Chapter 297: Pang Tong's Death (12)
At yesterday's banquet, everyone talked about Wei Yan's plan to break the flood of Ling Bao and unanimously congratulated Peng Yi on his first achievements. Only Pang Tongfu was in his heart. From the ruthless association of water and fire, this plan could defeat the enemy, hundreds of nearby farmhouses would also be buried with him.
Such a vicious plan, regardless of the lives and death of the people under his jurisdiction, naturally needed a just condemnation. Therefore, Pang Tong conceived a whole night and had written an article condemning Liu Zhang with thousands of words.
In the article, Pang Tong mentioned that Liu Zhang was unfair and deprived of food and supplies for the alliance, and added jealousy. He said it well and well-founded.
He also instructed Liu Zhang to assassinate allies of the same clan and allow Ling Bao to dig the Fu River and flood the people of Luocheng, all of which were dirty on Liu Zhang's head.
Pang Tong knew that once Liu Bei returned to Jingzhou, although he still occupied Fushui Pass, people could forget what Liu Zhang did, but would not agree with Liu Bei's forcibly occupying the land of Xichuan.
If Liu Bei wanted to find another suitable excuse and marched into Xichuan with justification, it was almost impossible for Liu Zhang to learn from his mistakes!
In order to make full use of this opportunity, Pang Tong took great pains to think about how to persuade Liu Bei to stay and continue to march into Chengdu.
In fact, Pang Tong knew very well and thought secretly about the good and bad luck shown in these astronomical phenomena:
"Kong Ming was afraid that I would succeed in winning Xichuan, so he deliberately blocked this book."
This time, Pang Tong wrongly accused Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang gave him the merit of taking Xichuan to him. In addition to claiming that he was not as good as Pang Tong in marching and fighting, there were other reasons.
Zhuge Liang was not sure about persuading Liu Bei to attack his brother Liu Zhang, the same clan!
You should know that when he was in Xinye, Liu Bei was trapped in a small place in Xinye and had difficulty walking. Liu Biao intended to give Jingzhou to Liu Bei, but he was rejected by Liu Bei.
Zhuge Liang persuaded Liu Bei many times and followed the situation and took over Jingzhou from Liu Biao, but failed.
After learning that Liu Cong presented Jingzhou to Cao Cao, Liu Bei had the opportunity to occupy the entire Jingzhou and was qualified to confront Cao Cao. However, Liu Bei gave up without hesitation, which made Zhuge Liang quite helpless.
After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei brought Liu Qi, as the main leader of Jingzhou, needed to gain a foothold in Jiangling County of Sun Quan. It can be said that these things broke Zhuge Liang's heart, and of course he would not come to Xichuan to compete with Pang Tong for merit.
Zhuge Liang knew that his friend Pang Tong used a trick to take a wrong move and was afraid that he would take risks. He then wrote a letter to remind him that he did not intend to let Liu Bei return to Jingzhou. Therefore, Pang Tong had a chance to convince Liu Bei.
Pang Tong and Liu Bei entered Xichuan this time, which was a lesson in his persistence in fame. Liu Bei refused to accept Xichuan, which was originally within his reach, which made the situation more and more complicated.
Zhang Lu was ready to move in Hanzhong, how could Cao Cao go to rest?
Pang Tong knew in his heart that there was not much time left for him!
Once Cao Cao conquered Hanzhong, he could not help Liu Bei take Xichuan into his pocket. At that time, it would be hard to say that Xichuan belonged, and perhaps another copy of Jingzhou.
Thinking of this, Pang Tong no longer cared about maintaining Liu Bei's prestige and rushed into Liu Bei's tent and said straight to the point:
"My lord, isn't it too hasty for us to return to Jingzhou like this? I also understand the celestial phenomena and have calculated the Taiyi number. The Tiangang star is in the west, which is a sign that Xichuan changes its master. It is not a special sign of evil. When I looked at the celestial phenomena at night, I saw Taibai coming to Luocheng. The generals on both sides were suffering from blood. However, Huang Zhong shot and killed the Shu general Deng Xian in front, and the lord beheaded Ling Bao behind, which was already a sign of evil. Lord should not miss the major event of entering Xichuan because of suspicion!"
Liu Bei is now the legal governor of Jingzhou, but he is still restless. His territory is not small. After Ma Su used his plan to obtain Xiangyang, it was not much different from Liu Biao back then.
But it was very difficult for him to survive in the cracks between Cao Cao and Sun Quan!
Liu Bei was based on integrity and did not use improper means to obtain Jingzhou back then, which allowed Cao Cao to take advantage of a loophole, but he never regretted it.
This time he marched into Xichuan, he was still stubborn and did not want to lead Wuming.
This time he decided to return to Jingzhou, not because of the advice of Zhuge Liang and Peng Yi, who were afraid of an unexpected disaster in the Lord's General, but because he could not convince himself to give up his integrity and attack Liu Zhang.
After hearing Pang Tong's words, Liu Bei did not make any statement, but the expression on his face told Pang Tong that these reasons were not enough to change his mind.
Pang Tong knew that there was something to do, so he took out the official document he wrote to condemn Liu Zhang and handed it to Liu Bei.
Pang Tong was very talented, but not only was he proficient in military tactics, but his literary talent was also very impressive. The articles he wrote were reasonable and contagious.
After reading this article, Liu Bei was deeply infected and excited. He felt that Liu Zhang did not talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and should be attacked, and the people should be defeated!
So Liu Bei changed his mind on the spot and agreed to advance to Luocheng.
Seeing that Liu Bei agreed not to return to Jingzhou for the time being, Pang Tongyi was afraid that there would be more dreams at night and there would be changes again, so he repeatedly urged Liu Bei to march.
Because Wei Yan had just broken Ling Bao's five thousand troops and his morale was strong, Liu Bei agreed to Pang Tong's suggestion and led 20,000 troops to fight.
When he arrived at the Qianzhai in the foot of the mountain, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan connected Liu Bei to the Zuozhai. Pang Tong did not want to stay, but he was not familiar with the terrain here, so he asked Fa Zheng for advice:
"Xiaozhi, how many roads are there to go to Luocheng here?"
Although Fa Zheng did not specifically investigate the terrain of Xichuan, he was a meticulous person and had extraordinary memory. As long as he walked through the place he could basically remember it.
Fa Zheng recalled Li for a little while and replied:
"There is a big road in the north of the mountain, and it is taking the east gate of Luocheng; there is a small road in the south of the mountain, but it is taking the west gate of Luocheng: both roads can advance." After that, he drew a map.
Liu Bei suddenly remembered the topographic map of Western Shu that Zhang Song gave him, and quickly asked the guards to take it out and compare it with Fa Zheng's drawing. There was no mistake. Fa Zheng's weight in Liu Bei's mind increased a little more.
Pang Tong considered it and suggested to Liu Bei:
"The enemy's new defeat is still in shock. If you don't hesitate, you can take advantage of the victory! My lord and I should divide the troops into two groups. I will lead the troops one by one, use Wei Yan as the vanguard, and take the southern small path forward. The lord can lead the troops one by one, accompanied by Xiaozhi, and ordered Huang Zhong to be the vanguard, advance from the mountain north road, meet at Luocheng, and attack the city together, so that the enemy can be difficult to deal with, and can break the city in one fell swoop."
Liu Bei glanced at Fa Zheng. Although he did not agree, the admiration on his face showed that Pang Tong's plan was feasible, so he said to Pang Tong:
Chapter completed!