Yuan Shao swore in Yecheng before Guandu, and the atmosphere was magnificent. Then Guandu was defeated.

Cao Cao wrote poems in front of the red cliff, and he was full of spirit. Then Chibi was defeated.

Both of them experienced a big fiasco in their lives when they were the most powerful and proud, and Yuan Shao even lost his life because of it.

This is not a good thing, no wonder Liu Bei changed his face, and Fa Zheng was also surprised.

You two really dare to say it.

Zhang Xi really wanted to say that I am not, I don't, I am okay, I just want to persuade the lord not to get carried away, but the original intention is not to compare the lord to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

At this time, the scene was unusually quiet.

Zhang Xi and Pang Tongyi stood upright, waiting for Liu Bei to speak, but Liu Bei had a black face and didn't even put down his wine glass.

Fa Zheng didn't say a word, just lowered his head and drank, wanting to see how Liu Bei handled this matter.

Whether a lord can listen to the advice, even if it is a bad advice, is a very important thing.

And Liu Bei, Liu Bei, in the end, is Liu Bei.

first waved his hand and waved away the singers who were singing and dancing, then put down the wine glass, got up and bowed to Pang Tong and Zhang Xi, and said, "The meaning of the two gentlemen is clear. Shicai, it is indeed ready to let go of the prodigal wreckage, which makes the two gentlemen smile. ”

Zhang Xi and Pang Tong hurriedly returned the salute.

Advise, the lord can accept it, but he doesn't dare to really take the big head.

At this time, Fa Zheng, who was very satisfied with Liu Bei's attitude, also stood up and played a round.

"The former king of Wu is also a song and a dance. Just wait for the completion of the work, there is no way to cut down the way, and the song and dance are not enough. ”

If the Fa is right, it is relatively level.

After all, the definition of King Wu in this era is that there is a way to fight without a way.

But if you really want to talk about it, King Wu's attack is also a crime, and the nature is even worse than what Liu Bei is doing now.

Therefore, the most important thing in Fa Zheng's words is not the martial king's war, nor the song and dance before and after, but the success of the battle.

As long as you succeed in the end, then you have no way, not to mention singing and dancing, you are drunk every day, and future generations will only say that you are a big thing.

But if you fail in the end, then you are Yuan Shao of Guandu and Cao Cao of Chibi, who are laughed at.

Fa Zheng is also changing the law and is admonishing Liu Bei, now that the matter is only halfway through, you haven't sat in Chengdu yet, it's really not the time to enjoy it at this time.

Liu Bei naturally understood the intentions of his subordinates, and repeatedly greeted the three strategists, and then restrained his behavior and began to discuss seriously how to conquer Chengdu.

Zhang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't let Pang Tong really scold Liu Bei, so much so that Liu Bei finally had to find himself under the stairs.

In this way, Pang Tong should not be apologic, and then rushed to make contributions, in order to let Liu Bei capture Chengdu as soon as possible, he ran to personally supervise the siege, and as a result, he received an arrow in the neck, right? !

Although these are some of the frivolous speculations of later generations, but. Just in case.

And to tell the truth, now is indeed not the time for Liu Bei to drink and celebrate.

First, although Liu Bei led his troops into Fucheng with almost no obstacles, in fact, his strength was still more than 30,000 at the beginning.

After all, Zitong and Jiangyou both needed people to be garrisoned, and they surrendered on their own initiative, so Liu Bei did not mobilize the local garrison, in order to calm the hearts of the local families.

But Liu Zhang, there are 50,000 people stationed in Shu County alone, if Qianqian is transferred to the county again, and the soldiers of Jiangyang County return to help, I am afraid that the number will not be less than 100,000.

With 30,000 to 100,000, Liu Beijun will not have an advantage after all.

And even if Liu Bei is like a bamboo, he will calm Zitong County all the way, but no matter how slow Liu Zhang's reaction is, he should react.

So, soon, Liu Zhang sent his own crusade force.

An army of 50,000 led by Zhang Ren and Wu Yi left Mianzhu Pass, marched to Fucheng, and confronted Liu Bei.

At this time, Liu Bei really faced the test, and for this reason, he had to consult with his three strategists and deal with it carefully.

Zhang Xi didn't dare to be careless, after all, it was Zhang Ren who led the army.

Zhang Renma, known as the first general in Shuzhong, was not sealed by Liu Zhang, but by later generations.

Because in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this general really shined, not only killing Liu Bei who was difficult to move an inch, but also shooting Pang Tong at Luofengpo on the edge of the city, triggering a chain reaction of Liu Bei's group.

As for the canonical history. Well, there are not many records of this general in the official history, and Zhang Xi can't judge whether Zhang Ren is a veritable number one general in Shuzhong.

The most important thing is that Zhang Xi doesn't know whether this Zhang Ren is taking the line of romance or the line of historical facts.

It is better to exaggerate the enemy and be cautious.

Therefore, in front of Liu Bei, Zhang Xi praised Zhang Ren, exaggerating that Ren was brave and strategic, good at using soldiers, and his ability was not under the Wenpin general in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei knew Wen Ren very well, so as soon as he heard Zhang Xi say this, he immediately attached great importance to Zhang Ren.

It's just that Fa Zheng has some doubts in Yizhou for so many years, although he knows that Zhang Ren is Liu Zhang's confidant, but this Zhang Ren is really strong? !

If you brag about General Wu Yi like this, it will be said in the past, after all, General Wu Yi is indeed a brave and resourceful person who manages the army rigorously.

However, although Fa Zheng was confused, because he didn't understand Wenpin's ability, and it was not easy to belittle others, he could only keep silent for the time being.

Again, Fa Zheng now has a preliminary understanding of Zhang Xi's ability, with this person's knowledge, he should not say some untargeted words, maybe this Zhang Ren may really have a side that he doesn't know.

Then, Liu Bei was really ready for battle.

Now Liu Bei, who is guarding Fucheng, naturally does not need to divide any forwards, the middle army, and the rear army, and the three armies are all converged in Fucheng and handed over to Liu Bei for command.

And Zhang Ren and Wu Yi, who led 50,000 people to Fucheng, obviously did not come to travel.

The two sides engaged in a battle in front of Fucheng.

Liu Beifang asked Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, and Kou Feng to lead an army and set up a formation outside the city gate, and he and Pang Tong, Zhang Xi, Fa Zheng, and Meng Da sat on the city tower.

On Zhang Ren's side, Zhang Ren and Wu Yi sat in the Chinese army, and Liu Bi, Ling Bao, and Deng Xian each led an army, confronted Liu Beijun, and fought head-on.

Both sides have a lot of momentum, but the result. Liu Bei almost doubted his eyes.

Liu Bei couldn't even say whether the soldiers he brought from Jingzhou were too strong, or the Yizhou army was too weak. The two sides only engaged in an engagement, and then from the left and right flanks to the Chinese army, Liu Beijun had the upper hand in an all-round way.

On the left flank, Liu Xuan, suppressed by Wei Yan, kept shrinking towards the Chinese army.

In the middle lane, the veteran Huang Zhong almost killed Deng Xian in a burst of assault, but it was Wu Yi who sent people to support in time to save Deng Xian's life, and now he is also suppressed a little breathless.

Only Kou Feng on the right flank has fought back and forth with Ling Bao.

This is really not to blame Kou Feng, Kou Feng's combat characteristics are bravery, and when he commands, he pushes the soldiers up in one breath, and then continues to put pressure on the other party, fighting to the death and not retreating.

But Ling Bud opposite him has similar personality and command characteristics, so the two fierce generals got together and fought, but they couldn't hold the formation and almost mixed together.

But no matter what, Liu Beijun only fought for less than half an hour this time, and he already had the upper hand completely.

If it weren't for Wu Yi and Zhang Ren to support everywhere, I'm afraid the Yizhou army would have collapsed long ago.

But even so, the scene was so passive, no matter how hard Zhang Ren and Wu Yi tried, they still couldn't recover the decline, and in the end, Liu Beijun even directly approached the main formation of the Yizhou army, forcing Zhang Ren and Wu Yi to give up the attack and retreat.

In the face of such a good situation, if Liu Bei didn't pursue, he would be too sorry for himself.

But Liu Bei always remembered Zhang Xi's words, so he only ordered Huang Zhong and Wei Yan to pursue for less than twenty miles before withdrawing to their own position.

As a result, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were very dissatisfied.

Since the beginning of the army, Huang Zhong has been following the actions of the Chinese army, and there is no chance of meritorious service.

But Huang Zhong is old after all, and he will always be tactful, so although he was dissatisfied, he didn't say anything.

But Wei Yan is different.

When Liu Bei raised his army, Wei Yan was assigned to the vanguard army, but the vanguard army led by Zhang Xi relied on a letter to get everyone along the way, and he didn't get the opportunity to fight at all.

Originally, Wei Yan still wanted to rush all the way and attack Mianzhu directly, but Zhang Xi, this guy, said that the troops were insufficient, and he would wait for Liu Bei to arrive before acting, and forcibly suppressed his request to send troops.

Well, now that there is finally a battle, the pursuit is only allowed to be pursued for twenty miles. can suffocate Wei Yan.

Wei Yan's temperament is relatively straight, and he is Liu Bei's old subordinate, and his qualifications are deep enough, so as soon as he collected his troops, he found Liu Bei and asked, "Lord, the soldiers of Yizhou have been dispersed, and they only need to pursue for ten miles to break the enemy in one fell swoop, why is the lord?"

"Eh, Buncho!" Liu Bei first stopped Wei Yan's questioning, and then looked at Zhang Xi.

That's what it means. That's what you said, the No. 1 general in Yizhou?!

Zhang Xi that embarrassing. Is Zhang Ren too faceless, so he can't help fighting?!

"That. Perhaps, there are ambush soldiers," Zhang Xi sneered, giving an explanation.

And this explanation, don't say that Liu Bei doesn't believe it, even Wei Yan thinks it's.

Thinking about Zhang Xi's request to attack Mianzhu again, Wei Yan was suddenly annoyed.

"I think this person doesn't want us to make contributions!!" Wei Yan pointed to Zhang Xi's nose and said hatefully.

Hey!!!

What do you mean, old horseman?!

Zhang Xi was also annoyed immediately.

Liu Bei also felt that Wei Yan was a little out of his mind, and hurriedly scolded, "Wen Chang can't talk nonsense. The chief is just cautious in the use of troops, if there is really an ambush and the loss of the troops, how can you bear it?! ”

Wei Yan didn't listen to the words of others, but Liu Bei's words were absolutely obedient.

Shut up and don't speak.

But Liu Bei was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Xi.

If it weren't for Zhang Xi blowing Zhang Ren too much, maybe he could really defeat Zhang Ren and the others at once this time, and he wouldn't give them a chance to retreat and collect the remnants.

But things are already like this, Liu Bei is not the kind of character who settles accounts after the autumn, and as far as the combat effectiveness of the Yizhou soldiers is concerned, it is a big deal to fight again.

Therefore, Liu Bei decided to reorganize the army, send troops, leave Fucheng, and advance in the direction of Mianzhu Pass.

Zhang Ren and Wu Yi, when Liu Bei did not pursue, gathered the remnants of the army, but they also had disputes about where to go next.

Wu Yi's idea was to retreat to Mianzhu Pass and rely on the checkpoint to fight against Liu Bei's advance.

After all, everyone has seen the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou army, and if it is in a field battle, there will definitely be no chance of victory.

But Zhang Ren disagreed.

They led an army of 50,000 to set off, but they only lost one game, so they retreated to Mianzhu, how to explain to Liu Zhang?!

Again, although this field battle was lost, but because Liu Beijun did not follow the pursuit, the loss of Liu Zhang's army was not large, that is, thousands of casualties.

Wu Yi and Zhang Ren quarreled over where to go, and in the end, Zhang Ren relied on Liu Zhang's henchmen and forcibly suppressed Wu Yi's opinion, and decided to set up a village in front of the road, while gathering the remnants of the army, while waiting for Liu Beijun's arrival.

Zhang Ren wanted to wash away the shame of his defeat in the field.

But. This is really not something that Zhang Ren can wash if he wants to.

In the end, the generals relied on the soldiers in commanding the operation, and the Yizhou soldiers were not a question of whether they were strong or not, but whether they were willing to fight.

There are too many problems in Yizhou.

Because of Liu Zhang's connivance, the soldiers of Yizhou are not so much Liu Zhang's soldiers as an army composed of private soldiers of the family.

And Liu Zhang neither has Sun Ce's decisiveness in killing, nor does he have the ability to check and balance like Sun Quan, so he can integrate the Yizhou family well, so in the final analysis, it is really hard to say who the Yizhou soldiers listen to.

Of course, Liu Zhang also has an army directly under his control, but this army, Liu Zhang is used to defend Chengdu and consolidate his rule, and he will not be transferred out of Chengdu easily.

Therefore, in fact, although the army led by Zhang Ren and Wu Yi has a lot of numbers, most of them are troops made up by the family.

These people can fight a good fight, but now they have seen Liu Beijun's combat effectiveness, and they want to let them work for Liu Zhang in such a difficult situation. Hehe.

This is also the reason why Wu Yi must take these soldiers to Mianzhu Pass. With the protection of the city wall, these soldiers who bully the weak and fear the hard may have the courage to fight the enemy.

Now you let them fight in the field, and they run to you every minute to see if you believe it or not.

Zhang Ren didn't believe it, so he had to go and have a hard time with Liu Bei.

As a result, in the second battle, Liu Beijun was defeated before Liu Beijun could exert his strength.

As soon as the soldiers lined up, they were defeated and fled in all directions, Liu Bi and Ling Bao were killed in the chaos, and Deng Xian was arrested and surrendered.

Zhang Ren himself was also coerced by the defeated soldiers and retreated to the direction of Mianzhu Pass.

And this time, Liu Bei didn't have any worries, so that Wei Yan, Kou Feng, and Huang Zhong were divided into three ways, outflanked and pursued, chased and killed the routed soldiers all the way, and came to Mianzhu Pass.

At this time, Wu Yi, who ran to Mianzhu one step earlier, was also ready to defend.

Faced with such a majestic pass, Liu Bei was also a little embarrassed.

(End of chapter)