Chapter 140: The Situation is Critical

"It's just, how did Huang Zhong come here? Or is it at a time like this? ”

Gongsun Du was quite puzzled, and he also had some doubts in his heart, but this was not the time to live, nor was it the place to speak, so without waiting for Huang Zhong to reply, his voice changed, and said: "Han Sheng's bravery can be called peerless, why don't you enter the camp!" ”

"So, I'm sorry to disturb you." Huang Zhong originally came to find Gongsun Du, and when he heard this, he took advantage of the situation.

"Please!"

"Please!"

The military camp was not far from the West City Gate, and Gongsun Du, Huang Zhong and his party soon came to it. In fact, although it is not far away, in order not to disturb the people, the location is relatively remote, and when the recruits went to the West City Gate last night, everyone in the camp was eating, so they didn't find out at the beginning.

Of course, there are also recruits who just want to protect Houcheng, not to make trouble, so there is not much movement.

Entering the barracks, Gongsun Du first asked Huang Zhong to take him down to bathe, and then came to talk. The same is true for him himself, after all, he has just experienced a big war, and it is inevitable that he will be drenched in blood, which is not hospitality.

Suddenly.

After Huang Zhong finished bathing, under the leadership of his own soldiers, he came to the place where Gongsun Du handled military affairs recently, and it happened that Gongsun Du also finished bathing and changed into dry clothes.

"Your Excellency!" Huang Zhong said first.

Gongsun Du smiled slightly and said, "Hansheng, please take a seat!" Then he said to his soldiers, "Send two meals." ”

"Yes, my lord."

"Thank you, sir." Huang Zhong answered, but found that the furnishings in the room were a little strange, there were no cushions for kneeling and sitting, but there were a few strange things. But when he saw Gongsun Du sitting on one of the strange things that seemed to be able to sit on, he hesitated: "My lord, what is this?" ”

"Oh?" Gongsun Du was slightly puzzled, hadn't Huang Zhong seen chairs and other things on the way here? Or did you not rest in the city along the way, but ate and slept in the open?

As everyone knows, although Gongsun Du's speculations are not all right, they are not far from ten.

Thinking about it, Gongsun Du still explained: "This is a chair, and it is not surprising that Han Sheng has never seen it, because this thing is made by craftsmen under Du, and it has only been a few months now, and it has not yet spread throughout the Han Dynasty." ”

"Huh?" Huang Zhong was shocked, "It turns out that this thing is the chair that has been spread all over the world?" ”

Gongsun Du couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "It's spreading?" What's going on? ”

Huang Zhong thought for a moment and replied: "Half a month ago, under the guidance of Doctor Hua, Zhong went north, traveled to Baima, and was about to cross the river, but he heard the merchants talking about this thing, and I heard their tone spread all over the Han Dynasty, attracting many people's fascination, but most people have never seen this thing. ”

It doesn't matter if he calls Hua Tuo Hua Dafu, but since Gongsun Du can order Hua Tuo to go to Nanyang to save his son, he must have a lot of relationship with him, even the master and slave, if he still calls him so, then he may offend Gongsun Du.

After speaking, Huang Zhong got up and said: "My lord let Doctor Hua go south thousands of miles to save my son, such a great favor and loyalty can not be repaid, and I simply have three points of courage, I hope to lead the horse for the adult!" ”

"Hahaha!" Gongsun Du was already completely sure that this Huang Zhong was the Huang Zhong he knew at this time, and laughed loudly, "A certain Han promotion is tantamount to Gaozu Fan Xu, like a tiger with wings!" Why worry about the Xianbei army not retreating, why worry about the world is restless! After speaking, he personally helped Huang Zhong up.

"Subordinates meet the lord!" Huang Zhong was also overjoyed and immediately bowed down.

In private, Gongsun Du sent Hua Tuo to save his only son, so that the Huang family would not be extinct, and after death, he would not be able to face the ancestors and ancestors, which can be said to be greater than the sky; Yu Gong, since the Xianbei attack, everything he heard was a defeat, and the loss of the city and the county can be described as a great shame, but Liaodong and Xuansu are different, not only blocking the edge of Xianbei, but also bringing a lot of casualties, and even the Xianbei army that broke through Changli and Youbeiping attracted a lot of pressure, so that the pressure on other counties and counties is much less, which is the work of Gongsun Du.

In this way, it is logical to worship him as the master.

At the end of the interaction between the lords and ministers, Gongsun Du asked, "I wonder why Han Sheng came here alone?" ”

"Lord!" Huang Zhong arched his hand and said, "Zhong originally wanted to go to Liaodong with his wife and children to join the lord according to the words of Hua Shenyi, but as soon as he arrived in Jizhou, he heard the news that Xianbei was going south. ”

"On the way, I learned the news of the fall of Youbeiping and Changli, and Zhong heard the news that the lord was in Houcheng before he arrived in Liaodong, so he turned north and came straight here."

Gongsun Du exclaimed: "Hansheng is saying that our connection with Youzhou has been cut off?" ”

Huang Zhong nodded and said, "That's right, lord." And it seems that the Xianbei army that broke the city was resisted by the army led by the lord, so that Xuansu and Liaodong could not be attacked for a long time, and they came with reinforcements. ”

"No wonder!" Gongsun Du muttered, "I saw that the army besieging Xianbei was killed and wounded, but thousands of men and horses suddenly appeared, besieging Houcheng continuously, so it turned out to be like this!" What a ......."

Shaking his head, Gongsun Du looked at Huang Zhong and said: "Thank you Han Sheng, otherwise, if you don't know this news, you will make an error in judgment, and you will accidentally lead to the footsteps of Xuansu or Liaodong Bu Nachangli and Youbeiping two counties." ”

Huang Zhong said in horror: "The lord's words are serious, this is a matter of loyalty. ”

Gongsun Du waved his hand to stop the words behind him, and said: "This matter has its own conclusion, and your credit is your credit, and you can't run away or push it away." ”

"Thank you, lord!" Huang Zhong nodded, did not refuse, and instead said: "Zhong met a group of soldiers claiming to be from Goguryi City not far outside the city, about five hundred people. ”

Gongsun Du frowned and said, "Who did the other party say?" ”

"Yes, Captain Xu." Huang Zhong replied.

Gongsun Du breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's right, it is Xu Rong who guards Gaoguli City, and the official position is the right captain." ”

"Why are they here?" After a pause, Gongsun Du asked again.

Huang Zhong patted his head and shouted: "I almost missed a big deal, they told Zhong that now Gao Guli and the rest of the cities are besieged by the army, and can only barely stalemate, if the war in other counties is over, Xianbei will definitely send another army to help, and it is inevitable that the city will be destroyed and killed." Therefore, Xu Duwei sent a song of people, hoping to help the lord break the deadlock. ”

Gongsun Du was shocked when he heard this, and then his face was full of bitterness. It is not easy to break the deadlock, with the current remnants of Houcheng, even if you add 500 reinforcements outside the city, it may be okay to defend the city, but it is difficult to fight with it, or even break it!

If there was no Xianbei army in the second county of Changli, Gongsun Du might still be able to mobilize the defenders of Liao and Xiangping City to break them one by one, but now the Xianbei army has the strength of three or four counties to attack the Dahan border county, even if there are no seventy or eighty thousand, how can there be fifty or sixty thousand, all concentrated here, how can they resist?

If it weren't for the loss of a lot of siege in the past, if we had attacked it together now, maybe the city would have been broken long ago.

Huang Zhong saw that Gongsun Du was speechless for a long time, got up and said loudly: "I am loyal to share the worries of the Lord and the Lord!" ”

"Sit down!" Gongsun Du shook his head and replied, "This matter should be considered in the long run, if you act rashly, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not fall for Xianbei's tricks." ”

Huang Zhong sat down as he said, but said, "Lord, be careful of long nights and dreams!" ”

"Yes, there are many dreams in the night!" Gongsun Du suddenly woke up. According to the historical situation, the southward march of Tanshi Huai was a failure, but it was also a success.

He is said to have failed because in the end he retreated.

It is said that he succeeded because although he retreated, he still broke the city, plundered countless property and people, and laid the foundation for taking the Dahan border county in one fell swoop in the coming year.

Now the Houcheng where he is located, including Xuansu and Liaodong, is like a whirlpool that has come out, and it must be envied by Tanshi Huai. Even if he temporarily retreats when the Han sends out troops, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be eliminated before this.

"Do you know if the imperial court has sent troops?" The siege of the Xianbei army made Gongsun Du temporarily blind, but Huang Zhong came from the Central Plains and might be able to get some news.

Huang Zhong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Before Zhong left Jizhou and entered Youzhou, he had not heard of any signs of sending troops from the imperial court. ”

Gongsun Du couldn't help frowning, and said secretly: Could it be that Zigang had an accident?

It stands to reason that according to Gongsun Du's orders, more than half a month has passed, and Zhang Hong should have arrived in Luoyang long ago. Since you have arrived in Luoyang, why is there no sign of sending troops? You can't have his letters and not see his father, right? And his father couldn't have seen the letter and still be indifferent, right?

The only explanation is that something happened to Zhang Hong.

Judging from the situation that bandits are rampant today, and ordinary people dare not travel far, it is not impossible!

It's just that although the border counties of the imperial court are loosely guarded, it is not impossible to spread the news. Then the imperial court should have already gotten the news, why is there still no movement?

Indissoluble!

Great puzzlement!