "Enfeoffment Order", the titles of the descendants of the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty decreased from generation to generation. ]

[By the time of Liu Xiu, they had long since left the center of power and were no different from ordinary nobles.]

[When Liu Xiu was nine years old, his father died. He and his brothers and sisters were adopted by his uncle Liu Liang and lived an ordinary farming life in Chongling Township, Nanyang County.]

[Unlike his brother Liu Yan, who was keen on making friends with heroes and had great ambitions. ]

[Young Liu Xiu was a calm and reserved man, diligent in farming, and was even nicknamed "Liu Zhong who only knows how to farm" by his elder brother.]

[However, it was this farming experience that cultivated Liu Xiu's down-to-earth and understanding qualities. ]

[This laid the foundation for his future implementation of benevolent governance.]

[The turning point in Liu Xiu's career came after Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established the Xin Dynasty.]

【Wang Mang's series of radical reforms not only failed to resolve social contradictions, but also exacerbated social unrest, leading to people's misery and uprisings everywhere. 】

[In the third year of Emperor Dihuang (22 AD), Liu Yan raised an army in Nanyang to rebel against Mang. ]

[After careful consideration, Liu Xiu, who had always been cautious, also joined his brother's uprising team.]

[The conditions were extremely difficult at the beginning of the uprising, and Liu Xiu even had to ride a working ox to the battlefield, so he was called the "Ox-Riding General."]

[This Chongling Army led by the Liu brothers later merged with the Southern Green Forest Army, greatly increasing its strength. ]

[In the first year of Gengshi (23 AD), the Green Forest Army supported Liu Xiu's cousin Liu Xuan as the Gengshi Emperor and established the Xuan Han regime. Liu Yan was named the Grand Marshal.]

【Liu Xiu was appointed as the Lieutenant General of the Ministry of Rites.】

[This seemingly insignificant military position allowed Liu Xiu to stand at the center of the historical stage. ]

[The Battle of Kunyang will provide him with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate his military talent.]

[When Liu Xiu was sent to Kunyang (now Ye County, Henan), the Xinmang regime had already realized that the Green Forest Army was more threatening than the Red Eyebrow Army in the north.]

[Wang Mang urgently mobilized 42 elite soldiers from various states and counties, claiming to have an army of one million.]

【Led by Grand Marshal Wang Yi and Minister of Civil Affairs Wang Xun, they rushed towards Kunyang.】

[This army was not only large in number, but also equipped with a team of military advisors who were proficient in 63 military strategies, and even domesticated tigers, leopards, rhinos, elephants and other ferocious beasts to intimidate the enemy.]

[In contrast, the garrison in Kunyang City numbered less than 10,000 people, led by Wang Feng and Wang Chang.]

[Faced with such a huge disparity in military strength, the morale of the defenders in the city was low, and they even wanted to abandon the city and flee.]

[At this critical moment of life and death, Liu Xiu, who was only 28 years old, showed extraordinary strategic vision and leadership.] [He calmly analyzed the situation and pointed out that if Kunyang was abandoned, Wang Mang's army would attack the main force of the uprising army that was besieging Wancheng, and the uprising would be destroyed.]

[He proposed a bold plan: Wang Feng and Wang Chang would lead the army to hold on to Kunyang and contain the enemy.]

[He led thirteen warriors to break out at night and go to the surrounding areas to gather reinforcements.]

【Liu Xiu's plan was approved.】

【But going out to seek help is a problem. 】

[As a result, Liu Xiu was a skilled martial artist and a master of spears.]

[Not only did they successfully break through the enemy's encirclement, they also gathered about 10,000 reinforcements in Dingling, Yancheng and other places. ]

The barrage saw the scene of Liu Xiu charging into battle on the sky screen.

The more surprised they were.

"Is Xiu'er so fierce?"

"Liu Xiu's martial power is also off the charts."

"The value of the Bloody-clothed Gun God."

"Liu Xiu himself is the unrivaled god of war of this era. Don't think he is just a scholar just because he is called Uncle Wen."

……

[At the same time, the defenders in Kunyang City were forced to fight a desperate battle because Wang Yi refused to surrender.]

【They resisted tenaciously for a month.】

[When Liu Xiu returned to Kunyang with reinforcements, the situation had changed.]

[His brother Liu Yan had already captured Wancheng and was leading the main force to support him;]

【The Xinmang army, which had been unable to capture the city for a long time, had low morale and its command was in disarray.】

[On the first day of June in 23 AD, the decisive battle took place outside Kunyang City.]

[The most fascinating thing about this battle is the record in the Book of the Later Han that "a meteor fell into the camp at night."]

[Many online articles in later generations exaggerated this phenomenon to mean that Liu Xiu "summoned a meteorite" to hit the enemy.]

[Some even jokingly called him the "Great Mage." ]

[Of course we know that Liu Xiu would not summon a meteorite. ]

[Ancient astronomy experts pointed out that the "shooting star" here is more likely a celestial phenomenon called "Yingtou Star". ]

[The ancients believed that its appearance indicated that the army would suffer a defeat.]

[The Book of the Later Han clearly states in its Astronomical Records: "During the day, there were clouds that looked like a broken mountain, falling on the army, and the soldiers were all disgusted. This was the so-called camp star."]

[This astronomical phenomenon did affect the morale of the superstitious Xinmang army at the time.]

[But it is definitely not an actual falling meteorite. ]

[Historical books do not record the size or number of meteorites, nor do they provide specific descriptions of casualties.]

【The "Yingtou Star" is mythical as the "summoning meteorite". 】

[It is just a legend derived from the amazement of later generations at this battle where a small force defeated a large one.]

[Apart from the astronomical factors, Liu Xiu's tactical command in the Battle of Kunyang was the real key to victory. ]

[Facing an enemy with an absolute advantage in military strength, Liu Xiu adopted a number of ingenious tactics. ]

[First, he selected 3,000 death squads as the assault force, and he led the charge, which greatly boosted morale.]

【Secondly, he used the foggy weather to cover his actions, making it impossible for the enemy to determine the true number of reinforcements. 】

[The most important thing is that he adopted the strategy of "capture the leader first" and led the death squad to attack the enemy headquarters directly, killing the enemy commander Wang Xun in one fell swoop! ]

[This decapitation operation completely disrupted the command system of the Xinmang army.]

【Wang Yi's foolish order not to act on his own before this caused the 400,000-man army to watch the headquarters being attacked but not dare to rescue.】

[At the same time, the defenders in Kunyang City also took advantage of the situation and rushed out.]

[Forming a pincer attack from both inside and outside with the reinforcements. 】

【It happened that heavy rain fell, and the Fei River surged. The fleeing Xinmang soldiers trampled on each other, and countless people drowned. According to historical records, "corpses were scattered for more than a hundred miles" and "the Fei River stopped flowing."】

Outside the sky, barrages of bullets flew out one after another.

"Oh my god, besides meteorite summoning, there is also weather control?"

"How the hell do you know water magic?"

"I, Liu Xiu, am not cheating!"

"It's not closed, right? It's open."

"Is Liu Xiu's military power probably among the top five emperors in history?"

"The Battle of Kunyang took place in the summer, which, in today's terms, means it encountered severe convective weather."

"The soldiers of the Xin Dynasty ran away, and so did our animal friends."

"That's 400,000 pigs..."

"It should be that Liu Xiu broke the command of the enemy's mob and killed them all."

"Actually, the difference is not that big, 3,000 versus 10,000. The others didn't really play any role."

"The joke about the great magician is actually a denigration of Liu Xiu's abilities."

"After the battle, the spoils were not divided up for several months, and finally burned." (End of this chapter)