0p0 Chapter 204 Kui Xun: My father who absolutely refuses to surrender!
Chapter 204 Kui Xun: My father who absolutely refuses to surrender!
"When Kui Xiao learned that Lueyang had been captured, he was shocked and then led tens of thousands of people to besiege Lueyang City, using methods such as opening up mountains and building dikes to flood the city."
"Aside from fighting to the death, Lai Xi and his generals could only wait for reinforcements from Liu Xiu's side. If they ran out of arrows, it wasn't a problem; they would simply dismantle houses and saw wood to use as weapons."
"Generally speaking, for those defending a city like Zhang Xun, most chose to fight to the death, trying every possible way to hold their ground."
"The more difficult the times, the more reliable the leadership is needed, because no matter what, there will always be a day when we run out of supplies."
"Liu Xiu's generals wanted to provide support as early as when they captured Lueyang City from Laixi, but the weather in Longshan was bitterly cold at that time, and Liu Xiu was afraid that they would freeze to death while climbing the mountain, so he waited for two or three months before setting off."
Liu Xiu: That kid from Laixi is capable!
Lai Xi: Thank you!
"Kui Xiao mobilized all his elite troops and launched a major attack on the city, but he did not expect that Lai She was really capable. They fought from the beginning of spring to autumn, but he did not gain any advantage. On the contrary, his soldiers were exhausted."
"With the temperature rising and it no longer being a cold winter, Liu Xiu felt it was about time to go and support Laixi. So in the intercalary fourth month of that year, he personally led a large army, accompanied by generals such as Wu Han, Cen Peng, Geng Yan, and Feng Yi, who were among the top-ranking generals of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai."
"Kui Xiao has a lot of influence; this time, the generals who have taken the field are basically all generals with very high overall abilities."
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Kui Xiao is also going offline!
A farming expert from the Ming Dynasty: So they defended the city of Shexian for about four months!?
A poet from the Tang Dynasty: They actually managed to hold on!
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Upon hearing this, Wei Xiao from another timeline was also greatly surprised. They'd managed to hold out for four months with such a small force?!
Once Liu Xiu's reinforcements arrive, he will certainly not have a good ending!
After all, the soldiers were exhausted by then and probably couldn't resist!
Thinking of this, Wei Xiao sighed again. If Liu Xiu was the great ruler who would unify the world, then what was the point of him fighting for it? It would all be for nothing anyway!
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"When Geng Yan and his troops reached Qi County, they discovered that things were not as they had expected."
"Oh dear! I was careless. I should have gone to support them when they captured Lueyang City! Look at them now! Why are there still defenses on the Longdao Road?!"
"So the generals advised Liu Xiu to go back and think of another way, but they also knew that they were almost at their wits' end in Laixi. They had finally made it this far, how could they just retreat like this!"
"Retreating was difficult, and advancing was also difficult. Just as Liu Xiu was in a dilemma, Ma Yuan spoke up! He shouted: 'Bring me rice, but not cooked rice!'"
"Everyone present looked at each other, wondering what he wanted to do with the raw rice. Was he going to eat it raw? What's the difference in time?!"
"Just when everyone was puzzled by Ma Yuan's actions, he used the raw rice to depict the terrain of the Longshan Mountains, even clearly showing Kui Xiao's marching route."
"Then Ma Yuan excitedly shouted: 'No need to go back, let's keep fighting! Kui Xiao's momentum is already showing!' Only then did Liu Xiu and the others understand Ma Yuan's intention."
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: Liu Xiu is a lucky man. He may seem to be in trouble, but someone will actually step in to solve it!
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: ...It really is! ! ?
An old farmer from the Ming Dynasty said: "...If we had so much rice, I don't know how long it would last us!"
A Tang Dynasty official: Sand table simulation!
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"Following Ma Yuan's plan, Liu Xiu first arrived at the first city of Gaoping, and at this time, more people came to help our Brother Xiu."
"At that time, Dou Rong and his family from Liangzhou led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry from five counties in Hexi (Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Jincheng, etc.) as well as the Qiang and Yuezhi tribes to come and help."
"After the armies joined forces, Liu Xiu and others advanced towards Longxi in several routes. Meanwhile, Wang Zun, who had previously surrendered, learned that his friend Niu Han also wanted to surrender to the Han Dynasty, and that Kui Xiao's decline was already evident, so he feared that there was no chance of victory."
"So Wang Zun wrote to Niu Han about the pros and cons. After thinking about it for more than ten days, Niu Han led his generals to surrender to Han. So Kui Xiao was definitely going to lose badly. His thirteen generals and more than 100,000 troops all surrendered without a fight."
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty: Oh, so they just surrendered like that?!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: So this was won by someone who poached from another family? And it's all thanks to Wang Zun!
An official from the Tang Dynasty: Anyway, whenever Brother Xiu is in trouble, someone always comes to his rescue. Look, it's happening again this time!
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"Liu Xiu and his men marched non-stop toward Lueyang City. When they arrived, Lai Xi was still putting up a desperate fight. Suddenly, he spotted their Han army. Lai Xi probably never felt so close to these grown men before!"
Lai Xi: Damn it, these guys have finally arrived!
"After the crisis in Lueyang City was resolved, Wei Xiao led his remaining troops to Tianshui. He also ordered Wang Yuan to go to Shu to ask Gongsun Shu for help. Even though Wei Xiao repeatedly ignored Liu Xiu's persuasion to surrender, Liu Xiu still chose to give him another chance."
Liu Xiu wrote an edict to Wei Xiao: "If you are willing to surrender and come to me without resistance, then father and son can be reunited, and both will be safe and sound..."
"Liu Xiu is truly kind-hearted, but even if Wei Xiao doesn't care about Liu Xiu, he should at least consider his son who is being held hostage in Chang'an."
"That damned Kui Xiao raised an army and declared himself king, going against Liu Xiu's wishes. And his eldest son has been constantly teetering on the edge of danger ever since! What kind of father is he?!"
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: He has a much better temper than us. If it were us, we would have just beheaded him to save trouble!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: Brother Xiu is actually a pretty nice guy!
A Han Dynasty official: What a kind person!