Chapter 441: The drunken phoenix raises the point of overlord
.Chapter 441: Drunken Fengxiao reminds the Overlord
Pang Tong and Sima Yi fought for the first time, and it ended with Pang Tong having a slight advantage, but this advantage could not change the current situation in Jiangdong. In fact, Pang Tong had a chance to invade Jiangling, but he gave up because capturing Jiangling would not be enough for Jiangdong's army.
Why would it be said that capturing the city would be harmful if there were a hundred harms but no gain? It’s not that Jiangdong’s army couldn’t defend the city, but that Pang Tong was worried that Sima Yi would lead the army to besiege him.
In the past four or five years, Liu Zhang entered the north with force and wiped out the foreign tribes in the north. The Sun family also carried out a large-scale conquest of Shanyue. Only Cao Cao was recuperating. Although Cao Cao's army did not increase many troops in order to accumulate food,
But compared to Liu Zhang's army in elite level, they were not willing to give in too much. If Jiangdong's army captured Jiangling, and Sima Yi surrounded Jiangling with a heavy army, no matter how brave Sun Ce was, the fate could be imagined. Therefore, Jiangdong's army could plunder Cao's army's resources, and the people would
You can also consume Cao Jun's troops, but you can't occupy Cao Jun's city, otherwise you will be trapped in a cocoon.
Since there was no benefit in capturing Jiangling, Pang Tong sold a favor to Zhang Yun and asked him to pick up his family. To be honest, when Sima Yi ordered Zhang Yun to fight against the enemy, Zhang Yun was already ready to surrender. But he was a little reluctant to stay there for many years.
Jingzhou, at the last moment, asked Sima Yi to take back his life. Unfortunately, Sima Yi thought that he was a dispensable abandoned son, and he was determined to use him to establish his power, so he made up his mind to surrender. However, before making up his mind, Zhang Yun had already done
All preparations done
First, he sent his wife and children to the gate of the city, and found a few old subordinates to take care of them. Then he went out of the city and pretended to be a trap, but surrendered directly. After surrendering, he returned to the city to create a hunluàn and pick up his family members. In order to develop in Jiangdong,
He also abducted 20,000 Jingzhou troops. In this way, Zhang Yun had 30,000 troops under his command, enough to gain a foothold in Jiangdong.
Of course, 30,000 troops was not Pang Tong's goal. Jiangdong was a land of plenty, and there was plenty of military rations. Not to mention 30,000 more soldiers, even if there were 100,000 more, he could still afford it. What Pang Tong was interested in was the appeal of the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Army.
, he wanted to use Zhang Yun's prestige in the Jingzhou army to win over the Jingzhou soldiers.
It is undeniable that Pang Tong's goal was achieved. The 30,000 Jingzhou Army was just the beginning. Before long, Zhang Yun successively attracted nearly 100,000 Jingzhou Army in Xiangyang, Hengyang, Jiangxia, and Nanjun. This was no ordinary army.
, but elites who have experienced hundreds of battles. These soldiers, under Cao Cao's training, are much better than they were under Cai Mao. It can be said that due to a mistake by Sima Yi, Cao Cao made a wedding dress for Jiangdong.
Half a month later, Sun Ce's body recovered, and Pang Tong returned the army to him. Looking at the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, Sun Ce was quite excited. He wanted to pursue the victory, but was stopped by Pang Tong. Not to mention Sima Yi's resourcefulness.
He said that the 100,000-strong army had basically no home and it was difficult to generate combat effectiveness. Instead of wasting the soldiers, it was better to rest for a while and fight again. Sun Ce would not veto Pang Tong's correct opinion.
"Shi Yuan, you are truly worthy of being called a phoenix chick." After his health recovered, Sun Ce, who had nothing to do, kept Pang Tong in the tent every day to discuss the military situation and study military strategies. Of course, wine was essential, as Sun Ce and Pang Tong were both drunkards.
"Alas..." Pang Tong took a sip of wine and sighed, "My lord has falsely praised many talented people in the world. He said that Sima Yi and Liu Zhang called him the tiger in the tomb, and ranked him with Wolong and Fengchu. I have always been dissatisfied.
, but now I have to admit that if it weren’t for my familiarity with Jingzhou’s terrain, maybe I would have been defeated in his hands.”
"A victory is a victory, there is no possibility." Sun Ce also took a sip of wine and sighed, "It's a pity that although our army won, we can't attack Jiangling. Even if we attack Jiangling, we can't defend it for a long time. Shi Yuan, this situation is going to be difficult."
To break through, you have to think of a way, otherwise I, Jiangdong, will be dragged down."
"There is only one way now," Pang Tong said with a smile, "If we succeed, we can make Cao Cao breathless for at least a few years."
"Oh?" Sun Ce asked with a smile, "What's Shi Yuan's clever plan?"
"It's not a brilliant idea. It's just a combination of vertical and horizontal, and a plan to kill people with a borrowed knife." Pang Tong took a mouthful of food, tasted it carefully, and said slowly, "Our army did not dare to capture Jiangling because of Cao Cao's command.
There are many fierce generals, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Jingzhou. If our army is trapped in the city, with no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside, we can only sit and wait for death. If we contain all Cao Cao's troops, let alone occupy a few cities, even if
Capturing Jingzhou won’t be a problem.”
When Sun Ce heard this, he rolled his eyes and said, "Could it be that Shi Yuan wants to borrow the champion's sword?"
"Who else can kill Cao Cao except the champion?" Pang Tong said with a smile, "Although the champion is attacking the Qiang and Rongdi, there are Gan Ning in the Yellow River and Zhang He in Jizhou. Even if they can't defeat Cao Cao, they can't defeat Cao Cao."
, but it can also hold back a lot of Cao Cao's troops, win Jingzhou for our army, and buy time. According to my observation, the champion is quite afraid of Cao Cao, and must be willing to create some trouble for Cao Cao."
"I'm afraid Shi Yuan has had this idea for a long time." Seeing that Pang Tong's glass was empty, Sun Ce poured a glass of wine for him.
"Thank you, Lord," Pang Tong said, "I haven't sent out the troops yet, but I already have this idea. It's a pity that there is no one to use the army, so I can only sigh to myself."
"What Shi Yuan said is wrong. You and Zijing are both wise men. How can you say that no one can use it?" Sun Ce was about to drink, but after hearing Pang Tong's words, he stopped, with confusion on his face.
"My lord, are you planning to let me or Zijing go to see Liu Zhang?" Pang Tong shook his head and said, "Liu Zhang once described this behavior as beating a dog with a bun."
"What do you mean?" It was obvious that Sun Ce had not heard this remark.
"There is no return," Pang Tong said. "Liu Zhang is also a ruthless person. I heard that when he recruited Guo Jia, but Guo Jia didn't obey, he was almost killed. Xun Yu and Chen Qun were also saved by Guo Jia with their lives.
When he and Zijing went to Chang'an, Liu Zhang's first sentence must have been to ask us to stay, and his second sentence was to kill us if we didn't comply."
"Uh..." Sun Ce said in shock, "Wouldn't Chang'an become a dragon, a pond, and a tiger? Who dares to send an envoy there?"
"If you don't want to send one, you have to send one. The situation is stronger than the people," Pang Tong said. "Therefore, we have to send some people who can speak well but not be too talented. My lord, you don't even have scribes under your command. How can you have such a person?"
"I see." Sun Ce smiled bitterly and said, "There is nothing I can do about it. As the little overlord of Jiangdong, I naturally have more generals than scribes under my command. However, with you and Zijing helping me, I am not afraid even if there are no scribes."
"Lord, I love you so much." Pang Tong said with a smile, "Although I'm not afraid, I feel aggrieved when I don't have it when I need it. Anyway, you have already given up the position of the Lord of Jiangdong to the Second Young Master. Why don't you write a letter and ask him to be sent as the Lord of Jiangdong?"
Envoys, Zhang Hong, Zhang Zigang, Bu Zhi Bu Zi Shan, they are all talkers, I think the champion will still look down on him."
"You kid..." Sun Ce laughed and said, "If the second brother knows that you comment so much on his subordinates' conspiracy, he will definitely tear your ugly face apart."
"Tch, he wants to tear my face off, but I won't wait for you." Pang Tong was already a little drunk. He opened his arms and laughed and said, "Although the world is big, those who can be my master, except Liu Zhang, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and
Who? As for Sun Zhongmou, although he has a heroic appearance, he is narrow-minded and not a wise master."
"Shi Yuan is drunk." Sun Ce laughed and said, "Zhongmou selects talents and appoints talents, and checks Naya's words. How can he be a narrow-minded person?"
"I'm not drunk, it's just that my lord's eyes are dim." Pang Tong asked with a smile, "If my lord unified the world, Cao Cao and Liu Zhang would be willing to serve you, would you tolerate it?"
"Xu Zijiang once said that Cao Cao was a capable minister in governing the world and a hero in the world. Liu Jiyu was a hero at that time. He fought against foreigners several times. The title of champion is well deserved. If the two of them are under my command, how can I
Can't tolerate it?" Sun Ce patted his chest and said, "Not only can we tolerate it, but we can also allow them to give full play to their talents."
"My lord is so pregnant," Pang Tong asked with a smile, "If it is the second young master, how can he be tolerated?"
"This..." Sun Ce hesitated and said, "It should be tolerated."
"My lord, why do you have to bully me?" Pang Tong said with a smile, "If you can't tolerate your own brothers, how can you tolerate others?"
"Shi Yuan is drunk, how can he say such nonsense?" Sun Ce's face changed when he heard this. Although he was a little worried, he believed that his brother would not be so heartless. Unfortunately, since ancient times, kings have killed their brothers in family affairs.
Not much to do?
"Lord, Shi Yuan has said what he said, and your happiness and displeasure are all over there. Of course, if you kill me with one knife, I will go down to clear the way for you." Pang Tong burped, squinted his small eyes, and looked at
Sun Ce was wandering around.
"Hey Pang Shiyuan, are you trying to pretend to be drunk so that you can pass the test?" Sun Ce immediately understood Pang Tong's plan when he saw this. He bet that as long as he had the intention to draw the sword, Pang Tong would lie on the ground pretending to be drunk and fall asleep.
The next day, I told him that I couldn't remember the drunk words I said while drinking.
His intentions were exposed by Sun Ce, and Pang Tong was not embarrassed at all. He smiled and said, "Why should I pretend to be drunk? If the lord can't even hear the truth, how can he deserve my service?"
"You kid..." Sun Ce shook his head and said, "To be honest, I really don't understand why you defected to me in the first place."
"I thought you wouldn't ask," Pang Tong said with a smile, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Nonsense, do you think I'm stupid?" Sun Ce rolled his eyes and said, "Of course it's the truth."
"You have taken advantage of Liu Bei," Pang Tong said. "I only wanted to compete with Wo Long. At that time, you were the enemy of Liu Bei, and Wo Long's heart was towards Liu Bei. I will give you advice and observe your behavior. If you see my appearance
, if it’s a little bit strange, I’ll leave if I offer some advice.”
"I almost missed out on a talented person, but luckily," Sun Ce laughed and said, "I broke out in a cold sweat after listening to Shiyuan's words."
"Okay, don't be complacent. My lord, you are a hero and very kind to your own people. As your trusted advisor and your friend, I have something to say from the bottom of my heart. If you are not happy to hear it, I hope
"Don't blame me." Although he was a little disappointed with Sun Ce giving up the throne of Jiangdong, Pang Tong and Sun Ce had very similar personalities and hobbies, which was one of the reasons why he stayed.
"Shiyuan, you and I are both teachers and friends, so what can't we say?" Sun Ce smiled and said, "Just say it bluntly."
"If one day you are in danger, even if you are seriously injured, don't go back to Jiangdong. Just treat yourself as dead." Looking at Sun Ce, Pang Tong said sincerely, "Find a place to live in seclusion. When the world is unified, you can still retain a trace of your blood."
…”
"Thank you Shiyuan..." Sun Ce stood up and bowed to the end. He knew that Pang Tong must have seen something, so he reminded him. How could he live up to this deep love?