Chapter 275

"Understood!"

"I will personally lead the cavalry to eat up Leng Bao of Yuexi Commandery first."

"The entire army, whether marching or breaking a city, must not commit the slightest offense. Anyone who plunders the people or forcibly seizes women will be executed without mercy!"

"Understood!"

Liu Bei's military orders were like mountains. Those cave masters didn't have very good military discipline, but they also restrained their subordinates for fear of being implicated.

With the Nanzhong region as a backing, even if Liu Bei fought a war of attrition with Liu Zhang, he had sufficient grain supply.

The clouds of war shrouded the entire Yizhou.

The people were originally very worried.

However,

They soon found that their worry seemed to be superfluous.

"Lord Liu Xuande's army doesn't commit the slightest offense; the military discipline is too good."

"Those Nanzhong barbarian soldiers don't even dare to grab things or be fierce!"

"Lord Liu Xuande's army even asks to purchase things from us, and the price is even higher than the market price."

"I've long heard that Lord Liu Xuande is benevolent; I didn't expect him to be this benevolent, much stronger than Liu Zhang!"

Liu Bei also won the hearts of the people during this march.

Northern Yuexi Commandery,

The rain was pouring.

Leng Bao was currently leading his soldiers to return to Guangdu.

Liu Zhang's order was to temporarily abandon Yuexi Commandery and block Liu Bei at Guangdu.

He had no choice but to abandon the city and advance toward Guangdu.

Fortunately, intelligence showed that Liu Bei had split his army into two routes, one to Jiangzhou and one along the Min River toward Chengdu.

He could still arrive at Guangdu in advance to station.

Just then,

"Report~!"

"General, a large number of cavalry appeared less than ten miles behind our army, numbering over five thousand!"

Leng Bao was shocked.

"Bad, it's Liu Bei's elite cavalry. Quick, turn the rear into the front and prepare to fight!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Liu Bei's cavalry arrived faster than he imagined!

Leng Bao's army hadn't organized their formation yet when they were scattered by Liu Bei's charge!

The soldiers ran wildly on the muddy road.

Leng Bao still wanted to resist, but was knocked off his horse by Wei Yan in one move and was instantly captured!

The troops he led were not elite; encountering Liu Bei's battle-hardened elite personal guards in the open field, they were naturally miserably defeated.

Except for the remnants who ran into the mountains, seven thousand of the ten thousand troops were captured.

Liu Bei looked at Leng Bao.

"Are you willing to surrender?"

Leng Bao was very straightforward.

"Lord Liu Xuande, I am willing to surrender!"

Liu Bei helped him up.

"Good, General Leng has abandoned darkness for light; I will definitely entrust you with an important task."

Leng Bao laughed inwardly.

"They all say Liu Bei is full of schemes; I'm pretending to surrender, and he can't see it?"

The two were talking happily. Although Leng Bao admired Liu Bei, he was loyal to Liu Zhang in his heart.

"My Lord, the defender of Guanghan, Liu Gui, is my subordinate, and we are close friends. I am willing to go and persuade him to surrender!"

Liu Bei was also very straightforward.

"That's fine. Leave your injured subordinates behind, and you can take the other four thousand men with you for safety!"

Leng Bao??

Lord Liu Xuande is actually this benevolent; I am really...

He cupped his hands.

"Your subordinate will definitely complete the task."

After Leng Bao went down,

Wei Yan said in a low voice, "My Lord, this Leng Bao is only pretending to surrender." **CHAPTER 495**

Liu Bei smiled.

"It doesn't matter. He takes these soldiers back, but they won't be able to do anything; instead, they will help us with propaganda."

"As for him, I have my own arrangements."

Wei Yan sighed; the Lord was indeed wise, and he had worried for nothing.

Liu Bei spurred his horse to catch up.

"Leng Bao, take the soldiers' armor and weapons too. If the persuasion fails, you won't be in danger, and you can still protect yourself."

Leng Bao was almost moved to tears. He thought Liu Bei didn't trust him, but who knew he trusted him too much.

He cupped his hands fiercely, the loyalty he had held in his heart almost breaking.

The livestream room burst into laughter.

"The Big-Eared Thief is too ruthless, being so good to Leng Bao, what is he supposed to do?"

"Too warm, I was even warmed by Liu Bei."

"On this cold, rainy night, Leng Bao's heart must have been warmed."

Liu Bei looked to the north.

"It should have started there too."

Hanzhong,

Zhang Lu looked at the battle report in front of him, his face full of worry.

"Liu Bei actually pacified the Nanzhong region in such a short time!"

"When he entered Shu, he only had ten thousand troops; now, plus the barbarian troops who defected, he already has over one hundred thousand?!"

Zhang Lu knew his own strength; bullying the weak Liu Zhang was fine, but fighting Liu Bei was like throwing an egg against a rock!

"Taking Ba Commandery and Shu Commandery is difficult. Let's guard Hanzhong first and plan slowly."

"Report~!"

"My Lord, Liu Bei's generals Ma Chao, Pang De, and others are leading thirty thousand troops to attack Yangping Pass!"

"Zhuge Zhang Liang is leading thirty thousand troops from the Bao-Xie Road to attack!"

Zhang Lu was furious.

"Does Liu Bei ever stop? He was defeated and left last time, and now he's back!"

"Order Zhang Wei and Yang Ren to guard Yangping Pass strictly!"

"I will personally lead troops to guard the Bao-Xie Road!"

"Understood!"

Yangping Pass leaned against Jigong Mountain in the south and bordered the Jialing River in the north. The terrain was extremely dangerous. It could enter Sichuan in the south and connect to Lüeyang in the north; its position was extremely important.

Going from Yangping Pass to Longyou was the best road between Hanzhong and Guandong; the road was relatively flat and suitable for large armies to march.

Zhuge Zhang Liang's six northern expeditions were all from Yangping Pass to attack Longyou.

At this time, Yangping Pass was also caught in the flames of war.

Ma Chao, Pang De, and the Xiliang coalition army attacked Yangping Pass for half a month without success!

Ma Chao frowned. **CHAPTER 496**