"I didn't expect Ziyu to move so quickly. I thought he would wait until Yizhou was pacified before he would send out farmers." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan to cool off.

Zhang Fei just described it very briefly. Everyone thought that Deng Ai was sent by Lantian to participate in the war. They were all surprised to hear Zhuge Liang sigh like this.

"Military advisor, are you saying that Deng Ai came to farm?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Yizhou has high mountains and dangerous passes as a barrier. If we promote Jingnan's planting techniques here, we will be able to prosper in a few years. Based on this, we can move north to the Central Plains.

Ziyu had predicted that his lord would march north to Hanzhong one day, and he had already trained a group of people to go to Jiameng to farm, so as to save the consumption of food transportation and the people's manpower."

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak. At present, Luocheng has not yet been conquered, and Lan Tian actually made plans to move to Hanzhong.

Liu Bei sighed, "Jingnan is relatively wealthy now. These people are willing to leave their homes and businesses and willingly travel thousands of miles to work in Shu. I have to admire Ziyu's appeal. I don't know if they are Han or Yue..."

"Brother, they are all descendants of Xindengzhuang, so Ziyu asked Deng Shizai to lead the team." Zhang Fei added.

Zhuge Liang then added: "Ziyu's appeal is on the one hand, the Lord is benevolent, loves the people, and has the heart to help the Han Dynasty. This is the fundamental reason why the people of the world are convinced."

Liu Bei nodded in affirmation, thinking that if it was New Dengzhuang, it would be no problem. The farmers in Xinye were grateful and almost worshiped Lantian who knew how to farm. As the young master of Dengjiazhuang, Deng Ai would be able to manage these people in the fields well.

While everyone was silent, General Li Yi finally waited for the opportunity and handed over Lan Tian's handwritten letter.

Lantian recommended Deng Ai as the captain of Diannong in the letter, hoping that Liu Bei could give this young man some care, and suggested that Liu Bei take Chengdu to focus on psychological attacks. He would use later issues of the Yangtze River News to cooperate. After all, the defeat was in tatters.

If it's rotten, it will take time and effort to rebuild.

After Liu Bei read the letter, he handed it to Zhuge Liang and solemnly told him: "My son has traveled thousands of miles and my mother is worried. Deng Shizai lost his father in his early years. Ziyu is a teacher comparable to his father. Please ask the military advisor to write to Zhongmiao (Huo Jun) and take care of him when he is waiting in Yizhou."

After it was pacified, a separate county was set aside in Guanghan to fully cooperate with this young man in farming."

"Only." Zhuge Liang responded.

Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses were exhausted from the long journey, so Liu Bei ordered the entire army to rest for three days. He ordered people to cook a summer-relieving soup in the camp, and asked hundreds of doctors and military doctors to collectively carry out disease prevention and treatment, and make final preparations for the capture of Luocheng.

In the more than a year since Liu Bei entered Shu, the army's battle losses have remained at a low level. Except for those who died directly in battle and could not be treated, the number of soldiers who died due to injuries and illnesses has decreased significantly. The reason is because of the existence of medical camps.

It is extremely difficult to train military doctors. Starting from Zhang Ji's Chenxian Medical School and then to Hua Tuo's Quanling Medical School, it took so many years to train 500 military doctors.

When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he took 300 military doctors with him, and they were incorporated into Chen Dao's Guards Army as a medical camp.

The sudden ceasefire in Luocheng made the defenders in the city feel something unusual.

When he learned that Liu Bei's reinforcements had arrived, Liu Wei, as the commander-in-chief, said nothing.

Why do you feel like you are a guest and Liu Bei is the master of Yizhou?

Liu Gao was the eldest son of Liu Zhang and the legal heir of Yizhou. But before his father got old, he lured a wolf into the house and recruited Liu Bei from Jingzhou.

Now the two sides were in a tense situation, both public and private, and had to hold on to the last barrier. He stayed in Luocheng for more than two months, and Chengdu never sent out a single soldier or ration.

"Young Master, it is rumored that Zhuge Liang came up from the Shuo River in Deyang. In the past few days, Zhang Fei's troops have arrived. They seem to be coming from the direction of Jiameng Pass. Should we ask for help from Chengdu..." Zhang Ren

report.

"Liu Bei has always been strict with his troops and paid special attention to the protection of information. How did Zhang Cheng find out such clear information?" Liu Wei asked curiously.

Zhang Ren replied awkwardly: "The scout came back and said that Liu Beijun took the initiative to inform..."

Liu Quan shook his head quickly: "Pang Tong and Fa Zheng were already cunning and cunning, and then they added Zhuge Liang. This news is definitely their strategy to undermine our morale..."

"But the eyes can't deceive. The number of Liu Bei's military camps has indeed increased. You were watching the battle on the city wall a few days ago. Didn't you see the flags covering the sky and the dust flying?" Zhang Ren argued.

Liu Quan snorted coldly: "Perhaps Liu Bei did this on purpose. He saw that he could not capture Luocheng, so he sent his troops out at night and followed them with great fanfare during the day to increase their momentum..."

"Uh..." Zhang Ren didn't know how to respond.

Liu Wei nodded: "Dong Zhuo had already played the trick of coming in and out when he entered the capital. The construction of false camps is also commonly used in the art of war. The two generals responded with a normal attitude. As long as we try our best to defend the city, no conspiracy or trick will be of any use.

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"Wei." Liu Huang (Zhang Ren) said in unison.

After Liu Bei's army completed preparations, he ordered Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other generals to launch a fierce attack on the east, west, north and west of Luocheng at the same time.

In addition to the siege equipment brought from Fucheng, the Vietnamese in the army hid behind the shield array and fired hard at the city wall with strong bows and crossbows.

When Zhang Fei entered Shu, because Yan Yan was leading the way, all the garrison guards in each city looked down. Considering the large proportion of Yue people in the army, although Zhang Fei had no offense with Minqiu along the way, he took away a large number of the garrison troops everywhere.

The feather arrows were brought all the way to Liu Bei's camp.

What was originally a condescending shooting turned into a counter-fire from below, which frightened the defenders at the top of the city, and the defensive pressure directly increased by an order of magnitude.

"Damn it." When the battle ended in the afternoon, the city guard punched Liu Quan on the female wall.

Liu Bei attacked like this for a whole day, and the casualties in Luocheng exceeded two to three thousand. If the attack continued every day, Luocheng's defenders would be wiped out in less than ten months.

At night, Liu Qi summoned his two generals to discuss countermeasures. At this time, no one doubted that Liu Bei's increase in troops was fake.

"My lord, defending like this is not an option. Liu Bei's offensive is so fierce. If we continue to increase our troops, we will be in trouble. We should ask the lord for help." Zhang Ren suggested.

Liu Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "When I set out from Chengdu, news came from the south of Yizhou that Liu Bei's general Zhao Yun had captured Jiangyang, an important town on the Yangtze River, and was heading towards Qianwei at that time.

Now a few months have passed, and I don’t know where Zhao Yun has arrived. If my father sends troops to aid Luocheng, what will happen to Chengdu?"

"This... my lord is really in trouble..." Zhang Ren sighed.

"I'd better try to write a letter and inform my father about the situation here." Liu Wei said.

"That's fine." Zhang Ren nodded.

At this time, Liu Huang glanced at Zhang Ren, cupped his fists and suggested to Liu Wei: "My lord, there are still nearly 30,000 soldiers in the city, but it is impossible for them all to swarm to the top of the city to defend.

Zhang Ren (Zhang Ren) is capable of fighting, but if he is trapped in the city and cannot make full use of his talents, it is better to station some of his troops out of the city. On the one hand, he can contain and harass the enemy, and on the other hand, he can form a horn with Luocheng.

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Chapter completed!