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    ———————————— “Hahaha!” Suddenly, hearty laughter broke the silence of the commander’s tent, awakening the meditating generals from their thoughts, and returned to the discussion in the commander’s tent.  Come up.  ∈♀ Immediately, the eyes of more than 30 generals turned to Pang Tong, and Pang Tong smiled calmly and said: "In the past, when Kong Ming and I finished our studies and left the academy, we joked that if we meet on the battlefield in the future, we should each do our best.  His master, Fengxiao Wolong, was determined to have a showdown. Unexpectedly, after seven years, the words he said back then actually came true. This meeting on the battlefield was a great joy in life. How lucky was Pang.  !" Sure enough, the generals' expressions changed after hearing Pang Tong's words. More than half of the generals blushed and felt ashamed. The remaining generals looked surprised and looked at Pang Tong with a scrutinizing gaze, as if they wanted to see through his heart.  See if he is forcing a smile, acting coy, and pretending to be calm.  However, they were disappointed. Pang Tong looked calm and his smile was natural and sincere. He seemed to be happy from the bottom of his heart. He was definitely not pretending to impress others.  Obviously, Pang Tong is looking forward to the upcoming head-to-head confrontation. He is looking forward to a showdown with his former classmate Zhuge Liang and to clear his name.  If he wins in the end, then from now on, when people mention the names of the two of them, they must be Fengxiao in front and Wolong in the back, instead of the well-known Wolong and Fengxiao, which will invisibly make him half inferior to Kong Ming.  .  As for failure, Pang Tong has not considered this issue yet because he never thinks that he is worse than Kong Ming.  Huang Zu, who was in a high position as commander, was infected by Pang Tong's heroic words. At the same time, he also knew the intention of Pang Tong's words, so he stood up immediately.  The voice was as loud as a bell and he said loudly: "A military advisor and a scholar are not afraid of strong enemies. What should we, as generals in charge of the army, be afraid of?" As soon as these words came out.  It aroused the resonance of the generals in the tent, and the depression and depression in the tent was swept away.  The generals were excited and echoed one after another. Some of the warlike generals were even gearing up and eager to try, as if they couldn't wait to fight Kong Ming's army to the death.  This change fell into Huang Zu's eyes, but seeing the happy smile on his face, there was a bitterness deep in his heart.  Although he knew that Liu Biao's original intention was to let Pang Tong lead the army, he encountered strong opposition from Cai Mao, Cai He, Cai Zhong, Zhang Yun and other relatives of the Cai family, and the Kuai brothers disrupted the situation.  Therefore, in this three-party game and dispute, the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies fell to Huang Zu, allowing him to take advantage.  Since he has taken the position of commander-in-chief, Huang Zu is the one and only commander-in-chief and will never be willing to be a puppet. After all, he is the first veteran general to follow Liu Biao to conquer Jingzhou and a veteran general in the army who has fought countless battles.  Therefore, deep down in his heart, he was somewhat hostile to Pang Tong, and he deliberately suppressed Pang Tong's prestige in recent days, thereby raising his own prestige.  Establish his lofty status as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces.  However, what surprised Huang Zu was that Pang Tong had no reaction or counterattack in the face of his deliberate suppression.  On the contrary, he accepted the situation and defended his position as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.  This made Huang Zu feel as if he had been punched in the air, and he was secretly ashamed.  I feel that I am too narrow-minded and cannot tolerate others.  There is quite an inferiority complex in judging a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart.  So Huang Zu quickly changed his mentality and deliberately eased the relationship between himself and Pang Tong.  They jointly suppressed the deputy commander Zhang Yun and deliberately raised the status and voice of Jiangdong generals in the army, which promoted the initial victory of the Northern Expedition and captured most of Nanyang County in one fell swoop.  Just when Huang Zu was gradually immersed in the supreme authority of the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the Western Jin army came to reinforce Wancheng. Facing hundreds of thousands of Xiliang cavalry, the whole army was panicked and the generals of each battalion were at a loss. At this time  However, Pang Tong stood up, and while chatting and laughing, he relieved the generals' fear from the bottom of their hearts, eased the tense and depressed atmosphere in the commander's tent, and played a huge role in stabilizing the situation and inspiring the morale and fighting spirit of the troops.  At this moment, Huang Zu felt firsthand the huge gap between himself and Pang Tong.  When he heard that the Western Jin army was about to arrive at Wancheng, he himself was also panicked and confused, but Pang Tong remained undaunted and easily resolved the crisis at hand.  What is the gap? This is the gap.  After truly realizing the huge gap between himself and Pang Tong, Huang Zu felt very bitter, but he knew clearly what he should do next, and consciously positioned himself to cooperate with Pang Tong in completing the expected goal of the Northern Expedition.  To put it bluntly, from this moment on, Huang Zu voluntarily became a puppet. In name, he was the commander-in-chief of the three armies. In fact, he cooperated with Pang Tong in commanding the army to fight, and all actions must be obeyed by Pang Tong.  From the beginning to the end, Pang Tong never competed with him for the power of the coach, but Huang Zu realized that he was not talented enough, so he became willing to be a puppet.  No one forced him, but he had self-awareness and knew what he should do and what he could do.  This awareness stems from his loyalty to Liu Biao, his responsibility to the Jingzhou Army, and his overall awareness of the overall situation of a veteran on the battlefield.    Not fighting is still fighting.  Pang Tong quietly convinced Huang Zu with his broad mind and extraordinary talents, and then took charge of the army naturally.  This is a perfect interpretation of wisdom and a model for a wise man to convince others with reason and virtue.  At this thought, Huang Zu made a decisive decision and stood on the upper steps and said loudly: "Now Wancheng cannot be captured for a long time. The reinforcements of the Western Jin Dynasty will arrive in an instant. The military situation is raging and the situation is serious. I urge the military advisor to give orders. All officers and soldiers in the army from the general on down rely on the military advisor."  Dispatch. Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be dealt with according to military law and severely punished!" After speaking, Huang Zu bowed slightly, bowed his hands to Pang Tong under the tent, and then slowly sat down without saying anything more.  Pang Tong heard this and understood. He immediately stood up and bowed his hands to Huang Zu in return. Then he stepped out of the queue and stood directly in front of the commander's case. Facing the generals, he said calmly and calmly: "Our army has been attacking Wancheng for seven consecutive days, and it has achieved results.  We are still blocked by Bocai's army on the south bank of the moat, unable to advance. The reason is that we underestimated the defensive strength of the Wancheng defenders before the war, and launched an attack without knowing the enemy's situation. The result was this.  With the situation in front of us, if we can't attack for a long time, we will lose our troops and generals." As he spoke, Pang Tong walked slowly to the center of the commander's tent, but his voice did not stop: "Based on the situation of attacking the cities around Wancheng in the past few days, our army will attack Deng.  At noon that day in the county, Wancheng garrison Bo Cai learned the news, and immediately reduced his troops and transferred most of the troops stationed in the thirty-six counties under Nanyang County back to defend Wancheng. All generals know that for a long time,  In order to prevent our Jingzhou army from marching north to attack Nanyang, Emperor Li Li of Jin gathered heavy troops in Nanyang and sent his general Bocai to lead 50,000 troops of the Wuwei Battalion to garrison Wancheng, and there were more than 50,000 garrison troops in Nanyang County.  The Western Jin army in Nanyang numbered 100,000. This time our army marched north and annihilated more than 30,000 defenders one after another, and killed more than 10,000 enemy troops in consecutive days of siege. As a result, there are still many enemies in Wancheng.  There were no less than 50,000 defenders. In other words, when our army approached the city, there were 70,000 defenders in the city, and our siege army only had 120,000 troops. From this, it is not difficult to imagine why we  The army has been attacking the city for several days but ended in defeat. Unfortunately, I did not know this vital information in advance. It was not until yesterday evening that I learned about this important military information after carefully reviewing the battle reports submitted by each battalion. "  At this point, Pang Tong paused and his face became serious: "You can only win a hundred battles if you know yourself and the enemy. With 120,000 infantry and cavalry attacking a strong city defended by 70,000 troops, the result can be imagined. It is inevitable that we will not be able to capture it for a long time."  The situation. However, compared with the defenders of Wancheng, our army had been on the Northern Expedition for ten days. The front, middle and rear armies totaled 150,000 troops, and nearly 5,000 cavalry were lost in Deng County and in Xiping'ao.  With more than 24,000 infantry and cavalry, we lost more than 30,000 soldiers during the seven-day siege, so that our army now only has more than 86,000 men, and its strength is almost the same as that of the Wancheng defenders twenty miles away.  There are currently 50,000 troops in Wancheng, and 120,000 Xiliang cavalry are rushing towards the rear of Wancheng. This is the situation we are facing now. All generals should be able to see that the situation is very unfavorable for us.  , It is not an exaggeration to say that it is in danger!" Before Pang Tong could finish his words, Han Song, the commander of the rear army, blurted out: "Withdraw the troops, once Zhuge Liang leads the reinforcements, we will face the 170,000-strong Western Jin army.  Twice as many as me, and most of them were war cavalry. Since we knew we were outmatched, we could withdraw immediately before the reinforcements from the Western Jin Dynasty arrived. If the reinforcements from the Western Jin Dynasty arrived in Wancheng, even if we wanted to withdraw by then,  I'm afraid it will be difficult to retreat unscathed. "Although these words were a bit abrupt and harsh, as they made others' ambitions destroy their own prestige, they spoke to the sentiments of the generals under his command. At least most of the generals had already decided to retreat at this moment.  It's just that they were embarrassed to say it in public because they were concerned about their own face.  But Han Song is different.  He was not a military commander in the first place, and he was only responsible for escorting grain and grass with the army this time, and did not directly participate in the war.  Now lives are at stake, and the generals are very secretive about the withdrawal, but he, Han Song, does not have so many worries. After all, anyone who has read history knows that a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. Compared with escaping for his life, it is nothing.  Face is nothing.  As soon as the word of withdrawal came out, it was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, causing the generals in the tent to have different expressions, their eyes flickering, and they were quite moved.  At this moment, Pang Tong showed a sly smile on his face, and said frivolously: "Withdrawing the troops is the best strategy, and the Thirty-six Stratagems are the best. General Han's proposal to withdraw the troops is reasonable and not wrong.  But have you ever thought, generals, that even if we pull out the stronghold and retreat overnight, will the Wancheng defenders take the opportunity to pursue us? Even if the defenders in the city dare not pursue rashly, the speed of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is far beyond that of our army.  , Traveling two hundred miles a day, I am afraid that before we reach Deng County, the Xiliang cavalry will chase us. By then, how can the tens of thousands of people in our military region resist the 120,000 tiger and wolf troops?  Just surrender?" The generals in the tent changed their expressions when they heard this, and they all started talking: "Huh? Yes, we're going to start the Northern Expedition, and we've got a lot of food and supplies.There were so many of them, and most of them were infantry, that they could not escape the pursuit of the Xiliang cavalry.  "    "Yes!  Usually the army marches more than fifty miles in a day, and at the fastest it can only march a hundred miles. At best, it is only half a day's journey of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and it is impossible to escape!  " "You have to run if you can't run away. Why don't you just stay here and wait for death?  ” “” ——————To be continued——————————————(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! ps: [Sincere thanks: Book Friends  "Xiangua" monthly ticket support, thank you! 】
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