By the end of the Xin dynasty, peasants all over the country rebelled against Xin Emperor Wang Mang in response … See more

With the Xin forces approaching Kunyang from the north, Liu Xiu led 13 horsemen out of Kunyang at night to find reinforcements from Dingling and Yanxian.
The Xin commander, Wang Yi, confident of his overwh… See more

Unable to gather most of his men, Wang Yi had to withdraw with his remaining several thousand men back to Luoyang. Once the news about the outcome of the Battle of Kunyang spread throughout the empire, the people ros… See more

1. ^ Crespigny, 558. See more