Classic historical war - the battle of Kunyang

XinmangIn February of the fourth year of Emperor Dihuang (23 years), Liu Xuan, a descendant of the Han clan, was elected emperor by the Green Forest Army. After Liu Xuan ascended the throne, he sent Wang Feng, Wang Chang, and Liu Xiu to attack Kunyang (now Ye County, Henan). After Kunyang was quickly captured, they captured the adjacent Yancheng (now Yancheng County, Henan) and Dingling (northwest of Yancheng County, Henan) one after another.

Hearing that the Green Forest Army supported Liu Xuan as emperor and captured several cities one after another, Wang Mang was very frightened and couldn't sleep or eat. Elite soldiers went to Kunyang to suppress the Green Forest Army.

After Wang Yi and others arrived in Luoyang, they led 420,000 elite soldiers from all walks of life led by the governors of various prefectures and counties to set off. In addition, follow-up troops on the road came in an endless stream. Wang Yijun marched towards Kunyang with great momentum and banners thousands of miles away. In May, Wang Yi and other troops came to Kunyang.

At this time, there were only eight or nine thousand people in Kunyang City. Liu Xiu persuaded the generals to stick to Kunyang to hold back the Mang army and wait for the army to attack Wancheng to come to meet them. Therefore, Liu Xiu ordered Wang Feng and Wang Chang to lead troops to stand firm in the city, and he and Li Yi led 13 cavalry. When Wang Yi's army had not yet formed an encirclement in the south of the city, he sneaked out of the south gate by night and rushed to Dingling and Bixian County to mobilize reinforcements.

After Wang Yi and Wang Xunjin arrived in Kunyang, relying on the strength of their numbers, they decided to attack by force. They ordered the 100,000 people who arrived in Kunyang first to form a battalion of more than a hundred people, and surrounded Kunyang City. Later, Wang Yi sent people to destroy the city wall with siege equipment such as crash cars, and dug tunnels in an attempt to attack by force to win.

With the support of the common people, the green forest army defending the city fought hard and repelled the attacks of Wang Yi's army many times. After Liu Xiu and others arrived in Dingling and Yan County, they persuaded the generals of the battalions who were unwilling to send troops, and mobilized more than 10,000 elite infantry and cavalry to come to the rescue.Liu Xiu led more than a thousand men as the vanguard, and lined up about five miles away from Wang Yi's army. Wang Yi and Wang Xun relied on the crowd to underestimate the enemy, and only sent a small number of troops to fight. They were attacked by Liu Xiu and killed more than a thousand people, and their spirit was greatly weakened. At this time, the news that the main force of the Green Forest Army had conquered Wancheng had not yet reached Kunyang. In order to boost morale, Liu Xiu falsely reported the battle report of the main force's capture of Wancheng. When Wang Yijun heard that Wancheng had been conquered, his army was shaken immediately. Liu Xiu decided to take the opportunity to attack. He selected 3,000 warriors and moved them back to the west of Kunyang City. Slams its headquarters from the rear. Wang Yi and Wang Xun were still underestimating the enemy at this time, and they were afraid that sending troops would cause the county soldiers to lose control, so they ordered the battalions not to send troops without authorization, and they led more than 10,000 people to fight. Liu Xiu's army rushed forward bravely, and Wang Yi's army was in chaos, and Wang Xun was killed. At this time, the Green Forest Army in Kunyang City took advantage of the momentum to attack, attacking both inside and outside, Wang Yi's army fled for their lives one after another, trampled on each other, and suffered heavy casualties. Later, there was a strong wind and thunderstorm, and the flood (now Shahe River, Ye County, Henan Province) soared. Wang Yijun fled across the river and drowned more than 10,000 people. Wang Yi led only a few thousand people and fled back to Luoyang in embarrassment.

After this fierce battle, Wang Mang's main force was basically wiped out, and the Xinmang regime was on the verge of collapse.

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