Fa Zheng saw Liu Bei's face looked strange, so he asked mysteriously: "My lord Shicai lamented that he has been in Shu for more than a year. Do you miss your relatives and family members in Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei nodded, "I haven't seen Mrs. Sun's daughter yet, and I don't know if Adou has grown taller..."

"I have pity for the hearts of parents in the world. After my lord captures Yizhou, he will bring his wife and children to reunite. We don't have to worry about being attacked by Cao thieves here in Sichuan, and can grow up safely." Fa Zheng comforted.

"I also have the same idea. What Xiaozhi said about the bed incident just now..." Liu Bei stopped talking.

Fazheng scratched his head and said with a smile: "I thought your lord was lonely in the army, so I wanted to help you find a marriage..."

Liu Bei waved his hand quickly: "Is Bei a lecherous person? Besides, he is over fifty years old. Thank you for Xiaozhi's kindness..."

"Liu Zhang and his son have been in Yizhou for twenty years. Although the governance is not satisfactory, the foundation is deep. I suggest that the lord takes concubines to get close to the nobles in Shu, not to flatter him with beauty." Fa Zheng is serious.

"Uh... but you already have two wives..." Liu Bei defended.

Fazheng raised his chin, stroked his beard with his left hand and shook his head: "Since ancient times, heroes have been matched with beauties. Not to mention the traitor Cao Cao who had multiple wives and concubines, even Jiangdong Sun Zhongmou never stopped marrying."

"How can this be used for comparison? Besides, Sun Cheqi is still young..."

Fazheng smiled mysteriously: "I wanted to break this matter to Chengdu before mentioning it to the lord, but today I met Wu Ziyuan (Wu Yi), so I told the lord in advance."

"What's wrong with Wu Ziyuan?" Liu Bei's mind was in a mess.

"Wu Ziyuan had a sister named Yuan. Liu Yan heard a fortune teller and said she had the appearance of a noble person, so he asked his third son Liu Mao to marry him. Liu Mao died of a sudden illness a few years ago, and the Wu family is now living as a widow in Chengdu..."

Before Fazheng finished speaking, Liu Bei quickly interrupted, "Don't mention the matter of filial piety and uprightness again. Liu Hao and I are from the same clan. Isn't this incestuous?"

"In terms of closeness and distance, how does it compare to Duke Wen of Jin and Ziyu?" Fazheng asked rhetorically.

Liu Bei: "This..."

"I briefly mentioned to Wu Ziyuan in the afternoon that he is very willing to marry my lord. The Wu family is quite famous in Yizhou. My lord's acceptance of the Wu family will show his love for Shu..." Fa Zheng continued to reason.

"Uh... The Wu family is still in Chengdu. Let's take Mianzhu County first, and wait until Yizhou is pacified to deal with the rest..." Liu Bei saw that he couldn't get through Fa Zheng, so he resorted to delaying tactics.

"Let me remind my lord first, you can get closer to Ziyuan (Wu Yi) in ordinary times. Don't think this is just your family matter, but it is related to the stability of Shu." Fazheng explained.

Liu Bei didn't know how to refute, so he pointed to the bed and invited: "Bei is a little tired now, Xiaozhi, do you want to sleep with me?"

"I'd better go back to my tent and sleep. My lord, please rest early..." Fazheng quickly stood up and left.

Looking at Fazheng's panic-stricken back, Liu Bei couldn't help but shake his head. He still had to ask Zhuge Liang and Lan Tian to take a concubine.

Fazheng is right. Liu Bei can no longer decide all his family affairs. He must not only get close to the new forces in Shu, but also take care of the ideas of the old ministers in Jingzhou.

The next day, the army attacked Mianzhu County. Zhuo Ying and Liu Yong pretended to attack the east and west gates. Liu Bei concentrated his superior strength and stormed the north gate, leaving the south gate as a way to survive and undermine the morale of the defenders. This layout not only facilitated command, but also saved casualties in siege battles.

Although Liu Bei's army was powerful, it encountered stubborn resistance from Zhang Ren and Liu Huang in the city. The two had received news from Chengdu Kuaimao that Liu Zhang had appointed Li Yan to protect the army, and his son-in-law Fei Guan was the military governor and was coming to Mianzhu.

Liu Zhang had favorable geographical advantages in Yizhou, and Liu Bei's lone army would be consumed sooner or later. This was also the reason why Zhang Ren and Liu Huang decided to stick to it.

The small county town of Mianyang was not as strong as the big city. Although Zhang Ren and Liu Sui continued to reinforce the city defenses, it became shaky after Liu Bei's fierce attack for several days.

When the city was about to be broken, Li Yan and Fei Guan finally arrived, but they only had 5,000 troops from his own army.

The second general in the city was a little disappointed to see the lack of reinforcements. Zhang Ren even complained: "I remember there are still 50,000 soldiers in Chengdu. Why doesn't your lord allocate more to General Li? Now our total military strength is not as good as Liu Bei's, and Mianzhu City is about to suffer."

I can’t stand it any longer..."

"Are they attacking fiercely?" Fei Guan asked doubtfully.

Liu Huang added: "Jingzhou soldiers are indeed powerful, many of them are Yue people, all of them are well-trained, powerful and good at shooting..."

Li Yan and Fei Guan were shocked at the same time. They had received reports of the battle in the south before setting off from Chengdu. Zhao Yun had sent troops from Jingzhou to attack Jiangyang.

When we got to the vicinity of Luocheng, we received a battle report from the direction of Deyang. Zhuge Liang's troops had conquered and were heading up the Shuo River to join Liu Bei.

Liu Zhang originally had a geographical advantage, but suddenly he was surrounded by Liu Bei. After the Mianzhu Pass was broken, it was meaningless to defend the city.

Li Yan said sternly: "My lord also has his own considerations. Liu Bei's troops are not the only ones in Yizhou now. What if all the troops are transferred here and Chengdu is attacked by surprise?"

Zhang Ren's face was full of surprise: "More than one way?"

"Zhao Yun appeared in Jiangyang, Zhuge Liang appeared in Deyang, and the lord is now helpless..." Li Yan frowned.

Zhang Ren and Liu Huang looked at each other and wondered why the situation had changed so quickly. From the words of Li Yan and Fei Guan, they heard pessimism.

"We must try our best to resist, and we cannot let these groups join forces, otherwise Yizhou will be in danger..." Zhang Ren reminded.

Li Yan nodded, "When we set off from Chengdu, my lord asked Mr. Yi to lead 20,000 troops to Luocheng. We should be on the way now."

Zhang Ren was overjoyed: "The city of Luocheng is strong and there is sufficient food in the treasury. It will be difficult for Liu Bei to conquer it if he guards it with heavy troops. We must hold on to Mianzhu to buy Mr. Yi time."

"That's right." Liu Quan agreed.

Li Yan nodded lightly and asked about the situation of Liu Bei's army's siege. Then he and Fei Guan went to the north of the city to observe, and found that the city wall was seriously damaged and the city gate was crumbling.

Night had already fallen by this time, and the guards on the city wall were lying crookedly. They looked exhausted after facing Liu Bei's army's fierce attack all day.

Since Liu Bei had more troops than those in the city, Pang Tong and Fazheng took turns sending troops to attack. This method made the defenders exhausted.

"Zhengfang, look at this..." Fei Guan had no idea now.

"Be careful." Li Yan pulled Fei Guan's clothes to the side, and an arrow shot up from the city.

Fei Guan was so shocked that he was sweating. He frowned and pointed at the soldiers on the ground and complained: "The city wall is only this high. If Liu Bei makes a sneak attack with arrows at night, wouldn't these sleeping guys become hedgehogs?"

Li Yan caught a glimpse of something else in the arrowhead, and while picking it up, he smiled and said, "Liu Xuande has no roots in Yizhou. How can they get extra feathers and arrows to shoot indiscriminately?"

The arrowhead was wrapped in silk. Li Yan opened it and saw that it was Fazheng's letter of persuasion to surrender, and he was named by name.

"Zhengfang, what's written on the silk book?" Fei Guan asked curiously.

"See for yourself." Li Yan handed it over.

After watching this, Fei frowned: "What does Zhengfang think?"

"The river is rolling eastward, how can anyone reverse it?" Li Yan sighed.

Fei Guan nodded and agreed, "He who knows the current affairs is a hero..."
Chapter completed!