Three days later, the spies reported that there were 50,000 defenders in Anyang, and other counties in Hanzhong County were also gathering troops to Anyang. The defender of the city is Zhang Fei, the tiger general under Liu Bei, and the military advisor is Fazheng.

Pang Tong thought to himself: "Zhang Fei is indeed excellent in martial arts, but there is no need to be afraid of having a brother." He is coarse and fine, but he can forget about strategy, his temperament is like fire, and he can't become a climate. However, the Fa that Zhuge Liang assigned to him was a person of insight. ”

He was planning an attack, when suddenly the soldiers came to report that Jiang Wan had arrived at the Meridian Valley from Luoyang and asked for an audience under the city tower. Pang Tong's heart tightened, Jiang Wan handled the housekeeping in an orderly manner, why did he come here to ask for a meeting? He hurriedly asked the soldiers to bring it in.

Jiang Wan arched his hand when he saw Pang Tong and said, "The general has worked hard. ”

Pang Tong smiled bitterly: "Gongyan said everything I said. He sat down busily and said angrily: "Luoyang should be very rich now, and after a few years, it will not work without Gongyan." ”

Jiang Wan chuckled and said, "The general has been promoted, and Luoyang City can return to a peaceful life, which is the foundation of the people's prosperity." But I'm here to discuss something with the general. ”

Pang Tong said: "Gong Yan said quickly." ”

"The Great General is now the greatest prince in the north, and all the foreigners are subservient. But years of war have made the common people tired. Pang Tong's brows tightened when he heard this. Jiang Wan continued: "War is not just a contest between generals and strategists. It is also a contest of a country's economic strength and people's will. Although our side is still rich, it is far worse than Yizhou and Jingzhou. Although there were occasional wars in Yizhou and Jingzhou, they were not much involved, and the people have been stable. But our territory was all acquired after the war, and the people themselves were already very tired, and the general was constantly attacking everywhere. Horses, grain and grass, armor, weapons, and siege equipment are all supported by the people's strength. After a long time, even if you don't have to worry about financial resources. But the weary hearts of the people cannot but face it squarely. Although our army is brave, it has already shown the phenomenon of fatigue and bruises of the sergeants. ”

Pang Tong frowned impatiently, twisted into a pimple, and his whole face jumped tightly. He said, "This is my concern, but now is the time for conquest!" ”

Jiang Wan said: "Why didn't the general take a look at Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. In fact, both sides knew that there was going to be a war, but they used confrontation as a buffer and got time to feed the people, rather than fighting in one go. Now Cao Cao and Sun Quan are also facing off. If I'm right, they won't fight until the autumn harvest is over. ”

Pang Tong sighed: "Gongyan woke me up with a stick. But...... But now, if you don't conquer Yizhou, after Liu Bei sits down, it will be very difficult to enter Shu. ”

Jiang Wan said bluntly: "If we don't estimate the people's will and strength, I'm afraid we will be broken in one fell swoop." ”

"Give me a few days while I think about it."

Jiang Wan said with a solemn expression: "Please be very serious, general." ”

Pang Tong turned around for this matter, and he couldn't sleep well at night.

He sat looking at the moonlight outside the window and sighed deeply: "The people's hearts ...... Minli ...... Gongyan is not wrong, if I lose this, my career will come to an end. But I don't want to stop......"

Suddenly, a pair of hands pressed on his shoulders, and Pang Tong, who was thinking in a daze, was so frightened that his hairs stood on end.

"Don't want to stop something?"

When he turned around suddenly, he heard the sound of Xueyue, and saw the girl standing there in a thin white lining, and the moonlight was shining on her body, Pang Tong saw the outline of the body, and exclaimed in his heart: "It's so beautiful!" ”

"Hey, I ask you, don't you want to stop anything?"

Pang Tong coughed dryly and said: "If the war continues now, the people and soldiers will be tired, and it will not be a long-term solution. ”

"Then convince the opponent and give you the land." Xue Yuehan smiled: "How good." ”

Pang Tong smiled bitterly: "Don't tease me anymore." How can there be such a good thing. ”

"Sleep, or your brain will be choked." Xue Yue said and slipped back to the bed.

Pang Tong turned his head to look at Bai Yue, who had a round face hanging down, and said, "What should I do?" ”

Two days later, he suddenly returned the important task quickly. Pang Tong opened the paperwork and looked at it, his eyes were round, and he was surprised. It turned out that when Liu Biao was hunting in the suburbs of Xiangyang, the war horse suddenly lost control, rushed out of the mountain road, and fell directly off the cliff to his death.

Pang Tong thought to himself: "Could it be a coup d'état? He gasped, suddenly had a plan in his heart, and laughed: "Okay! That's it. ”

Then summoned Jiang Wan and said: "Just follow Gongyan's plan to support the people." ”

Jiang Wan arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your compassion for the people." ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "War cannot be stopped. ”

Jiang Wan was stunned and said: "Since you are raising the people, how can you fight?" ”

Pang Tong showed an excited smile and said, "I want to fight a big battle without blood and create a historical precedent." ”

Jiang Wan didn't understand what he meant, but didn't ask any more. Pang Tong immediately dispatched troops. Xu Huang and Hua Xin led 100,000 soldiers and horses to guard Yinping County. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Lu Su led 200,000 soldiers and horses to guard Wuxing County. Lu Bu, Gao Shun, and Jia Xu led an army of 300,000 troops to garrison the Meridian Valley. seems to be the momentum of the Yizhou soldiers, but in fact, it is to deter Yizhou and make the people of Yizhou dare not move. After all, if such a force is to launch a general attack on Yizhou, with the current internal affairs situation as Jiang Wan said, it will immediately drag down the entire territory of Pangtong.

The two rode towards Jingzhou, one was a thirty-year-old elegant man with a gloomy face and a bit of malaise. Another big girl in her twenties with a plump and handsome face.

"General Pang Shiyuan, why are you taking me to Jingzhou again?"

"What did I take you to? You have to come with you. ”

The two rode side by side on the afternoon plains.

Xueyue asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Pang Tong laughed and said, "Take you to a mysterious place and sell you!" ”

Xue Yue was dumbfounded and said, "You have no conscience!" ”

"It's dangerous to go this time. You have to be mentally prepared. ”

Xue Yue smiled bitterly: "What danger haven't I seen?" Don't compare me to the two ladies in your family. ”

Pang Tong said: "That's not what I said. Ying'er is strong in martial arts, you will know it when you see it. ”

Xue Yue's face suddenly tightened, and she stuck out her tongue and said, "I haven't seen a woman more powerful than me." ”

Pang Tong didn't argue with her about this, but said, "This battle may be the most difficult so far, but I think it can be done." ”

"But you still haven't told me what you're going to do!"

Pang Tong smiled but did not speak.

Xue Yue said loudly with a displeased face: "I hate you the most, you always laugh so insidiously and don't say anything." ”

The two arrived at Xiangyang City again, but this time there were many guards, and the soldiers at the north gate questioned the pedestrians one by one, and they were not the kind of casual questions, and those vehicles were carefully checked. After Pang Tong and Xue Yue passed, the soldier looked at Pang Tong and said, "Where did you come from?" ”

Pang Tong replied unhurriedly: "I am from Wancheng, I came here to find some good fabrics from the silk village, and go back to the villagers to get married." He knew that the quality of the silk here in Xiangyang was very good, so he said so. When the guards heard this, they let him go and stopped Xue Yue again. Pang Tong turned around and said, "That's my insider." ”

Xue Yue gritted her teeth in anger, she wanted to scold Pang Tong, but now she had to endure the situation. After the guards looked her up and down, they waved their hands and said, "Let's go." ”

The two entered the city. A city that should have been relatively lively now seems to be covered with black shadows, and the people in the whole city seem to have taken dumb medicine. The atmosphere here is stiff, and the roads are full of patrolling soldiers. When passing by the inn where he had stayed before, Xue Yue pulled the arm of La Pangtong, but he didn't respond. Xue Yue hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't go to the restaurant, don't live in the inn?" Are you not hungry? ”

"I'm full of pastries I brought. There's no time to procrastinate. Pang Tong's expression was solemn, and he quickly caught up with a group of patrolling soldiers and said, "Little brothers, I don't know where the mansion of the eldest prince is?" ”

When the soldier heard this, his face was heavy, and he said, "Who are you?" ”

"I'm a good friend of his, and I'm here to visit."

The soldier hurriedly replied, "To the northeast of the city." Pang Tong asked the route again before leaving. The soldier looked at his back, shook his head, and sighed. It seems that the place where Pang Tong went was an ominous and unfortunate location for this city.