Han Shimou

Ma Teng shook his head and sighed in his heart. People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, paid great attention to their appearance. Even ordinary people would tidy up before going out to make themselves look more glamorous. Lifting is regarded as the most basic etiquette.This is true of common people, not to mention high-ranking princes.

Appearance is an example, and people get acquainted with each other through their appearance first. If someone is handsome and beautiful, it is very easy to win the other party's preconceived appreciation.But if they are ugly, or their appearance is not neat, and they are incomplete, they will often be looked down upon unreasonably.

Just like Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan, who became famous all over the world in the future.At that time, the Battle of Chibi was in progress. Pang Tong avoided the chaos in Jiangdong and recommended Zhou Yu to Lu Su.At that time, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang had already come up with a plan to attack with fire, but Cao Ying's ships were scattered all over the river, and the ships were far apart.If you use fire to attack, I'm afraid it will burn very little.Zhou Yu was thinking hard about this, and Pang Tong was extremely resourceful, and he saw Zhou Yu's worries at a glance, and immediately revealed a plan that shocked the world, and made a series of plans.Zhou Yu was astonished as a heavenly being. The contempt he had originally felt for Pang Tong's ugly appearance immediately put away, and he praised Pang Tong many times.

Later, Pang Tong entered Cao Ying to offer a series of tricks. At that time, Cao Cao was also worried about the soldiers' disobedience. Hearing Pang Tong's trick, he used chains to chain the ships so that the ships were connected as if they were walking on flat ground.Cao Cao was overjoyed, and he believed it and used it. Sure enough, as Pang Tong said, after all the ships were chained together, the signs of the soldiers' acclimatization improved greatly.

Later, because of Pang Tong's series of tricks, Zhou Yu defeated millions of Cao's troops in a fire attack and achieved the glory of the Battle of Chibi.It can be said that Pang Tong made a lot of contributions in this battle. It can even be said that without Pang Tong's serial plan, there would be no amazing battle of Mei Zhoulang burning Chibi.

Based on this series of tricks alone, the superb resourcefulness shown by Pang Tong is not inferior to Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong.It is a pity that Zhou Yu died of illness soon after the Battle of Chibi, and when Zhou Yu died, Pang Tong's status in Jiangdong immediately plummeted.Lu Su, who succeeded Zhou Yu as the governor, once advised Sun Quan to use Pang Tong.Unexpectedly, because of Pang Tong's ugly appearance, Sun Quan not only did not reuse him, but instead repeatedly ignored him.Pang Tong was unhappy in Jiangdong, and finally failed.Later, invited by Zhuge Liang, he went to Jingzhou to join Liu Bei. Although Pang Tong made a series of surprises, Liu Bei still underestimated Pang Tong because of his ugly appearance, and even asked Pang Tong, a peerless talent, to receive the magistrate of a county.

Both Sun Quan and Liu Bei are heroes of the world, and even talented people are neglected because of their appearance, let alone ordinary people.

However, Li You was not only ugly, but also physically disabled. Wen Han didn't despise him any more because of this.No wonder Ma Teng felt so.

The Xiliang army and the Yongshou garrison fought until night, and as night fell, although the Xiliang army gradually gained the upper hand, and the walls of Yongshou were mostly dilapidated, it would take a continuous onslaught to break through Yongshou.Ma Teng saw that the soldiers were exhausted after a long attack, and if they attacked hard, they would only cause more unnecessary casualties. Ma Teng also had a deep understanding of the way to use troops, knowing that this time was either a moment of strength, or he ordered the withdrawal.

With the sound of the horn of Mingjin withdrawing troops, the Xiliang army retreated with the sound.Pound and Zhou Cang fought from dawn to night, and the two were still tied. Today, when they fought today, Pound had always had the upper hand at the beginning, and Zhou Cang had the upper hand in attacking power. Opportunity, once Pound's gap appeared, he turned from defense to offense, but they were all blocked by Pound.Afterwards, the two of them already knew a lot about each other's saber styles, and there were very few gaps exposed.

However, Zhou Cang has a pair of scud legs and a pair of iron feet. In the past, when he was buying and selling illegal salt, he traveled hundreds of miles in a day, and his endurance was beyond ordinary people's imagination.As the two fought more and more, Zhou Cang's advantage of stamina was gradually brought into play. The two of them fought until noon, and Zhou Cang's scud team was still able to move quickly, while Pound's footsteps were a bit messy.

When it came to the dark night, Zhou Cang had a slight advantage, and Pang De was horrified by Zhou Cang's scud and endurance.Pound showed his fatigue, at this time the horn sounded again, and Pound wanted to withdraw.However, Zhou Cang's evil eyes flashed again and again, and the seven-foot broadsword was slightly flattened. As soon as Pang De stepped back, he immediately swung away with the knife.

Pang De's eyes were fixed, and he stepped forward suddenly, without retreating but advancing, holding the knife with both hands, he swung Huashan knife with all his strength, and slashed towards Zhou Cang's head impressively.Zhou Cang didn't expect that Pound would advance instead of retreat, so he quickly raised his knife to block it.Suddenly, the lion-headed machete hit the seven-foot machete skillfully with great strength. Pang De took advantage of the force and jumped, his body floated away, and then his heels landed on a city wall.Several Wenjun soldiers were around Pound, but none of them dared to move forward, but retreated in fear.

"Pang Lingming, it's not a hero who escaped!"

Zhou Cang raised his knife and chased after him, shouting loudly.With a cold face, Pound jumped to the ladder, and at the same time shouted back.

"Zhou Ding Gongxiu must be arrogant, if it is not the military order that cannot be violated, I will fight with you for another [-] rounds!!"

When Zhou Cang chased him, Pound had already landed on the ladder, and Pound rushed down quickly.Zhou Cang's mind relaxed, only then did he feel a severe numbness in his hands, and his arms shook even more, as if the muscles and bones in both arms were screaming.

Pound's offensive was extremely strong, and his arms were more than a thousand catties. Zhou Cang was attacked by Pound for almost half a day, and his arms were reaching their limits.If Pang De did not retreat and fight him again, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.

Yongshou City was attacked by the Xiliang army for two consecutive days, and both sides suffered casualties when they attacked and defended.Of course, the Xiliang army was the attacking side, and the number of soldiers killed in battle was naturally much higher than that of the Yongshou defenders.However, the Yongshou army also paid a lot of price. There were many breaches in the Yongshou city wall, and there were several holes, which were as big as three human bodies.If they are attacked by the Xiliang army for a few more days, it may be difficult for Yongshou to hold on.

The Xiliang army's violent attack for two consecutive days almost exhausted the physical strength of every soldier. Ma Teng knew the truth that the tired soldiers should not fight, so he ordered the soldiers to rest for three days, giving them enough time to recharge their batteries.

After three days of eerie silence in Yongshou City, Ma Teng led an army to attack Yongshou City three days later.The Xiliang army's offensive was like a tide, wave after wave, and each wave of attack was much more violent than the previous wave.The Xiliang army continued to kill from early to late at night, for two days in a row. Yongshou City was attacked to a dilapidated state, and desolation was everywhere.

Ma Teng saw that breaking Yongshou was just around the corner, and he felt happy.However, Ma Teng didn't dare to be careless in the face of Li You, a terrifying opponent. During these two days, whenever Ma Teng saw the soldiers' offensive slow down and show signs of exhaustion, he ordered the army to retreat, and never made any troubles.

Seeing Ma Teng's skillful use of troops, Li You admired him a lot.

"At the time of attack and retreat, don't take advantage of the momentary advantage, and know that the soldiers are exhausted. No wonder Ma Shoucheng was able to dominate Xiliang. If he hadn't been deceived by this global deception this time, he would have defeated his power in three to five years." Time is impossible!"

The Xiliang army attacked for another two days, seeing that Yongshou City was about to be breached, this greatly boosted the morale of the Xiliang army.When the victory was about to be decided, Ma Teng was not in a hurry to attack again, and ordered the soldiers to rest for three days, wanting to fight together and defeat Yongshou in one battle!

The Xiliang army was resting, or because the city was about to collapse, but Yongshou City was eerily quiet, as if an unknown storm was brewing.

On a certain day, in the camp of the Xiliang Army.

Pound's eyes were shining brightly, and he was in high spirits, as if something great had happened.There are two things that make Pang De very happy. One is that these eight skills are extremely exquisite. Pound is also a martial arts idiot, and he is quite curious about Zhou Cang's sword skills.In the fight between the two, Pound found that his martial arts had improved slightly, which surprised Pound very much.It can be seen that if a general at his level wants to improve further, it is only possible to go through one or more life-and-death battles, or it may be that he has learned peerless martial arts, comprehended its subtleties, learned its moves, and suddenly realized .Life-and-death battles are a life-and-death struggle, and if you are not careful, you will even lose your own life, but peerless martial arts are hard to come by.In this regard, it is difficult for a super general of Pound's level to improve.

Or it may be that Zhou Cang and Pound's martial arts are equally matched, and Pound received great pressure, so Pound stimulated the potential in his body, and because Zhou Cang's eight methods of spring and autumn were unpredictable, Pound It is not impossible to have an understanding of his sword skills after fighting fiercely with him for days.Combining the above two factors, it is quite reasonable to explain Pound's breakthrough.

The improvement of martial arts is one of them, and the second is about Zhou Cang.

It is said that Pang De and Zhou Cang fought fiercely for many days. From the beginning, the two were in a hurry, then they respected each other, and then the relationship between the two was a little strange. However, the two still have a tacit understanding that they will stop at the end, and they will never try their best to kill again.

This kind of relationship is like an enemy and a friend.But a few days ago, when the Xiliang army launched the last wave of offensive, Pang De saw that Yongshou was difficult to defend, so he fought in Zhou Cang and retreated, killing to a place with few people.

Suddenly, Pang De made a startling statement. He used the excuse of eternal life to be difficult to defend, and then made some righteous remarks, saying that Wenhan's theory of treason and Ma Teng's loyalty to the country actually tried to persuade Zhou Cang to defect.And Zhou Cang also seems to find that Yongshou is difficult to stick to, but he hesitates a lot.Seeing this, Pang De didn't force it, but after analyzing the situation in front of Zhou Cang, he retreated leisurely.

But how could Pang De expect that Zhou Cang was just waiting for the opportunity to make a false surrender.It's just that there has never been a suitable opportunity, and I was afraid that Ma Teng would become suspicious if I rushed to invest.At present, Pound's persuasion to capitulate can be said to have given Zhou Cang an excellent excuse.

After the second day, Zhou Cang sent an entourage to sneak out of Yongshou secretly, and rushed to the Xiliang military camp to look for Pang De.When Pang De heard that someone was looking for him, he suddenly burst into joy, guessing that this must be someone sent by Zhou Cang to reply to the defection.

Pang De hurriedly greeted Zhou Cang's entourage, and the entourage told Pound Zhou Cang's meaning.Zhou Cang's reply made Pang De burst out laughing on the spot.Because Zhou Cang had already decided to surrender Ma Teng, and he had made an appointment to be inside the city at the beginning of tomorrow's shift, and when the Xiliang army arrived, he would immediately open the city gates to join him inside and outside, and capture Yongshou!

After rewarding Zhou Cang's entourage, Pang De sent him back.Then Pang De hurried to Ma Teng's tent to look for Ma Teng.

I saw the bright lamps and candles on the tent, Ma Teng was sitting in a precarious position, his face was gloomy and happy, his eyes were shining brilliantly.When Ma Teng saw Pound walking in, he called Pound in a good mood, and then asked Pound what he wanted to do so late at night.

"Hahahaha! My lord, happy event, great happy event!"

Pound's face changed, and he burst out laughing on the spot.Pound usually does not show his emotions or anger, which is rare. Ma Teng couldn't help but raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Oh? Where does the joy come from?"

"My lord, do you know if Wen Bufan's cavalry captain Zhou Dinggong is under his command?"

Ma Teng was slightly taken aback, Wen Han had many famous generals under his command, but this week Dinggong's name was rarely heard.However, Ma Teng's expression changed very quickly. Pang De was so happy, this person must be related to him.

Suddenly, the fierce general who had been fighting with Pound during these days rose in Ma Teng's mind.Ma Teng liked him very much, and once asked Pang De his name, and it seemed that he was Zhou Dinggong.

Then Ma Teng thought that Yongshou was about to break through, and Ma Teng stared at him suddenly, as if he had guessed something.

"Lingming, but Zhou Dinggong wanted to come and vote for me!"

"My lord, you know things like a god, that's right! Zhou Dinggong and I met on the battlefield. Although they were hostile, he and I respect each other. Two days ago, I told him about his righteousness and persuaded him to come and surrender. At that time, Zhou Dinggong I have some doubts, but fortunately, he is a man who knows the current affairs, and today he finally sent an answer!"

"Is Zhou Dinggong in the camp? Ling Ming quickly lead me to see him!!"

Ma Teng was overjoyed at the victory, as if he couldn't wait to see Zhou Cang, and accepted him under his command. Ma Teng stood up, grabbed Pound's hand, and rushed out of the camp.

"My lord, don't worry. Duke Zhou Ding is not in the camp. He only sent his followers to reply, and he didn't go to the camp in person."

"Oh. I was overjoyed to hear that Zhou Dinggong wanted to vote. I just wanted to see his majesty, but it's a pity that he is still in the enemy's camp and I can't meet him."

Ma Teng's face was full of disappointment, but Pang De smiled.

"Master, Zhou Dinggong knows your righteousness and surrenders wholeheartedly. Like a baby looking forward to his parents, why would he not want to see him sooner? There is a reason why he is still in the enemy camp. My lord, don't look at Zhou Dinggong's appearance as a reckless man this week." , In fact, there is an exquisite heart inside. He asked his followers to tell me that he wants to vote for the lord.