Guangyang city entrance.

Gongsun Xu, carrying a croaker, looked at the enemy troops coming from outside the city with a serious expression, including the royal flag of the Wuhuan tribe and the banner of the Youzhou rebels. Countless people and horses rushed towards Guangyang City, and the dust and grass chips raised faced the strong wind, with a strong momentum covering the sky and the sun.

His premonition on the battlefield was not wrong. The Wuhuan cavalry was indeed reinforced, so he turned back and wanted to join forces with the Youzhou rebels here to eat his vanguard in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Xu's heart once again faced the surrendered general of Yuan who had been despised before.

Fortunately, before the war, he had the power to take over Guangyang City first. Otherwise, even if he retreated on the battlefield in time, it would be difficult for him to escape the pursuit of the Wuhuan cavalry in the wild.

But their current situation is only better than being surrounded by Wuhuan cavalry in the wild. There are many enemy troops outside the city, which is estimated to be between 20,000 and 30,000, which is nearly ten times that of our own troops. There are almost no food storage in the city, and it is difficult to defend Guangyang City.

With internal and external troubles, Gongsun Xu couldn't help but become anxious.

If he still commands the battle as a major general, then he will be defeated if he is defeated. At worst, he will be buried in his head and endure his father's scolding after returning to the camp. But now things are changing now. He is commanding the battle as a general of Yanying. Although his situation is better than recruiting these Yuan surrendered generals, once he is defeated, the military law punishment is still the second, and his position in the army will probably decline rapidly.

This allows Gongsun Xu, who is dedicated to revitalizing his family and making achievements, to accept it.

"Captain, the enemy's siege three times, I'm afraid that it had already planned, so we wait--"

Xiahou Lan, the military officer around her, saw a clue from the enemy's formation outside the city and asked in a low voice with concern.

"shut up!"

Xiahou Lan and others were taken back to Cao Yuan's camp by Hao Zhao's troops that day. They thought they could not escape the end of filling the gully, but they were fortunate to meet Gongsun Xu, who was also a general in Cao Yuan's army. When Gongsun Xu accidentally learned that Xiahou Lan and others were his father's former troops, he was determined to recruit former soldiers and generals to regroup. He immediately rescued Xiahou Lan and others from Hao Zhao, and brought Xiahou Lan, who was skillful in archery and horses into the guard team, attaching great importance to and close to him.

But at this time, the anxious Gongsun Xu completely lost his usual grace. He stopped Xiahou Lan's words and said firmly:

"In the past, in Guanzi City, the enemy soldiers and horses surrounded me and still could not destroy my white horse, let alone today. We only need to defend the city and wait until the army behind us arrives, and we will be able to defeat the enemy here!"

After saying that, Gongsun Xu quickly walked down the city wall without looking back. Seeing this, Xiahou Lan and others sighed in their hearts, and could only follow him and walk down the city wall.

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Outside the city, the tent of the Wuhuan King.

The king's tent had just been laid down, and the servants in the tent went in and out like ants, busy moving the items from the carriage back into the tent. As the king of stead, Supuma, whose face was covered with wind and sand from the outside, was lying comfortably on a large couch under the service of his concubine, holding the golden cup filled with wine in his hands, making waves of laughter.

But the laughter was quickly interrupted by the uninvited guest. The capable minister suddenly appeared at the door of the tent with the wind and sand outside the tent, blocking the large area of ​​light in the tent.

“Which pickle is the pickle—”

Suzumaru was about to curse, but when he opened his eyes and saw clearly that it was the Aichen who had arrived, he stopped scolding awkwardly, laughed dryly, and stood up.

"Who am I here? It turns out that it is King Khanlu. Come on, come on, sit down and drink with me."

Supumaru smiled dryly and called on the capable minister to resist him, but the capable minister did not move. His thin and ferocious face and tall figure were like a wolf standing up and choosing people to eat.

"King Qiao, you are drunk and intoxicated, don't forget the orders of Shanyu in this trip."

"Haha, how could I forget. First, I wanted to help Zhao and Huo seize the southern border of Youzhou, and second, I wanted to plunder the Han family's population, livestock, and wealth and food to return to western Liaoning."

Speaking of this, Suzumaru smiled.

"This time, thanks to my brother's tribal troops arrived in time, he trapped Gongsun's son in Guangyang City. He finally got revenge."

"I'm not here to help you siege Gongsun."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing the cold words of the Nengchen Jizhi, Supumaru's desire to drink was gone. He widened his eyes and asked Nengchen Jizhi, but the other party pursed his lips and said nothing.

Finally realizing that something big was about to happen, Suzumaru waved his hand and drove all the slaves in the tent out. The capable minister then stepped into the tent and left his followers to guard outside the tent.

"The king has an order. If the Han soldiers are blocked before Yuyang is coming, they can abandon Zhao, Huo and others, and first carry the money and food from the Han area back to Liucheng."

"why is that?"

Although he knew that the Shanyu Louban was just a puppet and that the order of the Wuhuan King Tadun, who commanded the Wuhuan tribe in the three counties, could not resist him, Supuma still couldn't help but question it.

These days, he was chased and attacked by Gongsun Xu and his infantry and cavalry all the way, and also damaged some tribal people. After the tribal people who were able to resist the support of the capable ministers, he was planning to drive the soldiers of Zhao Du, Huo Nu and others to attack the city for the front drive and annihilate the vanguard of the Xiliang Army in one fell swoop. However, he did not expect that the capable ministers brought the king's order that went against his wishes.

"Ha, if you can understand in advance, it will be not just King Qiao." The capable minister sneered, "Do you know which troops are there in addition to Gongsun Xiaoer who came here?"

"Aren't it just some Western Liang soldiers from the Han area?"

"Hmph, you have to know that this group of Han soldiers is not a good fight. It is even more difficult to deal with than the white horse Yicong of the old thief Gongsun back then. The king had no intention of fighting with them here, so we had to lead the tribe's troops to retreat quickly."

"Just because we are coming from the Xiliang army, we are going to retreat and give up the three counties that have just been captured??!"

Supumaru spoke out resentfully, and he was still a little dissatisfied with his words. Although the three counties were nominally given to Zhao Du and Huo Nu, in Supumaru's eyes, they were actually no different from the pastures of the Wuhuan people.

Unexpectedly, the capable minister looked at him and continued:

"It's not just about retreating, but some tribes from Youbeiping can't stay, they all need to retreat to western Liaoning."

As soon as these words came out, Suzumaru widened his eyes.

The Wuhuan tribes of the three counties were originally placed in Youbeiping, western Liaoning, and vassal states of Liaodong after surrendering to the Han Empire. They were entrusted with the responsibility of defending the border and investigating the enemy, playing the role of defending the northern prefectures and counties. However, later the Han Empire declined, and the Wuhuan tribes became the main guest, repeatedly inciting troubles, killing officials, and looting cities and towns, which in turn controlled the three counties of Youbeiping, western Liaoning and Liaodong vassal states of the Han area.

Among them, the weakest Wuhuan tribe, the capable ministers, was placed on the border of Youbeiping. Now that they want to give up their overall control over Youbeiping, it will invisibly weaken the strength of the Wuhuan team, the capable ministers, and it is difficult for him to believe that the capable ministers can agree.

"This is the order of the king. Do you want to disobey?"

The capable minister seemed to have expected it, so he said this coldly. When Supumaru thought of Tadun's methods, he closed his mouth and bowed his head to obey.

The capable minister then stopped his stern eyes and thought without saying a word.

He originally did not agree with Tadun's order, but in the end he was convinced by Tadun's coercion and temptation.

Tadun told him that the Han Empire is now in a state of collapse, and the states are fighting each other, and the Xiliang soldiers are the most popular force. Even Yuan Shao, the powerful alliance of Wuhuan, was not their opponent. Therefore, Wuhuan should not have thrown the lives of tribal warriors on the land of the southern border of Youzhou for the sake of Zhao Du and Huo Nu, two dispensable Han people, to the land of Youzhou, and even the land of Youbeiping should be abandoned.

Their Wuhuan tribe has taken advantage of the wars in the north in recent years, coupled with this great plunder, and has abducted more than 100,000 households of scholars and citizens from the Han area. The most urgent task is to focus on Liucheng as the center, digest these Han areas as soon as possible, and truly turn the Wuhuan tribe into a behemoth.

It takes several years or even more than ten years, so they should not waste their time on the gains and losses of a city and a place.

Moreover, it is not wise to fight head-on with the Xiliang army, which is in full swing for the southern border of Youzhou. Siegeing cities and territories is not the strength of the Wuhuan cavalry, but harassing and rushing is their strength. Although they are about to withdraw from Youbeiping, the Xiliang army still has to carry out wars in the Central Plains and other places, and cannot deploy all their troops in Youzhou to defend them. The Wuhuan cavalry only takes advantage of the high and fat autumn and repeatedly breaks the border and invades. Over time, it is not certain that the flowers in Youzhou will eventually fall.

In order to compensate for the loss of migration of the tribes who were able to resist, Tadun promised to allocate 10,000 more Han people to him. This immediately made the capable ministers who were moved and willing to obey Tadun's orders, and even now he had to strictly demand that King Supuwan of Qiao follow the orders of King Wuhuan.

Although Tadun was in Liucheng, he knew very well that the wolves were best at hunting and launching attacks. This battle for Youzhou would not be able to be defeated by just one battle. The days of fighting later were still long!

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King Qiao of Wuhuan and King Khan Lu were preparing to abandon Zhao Du, but Huo Nu's plan had been decided, but because of their consistent strength, Zhao and Huo, who were surrendered to others, were still kept in the dark and did not know the truth.

Instead, they were worried about the enemy's situation. Gongsun Xu and others, who climbed the city every day, discovered signs of frequent mobilization of Wuhuan cavalry. At first, they suffered losses and thought that this was the illusion that Supumaru and others were confused about their out-of-town battles. They did not dare to act rashly, and still tied their trousers and belts to stand waiting for help.

However, as the elite cavalry sent by Cao Yuan's army broke through the siege and entered the city, Gongsun Xu and others also confirmed that the Wuhuan cavalry from Rufeng did not want to lure the enemy out of the city or siege the city to attack the Youzhou rebels who were deceived by the Wuhuan people. Later, they made a quick decision and quickly sent troops to Cao Yuan's army's Niu Song's army and Hao Zhao's army to cooperate with the inside and outside, and attacked the Youzhou rebels who were deceived by the Wuhuan people. Later they realized that they had no time to retreat.
Chapter completed!