In the first month of 238 AD, Xiangping, Liaodong County.

To be precise, it is more appropriate to call the entire Liaodong region Yan State.

The historical books collectively referred to the separatist trend of Wei, Shu and Wu as the Three Kingdoms. In fact, there was a king of Yan, Gongsun Yuan, who jumped repeatedly between the Wei and Wu countries. Sometimes he depended on Cao Wei and sometimes he depended on Sun Wu.

The reason why this Yan State is rarely mentioned in history books is that in 238 AD, the second year of Jingchu of Wei State, Cao Rui appointed Sima Yi to conquer Liaodong. Seven months later, the country no longer existed.

In history, Sima Yi conquered Liao for a hundred days and destroyed the Gongsun Yuan family of Liaodong forces in three months, beheaded 10,000 people, and built it into Jingguan to demonstrate his achievements.

What is Jingguan?

The heads of thousands of enemy troops were cut down and piled up on the ground to form a huge triangular pyramid, and the peak of ancient performance art with clay mud.

Gongsun Xiu thought of the "combination of the burial" between his and his old father Gongsun Yuan's body and head nine months later, and felt that the sky was about to collapse.

After traveling through time, he was the prince of the King of Yan. Is this the top match?

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next King of Yan.

However, Yan State is almost out of the future.

Military Affairs Office.

Gongsun Yuan was filled with sorrow. The general under the tent, Bei Yan, and Yang Zuo discussed with him how to resist Sima Yi.

Bei Yan was a Xianbei man with a strong body and a divine eyes. He pointed on the map and said in a deep voice: "I will lead the army to station in the Liao Tunnel, encircle the trench for more than 20 miles, and swear to resist Sima Yi's Wei army to the death."

Yang Zuo was elegant in appearance, eight feet tall, and had the style of a Confucian general. He immediately agreed with his opinion: "The Wei army came from afar and was a tired army. We waited for the hard work and fought with him to break the siege of Liaodong."

Gongsun Yuan nodded and said, "This is also a solution."

Gongsun Xiu, who was beside him, thought that if he didn't speak again, we were forced to "performance art" and immediately stood up: "Father, the child does not agree with this plan."

Gongsun Yuan was stunned: "Why is this?"

"Sima Yi is a very powerful person. It is really a solution for us to defend the city and fight the enemy. This gives the Wei army the opportunity to encircle."

Gongsun Xiu cleared his thoughts and said seriously: "As far as I know, Sima Yi told the Emperor Cao Rui of Wei: Go to a hundred days, attack a hundred days, return a hundred days, and rest sixty days, and then rest for sixty days. In this way, a year is enough."

Hearing this, Gongsun Yuan was furious and even revealed the table, saying angrily: "Where did this get the news? Humph, attack a hundred days? In other words, can Sima old man wipe out all of us in three months? There is a natural danger of mountain streams in Liaodong. Although Sima Yi is a famous general of a generation, he may not be able to enter Liaodong. Even Cao Cao was unable to swallow Liaodong at that time."

Gongsun Xiu thought to himself that you really don’t know the horror of Sima Yi? The 100-day campaign against Liao was also a great miracle in military history. He quickly persuaded him: “Don’t be angry, Father, although Sima Yi is conceited, he also has real talent and knowledge. Zhuge Liang from Shu Kingdom went to Qishan six times and was blocked by Sima Yi from Longxi, and it was difficult to achieve success. He was also good at long-distance raids and used veteran soldiers. He defeated Shangyong and killed Meng Da for only sixteen days. This person was extremely insidious, and we should not underestimate him.”

Gongsun Yuan fell silent.

Indeed, Sima Yi was extraordinary as one of the famous generals of the Wei State. Apart from Zhuge Liang who died of illness four years ago, it is really hard to say who can get a good advantage in his hands.

Yang Zuo pondered for a moment and said, "What is the prince's opinion? I might as well describe it."

Anyone who has read the Three Kingdoms basically understands the cleverness of Sima Yi's conquest of Liaodong, and can be regarded as one of the famous military miracles.

At present, Sima Yi's 40,000 troops have been dispatched. He arrived in Liaodong three months later and rushed to 4,000 miles a long distance. In terms of military strength between the two sides, it is not advantageous.

The troops of the Yan Kingdom in Liaodong include the available infantry and cavalry army and the troops recruited from various races, which are mostly 100,000, which is more than twice that of Sima Yi.

But if you calculate carefully, there is no 100,000 troops in Liaodong, and the entire Liaodong only has a population of more than 300,000. Based on the comparison of soldiers and civilians who draw one ten times, Liaodong only has 30,000 troops to fight, and most of the others are civilians who recruit and build fortifications or escort food.

The most important thing is to be strategic, otherwise it would not be possible to defeat so quickly.

Gongsun Xiu thought for a while and said cautiously: "I don't think we can give Sima Yi a chance. When we are in a place, from Sima Yi's perspective, he verbally said that he wanted to conquer Liaodong with a hundred days, but in fact he only had a hundred days. Forty thousand troops went deep alone, risking being surrounded and suppressed by us and extinguishing the food route. If he could not win within three months, he would have nothing to ask for except withdrawing his troops. Therefore, we must preserve our strength. If Sima Yi wanted to come to Liaodong, we would lead him in. The deeper he went, the more dangerous he would be. He would just wait for the food route to be cut off and he would die."

Gongsun Yuan was shocked: "As you said, is it better to abandon the city and escape?"

"That's natural. Sima Yi made a hundred days of words. If he really attacked Xiangping, with this man's cruelty and uncompassionate use of soldiers and civilians, even if the 40,000 troops died in the city, he would not hesitate. Then why should we give him such a chance?"

Gongsun Xiu thought about it before and after, delaying the front line, and war time were the greatest living space.

He said "going to a hundred days". It takes nearly 4,000 miles from Luoyang to Liaodong. Sima Yi travels up to 30 miles a day, and it takes at least five months to truly enter Liaodong.

After hearing this, Gongsun Yuan agreed a little, but he still felt that it was not appropriate enough and said loudly: "I have sent an envoy to Dongwu to ask Sun Quan to send troops to support him to solve the urgent problem."

He was speechless and thought that Sun Quan had indeed sent troops to support him later, but it was March next year, and the grass on the graves of our father-in-law and our father-in-law were several feet tall.

Here we have to talk about Gongsun Yuan's temperament. Historical evaluation of his capriciousness is that he often rebels after surrendering to Cao Wei. Six years ago, he killed the envoy sent by Sun Quan because of surrendering to Cao Wei. This time, his request for help will definitely be fruitless.

The reason is that the previous hatred has not faded and the old debt is difficult to repay.

Second, Eastern Wu is located in a remote place and can only be greeted by sea. If the troops are sent to Liaodong, it will be the result of the lonely army. If you enter the territory of Cao Wei, you cannot advance, and you cannot retreat. Sun Quan is very scheming and will not take this risk. At most, sending troops to aid with righteous words is actually a wall. If Gongsun Yuan can really defeat the Wei army, the Wu army will naturally send troops. This will fulfill the previous verbal promise and spread benevolence and righteousness all over the world. If you are not defeated, it is not impossible to send troops to find a bargain. If you really lose, there is no need to make trouble.

Based on these two reasons, we must first gain an advantage in this battle before we can reach the stage of Eastern Wu sending troops.

The next opportunity is: Cao Rui's life is coming soon.

Except for Cao Cao himself, Cao Pi and Cao Rui were not the masters of longevity. According to historical records, Cao Rui died of illness in the first month of next year. If he could hold the battle in Liaodong until the beginning of next spring, Sima Yi, as the minister of the orphanage, would definitely return to the Wei State, and maybe he could take the opportunity to rob the north and seize a larger sphere of influence.
Chapter completed!