Liu Bei was in Luocheng, discussing how to defeat Liu Zhang when he suddenly heard the bad news of the defeated army.
"What? Yuan Xi's banner appeared, Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass have both fallen? Guan Ping and Huo Jun died in battle, and we don't know whether Yunchang is dead or alive? "
Liu Bei was shocked by this shocking news. He was so shocked that he couldn't catch his breath for a long time.
After catching his breath, Liu Bei's first sentence was, "Yunchang and I are sworn brothers in the Peach Garden, and we will live and die together. Nothing must happen to Yunchang! "
Xu Shu tried to persuade him, "Milord, please restrain your grief. I've seen General Guan's physiognomy, and he's not someone who will die young. Now, it's our army's situation that's a bit dangerous. "
Liu Bei had also been tempered by setbacks. Back then, the three brothers were homeless and homeless, and Guan Yu was even captured by Cao Cao as a coolie. What kind of storms and waves hadn't he seen before?
Liu Bei immediately calmed down and said, "Military Advisor, please speak."
Xu Shu said, "Yuan Xi seized Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass, which is equivalent to cutting off our connection with Jingzhou. Our army is trapped in Xichuan, with Liu Zhang in front and Yuan Xi behind. We're short on provisions, and there's no time for reinforcements. If Liu Zhang and Yuan Xi attack us from the front and back, we won't be able to defend Luocheng, and we won't have the support of the people. "
Although Liu Bei was known for his benevolence, he had just occupied Luocheng, so it was normal for him to not have the support of the people of Luocheng.
When defending the city, there's no need to think about mobilizing the power of the masses. We can only rely on the tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers that Liu Bei brought over.
Liu Bei also realized the seriousness of the situation. He said, "Then what should we do now?"
Xu Shu said, "We can only send a capable messenger to sneak into Jingzhou and ask Kongming to send reinforcements."
Liu Bei said regretfully, "Military Advisor said this before, but when I wrote a letter back to Jingzhou, I only asked Kongming to make the decision himself. If I knew the situation was this critical, I would've asked Kongming to send reinforcements as soon as possible. "
Wei suggested, "Why don't I lead an army to sneak across Fushui, steal Mianzhu, and force Chengdu? As long as we can seize Chengdu, Yizhou will be in the palm of Milord's hand. It will be too late for Yuan Xi to fight for it. "
Xu Shu shook his head and said, "The current situation is critical and we can't act recklessly. Not to mention whether or not you can break through Mianzhu, even if you can, how can you break through Chengdu? "
Wei Yan said in a low voice, "That Zhang Song can be used as a spy, right? With him opening the city gates, breaking into Chengdu would be a piece of cake. Now that we're in such a predicament, if we don't use any tricks, we can only wait for failure. "
Liu Bei said, "Wenchang, don't be rude to the military counselor."
Although Liu Bei stopped Wei Yan, the generals were still interested in Wei Yan's plan.
However, another messenger arrived soon after. This time, it was a letter from Jing Province.
"This must be Military Counselor Zhuge's reply." Liu Bei hurriedly opened it and read it as if he had found a treasure.
After reading it, Liu Bei couldn't help but look up to the sky and pray, "Fortunately, I have Kongming. The heavens have not abandoned me!"
Everyone hurriedly asked what was written in the letter.
Liu Bei passed the letter to everyone and said, "After receiving my last letter, Military Counselor Zhuge observed the sky at night and found that there were many stars in Bazhong. One of them was as big as a dipper and was approaching the southwest. Therefore, he deduced that the Yuan Army in Hanzhong would make a move. Therefore, Military Counselor Zhuge has already mobilized his troops and is on the way to Yizhou. There will be good news in three days. "
Hearing this, Xu Shu sighed and said, "Kongming is thousands of miles away, but he knows the Yuan Army's plot like a fire. He is really unpredictable."
Liu Bei said, "Yuanzhi is also very talented. If I want to help the world, I need your wisdom."
Xu Shu shook his head and said, "My insignificant ability is like the fluorescence of decaying grass. How can it compare to the bright moon in the sky? However, I'm worried about what will happen to Jing Province if Kongming comes to help us. "
Liu Bei said in surprise, "Military Counselor Zhuge said in the letter that the five counties in Jing Province have reached a point where they can't bear to give up. However, he already has a plan on how to deal with them. In short, he wants to make the situation as favorable to our army as possible. "
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After Bai Xiaowen seized the two passes, he led his army to the south and pressed on toward Luocheng.
Liu Bei held his ground and didn't come out.
At the same time, Bai Xiaowen also received a piece of bad news.
Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei led their army to the west and captured Ba County. They recruited the Governor of Ba County, Yan Yan, to surrender. All the passes along the way, big and small, surrendered without a fight. They had already advanced into Yizhou and would kill their way to Luocheng in a few days.
The generals asked to go to war. They wanted to capture Luocheng as soon as possible to prevent Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang from joining forces.
Bai Xiaowen looked at the tall and big Luocheng and shook his head, saying, "The strength of Liu Bei's army inside Luocheng is far greater than that of Jiameng Pass. If our army attacks, even if we can capture Luocheng in the end, we will suffer heavy casualties. At that time, we won't have the ability to continue reclaiming the Yangtze River. Instead, we will benefit Liu Zhang. "
There was one more thing that Bai Xiaowen didn't say.
If they couldn't capture Luocheng and the soldiers were tired, Zhuge Liang would attack from the back and attack from the outside. The Yuan Army might be defeated.
With Zhuge Liang's intelligence, if he set up a few more ambushes … Bai Xiaowen didn't ask Guan Yu to let him go in Huarong Path.
Jiameng Pass was the gateway to Hanzhong and Xichuan, but it wasn't the gateway to Jingzhou and Xichuan. Zhuge Liang led his army from Ba County to attack Liu Zhang's army. He didn't need to go through Jiameng Pass or Fushui Pass.
Liu Zhang's army was too weak. Why did they surrender at the sight of the passing pass along the way?
Of course, there was such a thing in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The main problem was with Yan Yan. The Governor of Ba County had a very high reputation in Ba County. After he was subdued by Zhang Fei, the Governor of Ba County personally came out to persuade him to surrender.
Now, it wasn't just Zhang Fei, but also Zhuge Liang. It was too easy to recruit Yan Yan.
After thinking about it, Bai Xiaowen felt that it was better to use the tactic of 'encircling the enemy and attacking the reinforcements'.
Therefore, Bai Xiaowen calculated the speed of Zhuge Liang's army and the distance to Luocheng. He then made some arrangements.
First, he set up a flag in the camp near Luocheng. Only a few soldiers and horses were left there to maintain a battle situation every day.
Then, about 150 miles east of Luocheng, there was a dangerous place called Gourd Valley. Bai Xiaowen personally led his army and set up an ambush there.
Li Shuyi naturally trusted Bai Xiaowen completely.
However, Cecilia was a little curious and asked, "Zhuge Liang is said to be the best military advisor in the world. Will he fall into the ambush like you planned? "
Bai Xiaowen said, "If it was just Zhuge Liang alone, of course not. But with Zhang Fei, it might not be so. "
After pausing for a moment, Bai Xiaowen said, "In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Zhuge Liang was recruited by Liu Bei as his military advisor, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't really like him. His reputation in Liu Bei's camp mainly came from burning Bowang Slope and burning Fancheng Vanguard. Now that he doesn't have this chance, it's a problem whether Zhang Fei will submit to him or not. "
Li Shuyi said, "Zhang Fei should be more worried about Liu Bei's safety. So, it's possible that he didn't listen to Zhuge Liang's advice and forced his army to march. "
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