Chapter 135: The soldiers surrounded Xiangping

The Khan of Karasuma also knew that it was a very disgraceful thing to escape without a fight, but the King of Karasuma would rather lose face than be an enemy of Ma Qiu.

Ma Qiu's reputation was not based on how strong his martial arts were or how excellent his command was, but on the word "vicious". When he was on the Wusun Prairie, Ma Qiu's cavalry passed by without a single life. Even the elderly, weak, women and children, even the hungry babies could not escape Ma Qiu's hand.

On the grassland, the living conditions are harsh and the population is insufficient. Therefore, when a tribe is generally captured, women and children below the wheel will be kept. As slaves, there is never a chicken or a dog like Ma Qiu. Moreover, Ma Qiu's tactics are typical of never-ending death. It took several years to migrate Wusun to the Western Regions. Such people are more abominable than horse thieves, and no ethnic group on the grassland wants to offend.

The Khan of Wusun understood very well that if he offended Ma Qiu, Ma Qiu would deal with him like he did in the Wusun people in the future, and the Wusan people would suffer. If Ma Qiu bit him tightly, he would have to migrate one way. However, the Wusan people had no place to escape. There was a barrier from Changbai Mountain to the east of the prairie in western Liaoning, and the Xianbei people to the west, and the Wusan people could not afford to offend him. In the north, there was the cold Siberian Plain, and the snowy place, the Wusan people could not survive.

So when I learned that it was Ma Qiu, Karasuma Dahan chose to retreat wisely and not to provoke Ma Qiu.

Wei Yansheng's plan to attack the west was very successful. Wei Yan put many flags on the southern front and feinted the siege, which indeed attracted Deng Ai's attention. At the same time, Deng Ai also thought that Wuhuan Khan assisted the grassland in western Liaoning, and there would definitely be no mistakes, so he put the strategic focus on the Liaohe River.

On the other hand, under the cover of Ma Qiu's cavalry, the Han army walked on the grassland and raided Xiangping City.

A few days later.

Gongsun Yuan in Xiangping City finally got the news that the Han army came from the north, only two days away from Xiangping.

Gongsun Yuan was shocked and hurriedly sent someone to recruit Deng Ai on the front line to return to Xiangping.

Deng Ai Military Camp in Liaohe River.

"I can't imagine! I can't imagine! A great man, Wu Wan, was a big sweat, and he ran away without even seeing Ma Qiu's face! He said that all the people of Wu Wan clan are warriors and tough guys, I'm a coward! A coward!" Deng Ai's face was already red with anger, and he kept cursing.

"General, this is an unexpected thing. I didn't expect that Wuwan's khan was so unbearable. But now that the Han army is raiding Xiangping, should we go back to Xiangping immediately?" Bei Yan asked beside him.

"Of course I have to go back. If Xiangping is lost, it will be meaningless for us to fight here. Bei Yan, you go and reorganize the troops immediately, and we will return to the army immediately." Deng Ai's face was full of reluctance while speaking.

Deng Ai worked hard to build the encirclement near the Liaohe River for a long time before it was completed. In the original Deng Ai plan, the Liaohe River was the best line of defense for the low-end Han army. As long as the Han army was prevented from crossing the river, the Han army would be short of food and grass for a long time and would inevitably retreat by itself.

Unfortunately, man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Deng Ai never expected that something would happen to the Khan of Wuwan. Now the Liaohe River siege is in vain. Once Deng Ai withdraws his troops, the Han army can cross the river immediately, and Liaodong also loses the best line of defense.

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Deng Ai was forced to abandon his position along the Liao River and retreat to Xiangping. Then the rest of the Han army immediately crossed the Liao River, and then took advantage of the situation to march into Xiangping City, meeting with the troops who had previously walked on the grassland.

Xiangping City is the largest city in Liaodong. Since the Gongsun Du era, it has experienced Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Gong, and now Gongsun Yuan. The management of four generations has made Xiangping very large in scale. Previously, since Liaodong was often invaded by the Wuwan people and the Goguryeo people, the walls of Xiangping City were also specially made very tall and solid.

Wei Yan also knew that it was not easy to capture Xiangping, and Wei Yan did not expect Ma Qiu to capture Xiangping. As long as he could force Deng Ai to withdraw his troops, Wei Yan's strategic goal would be achieved. Now that Deng Ai has withdrawn his troops, the raid team would not need to attack Xiangping, but chose to intercept Deng Ai's army to return to aid.

The Han army set up camp in Shuoshan to block Deng Ai's reinforcements. Deng Ai was eager to return to the rescue and was unwilling to fight. He lost three battles and three losses, but he still successfully broke the Han army's interception and returned to Xiangping City.

Afterwards, the Han army returned to Shoushan, and then Wei Yan commanded the army and began to advance to Xiangping.

Maybe it was because of the good things that happened. Just when Wei Yan was about to start surround Xiangping, it rained in Liaodong.

This season was originally a rainy season. God seemed to be crazy, and it rained heavily for several days. Because of this, the Liaodong River surged, which was a few feet away from the river bank.

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Wei Yan. The Liao River surged and was only a few feet away from the flat ground. If heavy rain continued, the river would have gone across the riverbed and rushed into the land of Liaodong. At that time, Wei Yan's army was the first to be hit, and the scene of flooding the three armies in the past might have happened again.

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In Xiangping City.

Looking at the slowly falling raindrops in the sky, Deng Ai couldn't help but talk: "What a pity, it's such a pity! If we could build a dam in the upper reaches of the Liao River, we would have flooded Wei Yan. At that time, Wei Yan's army would have been ashes!"

Bei Yan hurriedly stepped forward and comforted, "General, don't be anxious. Look, the rain is still falling. I heard that the river is only a few feet away from the river bank. Maybe the rain will be a little heavier tonight and it will break through the riverbed. At that time, it will still flood Wei Yan's army!"

"A heavy rain overnight? I hope so! Unfortunately, I don't know how to ask for rain. It would be great if I could borrow a heavy rain like Zhuge Kongming borrowed the east wind." Deng Ai looked up at the sky and spoke.

Compared to Xiangping City, the Wei Yan camp that was looking back at the mountain at this time was indeed a battle. Everyone was discussing whether to continue attacking or retreat to a safe place at present, and then make plans after the rain.

The first person to withdraw the troops was Guo Huai. Guo Huai thought that the Liaohe dike might collapse at any time now. Once the Liaohe dike collapsed, the Han army on the mountain would definitely be hit hard. Although the mountain was higher than the flat ground, it was indeed surrounded by floods and the situation would become very unfavorable. If Deng Ai cooperated with the floods to attack, the Han army would be defeated, so Guo Huai advocated withdrawal.

Guo Huai has always been steady in leading the troops, and it is reasonable to advocate withdrawal. However, Wei Yan was a very gambler. Wei Yan felt that if he withdraws his troops and attacks again in the next day, he would have to face the Liaohe cladding. And if he comes again in a few months, the winter will be over. The winter in Liaodong is extremely cold, and the Han soldiers may not be able to adapt.

In addition, the army has now arrived in front of Xiangping, and suppression of Xiangping, and withdrawing the army will be a big loss. How could speculators like Wei Yan let go of such a great situation? Therefore, Wei Yan would rather risk being flooded than stay in Liaodong.

However, the Han army did not dare to go down to Shushan. After all, Shushan was a high place. When Dashui came, it was still a very safe place and could still make a living. If Dashui went down to Shushan, he went to a relatively low-lying place and the flood suddenly arrived, the army would be washed away completely.

As the head coach, Wei Yan decided to stay in Huishoushan and maintain suppression of Xiangping City.

Wei Yan was betting that the heavy rain would stop soon. Perhaps God was rewarding Wei Yan with this persistence, which made Wei Yan win this time. The heavy rain fell intermittently for a month. Just as the river was about to overflow the riverbed, the heavy rain finally stopped. Then the Liaohe River retreated at a very fast speed, and the Han army was in danger. It was already mid-July.

After safety, Wei Yan immediately ordered an advance, and the Han army completed the siege of Xiangping City.

Wei Yan had sufficient experience in siege. After siege, he immediately began to build siege mountains, dig tunnels, build siege vehicles, hook ladders and other siege weapons. He began to attack the city day and night with long-range weapons such as arrows and catapults, and began to consume the troops in the city.

The Northeast of the Three Kingdoms era was far less prosperous than it is now. The cold climate and the productivity below made Liaodong's grain production extremely low. In addition, it was almost the autumn harvest season, and there was not much food left in the previous year. Xiangping City was surrounded and could not be replenished with new grain, so soon there was a shortage of food in Xiangping City. Wei Yan began to harvest grain nearby in Xiangping to supplement military rations.

Mid-August.

The autumn harvest had already been completed at this time of weekdays, and the new grain had been transported to Xiangping. However, this year, due to the siege of Wei Yan's army outside, Gongsun Yuan did not even see the shadow of grain.

Gongsun Yuan's mansion was built with a brilliant momentum. Although the area was not as big as that of the palace, the decorations and layouts inside were the materials used, and were not inferior to those of the palace at all.

At this time, Gongsun Yuan was indeed frowning. Seeing that the food and grass were about to end, Gongsun Yuan had no choice.

Compared with the Han Dynasty controlling several states, Liaodong's war potential is really bad! Although Deng Ai's ability to lead troops was very strong, it was hard for a skilled woman to cook without rice. This narrow area and sparse grain output also determined that the Liaodong army would inevitably be unable to engage in a long war of attrition.

Finally, Gongsun Yuan decided to surrender to the Han army.

Gongsun Yuan sent Wang Jian and Liu Fu as envoys to express his willingness to surrender in person, but this time, Wei Yan was in trouble.

Gongsun Yuan is extremely ambitious and is an unfamiliar wolf. Wei Yan really dares to surrender such a person easily. If Wei Yan surrenders Gongsun Yuan today, Gongsun Yuan will rebel again in the future, and Wei Yan will be punished for inspection.

However, if Gongsun Yuan’s surrender was not accepted, the Han army would have to spend a large number of soldiers to attack Xiangping, which would be a bit unworthy of the loss.

While Wei Yan hesitated, Deng Ai in the city also began to hesitate.

Everyone in Xiangping City can surrender, but Deng Ai dared not surrender. Since Adu broke into Runan, Deng Ai has formed a grudge with Adu. After twenty years, the hatred has not been resolved, but has become even bigger, so Deng Ai dared not surrender at all.
Chapter completed!