Yizhou, Bajun Yufu.
The Eastern Army camp, which was originally very peaceful, now became agitated with the urgent order from Chang'an eight hundred miles away.
"General Huang, Military Advisor Pang, and the King of Qin ordered them to immediately lead the army to attack Jingzhou. They must attack the city and seize the land as quickly as possible."
After the soldier completed his report, he handed over the order issued by the Chancellor.
Huang Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, took it first, read it carefully, and then handed it to Pang Tong.
Pang Yi looked at the ten lines, and after reading them, he replied to the messenger.
"You return to Chang'an and report to the King of Qin. General Huang and I will immediately reorganize the army and mobilize supplies."
The messenger looked embarrassed.
Xun You's order to him was to let the Eastern Army take action immediately.
Pang Tong told him that he needed preparation time.
In desperation, I can only report it again.
"Commander Pang, the King of Qin means to send troops immediately on the day of the order, and the opportunity to fight must not be delayed!"
Pang Tong frowned slightly.
"Sending troops also requires preparation time, and mobilizing troops and horses before action! Furthermore, Liu Bei's soldiers in Jiaozhou will not be able to withdraw for a while, so there is no need to be so urgent!"
"You go back and report to the King of Qin. The Eastern Army will send troops immediately after they are fully equipped."
"this..."
The soldier still looked embarrassed, fearing that the reply would not be delivered.
Pang Tong did not embarrass the soldier, but gave him a reason.
"Just say it was me who said it, and King Qin will understand."
After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army. How dare the little messengers dare to disobey him.
He immediately handed over his orders and left.
"As you command!"
After the messengers left, Huang Zhong immediately walked up to Pang Tong.
"Shiyuan, the Eastern Army can send troops at any time, why do you delay for some time?"
Generally speaking, Huang Zhong would carry out Liu Zhang's orders unconditionally.
Now that Pang Tong raised objections, he naturally wanted to find out.
"General Huang, don't you think it's too strange?"
Although Pang Tong answered the question incorrectly, it still aroused Huang Zhong's interest.
"What does Shiyuan mean?"
"Liu Bei, doesn't he know that our eyes have always been on Jingzhou? Who gave him the courage to risk everything and send troops to Jiaozhou?"
Huang Zhong frowned, which was why he was confused.
"Shi Yuan, is it because of the martial arts tournament that Liu Bei thinks we won't use weapons rashly for the time being?"
Pang Tong shook his head.
"General Huang, you can think so before, but what happens after that? Liu Bei sent Guan Yu, who returned from Chang'an, to Jiaozhou!"
"Is it possible that Liu Bei thought that the martial arts tournament was a message of an indefinite armistice?"
When something went wrong, there must be a monster, and Pang Tong had to be careful.
He was almost shot to death by Zhuge Liang last time, so he must have a long memory.
"But the King of Qin has strictly ordered to send troops, you and I can't disobey!"
Huang Zhong understood Pang Tong's painstaking efforts, but he could not disobey Liu Zhang's military orders.
"Let's do it this way. General Huang will gather supplies and troops here for the time being. I'll go ahead and go to Yiling to find out what's going on."
"There are troops stationed in Yiling and Yidao, and the navy is also stationed here. I will wait for opportunities according to the situation."
Seeing that Huang Zhong was still hesitant, Pang Tong continued to persuade.
"General Huang, it is very important for the Eastern Army to show up in full force. Logistics and equipment must be complete! Don't lose a big thing because of a small thing!"
Huang Zhong finally nodded and agreed.
"In that case, let's follow Shi Yuan. However, let Wei Yan lead 10,000 people to go with you."
"As you command!"
There are garrisons in Yiling, Yidao and other places, but there are not many. They are basically garrisoned in the city.
There are also some naval forces on the Yangtze River, but there is no reason to use them for land warfare.
The 10,000 men led by Wei Yan were the army for Pang Tong's tentative attack.
Once the plan was decided, it was implemented very quickly.
In just an hour, Wei Yan completed his army.
With the help of the navy, we went down the river and arrived near Yiling that afternoon.
After discussing with the generals on the front line, it was immediately decided to divide the troops into four groups and advance by land and water.
On the land route, Pang Tong personally led Wei Yan and ten thousand people to attack Zhijiang.
Zhang Liao led an army of five thousand along the land route eastward to intimidate the police.
In terms of waterways, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin commanded a naval force of ten thousand people to station in various dangerous waterways to protect the flanks of the army and ensure the army's retreat.
Finally, Gan Ning personally commanded a navy of ten thousand people, sailed down the river and attacked the Jiangling area.
The Qin army's four armies totaled 35,000 people.
Although the number of people is not large, compared to Jingzhou, which has weak defense, it is already a lot!
Because the Qin army suddenly attacked without warning, Liu Bei's army was caught off guard and was defeated steadily.
Pang Tong raided Zhijiang and almost destroyed the city. If Chen Dao hadn't fought to the death, Zhijiang City would have changed hands long ago.
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin led the navy to invade Jingzhou waters.
Liu Bei's navy collapsed at the first touch, and almost all of them fled.
Although Zhang Liao only had 5,000 men, he defeated Liao Hua and Xing Daorong who came to resist him several times.
Killed more than a thousand enemies.
Only Gan Ning had no achievements along the way.
After the battlefield reached the waters of Jiangling, the gates of Jiangling City were tightly closed, leaving Gan Ning no opportunity for a sneak attack.
Jiangling City was tall and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Gan Ning only made a symbolic attack and then gave up the attack.
They chose to return the entire army to the river and rely on warships to keep an eye on Jiangling.
Wait for the follow-up army to arrive before making any calculations.
Thanks to the excellent results achieved by Pang Tong's small number of troops, Huang Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, made a decisive decision and officially swore in Yufu.
An army of 80,000 people set off by water and rushed to Jingzhou to kill.
As soon as this news came out, people in Jingzhou were panicked and caused a violent shock.
However, Liu Beijun was not the only one affected.
Outside Zhijiang City, there is the Eastern Army camp.
"General Huang is too impatient!"
After hearing the news that Huang Zhong had pledged to raise troops, Pang Tongfei was not happy, but full of anxiety.
This made Wei Yan on the side very puzzled.
"Commander Pang, now that we have the upper hand, we need to increase our troops to expand our results. General Huang has raised a large army, doesn't it just give us a helping hand?"
Pang Tong did not answer Wei Yan's doubts.
Instead, he frowned and stared at the map in front of him, thoughtfully.
After a long time, he shook his head gently.
"No, it's still not quite right."
Wei Yan was confused when he heard this, and scratched his head and ears anxiously.
"What's wrong with the military advisor?"
Pang Tong kept pointing at the map.
"Look, Chief Wen, our army seems to have an absolute advantage, killing Liu Bei's army and retreating steadily. But in fact, Liu Bei's army's losses were not very big."
"On the contrary, we seem to be making rapid progress, but due to the resistance of various Liu Bei troops, we are forced to extend the front!"
Wei Yan also had some realization as he looked at the map location that Pang Tong kept pointing at.
It seems like that's really what happened.
"Military advisor, isn't this the result you want?"
