Dian Wei frowned and was silent, listening a little confused, as if everything was carried out in Pang Tong's calculations. And Pang Tong himself was also calculated by the enemy. After a while, the Malay newspaper reported that there was Liu Zhang's army on the west side, with a scale of 40,000 to 60,000 people. Dian Wei gasped and said, "My lord, God! ”

Pang Tong smiled bitterly: "If the gods count, they won't be sneak attacked." If our Chinese army had been cut off and I had been killed, or if the whole army had been disorganized, these cavalry would have entangled us. The Liu Zhangjun on the west side will kill him. And when our troops were not in disarray, they lay in ambush on the west flank, waiting for us to take the wide road. So I'm going to take the trail on the east side, and I'm going around two more mountains. This is a contest of terrain and military strength. ”

Dian Wei sighed: "If it's not Liu Zhang, could it be that Zhuge Liang?" ”

Pang Tong nodded and said, "It seems that there is going to be trouble." ”

Dian Wei, a big man who had never been afraid of everything, also followed Pang Tong and broke out in a cold sweat. He asked, "This is Ma Teng's territory. ”

Pang Tong stroked his chin and said, "I have an ominous premonition. ”

The accuracy of his premonition was unbearable to himself.

The army finally reached Xiafen County, twenty miles north of the county seat, and left Xiazhai, a place at the foot of the mountain and a small river to the east. If you support the mountain, I am afraid that you will be calculated by fire and ambush, so you can only rely on the river. Topographically, this place is ideal.

Pang Tong sat in Dazhai, and the horse entered the camp and reported: "My lord, the county seat is full of the banner of Liu Zhang in Yizhou. The senior civil and military officials present were Lu Su, Dian Wei, and Gao Shun, and their faces became ugly after hearing this. Even Lu Su was stunned and said: "I don't know, how did Liu Zhang do it, and he took it down without knowing it?" ”

Pang Tong held his jaw and looked at the void and began to ponder. Ban Xiang said: "When the information comes, I must know what happened." ”

The next day, all the information was poured into the military village as if it were in a basket. It turned out that when he attacked Ji County, Liu Zhang sent 200,000 troops to suddenly go out of Tangping Pass to capture Wuxing County, and at the same time divided 50,000 troops to attack Xiabian County. Because Ma Teng's main force was contained by Pang Tong's army, the total number of defenders in the two cities was only 10,000, and they soon opened the door and surrendered. Now Liu Zhang's army has 150,000 troops stationed in Xiajiao, and it seems that he has been waiting for Pang Tong to attack in the past.

Pang Tong sighed in the camp tent: "Liu Zhang's life is good, he has Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang." It's seamless. Two dogs strive for a bone and a third runs away with it! ”

Lu Su came out and said: "If you want to attack the city, don't be late. ”

Pang Tong said: "Think long-term. ”

The crowd didn't understand what he was thinking, and they didn't want to ask much. Unexpectedly, at noon, Pang Tong actually urged the army to come to the north gate, and he went out alone and shouted: "Who is on the city tower!" ”

I saw a person standing at the window of the gatehouse and said, "I am Leng Bao, the lieutenant general of Liu Zhang's army!" Don't you die! ”

Pang Tong sneered: "Cold buns? I'm also hot buns. ”

Leng Bao blushed when he heard this: "You are cunning and shameful, report your name!" ”

Pang Tong said loudly: "I am Pang Tong!" ”

Leng Bao's whole body was shocked, and he didn't seem to know what to say all of a sudden. His thick eyebrows huddled together.

Pang Tong said again: "Call Zhuge Liang out!" ”

Leng Bao was speechless again, and only said in a half-loud voice: "What are you talking nonsense?" ”

Pang Tong, who was riding on a red cloak and fluttering, said coldly: "I came out to see you cold bun." Zhuge Kongming didn't want to come out to meet the old man? ”

When Leng Bao, who seemed to be uncertain, was still thinking about it, a person behind him put his hand on his shoulder. Pang Tong saw it thoroughly. The man told Leng Bud to retreat. Zhuge Liang, who was wearing a gossip white robe, came to the window.

"It's a huge person, I haven't seen him for many days. How about now? ”

Pang Tong thought to himself: "Now that the two armies are facing each other, he must be offensive when he speaks, I won't be so stupid." He sighed: "Unexpectedly, Kong Ming followed Brother Liu Bei, hey, it's really a trick." My Sizhou and Yongzhou need talents like you. ”

Zhuge Liang held the window edge with both hands, leaned out slightly, and said with a smile: "The huge person himself is already full of wealth, and he doesn't need me." ”

"Where, I'm still worried that I don't have a good strategist, why don't you come to our army?"

Zhuge Liang Zhengse said: "We have already discussed this issue, and there is nothing to go into further." Today, if you wait for the soldiers to commit crimes, you will definitely not succeed, so you should retreat quickly. I would like to report back to Lord Liu, and I hope that the two families can be friendly with each other. ”

Pang Tong said loudly: "Tibetan tigers and leopards in the backyard, I can't do this kind of thing." Wudu County is an important place in the south of Yongzhou, which can prevent soldiers from Yizhou. Now that you are crossing Yongzhou, you basically want to use Wudu County as a springboard and launch an offensive behind me. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said, "It's stupid to attack." "That's it. Immersed in the darkness of the house. The cold buds don't come out either. Pang Tong turned around and walked away.

Pang Tong ordered the woods on the mountain to be cut down and the craftsmen to build iron cloud cars. Interestingly, Zhuge Liang's soldiers began to dig ditches outside the city. must have known Pang Tong's thoughts and did the same thing as Li Ru. Everyone in Pang Tong's army was sarcastic about this approach. But Pang Tong felt that it was not so simple. Isn't it too sad for Zhuge Liang to imitate Li Ru's failure?

And he looked up to the sky in the tent of night, and saw that the clouds were not dispersed, and the moon was half gone. He said: "From today onwards, it should be an official brutal battle. The first game is against Zhuge Liang, and he can't lose. ”

Half a month later, twenty iron-clad cloud carts headed for the southern wall like roaring elephants. And the cart and the cloud cart are synchronized, and when approaching, the soldier holds a shield to cover the workers. Planks began to be pounced. At that moment, rockets shot down from the wall. Some people in the Pang Tong army formation laughed. But Pang Tong frowned, there was a smell that was subtle, but it could be detected. It's just too faint, and it's coming with the wind at this time.

It turned out that kerosene had been poured into the ditch and covered with haystacks. At this point, the rocket shoots down, igniting the flames. The burning ditches forced the army to retreat, and the workers could not work. It's not the worst, though. The cavalry didn't know where it came from, but they rushed into the Dazhai of the Pang Tong army, and the defenders resisted.

After Pang Tong got the news, he hurriedly ordered a retreat. There were only about 100 enemy horsemen, and they were completely here to harass him, which distracted Pang Tong. At this time, he accepted it when he saw it, and all fled. Pang Tong was depressed in his heart, and after returning to the camp tent, he didn't say a word, and Lu Su's invitation to see him was also turned away.

He looked up to the sky and sighed: "Okay, Zhuge Liang, give me a dismount in the first round." ”

When Pang Tong was still planning, the battle in Jieting County in the north had been settled. However, Ma Chao still led a small army to escape. Pang Tong sighed: "This kid is really difficult, if it weren't for my command, he would have to be killed." ”

However, he did not intend to continue westward. He knew in his heart that it was the territory of the Xiliang people, and if he didn't grasp the climate enough, he would lose the battle. If you want to completely take Liangzhou, this is a desperate gamble for the Pang Tongjun who is unfamiliar with the desert. Pang Tong thought that he couldn't afford to play so big, so he stationed troops in Ji County, and at the same time took Han Sui as a hostage and proposed a truce with Ma Teng's army. Ma Teng was beaten by him and was powerless, so he took the opportunity to breathe. Pang Tong, on the other hand, focused on Wudu County. For him, the battle with Zhuge Liang was more difficult than crossing the desert.

Zhuge Liang did not come out of the wall. But Pang Tong knew that once he stepped back, this Wolong would look for an opportunity to go north. At this moment, it is best to pull out Liu Zhang's men and horses for a decisive battle, so as not to raise tigers. He ordered people to challenge the city, but Zhuge Liang's people didn't pay attention to it at all.

Pang Tong saw that at the end of February, there was no progress. He summoned the civil and military. Lu Su immediately stepped out and said, "Why do you keep Zhuge Liangliang. ”

Pang Tong sighed and said, "I was dizzy by that Zhuge Liang......"

Lu Su said bluntly: "Why is the adult like this, it seems that he has buried the fear of Zhuge Liang in his heart early. Things haven't been done yet, and I'm already afraid, how to resist the enemy? ”

Pang Tong was ashamed and said, "I have just introspected, and I have already transferred troops from Linwei County. ”

Lu Su was puzzled: "Why don't you drive the troops directly, you want to transfer the troops?" ”

"Don't worry."

Eight days later, the huge army pressed outside the north gate, and the archers stood on the lower city. Pang Tong's army scattered indiscriminately, scattered at the four gates of the southeast, northwest and southeast with the momentum of encirclement, and stared at the city gate tightly.

The four gates were wide open, and the cavalry galloped out. Pang Tongyu immediately said: "He won't let me surround the city gate." ”

The army melee with the cavalry. At the same time, in the valley area nearly 60 miles to the east, 3,000 iron chariot riders suddenly came out of the small road, and the grain transport team that came out of Wuxing County resisted for a while. Pang Tongjun got all the grain and grass and transported it back to the military village. At the same time, Mingjin withdrew his troops. Zhuge Liang's soldiers did not dare to chase far away, and all withdrew to the city.

Pang Tong's army seized grain and grass, and the morale of the army was high. Xu Huang, who came with the iron chariot army, made a great contribution and received a lot of gold and silver. In the big tent of Pang Tong, the officials are lined up on both sides, but there is no Pang Tong on the throne.