On the eastern coast of Qi County, in order to facilitate commercial trade with other places, especially with Liaodong, Guan Yu, under Xu Kang's instruction, ordered people to build a seaport and named it Haixing.

Haixing Port has been in existence for several years since it was built. It has all the necessary equipment and the port area is densely populated, making it a new type of big city in Qi County.

Since this port is responsible for almost all maritime transportation services from Qijun to Liaodong, Xu Kang will naturally have to pass through this port city if he wants to send troops to Liaodong this time.

Therefore, in recent times, except for a few ferries in the south that are reserved for civilian use, almost all other parts of Haixing Port have been requisitioned.

The Poseidon battleship is the largest battleship currently built in Liaodong, with a total length of 88 meters, a width of 32 meters, and a five-story building. It can be regarded as a veritable building ship. The hull draft is very deep, and the number of people aboard is two thousand.

But because he is equipped with a large number of crossbows, stone carts and other weapons, the actual crew is only more than 400 people. Even so, he can still deserve the title of Overlord of the East China Sea.

Due to its excellent performance, Poseidon was naturally set by Gong Yinglian as her vehicle. At this time, she was standing on the lower deck of Poseidon, looking at the vaguely identifiable Haixing Port.

At this time, Gong Yinglian was wearing light armor, with a heroic appearance, and a frightening heroic spirit coming out of her body. But only the people standing next to her could see from her constantly stirring fingers what was in her heart at this time.

of tension and uneasiness.

The separation between the two places for several years has not only failed to cool down the love in Gong Yinglian's heart, but it has become stronger and stronger. Every time I hear news about Xu Kang, I hear how he is in Luoyang and how Chang'an is dealing with the major forces.

, Gong Yinglian had the illusion of empathy, as if she was standing next to Xu Kang and went through all the hardships with him.

Now, we finally meet, has he changed? How much has he changed? Is he still the Xu Kang that I knew before?

Just when Gong Yinglian was immersed in her own anxiety, the Poseidon finally arrived at Haixing Port.

Seeing that the battleship had just been moored, Xu Kang rushed aboard the Poseidon regardless of risk.

When Gong Yinglian saw this, she greeted him with a smile. At the same time, she was thinking about how to say this first sentence to Xu Kang.

But before she could react, Xu Kang picked her up in front of everyone.

Gong Yinglian was stunned for a moment, feeling ashamed and angry. She patted Xu Kang on the back and said, "Put me down quickly. What does it look like?"

Xu Kang hugged her tighter, and at the same time put his mouth to her ear, saying softly: "I miss you, I love you."

With such a simple sentence, this female general who was always invincible on the battlefield was completely captured. At this time, Gong Yinglian's whole body was so weak that she could not stand at all. If Xu Kang hadn't been holding her, she would have collapsed.

On the deck.

Just six simple words made her feel that all her years of hard work and grievance were worth it.

Back in the cabin, Xu Kang continued to hold Gong Yinglian in his arms, and talked about various experiences after these years of separation. Although many things were mentioned in the letter, when Xu Kang said it himself, Gong Yinglian still

Listened with gusto.

At the end of the conversation, the topic inevitably turned to the women Xu Kang had met in Luoyang and Chang'an.

Xu Kang hesitated for a moment, but he still told the story of how he got to know them, and how he felt about them. However, he said these were all straightforward descriptions. After all, he was not the one now.

Dare to praise the merits of other women in front of Gong Yinglian.

Xu Kang finally made his request, hoping that Gong Yinglian would accept them.

The more Gong Yinglian listened, the calmer her face became, and finally she sat up from Xu Kang's arms.

Although Xu Kang still wanted to hold her back in his arms, he felt her cold aura and did not dare to make any unnecessary movements for a while.

Gong Yinglian was silent for a while and said coldly: "If I don't agree, what will you do?"

Xu Kang was dumbfounded. The worst situation had finally occurred. No matter how powerful Xu Kang became, he was still helpless on this almost unsolvable problem.

Gong Yinglian has done enough for herself, but when she met for the first time after many years, she asked her to share his love with another woman. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that she was extremely shameless.

Xu Kang held his head and said in pain: "I don't know. I love you, but I don't want to leave them. You are all very good girls, only I am..."

Gong Yinglian hurriedly hugged Xu Kang to stop him from continuing, saying: "You don't have to do this. I just tested you to see if you still have me in your heart. Now you have passed the test."

Xu Kang was stunned and said: "Passed... passed the test?"

Gong Yinglian smiled calmly and said: "It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. I am not that kind of jealous woman, so how could I be so stingy?"

Xu Kang wanted to say that this had nothing to do with being stingy, but Gong Yinglian could agree. He was already jumping with joy, so naturally he would not be stupid enough to remind him.

Now that the matter with the girls has come to an end, it's natural to talk about the current situation in Liaodong County. After all, this is the real purpose of Xu Kang's coming here.

Gong Yinglian currently controls the military strength of the Liaodong Marshal's Army, and is most familiar with Liaodong's affairs. Now she will come to Xu Kang one by one.

The victory in the defense battle of Tradi not only defeated Gongsun Du's army, seriously weakening his strength, but also made the reputation of the Young Marshal's Army skyrocketing. Some former Fengtian Army soldiers who had been cornered by Gongsun Du went south one after another to join the army.

Join the ranks of the young marshal's army.

The Shaoshuai Army had no reason to refuse the surrender of these people, either morally or from the reality of resisting Gongsun Du's threat. Therefore, in just half a year, the garrison in Dadi City had expanded to 20,000 people.

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This is also all the troops that Gong Yinglian currently has in his hands for combat.

Xu Kang thought for a moment and said, "What other forces are currently hostile to Gongsun Du?"

Gong Yinglian took out the map of Liaodong that she had prepared long ago, pointed at it and said: "At present, besides us, there are two main forces fighting Gongsundu. One is the 10,000 Fengtian Army led by Xu Lang, who are mainly active in eastern Liaodong.

The junction of the area and Lelang County. The other one is the Xuantu Army commanded by Yao Hu, the son of the former prefect of Xuantu County, who is active in northeastern Liaoning."

Xu Kang snorted and said in surprise: "There are so many people. Have you ever contacted them? Do you know their situation?"

Gong Yinglian said: "We have already been in contact with them. Xu Lang is able to deal with Gongsundu until now, thanks to the various materials we supported them."

"That's good, send them a message immediately, saying that I, Xu Kang, am back, and ask them to mobilize their troops and wait for my news."

For this battle in Liaodong, Guan Yu sent out all the Qijun troops he could muster, a total of 50,000 Qingzhou disciples.

Just to transport these troops, Xu Kang used 3,000 ships of various types, and it took three days to complete.

Fortunately, he had already ordered people to prepare all the materials needed by the army in Dadi City in advance. Otherwise, if transportation of materials was included, the day lilies would have been cold by the time the army was truly assembled.

When the last Qingzhou soldiers boarded the ship, Zang Ba's Yanzhou soldiers finally arrived too late.

As soon as the two sides met, Xu Kang ordered them to board the ship quickly. What they were fighting for now was time. They must completely defeat Gongsun Du before he could complete the integration of his forces. Otherwise, the battle of Liaodong will likely become a protracted and exhausting battle.

war.

With the war flag flying high, Guan Hai, dressed in military uniform, raised the iron long stick in his hand and launched his first charge.

They were the vanguard army arranged by Xu Kang, with a number of 10,000 people, mainly composed of Qingzhou soldiers. The purpose was to maintain contact with Gongsun Du's army as soon as possible, so that they would not have time to block Xu Kang's deployment of other armies.

At this time, Xu Kang himself was still on the big ship heading to Tadi City.

It is impossible for Xu Kang to hide such a big troop movement from Gongsun Du, but now he has no good way to stop Xu Kang. In addition to the entanglement of the two beasts Xu Lang and Yao Hu, there is also the current Liaodong County

Because he killed aristocratic families in the territory, a power vacuum appeared in various parts of Liaodong, which provided opportunities for the formation and development of thieves.

If he had only half a year, Gongsun Du was confident that he could solve all these problems, but Xu Kang's actions were too fast, leaving him no time to adjust corresponding policies.

For the first time, Gongsun Du regretted that he was too eager to control power and killed so many wealthy families, causing the current turmoil in Liaodong and providing Xu Kang with an opportunity.

But it's useless to think about this now. How to resist Xu Kang's army is the key.

Gongsun Du understood that his new soldiers could no longer compete with Xu Kang's army in the wild, so he decisively assigned 10,000 troops to the southern defense line to slow down the advance of Xu Kang's army. At the same time, he urgently ordered to shrink his troops, hoping to use Xiang

Pingcheng is strong, and Xu Kang makes a fatal fight under the city.

Xu Kang was overjoyed when he saw this, and ordered the army to advance faster, and soon ate the 10,000 cannon fodder sent by Gongsun Du.

Then he led 70,000 people and surrounded Gongsun Du's 80,000 troops in Xiangping City.

Xu Kang did not rush to attack Xiangping. Instead, he took advantage of Gongsun Du's shrinkage and sent envoys everywhere to recruit and surrender cities.

The harm of Gongsun Du's massacre of the family was once again revealed. When the officials who defended the city heard that Xu Kang had forgotten all the consequences for those who had surrendered, they all chose to surrender without hesitation.

So almost overnight, Xu Kang regained all the cities in Liaodong County except Xiangping City without spending a single soldier.

For a time, Xu Kangjun's morale was greatly boosted.

But Xu Kang also understood that the real tough battle would always be in Xiangping City, not only because it was the political and economic center of Liaodong, but more importantly because almost all of Gongsun Du's troops were currently concentrated here.
Chapter completed!