Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 301: My Wife I Raise
Liu Xun took it for granted, and he analyzed it on his own: "Liu Bei's reinforcements came from the Jingzhou waterway, and the follow-up supplies should also come from the waterway, which is the route Liu Bei entered Sichuan last year, so the end of the waterway should be in Fucheng, but Fucheng and There is a long mountain road between Luocheng, can we do something?"

Although defending the city is hard work, it is undoubtedly extremely dangerous to go out of the city for a sneak attack.

Liu Qiang quickly agreed: "General Zhang, why not go out from the south gate at night, and then go around behind Liu Bei's army to cut off his food road?"

Before Zhang Ren could speak, Liu Xun quickly waved his hands: "The situation outside is unclear now. Even if Liu Bei's grain road can be broken, Luocheng may not be able to hold on for that long. We can only pretend to attack the grain road and actually attack Liu Bei's camp, directly imitating Cao Cao and burning Wuchao like that.

It's just that this strategy has a relatively high risk, and we can't send too many soldiers out of the city. If they are found out, they may not be able to pay back."

"But time doesn't wait for us. We must take measures. Why not let General Zhang guard the city, and I will lead the troops out to burn food." Liu Gui said excitedly.

Zhang Ren shook his head quickly, his eyes gradually became firm, "If General Liu hadn't supervised and guarded Luocheng, how could we have held on for such a long time, or our soldiers went out of the city to find a battle, I wonder how many soldiers you can send?"

"How about seven or eight thousand?" Liu Xun asked tentatively.

"Ten thousand?" Liu Gui looked at Liu Xun in surprise, as if asking if this was too much?After all, there are less than 3 people in Luocheng.

Liu Xun nodded and said, "Liu Bei now has [-] to [-] troops, and if he sends too few troops, he may harm Zhang Eng."

Zhang Ren was a little touched, and then he waved his hand and said: "It is not appropriate to have a large number of surprise soldiers. 1 troops are too big, and it is very easy to be noticed by Liu Bei's scouts. I will just lead [-] soldiers out of the city."

"Will it be too little?" Liu Xun hesitated.

Zhang Ren said decisively: "Liu Bei's attack on the city is very fierce. It is better to keep more soldiers and horses in the city. I will prepare now."

Liu Xun nodded and said nothing, his expression looked a little lonely, Liu Gui looked at Zhang Ren's back and comforted him: "Young Master, don't be sad, General Zhang may not be in trouble if he can sneak attack on grain and grass, we can switch from defense to offense .”

Liu Xun sighed: "Liu Xuande is not Yuan Benchu, even if I ask myself, he is not as good as Cao Mengde."

"Who knows before the battle is over? The key is that if we don't take a gamble, we will lose our chance."

"Ugh"

Around Xu time, Zhang Ren's five thousand soldiers had a full meal and were waiting to leave the city. Liu Xun and Liu Gui came to the south gate to see them off.

"Zhang will come back as soon as he goes. Eldest son, General Liu, please guard the city carefully. If our troops return to the city, they will lead with the yellow tooth flag. Liu Bei must not let Liu Bei take advantage of it." Zhang Ren stepped on his horse and bid farewell.

Liu Gui patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my old Liu has good eyesight."

"General Zhang cherishes it." Liu Xun nodded.

Zhang Rengang urged the horse to take two steps, and suddenly remembered something and reined in and turned back: "On the battlefield, there is no eye to the sword. In case Zhang Xing dies and comes back, my wife and children in Chengdu"

Seeing that Zhang Ren was so heroic, Liu Xun quickly comforted him and said, "If that's the case, I will support your wife, so don't worry about it."

After hearing this, Zhang Ren turned around and rushed out the door. It was clearly still the midsummer in August, but Liu Qian thought of the cold wind in Yishui.

Liu Gui also said boldly: "Loyal ministers should keep their morals. Don't worry, my lord. I will do my best to keep you safe just like Zhang Zong. I will never learn from those cowards like Wu Yi and Li Yan."

Liu Xun lamented that the old dog also has a few teeth, and there are many loyal ministers and good generals in Yizhou. How could it be the current situation?
Zhang Ren led his troops out of the city secretly, far away from Liu Bei's camp, and made a detour from the northwest.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei's army continued to attack the city from three directions.

Liu Qiang keenly found that the two offensives in the northwest had weakened, and only the east gate continued to maintain the state of siege yesterday, so he had to shift his attention to the east.

During the lunch break, Liu Xun came to Dongcheng Gate for inspection, and asked Liu Gui who was sweating profusely, "How is the East Gate?"

"The offensive is still fierce. If it weren't for the scorching sun, the attack would not have stopped. Our soldiers were very tired and changed four times in the morning." Liu Gui wiped off his sweat with the back of his hand.

Liu Xun sighed and said, "I didn't expect that we would be overwhelmed by Liu Bei in terms of strength because we were sitting on the ground. Fortunately, the offensives of the two northwestern gates are weaker today. Do you want to transfer some defenders to the east?"

Liu Qiang quickly waved his hand: "It's a big taboo for military strategists to switch defenses rashly. Let's wait until tomorrow. Maybe they will resume their offensive in the afternoon."

Liu Xun shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The generals of the two routes have changed today. The fighting style has something to do with the generals, right?"

"I didn't stay at the two gates in the northwest for a long time in the morning, and I really didn't notice that the commander of the siege has changed. Liu Bei won't have any conspiracy, right? Zhang Zong just left the city last night, and I don't know if it has anything to do with him." Liu Gui frowned.

"General Zhang is secretive. It is impossible to find out so quickly. It should be a normal transfer. Zhuo Ying and Liu Feng have also served as chief generals. General Liu, you will supervise the battle at the east gate first. If there is an emergency, I will send someone to report. .”

After Liu Xun finished speaking, he turned around and left, but Liu Gui felt bad when he said it in his heart.

Liu Bei replaced Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei, leaving only Wei Yan at the east gate to continue to suppress. His purpose was to destroy Zhang Ren's five thousand soldiers.

After besieging Luocheng for three months, Liu Bei, according to Zhuge Liang's strategy, had people occupy all the surrounding counties and villages, and set up sentries around Luocheng.

Although Zhang Ren was found out of the city at night, he was not an idler, and soon used the power of the night to hide himself.

The news was sent back to Liu Bei's camp, and Zhuge Liang made arrangements soon after discussing with Pang Tong and Fazheng.

Zhang Ren's thousands of people said more or less, neither could affect the normal siege of the army nor take it lightly.

No matter where Zhang Ren's soldiers and horses went, their purpose was nothing more than to cut off food roads, rob camps and burn food, harass and restrain them, and so on.

The three military advisers who accompanied Liu Bei were all master strategists, and it was impossible for them to be led by the nose by Zhang Ren.

In the case of tense troops, he chose to sit on the sidelines and wait for a rabbit, and transferred back the two generals Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong.

At dusk, the sun sinks into the western mountains.

Sooner or later, there is no scorching sun to fight, and Luocheng ushered in the second attack on Gaochao in the evening.

The front is fighting and the rear is cooking. At this time, Liu Bei's camp is quiet, with only a few wisps of smoke rising towards the sky.

Taking advantage of the darkness of the sky, Zhang Ren led his troops to tiptoe over there. Looking at the smoke from the kitchen, he couldn't help showing a smile. The place where the pots were buried for cooking must be not far from the grain storage. Now that the battle in Luocheng is in full swing, who can pay attention? to myself?
If the food is burned in a thunderous manner, Liu Bei's army may collapse due to lack of food, and the crisis in Yizhou may be relieved. As long as the food is burned successfully, it is worthwhile to die in battle.

Approaching Liu Bei's army stronghold, Zhang Ren pulled out his sword and shouted, "Eliminate Liu Bei right now."

(End of this chapter)