The Han army lacked grain and grass, and now it relied on picking up the grain and grass abandoned by the Kui Huan army, but it was replenished a lot.

The Kui Huan army fled from the Yin Pan to the Bird Clan, and the remnants of the defeated army led by Zhou Zong had just entered the city, and the Han army followed the city like a shadow, and the soldiers came to the city.

The Western Expeditionary Army did not carry large siege weapons, only ladders.

Under Feng Yi's order, the Western Expeditionary Army set up a ladder outside the city and launched a strong attack on the city.

The defeat of Yinpan, coupled with the escape along the way, has made the Kui Huan army have no fighting spirit, and now even if they hold on to the city, they will not be able to stop the strong offensive of the Western Expeditionary Army.

The battle lasted only more than two hours, and after half a day, the Western Expeditionary Army tore through the city defenses and attacked the city.

Zhou Zong had no skills to return to the sky, so he could only escape from the Bird Clan with the remnants and retreat in the direction of Hanyang.

Originally, there were more than 40,000 remnants of the Kui Huan Army, but after the battle of the Bird Clan, only more than 20,000 people were left who fled from the city with Zhou Zong.

The remnants of the Kui Huan army fled all the way to the west, and the next day, they finally fled to the Chicken Head Valley.

After passing through the Valley of the Chicken Head, they can retreat to Hanyang.

They were about to pass through the Chicken Head Valley, and as soon as the soldiers and horses entered the Chicken Head Valley, they saw arrows raining down on the top of the mountains on both sides of the valley, rolling wood and stones, and roaring down.

Zhou Zong raised his eyes and took a look, only to find that the top of the mountain on both sides of the valley was full of Han troops.

This Han army was the front army of the Western Expeditionary Army that withdrew into Sanfu first.

After they entered Sanfu, they did not stay in place, but under the leadership of Han Xin, they quietly returned to Anding, bypassed the Yinpan battlefield, and went all the way north, one step ahead of the remnants of the Kui Huan Army, and arrived at Jitou Valley and Boluo Valley, and then, 30,000 soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army were divided into two routes, 15,000 people were ambushed here in Jitou Valley, and another 15,000 people were ambushed in Boluo Valley.

After all, Anding County is not Kui Huan's territory, and the Kui Huan Army does not have any intelligence network in Anding County, and they know nothing about the movements of the former army of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Now that the Kui Huan army had been defeated and had to withdraw from Anding County, they suddenly discovered that their own back road had been cut off by the Western Expeditionary Army.

Behind is the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army to pursue, and in front of the Western Expeditionary Army to intercept, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Kui Huan Army are trapped in the mountain pass of the Jitou Valley, there is no way to go to the sky, and there is no way to go down.

In the end, Zhou Zong could only give the order and the whole army rushed to Jitou Valley.

Under Zhou Zong's order, the helpless Kui Huan Army, stubbornly resisted the arrows and rolling wood and stones that fell on their heads, and ran forward like crazy in the Chicken Head Valley.

People who were running were shot by arrows from time to time, and from time to time they were knocked to the ground by rolling logs and gravels.

The corpses that fell to the ground were no longer countable, and the wounded lying on the ground were countless, and the shouts and screams of the people, the screams of the people, and the roar of rolling wood and stones, resounded in the valley.

In the battle of Qiangtou Valley, the Kui Huan army was too miserable, more than 20,000 people came in, and only about 2,000 people escaped from the valley with Zhou Zong.

After the battle, look at the Chicken Head Valley again, the corpses are all over the field, and it is unbearable to see.

The 100,000-strong army of Kui Huan's army invaded Anding, trying to subdue Anding County in one fell swoop, and then subdued Beidi County, and completely incorporated the entire Liangzhou into his own hands.

But the reality is diametrically opposed to Kui's predictions.

After the 100,000 army entered Anding, they only fought a decisive battle in Yinpan, and they were defeated by the Western Expeditionary Army, and then they ran all the way, defeated all the way, and finally ran to the Chicken Head Valley, and suffered the final blow of the Western Expeditionary Army.

If there are 2,000 left in 100,000, it is equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army.

Only one battle was settled, and the hustle and bustle of Kui, who was carried away by victory, was completely extinguished.

The defeat of the Kui Huan army in Anding made Wang Jie and Wang Meng lose the courage to fight with the Han army, and the two led 50,000 Kui Huan troops and retreated to Hanyang County in a hurry.

The Western Expeditionary Army suffered a heavy defeat to the Kui Huan Army in Anding, resulting in the annihilation of the 100,000 soldiers of the Kui Huan Army, which was a rare opportunity for the Han Army, which could take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Hanyang in one fell swoop.

But it is still an old problem, the Han army is short of food and grass, and it is difficult to send troops to fight.

The Western Expeditionary Army performed bravely and had brilliant achievements, which was naturally due to Feng Yi's contributions, Liu Xiu once again rewarded Feng Yi and even the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, and in addition, he canonized Geng Shu as the Marquis of Mu Ping.

From the battle of Daijun, to the battle of Bingzhou, and then to the battle of stability, Geng Shu led the Youzhou Raider to assist the Western Expeditionary Army, winning the battle, attacking and conquering, and Geng Shu also slashed the king of Aori, which is a great achievement.

Geng Shu was overjoyed when he received the edict of canonization, and rushed to Chang'an from Qi County overnight with more than a dozen entourages, met Liu Xiu, and thanked the Son of Heaven.

Geng Shu was made a marquis, and Geng Yi was also very happy, looking at his younger brother, he felt quite honored.

Liu Xiu sat in the center of the hall, looking at Geng Shu who was kneeling and kowtowing below, he smiled slightly, stood up, walked down from the throne, and when Geng Shu approached, he helped him up and said: "Now, the three marquis of the Geng family, in the future, we should do our best for the court!" ”

Geng is the Marquis of Yumi, the eldest son Geng Yi is a good marquis, and the second son Geng Shu is now the Marquis of Mu Ping, a genuine family of three marquis.

The most commendable thing is that the three marquis of the Geng family were not hereditary, but relied on merit and fought hard.

When Geng Yi and Geng Shu heard this, they bowed their hands together, and said in unison: "Weichen is willing to do his best for His Majesty and the Han family, and he will never give up!" ”

Liu Xiule nodded hehehe, and slapped the two of them on the arm again.

Geng Yi and Geng Shu are both young people, Geng Yi was only twenty years old when he first took refuge in Liu Xiu, Geng Shu is even younger, and the future of the Han family needs the assistance of these young people.

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Tonight, let's go to Yuhua Pavilion to have a drink." ”

Yuhua Pavilion is a wine house in Chang'an, with a good location, large scale, a wide variety of fine wines, and very distinctive meals, which is second to none in Chang'an.

Liu Xiu also accidentally heard that there was such a place as Yuhua Pavilion, and after going to it in disguise once, he liked it very much, and then went there several times in disguise.

Speaking of which, Liu Xiu's presence in Chang'an is like a vacation.

During this time, because of the problem of grain and grass, the Han army could not use troops against Kui Huan for the time being, so he could only wait until after the autumn harvest to make plans.

Geng Shu didn't know what Yuhua Pavilion was, but Geng Yi knew, he frowned secretly, and whispered, "Your Majesty is not appropriate to leave the palace, right?" ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "I myself have been there several times, and now I am a frequent visitor to Yuhua Pavilion. ”

When Geng Shu heard this, he couldn't help but show joy on his face, and arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

After talking again, Geng Yi and Geng Shu retired.

Out of the main hall, when he got outside, Geng Yi frowned and glanced at his brother unhappily.

Geng Shu saw that the eldest brother's face was not good, and asked in a low voice, "The eldest brother doesn't seem to want me to follow His Majesty to Yuhua Pavilion." ”

"It's not that I don't want you to go with Your Majesty, it's that Your Majesty shouldn't go to that kind of place at all."

Geng Yi said with a frown.

"Isn't Yuhua Pavilion a wine house?"

"It's a wine house, yes, but there are many people, if Your Majesty has an accident, who can afford it?

You? ”

Geng Yi glared at Geng Shu again.

Geng Shu shrunk his neck and didn't dare to squeak.

Geng Yi pondered for a moment and said, "I have to go to the barracks immediately and find more elite people." ”

Yuhua Pavilion is located in the west of Changle Palace, the east of the North Palace, the north of Weiyang Palace, in front of the door is the main street running through the north and south of Chang'an, the traffic is busy, lively and extraordinary.

Yuhua Pavilion not only has a good foothold, but also covers a large area, and it is said that it was transformed by the Hou Mansion.

The financier who funded the construction of Yuhua Pavilion, Liu Xiu is no stranger, it is Liu Kai.

He is of the same clan as Liu Xiu, and he is also from the Lingling clan, and he is eight or nine years older than Liu Xiu.

The relationship between Liu Kai and Liu Xiu is very good, after all, they are of the same age, they were all friends who played together in the village, and the relationship between Liu Kai and Liu Xiu was average, and the two were not very familiar.

After Liu Xiu became the emperor, although Liu Kai was not crowned king and marquis, he also got a lot of care, doing business in various places, going south and north, earning a lot of belongings, and later moved to Luoyang to settle down, and opened this Yuhua Pavilion in Chang'an.

That night, Liu Xiu, who had changed his disguise, took Luo You, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei, and Geng Yi and Geng Shu to Yuhua Pavilion.

In the battle of Hanyang, Liu Xiu, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Xiao were all injured, and now Liu Xiu's injuries have healed, and Long Yuan and the three are still recuperating from their injuries.

Seeing Liu Xiu coming, the guys in the store immediately came out, with a smile on their faces, nodded and said, "Jin Gongzi, please inside, please inside!" ”

It can be seen that Liu Xiu is indeed not the first time to come to Yuhua Pavilion, and even the guys in the store remember him.

Liu Xiu smiled, handed the reins of the horse to the man, and walked inside.

The guy hurriedly called over a few small servants and asked them to lead the horses of Liu Xiu and others to the horse pen, and waited for them with good grass and materials.

Then, he quickly caught up with Liu Xiu and asked with a smile: "Jin Gongzi, do you want a box this time?" ”

"Hmmm! I want a bigger one. ”

"Okay, please, please!"

The guy took Liu Xiu and his party through the lobby of the wine house and arrived at the back of the wine house, where there is a large courtyard, surrounded by a cloister, and a small artificial lake in the middle, with flowers and plants planted by the lake, with an elegant environment and a quiet atmosphere.

Passing through the small courtyard, you will see a garden, and on one side of the garden, the man pushes open a door, then leans sideways and makes an inviting gesture.

Liu Xiu walked in and looked around, this box was in a long shape, very spacious, not to mention sitting down a few of them, even if it was more than enough to sit down twenty or thirty people.

The guy followed up and asked with a smile, "Is Jin Gongzi still satisfied with this box?" ”

Liu Xiuda nodded and asked puzzledly, "Since there is such an elegant box, why didn't you bring me over before?" ”

The guy smiled and said: "In the past, there were not many people who watched Jin Gongzi, so it was difficult to introduce such a large box, and these boxes were not open to all guests, only the regular customers in the store were eligible to come in." ”

Liu Xiule nodded and walked towards the box.

The tables in the box are arranged in the shape of a '冂', with a table in the center and the other tables on both sides.

In the center of the table, there is a large open space where you can invite singers and dancers to perform.

The windows are open, and the fragrance of flowers from the garden outside naturally wafts in, giving a faint fragrance to the box.

Liu Xiu was very satisfied with this box, nodded to the guy, and said, "Okay, I'll book it here tonight." ”

As he spoke, he looked back at Luo You.

Luo You, dressed as a scholar, took out the money bag, grabbed a handful of coins, and handed it to the buddy.

The guy was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and after taking it, his attitude became more enthusiastic.

helped Liu Xiu order good food and drinks, and walked out quickly.

Liu Xiu waved his hand to Geng Yi and Geng Shu and motioned for the two to sit down.

Liu Xiu sat in the center, Geng Yi sat on Liu Xiu's right hand, and Geng Shu sat on Liu Xiu's left.

After a short time, some guys rushed in and delivered the drinks and dishes they ordered one by one.

After the guy left, Xuying, Xuting, and Xufei also followed out of the box, standing at the door of the box, their eyes sweeping around.

Luo You knelt beside Liu Xiu and helped him pour wine and pick up vegetables.

Liu Xiu looked at Geng Yi and asked with a smile: "Bo Zhao hasn't been shopping in Chang'an since he arrived in Chang'an, right?" ”

Geng Yi said: "Weichen...... The affairs in the army are complicated, and it is really difficult for me to have the opportunity to enter the city. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, it was with Geng Yi and these generals that he didn't need to worry about the affairs of the army at all, and after Wu Han arrived in Chang'an, he was more relaxed.

He said: "If it weren't for Ziyan being in Tuntian and Zizhang recuperating from his injuries, tonight, the two of them would definitely come to eat and drink together!" ”

Wu Han and Ma Wu are very good at drinking, if they are free, I heard that there is wine to drink, it is strange that the two of them do not come.

Hearing Liu Xiu's words, Geng Yi and Geng Shu also smiled.

Geng Shu said: "Your Majesty this time...... This time I was named the Marquis of Mu Ping, and I was really ashamed. ”