"I know very well that Liu Bei is a person who is humble on the outside, resolute on the inside, and ambitious, and he must not be guarded against." The thin old man insisted on his opinion in a loud voice.

"Liu Bei is not the only one who has great ambitions, is it possible that the lord wants to break off friendship with the heroes of the world?" Fa Zheng asked dissatisfiedly.

"Since there are many heroes, why are you defending that Liu Bei?" The thin old man glared at Fa Zheng with slanted eyes, Fa Zheng's sweat fell from his weak heart, and he expressed his determination to Liu Zhang: "I have followed the lord for many years, although I have a relationship with Liu Bei, I am also deeply suspicious of him, please see it." ”

Who is this person, who even dares to rob Fazheng? It was Liu Ba and Liu Zichu, who were very optimistic about Zhuge Liang and drifted to many places, and had just come to Xichuan.

Liu Zhang originally doubted Liu Bei's motive for this move, and believed that Liu Ba, a monk from afar, hesitated: "If you don't agree, you will be angry, and you may raise troops to attack." ”

This is simple, it can be inferred that there is a shortage of grain in Shu, and a small amount is given. As for the elite soldiers, they can also be sent at will. Liu Ba opened his mouth and said.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Mr. to take care of." Liu Zhang said politely.

The matter was completely handed over to Liu Ba to handle, Fa Zheng was a little dumbfounded, and the position of the first strategist was snatched away lightly. Did Liu Zhang take the house sparrow as a phoenix, or did he become suspicious of himself?

Fa Zheng was panicked, he was still a little shaken by Liu Bei's hesitation, but this time he was even more determined to follow Liu Bei.

Liu Bei asked for 100,000 Hu grain, but Liu Ba only gave 10,000 Hu, many of which were old or moldy. asked for 20,000 elite soldiers, but only gave 4,000 old and weak soldiers, and there was no advantage at all in the battle.

Liu Ba also asked the envoy to tell Liu Bei that once the war with Cao Cao began, then Sichuan would send troops to help.

Looking at these old and weak soldiers and the pitiful amount of food, Liu Bei was so angry that he couldn't get angry, and rewarded Liu Zhang's messenger with a cold face.

"I came all the way here to defend against the enemy, Liu Zhang is so stingy, do you want to drive me 50,000 soldiers with small profits?" Liu Bei said indignantly.

Pang Tong was waiting for Liu Bei to get angry, he was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly persuaded: "Lord, don't hesitate any longer, attack Chengdu immediately, something big can be done." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he hesitated again. "Alas, the teacher is unknown!"

Pang Tong forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, he was so bone-eyed, and he still wanted a fart name! Obviously, Liu Zhang is also wary of Liu Bei, and he is clearly coping with it!

At this time, Pang Tong wanted to leave, but he still continued to say: "Lord, I have three strategies, please consider it yourself." ”

"Which three?"

"Choose 10,000 elite soldiers, stop the flag, make a detour day and night, and attack Chengdu, this is the best plan; Repair the book Liu Zhang, only return to the army, take advantage of its unpreparedness, the army marched, approached Fucheng, killed Yang Huai, Gao Pei, and occupied important places, this is the middle plan; Retreat back to the White Emperor City, and then return to Jingzhou, Xu Tu Xichuan, this is the next plan. Pang Tong said.

Since he came, Liu Bei had no intention of retreating from the army at all, but there was a shortage of food and grass, so why did he hold on? He pondered and pondered, and finally nodded: "The plan is too urgent, lest it be lost, but it will end up in a dilemma." The plan was too slow, and the troops were withdrawn in vain, and they were speechless to the soldiers. As for the plan, if it is feasible, let's plan it! ”

Pang Tong finally laughed, he had been looking forward to attacking Chengdu for a long time, and the day of his contribution was not far away.

Liu Bei sent someone to send another letter to Liu Zhang, saying that the war in Jingzhou was about to break out, and when he personally led the army to resist the enemy, he had no time to resign, and he looked at Haihan.

Liu Zhang's suspicion of Liu Bei just now retreated, and he hurriedly replied with a letter, promising that once the troops were insufficient, Xichuan would definitely raise troops to help.

Fa Zheng and Zhang Song are very distressed these days, if Liu Bei retreats, not only will their internal responsibility lose their role. Moreover, it seems that taking refuge in Liu Bei is a villain for nothing, and there are endless hidden dangers.

Liu Zhang is not a fool, when he is idle in the future, he will carefully analyze the things before and after, maybe he will be able to see any flaws, and the two of them are afraid that their lives will be guaranteed.

It just so happened that the person who sent the letter to Liu Bei was Fa Zheng's family, Fa Zheng was kind to him, thinking about it, Fa Zheng thought of a plan, he found someone to imitate Liu Zhang's pen style, and forged a letter, but it was not given to Liu Bei, but to Yang Huai and Gao Pei in Fucheng!

Fa Zheng forged a letter saying that Liu Bei had ill intentions and intended to raid Chengdu, and ordered Yang Huai and Gao Pei to immediately raise the troops of Fucheng and go to attack Liu Bei to relieve the danger of Chengdu. Of course, it is best to use a strategy, you must kill Liu Bei, and never suffer in the future.

Fa Zheng's meaning is very simple, that is, he wants to force Liu Bei to turn his face with Liu Zhang and find an excuse to attack Chengdu, of course, he also secretly sent a letter to Pang Tong, saying that Yang Huai and Gao Pei may go to a sneak attack, and they must be prepared.

When Pang Tongyi received this letter, he danced happily, but he still didn't tell Liu Bei, and secretly arranged for Wei Yan to be on guard, waiting for Yang Huai and Gao Pei to throw themselves into the net.

Most of the soldiers in Shu were extremely wary of Liu Bei, and Huang Quan broke his teeth, and the tragedy of Wang Ti hanging upside down happened not long ago, and Yang Huai and Gao Pei of Fucheng were even more eager to kill Liu Bei one day earlier to prevent future troubles.

Therefore, after receiving the fake letter, the two sighed that the lord had finally figured it out, and immediately excitedly led 20,000 soldiers and horses to go straight to Jiameng Pass.

The two also knew that Liu Bei's strength should not be underestimated, with 50,000 troops, not only strategists like Pang Tong, but also generals like Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, and they couldn't take advantage of hard fighting. If it is a sneak attack, the possibility of winning is quite large, but it may not be able to kill Liu Bei, in case he is allowed to escape, it will still be a scourge if he makes a comeback in the future.

Since the letter mentioned killing Liu Bei with a plan, the two of them got together and thought of a plan, that is, under the pretext of sending Liu Bei, they took the opportunity to kill Liu Bei at the wine table.

Liu Bei was waiting for Liu Zhang's reply, and at the same time, he was also thinking hard about what excuse to use to attack Chengdu. At this time, the guards came to report that Yang Huai and Gao Pei had led 20,000 soldiers and horses to this side.

Liu Bei immediately raised his vigilance and ordered the army to immediately enter a state of alert. But it didn't take long for a letter from Yang Huai to arrive, which said that they had come to send 20,000 elite soldiers to Liu Bei, and at the same time, Liu Zhang arranged for them to fight side by side with Liu Bei, and they must defeat Cao Cao.

Liu Bei couldn't believe his eyes, he didn't expect Liu Zhang to really send him soldiers and horses, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly paid the account in person, ready to welcome Yang Huai and Gao Pei.

Pang Tong didn't object, but secretly sneered, since these two people know how to use a plan, then give them a plan.

Pang Tong secretly sent Wei Yan to lead an army around the back of Yang Huai's army, and quietly arranged archers who were good at shooting and ambushed them everywhere in the camp.