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Chapter 415 Pang Tong
In mid-August, Liu Zong led a sailor army of 2000 people to capture Zhukou at the intersection of the Xia and Han rivers in one fell swoop, leaving [-] people to garrison Zhukou to guard against Huang Zu. Pujiang Xia County belongs to Jingling County.

At the same time, Liu Jing will also set off from Jiangling with [-] soldiers on foot, and arrive at Dangyang a few days later to join Cai Sheng and Liu Zong's water army.

For a time, Liu Jing's tens of thousands of troops marched by land and water, boats and ships covered the river, clouds and equipment covered the road, and the momentum was extremely large. Wherever the army passed, Jingling in Jiangxia County, Linju, Bianxian, and Pangguo in Nanjun, everyone looked forward to the wind. And down.

Liu Jing led the Shui Infantry to station in the western suburbs of Pang, between Mian and Yi. Xiangyang was less than two hundred miles away, and Yicheng, which was heavily fortified by Liu Biao, was only a few tens of miles away.

Liu Jingjun camped.

"Xiang Lang, head of Linju (County), pays homage to General Anyuan."

Xiang Lang is 36 years old this year, with thick hair and thick eyebrows, a thick appearance, and a well-groomed crown. He is a descendant of the Xiang family from a wealthy family in Yicheng.

As soon as Xu Shu took the position of Nanjun prefect two months ago, he immediately wrote to his friends who were "ruled" to persuade him to surrender, but Xiang Lang was hesitant until Liu Jing raised his troops and had to make a choice before surrendering the city. .

Xiang Lang can also be regarded as a famous minister of the Shu Han, and has been highly regarded by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in history. If his future was ruined because of protecting Ma Di, his historical status in the Shu Han would be even higher.

However, most of Liu Jing's attention at this time was on the people beside him.

I saw a young man in his twenties, with a simple appearance and a natural demeanor, calmly said: "Xiangyang Pang Tong, I pay my respects to General Anyuan."

"Shi Yuan..." Pang Tong, who appeared in front of Liu Jing at this time, already had the demeanor of a celebrity, and he was completely different from the dark-faced and dull boy six years ago.For Pang Tong's arrival, Liu Jing was really pleasantly surprised. He thought that Pang Tong could be included in the account only after Liu Biao was defeated and all Jingzhou was occupied, but he did not expect that he would come to his door on his own initiative.Liu Jing hurried forward and helped Pang Tong and Xiang Lang up.

"Shiyuan, Juda..." Zhuge Liang was also very happy with his friend Pang Tong's visit, and he was also quite familiar with Xiang Lang.

Liu Jing held Pang Tong's hand firmly, and said happily, "It's been six years since the farewell to Xiangyang. Is Shi Yuan all right?"

Pang Tong smiled and said: "After six years of separation, the general has already dominated Jing and Jiao, and his power has shocked the world, but I am still unknown."

At that time, Liu Jing was famous for his virtue and talent in Jingzhou, but his status was not high at that time, he was just the master of Changsha County.Now Liu Jing is the most powerful person in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou.

Although Liu Jing's identity has undergone earth-shaking changes, Pang Tong feels that at least one thing about Liu Jing has not changed. He is still as "enthusiastic" as before.

Liu Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Shiyuan, you are too modest. You are known as the 'Crown of Nanzhou Scholars' and the name of 'Fengchu'. Even in Jingnan, I have heard of it. How can you How about being silent?"

When Liu Jing and Pang Tong met, the latter was indeed just an unknown boy. Later, when Pang Tong was weak, he went to see "Mr. Shui Jing" Sima Hui, and won the comment of "the crown of Nanzhou scholar". known.

"The general's words really make me ashamed. Looking at Jingzhou, who dares to call himself the 'Crown of Nanzhou Scholars' in front of the general?"

Pang Tong knew his own family affairs. The name "Fengchu" was given by his father Pang Degong, and "The Crown of Nanzhou Scholars" was a comment from Sima Hui, which was not recognized by the public. Compared with "The Crown of Jingzhou Scholars", the difference is not 01:30.

Liu Jing smiled, stopped continuing the topic, and asked instead: "By the way, Shi Yuan, why did you go with Xiang Linju?"

Pang Tong replied: "Xiang Juda and I have been good friends for many years. Recently, we happened to be guests in his house. When we learned that the general had gone to the north, we came to see the general with Xiang Juda."

It was no accident that Pang Tong left Xiangyang to visit Xiang Lang during this sensitive period.

Now in Jingzhou, anyone can see that Liu Biao's general situation is over, Jingzhou is about to change, and Pang Tong can't help but make plans in advance.

It just so happened that he, Xu Shu and Xiang Lang had close personal relationships. Knowing that Xu Shu had written privately to attract Xiang Lang, he also knew that Xiang Lang had already been tempted.

Pang Tong voted this time, not on his own initiative, but with the tacit approval of the family.

After all, the Pang family is a big family in Xiangyang. Like the Cai family and Kuai family in Xiangyang, they joined Liu Biao as early as when he first entered Jingzhou. .

However, big families never put their eggs in one basket, especially if the basket was old and rotten, so even Pang Ji did not object to Pang Tong defecting to Liu Jing.

"That's how it is." Liu Jingjing nodded, and then said solemnly: "Scholar Yuan is a handsome man of Chu. He has the weapon of Wang Zuo. He should be entrusted with the responsibility of thigh and heart. Now Zuo Sima Pan Chengming is appointed as the governor of Jiaozhou. It's better to be a scholar." Yuan succeeded Pan Chengming as Zuo Sima."

Zuo Sima's status in the Anyuan General's Mansion was second only to military adviser Zhuge Liang, Zuo Changshi Liu Ba, and Right Chang Shi Huanjie, and even in terms of military affairs, he was only inferior to Zhuge Liang.

"No." Pang Tong readily accepted the order, and was not surprised by Liu Jing's reuse.

Not to mention that the two are old acquaintances, although he can't stand shoulder to shoulder with Liu Jing, he is also one of the few young talents in Jingzhou. Last year, Liu Biao's eldest son and Nanjun prefect Liu Qi intentionally invited him to be a meritorious service officer, entrusting him with the county's big and small affairs. It's just that he didn't like Liu Qi very much, so he didn't agree.Even Liu Qi, who is as mediocre as Liu Qi, values ​​his talents, not to mention Liu Jing, who is famous for his knowledge and love of talents.

Hearing Liu Jing talk about Pan Jun's appointment as governor of Jiaozhou, Pang Tong's heart moved and he asked, "General, recently there have been rumors that Zhang Jiaozhou was killed by the general. I don't know if this is true?"

"It's true." Liu Jing nodded slightly and said that he had spread the news on purpose to frighten Xiangyang.

"Zhang Jin has always coveted Jingnan...Recently, when I led the army to the north and Jingnan was empty, he sent troops to invade again, and was defeated by my general Wang Zijian in Yulin. He was also killed by his subordinates when he fled. ..." Liu Jing and Pang Tong talked about the whole story of Jiaozhou.

After hearing this, Pang Tong couldn't help sighing in his heart. Now that Zhang Jin is dead and Liu Biao is seriously ill, Liu Jing has no rivals in Jingjiao.

Although Liu Jing pulled Pang Tong to chat non-stop, he did not ignore Xiang Lang who was on the side. Since Liu Biao had assembled a large army and deployed defenses in Yicheng, and Xiang Lang was from Yicheng and was familiar with the local conditions, he was appointed as a member of the army.

(End of this chapter)