three kings

Chapter 373
Pang Tong looked at Jushou with a smile, knowing that he was the number one counselor under Liu Bei's command, and understood that if he wanted to give full play to his talents, he would be the first person to be subdued, so he stood up and saluted Jushou: "The next step must be Bei Mr. Jushou, a local celebrity, right? You are a great talent, and you have heard of him in Jiangdong."

Pang Tong of Jushou was like this, his old face was flushed, he secretly regretted his villainous behavior, and he replied with shame: "Mr. Thank you."

Pang Tong turned back and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, what Mr. Shicai Jushou said is not bad at all. If you want to unify the North, you must face two facts. One is Sun Can; two is Gongsun Du. If your subordinates guess correctly My lord's current military strength is only over [-], right?"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "No more, no less, exactly one hundred thousand people."

Pang Tong went on to say: "According to the analysis, Yuan Shao's army strength is about 25 to 20, of which [-] are in Bingzhou, [-] in Qingzhou, and most of the rest are under the command of Yuan Shao himself. What we have to face is Yuan Shao's [-] regular army. There is only one way to avoid the threats of Sun Can and Gongsun Du."

Pang Tong's eyes showed a gleam, and his tone was full of mystery.

"What method!" Liu Bei and Ju Shou were overjoyed and said in unison.

Pang Tong stretched out a finger and said, "Just one word..." He looked at the crowd pretending to be mysterious, and said, "Quick!"

"Quick?" Liu Bei was at a loss.

"Yes!" Pang Tong emphasized: "Unexpectedly fast, so fast that Sun Can and Gongsun Du didn't notice, and let us act appropriately in Yuan Shao's territory. By the time they reacted, we had already occupied the key to breaking Yuan. "

Ju Shou was a little puzzled when he heard this, and asked suspiciously: "How fast? It is not easy to deceive Sun Can and his subordinates."

Pang Tong said with a smile: "It is precisely because it is not easy that we can take the opportunity by surprise. If we focus on stability, it may be difficult to achieve an effective victory in a short period of time."

Liu Bei listened to Pang Tong's words, and asked in a deep voice, "What clever strategy does sir have to help Bei get out of the current predicament?"

Pang Tong replied: "This strategy is a strategy to win in danger. The subordinates are not great talents, but they are also quite famous. If I join Yuan Shao's command at this moment, because of Yuan Shao's character of valuing the family, the subordinates will definitely be treated as honored guests. At that time, the subordinates will try their best to persuade Yuan Shao to go north on the grounds that the lord's conquest of Gongsundu will lead to emptiness in the rear. Although Yuan Shao has Tian Feng as a conspiracy, it is Yuan Shao's coup to move his army north and take advantage of the fire to rob. Tian Feng will never object, but instead I will strongly support my subordinate’s proposal…”

Before Pang Tong finished speaking, Liu Bei yelled out in surprise: "Sir, why is this? With the current strength, how can I confront Yuan Shao head-on? What's more, the troubled Gongsun Du and the poisonous assassin Sun Canyou are here, so we can fight Yuan Shao head-on. If Yuan Shao confronts each other, wouldn't he be seeking his own death?"

The smile on Pang Tong's face remained undiminished, and he said, "My lord, don't be in a hurry. Listen to your subordinates coming slowly." He took out the map he had prepared early in the morning from his sleeve, spread it on the table, pointed to a field of mountains on the map, and said, "My lord, Where do you see this place?"

Before Liu Bei could speak, Zhang Yan, who was approaching, called out in advance, "Isn't this Montenegro? I grew up here and played in this mountain forest since I was a child."

Pang Tong asked: "Since the three generals are familiar with this mountain, let's answer Pang Tong's question, how many soldiers and horses can this mountain hide?"

As soon as these words came out, Ju Shou was shocked all over, and looked at Pang Tong in amazement, "Good plan!" The words blurted out.

Pang Tong smiled slightly, with a rather contented expression on his face.

Zhang Yan did not rush and said truthfully: "Black Mountain is deep and deep, with dense forests. If you are not familiar with the road, you will easily lose your way. Given the terrain there, even a hundred thousand Tibetan soldiers will not be easily detected."

Pointing to Montenegro, Pang Tong said solemnly: "This is the key place to determine the victory or defeat of our army. My lord can divide the soldiers into three parts, one big and two small. The second small guards Fan Yang and Xiangping respectively. The generals who guard Fan Yang must Both wise and brave, good at defense. The soldiers staying at Xiangping City are bluffing every day, so that everyone in Xiangping City is using the strategy of cutting off water and food, so as not to expose the real strength of our army. As for the rest of the army, they sneaked into Montenegro Secrets lie dormant."

"I know!" Zhang Yan said excitedly: "When Yuan Shao attacked Fan Yang, the soldiers lurking in Heishan rushed into the rear of Yuan Shao's army by surprise, and then attacked back and forth, defeating Yuan Shao."

Pang Tong shook his head with a smile and said: "Otherwise, the method of the three generals is feasible, but it can only destroy the enemy, not wipe it out. Once Yuan Shao is defeated and returns to Yecheng, then he must not dare to attack rashly and guard against death. Our plan to seize the North will be completely ineffective. Therefore, the key to this battle is to destroy, not destroy."

Liu Bei never thought about "annihilating Yuan Shao". After all, there is still a huge gap in strength, but this does not mean that he does not want to annihilate Yuan Shao. Seeing that Pang Tong is so confident, he hurriedly asked: "Then what should I do?"

Ju Shou laughed and said, "Mr. Shi Yuan's purpose should be to seize Xindu and Bohai Sea, right?"

Pang Tong looked at Jushou and smiled knowingly. This Jushou really should not be underestimated. He guessed his intentions so quickly, nodded in approval and said: "It is Xindu. Once Yuan Shao goes north, he will definitely attack Fan Yang with all his strength. Xindu Bohai and Bohai are their culprits. As long as we occupy Xindu and Bohai, it will block all of Yuan Shao's escape routes."

Guan Yu was arrogant, and he was not convinced by Pang Tong, who only listened to his name but didn't know his strength. He sneered and said, "Mr. Pang, do you understand soldiers? This method is too whimsical. Breaking through is easy. Our army does not have the strength to resist the breakout of a 20 army. What's more, the opponent has more than 20, and there is a large army in Qingzhou not far away. Come to help, won't our army fall into the danger of being attacked by two sides? Mr. Pang's plan is very unworkable, right?"

Liu Bei blamed: "Second brother, don't be so rude to your husband. Since you have made such a plan, there must be a way to deal with it. Why don't you apologize to your husband?"

Guan Yu reluctantly bowed his hand as an apology.

Liu Bei gave Pang Tong an apologetic look.

Pang Tong understood, smiled back slightly, and didn't mind, he said: "The second general's question is at the heart of the matter, so three things need to be done before the plan is implemented, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the plan."

"Which three?" Liu Bei asked.

Pang Tong did not answer, but asked Xiang Jushou, "Mr. Jushou, do you know the three factors that led to Yuan Shao's demise?"

Jushou knew that Pang Tong was going to use his mouth to explain the key point and convince everyone present.

Ju Shou had already accumulated some prestige in the army, and he said without hesitation: "First, I intend to abolish the eldest son and establish Yuan Shang, the concubine son. Second, I am scheming and indecisive, and I like face. Third, I am tolerant on the outside, but jealous in my heart. These three points will surely succeed. Let the huge Yuan family be destroyed once."

Pang Tong praised: "Mr. Jushou's writing is brilliant, and Pang Tong admires it." Then, Pang Tong said to Liu Bei: "Aiming at these three weaknesses of Yuan Shao, my subordinates must do three things for the Lord. First, make Yuan Shao make up his mind to make Yuan Shang his heir. Two, to make Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan father and son at odds. Three, to make Yuan Shao suspicious of Lu Bu. As long as these three things are accomplished, the strategies of the subordinates will be effective, and the doubts of the second general will be resolved."

Guan Yu asked curiously, "How to solve it?"

Pang Tong replied: "Yuan Shao likes face, and Tian Feng is by his side, so he won't break through so easily. Their way of dealing with it must be to assist Yuan Tan in Qingzhou as the second general said. At that time, we can send envoys Secretly communicated with Yuan Tan, expressing willingness to share Jizhou with him equally, and help you get rid of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang, the confidants. Yuan Tan is quite ambitious, and coupled with his grievances with Yuan Shang, he will definitely form an alliance with our army. Superficially agree However, in fact, they did not move. Yuan Jun’s food was insufficient. The food that 20 troops ate in a day was so huge. It is not difficult to destroy this 20 army with the strength of our army. What's more, we still have a trump card, Lv Bu, who is superb in martial arts, but repeatedly free of charge. As long as he can help us kill Yuan Shao, the lord can promise him countless money and official positions When Yuan Shao dies, I believe that half of the soldiers will surrender to the lord. The rest will be killed or let go at the lord's discretion."

Liu Bei said solemnly: "The plan is a good plan, but it is too dangerous. There is also Lu Bu, it is really difficult for Bei to reuse him. If we form an alliance with Yuan Tan in the end, then the Northland will not be in our army's hands?"

Pang Tong answered one by one: "My lord, according to the current situation, it is really difficult to achieve great things and achieve corresponding results without resorting to tricks and tricks. My lord, don't hesitate. As for Lu Bu, this person has repeatedly paid for nothing. It’s an excuse to kill, anyway, with what he’s done, it’s not a pity to die thousands of times. In addition, will Yuan Tan give us half of Jizhou safely? Obviously not. He will definitely take advantage of our army When Yuan Shao was defeated, the city of Jizhou was occupied on a large scale. At that time, we only need to reveal the news that Yuan Tan secretly colluded with our army to murder his father. If you will approve it and cast it aside, the lord can enter Jizhou in a justifiable name. At that time, Yuan Tan's name was not right, his words were not right, and he was accused of killing his father. How can we resist the righteous division of our army?"

"This..." Liu Bei was a little puzzled. This attention was too much. If it was successful, not only would the Yuan family be wiped out, but it would also make the Yuan family stigmatized for thousands of years.

Pang Tong said: "My lord, don't hesitate. The earlier you decide, the more sure you will be."

Although Ju Shou couldn't bear his old master to suffer such a blow, he still said very dutifully: "My lord, the opportunity must not be lost, and the loss will never come. If you want to achieve great things, you must use Mr. Shi Yuan's strategy."

Seeing that Lian Jushou said the same thing, Liu Bei made up his mind and nodded in agreement. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please visit www.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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