I didn’t expect Pang Tong to be so persistent!
Liu Zhang thought for a while and decided to speak out. Maybe Pang Tong could see some flaws.
"Shiyuan, the Battle of Jiangling ended with Cai Mao being captured and the entire 50,000-strong army annihilated. Later, Xiangyang was captured by Xu Shu and Zhang Fei. Only the Kuai family led their people across the Han River and fled to Xinye."
"Zhou Yu took advantage of Cai Mao's decisive battle at Jiangling and led his army to attack Jiangxia. Huang Zu was defeated and had already retreated to Xinye. The entire county of Jiangxia belonged to Zhou Yu."
"At the same time, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang deceived everyone, led an army to surprise Yuzhang County, and directly captured Nanchang, Chaisang and other important towns!"
"Cough cough cough...!"
As Liu Zhang expected, Pang Tong suddenly became excited after hearing that Zhuge Liang had invaded Yuzhang.
"Shiyuan, don't be angry!"
Pang Tong's eyes were red, he shook his head and shed tears.
"Hahaha, it turns out that I, Pang Tong, am just an accessory in Zhuge Liang's plan of killing three birds with one stone!"
"Shame... a great disgrace!"
When things have progressed to this point, Pang Tong has already understood everything.
It can be said that all of Zhuge Liang's deployments were to capture Xiangyang's entire Nanjun, and the other was to seize the opportunity to capture Yuzhang.
And Pang Tong was never taken seriously by Zhuge Liang from the beginning to the end, and even a little trick almost left him dead in the wilderness!
Seeing this scene, Liu Zhang could only sigh softly.
Pang Tong is a top wise man, no matter what he says, there is no way to confuse right and wrong and make him believe it.
After a long time, Pang Tong gradually calmed down.
"I am truly ashamed of my trust in Duke Qin..."
Pang Tong was the military advisor of the Eastern Army personally appointed by Liu Zhang, and the rear military advisor of one of the five military advisors!
He was actually tricked by Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's military advisor, and defeated him easily and almost lost his life.
Now it is no longer Pang Tong's personal honor and disgrace. The world will say that Liu Zhang is blind, illiterate, and appointed a loser!
"Shiyuan, don't say that!"
Despite Liu Zhang's repeated words of comfort, Pang Tong still could not forgive himself.
"Mr. Qin, I have an extreme personality, and I always like to win by surprise! Kong Ming knows me well, no wonder he can lay an ambush and wait for me to take the bait..."
Liu Zhang said nothing more and quietly accompanied Pang Tong to vent his frustration.
In fact, when Liu Zhang heard that Pang Tong saw Zhuge Liang's message and vomited blood, he knew that this situation would definitely happen after Pang Tong woke up.
Zhuge Liang had been fighting with Pang Tong for so long, and it was not easy for him to fight with real swords and guns. Unexpectedly, Pang Tong was defeated like this.
How does Pang Tong, who is arrogant and pretentious, accept this?
After a long time, Pang Tong finally calmed down a little.
He really didn't have the shame to complain in front of Liu Zhang. Even if he cried, he would have to cry behind his back!
"Duke Qin came to Yufu for the sake of Jingzhou?"
As a defeated general, Pang Tong had no shame in thinking that Liu Zhang was here to see him.
"I came to see you alone, and by the way, I can dampen Liu Bei's arrogance!"
Pang Tong was excited for a while, then thought of something and showed pain again.
"Qin Gong, I also want to attack Jingzhou to wash away the shame! But now is not the best time to attack!"
"The reason why I brought five thousand troops there is because I don't want to expand the war."
"Now that the sneak attack has been discovered by Liu Beijun, there must be layers of ambushes in the mountains and forests outside Yiling City. It is really not advisable to move lightly!"
Liu Zhang patted Pang Tong's arm gently and gave him a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry, Shi Yuan. I have already ordered fifty thousand elite troops to march to Yiling."
"I will avenge you this time!"
Pang Tong was shocked when he heard this and wanted to sit up in excitement.
"Mr. Qin, I definitely don't have any selfish motives for seeking revenge. It's really not the best time to attack right now!"
Liu Zhang pressed Pang Tong down and nodded repeatedly to indicate that he knew.
"Shi Yuan, there is a situation you are not aware of."
"Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang's sneak attack on Yuzhang County is not over yet. Sun Quan has sent 50,000 troops to attack Yuzhang in three directions. The two sides are currently fighting to the death under Chaisang City!"
"Kuai Liang of Xinye has united with Huang Zu, who has retreated from Jiangxia. The two parties are estimated to have at least 20,000 troops. They are also always preparing to counterattack Xiangyang."
"Zhu Meng just suggested to Gu that he should go to Wuling Mountain to find Wuxi Man to help in the battle. There is a good chance that Wuxi Man will attack Wuling County."
"There is also Zhou Yu from Jiangxia. If he sees Nanjun besieged on all sides, he will definitely not sit back and wait for death. He will be thinking about Nanjun all the time!"
Pang Tong was relieved after hearing this, and he suddenly came to his senses.
No wonder Liu Zhang came here in person, it turned out that he had such a rare fighter opportunity.
"Qin Gong Shengming, this is indeed an excellent opportunity to fight!"
"Hey! It's a pity that with my body, I can't worry about Duke Qin..."
Thinking of this, Pang Tong began to blame himself again.
If he hadn't been so greedy, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Shi Yuan, the attack on Jingzhou has been decided, but there are some problems with the current marching strategy."
Liu Zhang thought about it and asked Pang Tong.
After all, Pang Tong was from Jingzhou, and he had just led his army to attack Yiling, so there was always something he could do.
"After listening to Meng Da and Wei Yan's description, if we attack Yiling head-on, it will probably be as difficult as ascending to heaven..."
Pang Tong nodded helplessly, Liu Zhang's words touched his heart.
"I am well aware of the complexity of this mountain road, so I thought of taking the risk to capture Yiling and open the door for the army to attack in the future!"
"I wonder if Duke Qin has brought troops and horses to prepare for the dispatch of those generals?"
"I only brought Dian Wei and five thousand elite infantry troops." "The rest will dispatch Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, and Meng Da from the Eastern Army, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Huang Quan from the Navy Army, and then try to collect 60,000." !”
After all, Liu Bei's army only had this strength in the Battle of Yiling in history. Liu Zhang took 60,000 troops to fight against Liu Bei and forcibly dragged them into the Battle of Yiling.
Even if history repeats itself and Yiling is once again defeated by Yizhou, Liu Zhang will also suffer heavy losses.
For the Qin State, an army of 60,000 is nothing, at most it is just a matter of a few more years of rest!
"Shiyuan, do you have any good ideas?"
"If I don't hurt Liu Bei this time, I will definitely not give up!"
Pang Tong's eyes were empty, and he was forming a map of western Jingzhou in his mind, constantly deducing the feasibility of advancing troops.
After a long time, as Pang Tong blinked, he finally came to a conclusion.
"Qin Gong, from Yufu to Zigui, the road north of the Yangtze River is easy to walk. From Zigui to Yiling, the road south of the Yangtze River is actually easier. But there is one thing that requires the cooperation of the navy."
Liu Zhang's eyes lit up. It would be much easier if the road problem from Zigui to Yiling was solved!
"Shi Yuan means to let the navy control the Yangtze River and the army march from the south bank?"
Pang Tong shook his head gently.
"Qin Gong, the commander-in-chief of Nanjun is Xu Yuanzhi. This man is well versed in the art of war and strategy. If he defends Yiling, it will be difficult to attack him head-on."
Liu Zhang sighed secretly, it was indeed not that easy!
Moreover, Pang Tong admired Xu Shu so much. It seemed that this person was definitely not an idle person!
"Shiyuan, do you have any solution?"
Pang Tong did not answer, but looked directly at Liu Zhang.
"Mr. Qin, are you still willing to take risks..."
