Chapter 43: Pang Tong's Abacus
Pang Tong's attitude is really like what Zhuge Liang said, he is not very impatient when he sees anyone, and he always likes to twist with the other party, the whole thing is a hammer, and everything he sees is like a nail.
"Ugly people are weird."
Yuan Yun muttered a sentence in his heart, poured the freshly brewed tea into the cup in an instant, and then stared at Pang Tong with a smile, and without speaking, he let the other party stand there awkwardly.
Pang Tong was obviously very accustomed to being rejected, so he sat on the opposite side of the tea party without waiting for a greeting, and placed these cups before meeting, so he was not polite, took a cup and came out to make tea by himself, and he didn't bother to care about Yuan Yun's constant frowning.
When the general's thirsty throat moistened a little, Pang Tong smiled and said: "Yuan Hou can be a marquis at such a young age, it seems that marrying the eldest daughter of the Cao family is really a good thing, I knew that I also went to propose to Cao Cao, maybe I can also mix with a marquis or something." ”
Yuan Yun didn't care, he seemed to have been prepared for Pang Tong's cold words for a long time, if the other party was just blindly flattering, then he was really a person with no ability.
Seeing that Pang Tong had said Cao Cao, Yuan Yun was not polite, so he asked, "Isn't Mr. Shiyuan a native of Xiangyang?" You suddenly ran away to do that Zhou Yu's gongcao? Now that Sun Ce and Huang Zu of Jiangxia are having a good fight, aren't you afraid that Liu Biao will be unfavorable to your clan in Xiangyang? ”
Pang Tong snorted when he heard this, and said: "The Pang family not only exists in Xiangyang, but also has children in the Yangzhou territory, and I, Pang Shiyuan, am a grass mustard that no one can afford in the Jingzhou territory, but Sun Ce's metropolitan governor Zhou Yu takes a fancy to me and is ready to let me do his work, how can I refuse." ”
When Yuan Yun saw Pang Tong talking, he kept looking at the periphery of the tea pavilion, guessing that he was waiting for Zhuge Liang to return, and his somewhat anxious appearance at this moment explained a lot of problems, it seems that this Pang Shiyuan has not decided to go to Zhou Yu to take up his post, but hesitates to choose in his heart, this time he came to Longzhong, it is estimated that he wants Zhuge Liang to introduce him to himself.
After thinking about it, Yuan Yun wiped the tea on the corner of his mouth, and then said with a smile: "The Sun family is now profitable in Yangzhou, but it is only for a while, when the north is completely calmed down, the army of the imperial court will inevitably come over, and when it comes, I don't know how long Yangzhou can resist?" ”
Pang Tong laughed when he heard this, and said: "Although the clans in the south don't like the Sun family, but they hate the people in the north even more, and now the Sun family has also issued a good decree, and the southern clan has a lot of benefits, if Cao Cao really leads the army to come, it will inevitably make the south have the same hatred and hatred, plus the imperial army goes out, Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang will also definitely take action, not to mention that there is a Zhang Lu like a wild dog, so it is really difficult to say who wins and who loses." ”
Yuan Yun heard Pang Tong say this, but admired the other party a little in his heart, at least this person is not a nerd who sits in the study all day, the information of this era is very closed, and there are really few people who can know so much, so it can also be seen that Pang Tong is either widely traveled, or has special channels to obtain information.
It's just that there is still less information about Pang Tong's benefits, at least he doesn't know that Ma Teng and Han Sui are not in harmony with each other now, as for Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, it is a joke, the strength in his hands is the 'divine soldier' who was brainwashed by him, but these soldiers really have nothing to say in battle, because they are all brainwashed, and there is almost no training or anything.
"If Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is so frightened that he doesn't dare to go out, and Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang fight among themselves, I don't know what Mr. Shiyuan thinks the imperial army will win against the Sun family in Yangzhou?" Yuan Yun asked again.
Pang Tong was a little stunned, but he quickly reacted, and he already knew in his heart that there was some information he had not mastered, so it seemed that the previous estimates were likely to be overturned.
Today's Pang Tong is also like the children of other big clans, they are just thinking about this family, he wants to accept Zhou Yu's appointment, but also because he wants to send one of the Pang clans to Yangzhou, no one can really understand the general trend of the world today, scatter more children out, no matter who controls the world in the future, at least some roots and seedlings can be retained.
And the reason why he wants to leave Xiangyang and go elsewhere has a bigger reason, that is, those brothers and sisters-in-law at home are busy embezzling family property, and in their eyes, they feel that Xiangyang is well governed by Liu Biao, and this is the best place, but once Cao Cao pacifies the north, the first unlucky person must be Jingzhou, so he wants to send a Ponzi to Yangzhou territory.
However, when he heard from Zhuge Liang that Cao Cao's son-in-law came to Longzhong, Pang Tong made another calculation, that is, to establish a relationship with the Cao family, after all, now Cao Cao has just defeated Yuan Shao and become the most powerful prince in the world, and if the children of the Pang family can spread in the north, it is also a very good choice.
All of this needs to be decided after meeting Yuan Yun, Pang Tong is naturally more concerned about the survival of his family than anyone else.
Not long after, Zhuge Liang really returned with a live fish, this fish looked like it weighed ten catties, and it took two boys to work together to lift it.
Outside the tea pavilion, Zhuge Liang first greeted Pang Tong, and then instructed Zhuge Jun to prepare grilled fish, and he himself sat leisurely beside Pang Tong, and said with a smile in his mouth: "The lord Yi Ya's ability, Liang is quite admired, now that the lord has come to Longzhong, let Liang also dedicate his good cooking skills here, charcoal grilled fish." ”
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Pang Tong looked shocked, and only pointed at Zhuge Liang for a long time and asked, "Has Brother Kong Ming already taken refuge in Yuan Hou?" ”
Zhuge Liang nodded generously and said, "It's just the matter of the past two days, and I haven't had time to tell Shi Yuan yet." ”
Pang Tong's perception of Yuan Yun immediately changed at this time, when he saw him just now, he was only young when he saw each other, at most he was smarter, but at this moment he had some calculations in his heart, because even if he didn't know Yuan Yun, he knew Zhuge Liang very well, and he could make Zhuge Liang work, which would at least not be too bad for Yuan Hou's ability.
But just as Pang Tong was observing Yuan Yun's charm, he found that the marquis in front of him was not sitting, Zhuge Liang and himself were both standard kneeling sitting, but Yuan Yun was with his feet apart, leaning on the side with a big grin, not to mention the charm, there was no rule at all.
Yuan Yun was like discussing with Zhuge Liang, and at this time, he didn't care much about Pang Tong at all, but began to chat with Zhuge Liang about the next Hanzhong itinerary, and also said some secret plans in the future, which is not the same thing as Pang Tong at all.
Pang Tong is also honest, just listening to it on the side, but the more he listens, the more he feels that it is wrong, now Ma Teng and Han Sui have made such a scene, and Yuan Yun's purpose is not only to let them pinch each other, but also to take this opportunity to calm Xiliang, which sounds very absurd, but after hearing that Li Li has been lurking in the past, and Luoyang has begun to provide sword soldiers to Han Sui in private, this absurd thing is not so simple.
"When Liang introduced Yang Aruo to the lord, he hoped that the lord could give him a stage to perform, and he didn't want the lord to get him to Hanzhong, but now it seems that he really made the best use of it."
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, and then glanced at Zhuge Jun, who was processing the internal organs of live fish outside the tea pavilion, and then continued: "Now Yang Aruo not only gives Zhang Lu a headache, but is simply a little afraid, who would have thought that a small cottage, in just a few years of hard work, would develop into such a huge existence, Liang got the news, Yang Aruo cultivated the cavalry, almost reached 30,000, these people are elusive, Zhang Lu wants to sleep peacefully. ”
Yuan Yun smiled and said: "But this Yang Aruo is my Yuan Yun's great enemy, and Mr. Kong Ming deliberately betrayed him in Wancheng back then, so we went to his cottage this time, I'm afraid there will be more than luck." ”
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan slightly when he heard this, and said: "This time I went to Hanzhong, I'm afraid Liang doesn't plan to go with me, the lord can bring a person of insight to go, it's best to have some resourcefulness, although Yang Aruo's strength is high, but his brain is not very bright, although he can also knock down his cottage if he comes hard, but he will inevitably lose both, but it will be cheaper than Zhang Lu." ”
Yuan Yun snorted, but said with some embarrassment: "Now that Ben Hou has brought so many people, Zhao Yun, who has just taken refuge, is also higher than intelligence, how easy it is to find a person with high resourcefulness." ”
When Pang Tong heard this, he almost pointed to his nose and said, "I, don't you have to take me there." ”
Before the words were about to be spoken, he quickly suppressed it, if he said it, he would not have to be like Zhuge Liang, he would first have to take refuge under Yuan Yun's command, but now it was only the first time they met, so he surrendered to sincerity, which was really lacking in consideration.
Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang secretly glanced at Pang Tong at the same time, and then exchanged glances with each other, and then listened to Zhuge Liang say: "If you really can't outwit it, then you can only use Luoyang's gunpowder army, and the lord doesn't need too many people, three thousand people are enough to wipe out Yang Aruona's cottage." ”
"Three thousand? Is Brother Kong Ming joking? Then Yang Aruo has 30,000 cavalry, and the 3,000 gunpowder army is not enough to even plug the teeth, right? Pang Tong listened to Zhuge Liang's words, and immediately couldn't help but remind, because he really didn't believe that three thousand gunpowder troops could defeat ten times his own cavalry, plus it was still on someone else's land.
Zhuge Liang smiled disapprehantly, then shook the feather fan twice, and then said: "Shiyuan has never seen the power of the gunpowder army, so he thinks it is impossible, in fact, Liang said that three thousand is more, and two thousand are more than rubbing." ”
Pang Tong comforted again: "The battle between the two armies is a big deal, and it is impossible to be sloppy, but 3,000 people are dealing with 30,000 cavalry, and the other party charges down, where is there anything left?" ”
Zhuge Liang was still full of confidence, and asked leisurely: "Shiyuan doesn't see Li Dao in Chang'an, and Yecheng in the north?" At that time, the gunpowder army did not win more with less, and the saying that the enemy suffered 10,000 casualties and 8,000 self-losses never happened in the gunpowder army, more often than not, the enemy wounded 10,000, and the gunpowder army suffered no more than 100 losses. ”
When Yuan Yun heard Zhuge Liang say this, he knew that the other party intended to exaggerate, but now since he was bragging to Pang Tong, it was right no matter what, anyway, the other party had never seen the gunpowder army, but he had just heard the loudness of those battles.
When Pang Tong heard Zhuge Liang say this, he immediately shut up, and was silent for a long time before looking at Yuan Yun and asking, "Does the Gunpowder Army really have such a powerful combat power?" ”
Yuan Yun nodded, suddenly shook his head again, and finally replied: "It's not enough, it's just some small tricks now, and when a few new weapons in Luoyang come out, it is impossible for anyone in this world to remain undefeated in front of the gunpowder army." ”
Pang Tong was skeptical and said, "How powerful is the ordnance?" ”
Yuan Yun said with a smile: "Steel crossbow grenades, presumably Mr. Shi Yuan should also know, as for the artillery, which has just been produced, he must also know a little, at this rate, Luoyang has almost a year or two of new weapons created, and every time more powerful, then Mr. Shi Yuan can look forward to it, after all, it has been two years." ”
Pang Tong's pupils contracted in an instant, and then he suddenly got up, only saying that he wanted to go and see Zhuge Jun grilled fish outside.
After Pang Tong left the seat, Yuan Yuncai and Zhuge Liang showed a bad taste, and looked at Pang Tong who was standing by the grilled fish in the distance and laughed, with a posture that would definitely eat you.