Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

When Gongsun Yuan heard this, he felt a dull pain in his heart.

In fact, he had always disagreed with Gongsun Kang's use of civilians as military rations.

In his view, the people are the foundation of the country. If the people's hearts are lost, what is the point even if Xiangping is defended?
But he also understood that if he had not done so, Xiangping City would have been breached long ago.

Everyone in the Gongsun family will die under Xiao Fang's cavalry.

For the sake of the Gongsun family's foundation, Gongsun Kang was willing to bear this eternal infamy, which was really a helpless act.

Gao Shangwu's complaints made Gongsun Yuan very dissatisfied.

But he didn't dare to show it, and just said:
"My father had no choice but to resort to this measure in order to defend Xiangping.

The situation was critical at the time. If not, Xiangping City would have fallen into the hands of the Han army long ago, and my Gongsun family would have been doomed.

Now I only hope that the king can send troops to rescue us and lift the siege of Xiangping."

"I wonder when the king will send troops to rescue us?"

Gongsun Yuan looked at Gao Shangwu eagerly, his heart full of anticipation.

After hearing this, Gao Shangwu fell into deep hesitation.

He paced slowly, his brows furrowed, his mind full of thoughts.

He retreated back to the inner city, having already given up the idea of ​​rescuing Gongsun Kang.

In his opinion, Xiangping was surrounded by the Han army like an iron barrel, making rescue extremely difficult. If he was not careful, he would end up in trouble.

But he never expected that Xiao Fang would actually open a gap and allow Gongsun Yuan to come for help.

This really made him feel very embarrassed.

After all, the two families had an alliance. If he did not save her, it would be a betrayal of the alliance and he would be infamous in the future.

But if he tried to rescue them, he really had no confidence in repelling Xiao Fang's army.

Xiao Fang was a military genius and his soldiers were brave and good at fighting. Although his Goguryeo army was not weak, it was still slightly inferior to the Han army.

Just when Gao Shangwu was in a dilemma, a plan suddenly came to his mind.

He stopped and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.

"Since we are allies, how can I stand by and watch someone die without helping?"

“But I need to wait until the soldiers have finished resting and have prepared food, fodder, weapons and other supplies, and then I will send troops to rescue them immediately.

During this time, I hope Master Gongsun will wait patiently."

Gao Shangwu said solemnly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Our Gongsun family will never forget your great kindness!"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yuan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, shedding tears of gratitude. He knocked his forehead heavily on the ground, making a "dong dong" sound.

Gao Shangwu hurried forward and helped Gongsun Yuan up. He patted Gongsun Yuan on the shoulder:

"You don't have to be so polite. I will send troops as soon as possible."

Gongsun Yuan left the hall with a heart full of gratitude.

He lived in a luxurious mansion arranged by Goguryeo officials.

He was well fed and well-drinking, and was looking forward to going south to rescue Xiangping as soon as possible.

Every day, he would stand on a high place in his mansion, looking far to the south, silently praying in his heart that reinforcements would arrive soon.

After waiting for several days, there was still no sign of Gao Shangwu leaving.

Gongsun Yuan was extremely anxious. He asked to see Gao Shangwu several times, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Every time he went to ask for a meeting, the reply he got was that Gao Shangwu was too busy with official duties to see him.

In addition, there was no sign of Goguryeo's army gathering.

In the military camp in the city, the soldiers were still training and patrolling as usual, with no signs of going out to war.

On the contrary, Gao Shangwu mobilized a lot of civilians to reinforce the city walls day and night.

The laborers carried loads and stones and moved busily on the city wall, making it even stronger.

Judging from all these signs, Gao Shangwu had no intention of rescuing Xiangping at all.

His previous promise was just perfunctory. Gongsun Yuan saw through Gao Shangwu's mind and fell into deep despair.

In desperation, Gongsun Yuan had to return to Xiangping and persuade Gongsun Kang to break out.

If we continue to wait like this, Xiangping will surely be lost. The only way to survive is to break through.

Gongsun Yuan was extremely anxious and rode his horse at full speed, exhausted and rushing back to Xiangping City.

At that time, the road outside the city was unobstructed, and there was no sign that the Han army had set up a siege formation. This made him feel a little relieved, thinking that there might still be a glimmer of hope.

The night is as dark as ink, falling quietly.

When it was late at night and everything was quiet, Gongsun Yuan mustered up his courage and ran cautiously towards the north gate of Xiangping.

In the night, flickering lights can be vaguely seen in Xiangping City.

Gongsun Yuan secretly calculated in his heart that it was quiet outside the city at the moment, and the defenders must have relaxed their vigilance. He would be able to sneak into Xiangping City without being noticed.

Make long-term plans after entering the city.

Just when he was looking forward to everything going as he wished, the accident suddenly struck like a bolt from the blue.

In an instant, the sound of killing shook the sky, as if it was a roar from hell, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Countless torches were like burning meteors, instantly illuminating the dark sky, and the entire night sky was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Immediately afterwards, shouts of killing rang out one after another, and the Han army came from all directions like a tide.

"Ambush by Han dogs?"

Gongsun Yuan was shocked and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

Only then did he realize that he had fallen into a trap set by the Han army.

But he had no time to think at this moment. He waved the reins in his hand hurriedly, trying to break through the Han army's ambush and break out of the heavy encirclement.

"Gongsun Yuan, why don't you surrender!"

Just then, a voice rang out like thunder.

Gongsun Yuan reined in his horse and looked carefully, only to see a big and fierce general standing on his horse with a sword in hand, blocking his way.

Gan Ning!

Gongsun Yuan was extremely angry, and he shouted with his eyes wide open:
"Gan Ning, if you block my way, you will be courting death!"

Gan Ning, however, remained calm and sneered:
"Your Liaodong Kingdom has run out of luck, Gongsun Yuan, your only way out is to surrender to the Han Dynasty."

"Otherwise, you will die here today!"

Gongsun Yuan was not willing to listen. He was only thinking about fighting to the death, maybe he could fight his way out.

So he yelled, "I'm going to fight you..."

Then he brandished the big knife in his hand and charged towards Gan Ning.

Gan Ning remained calm and composed, he stood still with his horse and sword drawn, like an unshakable mountain.

The next moment, Gongsun Yuan rode his horse at full speed, raised the big knife in his hand high, and slashed at Gan Ning fiercely.

The blade made a sharp sound, as if it was going to cut Gan Ning in two.

Just as the blade was about to touch Gan Ning's body, Gan Ning suddenly shouted and the halberd in his hand stabbed out like lightning.

Gongsun Yuan had no time to react to this move.

The sharp edge of the halberd was pressing against Gongsun Yuan's fingers.

Gongsun Yuan felt a sharp pain in his finger, and seeing that it was about to be cut off, he instinctively loosened his hand of the knife.

The two war horses crossed each other like lightning.

Gan Ning took advantage of the situation and stretched out his hand, like an eagle catching a chick, and lifted Gongsun Yuan steadily from the horse.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "bang" and Gongsun Yuan was thrown heavily to the ground.

Accompanied by a crisp sound, Gongsun Yuan felt a sharp pain in his body. He didn't know how many bones in his body were broken, and he collapsed to the ground.

Gongsun Yuan struggled to get up, but Gan Ning's tall figure was like a mountain, tightly enveloping him. (End of this chapter)