"I'll go, 'Phoenix Chick' Pang Tong is actually in Jiangdong, but it's a pity that I have to fight Cao Cao now, and I don't have time to meet him." Chen Wu planned to stay with Pang Tong after the war, Zhuge Liang had already let Liu Du take the lead, and Pang Tong couldn't let him run anymore.

Zhuge Liang explained the strategy to Chen Wu in detail, and Chen Wu was overjoyed, while asking Zhuge Liang to inform Pang Tong that he was going to use the plan; While sitting in the tent, he sent someone to invite Jiang Gan.

Seeing that Chen Wu did not come to greet him, Jiang Gan had doubts in his heart, and taught the boatman to stop the boat at the secluded shore mouth and tie it with a cable, so he went into Dazhai alone to see Chen Wu.

Chen Wu looked at Jiang Gan with a cold face and asked, "Why did Ziyi deceive me too much?" ”

Jiang Gan smiled and said: "I think that since I have been a brother with you before, I have come to confide in my confidants, why not bully each other?" ”

Chen Wu shouted: "You want to say that I will descend, unless the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten!" I asked you to get drunk and stay with you; But you stole my secret letter, left without resignation, and returned to Cao Cao, so that my business could not be done. If you come again today for no reason, you will have bad intentions! I was going to send you over, but in a few days, I will break the thief; While you are in the army, there will be important things to leak. ”

Chen Wu looked at the left and right guards, and shouted, "You will send Ziyi to rest in the Xishan Nunnery." ”

Chen Wu snorted coldly and looked at Jiang Gan: "When I break Cao Cao, it will not be too late to cross the river for you at that time." ”

Jiang Gan was about to argue again, but Chen Wu had already arrived at the back of the account. The left and right guards took horses for Jiang Gan to ride, sent them to the small nunnery behind the West Mountain to rest, and sent two soldiers to ambush.

Jiang Gan was in the nunnery, depressed in his heart, and restless in his sleep. This night was full of stars, and after he walked out of the nunnery alone, he could only hear the sound of reading. Jiang Gan walked leisurely and looked over, only to see a few thatched huts next to the mountain rock, and the light inside was reflected.

Jiang Gan stepped forward to look into the house, only to see a sword hanging in the room, and a person in front of the lamp was reciting the military books of Sun Wu and Wu Qi. Jiang Gan pondered: "There must be talented people here." ”

Jiang Gan knocked on the door and asked to come in, and the man opened the door to greet him, but saw that he had a nose facing the sky, ears and ears, and his face was very ugly. Jiang Gan bowed his hand and asked, "I just heard that Your Excellency reads the military book at night, dare to ask for your name?" ”

The man replied, "The surname is Pang, the name is Tong, and the character is Shiyuan." ”

Jiang Gan was shocked: "Could it be Mr. Feng Yan?" ”

Pang Tong smiled slightly: "Yes." ”

Jiang Gan was overjoyed and said: "Mr. Jiuwen's name, why do you live here now?" ”

Pang Tong replied: "Chen Wu is the overlord of Western Chu, and he can't tolerate people, so I live in seclusion here. Who is under the feet? ”

Jiang Gan replied: "I am Jiang Ganye." ”

Pang Tong then invited Jiang Gan into the hermitage and sat together to talk. Jiang Gan said: "With Mr.'s talent, why disadvantage? If you are willing to return to Cao, you should be introduced. ”

Pang Tong sighed: "I also want to stay away from Jiangdong for a long time. There is a heart to introduce at the foot, that is, I will go with you today. If it's too late, Chen Wu will hear about it, and it will definitely harm me. ”

Pang Tong and Jiang Gan went down the mountain overnight, and when they arrived at the river, Jiang Gan found the boat left when he came before, and quickly rowed it to the north of the river. When he arrived at Cao Cao's military village, Jiang Gan met Cao Cao first and told him about the previous events.

Cao Cao heard that the "phoenix" Pang Tong was coming, and personally went out of the tent to greet Pang Tong, and sat down as the guest and host, Cao Cao said: "Chen Wu is young, and he bullies the public, and he doesn't need good schemes. Mr. Cao's name has been heard for a long time, and now he has been patronized, and he is not stingy with teachings. ”

Pang Tong said: "I have heard that the prime minister has a way to use soldiers, and I would like to see the appearance of the army today." ”

Cao Cao then taught people to prepare horses, and first invited Pang Tong to go to watch the dry village. Pang Tong and Cao Cao climbed high and looked at the horses, Pang Tong exclaimed: "The mountains are close to the forest, looking forward to the front and back, there are doors in and out, and there are twists and turns. ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Sir, don't be overpraised, I still hope to advise." ”

So Cao Cao and Pang went to watch the water village, only to see that the water village was divided into twenty-four gates to the south, all of them had warships, and they were listed as the city walls, and there were small boats hidden in the middle, and there were alleys to and fro, and the ups and downs were orderly.

It's just that the sergeants on the ship were practicing, and suddenly there was an occasional phenomenon of falling to the ground and vomiting, and Cao Cao frowned frequently. Pang Tong said with a smile: "The prime minister uses soldiers like this, and his reputation is well deserved!" ”

Cao Cao returned to Dazhai and invited Pang Tong into the tent and set up a banquet to drink with Pang Tong. Guo Jia was also seated, and Pang Tong discussed with him the use of military secrets. Pang Tong spoke eloquently and replied fluently.

Cao Cao deeply admired Pang Tong, he knew Guo Jia's strategy, but he didn't expect Pang Tong to be on par with his strategy in the art of war. Cao Cao treated Pang Tong courteously, and Pang Tong pretended to be drunk and said, "Dare to ask if there is a good doctor in the army?" ”

Cao Cao asked: "There is a doctor Hua Tuo under a certain account, but he is still in Yecheng, I don't know what Mr. wants to ask the good doctor to do?" ”

Pang Tong said: "The navy has many diseases, and it must be cured with good healing. ”

In addition to the sergeants in Cao Cao's army, many of them were infected with the plague and many people died, and Cao Cao was worried about this.

Guo Jia also sighed, he knew Hua Tuo's medical skills, but unfortunately Cao Cao left him in Yecheng to treat Cao Cao's most valued son Cao Chong, and did not bring him to the army.

saw Pang Tong and said: "The prime minister's method of coaching the water army is very wonderful, but unfortunately it is not complete. ”

Cao Cao asked, "Oh, dare to ask Mr. for advice!" ”

Pang Tong hesitated for a while, and Cao Cao asked again and again. Pang Tong said: "There is a certain strategy, so that the large and small water armies are free of disease and succeed safely." ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed, stood up and asked Pang Tongdao: "What is the best plan for sir, tell me quickly." ”

Pang Tong smiled and pulled out his sword, Zhang Liao, Le Jin and others on the seat hurriedly pulled out their swords when they saw this, and Cao Cao hurriedly ordered the generals to put away their swords. Pang Tong put his sword between the two bowls and explained: "In the great river, the tide rises and falls, and the wind and waves are endless. The northern soldiers were not accustomed to boating, and when they were affected by this turbulence, they became ill. If the big boat and the small boat are all matched, or thirty as a row, or fifty as a row, the end is chained with iron rings, and the top is covered with a wide board, so that the rest of the people can cross, and the horses can also walk. Take advantage of this, let him wind and waves go up and down, what is there to fear? ”

Cao Cao stepped down from his seat and came to thank Pang Tong: "If it is not Mr. Liang's good strategy, An can break Jiangdong!" ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "If you have a foolish opinion, the prime minister will judge it." ”

Cao Cao immediately asked Zhang Liao to give an order: "Order the blacksmith in the army to build a chain of big nails overnight to lock the ship." ”

Zhang Liao was just about to go down to give the order, but when he saw Guo Jia sitting and thinking for a while, he stood up and stopped: "Prime Minister is slow, if the Jiangdong army attacks with fire, our army will be locked in iron boats, how can it be dispersed for a while?" ”

Cao Cao suddenly realized when he heard this, and Pang Tong was also so shocked that his back was sweating, and he secretly scolded Zhuge Liang a thousand times in his heart. Zhuge Liang didn't ask him to offer a serial plan, but now Guo Jia has seen through it, how can this be good?

In order to save his life, Pang Tong had to pretend to be calm, and smiled at Guo Jia: "Guo Fengxiao really lives up to his reputation, but you ignore the key points. In the middle of winter, there is only a northwest wind, where is the southeast wind? If Chen Wu attacked with fire, wouldn't he burn all his own horses and horses? Hahaha......"

Although Cheng Yu and Xun You and other strategists also vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the iron lock and the boat, they could not refute what Pang Tong said.

Guo Jia just fell into deep thought, Cao Cao had taught Zhang Liao to pass on the military order. When the armies heard that the serial warships could not only make these northerners, who were not accustomed to the wind and waves on the river, walk on the ground on the boats, but also defeat the tall building ships of the Jiangdong Army, they all cheered and celebrated.

Pang Tong said to Cao Cao again: "A certain Guanjiang Zuo hero, there are many people who complain about Chen Wu; With a three-inch tongue, the prime minister said it, so that everyone came down. Chen Wu has the courage to do so, and if he is isolated and helpless, he will be captured by the prime minister. If Chen Wu is broken, Liu Du and others are useless. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "Mr. can achieve great success, please play the Son of Heaven and be named one of the three princes." ”

Pang Tong thanked him and said: "A certain is not for wealth, but wants to save the ears of all people." The prime minister crossed the river, be careful not to kill. ”

Cao Cao promised repeatedly: "I will do the right thing for heaven and endure to kill the people!" ”

But he saw Guo Jia whispering to Cao Cao: "Lord, the plan of the serial warship, Jia feels that it is inappropriate. You can detain this person first, and wait for me to take a closer look. ”

Cao Cao didn't think so, if he forcibly detained Pang Tong, a famous Jingxiang scholar, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the Jiangnan scholars. Now that he has just won Jingxiang, he is about to buy people's hearts, and he can't follow Guo Jia's words.

Pang Tong was deeply jealous of Guo Jia and was anxious to get out, so he said to Cao Cao: "Worship the list of texts to secure the clan." ”

Cao Cao asked, "Sir's family, where do you live now?" ”

Pang Tong replied, "Only by the river." If you get this list, you can keep it. ”

Cao Cao then let down his guard, Pang Tong's family was by the river, how could he dare to make a conspiracy? So he ordered someone to write an Anmin list and deliver it to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong thanked him and said: "Prime Minister, you can quickly march into the army after farewell, and wait for Chen Wu's consciousness." ”

(End of chapter)