27 AD, the first month.
The Nanyang rebellion led by Deng Feng finally came to an end, and a stone in Liu Xiu's heart finally fell to the ground.
After the northern part of Jingzhou was flattened, Liu Xiu ordered Cen Peng to continue to the south and attack the Jingnan separatist regime with Liqiu Qinfeng and Yiling Tianrong as the core.
This part of Jingnan, for hundreds of years to come, will become a place of contention for soldiers.
However, at this time, Jingnan did not have a certain historical status.
Because, at that time, the southern region was not fully developed, even the southerners sharpened their heads and wanted to go north, after all, Chang'an and Luoyang, the two international metropolises, were the capital of the dynasty.
There is a great temptation here for promising young people.
In the first month, Cen Peng led fu jun, Zang Gong, and Liu Hong's three generals, totaling 30,000 troops to march south.
At the same time that Cen Peng was heading south, Feng Yi had just violently beaten Yan Cen, and Yan Cen slipped away from Wuguan and entered the territory of Nanyang.
June 27 AD.
Yan Cen, who had escaped from Guanzhong, became more and more courageous, occupying multiple strongholds in Nanyang, and the second general of Yuntai, Geng Ti and Zhu You, began to attack, and the two sides launched a major battle at Yongcheng, with more than 5,000 people under Yan Cen's tent captured and more than 3,000 killed.
Yan Cen retreated all the way to Qin Feng's territory and was warmly welcomed by Qin Feng.
In the face of the approaching Cen Peng's army, one more person would have more strength, and Qin Feng began to build a strong stronghold north of the capital Liqiu, increasing his troops and garrisoning to prevent Cen Peng from crossing the Hanshui defense line.
Dongyang stronghold: Zhang Cheng and Yan Cen joined forces to defend
Deng County stronghold: Qin Feng and Cai Hong joined forces to defend
The Eastern Han Army began to divide its troops into two routes, attacking the Qin Feng army with the north and south lines:
The Eastern Road Army: Zhu You and Ji Zun commanded and attacked Dongyang
West Road Army: Cen Peng led, attacking Liqiu
Cen Peng's southward battle this time, his micro-exercise is remarkable, there are crises, there are also courage, it can be regarded as creating another myth in the Xiangyang area.
Cen Peng pushed the battle line flat to the city of Deng County, where he was seriously hit, and the army attacked for more than several months, and Deng County could not defeat it at all!
This thing is so strong.
The front-line attack was blocked, and Liu Xiu began to put pressure on Cen Peng and sent emissaries to rebuke Cen Peng.
When you hit Deng Feng, you were hindered, and I helped you to smooth it out.
Now, is it difficult for me to take matters into my own hands? I'm not tired!
Cen Peng, this emperor is in a hurry, desperately do it.
It's just that fighting a war is not something that can be won with a slap on the head, and cen Peng still has to think about how to do it.
Although these few strongholds added by Qin Feng's troops suppressed most of the water systems, the Han Water failed to contain them.
Because the Han River just cut to the rear of Deng County, this water area is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough for Cen Peng.
How can I use this Han water? This is a question worth pondering.
That night, Cen Peng ordered the rectification of the soldiers and horses, and ordered the battalions to raid the mountain capital on the upper reaches of the Han River the next day. After this show, Cen Peng deliberately released the two captives and asked them to return to Qin Feng's side to pass on the message.
When Qin Feng heard this, he didn't say a word and led his troops north to aid Shandu.
Qin Feng would not have thought that this was Cen Peng's strategy to lure the enemy, Cen Peng did not think of attacking Shandu at all, even Deng County, he did not pay attention to it.
Cen Peng took advantage of Qin Feng's mobilization of troops to the north and quickly moved south to capture Mount Atou. Zhang Yang, the defender of Atou Mountain, did not expect Cen Peng to be so bold, and he was unprepared and was crushed by a single blow.
Atou Mountain falls!
Perhaps, at this time, Qin Feng really realized that Cen Peng had attacked the east and the west with this voice, and he had no intention of capturing Deng County.
What Cen Peng really wants to do is to grab the heights and push the crystal.
The place of Atou Mountain was too important for Cen Peng and must be taken. Cen Peng led his troops around the city to the south, no doubt telling everyone that they were playing with their lives, and this mountain was not only an excellent barrier to defend the safety of their rear wings, but also the way back to their souls after they were cornered.
This raid plan is simply a big gamble.
Cen Peng, who had successfully occupied the commanding heights, immediately ordered the soldiers to cut wood in the valley and open a road, cross the Han River and go down to Liqiu, the capital of Qinfeng.
When Qin Feng heard this news, he was completely anxious.
I haven't seen this set of roads before!
He hurriedly led his troops south along the Han River, but Cen Peng had already made preparations, and it was Qin Feng who was waiting. In this battle, Qin Feng fled to Liqiu City after defeat, and the general Cai Hong was beheaded in the battle.
Li Qiu was besieged by Cen Peng's entire army, and the situation was critical.
February 28 AD.
Qin Feng and Cen Peng had been facing each other for a long time, and Qin Feng's troops were almost destroyed.
After Cen Peng besieged Liqiu, it quickly caused a linkage effect in the area around Liqiu. Zhao Jing, the chancellor of Qin Feng, surrendered Yicheng and helped Cen Peng join forces to besiege Liqiu.
Even Tian Rong, who had divided the territory at Yiling, was preparing to leave the city and surrender, so he left his brother-in-law Xingchen to guard Yiling and personally went to the area of Liqiu to discuss surrender with Cen Peng.
These forces that divide one side, the price of negotiation is nothing more than wanting a good way out. At this time, Li Qiu had not yet breached Tian Rong and occupied the resources around Yiling, and the resources were qualified for negotiation.
Soon, however, he lost even that qualification.
As soon as Tian Rong left the house on his front foot, his brother-in-law Xin Chen wrapped up all his belongings and took the lead in surrendering to Cen Peng. Tian Rong resolutely abandoned his plan to surrender, returned to Yiling City, and sent troops to attack Cen Peng.
Cen Peng led his troops into battle, and Tian Rong destroyed Tian Rong, and Tian Rong surrendered Wu Gong, and Tian Rong fled back to Yiling.
At this time, the Battle of Liqiu had come to an end, and the city of Liqiu was also in danger.
After achieving a great victory in the front, Liu Xiu personally went to the battlefield, divided the meritorious men, and rewarded the soldiers under the tent.
Because the entire city of Liqiu has been besieged for a long time, there are only more than a thousand soldiers left in the city, and the grain is about to run out, and it is already a matter of time before the city is destroyed.
Liu Xiu ordered a division of troops in an attempt to expand the results:
Zhu You continued to besiege Liqiu
Cen Peng and Fu Jun attacked Yiling
Tian Rong was once again defeated, and fled into Shu with only a dozen cavalrymen.
Here are the small details that we deserve to say.
Zhu You was a man whose battle exploits were not prominent, but he was deeply trusted by Liu Xiu. Compared with the rest of the PTZ Generals, his sense of presence is not high.
Among the Yuntai generals under Liu Xiu's account, there were not many real generals of the Concubine lineage, most of them were hao in Hebei, followed by the hao clan in Nanyang, although these people bet on Liu Xiu, but the rebellion of Deng Feng in Nanyang was also roughly seen, and this group of people was not reliable.
Zhu You grew up with Liu Xiu and was the only general of the Yuntai clan.
Most of the generals devoured the merits of breaking the city, but at this time, Liu Xiu actually transferred Cen Peng away and gave this immortal merit to Zhu You.
It should be known that this time Cen Pengdang flattened the jingnan area, directly penetrated the Hanshui defense line, and the south almost declared its return to the eastern Han Dynasty.
The political implications of this are likely to be understood by many people.
At this time, Liu Xiu needed a person too much to balance these foreign generals around him, and his merit would shock the lord, not to mention that the emperor was ruthless.
For Liu Xiu, the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty was entirely dependent on the local Hao clan, and the best way for Liu Xiu to try to erase the influence of the Hao clan was to support an extremely trusted general to become the new Hao clan.
This person must not only be equal in merit, if not crush other gimbal fighters, but at least on an equal footing.
June 29 AD.
Li Qiu finally could not hold back, Qin Feng meat out of the city to surrender, Zhu You ordered Qin Feng and his family to be taken to Luoyang, Liu Xiu ordered beheading.
Jingzhou Dading.
However, Liu Xiu's war of reunification is far from over.
This is just the perfect start.
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