After Zhang Ren left the state pastoral mansion, Deng Zhan looked up at Liu Xiu with a worried expression. Although he does not understand military affairs, he can distinguish between friend and foe. Although Yizhou and Jingzhou formed an alliance, Yizhou did not have any good intentions, and it was also for the sake of interests. If there was no Nanyang County, Yizhou would not have sent troops.

Now that Nanyang County has encountered a problem, Zhang Ren came to ask for help, why?

If there is no interest, why should Jingzhou send troops?

Deng Zhan took a deep breath and asked, "Lord, do you really want to send troops to help Zhang Ren?"

When Liu Xiu heard this, he and Pang Tong looked at each other, but they laughed at the same time.

When he boarded, Deng Zhan was stunned.

What's going on?

The laughter stopped, and Liu Xiu said: "It is necessary to help Zhang Ren, and Nanyang County cannot be lost." ”

Pang Tong took over and said: "It's just that the time for sending troops is uncertain. The lord agreed to send troops to help Zhang Ren, but he only said that he would arrive as soon as possible, but did not say when he would arrive. So, does General Deng understand?"

After Deng Zhan listened, he thought for a while and said: "Lord and military advisor, does it mean that we will first sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, first consume the troops under Zhang Ren's command, and then lead the army to rescue at a critical time?"

"Yes!"

The corners of Pang Tong's mouth were hooked, and his face was full of smiles.

"Wonderful!

Deng Zhan stroked his beard under his chin and looked at Liu Xiu and Pang Tong with an admiring expression. Deng Zhan and Pang Tong both received Liu Xiu's notice temporarily, but the tacit dialogue between Liu Xiu and Pang Tong turned out to be a clever and clever strategy, which was really powerful.

Liu Xiu instructed: "Deng Zhan, next, mobilize Jinyi Guards and make every effort to investigate the news of Nanyang County." ”

"No!"

Deng Zhan nodded solemnly, he also knew that this battle was very crucial.

Liu Xiu's gaze turned to Pang Tong, and said with a solemn face: "Shiyuan, from Zhang Ren's description of the war just now, I suspect that Cao Cao' has arrived in Wanxian. ”

Pang Tongzheng said: "I also agree with the analysis of the lord, and I also have this doubt." We have 'fought' with Cao Ren, and we can't make such a 'precise' analysis just by relying on Cao Ren. ”

"The reason why Zhang Ren failed was that the other party had set up a game, and even calculated exactly what Zhang Ren would do every step of the way, and attacked Zhang Ren step by step. ”

"Fortunately, Zhang Ren is also a strong general, he governs the army well, and he is not 'chaotic' in the face of danger, and he can command calmly to be able to escape back from Jianyang County, otherwise, Zhang Ren would have died on the battlefield by now. ”

Pang Tong sighed with emotion: "To be able to set up such a bureau, only the main strategists under Cao Cao's command. The arrival of these people means that Cao 'Cao' should have arrived in Wanxian County and began to plan Jingzhou and Jiangdong. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "The wind and rain 'want' to come!"

Pang Tong's eyes showed a glimmer of 'fine' light, and he said with high morale: "Lord, although this battle is extremely dangerous. But if this battle is won, it will be an opportunity to lay the foundation of the Lord's business. Cao's northern part seems to have been temporarily calmed, but there are many hidden dangers. Once Cao's army is defeated in the south, it will definitely hurt its vitality. When the time comes, Cao Jun's internal troubles breed. The lord has more opportunities to grow, and then the Northern Expedition Cao ''. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "This battle is a battle of luck in Jingzhou." ”

Deng Zhan listened to the conversation between Liu Xiu and Pang Tong, and his heart was also 'excited'. In his mind, he had already begun to think about the scene once Liu Xiu defeated Cao 'Cao'.

Pang Tong thought for a while and said, "The lord wants to 'draw' 5,000 soldiers, is it really 'pumping' the soldiers of the First Army?"

Liu Xiu said: "No, just use the soldiers of Xiangyang." After Wei Yan arrived, he took over the soldiers of Xiangyang, and there were currently 5,000 'elites', so he used these 5,000 soldiers. At the same time, coupled with the Yellow Tiger's Flying Tiger Battalion and Shamoke's brute soldiers, it is already a force that is not weak. ”

Pang Tong said: "The lord is wise!"

Liu Xiu's words changed and said, "Shiyuan, let's go north to Nanyang County next." In addition to resisting Cao's '', I also have an idea. ”

"What do you think?" asked Pang Tong.

Liu Xiudao: "I want to take advantage of this battle to take Zhang Ren for my own use." ”

Zhang Ren, whether it is martial arts or ability, can be called a general, enough to defend one side. Under such circumstances, Liu Xiu was naturally unwilling to let go.

Pang Tong frowned and said: "Lord, if you want to leave Zhang Ren, it means that you have to tear your face with Yizhou." ”

Liu Xiu chuckled and said, "Why?"

Pang Tongzheng said: "Zhang Ren is the general of Yizhou, and he is the person in charge of Nanyang County. Lord, this is the general under Liu Zhang, can he make the lord subdue?"

Liu Xiudao: "What if Liu Zhang takes the initiative to abandon Liu Zhang?"

As soon as these words came out, Pang Tong raised his eyebrows, he was already extremely smart, Liu Xiu pulled a little, and Pang Tong's heart suddenly understood. He smiled slightly and said, "The consideration of the lord is not impossible, it is feasible. But in this way, there are a lot of things to 'do'. ”

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, and said: "The focus is on Chengdu, if Liu Zhang takes the initiative to target Zhang Ren, things will be easy to do." My idea is to take advantage of this opportunity to let Zhang Ren and Cao Jun both lose, let Jinyiwei's people buy off the people around Liu Zhang, let them slander, and let Liu Zhang deal with Zhang Ren. In this way, if I recruit Zhang Ren again, things will be much easier. ”

Pang Tong said: "It is not easy to achieve this. At least, it is also necessary to move Zhang Song and let Zhang Song help. In addition, let's talk about moving the Fazheng, and let the Fazheng also mediate from it. ”

After a pause, Pang Tong said: "It's just the result of disposal, and it must meet the expected purpose of the lord." The best result is to directly remove Zhang Ren, and then Liu Zhang will send another person to Nanyang County. The almost result was that Liu Zhang deprived Zhang Ren of his official position, and then belittled Zhang Ren, and the lord recruited Zhang Ren again. ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Since you want to do it, it is naturally to achieve the best purpose." As a general, Zhang Ren could not have no enemies in Yizhou, so as long as he instigated, he could completely achieve his goal. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Xiu looked at Deng Zhan and said, "Deng Zhan, you immediately sent an order to the Jinyi Guard of Yizhou to spread the news that Zhang Ren's troops would be defeated in Wanxian County and lost Zhuyang County in Chengdu." Then, buy off the people around Liu Zhang, as well as Zhang Ren's opponents, and let them slander Zhang Ren, so as to achieve the goal of letting Liu Zhang remove Zhang Ren and reappoint the generals to Nanyang County. ”

"No!"

Deng Zhan nodded in response, but there was a light sigh in his heart.

Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren, you definitely can't escape from the palm of the lord's hand.

As a person who used to be a military general, Deng Zhan was very fortunate in his heart, fortunately he no longer led the army, but led the Jinyi Guard. With his brain, if he met a strategist like Pang Tong, he didn't know how he died.

Pang Tong said: "Lord, there is one more thing to pay attention to. In terms of time, it is the time when Liu Zhang sent someone to Nanyang County to replace Zhang Ren, and the other party must arrive after the lord and Wei Yan have lifted the siege of Xinye. Such a situation can also make Zhang Ren more 'excited' to the lord. At that time, the chances of recovering Zhang Ren will be even greater. ”

Deng Zhan smiled and said, "Rest assured, Jin Yiwei can complete such a thing." If the opponent is hurrying fast, the Jinyi guard will slow down the opponent's hurry. ”

Pang Tong gave a thumbs up and said, "General Deng is a person who understands. ”

Deng Zhan bowed his hand, and then turned to leave.

Pang Tongzheng said: "Lord, Cao 'Cao' is going south, and his target must be Jingzhou and Jiangdong. But now, Jiangdong and Jingzhou are opposed. In addition, Huang Gai and Han Dang were killed in battle, Tai Shici and Lu Su surrendered, and Lü Meng' was killed, all of which made the relationship between Jiangdong and Jingzhou very tense. Especially Liu Bei is also in Jiangdong, and it is probably very difficult to unite the other party to resist Cao Cao'. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, there was a hint of solemnity between his eyebrows. According to Liu Xiu's original plan, the war with Cao 'Cao' would definitely be to unite Jiangdong, but the current situation is indeed difficult to say.

Liu Xiu was silent for a moment and said, "Order Huang Zhong to spread the news of Cao's army to Jiangdong, and then release the intention of forming an alliance, which is worthy of Sun Quan's reaction." ”

"No!"

Pang Tong nodded, and he could only do this for now.