On the second day after subduing the Baishui Pass garrison, Zhang Song came to Jiameng County, and then Dong Yun sent someone to deliver the news, and Dong He's side began to loosen again. And Dong Yun was even more afraid that Liu Cong would miss the opportunity to return to Jingzhou and rush to Jia Meng in person.

At this time, although Jia Meng was only a county, it was larger than Liu Cong's newly established Shangyong County, and it was also a big county in Yizhou.

Just when the people of Jiameng were struggling with how to leave Liu Cong, the Jiameng County Ya posted a notice: The general of Zhengnan wants to raise troops to crusade against the unrighteous villain Liu Zhang. The notice briefly stated the predicament that Jingzhou is facing today and Liu Cong's request for help from Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang's statement.

When the people inquired again, it turned out that the defenders of Jiameng Pass had all surrendered to Liu Cong.

In fact, the common people do not have an obvious political position, but there are still some scholars and wealthy families among them who understand the general trend of the world. More blamed Liu Zhang for his unrighteousness. Of course, some people feel that Liu Cong's attack seems to be a bit excessive, but it is only too much. Because in the past year, Liu Cong has been widely benevolent in Jiameng, and he has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and now as long as there are many wars, Jiameng is lucky.

Liu Cong did not hesitate any longer, and on the third day of the return of the defenders of Baishui Pass, the army was marched and pointed at the city. Although the Baishui Pass defenders had just surrendered, Liu Cong couldn't afford to wait, and once the news of Yang Huai and Gao Pei's killing reached Chengdu, the entire Yizhou would be shocked, and at the same time, Liu Zhang would also deploy troops everywhere.

Luocheng is the original Yizhou Governor's Office, and now the Guanghan County Governor's Office is located between Jiameng and Chengdu. The relationship between Pang Xi, the Taishou of Guanghan County, and Liu Zhang is extraordinary.

He was originally a native of Sili Henan (now Luoyang, Henan). Figures of the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty served as a councillor.

After Liu Yan and Ma Teng's army failed in the attack on Chang'an, they spent money to rescue and recruit Liu Yan's descendants to abandon their official positions and enter Shu, and served as a subordinate of Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, and was the leader of Liu Yan's group in Dongzhou. He was once Liu Yantuo's lonely minister, and Zhao Wei was the hero who assisted Liu Zhang's accession to the throne.

He served as the Brazilian Taishou and was the barrier of Yizhou to defend against Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. He was related to Liu Zhang by marriage, and his daughter Pang Shi married Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun as his wife. Later, because of his arrogance and self-respect, he privately recruited people as a trilogy (the types of people were fierce, and Han Gaozu pacified the world with their help), and was suspected by Liu Zhang, who wanted to rebel against Zhang as a prince, but was later stopped by Cheng Ji. Later, Pang Xi tried his best to be too good, and Liu Zhang regained his trust.

After Liu Cong entered Shu, Liu Zhang had an extra heart to change the surrender faction Xu Jing back to Chengdu, and let his father-in-law Pang Xi serve as the Taishou of Guanghan County, erecting an inconspicuous barrier between himself and Liu Cong.

For this person, Liu Cong is naturally very familiar with it as a traverser, and Pang Xi and Liu Yan are the Tong family, indicating that the Pang Xi family should be a big family, and since his father's generation, he has a relationship with the royal family Liu Yan family, and has served as the Han family speaker, and later served as the Yizhou side of the Taishou, and has also led the army for a long time, which shows that Pang Xi is quite talented, both civil and military, and his literary talent and fame are famous at the moment.

At the same time, Pang Xi is also a vicious opportunist, throughout his life, first Liu Yan and Ma Teng conspired to attack Chang'an, Pang Xi cautiously threw himself into the matter, and the result was really defeated, Ma Teng's father and son and Liu Yan's son were killed; Then he knew that he was a Hanchen, and he was not a close confidant of Cao Cao, and he was a member of the family suppressed by Cao Cao, and his future was bleak, so he spent money to rescue Liu Yan's children and grandchildren, and moved his family to Yizhou to join Liu Yan.

With the old friendship and rescue grace, he successfully became an important minister under Liu Yan's account, and became one of the leaders of Liu Yan's Dongzhou Shi Group; In order to protect the interests of himself and the Dongzhou scholars, he also supported Liu Zhang, who was weak by nature and his own in-law, and became a meritorious hero, and became a powerful minister above 10,000 people under one person in Yizhou, supporting the army.

Looking at Pang Xi's deeds of resisting Zhang Lu, it can be said that he has been defeated repeatedly, and there are only two reasons: one is that it may show that although Pang Xi is famous in talent, he actually knows nothing about military affairs.

The second is that Pang Xi has been defeated repeatedly so that he finally did not come out of the army, but Brazil has never been captured by Zhang Lu, it can be seen that he is a typical conspirator, he is not unable to defeat Zhang Lu, but is afraid that Liu Zhang's cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will lose, and after defeating Zhang Lu, he will lose his existing rights and use value, so he deliberately pretends to be defeated but does not lose an inch of land, so as to support the army and become the emperor of the soil.

Therefore, Pang Xi is both an opportunist and a conspirator, everything is based on his own and family interests, and he is not a good minister who cares about the Han family or seeks benefits for the people. Such a person can be entrusted with important tasks by Liu Zhang several times, Liu Cong couldn't help but laugh dumbly. However, Liu Cong did not underestimate the enemy because Guanghan was too guarded by Pang Xijiu, after all, there were heavy troops stationed in the city. It is not far from Chengdu, so Liu Cong predicts that the real evil battle may be the Battle of Yucheng.

However, it was said that Liu Cong had killed the general guarding the pass and received all the news that the soldiers of Baishui Pass had been sent back to Chengdu.

"Liu Cong'er wants to take away my inheritance, what strategy do you have to deal with the enemy?" asked Liu Zhang. At this time, Don't drive Zhang Song has disappeared inexplicably, and Fa Zheng is also stranded in Jia Meng, Liu Zhang suddenly realized. And Qin Mi, Xu Jing and others, knowing that Liu Zhang was incompetent and wanted to find the master, sat on the wall and watched at the moment, without saying a word.

Only the general Zhang Ren and others stepped forward.

"Lord, Liu Cong has the help of the anti-thief Zhang Song and Fa Zheng, and collects all the soldiers of Baishui Pass. Now that the pass along the road leading to the city has been taken, without further ado, the elite soldiers should be sent to the city to defend against the enemy. The city is the gateway to Chengdu, as long as the city is not lost, Chengdu can be guaranteed to be worry-free. The lord sent someone to Zhang Lu to repair the relationship, promised him benefits, and asked him to send troops from Jia Meng, and attack Liu Cong and others from both sides to clear the rear obstacles. ”

I saw a person walk out and say, everyone regarded it as Huang Quan, Huang Gongheng, and now Liu Zhang's main book. This Huang Quan is not Huang Quan, the chief of the guard of Liu Cong in Jingzhou, but a famous man in Shu. A native of Langzhong, Brazil (now Langzhong, Sichuan). Less for the county officials, the state pastor Liu Zhang called the main thin. Later, don't drive Zhang Song to welcome Liu Cong into Shu, Huang Quan is also resolutely opposed, but Liu Zhang does not comply, and he has been left out in the cold.

"Lord, Master Huang's words are reasonable, but you can quickly send someone to do it, and I am willing to block Liu Cong for the lord!" General Zhang Ren immediately stood up and asked for battle. Although Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang have always been at odds, it is also a fact that Liu Cong entered Shu to occupy several counties in Zhanglu's Han Dynasty and built Shangyong County. Although the two are not harmonious, if Liu Cong takes Yizhou, it will be difficult for Zhang Lu to be alone, so Huang Quan proposed that Zhang Lu in the north is also a good way.

Liu Zhang listened to what the two said, and sent people to report that the guards were strengthened everywhere, and Zhang Ren was transferred, Leng Bao, Deng Xian and others went to Luocheng to meet the enemy, and Fei Guan was sent to Zhang Lu to repair relations, and transferred grain and grass from Chengdu to Luocheng to support the front line.

It is only 400 miles from Jiameng to Luocheng, and Liu Cong has come all the way with the help of Fa Zheng, Dong Yun, Lei Tong, Wu Lan and others, all the way to win the pass and accumulate money and grain. After the striker Wei Yan heard that Zhang Ren had brought 30,000 elite soldiers to garrison Luocheng, he sent Pang Tong back to discuss the next step with Liu Cong.

"Military advisor, Liu Zhang sent Zhang Ren and others to defend, and there was a detailed report that Liu Zhang sent Fei Guan to Hanzhong to negotiate peace with Zhang Lu, preparing to draw troops and horses from Hanzhong to attack, what should our army do?" Liu Cong asked after summoning Pang Tong.

"If the lord wants to capture Xichuan, at the moment it is a little invincible to rely on our army's soldiers and horses, our army should look around, take advantage of the momentum of others for our army, disperse Liu Zhang's forces, and then the army will go straight to Chengdu, only to capture Chengdu, Yizhou can also be obtained," Pang Tong said.

"Excuse me? Please tell me more about it."

"The lord, I heard that Zhang Lu's don't drive Yang Song, but he is a villain who is greedy for money, and the lord can use his wealth to buy this person, so that he can make a statement to Zhang Lu, and when we get Yizhou, the two will divide Yizhou. can promise on the surface to give up Shangyong, Jia Meng and other places to Zhang Lu. If this plan is successful, Liu Zhang's flanking momentum cannot be formed. Moreover, there are barbarians rampant in the south of Yizhou, and the lord can send people to make friends and order him to send troops to attack the south of Yizhou, so that Liu Zhang can't care about each other!

In this way, as long as our army defeats Zhang Ren's troops and horses in Luocheng, the army will be in Chengdu," Pang Tong said. Both sides want to use their strength to fight, but if Liu Cong returns to Shangyong, it is really difficult to say with the feud between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang. If Yang Song helps again, this matter can be done, so that he can attack Liu Zhang with peace of mind. Liu Cong suddenly had a good plan at this time.

"The military advisor's plan is very good, you can send someone to do it quickly," Liu Cong said happily after hearing this.

"If you want to do this, you have to treat them differently," Pang added.

"Oh, what's the difference, please tell the military advisor to hear it" Liu Cong was most annoyed and asked eagerly.

"If the lord wants to do this, he should be strong and weak, the Nanban has always been rampant, and the clan has always respected warriors, and most of them divide official positions according to the level of martial arts. If the people of the faction are weak, they will be despised, and they will go to the south when they are a member of the faction. If you go to the southern barbarians, you can first use force to deter their hearts, and then discuss the matter of entering the army, which is a strong one.

Although there are many soldiers in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu has no good generals, and most of the people who command the army are rabble, if the people sent have a tough attitude, they will be suspected by Zhang Lu and used by Liu Zhang. The lord sent a weak scholar to show the heart of the weak and arrogant enemy, and then promised to benefit. Zhang Luding will not help Zhang. This is a weakness. Pang Tong explained to Liu Cong in detail.

"Well, who is better to send it?"

"General Zilong, Yongguan, the three armies will definitely be able to annex the southern barbarians, as for Zhang Lu, Xiaozhi and Xiu Zhao are both witty people, and this plan will definitely succeed."

After hearing this, Liu Cong felt that this march and battle, Pang Tong, the military division, was really not an ornament, at least this time he was more thoughtful than he thought. Even Fa Zheng praised this strategy again and again. Zhang Lu in the north has no ambitions, and he is at odds with Zhang Lu, as long as Liu Cong shows that he has no intention of encroaching on Hanzhong, Zhang Lu will definitely not help Liu Zhang.

Although luring Nanban to attack Liu Zhang is a bit of a wolf into the house, it can disperse Liu Zhang's forces and buy time for Liu Cong to capture the entire Yizhou. As for how to domesticate these barbarians in the future, that's a story for another time. Liu Cong immediately ordered Zhao Yun to go south and Dong Yun to go north to act separately.