Liu Yu led his troops to Luocheng, first let the entire army enter the city, and rested in the military camps in the city for one night.

The next day, after the Luo County Magistrate rewarded the soldiers, Liu Xu summoned Zhang Ren, Deng Xian and Ling Bao to discuss military affairs.

Although Liu Yu was superstitious about destiny and was afraid of death on the battlefield, and saved his life first, he was able to gain the recognition of Liu Yan and his son.

Although his military talents were not outstanding, he was understanding and could also know others and take responsibility, and did everything without any leakage. Every time he was defeated in the past, he could always find a suitable scapegoat and escape without hesitation.

Liu Yu was fair in his actions. This time he led his troops to fight, which was not just as simple as defending Luo City. He also needed to transfer troops to guard various passes and prevent Liu Bei's army from passing through the enemy.

The danger of garrisoning outside the city is naturally much greater than that in the city. Liu Xu didn't want to assign others to go there, so he actually made a real population.

Liu Xun was the main general, and he was the natural candidate for the left-behind. When he saw that the four of them had gathered together, he did not say much nonsense and said straight to the point:

"Luocheng is the guarantee of Chengdu. If this is lost, Chengdu will be difficult. The four of us now discuss that we should leave two people to defend the city. The two of us will go to the front of Luo County, and beside the mountain, and set up two villages, so as not to let the enemy troops approach the city."

Ling Bao and Deng Xian are just the spokespersons of the family in the army. They are not outstanding in martial arts or strategy, and they are relatively low-key.

They are quite self-aware. In terms of identity and status, they cannot compare with Liu Xu. In terms of martial arts and strategy, Zhang Ren left them eight streets. The two exchanged a wink, and stood up and said:

"I'm willing to build a village outside the city."

Liu Xu knew that defending the city was not necessarily a foolproof. Once he was besieged by Liu Bei's army, he would not even be able to escape even if he caught a turtle in a jar.

For his own safety, he naturally hopes that Zhang Ren, who has both martial arts and strategies, will stay in the city and assist him in defense, so he can rest assured.

When Liu Xu saw Deng Xian and Ling Bao volunteering, he was overjoyed and did not treat them unfairly. He divided 20,000 troops and asked Ling and Deng to lead 10,000 troops to set up camp at two valley entrances 60 miles away from the city.

Liu Xu led 20,000 troops to protect Luocheng with Zhang Ren.

He handed over all the city defense to Zhang Ren's 10,000 troops. His own army was regarded as a mobile unit by him. He hid in the central army tent and became the boss.

Zhang Ren did not disappoint his expectations and sent his subordinates to guard the four gates, and sent troops to patrol the city day and night, defending without any leakage.

Since Liu Bei got the Fushui Pass, he did not lead his troops to advance quickly. He did not want to ruin his reputation, but instead created public opinion first.

Pang Tong had already made plans and issued manifestos everywhere on the grounds that Liu Zhang sent Yang Huai and Gao Pei to assassinate Liu Bei, indicating that it was Liu Zhang's fault, and Liu Bei had no choice but to rise up and resist.

In fact, according to Pang Tong's intention, it is natural that the soldiers are very fast. Unexpectedly, the troops are coming to the city of Chengdu and forced Liu Zhang to sign the alliance under the city.

But he also knew that it was impossible for his lord Liu Bei to be based on faith and righteousness, and it was impossible for him to give up the reputation he had accumulated over the years.

Pang Tong had no choice but to rectify his troops and wait for Liu Zhang to send troops to attack. According to Liu Bei's idea, he naturally had to stay in Fushui Pass and achieve the end of his benevolence and righteousness before he could raise an army to attack.

Pang Tong repeatedly proposed to Liu Bei to advance Luocheng and clear the obstacles to Chengdu, but Liu Bei refused without hesitation.

Even if there was a probe from the Malaysians, Liu Zhang sent Liu Xun, Zhang Ren and four other generals to lead 50,000 troops to fight, Liu Bei still ignored it and kept his troops in motion.

Luocheng is less than 200 miles away from Fushui Pass. If Liu Bei wants to advance quickly, his army will be able to reach the city in one day and one night.

Luocheng is the barrier of Chengdu, so the city is naturally not small, but after all, it is just a county town with only hundreds of county soldiers guarding it, so it is not difficult to capture.

Liu Zhang received the military report and sent out another army. It had been almost ten days. If Cao Cao had used his troops, he would have already arrived at the city of Chengdu.

Liu Xi led his troops to come and asked the immortals for advice on the road. It took several days until Ling Bao and Deng Xian led a 20,000 army, sixty miles away from the city, and set up two large villages to block the main road for Liu Bei's army to Chengdu. Liu Zhang's strategic layout was initially completed with the cooperation of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei had previously sent an envoy to hold Liu Zhang accountable. He was going to wait for Liu Zhang to reply and declare war legitimately.

Who knew that Liu Zhang knew that he was in the wrong and kept the envoys. He had no idea of ​​replying and sent troops to fight. Liu Bei did not wait for Liu Zhang's reply, but waited for the news that Zhang Song was killed.

Zhang Song is talented, and together with Fa Zheng, it means that he has already worked for Liu Bei.

He presented Liu Bei with a topographic map of Western Shu. His position in Liu Bei's mind was comparable to that of Fa. He heard that he was killed by Liu Zhang for the crime of rebellion. While Liu Bei felt guilty, he also became angry and decided to take the initiative to attack Chengdu and repay Liu Zhang with his own demeanor.

Liu Bei gathered the generals to discuss matters and asked directly:

"Who dares to achieve the first meritorious service and get the village of Deng Xian and the two generals of Lingbao to open up the road to Chengdu?"

Veteran Huang Zhong, a former general who went to the expedition this time, naturally was unwilling to fall behind and responded to the call and asked to fight:

"I'm willing to go."

This time, Liu Bei marched into Xichuan, which was openly aiding Liu Zhang, but naturally sought Xichuan in secret.

But with Liu Bei's identity, it naturally requires an appropriate reason, which is destined to be a process of delay. Therefore, he did not bring any of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or Zhao Yun to come. This is the meaning of military advisor Zhuge Liang. His intentions are two:

First, Zhuge Liang stayed in Jingzhou himself and wanted to leave a few of their famous generals to Weiming Jingzhou, so as not to lose the base of Jingzhou before Xichuan was obtained.

Second, because Guan Yu and others were too famous, they were afraid that Liu Zhang would not invite Liu Bei to Sichuan because of his fear, or became wary, which would make it more difficult for Liu Bei to seek Xichuan.

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan have little reputation, and their martial arts may not be as good as Guan, Zhang, Zhao and others, but the difference is limited. Moreover, the troops who entered Sichuan this time have been trained by them personally, and they are more handy when using them.

Huang Zhong is a veteran who can compete with Guan Yu, and he is the pioneer this time. When he took the initiative, Liu Bei was naturally relieved and said to Huang Zhong:

"The veteran general can lead 10,000 troops to the direction of Luocheng. If he can break Lingbao and Deng Xian's camp, he will be remembered as his first merit and he will be rewarded."

Huang Zhong was overjoyed and randomly received military orders. He was about to go to the military camp to order troops and go to Luocheng.

Suddenly another person under the tent asked for a fight:

"The old general is old, and Kong Wankawa laughed at the lord's lord for being laughed at by no one under his tent. How can I go? The young general is in his prime, and I am willing to take the place of the old general."

Liu Bei recognized that he was Wei Yan, an old partner who guarded Changsha with Huang Zhong, and was very skilled in martial arts.

When Huang Zhong saw that Wei Yan was trying to compete for merit, he felt a little unhappy and retorted with a cold face:

"I am a general of the former army, so I should move forward bravely. I have already received the general order. How dare you, a general of the rear army, overcome it?:

Although Wei Yan had the intention of competing for merit, he was also a veteran general who was half-teacher and half-friendly. Moreover, with their friendship, there was no need to hide it seriously, so he said bluntly:

"The old man does not use his muscles and bones as his power. I heard that Ling Bao and Deng Xian were famous generals in Shu, and he was in his prime and had a strong spirit. Although the old general had high martial arts skills, he was afraid that he would not be able to do anything. If he had no fight, would he miss the lord's great affairs? It also made us younger generals ashamed? Therefore, I was willing to replace each other, which was a good intention."

Liu Feng, Guan Ping and other young players were not willing to fall behind, and stood up to support Wei Yan and asked for a fight.
Chapter completed!