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...five miles away from the main army and formed a battle line. Wang Xun and Wang Yi also sent several thousand troops to engage. Liu Xiu charged and beheaded several dozen enemy soldiers. The generals rejoiced and said: "General Liu has always been timid when facing small enemies, yet today, facing a large enemy, he is exceptionally brave. This is truly worth admiring." They requested to lead the way and assist the General. Liu Xiu advanced again; the forces of Wang Xun and Wang Yi retreated. The various units took advantage of this and killed hundreds and thousands of the enemy. With repeated victories, they pushed forward, and the generals' courage grew stronger, with everyone capable of fighting a hundred men. Liu Xiu then took three thousand men from the death-defying squad troops willing to sacrifice their lives in battle from the west of the city and attacked their center of gravity from the water. Wang Xun and Wang Yi underestimated them and personally led over ten thousand men to mobilize, ordering all camps to hold their positions and not move, while they alone went to fight the Han troops. They were unsuccessful, and the main army dared not support them on their own initiative. The formations of Wang Xun and Wang Yi fell into chaos. The Han troops took advantage of their vigor to break them, eventually killing Wang Xun. The people inside the city also cheered and shouted, shaking heaven and earth. Wang Mang's army collapsed, and the dead covered the ground for over a hundred miles.
Shao Ying
Gongzhou
Han