Inside Linyi City, there are many soldiers standing on the wall, with dazzling spears and halberds. There is a busy scene below the city, with soldiers and people coming and going, transporting defensive supplies to the city.

Zhou Xing arrived at the Governor's Mansion, handed over his sword outside the reception hall, and then entered.

This is the second time I have come to see Kong Rong. The last time was when I first arrived in Qingzhou with Liu Bei.

Kong Rong was sitting behind a few desks, holding a volume in his hand and reading carefully with his head lowered. He didn't seem to care about Zhou Xing's arrival.

"The enemy is approaching the city, so you can still study with peace of mind. It seems that you must have a strategy to retreat from the enemy."

After Zhou Xing sat down, he first asked aloud.

When Kong Rong heard the sound, he put down the scroll in his hand, looked up at the opponent, and said calmly: "If the city is not broken, the enemy soldiers will retreat. This is the strategy to retreat."

Zhou Xing was speechless and didn't know how to refute for a moment.

Kong Rong is right, as long as the city is defended and the enemy cannot attack, they will eventually retreat. Just like Tao Qian, if Cao Cao holds the city and holds it, it doesn't matter how strong his troops are. If he cannot attack the city and has no food and grass, he will eventually have to fight.

Retreat.

"Do you still want to ask me why I don't inspect the city defense?" Kong Rong said again.

Zhou Xing never thought of asking this, but he also wanted to know why Kong Rong didn't care about defending the city.

Without waiting for Zhou Xing to reply, Kong Rong replied: "I am the governor, not the captain. There are soldiers guarding the city, so what's the use of me going!"

Zhou Xing shook his head secretly. Ordinary people cannot understand this person's thoughts.

And such people are often more difficult to convince.

"Since Liu Xuande led troops to help me, why did he camp twenty miles away from the city? Why didn't he come to defend the city with me? Why didn't he come to see me?"

Kong Rong asked several questions in succession, apparently dissatisfied that Liu Bei had camped twenty miles away from the city and did not come to meet him in person.

"We only have three thousand soldiers and horses..."

As soon as Zhou Xing answered, he was interrupted by Kong Rong: "So what if there are three thousand soldiers and horses. I have five thousand soldiers. If you come to join forces with me to defend the city, why worry about the enemy's troops not retreating!"

"Do you think you can defend this city?" Zhou Xing asked, wanting to take the opportunity to express his advice.

"I have 5,000 soldiers and 50,000 stones of grain. I don't go out to fight the enemy. I stick to the city and hold on. Why can't I hold it?"

Kong Rong was very confident about this and went on to say: "If Liu Xuande enters the city and joins forces with me to defend the city, I am afraid that Yuan Tan will look at the city and retreat."

"It's not that General Liu doesn't want to join forces to defend the city, it's just that Yuan's troops arrived first and camped outside the city. We have very few troops and are afraid of being blocked by their ambush, so we dare not approach the city."

Zhou Xing paused and asked: "Your Majesty, if General Liu leads his troops into the city and is intercepted by Yuan Tan's troops outside the city, will you lead his troops out of the city to help?"

Kong Rong hesitated for a moment and replied: "I think so."

Zhou Xing was secretly happy in his heart. He was waiting for his words and hurriedly said: "If the envoy leads his troops out of the city to help, he will lose the advantage of fortifying the city. Jizhou has many soldiers and horses and countless brave generals. I'm afraid that General Liu will be with him at that time."

Your Majesty will be defeated and killed!"

Kong Rong couldn't help but change his face slightly. He was confident in defending the city because the city wall was strong. If he left the city, he would definitely not be able to defeat Yuan Tan's Jizhou soldiers and horses. He knew this.

Zhou Xing saw the change in Kong Rong's face, and guessed what he was thinking at this moment, and said: "If you stay behind closed doors and don't come to rescue, then General Liu will undoubtedly die. If General Liu is defeated, the officials in the city will

The scholars and common people will be frightened, and then someone will probably open the city gate secretly to welcome the soldiers and horses of Jizhou into the city."

Kong Rong nodded repeatedly, as if saying to himself: "It turns out that Xuande had thought of this before he set up camp twenty miles away from the city. What a foresight! This is good, this is good! Hahaha..."

Zhou Xing then said: "Although General Liu is camped twenty miles away from the city, if Yuan Tan cannot attack the city, he will definitely lead his troops to attack General Liu. At that time, the emperor will not dare to go out of the city to rescue him, and General Liu will definitely

If you are defeated and leave, you will be afraid that the officials and people in the city will also be frightened, and the city will be difficult to defend."

"Even if the officials and people in the city are fearless and Yuan Tan cannot attack the city, the envoy has 5,000 soldiers and there are still many people in the city, but only 50,000 shi of food. How can the envoy be able to defend it for a year?

A year later, you will be isolated and helpless, the food will be exhausted and the city will be destroyed. I am afraid that by then, you, the officials and people in the city will all be buried in this city."

After listening, Kong Rong seemed to have come back to his senses, stared at Zhou Xing strangely, and asked: "Zhou Wensheng, what is your purpose in telling me this?"

"Ming Shijun, this city cannot be defended!"

Zhou Xing spoke very seriously.

Kong Rong stared at him blankly, unable to believe what he heard.

After thinking for a while, Kong Rong seemed to suddenly realize, and said happily: "Do you want me to abandon this city, lead the troops eastward, and join forces with Liu Xuande in Beihai to defend it?"

Zhou Xingdeng couldn't laugh or cry. This Kong Wenju really had a different idea and was really smart. He actually thought of abandoning the city and running to defend Beihai.

For Kong Rong, this was a good way out, but for Liu Bei, it was very bad.

If Kong Rong led his troops to Beihai, would Liu Bei help him?

If we help a lot, we may be able to defend Beihai, but we won't have the chance to develop.

What Zhou Xing wants now is for Liu Bei to develop. Only development can make him strong.

If he doesn't help, Liu Bei will lose his reputation and won't get a good look from the Yuan family.

Therefore, Kong Rong cannot be allowed to go to Beihai.

"Mingshijun, how much food is there in Beihai's treasury?" Zhou Xing asked.

Kong Rong thought for a moment and said, "It should be twenty thousand stones."

"Okay, even if there are 20,000 shi, and General Liu's current food is less than 10,000 shi, and the city's food cannot be taken away, how long can it be defended if it goes to Beihai?" Zhou Xing asked again.

Kong Rong thought about it and realized that it was indeed possible for the men and horses to leave, but it was impossible to take away the food.

If you really go to Beihai, there will be more people and horses, less food, and the enemy soldiers will besiege the city and they will not be able to receive food, you will only die faster.

Kong Rong shook his head silently and rejected the idea of ​​moving to Beihai.

But after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a better place to go, so he looked at Zhou Xing and asked: "This city cannot be defended, and Beihai cannot be reached, so where else can I go?"

Zhou Xing only answered with two words: "Luoyang."

"Luoyang?!"

Kong Rong was greatly surprised. He never expected that the other party would say the word "Luoyang".

"When Dong Zhuo moved to Chang'an, he burned down Luoyang and moved all the people away. Now Luoyang is a dilapidated city. You want me to go to Luoyang?!"

"Yes, although Luoyang is dilapidated, there is an emperor in Luoyang."

"Isn't the Emperor in Anyi, Hedong?"

"The emperor left Chang'an and returned eastward. Now he is only staying in Anyi temporarily. I believe he will return to Luoyang soon. Luoyang is in ruins, but Mingshijun can go to Luoyang first, build palaces and prepare food to welcome him. In this way, Mingshijun can welcome him.

If no one can match his achievements, then the position of the three princes belongs to none other than Mingshijun."

Zhou Xing continued: "In the Ming Dynasty, the envoy read many scriptures and read countless volumes. He was a talented official. Now he has been appointed as the governor. He is a great talent but has little use. Qingzhou is a chaotic state, with thieves and bandits everywhere, the people have fled, and it is difficult to collect taxes. So it is difficult to collect taxes.

In a state that is in chaos, it is better for Mingshijun to surrender it to the Yuan family. In this way, he will not only gain the reputation of being a virtuous state, but also make friends with the Yuan family. After that, Mingshijun will serve as three princes in the court, and no one will disrespect him and no one will.
Chapter completed!