This battle was very messy.

Liu Xiu, Wang Liang and Feng Yi crossed the river three times and headed south. There was a fourth route behind them, namely Pi Tong and Geng Chun. They led 50,000 troops and were ordered to patrol the north bank of the river to prevent Luoyang from crossing the river. At the same time, they spyed on Mengjin Ferry. Once Fangdan and Cui Xiu led their troops back to Luoyang, they would immediately cross south and capture Mengjin.

Surprisingly, Fangdan and Cui Xiu not only did not return to the rescue, but instead led their troops northward to cross the river and directly entered the territory of Hanoi County. Pi Tong and Geng Chun immediately stepped forward to siege, and the two sides fought for several days.

This suddenly disrupted the battle situation, because Hanoi was close to the core ruling area of ​​Jianwuhan. When the battle started here, it was almost about to reach the gate of Handan, and soldiers would be sent there to aid immediately.

Deng Yu, Li Tong and others who stayed in Handan immediately mobilized their troops to support the country. The eight passes of Taihang, which had just stabilized for a while, also started to rise again.

The general Tian Kuang, who was in trouble in the North, sent troops eastward to attack Jiguan, and wanted to rush out and meet with Fangdan and Cui Xiu.

General Wang Shuo of Hedong also led his army to fight out of Tianjing Pass. Tianjing Pass was too close to Handan. If he asked him to come out, the whole Wuhan Jian would be in chaos. General Liu Long, the general who killed the enemy, rushed up desperately and fought with Wang Shuo in the mountains.

Taiyuan prefect Du Guangguo and the commander Zhang Shu were also eager to try it out, and they were in a hurry to leave Jingxing. Deng Yu had to mobilize troops to prepare. For a time, the war was everywhere in the territory of Jianhan, and the battle was full of lively.

Liu Xiu defeated Luoyang and led his army to the north. The qi volunteered to cut off the rear with thousands of people to block the fifth reunion. Liu Xiu himself led the remaining more than 10,000 people and hurried back to the army. The soldiers who had been stationed when they went south joined the route. When they arrived at the south bank of the Great River, the soldiers had reached more than 20,000. The generals asked Liu Xiu to cross the river immediately, but Liu Xiu refused to listen.

The cavalry commander Zang Gong jumped up in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you return to the palace? Are you going to wait for the cattle-herding boy here to come?"

Wang Ba, the general who attacked the enemy, also advised: "I ask your majesty not to be in this dangerous place, and return to Handan quickly! The faster the better!"

Liu Xiu ignored them and just pointed to the Mengjin Ferry in front of him and said, "Before dark, capture the ferry!"

The generals didn't understand. Now that they were newly defeated, their morale was depressed and they were eager to go home to recover their vitality, but the emperor insisted on attacking Mengjindu. When is this time? If the Cattle-herding Emperor catches up from behind and surrounds them here, everyone can't even leave.

Wang Ba said, "Please cross the river first, and I will lead my troops to attack the ferry."

Liu Xiu seemed to have not heard it, and without saying a word, he rushed towards Mengjindu. Everyone saw that the emperor was going to fight in person, so they had no choice but to follow. They couldn't let the emperor charge, right? So the soldiers cheered up and rushed forward, and actually conquered Mengjindu before dark.

It turned out that after Fangdan and Cui Xiu left, only three or four thousand people were left in the ferry, and they collapsed under the impact of Liu Xiu's own team.

As soon as he entered Mengjin Ferry, Di Wulun led two thousand elite cavalry to chase after him. Di Wulun was very brave and launched an attack on Mengjin Ferry with two thousand cavalry, hoping to take it back. The Wuhan Army followed the fortifications at the ferry and shot it back with a strong bow and a hard crossbow.

Liu Xiu occupied the ferry and immediately ordered the ships and food in the ferry to burn down all the ships and grains, and even asked the soldiers to destroy the facilities at the ferry.

This fall, Liu Yu built a large ship on the Dahe Line, and hundreds of newly built ships were moored in the port of Mengjin Ferry.

Wang Ba was puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty insisted on conquering the ferry in person. Is it just to destroy the Mengjin ferry?"

Liu Xiu said: "I ran all the way and my morale was low. If I didn't go into battle personally, who would still charge hard? If I crossed the river and Liu Er and others captured the ferry, I'm afraid you would cross the river after me. How could you still think about attacking the ferry?"

Wang Ba was told that he was so impressed that he lowered his head, and did not dare to tell the difference, and only whispered: "Your Majesty, I don't know that Mengjindu is so important..."

"This place is very important!" Liu Xiu said: "If the Cattle Herding Emperor sends troops on a boat here, he can enter Henoi to the north, and the troops are heading straight to Youji. If he goes east, he can transport troops to Qi. At that time, our Han Dynasty will be cut off by him, and the land of Henan and Qilu will not be owned by the Han Dynasty. We can only be trapped in the two prefectures of Youji. Destroy his ships and destroy the ferry. Although he can rebuild it, it will take time. When he builds it, I will have already set up defenses along the coast!"

Wang Badao: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and I can't wait for your Majesty's intent."

Liu Xiu said: "After this battle, Liu Yu's son will press forward step by step, wanting to use this to win the battle to enter Hebei. This big river is Hebei's natural defense line. With this river, you can defend the enemy outside the country's gate. If you lose this river, it will be like a house lost. The thieves can enter the house to commit crimes at any time. Liu Yu has this ferry crossing, and he will occupy half of the big river. Tell me, what else can he keep in this Mengjin Ferry?"

Wang Ba nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. After returning to Handan, the army will be reorganized and the leader of Liu Yu's son's neck will be decided!"

Liu Xiu said: "Brother Yuan, I have fought countless battles over the years, and few of them have suffered such a crushing defeat. This defeat in Luoyang is comparable to that in Xiaochang'an. In the battle of Xiaochang'an, my brothers and sisters were all killed and injured, and countless relatives were killed and injured. After the war, the remaining soldiers were collected, with only a thousand people. At that time, the soldiers were small and small, and the 100,000 strong enemies were on the side, which was extremely dangerous. The embarrassment at this time was far worse than the beginning. I was able to rise up, fight Kunyang, and seize Hebei, not to mention that at this time, I still have a land of Qi and Lu, and a million people, why are they afraid of cattle and herding children?"

Seeing that Liu Xiu was still ambitious, Wang Ba was still full of heroism in his words and conversations, and had already let go of most of his heart.

At this time, Liu Xiu's situation was very critical. If Liu Yu took advantage of the great victory and broke into Hebei, the dynasty that Liu Xiu had worked hard to establish might collapse in one fell swoop.

All the generals were worried. They had a close superstitious trust in Liu Xiu, and as long as he made a move, he would definitely return with a big victory. However, this miserable defeat made many people doubt Emperor Jianwu for the first time.

Liu Xiu needs to give everyone a new confidence. His own mentality is crucial. If he is also discouraged and loses his ambition, then the decline of the entire Jianwu court will be irreversible, and he may have to wait to be annexed by Liu Yu.

Now it seems that Liu Xiu is still thinking about his future strategy while running away, which shows that he is still calm in his heart, has a clear understanding of the future, and can make timely response arrangements.

As long as his spirit and strategy are still there, the pillars of building Wuhan are still there, and the hope of the country is still there.

Wang Badao: "Your Majesty, you can cross the river now. Leave this ferry to me, and I will definitely burn it clean!"
Chapter completed!