Chapter 69 The fate of history

Ba County, Taishou Mansion.

Pang Tong, Liu Pan, Ma Liang and Pan Yu sat down in two columns. After a long silence, Liu Pan was the first to say, "Shi Yuan, what should we do now? You should make a decision as soon as possible."

Pang Tong heard the words, but the corners of his mouth twitched. I don't know if it's a wry smile or a conditioned reflex. Even though he is smart, he can't figure out why it is such a situation now for a while. Once upon a time, his plan almost succeeded. The official Taifu, Shenma Guanyu, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao and Wei Yan were all crushed to death by themselves. Later, Cao Wei was helping himself and withdrew some people to return to Hebei. As long as I wait for Liu Bei to be trapped to death, everything will be fine.

But almost overnight, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Li Yan turned against the water and released Gan Ning; Ma Yan traped Fu Shiren, and he was suddenly forced to escape from Xu Chang to Jingnan and then to Ba County. Now even Shi Guangyuan of Jiaozhou has surrendered, and he has only a little manpower left, and he is still huddled in the land of Ba County. Behind him, Zhao Feng was leading a large army to destroy it. Happiness went so fast that he didn't have time to react. He couldn't figure out why Li Yan, a man from Jingzhou, Ma Yan was so desperate for Liu Bei. I was committed to the welfare of them, but in the end, it ended bleakly, and the people betrayed their relatives.

He patted his head a few times to calm down as soon as possible. Pang Tong said, "Now that we are trapped here, Zhao Botao is leading the army to kill. Although Ba County is a dangerous place, it is not a long-term plan to rely on the land of this county. I think it's better to take advantage of the emptiness in Shu's eyes to concentrate on Xichuan and assist the lord to succeed to the throne. In this way, even if you can't gallop around the world, you can also divide the land of Xishu, which is also Liu Jiyu!"

"It makes sense!" As soon as he said this, Ma Liang and others also started a little. As the highest-level general, Liu Pan is about to come out to speak at this time: "According to the Malay report, there are only 40,000 to 50,000 horses in Xichuan now. How much can be left except for the defense of Hanzhong and the southern barbarians? We only need to send troops to Ba County and capture Lucheng, then we can go straight to Chengdu and take Xichuan in one fell swoop!"

"Then, General Liu, you lead the army to guard the dangerous place to block Zhao Feng. We occupy the kingdom of heaven in Shuzhong, rest and recuperate, and develop the armaments. Compared with being suppressed by that group of Xuzhou people in Xuchang, it's not pleasant!" Pang Tong continued to bewitched. Such a beautiful sketch of the castle in the air finally made everyone a little more energetic.

"Well, Taifu and I first led the army to capture Lucheng, Ji Chang, you stay in Ba County to stop Zhao Botao!" Liu Pan thought for a time. Ma Liang quickly agreed, but finally added: "The general of Lucheng is Zhang Ren. This man is known as the first general in Sichuan. He is good at governing the army and can't underestimate the enemy!"

"Ji Chang, you worry too much. No matter what the first and second general in Sichuan, now he is short of troops, and he can only be helpless!" Pang Tong didn't think so. According to Tanmalai, there are only more than 10,000 people in the Lucheng garrison, and this force is not paid attention to. At present, Ma Liang led more than 10,000 people to garrison Ba County, and Liu Pan and Pang Tong raised 30,000 troops to attack Lucheng.

"The righteous general has just received a letter from General Zhao. He has rescued the lord and is leading his army to Ba County to destroy the rebels. Now Pang Shiyuan is at the end of the road. We only need to stick to this city, and we can let it get into a dilemma. In the city of Lu, Lu Xun took a military newspaper just sent by the carrier pigeon and smiled at Zhang Ren. They were ordered to garrison Lucheng. Before Pang Tong's small-scale attacks, they were easily repelled by them.

"At present, Pang Tong and Liu Pan led 30,000 troops to attack, and the city of Lu was steep, not to mention 30,000, even 100,000 troops rested and easily attacked. We'd better prepare for the army, strictly guard the pass, and wait for the general!" Seeing that Zhang Ren had not spoken much, the deputy general Zhang Yi also said. Zhang Ren looked at the letter in his hand and was silent for a long time and finally said, "That's the saying, it's really annoying to watch these rebels show off their power in the hinterland of Xichuan like this!"

"Now they are rampant. When General Zhao comes back, they will look good!" Zhang Yi comforted. Zhang Ren frowned and thought for a long time, and finally seemed to have made up his mind. Then he said, "Beyang, there is a path in the east of the city. You lead 2,000 crossbows to ambush there. If the enemy sneaks on the East Gate from here, they will ambush it in one fell swoop!" Hearing this, Zhang Yi hurriedly took the order and left. After waiting for Zhang Yi to leave, Lu Xun looked at Zhang Ren, but finally didn't say anything. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ren took the initiative to laugh and said, "Ber Yan, do you feel that it's a little inappropriate for me to act like this?"

"The last general dare not!" Lu Xun hurriedly said modestly. However, he saw that it was okay for Zhang Ren to wave his hand, and then said to himself, "I have heard that Pang Tong is good at taking risks with troops. Although the Dongmen path is remote, Ma Ji has been in Xichuan for several years, and he must know it. If Pang Tong knew, he would definitely go this way. And I have always been cautious about using soldiers. Pang Shiyuan certainly didn't expect that I would be abnormal and set up an ambush on the East Gate Road. If you have no intention, you will suffer a big loss!"

"What the general said is not bad!" After Lu Xun thought about it carefully, he also felt that Zhang Ren was more sure of this plan. At the same time, Zhao Feng's army has passed Fuling to Ba County. Ma Liang on the top of the city heard that Zhao Feng's army had arrived, and he was also ready.

"Ji Chang, why do you do this rebellious thing with Pang Shiyuan? Now our army has turned around, and the rebel party will be destroyed in an instant. If you repent, you can still open up. If you are stubborn and don't realize it, I'm afraid it's too late to regret!" Under the city of Ba County, Zhao Feng looked at Ma Liang, who had already shown his head, and loudly persuaded him to surrender. Ma Liang was silent when he heard the words, but Pan Rui beside him said, "General Zhao said lightly. I'm afraid that we will wait for Kaicheng to surrender, and the soldiers and civilians in Ba County will be poisoned by the general. Listen, soldiers, I won't surrender to the death, and shoot arrows for me!"

A few arrows were shot down from the head of the city, and Pan Yu was surprised to see this. Shoot an arrow, shoot an arrow for me, do you hear me?" Pan Yu was anxious and quickly continued to order the arrows. But there are still very few people who obey his orders.

"What's going on? Pan Rui was really anxious. When did his soldiers become so disobedient? At this time, Ma Liang, who had been silent, said with a wry smile, "These soldiers are all Jingzhou soldiers. It was General Zhao who recruited and trained them at the beginning. Now how can they be enemies with them?"

"What?" Pan Yu was suddenly anxious when he heard the words, and he still missed one. Looking at the hesitant crossbowmen, Pan Yu continued, "Give me arrows. Whoever doesn't let them go, the military law will deal with it!"

"Brothers, I'm Niu Jin!" Just then, another voice sounded under the city. Unlike when Pan Yi shouted before, now when Niu Jin roared like this, more people suddenly began to scratch. When Zhao Feng recruited troops in Jingnan, Niu Jin was promoted by Zhao Feng because of his outstanding performance in the training of new recruits. Now that he suddenly came out to speak, he couldn't help but pay attention to these soldiers who were almost in the same army as him.

"Brothers, let's join the army together in Hanshou County. From Jingnan to Xichuan, General Zhao has not waited for you for so many years! Now that Pang Tong is plotting to rebel, your parents, wives and children are all in their hometown, why should they follow the rebellion? Listen to my kind advice, don't be obsessed with these traitors!" Niu Jin's voice came from the city, and the soldiers who were already hesitant suddenly talked about it. Pan Yu was in a hurry, but it was useless to shout and scold.

"Who caught Pan Yu to surrender, a hundred taels of bounty, and the official was promoted to the third level!" Just then, Zhao Feng's voice came up from the city again. Next, the soldiers, who were already confused, couldn't help it, and their eyes were a little wrong when they looked at Pan Yu. The latter was about to draw his knife in a hurry, but his arm was pulled by a soldier beside him, and then several people rushed up.

This turmoil also completely made the defenders of Ba County lose the last glimmer of courage to resist, and ordered the surrender of Kaesong one after another. After witnessing this scene, Mi Wei under the city also said with some admiration: "The general is really prestigious. If he doesn't use a knife and one shot, he will let the rebels collapse."

"It's just because they are my old department. Otherwise, how could they let the defenders surrender so easily?" Although Zhao Feng said so, he still sighed a little. The people at the bottom are kind. As long as you treat him well, they will turn to you in their hearts. He has always been good to the soldiers, but now Pang Tong coerced them against him. If Pang Tong and Liu Pan were there, they might still be able to calm the scene. It's obviously not enough to rely on Pan Yu now.

While talking, the garrison has opened the gate and bowed to the ground and asked for surrender. After Zhao Feng led the army into the city, he restrained the soldiers and horses to appease the people. While talking, several soldiers escorted Pan Rui here, and Ma Liang was also tied up together. Zhao Feng ordered to send Xu Chang to Liu Bei as soon as possible. From the mouth of the surrender, Zhao Feng learned that Pang Tong and Liu Pan had led their troops to Lucheng, and Zhang Ren was also waiting there.

"Does Pang Tong really have to die in the hands of Zhang Ren?" Zhao Feng thought about it carefully. It was this year in history that Liu Bei entered Sichuan and later met Zhang Ren Bingrong. Finally, Pang Tong was shot to death by Zhang Ren in Luofengpo. Now that history has been changed into a mess by myself, is it really God's will? After thinking about it, I couldn't get the point. Now I ordered people to stay in Ba County, and then ordered all nearby counties and counties not to transfer food and fodder for Pang Tong's army, and then personally led people to help Zhang Ren. It's better to appease the rebellion as soon as possible.

Naturally, Zhao Feng did not know that at this time, a 5,000-person army was sneaking quietly on the path in the east of the city. One of them was Pang Tong. While leading the army forward, Pang Tong's heart was full of disdain.

"What is the first general in Xichuan? These important roads do not arrange defense at all. Now General Liu Pan is attacking the city head-on. On my way, I only need to take a detour to the east gate, and I will be able to make contributions in one fell swoop!" Pang Tong was proud, and his feet were also very brisk. He was so proud that he didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes staring at him in the grass on both sides of the mountain road.

"Military, there seems to be a word on the mountain wall in front of you!" At this time, Fan Jiang, who came with the army, pointed to the mountain road in front of him, and Pang Tong quickly sent someone to check. Several literate soldiers climbed up to see, and then ran back to report: "Taifu, the stone is engraved with Luofengpo!"

"What, Luofengpo?" Pang Tong was horrified when he heard the words. At this time, arrows fired on the mountain roads on both sides and shot at the unprepared army.

(to be continued)