Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

According to the original historical trajectory, Dong Xian and Gai Yan began a tug-of-war around Pengcheng, occasionally fighting several battles in a day, with both sides winning and losing.

In 29 AD, Zhou Jian and Su Mao were defeated by Gai Yan's army in Chuihui. Zhou Jian was killed, and Su Mao led the remnants to join Dong Xian. Later, Jiao Qiang also brought Liu Yu, the son of Liang Wang Liu Yong, to join him, and they eventually formed an isolated army.

Xiao Ran thought about it and continued, "Once the tug-of-war begins and the two sides fall into a stalemate, Dong Xian's army will be at a disadvantage."

"But Dong Xian will also have new allies. During the tug-of-war, Pang Meng, a general in the Han army, rebelled. Gai Yan was defeated and fled. Pang Meng then went south to join forces with Dong Xian and agreed to attack Taocheng together, in order to unite with Zhang Bu."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu became furious.

"Why is Pang Meng like this? I have never treated him unfairly!"

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that he originally belonged to the Green Forest Army and once followed Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan?"

"I have many generals in the Green Forest Army. Why did he suddenly rebel?" Thinking of his brother being murdered by Emperor Gengshi, Liu Xiu calmed down a lot.

Xiao Ran said: "Pang Meng fled at first, and later joined the Xiajiang Army, which was affiliated with the Green Forest Army. In the first year of Gengshi, Pang Meng served as the governor of Jizhou and was a subordinate of Shangshu Ling Xie Gong. Together they defeated Wang Lang. In the second year of Gengshi, Xie Gong was killed by you, and Pang Meng surrendered. In the first year of Jianwu, Pang Meng served as the Palace Attendant."

"In the fourth year of Jianwu, during the Eastern Expedition, Gai Yan led Pang Meng to attack Xifang County. Later, he and Pang Meng stationed in Chu. When they failed to rescue Ben Xiu in Lanling, you reprimanded them."

Liu Bang frowned, "Are you going to rebel because of this?"

"That's not the reason for the rebellion."

Xiao Ran shook his head and said, "Pang Meng was usually trusted by Liu Xiu and often praised. In the fifth year of Jianwu, Liu Xiu appointed Pang Meng as the General of Suppressing Di and attacked Dong Xian together with Gai Yan. However, the imperial edict was only issued to Gai Yan at that time. Pang Meng thought that Gai Yan had said bad things to Liu Xiu, so he became suspicious and rebelled."

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Liu Xiu was shocked and couldn't believe what he heard.

"Just for such a small matter?"

Just an imperial edict, could it make Pang Meng rebel? !

This is the case.

Liu Bang had a complicated look on his face. "What did he do after he rebelled?"

"Afterwards, Pang Meng proclaimed himself the King of Dongping. When Liu Xiu learned of Pang Meng's rebellion, he was furious and personally led his army to attack him."

"In June of the fifth year of Jianwu, Dong Xian heard that Liu Xiu was going to attack Pang Meng, so he led his troops back to Lanling and asked Su Mao and Jiao Qiang to assist Pang Meng in besieging Taocheng. They had a combined force of 30,000, and the Battle of Taocheng broke out."

"At the same time, Liu Xiu was in Meng County. After learning about it, he led 3,000 lightly armed cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry to rush to the rescue. After arriving in Rencheng to rest, he summoned Gai Yan to join forces with Grand Marshal Wu Han and Han Zhong General Wang Chang. At this time, the Han army was 60 miles away from Taocheng."

"Liu Xiu did not sit still in Rencheng, so Pang Meng immediately ordered an all-out attack on Taocheng. When the troops in the city learned that the emperor was personally leading the army, their morale was greatly boosted, and they held out for more than 20 days. All the Han army generals arrived, and Liu Xiu led the army to immediately encircle and suppress Pang Meng, winning a great victory. Pang Meng, Su Mao, and Jiao Qiang defected to Dong Xian again overnight."

Dong Xian was also quite cowardly. As soon as he heard that Liu Xiu was coming, he ran away. That was why he was able to hold out for so long.

Xiao Ran took a breath and continued, "In July, Dong Xian and Liu Yu were stationed in Changlü County. Dong Xian led his army to resist the Han army in Xinyang County, but was soon defeated and returned to Changlü County. He was stopped by General Wu Han, and Dong Xian became afraid, so he lured the Five Schools Army to station and defend Jianyang County."

"When the Han army arrived at Fan County, it was more than a hundred miles away from Dong Xian's camp. Liu Xiu did not rush to attack, but waited for the five schools of soldiers to run out of food and leave with their troops. Then, Liu Xiu took command to siege Dong Xian and defeated him in just three days. Many generals surrendered, but only Dong Xian and Pang Meng fled into the mountains. As a result, Dong Xian's scattered soldiers learned that Dong Xian was not dead, so they gathered hundreds of cavalry to welcome Dong Xian into Tancheng to defend it."

"Such a villain! I disdain his sacrifice!"

Liu Bang felt dizzy before his eyes, and he couldn't help cursing when he thought of Wei Xiang sending troops in his name.

What this person did was simply despicable!

Xiao Ran was also somewhat disgusted. Someone in history who ruled a region but did not seek to rule the world was called Jiangdong Jerry and was scolded for thousands of years.