"Damn it! Damn it! Get out! Get out! Get out!" In Liaodong Wuwei General's mansion, no one dared to approach the main hall where Gongsun Kang was. This was because Gongsun Kang had the urge to kill. There was not a single intact thing in the hall. There were pieces everywhere. Gongsun Kang even pulled out the sword that was hanging on the wall. At this time, whoever went near him would be courting death.
The reason why Gongsun Kang went crazy was because of the paper pieces under his feet. This was the main cause of this incident.
Liaodong Harbor, or rather, the entire Liaoxi Prefecture, could be said to be truly rotten. Of the three main elite troops under Liaodong Gongsun Kang, An Yixuan's Liaodong Navy was completely annihilated, and Mo Ran's Zhendong Army, except for some stragglers who followed Mo Ran out of Changyi County, the rest were all left outside Changyi City.
The worst was Tuo Ba Hai. He had heavy cavalry. Even if he couldn't win, he could still run away. In the end, he was wiped out.
Only a few of them managed to escape. Tuoba Hai's head was directly sent to Gongsun Kang's seat by the Yangzhou Army.
How could Gongsun Kang not be angry? The situation in Liaodong was very chaotic. His father was dead, but he endured it and didn't mourn. Once he mourned, the situation in Liaodong would be completely out of control.
Fortunately, Mo Ran and Mo Zihui had taken over Tuo Ba Hai's Ten Thousand Foot Army and were defending a few cities in Liao Xi Prefecture. Only then would they not be attacked all the way to Liaodong.
"Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, Liu Yi, Liu Yi, Liu Yi, Yang Chen, I want you to die! Die!" Gongsun Kang smashed a precious porcelain that he received from Goguryeo.
Everyone was far away from the main hall, but there was one person who braced himself. This person was Wei Kang, who was appointed as the leader of Gongsun Kang's personal guards.
Wei Kang took a step forward and knocked on the door.
"Who is it!" Gongsun Kang's angry voice came.
"Milord, someone wants to see you!" Wei Kang said to Gongsun Kang who was about to go berserk.
"No. Didn't I say that I won't see anyone? Wei Kang, are you deaf? Or are you treating my words as wind that passed by your ears? Men, drag Wei Kang out and flog him eighty times! " Gongsun Kang no longer cared about his own family. He even started to beat up Wei Kang, his first new lackey.
"Spare my life, my lord! Spare my life!" Wei Kang's legs immediately went soft. Eighty strikes! Even if his butt was made of metal, it would still be smashed. If this dragged on, there was basically no way for him to survive. Even if he was directly beheaded, it would be more terrifying. If he directly beheaded you, at least he would have a quick death. This eighty strikes … Hehe, that degree of misery was simply torture.
"My lord, it's not that I want to disturb you. It's just that …" Wei Kang wanted to explain himself, but Gongsun Kang was obviously in a rage. How could he possibly listen to him?
"Drag him out!" He became even more furious and ordered his subordinates over there.
His personal guards wouldn't let Wei Kang go just because he was their leader. In the end, they still listened to Gongsun Kang. However, when they looked at Wei Kang, there was a hint of sympathy in their eyes.
"My lord, my lord, I've been wronged. I've been wronged!" Wei Kang's face was already ashen. Was he, Wei Kang, going to be finished like this? Thinking of this, Wei Kang wanted to curse out loud. Fortunately, Wei Kang didn't curse.
"Wait!" Just as Wei Kang was about to be dragged out, someone came forward to stop him.
"Lord He, Lord He, save me, save me!" Wei Kang's face was filled with joy. He was like a drowning person who saw a life-saving straw as he shouted at the person over there.
"Why are you still dawdling? Hurry up and drag Wei Kang out!" Gongsun Kang turned hostile as soon as he said so. In his opinion, Wei Kang was just a dog raised by Liaodong. As long as Liaodong was in his hands, he could have as many dogs as he wanted.
Therefore, killing Wei Kang wasn't worth Gongsun Kang's heartache.
"Lord Head of the Secretariat, why are you so angry?" A very indifferent voice sounded.
Hearing this, Gongsun Kang frowned and looked over. Because it wasn't Wei Kang's voice, he turned around and forced a smile on his ugly face. "Oh, it's Brother He Ping!"
The person who came was none other than the governor of Liaoxi, He Ruizhi, who came from Cao Cao's place.
Gongsun Kang wanted to join Cao Cao's army, so he gave Cao Cao a lot of face.
He Ping looked at the mess in the main hall and knew that Gongsun Kang was in a bad mood.
"Brother He Ping, what brings you to my Wuwei General's Manor?" Gongsun Kang asked He Ping with a fake smile on his face.
He Ping didn't come uninvited, but he was the governor of Liaoxi. If he didn't know that Liaoxi had become like this, he would be negligent.
"Lord Head of the Secretariat, this is your personal guard, General Wei Kang, right?" He Ping still wanted to save Wei Kang's life. He didn't lose much anyway, so he just wanted to plead for mercy.
"Wei Kang, back down!" Gongsun Kang heard He Ping's voice and knew that He Ping wanted to plead for mercy for Wei Kang. Gongsun Kang was angry just now, but now that He Ping was here, Gongsun Kang calmed down a lot. This dog called Wei Kang was still useful to him, so it didn't matter if he killed him or not.
"Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord He Ping. Thank you, Lord He Ping!" Wei Kang was simply overjoyed. From the time he was almost dragged out and beaten to death to now that he had escaped death, he had never felt that he was so close to death.
"Scram!" Gongsun Kang said to Wei Kang impatiently.
Wei Kang rolled and crawled out of the main hall.
"Lord He Ping, why are you here?" Gongsun Kang asked knowingly.
"Lord Head of the Secretariat, let's not beat around the bush! What about the situation in Liaoxi Prefecture? "He Ping asked Gongsun Kang. Was Gongsun Kang still going to hide it? There was no way he could hide it.
Gongsun Kang also knew that He Ping probably already knew about the Yangzhou army. Gongsun Kang was a little embarrassed, but he still said to He Ping, "Lord He Ping, please rest assured. The Yangzhou army is just a clown. Liaodong's army will be defeated in a few days!"
"Haha!" He Ping looked at Gongsun Kang and sneered in his heart. Clown? The Yangzhou army was about to take half of Liaoxi Prefecture. He Ping didn't stay idle in Liaoxi. The defeated soldiers had already brought back news that the famous generals of Liaodong, An Yixuan, Mo Ran, and Tuo Bahai were all defeated by the Yangzhou army.
He Ping looked at the main hall and suddenly asked a question, "Lord Head of the Secretariat, where is General Wuwei?" He Ping was a little confused when he thought about it. The Prince of Liaodong was still Gongsun Du, not Gongsun Kang. He Ping was confused because of Wei Kang's incident.
Only now did He Ping ask about it.
When he mentioned Gongsun Du, He Ping noticed that Gongsun Kang's breathing was a little rapid and his pupils contracted.
"My father is old and a little uncomfortable, so he is resting and can't see guests. Please forgive me, Lord He Ping!" No matter what, Gongsun Kang had been educated for many years, so he quickly adjusted his emotions and said to He Ping with cupped fists.
"Oh? Lord Gongsun Du is sick? " He Ping obviously didn't believe it. This was not a small matter. Liaoxi Prefecture was in a state of emergency, and the elites under his command were all defeated. At this time, even if Gongsun Du was sick, he should have come out to preside over the situation. But he didn't see Gongsun Du, and Gongsun Kang's actions these days, He Ping couldn't help but have an idea in his heart.
Although He Ping had a plan in his heart, he didn't show it on the surface. He even went forward to chat with Gongsun Kang.
After a long time, He Ping left because Gongsun Kang obviously didn't want to talk to He Ping, so there was no point in continuing.
Gongsun Kang asked Wei Kang to send He Ping off. When He Ping left, Wei Kang was very grateful. After all, He Ping saved his life. He Ping patted Wei Kang's shoulder and nodded to show his approval.
When Wei Kang went back, there was a note in his hand. However, Wei Kang and Qiao Yue didn't open it, but went back to report to Gongsun Kang.
"He Ping is here!" Gongsun Kang walked around. This He Ping represented Cao Cao. He was the representative of Cao Cao, so Gongsun Kang was very concerned about his opinion.
"No, I can't do this!" Gongsun Kang shook his head. Now that the Yangzhou Army is already on the shore, Gongsun Kang must stop them. Otherwise, if the Yangzhou Army destroys Liaoxi, He Ping will tell Cao Cao about it. At that time, Gongsun Kang will be seen as incompetent.
He gritted his teeth, "Come!" Gongsun Kang shouted to his subordinates, "Pass down the order, transfer fifty thousand Liaodong soldiers to Liaoxi Prefecture and hand them over to Mo Ran and Mo Zihui. Tell Mo Zihui that he must stop the Yangzhou army. He can let the people go to the city wall and give him all the provisions and armaments!" He now regretted it a little. If he had listened to his father and given all the money he had earned over the years to Yang Chen, he would have given him a cost price, and his attitude towards Yang Chen would not have become like this.
"Lord, what if we transfer the Liaodong army? What about my Liaodong border city? " Wei Kang on the side also understood. Although Liaodong's terrain was steep and one man could hold back ten thousand men, there still needed to be people guarding it. Mo Ran and Tuoba Hai's Eastern Suppression Army and Liaodong Iron Cavalry had already been transferred. Now, they were transferring the Liaodong Border Army. Did they not want the border city? “
"Border city, who is guarding? Prime Minister Cao? " Gongsun Kang was now full of thoughts of passing Liaodong to Cao Cao and going to Xu Du to be a high official. He did not have any other thoughts.
"But?" “！ Even a martial artist like Wei Kang knew that Lin was the head of a chicken, not the tail of a phoenix. With Liaodong in hand, Gongsun Kang's status would be much higher. Without Liaodong, the Gongsun family would be nothing.
"Are you the lord or am I the lord?" Gongsun Kang's face was cold. Wei Kang could only bow his head and retreat.
When Wei Kang left the main hall, a few guards gathered around him and looked at him with concern. "Head, are you okay?" Just now, Wei Kang was almost killed by Gongsun Kang. They all saw it, but they didn't have any way to help.
"I'm fine!" The smile on Wei Kang's face was very fake. How could he be fine? He had almost lost his life. Wei Kang still had a lingering fear.
"Lord is really too much! What did the head do wrong? Why does he have to be like this? "Someone on the side was not satisfied." If only the old lord was still here! "
"Be careful with your words!" Hearing this, Wei Kang's expression changed. He stepped forward and covered the guard's mouth. If Gongsun Kang heard this, none of them would be able to escape. They might all be finished together. After all, the old lord was already dead. He died in the hands of the current master, Gongsun Kang.
"Head, there is no one else here! He can't hear it! "Someone on the side said to the others.
"Don't say it!"
The others saw Wei Kang's unhappy face and changed the topic. "Head, what is the lord's order?" “
"See for yourselves!" Wei Kang said as he handed over the order in his hand.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it. "Head, did you get the wrong order?" It actually said that the Liaodong Border Army should be transferred to Liaoxi Prefecture and be under Mo Ran's command. Mo Ran is also allowed to transfer the civilians to the city wall. This is the rhythm of a life and death struggle. Does he not want the border city?
"No! This is the lord's order! " Wei Kang shook his head and said. He just tried to persuade Gongsun Kang, but Gongsun Kang did not listen to him.
"The border city has no guards. What if it is attacked by the enemy?" Gongsun Kang almost emptied the border city. The entire Liaodong border only had 10,000 soldiers left to defend? Defend who? Can they defend? Originally, the old lord had placed the Eastern Suppression Army and Liaodong Iron Cavalry in the border city because of the pressure from the border city. They were coordinating with Cao Cao's army. Now, both were transferred. Now, even the border city did not have any guards.
"Enemy? Does the current lord still have any enemies? "Wei Kang felt a bit bitter. That lord was eager to rely on Cao Cao.
"Sigh!" Everyone was silent. Their lord wanted to join Cao Cao and become a high official in Xu Du. But if Gongsun Kang left, what would they do? Gongsun Kang was a civil official. It was impossible for him to bring his personal guards. In the end, they could only become miscellaneous people under Cao Cao.
"With such a lord, it would be better for us to join Prime Minister Cao!" Someone said angrily. Cao Cao was still recruiting soldiers. The soldiers in Liaodong were strong and strong. Cao Cao liked this kind of northern soldiers.
Rather than being recruited by Cao Cao, it was better for them to walk their own path.
Wei Kang did not refute. Instead, he squeezed the note in his pocket even tighter. It was left for him by He Ping.
Liaodong was truly worthy of being Gongsun Du's Liaodong. Gongsun Du had never lost a battle in Liaodong. Because of this, the more he fought, the more wealth he accumulated. Now, he was bringing out all of his wealth. Carriages of provisions and armaments were being transported towards Liaoxi. This Liaodong Gongsun Kang was ready to fight to the death with Yang Chen.
He Ping also quickly organized his own letter and sent it to Nanpi.
In Changyi County, after defeating Tuo Bahai, Changyi County became the front line of Yangzhou's army.
Thousands of troops were all stationed there. Even Gan Ning had been there.
Yang Chen was in the government office of Changyi County. He frowned and looked at a map. This map was drawn by An Yixuan and Dongfang Ming based on Yang Chen's memory.
Now, the place marked in red on the map was the place where Liaodong's army was stationed.
"Yang Chen Daren, when are you going to send the troops?" Ling Chao shouted at Yang Chen. Dongfang Ming's brows wrinkled. How could he yell and shout in the meeting hall? Now, Dongfang Ming was Yang Chen's deputy.
However, Yang Chen did not care. Ling Chao had come several times in the past few days, but it was obvious that Yang Chen's reply to him was one sentence, wait.
Yang Chen was no exception this time. Yang Chen shook his head. From the news from the scouts in front, this Gongsun Kang was going to fight to the death with him. In front of Changyi County was Hongde City. There were 20,000 troops in Hongde City. On the side was Qishu City. The number of people in Qishu City was less than 10,000. There were also tens of thousands of troops and horses in this camp. Yang Chen found that the number of troops and horses in this camp was more than 50,000.
This Liaodong had more than one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. After Yang Chen's army destroyed An Yixuan, Mo Ran and Tuoba Hai's troops, this Liaodong only had fifty to sixty thousand soldiers left. But now there were fifty to sixty thousand soldiers in front of him.
Could it be that Gong Sun Kang had sent all his troops here?
Yang Chen really guessed it right. Gongsun Kang had already gone crazy. He had crushed all his chips.
It was not that Yang Chen didn't want to fight, but he couldn't move now. He couldn't attack any of the several cities in front of him. If he attacked one of the cities, Mo Ran didn't have to fight to the death with him. He could just retreat directly, burn the provisions in the city, and then send a side division to attack his Changyi County. At that time, Yang Chen's army would be homeless, and there would be no provisions to use, then they would be defeated without fighting.
But if he did not fight, Yang Chen had made a military order in front of his lord, Liu Mang. If he could not take Gongsun Kang's head, he could not go back to see his lord. Otherwise, Yangzhou would need to take Liaodong as a representative.
It must be known that after Cao Cao pacified Hebei, the fence-sitters in Liaodong's Sun family became more restless. Liu Mang received a lot of information from Liu Mang in Shouchun. If it was not for Liu Mang knowing that cutting the grass would not get the roots, he would have already found trouble with them.
Now, everyone is looking at Liaodong. They want to see Yangzhou's methods. Liu Mang wants to use Liaodong as an example to let others know that Yangzhou's army is not to be trifled with.
Therefore, Yang Chen directly fell into a dilemma.
"General should wait for the reinforcements from His Highness, King Of Shu!" Dongfang Ming on the side said to Yang Chen. He knew that two days ago, Gan Ning sent a message, that was, there were two more troops from Yangzhou who were ready to board the ship to Liaodong to help Yang Chen. Now, Liu Mang wanted to use Liaodong as a sacrifice to deter other small fries. Therefore, this bet was getting bigger and bigger.
Yang Chen frowned. Although he also knew that the reinforcements were coming, he was not willing to wait for the arrival of the reinforcements. The arrival of the reinforcements meant that Yang Chen was incompetent!
After thinking for a long time, he did not come up with a way.
However, An Yixuan on the side said to himself, "It shouldn't be! How could General Gongsun Du make such a mistake? Is General Gongsun Du really going to surrender to Cao Cao? "
An Yixuan still called Gongsun Du General, and Yang Chen did not stop him.
Yang Chen listened to An Yixuan's words. The Liaodong Border Army had all withdrawn from the border and came to the Liaoxi area, so his border city was not defended. If Cao Cao sent troops at this time, then Liaodong would be unlucky.
The only explanation now was that Liaodong was going to rely on Cao Cao, otherwise it would not be like this.
Fully rely on Cao Cao? No, absolutely no, absolutely not let Liaodong fall to Cao Cao. In this case, other small fries would be more and more jubilant, but now Yang Chen had no way to take Liaodong.
Suddenly, Yang Chen's eyes lit up. He had no way to take Liaodong, but what about Cao Cao?
Kill with a borrowed knife! Yang Chen suddenly thought of this plan.
"Go! Pass down the order, let Ling Chao prepare to withdraw the troops! Let General Gan Ning meet us at the Liaodong port to board the ship! "Yang Chen said to the people under him.
"Ah?" Ling Chao was stunned. He thought that Yang Chen had a good idea, but now it turned out to be a withdrawal of troops? Did they have to wait for the arrival of reinforcements? Even if they were waiting for reinforcements, they didn't have to retreat. They could just keep Changyi City.
"Wait for reinforcements, who said we have to wait for reinforcements? We have to march, but we won't attack Liaodong!" Yang Chen said to Ling Chao with a smile.
"Won't attack Liaodong?" Ling Chao was even more confused.
"Let's go attack Cao Cao, attack Nanpi!" Yang Chen looked at the map and said to everyone. The place Yang Chen pointed to just had a shoal. If they landed from this shoal, they would reach Nanpi City after a few hundred miles.
"Go to Nanpi City? That's crazy! " Some people objected. Cao Cao now had a lot of troops in Nanpi City. Hundreds of thousands of troops were still resting. Although they were slowly moving towards Xudu, they could not return in a day and a half, so there were at least fifty to sixty thousand troops there. This was not counting, there was also a very elite troop in the camp.
Now even the Liaodong troops couldn't be solved, could they win against Cao Cao's elite troops?
"Who said I'm going to win against him, what we want is a surprise attack!" Yang Chen said.
Not attacking Liaodong, but attacking Cao Cao in the city, no one would think of it, because everyone thought this was crazy. It was precisely because of this that Yang Chen had to do it!
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