In the afternoon of the same day, Zhuge Liang ordered someone to arrest Huang Kui, but Huang Kui was by Liu Bei's side all day. After Zhuge Liang learned about it, he came to the back garden in person. Liu Bei was chatting with Huang Kui, who was good at flattery and flattery, under the pavilion, talking and laughing. Zhuge Liang strode over, Huang Kui hurriedly stopped smiling, his cheeks seemed to fall into a state of tension, and his whole face turned slightly white.

When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Bei, he arched his hand and said, "The king is fine." ”

Liu Bei saw that it was Zhuge Liang, so he hurriedly got up and said, "The military advisor is working hard outside, so I can get the comfort of waiting here." ”

"I don't dare to neglect state affairs, but I have to ask for something from my humble position."

"Say!" Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Government affairs and military affairs all rely on military advisors, how can I not agree to something?" ”

"Please hand Huang Kui over to me for investigation." Zhuge Liang asked calmly, shaking the feather fan lightly, calming down.

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this: "Why does the military advisor want to investigate Huang Kui, this person is just a eunuch." I have never had the same heart to do things around me. ”

"The king doesn't know that this person endangers national politics, harms the country and the people, and forms a party for personal gain. It must be dealt with. Zhuge Liang said.

Huang Kui knelt down when he heard the words and said: "If you want to kill me Huang Kui, you only need a word from Lord Zhuge , but please verify it." I am really just a eunuch, I have no special and selfish thoughts, I just want to work hard by the king's side, and hope to serve Shu in the next life. "I couldn't say anything.

"Is Kong Ming too worried, but a Huangmen squire, a little eunuch, don't be angry." Liu Bei reassured. "I see that when you go out to fight for a long time, it is really hard, it is better to change Dong Yun to sit in the town......"

"No way!" Zhuge Liang said sharply, as if he was knocking down the luck psychology in Liu Bei's heart. "At present, there is a great chaos in the south, the Ren people are going north, and they have broken through Zhuti County, and Jingzhou on the east side has recovered Yidu County, which is uneasy and kind to my Shuzhong. In the north, the strong soldiers of Renguo invaded the border, Anyang has been broken, Mianzhu Pass has also been breached, Leng Bao died in battle, and the Pang Tong army was pressed outside the Hina Pass, leaving here only a few days' foot. If the military affairs are neglected at this time, the whole country will not be guaranteed. ”

Liu Bei took two steps back when he heard this, and said in surprise: "It's not that the south has been pacified, and Jingzhou in the east has been attacked by Jiaozhou. Our army resisted in Anyang County? ”

"It must be this thief who is causing trouble and confusing the Holy Hearing!" Zhuge Liang held a feather fan and pointed angrily at Huang Kui on the ground. "Come on, push me out of the city gate and behead the public!"

"Please make the judgment clear!" Huang Kui hugged Liu Bei's legs and feet and said, "I really have no two hearts, how dare I disturb state affairs." If you blame Weichen because of the dangerous situation at the border, it really makes Weichen unwilling. If the king wants to kill me Huang Kui, I will not be sorry to die. ”

Liu Bei showed a hesitant expression, and sighed: "Kong Ming quickly go to Hina Pass, I will judge this person." He waved his sleeve and sat down in his chair.

Zhuge Liang thought to himself: "If I force the lord to be anxious, it is really not what a courtier should do." I still let him decide the fate of the country himself. ”

Unexpectedly, after he left Chengdu, Huang Kui was safe and sound, and he did everything he could, and went to select some beauties to send to the palace. Liu Bei was surrounded by confidants like Yu and Zhang Fei who could talk about him, and he became a prince for a while. Dong Yun is busy with state affairs and has no time for the affairs of the palace.

After Zhuge Liang learned about it, he ordered someone to send the document to Dong Yun, so that Dong Yun could take strict care of Huang Kui. He sighed lightly at the hina pass: "If it was changed to Pang Tong, this person would have been beheaded a long time ago." Without the ability to kill and decide, it is difficult to deal with the affairs of the world. ”

After Pang Tong arrived in Anyang County, he found out that it was Guan Yu who was guarding the city in Nanzheng County at the moment. He ordered Zhao Yun and Gao Shun to take turns to lead a thousand cavalry to disturb in Nanzheng County, causing the soldiers and civilians of Nanzheng County not to dare to go out to work. After this repetition, the crops in Nanzheng County were wasted, the people were worried, and the military was exhausted.

One day, Pang Tong's army waited for the high-character banner, and Gao Shun took command and led 200,000 troops to Nanzheng County in the southwest. After Guan Yu learned about it, he ordered 100,000 troops to go out into battle, wanting to fight to the death with Gao Shun's army, otherwise he would fall into the predicament of lack of food when the autumn harvest came. The two armies faced each other, Guan Yu came out with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and said loudly: "Gao Shun Xiaoer, dare to come out to fight!" ”

After Gao Shun heard this, he rode out with a halberd, and the two horses intersected. Guan Yu swept the big knife in his hand, Gao Shun blocked horizontally, and the halberd rod was broken. Gao Shun threw the broken halberd shaft at Guan Yu, and Guan Yu dodged it. Gao Shun has already returned to the battle.

"But that's it!" Guan Yu laughed, his voice like thunder. However, Gao Shun, who was defeated by the commander, did not reduce the number of soldiers, and even beat the war drums of the charge. Guan Yu thought that Gao Shungou jumped over the wall in a hurry, so he also ordered the whole army to charge. The two armies were impacted together, and General Gao Shun's morale was like a rainbow, while Guan Yu's army had been dragged down for a long time and his spirit had been lost. But Guan Yu gave the soldiers the courage to continue fighting with his bravery. However, ominous things happened. In the Pangtong army array, a person in the red rabbit war horse, holding Fang Tian's halberd, after beheading six of Guan Yu's generals, he entered the enemy formation and engaged Guan Yu.

"Cloud Chief!"

Lu Bu shouted. Guan Yu frowned. If Lu Bu is in the array, there is no reason to put up the banner of Gao Shun. His heart sank, knowing that there must be variables in this. In the meantime, someone led the trapping camp to bypass from the left side, cut off Guan Yu's army, and rampage through its formation. Guan Yujun was difficult to parry. The trapped camp approached the cavalry formation led by Guan Yu.

"The clouds are long and fall early!" Another shout. Guan Yu complained bitterly in his heart, and he was surrounded by two old people. Lu Bu was superb in martial arts, and after fighting with Guan Yu for more than ten years, he beat Guan Yu to the point that he wanted to escape. But Pang Tong killed from the rear, cut down a cavalryman with a sword, stopped the warhorse, and said: "Descend early!" ”

After Lu Bu let out a loud shout, the painting halberd swept over, and Guan Yu blocked it with the Glaive Knife. And Pang Tong's Wang Jian was already on the side of the Adam's apple, which was also something that Guan Yu could expect in the trap. At this moment, Guan Yu closed his eyes tightly, and his face was full of sorrow. After Guan Yu was captured, his soldiers were quickly defeated. Pang Tong led the army to chase and kill for a while, and when the deserters went to the city, Pang Tong's army had already been killed, and the defenders on the city did not dare to open the city gate, so the deserters had to beg Pang Tong for mercy. At this time, Pang Tong's army pressed outside the city to challenge, and after a thousand defenders in the city hesitated for a long time, Pang Tong ordered a strong attack, and the army came like a mad tornado. Seeing this, the defenders were in civil strife, and someone killed two guards and opened the city gates to surrender.

After arriving in the city, Pang Tong entered the north gate tower to sit for a while, Guan Yu was escorted over, Zhao Yun wanted to ask him to kneel, but was stopped by Lu Bu. Pang Tong stepped forward to personally untie Guan Yu's rope lock, and said: "Seeing each other makes people have mixed feelings. ”

Guan Yu sighed and said, "The sky wants the life of the eldest brother to be difficult, and there is an accident in the south." ”

Pang Tong thought to himself: "This is not the will of heaven, but the result of my hard work. He said, "Don't worry too much, it's man-made." ”

"Death in the next." Guan Yu said coldly.

"You are dead, do you want Zhang Fei and Liu Bei to kill themselves?" Pang Tong asked.

Guan Yu was stunned.

"Don't forget, when you swore an oath in Taoyuan, you said that you would die on the same day, the same month, and the same year."

Guan Yu was shocked and said in a daze: "Could it be that my brother told Shi Yuan?" ”

"Hmm. If you have a bit of morality, it is better to write a document to ask Xuande to surrender, otherwise there will always be a death in the battle between the two sides, and the army and the people will be tormented, so why bother? ”

"It's not for me to do this, and I ask Shi Yuan not to be embarrassed."

"If I break through the Shu Kingdom and Xuande and Yide don't die, can you serve me?" Pang Tong asked.

Guan Yu twitched his eyebrows, seemed to see the light of hope, and said: "If this is the case, I am willing to follow the work of dogs and horses." ”

Pang Tong said happily: "Then it's decided." Come on, take Master Guan down for me, and serve the meat for a long time. Good students are watching. ”

In August, Pang Tong ordered people to attack Xingshi County and Hancheng County in the north, the people were difficult to get out of the city, and the business was cut off, and Nanzheng County and Shuzhong were connected, at this moment Xingshi County and Hancheng County were like two isolated cities that were cut off, Tangping Pass on the west side of Hancheng County and Xiegu Pass in the north of Xingshi County had no actual role as a pass, so the defenders retreated to the city. Pang Tong also did not send people to occupy the two passes, because for Pang Tong, who had already penetrated deep into Hanzhong, these two passes had no meaning.

At the same time, Yuewang County has been attacked by the Ren people. A large unified clan completely controlled the southern territories in their hands. The army's well-trained Ren clan made the garrison in Nanlu feel unbearable. The 200,000 Ren army marched north to attack Nanlu County, and the 50,000 defenders in the county were in danger. At the same time, Qingzun led an army of 100,000 troops to suppress Qiqi County to prevent Jiaozhou troops from entering. The Panyue Kingdom, which borders more borders on the west and south of the south, took the initiative to pay tribute to the Ren people in order to seek peace due to the great loss of national strength after the defeat of the last army.

Pang Tong said softly to Xue Yue, who was sitting on the table, in the study of Nanzheng County: "Ask for one thing." ”

"Say it quickly." Xue Yue frowned.

Pang Tong put down the brush, picked up the freshly written paper and blew it.

"Take a trip to the Ren tribe."

Xue Yue frowned and said, "It's okay to ask others to go to this kind of thing." ”

Pang Tong shook his head and smiled confidently. "You have to do it, or they won't believe it."

"You just want me to leave you, you dislike me, don't you!"

Pang Tong trembled when he heard this, thinking that Xueyue was already twenty years old, and she had become a big girl after following her for a few years, and if she continued like this, she would really delay her life's events. An indescribable embarrassment rose in his heart, and it seemed that some words were stuck in his throat and could not be spoken.

The next day, Xue Yue left with her paperwork.

In the autumn, due to the continuous attack of Pang Tong's army, the rice in Xingshi County and Hancheng County was actually harvested by Pang Tong's army. The two cities were cut off from Shuzhong, and the grain and grass in the city gradually became scarce, and even the people began to count the grain to live.

Pang Tong received the document that Sun Quan was defeated in a decisive battle after Cao Cao cut off the grain route in Xinxi County by ambushing soldiers. Sun Quan led the remnants of the army back to the territory, while Cao Cao's army marched south with 200,000 cavalry. Pang Tong said: "Isn't this a trick to play Yuan Shao?" Is this Sun Quan too arrogant, and even Zhou Yu's advice is useless? ”

Pang Tong immediately ordered Lü Bu to lead 50,000 troops to attack Hancheng County, and Zhao Yun to lead 50,000 troops to attack Xingshi County. The garrison of the two cities did not have enough food and grass, and their morale was seriously wrong, and the people complained of misery. It was unspeakably miserable when the Pang Tong army pressed the border. Within 20 days, first the county commander of Hancheng County opened the door to ask for surrender, and then the officers and soldiers defending the city of Xingshi County surrendered after killing the county order and military attaché, and both cities were destroyed.

Renguo has completely taken over the entire Hanzhong region. Pang led 200,000 troops to attack the Sword Pavilion Pass in early October.

Liu Bei was upset when he learned that Guan Yu had been captured in Chengdu. Zhang Fei was not in a good mood after learning about this in Hina Pass, and wanted to lead his troops to Sword Pavilion Pass to defend, but was stopped by Zhuge Liang.