At dusk that day, Gongsun Du, who had been asleep for nearly two months, suddenly woke up.

In fact, since Gongsun Du was seriously ill, it was not that Zhenri closed his eyes and lay stiff, otherwise he would have become vegetative. He would occasionally wake up in two or three days, but his eyes were glazed, but he knew that he begged for food and drink with his fingers, but he could not say a word. Sometimes his eyes are slightly clearer, but Gongsun Kang wants to report the political situation to his father, but before he can speak, this sobriety is fleeting.

Tonight was different, Gongsun Du woke up first, slowly raised his stiff arm, pointed to his mouth, and then his lips were pursed, and he actually made a trembling voice: "Wine...... Wine ......"

Gongsun Kang had just returned from inspecting the city, and when he saw this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly rushed forward, lay down in front of the sickbed, and said in a low voice: "My father is sick, and it is inconvenient to drink, so can I make thin porridge?" Gongsun Du put down his hand in a dejected manner, smiled slightly bitterly, and then nodded slowly.

So he immediately ordered the servants to take the gruel made of broth, and Gongsun Kang personally took a wooden spoon and fed it to his father's mouth. Gongsun Du blinked his eyes and said tremblingly, "This ...... How to drink ...... Help me up. ”

The servant came up, carefully sat up Gongsun Dulai, and put on his long robe. So Gongsun Du leaned on his son's shoulder and slowly drank half a bowl of gruel, his mind became clearer and clearer, and his movements were no longer so stiff. He looked left and right, and suddenly asked, "Where is Zong Cheng?" ”

The so-called Zongcheng refers to Gongsun Gong, the second son of Gongsun Du. In fact, Gongsun Kang didn't have to work so hard, the two brothers could take turns to serve their seriously ill father, the problem was that Gongsun Gong was weak in the womb, and his health was not good, and he was sick twice in three days. Basically, it doesn't come in handy. So Gongsun Kang reported to Gongsun Du. Said I was going to patrol the city before. Let your brother come and serve you, isn't this just a change of shift, let him rest—"But you want to summon you?" ”

Gongsun Du frowned slightly, and asked, "Why are you patrolling the city?" "Your dignified prince, when will it be your turn to patrol the city? Could it be that something is wrong?

If this is not a big matter, such as thieves rebelling, the people resisting taxes, or even Goguryeo invading the border, Gongsun Kang plans to hide it from his father for the time being. Seeing that his father is so sick, how can he still be annoyed? The problem is that the Youzhou army is attacking this time, and the Gongsun clan in Liaodong is in danger, and Gongsun Kang is still young after all, his prestige is insufficient, and his confidence is weak, so he still hopes that his father can take the helm.

So in a concise way, it will be said that the matter of the military is not honored. Gongsun Du didn't listen, but after listening to it, his eyebrows were upside down, and he gritted his teeth and hated: "It's Xun hateful!" If it weren't for the illness, I would have personally led the tiger. Take the head of the other! ”

In fact, this is just to vent anger, Gongsun Du is not a martial artist. To fight such a large country, mainly relying on strategizing, it is really not like Cao Cao and Liu Bei who are used to personally raising the lance into battle - barely by analogy, he is similar to Liu Biao, but he is not as literary as Liu Biao, and he is famous all over the world.

Then Gongsun Du asked: "How does Liu Zigang want to deal with it?" "Gongsun Kang said Dad, you are confused, didn't Liu Yi sign Le Lang Taishou, of course he is still in North Korea. Gongsun Du was shocked and hurriedly said: "My family knows the soldiers, no one has passed Liu Zigang, and he will be summoned quickly!" Gongsun Kang agreed, and then his father asked again: "Then, how can you resist the enemy?" ”

Gongsun Kang didn't dare to hide it, so he started from the initial defense line in the Liao Tunnel. Gongsun Du nodded while listening: "If you can refuse to the turn of summer and autumn, Liaoxi Shuifa will be a Jedi and will retreat." Then when he heard Han Yao's plan to strengthen the wall and clear the wilderness, Gongsun Du became anxious, grabbed his son's hand, and said sharply: "This must be a traitor, but you can kill him, don't listen to his words!" ”

Gongsun Kang couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, but he had never suspected Han Yao—in fact, he had never suspected Yang Yi—but he was afraid that his father was confused for a while, so he made such a mess. Yang Gongliang trusts Han Zhiyu very much, and this matter has to be discussed with Yang Yi first.

So I hurried a turning point, not to mention that we did indeed clean up the wilderness, but only said that Gongsun Mo offered a plan and sent the army to attack the back road of the Youzhou army by sea. Gongsun Du nodded slightly: "This plan may be sold, and it is ......" Gongsun Kang hurriedly said in order to make his father happy: "It can be sold!" Liu Xu, the head of Pingguo, also reported the day before yesterday that he had attacked the Youzhou military fort and cut off its grain route. ”

When Gongsun Du heard this, he grinned: "Liu Mou has made this great achievement, and he will be rewarded...... but they can take advantage of the situation to march and force the thief. "Gongsun Kang said that I have sent Gongsun Mo and Xiao Ji to lead the troops west.

Gongsun Du suddenly frowned again, and his hand holding his son couldn't help but increase by three points, and asked eagerly: "Gongsun Mo is the general, who is the auxiliary?" "I also have a lot of money."

"Ahh Gongsun Du couldn't help but shout, "My family will be destroyed by the hands of Ji!" ”

Gongsun Du wanted to use the Ji Ji very much, but at the same time, he was also deeply jealous of the Ji Ji, and he even wondered if he could leave this sword to his son with confidence after a hundred years? Should it be eradicated beforehand? If it's too peaceful, I'm afraid I'll hesitate for a few more days, and if there is a warning signal, then we must find an opportunity to kill Ji Ji to prevent future troubles. It's just that he couldn't imagine that he would get sick so soon, and he couldn't imagine that his stupid son would release Xiao Yuantu out of Xiangping City!

Immediately drank Linggong Sun Kang, and hurriedly sent a fast horse to call Xiao Ji back, saying that I was awake and had something important to discuss with him - "If you refuse to return, you can bind him, and you can kill him!" ”

Gongsun Kang received the order and hurriedly went to arrange, but the messenger here had not been able to gallop out of Xiangping City, and hundreds of miles away under the Liao Tunnel City, the camp of the Liaodong Army was suddenly attacked - the attacker was none other than Guo Huai and Guo Boji.

Thirty percent of Guo Huai's art of war was learned from his father, thirty percent was taught by himself, and the remaining forty percent was taught by Shi Xun. is Xun is like Zhao Kuo, although he lacks experience in actual combat command, his ability to talk on paper is unparalleled in the world. You think, even if Cao Cao is just reading a limited number of military books such as Sun, Wu, and Sima Fa, he is Hongfu, but from "Li Weigong Asks the Right Question" to "Ji Xiao's New Book", he has dabbled in everything, and the number of words is more than twenty times that of Cao Cao!

Especially in later generations, there is a military book, which is Xun very fond of, that is, the "Record of Guarding the City" of the Song people. Although Shi Xun is dedicated to following the text, considering that he is in a troubled world, maybe he will be forced to go to the battlefield one day - although he is getting bolder and more experienced, this time fighting Liaodong is an active act - I can't fight, I have to be able to defend after all, right? Therefore, relying on the extensive reading of the previous life and the super memory of this life, he has long written all the words that can still be remembered in the "Guarding the City", and then compared the articles of the "Liezi" in the "Liezi", which is also the sacred book of guarding the emperor, as well as many historical lessons in later generations, to compile a "City Guarding Policy".

He did not print this book, nor did he dedicate it to Cao Cao, which was regarded as his own private treasure. But for the disciples of Zhuge Liang and Guo Huai, there must be some teaching.

The core idea of the stereotyped "Defending the City" is that Xun has inherited almost all of it, that is: defending the city is not a passive defense, but must be supplemented by an active attack, and it is necessary to rely on the city defense to greatly kill and damage the attacking enemy, and constantly harass them, so that the opponent cannot gather all the strength to launch an attack as much as possible.

Perhaps because of his personality, Zhuge Kongming did not understand this policy very thoroughly, but Guo Boji had a great appetite, and after getting it, he studied it day and night, and pondered it repeatedly. This time, it was Xun who went north to Xuansu and recruited generals to garrison the Liao Tunnel, so Guo Huai took the initiative to ask for an order, saying that the city defense technique I learned from Mr. Xiang has not yet been used, so I just took this opportunity to practice.

As soon as the army left, Guo Huai urged the soldiers and the people to carry out large-scale reinforcement and renovation of the Liao Tunnel City according to their own understanding of the "City Guarding Policy". When the Liaodong army crossed the small Liaoshui and surging to kill, on the one hand, he hurriedly sent people to ask for reinforcements through Guò water and land, and on the other hand, he closed the city and refused to defend it, and climbed to the top of the city to look from afar.

At a glance, the Liaodong Army was about 20,000 people, and the generals under his command couldn't help but feel a little frightened. Guo Huai smiled and comforted them and said: "The art of war is five attacks and ten sieges, and the enemy is no more than ten of me today, and he will come to attack him." And my city is solid, and he repairs the attack tools and three or five days, so that the king will return, but there is no danger. ”

Although he said this, he didn't think about just sticking to the city defense and waiting for Shixun to come back to save him. So on the evening of the same day, Guo Huai selected 300 sharp soldiers, who were armed with big swords and small shields, led by him personally, opened the secret door on the city wall, and rushed out to attack the camp of the Liaodong Army.

Gongsun Mo really didn't guard against this move. On the one hand, the army is huge, and although the specific number of the enemy is not clear, it is estimated that there are only a few thousand people, coupled with the strong defense of the city, in his inherent thinking, how can there be a reason not to defend by holding on, but to take the initiative to attack? Xiao Ji was worried, but he refused to open his mouth to remind him, and just ordered his cronies to guard his tent carefully.

Therefore, Guo Huai took advantage of the darkness of the night, touched the gate of the Liaodong army, shouted, and immediately took the lead in breaking in, first cutting down several sentries, and then setting fire to the tent. The Liaodong Army was suddenly attacked, and immediately became chaotic, trampling on each other, and suffering casualties.

Fortunately, Gongsun Mo had not fallen asleep, so he got up in time, first called for his own soldiers to guard, and then took his own soldiers as the core, and slowly gathered the chaotic pawns to resist the enemy. Although this general Gongsun is not a famous general, he can also be regarded as a general, he has a lot of experience on the battlefield, and he can deal with it well.

In the end, Guo Huai brought out 300 strong soldiers, only four people were lost, and the Liaodong soldiers were killed and wounded more than 100. 20,000 troops, 100 people, in fact, is not a big deal, after such a fuss, the morale of the Liaodong soldiers not only suffered a great setback, but also busy carrying water to put out fires, resetting the guard, busy for half the night, the next morning when the o'clock, more than 30% of all the eyes were black.

This is exactly what Guo Huai aims to do - if you don't rest well, can you still attack the city with all your might?

Gongsun Mo was also frustrated, so he summoned Xiao Yuantu to discuss, saying that looking at the situation last night, the morale in the city was high, and the defenders were also quite brave, I am afraid that it will not be easy to attack the city. Forget it, let's stop fighting, let's quickly close the canopy.

Xiao Yuan Tuxin said that you are really cautious, you have only stayed under the city for one night, and you will withdraw before you can try to attack - if you withdraw like this, won't all my previous plans be in vain? was thinking about what to do to stumble the other party again, and suddenly there was a report in front of the door: "Xiangping is coming, summoning Xiao to join the army." (To be continued......)