Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Ling Bao and Deng Xian looked at it for about an hour. The sweat in the vest was wet inside the clothes, but they also saw the route of Liu Beijun's uphill. Because the mountain was very steep, the path was winding and winding, with guard towers and stone throwing. The car took days to build.

The two were thinking about whether to take the initiative to attack. The enemy camp two miles outside the pass blew the horn. Wei Yan commanded the army to start an offensive against Mianzhu Pass, and various siege equipment were slowly pushed out.

Ling Bao and Deng Xian fought in a panic, but within half a day Wei Yan called for gold and withdrew his troops, and the two sides lost little in their first confrontation.

After the battle in the morning, Liu Beijun suddenly stopped attacking, leaving the two gatekeepers, Monk Zhang Er, puzzled.

"Liu Bei and Fazheng are too cunning. They retreated after only two hours of fighting in the morning. They obviously wanted to wait for the western watchtower to be erected. We have received great favor from our lord, so we can't just sit and wait for death." Ling Bao frowned.

Deng Xian asked suspiciously: "General Ling intends to..."

"Let's go out at night. As long as we can unplug and destroy the highlands to the west, Liu Bei will not be able to attack this Mianzhu Pass." Ling Bao's eyes were firm.

Deng Xian swallowed his saliva, "The military strength in the pass is not as good as that of Liu Bei. Isn't it courting death to go out to attack that high ground?"

Ling Bao squeezed her beard and analyzed: "So we have to go up the mountain at night. Let's divide our troops into two groups. One is responsible for attracting the enemy, and the other is to find a small path up the mountain..."

Ling Bao talked about tactics in a serious manner. Deng Xian felt that this method was dangerous no matter what, but if he didn't take the initiative to attack now, it would be even more detrimental to the defense of Mianzhu Pass when the sentry towers and trebuchets were built.

Seeing Deng Xian's hesitant expression, Ling Bao patted her chest and said, "General Deng, go and draw Liu Bei's attention. I will bring an army to attack the trail up the mountain."

Chapter 293 The Invincible Conspiracy

Deng Xian shook his head and advised: "The trail up the mountain must be dangerous. If Liu Bei defends with heavy troops, there is no point for us to go out. Why don't we ask the county for help?"

"We've just been fighting for half a day, and the defenders are closed and there is no damage. What reason do you have to ask for help? General Deng just makes a big noise, and if the situation is wrong, he immediately retreats to the pass. If the uphill path is heavily guarded, I will not fight recklessly. In short, You can't sit still." Ling Bao's eyes were firm.

"Well then, I'd better send people to the county seat to inform them of the situation here. I'll try my best to make the camp robbery louder at night, so that General Ling will be safer." Deng Xian analyzed.

Ling Bao raised her fist and touched Deng Xian, "I wish us good luck."

"Heaven will take care of us." Deng Xian nodded.

The two made up their minds and each chose a good player to prepare for the night battle.

At three o'clock in Xu time, Deng Xian led [-] elite troops out of Mianzhu Pass and slowly marched from the main road to Liu Bei's camp, while Ling Bao led [-] elite troops to walk close to the foot of the mountain on the left.

I don't know why Liu Bei retreated five miles to the village after the battle in the morning, which happened to leave enough room for Deng Xian's soldiers and horses to operate.

In order not to expose the target in advance, Deng Xian ordered people to be pulled forward and backward by ropes, and slowly advanced in the dark night, and did not light the torches until half a mile away from the camp, and made the soldiers shout loudly, startling countless birds in the valley for a while .

A group of men and horses rushed out of Liu Bei's army camp upon hearing the sound, and the leader with a red face and long beard was General Wei Yan, who looked extremely tall against the firelight with a big knife in his hand.

"Don't dare to go out to fight during the day, but come at night to be a mouse to eat, Liu Zhang's people are so timid?" Wei Yan snorted coldly holding a knife.

"Kill me." Deng Xian yelled and let the former army charge forward. Although he had never fought against Wei Yan, he knew that he was not easy to mess with from his appearance.

"Coolless waste." Wei Yan took the lead.

The galloping horse galloped and the flames illuminated the cold light of the broadsword, and he slashed from left to right as if he had entered nowhere.

The hundreds of soldiers Deng Xian sent were not enough to kill Wei Yan's soldiers. Seeing that the situation was not good, he led the army to retreat, but the direction of retreat seemed very strange.

Two thousand infantrymen went to lure Wei Yan to retreat to the southwest, while Deng Xian's three hundred cavalry broke away from the formation, ran around the right side of the camp and threw torches, so the cavalry came out of the camp to chase and intercept them.

Deng Xian made such a fuss, and Liu Bei's camp was full of hustle and bustle. Judging from the scale of the fire, it attracted a lot of attention.

Seeing that the goal of attacking east and west was achieved, Deng Xian led the 300 people to gallop on horseback. At this time, he couldn't care about Ling Bao. He had to rush back to Mianzhu Pass as soon as possible, after all, it was too dangerous outside the pass.

Wei Yan pursued calmly in the dark, and the [-] infantry originally used to restrain them quickly dispersed. After Deng Xian's cavalry arrived, they only gathered a few hundred people. The men and horses blocked the way back to the pass.

"Is it Deng Xian who is here?" the general asked in a deep voice in the dark night.

Seeing that the opponent's troops were not many, Deng Xian still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. At least he was much more calm than facing Wei Yan. He urged him to come forward and cursed: "Where is the rebellion? Knowing the name of the master? Don't retreat quickly, otherwise I want you to look good."

The man was startled when he heard that, and then he shouted angrily: "Bastard, who do you think I am?"

Two attendants illuminated him with torches. Deng Xian took a closer look and found that it was his uncle Meng Da. He stammered, "Uncle...father..."

"Bastard, why don't you dismount and surrender?" Meng Da frowned.

Deng Xian bit the bullet and refused: "Uncle betrayed the old master... how could my nephew be in the same boat..."

"You..." Meng Da was speechless.

Meng Da thought that there was going to be a big fight between his nephew and uncle, but Deng Xian led three hundred cavalry to flee in the opposite direction, leaving the infantry in place.

Deng Xian did this out of helplessness. His family members are all in Chengdu now, and he might implicate his wife and children if he surrendered to the enemy. The killing of Zhang Song's family is still vivid in his memory.

Facing the cavalry coming and going like the wind, Meng Da ignored Deng Xian. He wanted to surrender the thousand or so Shu soldiers in front of him. They had completely lost their fighting spirit under Wei Yan's chasing just now, and everyone's eyes were blank at this moment.

Deng Xian ran aimlessly, and met Wei Yan who was chasing him before he had gone far.

In the situation of losing ground, Deng Xian sighed that the heavens did not care, and he raised his spear to go straight to Wei Yan.

Seeing the other party rushing towards him, Wei Yan couldn't believe his eyes. This guy looks young, why doesn't he have a good brain?Making such an unwise choice between Mengda and himself.

Wei Yan slapped the horse's buttocks and went towards him. When the two of them approached, Deng Xian took advantage of the situation to stab.

In the dark night, Wei Yan's gaze was like a torch. He didn't wave the big knife in his hand for a long time, but nimbly fell forward obliquely, and took advantage of the situation to grab the handle of the opponent's gun.

Deng Xian's face turned pale with fright, and he fought back with both hands, but the handle of the gun seemed to grow in Wei Yan's palm.

"Hahaha, overestimate your own capabilities." Wei Yan laughed.

"You..." Deng Xian couldn't break free with all his strength.

Wei Yan suddenly increased his strength and dragged Deng Xian off the horse like a chicken.

Looking at the raised knife in Wei Yan's hand, Deng Xian's three souls and seven souls were frightened away.

"Wen Chang, save people under the sword." Meng Da shouted as he rode his horse and waved a torch.

Fortunately, the sound came just in time, Wei Yan's knife point had just stopped at Deng Xian's neck, but the plucking cold wind made him drenched in fright.

"Bastard, you still don't want to surrender? How can you save your wife and children without your neck and head?" Meng Da yelled sharply.

"I...I would like to surrender to General Zuo..." Deng Xian avoided Wei Yan's blade backwards.

Wei Yan retracted the knife and stroked his long beard, "Fortunately, Zidu shouted in time, otherwise my knife would have drunk blood."

Meng Da clasped his fists in gratitude: "Thank you, Wen Chang, for keeping your hand. This is my unworthy nephew. Now let him take us to capture Mianzhuguan, so that he can do a good job."

Wei Yan nodded: "Shan, this is in line with the strategist's strategy, and there is no need to play the role of a defeated army who is fleeing."

"Are you willing to sacrifice?" Meng Da asked with a frown.

"Naturally... I surrender sincerely..." Deng Xian replied with his head bowed.

The defenders of Mianzhu Pass saw the scuffle just now, they didn't dare to open the closed door at first, but everyone recognized Deng Xian.

Deng Xian walked to the front of the pass and easily opened the city gate, and Liu Bei won the last pass of entering Shu at a very small price.

After winning the pass, Wei Yan led troops to garrison, while Meng Da led Deng Xian to the camp to meet Liu Bei.

"You're quite courageous, kid. After losing so badly in Fucheng, you still dare to take the initiative to rob our camp." Meng Da sneered speechlessly on the road.

Deng Xianxiao said embarrassingly: "This is all General Ling's plan to attract General Zuo's attention so that he can sneak attack on the high ground west of Mianzhu Pass. Let's report it quickly to avoid any delay."

Meng Da laughed loudly: "Mianzhu Pass has already been captured, and Lingbao, the highland in the west, went to sneak attack at will, but all of this is under the control of the military advisers, and the highland was originally a decoy..."

Deng Xian sighed: "I also doubted it at first, but the highland poses too much threat to Mianzhuguan, so I have to take the risk to destroy it..."

"This is the strategist's conspiracy. The conspiracy can be broken, but the conspiracy cannot be broken." Meng Da said proudly.

294 Zhang Fa is on the couch

Meng Da brought Deng Xian to meet Liu Bei in the main tent, and seeing that order was restored so quickly in each camp and village, Deng Xian couldn't help but lament the strong ability to manage the army here.

When he walked into the big tent and saw Huang Zhong was there, Meng Da knew that Ling Bao didn't get a good deal.

Liu Bei encouraged Deng Xian a bit, and asked about Liu Gui, Zhang Ren, and Wu Yi's situation, and Deng Xian answered each person's strengths and weaknesses in detail.

"What does General Deng think of Li Zhengfang?" Liu Bei was still curious about Li Yan.

Deng Xian replied truthfully: "General Li is quick-witted, courageous, and talented as a general. He has only defected to Yizhou for a few years, and he has become Liu Yizhou's favorite general."

"Does this person have any weaknesses?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Uh...it's not yet known..." Deng Xian replied.

Liu Bei nodded, planning to observe carefully in the future, and strive for as many natural talents as possible in the world.

Seeing this, Deng Xian told about Ling Bao's sneak attack, and everyone in the tent, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Huang Zhong, etc. laughed.

Liu Bei explained: "To tell you the truth, you and Ling Bao split up their troops to cover and sneak attack. The two military advisers have already figured it out clearly. General Huang just returned from beheading the general."

"Behead the general?" Deng Xian swallowed his saliva.

Huang Zhong stroked his white beard, looking a little helpless, "That Ling Bao was caught by a strategist's plan, and I surrounded him on the mountain trail, but I pretended to surrender this enemy, and was finally shot and killed by me when he seized the horse and fled... "

"In the dark...shoot?" Deng Xian's eyes widened.

Meng Da reminded in a low voice: "Old General Huang can walk through Yang with a hundred paces, and has the ability to listen to the sound and judge the position and shoot blindly. It is not a pity to die if Ling Bao doesn't know the current situation..."

Deng Xian was sweating profusely, and thought that if he changed positions with Ling Bao, he might be the one who would be shot. There are really many talents on General Zuo's side, and Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd, has achieved the best.

"My lord, now the last Mianzhu pass has been passed. Tomorrow, cross Mianshui and capture the county seat, and then go south to capture Luocheng (now Guanghan) and you will be able to reach Chengdu directly." Pang Tong reminded.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Before I knew it, I have been in Shu for more than a year. Thanks to the ingenuity of the two military advisers and the courageous efforts of the soldiers, I will reward everyone after the capture of Chengdu."

"Thank you, my lord." Everyone said thanks in unison.

"My lord, there is something I forgot to remind. Liu Zhang sent Fujin and Xiangcun to lead more than ten thousand troops from Langshui to attack Jiameng Pass. At this moment, I am afraid..." Deng Xian said with fists in his hands.

Liu Bei's scalp tingled when he heard that, Liu Zhang's move was quite powerful. If Liu Bei captured too few towns and garrisons along the way, he would not have enough control over the places, and the supplies would naturally not be able to keep up.

If Jiamengguan, which has been in operation for nearly a year, is lost again, Liu Bei's army will have to rely on robbing before they reach Chengdu, and the reputation they have accumulated so hard will be wiped out.

Awesome, Liu Jiyu.

"Military commander, Jiameng Pass must not allow any losses. How about letting Zidu (Meng Da) lead five thousand soldiers to support them? Anyway, Mianzhu Pass also received thousands of surrendered soldiers." Liu Bei suggested.

Pang Tong shook his head, "Although we have [-] troops from Jiameng Pass, we have gone through dozens of battles in the past few months, and the surrendered troops from Mianzhu Pass just added in. If we divide our troops and go back to rescue Zhongmiao (Huo Jun), we will fall into a passive position instead. .”

"But there are only [-] soldiers in Jiameng Pass. How can Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun) resist the ban and save thousands of people?" Liu Bei was very worried.

At this moment, he remembered that Lu Bu stabbed Xuzhou in the back, and he led the remnants of his troops to exile in the East China Sea. When the food ran out, his soldiers would have to eat the flesh of their fellow soldiers in order to survive. Liu Bei never wanted to encounter such a thing again.

Pang Tong frowned and said firmly: "Jiameng Pass is also a dangerous pass. The so-called one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. I know Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun)'s ability, he should be able to hold it..."

"Although Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun) was recommended by Shi Yuan, the strength of the two sides is really different..." Liu Bei still had doubts.

"My lord, you must have confidence. Have you forgotten that General Guan took Yan Liang as the leader of the army? There is nothing impossible in this world." Pang Tong said meaningfully.

Liu Bei sighed secretly, it would be no problem if Guan Yu or Zhang Fei guarded Jiameng Pass, but now it is Huo Jun who is not well-known after all.

Considering that the division of troops is indeed not conducive to the acquisition of Chengdu, Liu Bei did not entangle in this matter in the end.

The next day Liu Bei set up his camp and ordered Wei Yan to go directly from Mianzhuguan to the county seat, and he led the rear army to join him outside the Mianzhu county seat.

The army marched through the valley and crossed the dangerous pass, and when they walked to the bank of Mian River, they found traces of battle.

Looking at Wei Yan's people on the other side organizing the prisoners, Liu Bei thought to himself, who did Wei Yan fight with in such a short time?

Liu Bei, Pang Tong and others crossed the Mian River, and Wei Yan led a general to meet him. He saw that this man had a round face and a beard. Although he was not very tall, he was very strong.

"The last general, Wu Yi, has met General Zuo..." Wu Yi cupped his fists and bowed down on one knee.

Liu Bei hastened to comfort him with kind words. He had already learned the details of Wu Yi from Deng Xian and Fazheng. Speaking of which, he had a very close relationship with Liu Zhang.

"Wen Chang, this is..." Liu Bei asked puzzled.

Wei Yan clasped his fists and replied: "General Wu led an army to rescue Mianzhuguan, but he fought with him in a hasty manner. General Wu understood the righteousness and surrendered to the lord."

"How many soldiers and horses did Ziyuan bring out?" Liu Bei asked curiously when he saw that there were a lot of people on the shore.

Wu Yi clasped his fists and said, "A total of 5000 troops."

"How many defenders are there in Mianzhu County?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Liu Gui and Zhang Ren each have 8000 people." Wu Yi answered truthfully.

Liu Bei was greatly moved when he heard this, and said that today is a good day, he picked up [-] soldiers as soon as he left the house, if he can rebel the defenders in the city, then the chances of winning Chengdu will be much higher.

Then Liu Bei ordered Wu Yi and Deng Xian to be in the front, and went to Mianzhu County with Wei Yan to persuade Liu Gui and Zhang Ren to surrender.

The main force of the rear army crossed Mianshui and arrived in the north of Mianzhu County in the afternoon. They could see banners and banners flying on the city wall from a distance. It seemed that Wu and Xian failed to persuade them to surrender.

"My lord..." The three of Wei Yan came up to greet him, among them Wu Yi and Deng Xian showed embarrassment.

Liu Bei knew the result from his observations. He comforted and said: "The two generals have worked hard. Let's set up camp and rest first. If the persuasion fails and we will fight tomorrow, they will regret it sooner or later."

"Wei." Wu Yi (Deng Xian) replied in unison.