The next day, Liao Tunnel City.

The bed crossbow lies at the top of the city and accidentally shot Niu Jin, the general of the Wei Kingdom, to death. The Yan army led by Yang Zuo even hid the Wei army in the southeast area and captured nearly a thousand people.

He also set up defenses at the northern end of the Liao River, repelling Sima Yi who was trying to cross the river, annihilated nearly half of his five thousand Wei troops and captured half of them.

This war captured more than 3,000 prisoners and won a complete victory. Sima Yi lost 8,000 troops in just one day, which was a disadvantage in his journey.

Yang Zuo and Bei Yan were both happy and said, "If the prince had not given advice, the generals and others would not be able to stop Sima Yi's attack. Sima Yi was known to be elusive, but the position of smuggling through Liaoshui was clearly understood by the prince, and he took advantage of the situation and attacked him halfway."

He smiled modestly: "This battle depends on the soldiers' lives and charge bravely. My role is not very good."

"The prince is really modest."

Bei Yan was filled with emotion and sighed: "If Sima Yi succeeded, 40,000 households and more than 300,000 people in Liaodong would be wasted land. At this time, the Liao River would have already been corpses everywhere."

Gongsun Xiu was not blinded by victory and shook his head and said, "I am so happy now. Although Sima Yi has lost his troops and generals, he has not hurt the root cause. Not to mention that Wei State has a population of three to four million. If Sima Yi really wants to mobilize troops to lead to Liaodong, reinforcements will continue to be supported. Our army has only more than 30,000 people, and there is no other way to go except to resist stubbornly."

Yang Zuo came over suddenly and said, "The prince said it very well. After 50 years of being able to survive in Liaodong, it took advantage of the dangers of mountains, rivers and swamps. Wei sent troops from afar. It was not easy to transport grain and send troops. In previous years, it was mainly recruited and pacified. In the past two years, it directly sent troops from Liaodong to try to clear it."

Gongsun Xiu thought that this was not a good thing his father Gongsun Yuan did. He was undecided between Wei and Eastern Wu and accepted the pledge of Wei and wanted the title of Eastern Wu. He was like a young widow knocking on the doors of two old bachelors at the same time, and no one liked it.

"Sima Yi has a character that will never give up until he achieves his goal, remember."

He thought about it and considered many issues. It was a terrible dream to wipe out Sima Yi completely, not to mention that the Wei State was vast. As long as Cao Rui ordered the recruitment, he could send a large number of troops to Sima Yi.

In contrast, there are 300,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong. The ratio of soldiers and civilians is 10 to 1. One out of ten people is in power. The military and military force has reached its limit, which is equivalent to all adult men in Liaodong coming to fight Sima Yi alone.

Yang Zuo said: "Why not take advantage of the fact that the Wei army has not set up camp and lead troops to attack him?"

Gongsun Xiu frowned and shook his head and said, "Sima Yi was prepared for a long time. He could think of anything we could think of. This person is enough to be comparable to Kong Ming, Shu. Since Kong Ming's death, Sima Yi has been the best in the world."

Yang Zuo said: "If the prince has any opinions, you might as well speak out."

"If you can fight, you should fight, you should defend, you should leave."

He only said these fourteen words and said seriously: "Our army must not lose significantly. If the city cannot be defended, evacuate without fighting to the death. Although there are not many people in Liaodong, the victory is that it is a place where horses are produced. The entire army has cavalry and armor, and it is free to come and go. If it becomes a city guard, it is a bad strategy."

The only benefit of Liaodong is that it is a place where horses are raised, and it is a place where all the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu are jealous. Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu often secretly traded horses with Gongsun Yuan.

Gongsun Xiu had ordered people to make stirrups and prepare to increase the combat power of all the cavalry and the big liberated soldiers' hands several times.

The bed crossbow is a powerful weapon for siege and defending the city. After attacking Niu Jin, the general was completely a sneak attack. Now the incident of the bed crossbow has spread, and Sima Yi would not stand in front of the formation as a living target and be shot to death.

"Where is Niu Jin's head?" Gongsun Xiu asked suddenly.

Yang Zuo said: "He has been beheaded and put into a box, ready to teleport Xiangping, and will be viewed by the King of Yan."

Gongsun Xiu shook his head and said, "Just know, as long as your father knows it. You don't have to send it to Xiangping. Arrange a ship immediately and deliver the Niu Jin man head to Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu."

Yang Zuo was stunned: "Why is this?"

Gongsun Xiudao: "If Sun Quan knew that we had a small victory with Sima Yi, it would be profitable, so he would send troops from the Eastern Wu and might be able to win over them as allies."

Yang Zuo smiled bitterly and said, "What if he doesn't become an ally and treats us as enemies?"

"The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind him. It is understandable that Sun Quan has such thoughts. But I have a plan to let the Eastern Wu lead troops to resolve the siege of Liaodong, form an alliance with us, and jointly encircle and suppress the Wei army."

Gongsun Xiu laughed and immediately summoned the military's document book, and he would read it while recording it. After the book was completed, he led ten soldiers to embark on a fast boat from the Liaodong Peninsula and headed straight to the south to Jiangdong by sea.

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Wei army camp.

Sima Yi looked at the headless corpse on the ground with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "Is this Niu Jin's corpse?"

"Yes, the general brought troops to Xiangping City and accidentally hit the enemy's arrow-"

Hu Zun said helplessly, "Yesterday, the soldiers were in chaos, and the spy failed to report the truth about the battlefield in time. When he saw the troops led by the general fleeing, he thought he had successfully lured the opponent's main force to the southeast, but he didn't know that the main force was hidden in the northern end of the Liao River."

Sima Yi looked at the huge arrowhead inserted in the headless corpse and frowned and said, "Is it Yan Jun who sent the corpse?"

Hu Zun sweated like a slurry and said tremblingly: "Yes... it was sent by Yan Jun, and he also gave a sentence, saying--"

"say what?"

"It is said that the dragons have no heads, and the rats have no heads."

Sima Yi laughed furiously, not only did he lose eight thousand men this time, but he also lost one of his descendants. Niu Jin went out and followed Sima Yi to conquer Shu Han, but he never thought that he had died in a small battle in Liaodong.

He reached out and pulled out the arrowhead and sighed, "This arrow is heavy and heavy. Did the general climb to the next step of the other city and was shot to death?"

Hu Zun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly: "That's not the case. As we caught the living deserter, we learned that the Yan army set up a bed with a very long range at the top of the city, and the general stood 700 steps away. The distance was originally safe, but he never thought that he would be shot and killed across 700 steps. It was really incredible."

Sima Yi was stunned, "Liaodong is located in a remote place, and there is such a powerful weapon? Could it be the Zhuge crossbow? No, the Zhuge crossbow has only one arrow and ten shots, but it does not have a range of 700 steps."

Hu Zun smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I don't know where it came from. Some people rumored that it was created by Gongsun Yuan's son and Gongsun Xiu."

"It's him again?"

This is the first time Sima Yi has encountered such a situation in hundreds of battles in his life. Not only is this military strategy, but his magical skills and tricks very similar to Zhuge Liang, which makes him laugh: "Unexpectedly, such a person appears again in the world."

Hu Zun was stunned by his stupid words: "What does the Taiwei mean?"

Sima Yi walked in the military tent and stroked his beard and said, "This person is extraordinary, but unfortunately he was born in Liaodong. The small country in Liaodong was in a small country. Gongsun took advantage of the instability in the north and lived in 50 years before he could have today. Look at Zhuge Liang in the past, although he was very talented, Shu Kingdom was in a corner, and his national strength was not enough. He went to Qishan for six times and died without any achievements. This is called time, luck, and fate."

Hu Zun agreed very much and said, "Gongsun Xiu devoted all the troops in Liaodong to fight our army. If this battle is defeated, he will be defeated to the end. Our Wei Kingdom has a vast territory, strong troops and strong horses, and its consumption will also be consumed to the destruction of Liaodong, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu."

"good."

Sima Yi said: "First set up camps and station them in the border areas to prevent the Yan army from robbing the village at night. After a few days of rest, we will send troops."
Chapter completed!