The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 254 The Battle of Xiangping
The land of Liaodong is located in the most northeastern part of the entire Great Han land, and it is located in a remote and cold place. Generally, people who have lived in the Middle Earth for a long time come here, and it is difficult for them to make a living.

The land of Liaodong was originally sparsely populated because of its cold location, but in recent years, due to frequent wars in China and the displacement of the people, the land of Liaodong, which was not disturbed by the war, has welcomed many refugees, and the population has gradually prospered. The population is increasing day by day. As a result, it has played a huge role in the development of Liaodong and the expansion of its troops. Therefore, although Liaodong is remote, its strength is strong enough to compete with Yuan Xi's Youzhou soldiers.

At that time, Changli, an important town in Liaodong, was protected by Bailang Mountain, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you sent troops to guard it, it would be extremely difficult to shake it. After Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi arrived at Bailang Mountain, they only observed it for a while and then I feel that attacking here is too much effort, and it is really difficult to shake, or another way is better.

After returning to the commander-in-chief, Yuan Shang immediately held a military meeting and called Yuan Xi's important Youzhou generals to discuss countermeasures.

"Everyone!" Inside the commander's tent, Yuan Shang ruthlessly pointed at Changli City on the sand table, and said fiercely: "Gongsun Du and I pretend to be old bastards, stick to the old nest of Changli City, and send elite soldiers and generals to guard the city in Bai'an. It is difficult for our army to break through the main pass of Langshan Mountain, so we must think of a plan. You are all generals in Youzhou. You have been stationed in Youzhou for many years. You must be familiar with the boundaries of Liaodong, but if there is any way, tell me Come out with a charter."

All the generals in Youzhou also frowned deeply, each of them was stroking their chins, or pulling their beards, with distressed faces, as if they were trying their best to think up strategies.

After a while, Yuan Xi's important general Qian Zhao stepped out of the squad, cupped his hands at Yuan Shang and said, "Returning to my lord, the land of White Wolf Mountain is the foundation of Changli. If you want to destroy Changli, you must first destroy it." White Wolf Mountain, but this place is really dangerous, if you attack hard, the loss will be too great, as the last general, you might as well give up the plan to attack Changli for now, move east to south, and attack Xiangping, another important town in Liaodong. As the foundation, slowly devouring the territory of Liaodong is the best strategy!"

"Xiangping?" Yuan Shang heard that he looked down at the sand table, rubbed his chin lightly, and said, "There are many other cities in Liaodong besides Changli, where Gongsun Du lived. Why did General Qian choose Xiangping alone?" A city?"

Qianzhao heard the words and hurriedly said: "My lord, although the land of Xiangping is not the capital set up by Gongsun Du for the time being, it has a large city, a sufficient population, a large number of soldiers, food and equipment, and most of the commercial resources and fields are concentrated here. , is actually the source of the lifeblood of the entire Liaodong. Instead of directly spending troops to attack Changli, Gongsundu's old nest, you might as well take it here first, as the foundation, and destroy Gongsundu's power in Liaodong. When the time comes, the morale of the enemy troops Wouldn't it be beautiful to take the opportunity to capture Changli City in one fell swoop?"

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard the words, then turned his head and asked, "Second brother, what do you think of General Qianzhao's suggestion?"

Yuan Xi smiled all over his face, and nodded his head in agreement: "General Qian is my general in Youzhou. He has mastered the art of war, and has been in the battlefield for a long time. He knows the pros and cons of Liaodong. According to his words, there is absolutely no mistake."

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Well, if this is the case, then follow what General Qian said, and attack Xiangping in another way."

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Gongsun Kang asked to send heavy troops to consolidate the Bailang Mountain and the barrier of Changli City. As expected, he successfully blocked Yuan Jun. The message was sent back to the camp where Gongsun Kang was.

After hearing Yuan Shang's strategy of diverting to attack Xiangping, Gongsun Kang almost jumped up from his seat in excitement. As I expected, it was not what I expected! Yuan Jun attacked Bailang Mountain for a long time and did not go down, so he turned to attack Xiangping, so my plan has come true! The soldiers in Youzhou can be wiped out overnight! Hahaha, wonderful, Wonderful!"

Under Gongsun Kang's command, all the Liaodong generals were confused and did not understand the meaning of Gongsun Kang's words.

But seeing a general stepping forward, he cupped his hands at Gongsun Kang and said, "My lord, although Xiangping City is not our main city, it is also an important place in the entire Liaodong area. Most of Liaodong's military equipment, money and food are stored here. , if it is captured by Yuan Shang, the morale of our army will be greatly reduced, but after hearing the news, my son, you are not in a hurry but laugh instead?"

Gongsun Kang laughed and said: "You mediocre people, you have been with me for so many years in vain, but you can't even see this trick. How can you conquer the world with me in the future? You need to be encouraged!"

Facing everyone's strange eyes, Gongsun Kang coughed and said in a low voice: "You said that Xiangping City has a lot of food and grass, if it is captured by Yuan Shang, it will definitely affect the morale of our army. How can I not know? Regarding Yuan Jun’s conquest, I had already dealt with it when I united with Liu He, Xianbei and other forces. Now most of the military supplies in Xiangping City have already been transferred away by me. The entire Xiangping City is nothing but It’s an empty skeleton with nothing to show for, and there aren’t many weapons and supplies in the city, what’s there is just a big pit, a pit waiting for Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi to jump into!”

The generals couldn't help being surprised when they heard this.

But he saw Gongsun Kang looking up at the sky, his eyes were deep and deep, and he said: "Now Xiangping City has not many troops, and Yuan Shang will capture this city in a short time. As expected. However, Yuan Shang didn't know that it was already the rainy season, and the water level of the Taizi River next to Xiangping City rose sharply every year at this time. As long as Yuan Shang captured Xiangping, he would inevitably hoard all his soldiers and horses in the Within the city, as long as our army can control the canals in the upper reaches of the Taizi River, Xiangping City will become a vast ocean, and all Yuan Jun will become fish, crabs, shrimps and turtles. Yuan Jun will be wiped out overnight and captured alive Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are just a snap of the fingers!"

Speaking of this, Gongsun Kang couldn't help laughing up to the sky, but seeing his subordinates, a general's face twitched, and he stepped forward to remonstrate: "My lord, your strategy is good, but Yuan Jun of Taizihe Once submerged, the people who will be wiped out along with it, as well as the people of the entire Xiangping City, are all the people of our Liaodong, how can we just abandon them like this?"

"To shut up!"

Before he finished speaking, Gongsun Kang interrupted the general's sincere remonstrance rudely, and said angrily: "Some worthless people are like pigs and dogs to this general. If they die, they will die. What a pity! If this plan of flooding can be achieved and Yuan Shang is captured alive in one fell swoop, let alone defending the land of Liaodong, it will be no problem if he wants to conquer the four states of Hebei in the future. How many there are, what a pity!"

Hearing this, all the generals couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, and they couldn't help but feel a little more inexplicable trembling when they looked at Gongsun Kang's face.

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Sure enough, as expected by Gongsun Kang, Yuan Shang packed up his troops and turned to attack Xiangping. Beiye, the prefect of Xiangping, was a general who followed Gongsun Du to fight in the north and south. There were not many troops in his city. , I really couldn't resist it, so I could only send an envoy to ask Gongsun Kang's soldiers and horses to rescue him immediately. I didn't want Gongsun Kang to treat him as an abandoned son, and didn't send a single soldier to rescue him. Beiye defended the city and fought hard , perseveringly two fists are hard to beat four hands, I can only watch Yuan Jun capture the city, and watch the commander-in-chief standing on the top of the city fall down. into the hands of Yuan Jun.

Although the city was taken down and the people were appeased, everything was moving forward according to Yuan Shang's prediction, but Yuan Shang felt very uncomfortable in his heart. For some reason, he always felt that things were going too smoothly, and the smoothness was overwhelmed. My own imagination, it seems that there is something wrong with it.

"Second brother." While riding his horse towards the city, Yuan Shang hesitantly asked Yuan Xi beside him while riding his horse, "We captured Xiangping this time, do you think there is any problem?"

Yuan Xi was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "Problem? Hehe, what could be the problem?"

"Don't you think all of this seems to be going too smoothly? Xiangping City is an important town in Liaodong, and Beiye is also a favorite general under Gongsundu's command in the past. When we attack Xiangping, the number of defenders on the other side is small. Why didn't Changli and Bailangshan send troops to rescue?"

Yuan Xi blinked, and said, "Perhaps, they are afraid that we will resort to the strategy of enclosing the spot to help them, so they don't dare to send troops out easily?"

Yuan Shang fell into deep thought while beating the horse, and said: "Even if we resorted to encirclement to aid, they should see where we are besieging? If I were Gongsundu, I would rather fall into the trap than ignore this Liaodong Xiangping City, an important town, something big must have happened here."

Yuan Xi thought for a while, and said: "Third brother, you think too much. I heard that Gongsundu is old and frail. This time, his concubine Gongsun Kang is the governor of all the soldiers and horses for him. This person is young and inexperienced. If you don’t understand strategy, occasional omissions are inevitable, so don’t worry too much about it.”

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "Second brother, I don't think this is appropriate. We are not familiar with Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang and his son, nor the geographical environment of Liaodong, nor the weather and wind direction here, nor the ethnic customs here. .In short, there are too many big things we don’t know. The Gongsun family and their sons, taking advantage of our ignorance, might fool us with any trick. I think it’s better to find a reliable person to ask. Okay, second brother, among your subordinates, is there no one who understands the Youzhou border, ethnic customs, and geography? Youzhou is so big, there must be some such talents."

Yuan Xi thought for a while when he heard the words, then suddenly patted his head and said: "If you don't say it, I really forgot. There is a person who is knowledgeable and talented. He understands the folk customs of the northern border and should know everything you want to know."

Yuan Shang was refreshed when he heard the words, and said, "Who?"

"His name is Tian Yu!"

(End of this chapter)