The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 669 Encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao
After the defeat in the field battle in the north, when the news reached the city of Balkh, the soldiers defending the city completely lost the will to resist and surrendered one after another.

After all, the city wall, which had been riddled with holes by huge rocks, could not give them any sense of security.

If it wasn't for luring Bo Diao to send troops, Gao Lan would have captured them long ago.

At this point, the entire northern border of Kushan had been captured by the Han army. The cavalry led by the three kings marched southward like a black torrent, heading straight for the Kushan capital of Fulusha.

Bo Diao, who fled hastily back to Fulousha with only a few thousand defeated soldiers, immediately asked for help from the veteran general Hussein in the east.

The northern border was lost, and the western governor Surya was struggling to resist the armies of the three southern kings in the southern border.

Now there are only 50,000 soldiers left in the royal capital, and facing the aggressive Yuan Shao and the other three kings, it can't hold out at all.

Sitting slumped on the throne of King Fulusha's palace, Bodiao tightly grasped the holy scepter. The slight feeling of coldness gave him the last bit of courage.

Waited anxiously for a long time.

He stood up suddenly and smashed the glass lamp on the table to the ground, splashing the fragments on the face of the kneeling messenger: "Why hasn't Hussein sent troops to help?"

The messenger trembled as he presented the secret letter: "Your Majesty, General Hussein... He said that the situation in the eastern border is difficult. If we retreat, the Han army will surely pursue us. The army may be defeated, and it will be impossible to send troops to rescue in a short time."

Hearing this, Bo Diao said angrily: "The situation is difficult. Is it more difficult for him or for me? The capital is about to be surrounded by the Han people. At this time, you are still considering these trivial things!"

"Pass on my order, ordering them to come to the king within ten days! If they don't obey the king's order, Bim will take over the army and bring them here! If Bim also disobeys orders, the same will happen!"

"I just don't believe that among the hundreds of thousands of troops, there isn't a single loyal minister who can come to the king's defense!"

"Yes!" said the herald in a deep voice.

At the same time, the lights in Yuan Shao's tent were brightly lit.

Shen Pei unfolded the sheepskin map and traced the mark of Fulousha with his fingertips: "My lord, the wall of Fulousha is 50 feet high and the moat is 30 steps wide. Although 50,000 defenders are not many, they can hold the city for some time."

Yuan Shao smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter, it's not us who are in a hurry now, but Bo Diao."

"I have no intention of attacking this city by force. The Kushan East and West armies have not been destroyed yet. We will not be able to finish the attack until we have dealt with them. At this time, leaving this city behind will do us more good than harm."

"My lord, are you planning to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements?" Ju Su said with a gleam in his eyes.

Yuan Shao tapped the Fulousha on the map with his fingertips, and the candlelight reflected a cunning light in his eyes: "Bo Diao is like an ant on a hot pot at the moment, and will definitely ask for help from the east and west."

"Both Hussein in the East and Surya in the West have heavy troops. If we can lure them to the city of Fulousa and annihilate them, the Kushans will have no chance of turning the tables."

Shen Pei showed a delighted look on his face and said, "If that is the case, then I must prepare well and prepare a 'feast' for these two groups of people."

Hearing this, Li Ru shook his head and said, "Surya doesn't need to prepare. With the strength of the Three Southern Kings, Surya has no chance of resisting. I'm afraid he will be eaten to the bone."

Yuan Shao nodded slightly: "Wen You is right."

In fact, Yuan Shao was also very confident in Cao Cao's strength.

But unfortunately, because Bo Diao's Northern Expedition was too fast and his defeat was too thorough, their original plan had some time problems and moved too fast.

Cao Cao was short of troops at that time, and even if the troops from the rear arrived, they would need to rest for a while. He had no allies around him, and only Hubishka III, who was a good "cannon fodder" as long as he did not hold back.

And his opponent was the Kushan veteran Hussein, whom he had experienced before and even he found a headache.

Although this Lian Po-style veteran can't perform any eye-catching operations, he is really stable and you can't defeat him easily.

"Create more pressure on Bo Diao and force him to recruit Hussein for help as soon as possible." Yuan Shao sighed.

Now the biggest burden falls on Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao feels a little guilty.

Fa Zheng added: “You can spread rumors that the three kings in the south have defeated the Surya tribe and the main force of the Han army is closing in on the eastern border.”

"Hussein has the intention of rebellion. He wants to sit back and watch the capital fall and enthrone Hubishekhar III as king." Li Ru glanced at the young boy Fazheng.

This method is quite similar to his style. This kid is indeed worthy of being valued by Jia Wenhe. He has some of Chen Ping's style.

It is true that the strategy of sowing discord is very common, but it depends on who uses it.

Some strategies cannot be cracked just by seeing through them, like besieging Wei to save Zhao.

Even if you know it's a trap, you have no choice but to jump in.

The strategy proposed by Fa Zheng today is similar to the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao.

With Hussein's experience, he would certainly be able to judge that keeping quiet is the best option now. Even the Kushan king has not fallen so easily.

With him around, the Kushans still have hope of making a comeback.

But once they retreat, they will inevitably be pursued and killed, and it will be easy to be attacked from both sides and will be unable to protect themselves.

However, in war, we must not only consider what happens on the battlefield, but also what happens outside the battlefield.

The difficulty of the current situation lies in the fact that the wave modulation needs rescue.

No monarch would tolerate his subjects not putting their own safety first.

If Hussein disobeys the king's order, he will be captured directly. The best outcome will be a reckoning later and death.

If Hussein obeyed the king's order, he might be defeated, but he would still have a chance of survival.

No matter what choice Hussein makes, it is equivalent to getting rid of a major threat to his side.

The only way to break this deadlock lies in the wave tone itself.

But unfortunately, this Kushan tyrant, who was regarded as the "best eighth man" by the seven kings, was not a wise ruler who was tolerant and tolerant.

So, Hussein, you're dead.

In the Eastern Army camp, Hussein felt extremely bitter and smiled sadly after seeing Bodiao's reply urging the troops to go to war.

"Kushan is dead!"

Both the southern and northern borders were lost within just two years.

The troops in the Western Border were in imminent danger, and Bo Diao sent this letter at this time, which was clearly intended to force him and the Eastern Army to death.

"Your Highness, do you still want to force the general to come back for help?"

"Doesn't he know our current situation?"

"The Han army is watching us closely. If we retreat, they will attack us immediately. Even if we can escape, how many soldiers will be left?"

"Your Highness is confused!" Bim said anxiously.

During this period, they tried many times to engage in battles with Cao Cao's army and seek opportunities for reinforcement.

But Cao Cao's army was indeed too powerful.

Especially under the leadership of Cao Cao, it was impossible to tell where the main force was, and they were easily defeated by the outnumbered army in repeated attacks.

They had to admit that apart from defending themselves, they were no match for their opponents in mobile warfare.

(End of this chapter)