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

"What's the matter?" Li Yan sat upright and took out his clothes and armor on the rack to wear.

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

Li Yan said slowly: "I haven't been sieging the city for more than ten days. What's there to make a fuss about? What about the two generals Liu and Zhang?"

"They are gone..." Fei Guan was very excited.

"What?" Li Yan was shocked.

After watching the archery book, Fei thought for a night. He got up at dawn in the morning and patrol the camp. He found that only thousands of soldiers who were traveling with him yesterday were left. After inquiring, he found out that Zhang Ren and Liu Xun used the excuse of being exhausted and wanted to be transferred to the south of the city for half a day of rest.

Although the reasons are quite sufficient, Fei Guan hates others' own actions very much. He rode a horse to the south of the city to raise an army to question the crime, but except for hundreds of injured soldiers, the rest were not in Mianzhu City.

Zhang Ren and Liu Xun did not explain the reason, and directly abandoned the two of them and led their troops to escape.

Li Yan was suspicious after hearing the consequences. Zhang Ren and Liu Xi were loyal and upright, so they should not do such a thing.

Seeing Li Yan frowned, Fei Guan hurriedly asked: "There are only five thousand in the city now, so I must be unable to defend Mianzhu. What can I do?"

Li Yan's eyes were peaceful, "The words of filial piety and righteousness are reasonable. Today, only Xuande Gong can support the Han Dynasty. The lord cannot stop him from moving forward. I am going to follow the times and lead the people to surrender, so that the people of Mianzhu can save the war. General Fei is the lord's son-in-law after all, and if you want to leave, don't stay with each other..."

Fei Guan smiled bitterly and said, "The situation in Yizhou is over, and it is meaningless to survive. Why should Guan struggle?"

Li Yan nodded, "For the sake of the people of Mianzhu and the world of Han, we are not considered to be the master. Let's go out of the city now."

"Um."

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

Li Yan has a good reputation in Yizhou, and Liu Bei is very happy to accept this person easily. He ordered the entire army to rest for two days in Mianzhu, and hold a banquet to reunite with the generals, and introduce the newly encamped people to everyone.

In May of the 18th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei gathered 35,000 troops to Luocheng. On the way to march, he was worried about Jiameng Pass and sent Liu Yong to lead 3,000 troops back to help Huo Jun.

Before Zhongping, Luocheng was the capital of Yizhou and the richest and tallest city in Yizhou.

Before Liu Yan entered Shu, Luocheng was occupied by the remnants of the Yellow Turban Horse Prime Minister, Zhao Zhi. After Liu Yan entered Yizhou, he moved his capital to Mianzhu.

Because Liu Yan secretly built the emperor's carriage and was sued by Jingzhou governor Liu Biao to the court. Liu Yan forged a fire and destroyed the carriage and the provincial governor's office, and moved the capital to Chengdu.

Zhang Ren and Liu Xu learned from the little jack that Li Yan had two intentions, and were afraid that he and Fei Guan would join forces to cheat him, so they went out of Mianzhu overnight and brought more than 10,000 remaining troops to Luocheng to welcome Liu Wei.

Luocheng is more conducive to defense, and with the tenacious resistance of Zhang Ren and Liu Xu, Liu Bei's attack, which was excited, was blocked.

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

After Liu Wei's reinforcements entered, the number of defenders in Luocheng was comparable to that of Liu Bei's army. With a strong city as a backing, even if Liu Bei had Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, and Huang Zhong, Wei Yan could not speak out.

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

This impetuousness was not relieved until late May. After Zhuge Liang's central army captured Deyang, he finally rushed to Luocheng to meet.

Liu Bei knew that Jingzhou had sent reinforcements from Li Yan, but the excitement of seeing Zhuge Liang was beyond words.

After a brief greeting with the generals, Liu Bei pulled three military advisors into the commander's tent to reminisce about the past.

"I hope the military advisor is like a fish looking forward to the water, but you and Zilong have entered Sichuan. Who is left behind in Jingzhou now? How many defenders are left..." Liu Bei asked like a cannon.

Zhuge Liang bowed and saluted: "It is not only Liang and Zilong, but Yide also led his troops into Sichuan, but he only attacked Jiangzhou Dingbadong and Brazil by land. He may not be able to meet later."

"Then Jingzhou is now..." Liu Bei asked worriedly.

"There are Yunchang in Jingzhou, Ziyu, and Yuan Zhizhi. The lord doesn't need to worry too much. Most of the soldiers, horses, money and food we entered Sichuan were from Jingnan, and we still have the spare energy to defend now." Zhuge Liang explained.

After hearing this, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. Pang Tong took advantage of the situation and asked again: "It was a sudden sudden that we launched an army at Jiameng Pass. Liu Zhang quickly blocked the important roads of Yizhou. Kongming, why can you come so timely? Can anyone calculate it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head: "Short after the lord led his troops into Sichuan, Ziyu sent his clever confidant to pretend to be a businessman to enter Sichuan, and won the trust of Liu Zhang through the Yangtze River newspaper. Only then did he know the news of your trap in time, and Ziyu prepared the troops, horses, money and food into Sichuan in advance."

As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Pang Tong and Fa Zheng all showed shocked expressions. Liu Bei felt normal because he was used to Lan Tian's performance.

"I hope the enemy will be ahead and prepare for the future. I am not as good as Lan Ziyu. Fortunately, this person is under the lord's tent." Pang Tong sighed.

Liu Bei stroked his beard and smiled and affirmed: "I ran into walls everywhere in my early years and was wandering around. It was only after I met him that I changed. I have Ziyu, better than 100,000 soldiers."

"With Lan Ziyu and General Guan guarding Jingzhou, the lord can take over Yizhou with peace of mind, but what is this Yangtze River News?" Fa Zheng asked curiously.

Zhuge Liang then introduced the Yangtze River News in detail, and the three people in the tent were dumbfounded, especially Fa Zheng's eyes were shining. The seemingly inconspicuous paper was indeed no worse than the 100,000 soldiers after using it. He glanced at the low-key Lantian again.

Although Fa Zheng was talented, he had poor luck. He and his fellow villager Meng Da entered Yizhou in the early years of Jian'an, and his identity belonged to the Dongzhou faction during the Liu Yan period.

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

After Liu Zhang ascended the throne, the Dongzhou faction had too much power, and he had to support the local gentry in Yizhou to fight against the Dongzhou faction. Therefore, Fa Zheng was not valued for ten years after entering Shu, and was still a lieutenant until he went to Jingzhou to hire Liu Bei.

Because he was excluded by his colleagues in Yizhou and slandered by the people in the prefectures, Fa Zheng developed a lonely and cold personality, but he was very fond of Liu Bei.

Inspired by the Yangtze River Revenge, Fa Zheng silently prepared a long article to persuade the old master Liu Zhang to surrender.

Although there were 10,000 reinforcements from Zhuge Liang, Luocheng's defense was still not relaxed, but the pressure on everyone to defend the city increased.

Seeing that Liu Wei was stubbornly defending, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei divide his troops to control the nearby counties and townships, so that Luocheng will be completely turned into an isolated city. This will not only lead to early governance, but also obtain supplies nearby to reduce the pressure on food and grass. Whether Chengdu increases troops or grain to Luocheng, Liu Bei will face the siege of Liu Bei to attack and support.

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

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

Sweat was pouring on Liu Bei's forehead. The Luo City in front of him had not been captured for several months. Is Jiameng Pass in the rear lost?
Chapter completed!