Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Under the cover of the shield hand, the entourage recaptured the dozens of people who were shot down. These people were killed or injured by the feather arrows, but the white robe 'Zhuge Liang' had no armor protection, and his body was slowly cooling down.

Zhang Fei was furious, "Hmph, how could military master Zhuge come to a dangerous place in person? But Zhang Ren who was beaten to death by my bare fist should be real. You should go back and cry with Liu Xun in your arms."

Liu Gui was astonished when he heard that, Li Fu's appearance made him faintly worried, and now that Zhang Fei said such words, he knew that Zhang Ren might be in danger.

"It's useless to talk too much. Luocheng will fight until every soldier dies. It's useless for you to play tricks. You'd better go to the top of the city and fight hard." Liu Gui's eyes became sharp.

"Then wash your neck and wait for me." Zhang Fei glared, and then led the army back to the camp.

Zhuge Liang knew that his plan had failed, and said regretfully, "It's my fault that Liu Gui is so cautious..."

Liu Bei quickly comforted: "How can the world's affairs be counted? What's more, the loss is not big."

Zhang Fei added: "I asked them to find out, Liu Gui and Zhang Ren should have some secret code, we didn't match up, so we were seen through."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and then asked: "How many people were shot this time?"

"Except for Captain Fan Jiang, the other six are all Zhang Ren's soldiers." Zhang Fei replied.

"Deduct my two months' salary, and give compensation to their families." Zhuge Liang sighed.

Liu Bei quickly stopped and said: "If everyone is like this, who would dare to lead the army to fight? I think the normal compensation in the army is enough."

"This..." Zhuge Liang hesitated.

Zhang Fei followed suit: "Brother is right, Zhang Da and Fan Jiang are very passive on the battlefield, we can just pay the compensation normally."

"How is Zhang Da?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Zhang Fei: "Liu Gui's arrow has feces. The medical battalion has already cleaned up the wound, and it won't heal in a short time."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said, "Since Zhang Da was passive on the battlefield, we should take this opportunity to let him rest and recuperate. Zhou Yu was also hit by this kind of medicine arrow at the beginning, and I heard that the arrow wound burst and died."

Liu Bei frowned and asked, "Where are Zhang Da and Fan Jiang from?"

"Zhang Da is from Shaxian, Jiangxia, and Fan Jiang is from Xiling, Jiangxia." Zhang Fei replied.

Liu Bei thought for a while, and then said seriously: "Since both of them are from Jiangxia, send someone to send Fan Jiang back to his hometown for burial, and let Zhang Da go back to his hometown to recuperate, anyway, he needs to recuperate for a long time now. "

"My lord, the weather is hot at this time, and Jiangxia will stink, why not bury it on the spot..." Pang Tong suggested.

"Third brother, bury Fan Jiang outside Luocheng, and then arrange for someone to send Zhang Da back to Jiangxia."

"I'll do it later."

The episode of fishing in troubled waters ended, and the three north, east, west and north gates of Luocheng once again faced a fierce offensive, and the number of defenders in the city was gradually decreasing.

Seeing that Luocheng was about to lose its hold, Liu Gui received news of the arrival of reinforcements from Chengdu.

Chapter 3 and Four Double Strikes

After Zhuge Liang failed to fish in troubled waters, Liu Bei adopted Pang Tong's strategy of exhausting troops to attack head-on.

The soldiers and horses participating in the siege were divided into several groups, and they took turns to attack day and night.

This kind of high-intensity suppression made the defenders of Luocheng extremely painful. The soldiers who defended the city were often in a trance because of exhaustion.

During this period of time, the continuous supply from Jingzhou was the reason why Liu Bei had enough confidence, and the follow-up Yangtze River News was also delivered with the supplies.

Since the seventh issue of Jian'an Eighteenth, apart from depicting the beautiful life in Jingzhou, the Changjiang Daily's external content is all about Yizhou.

There will be harm if there is comparison. Under the portrayal of the pen knife of the Book and Newspaper Office, Yizhou lived a miserable life under the rule of Liu Zhang and his son.

The newspaper not only dug out Liu Yan's past of harming the local gentry, but also recorded Liu Zhang's suppression of the Dongzhou faction after he succeeded to the throne.

On the contrary, in the counties and counties that Liu Bei is now occupying, the people enjoy the policy of exempting from taxes and recuperation, and they have already lived a promising life.

Liao Li, the prefect of Changsha, was fully fired. He slammed Liu Zhang in the Yangtze River Review, saying that he was in his position but could not secure his post. As a state shepherd, he could not support the people for the Han Dynasty. Everyone is looking forward to the new master.

Fazheng read the Yangtze River newspaper and praised it. Then, according to Lantian's idea of ​​attacking the heart, he made people shoot many arrows into the city. He used the real situation in Yizhou to disintegrate the fighting will of the defenders through public opinion, and weaken the people of Luocheng to assist the defenders. confidence in the city.

Under the double attack of body (armed siege) and spirit (public opinion attack), Luocheng's defense changed from firm and tenacious to mediocre and weak.

In September of the 18th year of Jian'an, there were less than [-] defenders left in Luocheng, and the city walls were severely damaged by the continuous impact of siege equipment, especially the northern city wall that was mainly attacked by Zhang Fei.

As the night approached midnight, the shouts on the top of the city gradually subsided. This time was when Liu Bei withdrew his troops to supply supplies and replaced the attack, which would last about an hour.

Liu Gui routinely came back from the front to report on the battle situation. Liu Xun's situation was a little different tonight. He stood in the courtyard looking at the stars, holding two pieces of paper in his hands behind his back.

"My lord, the enemy in the first half of the night has withdrawn, and there is still a while before the attack in the second half of the night. The attack at night is relatively weak. Why don't you go to rest first?" Liu Gui suggested.

Liu Xun turned around and asked: "I really don't understand one thing. It stands to reason that defending the city has a huge advantage. Now that we have lost [-]% of our troops, why can Liu Bei maintain this kind of offensive? How many people does he have?"

Liu Gui said solemnly: "After my careful observation, although Liu Bei's army was also damaged, there are still about [-] soldiers..."

"Our battle losses are more than twice as high as his? This is simply unreasonable..." Liu Xun was very puzzled.

Liu Gui smiled wryly: "In fact, only 4000 to [-] soldiers of our army died directly from the sword, and the rest were wounded without medicine.

Now this climate is very easy to spread the plague, and the wounded who are in worse condition, I will deal with them in advance..."

Liu Xun frowned, "How to deal with it? Why don't I know?"

"It can only be buried. There is an abandoned garden in the southwest of Luocheng, usually late at night..." Liu Gui did not continue.

Before the popularization of surgery in ancient times, injuries on the battlefield could not be treated in time, and small injuries would aggravate the condition due to wound infection, and eventually became the objects of abandonment.

Abandoning the wounded not only prevents the spread of disease, but also saves manpower to take care of them, and saves precious rations.

"We have so many wounded, does Liu Bei have no wounded soldiers?" Liu Xun wondered.

"The rumors... are just rumors. There are many books on arrows shot from the city, and they are all rumors that affect the morale of the army. Some of them say that there are thousands of men in Liu Bei's army..." Liu Gui subjectively thought it was a rumor.

"Thousands of doctors? We don't have so many in Yizhou, right?" Although Liu Xun didn't believe it, he couldn't explain the opponent's battle damage.

Liu Gui nodded: "So it's not believable..."

Liu Xun closed his eyes and meditated, then asked solemnly, "Tell me honestly, how long can this city of Luo last?"

"The shortest is three to five days, and the longest is more than ten days. The eldest son should make plans early..." Liu Gui replied truthfully.

Liu Xun nodded helplessly. The weather in the golden autumn and September was sultry, but his mood was like falling into an ice cellar.

I thought that I could defend Liu Bei to death in Luocheng with all my strength, but I didn't expect that I couldn't defend it before half a year.

When the two were silent, the guards outside the courtyard suddenly rushed in, accompanied by loud shouts: "Report...report urgent military situation..."

Liu Xun and Liu Gui shuddered at the same time, and Liu Gui asked first, "What is the military situation? Could it be that Liu Bei started attacking the city in advance?"

The guard shook his head and panted: "The reinforcements from Chengdu have already arrived ten miles south of the city. Colonel Lu from Nancheng sent someone to ask, do you want to open the city gate in a while?"

"How many soldiers and horses are there? Who will lead the army?" Liu Gui said happily.

The guard clasped his fists and replied: "It is said that there are five thousand horses on foot, and they are led by the master Huang Gongheng."

Liu Gui sighed: "Huang Gongheng is a loyal man, but there are fewer reinforcements..."

Liu Xun shook his head and said, "It's not easy for my father to mobilize [-] soldiers, but Luocheng is already a stagnant pool, and there is no point for Huang Gongheng to fill it in."

"Young master means..."

"Luo City can't be defended anymore, how about retreating from the south gate now?"

Liu Gui asked in surprise, "If you give up Luocheng now, wouldn't Liu Bei point directly at Chengdu?"

Liu Xun smiled wryly: "It will all be a matter of time. Chengdu's city is stronger than Luo City, and the best policy is to preserve its vitality."

"My lord is right, so I will prepare now. With Huang Gongheng's reinforcements to restrain us, we are not afraid of Liu Bei's pursuit." Liu Gui clasped his fists and walked out of the courtyard.

At three o'clock, a great fire broke out in the city of Luo.

Liu Bei and Pang Tong went to the gate of the camp to wait and see, and saw that the fire was raging in the city. The scouts outside the south gate sent urgent news that Liu Qian and Liu Gui were secretly withdrawing from Luocheng.

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Kong Ming failed to fish in troubled waters, but Xiaozhi's false news actually succeeded. Then Liu Qian and Liu Gui are not very wise."

Liu Bei was about to express his opinion, but he saw Zhuge Liang coming waving his feather fan. He obviously heard Pang Tong's words, but with a smile on his face: "Well, you scholar, how dare you mock me in front of the lord."

"Haha, Kong Ming, are you still asleep?" Pang Tong responded with a smile.

"Liu Xun and Liu Gui set fire to the city before they abandoned it. They should have burned down the treasury and granaries. They are really two ruthless characters." Zhuge Liang said to himself.

Liu Bei hastily said: "Please send troops to attack the city immediately. It doesn't matter if the food in the government treasury is burned. It will be troublesome if it involves the burning of private houses. It is very easy to cause a series of fires at this time of day."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, "I just made an arrangement. Two old generals attack the west gate, Zhengfang (Li Yan) and Ziyuan (Wu Yi) attack the north gate, Wen Chang (Wei Yan) and Nanhe (Liu Yong) attack the east gate. After breaking through the city, Anmin and firefighting were carried out at the same time.”

Liu Bei was full of relief, and suddenly remembered that Zhang Fei was missing, so he asked: "Where is Yide? He has been sleeping since afternoon?"

Chapter 3 and Five

Zhuge Liang was about to answer, but was preempted by Fazheng who was coming: "The third general wants to capture Liu Gui, so he followed the little general to the south."

"Xiao Zhi, you came at the right time. Just now Shi Yuan praised your strategy as better than mine. When Luocheng is broken, you can buy him a drink." Zhuge Liang joked.

Fazheng was taken aback when he heard that, he really came from the sky in a tent. He was repeatedly excluded by Liu Zhang, and his only close friend lost his head. He had just joined Liu Bei's camp not long ago, so he had to face the pressure of his colleagues again. Dumping'?

Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and there is no second in martial arts. The struggle between counselors is often more dangerous than the future of martial arts.

Fazheng's personality is suitable for being a lone minister, and he belongs to the role that the boss likes and hates his colleagues. Seeing Zhuge Liang and Pang Tongtong's seriousness, he was suddenly at a loss.

Liu Bei pointed at the crowd and said with a smile: "Two military advisers, don't play tricks on filial piety. The so-called one moment is the other moment. Before Kong Ming's plan failed, the other party should be vigilant. Now when Luocheng is about to be broken, it is Liu Gui who is confused. At that time, everyone knew such a simple truth, how could Wolong and Fengchu not understand?"

Zhuge Liang walked over at this time, patted Fazheng on the shoulder and said, "Don't be surprised when Xiaozhi sees something strange. Shi Yuan and I often have fun like this. Just get used to it."

"Uh... no... no..." Fazheng was a little surprised, the atmosphere under Liu Bei's account was too harmonious, regardless of whether he was civil or military.

Liu Bei explained: "Kong Ming and Shi Yuan are old friends, and their Taoist names come from Shi Yuan's uncle..."

Pang Tong first responded with a smile, and then asked seriously: "Xiao Zhi, have you confessed to the three generals? Don't beat people beyond recognition. If Liu Gui is killed, he will kill you. But Liu Qian is Liu Zhang's eldest son. If Cao Cao To kill Ma Teng and Ma Chao to form an enmity, it will be troublesome later on..."

Fa Zhengzheng said: "As long as the three generals are not drunk, they are still very measured. If you want to blame Zhang Ren for provoking him, as for Liu Gui, he asked for it."

"Yide hates evil like an enemy, I bet Liu Gui can't escape." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"What's the point of gambling? It's not good to offend anyone, but the three generals..." Pang Tong gave Zhuge Liang a white look.

"The third brother is actually very talkative." Liu Bei spoke for Zhang Fei.

Fazheng nodded solemnly and firmly, "My lord, I agree with this, but it has to be one of my own..."

"Hahaha..." Everyone was enjoying the cool breeze under the night sky, chatting and laughing, waiting for the news from Luocheng.

In order not to attract Liu Bei's pursuers, Liu Gui left a small number of defenders in Luocheng when he retreated. These "abandoned" soldiers had to desperately delay the retreat for the sake of their families in Chengdu, and even burned them with their own hands. granary.

Liu Xun looked back at the fire in Luocheng, they had walked two miles away, thinking about the current situation in Yizhou, his face was full of sadness.

"Young Master, Huang Gongheng has come to meet us." Liu Gui said, pointing to the fire in front of him.

"Master Huang really doesn't have much experience in commanding troops. Isn't firing so many torches revealing his position?" Liu Xun frowned.

Liu Gui was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, so all the soldiers and horses who left the city marched in the dark. After walking two miles, they just lit a few torches, but they were also used to increase the marching speed and guide the way.

Liu Gui comforted, "Young Master, don't worry about it. Let's hurry to the rendezvous. Liu Bei will find out sooner or later."

Anyway, the position was exposed, Liu Xun also ordered people to light the torches, and marched hurriedly to the front to meet with 'Huang Quan'.

Liu Gui took the lead to lead the way, and when there were only a few feet away in a blink of an eye, Liu Gui found that the figure of the man did not look like Huang Quan, but he had a vague feeling of deja vu.

Liu Gui grabbed the reins and slowed down, and shouted loudly, "Where is Master Huang?"

But the other side didn't seem to hear it, and when Liu Gui had question marks all over his face, Liu Qian caught up and asked curiously, "What's going on?"

"My lord, why do I feel something is wrong?" Liu Gui turned his head and watched.

"What's wrong?" Liu Xun was puzzled.

"Didn't you say that my lord wants to be on guard against Zhao Yun in the south, and you don't have the energy to send troops to help Luocheng? Could it be that he has already defeated him?" Liu Gui frowned.

Liu Xun stared wide-eyed, Liu Beibing's strength has been seen by himself, how could he defeat Zhao Yun in such a hurry?Moreover, with Liu Zhang's character, he would not send troops to the south, so there was a problem with the status of the support army. He hated himself for being too hasty at the time.

"They are not reinforcements. We seem to have been tricked. What should we do?" Liu Xun hurriedly reined in.

Liu Gui was about to answer, but when he turned his head and saw a group of moving flames behind him, it must be the pursuers sent by Liu Bei.

"Hahaha, I finally caught you? I said I would wring your neck off, come and try my Zhangba Snake Spear." When the two were talking, Zhang Fei, who had a leopard head and eyes around him, blocked the way.

Because Zhang Fei rushed forward, and the black horse was too concealed in the dark, so the whole person seemed to be suspended in mid-air.

Liu Xun turned pale in shock, and hurriedly grabbed the reins and spun around: "General Liu, there are obstacles in front and pursuers behind, what can I do?"

Liu Qiang swallowed his saliva, and then suggested: "Now that Luocheng is lost, we can only charge forward together. I will block Zhang Fei. Eldest Young Master, please do it yourself."

"Take care, general, let's go back to Chengdu." Liu Xun shouted.

"Back to Chengdu."