Ma Chao and Zhang Fei went down to count the army rations. Zhang Liao quietly squeezed beside Pang Tong and said, "Commander, there seems to be some discord between Yide and Meng Qi. Should we separate them? If they really fight, it will be very detrimental to our army, especially
This is the situation now!”
"No need!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Do you really think they don't know what to do? In fact, they all have a sense of propriety! The reason why they made such a fuss is because they know that I will definitely stop it in the end! The Lord once said that there are subtle virtues in virtue.
, Meng Qi is bold and resourceful, there will never be any problems between the two of them, so don’t worry!"
"My lord really said that?" Zhang Liao blinked and asked, "Military advisor, what did your lord say about me?"
After staring at Zhang Liao for a long time, Pang Tong said: "My lord once said that Zhang Wenyuan is a good general of the times and the most powerful general in the world!"
"This..." Zhang Liao was stunned. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to have such a high opinion of him. You must know that Zhao Hu was a famous general and wise minister in the era of King Zhou Xuan. He was once the great uncle. When King Zhou Xuan died, he appointed him
He and Yin Jifu were the ministers of Tuogu.
"Don't be surprised. My lord is always very accurate in judging people. If he says you are Zhaohu, he will be right!" Pang Tong patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder and said, "Wenyuan, keep working hard. I believe in you and even more in my lord's vision."
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"Thank you, military advisor!" Zhang Liao said excitedly: "I will definitely not let down your lord's expectations and strive to become a general like a tiger..."
"Shh..." Pang Tong didn't expect that just a compliment would make Zhang Liao so excited. He smiled slightly and said: "My lord, you don't want me to say it. Don't let it leak out!"
"Don't worry, military advisor, you won't even say a word if you kill me!" Zhang Liao patted his chest and made a promise, but Pang Tong couldn't help laughing!
"Okay! It's not a big deal!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Go and see how Meng Qi and Yide are doing with the army ration statistics!"
"Yes!" Zhang Liao was about to turn around, but Ma Chao and Zhang Fei came!
"Military advisor, our army still has five days of rations left over from the last robbery!" Zhang Fei spoke first, but Ma Chao nodded beside him, indicating that Zhang Fei was right!
"Five days..." Pang Tong thought for a while and said: "In this situation, we should not be able to grab food, let alone attack the city. In this case, we will retreat to Wuguan, and then take advantage of the opportunity!"
"Back to Wuguan?" Pang De frowned and said, "Military advisor, Meng Qi and I came from Hulao Pass. If we retreat, should we return to Hulao Pass?"
"No! There's no point in you going back to Hulao Pass!" Pang Tong said: "Hulao Pass is defended by the lord. Even if Cao Cao wants to attack by force, he will do so according to his ability. What's more, you are all cavalry and cannot exert your power when guarding the pass.
!Only the cavalry in motion are the most terrifying! Besides, as long as Cao Cao cannot find any trace of us, he will not dare to move!"
"This..." Zhang Liao asked: "If we return to Wuguan, will Cao Cao still know our whereabouts?"
"Of course not. We are going back to Wuguan to get military rations!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "After getting the military rations, we will attack Wancheng, then disappear at night, and then attack Xuchang, leaving Cao Cao unprepared. At the same time, I will also ask the lord to provoke Cao Cao.
, to cooperate with our actions!”
"Since the military advisor has made appropriate arrangements, we will naturally follow them!" Zhang Fei nodded, and Liu Zhang asked him to listen to Pang Tong. He would not have any objections!
"Commander, I think your goal is not Cao Cao!" After hearing Pang Tong's plan, a glint flashed in Zhang Liao's eyes, because none of the cities Pang Tong attacked could be breached!
"Wenyuan still knows me!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "The cities in the Central Plains are high and thick, and recently Cao Cao's army is still raising the city walls and digging deep moats. This is obviously to prevent our army from gathering troops to attack the city! Since Cao Cao can't find anyone here
Now that it's cheap, I'll naturally go to Jiangdong to try my luck. Last time, we already attacked Wuling City. If we attack again, I wonder what Sun Quan's expression will be like."
"This..." Pang De frowned and said, "Military advisor, Sun Quan suffered such a big loss last time. Isn't he still on guard?"
"The most dangerous place is the safest!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Wuling, as a forward position, has no civilians and is dispensable. Last time, our army attacked Wuling and burned the materials in the city. If Sun Quan does not want to fight with our army,
, will naturally give up there, but now that Sun Quan is still stationed there, it means that it is still the material transfer place for Jiangdong Army! We have an army of 200,000, and we can just try what the lord said about encircling the point for reinforcements!"
"What is encircling a point to call for reinforcements?" Although the words are easy to explain, all the generals were a little confused. Only Zhang Liao was thoughtful.
"It's to surround Wuling and block the Jiangdong army that is rescuing Wuling!" Pang Tong said with a smile: "If our army only had 100,000 troops, I would not dare to move. But now that our army has 200,000 troops, it is more than enough to deal with Sun Quan! If Zhou Yu can be allowed to cooperate,
, maybe we can break through Jiangdong!"
"Conquer Jiangdong?" Zhang Fei and others' eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light. If Jiangdong could be conquered, Liu Zhang would be able to put all his power on Cao Cao, and he would not be far from unifying the world!
"Just do what the military advisor wants!" Ma Chao's reaction seemed a little slow. Everyone's faces were filled with excitement before he came back to his senses! However, he immediately supported Pang Tong with actions!
Seeing that the generals agreed to his plan, Pang Tong immediately ordered the march. The 200,000-strong army headed towards Wuguan with great fanfare. The momentum was so frightening that Sima Yi thought Pang Tong was preparing to fight him! It wasn't until Pang Tong returned to Wuguan that Sima Yi relaxed.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but within two days, Pang Tong's army came to the city again, which made him a little confused. What made Sima Yi even more puzzled was that on the third day of the siege, Pang Tong withdrew his troops at night and disappeared. Not long after, there was news that
News came about Pang Tong's surprise attack on Xuchang.
A series of blows left Cao's army confused, but Pang Tong was already on his way to Wuling! In order to allow the army to cross the river easily, Pang Tong sent someone to contact Gan Ning and asked him to build several pontoon bridges in the shallow water.
These pontoon bridges must not be discovered by Jiangdong's army! Knowing that Pang Tong was an expert in military warfare, Gan Ning would naturally not refuse his request.
In order to satisfy Pang Tong, Gan Ning erected more than twenty pontoon bridges on a shoal near Fuguan to facilitate the army to cross the river! The pontoon bridges could not be discovered by Jiangdong's army, so Gan Ning ordered Jinfan soldiers to step up patrols and patrol wherever they could see the pontoon bridges.
All the places were blocked. Several Jiangdong Army scouts died unexpectedly, and Pang Tong also arrived on the fifth day after the pontoon bridge was built!
As the saying goes: Soldiers are valuable and quick! When he saw the pontoon bridge on the river, Pang Tong was overjoyed. He didn't have time to thank Gan Ning, so he led his army across the river. Originally, it would take at least two days for an army of 200,000 to cross the river, but because of the many bridges, Pang Tong
It only took half a day to cross the river fork and approach Wuling City under the cover of night.
During the day and night, Pang Tong led his army to slowly approach Wuling. In order to prevent Jiangdong's army from discovering it, everyone they met on the road were killed! Fortunately, there were no common people near Wuling, and even the barbarians had moved away. As for the
Those who were met by Pang Tong were most likely spies or businessmen who wanted money at the expense of their lives. However, Pang Tong was not in the mood to identify their identities. For the great cause of unifying the world, these people could only consider themselves unlucky!
"We're here!" Looking at Wuling City, which had neither been raised nor dug a moat, Pang Tong and others were very excited. They seemed to have seen the dawn of victory!
"Commander, arrange the mission!" Zhang Fei was so excited that he forgot to lower his voice, and his buzzing voice startled a crowd of birds!
"Everyone, be silent!" Hearing the sound of birds flapping their wings, Pang Tong was stunned for a moment. He quickly asked everyone to be quiet. Otherwise, he could tell from the movement of the birds that there was an army here! Scanning the crowd, Pang Tong said softly: "
Wen Yuan, you go to the place where you ambush last time, Ling Ming, you go to the small road to ambush! Sun Quan's reinforcements suffered a loss last time, this time they will advance in two directions. However, don't forget to let the soldiers who ask for reinforcements go!"
"Yes!" Zhang Liao and Pang De quickly left with their troops, leaving only Ma Chao. Zhang Fei stared at Pang Tong with four big eyes!
Seeing the two men looking at him eagerly, Pang Tong smiled and said: "What are you looking at? Of course you will follow me to attack the city! The sacks were not thrown away, right?"
The two of them knew that their voices were loud and they didn't dare to open their mouths, so they just kept nodding.
Pang Tong said: "Take people to fill the sacks with soil, don't use it in a hurry! Wait for Wenyuan and Ming to send more reinforcements, and then we can attack the city by force! However, this time it may be a little difficult, Wuling City must be full of
Horsemen and spearmen, do you have confidence?"
There was another burst of crazy nodding, and Pang Tong was very satisfied with what he saw. He said no more and asked the two men to lead his troops to rest. Pang Tong was also a little overwhelmed after traveling for days!
The night passed quickly, and the sky gradually became brighter. When the first ray of sunlight shone on Pang Tong's face, he opened his eyes, and Ma Chao and Zhang Fei had already gotten up, ordering the soldiers to cook in the pot and prepare to attack.
After eating the morning meal and resting for a while, Pang Tong ordered his troops to march to Wuling!
"The enemy is attacking..." When the army came to the city, the defenders on the city suddenly let out a loud roar, and the war drums and horns also sounded at the same time. The Wuling guards, who were still in their dreams, all put on their armor and walked up to the city. They saw
Pang Tong and the Jiangdong soldiers were all shocked. You must know that when Pang Tong was under Sun Ce, his wisdom had penetrated into the hearts of the Jiangdong soldiers!
"Military Pang..." The soldiers were not surprised at all. The most surprised people were Ling Tong and Dong Xi who were guarding Wuling. They were once generals under Pang Tong!
"Listen to the defenders on the city, immediately open the city gates and open the city to surrender, otherwise when the city is broken, no one will be left alive!" Zhang Fei, with his loud voice, rushed directly to the city and issued an ultimatum!
"Commander Pang, why did you betray Jiangdong!" Ling Tong ignored Zhang Fei and stared directly at Pang Tong. He wanted to know why his beloved Pang Tong left Jiangdong!
"Gongji, I can't tell you this matter!" Pang Tong shook his head and said; "This is a big secret. If I tell you, you will die! Of course, if you surrender, I will tell you the whole story.