Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 141 I'm not a hero, don't try to be brave
"Brother, come to report on the horse. Tian Feng and Yan Rou have already retreated to Youbeiping, but there is not a single soldier left in Liaoxi!" After occupying Yangle City, Gongsun Gong said to Gongsun Kang.

"Why did you retreat so quickly?" Gongsun Kang stroked his beard and pondered.Unlike his brothers, Gongsun Gong has always been known for his eloquence, while Gongsun Kang is known for his bravery.From the appearance, although the two brothers look quite similar, it can be clearly seen that Gongsun Kang is more sturdy than Gongsun Gong in temperament, or that Gongsun Gong is more elegant than Gongsun Kang.

"I've sent a spy to inquire carefully. I don't know what Tian Feng and the others are up to. Before that, it's best not to use troops lightly." Gongsun Gong said in a deep voice.Gongsun Kang also nodded, the current situation is unclear, and it is really not appropriate to act rashly.After the two occupied western Liaoning, they began to hold on to the city to wait for further news.

While the two were holding on to the city, Yan Rou assembled fifty thousand elite soldiers and went straight to Liaodong County from Yuyang County via Dong Xianbei.It was almost midwinter at this time, and it had just snowed, so the Central Plains rarely mobilized troops at this time.But the people in Liaodong have long been accustomed to wind and snow, and the current heavy snow is just a little bit difficult for them, and it is okay to mobilize troops if they really want to.After Yan Rou assembled the team, she didn't even say hello to Dong Xianbei, and went directly to Liaodong from its territory.

The Xianbei clan is divided into three groups.The Eastern Xianbei lives in the north of Youzhou and the east of Changbai Mountain. In terms of strength, it is the weakest of the three Xianbei tribes.All these years, not being bullied by Gongsun Kang, but also by Yan Rou, he has long been a man with his tail between his legs.Now that Yan Rou's [-] elite riders came aggressively, all the tribes of the Eastern Xianbei just thought they were trying to make life difficult for them, and they were all in chaos.Fortunately, Yan Rou and his people just crossed the border and did not conflict with him. The Xianbei ministries did not feel relieved until they passed by.

After several days of rapid march, Yan Rou finally led his people across Xianbei territory and turned into Liaodong. "General, there is a group of people ahead, but they didn't put up a banner, but they don't know who they are." The scouts sent just now came back to report to Yan Rou.

"How many people are there?" Yan Rou asked in a deep voice.

"Probably only dozens of people!" The scout replied.

"Dozens of people? That should be the patrol team of Liaodong. Pass down the order, quickly divide the troops into two groups, outflank them, and leave no one behind!" Yan Rou gave the order, and she was the first to rush to the front line. Hundreds of people were killed.

"What did you say?" Gongsun Kang listened to the report carefully, and immediately jumped up and stared at the visitor, but his face could not restrain the excitement.

"It is said that Cao Cao came to attack, so Yuan Tan dispatched a large force to Jizhou to block Cao Cao. Right now, there are only [-] to [-] defenders left in Youzhou, and they can only stick to the six counties of Youzhou." Xi Zuo replied.

"Is that so?" Gongsun Kang said excitedly, rubbing his hands.At this time, Gongsun Gong who was beside him murmured, "Brother, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? Taking advantage of the Yuan family's lack of troops here, I will take down Youbeiping and Yuyang first, and after I gain a firm foothold here, I will take down Guangyang and Shanggu counties." Gongsun Kang took it for granted, speaking Shi Shi's eyes flickered and stared straight ahead, as if victory was right in front of him.

"But our army's food and grass are all supplied by Liaodong. If the battle line is too long, if those Xianbei people or Wuhuan people cut off the food road, it will be a big deal." Gongsun Gong said with some concern.These grassland peoples have no faith at all. Once they are cold and hungry in winter, they will go south to rob, and their own logistical support will inevitably become fat in their mouths.

"Well, this matter must be considered. In this way, second brother, you sit in Yangle City to supervise the grain and grass, and I will lead the army to capture Youbeiping first. Tell Xianbei and Karasuma those bastards, whoever dares to touch my Gongsun Kang's grain and grass, I will kill you in the future." He must repay ten times!" Gongsun Kang said with a murderous look.

"That's the only way to go. Big brother needs to capture Youbeiping as soon as possible!" Gongsun Gong felt that there was always a trace of worry in his heart, but he couldn't express it clearly, so he had to lead the army to guard Yangle city for the time being to supervise the food and grass. Gongsun Kang led an army of [-] Advance to Youbeiping, ready to further consolidate the foundation.

"Mr. Yuan Hao, it seems that Gongsun Kang has been tricked, and he is already approaching Beiping!" In Yuyang City, Yuan Xi held a military newspaper that had just been delivered, and said to Tian Feng excitedly.

"There are more than 1 defenders in Youbeiping. Even if Gongsun Kang wants to capture it, it will take a lot of effort. Before that, General Yan Rou may have pacified the three counties of Liaodong." Tian Feng smiled and stroked his beard.

As Tian Feng expected, after Yan Rou's [-] elite soldiers arrived in Liaodong, due to the lack of defense in the three counties, the march along the way could only be described as invincible.After taking down Xuantu in a hurry, Yan Rou continued to divide his troops to raid the two counties of Liaodong and Lelang.Gongsundu, who stayed behind in Liaodong, was dying of illness at this time, and the Liaodong defenders had no leader. How could they resist such a tiger and wolf army?In addition, Karasuma, Xianbei, and Sanhan, who were enemies with Gongsun Kang in the past, all took advantage of the fire to loot at this time, but in the past ten months, the three counties of Liaodong have already been branded by the Yuan family.Seriously ill Gongsun Du heard the news and hung up before answering the call.

Gongsun Du died, but Yan Rou couldn't care about these for the time being.Under his order, all the grain and grass transported to Gongsun Kang through the west of Liaoning were cut off.After doing this for less than ten days, Gongsun Gong who was in Yangle City was the first to notice something was wrong, and hurriedly informed Gongsun Kang who was in Youbeiping.The latter attacked You Beiping for nearly a month without taking it, and he was shocked to receive a letter from his brother.

"Second brother, do you mean that the food and grass have run out?" After rushing back to Yangle City, Gongsun Kang asked his brother with some horror.

"Exactly, brother, something must have happened in Liaodong." Gongsun Gong nodded and said.The two brothers have been silent for a long time, knowing that Liaodong is their foundation.Now that Youbeiping has not yet been captured, if something happens to Liaodong, my brother will have nowhere to go.Relying on this small Liaoxi County alone is not enough to serve as one's own foundation.

"Hurry up and send people to Liaodong to inquire about the news, and at the same time stick to Yangle City." Gongsun Kang gave an order after a little thought.

A few days later, a news like a bolt from the blue was found out: Yan Rou led his army to detour through Xianbei, and went straight to the three counties of Liaodong, and captured most of the places.Now the Gongsun brothers were in a hurry, and after a hasty discussion, they raised troops overnight and returned to Liaodong.

"Sir, Gongsun Kang has withdrawn, should we pursue it?" Yuan Xi hurriedly asked Tian Feng after reading the latest military newspaper that day.

"It's time to pursue, but we try to advance slowly. Gongsun Kang has no food and grass, and the morale of the army will be disordered sooner or later. Once the morale of the army is disturbed, it will be self-defeating. What I want to prevent is that his dying blow makes us Just wait until the damage is too serious." Tian Feng said slowly.

"Sir, what you said is true!" Yuan Xi nodded repeatedly when he heard the words.However, Tian Feng sighed and said: "Gongsun Kang is too impatient, he forgets righteousness for profit. This battle has been lost since he left Liaodong!"

As Tian Feng expected, the Gongsun Kang brothers led the army to quickly withdraw to Liaodong.When they reached the border of the Liaohe River, which was the boundary between Liaodong and Liaoxi, on the other side of the river was Yan Rou who had been waiting for a long time.At the same time, Tian Feng and Yuan Xi led the army to slowly advance from western Liaoning, recovering the lost ground along the way.When he caught up with Gongsun Kang on the border of western Liaoning, the latter was worrying about how to cross the Liaohe River.Of course, the arrival of Yuan Xi and Tian Feng made him more distressed.

"Little Yuan Xi, what kind of a man is he who takes advantage of the fire to loot!" Gongsun Kang saw that the two groups of people in front of him had vaguely surrounded him, and suddenly became angry. "Brother, what should we do now?" Gongsun Gong asked tremblingly.Now the situation is very clear, Liaodong has been lost, and he is surrounded by two armies. This situation is extremely bad.

"Pass my order!" Gongsun Kang was about to order a decisive battle, when there was a commotion in Yan Rou's neatly arranged army formation opposite, the soldiers in the middle moved out of the way, and then a group of people were pushed forward by Yan Rou's subordinates.

"Mother?" Brother Gongsunkang soon found out that his old mother was the first, and then his son, wife, younger siblings were all pushed forward.Not only their relatives, but also the families of many soldiers were pushed forward, and now Gongsun Kang's men became restless.Seeing this, Gongsun Kang was anxious, and shouted repeatedly: "Yan Rou, what are you capable of? If you have the ability to let go of your hands and feet and fight Lao Tzu, what is it to bully the old and weak, women and children?"

Ignoring Gongsun Kang's challenge, Yan Rou said directly: "Listen, all the soldiers on the opposite side, your family members are all detained here now. Gongsun Kang's violation of my border has nothing to do with you and other pawns. If you can repent and not be with us If you continue to fight against each other, you can go home and reunite with your family. Otherwise, the whole family, young and old, will not stay!"

Yan Rou's voice was loud, and many people could hear these few words clearly across the river. Immediately, Gongsun Kang's subordinates began to feel more and more uneasy.In fact, there were only a few thousand of these old and weak women and children. Except for Gongsun Kang's relatives who were real goods at a fair price, most of the rest were pulled away from nearby villages by Yan Rou.But across the Liaohe River, how could Gongsun Kang's soldiers care so much in a hurry?
"Don't listen to his nonsense, shoot him to death!" Gongsun Kang shouted angrily.The soldiers under his command drew their bows one by one, but they refused to shoot arrows.Gongsun Kang was so anxious that he picked up his bow and shot an old woman across the way to death.

"Mother!" Suddenly, a soldier of the Chinese army cried out heart-piercingly, and while crying, he rushed into the river and swam to the opposite side. After swimming a few steps, he was shot in the back by an arrow from the people on the bank.The man was dying for a while, and was still struggling to swim to the opposite side.This time Gongsun Kang's team was in complete chaos, many soldiers threw down their weapons and swam to the opposite side, crying, Gongsun Kang stomped his feet anxiously, but there was nothing he could do.At the same time, Yuan Xi and Tian Feng behind them started to attack. The Gongsun Kang brothers couldn't organize an effective counterattack at all, and they were killed and defeated in a short time.Gongsun Kang led thousands of remnants and fled northward to Fuyu, where his whereabouts are unknown so far.The Gongsun family that once dominated Liaodong was wiped out because of Gongsun Kang's rash dispatch of troops.

After Tian Feng pacified Liaodong, he sent people to contact Sanhan, Karasuma and other ministries separately, thus replacing all the status and interests of Gongsun's family here.By the time Tian Feng and the others were busy making all these arrangements, it was less than ten days before the Spring Festival.They sent people to inform Yuan Tan, Guo Tu and others in Yecheng, and everyone was overjoyed.After all, it is also good to have one more foundation.

In ancient times, it was inconvenient to transmit news. When the news of Liaodong's change of ownership reached the Central Plains, it was already the beginning of spring. "Ma'am, be careful, don't walk around if you have nothing to do!" Zhao Feng said cautiously while holding Zhen Jiang, who was five months pregnant, in Hanshou's general's mansion.

"Don't worry, husband, I have my own measure!" Seeing her husband so nervous, Zhen Jiang was also a little funny.Zhao Feng, who was usually quite calm, was even more nervous than her after she became pregnant, and he wished he could always help him when he was walking.

"It's always right to be careful." Zhao Feng said with a dry laugh.At this moment, someone came to report that Shi Guangyuan had something to discuss with him.

(End of this chapter)