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Beihai Kingdom, Duchang City, under the city is densely packed, armed with simple spear soldiers, under the cover of the bow and crossbow array behind them, let out a rising tide like a roar, like the stormy waves of Laizhou Bay dozens of miles away, slapping towards the lonely city.

During the Three Kingdoms period, there were not many siege methods, and many large-scale siege equipment in later generations did not appear. The ladder is a relatively sophisticated siege equipment in this period, but it is not easy to make a good ladder, but it is not difficult to destroy. A time-consuming, money-consuming, and laborious ladder was built with dozens of elite soldiers, often climbing halfway, and as soon as it launched an attack, it was destroyed by the fire oil, slap rods, suspension cars, rolling logs and stones, and other defensive equipment for the city. The cost of such a siege is too high.

Therefore, a relatively "cheap" siege method, the ant-attached siege, is the most commonly used method in this era.

At this time, the test is the determination of the defenders and whether the equipment to defend the city is complete.

Duchang is a city that has been tested by war for a long time, not to mention the Zhongping and Chuping years, when the Yellow Turban was the most disaster, it besieged the city many times, even after the two great powers of Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao were repeatedly hit hard, there was still Zhang Rao in front of him, and Guan Hai in the back, wave after wave of impact, and Duchang City survived.

But this time, it will not face ant thieves armed with wooden sticks and palladium forks, but the regular army that has defeated the Youzhou army. Duchang City, to be precise, Kong Rong, can he survive again?

The sound of killing outside the city shook the sky, arrows rained down, and at every moment, dozens of lives on both sides disappeared. In the Prime Minister's Mansion in the city, facing Wang Xiu who asked the same words, Kong Rong's slender five fingers holding the tail were still steady, and his tone was calm: "Yuan Xiansi claims to be 20,000 soldiers and horses, but in fact, it is only seven or eight thousand, which is only twice as much as our army. Now the Yuan army is doubling my circle, and I expect it will be difficult to get down quickly. As long as they hold on and drag until their soldiers are short of food, they will retreat, no different from ant thieves. ”

Wang Xiu frowned deeply, and arched his hand: "Envoy, cultivate a few words, take the liberty to advance, and hope to forgive your sins." ”

Kong Rong waved his hand: "I and Shuzhi are like each other, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Wang Xiu said: "The Yuan army attacked the city with newly recruited pawn ants. Holding the back with a strong pawn is a method of light before and heavy at the back, which must not be ignored; And the Yuan army has strong bows and crossbows, and there are plenty of arrows. Although the method of attacking the city is the same as that of the Yellow Turban thieves, the attack power is far above it, so with double the military strength, they dare to launch a strong attack on the city. This must be guarded against. Yuan Xiansi was good at fighting, and with the courage of Tian Zhijun (Tian Kai), he was still defeated by his men. Our army is outnumbered. Even if the city is well fed, it is not yet known whether it will be able to drag it out until winter and cause the enemy to retreat. For today's plan, there are only three strategies to resist the enemy. ”

Kong Rong was excited: "Three strategies! Okay, let's talk about it. ”

Wang Xiu stretched out a finger first: "The next strategy is to deceive ......"

Kong Rong immediately vetoed: "No! I know the meaning of Shuzhi, this is a strategy to delay the army, but I don't take it. ”

Wang Xiu smiled bitterly, but he was not discouraged, he also knew that with the temperament of the lord, he would definitely veto this policy, so he listed it as the next policy. It's just that as a strategist, he has to list all the possibilities, whether he takes it or not, he does his duty.

Wang Xiu stretched out another finger: "Zhongce is the sole support of our army, fighting with one heart, confronting Yuan's army, and finally retreating the enemy." ”

Kong Rong nodded speechlessly, Wang Xiu's word "boil" is to the point, this is no way, it is indeed only the middle strategy.

Wang Xiu finally singled out a finger: "The best strategy is to unite with Donglai Tai Shici, and the inside should be harmonious with the outside, and the Yuan army will definitely be broken under the city of Duchang." ”

Kong Rong nodded again, needless to say, this must be the best policy, but he also knew what Wang Xiu meant that there were prerequisites for Donglai to send troops.

Earlier, when Gongsun Du took Donglai, he only won eleven counties, and the last county "Qianqi" was missing, because it was too remote and the battle line was too long, it was easy to be cut off by Beihai, so it was not taken. However, after Tai Shi Ci took Donglai, he was friendly with Beihai, and Kong Rong had handed over this last city to Donglai. The whole territory of Donglai has been incorporated into the Liaodong forces.

However, Ma Han was still insufficient, and the terrain of Donglai had a big flaw, which greatly affected the defense and attack, and in order to solve this problem, he issued instructions to Tai Shi Ci that "the western boundary of Donglai must be straightened".

At first glance, this command is completely confusing, but when you open the map, it becomes clear. The topography of Donglai is a "U" shape, and the middle is hit by the Beihai State into a "fist", and a curved "finger" is stretched out, so it can be said that in addition to the coastal land, the central hinterland is all occupied by the Beihai.

In modern times, this is stupidity, who doesn't know that the coast is good? But 2,000 years ago, in the coastal lands, birds didn't poop, and no one wanted them.

The most typical is that there is a county in Donglai, named "Changguang", and if the Donglai army wants to enter this county, it must first pass through another county in Beihai Country, "Guanyang", which is the finger of Beihai Country that stretched out to poke chrysanthemums.

If you want to get to my territory, you have to pass through your territory first, which is too weird. Therefore, after Cao Wei in history obtained the north, he made adjustments to the jurisdiction of Donglai, incorporated Guanyang into Donglai, and extracted Qianqian and merged it into Chengyang County, a new county, which looks much more presentable.

However, Ma Han's own considerations, of course, were even higher, and he wanted to turn the "U" shape into a "D" shape, that is, to straighten the boundary between Donglai and the west, and cut off the "fist" and "finger" that Beihai State had extended into -- that is, the five counties of Guanyang, Tingxian, Jiaodong, Jimo, and Zhuangwu under his rule were incorporated into Donglai County. In this way, the Donglai and Western Boundaries will be connected into a line and expanded by one-third, whether it is to deal with the Yuan clan in the west, or to advance south into the Langya Kingdom of Xuzhou in the future, it is of great significance in recruiting and expanding the army, mobilizing the army, and responding quickly.

Of course, this land is not really cut - no one has the power to change the boundaries of the Dahan Prefecture, but only "takes over" it by Donglai. Ceded the rich five counties, under normal circumstances, Kong Rong would definitely not do it, so after Tai Shici discussed with Lu Dai, Liu Yi and others, he decided to make this article a prerequisite for assistance. Of course, nominally it was very righteous and bright -- in order to expand the army to meet the enemy, and quickly send troops, the Yuan clan was rejected.

Liaodong has a lot of grain and Beihai people, so five counties with a large population are set aside for Donglai, which is convenient for recruiting troops and building camps, watching and helping each other. It's a win-win move indeed.

Previously, Wang Xiu sent an envoy to Donglai, and he had preliminarily agreed to this plan, because he knew very well that it was not difficult for the Liaodong Army to swallow Beihai. When Ma Han and Tai Shici broke into Beihai, they once rode through tens of thousands of thieves in Guanhai with more than 100 elites, which he witnessed with his own eyes. Since the Liaodong Army does not come to the hard, but to the soft, it is best for Beihai to be soft, hello, hello, everyone. The real enemy of the North Sea now comes from the west. Only by holding the spirit of cutting meat and feeding the wolves, and feeding these Liaodong wolves, can the lord stay in this Beihai for a long time.

It's just that without external pressure, Kong Rong looked at this clause, his face was gloomy, and he ignored it, and the matter was put on hold for the time being. I just didn't expect it. Yuan Tan's blow came so quickly, now, he had to make a choice, whether to cut meat and feed the wolf? Or sacrifice yourself to feed the tiger (Yuan Tan)?

This choice. It doesn't seem to be difficult.

Kong Rong re-opened the secret discussion, looked at the light for a long time, listened to the sky-shaking fighting outside the city, and finally sighed. At the end of the paperwork, a large bright red seal was stamped.

"I hope that the five counties can be exchanged for the long-term peace and stability of Beihai. Taishi Ziyi, what you want, I gave it. Hopefully, you're on your way to help. ”

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"Taishi Ziyi should be on his way back to Liaodong at this time, right?"

The one who speaks is the ruler. At this time, he was in the back hall of the house, holding a bamboo slip of "Interpretation of Shangshu", and kneeling leisurely at the back of the desk to read.

A person kneeling down the steps outside the courtyard, dressed as a servant, was respectfully replying: "Yes, boarding the ship to Beihang, the momentum is huge, at least half of the city and Huang County people have seen it." ”

"What changes have been made in the military camps in the west of the city, the granaries in various granaries, and the large battalions of the country?"

"Back to the master, except for the transfer of three hundred guards from the country to the north, there is no shortage of personnel."

The management is slightly stunned, three hundred guards, with the bravery of Tai Shi Ci, the number of guards is a bit large. However, thinking that since the outbreak of the rebellion in Liaoxi, there are also some undercurrents surging in Liaodong, and it is also appropriate to bring a few more guards, so he did not delve into it, and waved his hand to order the servants to go down.

After a few days like this, Huang County was normal, and the management was satisfied, so he immediately repaired a letter and ordered someone to send it to the Guanting camp quickly.

On this day, the servants knelt down to the governor as usual to report the information they had collected from the Huangxian County Government, the granaries, the barracks in the west of the city, and the camp in the Yeguo Dynasty, which was not different from the situation in the previous days.

Guan Tong raised his hand and motioned for the servant to go down, but the servant did not move, looking hesitant, as if he had something to say. Guan Tong frowned and elongated his voice: "What else is going on?" ”

The servant said in fear: "Master, there is a situation, I don't know whether to say it......

Guan Tong squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "It's about the military situation, it's all about the details, it's not responsible for making mistakes, and you must be investigated for concealing it." ”

The family servant Khan knelt down and reported: "The little one has an old friend, who was originally the head of the Mu Ping Bo Navy, and his brother died of illness a few days ago, and his family rushed to Mu Ping to find his leave and go home for funeral. Unexpectedly, the camp robe Ze said that he had not returned from his mission. The family thought that they were going to Liaodong with the Taishi envoy, but they returned disappointed. Unexpectedly, two days later, this person would appear at the funeral. The family was different, and after asking for a long time, they finally revealed the truth - this person had been guarding the southern warehouse of the city before, and the news of his brother's death was relayed by Mu Ping Paoze......"

"Wait!" Guan Tong put down the bamboo slip in his hand, and read the words of the servant while brushing his black beard, "You mean that the Bohai Sea sergeant who was supposed to be in Muping actually appeared in Huang County and guarded the granary in the south of the city?" ”

"Yes, according to Xiao's thoughts, this is probably to strengthen the security, or maybe the troops are insufficient, so the use of the navy ......"

"Maybe there is another possibility...... Guan Tong's eyes narrowed into a thread, and the needles flickered, like a poisonous snake smelling danger, "You find some people, get this person into the mansion, and I will interrogate them personally." ”

The domestic servant was embarrassed: "This person did not dare to take leave for too long, and hurriedly attended the funeral and returned to the barracks." ”

Well, tying up a person at home is not a big problem, but breaking into the barracks and kidnapping someone is another matter, they don't have the ability and guts to do so.

"Then someone infiltrates the military camp in the west of the city to investigate in detail - remember to find someone who knows Mu Pingbo's navy." Guan Tong knocked on the case lightly and heavily, and smiled coldly, "Taishi Xiao'er, I hope you don't pretend to be smart, otherwise, I will let you jump into the sea if I manage the fire!" (To be continued......)