Xu Xuan, the second Duke of Red Eyebrows, was not as unparalleled as Fan Chong. Instead, he looked dull and conservative, so he wanted to follow the old path of kings, princes, generals and ministers.

However, this time, Xu Xuan tried his best to support the north. After fighting with the Wei army in Dingtao, he continued to rush forward in the danger of no logistics, and left tens of thousands of troops to guard the Jishui Ferry.

"If we arrive in time, Mr. Fan will win. Even if he loses, it will not be difficult to withdraw as long as he is supported."

Having said that, Xu Xuan also knew what defeat meant. The reason why Red Eyebrows were able to go from a small force in a corner to being so big today is thanks to repeated battles and victory. Any time there is a defeat, their career may come to an abrupt end.

This worry became a reality when it was approaching boiling dates. The scout of the Wei army had met yesterday. They stared at their side not far away, and they were harassing each other from time to time, forcing Chimei to slow down.

At night, countless soldiers and soldiers came towards us, all of whom were armed and legs. The injured had long been left near the battlefield and became the ghost under the spear of the Wei army militia.

From their mouths, Xu Xuan learned about the two defeats of Pushui and Zhuzao, and the news that Fan Chong was besieged by the Wei army.

"You have to save Mr. Fan immediately!"

The three elders and the employed people were immediately anxious and learned that the location was only ten miles away, so they wanted to pass overnight.

Xu Xuan stopped them and looked at their own situation. The damn Dong Xuan delayed them too much time. In order to rush to get on, he was unable to rest. He was seriously behind. Less than half of the food was followed. The food was exhausted, and some people were almost hungry for a whole day and had not yet settled.

Logically speaking, Xu Xuan could gather the remaining defeated soldiers, which was enough to double the strength at hand, but they either lost their enthusiasm by the Wei army and bypassed Xu Xuannan in a dilemma, without the courage to fight again; or after getting closer, when they heard that there was no food, they would swear and move again to find a place to plunder, and say something: "Only after eating enough, you can have the strength to save Mr. Fan."

All of this made Xu Xuan unable to gather a few groups of defeated soldiers. After contacting them, the news that they didn't know the authenticity made everyone feel uneasy and the failure swept across the entire army.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan said intimately: "The Red Eyebrow does not have Mr. Fan, it really doesn't work."

It has been eight years since the Red Eyebrow Army started its rebellion. It has been a miracle that it has been gathering together and even without major internal strife. In the final analysis, Fan Chong was able to convince the public. When there was a disagreement on the issue of where the Red Eyebrow went, Xu Xuan was most angry and disappointed, and even thought about the idea of ​​"replace it", but it was immediately dispelled.

Xu Xuan was self-aware. Although he read many books than Fan Chong, he could be a prime minister, but he was definitely not a good source for being a leader or emperor. Without Fan Chong, no other four red eyebrows would be convinced by each other, and he would be a mess of sand.

Xu Xuan thought so in his heart, but instead he was determined to respond to Fan Chong, but with their current situation, they could not attack the Wei army immediately, so they only ordered everyone to retreat three miles to station, hoping that Fan Chong could break out on his own initiative.

When he was meticulous and unable to sleep, he called his confidants and told them something.

"Do you still remember that I was placed under house arrest in Chuqiu Pavilion and left hundreds of people to guard... Weng Tian?"

Of course everyone remembered that they initially regarded it as a "coup" carried out by Xu Xuan and took down Tian Weng, who had always disliked him. It was not until they identified the uncle and nephew of Wang who was escorting Puyang that they heard that it was Wang Mang, the emperor of the Xin Dynasty, and they were shocked.

But strangely, Xu Xuan exposed Wang Mang's identity but did not kill him.

Xu Xuan was always aimless in his work. He claimed at the time that he would wait until he defeated the Wei army in Heji and the situation of Red Eyebrows had been completed, and he used Wang Mang's true identity to awaken Fan Chong, forcing him to stop the Republic farce and be the emperor of Red Eyebrows.

But Xu Xuan also had a hidden thought in his heart.

"If Mr. Fan's battle is unfavorable, Wang Mang in my hand may be used to bargain with the fifth reunion and fight for a good retreat for the Red Eyebrow."

However, after witnessing the tragic killing of prisoners with Wei, he was completely destroyed. Even if Xu Xuanyuan surrendered, the Red Eyebrow Warrior who always regarded robes as brothers and sisters, was never happy!

Xu Xuan wanted to be a prince, prince, general, and minister, but he also understood that without the power of the Red Eyebrow, he was nothing.

This war has made both sides look red in their eyes. Dingtao's corpse blocked the possibility of reconciliation. Now the situation has changed, and Chimei's defeat is irreversible. In Xu Xuan's view, Wang Mang has lost his value.

Instead, it has become a dangerous product that can completely collapse the red eyebrows!

This is also what Xu Xuan has reacted recently: "Red Eyebrows started from Mount Tai in the name of anti-Ranging. Only in this way can Kanto respond to it. The battle of Chengchang was famous all over the world, which is the basis for Red Eyebrows to gain a foothold."

If the reputation is not upright, the words will not be right. The Han and Wei families are working hard to prove their orthodoxy. Even grass-roots bandits like Chimei will uphold a certain "justice".

And opposing the rampant is their greatest justice! Only in this way can we sneer at the Han Dynasty and proudly unwilling to surrender when facing the attack of the fifth reign of the "Xinmang Yuchen" of the "Xinmang Yuchen".

But once the matter is revealed, it is known that all the things Red Eyebrows have done in recent years are led by Wang Mang. Externally, they will become jokes for the people of the world; internally, the simple sense of justice of the Red Eyebrows warriors will disappear!

"If this is true, even if Mr. Fan breaks through and meets with me and withdraws from Heji, it will be difficult to get back."

Trust and reuse Wang Mang, is such a leader stupid or bad? How to command the Red Eyebrow?

The result will definitely be even worse and broken!

Therefore, Xu Xuan must make a good move and let Wang Mang truly disappear from the world before things are exposed.

“It’s time.”

Xu Xuan instructed his confidants and asked them to turn back immediately: "Run to Chuqiuting and kill Wang Mang, who should have died a few years ago, together with Ju Wuba and Wang Hong's uncle and nephew, together! He also wanted to destroy the corpse and traces, and no news should be leaked!"

...

When the moon rose, the ministers also walked out of the fifth tent to prepare for the overnight attack after the public opinion offensive. The emperor called this "strike while the iron was hot."

"Sili Captain."

Dou Rong, who was taking a car back to the back army, was stopped.

When I turned around, it was the left Prime Minister Geng Chun.

Because he broke his shoulder last year, Geng Chun tilted his neck and bowed to Dou Rong: "Your Majesty ordered me to work with Duke Zhou to jointly control Zebei. Although I made it clear when I decided the plan, you and I still have to discuss it again."

Dou Rong knew it in his heart, but he still said loudly to the left and right: "Prime Minister Geng and I will be in a pair of later arrays. I will return to the rear army a little later. You and the other two will go to the rear army and inform Your Majesty."

This is a worry that he was seen, saying that he had "formed a clique" with Geng Chun! Dou Rong and Geng Chun's political views are indeed similar, but the emperor must not misunderstand it.

Geng Chun only thought intimately that Dou Rong was indeed meticulous. Indeed, what he was concerned about was not military operations, but the shocking "secret".

"What the Emoticon Commander said just now, what Duke Zhou thought?"

Dou Rong said: "The evidence of the Embroidered Commander is conclusive, and Wang Mang should be indeed not dead."

Like the fifth reunion, both of them have been new officials and are not young. Even if Wang Mang was the king of the country who destroyed his country, he was ultimately their monarch and emperor. Even if the fifth reunion was under the banner of the Tang and Wu Revolution, the superiors and inferiors of the past could not be washed away.

Therefore, there is no need to lie on this fifth relationship or to add to the slightest effect.

"But it's still amazing." Dou Rong sighed: "Wang Mang, who had been killed by the green forest, is still alive. He has put his pseudonym into Red Eyebrows and has become Fan Chong's right-hand man. Who would have thought of this?"

"It would be fine if others did this." Geng Chun smiled and said, "It would not be surprising if Wang Mang did this. After all, his behavior was weird and unpredictable. Unlike me, Zhou Gong was a general in the new era and visited Wang Mang a lot, so he should know his temperament."

Dou Rong nodded: "That's true. Wang Jujun is really a disaster. Even if he loses his position, he can disrupt the world. No wonder what Chimei did in Nanyang, whether it is divided or abolition of slaves, is exactly the same as the New Times."

Since the two reached a consensus, this matter should be true, then we must consider the pros and cons of disclosing the truth.

Geng Chun said firmly: "For our army, this matter cannot cause any turmoil."

To discuss the justice of the anti-Rubord, the fifth relationship and the green forest, the red eyebrows were three points, and the last blow was given to Xinmang. What is the meaning of the monarch and minister? It was cut completely when Hongmen held up the axe and sickle. As for the loyalty of the Xin Dynasty, it was already dead! The three armies will not have any fluctuations because of this matter.

"It's Red Eyebrow, on the contrary." Geng Chun smiled maliciously: "I heard that Tian Weng, who was named Wang Mang, has a good reputation in the Red Eyebrow Army. However, Red Eyebrow started his business by rebel against Mang. When they heard about this incident, they might be hit hard."

"When his mood is in chaos, how can he fight to the death? That is the opportunity to defeat the army in one fell swoop."

If the topic ends here, wouldn’t Geng Chun say a lot of nonsense? Dou Rong remained silent. Sure enough, Geng Chun came over and whispered: “But have Duke Zhou ever thought that if this battle ends, our army will capture Wang Mang alive? What should we do then!”

"There are similar things," Dou Rong said: "Cheng Tang saved the world and sweared to the suburbs to defeat the tyrant Jie of Xia in the underworld. Jie ran to Mingtiao. After being captured, Cheng Tang said that he was ashamed of his virtue and released Jie in the southern cave."

Geng Chun shook his head: "Xia Jie had a great evil in the world, but he could live until he met Cheng Tang, which made the saint king feel ashamed of his virtue. The king was worried about his ministers and humiliated him. Tang's ministers, Yi Yin, were really ashamed!"

"On the other hand, King Wu defeated Zhou and defeated the Shang army in Muye. When the front and back danced into Chaoge, King Zhou of Shang had already committed suicide. Therefore, King Wu did not have to be ashamed of virtue. He could shoot Zhou's corpse with three bows and then get out of the car, attack him with a light sword, kill Zhou's head with a yellow axe, and hang a big white flag to tell the world."

What do these two examples mean? Don’t need to talk about them again. Dou Rong suddenly realized that Geng Chun was afraid that the fifth reunion and Wang Mang would be embarrassed when he met again. If Wang Mang could be decent before this, that would be fine. If not, Geng Chun would probably help Wang Mang to be decent!

Wait, after Geng Chun finished speaking, he looked at himself and laughed. What was the point? Dou Rong was creepy and suddenly understood: "I want me to send someone to help Wang Mang be decent?"

He had made suggestions from Geng Chun, and he proposed openly and secretly that the fifth reunion was more cruel to Chimei. Dou Rong even prepared to take the blame. The vacant right prime minister was indeed attractive.

Good guy, now it depends on his posture. He doesn’t have to take the blame for the Red Eyebrow, but he lets him take the blame for the Zhu Mang, right? Is this what Geng Chun meant or the suggestion of the fifth reunion? Dou Rong thought carefully and was extremely frightened.

But Zhang Zong, Zheng Tong and others won’t mention it. How could Geng Chun come to him if he can handle it with just a soldier?

Dou Rong immediately realized: "Because I am an important official in the new office!"

This is indeed Geng Chun’s own idea. No matter what he thinks, it would be too embarrassing if Wang Mang could live with the fifth reunion. It was King Wu. The ending of King Zhou of Shang was more appropriate and he did not leave any rumor for later generations. Thinking about the time when the fifth reunion set out from Wei County and specially brought Peng Chong, who had a grudge against Wang Mang for his father. Why? Isn’t it natural to let Peng Chong take over when he was going to kill Wang Mang?

But at that time, Wang Mang escaped, and no one expected that he would meet again today. After thinking about it, it was the most suitable thing for Dou Rong to send someone to do it.

Dou Rong was silent, and after a long time, he bowed and said, "The war was in chaos, Wang Mang was old, and Red Eyebrow hated him to the core. Maybe at the moment of his identity disclosure, he was killed by Red Eyebrow's sword and beheaded and vented his anger!"

...

Besides, after singing in the encirclement several times, most of Fan Chong's direct descendants had aspirations to die, and just waited for the death to break out in the middle of the night!

As for where to go in the future, it's not too late.

However, just as the Red Eyebrow soldiers tear each other's clothes and wrapped their wounds, counting their weapons to break through, the Wei army surrounding them began to yell again.

But this time it was no longer a call to surrender, but a terrifying rumor.

"Is Weng Tian Wang Mang?"

"Wang Mang is Weng Tian?"

As the shouts came from various positions of the Wei army, the Red Eyebrow soldiers on the outside looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

How is this possible? Wang Mang was the tyrant they hated when they rose up. All the sufferings of Red Eyebrows, whether it was rivers or corvee labor, especially the currency that changed every day, the increasingly serious five equal and six prisons, and the culprit was Wang Mang!

It’s a pity that the Xin Dynasty was destroyed by the fifth reunion, and Wang Mang was also killed by the Green Forest. The Red Eyebrow Army’s “killing Mang” was lost, which is a great regret.

Tian Weng was the elder that Fan Chong respected, an excellent revolutionary mentor of the Red Eyebrow Army. He had radical ideas and led them to destroy the powerful, divide the land, and also implement the system of abolition of slavery. Although it caused the three elders who had already entered the class and the bosses of the people who were engaged in the industry to be unhappy, it won the gratitude of many Red Eyebrow soldiers who came from slaves.

Now Wei Jun actually said that they are the same person?

The Red Eyebrow Army suddenly became in chaos and turned its attention to Fan Chong at the same time, hoping that Da Gong Fan could stand up and say a few words to refute this absurd rumor.

However, their great Duke Fan Chong finally came out of the confusion of defeat under the elegy of the warriors, and stopped his backbone and prepared to fight to the death. Even if he died, he would fall on the way to the paradise and die to the right place!

But now, this rumor is like a giant hammer, hitting Fan Chong hard on the back and almost knocking him down!

Although he refused to believe it, Fan Chong couldn't help but remember the suspicion Xu Xuan had said to him.

"Is this Tian Weng a lord of a new dynasty? Why are his various actions similar to those of Wang Mangshi?"

How was it like this? Fan Chong didn't understand at that time, because all Wang Mang's measures had already changed when they were implemented in the local area.

But when I think back today, Xu Xuan's words, together with the Wei army's shouts, lingering in my ears, making Fan Chong even more confused.

The paradise that was originally pointed out by Weng Tian became more and more blurred. I don’t know if it was hit or the heavy injury that made Fan Chong unsteadily stand. He held it in his hand. The axe that had never been missed for many years actually jingled and fell to the ground!

As the morale of the Red Eyebrow Army suddenly collapsed, the continuous attack horn outside the encirclement was also sounded!
Chapter completed!