Ma Chao was never able to escape the tracking of the Han army. Several Han army scouts accidentally entered a cave and found Ma Chao who was already very ill in the cave. Then several people took Ma Chao away. Go back and hand it over to Pang Tong. Pang Tong rewarded those scouts heavily, and when he saw that Ma Chao was seriously ill, he immediately called a doctor to treat him. After all, Zhang Yan only asked him to put Ma Chao under house arrest, but did not ask for Ma Chao's life. If Ma Chao really died, he would It¡¯s really hard to communicate. Ma Chao and Ma Dai were both arrested, and the bandits in Daba Mountain were wiped out by Li Yan and Wang Ping. Ma Chao and Ma Dai had no chance of returning to Xiliang, and the soldiers they brought out are currently Only 30,000 people led by Pang De were still in Nanzhong. As for all the news about Ma Chao, Pang Tong could only choose to block it to avoid unnecessary trouble if Pang De knew about it. For this reason, Pang Tong also wrote a special letter and sent his confidants to Nanzhong and handed it to Zhang Liao to tell Zhang Liao about Ma Chao's situation and asked Zhang Liao to try his best to be wary of Pang De and others to avoid their counterattack. Although Ma Chao's condition was serious, he received good treatment and was not serious. However, Ma Chao was extremely brave and had superb martial arts skills. In order to prevent Ma Chao from getting violent and escaping again, Pang Tong asked the doctor to add some medicine to the medicine Ma Chao took every day. Something that could keep Ma Chao's limbs weak and his whole body so limp that even a maid could push him down. After that, Pang Tong felt at ease. On the one hand, he stepped up the governance of Yizhou. On the other hand, he wrote a memorial and sent someone to the capital to explain everything to the regent Zhang Yan and ask how to deal with Ma Chao. Although Ma Chao and Ma Dai were imprisoned. But there is no guarantee that no fish will slip through the net. One of Ma Chao's soldiers happened to escape the disaster. And after witnessing what happened to Ma Chao and Ma Dai, the first thing he could think of was not to go back to Xiliang, but to go to Nanzhong to inform Pang De. Nanzhong has been in a confrontation stage. Zhang Liao's army has been out of food before the food and grass from Chengdu arrived. Fortunately, Li Hui and others sent a batch of food and grass from Dianchi Lake in time, which can still last for a few days. , enough to sustain the grain and grass shipments from Chengdu. Three days later. The grain and grass from Chengdu had not yet arrived, but the scouts sent by Pang Tong arrived first. After seeing Zhang Liao, they immediately presented Pang Tong's personal letter without any hesitation. Zhang Liao took Pang Tong's letter and read it hastily. He couldn't help but feel angry that Ma Chao had deceived him by pretending to be ill. But when I learned that Ma Chao and Ma Dai had been controlled by Pang Tong, I felt a little relieved. He first thanked Pang Tong and asked him to greet the scouts, and then began to prepare to deal with Pang Tong's problem. For him, the 30,000 troops led by Pang De. It is undoubtedly a great threat, and they only obey Ma Chao's orders. He is Ma Chao's loyal subordinate. Once he learns about Ma Chao's situation, he will definitely go berserk. He may even suddenly attack and attack the entire army to vent his personal anger! Therefore, Zhang Liao could not be careless at all, and immediately said to his guards: "Send all the generals to come here quickly to discuss matters!" At that time, Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wenpin, Wu Yi, Wang and his wife and others arrived one after another. , the big tent became lively all of a sudden, but Pound was not the only one there. Regarding Zhang Liao's urgent move, everyone thought that Zhang Liao had found a way to solve the current situation. However, when Zhang Liao circulated Pang Tong's letters one by one, everyone knew that Zhang Liao had come to them for something important, and this matter It is even related to the survival of the entire army. If it is not handled well, everyone will suffer consequences. "You are all clear about the matter. I would like to ask you, do you have any solution?" Zhang Liao asked first. "Pang De's 30,000 Liangzhou soldiers are too many, and they only obey orders from Ma Chao. Once they know about Ma Chao, they may rebel against our army. In my opinion, rather than being passively beaten, it is better to take the initiative and unite the troops. The force of the army suddenly launched an attack on the Liangzhou soldiers. The Liangzhou soldiers are attacked from both sides and are definitely no match for our army. As long as we defeat them, our worries will be relieved!" Wei Yan suggested. "Killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to oneself is not feasible, nor is it a proper way to deal with it. Moreover, our army is now in a period of confrontation. Killing each other on our side is tantamount to creating a huge problem for the rebels. The opportunity has weakened our strength! The most important thing is that the soldiers are completely unaware of the situation. If they attack at will, they will be chilled!" Xu Huang said. "Then what should we do? If you allow Pang De to be around, it will be like keeping 30,000 tigers and wolves around you. They might bite you back one day, and the harm will be even greater by then!" Wei Yan said. Zhang Liao said: "What you said makes sense. The reason why I gathered you here is to discuss a compromise. I wonder if any of you has a solution?" Everyone is the same.They looked at each other, and no one could come up with a good idea for a while. ¡ At the same time, in Pang De¡¯s camp, there was a dusty man standing. This man was trying his best to tell Pang De everything he saw and heard, which was all about Ma Chao. Pound sat there, his face ashen, saying nothing, just listening quietly. When the man finished his story, Pang De only asked: "Is my lord still alive?" This man was Ma Chao's personal soldier. He escaped by chance and learned all the news about Ma Chao. He rushed to Nanzhong without stopping all the way. , reported the matter to Pound. When Pang De asked him something, he nodded and said: "My lord is still alive and not dead, but he has lost his freedom and was put under house arrest by Pang Tong!" Pang De let out a sigh of relief. This was what he was most worried about. It was also his bottom line. If Ma Chao died, he would avenge him no matter what. But if he was still alive, even if he knew Ma Chao's current situation, he would not dare to act rashly. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to indirectly killing Ma Chao. "Does anyone else know about this besides you?" Pound asked. The soldier shook his head and said: "They first captured us all, and then locked us in the military camp and refused to let us out. At night, they started to take action and killed everyone. I was the only one who had a bad stomach." , went to have diarrhea, so I was lucky enough to escape. No one knew about it except me, and I didn¡¯t disclose it to anyone. The first thing I thought of was the general, who immediately rushed to Nanzhong to report the news. "Well, you did a good job." When Pound said this, he had already stood up, then walked straight to the soldier, patted his shoulder gently, and said, "You have worked hard all the way. Let's rest first." "Thank you, General!" The soldier turned to leave. As soon as he took a step, he heard a "swish" sound and looked back quickly, only to see Pang De draw the sword from his waist and stab him. Come. He suddenly felt a panic, opened his mouth to shout, and his body involuntarily wanted to escape, but Pang De's big hand took a step forward and grabbed him, and the sharp sword passed directly through his heart. He was pierced through the heart by a sword and died instantly. Even before his death, he couldn't figure out why Pound wanted to kill him. The soldiers guarding outside the tent heard the commotion inside, hurriedly opened the curtain and rushed in. They were shocked to see Pang De killing people, because the man Pang De killed was Ma Chao's personal soldier. , they all know each other. When Pang De saw these surprised soldiers, he was not nervous at all. He wiped the blood off his sword in a hurry, and then said slowly: "This man has been bribed by the Nanzhong rebels. He is here to persuade I surrendered to the Nanzhong rebels, but I killed him with one sword!" "The soldiers are all Pound's subordinates. Even if they know the reason, they will choose to stand with Pound, not to mention that Pang De has arranged for this man. It's a crime. "You take care of this man's body, behead him, hang his head outside the camp gate, and throw the body into the wilderness to feed the dogs, as a warning to others." Pang De said. "Here!" Pang De returned his sword to its sheath, strode outside, and said to his subordinates: "I have something important to go to the Governor. You all stay in the barracks. No one is allowed to go out without my order." Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!¡± ¡°Here!¡±¡ In Zhang Liao¡¯s camp, everyone expressed their opinions, but there was still no proper solution. Just as everyone was discussing, a soldier suddenly came in from outside and held his fist. He said: "Grand Governor, Pang De wants to see you!" After hearing this, everyone was surprised. Zhang Liao hurriedly asked: "Where is he now?" "Waiting outside the camp gate!" "How many people did you bring?" Zhang Liao asked again. road. "He's the only one!" "Pang De came here alone, does he already know about Ma Chao?" Huang Zhong said suddenly. Wei Yan said: "Pang De is Ma Chao's confidant. If he knew about Ma Chao, why would he come alone? However, he came at the right time. As the saying goes, to capture the thief and capture the king, as long as Pang De is captured first, his subordinates will be leaderless. , there will be no more trouble." Zhang Liao said: "No matter what Pang De came here for, let's take a look first and let him come in!" The soldiers left the tent and passed. After a long while, the roller blind was opened, and Pound's figure appeared outside the tent. When the curtain was opened, Pound was surprised to see all the generals in the camp present. "General Pound, please see the Governor!" As soon as Pound entered the tent, he took two steps forward and bowed to Zhang Liao. ¡°???General, no courtesy, please take a seat! "Zhang Liao said politely. Pang De didn't move or have any intention of sitting down. He still stood there, clasping his fists and saying: "Grand Governor, the general is here to plead guilty, and please punish me! " "Apologise? What's the crime? "Zhang Liao asked. (To be continued)