Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 397 Overthrowing the Enemy Country
The Beihai Kingdom was founded in the second year of Emperor Jingdi of the Western Han Dynasty. At the beginning, it governed 26 counties, with an extremely vast territory. Later, with Fuyan Mountain as the boundary, many cities were divided into Qingzhou Qijun and Xuzhou Langya. Over the years, the dynasty has risen and fallen, and the regime has changed. There are many changes in the layout.

But Pingshou City's status as the capital of a country has never been easier.

The history of this city is extremely ancient, and can even be traced back to the period of Dayu's water control. "Historical Records Xia Benji" said "Yiyi is a strategy, Weizi is the way", among which Pingshou is the four cities established on the west of Weishui. One of the small countries, it was called Sanshou at that time.

After the establishment of the Sanshou regime, tigers and wolves came in this area, and wars of the weak and the strong continued to occur. According to historical records, "Xia Houzhu raised troops to conquer the East China Sea and conquered Sanshou". The Xia people migrated south to the Zhongzhou area, and Pingshou became the residential area of ​​the Dongyi tribe.

During the stock market, some Lai people competed with Qi for Yingqiu and occupied Yingqiu. After that, Pingshou became the territory of Lai Kingdom.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Pingshou became a subsidiary of Qi State together with Fuyan Mountain.

And different from other prefectures in Qingzhou, nearly one-third of the eighteen counties in Beihai today are very close to Pingshou. They are called counties, but they are actually "Gyeonggi".

The so-called "ki" refers to the place near the capital.

There is a sentence in "Zhou Li", which is called the state of the Nine Fus, and the distance of a thousand miles is called Wangji. Although the scope of Pingshou's counties is not exaggerated to that extent, there are still one or two hundred miles, which becomes An ancient version of the capital city agglomeration.

The several success reports that Yu Jin and Xu Fang sent to Xiapi were to report their several victories during the battle in the Pingshou Gyeonggi area.

Pingshou is built on Fuyan Mountain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the terrain is extremely steep, and at the same time surrounded by the two water veins of Weihe River and Zihe River, it can be said to be inherently dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so although the stealth of the Xuzhou Army was extremely successful However, when the Beihai people found out, they had penetrated deep into the hinterland of Pingshou Gyeonggi, like heavenly soldiers, but they still failed to complete the beheading plan in a short time.

However, this point was originally expected by Wang Zheng and Guo Jia. They had already decided to remove their wings first, cut off their foreign aid, and leave Pingshou in a state of isolation and helplessness before launching the Third Route Army Ma Qiqi and working together attack!
So far, this strategy has been implemented smoothly.

The south of Pingshou is close to Xuzhou's border states and counties, and now they have all fallen into the hands of Zang Ba and Huang Zhong's team, while Pingshou's north is close to the sea, and the two most critical cities, Duchang and Shouguang, are now also under the ban. Leading troops to capture, coupled with the interference and harassment of Donglai County by the navy, the Xuzhou army has already advanced by land and water at this time, and has built a tight encirclement circle on three sides, so as to cut off all possible assistance from the North Navy!
The Art of War says: Surrounding Three Que and One. Strictly speaking, only the west side of Pingshou is vacant at this time, but that side is now the sphere of influence of the Jizhou Army. Even if Kong Rong wants to escape, it is unlikely that he will choose this way .

Of course, Xu Fang didn't completely ignore this journey, and still sent a few teams of cavalry to monitor.

But when Kong Rong received one after another urgent document from the front line, before he could come up with a solution, he was surprised to find that an army of tens of thousands of horses had already suppressed the city of Pingshou without a sound. , the distance is less than a hundred miles away!
When receiving the urgent report from the sentry cavalry, Kong Rong was completely stunned, and he didn't recover for a long time.

He almost thought he was dreaming!
From Xuzhou to Pingshou, how many cities do you have to pass through? Are those defense lines useless?
Unexpectedly, none of the soldiers noticed the abnormality, and let the enemy feel under their own noses!
Prince Pingshou.

At this time, Kong Rong's face was extremely pale. He was pale, startled and horrified, holding the sword, and hurried around the room.Every time he walked to the side of a minister, he would stop and ask: "The enemy is approaching, is there a good way to drive it away?"

At this moment, he didn't even dare to say "broken" anymore.

But still no one could give an answer.

After all, at this point, even Zhang Liang and Han Xin are reborn, I am afraid there is nothing they can do!

"Yellow Turban bandits again."

"Yellow Turban bandits again!!!"

Frightened, Kong Rong drew out his sword and roared loudly while waving it: "Since the sixth year of Zhongping, Dong Bandit has taken over the government and wanted to abolish the establishment. He was not angry, but after arguing with him, he was hated." In my heart, I asked the three governments to recommend me to Beihai as the country's prime minister, and it has been seven years since then."

"Seven years!"

Regardless of his manners, he shouted at the officials: "First Zhang Rao ravaged the city, and then Guan Hai besieged the city. My lords, you always keep silent like this every time. Shake your head and sigh."

"Now it's Wang Zheng's turn. Half of the prefectures and counties outside the city have fallen, and bandits and cavalry are coming in a blink of an eye. At this time of life and death, don't you think you can do anything?"

Speaking of the excitement, Kong Rong got angry and coughed again and again, a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat, which made his pale face turn red in an instant. Seeing this, two maidservants hurried forward to help him beat his back and let him breathe .

It took a while for Kong Rong to slow down, and he pushed the maidservant away, staring fixedly at the increasingly quiet hall, his complexion gradually turned pale, and the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

"Masters, speak up!"

Under the knife-like eyes of the Prime Minister of Beihai, all the officials in the hall were ashen-colored and speechless. It was the first time for someone to see this descendant of the saint so furious, and they were so frightened that they sweated and trembled.

Kong Rong asked several times in a row, but still could not get a half-sentence response. Seeing these people who usually love to talk, but now they are more strict with each other, it made him extremely angry!
Such corpses are vegetarians
Everyone deserves to be killed!

Kong Rong clenched the sword in his hand, and the urge to draw it out and cut people became more and more difficult to restrain.

At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the hall, which was extremely outstanding in the silence that could be heard falling needles, and immediately made everyone instinctively follow the prestige.

After seeing the person who came, Kong Rong's eyes showed a gleam of joy, and he immediately asked, "Peng Qiu, now that the bandits are approaching the city, can you teach me a good strategy?"

Peng Qi was one of the three talents that Kong Rong personally elected after he came to Beihai.

"The Prime Minister calms down his anger."

Peng Qiu took two steps forward, and said loudly: "In my opinion, although the Xuzhou army's attack is ferocious, they are attacking from three directions, advancing by land and water, and claiming to have an army of [-]. There are not too many people, Caichen first read the frontline information, and then took a scout to observe carefully, the maximum is no more than [-]!"

"Although most of the troops in my city were taken away by the county captain earlier, there are still 5000 defenders!"

"The law of war says that ten times we should encircle them, and five times we should attack them. Now the thieves are only twice as many as our army, why worry?"

"What's more, the thieves go deep alone, which is a big taboo of military strategists. It looks menacing, but it is not terrible!"

Having said this, Peng Qiu bowed his hands and begged for orders: "When the giant bandits Guan Cheng invaded Pingshou in the past, Taishi Ziyi once said that he was about to leave the city immediately when he was about to gain a foothold, and rushed to attack him, and he would definitely make it come and go! "

"In my opinion, the king's bandit trilogy can also be broken with this plan!"

This analysis is quite reasonable, Kong Rong couldn't help but relax a little, just about to speak, but saw that the people in the hall had already objected first.

"Absolutely not! Although there are thousands of people in my city, most of them are newly recruited recruits. In terms of combat power, they are really vulnerable. They are definitely not the opponents of the yellow turban bandits. It's okay to leave the city, barely enough Come to defend. Once out of the city, fight with the bandits in the field. That is to use my weaknesses to meet the strengths of the enemy. How is this different from seeking death?"

When you asked about the strategy, you didn't answer it. Why did you immediately object when Peng Jiao offered the time?

Kong Rong glanced at the man dissatisfied, but still asked: "In Qing's opinion, what should we do?"

"Peng Gong analyzed the bandit's strength just now, it's not bad," the man said, "With the strength of the troops in the city, it's definitely not enough to defeat the enemy, but if you just stick to it, it's more than enough!"

"Pingshou is also a fortified city. In the past, there were several bandits in the past, and hundreds of thousands of horses besieged it and could not be broken. Besides, the people in the city can also help in the battle. If the country's prime minister persists, he will use my strengths to attack the other's weaknesses. The shortcoming of the Yellow Turban bandits is that they are guest troops. Our city has plenty of food reserves. The only strategy right now is to stick to it. You must not attack rashly and compromise your strength. I think that as long as you can stick to it for ten days and one month, the Yellow Turban The thieves will definitely retreat without fighting."

"Why?"

"Yellow turban bandits are coming from afar, and it is difficult to supply food and grass. This is the first. Pingshou is trapped, and the troops of the four cities, including the army of Wu Junwei, will return immediately. They will arrive within a month. This is the second."

At this time, another minister came out and said: "I don't agree with Deng Gong's words."

Kong Rong asked, "Why?"

"There was a military report the day before yesterday that Wang Thief had joined hands with the Bohai group of pirates. A few days ago, Buqi's port had been captured by the enemy, and the Donglai navy was defeated. Now the sea area is full of Xuzhou and pirate navy, the coastal line The prefectures and counties have all fallen into the hands of thieves!"

The man said sternly: "If we fight against the bandits, we can certainly wait for reinforcements, but what about the Xuzhou army? If we enter by sea, we can also arrive within a month!"

"Although there are only more than ten thousand thieves in front of him, Wang Zheng is different from Zhang Rao and Guan Cheng. He has the whole of Xuzhou as his backing, no matter whether it is men, horses, food or grass. Retreat, take the initiative to withdraw troops, isn't it a fantasy?"

"Then what do you say!"

Hearing this, Kong Rong finally broke out completely!

There was only a clang, and the long sword was unsheathed, and it slashed fiercely on the pillars in the hall. With a bang, the hall fell to its knees. Everyone prostrated themselves on the ground, and no one dared to make a sound. .Only Kong Rong's heavy breathing echoed in the empty lobby.

In the deathly silence, Kong Rong raised his sword, stared at the ministers, and asked, "You can't fight, and you can't defend, so what do you think should be done?"

"How should it be!"

The ministers exchanged glances with each other, and the man who answered just now mustered up his courage and said, "I think the best policy is to go."

"Walk?"

Hearing this, Kong Rong closed his eyes, raised his head, took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions slightly, opened his eyes again, looked at the man calmly, and said word by word:
"Did you abandon the city and flee?"

"I am the Prime Minister of the Beihai Kingdom appointed by the Son of Heaven. If I do such an act of disloyalty and courage, I will be able to escape from the sky. What face will I have to stand in the world for a long time?"

Forehead.
The man looked up at Kong Rong, suddenly speechless.

There was silence in the lobby.

Looking at these people in front of him, Kong Rong suddenly felt a sense of helplessness and sadness. He actually let these people in front of him occupy high positions for many years
How can his people in Beihai be safe and peaceful, and Yan Qing in the sea?

Looking around in a daze, Kong Rong suddenly felt tired, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

He tried his best to raise his head, not wanting these people to see two lines of tears streaming down his face.

This is his seventh year as Prime Minister. Since the first day he stepped into the Beihai Kingdom, Kong Rong has never slept peacefully. Now, another yellow-mouthed child less than half his age came to block the door with a knife.
According to this situation, perhaps the Beihai Kingdom will no longer belong to him this year.

Kong Rong muttered to himself, and suddenly understood Qu Zi's mood that day, and he recited softly: "Meng Xia is surging, the grass and trees are luxuriant. I am sad and mournful, and the southern land is gurgling."

This is Qu Yuan's last poem "Huaisha" before he threw himself into the river.

All the officials in the hall were ashamed.Tears welled up in Peng Qiu's eyes, and he went out again with his head held high, and said with emotion:
"Your minister is favored by the prime minister of the country, and he has been promoted by the past. Now I am a yellow scarf bandit, but I have no choice. I am really ashamed of my encounter. Please use the three-foot sword to attract five thousand soldiers, and then go out of the city to be the vanguard of the prime minister, and fight the bandits decisively!"

At this moment, a burst of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky!
Afterwards, a guard rushed into the hall and shouted loudly: "President of the country, something is wrong!"

"Yellow turban bandits planted internal responses in the city, and just now they set off a riot. They have opened the city gates and let the army enter the city!"

The first year of Jian'an, the month of mid-spring.

Beihai Pingshou City was broken.

On this day, Kong Rong received three military reports. The first time was that the thieves were approaching the city, the second time was that Nei Ying opened the city gate and let in the yellow turban bandits, and the third time was that Peng Chiu, the only one who dared to fight, was killed in battle. information.

That night, thousands of troops entered the city, and endless torches tore through the darkness and lit up the county mansion.

At this time, no matter whether the ministers, guards or maidservants have escaped completely, only Kong Rong is still in the hall of the county mansion. With the continuous screams, Kong Rong knows that the last batch of soldiers who are loyal to him At this moment, he also fell in front of him, with corpses lying all over the ground.

Soon, a vanguard of hundreds of people rushed into the lobby first.

Under the radiance of the torches, countless knives and guns shone with icy light, surrounding him in the center.

Amidst the sound of stomping footsteps, a young general in armor strode in, and shot Kong Rong with cold eyes.

"Are you Kong Rong, the twentieth grandson of that saint?"

The boy looked up and down the silent Kong Rong, and after a while he nodded in satisfaction: "It should be."

Immediately, he raised his knife and strode forward.

"Teach you to understand, the one who dominates you today, under the command of General Tiangong, is the leader of Qingzhou Wu Litou!"

(End of this chapter)