Throughout the winter, Wei State also became ruthless.
Born in a cold and freezing place like Liaodong, he still mobilized his troops in winter in order to take advantage of the fact that most of the ports were frozen, and the southern soldiers were not good at fighting in winter, so the Chu State could not interfere too much, so he completely pushed Gongsun away!
Seeing that the twelfth lunar month was approaching, the Wei army was already close to Xiangping. Gongsun Kang saw that the isolated city was difficult to defend, and the situation was over...
Gongsun Kang's temper has been extremely violent these days, and messenger scouts have become a high-risk profession, and... when they meet Gongsun Kang, they are the most dangerous!
Several new generals trained by Gongsun Kang were vulnerable to the fierce generals and troops of the Wei state, but they were still extremely confident. Now they are all dead and defeated, accelerating the defeat of the Yan army.
Even in the past two days, Liu Yi wanted to see Gongsun Kang for advice, but he was kicked out angrily and almost got slapped.
Liu Yi had no choice but to "see" Liang Mao again to ask for advice...
When it comes to his status in the Yan Kingdom, Liang Mao is actually not as good as Liu Yi, and he does not have any real power. However, now Liang Mao has become a life-saving straw.
In recent months, Liang Mao has become a favorite of Yan State, and many important ministers have been in private contact with him.
Of course, Liu Yi is different from them.
Others are trying to find a way out for themselves, but Liu Yi... is trying to find a way out for Gongsun Kang!
Liu Yi will always remember Gongsun Du's kindness in knowing him.
"Master Liu is in a good mood today, and he even came to drink tea with me, a free man." Liang Mao took his time and warmed the house and boiled the tea.
"Not as happy as Bo Fang, today... I actually came here to ask for help!" Liu Yi said helplessly.
Now Liu Yi no longer has the capital to negotiate the price or sell the goods.
Think about last year's New Year's Eve, when Liu Yi faced Liang Mao, he still looked down on him. Although he was wary of Liang Mao's reputation and doubted his intelligence, he had a psychological advantage over him.
However, this confidence is no longer available...
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu. Even if the Wei army attacks, King Wei will not do anything to Mr. Liu with his magnanimity and desire for virtue." Liang Mao was very honest, as if he was thinking about Liu Yi.
"Why do Bo Fang laugh at me? If the Wei State really takes over Liaodong... No, if the Wei State attacks, it won't be as simple as occupying Liaodong, right? The entire Fried Seafood Peninsula cannot escape its attack. Then the King of Chu will
Are you happy?" Liu Yi was a little dissatisfied with Liang Mao for being so pushy.
"How can Mao know what King Chu is thinking? But it is true that the Chu army cannot come to help now." Liang Mao said, and the old god took the teapot off the stove.
Liu Yi's expression darkened when he heard this - he actually hoped that the Chu State would create another miracle, like the magic soldiers descending from the sky like in Hanzhong!
After all, Gongsun Kang is still in Liaodong. If Chu can help, even if it is easier to invite gods than to send them away later, there will always be a way out than now.
However, not to mention that the Yan State "fell into the trap" and fell out with the Chu State at the beginning and attacked the Chu State's port for a while, but it did not cause much damage. Instead, it was immediately declared war by the Wei State.
From a moral point of view, it is good for Chu State not to add insult to injury...
And with the current climate and situation, Chu State indeed has no basis for coming to aid!
"It was Bo Fang who gave the advice and made the king decide to expel Chu from the Bohai Sea, right?" Liu Yi became a little angry.
"No, I don't have any suggestions, I'm just helping you with your analysis...and I didn't make a mistake in my analysis, right?" Liang Mao continued to steadily pour water to make tea.
Indeed, it was Liang Mao who initially analyzed that there was a secret alliance between Wei and Qihou, and that the alliance between Wei and Yan was behind Qihou's back...
This made Gongsun Kang make up his mind to travel between Wei and Qi to seize the interests of the Bohai Sea. Who knew... the King of Wei and the Marquis of Qi unexpectedly sold him out!
Liu Yi wanted to walk away at first, but finally endured it.
After patiently drinking a cup of Liangmao's tea, Liangmao finally spoke again...
"It is impossible for Mr. Liu to keep King Yan's throne and power, but if he wants to keep King Yan's wealth and honor for a lifetime, he can still work hard."
"I would like to hear the details." Liu Yi cupped his hands and said.
"The first... is to think of a way to make the Wei army outside suffer a small loss, or to hold on for a few more months until the Wei state cannot withstand the consumption of troops in the winter, and then immediately bring the King of Yan to surrender." Liang Mao said.
I also poured myself a glass.
However, this is obviously impossible. If there was such a way, Liu Yi would not come to Liang Mao.
As for surrendering directly?
Liu Yi did not mention this possibility!
After all, the State of Wei was not a philanthropist. The Yan State's most difficult plate armor cavalry had been eaten away. How could the King of Yan be given any surrender treatment at this time?
"The second one is naturally to be Zhang Lu." Liang Mao said directly.
Surrender to Chu!
Although it is definitely impossible to escape from the land, it may not be impossible to create a breakout opportunity and speed up the southward journey to Liaodong Port...
After arriving at Liaodong Port, as long as the Chu State accepted King Yan's surrender, he would naturally be able to send him back to Jinling by sea.
"Why did Bo Fang lie to me? Your Majesty does not have the support of Zhang Lu among the people in Hanzhong!" Liu Yi frowned.
Zhang Lu is because the Tao of the Heavenly Master is deeply rooted in Hanzhong, so Bai Tu will only use his name, not his person, and is willing to give him a high official and generous salary...
And if Gongsun Kang had surrendered to Chu a year ago, it would have been more grand than Zhang Lu.
But now... Gongsun Kang, who lost Liaodong and went to Chu alone, has a much smaller role than Zhang Lu.
"Lord Liu, you are being humble. The Gongsun family has been dominant in Liaodong for two generations and thirty years. Moreover, even if the people's support is insufficient...there will always be other substitutes, right?" Liang Mao said and winked at Liu Yi.
Then no matter how much Liu Yi tried to talk, Liang Mao refused to say another word, and he had no intention of leaving him to eat.
If the people's support is insufficient, what can be used as a substitute to make Gongsun Kang have "surrender value"?
On the way home, Liu Yi also understood some of what Liang Mao meant, and for a moment he looked a little dazed...
What else can replace it? It's nothing more than "official heart", including Liu Yi himself!
If Gongsun Kang could have a group of "loyal ministers" to stay in Liaodong, then his efforts to defect to Chu would be much greater.
However, Liu Yi alone is useless. The state of Wei itself will doubt his intentions. This kind of thinking must be widespread.
Thinking further, how can we ensure that most of the people left behind are "loyal ministers" and will not be "cleaned out" by Wei?
No guarantee!
But there is a way to ensure that most Liaodong officials "miss" the old master who escaped, and that is... to use the brutality of Wei to make them miss Gongsun's family.
The purpose of Wei's attack on Liaodong has been determined. It will definitely squeeze the value of Liaodong. Don't expect benevolent government to win over, but it will not cause anger and resentment for no reason.
unless……
Someone did something that made Wei Guo unable to help but become cruel!
One night later, a somewhat haggard Liu Yi asked to see King Yan again...