Shi Xun couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that the road was open and that Xiahou Yuan was coming. He originally wanted to contain the main force of the Liaodong Army first, and then launch a full-scale attack after Xiahou Yuan took office - if it is about the attack and defense of the city, Shixun still has a little confidence in himself, and as for the decisive victory in the plains, he is not good at it. Moreover, Yu Ban was also sent out, Guo Huai still had to garrison Liao Tunnel City, and there were no famous generals under him who could face the enemy. Zhuge Liang? Forget it, just look at how frustrated Kong Ming fought in Qishan in the original history, you know that no matter how talented you are, you can't command Ruoding and destroy the stubborn enemy just after going to the battlefield.

This should be the ring of Kong Ming, and it should also be the ring of oneself.

It's a pity that no matter how fast Xiahou Yuan runs, after all, the starting point is too far, and he can't catch up with the speed of Gongsun Mo's retreat. Fortunately, Karasuma and Yu Ban's cavalry harassed the law, and finally caught up with the Liaodong army at the foot of Shoushan Mountain. However, it was late at night, and neither side was prepared for a night battle, so they had to set up camp for the coming day.

The first mountain is in the southeast direction of Xiangping, and its peaks have three, and it is named because it resembles a human head. Its mountain is not high, but the geographical location is very important, it is in the horn of Xiangping, if you want to attack Xiangping, you must first go down the first mountain - this is also an important reason why the Liaodong army originally planned to garrison the first mountain.

Shi Xun had been to Xiangping as an envoy before, and he had observed this city, although the scale was relatively large, but the city defense was not very tight-it is estimated that because it was the core base of the Gongsun clan, it was rarely burned by soldiers, which was very different from the original history when Sima Yi entered the siege. Sima Yi had 40,000 soldiers and horses, and when it rained, the sergeants died of many injuries and diseases. It can also easily capture Xiangping City. Shi Xun estimates that there are more than 20,000 people under his command now. As long as you plan and get the law, it will not be difficult to attack.

But the premise is that the main force of the Liaodong Army must be destroyed outside Xiangping City first, on the one hand, weakening its city defense, and on the other hand, demoralizing, so the battle at the foot of Shoushan Mountain is the key to victory or defeat. Therefore, Xun Qiang endured fatigue and sleepiness, and ordered his soldiers to search around, hoping to capture some local natives. It is good to inquire about the situation of the relevant Shoushan - if you want to break the enemy's army, you must first know its geography.

However, it didn't take long, but the soldiers first tied in an acquaintance, and it was Xun Zhi's great joy: "Yuan Tu, I'll stay with Qing for a long time!" ”

The person who came was Xiao Ji Yuantu, he took dozens of followers, killed the envoys sent by Liaodong to detain him, and went all the way north to find Shixun, but Shixun had already gone south, and the two almost missed it in person. Xiao Ji is anxious. So I don't rest either, I go around in a circle and look for it everywhere. Finally, in the middle of the night, he was thrown into Cao's military camp.

Shi Xun hurriedly untied the shackles of Ji Ji, and then asked sincerely. Xiao Ji said: "Tianxing Gongsun Mo has not climbed the mountain, although the first mountain is not high, Liaodong has built a fortress for a long time, thinking that it is a long-term plan, if it goes up the mountain, it is difficult to break." Tomorrow can be covered at the foot of the mountain, then it is easy to go down. ”

Of course, I also understand this truth, the problem is that the two sides are now similar in strength, and it is still quite difficult to defeat Gongsun Mo in one battle. In particular, although he did not climb the mountain, he could rely on the first mountain as a basis, so that our army could not surprise his troops to attack his flank, and he had to fight head-on-"I can't hide it, there is no general in the army, and I have no strategy for victory." ”

Xiao Ji pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Hongfu uses soldiers, and he has always outwitted him. Now Gongsun Mo is panicking to this point, the matter of Xiangping will be unclear, I try to mess with his heart, or I can defeat it. ”

So the discussion was set, and the next day the match, Xiao Yuantu rode out first. Gongsun Mo was shocked and angry when he saw it, and asked, "Yuan Tu, you are descending to Cao Hu?" Xiao Ji's face was full of sadness, he looked at Gongsun Mo, wept gloomily, and said miserably: "Lord...... Dead! ”

Although Gongsun Mo was sad when he heard this, it was also expected - Gongsun Du lingered on the sickbed for so long, it was not strange when he was angry. Therefore, he asked: "Since the lord has the grace to live in you, then you will repay him and his descendants, how can the lord die and rebel shamelessly?!" "Holding the saddle on the horse, it seems that he is ready to stab it out at any time, and take the life of the dog.

Xiao Ji waved his hand again and again: "No, it's not that I want to rebel against the Gongsun clan, but I have to be an ear." Yesterday, Xiangping came, and the cloud lord summoned me back to the city, but in fact, it was also a fraud. The lord died early, and Yang Yi did not mourn, but wanted to support the sick and weak son of the sect as the heir. Zong Ci Gongzi knew his scheme, and secretly recruited me to return to the city to plan for him. However, before Ji reached Xiangping, he had already heard that Yangyi was in chaos, and Zongci Gongzi was killed by him......"

When Gongsun Mo heard the bad news, he was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse, and then frowned, his eyes fixed on Xiao Ji's expression, trying to judge whether he was telling the truth or a lie. This is really amazing!

Yangyi's abuse of power is true, up and down Liaodong, except for Gongsun Du's father and son who trust him and reuse him, few people really obey him, but he didn't hear that his party was the same as the second son, and he wanted to be unfavorable to the eldest son, how could he brazenly launch a coup d'état, kill Gongsun Kang, and support Gongsun Gong? But why did Xiao Ji tell such a big lie? What's in it for him?

But he really couldn't see any hypocrisy from Xiao Ji's face - he was dignified and undecided, lying was like drinking water, how could the honest Gongsun Mo see through it? I listened to Xiao Ji and said: "I wanted to return to the army, please ask the general to rise up and avenge the son of Zongci, but the general has retreated, and I have been obtained by Cao Bing, so I have to surrender temporarily." Ji Fei is afraid of the dead, so he prolongs his life, in order to pass this letter to the general - now Yangyi is in Xiangping, if the general returns to the city, he will kill his army, it is the revenge of the son, and there is no revenge! Ji is a general's plan, it is better to surrender the Cao army, and lead the Cao army to destroy the Yang Yi, although the grandson is dead, his heirs can survive, and they will not fall into the hands of villains! ”

Anyway, the Gongsun family is destroyed, "I'd rather give foreign insults than domestic slaves", how can you hand over the flowers and rivers of Liaodong to the rebellious traitor Yangyi?

Gongsun Mo's face was cloudy. Since he returned to the foothills of Shoushan Mountain, he sent knights to contact Xiangping City, but he was taken care of by Shixun to step up patrols in the forbidden place and cut off his contact, so he has not yet seen a horse return. To put it bluntly, the current situation in Xiangping City, Gongsun Mo is black-eyed, so it will be made up by De Ji casually.

Seeing that Gongsun Mo was not sure what he said, Xiao Ji couldn't help but smile miserably: "I am on the order of the envoy to say that the general will descend to Cao, but with the situation that the general is in today, it is also the best policy to descend Cao. Ji Gu knows the three genera before and after, and the future generations may be repeated villains, and it is difficult to win the trust of the general, so let's stop! "Dang" pulled out the sword and unsheathed: "Ji He regrets to die, I only hope that the general will avenge the son of Zongci!" As he spoke, he wiped his neck with lightning speed, and immediately blood splattered, and the corpse fell off the horse.

Gongsun Mo was even more shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to check, but was stopped by Cao Bing, who was hugging Xiao Ji out of the camp, and immediately carried Xiao Ji's body back to the camp. Gongsun Mo had to be suspicious and returned to the camp without mentioning it.

And when Cao Bing returned to the camp, Xiao Yuantu turned over and stood up-of course he faked suicide, and he had already prepared pig blood to deceive people. He was busy moving his limbs, rubbing the bruises from the fall from his horse, and dusting off the placket of his clothes. Yes Xun approached and arched his hand: "There is a Lao Yuantu - is Gongsun Mo willing to surrender?" ”

Xiao Ji smiled bitterly: "I see that although his heart is chaotic, he has no intention of surrendering. Then the conversation changed: "It doesn't matter, there is no one who has been in chaos and can be organized." Gongsun Mo is deceived by me, will not dare to fight again to win, I expect it to break out of the siege, or to climb the mountain and guard, waiting for its first move, the whole army to attack it, but it will win! ”

This situation has long been in the calculation of Xun and others. No matter how much Xiao Ji talks about it, no matter how much he pretends to commit suicide is at the level of an actor, Gongsun Mo always needs a period of digestion when he first hears the bad news, and if the digestion time is too long, it is difficult to ensure that the real situation will not be discovered by the other party. The purpose of Xiao Ji's performance of this play is to mess with Gongsun Mo's heart, whether Gongsun Mo believes it or not, as long as he has three points of suspicion, he is not in the mood to form a round battle head-on again, and have a life-and-death decisive battle with Cao Jun.

Under such circumstances and in a state of mind, the most likely move for Gongsun Mo is to leave this dangerous place quickly, and then inquire into the news in Xiangping City in detail to determine the end. For the time being, he has three ways to go: the next strategy is to break the siege and go north, to Xiangping City, but there are forbidden cavalry in the north, and it is not difficult to stop him for a while.

The middle strategy is to reflexively climb the first mountain to hold on, but climbing the mountain in front of the enemy, the array will be chaotic, as long as the timing of the attack is accurate, Cao Bing can at least bite off a piece of Gongsun Mo's meat. Moreover, it is easy for a soldier to climb the mountain, but it is difficult to climb the mountain with a heavy load, as long as he covers his baggage and grain, with the lonely first mountain, how long can he defend?

According to the original plan of the Liaodong side, it was to divide the troops into two, stationed in Xiangping and Shoushan, and each other was a horn trend. If the Youzhou army encircles Xiangping, then the army of the first mountain can thin its flanks and rear; If the first mountain is surrounded, Xiangping will not sit idly by. But now that the main force has been brought out by Gongsun Mo, even if it sticks to the mountain, the Cao army is struggling to attack, and there are not many soldiers and horses in Xiangping City.

The next strategy is to escape to the south, there are Karasuma cavalry in the south, you might as well get out of the way, let Gongsun Mo pass, it is Xun to lead the army to copy its baggage from behind. The Liaodong Peninsula has long been fortified and cleared, and there is nothing left to store grain, where can Gongsun Mo's 20,000 horses and horses wander in the case of food shortage? Even if Xun then attacked Xiangping, this army would not be worried.

The only thing to worry about is that Gongsun Mo was hungry, and he ran directly to Lelang to attach to Liu Yi regardless of the death or injury, which was to win Liaodong Yi, and if he wanted to enter Lelang again in the future, the difficulty would be relatively increased.

So, which strategy will Gongsun Mo adopt? Shi Xun was also quite curious, so he ordered Zhuge Kongming to climb the high oar early and look at the shape of the enemy formation. Sure enough, the time was not long, so I heard Kong Ming send someone to fly: "The Liaodong Army is moving!" (To be continued......)