"Sir, if you don't mind, you can stay here temporarily. It won't be too late to leave until you figure out a way out in the future."
Yang Ling said softly.
Pang Tong was silent for a moment, then suddenly said solemnly,
"The general treats me so kindly, how can I be a ungrateful person?"
"From today on, I am willing to serve the general as well as I can!"
Yang Ling didn't expect Pang Tong to change his mind so quickly. He was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he laughed and held Pang Tong's hand.
"It's really a blessing for me to have a scholar join me!"
"But I have a merciless request, and I hope the general can agree to it."
"Shi Yuan, just tell me!"
"If we deal with Sun Quan in the future, I hope the general will let me participate!"
Pang Tong's pupils were full of vengeful anger.
The entire Pang family was massacred, and Pang Tong and Sun Quan had a deep hatred.
However, Sun Quan occupied the land east of the Yangtze River, had strong soldiers and horses, and unified his personal power with Pang, so he could not compete with Sun Quan at all.
Looking at the world, Yang Ling is the only one who has the ability and willingness to deal with Sun Quan.
Moreover, Yang Ling treated Pang Tong with great courtesy, which is why he finally chose to join Yang Ling.
"That's easy to say!"
Yang Ling thought Pang Tong had some excessive demands, but he didn't expect it to be such a simple thing, so he agreed immediately.
Just kidding, he wanted Pang Tong to help him deal with Sun Quan.
"That's good, thank you General!"
Pang Tong stood up and saluted Yang Ling respectfully.
"Mr. Shiyuan, you're welcome!"
Yang Ling hurriedly supported Pang Tong, but her heart was already filled with joy.
Although there are many top generals around him such as Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Gan Ning, there are only few counselors, only Xu Shu and Gao Rou.
It's okay to let them make suggestions, but it's impossible to expect them to take charge of the overall situation.
Pang Tong's surrender solved this problem.
He has excellent abilities. Not only is he good at marching and fighting, he is also extremely good at governing the country. Otherwise, how could he be together with Zhuge Liang and known as the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix?
It's a pity that when Liu Bei entered Shu in history, Pang Tong was greedy for power and advanced rashly, and died in Luofengpo.
Otherwise, if he and Zhuge Liang jointly assist Liu Bei, there will still be a question mark whether the Three Kingdoms can stand alone!
…
Early the next morning, Yang Ling gathered everyone together at the governor's mansion and said with a smile,
"From today on, Mr. Shiyuan will continue to serve as the military advisor of our army!"
Although this is the second announcement, the meaning this time is completely different from the last time.
Seeing this situation, everyone knew that Yang Ling had successfully subdued Pang Tong.
"Congratulations, General. Congratulations, General, for harvesting the talent of Mr. Fengchu!"
Gao Rou smiled and congratulated.
"Mr. Shiyuan can serve the general, which can be regarded as turning from darkness to light."
Zhao Yun also smiled and said,
"With Mr. Shiyuan's talent, it's no problem that he will be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister in the future!"
"Mr. Zilong is too polite. I just have a little cleverness. Thank you to the general for not giving up and reusing him. I hope you will support me in the future."
Pang Tong smiled mockingly, and then bowed to everyone.
"Mr. Shiyuan is too kind."
Everyone returned the favor one after another.
After the greetings were over, Yang Ling, who was sitting in the hall, said,
"I called you all here today to continue discussing the dispatch of troops to the four counties in Jingnan."
He paused, looked at Pang Tong, and said with a smile,
"Military advisors have always been very talented, so I might as well share your opinion."
"I obey my orders!"
Pang Tong came out of the crowd and said calmly,
"The four counties in Jingnan are remote and sparsely populated, far inferior to Nanyang and Nanjun."
"However, it also has its own strategic value. If it is captured, not only can it attack Jiangdong from the land route, but it can also cut off the communication between the Sun and Liu coalition forces and the Sichuan and Shu regions."
"According to my subordinates, we should take Wuling County first, then Lingling County, Guiyang County, and finally attack Changsha County."
Gan Ning was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but said,
"Changsha County is the closest to us. Why should we attack Lingling and Guiyang first, and then take Changsha last?"
"General Xingba doesn't know something."
Pang Tong patiently explained to Gan Ning and others.
"If we take Changsha first and the prefect Han Xuan is defeated, he will definitely send someone to Sun Liu for help."
"And Changsha is close to Jiangxia. The county is densely covered with water networks and crisscrossed rivers, which is extremely beneficial to the Sun and Liu coalition forces."
"Besides, even if we successfully capture Changsha, the Sun-Liu coalition will not just sit idly by."
"When we attack the other three counties, they will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to attack Changsha."
"If we attack the three counties of Wuling County first, the situation will be different."
"Although the prefects of the four counties are average in ability, they all have evil intentions and will never send troops to help."
"Even if Jin Xuan, the governor of Wuling County, sends someone to ask Liu Bei for help, the journey is far away. Given Han Xuan's character, he probably won't let the troops of the Sun-Liu coalition pass through Changsha County."
"After all, the fake Taoist attack on Guo has never happened before."
Pang Tong's analysis can be said to be well-founded and convincing.
After hearing this, everyone nodded and agreed with his analysis.
"The military advisor really has a strategy, so as you said, let's attack Wuling first, then Lingling, Guiyang, and finally Changsha!"
Yang Ling finally made the decision!
After the negotiation was completed, Cao's army immediately started marching.
This time when he went south to attack the four counties in Jingnan, Yang Ling mobilized a total of 50,000 troops, which he personally led.
As for Pang Tong, he stayed in Jiangling, sitting in the rear and coordinating the overall situation!
On the pier outside Jiangling City Gate.
All the subordinates headed by Pang Tong came to see Yang Ling and others off.
"This time the general takes action personally and will surely return in triumph!"
Pang Tong chuckled.
"Then I'd like to thank the military advisor for his kind words."
Yang Ling chuckled and said,
"With military advisors stationed at the rear, I feel much more at ease."
"My subordinates should do their best to live up to the general's expectations!"
Pang Tong put away his smile and said solemnly.
Yang Ling talked with everyone again and then boarded the warship.
Watching Pang Tong and others at the pier, and Jiangling City behind them getting further and further away, Dian Wei on the side came up and whispered,
"How can eldest brother be so sure that Mr. Shiyuan is sincerely surrendering this time?"
"Yes, if he still has ulterior motives, wouldn't it be dangerous if my eldest brother lets him sit in Jiangling?"
Xu Chu was also a little worried.
"Don't worry, you don't trust the people you trust, and you don't trust the people you employ. If we want him to trust us sincerely, we also need to be sincere. Do you understand?"
Yang Ling taught earnestly.
Just when Dian Wei and Xu Chu were sighing in their hearts that their elder brother was so broad-minded, they saw Yang Ling laughing and saying,
"Besides, I asked Xingba to take charge of Xiakou and command the navy of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun."
"There are Zilong and Wenhui in the city. Even if the military advisor has different intentions, what can we do?"
"..."
Dian Wei and Xu Chu were both speechless. Their eldest brother was really an old man!
