Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 4: Xin died and Xiu rose again, capturing the false emperor
Shecheng.

Shouts and cries of killing rang out everywhere, and Gu Xiao commanded thousands of his soldiers to charge hard at the city in front of them.

That’s right, Gu Xiao now has more than 2,000 men under his command.

These were the troops and horses that Liu Xiu gave him after they became friends, and he even gave him a lot of food and fodder.

Although the two are separated.

But Liu Xiu never said anything about transferring these troops.

The area of Hebei is now in great chaos.

The three kings of Hebei each ruled their own territory, and each had his own ideas and ambitions.

Gu Yi did not intend to make too much noise this time. After all, he did not have many troops under his command.

Moreover, this and the Three Kings of Hebei are all related to Liu Xiu's ability to escape safely from the Gengshi regime, so he naturally would not make too many changes.

What Gu Yi needs to do is to gain a foothold in Hebei first!
Occupy a stable city!
Shouts and cries of killing were heard everywhere. Such a small town, which had no defenses, naturally could not stop Gu Xiao, a reckless man.

Yeah. That's right.

Gu Xiao is just a reckless man.

This is the evaluation Gu Yi has made over this period of time.

If this ancestor of ours had followed the right person, he could have become a general.

As for being a commander who can command the three armies
That means I'm a bit incompetent.

However, a reckless man naturally has his advantages. Gu Yi can make up for Gu Xiao's weakness in the overall view of the situation and make good arrangements for him in the future.

The rest, leave it to Gu Xiao!
The three armies roared continuously.

Gu Yi watched all this like a god. As time passed, the gate of Shecheng was finally breached.

Gu Xiao immediately led the three armies and charged straight in.

In fact, Gu Yi originally wanted to choose Yuancheng instead of Shecheng.

Because according to historical records, as soon as Liu Xiu arrived in Hebei, Liu Lin would support a man named Wang Lang to become emperor in Handan City.

Yuancheng is an important city under Handan County.

Geographical location is crucial.

As long as Liu Xiu gains power in Hebei, Gu Xiao will naturally have the best chance of defeating Wang Lang.

But unfortunately, Wang Mang and Wang Zhengjun were from Yuancheng.

Under their demands, the current Yuancheng is no longer comparable to what it was before, and it is impossible for such a small number of people to take it down.

Therefore, Gu Yi had no choice but to choose Shecheng in the end.

Compared with Yuancheng, Shecheng is less important.

But it is not without benefits. Compared with the difficulty of attacking Yuancheng, Shecheng is naturally much simpler.

And the most important thing is that in such a chaotic period, occupying only a small city will not attract too much attention.

Gu Yi had already thought about it.

During this period, he could quietly be a separatist bully.

As long as you don't go too far, it will definitely not attract too much attention.

Sure enough, as Gu Yi restricted his soldiers and did not attack the powerful people in the city, the entire Shecheng city immediately became peaceful.

After the news spread, it did not cause much impact.

Liu Lin and Wang Chang in Handan City only sent a letter.

Persuade Gu Xiao to surrender to them.
This is a characteristic of this period. To them, someone like Gu Xiao who does not have many soldiers and horses can only be regarded as a powerful person at most.

A letter is enough to persuade them to surrender.

It is precisely because of this.

Gu Xiao settled down directly in Shecheng.

While constantly training his soldiers, he was also recruiting troops, gathering information, and keeping a close eye on the developments of the entire world.

As expected, the Battle of Kunyang completely destroyed the entire Xin Dynasty.

After Wang Mang learned the news, especially after learning that a meteorite fell during the Battle of Kunyang and helped Liu Xiu, he was extremely shocked.

A special ceremony of crying to the sky was held.

He wanted to pray to God to help him quell the rebels from all directions.

But everything is destined.

September--

The Green Forest Army broke into Chang'an, and Wang Mang fled to Jiantai under the protection of Wang Yi and others, and was later beheaded by Du Wu, a member of the rebel army.

The head was hung in the city of Wan, and dozens of soldiers rushed to kill Wang Mang and dismembered his body.

The Xin Dynasty was completely destroyed.

October--

Liu Xin, the powerful general of Xuan Han, defeated Liu Wang in Runan, and all the counties under his jurisdiction surrendered.

Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, confer titles on the kings, and issue imperial edicts to all parts of the world.

Want to persuade the princes from all directions to surrender!

Suddenly, the world was shocked!

No one would have thought that Wang Mang would end up like this.

No one even thought that the Gengshi regime actually had the intention of unifying the world.

But if we say that these people can give up their power just by relying on imperial edicts, then this world is really not a chaotic world.

All kinds of rumors spread.

Finally, in this tense situation.

More news came.

Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan appointed Liu Xiu as General Po Lu and Grand Marshal to pacify Hebei.

After learning about this.

Gu Yi understood that the opportunity had come!
However, he was not in a hurry to meet Liu Xiu. He just quietly paid attention to everything in Shecheng and sent people to constantly inquire about the news.

Liu Xiu's journey north was extremely smooth in the early stages.

He showed kindness throughout the entire Hebei region.

He sent his men to various counties and prefectures to frequently redress unjust cases, abolished the harsh policies of the Wang Mang period, and ordered a general amnesty in Hebei.

When he arrived in Handan City, Liu Lin, the son of King Zhao Mu, personally greeted Liu Xiu and discussed with him how to resist the Red Eyebrow Army.

However, the disagreement between the two began from this point on.

December--

Liu Lin supported Wang Chang as emperor in Handan City, established Zhao Han, and offered a reward for Liu Xiu.

"Anyone who brings Liu Xiu's head to me will be granted a fief of 100,000 households."

For a while, Hebei was in turmoil again.

Liu Xiu escaped from Handan and headed north to Zhending.

“It’s tragic.”

"This period should be the most miserable time for Liu Xiu, right?"

Gu Yi did not choose to help Liu Xiu at this time.

Shecheng is just a small city. If they were to use Shecheng to accommodate Liu Xiu, it is estimated that all of them would die here.

The real key to this city is its location!

It is to become a knife that stabs Handan directly!
At this time, Gu Yi naturally would not make it public, but just kept sending people to inquire about Liu Xiu's news.

Sure enough, everything that happened next developed just as recorded in history.

Liu Xiu fled all the way until he reached Xindu County, where he finally found his footing and gained the support of the prefect Ren Guang, and began to attack Wang Lang and Liu Lin.

Quickly capture cities and expand your power.

He also married into the marriage alliance with Zhending King Liu Yang, and gained more than 100,000 troops under his command, greatly increasing his strength!
In fact, the reason why many people today think that it was not difficult for Liu Xiu to establish the country is that they feel that everything went too smoothly for Liu Xiu.

The Battle of Kunyang became famous throughout the world.

He went to Hebei to quell the rebellion and gained the support of the Hebei families.

Although there were some hardships during this period.

But compared with other founding emperors, he seems to be far behind.

Similarly, it was precisely because Liu Xiu cooperated with the aristocratic families that many people criticized him as one of the main culprits who caused the aristocratic families to become so powerful.

In fact, this kind of thing does not need much discussion.

Many people are always accustomed to looking at what happened at that time from the perspective of modern people, but they don’t know that history has always been a process of gradual progress.

What do the aristocratic families of this period represent?
——Talent and background.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the aristocratic families are the most powerful force in the world today.

If one wants to unify the entire world under the current situation, it is almost impossible not to accept the aristocratic families.

It is said that people in this era are thinking about Han.

But whose hearts are these?

In the late Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court's taxes, including land tax, head tax, and corvee labor, had already made the people of the country feel suffocated.

Various systems have long left the people with no way out.

Is there really anyone who would miss such a big man?

Cooperate with the family!
It can indeed be called a turning point in Liu Xiu's fate.

But no matter what, we cannot ignore the talent of Liu Xiu.

After expanding his strength, Liu Xiu immediately launched a counterattack against Wang Chang and Liu Lin.

At this moment, his ability to command the overall situation was fully demonstrated.

He can be said to have fully utilized the talents of the generals under his command, achieving repeated victories.

Until he defeated Ni Hong at Julu.

The situation changed drastically in an instant, and Liu Xiu's army headed straight for Handan City!
"brothers!"

"As the saying goes, raising soldiers for a thousand days, using them for a while!"

"The world is in chaos now, it is the time for us to make achievements!"

"To bring peace to the world and create a peaceful and prosperous era for his family and descendants!!!"

Inside the city, the three armies were lined up in battle array, like towering mountains and deep abyss.

Gu Xiao, wearing a suit of armor, was yelling in front of the formation with his loud voice.

Since this time.

Gu Yi has always been using more modern methods to train the army.

Of course, it's much simpler.

Compared with modern people, these people's physical fitness is indeed worse, after all, the food they eat is completely different.

Although he didn't know whether this would be useful.

But at least on the surface, these thousands of troops now look a lot stronger!
"kill!!!"

"kill!!!"

"kill!!!"

As soon as Gu Xiao finished speaking, thousands of soldiers and horses responded instantly.

The shouts were like thunder.

The deputy general even rode his horse over and looked at Gu Xiao excitedly and asked, "General, are we going to attack Liu Xiu?"

"Humph!"

"I heard that the imperial army was defeated repeatedly in battles with Liu Xiu!"

"If we brothers can defeat Liu Xiu at this moment, the court will definitely reward us!"

The deputy general looked excited, and it was obvious that all the soldiers thought the same.

Although many of them had followed Liu Xiu before.

But following Liu Xiu in this era does not mean that you have any feelings for Liu Xiu. People of their status may not even have seen Liu Xiu unless it is an accident.

Not to mention that during this period, Gu Yi strengthened their obedience training.

Now, these people can be said to follow Gu Xiao’s orders!
"Attack Liu Xiu?"

Gu Yi was stunned. He never expected to hear such a question when the army was setting out.

He immediately became serious.

He immediately responded: "Who told you to beat Liu Xiu?"

The sound stopped suddenly.

The expressions of everyone around were stunned for a moment.

"In today's battle, we will help the general destroy Wang Chang!"

"Restore the Han Dynasty."

"How can the Han Dynasty have an emperor with the surname Wang?"

After saying that, Gu Yi immediately controlled Gu Xiao to raise the weapon in his hand.

Until this moment.

Only then did the soldiers realize who they were going to attack.

After a brief moment of surprise, they immediately reacted and started shouting again.

The sound of killing starts again!
Gu Yi did not hesitate and immediately led the army to attack the border.

He took all his men out.

Originally, Gu Yi still had some concerns, after all, this battle was going to be a surprise attack.

While Liu Xiu was attracting the attention of Liu Lin's army, they launched a sneak attack.

If the news leaks out, it might backfire.

But now Gu Yi is not afraid anymore.

Even his own soldiers thought they were going to fight Liu Xiu, not to mention those in the city.

And with the recent prestige of Liu Xiu's army.

Who is so blind as to help Liu Lin and the others at this time?

This is a winning rod.

For Gu Yi, it all matters how much contribution he can make!

The three armies attacked without any concealment, and the army headed straight for Handan in a hurry.

At this time, Handan City.

Inside the Prince of Zhao's Mansion, which is now the Zhao Han Imperial Palace.

Zhao Han Emperor Wang Changzheng looked at Liu Lin in panic and asked anxiously:
"Prime Minister, what should we do?"

"If Liu Xiu captures Handan."

"I'm afraid we'll die without a burial place!"

He was really a little panicked.

In fact, Wang Chang did not expect that he would actually have such an opportunity. He just boasted that he was actually the son of Emperor Cheng of Han, but he actually became the emperor.

It’s just that this emperor came to power quickly and left just as quickly, and now it seems that the country’s demise is imminent.

Liu Lin's expression was also a little ugly.

He did not expect that Liu Xiu would be so brave, and none of his men could stop Liu Xiu.

"Your Majesty, don't panic."

Liu Lin sighed deeply, "Handan City is impregnable, and there are countless food supplies in the city. It is definitely not that easy to break through."

"I've long heard that there was a rift between Liu Xiu and Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan."

"Liu Xuan even killed Liu Xiu's own brother."

"Now that Liu Xiu has become powerful again, I don't believe Liu Xuan can live in peace."

"I have already gathered troops from the four regions. As long as we can hold on, Liu Xiu will surely retreat sooner or later."

Liu Lin said this with great confidence.

When Wang Chang heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he grabbed Liu Lin's arm as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw:

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

"With the Prime Minister here, I have nothing to worry about."

But, the development of things once again exceeded their expectations.

Handan City is indeed a strong city.

But it cannot affect people's hearts.

Even before Liu Xiu's army reached the city of Handan, the clans and people in the entire city wanted to surrender.

The people in the entire city lived in fear.

It was under such circumstances that Gu Xiao arrived in Handan City. There seemed to be a big problem in the city. When he was under the banner of the Zhao Han court, he just went straight into the city.

Waiting for Liu Xiu to come.

I saw the gate of Handan city wide open.

Feng Yi only saw that extremely familiar scene happening again.

Gu Xiao was seen walking out of the city with a group of tied-up people.

The difference is that it was him who was tied up last time.

This time, the kidnappers were Wang Chang, Liu Lin and others.
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"Gu Xiao is a man of both courage and strategy. After the Battle of Kunyang, the world was not at peace, so Xiao hid in Hebei, waiting for the right time.

When Emperor Guangwu wanted to quell the rebellion and restore the Han Dynasty, Gu Xiao used a brilliant strategy and set up a clever trap, and finally captured the Zhao Han false emperor. His achievements were so great that everyone in the army praised his ability.

The emperor praised his achievements and wrote in his decree: "Gu Xiao braved danger and took risks to capture the culprit. His wisdom is no less than that of Liu Hou, and his courage is comparable to that of Fu Bo."

————"Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Gu Xiao"

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