Liu Zhang's remarks once again refreshed Pang Tong's understanding of him.
Although he tried his best to hide it, Pang Tong still couldn't help showing admiration in his eyes.
Liu Zhang's words were so insightful that their Lumen Academy held a discussion about Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. In the end, only Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang believed that Yuan Shao would be defeated.
Today in Chengdu, Pang Tong seemed to have found another confidant!
"General Wei, if Cao Cao annexes Yuan Shao's land, he will become the most powerful force in the world. It will be even more difficult to revive the Han Dynasty!"
The Central Plains and the four states in Hebei are already the most prosperous places in the Han Dynasty. As long as Cao Cao is not a fool, he will gradually unify the world.
Could Cao Cao be a fool?
Of course not, otherwise how could we defeat Yuan Shao?
"Hey! How could I not know! It is for this reason that I urgently want to get Shiyuan's help and strive to take a greater initiative before Cao Cao gains power!"
Liu Zhang seized the opportunity, immediately got off the donkey and raised the matter of recruiting Pang Tong again.
"hehe..."
Pang Tong chuckled several times, but did not directly reply to Liu Zhang, and then changed the topic again.
"General Wei, what about Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong? He has conquered several counties in Yangzhou, and now he has millions of people under his command! I heard that Sun Bofu is a wise and brave man, and he is also a courtesy and virtuous corporal, which is rare.
Mingjun!"
"I heard that Sun Ce has secretly trained elite troops, and is preparing to take advantage of the stalemate between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Guandu to lead a surprise attack on Xuchang to welcome the Han Emperor into Jiangdong."
"If you look at it this way, then Sun Ce may not be able to achieve hegemony with the land of Jiangdong!"
At this point in time, Sun Ce was undoubtedly the brightest new star in the Han Dynasty, even surpassing Cao Cao and Yuan Shao who were fighting a bloody battle in Guandu.
Since breaking away from Yuan Hou, Sun Ce can almost be said to have started from scratch and gradually conquered large tracts of land.
Due to Yizhou's silence in the past five years, many people have compared Sun Ce to Liu Zhang's successor, and even touted Sun Ce's talents and ambitions as being far superior to Liu Zhang!
Liu Zhang never responded positively to such remarks. On the contrary, he completely scorned them.
"If Shi Yuan is determined to go to Jiangdong to serve, I will never stop him! But you have to move faster. You might be late and you won't be able to see Sun Ce..."
Pang Tong didn't understand what Liu Zhang meant and showed a puzzled expression.
"Did General Wei mean that Sun Ce sent troops north?"
Liu Zhang snorted coldly, and a disdainful smile gradually appeared on his face.
"Still want to go north? I'm afraid that Shi Yuan will go all the way and Sun Ce will be dead by the time he gets there!"
Hearing Liu Zhang curse Sun Ce for his early death, Pang Tong showed a hint of displeasure on his face.
Originally, Pang Tong had a very good impression of Liu Zhang, but cursing others like this would be disrespectful of Liu Zhang's identity.
"General Wei, don't you think it's too rude to say this?"
In Pang Tong's view, Sun Ce's current status is completely equal to Liu Zhang's.
The two of them are both princes and have a transcendent status, so there is really no need to speak harshly to each other.
"Haha, Shi Yuan doesn't know something. Although I have no intersection with Sun Ce, I have a close relationship with his father, Sun Jian! Whether it was the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Bianzhang and Beigong Boyu Rebellion in the future, I have always been with him.
I fought side by side with Sun Wentai. I even fought against Sun Wentai during the Battle of Hulao Pass!"
"Sun Jian came from a humble background and had great abilities. Unfortunately, he was cruel and murderous! He was often compared to a butcher and a bandit! In the end, he was shot to death by random arrows!"
"As the saying goes, like father, like son! Sun Ce is so similar to his father, Sun Jian! They are both equally brave and brutal! Since Sun Ce took over Jiangdong, which Jiangdong family has not suffered from his murderous hands?"
"Making enemies everywhere like this is a recipe for disaster!"
"And Sun Ce has a fatal weakness. He has always relied on bravery and unpreparedness! With his character, even if there are millions of soldiers and civilians under his command, it will not help. It is no different from him having only one person."
"If you plan to ambush several assassins intentionally but not intentionally, trying to kill Sun Ce will be like picking something out of a bag!"
"So I conclude that Sun Ce will eventually follow in the footsteps of his father Sun Jian. Not only will he die unexpectedly, but he will also die at the hands of villains and random arrows! And this time will definitely not be too far away!"
In this era, the means of communication are limited, not even flying pigeons to send messages. If you want to know any news, you can only rely on manpower to inquire.
According to Liu Zhang's estimation, Sun Ce might have been killed by an assassin at this time!
Pang Tong was once again left speechless by Liu Zhang. Although he did not think that Sun Ce would die soon, Pang Tong did not like Sun Ce either.
The reason is very simple. Just as Liu Zhang said, Sun Ce's thinking is too naive and he always thinks that killing can solve everything.
If you don't obey today, I will kill you and exterminate your clan. If he refuses tomorrow, I will kill him and exterminate his clan again.
How could there be no one to oppose him under such a cruel and tyrannical regime?
Pang Tong had already calculated in his mind that if Sun Ce dared to lead his army north to attack Xuchang, his land east of the Yangtze River would immediately cause turmoil!
"General Wei..."
"Wait a minute!"
Liu Zhang quickly put his hand in front of Pang Tong to stop him from continuing.
"Shi Yuan, it would be meaningless if you said that you would defect to Liu Biao again! As for Ma Teng and Han Sui, do you believe that they are facing destruction before they can use you again?"
Liu Zhang was absolutely confident about sending troops to Liangzhou. He believed that once a hundred thousand troops were sent out, the land of Yongliang could be recovered.
No matter what, Liu Zhang will manage Yongliang and Guanzhong to the current state of Yizhou before Cao Cao completely pacifies the north.
Pang Tong smiled helplessly, but still nodded.
"General Wei has always been victorious in all attacks. How can I dare to question it? But if I follow General Wei's words, if I want to show my ambition, there is no other way but General Wei?"
According to Liu Zhang's words, there was indeed no way out, but Liu Zhang still pointed out a way for him.
"If Shi Yuan would rather die than help me, you can follow Xu Yuanzhi's example and cross the river to Changsha. If you think Liu Qi can do something..."
Pang Tong's eyes twitched in embarrassment. Does Liu Qi count as a road? This is obviously a dead end with a cliff visible ahead!
As for why Xu Shu helped Liu Qi, Pang Tong still hasn’t figured it out yet!
"hiss!"
Pang Tong took a sharp breath, and he suddenly realized, how did Liu Zhang know about Xu Shu?
"General Wei is really well-informed. He actually knows about Xu Yuanzhi!"
At this time, Huo Jun, who had been kept in the dark, also woke up and looked at Pang Tong in surprise.