Zhang Song went to Jiangzhou to deliver the city on Liu Zhang's order. He suffered a lot along the way. He was sick for three days and a minor illness for two days. He had sore waist and backache and had corns. It was already autumn when he arrived in Jiangzhou.
Pang Tong received the envoy and his entourage, held a banquet, and did not discuss official matters. All the entourage were drunk and sent back to the post to rest.
Zhang Song grabbed Pang Tong and asked impatiently: "Where is General Yide?"
Pang Tong sighed: "General Zhang has been drinking for days. He is drunk and cannot handle affairs."
Zhang Song glared at Pang Tong: "Could it be that he knew I was coming to deliver the city and did it on purpose?"
Pang Tong said with a smile: "I know you are here not to ask for Jiangzhou, so why bother? Yide has a bad temper and has long wanted to fight, but instead he sits in Jiangzhou and can only drink to drown his sorrows."
Zhang Song paused and said, "Since you are so troubled by this, why don't you send troops as soon as possible? General Liu has taken Hanzhong and is attacking from the north and south. He can defeat Chengdu in one month. Why are you so hesitant?"
He lingered on the road for a month, just waiting for Zhang Fei to send troops so that he could turn back. Now when he arrived in Jiangzhou, he saw that they were standing still, and he felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel.
Pang Tong said: "The army has no name, how to use the troops? Don't drive, don't be impatient, just stay here and wait for the opportunity."
Zhang Song said anxiously: "Liu Yizhou is waiting for my return. If I delay, I may become suspicious."
Pang Tong smiled and said: "You can send someone to Chengdu to reply first, saying that this matter needs to be reported to the general of chariots and cavalry. We dare not evacuate without permission without the general's order."
Zhang Song was helpless and complained that Pang Tong was procrastinating in doing things. Now in this situation, even a blind person can see that Liu Qi wants to take Yizhou.
Nowadays, there is a saying circulating in Yizhou: Liu Boxei's heart is known to everyone on the road.
Yizhou's laws and regulations are lax and moral governance is not promoted. From the officials to the people, they have long been dissatisfied. They are all looking forward to a clear master. If the master is changed as soon as possible, everyone can work with peace of mind. In fact, the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain.
Zhang Song sat in the post for two days without seeing Zhang Fei. He went to the military camp and found that it was very lively, and he could hear shouts and cheers from a distance.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the camp, they saw a military general covered in dust limping out. Zhang Fei caught up with him: "Jun Yi, I'm not satisfied yet. Please accompany me for two more moves."
"Let's stop competing. As long as we have agreed, you are really going to kill Gan Xingba!" Zhang He threw Zhang Fei away and walked away with a grin on his face.
In order to avoid fighting with Cao's army, Liu Qi sent Zhang He and Yu Jin to Jiangzhou and took Yizhou together with Zhang Fei. He thought he could attack the city and pull out the stronghold, but unexpectedly he still trained his troops all day long.
It was just about training troops. Zhang Fei often found people to compete with others. Except for him and Gan Ning, no one else was his opponent. Gan Ning was often at the water village, so Zhang He became the focus of care.
It would be nice to compete with Zhang He. After all, competing with a master like Zhang Fei would be more helpful to me. But every time I say good things, I won't show mercy when I get addicted to killing. Today, I was knocked down again.
"I just accidentally hit you with a spear, why don't you hit me too?" Zhang Fei still didn't know what to say, and muttered: "I treat you as my own, and the whole family will not see you..."
Looking back, he saw Zhang Song, who was as tall as the camp gate, and was shocked: "When did you arrive in Jiangzhou?"
"The general is busy with military affairs, how dare I disturb you?" Zhang Song was furious. The envoy had been here for two days, but as a general, he didn't know anything about it?
Zhang Fei wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "It's nothing important. I just eat, drink, sleep and fight all day long!"
Zhang Song was so angry that he stomped his nostrils and raised his head to the sky: "The capture of Yizhou is such a big deal, but the general doesn't care at all?"
"This matter is planned by the military adviser, why should I worry about it?" Zhang Fei counted on his fingers and said: "Look... there is Feng Chu in military affairs, Li Yan in governance, Yu Jin in training troops, and Gan Ning in the navy. Everyone is better than me. , why pretend to understand and point fingers when you don’t understand?”
Zhang Song burst into laughter after hearing this, shook his head and said: "If someone else is in charge of the general, I wish I could control everything, but the general is better, he doesn't ask at all."
Zhang Fei laughed proudly and said: "The eldest son has said that people should make full use of their talents. I ask them to show their talents. What's wrong with that?"
Zhang Song stroked his beard and asked, "But I don't know what the general can do?"
"You have to know how to charge into battle!" Zhang Fei patted his head. Seeing that no one was accompanying him to practice martial arts, he took Zhang Song to drink.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the camp and sat down, they saw a soldier coming to report: "The envoy from Chengdu has arrived again and invites the general to come to discuss matters."
Zhang Fei glared: "You are blind, the messenger is not here?"
"General, this is the envoy who just came today!"
"Could it be that Liu Jiyu sent someone to urge him again?" Zhang Song was surprised and asked, "Do you know who is coming?"
The soldier replied: "The man's name is Fazheng, and he has brought three thousand troops with him."
"Xiaozhi is here?" Zhang Song became more and more confused and twirled his beard and said: "He also brought troops and horses, but what is the use of these three thousand soldiers?"
Zhang Fei was furious and protested: "If Liu Zhang dares to take Jiangzhou by force and offends Lao Zhang, I will go to Chengdu first."
Zhang Song had secretly discussed with Fazheng a long time ago to prepare to welcome Liu Qi to Shu. Knowing that he was not bringing troops to capture Jiangzhou, the two of them rushed to the government office without even bothering to have a drink.
In the lobby, Pang Tong, Sun Qian, and Fazheng were all there, and there was also Mengda, the captain of Yizhou, who was chatting and laughing there without any worry.
Zhang Fei was still in the courtyard and shouted: "Who dares to take Jiangzhou?"
Sun Qian stood up to greet them and said with a smile: "General Zhang, please be patient. They are reinforcements from Chengdu."
"Reinforcements?" Zhang Fei was stunned and glanced at Fazheng and Meng Da, wondering if Liu Zhang still wanted to fight him?
Zhang Song had already heard some clues and stepped forward to ask Fazheng: "Is it going to hit Sanba?"
"That's right!" Fazheng nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun went to Chengdu to ask for help to destroy Zhang Wei and reduce the troubles of the Ba people. No one in Yizhou was willing to lead the army, so I had to recommend Meng Da and come to Jiangsu with him. Zhou, Zi Qiao can rush back to pay the errand."
Zhang Song laughed and said, "Xiao Zhi comes at the right time. If I go to Badi, I will definitely achieve great success."
At this time, Liu Zhang also helped Liu Qi to pacify Ba County. He was not just welcoming the tiger at the door, he was simply cutting his flesh into a tiger. It is no wonder that the generals were unwilling to lead troops. I am afraid that even Brazil would be lost.
Sun Qian said: "Liu Yizhou has been troubled by the Ba people for a long time. This time our brothers work together to put an end to the rebellion and pacify Ba County."
Everyone understood it tacitly. Fa Zheng first explained Liu Zhang's order and ordered Pang Yi, the governor of Brazil, to send troops to help Liu Qi attack Zhang Wei and take advantage of the situation to pacify Bazhong.
Because Pang Yi had previously intended to be self-reliant, Liu Zhang had been restricting his troops. He was worried about sending troops this time, and ordered him to go to Brazil to help in the war. In fact, he was monitoring Pang Yi.
Pang Tong held a banquet to welcome Fazheng and his party, and Zhang Fei also sent an order to reward the three armies, eat and drink with Meng Da's troops, and prepare for the next day's expedition!
At night, Zhang Song gathered Fazheng and Pang Tong together alone, and the three of them secretly discussed. Zhang Wei was not worried, but how to seize the opportunity to capture Brazil and march into Shu was the key.
