"Big brother, Tan Malai reported, Tian Feng and Yan Rou have already retreated to Youbeiping, but Liaoxi has not left a single soldier!" After occupying Yangle City, Gongsun Gong said to Gongsun Kang.

"Why did you retreat so quickly?" Gongsun Kang touched his beard and groaned. Unlike his brothers, Gongsun Gong was known for his eloquence, while Gongsun Kang was known for his bravery. Judging from the appearance, although the two brothers are quite similar in appearance, it can be clearly seen that Gongsun Kang is more fierce than Gongsun Gong in temperament, or Gongsun Gong is more elegant than Gongsun Kang.

"I have sent a careful investigation carefully, I don't know what Tian Feng and the others have in mind, it is best not to use troops lightly before this." Gongsun Gong said in a deep voice. Gongsun Kang also nodded, the current situation is unclear, and it is indeed not appropriate to act rashly. After occupying Liaoxi, the two began to hold on to the city for further news.

Just when the two of them were holding the city, Yan Rou gathered 50,000 elite soldiers, borrowed the road from Yuyang County to Dongxianbei, and went straight to Liaodong County. It was almost midwinter, and it had just snowed, so the Central Plains rarely mobilized troops at this time. However, the people of Liaodong have long been accustomed to wind and snow, and now this kind of heavy snow is only a little more difficult for them, and it is still possible to move troops if they really want to. After Yan Rou finished assembling the team, he didn't say hello to Dong Xianbei, and killed Liaodong directly from his territory.

The Xianbei clan is divided into three parts. East Xianbei lives in the north of Youzhou, east of Changbai Mountain, and is the weakest of the three Xianbei in terms of strength. has not been bullied by Gongsun Kang over the years, but also by Yan Rou, and has long been a man with his tail between his legs. Now that Yan Rou's 50,000 elite horsemen are coming over with great momentum, the various departments of Dongxianbei are just thinking that they can't get along with themselves, and they are all in chaos. Fortunately, Yan Rou and his people only crossed the border and did not conflict with him, and the Xianbei tribes waited for them to pass, and then they were relieved.

After several days of rapid marching, Yan Rou finally led his people to cross the territory of Xianbei and turn into Liaodong. "General, there are people all the way ahead, but they don't have a banner, but I don't know who it is." The scout who had just been sent out came back to report to Yan Rouyu.

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

"Probably dozens of people!" The scout replied.

"Dozens? That should be the patrol of Liaodong. The order went down, and the troops were quickly divided into two ways, outflanked, and no one was left! Yan Rou gave an order, and he was already the first to rush to the front line, killing the hundreds of people in front.

"What did you say?" Gongsun Kang listened carefully to the report, and suddenly jumped up and stared at the person, but his face was irrepressibly excited.

"It is said that Cao Ying is coming, so Yuan Tan transferred a large team of men and horses to Jizhou to block Cao Ying. At present, there are only thirty or forty thousand defenders left in Youzhou, and they can only hold on to the six counties of Youzhou. He replied.

"Is that so?" Gongsun Kang rubbed his hands and said excitedly. At this time, Gongsun Gong beside him groaned: "Big brother, what should I do now?" ”

"What else? Taking advantage of the Yuan family's lack of troops here, we will first take down Youbeiping and Yuyang, and then we will gain a firm foothold here, and then take Guangyang and Shanggu Prefectures. Gongsun Kang said as a matter of course, his eyes shining straight ahead as he spoke, as if victory was at hand.

"But our army's grain and grass are all supplied by Liaodong, if the battle line is too long, in case those Xianbei people or Wuhuan people cut off the grain route, it will be a big deal." Gongsun Gong said with some concern. These steppe peoples have no faith at all, and once they freeze and starve in winter, they will go south to rob them, and their own logistics will inevitably become fat in their mouths.

"Well, that's a matter of concern. In this way, the 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 mongrels that whoever dares to touch my Gongsun Kang's grain and grass will come and say that I will have him repay ten times more! Gongsun Kang said murderously.

"That's the only way, big brother still needs to capture Youbeiping as soon as possible!" Gongsun Gong felt that there was always a trace of worry in his heart, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly, so he had to temporarily lead the army to stick to Yangle City to supervise the grain and grass, and Gongsun Kang led an army of 50,000 to advance to Youbeiping, preparing to further consolidate the foundation.

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

"There are more than 10,000 defenders in Youbeiping, and even if Gongsun Kang wants to capture it, he will have to spend a lot of time. Prior to this, General Yan Rou was afraid that he had already pacified the three counties of Liaodong. Tian Feng stroked his beard and smiled.

As Tian Feng expected, after Yan Rou's 50,000 elite soldiers arrived in Liaodong, due to the emptiness of the garrison of the three counties, the march along the way could only be described as invincible. After quickly taking Xuansu, Yan Rou continued to divide his troops to raid the two counties of Liaodong and Lelang. Gongsun Du, who stayed in Liaodong, was terminally ill at this time, and the defenders of Liaodong had no leader, how could they resist in the face of such a tiger and wolf army? In the past, Karasuma, Xianbei, and Sanhan, who were said to have a feud with Gongsun Kang, all took advantage of the fire to rob at this time, but in October, the three counties of Liaodong had already been branded by the Yuan family. Gongsun Du, who was seriously ill, heard the news and hung up without picking it up in one breath.

Gongsun Du hung up, but Yan Rou didn't care about these things for the time being. Under his orders, all the grain and grass transported to Gongsun Kang through Liaoxi were cut off. After only ten days of doing this, Gongsun Gong, who was in Yangle City, first noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly notified Gongsun Kang, who was in Youbeiping. The latter attacked Youbeiping for nearly a month and did not take it, and he was also surprised to receive a letter from his brother.

"Second brother, do you mean that the grain and grass have been cut off?" After hurrying back to Yangle City, Gongsun Kang asked his brother with some horror.

"Exactly, big brother, something must have happened in Liaodong." Gongsun Gong nodded. The two brothers were silent for a long time, knowing that Liaodong is their foundation. Now that Youbeiping has not yet been captured, once something happens to Liaodong, then his brother really has nowhere to return. Relying on this small Liaoxi County is not enough to serve as its own foundation.

"Hurry up and send someone to Liaodong to inquire about the news, and at the same time stick to Yangle City." Gongsun Kang thought about it for a while and hurriedly ordered, Gongsun Gong has always been the only brother who is the head of the horse, and hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the news without mentioning it.

A few days later, a piece of news like a thunderbolt from a sunny day was found out: Yan Rou led the army to make a detour through Xianbei and went straight into the three counties of Liaodong, where most of the places had been captured. At this time, the Gongsun brothers were suddenly anxious, and after hastily discussing it, they raised troops overnight to kill back to Liaodong.

"Sir, Gongsun Kang has withdrawn, do we want to pursue?" On this day, after Yuan Xi read the latest military report, he hurriedly said to Tian Feng.

"Pursue it, but let's try to push slowly. Gongsun Kang has no food and grass, and sooner or later the army's morale will be chaotic. Once the army is distracted, it will be self-defeating. All we have to prevent is that his dying blow will make us too badly damaged. Tian Feng said slowly.

"What the gentleman said is very true!" Yuan Xi nodded again and again when he heard this. Tian Feng sighed and said, "Gongsun Kang is too anxious, and he forgets his righteousness when he sees profit. This battle, since he left Liaodong, has been lost! ”

As Tian Feng had predicted, the Gongsun Kang brothers led their troops to retreat to Liaodong in a hurry. When they arrived at the border of the Liao River, which divides eastern and western Liaoning, 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 a large army to advance slowly from Liaoxi, recovering their previous lost territory along the way. By the time they caught up with Gongsun Kang on the western Liaoxi border, the latter was struggling with how to cross the Liao River. Of course, the arrival of Yuan Xi and Tian Feng made him more distressed.

"Yuan Xi'er, what kind of hero is this kind of robbery while the fire is hot!" Gongsun Kang looked at the two groups of people in front of him, who had faintly surrounded himself at the core, and suddenly became angry. "Big brother, what should I do now?" Gongsun Gong asked with a trembling voice. Now the situation is very clear, Liaodong has been lost, and he is surrounded by two armies, and this situation is extremely bad.

"Pass my orders!" Gongsun Kang was about to give the order to fight to the death, when there was a sudden confusion in the neatly arranged military formation of Yan Rou on the opposite side, and the soldiers in the middle made way for a way, and then a group of people were pushed forward by Yan Rou's subordinates.

"Mother?" The Gongsun Kang brothers soon found that their mother was the first, and then their sons, wives, and younger siblings were also pushed forward. Not only their relatives, but also the families of many soldiers were also pushed forward, and Gongsun Kang's people suddenly became agitated. Gongsun Kang was anxious when he saw it, and shouted repeatedly: "Yan Rou, what kind of ability are you?" If you have the ability to let go of your hands and feet and fight with Lao Tzu, what is it to bully the old and weak women and children? ”

Ignoring Gongsun Kang's call, Yan Rou spoke directly: "Listen to the troops on the other side, your family members are now detained here. Gongsun Kang violated my boundary, and it has nothing to do with your pawns. If you can repent and not continue to oppose us, you can go home and be reunited with your family. Otherwise, the whole family will not be left behind! ”

Yan Rou's voice was loud, but many people could hear these words clearly across the river, and suddenly Gongsun Kang's subordinates began to become more and more unstable. In fact, there were only a few thousand of these old and weak women and children, except for Gongsun Kang's relatives, who were genuine, and most of the rest were pulled by Yan Rou from nearby villages. But across the Liao River, where did Gongsun Kang's soldiers take care of so much in a hurry?

"Don't listen to his nonsense, shoot him to death!" Gongsun Kang was so angry that he shouted repeatedly. One by one, the soldiers drew their bows, but refused to shoot arrows. Gongsun Kang was in a hurry, and he picked up his bow and shot an old woman on the opposite side with an arrow.

"Mother!" Suddenly, a soldier of the Chinese army cried out heartbreakingly, and while crying, the whole person also rushed into the river and swam to the opposite side, and after swimming a few steps, he was shot in the back by an arrow from the people on the shore. The man was about to die, and was still struggling to swim to the opposite side. At this time, Gongsun Kang's team was completely chaotic, many soldiers threw down their weapons and cried and swam to the opposite side, Gongsun Kang was so anxious that he stomped his feet, but he was helpless. At the same time, Yuan Xi and Tian Feng behind them began to attack, and the Gongsun Kang brothers could not organize an effective counterattack at all, and they were killed and defeated in a short time. Gongsun Kang led thousands of remnants to flee north to Buyeo, and his whereabouts are unknown. The Gongsun family, which once dominated Liaodong, came to naught because Gongsun Kang rashly sent troops.

After Tian Feng pacified Liaodong, he sent people to contact Sanhan, Karasuma and other departments respectively, thus replacing all the status and interests of the Gongsun family here. By the time Tian Feng and the others were busy with all this, it was less than ten days before the Spring Festival. Yuan Tan and Guo Tu and others, who sent people to tell Yecheng quickly, were also overjoyed. After all, it's good to have an extra piece of foundation.

In ancient times, the transmission of news was inconvenient, and when the news of Liaodong's change of ownership reached the Central Plains, it was already about to start spring. "Madam, be careful, don't walk around casually if you have nothing to do!" In Hanshou's rebellious general's mansion, Zhao Feng hugged Zhen Jiang, who was already five months pregnant, and said cautiously.

"Don't worry, husband, I have my own measure!" Zhen Jiang was also a little funny when she saw her husband so nervous. Zhao Feng, who has always been quite calm in his surname, was more nervous than her after she became pregnant, and he couldn't help him personally when he walked.

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

(To be continued)