Three Kingdoms: I will return it ten thousand times, my lord, I will never keep it for myself

Above the ancient city of Liaoyang, the wind swept away the clouds and the atmosphere was solemn.

Gongsun Kang showed a trace of worry between his eyebrows, and sighed lightly: "At present, our army is weak. If the enemy army divides its troops into four routes and presses on the border, we will inevitably be unable to defend and may make mistakes."

"After all, their strength is several times that of our army."

Captain Wang on the side, however, raised an unruly smile at the corner of his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, sir. If this is the case, I am willing to go into battle myself, kill him by surprise, and blunt his edge."

Hearing this, Gongsun Kang waved his hand to stop him, and said solemnly: "Captain Wang, my father repeatedly reminded me before leaving that I must not go out of the city to fight easily."

Captain Wang nodded slightly when he heard this, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"Don't worry, sir. Under the right circumstances, I will never send anyone to fight."

"After all, our primary task is to defend Liaoyang City."

When Gongsun Kang heard this, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and his tense nerves were slightly relieved.

Just as the people in Liaoyang City were united and intensively arranged defenses to prepare for a bloody battle, they were surprised to find that Zhang Liao's army not only had no intention of attacking, but after setting up camp outside the city, they slowly disbanded the once terrifying army in front of everyone.

Zhang Liao's layout this time was intended to outwit rather than fight. He knew that as long as he could firmly contain the defense forces of Liaoyang, when Liu Yao's cavalry trampled Xiangping, Liaoyang would naturally become a turtle in a jar and collapse. There was no need for a single soldier to attack, and they would naturally choose to surrender.

On the wall, Gongsun Kang was stunned, his eyes wandering between Zhang Liao and the soldiers who gradually disappeared from his sight. He was confused, as if he was in the mist, unable to tell the direction and clueless.

"Captain Wang, what's going on? Why didn't the enemy take the initiative to attack but deliberately disbanded the troops in front of us?"

"Humph! This is clearly a naked contempt for our army!" Captain Wang's tone was mixed with indignation that was difficult to suppress, and every word was like a hammer hitting his heart, "Their behavior is simply challenging the dignity and bottom line of our army!"

"Such an insult is really a soldier who can be killed but not humiliated!" Instantly, anger spread quietly among the crowd, and Captain Wang's face became more resolute because of anger.

Captain Wang looked down with red eyes.

Seeing this, Gongsun Kang hurried forward a few steps and anxiously advised: "Captain Wang, the enemy is strong and we can't easily defeat them! Don't rush out of the city to fight because of a momentary anger!"

"Their move is undoubtedly to lure our army away from the advantage of the city wall and let us fight them in the field!"

Captain Wang took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his chest, with a calm light flashing in his eyes.

"Alas! Forget it, forget it!" Captain Wang sighed, with both helplessness and determination in his tone, "As the generals defending the city, we should focus on the overall situation and not ruin the overall plan because of a momentary anger."

Gongsun Kang looked at the soldiers around him.

"You must be vigilant! Prevent the Bingzhou army from attacking late at night!"

"Yes!"

"Captain Wang, it's getting late, I just got some good tea, why not try it together?"

After that, the two returned to the commander's mansion together.

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Liaoyang City was surrounded for three days.

As night fell, Captain Wang and Gongsun Kang had nothing to do, so they gathered together, drinking and eating meat, and spent the long, quiet night together.

"Captain Wang, look at Zhang Liao, he has surrounded us outside the city for three days, but he has not launched an attack yet. I am very confused, are they going to take advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack?"

Gongsun Kang frowned, his eyes full of doubts.

Captain Wang smiled gently, raised his glass and sipped it, and said confidently: "Please be at ease, sir. I have already arranged many secret sentries on the city walls, and I am extremely vigilant at night. If they try to attack under the cover of night, they will never return and will never be able to cross the line."

"However, there is also an unsolved mystery in my mind. Why did Zhang Liao keep his troops in place and hesitate to launch a general attack? The reason is really puzzling."

"According to common sense, they need time the most. If the war is delayed, it will be the most disadvantageous to them!"

At this time, Captain Wang seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his mind.

"If the enemy army delays the attack, isn't this a great opportunity for us?" He continued with a gleam in his eyes:

"If we can find a way to burn the enemy's food and grass, once the Bingzhou army is cut off from food and grass, they will definitely be forced to retreat, and the siege of Liaoyang will be solved!"

At this point, Captain Wang seemed to have seen the scene of Zhang Liao leading the Liaoyang Army.The scene of leading the soldiers and fleeing in panic amidst the flames.

Gongsun Kang sighed softly, picked up the wine bowl helplessly, and took a big gulp.

"Hey, Captain Wang, don't blame me for pouring cold water on you. Zhang Liao is one of the earliest generals under Liu Yao. He is deeply rooted and has rich experience."

"Liu Yao has fought in many battles, and he can let him serve as the commander of the first army. It is enough to show that he has few rivals in the use of troops."

"Liu Yao has fought in many battles, and he can let Zhang Liao serve as the commander of the first army. It is enough to show that he is a master of using troops and has few rivals."

"As for night attacks, that is the specialty of the Bingzhou Army. Many people in our army can't even see the road clearly at night. If we go rashly, wouldn't it be a dead end? If there is a mistake, the whole army may be ruined."

Captain Wang was choked and speechless for a while. Thinking about it carefully, Gongsun Kang's words made sense.

As the Bingzhou Army is good at night attacks, how could they not be prepared at night?

I'm afraid Zhang Liao showed weakness during the day just to wait for me to launch a night attack at night.

This man was probably cunningly lurking in the dark, waiting for him to run into his carefully laid net like a blind fly.

If he led the whole army to attack at night, it would be exactly what he wanted. Tens of thousands of warriors would be surrounded and annihilated in an instant, and Liaoyang City would be wiped out. The only remaining name was just a candle in the wind, swaying and about to go out.

Thinking of this, Captain Wang couldn't help but ooze out fine beads of sweat on his forehead, shining with a bit of uneasiness and determination under the moonlight.

If Liaoyang was lost, how could the isolated city of Xiangping, with only the remaining soldiers and weak generals, resist Liu Yao's unstoppable edge?

"The words of the young master are like the morning bell and the evening drum, awakening the deaf! I am stupid, but now I understand the truth!" Captain Wang's tone was full of sincerity and relief.

Gongsun Kang was relieved to see Captain Wang decisively give up the attack.

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