Li Yan rested in Mianzhu for a night. He opened his eyes the next day and Fei Guan came to call the door.
"What's the matter?" Li Yan sat upright and took some clothes and armor from the rack to put on.
"Liu Xuande has arrived at the city." Fei Guan replied in a panic.
Li Yan said calmly: "We have been attacking the city for more than ten days, so what's the fuss? Where are the two generals Liu and Zhang?"
"They're gone..." Fei Guan was very excited.
"What?" Li Yan was surprised.
After reading the book of arrows, Fei thought about it all night. He got up at dawn in the morning to patrol the camp. He found that only thousands of soldiers who had accompanied him yesterday were left. Through inquiring, he found out that Zhang Ren and Liu Wei wanted to transfer to the south of the city to rest for half a day on the pretext that their soldiers were tired.
Although the reasons were quite good, Fei Guan hated others making their own decisions. He rode to the south of the city to raise an army to question the crime, but except for hundreds of wounded soldiers, the rest were not in Mianzhu City.
Zhang Ren and Liu Huang did not explain the reason, and simply abandoned them and led their troops to escape.
Li Yan was suspicious after hearing the cause and effect. Zhang Ren and Liu Huang were loyal and upright people, and they should not do such a thing.
Fei Guan saw Li Yan frowning and quickly asked: "There are only five thousand people in the city now. Mianzhu must not be able to be defended. What can we do?"
Li Yan's eyes were calm, "Fa Xiaozhi's words are reasonable. Today, only Duke Xuande can help the Han Dynasty. My lord cannot stop his progress. I am ready to follow the current situation and lead everyone to submit, so that the people of Mianzhu can avoid the war." , General Fei is my lord’s son-in-law after all, if you want to leave, we will not stay together..."
Fei Guan smiled bitterly and said: "The situation in Yizhou is over. There is no point in hanging on, so why should Guan struggle?"
Li Yan nodded, "For the sake of the people of Mianzhu, and for the sake of the Han Dynasty, we don't think we are betraying our master. Let's go out of the city now."
"Um."
The two reached an agreement, and Li Yan and Fei Guan opened the north gate and welcomed Liu Bei and others into Mianzhu County.
At this time KeNsHU Zhang Si. Li Yan had a good reputation in Yizhou, and Liu Bei was very happy to accept him easily. He ordered the entire 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 gathered 35,000 troops and came to Luocheng. During the march, he was worried about Jiameng Pass and sent Liu Yong to lead 3,000 troops back to aid Huo Jun.
Before the Zhongping Period, Luocheng was the administrative seat of Yizhou, and it was also the richest and tallest city in Yizhou.
Before Liu Yan entered Shu, Luocheng was occupied by Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhi, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. After Liu Yan entered Yizhou, he moved his headquarters to Mianzhu.
Because Liu Yan secretly planned to build the emperor's chariot, he was reported to the imperial court by Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. Liu Yan faked a fire and burned down the chariot and the governor's office, and then moved the administrative center to Chengdu.
Zhang Ren and Liu Huang learned from the pawns that Li Yan had ulterior motives, and were afraid that he and Fei Guan would join forces to deceive them, so they planned to leave Mianzhu overnight and brought more than 10,000 remaining troops to Luocheng to greet Liu Wei.
Luocheng was more conducive to defense, and coupled with the tenacious resistance of Zhang Ren and Liu Wei, Liu Bei's attack, which took advantage of the excitement, was blocked.
Reinforcements from Chengdu arrived two days later, and the offensive and defensive sides immediately entered a stalemate.
After Liu Gai's reinforcements were stationed, the number of Luocheng defenders was equivalent to that of Liu Bei's army. With the solid city as a backing, Liu Bei couldn't make up his mind even if he had Pang Tong and Fazheng as civil servants and Huang Zhong and Wei Yan as military commanders.
As time went by, the temperature gradually increased, Liu Bei's army failed to attack Luocheng, and he became restless from top to bottom.
This impatience was not relieved until late May. After Zhuge Liang's Middle Route Army captured Deyang, they finally rushed to Luocheng to join forces.
Liu Bei learned from Li Yan that Jingzhou had sent reinforcements, but his excitement when he saw Zhuge Liang was beyond words.
After a brief exchange of greetings with the generals, Liu Bei took three military advisors into the commander's tent to talk about old times.
"Be prepared to wait for the military advisor like a fish waiting for water, but you and Zilong have already entered Sichuan. Who is staying in Jingzhou now? How many defenders are left..." Liu Bei asked questions like a barrage of questions.
Zhuge Liang bowed and saluted: "Not only Liang and Zilong, but Yide also led troops to Sichuan. They just attacked Jiangzhou, Dingbadong and Brazil from the land route. They may not be able to join forces until later."
"What about Jingzhou now..." Liu Bei asked worriedly.
"There are Yunchang, Ziyu, and Yuan Zhi in Jingzhou. My lord, there is no need to worry too much. Most of the troops, horses, money and food we sent to Sichuan came from Jingnan, and we still have some left to defend." Zhuge Liang explained.
After Liu Bei heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Pang Tong took advantage of the situation and asked again: "It was really sudden for us to raise troops at Jiameng Pass. Liu Zhang quickly blocked all the key passes in Yizhou. Kong Ming, how did you arrive in such time? Could it be that who could Does pinching count?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head: "Not long after my lord led his troops into Sichuan, Ziyu sent his clever confidants to Shu disguised as merchants, and won Liu Zhang's trust through the Yangtze River News. Only then did he know the news that you were trapped in time. The soldiers, horses, money and food that entered Sichuan were also Ziyu's. Prepared in advance.”
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Pang Tong and Fazheng both showed shocked expressions. Because Liu Bei was used to Lan Tian's behavior, he felt normal at this time.
"Be prepared for the enemy in advance. Lan Ziyu is not as good as me. I am lucky that this person is in the lord's tent." Pang Tong sighed.
Liu Bei stroked his beard and smiled and affirmed: "In my early years, I ran into obstacles and wandered around. It was only after I met him that I changed. My son is better than a hundred thousand soldiers."
"With Lan Ziyu and General Guan guarding Jingzhou, my lord can safely capture Yizhou as his foundation. But what is this Yangtze River News?" Fa Zheng asked curiously.
Zhuge Liang then introduced the Yangtze River Newspaper in detail, which made the three people in the tent dumbfounded, especially Fazheng, whose eyes were shining. The seemingly inconspicuous paper was indeed no worse than a hundred thousand soldiers when used properly. He made the low-key Lantian high again. Have a look.
Although Fazheng was talented, he was unlucky. He and his fellow villager Meng Da entered Yizhou in the early years of Jian'an, and their identities belonged to the Dongzhou faction during Liu Yan's period.
The Dongzhou faction was very powerful during Liu Yan's period and was Liu Yan's leverage to check and balance the local gentry in Yizhou. However, it completely changed during Liu Zhang's period.
After Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, the Dongzhou faction had too much power. He had to support the local nobles in Yizhou to fight against the Dongzhou faction. Therefore, Fazheng was not reused in Shu for ten years. He was still a school captain until he went to Jingzhou to invite Liu Bei.
Because he was ostracized by his colleagues in Yizhou and slandered by people in the state, Fazheng developed an aloof and cold character, but he was very fond of Liu Bei.
Inspired by the Yangtze River News, Fa Zheng silently prepared a long article to persuade his old master Liu Zhang to surrender.
Control the big one and control the owl. Although Zhuge Liang had 10,000 more reinforcements, Luocheng's defense still did not relax, but the pressure from everyone to defend the city increased.
Seeing Liu Wei's stubborn defense, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei divide his troops to control nearby counties and townships, turning Luocheng into an isolated city. This would not only enable early management, but also obtain supplies nearby to reduce the pressure on food and grass. No matter how Chengdu sent more troops to Luocheng. Whether it's to add troops or to add food, you have to face Liu Bei's encirclement and reinforcements.
Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's suggestion and ordered Liu Feng, Meng Da, Li Yan and other generals to capture surrounding counties and villages.
In August of the 18th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei commanded the siege of the city under the scorching sun. Suddenly, an urgent battle report came from the rear: Liu Yong, who was rescuing Jiameng Pass, was about to arrive in Luocheng.
Sweat was pouring from Liu Bei's forehead. The city of Luocheng in front of him had not been captured for several months. Has the Jiameng Pass in the rear been lost?
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