On 14 September, torrential rain struck along the Yangtze River, Jingzhou and Yangzhou borders, and floods broke out after a week, affecting more than 500 villages and towns, and six large and small cities, including Jianye, and the people were struggling to make ends meet. In late September, Sun Quan's envoy went to Pangtong Dazhai. Pang Tong ordered the men to lead them into the camp tent. I saw a person with a round face, a pair of large and sharp eyes, as if he had been perceiving something. He was wearing red armor and a long sword at his waist. Pang Tong saw him and said, "Your Excellency?" ”

"Zhou Yu, a strategist under Sun Quan in Xia Jiangdong, has seen a huge number of people."

Pang Tong showed a happy expression and said, "Sit." ”

Zhou Yu sat down on one side, Dian Wei was tall behind Pang Tong, and Lu Su was also in the account at this time, and Pang Tong ordered him to sit down opposite Zhou Yu.

"I don't know what Gong Jin is doing here?"

Zhou Yu saw that he spoke politely, so he said: "The huge person is kind. I'm here to thank you for your paperwork. ”

Pang Tong smiled bitterly: "What is there to thank, didn't you listen to me?" Otherwise, how can Jianye be flooded. ”

Zhou Yu shook his head and lamented, "This is due to Lord Sun's hesitation. Although I tried my best to persuade them, the old ministers Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu thought that the huge general was making wild remarks and teasing us, so they gave up. It has harmed many of my people, hey, don't talk about it, don't talk about it. ”

Pang Tong said: "Even if I say something crazy, don't you even have the mood to take a look?" ”

Zhou Yu said with a heavy face: "Careless...... Pang Tong thought to himself: "It's you Zhou Yu also thinks that I, Pang Tong, are teasing you, it's really ridiculous." It's a shame that I only talk about the demon way, if you say the Red Lotus Sect, you may say that I have a problem with my brain. ”

Pang Tong waved his sleeves and said, "Then what's the matter, say it quickly." He knew that Zhou Yu's point here was not to thank him, after all, the flood had already happened, and it was the people who suffered.

Zhou Yu arched his hand and said: "I received the order of Lord Sun and specially planned for the well-being of the two families. ”

Pang Tong curled the corners of his mouth and said, "I have a good relationship with Cao Cao, it seems that you know, right?" ”

Zhou Yu's eyes showed a slight blankness, and said, "How can you not know." It seems that the huge man is very far-sighted, and what I have to say has been seen through by you. ”

"How is that possible, I'm just imagining. You and I have no territory to meet, so it is impossible to fight for a truce. And if it is Yuzhou, I have no friendship with Old Man Kong, and I have no stakes. I won't help him either. Pang Tong took a deep breath and smiled. Yes, Lord Sun even dared to eat a tiger. ”

Zhou Yu chuckled and said, "How does the general think of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?" ”

"Cao Cao is a brave and resolute person, and Yuan Shao is a man who has many plans and few decisions."

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "The general sees it very thoroughly. Otherwise it wouldn't have been here for so long. If you really want to help Cao Cao, you can raid the black nest a long time ago. Now Yuan Shaojun's front is so long. Pang Tongjun and Cao Cao's army attacked on both sides, even if he Yuan Shaoxiong had many soldiers, he was not your opponent. He smiled slyly. Two dogs strive for a bone and a third runs away with it. ”

Pang Tong, who had seen it through, laughed to give himself a moment to think.

"Cao Mengde once was kind to me in the affairs of Chaoge County."

Zhou Yu sneered: "Can General Pang not mention such a trivial matter." He got up and said, "If you only talk about such boring things, I'll be gone." ”

Pang Tong reached out and pressed down, and said, "Sit!" ”

Zhou Yu sat down and said coldly: "I came sincerely. Today, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are fighting. The whole world is waiting for them to have a result. And it is you, General Pang, who really make the difference in the tide of the war. At present, Cao Cao and Kong Ling are allied, and Cao Cao is guarding Xuchang in the north of Yuzhou, pulling Yuan Shaojun's battle line to the east of Pang Tong's army, near Yuzhou and Yanzhou, this strategic arrangement is so obvious. Huge people are in the big picture. ”

After listening carefully, Pang Tong said, "Let's put it simply. Your strategic line is to destroy the strongest Cao Cao first, and then punch the hole. Therefore, guide our army to attack Yuan Shao, and you and I will be in a north-south trend. ”

"Huge people in a word." Zhou Yu said: "The premise is that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have a decisive battle, and you have to push the tragedy of this decisive battle to a climax." ”

"At that time, my friendship with Cao Cao will be broken."

"It's a common thing in the military." Zhou Yu said coldly: "Our relationship may also eventually lead to war. But what is sought now is maximizing benefits, isn't it? ”

Pang Tong thought to himself: "An ancient person already has such a wording, and Zhou Lang is really extraordinary. He said: "Gong Jin will talk about the idea." ”

Zhou Yu showed a wry smile on his face and said, "Do you need to say what to do?" After the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, our army will wave its army north. ”

"Give me a month." Pang Tong said indifferently: "I will definitely give you a practical action to answer." ”

Zhou Yu got up and said, "Then I'll wait for the good news of the huge general." ”

Pang Tong said: "Gongjin is in such a hurry to leave, why don't you have a few drinks?" ”

"Military affairs are urgent, and there are still many government affairs to be done after the floods, so we can't leave for a long time." Yan and Pang Tong exchanged a few more words and left. After Pang Tong sent out of Dazhai, he returned to the camp. Lu Su sat all the time, didn't speak, didn't even make a move. Pang Tong sat down and said, "What do you think of the military advisor?" ”

As if breaking the peace, Lu Su arched his hand and said, "The huge man has already made a decision, and I don't have a high opinion. ”

"Say what you think."

"In my opinion, it's a good thing. Before, he was still worried that it would be difficult to parry Cao Cao after killing Yuan Shao. Now after letting the two sides fight viciously, we will destroy Yuan Shao and let Sun Quan contain Cao Cao. ”

"Containment? It's a good word. Pang Tong smiled: "I think Sun Quan should prepare well, Cao Mengde is not easy to deal with." ”

"That's why Jiangdong is in a hurry to fight Cao Cao, otherwise he will definitely not be able to protect Yangzhou in the future. And Cao Cao allied with Kong Ling. In the future, if he Sun Quan punches holes, Cao Cao will not ignore it. Under the reason, beating Cao Cao is the best policy, although it is a last resort, but if the opportunity is missed, the great cause of his grandson family will be ruined. However, this Yuan Shao is not easy to deal with, the fourth world and the third duke, there are many strategists and generals under him, and he has a deep foundation. ”

Pang Tong smiled happily: "Yes, there are many others." But just looking at Yan Liang's affairs, he knew that this person would ruin the future of these civil and military forces. Pang Tong stroked his hair back and said, "The hair is already up to my shoulders, ask someone to cut it for me." ”

Lu Su smiled bitterly: "The topic of adults jumped too fast. I am afraid that our army will move in the near future. ”

Pang Tong stretched his waist and said, "Tianxiong and I have recovered from our injuries relatively well. It's time to do something. He turned around and looked at Dian Wei, who had been standing silently behind him, and said, "How?" ”

Dian Wei nodded solemnly and said, "Tianxiong is fine." ”

Two days later, Pang Tong's army of 200,000 pulled out the village to the east, and the momentum was like a rainbow. Fifteen miles outside the west gate of Wuchao, the four gates of Wuchao are closed. In this way, it is not feasible for the black nest to transport the amount of Chen to the south, or the city to the north to the black nest. This will inevitably lead to a decisive battle.

Three days later, Wuchao saw that Pang Tongjun was motionless, so they opened the west gate. General Wen Chou led 100,000 troops to Pangtong Village to set up a position. This is a plain, the weeds are only above the instep, and the huge phalanx under the sky is majestically aimed at the even greater military fortress. But Pang Tongjun did not make any movements, and no one came out to meet the battle. Wen Choujun, who had been waiting for two hours since noon, was a little anxious. Wen Chou personally rushed to the front of the village and shouted: "Who is leading the army, so cowardly!" Amusing! ”

"Is this all you Pang Tongjun capable of?"

After shouting for a while, the gate opened. No one came out, and it seemed that they were welcoming the army of Wen Chou into the village. But Wen Chou didn't dare to act rashly. After a stalemate for another half an hour, Wen Chou ordered the army to retreat towards Dazhai. After leaving the road for a mile, Wen Choujun Mingjin returned to the city. On the way, Wen Chou specially asked the cavalry to rear, but Pang Tongjun had no idea of pursuing at all, and the gate of the village was closed after they walked a mile. Wen Chou was puzzled by this, and he was very impatient in his heart. This Pang Tong army is simply a nail in the coffin on the west side.

But what is even more unbearable is that Pang Tong actually let people spread it around, saying that this time the Wen Chou army came to attack the village, and Pang Tong's army was defeated. This matter reached Wen Chou's ears, he didn't seem to understand the southeast and northwest, I don't know why the people outside were spreading it like this, even the people in the black nest thought so. That's how it gave him a lot of fictitious credit.

But the south received this news many days later, and Cao Cao, who was in Xuchang City, was very unbearable. And Yuan Shaojun, who crossed the Yellow River and stopped the 350,000 troops at the boundary of Guandu, also made a commotion. Yuan Shao waved his army southward with high spirits, and when he was about to reach 20 miles north of Xuchang, Cao Cao first sniped at the foot of the mountain with 100,000 people, arranged an ambush on the mountain, and after the battle, he attacked and killed Yuan Shao's army with a foreshadowing. Yuan Shao's army was defeated, but there were many people and they retreated north. Yuan Shao rushed back to Dazhai, and the people were sleepy and tired.

In such an emergency, it was obviously dangerous to withdraw the army across the Yellow River. And Cao Cao's army arrived non-stop. Yuan Shao was anxious in the center of the defeat, and the strategists had their own opinions, so he stood still in anger.