Chapter 657: If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger's son
Liu Bei raised troops to invade Liaodong, and Gongsun Kang asked for help?
Yan Liang's expression moved slightly, as if he saw some opportunity from this unexpected news.
"Send the envoy to come in." Yan Liang waved his hand and shouted.
When Zhou Cang stepped outside the palace, Yan Liang turned his eyes to Pang Tong and asked, "Military advisor, what do you think of this news?"
"The previous time Liu Bei retreated, he found that he had fallen into our trap. However, he should also realize that Gongsun Kang's separatist rule in Liaodong was always a hidden danger for him. Only by getting rid of this hidden danger could Liu Bei let go south, so this time
Liu Bei plans to invade Liaodong, and I think it is very possible."
Pang Tong talked and easily saw through Liu Bei's thoughts.
Yan Liang nodded slightly: "Liu Bei's destruction of Gongsun Kang will not do us any good. It seems that I can't just sit back and watch."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Feng said at the foot of the steps: "Your Majesty, Gongsun Kang has repeatedly been dishonest. This time he was in a critical situation, so he thought of asking us for help. If the crisis is resolved in the future, he will sit on the wall and wait and see again. In this way, Gongsun Kang will
It may have become a drag on us.”
Tian Feng was born in Hebei and had the most say on Gongsun Kang's character. His words also attracted the approval of many advisers present.
At this time, Jia Fan, the envoy from Liaodong, had arrived outside the palace. Yan Liang asked the officials to suspend their discussion and ordered Jia Fan to be brought in.
After a while, a civil servant with an anxious face walked into the hall cautiously.
"Jia Fan, I would like to pay homage to His Highness the King of Chu." Jia Fan stepped forward humbly and spoke very respectfully.
Yan Liang put on a cold face, waved his hand and said: "Jia Fan, you came all the way from Liaodong to see me, why don't you know what's going on?"
"To report to your Majesty, Fan's lord, Marquis Liaodong, admires your Majesty for his majesty in all directions. He specially ordered his subordinates to come from thousands of miles away to show his willingness to submit to the King." Jia Fan did not directly ask for help, but claimed that Sun Gongkang wanted to submit to him.
Yan Liang.
Yan Liang glanced at Pang Tong, who had a sneer on his lips and shook his head slightly.
There was also a hint of sarcasm on Yan Liang's face.
At the moment, he remained calm. He pretended to be happy and said: "Gongsun Bojian is indeed a man who knows the current affairs. I am very relieved that he can take the initiative to surrender."
Overjoyed, Yan Liang immediately ordered Gongsun Kang to be named Chariot and Cavalry General in his name as King of Chu, and ordered him to continue to command the counties in Liaodong during the holidays.
Jia Fan was also greatly surprised. He immediately bowed to Yan Liang again and again and thanked Yan Liang for Gongsun Kang's kindness.
After several times of gratitude, Jia Fan showed a bitter look on his face and said: "I am reporting to your Majesty that General Gongsun has returned to your Majesty. He originally wanted to defend Liaodong for your Majesty. Once the time is right, he will cooperate with your Majesty to send troops to attack the traitor Liu Bei. But now
General Gongsun has received information that Liu Bei is gathering troops and horses in the Youzhou area. It is clear that he is planning to invade Liaodong. General Gongsun has a small army and is afraid that he will be unable to support him alone, so I would like to ask the king for help."
Sure enough.
Yan Liang felt a hint of sneer flash across his head.
At the beginning, Yan Liang sent Yi Jiao to take the initiative to send an envoy to befriend Gongsun Kang, but he politely refused. Now, how could he suddenly ask for surrender without any reason?
The reason is very simple. Gongsun Kang is now in big trouble. In order to avoid being destroyed by Liu Bei, he has no choice but to shamelessly surrender to Yan Liang in exchange for Yan Liang's military assistance to him.
This Gongsun Kang is indeed a cunning person.
Although he was sarcastic in his heart, Yan Liang remained calm on the surface, only showing a look of embarrassment.
"Since Gongsun Bojian has surrendered to this king, Liaodong is also my king's land. Liaodong is in danger now, and I cannot just sit back and ignore it. It's just that Liaodong is far away from me. I don't know how I can help each other?"
Yan Liang looked troubled.
Jia Fan hurriedly said: "The king has hundreds of thousands of powerful troops. He only needs to select a few fierce generals to attack Qingzhou or Yanzhou. Then Liu Bei is worried about the danger in the south, so he has to withdraw his troops and return south. By then, the danger in Liaodong will be
Naturally understandable."
Jia Fan's strategy is not bad. On the surface, it seems that this is indeed the best way for Yan Liang to solve the crisis in Liaodong.
Yan Liang fell into deep thought, seeming to be weighing the feasibility of this plan.
At the bottom of the stairs, Pang Tong remained silent, but Tian Feng shook his head at Yan Liang, hinting that Yan Liangxiu would agree to Jia Fan's request.
Jia Fan held his breath, anxiously waiting for Yan Liang to make a decision.
After a while, Yan Liang's brows furrowed and he suddenly raised his head, with a strange determination flashing in his eyes.
"Liaodong is in danger. How can I not save you? However, your strategy is too conservative. Either I don't send troops, or if I send troops, I will do something shocking." Yan Liang said with murderous intent.
Everyone on the steps looked shocked.
Jia Fan cupped his hands and said, "I don't know how the king plans to send troops?"
Yan Liang raised his hand and pointed to the north, and said boldly: "I will send troops from Xuzhou, go to Bohai Bay by sea, attack the east coast of Youzhou, and copy Liu Bei's army's retreat. At that time, I and your Liaodong Army will attack from the east and west.
Not only can we resolve the crisis in Liaodong, but we can also defeat the Yan army."
The heroic words revealed Yan Liang's strategic intentions.
At the bottom of the stairs, all the important officials of the Chu State, including Pang Tong, were shocked.
Jia Fan was even more shocked and dumbfounded. His fixed thinking made it impossible for him to turn this corner for a while, and he couldn't understand how Yan Liang could attack Youzhou from afar.
After being stunned for a long time, Jia Fan finally came back to his senses and understood Yan Liang's "whimsical" astonishing tactics.
"To attack Youzhou by sea from Xuzhou... this is unprecedented." Jia Fan exclaimed with a trembling voice, looking in disbelief.
Yan Liang sneered and said proudly: "I like to do things that no one has done before. You don't have to be surprised. Back then, I sent troops from Yingtian to sneak attack Xiapi by sea. My ships traveled across the ocean.
, absolutely no problem.”
Reminded by these confident words, Jia Fan suddenly remembered what he had heard before. Jia Fan thought carefully about it. When Na Yi was lent as an envoy to Liaodong, the ship he was traveling on did indeed seem to be different from ordinary ships.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this special warship that Chu's warships do not have to worry about being capsized by sea storms.
After thinking through this section, Jia Fan's doubts were greatly reduced, and he soon became excited.
"I didn't expect that your Majesty would be so brave. If this plan succeeds, Liu Bei will suffer heavy losses. He will never dare to attack Liaodong again." Jia Fan said excitedly.
It seems that Jia Fan has believed in Yan Liang's tactics.
Yan Liang laughed and said happily: "The strategy has been decided. You should send people back quickly to tell me what I mean. As long as Gongsun Bojian can hold back the Yan army in Liaodong. After a few months of delay, I can land in Youyou."
If the state buys enough time, Liu Bei will be defeated by our joint efforts."
Jia Fan was very happy. He thanked Yan Liang several times and burst into tears of gratitude.
At that moment, Yan Liang comforted him again and asked Jia Fan to be sent to the hotel to rest and wait for him to be treated as a distinguished guest.
"Your Majesty, I thought it was inappropriate for Your Majesty to attack Youzhou by sea to relieve the crisis in Liaodong." Jia Fan had just left the palace, and Tian Feng stepped forward to object.
Yan Liang was not surprised by Tian Feng's advice, but he did not respond first. He just dismissed all the ministers, leaving only a few close and confidential ministers.
Under the main hall, most of the officials quickly dispersed.
At this time, Yan Liangcai smiled lightly and said, "Yuan Hao might as well tell you what's wrong with this king's plan."
"Firstly, Gongsun Kang has repeatedly been untrustworthy and is not worthy of our great Chu's expedition. Secondly, attacking Youzhou from Xuzhou by sea is quite risky. Moreover, after Fanjian attacked Pi, Liu Bei must have taken precautions. Even if
Our army can successfully enter Bohai Bay by sea. If Liu Bei sets up some defenses along the coast, our army will return without success and waste money and food."
Tian Feng made these generous words, and many of the important ministers present nodded in agreement.
Even though great counselors like Jia Xu and Xu You did not express their objections explicitly, their meaning seemed to be implicitly supporting Tian Feng's suggestion.
"Do you think that this king really intends to save that boy Gongsun Kang?" Yan Liang snorted coldly and said disdainfully.
In the past history, Gongsun Kang's son Gongsun Yuan once falsely surrendered to Sun Quan and induced Sun Quan to send an envoy to Liaodong. However, he killed Sun Quan's envoy and seized his property, troops and horses.
The Gongsun family has the gene of being repeatedly untrustworthy. The son is like this, and so is Sun Gongkang. Yan Liang is not as stupid as Sun Quan, who stood up for Gongsun Kang in vain and became the culprit.
When Tian Feng heard this, he was a little confused and wondered: "Since the king doesn't want to save Gongsun Kang, why did he just promise Jia Fan to send troops to attack Youzhou at sea? Is it just perfunctory?"
"The strategy of sending troops to sea is true, but the place I want to attack is not Youzhou." Yan Liang's sharp face flashed with a hint of mystery. As he spoke, he got up and walked down the steps.
Tian Feng and other important ministers were all confused and did not understand what Yan Liang meant. If he did not attack Youzhou, why did he send troops to sea?
Under the blank gaze of everyone, Yan Liang walked down the hall and walked to the large map hanging on the side wall.
"The attack on Youzhou and the rescue of Gongsun Kang are just excuses. I want to capture this place under this banner." Yan Liang raised his ape arm and pointed his finger heavily towards the upper right corner of the map.
Everyone looked around and saw that the place Yan Liang pointed to was exactly where Liaodong was.
Capture Liaodong!
In the minds of Tian Feng and other ministers, these four words flashed like lightning in an instant, and all the faces were changed into shocked faces.
Only Pang Tong only stroked his beard and smiled slightly, as if he had expected the amazing strategy Yan Liang said.
It's no wonder that among the ministers, Yan Liang only discussed the capture of Liaodong with Pang Tong alone, and only Pang Tong understood Yan Liang's thoughts.
"Your Majesty wants to send troops from the sea to capture Liaodong?" Tian Feng asked in shock, his voice trembling.
Yan Liang walked back to the palace, raised his head and said: "That's it. I have long thought that if you want to destroy Cao and Liu, you can't do it without strong cavalry. I can only conquer Liaodong and seize the horse-producing land.
A powerful cavalry force then attacked from the north and south and wiped out Liu Bei in one fell swoop."
The time was almost ripe, and Yan Liang finally publicly communicated his strategy, which he had been brewing for more than half a year.
There was an uproar in the main hall, and everyone looked in disbelief.
"Although conquering Liaodong can capture the horse-producing land, the king's strategy of sending troops from the sea and going far across the sea to Liaodong is too risky." Tian Feng sighed and advised.
Yan Liang sneered and said boldly: "Since I started the army, if I didn't have the spirit of taking risks, how could I have laid the foundation we have today? The greater the risk, the greater the reward. I have taken this risk."
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