In Yangle City, it has been almost a month since Xu Huang last fought with Gongsun Du. Recently, in order to drag Gongsun Du on the battlefield on the Western Front, Xu Huang led his army out of the city from time to time to harass Changli, Fuli, Binxi and Xihe, but he did not launch a large-scale battle, just shouting around the city, and then retreated to Yangle.

Although the Youzhou cavalry is brave, but in the face of a heavily defended city, it will also lose its advantage, if Xu Huang concentrates his forces to storm a city, he will be besieged from several other cities, such a loss-making way of playing, how can Xu Huang do it.

Yesterday, Xu Huang received a secret report from the direction of Lingzhi, and learned that Xian Yuyin had successfully landed from the Yushi and advanced all the way to Xiangping, so he planned to launch a new offensive on the western front and force Gongsun Du's troops to the area of Da Liaoshui.

Xu Huang said to Tian Yu: "Guorang, the eastern front has been steadily advancing, and it is estimated that when the news comes, General Xian Yu has already led the army to capture Xinchang, and it is time for our side to act." ”

"Well, it's time to compress the defense line of Gongsun Du's army. The greater our moves on the Western Front, the less pressure General Xian Yu will receive on the Eastern Front, and the more time we will have to stabilize our position, appease people's hearts, and deal with the counterattack of Gongsun Du's army. ”

"I don't know what the trick of the country is there?"

"In my humble opinion, it's time for Gongsun Du to know what is happening in the east of Lu Dao."

"Hmm, do you want Gongsun Du to mess up his position and send troops back to Xiangping? In this way, wouldn't the pressure be thrown on the brothers on the Eastern Front? ”

"Has General Gongming ever thought of taking advantage of Gongsun Du's return to Xiangping to fight a tough battle with him east of Fuli? As long as Gongsun Du is stopped, the defenders of the cities will rush to rescue Gongsun Du, and at that time, as long as there is a partial division from behind, it is very easy to succeed. ”

"Wouldn't it be too risky to act like this? After all, Gongsun Du deployed more than 40,000 troops on the Western Front, and once he came out, it should not be underestimated. ”

"Our army now has 14,000 men. There are also more than 4,000 captives, and if they are used well, they can successfully capture a few cities while forcing Gongsun Du away. ”

Xu Huang and Guorang carefully summed it up, so a series of strategies against Gongsun Du were soon released.

On this day, Gongsun Du was teaching his eldest son Gongsun Kang the art of controlling the subordinates and the strategy of leading the troops in Fuli City, and when he was talking energetically, the leader of the guards ran to report anxiously: "General Qiyu, the guard of Changli City sent someone to come overnight, saying that there is a very important matter to report to you!" ”

"Bring me people, and stand down left and right!" Gongsun Du looked calm. Drink back left and right.

Not long after, the subordinates sent by the general Changli saw Gongsun Du.

"Lord Governor, this is a secret letter from General Wang that I asked me to send to you, he said that the matter mentioned in the letter is very suspicious, and I ask the general to find out quickly so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Gongsun Du read the letter sent by General Chang Li, his brows frowned, and he was no longer as calm and calm as Fang Cai.

After a few moments, the same leader of the guards broke in again. whispered a few words in Gongsun Du's ear.

"General Qiyu, General Han of Xihe City sent someone to say that there is something very urgent to report to you."

Gongsun Du then asked the messenger soldiers from Chang Li to retreat, and then asked people to bring the people sent by Han Zhong into the room.

"Lord Governor. This is a secret letter from General Han that I asked me to send to you, saying that the things mentioned in the letter are too appalling, and asking the general to find out in time so as not to fall into the enemy's tricks. ”

This pro-soldier who came to deliver the letter. The words spoken were very similar to the previous one.

Gongsun Du didn't care much, and hurriedly picked up Han Zhong's letter and read it.

It turned out that the letters sent by the guards of Changli and the guards of Bin Xi mentioned the same thing, that is, they caught some soldiers who had fled from the direction of Yangle in the city. These soldiers claimed that the Liao army had come ashore from the Yu clan, and now that the troops were in Xiangping, it would not be long before Liaodong would change hands, and the Gongsun clan was about to be finished.

The guards of Changli City and Binxi City all knew that such rumors were very terrible, and if they were not stopped, they were afraid that it would not be long before the entire Western Front would be shaken. They imprisoned all the soldiers who had fled and reported to Gongsun Du, hoping to get Gongsun Du's attention.

Just when Gongsun Du hesitated, it turned out that the defender of River City also sent someone to report the same thing to him.

"No, this matter can't be delayed any longer!" Gongsun Du immediately decided to send his subordinate Yang Yi back to Xiangping by boat to investigate the reality of the Liao army.

Fuli City is located on the east bank of Yushui, the last time Yangyi brought the Liaodong Naval Division to help the war, the ship docked in the area from the Xihe River to Yushui, Gongsun Du asked Yangyi to return to Xiangping by boat, but it was much faster than walking by land.

After receiving the order of Gongsun Du, Yangyi did not dare to delay, and hurriedly sailed eastward with two thousand sailors, and arrived at the mouth of the Great Liao River a day later, and came to the Liao team city two days later.

At this time, the Liao team city had not yet fallen into the hands of Xian Yuyin, and it was only because Xian Yuyin was worried that after the garrison of too many cities, he would disperse his troops, so he let go of this city. After Yangyi entered the city, he immediately sent people to Xiangping and Xinchang to investigate everywhere, and finally discovered the changes in Xinchang City.

Yang Yi was frightened by the sudden appearance of the Youzhou army, and after sending someone to inform Liu Yi and the second son Gongsun Gong who were left behind in Xiangping City, he hurriedly led the fleet down the river and fled back to the Xihe Sea in one breath.

At this point, Gongsun Du finally believed that the Liao army had crossed the sea and transported the main force to the hinterland of Liaodong, and his strict defense on the western front during this period was just a delaying tactic for Xu Huang. Gongsun Du thought that Xu Huang had only led his army to attack and harass the cities for more than a month, but he had never really attacked any city, and he was very angry and depressed. Xiangping is the foundation of the Gongsun Du family, and there are not only Gongsun Du's clansmen in the city, but also the huge wealth he has accumulated over the years, which cannot fall into the hands of the Du Liao army no matter what.

Gongsun Du called his eldest son Gongsun Kang to the front, and said in a serious voice: "Wu'er, Xiangping is in a hurry, your father needs to lead the army back to help, you must stabilize your mind on the Western Front, don't be deceived by Xu Huang's various tricks, just stick to the city, and wait for me to destroy the enemy army mixed into the hinterland of Liaodong, and then come to see you!" ”

Gongsun Kang said goodbye to his father with some reluctance, and then continued to stay in Fuli to preside over the defense of the Western Front.

Gongsun Du drew a total of 15,000 men from various cities, and on the third day, they met thirty miles south of Fuli City, and then marched east together. After receiving the order from Gongsun Du to transfer troops, the garrison of Xihe City was the farthest away from Fuli, and after receiving the order from Gongsun Du, he hurriedly sent 3,000 cavalry out of the city, first rushed to Binxi City, and then the soldiers mobilized by the two cities were combined into one, and then advanced towards the predetermined meeting place.

The number of troops coming out of Binxi City increased to 6,000, and they were about to reach the southern bank of Yushui when they were suddenly attacked by Xu Huang. This time, Xu Huang brought 11,000 people, and all of them were cavalry, including the elite light cavalry of the two battalions of the Duliao Army and the Zhenbei Army, as well as 5,000 Wuhuan mercenaries who were eager to make meritorious contributions and make a fortune.

One can imagine how easy this siege and annihilation battle was.

It only took Xu Huang an hour to swallow the 6,000 men and horses sent by Xihe and Binxi. Immediately afterwards, Xu Huang escorted all the captured captives back to Yangle City.

Outside the city of Fuli, Gongsun Du first waited for the 3,000 soldiers and horses sent from Changli, plus the 6,000 men and horses he was going to take from Fuli, adding up to 9,000 people. Gongsun Du patiently waited for the troops sent by Xihe and Binxi to come and join him, but he waited left and right for a full day, but he didn't even see a single figure. Gongsun Du, who was furious, immediately sent people to Binxi and Xihe to reprimand the guards Han Zhong and Wang Jian, and ordered them to send soldiers and horses to join him in the shortest possible time.

Han Zhong and Wang Jian were scolded by Gongsun Du, but they couldn't say it, they obviously sent 3,000 soldiers and horses each according to Gongsun Du's orders, but now Gongsun Du sent people to reprimand them on the grounds of slow action, what happened here, and where did the 6,000 men and horses go?

Now there are only 4,000 soldiers left in Binxi City, and 5,000 soldiers left in Xihe City, if Han Zhong and Wang Jian each send 3,000 soldiers and horses, then there will be no troops to defend the city, these two people are afraid of Xu Huang, where do they dare to send troops. After some discussion, the two could only send someone to Fuli to explain to Gongsun Du, and then push the reason for the loss of soldiers and horses to Xu Huang.

When the anxious Gongsun Du saw the people sent by Han Zhong and Wang Jian to explain, he was furious, and asked his subordinates to push this unlucky guy out of the body and cut off the skull. Gongsun Du only thought that Han Zhong and Wang Jian had two hearts, so he mobilized some soldiers and horses from Fuli City, and then gathered 10,000 people and rushed towards Binxi City with great momentum. Before returning to Xiangping, Gongsun Du planned to pack up Han Zhong and Wang Jian first, so as to save him from disobeying the military order even more after he left.

When Gongsun Du led his troops across the river from Yushui, misfortune struck again......

This time, it was Tian Yu who appeared in Gongsun Du's field of vision with 5,000 cavalry dressed in Liaodong soldiers' uniforms, and these cavalry also played the banners of Han Zhong and Wang Jian respectively, and then launched an attack when Gongsun Du's troops crossed the river, but Gongsun Du's army was beaten and dizzy, if Gongsun Du was still on the east bank of Yushui, I am afraid that he will be captured this time.

The disgraced Gongsun Du returned to Fuli City with the remaining soldiers and horses, at this time he already hated Han Zhong and Wang Jian, thinking that the two must have known that after Xian Yuyin led the army to approach Xiangping, he was bought by Liu He's men and betrayed him.

Gongsun Kang heard from somewhere that Binxi City had fallen the year before last, so he added fuel to his father and said something to his father, which further confirmed the fact that Han Zhong had already colluded with the Liaoxi side in private.

Gongsun Du was worried that after he left, his son would not be able to resist Xu Huang, Han Zhong and Wang Jian with the troops of Changli and Fuli alone, so he made up his mind and ordered the guards of Changli City to abandon Changli and lead his troops and horses to Fuli overnight to join him. (To be continued......)