"Military advisor, the big thing is not good, according to the report of Tan Malai, Cao Ying led the army to kill him, and it is only dozens of miles away from here." At this moment, another shocking news came, which made Pang Tong almost faint on the spot.

"How's the lord?" Wen Ping was a little calm and asked.

"The lord and the three generals have packed up their army and have gone to Xingyang." The herald replied honestly. "Strategist, then let's join the Lord as soon as possible!" Wen Ping hurriedly admonished when he heard this. In the Luoshui camp, in addition to Pang Tong and Wen Ping, there is also Liu Pan, but the person in charge is Pang Tong, and he still needs to have an idea at this time. While speaking, Liu Pan had already gotten the news and hurried here.

"I intend to immediately pull out the village and set off, go south to cross Luoshui, return to Jingxiang first, and then make plans!" Pang Tong, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. As soon as these words came out, Wen Ping and Liu Pan were shocked: Is it just that Liu Bei is ignored?

"Strategist, what do you mean by that?" Wen Ping was already incoherent, and hurriedly asked. Pang Tong waved his hand to signal Wen Ping to be calm and not to be impatient, and then spoke: "General Wen, General Liu, this time the lord has suffered from this natural disaster, and there are more than 100,000 troops in Luoyang City, even if the whole army is not wiped out, I am afraid that there is not much left." Now that we have withdrawn to Xingyang, we may not be able to defeat Cao Ying. ”

"But Strategist, we still have a hundred thousand troops here. If he joins forces with the lord and sticks to the pass, Cao Ying is helpless! Wen Ping said urgently. When Pang Tong heard this, a strange smile appeared on his face, and then he said meaningfully: "What General Wen said is true, we still have 100,000 troops in our hands. In fact, although the defeat of the lord this time is unfavorable, it is not a good opportunity for us and other Jingxiang scholars! ”

"Strategist, what do you mean by that?" Wen Ping and Liu Pan were really completely confused, but fortunately, Pang Tong didn't make them puzzled for too long, and immediately explained: "General Wen, General Liu, I intend to immediately withdraw my troops and return to Jingxiang, support Ah Yong's son to inherit the throne, and then lead the army to sweep away those who are not satisfied, and help the Han family!" ”

"Strategist, you're planning to rebel!" Wen Ping was shocked when he heard this, but Liu Pan bowed his head and was silent, thoughtful. But I heard Pang Tong continue: "The two generals are also my Jingxiang veterans, and they are native to their hometowns. Tong Jin said boldly asked the two of them, we and other Jingxiang scholars, compared with their Xuzhou scholars, who is more important to the lord? These words were full of resentment, and Liu Pan and Wen Ping couldn't help but be silent when they heard it.

"Zhongye, as the first military general of Jingxiang, you have to be a deputy general under the second general all these years; General Shuye, you were in Jingnan back then, but now you can only be a general for Zhang Liao in Yuzhou. Who is Zhang Liao? It's just a martial artist under Lu Bu, a slave surnamed three, but the general is forced to be his deputy. Compared with Zhang Zibu, Zhao Botao, Wei Wenchang and Zhang Wenyuan, you can be said to be heaven and earth! Pang Tong said leisurely, as soon as these words came out, Liu Pan and Wen Ping's faces were not very good-looking. The former, in particular, was already extremely ugly.

"But now here's your chance!" Pang Tongyi's eyes flashed, and then he continued to explain: "Now that Zhang Wenyuan and the lord are trapped in the army together, General Shuye, you have been in Yuzhou for a long time, and your prestige is very high, in this case, you can rectify the military horses in Yuzhou and support Yonggongzi to succeed to the throne." And Li Zhengfang of Yanzhou is also our own person in Jingxiang, and the military horses of Yanzhou will naturally support Yonggongzi. Jiaozhou's stone thorn history is my classmate, and even Yangzhou's Huiji Taishou Liao Li Liao Gongyuan is also my classmate. With the support of so many local officials and important military and political officials, wouldn't it be logical for Prince Ayong to succeed to the throne! Pang Tong said with confidence.

"But the military advisors, General Zhao of Yizhou, Zhang Zibu of Yangzhou, Lu Zijing of Xuzhou, and Wei Wenchang of Qingzhou, will not support you." Wen Ping poured cold water on the high-spirited Pang Tong.

"The land of Qingxu is adjacent to the front line, so it doesn't hurt for the time being. As for Zhang Zibu in Yangzhou, after our army returned to Jingxiang, he immediately deployed on the bank of the Xiangjiang River. With the ability of Ji Ling and Sun Guoyi, do you still want to cross the river to fight? As for Zhao Botao in Yizhou, hehe, he is hiding in the ravine by himself, and I can't wait for him. But right now, his wife and children are in Hanshou! Pang Tongji said with a smile.

Pang Tong's self-confidence is not without reason, this expedition, Liu Bei almost used more than seventy percent of the front-line combat troops. And those who were submerged in the Luoyang flood were basically the Xuzhou and Yanzhou armies, as well as a small part of the Yangzhou army. The 60,000 Jingzhou Army and the 40,000 Yuzhou Army only suffered casualties in the previous field battles, and their numbers were limited. In addition to the Yizhou army, the rest of the places are still complete, and there are still 40,000 troops in Yangzhou Zhang Zhao. Lu Su and Wei Yan still have ** million in Xuzhou and Qingzhou, but to guard against the attack of Xiahou Dun, it is impossible for them to allocate many troops to fight Pang Tong.

On Pang Tong's side, Shi Guangyuan of Jiaozhou has 40,000 Jiaozhou troops, and Yanzhou and Yuzhou together have an army of 70,000 or 80,000, not to mention the 100,000 Jingzhou + Yuzhou troops on hand, so they have an absolute advantage in strength. Even if the Yanzhou army had to guard against Cao Ying, it was impossible to call up, but Pang Tong still had enough troops. Moreover, Jingxiang and Jiaozhou, Yuzhou and Yanzhou are all connected, and the Jingzhou river network is vertical and horizontal, and Jiaozhou is far away in southern Xinjiang. In this way, Pang Tong and they have the dual advantage of geography and troops. And once they coerce Zhao Feng to comply, then the advantage of their side will only become more obvious.

"But the military division, the second general will not agree!" Looking at Pang Tong's ambitious posture, Wen Ping continued to pour cold water. has worked with Guan Yu for many years, and Wen Ping still knows Guan Yu's surname very well. If he wants him to fall into the well of Liu Bei at this time, his surname may be too small. And Guan Yu has been in Jingxiang for a long time, and he also has a certain lineage. But seeing Pang Tongyin, he smiled and said: "The second general has always despised scholars, and when the lord and the third general are gone, who else can restrain him?" Now he is in Xiangyang, and there are only 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and the rest is only 20,000 water infantry from General Liu Qi in Jiangxia. When I convince Liu Gongzi to help me wait, I can get rid of this hidden danger in one fell swoop! ”

"Good!" Liu Pan nodded hurriedly when he heard this, Wen Ping thought for a long time, looked at Pang Tong and Liu Pan who were excited, sighed and didn't say anything after all. At that moment, Pang Tong ordered a false camp to lure the enemy, and then left 5,000 people to bluff, and he led the army to cross Luoshui and return to Jingxiang as soon as possible. At this time, Cao Ying's army was mainly pursuing Liu Bei with all its might. Cao Ying knows very well that as long as Liu Bei is dealt with, everything is easy to say.

"Your Majesty, I have just asked the people of the city. Liu Bei led tens of thousands of remnants to the east, it seems that he wants to pass through the Tiger Prison Pass and go to Xingyang! At the gate of Luoyang City, the pioneer Cao Hong reported to Cao Yingyu. Cao Ying nodded when he heard this, and then ordered Cao Zhen to lead five thousand tigers and leopards to chase first, and he led the army to catch up. In Luoyang City, there are as many as 80,000 Liu Jun drowned and captured.

"Lord, Pang Tong of the Luoshui battalion led the army south to Luoshui and returned to Jingxiang!" Xu Huang, who was in charge of the pursuit, also sent the news back. Cao Ying thought about it, and only said that Wen Ping and the others were panicked, so they fled back, how could he have thought that there would be so many little Jiujiu in his stomach. When he knew all this, he laughed maniacally. But he didn't laugh long, and he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Pursue with me!" Cao Ying ordered in high spirits, and the army pursued along the route of Liu's retreat. Not long after Pang Tong and the others went south, Pang Tong was surprised to find that Wen Ping was gone. Missing with him were his 20,000 men.

"Wen Zhongye is really gutsless, he must have reported to Guan Yu!" Pang Tong said hatefully. "So what should I do?" Liu Pan hurriedly asked when he heard this. Pang Tong thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Once Guan Yu learns the news, he will definitely intercept us and others." The only way to do this is to return to Jingnan via Xuchang via Yuzhou. One went to Xuchang to invite Yonggongzi to succeed him; Second, the general can go to Yuzhou to rectify the military horses and protect the king of Qin; The three can urge Li Zhengfang and others not to mess around, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone! As for Wen Ping, there are 20,000 more of him, and there are no more than 20,000 souls who were buried with Guan Yu! ”

"What the gentleman said is true!" Liu Pan listened to Pang Tong's words, and he quickly nodded and agreed. And in Xiangyang City that afternoon, Guan Yu was also surprised when he saw a sweaty clerk. Liu Bei was defeated so quickly that he didn't even have time to receive the news.

"Second General, something is wrong!" Wen Ping was out of breath, but he still told the story one by one. The more Guan Yu listened, the more shocked he became, and by the time Wen Ping finished talking about the matter, he was already shocked into a cold sweat. Zhuge Jin, who was beside him, was also shocked when he heard this. Liu Bei's defeat and Pang Tong's intention to support Liu Yong's succession to the throne are shocking enough for either of these two pieces of news. With Guan Yutian's surname of not being afraid of the earth, he almost fainted for a while.

"Come on, straighten out the army and horses with me, I want to rescue the eldest brother and exterminate this group of traitors!" After reacting, Guan Yu suddenly roared angrily. At this time, Wen Ping's face was more ugly, but he still spoke: "The second general doesn't know, now we don't have enough troops on our hands, even if we add the 20,000 horses of the last general, we really can't compete with Pang Shiyuan!" ”

"Besides, Cao Ying has defeated the lord, and he is afraid that he will immediately move his army south to try Jingxiang. At this time, if you start a war with Pang Shiyuan, I am afraid that Cao Ying will be cheapened for nothing! Zhuge Jin also sighed.

"How's that to be?" Guan Yu was anxious when he heard this, and at this time, there was a report from Tanma, saying that after Pang Tong and Liu Pan's army passed Wancheng, they entered Yanzhou and Yuzhou through Xuchang, but did not come to Xiangfan.

"Why is that?" Guan Yu was a little confused when he heard this, and hurriedly checked the map. Zhuge Jin looked at it for a long time, but finally sighed: "Pang Shiyuan is so calculating!" Returning to Jingnan from Yuzhou and Yanzhou, Liu Panjiu is in Jingnan, the foundation is here, and Shi Guangyuan in Jiaozhou is also adjacent, so he will return to Jingnan before he can make plans. Moreover, it can also gather the hearts of the people and the army in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. And Yonggongzi is also in Xuchang, they can take Gongzi with them by the way when they go to Xuchang! ”

"Now that the life and death of the eldest brother and the third brother are unknown, and I am short of troops here, Pang Shiyuan has done such things again, how should this be good!" Guan Yu is really out of idea now. Zhuge Jin looked at the map, looked at Yangzhou and Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and shook his head silently. When I finally saw Yizhou, my eyes lit up.

(To be continued)