Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 157 Sima versus Zhuge

Sun Qian didn't look back. He could tell from the neighing sound that it was Liu Bei's Luma.

Liu Bei hurriedly walked into the palace gate and shouted: "Military advisor, it's not good! Cao Cao has invaded!"

Sun Qian's color changed and he said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that Fancheng has already been surrounded?"

Zhuge Ming remained calm as usual, and the brush in his hand did not shake at all.It seemed that everything was as he expected.

Zhuge Liang was aroused from his sadness by Liu Bei's shout, took a few steps forward, caught Liu Bei, and said with a smile: "Master, don't panic, but we captured Xinye?"

Liu Bei ran all the way, straightened his clothes at this moment, and asked curiously: "Scout report, we just arrived at the mansion, and even Sun Gongyou didn't know about it. How did you know?"

Zhuge Liang laughed loudly, took out an old manuscript from his sleeve, and handed it to Liu Bei: "Xinye is located in the north, a borderland, but it has caused Cao Cao to suffer, and he will be resentful. Moreover, Cao Cao attacked Xinye, It's just to attract the attention of Jingzhou and Jiangdong, so that he can organize his troops in Hefei and attack Chaisang by surprise."

"My brother Zhuge had already considered this matter a few days ago. Basically all the people's soldiers and horses in Xinye, who had been ordered by Chen to be general, had moved away, leaving only five hundred soldiers to garrison. When Cao's soldiers came out, they abandoned them. Go to the city."

Liu Bei carefully looked at the date of the old draft of the letter sent to Chen Dao. Sure enough, it was a few days ago. He couldn't help but admire and admire him: "The military master's calculations are like this, so what do I have to worry about?"

Zhuge Ming finally finished writing a copybook. After looking at it horizontally and vertically, he shook his head in disappointment.

His pen calligraphy in the 21st century is quite good, but after traveling to the ancient Three Kingdoms, he couldn't practice calligraphy with a satisfactory brush.

"Not only that, Cao Cao was pretending to be clever, and I just took advantage of his plan!"

Liu Bei took two steps forward, glanced sideways at Zhuge Ming's calligraphy, and couldn't help but want to laugh. His clumsy handwriting was so different from Mr. Military Advisor's outstanding resourcefulness and handsome appearance.

He hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, suppressed his laughter and asked, "How can you just pull off a trick?"

Zhuge Ming put down the note, walked slowly to the steps in front of the house, looked to the east, and said lightly: "It's time for Pang Tong to make a contribution. I have done everything I can for him!"

Zhuge Liang clapped his hands and said, "Cao Cao thought that by using troops in the new field, he could lead me to Jingzhou and Poyang. Zhou Yu thought that he was about to launch an attack on us, so he could distract himself from Hefei. But he didn't know that the military advisor had ordered me to go to Chaisang a few days ago to organize the war in Hefei!" "

"Now Hefei does not have a wise and brave general like Zhang Liao, and he thinks that we have fallen into a trap, so he must be slacking off and slowly adding more food. If I attack him with a blitzkrieg, how can I be invincible?"

"I think at this time, Pang Tong has entered Lu Su's shogunate!"

Zhuge Liang also walked out, stood beside Zhuge Ming, looked at the sky in the east direction of the river, and said calmly.

When Zhuge Ming heard Kong Ming mention Zhang Liao, he smiled slightly and said lightly: "You are right. It is time for a wise and brave general like Zhang Liao to surrender to us."

Liu Bei and Kong Ming shook their heads when they heard the military advisor mention the surrender of Zhang Liao.

Liu Bei sighed: "Wen Yuan is so loyal and righteous that he will never betray Cao Cao to the death. Wealth cannot be lustful, and power cannot be subdued. I have despaired of him. If there is really no other way, I have to let him go. I would rather live with him in the future." Even if he is an enemy, I cannot bear to put him under house arrest for the rest of his life."

Zhuge Liang also frowned and said: "Wen Yuan and I have a harmonious relationship and respect each other, but as soon as the subject of surrender is mentioned, he will suddenly change his color and refuse to continue talking. Such a righteous man, even if he surrenders, he may fight with Cao Cao in the future. He will also become soft-hearted in the face of enemies and make serious mistakes."

Liu Bei echoed: "That's right. He has a similar temperament to my second brother Yunchang. This is the most troublesome to me, but also the most unbearable..."

Zhuge Ming smiled slightly and said softly: "Don't worry, my lord, within half a month, I will make Zhang Liao sincerely surrender, and when I see Cao Cao in the future, I will sworn with him!"

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei looked at each other in disbelief.But they regarded Zhuge's military advisor as a god. Since the military advisor said this, they must have a good chance of winning.

Zhuge Ming beckoned Sun Qian to come closer, took out two letters from the letters on the desk and handed them over. He whispered how to deliver them, and then took out a bag of tips: "When you go back, open the bag of tips and act accordingly. , spreading rumors!”

Sun Qian listened attentively and kept Zhuge's instructions in mind.After all the instructions were completed, Sun Qian put the letter and the brochure into his bag, bid farewell to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, turned around and left the house, and carried out the orders of the military advisor.

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were hard-pressed to figure out the military strategist's plan. Looking at Zhuge Ming's calm and composed expression, they were filled with doubts.

……

There was only a distance of two hundred steps between Cao Cao's Chinese army tent and Cao Pi's military tent in Wancheng.

At this moment, both Cao Cao and Cao Pi received letters from Zhuge Wende of Jingzhou.

But their expressions and moods were completely different.

Cao Cao looked at the letter and smiled and said: "Zhuge Wende wrote that Wen Yuan was in Xiangyang and would rather die than surrender and has been on a hunger strike for three days. He cannot bear the death of such a loyal person in his hands and is willing to let him return."

Zhong Yao applauded and praised: "Wen Yuan is really good! He would rather die than surrender. He is a role model for all generals."

Chen Qun beside him heard this, his face burning.It was clear that he had done nothing wrong, but it seemed that everything was aimed at him.So he bowed his head and remained silent.

Cheng Yu asked: "The reason why Zhuge Wende did not dare to let Wen Yuan die in Xiangyang was not out of pity for his loyalty, but because he was afraid that Liu Bei would be charged with killing an important official of the Han Dynasty! I wonder what the conditions are?"

Cao Cao nodded and looked at Cheng Yu with a smile: "Cheng Zhongde guessed it right. I don't believe that Zhuge Wende would be so kind and let Wenyuan go easily. But he had to let Wenyuan come back against his will. Haha! Your seal The policy of adding Hou to the official position finally left Zhuge Wende helpless!"

"It can be seen that Zhuge Pifu is not a god or invincible. As long as you and I work together, Jingzhou can be conquered and the world can be conquered!"

Cao Cao was so proud that he vented his anger.Just then he picked up the letter again: "Zhuge Wende said in the letter that we were afraid that we had already harmed Zhang Liao's family members, so we had doubts in our hearts and did not dare to let him back. If I really wanted Zhang Liao, I would not have to send a hostage to Jingzhou. I would just Zhang Liao's relatives need to be brought to Xinye, and it is agreed that they will meet in Xinye ten days later, when Zhang Liao and Zhuge Wende will also arrive in Xinye. As long as Zhang Liao confirms that his relatives are complete and have not been harmed, Zhuge Wende will release him on the spot. !”

Xun You frowned in thought, turned to look at Jia Xu, and whispered: "Could it be a scam? But it doesn't seem like it, it doesn't make sense!"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and after thinking for a long time, nodded and said: "Xinye is under my control and is not far from Wancheng. The army can rush to help at any time. Liu Bei has few major generals and Xinye is not a strategic location. There is no way to recapture it. It’s necessary.”

Cheng Yu also said: "Moreover, Zhang Liao's family members are sent to Xinye, and they are under Xu Chu's control. Even if they want to rob them, they have to weigh the power of Xu Chu's three thousand armored tigers. No matter what happens, Xu Chu can still escape smoothly. Withdraw, or use the family members in charge as hostages to force Jingzhou to withdraw. Since they dare not harm Zhang Liao, they also dare not harm Zhang Liao's family members!"

Cao Cao listened quietly to the counselor's words and lowered his head to meditate. No matter what, he couldn't think of any weird tricks hidden in Zhuge Ming's letter.

Zhang Liao is the soul of a general in the army, and through the propaganda of Zhuge Wende's letter, Zhang Liao's reputation for loyalty is even greater.If you still have doubts and refuse to agree to Jingzhou's request, it will be the same as killing Zhang Liao with your own hands!

This will not only chill the hearts of all the soldiers, but also will cause all generals to surrender to the enemy and no longer resist if captured in future battles.

"Pass my order and order people to write a letter quickly and go to Xuchang. I order Xun Yu to send people to send Zhang Liao's parents, wives, children, and family members to Xinye City and hand them over to Xu Chu's care." "On the road and in the city, no one should be scorned, and they should be treated well. Be considerate of food, clothing, housing and transportation!”

……

At the same time, two hundred steps away, in Cao Pi's camp.

Cao Pi held the letter in his hand, his face was like yellow money paper, and his lips were as green as indigo leaves.

"Your Majesty, why are you calling me in such a hurry?"

"Are you sick?"

Sima Yi hurriedly opened the tent door and walked in. Seeing Cao Pi's expression was different, he asked in surprise.

"Zhongda, my death has come!"

Cao Pi suddenly stood up, grabbed Sima Yi's arm with both hands, and said tremblingly, his voice seemed to contain infinite fear.

riverside.

In a simple thatched cottage, Pang Yi was wearing a cloth robe, sitting cross-legged on a wooden bed, holding the letter just sent from Jingzhou in his hand.

The letter was sent in the name of Zhuge Wende, which made Pang Tong both excited and angry.

What was exciting was that Zhuge Wende, who was so powerful in China, had not forgotten him and even wrote to him personally.What makes me angry is that I am in Jiangdong, hiding by the river, and I can't escape the hands of Jingzhou's scouts. Jingzhou knows every move I make.

He is as famous as Zhuge Liang in the world, and his father, Pang Degong, is no less powerful in Jingzhou than Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, Huang Chengyan, and the two Jingzhou clan leaders are still sworn friends.

But the treatment he and Zhuge Liang enjoyed in Zhuge Wende's military advisor's mansion were completely different!

Zhuge Liang was left in the mansion by Zhuge Ming, taking orders and receiving his guidance day and night, constantly improving.

But he was rejected by Zhuge Ming and asked to come to Jiangdong to wait for his orders.

In the beginning, he could only obey orders and come to Jiangdong and live by the river.

But as time passed, he gradually became resentful and began to challenge and despise Zhuge Ming!
Battle of New Field?

In one day, seventeen cities in Jingzhou were conquered, Xiangyang was besieged from five sides, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were forced to leave?

Go south three ways, seize three counties in a row, kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun?
Nothing more than that!If I assist Liu Bei, it would be a good idea to have Zhang Zhao and other powerful generals at my disposal!

What's so great about Zhuge Ming, why do I have to be his disciple?
Why can't I join the Ming Lord and compete with him in the world?

Cao Cao is uniquely endowed with the advantage of using the emperor to control the princes. If I surrender to him, I will not take it. Even if I win, I won't win with force.

Cao is an elk and is chased by the whole world. There is no better way to assist Jiangdong and strive for supremacy in the world.Whoever wins the battle will be the best counselor in the world!

At least let him know that I, Pang Tong, can still run freely without his guidance, and I am no weaker than Kong Ming!
Since you can easily defeat Cao Cao in Fancheng, I will also retaliate by severely damaging Cao Cao's army in Hefei!

Pang Tong slowly opened the envelope and unfolded the letter inside.

"Cao Pi, the eldest son of Cao Cao, and Sima Zhongda have left Xudu and are heading towards Wancheng. They will arrive in Wancheng soon and will go out with the army."

Sima Zhongda!

His great-great-grandfather Sima Jun was the general who conquered the West during the Han Dynasty, his great-grandfather Sima Liang was the prefect of Yuzhang, his grandfather Sima Jun was the prefect of Yingchuan, and his father Sima Fang was the prefect of Jingzhao.

Sima Fang had eight sons, known as Sima Bada, and the second son Zhongda was Sima Yi.

More than ten years ago, Sima Fang took his eldest son Sima Lang and his second son Sima Yi to Jingzhou to visit Sima Hui, a famous scholar in Jingzhou. At that time, Pang Tong was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he happened to have a meeting with Sima Yi at Shuijing Villa. fate.

Mr. Shui Jing was good at physiognomy. After seeing Sima Yi, he pointed at Sima Lang and Sima Yi and said to his father Sima Fang: "Zhongda is smart, sensible, decisive and heroic. He is not comparable to Boda."

Sima Fang was surprised: "Zhongda is reserved by nature, not good at words, and his expression is slightly dull. It seems inconsistent with what Mr. Zhongda said."

Mr. Shui Jing laughed loudly, then pointed at a dark and unattractive child next to him and said: "More than ten years later, these two sons will be famous in China and the Central Plains!"

In the blink of an eye, 20 years have passed. Pang Tong Fengchu's name has already spread throughout the world, but Sima Yi has remained unknown for many years.On the contrary, there is little awareness in the world.

But Pang Tong still remembers Mr. Shui Jing's words back then, and even more so his father Sima Fang's words.Sima Yi is reserved by nature and not good at words. This is just a superficial appearance.In fact, it's just the opposite. He's quick-thinking and extremely intelligent, but he's also invisible and invisible!
This is the most terrifying opponent!

When Sima Zhong arrives in Wancheng, he must meet up with Cao Cao!
Pang Tong hurriedly hid the letter in his hand under his pillow, got on his hemp shoes, got out of bed, tidied his clothes, got up, left the thatched cottage, and walked all the way to Chaisang City.

……

The weather was gloomy and the morning mist was thick, soaking Pang Tong's old black cloak.The thick fog clung to the cloak and turned into raindrops. The droplets gathered like a small river, flowing down the shoulders and finally falling at the feet.

Lu Su was walking in the mist, also wearing a gray cloak. He was walking on the deserted street, walking slowly in the direction of Lu Mansion.

The original carriage and horse followed a few feet away, fearing to disturb the master's thoughts.

Yesterday afternoon, Taishi Ci had prepared his army and horses and gathered [-] elite cavalry.At nightfall, Poyang Lake Gan Ning and Cheng Pu led [-] elite troops to Chaisang and stationed outside the city, waiting for the orders of Wu Hou Sun Quan.

Sun Quan summoned the generals, civil and military officials, and held a one-night meeting in Wu Hou Palace to discuss how to advance the army and how to fight.

But Lu Su, the chief military advisor, seemed to have fallen into a fog. The later he went on, the more confused he became, and he was overwhelmed by the reception.Only then did he know that he was not the material to command troops and horses after all. If he ordered the three armies in this state, I am afraid that all the [-] soldiers and horses in Jiangdong would be ruined in his own hands.

Fortunately, Lu Su has always been taciturn. This meeting was more about how to coordinate the advance and how to supply the rear, rather than how to set up the formation and how to attack.Lu Su always listened to what everyone said and did not express much of his own opinions, and Sun Quan did not realize that he was not able to do what he wanted.

(End of this chapter)