Everything was as Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu expected. In order to avoid Gongsun Zhan's disgust, Yuan Shu informed him of the attack on Liaodong in advance. At the same time, the spies hiding under Gongsun Zhan's command informed Yuan Shao of the matter, and Yuan Shao immediately sent an envoy to Liaodong to inform Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du already knew that Yuan Shu was going to send troops to attack Liaodong, and the whole army was ready to defend it in various cities, and secretly contacted many foreign races around him, explaining his interests and disadvantages, and asking him for help at any time if the situation was critical.

Fortunately, Gongsun Du still has a conscience in his heart, although he is like a frightened bird, he still insists on not letting Wuhuan and Gao Guli send troops into the country, but at this time he has already tightened the strings in his heart, once the situation changes, I am afraid he will not be able to care about anything else.

Zhang Liao's army did not follow the previous route from the Bohai Sea into the vicinity of Liaodong, but directly detoured north, heading towards Goguryi. The army was mighty and rushed straight to Goguryeo's lair, as if it wanted to destroy Goguryi first. The king of Goguryi was full of gloom in the royal capital, and hurriedly sent people to Xiangping to ask Gongsun Du for help.

In Xiangping City, in the palace of King Yan, Gongsun Du sat on the dragon chair built privately, looked at the letter of help from Gao Guli in his hand, frowned and said to the "civil and military officials" below: "The Yuan army sent 30,000 troops to attack Gaoguli, and the small soldiers of Gaoguryi were weak, but there were only 20,000 soldiers in battle, and they were defeated and could not form an army, and nearly half of the city was about to fall." King Goguryi asked Gu for help, what do you think should be done at this time? ”

"King Yan, this matter should be considered in the long run. Although Gao Guli was secretly allied with us, he repeatedly attacked and harassed our eastern Liaodong border and plundered the Han people, and this attack by the Yuan army was not a good thing, which could destroy this enemy and weaken the strength of the Yuan army, which should kill two birds with one stone. Our army can just watch the fire from the other side, and it is not appropriate to send troops. Gongsun Du's advisor Yang Yi said.

He was a staunch hostile to foreign races, and he advocated that Gongsun Du did not have troops from the two clans to enter the country before. This time, Gao Guli was attacked by Zhang Liao, and he naturally hoped that Gongsun Du would not get involved in it, and let Zhang Liao destroy Gao Guli in order to solve the border trouble.

"King Yan, what Yang Yi said is inappropriate." Gongsun Kang, the eldest son of Gongsun Du, who has always been unpleasant to Yangyi, stood up directly when he heard this: "Gao Guli is my ally of Dayan, you need to know that your lips are dead and your teeth are cold. Yuan's army is powerful, and it is definitely not just a small Gao Guli who came with the momentum of Wanjun, and the ultimate goal must be us. If we sit back and watch Goguryi be wiped out, then not to mention losing an ally, Wuhuan and other alien races will also lose their trust in our army. When the time comes, if the Yuan army attacks, I'm afraid we will have to fight alone and sit still. ”

"On the contrary, if we send troops to the rescue. At this time, the Yuan army that was attacking Goguryi could not get out for a while, and the continuous battle was the time of exhaustion, if Goguryi could entangle it, we would not only be able to easily wipe out this group of Yuan army, but also take the opportunity to occupy Goguryi with a great victory and strengthen our Liaodong. ”

Yang Yi frowned when she heard this: "Is Childe too confident?" Yuan Shu now occupies most of the world, and there are countless elite soldiers and generals under his command, and the army that attacked Goguryi this time is the army of tigers and wolves, but it took nearly half of the Goguryi city in half a month. Although we have an army of 50,000, we may not be able to match even if we come out. Once the army is sent out to fight and fail, I am afraid that Liaodong will also be difficult to hold. Now it is better to focus on the overall situation and stick to Liaodong. ”

"Humph! Why do you only grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige? Yuan Shu's power is strong, but its foundation is in the south, and it can't reach my Liaodong. However, the 30,000 Yuan army must have suffered a lot of losses after attacking Gaoguryi, how could it be the enemy of our Yan army? As long as King Yan and I have an army of 20,000, I will definitely wipe out this army and easily take Goguryi to expand the territory of My Great Yan. "Although Gongsun Kang is a little resourceful, he has a proud temperament and has never looked at others in his eyes. As the eldest son of Gongsun Du, he has always wanted to make achievements and consolidate his position. Facing Yuan Jun this time, his heart was already ready to move.

Gongsun Du watched his son and the strategist arguing together, and did not stop it, but fell into deep thought. He knew that what both sides said was reasonable, and if he led the army to aid Goguryi, with the previous achievements of the Yuan army, he was afraid that the army would be destroyed and Liaodong would be lost. But if you ignore it, it will chill the hearts of other aliens, and you can only be bullied by Yuan Jun like a turtle with a shrunken head. Gongsun Du, who was extremely timid and obscene in his heart, didn't know how to choose for a while, and looked at Liu Yi who was standing in front of Yangyi.

"Yuan Fang, what do you think?"

Liu Yi arched his hand slightly when he heard this, and said respectfully in the eyes of Yangyi and Gongsun Kang: "Yi thinks that what Yangyi and Gongzi said is extremely true, and it makes sense. ”

"Then what do you think our army should choose?" Gongsun Du frowned and asked.

"Send troops to help, but don't fight for the time being." Liu Yi said lightly.

"What do you mean by that?"

Liu Yi smiled slightly: "As Gongzi said, Gao Guli is my big Yan wing, my lips are cold and my teeth are cold, plus in order to calm the hearts of other aliens, I must help." However, there is a risk in going to the rescue, and we don't know the combat power of Yuan Jun. Yuan Benchu reminded the lord before that the lord was to let the lord contain Yuan Highway, so he must have exaggerated his combat power, and Gao Guli was also the same in order to protect himself. But Yuan's army was able to win many battles, and its combat power should not be underestimated. Therefore, King Yan might as well send troops to support, but not to fight with the other party, and send more scouts to find out the situation of the other party, and then decide whether to fight or retreat. However, it is also possible to prevaricate other foreign allies, Yan Ming We have already gone to the rescue, but the gap between the combat power of the two sides is too great, so there is nothing to be done, and this can be used as an excuse to gather many allies together to deal with Yuan's army. ”

As Gongsun Du's most relied on strategist, Liu Yi still has some talent. He used to be a famous celebrity in the Central Plains, and later avoided Liaodong due to the war, and became the command of Gongsun Du, compared to the locals, he was naturally resourceful, but it was nothing in the Central Plains, and he was not even a first-class strategist.

Gongsun Du's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "Yuan Fang's words are very good. In this way, not only will it not be discredited by others, but it will not delay the fighters, and it will also ensure the safety of the army. That's it! ”

"King Yan, how many troops will be sent this time, and who will lead this army? And as Liu Yi said, it's probably not so simple to avoid a fight. If Yuan's army is strong, it will definitely attack and force the battle or sneak attack. Yang Yi asked with a slight frown when he heard this.

"Yuan Fang, what do you think?" Gongsun Du was blind again when he heard this, and looked at Liu Yi again.

"This time there should be no less and no more. On the one hand, it is necessary to ensure that the troops are sufficient, so that they can eat the Yuan army when their combat strength is not strong, and it is best to take the opportunity to eliminate Goguryi, and on the other hand, it is necessary to leave enough troops to defend Liaodong. According to Yi's view, it is most appropriate to send 30,000 troops. As for the person who leads the troops, it is naturally decided by King Yan. Liu Yi secretly glared at Yang Yi and said slowly.