Pang Tong nodded honestly and said: "This is indeed where our difficulty lies. The reason why Tong deliberately avoided King Shu's eyes just now is because Tong couldn't think of a very safe way now. For us, Cao Cao's strength is really too great It is unrealistic to defeat him through one or two wars. Moreover, Sun Quan and the others are smart people. They will definitely know when to intervene and when not to intervene in the war between us and Cao Cao. We want to start from It is impossible for Sun Quan and others to get any advantage.
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Seeing that Pang Tong's speech was getting slower and slower, Liu Jia suddenly came up with a solution and asked: "How about we form an alliance with Sun Quan and others first, and then attack Cao Cao after forming an alliance to solve our worries? Jia is most afraid that we haven't attacked Cao Cao yet. , Sun Quan and others joined forces with Cao Cao to attack us from behind and from the front at the same time."[]
Xu Shu saw that Pang Tong did not answer in time, so he took Liu Jia's words and said: "It doesn't mean much to form an alliance or not. Whether Sun Quan and the others take action depends on their own ideas. With Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang here, Sun Quan himself is a smart and wise man. People who are informal, they will never let this covenant restrict them. If they have to choose between survival and reputation, Sun Quan and the others will definitely choose survival. What's more, the reputation of betraying the alliance may not be so unpleasant. As long as they win, the world will Instead, they will say that they are smart and that they make prompt decisions. As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, so it is impossible for the lord to rely on a piece of covenant to restrain them from taking action."
Zhang Song said from the side: "It is better to have an alliance than not. We should be more careful when they take action. Is Yuan Zhi worried that if we take the initiative to form an alliance with Sun Quan and the others, they will embarrass us and make us lose face? ?¡±
Xu Shu smiled and said: "That's not the case. It is normal for the other party to refuse to agree when we propose an alliance. It is not a matter of losing face. And if we propose an alliance now, Sun Quan will know immediately that we are going to fight Cao Cao, and they will definitely They will happily agree to form an alliance with us, because they are eager to kill our two opponents who are stronger than them first. Even Sun Quan and the others may take the initiative to propose ways to contain Cao Cao's troops. When we send troops, we must really mobilize and fulfill the obligations of our allies. But whether the mobilized soldiers will kill Cao Cao or us. It depends on the outcome of the battle between us and Cao Cao: if we defeat Cao Cao and win, Sun Quan and the others will support us, and then the alliance will take effect. ; Cao Cao failed? Sun Quan and the others turned to support Cao Cao. At this time, the alliance was in ruins; Cao Cao and we were both exhausted and bruised. Sun Quan and the others would take care of whichever one they saw best, and even put us to death. Both parties swallowed them all. At this time, it¡¯s hard to say whether the covenant is useful or useless. Haha"
Liu Jia nodded and smiled: "Yuan Zhi is saying that Sun Quan will not stop us when he sees us starting to attack Cao Cao? In this case, there is no need for us to take the initiative to propose an alliance. It doesn't matter whether we form an alliance or not, we take the initiative From now on, it will tie our hands and feet."
Liu Ba laughed at the side and said: "The big waves wash away the sand, and the mud washes away the golden sand. Now the three parties are all smart people, and no one is stupid. What should we do? Haha" Ba also thinks that since the three parties are all smart people, the so-called alliance is not possible. It doesn¡¯t mean much to form an alliance. It doesn¡¯t matter if we don¡¯t form an alliance.¡±
Liu Jia was also laughed at. He laughed and said: "Now it's like three tigers, all watching with their eyes wide open. As soon as other tigers take a nap, the other tigers will pounce on them. Haha"
Pang Tong interrupted and said with a smile: "Haha, three tigers? It can be said to be the same thing. But not entirely. Instead, we can use three different animals to compare us: tiger, cheetah, and wild boar."
Seeing several people looking at him, Pang Tong continued to smile and said: "Tiger, of course it must be Cao Cao. It is the king of beasts and the strongest. Once an animal is caught by it, it will be difficult to escape, but its size It is huge, and it is difficult to move in the thorn bushes, and it may be played by small nimble animals; the cheetah is undoubtedly us, and the cheetah is not as strong as the tiger. But it is small and quick to react, and can move freely in the thorn bushes; Sun Quan? He compared it with him. It's a wild boar. With its long thorns, it may not be able to beat tigers and cheetahs. But it's not easy for tigers and cheetahs to eat it. It dares to hit any animal when it's angry. If the tiger or cheetah is injured, both will be chewed to pieces by it. It is not impossible to eat the internal organs and die. But if this wild boar is asked to help one party to eliminate the other party, it does not dare, then it is looking for death."
Pang Tong concluded: "In this case, let's not provoke the wild boar, but play with the tiger."
Liu Jia followed Pang Tong's words and asked: "The question is where can we find this thorny land that is suitable for us but not suitable for Cao Cao to run?"
Pang Tong said: "Xiliang or Hanzhong! We will fight this tiger in these two places. Tong thought about it and figured out that we have three convenient conditions that we can take advantage of: First, Yizhou'sThe second is our sufficient food and grass, and the third is General Ma's connections in Xiliang. Taking advantage of this, it would be difficult for Cao Cao not to suffer a loss. "
Liu Jiadao: "Is this wishful thinking on our part? Now we are taking the initiative to attack Cao Cao instead of letting Cao Cao attack us. Can we use the terrain of Yizhou? Yijia thinks that the terrain of Yizhou has hindered our attack on Cao Cao and delayed our attack. Slowing down the speed of our attack. Shi Yuan, can you please tell me in detail, how to use the terrain of Yizhou, how to use the sufficient food and grass, and just now Shi Yuan also said that Xiliang and Hanzhong, what exactly are the two places? How is thisconnected?"
Except for Xu Shu, Zhang Song and Liu Ba all looked at Pang Tong inexplicably.
Pang Tong smiled and said: "Hanzhong is suitable for hiding, Xiliang is suitable for running, and Yizhou is suitable for defense. As long as we transport enough grain and grass into Xiliang, Xiliang will be a place for our army to gallop. We will eat as many Cao's troops as they come. We are now We have occupied Tianshui City, which is not far from Xiliang. General Ma Chao has connections in Xiliang. What Xiliang is most lacking now is food and grass, and only we can provide it Isn't this a large thorny land? We can do it with ease. Cao Jun can¡¯t do it.¡±
Zhang Song said: "What if Cao Cao gives up Xiliang?"
Pang Tong smiled and said: "That would be easier. Occupy Xiliang and exchange grain and grass for good horses. While expanding the cavalry, they will eat Yongzhou. After the cavalry forms an army, they will set out from Xiliang and Yongzhou, sweep across the hinterland of the Central Plains, and attack Cao Cao in all directions. It was impossible to guard against, so the people of the Central Plains fled south one after another. However, I, Yizhou, was protected by the terrain and lived and worked in peace and contentment. Cao Cao's strength was decreasing day by day and our strength was increasing day by day. When the time is right, follow the example of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and send out troops to compete with Xiang Yu for the world. Kill Cao Cao with an ambush on all sides. .¡±
After the big strategic policy was decided, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others started planning and preparing to march into Xiliang with their generals and counselors. Liu Ba and Peng Yi assisted them in collecting food, grass and weapons. The civil aspect is supported by law.
Liu Jia, as the top officer, suddenly became more relaxed. Under the secret protection of E Huan and others, he began a private visit incognito. However, after all, he did not dare to stay away from Chengdu during the preparations for war. He walked around Chengdu and outside the city. All he saw were the places where the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. scene. The faces of the common people and the soldiers who occasionally walked by were full of confidence and satisfaction. The stories on the streets and streets were all about the King of Shu Liu Jia fighting against all sides, but this story was somewhat exaggerated.
These gave young Liu Jia a huge sense of accomplishment.
this day. Liu Jia took advantage of the official business to relax a little and took E Huan and five guards to the street dressed as businessmen.
Liu Jia and E Huan walked slowly while paying attention to the market, listening to the people's conversations or bargaining.
Suddenly, a man in front shouted to the boy in the Yimi store: "The blind man is starting to tell stories again, Niu Er, you fucking go and listen!"
The waiter happily asked: "Great, what did he say today?" As he spoke, he wiped his hands with the scarf on his body.
The man who just spoke urged again: "I know why I want you to listen to me? Hurry up."
"Yes, boss!" The young man nodded and bowed to the man before running away.
¡°***, have you taken the money?¡± the man reminded him with a smile and curse from behind.
Hearing the sound, the boy turned around quickly, stretched out his hand with a smile, and said to his boss: "I'm sorry. Boss, I forgot about it when I was happy."
"I know you are just having fun, you little bastard. Take it! Listen carefully. If you don't listen well, I'll beat your ass when you come back. Get out of here!" The boss smiled and took out a steel plate from his arms and threw it on the floor of the waiter. in hand.
The waiter ran away in a hurry, and the boss walked in quickly to replace the waiter at the counter. Seeing Liu Jia and the others looking at this, the boss quickly shouted with a smile on his face: "Sir, would you like to buy some rice? This year's new rice. It's delicious and cheap!"
Liu Jia¡¯s eyes were as wide as bull¡¯s eyes: Damn! Is there such a boss? Let your assistant listen to the book while you stand at the counter?
E Huan acted even more excessively. He looked up at the sun in the sky and whispered: "The sun still comes out from the east today."
Liu Jia approached the rice store and asked with a smile: "I don't want to buy rice, but can I ask about a strange thing?"
"Ask me, what's weird, sir?" the shop owner asked with a smile.
"Is that young man just now the clerk in your store?" Liu Jia asked, pointing to the direction the guy ran out.
"Haha, yes. Is there anything strange?". The shop owner asked enthusiastically, obviously he guessed what Liu Jia was going to ask.
"This is a bit strange. Why would your boss pay him to listen to some storytelling? Why don't you listen to it yourself?" Liu Jia asked.
"Haha, this guest??You don't understand. When I was young, I felt comfortable listening alone. Not good for small businesses at all. Instead, it wasted money and delayed time. "The shop owner laughed.
"Oh. Then did he listen?" E Huan asked quickly.
"He is different. This little guy has a good memory and is very articulate. Not only can he talk to me, but he can also attract a lot of customers for me." The store owner said proudly.
Liu Jia was amused and said to the shop owner with a smile: "This is a good trick. The boss's business will definitely be booming."
The shop owner also smiled and said: "Haha, it's not bad. It's really thanks to the King of Shu. Now we have food and clothing, and the business is getting easier and easier. Have you heard of the book by the blind man? No. Come on, then. Go and listen, what he said is really exciting. Yesterday he was talking about "The King of Shu Knows Evil Women with His Wisdom Eyes". It was really dangerous. If the King of Shu hadn't seen the piercing in the left ear of Guan Yu's daughter Guan Feng, he would have screamed. Assassin, who knew that Guan Feng was a woman disguised as a man to kill the King of Shu? This Guan Feng is brave enough to be worthy of all men, so how can she get close to the King of Shu?"
"Oh, does this story sound good? So Guan Feng is so powerful?" Liu Jiaxiao asked, and at the same time his heart moved: Yes, how is Guan Feng doing now? They've been locked up for several years.
"Nonsense, it doesn't sound good. Why would you pay someone to listen to it? Guan Feng is Guan Yu's daughter. Is she powerful? If not, can Guan Yu send her to assassinate the King of Shu? They say that the General E next to the King of Shu is a great hero. But before Guan Feng could kick her, she only raised her foot slightly, and E Huan flew up and fell three feet away, only humming." The shop owner said with his eyes wide open. It's full of disdain.
When E Huan heard this, he immediately got angry and was about to curse, but Liu Jia quickly pulled him. After stopping the unconvinced E Huan, Liu Jia turned to the shop owner with a smile: "Haha, that woman is really so powerful, then who subdued her?"
"Haha, what the guest officer asked is really, since it was the King of Shu who discovered it, of course it was the King of Shu who subdued her. You really can't even think of this?" The shop owner was even more disdainful.
"Haha, I didn't expect it. I was thinking that since General E is such a hero that he can't stand Guan Feng's kick, how could the King of Shu be able to subdue her?"
When the shop owner heard Liu Jiazhi¡¯s words, he was angry and disdainful at first, but then his expression changed and he blurted out: "Youwhere are you from?"
Liu Jia and E Huan looked at each other, looked at the shop owner in confusion and said, "We are from the city? Why do you ask so?"
"Are you really from the city of Chengdu? Don't you know that the King of Shu is the True Dragon Emperor who descended to earth? He is the best in the world in Kung Fu? How could a little Guan Feng hurt the True Dragon Emperor? At that time, Guan Feng jumped up from the ground with a sharp sword. The sword came straight towards the chest of the King of Shu. Just when all the guards were stunned, the King of Shu calmly stretched out his right hand, quickly pinched the tip of the sword and turned it around, and whispered: 'Go down!' The sword was immediately in the hands of the King of Shu. Guan Feng actually fell from the air and fell to the ground. The other guards rushed up to catch her, not wanting to be injured by her dozens of people. When the King of Shu saw it, Wei Wei With a smile, he threw the sword in his hand and said: "Lie down!" The sword floated gently to Guan Feng and suddenly flicked, the hilt hit her head, and the guards tied her up after she fainted. . You don¡¯t know that General E Huan just woke up at this time, raised his sword and howled: 'My lord, don¡¯t panic, the end is coming!'" The shop owner kept talking and gesticulating, and his mouth was flying, and others had not been told yet. When he moved, he entered the state first.
At this time, many customers seemed to be attracted by the store owner's story, and they all gathered around him and listened stupidly.
When Liu Jia and E Huan saw each other, they slowly moved out of the audience circle and continued walking forward.
However, Liu Jia did not go far before returning home.
The store owner¡¯s words just now made him think a lot. He felt that there were at least two things he had to do now: meeting with Li Hui, who was responsible for the detailed arrangements, and meeting with Guan Feng, who had been languishing in prison.