Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 343
The noise from this side had already alarmed Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Yuan. The two brothers were collecting food and grass according to Gongsun Du's order, preparing for a protracted war.

Before entering the crowd, the two asked loudly, "What happened?"

Seeing that it was the two young masters, the soldiers dodged to the sides to make way.

The two found Liu Yi's body in Liu Qing's arms. "Ah, what's wrong with General Liu Yi?"

Yang Yi let out a dry cough in embarrassment: "General Liu Yi went out of the city to pursue him, and he fell into an ambush by mistake, and the whole army was wiped out..."

Gongsun Kang was furious: "Why didn't you report it! You haven't strengthened your defense, why are you making so much noise here?"

Gongsun Yuan also said: "How many troops are there in the city? Is there any pursuers in Xuzhou?"

"I have sent people to investigate, but no soldiers and horses from Xuzhou have been found yet."

Liu Qing was looking forward to the arrival of a big man at this time, crying and said: "Please two sons to be the masters of General Liu Yi, that Zhou Cang didn't die at all, he set up a net to wait for us to fall into the trap, General Liu Yi's death is injustice. "

Gongsun Kang gave Yang Yi a vicious look. "Stop standing here, go see your father."

Gongsun Du wasn't in a bad mood at this time, he was ambushed, and Xu Qian's beheading wasn't enough to make him panic. He had experienced more ups and downs in Liaodong for 20 years than this dangerous scene.The most impressive time for Gongsundu was the northern expedition to Goguryeo. Because of the unfamiliar journey, the army failed to rendezvous in time, was surrounded by Goguryeo, and was separated from his subordinates. At that time, he was lying in the snow nest, suffering from hunger and cold.It was Liu Yi who led the army to go straight to Xuantu, and then encircled Goguryeo and rescued himself.

One defeat is nothing, stick to Xiangping, Zhou Cang's food is exhausted, persist until the first snow, Zhou Cang withdraws, then defeat can be turned into victory, and even Zhou Cang's [-] soldiers can be taken in to make up for the loss. The luggage in the warehouse will also belong to him.I can't compete with Yuan Shao, but I can bully the weak.He has already planned to use Le Lang as the base, continue to expand to the southeast, and expand another county. The name has already been thought of, called Dai Fang.Then there will be four counties under his hands. Taking advantage of the actual operation of Cao Cao's struggle with Yuan Shao for a few years, Liaodong will completely have the ability to protect itself and fight.

He had a very sweet dinner, but just as he was whetting his appetite, his two sons walked in, followed by Yang Yi. "My son is back, can the supplies be counted?"

"Father, General Liu Yi had an accident. Zhou Cang did not die, but Liu Yi died in the ambush!"

"Ah!" Gongsundu dropped his chopsticks to the ground, and stared at the people dumbfounded.

Liu Qing thumped and fell to her knees: "Master, our army pursued the enemy and was ambushed. General Liu Yi was killed by an arrow, and Xu Qian was killed."

"Don't make noise!" Gongsun Du calmed down, "We'll talk about this after the incident. Yang Yi, how many people are there in the city now?"

"Master Hui, together with the defeated troops, the number is less than five thousand."

Gongsun Du was trembling and pointed at Yang Yi with his finger, speechless.

"My lord, although there are not many people and horses in the city, there is plenty of food and grass. Xuantu's reinforcements will arrive in no time. As long as we stick to it, Xuzhou's soldiers, horses and food will surely retreat." Yang Yi began to talk nonsense.

"How can 5000 troops stick to it? Xiangping is in danger." Gongsun Du sighed, "Oh, Liu Yi is gone. What do you think we should do now?"

Gongsun Yuan said: "Now there are only three ways. One is to gather the young and strong in the city to stand firm. If they can hold on until this winter, Xuzhou's soldiers can't bear the cold in Liaodong and must retreat. Our army can take the opportunity to counterattack. The second is to ask Yuan Shao for reinforcements. Yuan Shao has a grudge against Zhou Cang, so he will definitely help me. The third is to abandon Xiangping and go north to Xuantu to gather troops and horses to find opportunities to fight."

Gongsun Du managed Xiangping painstakingly, and built the city with high walls and thick walls, where all his belongings were stored. Abandoning Xiangping was almost like cutting his flesh. "Do you think we can keep it for ten months?"

Not only did he have no bottom in his heart, but others were also suspicious.One thing is certain, it is impossible to seek peace with Zhou Cang in the current situation.

Gongsun Kang said: "Although Yuan Shao and Zhou Cang have enmity, Yuan Shao has been plotting Liaodong for a long time. Don't drive wolves by the front door and attract tigers by the back door. The Xianbei people have always been greedy. Borrow troops."

Gongsun Du hesitated, and his heart became more and more irritable.

"Report, Xuzhou soldiers have arrived five miles south of the city, and are now camping outside the city." Tanma came to report.

Gongsun Du picked up the cup and threw it on the ground. "Damn Zhou Cang, you are so aggressive." After finishing speaking, he said dejectedly, "We can only borrow troops from the Xianbei people as Kang Er said."

"Yangyi, you should immediately organize people to go to the city to defend, and you are not allowed to go on business again. Yuan'er, you lead people to gather the young and strong in the city. All males over the age of 15 and under the age of 50 must assist in the defense. Kang'er, you have never Select gold and silver treasures from the treasury, and send people to Xianbei to borrow troops." After speaking, Gongsun Du waved his hand feebly to make everyone retreat.

Yang Yi pulled Liu Qing out. "General Liu passed away, and I feel uneasy. You go back and put his body in the coffin, and I will pay homage later."

Liu Qing felt resentful and disheartened at the same time, she didn't expect Gongsun Du to be so ruthless.He wronged Gongsun Du a bit, now that Gongsun Du is out of order, how can he care about a dead person?Liu Qing already wanted to return to Zhou Cang in her heart.

At the time of the second watch, Yang Yi boarded the Nancheng, and saw that the lights were already brightly lit in the distance. It was expected that the Xuzhou army had already set up a big camp.Don't even think about going out to intercept the camp, the current strength is not enough for the opponent to fill the teeth.

The soldiers on the top of the city were busy carrying logs and stones, and assigned areas for defense.Yang Yi thought to herself, how can this city be defended?
"Yangzhen, has the grain and grass brought back from outside the city been inspected?" Yang Yi was a little suspicious, and he repeatedly thought about what the problem was?
"Didn't find anything?"

"If I expected it to be true, Tian Guang was found out by Zhou Cang and was killed. After that, Zhou Cang planned to lure our army to attack and then set up an ambush. I am worried that Zhou Cang will have poisonous hands. Don't forget that he gave Tian Guang a big bag of poison back then. , found corpses and short knives, but no poison, so don't let Zhou Cang mix it into the grain and grass."

Yang Zhen was dripping with sweat, "I'll find some chickens and dogs right now."

"Report, General. The reinforcements from Xuantu outside the North City have arrived." While meditating, a soldier came to report.

"Huh?" Yang Yi was overjoyed.

"Look, general, there is movement in the Xuzhou barracks. It seems that someone is moving here."

Yang Yi saw that there were indeed countless torches forming a long dragon, moving towards Xiangping.

Do Xuzhou soldiers want to attack the city overnight? "Yang Yi's heart tightened. "Come here, report the activities of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou to the lord, and the archers are ready to defend against the enemy's night attack. "

"General, I have tried chicken and dog, and there is no poison in the food." Yang Hu came back to report, "Chen Zhi even tasted it himself."

(End of this chapter)