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- Chapter 438: A battle of wits and danger
At the end of the autumn of the 11th year of Jian'an, two generals, Zhang Jaw and Zhang Ren, led their troops to invade the southern barbarians, defeated the barbarian king in Mu Mi, Yizhou County, and defeated many tribal leaders such as Mulu, Duosi, and Zhu Rong. Five days later, the Southern Barbarians surrendered, and the five counties of Yinan were settled.
The news spread back to various parts of the Central Plains, and the people most affected by it were the Jiangdong soldiers and horses who were fighting for Jiangling with Liu Pan. The failure of the Yizhou strategy meant that Sun Quan's wish to establish a north-south arrangement with Zhen Yao had failed.
"Chengyuan, Shiyuan, your lord has written a letter, ordering us to withdraw our troops." In the Jiangdong camp outside Jiangling City, Ling Tong walked into the middle tent with a letter in his hand. There were many people sitting in the middle tent, but their expressions were very different.
With Jiangdong¡¯s combat power and logistical resources, Liu Pan, who now only controls Nanjun, is no match for him. However, Xiangyang has always been supported by Jizhou, either sending food or donating equipment. As a result, Jiangling, a small country, has been fighting for several months but still has no progress. For this reason, it is no wonder that Ding Feng and Pang Tong inside the tent looked unhappy.
Taking the letter from Ling Tong, Ding Feng opened it bitterly. The content of the letter did not blame everyone too much. Sun Quan himself knew that Zhen Yao had been helping Liu Pan in the rear. But now that the Yizhou plan has failed, we can no longer fight hard.
Yizhou is the place that everyone is staring at, because if there is an outcome of the war in Yizhou, it will affect the whole body. If the rebels win, Zhen Yao himself will be overwhelmed, and Sun Quan will have enough energy to compete with Liu Pan.
And if the rebels are defeated, even if Zhen Yao's damage is very limited, the next step will be to conquer Jingxiang. Sun Quan cannot and will not continue to fight with Liu Pan at this time to take advantage of staying in Wuji. Zhen Yao.
"Shi Yuan, you should also take a look." After Ding Feng handed the letter to Pang Tong, his right arm was unable to hang down. This expedition was the most likely and perhaps the only opportunity to help his lord aspire to the throne.
However, one step was missing and many plans fell through. As the head coach of the expedition, Ding Feng lost all face.
Pang Tong took the letter. Although he stared at it, his thoughts had already wandered away. In the past six months, he asked himself that he had done enough. He never lost a move against Zhuge. Whether it is the attack and defense on the city, or the battle formation in the field, or even the deployment of the entire battle, he is not weak at all.
However, it was already clear when he went on the expedition that he could use the soldiers and logistics at his disposal. As for Zhuge, not only could he mobilize all the soldiers under Liu Pan's account, but he could also receive reinforcements from Jizhou from time to time. At the foot of Jiangling City, Pang Tong asked himself that he had not been defeated by Zhuge Kongming, but now he was forced to retreat. The reason was still because of Wuji Zhenyao.
"My lord has an order, and I dare not disobey you." Pang Tong was silent for a moment, and then said: "But there is still one plan left that has not been used, but you can take advantage of this to launch a final attack. If you can't get Jiangling, you will withdraw your troops immediately. .¡±
Ding Feng and Ling Tong were equally unwilling to withdraw to Jiangdong. Although their lord's order was not at issue, they could still afford to delay it for a day or two. Without hesitation at the moment, he nodded his head one after another to support Pang Tong's plan.
Half a day later, in the Jiangling City Prefect¡¯s Mansion, Huang Zhong laughed and said: ¡°The military advisor predicted that the Jiangdong troops outside the city will really retreat. I¡¯m afraid there will be no chance to come to Jiangling again.¡±
Wenpin and Wei Yan looked at each other, and both of them smiled slightly. After half a year of confrontation with Jiangdong soldiers and horses, the result finally came to an end. At the same time, he looked at Zhuge Liang with a hint of awe, because in the past six months, it was Zhuge who had defeated the Jiangdong soldiers and horses several times. Otherwise, how could he and the others have been able to sit in the city and talk so happily.
"This matter is easy to hear. The rebel troops in Yizhou have been defeated, and the Southern Barbarians have announced their surrender. He has already lost most of his plot in Jiangdong. If he does not withdraw his troops at this moment, let alone Wuji, even we can do it." Lead the troops to attack directly and defeat them."
Zhuge Liang still maintained his upright and elegant appearance, stroking his short beard lightly and speaking out his analysis with a smile. The words were understated, as if he could kill the 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers outside the city with just a few words.
"Since the military advisor said this, why don't you give the order quickly so that we can go out of the city and kill the enemy." Huang Zhong asked quickly after hearing that Zhuge had a plan to defeat the enemy. He fought against Jiangdong several times, but he never gained any advantage. He even lost Changsha at first. Now that I have the opportunity to save face, of course I can't miss it.
Huang Zhong said this, Wenpin and Wei Yan also looked at Zhuge expectantly, but Zhuge shook his head at this moment and said: "If Jiangdong's troops do not retreat, Liang has a clever plan to keep them all. But now Their soldiers and horses have retreated, and they are dozens of miles away. Is there any clever plan to make peace? Unless"
"Unless what?" Zhuge always likes to be mysterious when he speaks. Wenpin and others know this. Seeing that Zhuge didn't say anything, they quickly asked.
Zhuge stared at the sky outside the house and said:?Unless Jiangdong soldiers and horses return to the city again, Liang may be sure to give it a try. "
When Wenpin heard this, he said angrily: "How is this possible? The Jiangdong soldiers and horses left camp early in the morning. The speed was so fast that even Pinpin did not expect him to come back to the city again. Unless we can get him Sun Quan captured him."
Zhuge still smiled lightly: "Generals, in your opinion, what do you think of Jiangdong Military Advisor Pang Tong?"
"Is it Feng Chu who is as famous as Mr. Pang Shiyuan?" When Pang Shiyuan was asked, Wenpin and the others couldn't help but break out in cold sweats, because this guy's moves were so unpredictable, and he often made sudden changes in battle, or secretly set up traps.
"This man is as witty as my husband, and he is good at scheming." In the end, Wei Yan made a more pertinent evaluation.
Zhuge Liang nodded slowly: "What Shi Yuan learned is almost the same as what he showed, but the method of using troops is completely different from mine. Rather than saying that Shi Yuan is good at cunning schemes, it is better to say that he likes to use dangerous strategies. Therefore, every time he makes a plan, let him People are not careful to guard against it.¡±
"The same is true now. All the generals think that Jiangdong's soldiers and horses have gone far away and are unlikely to return. But it is clear that Shi Yuan will not let it go. Maybe tonight or tomorrow, he will definitely lead his troops to sneak back."
When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't sit still and immediately said: "Then a certain family immediately sent more sentries to keep an eye on every move of Jiangdong soldiers and horses, and they are not afraid of him turning back to Jiangling."
"If this was the only way to be effective, Liang would have alerted the general beforehand. Thinking about it, those retreating Jiangdong soldiers and horses must not be all of them. Among them, the elite ones must have managed to get past our eyes early and hid themselves. To find it out, we have to level the surrounding mountains and rivers.¡±
Huang Zhong then asked: "What good advice does sir have?"
"Without him, just wait for him to come to the door." Zhuge laughed mockingly, then waved his hand to signal a few people to come closer, and gave a few instructions. Wenpin and the others nodded from time to time. After listening, they were full of praise.
That night, the moonlight was blocked by clouds and fog, and the sky seemed darker than usual. In Jiangling City, except for the footsteps of a few night watch soldiers, everything seemed extremely quiet.
At this time, most of the people in the city have fallen asleep, only a few cicadas are still chirping in a low voice. But not long after, heads began to pour out a hundred steps outside the city. The leader whispered: "Hurry up, move fast."
Just as Zhuge guessed, Pang Tong is not a person who plays cards according to common sense. Even if he wants to withdraw his troops, he will have to give Zhuge Liang a hard blow. During the day today, when he withdrew his troops, he used the strategy of blooming on the trees and left five thousand elite troops outside the city. He himself also blended in, waiting for the opportunity to carry out his night attack plan.
Five thousand men carried the ladder and quickly approached the city. Before the soldiers patrolling the city could react, archers drew their bows and fired arrows. Sharp blades flew past and killed the soldiers on the city.
Things went very smoothly. After crossing the moat, Pang Tong stood under the city wall, commanding the soldiers and horses to start climbing the ladder. But when many soldiers were about to reach the top of the city, a series of screams rang out, followed by hundreds of torches on the top of the city.
"Brother Shiyuan, Liang has been waiting here for a long time." Zhuge appeared at the top of the city dressed in white robes and holding a feather fan. By the firelight, he could clearly see that Pang Tong's twisted face was full of shock and anger. .
At this time, every word and deed of the general will determine the rise and fall of one's own morale. Of course, Pang Tong would not make that mistake. He immediately shouted angrily: "So what, boys, rush forward and capture Zhuge Kongming alive!"
"Shi Yuan, look behind you." Pang Tong waved his feather fan lightly and looked back in the direction pointed by Zhuge. He saw two soldiers and horses coming out from the east and west of the city. The leaders were Wenpin and Huang Zhong.
"Fire the arrow!" Zhuge Liang would not be polite to Pang Tong. Now was a good opportunity to break the enemy's army. He immediately shook his feather fan, and the arrow that was ready to go flew out from the top of the city.
"Military advisor, I'll escort you to retreat first!" Pang Tong stood frozen at the foot of the city. Fortunately, he was protected by the surrounding guards and was protected from the danger of flying arrows. But in the dangerous area below the city, we were ambushed again, so naturally we couldn't stay for long.
Pang Tong looked back at Zhuge again, with a bit of unwillingness in his eyes, and then said in a deep voice: "Withdraw."
"Where are Pang Tong going? Wenpin from Jingzhou is here!" Pang Tong was about to flee, but Wenpin immediately abandoned his soldiers from Jiangdong and pursued him straight ahead. And Huang Zhong was not slow in his movements, outflanking him from the other side.
"You wait to escort the military advisor first, and I will lead the formation to stop the enemy. Go quickly!" The only deputy general beside Pang Tong said at this time. With a push of his right hand, he turned back and rushed towards Wenpin without refusal.
"Let's go." Pang Tong could only worry about escaping for his life at this moment. After getting on his horse, he immediately ran towards the path outside the city.
The deputy general only had more than a thousand men with him, so naturally he was unwilling to stop the two generals Wenpin and Huang Zhong.He died from Huang Zhong's knife shortly afterwards, but his death also gave Pang Tong a glimmer of hope.
"We must not let Pang Tong run away." Wenpin and Huang Zhong killed the deputy general and had no intention of returning to the city. This night battle had only one purpose, and that was to capture Pang Tong alive.
As for why he was captured alive instead of killed, this was naturally what Zhuge wanted. You must know that although Pang Tong joined Jiangdong, he was a member of the Jingzhou gentry. Killing him would not do Zhuge or Liu Pan any good.
"Military advisor, it's cold at night. Why don't you go back to your mansion and sit down for a while. General Wen and General Huang will be back soon." Wei Yan stood at the top of the city and said. With his aloof character, he wouldn't have spoken like this if he hadn't admired Zhuge's wit.
"No rush, no rush." ??Zhuge Liang didn't smile too much at this time. Pang Tong was indeed defeated, but this way of defeat was too easy, as if he was sent to his door asking for a defeat.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang's face froze. Pang Tong always made dangerous moves, and it was very possible that he was using himself as bait. This was very possible.
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