Zhang Xi led Zong Yu and five thousand soldiers through the mountain road quickly to outflank the south gate of Luocheng.
The boy Kou Feng was sent back to Liu Bei's camp by Zhang Xi to rest in peace.
This guy, in a hand-to-hand fight, was stabbed once in the shoulder, twice in the ribs, and once in the left leg. He really relied on his own bravery to kill the enemy general and win the victory.
Fortunately, with the protection of armor, these four sword wounds were not fatal, but with so many wounds, Zhang Xi naturally would not let this bastard fight with him again, and he would have no way to explain to Kou's mother later.
As soon as Zhang Xi passed the mountain road, Liu Bei immediately sent Pang Tong and Fu Kuang with ten thousand troops to follow up, preparing to attack Luocheng from the north and south.
After all, south of Luocheng is Chengdu. If Chengdu sends reinforcements again, Liu Bei is afraid that Zhang Xi's 5,000 men will not be enough, so he quickly asks Pang Tong and Fu Kuang to go together to support him.
With Zhang Xi's thunder, Pang Tong was not shot into a hedgehog on the mountain road, and he and Fu Kuang arrived safely to the south of Luocheng.
But now, Liu Xun in Luocheng was a little anxious.
To be honest, when he received detailed information and learned that Liu Bei sent people to cross the mountain trail, he was actually aware of the problem.
But at that time, Liu Bei happened to launch an siege, and Liu Xun had to deal with it with all his strength, so he could not spare time to support the mountain trails.
Of course, Liu Xun also thought that he had made arrangements on the mountain trails. Most people would not be able to break through so quickly when encountering such arrangements.
When Liu Xun repelled Liu Bei's attack and prepared to send troops to support the defenders of the mountain trail, he was notified that the mountain trail had been lost. Liu Bei's general Zhang Xi led an army of five thousand and approached the south gate of Luocheng.
Liu Xun was immediately shocked, and then quickly adjusted the deployment of Luocheng and put in the last reserve team in his hand to strengthen the defense of the south gate.
In fact, Liu Xun could think of setting up defenses on the mountain trails, so he naturally considered the possibility of Liu Bei's army detouring to the south gate.
However, Liu Xun believed that if the mountain trail was not lost, there was no need to worry too much about the defense of the south gate.
Therefore, Liu Xun was not as careless as Pang Tong thought. He still arranged a garrison at the south gate, but compared to the north gate, the strength of the troops was much inferior.
But now that Liu Bei's army has broken through the mountain path, Liu Xun will naturally strengthen the defense of the south gate. However, if this happens, the defense of the north gate will become stretched.
As for Zhang Xi's siege of the south gate, it was equivalent to cutting off Luocheng's supply route. Liu Xun didn't care at all.
When he came to defend Luocheng, he had no intention of returning alive. His purpose was to hold off Liu Bei and buy time for his father to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress Liu Bei.
So, you can surround him. Anyway, Liu Xun is determined to fight to the death. Before Luocheng runs out of food, Liu Bei can't even think about moving a step to Chengdu.
However, the siege from both sides put a lot of pressure on Liu Xun.
Liu Bei is not that easy to deal with, let alone Zhang Xi.
Yizhou people don't know many of the civil servants and generals of the Jingzhou Group. The only ones who are famous are Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhuge Liang.
After all, the Battle of Chibi was attributed to Zhou Lang, and the world also knows that there is a hero named Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and a famous general named Zhou Yu, which has nothing to do with Liu Bei's group.
Yizhou is also located in a remote area and has been closed to the outside world for many years. It is inevitable that the information is not very well-informed. Most of the counselors and generals brought by Liu Bei have never heard of their reputations, so they do not find it difficult to deal with them.
Then, the whole Yizhou knew that there were so many capable people and generals under Uncle Liu's command.
Liu Xun was also helpless.
After blocking Liu Bei's attack at first, Liu Xun was still a little arrogant. He felt that Liu Bei was nothing more than this. It was just his father's unclear employment and the use of incompetent generals like Zhang Ren that led to the current situation.
But now Liu Xun really understands Zhang Ren a little bit. Now he is also attacked from both sides by Liu Bei and Zhang Xi, and he can only cower and defend.
Liu Bei's side is actually better. After all, it is a conventional siege, and there are only so many siege equipment. As long as you deal with it calmly, the problem is really not big.
But Zhang Xi at the south gate is a bit difficult to deal with.
He doesn't attack the city. Really, it's been almost ten days since he arrived at the South Gate, and this guy hasn't even attacked the city for a day.
When he doesn't do any serious work or build siege equipment every day, he just lets his soldiers shoot arrows into the city.
You can shoot arrows, but this guy also tied a piece of bamboo to the arrow, with the words "Save this thing and don't kill after breaking the city" engraved on it.
Obviously, this guy was just playing tricks to drive a wedge between the aristocratic families and the defenders in Luo City and shake their will to persevere.
In fact, whether a city can be defended these days has little to do with the people and soldiers. What really matters is the generals and wealthy families in the city.
This group of people is the most likely to defect in battle.
After all, Liu Beijun said, "Don't kill after breaking the city."
The subtext is that without this thing, some things will be difficult to say after the city is broken. After all, no one knows where the lower limit of the warlords these days is. It is not like the wealthy families in the middle of Shu have never encountered people who massacred the city. .
For example, Liu Yan, Zhao Shi, and Pang Xi have all done this.
Although Liu Bei is known as benevolent and righteous, can you place your family's hopes on Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness? !
Throwing this thing away might cause some kind of chain reaction.
Liu Xun was really in a dilemma. If such things were kept, it would shake the morale of the army, but if they were forcefully confiscated, it would appear that he had a guilty conscience and shake the morale of the army even more.
In the end, Liu Xun had no choice but to summon the four guards in the city and the aristocratic families, and told them that he, Liu Xun, was indeed of insufficient virtue and had no kindness to the people and soldiers in the city. However, the Liu family had been in charge of Shu for many years, and they always had some kindness. Here I am.
Please, for the sake of so many years of kindness, please help him defend the city first. If the city is about to be broken, then they will cut off their own heads and surrender to Liu Bei, so that they can maintain their position.
In this way, Liu Xun finally temporarily stabilized the morale of the military in Luocheng.
However, Liu Bei was amazed when he heard about Liu Xun's handling method. He did not expect that Liu Jiyu's son was brave and resourceful.
When Zhang Xi heard about it, he was equally astonished. Could this Liu Xun be named You Chu? !
But no matter what, the guy in this novel who is translucent in history is really capable. He is many times more powerful than his father.
Then, Liu Zhang used practical actions to tell Zhang Xi and Liu Bei that he, the Lord of Yizhou, did not come out of thin air.
Seeing his son desperately fighting in Luocheng, blocking Liu Bei's way for three months, Liu Zhang remembered his youth after a long absence.
At that time, he had just succeeded to the throne. Gan Ning, a native of Yizhou, rebelled. He used Zhao Shi to suppress the rebellion and drove Gan Ning out of Yizhou.
Then, Zhao Shi's rebellion swept through the three counties. He suppressed Zhao Shi's rebellion with less and attacked more, and secured his position as the lord of Yizhou.
Unexpectedly, as I got older, I became timid.
Haha, Liu Bei, don’t you want this Yizhou? Come on, let’s compare and see who is more qualified.
Inspired by his son's bravery and determination, Liu Zhang immediately held a military meeting in Chengdu, and once again forced the Shuzhong aristocratic families to collect more than 10,000 troops and countless military rations, money and silk, and handed them over to his confidant generals. Save and support the ban.
But instead of letting these two men attack Zhangxi and break the siege of the south gate of Luocheng City, they were asked to lead the troops to detour north and attack Jiameng Pass.
Liu Zhang seemed to be back when he was young again, and his fierceness was completely forced out.
Jiameng Pass is the current logistics base of Liu Bei's army. Liu Zhang attacked Jiameng Pass to compete with Liu Bei for speed.
Let’s see whether you attack Luocheng first and threaten Chengdu, or I attack your logistics base first and cut off your logistics supply lines.
Let's see who of us dies first.
Liu Zhang's move was indeed ruthless. He put his life and the entire Yizhou on the table and made a life-or-death bet with Liu Bei.
After Liu Bei heard about Liu Zhang's action, he was a little embarrassed. After all, Jiameng Pass was too important, and Zhuge Liang's reinforcements were still on the way. He didn't know the news for the time being and couldn't open a second logistics line. So Liu Bei really Liu Zhang was a bit "general".
At this time, Zhang Xi and Pang Tong were both at the south gate of Luocheng, and communication was inconvenient. Liu Bei only had Fa Zheng beside him, so Liu Bei was hesitant about whether to return to the army to rescue Jiameng Pass.
Fazheng was a little unsure about this matter. After all, it involved grain roads. Once Huo Jun failed to defend Jiameng Pass, the consequences would be very serious.
What's even more terrible is that Huo Jun only has a thousand soldiers in his hands, while Xiang Cun and Fujin sent by Liu Zhang lead a total of 15,000 soldiers.
With a ratio of fifteen to one, even if Huo Jun had Xiongguan in hand, he really couldn't help but worry.
At this time, Liu Bei made his own decision to continue attacking Luocheng.
Although Liu Bei did not understand Huo Jun's ability, he chose to believe Zhang Xi and was willing to believe that Huo Jun, whom Zhang Xi recommended, could help him defend his retreat. Of course, Liu Bei believed that he could defeat Luocheng faster than Liu Zhang and march into Chengdu.
In this way, Liu Bei agreed to Liu Zhang's "gamble", and the two parties reached the "gambling table" and began a huge gamble concerning the ownership of Yizhou.
(End of chapter)
