Everything was as Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu expected. In order to avoid Gongsun Zan's resentment, Yuan Shu informed him of the attack on Liaodong in advance. At the same time, the spies hiding under Gongsun Zan informed Yuan Shao of the matter, and Yuan Shao immediately sent an envoy to Liaodong to inform him.

Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du already knew that Yuan Shu was planning to send troops to attack Liaodong, and he organized his army to prepare for it. He guarded all the cities tightly and secretly contacted many foreign tribes in the surrounding area to explain their interests and to ask for their help at any time if the situation became critical.

Fortunately, Gongsun Du still had a conscience in his heart. Although he was frightened, he still insisted on not letting Wuhuan and Gaogouli send troops to enter the country. However, at this time, he had tightened his heart. If the situation changed, I'm afraid he would

I can no longer care about anything else.

Zhang Liao's army did not follow the previous route from the Bohai Sea to the vicinity of Liaodong, but directly detoured northward towards Gaogouli. The army was so powerful that it rushed straight to Gaogouli's lair, as if he wanted to destroy Gaogouli first.

The king of Gaoguli looked worried in the capital, and quickly sent people to Xiangping to ask for help from Gongsun Du.

In Xiangping City, in the Palace of Prince Yan, Gongsun Du was sitting on a privately built dragon chair. He looked at Gao Gouli's letter asking for help in his hand, frowned and said to the "Civil and Military Officials" below: "** Send 30,000 troops to attack Gao Gouli.

Gouli, Gaoguli country has a weak army with only 20,000 fighting soldiers. It was defeated and almost half of the city was about to fall. King Gaoguli asked Gu for help. What do you think should be done at this time?"

"King Yan, this matter should be discussed in the long run. Although Gaogouli is secretly allied with us, he has repeatedly harassed our Liaodong border and plundered Han people. It is not a good thing to attack him this time, as this enemy can be eliminated.

, and it can weaken the enemy's strength, so it can kill two birds with one stone. Our army can just watch the fire from across the bank, and it is not appropriate to send troops." Yang Yi, a counselor under Gongsun Du, said.

He was a person who was staunchly hostile to foreigners. He had strongly advocated that Gongsun Du did not allow soldiers from the Fang and other ethnic groups to enter the country before. This time Gaogouli was attacked by Zhang Liao, so he naturally hoped that Gongsun Du would not participate in it and let Zhang Liao general

Gaoguli was destroyed to relieve the border troubles.

"King Yan, what Yang Yi said is inappropriate." Gongsun Kang, the eldest son of Gongsun Du, who had always disliked Yang Yi, stood up directly when he heard the words: "Gaoguli is our ally of Great Yan, you need to know that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold.**

The momentum is huge, and it is definitely not just a small Gaoguli who comes with a huge force. The ultimate goal must still be us. If we sit back and watch Gaoguli be destroyed, then not only will we lose an ally, Wuhuan and others

The foreign races will also lose trust in our army. If the enemy attacks by then, I'm afraid we will have to fight alone and wait for death."

"On the contrary, if we send troops to rescue the enemy who are attacking Gaogouli at this time, they will not be able to escape for a while, and they are tired from fighting for days. If Gaogouli can entangle them, we will not only be able to easily defeat this group

** will be eliminated, and in the future we can seize the opportunity to occupy Gaoguli with a great victory and strengthen our Liaodong."

Yang Yi frowned when he heard this and said: "Young master, are you too confident? Yuan Shu now occupies most of the world and has countless elite soldiers and generals under his command. The army that attacked Gaogouli this time was all tiger and wolf troops, and he captured nearly half of it in just half a month.

Goguli City. Although we have 50,000 troops, even if we go out in full force, we may not be able to defeat him. If we send out troops and make mistakes, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend Liaodong. Now it is better to focus on the overall situation and stick to Liaodong."

"Hmph! Why do you only grow other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? Yuan Shu's power is powerful, but its base is in the south and cannot reach me in Liaodong. It only has 30,000 soldiers. After attacking Gaogouli, it will definitely suffer a lot.

How could he be the enemy of our Yan army? As long as the King of Yan and my 20,000-strong army, I will definitely destroy this army and seize Gaoguli to expand the territory of Yan." Although Gongsun Kang has some wisdom, but

He has an arrogant personality and never takes others seriously. As the eldest son of Gongsun Du, he has always wanted to make contributions and consolidate his position. Facing this coup, his heart is already ready to move.

Gongsundu watched his son and his counselors arguing together and did not stop him, but fell into deep thought. He knew that what both sides said was reasonable. If he led his army to assist Gaogouli and surpassed the previous record,

There is a fear that the army will be destroyed and Liaodong will be in danger of losing. But if he ignores it, it will chill the hearts of other foreign races, and they will be bullied like a coward. Gongsun Du, who is extremely timid and insignificant at heart, doesn't know what to choose for a moment.

He looked at Liu Yi who was standing in front of Yang Yi.

"Yuan Fang, how do you see?"

When Liu Yi heard this, he slightly cupped his hands and said respectfully under the gaze of Yang Yi and Gongsun Kang: "Yi thinks what Yang Yi and Gongzi said is very true and makes sense."

"Then what do you think our army should choose?" Gongsun Du frowned and asked.

"Sending troops to help, but not fighting for the time being." Liu Yi said calmly.

"What do you mean by that?"

Liu Yi smiled slightly: "As the young master said, Gaogouli is my great Yan Feiyi. His lips are dead and his teeth are cold. In addition, in order to calm the hearts of other foreign races, we must help him. However, going to the rescue is risky, and we have no fighting power."

He didn't understand at all. Yuan Benchu ​​reminded his lord before in order to let his lord restrain Yuan Jiujiu, so his combat power must have been exaggerated. The same was true for Gao Gouli to protect himself. But he was able to win repeated battles.

, the combat power cannot be underestimated. Therefore, King Yan might as well send troops to support, but not fight with the opponent. Instead, send more scouts to find out the opponent's situation, and then decide whether to fight or retreat. However, he can also prevaricate other foreign allies, and we must be strict

We have already gone to rescue them, but the gap in combat power between the two sides is too great, so there is nothing we can do. We can use this as an excuse to gather many allies together to deal with the enemy."

As the counselor Gongsun Du relies on most, Liu Yi is quite talented. He was once a well-known celebrity in the Central Plains. Later, he fled Liaodong due to the war and became Gongsun Du's subordinate. Compared with the locals, Liu Yi was naturally highly resourceful, but in the Central Plains

But it is nothing, not even a first-rate counselor.

Gongsun Du's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said excitedly: "Yuan Fang's words are very good. Not only will this not be false to others, it will not delay the war opportunity, but it will also ensure the safety of the army. Just follow this plan!"

"King Yan, how many troops will be sent this time and who will lead this army? And as Liu Yi said, it may not be that simple to avoid fighting. If the army is strong, it will definitely attack by force or sneak attack.

." Yang Yi frowned slightly and asked.

"Yuanfang, what do you think?" Gongsun Du was blinded when he heard this and looked at Liu Yi again.

"The troops sent this time should not be too small or too large. On the one hand, we must ensure that the troops are sufficient so that they can be eaten up even when the enemy's combat power is not strong. It is best to take the opportunity to eliminate Gaogouli. On the other hand, we must also leave behind
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