Red Eyebrow Army Four Moves to Request the Golden Spear Xie Lu commanded the troops and walked for three days. When we arrived at Tongguan, we set up camp inside and outside the pass. Because of the disaster of weapons, the common people all resented the new emperor . At this time, Emperor Gengshi was hiding in the village. The people hated him, so they went to the Red Eyebrow Army camp to report.
Xie Lu had no intention of chasing Emperor Gengshi, so he marched to Tongguan to hide from the Red Eyebrow King. Now that someone came to inform him, he thought that he should snatch Emperor Gengshi and hand him over to the Red Eyebrow King. This would be a great achievement.
Besides, when Emperor Gengshi fled, he would definitely bring valuable belongings with him, and he could also get a lot of good things for free. So he ordered General Li Desheng to lead three thousand troops to capture the Gengshi Emperor. The villagers led the way and led the red eyebrow army to capture him.
At this moment, Emperor Gengshi got the message and fled in advance. When the Red Eyebrow Army arrived in the village, not even a shadow of the Royal Forest Army was visible. Li Desheng searched for a long time and found nothing, so he reported back to Xie Lu.
Xie Lu was anxious and ordered 30,000 soldiers. He took the two traitorous ministers Wang Feng and Wang Kuang and asked them to lead the way to the east to catch up. After chasing for sixty or seventy miles, they saw the chariot of Emperor Gengshi. Xie Lu marched forward.
Emperor Gengshi originally wanted to escape to the Yellow River ferry, cross the Yellow River and go to Liu Xiu in Xindu. Unexpectedly, the Red Eyebrow Army chased them down before they reached the Yellow River Ferry.
Emperor Gengshi said to the empress of the palace: "You and I will be killed by the Red Eyebrow Army today." The couple burst into tears on the chariot. At the critical moment, a gunshot was heard from the east, and a group of people came, flying red flags with white moonlight on the flag and the black character "Han" in the white moonlight. There were about five thousand people.
The men and horses stood still, two plain satin gate flags were spread out, and five thousand soldiers were lined up. Three horses flashed out from the middle. On them were three generals, two with hammers and one with guns.
Emperor Gengshi didn't know these three people. When he saw that they were under the banner of the Great Han Dynasty, he thought it was King Qin's soldiers who came to save him, so he ordered the imperial guards to advance. Those coming from the opposite side were Kou Xun, Lu Fang, and Wei Zhi.
When the three of them saw that Emperor Gengshi was approaching, they moved their horses out of the way and made way for them. The three of them each held their swords in their arms, and Kou Xun said: "My ministers Kou Xun, Lu Fang, and Wei Zhite have come to rescue the horse, and they are wearing them. They are not allowed to dismount and salute. I saw them in front of the horse."
Emperor Gengshi said: "Three generals are excused. There is a Red Eyebrow Army chasing behind them. Please intercept and kill them for a while." Kou Xun said, "I obey the order." Then he sent someone to lead the way and led the Gengshi Emperor's chariot straight to the camp. . They called back their horses and waited for the pursuers.
A large group of red eyebrow troops chased here and saw a group of Han soldiers in front of them letting go of Emperor Gengshi's chariot, blocking their way. Xie Lu sent an order: "People and horses form an array."
A trumpet blast shook the world. Thirty thousand red eyebrow troops lined up left and right with two green satin gate flags. Wang Feng and the generals held down the left formation, and Wang Kuang and the generals held down the left formation. Stand at the right foot of the formation, and the flag officer in the center holds the flag high.
Xie Lu reined in his horse and flags, suppressing the whole army. The two armies formed a circular formation. Xie Lu looked across and saw that there were only five thousand Han soldiers and only three generals. He felt relieved.
The two treacherous ministers Wang Feng and Wang Kuang next to him recognized the three generals in the army opposite and said to Xie Lu: "Come on, look at the three generals on the opposite side. The one on the left wielding the copper hammer is Jining's rebel king Wei Zhi, and the one on the right wields the copper hammer. The one who attacked was Shunde's rebel Wang Lufang, and the one who wielded the spear was Kou Xun, the deputy marshal who had protected Liu Xiu from and Wang Mang. These three people are highly skilled in martial arts and have outstanding abilities, so be careful when recruiting them."
Xie Lu wants to show off a few times. Let the two treacherous ministers see his martial arts skills, and then he ordered the formation officer to hold down the whole army for him and take action himself. When the horse arrived in front of the battle, he shouted loudly: "The Han soldiers will listen to the truth. I am here to recruit Xie Lu. Anyone who is not afraid of death will accept his death in front of the horse." "Your name is Wei Zhi, the king of Jining." The weapon is extremely powerful.
When Wei Zhi saw the tip of the flag stuck in, he knocked it out with a hammer. Hearing a "dang" sound, Xie Lu's golden flag shook his head. Xie Lu turned around and hit him, Wei Zhi knocked him open with a hammer, and the two horses rushed forward and passed him by the wrong stirrup.
The eight horse hooves walked away, turning their hooves and shining their palms, the dust and sand were rippling, and the rustic atmosphere was flying.The two people were like a revolving lantern, killing each other in one place. The two armies fired cannons, beat drums, and shouted in support. The two of them fought for three or four rounds. They met their opponents and it was difficult to tell the winner.
After five or six rounds, Wei Zhi hit him on the right shoulder with a hammer. Xie Lu turned his head and looked at the moon, closing the flagpole to parry. There was a clang, sparks flew out and the flagpole bent.
Xie Lu's arms were numb, and the jaws of his left and right hands were cracked, bleeding out from between his fingers. Only then did Xie Lu realize that Wei Zhi was extremely powerful and that his own physical strength was not enough, so he was defeated and fell back into the battle.
Cao Bao, the left pioneer, was dissatisfied. He slapped his horse with a big sword in his hand and approached the battlefield. The horse came to the battlefield and raised his sword to chop Wei Zhi. Wei Zhi raised the hammer with his left hand, and as soon as it reached the bottom of the blade, he swung the hammer with his right hand and reached the back of the knife. With a click, the head of the big knife in Cao Bao's hand fell off.
The two horses were in the wrong stirrup, and Wei Zhi's horse hammer beat Cao Bao to death in front of the battle, including his horse and man. Some generals of the Red Eyebrow Army were dissatisfied and rode their horses to the front of the formation. Then all three generals died under Wei Zhi's bronze Japanese melon hammer.
Xie Lu saw that Wei Zhi was like a living dragon and a tiger, the more he killed, the braver he became and his spirit doubled. He felt that it was difficult to win. He also thought that the Han soldiers only had five thousand, and he had thirty thousand. Even in a hand-to-hand battle, our army would win. Thinking of this, he pointed the command flag in his hand and said: "My soldiers, kill!"
The whole army was about to rush over, and Kou Xun immediately commanded five thousand Han soldiers to meet the enemy. The two armies collided with each other and fought hand to hand, killing each other with blood and flesh flying. The Red Eyebrow Army suffered many casualties, and its morale had long since dispersed.
Many of the soldiers and generals carried gold and silver property with them. They had no desire to fight, but they had too much wealth but cherished their lives, and they all wanted to escape home. Many people understood it and died like this. They were simply fooled by the treacherous officials, so they scattered and fled a lot; those who couldn't escape were killed by the Han soldiers and were left lying here and there.
That Xie Lu ran away for his life in order to save his property. Some soldiers were running, but the Han soldiers were chasing them too fast. The Red Eyebrow Army was afraid that they would not be able to run, so they took out their belongings and threw them on the ground.
Kou Xun, Lu Fang, and Wei Zhi were leading their men and horses to chase down. Suddenly they saw the red-browed soldiers abandoning their belongings, so they ordered their men and horses to charge hard. There were more and more property on the ground, until they could no longer catch up. Kou Xun immediately issued an order: "Collect the property and search the corpses one by one."
The Han soldiers were busy for half a day, and Kou Xun checked everything and compiled them according to the number. The book is prepared to be presented to King Xiaoyao after returning to Xindu. This is also the work. Liu Xiu came to reorganize the world in Hebei for the second time. Hebei has been suffering from drought and financial difficulties for many years. Where can he raise money to raise troops?
Chang'an City has been the capital for hundreds of years and has a full treasury. Now it is occupied by the Red Eyebrow Army. Han soldiers could not extract it at all. But this Xie Lu was a messenger who sent money to Kou Xun and transported it back to Xindu.
The Han soldiers now have a way. If they have more money, they can buy food; if they have enough food and wages, they can wipe out many rebels and restore the world. But he said that Kou Xun, Lu Fang, and Wei Zhi had won a great victory, obtained property, and led their troops back to the camp.
Kou Xun raised his account to handle official business, and he proposed some money to reward the soldiers. At this time, Emperor Gengshi and his wife had arrived at the camp and were resting in Kou Xun's tent. He didn't know the victory or defeat of the Han soldiers, so he was worried and ordered people to find out.
When Kou Xun led his troops to victory and returned to the camp, Emperor Gengshi was rewarded, and he felt a little safer. He hurriedly ordered the Royal Forest Army to pass on the decree and summon Kou Xun. Kou Xun obeyed the order and left the tent. The Imperial Forest Army who had conveyed the order came to see him.
When he met the Gengshi Emperor, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live your visit, Kou Xun." The Gengshi Emperor said, "You have worked hard for the country, and you can live without courtesy." Kou Xun said, "Long live my thanks."
Then he stood up. . Emperor Gengshi asked: "Can you kill the red eyebrow army and retreat?" Kou Xun said: "I have already killed the red eyebrow army."
Emperor Gengshi suddenly saw that Kou Xun had no hairpin on his head and was very puzzled. He asked: "General Kou, when you followed King Xiaoyao to destroy Wang Mang and restore the Han Dynasty to the world, I named you Yongnuhou. Why didn't you have a hairpin on your head?"
Kou Xun said: "Long live that time. After the ministers and others destroyed Mang, they and Marshal Ma Yuan led the troops to retreat to Tongguan to wait for the imperial edict. They also awarded the Long Live Ming Zhu Tuna, Hu Yin, He Ren, He Yi, Chen Ben, Cao Xuan, Wang Feng, and Wang Kuang. The imperial envoys went to the Tongguan camp to appoint officials. "
" They read out the imperial edict and appointed our thirty-six members Yuntai as officials, officials, and county magistrates.Because of their meritorious services, the ministers were not rewarded, but were demoted to county officials, so they all resigned from their original official positions and returned to their fields. I have no official position, how can I wear hairpins on my helmet indiscriminately?"
Emperor Gengshi was very surprised when he heard this and said: "Although I sent Zhu Tun, Hu Yin and others as envoys to appoint officials to the Tongguan camp, We can't treat the meritorious officials lightly and grant you the title of official historian or official! "
" I confer Ma Yuan as the Marquis of Xinxi, General Fubo, Deng Yu as the Marquis of Gaomi, you as the Marquis of Yongnu, Yao Qi as the Marquis of Ancheng, Ma Wu as Zhu Xuhou, and the rest are also marquises. "
" This is also the result of my improper employment of people. The treacherous ministers were cheated by the emperor and dismissed my meritorious ministers. If the eight of them hadn't dedicated the city of Chang'an to the Red Eyebrow King, I wouldn't have known that they were traitors!"
At this point, Emperor Gengshi thought for a while and asked again: "Kou Qing, you have no position, where did you come from? Where are the soldiers and generals?" Kou Xun said: "Since I was dismissed from Tongguan, I have not returned to my hometown. I have traveled with Ma Yuan in the mountains and rivers, read and practiced swordsmanship. I have traveled in Xindu and stayed in Nuwa Temple for more than a few years. Because King Xiaoyao was trapped in Xindu Pass, the two of us went to Xindu to defeat the rebel king's soldiers, and then we helped King Xiaoyao for the second time. "
Emperor Gengshi asked in surprise: "Where are the thieves who besieged my imperial brother?" Kou Xun said: "Hebei has suffered from drought for many years, and the people are in dire straits. Eleven years after the restoration of the Han Dynasty, King Xiaoyao went to Hebei to release grain. . "
At this point, Emperor Gengshi hurriedly said: "Please wait a minute, I haven't sent King Xiaoyao to provide food for eleven years?" Kou Xun said: "Then who is from the Long Live Sect?" Emperor Gengshi said: "It's from me. It was Zhu Tuna, Hu Yin, He Ren, and He Yi who went to Hebei to stock grain. "
Kou Xun said: "One of Zhu Tuna and Hu Yin pretended to be King Xiaoyao, and the other pretended to be Deng Yu. When they arrived in Hebei, they did not release grain. They worked hard to increase taxes, shoveled land, robbed women from good families, and extorted property from local officials. People in Hebei, from the county officials to the people, all hated King Xiaoyao. "
Emperor Gengshi asked hurriedly: "What is the purpose of Zhu Kun and Hu Yin pretending to be my imperial younger brother in Hebei?" Kou Xun said: "Zhu Kun, Hu Yin and others want to harm King Xiaoyao. I'm afraid Long live the punishment. They are killing people with a borrowed knife. . The two of them pretended to be King Xiaoyao and Deng Yu in order to make the people of Hebei resent King Xiaoyao and General Yuntai. "
" The officials in counties and counties in Hebei did not know the authenticity, so they handed the folded copy to the court to impeach King Xiaoyao. The traitorous minister Meng Jun of the Eight Party cheated and kept the folded copy and hid it. "
" In the second year, which was the twelfth year of the restoration of the Han Dynasty, they wanted to use the hands of Hebei officials and people to kill King Xiaoyao, so before Long Live, King Xiaoyao went to Hebei to patrol hunting on behalf of the sky and open a warehouse to release grain. Relieve victims. "
" When King Xiaoyao left the capital, they only allocated 500 veteran troops. When King Xiaoyao arrived in Hebei, he encountered repeated dangers. In Hebei, there were Liu Ting, the big gun king, and Liu Lin, the little gun king of Hezhong Prefecture. Their brothers colluded with more than a dozen rebel kings and gathered in Hezhong Prefecture to seize the Han Dynasty. "
" Liu Lin, the young gun king, wanted to kill King Xiaoyao and set up a Congtai banquet in Handan. King Xiaoyao was in danger several times. Yuntai rushed Deng Yu from Nanyang to Luoyang to capture the assassin. Yao Qi rushed from Kunyang to Songshan to rescue him, and Feng Yi also came to follow him. "
" The three of them protected King Xiaoyao for the second time, pretending to be grooms and followers, and ventured to Handan to attend the banquet. They fell into the little spear king's trick and were trapped on the Congtai; Yao Qi risked his life and jumped on the Congtai, whipping eight generals. "
" Wang Lun was staying in Handan County. He heard the shouts of killing in the market and saw King Xiaoyao trapped. He fought against Handan County, lifted a thousand-jin gate, and rescued General Xiaoyao Wang Yuntai from outside the city. "
" The big gun king and various rebel kings led hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the outside of Handan City and blocked King Xiaoyao's way. Wang Lun fought with Liang Lin, the marshal of the Great Spear King, but was beaten to death by Liang Lin's hammer. "
" King Xiaoyao and General Yuntai broke through the siege. Zhu Wenhua, the general town of Taicheng, led three thousand veteran troops to save King Xiaoyao, and the entire army was wiped out. King Xiaoyao took refuge in Taicheng, and various anti-king soldiers trapped him in Taicheng. King Xiaoyao, his ministers were in danger, and Yuntai generals Jia Fu, Zang Gong, Geng Chun, and Geng Yan rescued them, and they broke out of the siege. After "
" broke through the siege, he was chased by the anti-king soldiers and took refuge in Xuancheng. The generals who rebelled against the king failed to open Xuancheng for two months. Xuancheng's general Zhao Kai sacrificed Xuancheng and Xuancheng fell. Xuancheng King Liu Xian and his son died in the city."
" King Xiaoyao and his ministers fled to Qinglong Mountain again. Yuntai general Ma Wu came out for the second time and killed the enemy soldiers. He abandoned the mountain to protect King Xiaoyao and fled to Xindu Pass. There were Marquis of Guangping, Wuhan and Marquis of Quanjiao. Ma Cheng took King Xiaoyao to the city. On August 15th, the enemy troops formed a camp and besieged Xindu. "
" King Xiaoyao was afraid that Xin would run out of food, so he ordered Wu Han to break through the siege and move troops. Wu Han met his minister Kou Xun and his commander-in-chief Ma Yuan at the Nuwa Temple. The three of us wanted to reply, but all rebelled against the king's soldiers. On the way, we met Yuntai generals Cen Peng , Du Mao , Ji Chang, and Zhi Yun. , and met the old general Zhu Wenhua's apprentices, King Lu Fang of Shunde, King Wei Zhi of Jining, and Zhu Wenhua's second sons Zhu Gang and Zhu Rou, and they led 30,000 troops. "
" The four of them want to avenge Zhu Wenhua, and everyone is willing to obey Ma Yuan's command and jointly defeat the rebel generals. We risked our lives, defeated the many with less, and defeated the anti-king soldiers. Unexpectedly, at this time, the eight traitorous officials secretly colluded with the Red Eyebrow King to sacrifice Chang'an. "
" We don't know whether this matter is true or not at this time. King Xiaoyao and Marshal Ma sent four people, Geng Chun, Geng Yan, Pitong, and Wanxiu to Chang'an to give the Queen Mother a thousand-year birthday gift to find out the news. They never returned, and King Xiaoyao ordered his ministers Kou Xun, Lu Fang, and Wei Zhi to lead an army of 10,000 people to explore Chang'an. I have just defeated the Red Eyebrow King's soldiers and will see you long live. "
