Karasuma Khan also knew that it was a very dishonorable thing to flee without a fight. But King Karasuma would rather lose face than be an enemy of Ma Qiu.

The accumulation of Ma Qiu's reputation does not depend on how strong his martial arts are, nor on how good his command is, but on the word "fierce". When he was on the Wusun prairie, Ma Qiu's cavalry did not leave a single life left, even if it was an old and weak woman or child, even a baby waiting to be fed, he could not escape from Ma Qiu's palm.

In the prairie, the living conditions are poor and the population is insufficient, so under normal circumstances, if a tribe is broken, women and children under the wheels will still be left behind as slaves, such as Ma Qiu, who does not leave chickens and dogs, has never been, and Ma Qiu's tactics are typical of non-dying, and it took several years to forcibly migrate Wusun out of the Western Regions. This kind of person is worse than a horse thief, and no people on the grassland want to offend.

Wusun Khan knew very well that if he offended Ma Qiu. If he deals with himself like he did with the Wusun people, the Karasuma people will suffer. If you are bitten by Ma Qiu, there is only one way to migrate. But the Karasuma people had nowhere to escape. The eastern part of the western Liaoxi prairie is blocked by the Changbai Mountains, the west is the territory of the Xianbei people, and the Karasuma people cannot afford to offend, while the north is the cold Siberian Plain, that icy and snowy place, the Karasuma people cannot survive at all.

So when he learned that it was Ma Qiu who came, Karasuma Khan wisely chose to retreat and not to provoke Ma Qiu.

Wei Yansheng's strategy of attacking the west from the east was very successful, and Wei Yan's multiple banners on the southern line and feints to besiege the entrenchment really attracted Deng Ai's attention, and at the same time, Deng Ai also thought that the grassland in western Liaoning had the assistance of Karasuma Khan, and there would definitely be no mistakes, so the strategic focus was placed on the Liaohe River.

On the other side, under the cover of Ma Qiu's cavalry, the Han army walked through the grassland and raided Xiangping City.

A few days later.

Gongsun Yuan in Xiangping City finally got the news that the Han army had come from the north and was only two days away from Xiangping.

Gongsun Yuan was shocked and hurriedly sent someone to recruit Deng Ai to return to Xiangping.

Liaohe Deng Ai military camp.

"Unexpected! Unexpected! A dignified Karasuma Khan didn't even see Ma Qiu's face, so he ran away! What do you say, the Karasuma people are all warriors, and they are all tough guys, I bah! Coward one! Deng Ai's face was already flushed with anger, and he kept scolding.

"General, this is unexpected. I can't imagine that Karasuma Khan is so unbearable. But now that the Han army has raided Xiangping, should we return to Xiangping immediately? Next to him, Beiyan asked.

"Of course we have to go back, if Xiangping is lost, there will be no point in waiting for me to fight here. Beiyan, you go and straighten out the soldiers and horses immediately, and we will return to the army immediately. While Deng Ai spoke, his face was full of reluctance.

The entrenchment near the Liao River, Deng Ai was painstakingly managed and built for a long time before it was built, originally Deng Ai planned, the Liao River was the best line of defense for the low-grade Han army, as long as the Han army was prevented from crossing the river, then after a long time, the Han army would inevitably retreat by itself.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, Deng Aiwan never thought that something would go wrong on the side of Karasuma Khan. Now the Liaohe entrenchment is in vain, once Deng Ai withdraws, the Han army can immediately cross the river, and Liaodong has lost the best line of defense.

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Deng Ai was forced to abandon his positions along the Liao River and withdraw to Xiangping. Then the rest of the Han army immediately crossed the Liao River, and then took advantage of the situation to march to Xiangping City to join forces with the men and horses who had previously walked the grassland.

Xiangping City is the largest city in eastern Liaodong. Since the time of Gongsun Du, through Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Gong, and now Gongsun Yuan, the scale of Xiangping has become very large due to the operation of four generations. In the past, because Liaodong was often invaded by the Karasuma people and the Goguryeo people, the walls of Xiangping Castle were also deliberately made very tall and strong.

Wei Yan also knew that it was not easy to capture Xiangping, and Wei Yan did not expect Ma Qiu's cavalry to capture Xiangping, as long as he could force Deng Ai to withdraw his troops, Wei Yan's strategic goal would be achieved. Now that Deng Ai has really withdrawn his troops, there is no need for the raid team to attack Xiangping, but chooses to intercept Deng Ai's returning army.

The Han army set up camp in Huishan to intercept Deng Ai's reinforcements. Deng Ai was eager to return to help, had no intention of fighting, lost three battles and three defeats, and lost some troops, but he still succeeded in breaking the blockade of the Han army and returned to Xiangping City.

After that, the Han army returned to the mountains, and then Wei Yan commanded the army and began to advance to Xiangping.

Maybe it's a good thing, just when Wei Yan was about to start besieging Xiangping, it rained in Liaodong.

This season was originally a rainy season, God seemed to be crazy, even heavy rain, several days did not stop, and because of this, the Liaodong River swelled, a few feet away from the river bank.

This is for Wei Yan. It is undoubtedly a thunderbolt on a sunny day, the Liaoshui is soaring, and it is only a few feet away from the flat land, if the heavy rain continues, the river will not cross the riverbed and rush into the land of Liaodong, and at that time, Wei Yan's army will be the brunt, and the scene of flooding the three armies in the past may be reborn.

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Inside the city of Xiangping.

Looking at the raindrops slowly falling from the sky, Deng Ai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "It's a pity, it's a pity!" In this weather, if a dam can be built in the upper reaches of the Liao River to store water, it will definitely flood Wei Yan, and at that time, Wei Yan's hundreds of thousands of troops will be wiped out! ”

Bei Yan hurriedly stepped forward and comforted: "General, don't worry, you see that the rain is still falling, I heard that the river is only a few feet away from the river bank now, maybe the rain will be a little heavier tonight, and it will break through the riverbed, and it will also flood Wei Yan's army at that time!" ”

"Heavy rain overnight? I hope so! It's a pity that I won't do it to ask for rain, if I can borrow the east wind like Zhuge Kongming. How nice it would be to borrow a heavy rain. Deng Ai looked up at the sky and spoke.

Compared with the city of Xiangping, the Wei Yan camp that returned to the mountain at this time was indeed a fight, and everyone was discussing whether to continue the attack, or retreat to a safe place at the moment, and wait until the rain had passed before making plans.

It was Guo Huai who first proposed the withdrawal of troops, and Guo Huai thought that the Liaohe embankment could collapse at any time, once the Liaohe embankment collapsed. The Han army on the mountain will definitely be hit hard, although the terrain of the mountain is higher than the flat land, but it is indeed besieged by the water on the mountain, the situation will become very unfavorable, Deng Ai and then cooperate with the water attack, the Han army will be defeated, so Guo Huai advocated withdrawing the army.

Guo Huai has always led the troops steadily, and it is reasonable to advocate the withdrawal of troops. However, Wei Yan is a very gambling person, Wei Yan feels that if he withdraws the army, if he attacks again in the future, he will have to face the Liaohe entrenchment, and if he comes back in a few months, it will be winter, and the winter in Liaodong is extremely cold, and the Han soldiers and horses may not be able to adapt to it.

In addition, now that the army has arrived in front of Xiangping, it has formed a suppression of Xiangping, and the withdrawal of the army will be a big loss. How could an opportunist like Wei Yan let go of such a good situation, so Wei Yan would rather risk being flooded than continue to stay in Liaodong.

However, the Han army did not dare to go back to the mountain, after all, the mountain is a high place, the water is still a very safe place here, and it can still settle down, if it goes down to the mountain to a relatively low-lying place, if the water suddenly arrives, the army will be washed away.

Wei Yan, as the commander-in-chief, decided to override the consensus that the army would continue to stay in Huishan and maintain the suppression of Xiangping City.

Wei Yan is gambling, betting that the heavy rain will stop soon, maybe God is rewarding Wei Yan for this persistence, so that Wei Yan won this time, the heavy rain has been intermittent for a month, just when the river is about to overflow the riverbed, the heavy rain finally stopped. Then the Liaohe River receded quickly, and the Han army turned from danger to safety, and it was already mid-July.

Safe later. Wei Yan immediately ordered the march of troops, and the Han army completed the siege of Xiangping City.

Wei Yan's siege experience was very sufficient, and after the siege, he immediately began to raise siege weapons such as earth mountains, digging tunnels, building cocoon carts, and hooking ladders, and began to use long-range weapons such as arrows and catapults to siege the city day and night, and began to consume the troops in the city.

The Northeast of the Three Kingdoms period was far from being as rich as it is now, and the cold climate coupled with the productivity at the bottom made the grain production in Liaodong extremely low. Xiangping City was besieged, and there was no new grain to replenish, and soon there was a shortage of food in Xiangping City. Wei Yan, on the other hand, began to harvest grain near Xiangping to replenish the army's rations.

Mid-August.

At this time on weekdays, the autumn harvest has already been completed, and the new grain has been transported to Xiangping, but this year, due to the siege of Wei Yan's army outside, Gongsun Yuan has not even seen the shadow of grain.

Gongsun Yuan's mansion was built with a splendid momentum, although the area is not as good as the palace, but the layout of the furnishings inside is the materials used, and it is not inferior to the palace at all.

At this time, Gongsun Yuan was indeed sad, seeing that the grain and grass were about to run out, Gongsun Yuan had no choice at all.

Compared with the Han Dynasty controlling several states, Liaodong's war potential is really too poor! Although Deng Ai's ability to lead the troops is very strong, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and this small area and scarce grain production also determine that the Liaodong Army will inevitably not be able to carry out a long-term war of attrition.

Finally, Gongsun Yuan decided to surrender to the Han army.

Gongsun Yuan sent Wang Jian and Liu Fu as envoys, expressing their willingness to surrender face to face, but this time, Wei Yan made a mistake.

Gongsun Yuan is extremely ambitious and an immature wolf. With such a person, Wei Yan really didn't dare to surrender easily. If Wei Yan surrenders Gongsun Yuan today, Gongsun Yuan will rebel in the future, and even Wei Yan will be guilty of inspection.

However, if Gongsun Yuan's surrender is not accepted, the Han army will have to spend a large number of soldiers to storm Xiangping, which is a bit more than worth the loss.

While Wei Yan hesitated, Deng Ai in the city also began to hesitate.

In this Xiangping City, everyone can surrender, but Deng Ai does not dare to surrender, since when Adou broke into Runan, Deng Ai and Adou have formed a feud, in a flash of the past 20 years, this hatred has not been solved, but a little bigger, so Deng Ai did not dare to surrender at all.

Gongsun Yuan is about to surrender, and there are two ways in front of Deng Ai, one is to break through, and the other is to kill Gongsun Yuan and continue to resist desperately