Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 296

Meng Da brought Deng Xian to meet Liu Bei in the main tent, and seeing that order was restored so quickly in each camp and village, Deng Xian couldn't help but lament the strong ability to manage the army here.

When he walked into the big tent and saw Huang Zhong was there, Meng Da knew that Ling Bao didn't get a good deal.

Liu Bei encouraged Deng Xian a bit, and asked about Liu Gui, Zhang Ren, and Wu Yi's situation, and Deng Xian answered each person's strengths and weaknesses in detail.

"What does General Deng think of Li Zhengfang?" Liu Bei was still curious about Li Yan.

Deng Xian replied truthfully: "General Li is quick-witted, courageous, and talented as a general. He has only defected to Yizhou for a few years, and he has become Liu Yizhou's favorite general."

"Does this person have any weaknesses?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Eh, we don't know yet." Deng Xian replied.

Liu Bei nodded, planning to observe carefully in the future, and strive for as many natural talents as possible in the world.

Seeing this, Deng Xian told about Ling Bao's sneak attack, and everyone in the tent, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Huang Zhong, etc. laughed.

Liu Bei explained: "To tell you the truth, you and Ling Bao split up their troops to cover and sneak attack. The two military advisers have already figured it out clearly. General Huang just returned from beheading the general."

"Behead the general?" Deng Xian swallowed his saliva.

Huang Zhong stroked his white beard, looking a little helpless, "That Ling Bao was caught by a strategist's plan and was surrounded by me on the mountain trail, but I pretended to surrender this enemy, and was finally shot and killed by me when he seized the horse and fled."

"Shoot in the dark?" Deng Xian's eyes widened.

Meng Da reminded in a low voice: "Old General Huang can walk through Yang at a hundred paces, and has the ability to listen to the sound and judge the position and shoot blindly. It is not a pity to die if Ling Bao doesn't know the current affairs."

Deng Xian was sweating profusely, and thought that if he changed positions with Ling Bao, he might be the one who would be shot. There are really many talents on General Zuo's side, and Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd, has achieved the best.

"My lord, now the last Mianzhu pass has been passed. Tomorrow, cross Mianshui and capture the county seat, and then go south to capture Luocheng (now Guanghan) and you will be able to reach Chengdu directly." Pang Tong reminded.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Before I knew it, I have been in Shu for more than a year. Thanks to the ingenuity of the two military advisers and the courageous efforts of the soldiers, I will reward everyone after the capture of Chengdu."

"Thank you, my lord." Everyone said thanks in unison.

"My lord, there is something I forgot to remind. Liu Zhang sent Fujin and Xiangcun to lead more than ten thousand troops from Langshui to attack Jiameng Pass. I'm afraid it's over now." Deng Xian said with fists in his hands.

Liu Bei's scalp tingled when he heard that, Liu Zhang's move was quite powerful. If Liu Bei captured too few towns and garrisons along the way, he would not have enough control over the places, and the supplies would naturally not be able to keep up.

If Jiamengguan, which has been in operation for nearly a year, is lost again, Liu Bei's army will have to rely on robbing before they reach Chengdu, and the reputation they have accumulated so hard will be wiped out.

Awesome, Liu Jiyu.

"Military commander, Jiameng Pass must not allow any losses. How about letting Zidu (Meng Da) lead five thousand soldiers to support them? Anyway, Mianzhu Pass also received thousands of surrendered soldiers." Liu Bei suggested.

Pang Tong shook his head, "Although we have [-] troops from Jiameng Pass, we have gone through dozens of battles in the past few months, and the surrendered troops from Mianzhu Pass just added in. If we divide our troops and go back to rescue Zhongmiao (Huo Jun), we will fall into a passive position instead. .”

"But there are only [-] soldiers in Jiameng Pass. How can Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun) resist the ban and save thousands of people?" Liu Bei was very worried.

At this moment, he remembered that Lu Bu stabbed Xuzhou in the back, and he led the remnants of his troops to exile in the East China Sea. When the food ran out, his soldiers would have to eat the flesh of their fellow soldiers in order to survive. Liu Bei never wanted to encounter such a thing again.

Pang Tong frowned and said firmly: "Jiameng Pass is also a dangerous pass. The so-called one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. I know Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun)'s ability, he should be able to defend it."

"Although Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun) was recommended by Shi Yuan, the strength of the two sides is really different." Liu Bei still had doubts.

"My lord, you must have confidence. Have you forgotten that General Guan took Yan Liang as the leader of the army? There is nothing impossible in this world." Pang Tong said meaningfully.

Liu Bei sighed secretly, it would be no problem if Guan Yu or Zhang Fei guarded Jiameng Pass, but now it is Huo Jun who is not well-known after all.

Considering that the division of troops is indeed not conducive to the acquisition of Chengdu, Liu Bei did not entangle in this matter in the end.

The next day Liu Bei set up his camp and ordered Wei Yan to go directly from Mianzhuguan to the county seat, and he led the rear army to join him outside the Mianzhu county seat.

The army marched through the valley and crossed the dangerous pass, and when they walked to the bank of Mian River, they found traces of battle.

Looking at Wei Yan's people on the other side organizing the prisoners, Liu Bei thought to himself, who did Wei Yan fight with in such a short time?

Liu Bei, Pang Tong and others crossed the Mian River, and Wei Yan led a general to meet him. He saw that this man had a round face and a beard. Although he was not very tall, he was very strong.

"The last general Wu Yi met the left general." Wu Yi cupped his fists and bowed down on one knee.

Liu Bei hastened to comfort him with kind words. He had already learned the details of Wu Yi from Deng Xian and Fazheng. Speaking of which, he had a very close relationship with Liu Zhang.

"Wenchang, is this?" Liu Bei asked puzzled.

Wei Yan clasped his fists and replied: "General Wu led an army to rescue Mianzhuguan, but he fought with him in a hasty manner. General Wu understood the righteousness and surrendered to the lord."

"How many soldiers and horses did Ziyuan bring out?" Liu Bei asked curiously when he saw that there were a lot of people on the shore.

Wu Yi clasped his fists and said, "A total of 5000 troops."

"How many defenders are there in Mianzhu County?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Liu Gui and Zhang Ren each have 8000 people." Wu Yi answered truthfully.

Liu Bei was greatly moved when he heard this, and said that today is a good day, he picked up [-] soldiers as soon as he left the house, if he can rebel the defenders in the city, then the chances of winning Chengdu will be much higher.

Then Liu Bei ordered Wu Yi and Deng Xian to be in the front, and went to Mianzhu County with Wei Yan to persuade Liu Gui and Zhang Ren to surrender.

The main force of the rear army crossed Mianshui and arrived in the north of Mianzhu County in the afternoon. They could see banners and banners flying on the city wall from a distance. It seemed that Wu and Xian failed to persuade them to surrender.

"My lord." The three of Wei Yan came up to meet him, among them Wu Yi and Deng Xian showed embarrassment.

Liu Bei knew the result from his observations. He comforted and said: "The two generals have worked hard. Let's set up camp and rest first. If the persuasion fails and we will fight tomorrow, they will regret it sooner or later."

"Wei." Wu Yi (Deng Xian) replied in unison.

On the way to set up camp, Liu Bei learned the situation from Wei Yan. Liu Gui and Zhang Ren were both staunch and foolish people.

After Liu Bei knew the truth, instead of being angry, he admired this kind of chaste general. Up to now, he has not given up his heart to subdue him.

After setting up the camp, Liu Bei summoned the main generals in the big tent, Wu Yi introduced the defensive deployment of Mianzhu County, and then Pang Tong arranged for the siege of the city tomorrow.

After the combat deployment was over, the generals of each battalion went to prepare one after another. Pang Tong also went back to rest because he stayed up late last night. In the end, only Fazheng was left in the big tent.

Liu Bei asked: "There will be a tough battle tomorrow, Xiao Zhi didn't have a good rest last night, if you can't sleep well in the tent, how about Bei sleeping with you?"

Fazheng said embarrassingly: "The lord cherishes the ministers and others, and does not allow me and Shiyuan to go to the front line in person. The so-called hard battles are endured by the soldiers, but I stayed at the end because of the matter on the bed."

Liu Bei was confused:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)