The Beihai Kingdom was established in the second year of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty. It initially governed 26 counties, and the territory was extremely vast. Later, with Fuyan Mountain as the boundary, many cities were divided into Qijun in Qingzhou and Langya in Xuzhou. Over the years, the dynasty rose and fell, and the political power
There are many changes in the territory due to replacement.
But Pingshou City's status as the capital of a country has never changed.
The history of this city is extremely old, and can even be traced back to the period of Dayu's flood control. It is said in "Historical Records of Xia Benji" that "Yi Yi is the strategy, Wei Zi is the road", among which Pingshou was established west of the Wei River.
One of the four small countries, its name at that time was Sanshou.
After the establishment of the Sanshou regime, tigers disappeared and wolves came to the area, and wars between the weak and the strong continued to occur. There is a historical record of "Xia Hou Zhu raised an army to conquer the East China Sea and conquered Sanshou". When Hou Yi, the leader of Dongyi, seized the Xia regime, he forced
The Xia people migrated southward to the Zhongzhou area, and Pingshou became the residential area of the Dongyi tribe.
During the period of stock trading, there were people who came to compete with Qi for the camp and occupied the camp. Later, Pingshou became the territory of the visiting country.
By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Pingshouze and Fuyanshan became vassals of Qi State.
And unlike other counties in Qingzhou, nearly one-third of the eighteen counties and cities in Beihai today are very close to Pingshou. They are called county towns and are actually "Gyeonggi".
The so-called "Ji" refers to the place adjacent to the capital.
There is a saying in "The Rites of Zhou" that it is said that the state of Jiufu is divided into three thousand miles, which is called Wang Ji. Although the scope of Pingshou's counties is not exaggerated to that extent, it is still one or two hundred miles away, so this becomes
An ancient version of the capital city cluster.
Yu Jin and Xu Fang sent several letters of success to Xiapi, which reported on their several victories in the Pingshou Gyeonggi area.
Pingshou was built on the Fuyan Mountain. With mountains and rivers surrounding it, the terrain was extremely steep. It was also surrounded by two water veins, the Wei River and the Zi River. It was inherently dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Therefore, although the Xuzhou Army's sneak attack was extremely successful,
, when the Beihai people discovered that they had penetrated deep into the hinterland of Pingshou Gyeonggi, they were like divine soldiers descended from heaven, but they still did not complete the beheading plan in a short time.
However, this was originally expected by Wang Zheng and Guo Jia. They had previously decided to remove their wings first and cut off their foreign aid, leaving Pingshou in an isolated and helpless state.
attack!
So far, this strategy is being implemented very smoothly.
The south of Pingshou is close to the border prefectures and counties of Xuzhou, and has now all fallen into the hands of Zang Ba and Huang Zhong. The north of Pingshou is close to the sea, and the two most critical cities, Duchang and Shouguang, are now also banned.
After leading the troops to capture, and coupled with the navy's involvement and harassment of Donglai County, the Xuzhou Army was advancing by land and water at this time, building a tight encirclement on three sides to cut off all possible assistance from the North Navy!
The Art of War says: Surround three buildings. Strictly speaking, only the west side of Pingshou is free at this time, but that side is now the sphere of influence of the Jizhou Army. Even if Kong Rong wants to escape, it is unlikely that he will choose this way.
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Of course, Xu Fang did not completely ignore this road. He still sent several groups of cavalry to monitor the situation.
And when Kong Rong received one urgent official message from the front one after another, before he could think of a solution, he was surprised to find that, silently, an army of tens of thousands of troops had already pressed down on Pingshou City.
, the distance is less than a hundred miles away!
When he received the urgent message from the sentry, Kong Rong was completely stunned and could not recover for a long time.
He almost thought he was dreaming!
From Xuzhou to Pingshou, how many cities have to be passed through? Are those defense lines in vain?
Not a single soldier noticed anything strange, and the enemy was able to touch his nose right in front of his eyes!
Prince Pingshou.
At this time, Kong Rong's face was extremely pale. He looked pale, frightened and frightened. He held his sword and walked around the room. Every time he came to a minister, he would stop and ask: "The enemy
The army is approaching, do you have a good strategy to drive it away?"
At this moment, he didn't even dare to say "broke" anymore.
But still no one can give an answer.
After all, now that Zhang Liang is reborn and Han Xin is reborn, they may be helpless!
"It's the Yellow Turban Bandits again..."
"Yellow Turban Bandits Again!!!"
In shock and anger, Kong Rong drew out his sword and waved it while shouting loudly: "In the sixth year of Zhongping, the thief Dong took charge of the government and wanted to abolish and establish it. Rong was not angry, and after a heated argument with him, he was hated by him.
With that in mind, he asked the three government officials to recommend me to Beihai to become the Prime Minister of the country. It has been seven years now..."
"Seven years!"
Regardless of his demeanor, he scolded the ministers: "First Zhang Rao wreaked havoc, and then Guan Hai besieged the city. Lords, you have been like this every time without saying a word or making a plan. You just faced me."
Shake your head and sigh..."
"Now it's Wang Zheng's turn. Now half of the prefectures and counties outside the city have been captured, and the bandit cavalry will arrive in a blink of an eye. At this time of life and death, don't you still have nothing to do..."
Speaking of excitement, Kong Rong became furious and coughed repeatedly. A mouthful of phlegm got stuck in his throat, causing his pale face to turn red in an instant. Seeing this, the two maids who attended him hurriedly stepped forward to help him beat his back and help him breathe.
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It took a while for Kong Rong to regain his composure, and he pushed the maid away directly, staring intently at the lobby, which was getting quieter and quieter. His face gradually became livid, and his eyes became more and more solemn.
"Gentlemen, speak!"
Under the dagger-like eyes of the Prime Minister of Beihai, all the ministers in the hall had earth-colored faces and were speechless. Some people saw this descendant of the saint so furious for the first time, and they were so frightened that they sweated profusely and trembled.
Kong Rong asked several times, but still couldn't get a single response. Seeing that these people who usually loved to talk loudly were now more strict with their mouths, it made him extremely angry!
These people who are eating corpses...
Everyone deserves to be killed!
Kong Rong clenched the sword in his hand, and the urge to draw it out to kill became increasingly difficult to restrain.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, which stood out in the audible silence, causing everyone to follow it instinctively.
After seeing the person clearly, Kong Rong's eyes suddenly showed a hint of joy, and he immediately asked: "Peng Zhuan, now that the thieves are approaching the city, can you give me some good advice?"
Peng Qiu was one of the three talents personally elected by Kong Rong after he came to Beihai.
"The Prime Minister calms down."
Peng Qiu took two steps forward and shouted loudly: "In my opinion, although the Xuzhou Army's attack is fierce, attacking in three directions, advancing by land and water, it is said to be an army of 100,000 people, but the number of troops outside Pingshou City alone today
The number of people and horses is not that many. Cai Chen first read the frontline intelligence and then took the scouting horse to observe carefully, and it turns out that there are no more than ten thousand people at most!"
"Although most of the troops in our city were taken away by the county captain earlier, there are still 5,000 defenders left!"
"The Art of War says, ten times to surround an enemy, five times to attack it. Now the thieves are only twice as many as our army, so why worry?"
"What's more, the thief went deep alone, which is a taboo for military strategists. It looks menacing, but it's not scary at all!"
At this point, Peng Qiu handed over his hand and asked for orders: "In the past, when the giant bandit Guan Cheng invaded Pingshou, Taishi Ziyi once said that he was going to leave the city immediately while his foothold was not stable, and rush to attack him, so that he would never come back!
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"In my opinion, the current King Thief Tribe can also defeat this plan!"
This analysis was quite reasonable, and Kong Rong's complexion could not help but soften slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that someone in the hall had already objected first.
"Absolutely not! Although there are thousands of men and horses in my city, most of them are new soldiers. In terms of combat strength, they are really vulnerable. They are no match for the Yellow Turban Thief Kou Bai Zhan's powerful soldiers. It's okay not to leave the city, it's barely enough.
Come to defend. Once we leave the city and fight with the thieves in the wild, we will use my shortcomings to meet the enemy's strong points. What is the difference between this and seeking death?"
You didn't answer when asked for advice, so why did you immediately object when Peng Xuan offered time?
Kong Rong glanced at the man dissatisfied, but still asked: "In your opinion, what should I do?"
"Peng Gong just analyzed the strength of the thieves, and it was quite good," the man said, "With the strength of the troops in the city, it is certainly not enough to defeat the enemy, but if we just hold on, it is more than enough!"
"Pingshou is also a fortified city. In the past, there were several bandit attacks and the siege of hundreds of thousands of horses could not be broken. Moreover, the people in the city can also help in the battle. If the prime minister can hold on, he will use my strengths to attack the other's weaknesses.
The shortcoming of the Yellow Turban bandits is that they are foreign troops. Our city has abundant grain reserves. The current strategy is to stick to it. We must not attack rashly and damage our own strength. I think that as long as Pingshou can hold on for ten days and a month, the Yellow Turbans will
The bandits will definitely retreat without a fight."
"Why?"
"The yellow turban bandits are coming from afar, and it will be difficult to supply food and grass. This is one. Pingshou is trapped. The divisions from all the cities in the four directions, including Wu Junwei's army, will immediately return to help, and they will arrive within the month. This is the second."
At this time, another minister came out and said: "I don't agree with what Mr. Deng said."
Kong Rong asked: "Why?"
"There was a military report the day before yesterday. The king thief had joined forces with the Bohai pirates. A few days ago, Buqi's port had been captured by the enemy, and the navy from the east was severely defeated. Now the sea area is full of Xuzhou and the pirate navy, along the coast
All the prefectures and counties have fallen into the hands of thieves!"
The man said seriously: "If we are in a stalemate with the thieves, we can certainly wait for reinforcements, but what about the Xuzhou Army? If we enter by sea, we can also arrive within a month!"
"Although there are only more than ten thousand thieves in front of him, Wang Zheng is different from Zhang Rao and Guan Cheng. He has the entire Xuzhou as his backing. There is no shortage of men, horses, food and grass. Prime Minister, in such a situation, if you want to consume the enemy despite the difficulties,
Retreat, take the initiative to withdraw troops, isn’t it a fantasy?”
"Then what do you want to do?"
After hearing this, Kong Rong finally broke out!
Just a clanging sound was heard, the long sword was unsheathed, and it was slashed hard on the pillars in the lobby. With a bang, everyone in the lobby fell to their knees, everyone was prostrate on the ground, and no one dared to make a sound.
.Only Kong Rong's heavy breathing echoed in the empty lobby.
In the deathly tranquility, Kong Rong held up his sword, stared at the ministers, and asked: "You can't fight, and you can't defend, so what do you think we should do?"
"What should be done!"
The ministers exchanged glances with each other. The person who had just answered took courage and said: "I think it is the best idea to go."
"Walk?"
After hearing this, Kong Rong closed his eyes, raised his head, took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions slightly, opened his eyes again, looked at the man calmly, and said every word:
"You abandoned the city and fled, right?"
"I am the Prime Minister of Beihai, appointed by the emperor. If I can escape from death by committing such a disloyal and courageous act, how can I have the dignity to remain in the world for a long time?"
Forehead...
The man raised his head and glanced at Kong Rong, suddenly speechless.
There was silence in the lobby.
Looking at these people in front of him, Kong Rong suddenly felt a sense of helplessness and desolation that these people in front of him had been in high positions for many years...
How can the people of his Beihai state be safe and the country peaceful?
Looking around in confusion, Kong Rong suddenly felt tired, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
He raised his head hard, not wanting these people to see the two lines of tears streaming down his face.
This is his seventh year as Prime Minister. From the first day he entered Beihai Kingdom, Kong Rong never had a good night's sleep. He was defeated by Zhang Rao three years ago and humiliated by Guan Cheng two years ago.
Now, a yellow-mouthed boy less than half his age came to block the door with a knife...
According to this situation, maybe Beihai Kingdom will no longer belong to him this year.
Kong Rong murmured to himself, and suddenly understood Qu Zi's mood that day, and he recited softly: "The roar of summer is flowing, and the grass and trees are vast. The sadness is always mourning, and the southern soil is humming."
This is Qu Yuan's final poem "Huaisha" written before he threw himself into the river.
All the ministers in the hall looked ashamed. Tears welled up in Peng Zhuan's eyes, and he stood out again with his head held high, and said with emotion:
"I have been favored by the Prime Minister, and I have been promoted. Now I am a yellow turban bandit, but I have no plan. I am really ashamed of my fate. I will ask for a three-foot sword and draw five thousand soldiers. I will go out of the city to be the vanguard of the Prime Minister and fight the decisive battle with the thieves!"
At this moment, a burst of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky!
Then, a guard rolled into the hall and shouted loudly: "Prime Minister, something bad is going on!"
"The Yellow Turban bandits have planted an internal response in the city. They just started a riot. They have opened the city gate and let the army enter the city!"
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The first year of Jian'an, the month of mid-spring.
Pingshou City in Beihai was destroyed.
On this day, Kong Rong received three military reports. The first time was that the thieves had arrived at the city. The second time was that Neiying opened the city gate and let in the Yellow Turban bandits. The third time was that Peng Qiu, the only one who dared to fight, was killed.
information.
That night, thousands of troops entered the city, and endless torches tore through the darkness and lit up the county mansion.
At this time, all the ministers, guards and maids had escaped. Only Kong Rong remained in the county hall. With the continuous screams, Kong Rong knew that the last batch of soldiers loyal to him were
At this moment, he also fell in front, with corpses strewn on the ground.
Soon, a vanguard of several hundred people took the lead and entered the lobby.
Under the light of the torch, countless swords and guns shone with cold light, surrounding him in the center.
Amidst the sound of footsteps on the ground, a young general wearing armor and stomach strode in, his cold eyes glaring at Kong Rong.
"Are you Kong Rong, the twentieth generation grandson of that saint?"
The young man looked up and down at Kong Rong, who said nothing, and finally nodded with satisfaction: "That's probably it."
Immediately, he raised his knife and strode forward.
"I'll teach you how to understand. Today, the leader of your group is Wu Litou of Qingzhou, who is under the command of General Tiangong!"