At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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It's not that Gongsun Kang didn't work hard, but that Gongsun Kang really couldn't beat the Wei army outside the city. If he could beat, or even tie, he wouldn't end up like this.

However, he felt that the Wei army came from afar, and Liaodong still lacked food, so their food road must be very difficult. As long as they persisted in fighting for a while, with so many Wei troops, they would definitely be short of food. Maybe Liaodong still had a chance of survival.

The only thing he hopes now is that the Wei army is running out of food and grass and has to retreat.

But having said that, until this time, Gongsun Kang still didn't know what route Wei Jun took to attack south of Xinchang County.

Could it be... by sea?

Just take the sea route taken by business travelers?

With so many people, so much luggage, and even war horses, how many ships are needed?

How could there be so many ships for Wei people to use?

Gongsun Kang himself has never experienced traveling by sea, so he can't think about how such a road came about.

But it doesn't matter, he has no mind and no time to think about this kind of problem.

Because the Wei army's siege battle began.

Since taking Xinchang County can abolish the Gongsun regime, why not do it?

After the twenty catapults were assembled, the attack began.

Not to mention the huge boulders, when the huge boulders flying all over the sky hit the city walls and the city, it can already bring great shock pressure to the people in the city, not to mention the shocking thunder and fierce fire oil. What kind of feeling does it feel when the can is thrown in.

Groups of flames exploded on the city wall. A large number of soldiers of the Liaodong Army were engulfed in flames and burned into people of fire. There was also a violent sound that shook the sky and thunder burst to deter the defenders on the city. That feeling is really hopeless even thinking about it.

Anyway, Gongsun Kang felt this kind of panic and even despair.

The flames that can't be extinguished by water, and the strange weapons that make an extremely terrifying sound like thunder, caused the city defense of Xinchang County to suffer an extremely serious blow.

The Wei army did not send troops to attack the city at the beginning, but continuously used these long-range strike weapons to attack and destroy the defenders of the Liaodong army at the head of the city and many defensive equipment, so as to maximize the morale of the Liaodong army and the Xinchang city defense. weaken.

For two consecutive days, this kind of attack has never stopped. Anyway, Gongsun Kang no longer dared to climb to the top of the city. Now those who dare to climb to the top of the city are brave warriors who dare not die. He was killed immediately, and there is still a possibility of surviving if he goes up, there is no way, go up.

But it's really miserable.

Plugging the ears with cloth balls can't completely block the sound, it can only reduce it a little, but the terrifying thing about Zhen Tianlei is not only the sound, but also the debris after the explosion, those small stones, and iron filings, really very scary.

Although Gongsun Kang tried his best to put armor and shields on the people in the upper city, the casualty rate remained high.

Among them, the fierce fire oil tank also contributed a lot. Armor and shields can block the attack of Zhen Tianlei, but it is difficult to stop the fierce fire oil tank. Even a stone can burn for a while, let alone a person.

Gongsun Kang witnessed with his own eyes a soldier charged forward with a large shield and was hit directly by a fierce fire oil tank. The fierce fire oil tank burst on his large shield, and the erupting flames opened their bloody mouth like a demon , swallowing him whole in an instant.

The Great Shield could not save him.

There were so many wounded, concussions and burns that Gongsun Kang didn't even have time to send people to transport them down the city. Take it off, and then push the corpse down the tower.

It's so hard.

It's not that Gongsun Kang didn't want to fight back. He organized crossbowmen to fight back with strong crossbows, but the range couldn't reach him.

This made Gongsun Kang very panicked and didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, two days later, the Wei army who had almost destroyed the city wall stopped long-range attacks and began to send troops to attack the city.

Chapter 882 .890 Second Gongsundu's Last Effort

At dawn that day, a large number of soldiers of the Wei army held steel knives and held shields against the shields, pushing the ladders and well rails and began to attack the city, approaching densely and attacking the city densely.

At this moment, the defense equipment of the Liaodong Army was severely damaged, and the city defense force was severely weakened. Many places on the city wall were burned to blackness, and the overall morale was extremely low.

Seeing that the Wei army began to attack the city, the Liaodong army was unable to organize an effective counterattack to resist.

Obviously, they lost the courage to continue fighting.

Gongsun Kang sent his own soldiers to the city to stop him, and went to the city himself to boost morale, but the effect was not great.

The Wei army broke through all the city defenses and began to attach themselves to the city. The siege from all directions put the entire Xinchang County in jeopardy, and Gongsun Kang was at a loss.

At the critical moment, Gongsun Kang never expected his father, Gongsun Du, to appear in the city with his sick body and helmet on.

Gongsun Du is the soul of the Liaodong Army.

The Liaodong Army was formed by him, and under his leadership it developed and continued to defeat powerful enemies. His meaning to this Liaodong Army is equivalent to Guo Peng's existence to the Wei Army.

The significance of soul characters to an army is self-evident.

On the same occasion, if Guo Peng appeared here and called on the Wei army to attack the city, it is estimated that all the soldiers of the Wei army would be like crazy. They would raze Xinchang County to the ground with their teeth and hands, and then lift the heads of Gongsun and his son. Dedicated to him in front of Guo Peng, he will never give up until he achieves his goal.

So for the Liaodong Army, the appearance and call of Gongsundu itself is a symbol.

A symbol that can reassure them and make them stable, and even become a key factor that can make them regain their fighting spirit.

Soul characters are just so unreasonable.

"Kill all the Wei thieves! Liaodong is our Liaodong!!"

Gongsun Dugao shouted, drew his sword and pointed, so the Liaodong Army, which was showing a tendency to retreat, was only slightly stunned for a moment, and then immediately ran towards the city wall like crazy.

Accompanied by such momentum, Gongsun Du personally beat the drums for everyone, and all the soldiers of the Liaodong Army who saw this scene immediately rushed to the city wall with full energy and fought to the death with the Wei army.

At this time, the Wei army cannot use long-range weapons, and the two sides are purely fighting in close quarters.

Originally, the Wei army had already killed the city wall and began to compete with the Liaodong army for the city wall. As soon as Gongsun Du appeared, he immediately reversed the situation.

Relying on the advantage of the number of people on the tower, the Liaodong Army really pushed Wei Jun back in this wave.

The Wei army's smooth siege operation was hindered or even reversed. Many soldiers of the Wei army spilled blood on the city.

Outside the city, when Yu Jin saw this scene, he was very annoyed and ordered the Wei army to continue to intensify the siege, so that more Wei army soldiers rushed to the city wall to fight hard.

Zhang Fei was so angry that he wanted to go to the city himself.

At this time, Lu Yi moved to Guo Peng who was watching the battle without moving his expression.

"Bo Yao, in the current situation, the Liaodong army in the city came to the city in large numbers to help. Our army is already at an absolute disadvantage on the city wall, and no matter how many times we ascend the city, our army's number cannot compare with the Liaodong army. Continuing will only increase the casualties in vain. , it is difficult to achieve results, it is better to suggest to General Yu to withdraw troops and continue to attack with trebuchets."

Guo Jin looked at Lu Yi.

"Is this okay? The morale of our army is high, and we are about to fight a bloody battle with the Liaodong people. If we withdraw our troops at this time, we may hurt our morale."

"Failure in a siege is nothing, and in a siege battle, the siege party itself is at a disadvantage. Without more than six times the force, it is difficult to attack and conquer a city. Catapults cannot change the overall situation. What can change the overall situation is time."

Guo Jin frowned and thought about it, and felt that what Lu Yi said made sense.

"What Boyan said makes sense, but now I am only a soldier of General Yu. My father also told me that I should watch more, learn more and talk less. This is a major event in the army and the duty of the commander of the army. How can I interfere? What about General Yu's command?"

"This is a suggestion, not an intervention. Whether it is implemented or not depends on the general. Boyao made such a suggestion, and it is the general who makes the decision. In this way, it is not crossing the line."

Lu Yi gave such a view.

Guo Jin thought for a while, then shook his head.

"I have a special status, what I should do and what I shouldn't do. Others dare not say, but I want to know that His Majesty entrusts the general as the commander-in-chief, which means trusting the general. I have never led troops to fight, and I can't do it for me. Don't say anything like that. gone."

Lu Yi had no choice but to nod and retreat.

But Guo Jin turned her head to look at Lu Yi, and nodded at him.

"However, I think what Bo Yan said is indeed reasonable, and I also think that General Yu, who has led the army for many years, will not be reckless, and will not regard the lives of our soldiers in the Wei army as nothing."

Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, Yu Jin had already ordered his troops to retreat.

Guo Jin looked at Yu Jin's back not far away, and then at Lu Yi.

"Did I say that?"

Lu Yi blinked, then shook his head and smiled, without saying anything.

Yu Jin originally wanted to persevere and see the possibilities, but at first glance, a large number of soldiers from the Liaodong Army had rushed up the city wall, and continuing to fight would only increase casualties, so he ordered to retreat angrily.

Then Yu Jin was very annoyed and ordered the catapult crew to continue to move forward, so that the gunners could fight back against these Liaodong soldiers.

Let them be arrogant!

Wei Jun's attack was blocked and he was forced to retreat. Seeing Wei Jun's rapid retreat, the generals of the Liaodong Army at the head of the city were very happy and were celebrating their victory loudly.

But before they were happy for a while, a large number of fierce oil tanks were already flying in the air.

Obviously, there must be some among them who cannot escape the fate of death.

The fierce fire oil tanks exploded one after another, and one after another the burning men ran around the head of Xinchang City, howling, which somewhat calmed down the tyrannical emotions in Yu Jin's heart.

Yu Jin calmed down quickly, and ordered the military medical team to treat the wounded soldiers immediately, count the casualties, and then called the generals to discuss the next attack plan.

Although the generals of Wei Jun didn't know why these Liaodong soldiers suddenly rushed to the top of the city to fight Wei Jun as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, but since it happened once, it's hard to say that there won't be a second time, so the long-range strike cannot be interrupted. Hastily launched a general attack.

While the Wei army set the next battle strategy, Gongsun Du in Xinchang City was also taken to a safe place by Gongsun Kang because he had consumed too much energy.

"Father! Why did you come to such a dangerous place? Your illness is not cured yet!"

Gongsun Kang shouted anxiously, and then frantically sent people to find a doctor to see Gongsun Du.

Gongsun Du collapsed on the bed, but the expression on his face was still serious.

"If I don't come today, Xinchang County will be over! I have been in Liaodong for 20 years, can you compare it? But I didn't expect that Wei Jun's siege weapons are so sharp. To create such a murderous weapon, I cough cough cough cough..."

Gongsun Du couldn't help coughing while talking, so scared that Gongsun Kang immediately stepped forward to give Gongsun Du a sigh of relief.

After finally stopping his cough, Gongsun Du took Gongsun Kang's hand.

"We have never seen these new weapons, and we don't know what they are, but since the Wei army is still using them, it means that they have enough reserves to attack the city on a large scale, so we must find a way to deal with it... "

Gongsun Kang panted violently and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, I know, I know, I will find a way, father, you rest at ease, leave this place to me, leave it to me!"

Gongsun Du looked deeply at Gongsun Kang, then nodded, and collapsed on the bed as if he was discouraged, unable to move at all.

Gongsun Kang quickly asked the doctors in the city to give Gongsun Du a diagnosis and treatment, and then hurriedly went to the front line to sit in town.

Chapter 883 San Gongsun Kang's Desperate Situation

While Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Du were talking, the thunder-like voice didn't disappear, it was always there.

Gongsun Kang knew that this showed that the Wei army was not discouraged after the failure of the siege, and absolutely did not choose to give up, but continued to use long-range strikes in a way that the Liaodong army could not counterattack.

Judging from the current situation, the Wei army has received reinforcements, which have far surpassed the Liaodong army in Xinchang County in number, and they are surrounded on all sides. It seems that the county will be surrounded to death.

Now Gongsun Kang is very worried. He is very worried that he will collapse until the reinforcements arrive, or that he will not wait until the food is exhausted, but he still cannot wait for the reinforcements.

But at this moment, he had no choice but to resign himself to fate.

Gongsun Du was powerful in Liaodong, Gaogouli was afraid of Gongsun Du, and the queen of King Fuyu was also the daughter of Gongsundu's family, so Gongsun Kang chose to ask Gaoguli and Fuyu for help in the midst of the panic.

The two countries quickly got the news.

It has been a long time since Fuyu Kingdom was founded.

Fuyu Kingdom existed in the Western Han Dynasty, and it has existed for more than [-] years. It can be regarded as a country with a long history. In history, the relationship with the Han Dynasty is also divided, and there are periods of hostility and honeymoon periods. It is normal.

Before and after Dong Zhuo’s Rebellion, the Central Committee of the Eastern Han Dynasty was in chaos and could not maintain normal diplomatic relations. Gongsundu occupied the northeast of Liaodong, which cut off the communication between Fuyu Kingdom and the Central Plains, so Fuyu Kingdom could only establish relations with Gongsundu.

And it is a coincidence that in order to deal with the relatively powerful Gaoguli, Gongsundu also chose to join forces with the Fuyu Kingdom, married the clan daughter to King Fuyu, and often joined forces with King Fuyu to deal with Gaoguli.

On the other hand, Gaoguli wooed Sanhan and the Yi people to fight against Gongsundu and Fuyu.

Under the long-term struggle, the Gaoguli Alliance was gradually no longer Gongsundu's opponent, and Gongsundu gradually gained the upper hand.

During this period, the Guo Wei regime gradually developed and expanded, and finally unified the Central Plains and Jiangnan, re-established the empire, and began to seek comprehensive unification in the Liaodong region.

In this state, the Gongsun family is in danger of overthrowing, and the Wei Empire, the orthodox Central Plains, is about to regain its orthodox status in the Central Plains.

Therefore, in the eyes of Gaoguli and Fuyu, Gongsun's request for help is a bit bad.

For Fuyu people, establishing a relationship with Gongsundu is only an expedient measure, and it is also to counter the threat posed by Gaoguli.

Now if there is a better choice, compared to the separatist regime in a peaceful corner of Gongsundu, of course the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains is better.

Now that the Wei Empire is attacking the Gongsun family fiercely, isn't it a fool not to go along with the mighty Wei Empire but to help the Gongsun family who is in danger at sunset?

The clan daughter of the Gongsun family who married into Buyeo cried and begged King Buyeo to send troops to help the Gongsun family. Her words were sincere and touching.