Chapter 300: Crouching dragon and phoenix chick want to know their master
Cao Cao's troops came to the city, causing panic in the city of Xiangyang. Not only that, but even outside Xiangyang City, there was a lot of panic. Many of Cao Cao's soldiers were thieves, and Cao's army was often short of military pay and rations, so in terms of looting, Cao Jun's military law was not that harsh. This also led to Cao's soldiers often engaging in some thief activities. What's more, they would rob the people's food and poultry and livestock. Of course, in addition to robbing the people, they also burned and killed people. It is absolutely not allowed!
Forty miles outside Xiangyang City, there is an unknown high hill. Since a young man lived in seclusion here, the place was renamed 'Wollongong'. There is a bamboo forest on the hill. The breeze blows the bamboo leaves, making a rustling sound, like green The ocean. In the bamboo forest, a thatched cottage stood proudly, where three or four young people were cooking wine and discussing Taoism.
"Zhouping, Gongwei, have you decided?" The young man in white, holding a crane feather fan in his hand, said with a smile: "What a Xu Yuanzhi, it's not enough for him to work for the champion, he also has to drag us old people along. My friend, this is really frustrating."
"Kong Ming, what are your plans?" Pang Tong shook his wine gourd and shook his head: "Cao Mengde's army entered Jingzhou, and Liu Bei fled in panic. He has no hope!"
"Not necessarily!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Don't Liu Bei still have an army of 100,000? There is no problem in taking Lingling and Wuling counties!"
"Lingling and Wuling are vast and sparsely populated, and the barbarians are rampant. What can Liu Bei's 100,000 troops do?" Pang Tong smiled disdainfully: "Besides, after Cao Cao captures Xiangyang, will Liu Bei occupy Lingling and Wuling? Unless Cao Cao Silly!"
"It's not just Cao Cao!" Cui Jun said with a smile: "Do you think Sun Jian of Changsha is dead? Now that Changsha has been broken and Guiyang has surrendered, as long as Liu Bei dares to go to Lingling or Wuling, Sun Jian will definitely turn his gun and deal with Liu Bei hard! "
Pang Tong proudly waved his bald fan and said, "That's why I say Liu Bei is hopeless!"
"If you can't save it, you can't save it. Liu Bei is not the only Han clan member in the world!" Zhuge Liang pointed at Pang Tong with his feather fan and said with a smile, "Shi Yuan always wants to see my jokes. Could it be that I have offended you?"
"What are you talking about Kong Ming!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "I just want to compete with you!"
"Is victory or defeat so important?" Zhuge Liang's eyes were like sharp swords, piercing Pang Tong's heart and lungs, as if he wanted to see through him. Unfortunately, Pang Tong was not an easy person, and Zhuge Liang could not fully grasp his thoughts.
"Kong Ming, now that Cao Cao is aggressively invading Jingzhou, what are your plans?" Seeing the change in the atmosphere, which was still a bit embarrassing, Shi Tao quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"What else can we plan? Just continue to work hard and study!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "No matter how domineering Cao Mengde is, he will never embarrass me, a farmer!"
"Wolong, Fengchu, you can settle the world with me!" Meng Jian shook his head and said with a smile: "The name of Wolong resounds throughout Jingzhou, I'm afraid Cao Cao won't let you relax!"
"The worst we can do is move!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Yizhou is a land of abundance, Jiaozhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the people in the east of the Yangtze River are rich and prosperous. Where can't we farm? Cao Mengde is a prostitute! How can I be used by him?"
"Okay!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Brother Kong Ming, can you stop being so fake? It was obviously because Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and your father was frightened by the bandits, which resulted in his death from serious illness. You and Cao Cao had a grudge for killing your father. Why are you pretending to be so righteous? Others don’t know, and who among us doesn’t know?”
"Ahem..." Zhuge Liang coughed twice and said, "Shiyuan, can I die if you don't expose it? Really! I remember that my sister seems to have married your brother, we are still relatives!"
"We are relatives, friends, and even more enemies, have you forgotten?" Pang Tong took a sip of wine and said, "This is what we agreed!"
"Isn't it time to leave the army? Do you still remember this?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile: "Okay! Who are you going to join?"
"First go meet Cao Mengde, then visit Soochow, and finally go meet Liu Zhang!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Whoever can recognize my talent, I will work for him!"
Looking at Meng Jian and the others, Zhuge Liang smiled and asked, "What about you guys?"
"We were invited by Xu Yuanzhi, but we are hesitating!" Shi Tao laughed and said: "It turned out that Liu Zhang defeated Yuan Shao at the gate of Jinyang City, and we had already decided to defect to him. Unexpectedly, there was news that Yuan Shao's third son and one nephew , leading an army of four to five million to help. Now Yuan Shao, even without Zhang Yan, still has an army of six to seven million. We really can't make a decision, so we want to wait a little longer!"
"It's better to add icing on the cake than to provide help in the snow!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Liu Zhang will definitely win the battle of Bingzhou, it just depends on Liu Zhang's ambition! If Liu Zhang's ambition is too big, Jiyou may also change hands. By then, Liu Zhang will be the overlord of the north. ! ”
"Kong Ming, are you so dismissive of Yuan Shao?" Pang Tong said with a smile: "If not, I will go to Jizhou to find Yuan Shao and see if I can stop Liu Zhang!"
"If Yuan Benchu can employ people, he will not be defeated if you don't go!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Do you really think that the five masterminds under Yuan Shao's command are all fake? Yes, they do have their shortcomings, but no one is perfect. Even you and I have many shortcomings. A wise master will make his subordinates use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses to complement each other, but a mediocre master will make his subordinates fight endlessly! There is no doubt that Yuan Shao is a mediocre master!"
"This..." Pang Tong said with a smile: "It seems that in the future, the world will compete with the three of them!"
"Indeed!" Zhuge Liang said: "Let Liu Zhang occupy the territory in the north, and let Sun Quan occupy the territory in the south. Cao Cao mediates in the middle! What a pity! If Liu Zhang hadn't targeted Liu Bei everywhere, he would have gained a share of the peace!"
"He and Ren?" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Without Liu Zhang, and with your help, even a pig can take over Ren Ren! Unfortunately, Liu Bei's fate was not good, and he was driven to Jingnan before he could wait for you, Renhe." Gone! Kong Ming, do you want to go to Jingnan to join him?"
"Shi Yuan, it's not like you don't know Kong Ming's character, why would he take the initiative to come to your door?" Cui Jun said with a smile: "Liu Jingsheng was still Kong Ming's relative, and he didn't even say he would take the initiative to help. How could Liu Bei let Kong Ming make an exception?"
"Liu Jingsheng, you are a household dog! Kong Ming doesn't like him, so naturally he won't help him!" When Liu Biao was mentioned, Pang Tong's face was full of disdain, as if he looked down on him.
In fact, Liu Biao was not that bad, but he handed over all the power in Jingzhou to the Kuai family and the Cai family. The Huang family could still get some advantages because of Huang Zu. But the Pang family could still get some benefits because Pang De was not an official. There are people who serve as officials in Jingzhou and get little benefits, so the Pang family hates Liu Biao. Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. People have been telling people about Liu Biao's shortcomings all day long, and he has never met Liu Biao. How could Pang Tong have a good impression of him? However, people who have met Liu Biao don’t think so!
"Liu Jingsheng is old, and his two sons are unworthy, so what's the use of fighting?" Cui Jun said with a smile: "To be honest, if Liu Biao was twenty years younger, he might not be Cao Cao and Liu Zhang's opponent! If Liu Biao was the household keeper, If you are a dog, then Liu Bei is a lost dog!"
"Actually, Liu Bei is also in trouble!" Shi Tao sighed: "This year, he is almost forty years old, and he has not yet had a boy and a girl. I heard that a few days ago, he was planning to recognize Kou's son as a moth. Now he has failed.
, I guess even this borer is gone!”
"Everyone, why are you holding on to Liu Bei?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "I didn't say I would go to him!"
"Then who are you going to defect to?" Pang Tong's eyes flashed. He said so many words just to trick Zhuge Liang's thoughts!
"The secret of heaven must not be leaked!" Zhuge Liang said with a mysterious smile: "It's getting late today, how about we talk about it tomorrow?"
"Stop talking! I will set off to see Cao Cao tomorrow!" Pang Tong knew that if he couldn't trick Zhuge Liang in one day, he would never be able to trick him in his life! If others can use some methods, Zhuge Liang's methods are not inferior to Pang Tong's. So let's waste it.
Time is better to take the first step.
"Brother Shiyuan, this is the farewell, see you later!" Knowing Pang Tong's character, Zhuge Liang did not hold back.
"Farewell!" Pang Tong picked up his little baggage and walked out of Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage. Zhuge Liang looked at his back and sighed deeply!
"Brother Kong Ming, we are leaving too!" Cui Jun, Meng Jian, and Shi Tao laughed and said, "Since Liu Zhang is bound to win, we should provide help in times of need."
"See you later!" Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and watched the three of them leave.
"Second brother, what should we do?" Everyone left, and a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old walked up to Zhuge Liang and said: "You originally planned to defect to Liu Bei, but now Liu Bei has no chance, you..."
"Who says Liu Bei has no chance?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "If he comes to invite me, he will have a chance! If he doesn't come to invite me, of course he will have no chance!"
Zhuge Jun asked: "What are you going to do, second brother?"
"Liu Bei must have heard of the name Wolong and Fengchu a long time ago, but it's a pity that he didn't have the chance to come and look for it!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I will give him this opportunity!"
"Second brother is going to meet Liu Bei in person?" Zhuge Jun asked in surprise: "Didn't second brother say that he wants to invite the Ming Lord to see you instead of you going to see the Ming Lord?"
"Who said I want to see Liu Bei in person?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I just want to move to Wuling!"
"Moving?" Zhuge Jun asked, "When will we start?"
"Immediately!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Pang Shiyuan will definitely mention me when he goes to see Cao Cao tomorrow! With Cao Cao's character, he will definitely come with his troops. If I don't leave, I can only serve him, otherwise I will be poisoned by him!
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"Second brother, Shi Yuan wouldn't do this!" Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are not only good friends, but also relatives. Zhuge Jun really doesn't believe that he would do such a wonderful thing!
"Alas!" Zhuge Liang sighed again and said: "When Shi Yuan steps out of this thatched cottage, he and I will be enemies rather than friends! Unless one day, he and I will serve as masters together!"
Zhuge Jun asked with some confusion: "Then why can't the second brother help the same master with him? Why not go to Jiangdong and meet the eldest brother again!"
Zhuge Liang sighed softly: "Third brother, you must remember! In troubled times, we don't know who will dominate the world. For the inheritance of the Zhuge family, we three brothers must assist different lords! The eldest brother has gone to Jiangdong, and we have to separate.
Assist Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao! I chose Liu Bei, and you can only assist Liu Zhang or Cao Cao..."