Jianwuhou, the Marquis of Kangfu, killed the general Liu Long, met His Majesty the Emperor, reported to the plan for Liu Zhi and Liu Shun's failure to defect.

When Liu Xiu heard that Liu Shun had hanged himself, Liu Zhi killed him and shook his head and sighed: "The Liu family in Nanyang was prosperous back then. The brothers acted together to punish the violent and rebellious, and promote the Han Dynasty. How majestic! As it is not decided today, the Liu family's children are gradually withering, so why isn't it heartbreaking!"

He helped the case and said, "Liu Yu's son is a scumbag of the Liu family! I wish I could immediately lead the army and fight with him in Chang'an to avenge the Liu family's children!"

Liu Long said: "Your Majesty is extremely powerful and will win every battle. If Liu Yu's son sees Your Majesty, he will have to throw away his armor and flee in a panic. If Your Majesty attacks Guanzhong, I am willing to be the vanguard and the front guard of Your Majesty's horse..."

Liu Xiu said: "Yuanbo, if you lead the troops to fight, I will be relieved by one hundred people. You can contribute to the country, not only on the battlefield, but also from all over the country. If you use it well, you can also reach tens of thousands of troops. You must also pay attention to the matters in Chang'an. Send more people to understand Liu Yu's movements. There must be thieves from Chang'an in Handan City. You must be careful and dig them out as much as possible."

"I obey the order."

As a relative of the Liu clan, Liu Long personally took charge of the people from various places in Jianhan. This specification was much higher than the Han Intelligence Bureau headed by Wu Yuan in Jianshihan. But Liu Long prefers battlefield battles. In his opinion, that was the general's way of fighting.

Liu Xiu asked, "How is Deng Feng now?"

Liu Long said: "Deng Feng recruited troops in Xinye, connected with Qin Feng, Xu Han, Dong Xu and others, and occupied Nanyang. It is said that he had close contacts with Qiu Zhi, the pseudo-Han general who fought against the south. Qiu Zhi even provided him with food and grass. I am afraid that he would surrender to Chang'an."

Liu Xiu said: "If you force it tightly, the Nanyang bandit army may really join Liu Yu'er's command. Let's let him go first! Nanyang's forces are too mixed, and if they are forced too much, they will work together to break through. If there are no external enemies, the bandits will have rifts and attack each other. Let Feng Yijin guard Yingchuan and Xu Tu make progress. He ordered Cen Peng to take back Yanshi first and threaten Luoyang. Then he looked for an opportunity to drive his troops south and march into Nanyang with Feng Yi."

After the fall of Liang Han, the southward passage of Wuhan was completely opened, and troops could be sent to conquer southern counties. Nanyang was the imperial township, and Liu Xiu had a deep foundation and influence there, so of course he did not want to give up.

But the situation in Nanyang is very complicated now. Wu Han tyrannical Nanyang has had extremely bad political influence, which has caused Liu Xiu to lose the hearts of the people in his hometown. Deng Feng raised an army for the people and gained widespread support from the people. At least in terms of the people's hearts, Liu Xiu lost to Deng Feng for a while with the blessing of Wu Han.

Whenever he thinks of this, Liu Xiu feels extremely uncomfortable. Perhaps heroes cannot coexist. Although Deng Feng's ambition is not in the world, his talent can look down on the world, so that Liu Xiu can't help but feel a jealousy.

Even when Deng Feng faced the emperor's proud attitude, and Yin Lihua's protection and concern for him, made Liu Xiu feel very uncomfortable, and also made him feel a fighting spirit, and he wanted to compete with Deng Feng on the battlefield.

Many heroes in Nanyang, as one of the first places for the rebellion of the Xinshou refugees, seemed to have rebelled into the tradition of the people of Nanyang. Within a county, there were mountains of all sizes, such as Xu Han and Dong Ling, who occupied a city or occupied several cities, with thousands to tens of thousands of troops. No matter which powerful force wanted to enter Nanyang, the mountain kings of Nanyang would unite and strive to seize it outside the gate.

Liu Xiu sighed. At least it was not easy for Liu Yu to occupy Nanyang. The mountain kings did not want to be incorporated and ruled by anyone.

At this time, Liu Long said: "The situation of Nanyang is as Your Majesty said, it is not advisable to move forward quickly, but you need to slow down your plan. Your Majesty is planning and winning thousands of miles away. It is clear that everything will be achieved...Nanyang will be incorporated into the Han territory sooner or later."

Liu Long is definitely not flattering, he is truly convinced by Liu Xiu.

Among the Liu family's philosophers, the most courageous and heroic one was Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu Yan. Compared with Liu Yan, Liu Xiu's personality was steady and restrained and did not show his sharpness, but the Liu family's trust in Liu Xiu was not inferior to Liu Yan.

When Liu Yan rebelled, people from the same clan shook their heads and sighed, worried that this guy would rebel every day, sooner or later, would implicate us. But when Liu Xiu appeared in the military dress, the people of the Liu clan ran around and told him: "Even Liu Xiu, who was so cautious, rebelled, what are we waiting for?" So the whole clan rebelled.

Liu Long was originally a cavalry commander under the tent of Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan, but when Liu Xiu made a little progress in Hebei, he immediately abandoned his post and left, and went directly to Liu Xiu.

Perhaps this is the natural heroic charm, with a convincing aura.

Liu Xiu stared at the map on the table, turned his eyes from Nanyang to the east, and said, "Qi land is rich, the fields are fertile, and the benefits of sea salt are the first to take it. I will personally lead the army to conquer Zhang Bu and Dong Xian."

Liu Xiu's strategy is to first go east and then go west, to pacify the east first, as his own back, and then go west to compete with Liu Yu for the world.

As for Luoyang near the east-west boundary, Liu Xiu's strategy was to limit and surround it, not to expand outward, trapping Zhu Yu in Luoyang City.

"Zhu Yu has no great ambitions and no talent for commanding the army. Sooner or later, it will be captured by me, which is not worth worrying."

Liu Xiu set the next strategic direction. Cen Peng led the victorious army to the west and regained Yanshi, an important town east of Luoyang; Wu Han led his army to the east and attacked Zhang Bu, the King of Qi who was entrenched in ten counties; Geng Yan stationed in Changshan County, and was prepared to prepare for the establishment of the Han Dynasty to conquer the northern general Tian Kuang.

Hedong, Shangdang and Taiyuan lost three counties. Hebei always had to face threats from the west, so he could only set up defenses at the passes of the eight passes of Taihang, and a general stationed at all times to be prepared. This seriously restrained Liu Xiu's troops.

The situation in the north can barely support it. Zhu Fu confronted Peng Chong in Ji County. Geng Kuang, who had Shanggu in the west, responded to him. Peng Chong's development was limited after all. Although several counties in Bingzhou fell into the hands of Liu Yu, Shanggu County was in Liu Xiu's hands, and a general led his army to defend it. It was separated between Dingxiang and Hebei, which happened to be a buffer zone.

Jianwuhan is now on the defensive position for Jianshihan. Liu Xiu did not expect that Liu Yu, the cowherd boy he had never taken seriously, was so powerful.

Liu Xiu looked at the map and his eyes were wandering around Chang'an. He guessed in his heart, what was the cattle-herding boy thinking now, and what would he do next?

From being disdainful to constantly speculating, Liu Xiu's attitude towards Liu Yu has undergone earth-shaking changes. Thinking about the other party being only eighteen years old, Liu Xiu felt his heart getting heavier.

Deng Feng, who was in his twenties, Liu Yu, and young heroes emerged one after another.

Liu Xiu, who was over thirty years old, touched his temples, as if white hair had already grown there. He murmured: "Am I old?"
Chapter completed!