Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 298 Zhuge Liang joins forces in Luocheng

Li Yan rested overnight in Mianzhu, and the next day Fei Guan came to call the door when he opened his eyes.

"What's the matter?" Li Yan sat upright, took the armor from the rack and wanted to put it on.

"Liu Xuande is approaching the city." Fei Guan replied in a panic.

Li Yan said unhurriedly: "Isn't it that the city has been besieged for more than ten days, so what's the fuss about? Where are the two generals Liu and Zhang?"

"They're gone!" Fei Guan was very excited.

"What?" Li Yan was taken aback.

After reading the arrow book, Fei thought about it all night, and got up at dawn to patrol the camp, only to find that only the thousands of soldiers who traveled with him yesterday were left. After inquiring, he found out that Zhang Ren and Liu Gui wanted to transfer to the south of the city to rest for half a day under the pretext of being tired.

Although the reasons are quite good, but Fei Guan really hates other people's self-assessment. He rode to the south of the city to question the Xingshi, but except for hundreds of wounded soldiers, the rest were not in Mianzhu City.

Without explaining the reason, Zhang Ren and Liu Gui simply abandoned them and fled with their troops.

After listening to the cause and effect, Li Yan was suspicious. Zhang Ren and Liu Gui were honest and honest, so they should not have done such a thing.

Seeing Li Yan's brows furrowed, Fei Guan quickly asked: "There are only five thousand in the city now, so we must not be able to keep Mianzhu, so what can we do?"

Li Yan's eyes were calm, "Fa Xiao's straightforward words are reasonable. Today, only Duke Xuande can help the Han family. My lord can't stop him from advancing. I am going to follow the current situation and lead the people to submit, so as to save the people of Mianzhu from the flames of war." Well, General Fei is the master's son-in-law after all, if you want to leave, you won't stay with me."

Fei Guan smiled wryly and said, "Yizhou's general situation is over, there is no point in lingering, so why should Guan struggle?"

Li Yan nodded, "For the sake of the people of Mianzhu, for the sake of the great Han world, we are not betraying the master, let's go out of the city now."

"Ah."

The two reached an agreement, and Li Yan and Fei Guan opened the north gate to welcome Liu Bei and others into Mianzhu County.

Li Yan had a good reputation in Yizhou, and Liu Bei was very happy to accept him easily. He ordered the whole army to rest in Mianzhu for two days, held a banquet to reunite with the generals, and introduced the newly attached people to everyone.

In May of the 18th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei assembled 5000 troops to approach Luocheng. On the way, he was worried about Jiameng Pass and sent Liu Yong to lead [-] troops back to help Huo Jun.

Before the Zhongping Year, Luocheng was the seat of Yizhou, and it was also the richest and tallest city in Yizhou.

Before Liu Yan entered Shu, Luocheng was occupied by the remnants of the Yellow Turban Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhi. After Liu Yan entered Yizhou, he moved the government to Mianzhu.

Liu Yan, the governor of Jingzhou, sued Liu Biao to the imperial court because he secretly built the emperor's chariot, and Liu Yan faked a fire to burn down the chariot and the prefecture's pastoral mansion, and then moved the administrative office to Chengdu.

Zhang Ren and Liu Qiang learned that Li Yan had two intentions from the pawns, and they were afraid that he and Fei Guan would team up to deceive them, so they made up their minds and left Mianzhu overnight, and brought more than ten thousand remnants of the army to Luocheng to meet Liu Qiang.

Luocheng is more conducive to defense, coupled with the tenacious resistance of Zhang Ren and Liu Gui, Liu Bei's attack, which came on the spur of the moment, was blocked.

Two days later, reinforcements from Chengdu arrived, and the offensive and defensive sides immediately entered a stalemate.

After Liu Xun's reinforcements settled in, the number of Luocheng defenders was equal to that of Liu Bei's army. In addition, with a solid city as a backing, Liu Bei would not be able to speak even if he had Pang Tong and Fazheng in literature and Huang Zhong and Wei Yan in military affairs.

As time went by, the temperature gradually rose, and Liu Bei's army's attack on Luocheng was not smooth, and he became restless from top to bottom.

This impetuousness was not relieved until late May. After Zhuge Liang's Central Route Army captured Deyang, they finally rushed to Luocheng to join forces.

Liu Bei knew from Li Yan that Jingzhou had sent reinforcements, but his excitement when he saw Zhuge Liang was beyond words.

After exchanging greetings with the generals, Liu Bei took three military advisers into the commander's tent to talk about the old days.

"A military division is like a fish looking forward to water, but you and Zilong have entered Sichuan, who is staying in Jingzhou now? How many defenders are left?" Liu Bei asked like a cannonball.

Zhuge Liang bowed and saluted: "Not only Liang and Zilong, but Yide also led troops into Sichuan, but he was attacking Dingbadong and Brazil in Jiangzhou by land, and they may come to meet up later."

"What about Jingzhou now?" Liu Bei asked worriedly.

"There are Yunchang, Ziyu, and Yuanzhi in Jingzhou. My lord, you don't need to worry too much. Most of our soldiers, horses, money and food in Sichuan came from Jingnan, and we still have spare energy to defend." Zhuge Liang explained.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and Pang Tong took advantage of the situation to ask again: "It was really sudden that we raised troops in Jiameng Pass, and Liu Zhang quickly blocked all the passes and main roads in Yizhou. Does pinching count?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head: "Shortly after the lord led the troops into Sichuan, Ziyu sent his clever confidants to enter Sichuan as merchants, and won the trust of Liu Zhang through the Yangtze River News, and only then did he know the news of your trap in time. Ziyu prepared it in advance."

As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Pang Tong and Fazheng showed shocked expressions. Because Liu Bei was used to seeing Lantian's performance, he felt normal at this time.

"Predict the enemy first, plan ahead, and I can't match Lan Ziyu. Fortunately, this person is under the tent of the lord." Pang Tong sighed.

Liu Bei stroked his beard with a smile and affirmed: "I bumped into walls and wandered around in the early years. It was only after I met him that I changed. I have Ziyu better than a hundred thousand soldiers."

"With Lan Ziyu and General Guan guarding Jingzhou, my lord can take Yizhou as his foundation with peace of mind, but what is this Changjiang newspaper?" Fazheng asked curiously.

Zhuge Liang then introduced the Yangtze River News in detail, and the three people in the tent were dumbfounded, especially Fazheng's eyes were shining. The seemingly inconspicuous paper is indeed no worse than a hundred thousand soldiers after being used well. Have a look.

Although Fazheng was talented, he was unlucky. He and his fellow countryman Meng Da entered Yizhou in the early years of Jian'an, and their identity belonged to the Dongzhou School during Liu Yan's period.

The Dongzhou faction was very strong in Liu Yan's period, and it was Liu Yan's tool to check and balance the local gentry in Yizhou, but it completely changed in Liu Zhang's period.

After Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, the power of the Dongzhou faction was too great. He had to support the local gentry in Yizhou to fight against the Dongzhou faction. Therefore, Fazheng was not used for ten years after he entered Shu, and he was still a school lieutenant until he went to Jingzhou to invite Liu Bei.

Because he was excluded by his colleagues in Yizhou and slandered by the people in the city, Fazheng developed an aloof and cold personality, but he was very fond of Liu Bei.

Inspired by the Yangtze River News, Fazheng silently prepared a long article to persuade the old lord Liu Zhang to surrender.

Although there were [-] more reinforcements from Zhuge Liang, the defense of Luocheng was still not slack, but the pressure of the people to defend the city had increased.

Seeing Liu Xun's tenacious defense, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei divide his troops to control the nearby counties and townships, so that Luocheng could be completely isolated. Whether it's soldiers or food, they all have to face Liu Bei's encirclement point to fight for aid.

Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's advice and ordered Liu Feng, Meng Da, Li Yan and others to capture the surrounding counties and towns.

In August of the 18th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei commanded the siege against the scorching sun. Suddenly, an urgent battle report came from behind: Liu Yong, who rescued Jiameng Pass, was about to arrive in Luocheng.

Sweat welled up on Liu Bei's forehead. The city of Luo in front of him hadn't been captured for several months, and the Jiameng Pass in the rear was lost?

(End of this chapter)