Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 268 Pang Tong's Plan

"Military division, something is wrong. According to the report from Ma Lai, Cao Cao led the army to kill him, and it is only a few dozen miles away from here." At this moment, another shocking news came, which made Pang Tong almost fainted on the spot. .

"How is your lord?" Wenpin calmed down a little and asked.

"My lord and the three generals packed up the army and have already gone to Xingyang." The messenger replied honestly. "Military Master, then let's meet up with the lord!" Wen Pin hurriedly remonstrated after hearing the words.In the Luoshui camp, besides Pang Tong and Wenpin, there was also Liu Pan, but the person in charge was Pang Tong, and he still needed to make an idea at this time.While talking, Liu Pan also got the news and hurried here.

"I want to pull out the stronghold and set off immediately, cross the Luo River southward, return to Jingxiang first, and then make plans!" Pang Tong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.As soon as these words came out, both Wenpin and Liu Pan were startled: Could it be that Liu Bei is just ignored?

"Military division, what do you mean by that?" Wenpin asked hastily, already incoherent.Pang Tong waved his hand to signal Wen Pin to be calm, and then he said: "General Wen, General Liu, this time, my lord has suffered from this natural disaster. Even if the army of more than [-] in Luoyang City has not been wiped out, I'm afraid it has already been wiped out." There are not many left. Now that we have retreated to Xingyang, we may not be able to defeat Cao Cao."

"But military division, we still have one hundred thousand troops here. If we join forces with the lord and stick to the pass, Cao Cao will be helpless!" Wen Pin said urgently.Pang Tong heard this, but there was a strange smile on his face, and then he said meaningfully: "General Wen's words are not bad, we still have a hundred thousand troops. It is disadvantageous, but it is also a good opportunity for Jingxiang scholars like me!"

"Military division, what exactly do you mean?" Wenpin and Liu Pan were completely confused, but fortunately Pang Tong didn't confuse them for too long, and immediately explained: "General Wen, General Liu, I intend to withdraw my troops immediately and return Jing Xiang, support Young Master Ayong to inherit the throne, and then lead the army to wipe out those who are disobedient, and help the Han Dynasty!"

"Military division, you are planning to plot rebellion!" Wen Pin said in shock when he heard this, but Liu Pan bowed his head and remained silent, thoughtful.But I heard Pang Tong continue: "The two generals are also the veterans of my Jingxiang, and they are natives of the hometown. Today, Tong boldly asks the two of you, who do you value more than the Xuzhou scholars?" These words It was full of resentment, and Liu Pan and Wenpin couldn't help being silent when they heard this.

"Zhongye, you are the number one general in Jingxiang, but you have to serve as a deputy under the second general these years; General Shuye, you were in Jingnan back then, but now you can only serve as a general for Zhang Liao in Yuzhou. Who is Zhang Liao? It's just that he is a martial artist under Lu Bu, a slave of the three surnames, but the general is forced to be his deputy. Compared with Zhang Zibu, Zhao Botao, Wei Wenchang, and Zhang Wenyuan, you can be said to be heaven and earth!" Pang Tong said leisurely, as soon as he said these words , Liu Pan and Wenpin's faces are not very good-looking.Especially the former, already had an extremely ugly face.

"But now is an opportunity!" Pang Tongtong's eyes sparkled, and he continued to explain: "Now Zhang Wenyuan and the Lord are trapped in the army. General Shuye, you have been in Yuzhou for a long time and have a high prestige. You can rectify Yuzhou's military horses and support Young Master Yong's succession. And Li Zhengfang of Yanzhou is also our Jingxiang's own, and Yanzhou's military horses will naturally support Young Master Yong. The Shishishi of Jiaozhou is my classmate, and even Liao Li, the prefect of Kuaiji in Yangzhou Liao Gongyuan is also my classmate. With the support of so many local officials, military and political officials, wouldn't it be logical for Mr. Ayong to succeed to the throne!" Pang Tong said confidently.

"But military advisors, General Zhao from Yizhou, Zhang Zibu from Yangzhou, Lu Zijing from Xuzhou, and Wei Wenchang from Qingzhou will not support you." Wen Pin poured cold water on Pang Tong, who was full of fighting spirit.

"The land of Qingxu is adjacent to the front line, so it doesn't matter for the time being. As for Zhang Zibu in Yangzhou, after our army returns to Jingxiang, we will immediately set up defenses on the banks of the Xiangjiang River. With the abilities of Ji Ling and Sun Guoyi, it is impossible to fight across the river." As for Zhao Botao from Yizhou, hey, he is hiding in a ravine by himself, so I can't do anything to him. But right now his wife and children are in Hanshou!" Pang Tong said with a sly smile.

Pang Tong's self-confidence is not without reason. For this expedition, Liu Bei almost used more than [-]% of the front-line combat troops.And those who were submerged in the Luoyang flood were basically the Xuzhou and Yanzhou armies, and a small part of the Yangzhou army.The [-] Jingzhou Army and the [-] Yuzhou Army only suffered casualties in the field battle the day before yesterday, and their numbers were limited. Now, once they return to the division, they will have the upper hand in terms of strength.Except for the Yizhou army, the rest of the places are still relatively complete, and only Zhang Zhao in Yangzhou still has [-] troops.Lu Su and Wei Yan still have [-] to [-] troops in Xuzhou and Qingzhou, but to guard against Xiahou Dun's attack, it is impossible for them to deploy many troops to fight against Pang Tong.

On Pang Tong's side, Shi Guangyuan in Jiaozhou has [-] Jiaozhou troops, and Yanzhou and Yuzhou have a total of [-] to [-] troops, not to mention the [-] Jingzhou + Yuzhou troops on hand, so they have an absolute advantage in strength.Even if the Yanzhou Army had to guard against Cao Cao, Pang Tong still had enough troops.Moreover, Jingxiang is connected to Jiaozhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou, and Jingzhou's river network is crisscrossed, and Jiaozhou is far away in southern Xinjiang.In this way, Pang Tong and the others have the dual advantages of geographical advantage and military strength.And once they coerce Zhao Feng to submit, their advantage will only become more obvious.

"But the military adviser, the second general will not agree!" Looking at Pang Tong's smug posture, Wenpin continued to pour cold water on him.Having worked with Guan Yu for many years, Wenpin still knows Guan Yu's temperament very well.It is very unlikely that he would make trouble for Liu Bei at this time.Moreover, Guan Yu has been in Jingxiang for a long time, and he also has certain direct descendants.But Pang Tong said with a sinister smile: "The second general has always been contemptuous of scholars. When the lord and the third general are gone, who else can restrain him? Now he is in Xiangyang, and his troops are only [-] to [-]. Only the [-] water infantry from Jiangxia's General Liu Qi are here. When I convince Mr. Liu to help me, this hidden danger can be eliminated in one fell swoop!"

"Okay!" Liu Pan nodded quickly when he heard the words, Wenpin thought for a long time, looked at the excited Pang Tong and Liu Pan, sighed and said nothing after all.At present, Pang Tong ordered a false camp to lure the enemy, and then left 5000 people to bluff, and led the army to cross Luoshui as soon as possible to return to Jingxiang.At this time, Cao Cao's army mainly pursued Liu Bei with all its strength.Cao Cao knew very well that as long as Liu Bei was dealt with, everything would be easy to talk about.

"Your Majesty, I just asked the people in the city. Liu Bei led tens of thousands of remnant soldiers to the east. It seems that he wants to cross the Hulao Pass and go to Xingyang!" Cao Hong, the vanguard, reported to Cao Cao at the gate of Luoyang City.Cao Cao nodded when he heard the words, and then ordered Cao Zhen to lead five thousand tiger and leopard riders to catch up first, and then led the army to catch up.In Luoyang City, as many as [-] Liu Jun were drowned and captured.

"My lord, Commander Pang of the Luoshui camp led his troops south to Luoshui and returned to Jingxiang!" Xu Huang, who was in charge of the pursuit from the other side, also sent back the news.Cao Cao thought about it, and only thought that Wenpin and the others were in a panic, so they fled back. How could he have thought that there would be so many little Jiujiu in his stomach.When he knew all this, he laughed wildly.But he didn't laugh for long, and he couldn't laugh himself.

"Follow me with all your strength!" Cao Cao ordered vigorously, and the army followed Liu Jun's retreat route.Not long after Pang Tong and others went south, Pang Tong was surprised to find that Wenpin had disappeared.Those who disappeared with him were his [-] subordinates.

"Wen Zhongye is really courageous, he must have tipped off Guan Yu!" Pang Tong said angrily. "Then what should I do?" Liu Pan asked hurriedly after hearing the sound.Pang Tong thought for a while, and then ordered: "Once Guan Yu hears the news, he will definitely stop us. The only plan for now is to return to Jingnan via Xuchang via Yuzhou. One will go to Xuchang to invite Prince Yong to succeed him; the other will be generals. Go to Yuzhou to rectify the army and horses, and protect King Qin; the third thing is to urge Li Zhengfang and others not to mess around, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone! As for Wenpin, there are 2 more of him, and there are no more than [-] ghosts who were buried with Guan Yu !"

"Sir, what you said is right!" Liu Pan nodded his head in agreement when he heard Pang Tong speak clearly and logically.And this afternoon in Xiangyang City, Guan Yu was also very surprised when he saw Wenpin, who was sweating profusely.Liu Bei's defeat was so fast that he didn't even have time to receive the news.

"Second General, something is wrong!" Wen Pin was out of breath, but still told the whole story.The more Guan Yu listened, the more startled he became. By the time Wen Pin finished speaking, he was already in a cold sweat.Zhuge Jin, who was beside him, was also shocked when he heard the words.Liu Bei was defeated, and Pang Tong intends to support Liu Yong to succeed him. Either of these two news is shocking enough.With Guan Yu's fearless character, he almost fainted for a while.

"Come on, come and rectify the army with me. I'm going to rescue the eldest brother, and then wipe out this group of traitors!" Guan Yu roared angrily after reacting.At this time, Wenpin's face was rather ugly, but he still said: "The second general doesn't know something. Now we are short of troops. Even with the 2 troops of the last general, we really can't fight against Pang Shiyuan!"

"Besides, if Cao Cao has defeated the Lord, I'm afraid he will send his army south to seek Jingxiang. If he starts a war with Pang Shiyuan at this time, Cao Cao will be taken advantage of for nothing!" Zhuge Jin also sighed.

"Then what should I do?" Guan Yu became impatient when he heard the words, and at this time another spy came to report that after the army of Pang Tong and Liu Pan passed through Wancheng, they entered Yanzhou and Yuzhou via Xuchang, but did not come to Xiangfan. .

"Why?" Guan Yu was a little puzzled when he heard the words, and quickly checked the map.Zhuge Jin looked at it for a long time, but finally sighed: "Pang Shiyuan is so calculating! He returned to Jingnan from Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Liu Panjiu was in Jingnan, and his foundation was here. In addition, Shi Guangyuan in Jiaozhou is also adjacent, so he will definitely return to Jingnan. Only then can we make plans. Furthermore, we can win the hearts and minds of the people and the army in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Moreover, Mr. Yong is also in Xuchang, so they can take you away when they go to Xuchang!"

"Now the life and death of the elder brother and the third younger brother are unknown, and I am short of troops here, and Pang Shiyuan has done such a thing again, what should I do!" Guan Yu really has no idea now.Zhuge Jin looked at the map, looked at Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou, and shook his head in silence.Finally, seeing Yizhou, his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)