After Liu Xu cut off the transportation and replenishment route of the Youzhou army, he hurriedly sent a ship back to Liaodong to report his merits. The novel Gongsun Kang, Yang Yi and others were all overjoyed, so they summoned the group to come to discuss. That Han Yao Han Zhiyu made meritorious suggestions, and was awarded the position of joining the army by Yangyi, and he was also able to attend.

The analysis of everyone is Xun's possible response strategy, which is nothing more than three: one is to fully withdraw the troops and open up the back road, then the danger of Liaodong can be solved temporarily - but Yangyi does not want to see this situation happen, because the previous strong wall cleared the field, although it successfully delayed the progress of the enemy's army, but also greatly damaged the productivity of Liaodong.

The second strategy is to temporarily retreat to the Liao Tunnel to hold on, and at the same time send soldiers and horses to the west, or call the soldiers and horses left behind in Youzhou to march eastward, hoping to open up the back road as much as possible. Gongsun Mo built yì, can concentrate the troops and horses, slowly forward, to monitor it, it is expected that the grain will not continue, do not dare to rashly attack. If the Youzhou side can open up the back road in time, it will not be too late for our army to retreat to Xiangping and Shanshan, and if it is delayed, when it has the opportunity to retreat after its food is exhausted, it can make an all-out attack and inflict heavy losses.

The third possibility was put forward by Xiao Ji, who expected that Xun would stay behind to garrison the Liao Tunnel, and he would go north with the main force and ravage Xuansu. Although Xuanwu County has not been able to clear the wilderness, but it does not have much grain in stock, and it is not afraid that after Shixun has collected grain and grass, he will go straight down to Liaodong from the north road, and it is estimated that it will be delayed for a few more days, so as to wait for the grain road to be unblocked. Gongsun Mo once again suggested attacking the Liao Tunnel, even if he could not succeed, he could also cut off the connection between the Liao Tunnel and the main force of Shixun. At that time, Shixun was sitting on tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and only Xuansu County could be maneuvered. Sooner or later, the food will run out—"I will be captured." ”

From the beginning, Gongsun Mo opposed the retreat to Xiangping. And wants to push the front to the front line of big and small Liaoshui according to the original plan. So when I got the opportunity, I clamored to fight.

However, Han Yao still insisted on sticking to the front line of Xiangping and Shan. He refuted Gongsun Mo and said: "The enemy is outnumbered, there is no danger to be feared, and if you advance, you will be defeated, so it is better to retreat, and you can retreat when its food is exhausted." For the generals, do not be greedy, and if you are greedy, you will overthrow the army. ”

Xiao Ji glanced at Han Yao, and said in his heart what is the origin of this guy. What kind of idea is it, I really can't see what he thinks.

At first, he suspected that Han Yao was a spy released by Xun, so he first advocated that the Youzhou army was too powerful to deal with the enemy, so as to demoralize Liaodong, and then offered a strategy to clear the wilderness, setting up a self-contained plan. In Xiao Ji's view, the agriculture in eastern Liaodong was not enough in the first place, and it was spring, and the amount of grain stored in each county was limited. Even if the army of tens of thousands of people is fed to the enemy, they even collect the valley of the scattered people. It is just icing on the cake, and it is impossible to rely on to completely solve the problem of funding. Therefore, the strong wall and clear wilderness, on the surface, can delay the attack of the Youzhou army, but in fact, for Liaodong, it is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst.

However, Gongsun Mo proposed to use sea ships to carry troops and sneak attack on Shixun's back road, and Xiao Ji thought that he had a good chance of winning. However, although he was looking forward to the fall of the Gongsun family, it was inconvenient for him to express it too obviously, so he did not obstruct it.

Han Yao didn't have a plan to stop Gongsun Mo, and in the case of Xiao Yuantu, his intentions were probably the same as his own - first, to avoid Yang Yi's suspicions, and second, it was expected that Xun had already taken precautions. But the first one didn't expect that Hongfu really fell for the plan, and the second one didn't expect that Han Yao would oppose the battle.

The Youzhou army came thousands of miles, and the back road was far away, which was already conducive to war-before Shixun arrived on the west bank of the Great Liaoshui, and the march was not unpleasant, and Xiao Ji could appreciate it-and even if there was no 100,000 army, it had been planned for a long time, and it was expected that the department was relatively elite and was about to face off with the Liaodong Plain. Han Yao's initial suggestion, it can also be said that in order to weaken the Gongsun family, now that the shape has changed, it is more urgent for Xun to look forward to the decisive battle, it stands to reason that he should instigate the Liaodong Army to withdraw and attack, why is he still obsessed with sticking to Xiangping?

Is this person a spy sent by Xun? How could I not see his train of thought at all?

In fact, Han Zhiyu didn't think about it so much at all, he just pondered, the defeat of Changli that day, the siege equipment of the Youzhou army was very good, it can be seen that the prince is good at attacking the city, then I will let the Liaodong soldiers return to Xiangping and put them to death. As for the decisive battle or not...... He really didn't have that string in his head.

Gongsun Mo and Han Yao criticized each other, Gongsun Mo had it in his head but not in his mouth, and he was not good at words, Han Yao had it in his mouth but not in his brain, and he lacked clear ideas at all, so he couldn't hold each other for a while. Gongsun Kang and Yangyi had no choice but to set their sights on Xiao Ji.

Xiao Yuan Tuxin said that there was a great opportunity, and I couldn't keep silent anymore, so he stood up, waved slightly at the two, and replied: "It's Xun who is here, occupying the time, and I have the right location, people, and the east of Liaoshui, all of which are my homeland, and it is not difficult to deal with it, what General Gongsun said is also." He said that as long as the troops are cautious and retreat to Xiangping when they see that the situation is not right, they should not suffer any setbacks, but whether Xun retreats to the Liao Tunnel or goes north to Xuansu, once the food is exhausted and retreats, our side lacks sufficient preparation and cannot chase after him, but it may make him easily escape back to Youzhou.

"One day of the enemy, several generations of trouble. It is Xun rooted in Youzhou, and the longer the time, the greater the threat to Liaodong. In addition, the lord is in trouble, and it is difficult for the people of Liaodong to gather, and if the enemy is arranged, it will be even more difficult to resist it in the future. "If Gongsun Du is okay, then it doesn't matter, it's Xun who can gather in Youzhou, can't we accumulate in Liaodong? But Gongsun Du is seriously ill, and it is likely that he is about to usher in a chaotic situation of generational change, if it is Xun who will kill again by then, then what will be good?

In fact, Xiao Ji was saying in his heart: Shengji old thief, when are you hanging? I thought you wouldn't survive the battle to lead the troops into Liaodong, but I didn't expect the battle to come to this, you just won't die if you hang your breath......

In the end, Gongsun Kang adopted the attack of Jianyi, that is, Gongsun Mo was appointed as the main general, leading an army of 20,000 to the west. Xiao Ji invited himself to join the army for Gongsun Mo, and Yang Yi nodded and said: "If the Yuan Tu complements each other, I have no choice but to do it." ”

Xiao Ji smiled slightly, and said that I nested in Xiangping City, and there were thousands of tricks that could not be used, and as long as I got out of the city, hey, hey, hey~~

Over there, Han Yao returned to the mansion and wandered around the room, thinking about quickly passing on the news of the Liaodong Army's attack to Shi Xun, but unfortunately there was no one available around him, so he sighed and was impatient, so he didn't mention it for the time being. Besides, the Liaodong army left Xiangping and Mountain, slowly moving westward, Gongsun Mo sent countless sentry cavalry detectives, and finally found out that it was the Xun envoy Guo Huai who defended the city, and he led his troops to Xuansu. He came to Lu Ji to discuss, and said that we are stationing troops on the shore of Liaoshui, cutting off the connection between the main force of Shixun and the Liao Tunnel, or trying to attack the Liao Tunnel City?

Xiao Ji replied: "Both sides of the Liaoshui River are flat and river, how difficult is it to cut off their contact? It is better to attack the Liao Tunnel, if the Liao Tunnel is broken, it will be like a fish in the middle and a beast in the trap. Then, when he went out of the tent, he summoned one of his cronies, disguised as a sentry horseman, and carried a secret letter to find Shixun.

Unlike Han Yao, Xiao Ji has lived in Liaodong for many years, and he has long had the intention of going anyway, so he has a lot of henchmen in every plan, and he doesn't have to worry about no one available.

So the army crossed the Xiaoliao River and approached the Liao Tunnel. Guo Huai garrisoned the Liaodong Tunnel City, and there were no more than 3,000 soldiers under his command, but he had long expected that the Liaodong Army might come to attack the city, so he urged the army and the people for several days, dug soil and trenches, and carried stones to build the city, and was ready to defend it. When the Liaodong Army drove to the city of Liaodong Tunnel, even Xiao Ji couldn't help but be startled: "The defenders of this city have a big hill and valley in their hearts." "It's only been a long time, and the Liao Tunnel has been built like Jinchi Tang City, which is ten times stronger than when the Liaodong side wanted to defend the Liao Tunnel that day!

Gongsun Mo rode around the city, and couldn't help but tremble, and when he came back, he asked Xiao Ji: "This city is very solid, I am afraid it will be difficult to conquer." Ruodun soldiers are under the city, but after Xun returned from Xuansu to attack me, what can I do? It's better to retreat. ”

Xiao Jixin said that I finally got you here, how can I let you go? So he closed his eyes and pondered for a while, pretending to do mental calculations, and then replied: "Since you have come here, if you do not attack and leave, you will hurt your morale and be laughed at by the enemy." Why not try it? The outpost reported that Shi Xun was north of Liaoyang and was about to arrive in Houcheng, which was nearly 300 miles away. If he releases the boat down from the great Liao water, then after the Liao tunnel, there will be no way to attack me; Xiao Liaoshui may not be able to accommodate the army. If he comes up from 6, Liao Tunnel goes to the police, and then turns around and travels quickly, it will take three or four days. We might as well try to attack the Liao Tunnel for two days, and if we can't overcome it, we will retreat immediately, and it will not be too late. ”

All aspects have been calculated, and when Gongsun Mo heard it, this was indeed the truth, so he made up his mind and ordered to build siege equipment overnight, and he would storm Liao Tunnel City early tomorrow morning.

Of course, the arrangement of the siege of the city is not an overnight effort, it is really like Xun beating Changli, the car, the car, the crash, the ladder together, with the siege ability of the Liaodong Army, there are no three or five days and the preparation is not complete. Gongsun Mo just asked the soldiers to cut down a few giant trees, sharpen their ends, and use them to drive them into the city, and at the same time temporarily tie some long ladders to come out.

If this city is only superficial, in fact, the ability of the defenders is average, and the defenders are weak, so they don't need too many siege equipment, and they can also break the city if they are directly attached to it; If it is indeed well guarded, and the guards can deal with the law, then even if the equipment is complete, it is not possible to fight it in ten days and half a month, and it is Xun who should come back even if the turtle climbs. Therefore, as Xiao Ji said, let's try to attack for two days, and if it doesn't work, we will retreat.

After the arrangement was completed, Gongsun Mo returned to the big tent, took off his armor, and the soldiers brought light wine to drink, and then lay down and fell asleep. But he tossed and turned, he just couldn't sleep, and he hated Liaodong for being in danger, if the lord was safe, why was it so? No matter how much he hates Yangyi's abuse of power and ignores the soldiers, he has repeatedly suggested that he summon Liu Yi to return from Lelang, but he is all blocked by Yangyi, this is really a traitor! The three hated Han Yao who knew very little, but he was able to speak well, and he won Yang Yi's favor, so the situation was chaotic - he didn't suspect that Han Yao was a spy.

Fortunately, there is still a Yuantu who can plan for me, and I hope that tomorrow I can conquer the Liao Tunnel, but Xun will escape if he does not die, and Liaodong can be worry-free for the time being. It's just that...... It's unlikely to succeed.

The more I thought about it, the more depressed I became, and when I got up, I wanted to go on a tour and return to the camp. But when he came out of the tent, he suddenly heard a shout coming from the direction of the gate, and then there was chaos in the camp, and the sergeants rushed to shout: "The thief is coming to cut the camp!" "Gongsun Mo's surprise is really extraordinary. (To be continued!)

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