Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 583 Xiangping
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, and 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. The messenger scout has become a high-risk profession, and... when he meets Gongsun Kang, he is the most dangerous!
Several new generals trained by Gongsun Kang were vulnerable to Wei's fierce generals and troops, but they were 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 a slap in the face.

Liu Yi had no choice but to "see" Liang Mao again to ask for advice...

When it comes to his status in Yan State, 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 officials have contacted him privately.

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 has always remembered 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 to warm the house and boil 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 prices or sell relations.

Think about last year's New Year, 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.

But now there is no such confidence...

"Don't worry, Master Liu. Even if the Wei army attacks, King Wei will not do anything to Master Liu because of his magnanimity and his desire to seek talents." 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 the words - he hoped that the Chu State would create another miracle, as in Hanzhong, it would be good if the magic soldiers descended from heaven!

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 in the future, 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 really has no basis to come to help!

"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 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 sold him out in unison!
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 authority, but if he wants to keep King Yan's wealth for a lifetime, he can still work hard."

"I would like to hear the details." Liu Yi cupped his hands and said.

"One...is to think of a way to let the Wei army outside suffer a small loss, or stick to it for another month, until the Wei State can't survive the consumption of troops in winter, and then immediately take King Yan to offer the city and surrender." Liang Mao said. I poured myself a glass too.

However, this is obviously impossible. If there is such a way, Liu Yi will not come to Liang Mao.

As for direct surrender?

Liu Yi did not mention this possibility!
After all, the State of Wei is not a charity. The most difficult plate-armored cavalry of the State of Yan have 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 high officials and generous salaries...

And if Gongsun Kang surrendered to Chu a year ago, it would definitely be 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 30 years. What's more, 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 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 to replace it, so that Gongsun Kang has "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 can be substituted?It's nothing more than "official sentiment", including Liu Yi himself!
If Gongsun Kang could have a group of "loyal ministers" to stay in Liaodong, then his efforts to surrender to Chu would be much greater.

However, Liu Yi alone is useless. Wei State itself will doubt his intentions. This kind of thinking must be universal.

Thinking further, how can we ensure that most of the people left behind are "loyal ministers" and will not be "cleaned out" by Wei?

Can not guarantee!

But there is a way to ensure that most Liaodong officials "miss" the old master who escaped, and that is... to use Wei's brutality 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...

(End of this chapter)