Chapter 197: The Fall of Gongsun
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In the main hall of the Hou Mansion in Liaodong, Gongsun Du was in a long crown shirt, looking calm, and he had been looking through the pile of information about Ma Han and White Wolf City on the case. And the other driver who was sitting peacefully kneeling on the lower left was engaged in Yangyi, but from the moment when Gongsun Du's arm was hanging in the air, he could see a trace of trembling. This tremor implies sorrow, anger, and fear.
The White Wolf Army not only used Gongsun Kang's banner to seal the letter, but also besieged the mansion for a long time, and did not see the coercion of this eldest son, obviously nine times out of ten it has been unexpected. Gongsun Kang is the heir of the internal designation, and with the special situation of the Gongsun family in Liaodong, if something happens to him, it will not be as simple as the death of an heir. Gongsun Kang has no heirs, and Gongsun Gong is inhumane, which means that the Gongsun lineage in Liaodong is likely to be extinct.
In this era, no one wants to mess with a lord who has no heir. It is not difficult to understand that in the short period of time from the capture of the four gates of Xiangping by the White Wolf Army to the siege of the Hou Mansion, only a senior staff member of his Yang Yi appeared in the Hou Mansion in time, and few of the other officials, big and small, were present.
The reason why Yang Yi was positive was that he thought that Gongsun Du still had a chance to turn defeat into victory, and he judged from the White Wolf Army's move to take the Hou Mansion after the four gates first, he judged that the White Wolf Army's strength was insufficient, otherwise it could be two-pronged, why should it be postponed to this time?
What they have to do now is to delay until dawn, and after dawn, there will be reinforcements. Of course, the premise is that the Hou Mansion is still there, and the Liaodong Hou is still there. As for the grandson's heir, hehe. Isn't this Yang's chance......
Yang Yi was secretly calculating, but he heard Gongsun Du hate and hate the case: "The white wolf is a fierce horse, and sure enough, his heart is like a wolf, and he has long had different aspirations, recruiting homeless people, and building armor." It is a pity that Liaoxi is too far away, there are all kinds of Hu barriers, supervision is inconvenient, and it is not clamped down, so there is today's disaster. β
Yang Yi said: "It is because Liaoxi is far away. I missed the vigilance, but I really didn't expect that a large number of enemy troops would come to the city, could it be that these cavalry troops were pre-ambushed in the morning? That's not right, if this is the case, the horse rebellion will not only lead a dozen horsemen to escape in a thrilling way, let alone fight with our army for more than ten days. Could it be that there is a convenient road connecting western Liaoning and eastern Liaodong......"
When Yang Yi said this, Huo Ran raised his head and met Gongsun Du's gaze. Both of them were shocked, if this was the case, the White Wolf Army would definitely have backup, and the speed was not slow.
This time. Gongsun Du couldn't pretend to be calm anymore, he suppressed his worries about the safety of his eldest son, and said to Yang Yi: "Zixiu is very worried, and the soldiers and horses in the Gubei Battalion are only 5,000. There are not more than 1,000 in Buyun Peak, and now there are less than 4,000, and the field battle is still acceptable. The siege seems to be insufficient, can the soldiers of the Zixiu clan be quickly transferred? β
Yang Yi smiled bitterly: "Now that the war is imminent, Yi'an dares to resign?" It's just that no matter how fast it is, it will have to ...... tomorrow."
As the first family in Liaodong, how can the Yang clan have fewer private soldiers? If they are all armed, I am afraid that there will be only a lot more soldiers and horses than the regular northern battalion in Liaodong. It's just that as the Taishou of Liaodong, how could Gongsun Du tolerate that there were so many soldiers and horses under his nose that were not under his control. Therefore, the private soldiers of the Yang clan are mostly distributed in the counties of eastern Liaodong, and the farthest ones are even in the Yu clan, and there are basically no ones in Xiangping City. It looks like it's usually safe, but when it really needs to be used, Fang Hates has few soldiers!
Gongsun Du sighed: "It's a pity that Zhongping and Wang Changshi went to Motianling to visit Xian, and they didn't return, if the second monarch is here, the power of the three families such as the king may be able to raise another 500 soldiers, so it will be able to support until dawn." β
Yang Yi is only the only one, sneering in his heart, at this critical moment, Changshi Wang Lie and Yingzhou Assassin Shi Liu Yi are not in the city, and they have lost an opportunity to share weal and woe with the prince and marquis. As long as you survive the catastrophe in front of you, in the heart of the prince and marquis in the future, you can stabilize the two of you.
Say a thousand, say 10,000, the most important thing at the moment is to hold on until dawn, so that there will be a turnaround.
Gongsun Du recruited an attendant: "Call Captain Zhang to see you." β
Captain Zhang is naturally Zhang Chang, and it is this Gongsun Du's favorite general who is currently commanding the defense of the Hou Mansion. Gongsun Du must hear the assurance of this loving general, otherwise his heart will not be steady.
Leaning less, there was a rush of footsteps in front of the steps, and a calm voice came: "The last general is open, knock on the prince." β
Gongsun Du waved his hand: "If you have armor, you don't have to worship, and in addition, you don't have to take off your boots in a hurry." β
Zhang Chang is in armor, and he does not have to pay homage, but he enters the lobby without removing his boots, which is a loss of etiquette. Even if Gongsun Du doesn't blame him now, in the future, Na Yang Yi will inevitably use this matter as a handle for attack. Although Zhang Chang is a military general, he can win the favor of Gongsun Du, and he is not a wise person, so he does not dare to enter, and only kneels in front of the steps.
Gongsun Du just said it to show leniency, so he only asked, "Has the white wolf rebel ever attacked?" β
Zhang Chang replied: "Half an hour ago, the thief army launched an attack around the south wall, and then somehow retreated. Our troops killed and wounded several thieves and suffered several casualties. β
Gongsun Du was surprised: "The thief is so strong? β
At such a critical moment, Zhang Chang did not dare to report good news or bad news, and said honestly: "The white wolf thief is indeed brave and sharp, but our army also has an advantage. We are defending, and the thieves are attacking, and the last general has already discovered that there are not many thieves, but only two or three hundred people. The last general can guarantee that if the thief army does not increase its strength, it will definitely not be able to kill it. β
"Good!" Gongsun Du happily filmed the case, what he wanted was such a guarantee, "It is worthy of being a lonely relative, after this battle, you will be promoted to Zhonglang General, and you will be a meritorious soldier tonight, and you will be rewarded with a generous rate, go ahead." β
Zhonglang will be such a high-ranking official, let alone a Taishou, even if it is a state pastor, he is not qualified to grant it. With Yuan Shao's great momentum, there are many talents under his command, and none of them are Zhonglang generals, and this newly baked Liaodong Marquis and Pingzhou Mu have not been ashamed to seal their subordinates as Zhonglang generals, and their ambitions are obvious.
And Zhang Chang is also happy, among the three major generals in Liaodong (Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Mo, Zhang Chang), he is one of the tail of the crane, his affinity is not as good as Gongsun Kang, and his military achievements are not as good as Gongsun Mo.
Zhang Chang paused excitedly. Turn and leave.
With the victory in hand, Gongsun Du regained his usual graceful state, and smiled at Yang Yi: "Zixiu, why don't you and I drink at night with candles and wait for the military plane." β
Yang Yi was also full of smiles, and was about to speak, but saw that Gongsun Du's face was different, and his eyes were staring straight at the door. Yang Yi felt something, and looked back, but saw that Zhang Chang, who had just left, had gone and returned. Originally, it was nothing. If there is an emergency military situation, he can enter the report at any time. It's just that Zhang Chang, who was still respectful and didn't even dare to step into the doorway, not only stepped in leather boots at this moment, but also turned his back to the lobby and retreated, how rude this is!
Yang Yi was furious, and Huo Ran got up: "Captain Zhang......"
Yang Yi was supposed to denounce his wrongdoing. But just now he was kneeling and looking up, his vision was limited, he didn't see something, and he was standing at the moment. I was shocked to find that there was a person in front of Zhang Chang, who was half a head taller than Zhang Chang because he could only see half of his face. This man is pressing step by step. Zhang Chang stepped back and retreated into the lobby, and the man's shoulders moved. Shot out of the ground, knocked Zhang Chang out of the air, knocked over a desk, and his body rolled into a ball, making it difficult to get up.
As soon as Zhang Chang got out of the way, he revealed the face of this person, Gongsun Du and Yang Yi were shocked, and the former was even more shocked and pushed the case, and said in unison: "Ma Han!" β
Ma Han put away the bow and arrow in his hand, and bowed to the two of them leisurely: "The White Wolf City guards Ma Han, and I have seen the prince and Yang Beijia - I said I would come back, didn't I?" β
Ma Han appeared, and the situation was reversed.
Gongsun Du snorted, his nails were sunken into flesh, his eyes were spitting fire, in disbelief, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "How could you sneak in silently? How can it be! β
"It's useless to shout loudly, it's all my people outside. As for how I got here, hehe, this matter still has a lot of help from Ling Gongzi. Ma Han raised his hand and beckoned, "Let the second son reunite with the monarch's father." β
When Gongsun Gong, who was covered in blood and staggered, was pushed forward by two wolf rider warriors, Gongsun Du's heart was torn together, and Yang Yi seemed to have realized something, and shouted in a lost voice: "Secret Path! You've leaked the secret way! β
The secret passage of the Liaodong Marquis Mansion has always been known only to the successive Taishou and his heirs, and even if they are confidants, they cannot be known. Xianggongsun's family is only known to Gongsun and his son, and relatives such as Liu Yi, Gongsun Mo, and Zhang Chang are unknown. But Yang Yi is an exception, because his father Yang is the last Liaodong Taishou, so he also knows this secret way. As soon as I saw Gongsun Gong, I thought of Ma Han and others sneaking in silently, and the answer was about to come out - it was the secret way.
"The answer is correct, but unfortunately there is no reward." Ma Han raised his hand and clapped his hands, smiling all over his face, "It's best if Yang Beijia is here, you and I will send the prince on the last journey." β
Gongsun Gong trembled with pain, and wanted to pounce on his father's knees, but with two cold and angry eyes, he was weak, slumped on the ground, and said in a wailing voice: "Father, my son can't be forced, he, he tortured too hard......"
The matter has come to this point, even if Gongsun Du splits his son, it will be useless, he finally calms down and faces the reality. The reality is that he's a failure. Even though he still had thousands of troops and horses, he was forced close to the "general" by the Tianju who crossed the river, and he lost everything.
Gongsun Du glanced at Yangyi, but saw that this henchman looked evasive at the moment, and he didn't dare to face himself, and at this moment he had no anger in his heart, only sadness. Yes, the Yang clan is the largest clan in Liaodong, no matter how much stubble Liaodong Taishou replaces, he must rely on the Chongyang clan, and the Liaodong Yang clan is still majestic...... Is his dream of being the hegemon shattered like this? It's only been a few days? If you can do it all over again, don't you provoke this evil star, or simply cede Liaoxi to him...... It's a pity that time can't be turned back, and it's too late to regret it!
Gongsun Du is worthy of the true character of the hero, without half a sentence of begging for mercy or nonsense, he calmly said: "I only want to know, Kang'er ......"
Ma Han interrupted lightly: "He died, I killed it with my own hands." β
The corners of Gongsun Du's eyes twitched a few times, and his gaze fell on the only son who was curled up on the ground, his face was gray, as if he had aged ten years at a time, and his voice was hoarse...... I beg nothing but you, I die, please spare my son. You know that he is not a threat to you......"
Ma Han interrupted coldly: "Do you think it's possible?" β
Gongsun Du smiled miserably: "That's right, the old man is too naΓ―ve, then the old man begs you again." β
"Say."
"Please let me die before my son, and don't let the white-haired man send the black-haired man."
"Okay, I promise you. But it's better to be quick, I don't have the time and I don't have the patience. β
Gongsun Du sighed and took out a short blade from his sleeve.
"Father...... Gongsun Gong burst into tears, washing the blood on his face into white marks, "Son, wrong......"
Yang Yi closed his eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.
At this time, I saw Zhang Chang, who was curled up in a ball, slowly propping up. The two wolf-rider warriors immediately aimed their bows and arrows at Zhang Chang.
Ma Han glanced at Zhang Chang lightly: "Captain Zhang, don't act rashly, so as not to humiliate yourself." β
Zhang Chang ignored it, only staggered to the bottom of the steps, drew his sword with great difficulty, cut the ribbons on his shoulders, neck, ribs, waist and other parts, and the armor on his body fell to the ground with a bang.
After removing the armor, Zhang Chang knelt on the ground with his sword and kowtowed heavily: "Changben is a small official, a cold man, and the prince will not give up, and he will be promoted to the eyes of the officials. Now please allow the prince to bow down and open the way for the prince to protect under the nine lands. β
Gongsun Du choked his nose and said in a trembling voice: "Okay, good, my Gongsun Du also has loyal subordinates." I didn't expect that the last person to accompany Lone on the road was Huaide, you......"
Zhang Chang bowed his head repeatedly, then held the long sword upside down, grasped the blade of the sword with both hands, and stabbed it into the heart with all his might......
Yangyi covered his face with his sleeves, and Gongsun Du was in tears. Ma Han nodded slowly, this is an era of mud and sand, and it is also not full of pearls, Zhang Chang seeks benevolence, and he can be regarded as a well-deserved death.
On April 14 of the first year of Xingping, Ma Han led dozens of elites to sneak into the main hall of the Hou Mansion in Liaodong from the secret road, and the strange soldiers descended from the sky and turned the tables in one fell swoop.
Gongsun Du planted himself, Zhang Chang died with the Lord, and Gongsun Gong was killed by Yangyi (as for whether it was voluntary or forced, only God knows). Then don't drive Yangyi to hold Liaodong Hou, Pingmuzhou, and Taishou Yin Ribbon, and surrender the city.
From this moment on, Liaodong opened a new chapter. (To be continued......)