SanjitNovel Chapter 503 Surrender the whole city and fight to the death
Chapter 503 Surrender the whole city and fight to the death
After Cao Mao finished talking with Liang Mao, the two got up slowly and left separately.
Seeing Cao Mao's return, a group of generals greeted him one after another.
"His Majesty!"
Jia Xu couldn't help asking,
"I don't know how your Majesty's conversation with the prefect Liangmao is going?"
Cao Mao smiled slightly and said softly,
"That Liangmao has been persuaded by me and is willing to throw down the city."
Everyone couldn't help being surprised.
This Liangmao has always been famous for his loyalty, this time the gates of the city are even more tightly closed, strictly guarding against death, and he is not willing to surrender at all.
However, Cao Mao came forward and made Liang Mao willingly surrender with just a few words.
What a great way!
While they were talking, the gate of North Korea County over there opened again.
A group of Lelang County officials headed by Liang Mao came out slowly, and behind them were soldiers who had already removed their armor and weapons.
They came to the Dragon Kingdom army and bowed to Cao Mao in unison.
"We greet Your Majesty!"
For a moment, Cao Mao's eyes were full of black heads.
Seeing such a scene, he couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.
……
April of the second year of Shenlong.
The emperor gathered an army of [-] troops, as well as foreign legions from Dongyi and Sanhan counties, and marched into Lelang County in mighty force.
Liang Mao, the prefect of Lelang County, took the initiative to surrender, and led the army and people in the county to surrender to Cao Mao.
……
Liaodong County.
Xiangping.
"Liang Mao, you bastard!"
Gongsun Kang was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked the messenger in front of him to the ground.
The messenger had a sharp pain in his chest, but he could only grit his teeth, not daring to make a sound, for fear that Gongsun Kang, who was furious, would slash him with a knife!
Wang Lie, who heard the commotion, stepped into the lobby, and frowned slightly when he saw the furious Gongsun Kang.
He said to the messenger,
"You go out first."
The messenger hurriedly bowed to Gongsun Kang and Wang Lie as if he had been rescued, and exited the hall.
Gongsun Kang paced back and forth in the hall like a lion trapped in a cage.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Lie angrily.
"Mr. Yanfang, my Gongsun family treats Liang Mao with courtesy, how could he do such a betrayal?"
Wang Lie's expression did not change, but he secretly sighed.
He knew very well in his heart that it was not because Liang Mao betrayed him that Gongsun Kang was so restless today.
But Liaodong County is now in an extremely dangerous predicament.
A few days ago, the Liaodong army fought against Pang Tong in Youzhou to the west several times, but they were defeated without exception.
In desperation, the Liaodong people could only retreat step by step, losing the original Liaodong vassal state and part of the territory of Liaodong County successively.
Now Pang Tong's men and horses have advanced to the vicinity of the Liaoshui River, less than two hundred miles away from Xiangping, where the Gongsun family is entrenched.
Although Gongsun Kang has ordered his men to build a line of defense along the Liaoshui River.
However, Yuan's and Jiangdong's natural barriers, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, could not stop Cao Mao.
Can a small Liaoshui River stop the army of the Dragon Kingdom?
The situation on the western front is urgent, and Lelang County in the south has been captured by Cao Jun again, and is about to fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides. How can this keep Gongsun Kang calm?
"My lord! There is still room for maneuver in the situation, don't be so anxious!"
Wang Lie fixed his eyes on Gongsun Du and shouted in a deep voice.
His yelling and asking made Gongsundu wake up, and he smiled wryly,
"Mr. Yanfang, what should we do now?"
Wang Lie pondered for a long time, then said slowly,
"Now we are facing enemies on both sides. If we divide our troops to resist, it will be a dead end."
"It's better to abandon the current place, shrink the troops, and fight the Dragon Kingdom under the city of Xiangping!"
Gongsun Du was taken aback, and looked at Wang Lie in disbelief.
"Is this... appropriate?"
"Nothing inappropriate."
Wang Lie said solemnly,
"We still have 5 horses in our hands, plus the reinforcements from Buyeo, Goguryeo, Nanwoju, and Beiwoju, there are still [-] people."
"Relying on the terrain of Xiangping, we can fight Cao Mao to the death!"
"Cao Mao has just won the world, and people's hearts are uncertain,"
"If we win, my lord will be able to turn the tide of the battle and enter the Central Plains from Youzhou. It's not impossible."
"If defeated, the subordinates should advance and retreat with the master!"
Gongsun Du remained silent and fell into deep thought.
According to the current situation, once Cao Mao is pinched from the north to the south, he will definitely lose!
That being the case, it is better to follow Wang Lie's strategy, concentrate superior forces, break the boat, and fight Cao Mao to the death!
Thinking of this, he nodded heavily,
"Okay, just follow what Mr. Yanfang said. Come!"
A few attendants walked in quickly, cupped their hands and said,
"Please instruct my lord."
"You can call several generals and the kings of Goguryeo and Buyeo."
"Here!"
Several people took orders to go.
After a while, another group of people came to Gongsun Du's mansion.
"I have seen the lord!"
"Meet Pingzhou Mu!"
Among the pedestrians, there are Liu Yi and Yang Yi, veterans who once followed Gongsun Du and were loyal to the Gongsun family.
There were also foreign nobles such as Fuyu King Weiqiutai, and Goguryeo's hometown Chuan King Gao Yiyimo.
Gongsun Du looked at them with piercing eyes, and said in a deep voice,
"After discussions between Benzhou Mu and Mr. Yanfang, they decided to fight to the death with the Dragon Kingdom army at Xiangping City! Do you have any opinions?"
Everyone looked at each other for a while.
But they have always obeyed Gongsun Du's orders, so they had no objection, so they nodded and agreed.
Gongsun Du smiled with satisfaction, and then passed on the order.
……
Five miles east of Pingcheng, Xi'an.
Cao Mao rolled over from Jin Lin's back and walked slowly to the river.
At this moment, it is the middle of winter, the sky is freezing, and the riversides on both sides of the river are covered with snow.
But the river is flowing from east to west.
This river named Ma Zishui has another name, Yalu River.
After more than a thousand years, another army crossed the Mazi River and marched into the peninsula area with arrogance, showing the tenacity of the Chinese people to the world!
Cao Mao bent down, washed his hands with the piercing river water, then stood up, and asked Jia Xu behind him,
"How is the situation in Liaodong County?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the situation reported by the spies ahead, Gongsun Kang has given up the current area and gathered all his troops in Xiangping."
Since taking Lelang County, Cao Mao has led the army of the Dragon Kingdom, along with the troops of the Three Hans and the Dongyi Servant Kingdom, to advance northward without stopping.
But to their surprise, there was no resistance along the way.
Cao Mao and his party successfully entered the southern part of Liaodong County and arrived at Xi'anping County, which is located by the Mazi River.
"It seems that Gongsun Kang wants to fight to the death with us."
Cao Mao sneered,
"However, it's good, so as not to waste time. Send the order, the army will speed up the journey, and arrive at Xiangping as soon as possible!"
"Here!"
Everyone suddenly took orders.
After rushing day and night, in less than three days, the army of the Dragon Kingdom arrived at the city of Xiangping.