Expedition.
It startled the people at the border.
Donghu had been plundering the borders of the various countries for decades, causing them to see no hope and be in constant danger.
The word 'expedition' had not appeared for many years.
The last time, it was Tan Shihuai who expanded his territory and developed Xianbei to an existence that surpassed the Xiongnu.
The Han Emperor, Liu Hong, had once organized an expedition. He had gathered the three commanders-in-chief, the Southern Xiongnu Old Wang, and tens of thousands of troops to go on an expedition at Yanmen.
Unfortunately, that battle was a blow to everyone's head.
The army had left the fortress for less than two months, and only a dozen or so people had escaped. Even the old king of the Southern Xiongnu was buried in the grasslands.
The power of the Southern Xiongnu, who had submitted to him, also fell into the hands of the ambitious Youxian King. When it passed to Fu Luo, the Southern Xiongnu became even more rampant and actually began to invade the border counties of Bingzhou.
This time, the Ye Marquis Manor's expedition.
The army moved through Youzhou.
Every time he passed by a city, he could feel the gazes of countless people.
They could no longer withstand any defeat. If the Ye Marquis Manor was defeated, the frontier fortress would never be able to wait for the day of peace in Jing 'an.
At the end of April…
The army was stationed in the western part of Liaodong.
Shan Jing of Dai County, Gongsun Fan of Yuyang and Shanggu had not arrived yet and were still guarding against the Xianbei tribes.
The Ye Marquis Manor's camp stretched for dozens of miles, the battle flags were like dragons, and the 110,000 troops were ready to fight, eyeing the Liaoxi Vassal Country.
The army is in command.
Gongsun Jing was in charge.
On his left was Xu Chu, who was wearing armor and holding a sword.
The seats on the left were Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Tian Kai, and Guan Jing.
On the right side, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Zhang Yan, Guan Hai, Zou Dan, Yan Gang, etc. were in charge of deputy generals.
And now.
In this commander's tent, most of the civil and military officials of Lord Ye's residence gathered.
Even so, he was still so powerful that it was suffocating, even stronger than Yuan Shao at his peak.
Perhaps the Ye Marquis Manor did not have Cao Cao or Liu Bei, who had so many peak generals. However, a battle was not about individual strength, but tactical coordination on the battlefield.
"Pa da!"
"Pa da!"
Gongsun Jing flipped through the battle reports from various places and said in a deep voice,""In the battle of Ping City last year, the entire Xianbei and Wuhuan in the west were crippled. One of the three Wuhuan kings, Wu Yan, fled back to the royal court and elected Lou Ban as the chief. He also brought tens of thousands of people to join Helian!”
"The Wuhuan have merged into the Xianbei again?" Guo Jia frowned.”
"Merged?"
Gongsun Jing shook his head and said in a deep voice,""He's just avoiding disaster. Wu Yan knew that we would definitely attack the Wuhuan royal court, so he went to rely on the central Xianbei. Moreover, the 100,000 Xianbei people in the west have joined the Kirbineng. Now, the eastern Xianbei army has returned from Fuyula and is nomadic behind Swallow Mountain!”
"Humph!"
"Donghu still wants to kill me!"
"100,000 Xianbei people in the west is enough to make Kirby arrogant!”
"My lord, I think we should end the war in Liaodong as soon as possible!”
"This general requests to fight outside the frontier!"
The generals stood up, their words filled with killing intent.
The Xianbei people in the west who could fight had already been crippled by them. 100,000 women, children, and the elderly had allowed Kirby to kill his way back to the vicinity of Yan Mountain. It was enough to show that he was watching the battle in Liaodong and was planning to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight when the two armies fought!
"It's fine!"
Guo Jia stood up and said," General Gongsun Fan has 20,000 soldiers under his command. Defending the frontier fortress won't be a problem. The northern border of Youzhou is mountainous, and the army can't have 200,000 soldiers like Bingzhou. What's more important is to guard against small attacks and move the army out of Swallow Mountain!”
"Not bad!"
Tian Kai and the others nodded.
They were all veterans at the border, so they naturally knew the terrain of the northern border and the Xianbei people's attacking rhythm.
"Pa!"
Gongsun Jing threw the battle report on the table and said lightly,""It's good that they've met up, it saves me the trouble of looking for the Wandering Knight Tribes one by one. Even if the Xianbei and Xianbei tribes unite, we don't have to fear anything!”
"Here!"
The generals shouted.
Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said in a deep voice,""Gongsun Du has stationed his army at the Daling River, which is hundreds of miles away from us. I think the entire camp should move forward and set the main camp at the edge of the pine mountains!”
"Sure!"
Gongsun Jing nodded.
Guo Jia looked at Yan Gang from time to time and said in a deep voice,"Gongsun Du knows that we are strong and have recovered Bingzhou. The battle at Ping City is getting more and more intense, so I'm afraid that there won't be a large-scale battle in Liaoxi. He also knows that our cavalry is fierce and will definitely use the city as a stronghold to defend. I thought that our battlefield would be in Liaodong Subordinate Country or Liaodong.”
"Don't worry!"
Yan Gang nodded.
Rising Sky Camp was not just an infantry camp.
Inside, there was the most complete set of siege weapons and extremely rich experience in breaking through the city!
"Pa!"
Gongsun Jing slammed the table and stood up. He said in a deep voice,""Tomorrow, we will send troops to Pine Ridge!"
"Here!"
All the civil and military officials shouted.
Gongsun Jing said in a deep voice," The Prefecture Overseer's Office is still in Feiru. We can't stop transporting rations from Jizhou and Youzhou to the front line. That's why I've left you ten thousand soldiers. If a war breaks out in the upper valley, you can send five thousand soldiers as reinforcements!"”
"Here!"
Tian Kai and Guan Jing replied.
The next day.
The army began to migrate from the Ling branch.
The 100,000 strong army marched with great momentum, and all the birds and beasts within a 100-mile radius scattered.
When the scouts of Liaodong saw the mighty army of the Ye Marquis Manor, they immediately returned to Liaodong camp to report.
Three days later.
Daling River, in the Liaodong camp.
The scout reported the marching state of the army of Lord Ye to Gongsun Du.
"Ridiculous!"
"Gongsun brat, you're so arrogant!"
Gongsun Du sneered and said indifferently,""Retreating to Liaoxi Vassal Country, Gongsun Changping really thought that we were afraid of him and dared to lead a hundred thousand troops to the Pine Ridge. He really thought that he was the reincarnation of Bai Qi and Wei Huo!”
"Your Majesty!"
"We, Goguryeons, are willing to be the vanguard!" a man in a different outfit respectfully said.”
Gongsun Du waved his hand, his eyes fell on a person, and he said lightly,""Wei Choutai, I agree to your Fuyu's request to stay in Liaodong!”
"I…!"
The King of Fuyu's eyes were filled with sorrow.
In the middle of last year, the old king of Goguryeo died of illness, and his eldest son succeeded the throne and submitted to Gongsun Du.
Fuyu was sandwiched between Goguryeo and Liaodong, and he, the ruler of Fuyu, had long been unable to endure the oppression. Who knew that Kirbineng would appear in the middle of the year, and that was why he had come to Gongsun Du to beg for a way out.
He did not expect that he would be attacked by the Ye Lord Manor's army the moment he reached Liaodong Camp.
At this time.
Gongsun Du allowed him to submit because he wanted to use the Fuyu Army.
The cross-dressed man sneered." Fuyu is a tiny place to begin with. I thought we could just swallow it up!"”
"Baqi!"
Weichoutai glared and scolded angrily,"When your father was still in power, he didn't dare to declare an all-out war against my Fuyu Kingdom. You've only taken over Goguryeo for a few years, yet you dare to claim to annex my territory?”
"The weak don't deserve to live!" Goguryeon Wangbaqi coldly rebuked.”
"You don't want to?"
Gongsun Du looked at Wei Choutai coldly.
Gongsun Kang's palm was already pressing on the hilt of his sword.
As long as Weichoutai refused to submit, they would kill him and join forces with Goguryeo to attack the Fuyu Territory.
"I'm willing!"
Weichoutai said in humiliation.
Gongsun Du nodded his head in satisfaction and said indifferently,""On this day, you will lead your army across the mountains and rivers, and then join Gongsun Jing's camp. Pretending that you are not oppressed by our two armies, you will surrender. What you need to do is not to fight with them, but to find out where their provisions are stored and send a letter to us secretly!”
"Should I surrender?"
Wei Choutai shouted in horror.
Gongsun Du said indifferently," If you don't go, I'll make your Fuyu bleed for thousands of miles. But if you go and win this battle, I'll marry you. Fuyu will be the strongest ally of Liaodong!”
"Here!"
Wei Choutai thought for a moment before replying.
"Gongsun Changping?"
Gongsun Du looked in the direction of the Pine Ridge with his hands behind his back.
His eyes were filled with killing intent, jealousy, and hatred.
He was also an important border general of Youzhou, guarding Liaodong, conquering Haidong, conquering Goguryeo in the east, conquering King Qiao of Wuhuan in the west, and accepting refugees from the Central Plains. But how did he become a rebel king?
Gongsun Changping occupied four states.
The six departments were set up to replace the nine ministers, but the Han court made them the Great Sima.
He, Gongsun Du, had also made great contributions in Liaodong. How could he not be compared to Gongsun Jing? Why should the imperial court rely on him? The famous people and generals that he had dreamed of also went to Lord Ye's residence.
Two days later.
Fuyu Country's Lord Wei Qiu Tai led 5,000 elite soldiers to bypass the Daling River and prepare to surrender to the Ye Marquis Manor.
He had only heard of Gongsun Jing's name, but had never seen him.
In addition to the fact that Lord Ye's Mansion never accepted foreign surrenders and Gongsun Du's threats and promises, they would naturally move closer to Liaodong.
The war in Liaodong was imminent.
Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou were fighting like wildfire.
Within Xu Prefecture!
East China Sea, the state governance Tancheng.
In the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion, the lights were bright, and the shouts spread for miles.
"Let's drink!"
"All of you, drink!"
Zhang Fei sat in front of everyone, his face red as he raised his wine bowl.
Chen Deng smiled bitterly." Third General, you'd better drink less. The lord ordered a ban on alcohol before he left!"”
"No worries!"
Zhang Fei waved his hand and laughed."Cao Mengde and my elder brother attacked Yuan Gonglu together, and Gongsun led all the main forces on an expedition beyond the Great Wall. The surroundings of Xu Prefecture are extremely safe, so it doesn't matter if we drink a little!”
"Here!"
Chen Deng sighed helplessly.
Xu Prefecture looked peaceful on the surface, but there was a ferocious tiger lurking in the dark.
"General Cao!"
Zhang Fei raised his wine bowl and stared at Cao Bao below with his big copper bell eyes."Everyone is drinking. Why are you the only one who isn't drinking? Could it be that you don't like my wine?”
Cao Bao retorted,"I never drink, not to mention the Lord's prohibition!"”
Zhang Fei smashed the wine bowl on the table and scolded angrily,"There's no alcohol ban. If you don't drink, you're violating my military order.”
"What?"
Chen Deng was shocked.
"Third General!"
Cao Bao's eyes turned cold.
When Tao Qian was around, he was the number one general of Xu Prefecture, and even Zang Ba was afraid of him.
Ever since Liu Bei took up the post of Xu Prefecture Overseer, his status had dropped again and again. Not only was he inferior to Chen Deng and Mi Zhu, but he was also casually scolded by Zhang Fei.
"What are you staring at?"
"If you don't drink today, you're disobeying military orders!" Zhang Fei said angrily.”
Cao Bao suppressed the resentment in his heart and stood up respectfully."Third General, the Cao Family is a noble family of Xu Prefecture and is currently allied with Lu Bu of Xiapi by marriage. General, you can look down on the Cao Family, but please give face to Wen Hou and let me return to my residence!”
"Lu Fengxian?"
The anger in Zhang Fei's eyes grew even more intense. He recalled how he had been forced to abandon his armor by Lu Bu at Tiger Cage Pass and said coldly,""Not only did you disobey the military order, but you also used Lu Bu, that servant of the three surnames, to pressure me. He is now just a defeated general living in Xiapi.”
"How dare you!"
Cao Bao's eyes were filled with anger.
He had already endured it and let it go.
Why didn't he let him go? Was it because of her marriage with Lu Bu?
Zhang Fei waved his hand and shouted angrily," Men, take this guy down immediately and punish him with thirty strokes of the rod!"”
"Third General!"
Chen Deng was dumbfounded.
Zhang Fei waved his hand and sneered." I've long been dissatisfied with Lu Fengxian. Let's continue drinking!"”
"Third General, please!"
Instantly, the Xu generals were extremely terrified.
He had long known that Zhang Fei was a drunkard and would beat up soldiers after getting drunk.
Today, even Cao Bao was beaten up. If they did not drink, they would probably be the next ones!
A moment later.
Cao Bao's miserable wails came from outside the door.
Inside the door, there was a bustling scene of people raising their cups and inviting them to drink.
The next day.
A carriage departed from the Cao Residence and headed straight for Xiapi.
After half a day's journey, they stopped in front of the Xiapi Prefecture.
"General Cao?"
Chen Gong was shocked when he saw Cao Bao being carried off the carriage.
When Lu Bu entered Xiapi, he married Cao Bao's daughter in order to win over the aristocratic families of Xu Prefecture. Therefore, he was Lu Bu's father-in-law in name!
"Gongtai!"
Cao Bao's eyes were filled with hatred.”
"Quickly enter the residence!"
Chen Gong hurriedly instructed the attendants to carry him into the residence.
After Cao Bao entered the residence.
In a few words, he explained what happened to Zhang Fei last night.
Furthermore, it emphasized on the discrimination against Lu Bu and the term " servant of three surnames."
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with killing intent as he said coldly,""Zhang Yide, this bastard, is really too much. Not only did he beat up his father-in-law, but he also humiliated me, Lu Fengxian.”
"Wait!"
"General Cao, did you say that Zhang Fei drank?" Chen Gong's eyes lit up.”
"Yes, I am!"
Cao Bao nodded.
Chen Gong took a deep breath and asked,"How many days does Zhang Fei drink?"”
Cao Bao's eyes were filled with disdain as he said,"Ever since Liu Bei sent out his army, that barbarian Zhang Yide has been drinking every day. I went to report the situation of the city defense to him last night and was dragged into the residence to drink. I didn't expect to be beaten up!”
"My lord!"
"It's time for us to take down Xuzhou!" Chen Gong laughed.”
"Oh?"
Lu Bu raised his eyebrows.
"General Cao, return to the city immediately!"
"He also pretended to be angry and scolded the lord for being unkind in front of the manor so that Zhang Fei and Chen Deng would let their guard down!”
"Tonight, our army will secretly march outside Tan City. If Zhang Fei is drunk, use the torch as a signal to open the city gate and let the lord's army enter the city!”
"Right now, there aren't many soldiers in the city. All of them are in Zhang Fei's hands. Zang Ba and Chen Deng are already in the air. As long as we are fast enough, by the time Liu Bei's main force returns, we will be able to take control of all the counties!”
Chen Gong's eyes were filled with confidence, as if Xu Prefecture was already in his hands.
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