The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 210
What Yang Yi was most puzzled about was when and how Sun Deng ran behind him.

The answer is, by boat last night.

The location of Liao Tuncheng is very special. It is sandwiched by the Daliao River and the Daliang River. There is a Shanxi-long area in the middle, which is more than 50 miles long from east to west and more than 20 miles wide from north to south.Liaotuncheng and Xiangping are separated by Daliang Water, and it is possible to cross the water in a place called Mengliangjin, but other places are not suitable.The Jiangdong navy led by Sun Deng has now cut off Mengliangjin, blocking Yangyi's 4 horses between the Daliang River and the Daliao River, and after Cao Zhang and Tian Yu broke the siege of the Liao Tunnel, they blocked the Yangyi again. The hope of Yi crossing the water westward.

Then Yang Yi is not worried about himself, Cao Zhang has less than 2 people, and he has nearly 4 people, twice as many as Cao Zhang, which is enough to be invincible. What he is worried about is where did Sun Shao go?If Sun Shao is also on the other side of the Daliang River, waiting to attack halfway across the river, then he really has no way out.

Fortunately, he soon knew where Sun Shao was going, and Sun Shao led more than 2 people to surround Xiangping City.

When Yang Yi heard the news, she was startled at first, and then burst out laughing.Is Xiangping City so easy to attack?Not only is the city strong, but there are still [-] defenders in the city. Sun Shao attacked the city with [-] sailors, which is tantamount to a dream.No matter how you say it, the most appropriate way now should be for Sun Shao and Cao Zhang to join forces and eat his Yangyi first.Sun Shao's actions now can only make people feel that he is stupid and arrogant to the point of inexorability.

Not only Yang Yi thinks so, but even Cao Zhang thinks so, can your [-] sailors capture Xiangping City?If you want to fight for success, you want to go crazy.After discussing with Tian Yu, Cao Zhang and Tian Yu decided to stop the offensive for the time being and replace the offensive with defense. It is enough to block Yang Yi here. He wants to see how Sun Shao attacks Xiangping City.

Yang Yi and Cao Zhang made the same decision at the same time. After a little contact, they kept their distance. The two sides faced each other tacitly, waiting for the news from Xiangping City, and making preparations for the final battle.

Xiangping City is located on the west bank of Daliang River. Although the water surface is wide, building ships cannot pass smoothly, so Sun Shao gave up building ships and only used small and medium-sized warships and merchant ships to transport troops and food. After arriving in Xiangping City, he also Instead of being surrounded on all sides or in one place as usual, it only surrounded the east gate and west gate.Zang Ba and Sun Guan led more than 5000 Qingxu sailors to set up camp at the west gate, and Sun Shao himself led more than [-] Sinian sailors to the east gate.Gongsun Gong also has some ships, but these ships are negligible in front of the Sinian Navy. Just look at the battle flags of the Sinian Navy, and they all scattered without a trace.

Sun Shao sent people into the city again to persuade Gongsun Gong to surrender. He said to Gongsun Gong that the 1 horses of Fuyu King Weiqiutai had been wiped out by Cao Zhang, and Yangyi's army was besieged. The conditions promised to you before can still be fulfilled now. If you still don't know what's good, don't blame me for being rude.

Gongsun Gong is just weak, not mentally retarded. Facing the arrogance of Sun Shao's envoy, he was so angry that he didn't bother to talk to him, so he sent someone to blast the envoy out. Let's attack the city, I want to see how you attack the city. 2 people attack, 2 people defend, you think my Liaodong City is a piece of paper, and the Liaodong Army is full of eggless women?
From Gongsun Gong, Liu Yi to the soldiers who watched the city gate, they all thought that Sun Shao was crazy. They discussed the youngest king with a different surname in the Han Dynasty in a tone full of contempt, and said in unison, God is really blind, the big man deserved it Death, let such a lunatic become king, is there any reason for not dying?
Gongsun Yuan thought so too, the first thing he said when he saw Zhou Dory was: "Has King Yue gone crazy?"

Gongsun Yuan, styled Wen Yi, is 23 years old this year. He is the grandson of Gongsun Du and the second son of Gongsun Kang. His older brother, Gongsun Huang, has been a hostage in Yecheng for several years.When Gongsun Kang died of illness, their brothers were still young. Liu Yi, Yang Yi and others felt that they were not capable of being the governor of Liaodong, so they elected Gongsun Gong to succeed him. In order to prevent Gongsun Huang from having any objections, they sent Gongsun Huang to Yecheng as a hostage.

It is said that there is nothing new under the sun. The situation of the Gongsun family is very similar to that of the Sun family. However, Gongsun Gong is stupid and not as clear-headed as Sun Quan. The power of Liaodong is in the hands of Liu Yi, Yang Yi and others. Liu Yi and the others have benefited. However, his notoriety is borne by him, Gongsun Gong.

Gongsun Huang has an opinion, but he can't help it now, and Gongsun Gong thinks that Gongsun Yuan is the second son, no matter what, he has no chance, so he doesn't have much defense against him.Gongsun Yuan is now the general in Xiangping City, with more than 3000 men under his command, responsible for the safety of the east gate.Outside the east gate is Sun Shao's Aurora Navy, densely packed with warships covering the entire Daliang water surface, it seems shocking, but Gongsun Yuan does not think that Sun Shao has the ability to capture Xiangping City, the reason is very Simple, he was woefully understrength.

There is a saying in the art of war, encircle them when they are ten, and fight when they are twice as many. Sun Shao's army strength is almost the same as that in the city. How to fight?
Zhou Dory smiled silently, and asked back, "What do you think?"

Gongsun Yuan didn't say a word, he was reminded by Zhou Bing's calmness, judging from Sun Shao's record, he has saved himself from danger many times, within four or five years of his debut, he single-handedly facilitated the army elimination meeting, and became the youngest king with a different surname in the Han Dynasty. How could he be a lunatic with such a record?

"How does he attack?" Gongsun Yuan blinked his slender eyes with wandering eyes.

"There are many ways to attack the city." Zhou Dory said calmly: "Attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom. The general must also know that the fiefdom of our Yue Kingdom is the sea, which does not include Liaodong County. The reason why my king came to attack Xiangxiang In Pingcheng, it’s because someone disobeyed the emperor’s edict. General, you must know that brother Ling’s life in Luoyang is not easy.”

Gongsun Yuan curled his lips inadvertently. He and his elder brother Gongsun Huang didn't have any feelings.

"It's a pity that the general is in a dangerous place without knowing it." Zhou Dory shook his head and said regretfully, "Uncle Zun is weak and incompetent. He is not qualified to be the leader of Liaodong. The general is young and promising, wise and brave. My king treats the general very well." Appreciate, he is willing to help the general become the Lord of Liaodong."

Gongsun Yuan's heart was moved. As he grew older these years, he was already thinking about this matter. Liaodong should belong to him, not that cowardly and incompetent Gongsun Gong. A woman was never born, obviously not a suitable heir.But he is not in a hurry, Gongsun Gong can't bear children, isn't it just to create opportunities for him?If Gongsun Gong hadn't inherited his father Gongsun Kang's position and sent his elder brother Gongsun Huang to Luoyang as a hostage, and now he has no heirs, how could his second son have a chance?This is simply the arrangement of God.

That being the case, why did he take the risk of cooperating with Sun Shao?
"What conditions does King Yue have?" Gongsun Yuan showed a warm smile, as if he was moved by Zhou Bing's words.

"The King of Yue doesn't want an inch of land in Liaodong." Zhou Dory reassured Gongsun Yuan first, "He hopes that after the general becomes the lord of Liaodong, he will abide by the emperor's decree, provide a port for our Yue State navy to stay in, and trade with our Yue State. Respect the territorial waters of our country of Yue. Then, the general can enjoy the same preferential treatment as Zang Ba, the governor of Xuzhou, and Sun Guan, the governor of Qingzhou."

"That's all?" Gongsun Yuan was a little disappointed.

"My king is not a person who speaks freely. If he can't do it, he won't promise it casually." Zhou Dory said lightly: "General, you might as well ask my merchants from Yue to see how my king treats his subjects. My family Your Majesty doesn't like to fight, he likes to do business, and the reason why his business is getting bigger and bigger is because he upholds a belief, that is win-win."

Gongsun Yuan rolled his eyes, but said nothing.He is no stranger to merchants from the Yue Kingdom. Xiangping City is in the southeast corner of his jurisdiction. Many things in his mansion were obtained through the hands of the Yue Kingdom merchants. Of course, he also resold a lot of goods through the Yue Kingdom merchants. go out.Yue merchants are unique in Xiangping City. They are honest in their business. They would rather make less money than be deceived. In addition, their goods are of high quality and the price is fair, so they occupy nearly half of the market in Xiangping City. Share, those barbarians like Puyu people and Goguryeo people like to do business with them the most.

"I don't need to cooperate with His Royal Highness the King of Yue to get these." Gongsun Yuan smiled and raised his teacup to gesture to Zhou Dory: "Here, isn't this the tea from your merchants from the Yue Kingdom?"

Zhou bream gave him a meaningful look: "It's a pity, I thought the general was a smart man, but I didn't expect the general to play with fire on top of his salary, but he still didn't know that disaster was coming. In this case, the general should do a good job. Prepare to be ruined." After speaking, he turned and left.

Gongsun Yuan watched Zhou Bing go out with a smile, and then said with a disdainful smile: "Is there any danger to me, isn't this Zhu Zi too alarmist?"

"I also think the general is in danger." Gongsun Yuan's confidant, Captain Yang Zuo said suddenly.

"Oh?" Gongsun Yuan lowered his face and looked at Yang Zuo unhappily: "Tell me, why am I in danger?"

"General, since you don't want to have contact with the King of Yue, you shouldn't let this person enter the mansion. Since you let him enter the mansion and you haven't reached an agreement, you can't let him leave the mansion like this. This is dangerous."

Gongsun Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and was suddenly taken aback. He understood what Yang Zuo meant.If Gongsun Gong knew that Zhou Bian had come to his mansion, he would definitely question him. Would he believe that there was no agreement between him and Zhou Bing?He stood up abruptly, and said anxiously, "Catch that man immediately."

"I can't catch him." Yang Zuo shook his head regretfully: "Does the general know where he came from? Xiangping City has been closed for nearly half a month, and he is still in and out freely. The general has let him out. How could it be possible to catch him? In Yichen's opinion, the general should find a way to deal with the inquiry from the Mu family."

Gongsun Yuan was stunned. It was only at this time that he figured out why he couldn't agree on a word. Zhou Dory didn't even have any interest in haggling, so he got up and left.He didn't come to bargain with him at all, he just came to frame him, and it didn't take long for Gongsun Gong to get the news.

Quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, this envoy from the Yue Kingdom deserved such a comment, and he disappeared in time before he could react correctly.

Gongsun Yuan was very depressed, he was not reconciled to being chased out, and as expected by Yang Zuo, Zhou Bing was nowhere to be found, as if he had never appeared in Xiangping City, Gongsun Yuan was considering whether to When the leader searched Xiangping City, Gongsun Gong sent someone to call him into the mansion for discussion.

Gongsun Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and went to see Gongsun Gong. As expected, no matter how he explained and showed his loyalty, the eyes of Gongsun Gong, Liu Yi and others could not erase the look of doubt.Gongsun Gong immediately adjusted the defense of the east of the city, and transferred Liu Xiang, the son of Liu Yi who was originally in charge of the south gate, to the east gate. He said that he was assisting Gongsun Yuan, but in fact he was monitoring Gongsun Yuan. door, you are dead.

Gongsun Yuan didn't dare to have any objection, he knew that it was Gongsun Gong who took the opportunity to get rid of him, just as the envoy from the Yue Kingdom said, he was playing with fire while sitting on his accumulated salary without knowing it, but what made him angry was Well, this fire was stuffed into his hands by the envoy of the Yue Kingdom.Attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top, attacking his and Gongsun Gong's hearts, a small move, pushed him into a dangerous situation.

Gongsun Yuan began to wonder if his decision was a bit hasty. Although it seemed that the whole battle situation did not change much, King Yue's unexpected move shook his faith. Weakness, such an opponent is very difficult to guard against, the same strength can exert amazing effects in his hands.

Gongsun Yuan was careful, not only to avoid Liu Xiang's suspicion, but also to be prepared for Sun Shao's strong attack, not daring to neglect anything.After Sun Shao successfully stirred up their uncles and nephews' mutual suspicion, he would definitely seize the opportunity to storm the East Gate.

As Gongsun Yuan expected, after two days of preparation, Sun Shao sailed the warship into the moat in front of Xiangping City, and hundreds of crossbows and Thunderbolt chariots launched a fierce attack on the east gate.Both the strong crossbow and thunderbolt chariot have a range of more than a hundred steps, and they can directly attack the city wall from the moat, but the wooden wall is erected on the warship, and the crossbow on the city wall cannot hurt the Yue navy who is hiding behind the wooden wall.

Sun Shao's offensive put great pressure on Gongsun Yuan from the very beginning, but these were secondary, and he resorted to more insidious tricks.Liu Xiang soon discovered that when Gongsun Yuan's battle flag appeared on the city wall, although the battle drums of the Yue State Navy were beating loudly, but the offensive was loud with thunder and little rain, and his battle flag appeared on the city wall. On the city wall, the attack effect of the Yue State Navy was significantly greater, and crossbow arrows and cannon stones fell like raindrops.

Liu Xiang was furious, and he immediately reported the abnormal situation to his father Liu Yi, who naturally told Gongsun Gong immediately, and habitually added embellishments, in his mouth, Gongsun Yuan was already a quasi-collaborator.No matter how Gongsun Yuan swears and swears, Gongsun Gong still transfers him away from the east gate and puts him in charge of the south gate.There are no enemies at the south gate, so stay safe there.

The following developments confirmed Gongsun Gong's guess. After Gongsun Yuan's battle flag disappeared from the east gate, Sun Shao launched a fierce attack. The east gate was hit again and again, and after one day, the outside of the east gate was full of rocks and logs thrown from the city. The rammed earth wall was full of holes and crossbow arrows made by artillery stones. Although the city gate was still intact, However, under the fierce attack of the Yue State Navy, it was also scarred.

Liu Xiang suffered heavy losses, more than half of the more than 3000 men he brought with him fought for only one day, and most of them died under the thunderbolt car of the Yue State Navy.The cannon stones fired by the Thunderbolt Chariot flew over a hundred paces and were aimed at crowded places. Every time they hit, they would cause a series of screams. Its deterrent power was better than that of a crossbow that can pierce two or three people with one arrow. More than that.What made Liu Xiang even more angry was that among these cannon stones there were also cannon stones tied up with bricks. The Yue State Navy poured oil on them, ignited them and fired them out. The bricks scattered in the air and flew to the city. At the beginning, it had turned into a rain of bricks, beating the defenders to howl.Not many were killed, but many were wounded, morale plummeted, and many soldiers were afraid to go to the city, and it was useless to chase them with whips. Those who flinched were able to control the situation.

At the same time, Zang Ba also launched an attack at the west gate. Like Sun Shao, he was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he used thunderbolt chariots and crossbows to shoot first, and at the same time lined up the siege troops with bright armor. Behind the thunderbolt car, put psychological pressure on the soldiers defending the city.Now Qingxu navy is rich, and the two rows of soldiers standing in the front are all in iron armor, and the swords, spears and short halberds in their hands are shining coldly, shining brightly in the sun, which is really dazzling and attracts enough attention.

After a day of fierce fighting, Gongsun Yuan thought that Sun Shao and the others would rest for the night and fight again tomorrow, but he didn't expect that just after dinner, the roar of thunderbolt chariots and the howling of crossbows sounded again at the East Gate and West Gate, which made them even more shocked. Yes, the Perak Chariot adjusted its range and shot the burning fireballs into the depths of Xiangping City.It got dark early in Liaodong. Even though it was Youshi, the sky was already dark, and the night sky was so dark that one could not see anything but fireballs roaring past, drawing deadly arcs and falling into the city.The houses in Xiangping City are mainly made of wood. In a short period of time, fires broke out everywhere in the city, causing chaos.

The Thunderbolt Chariot caused great fear among the defenders of Xiangping City. As soon as they heard the roar of the Thunderbolt Vehicle when it was launched, they were frightened for a while, and then stared with terrified eyes, watching the fireballs one after another. It turned into countless sparks in the air and fell into Xiangping City.

Gongsun Gong was furious, the fat on his face was trembling, he pointed at Liu Yi and the others with ugly faces, his fingers were trembling, and the words of scolding were swirling in his mouth, which might erupt at any time.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry." Liu Yi was confident and calm: "The reason why Sun Shao attacked at all costs was to put pressure on us and force us to surrender. However, although he attacked for a day, so what? The sharpness of the thunderbolt chariot just caused us some troubles. Both the east gate and the west gate are safe. And how many cannon stones and crossbow arrows can he have when he fights like this? Chen estimates that if he attacks for two or three days at most tomorrow, he will count That's all."

"Really?" Gongsun Gong was dubious.

"How dare I lie to the envoy." Liu Yi became more calm: "I still consider that he has a boat to transport. If he doesn't have a boat, he might not be able to survive today. Wars have to be settled, whether it is a cannon stone Even crossbow arrows will not fall out of thin air, and the cost of long-distance transportation is very staggering, and his fierce attack is also out of consideration for a quick victory."

"That's right." Gongsun Gong finally calmed down, flicked his sleeves, thought for a while and said, "Can the Yue merchants in the city be controlled? Don't let them co-operate with others, and ruin our major event."

"Don't worry, we closed Xiangping City ten days ago, and all the merchants from Yue Kingdom were brought under control." Liu Yi was very excited when he thought of this.After this battle is over, just find an excuse to confiscate the goods of the Yue merchants, and you can make a fortune again.The merchants of Yue State are rich. They transported the goods by boats and boats, and made an untold amount of money from Liaodong. Now the money will all fall into his pocket.

Is doing business the easiest way to make money?No, the easiest way to get rich is robbery, which is nothing but money, whether it is confiscation by the government or robbers who use knives to do business.

Liu Yi raised his eyebrows, feeling elated in his heart. What he thinks most now is not the goods from Yue, but the kabuki from Yue. Just half a month ago, the merchants from Yue brought a large number of beautiful kabuki. There are more than 500 people, and it is said that more than 200 have been sold, and there are more than 300 because the price is too expensive, and they have not been sold in time, and they are all hoarded in Xiangping City.Once this battle is fought, he can get those kabukis into his pocket without spending a single penny.

The kabuki of the Yue Kingdom is good. Not only are the people beautiful, the singers and dancers are good, but also there are many tricks. There are not only Wuyue women with black hair and black eyes who are as tender as water, but also Xiyi with blond hair and blue eyes. Yi women have enchanting bodies, and their taste is very different from that of Central Plains women. They are very popular, and they are sold out soon after they arrive in Xiangping.Liu Yi's son, Liu Xiang, because the defense area bordered Xiangping City, the city magistrate wanted to please him, and those Yue businessmen also gave him two, but Liu Xiang didn't dare to enjoy it to himself, so he gave one of them to Lao Tzu.Liu Yi is very satisfied, these barbarians are open, more open than women in the Central Plains, all kinds of unheard of tricks make Liu Yi happy, the only regret is that he is really old, although the ridiculous days these days are like gods, But back pain also broke out, and I couldn't help yawning even when I went to court.

Just when Liu Yi was thinking wildly and walked into the house, the eldest grandson Liu Yuan hurried in with a look of panic on his face. When he saw Liu Yi, he knelt down on the ground and burst into tears before he could say anything: "Father, Dad is dead!" !"

"What?" Liu Yi didn't come back to his senses all of a sudden: "Your father died in battle?"

"No." Liu Yuan shook his head like a rattle, weeping uncontrollably: "He was assassinated in the bedroom."

(End of this chapter)