The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 199 Take Jiangdong First
Although Pang Tong's three-point world is not as detailed as Zhuge Liang's in the stories that Lu Bu has heard, it clearly explains the three-point truth.

Lu Bu got up and saluted: "May I ask where you are now?"

"However, idle clouds and wild cranes travel everywhere, so there is no place to go." Pang Tong smiled wryly and shook his head.

He was born with an ugly appearance, and even though some people knew that he was talented, they would not reuse him.

But he is arrogant by nature.

After working as a small official for a few days in some places, he would resign his post and continue to travel.

I came to Shouchun to ask to see Lu Bu, but I had the mentality of trying, and I didn't expect anything to happen.

But Lu Bu was different from anyone he had met before.

He pretended to be insane in front of Lu Bu, not only was he not dismissed as a lunatic, he was also invited into the hall to be treated as a guest of honor.

Lu Bu's actions have already moved Pang Tong.

When he said that he had traveled around and had not found a job anywhere, Lu Bu quickly asked, "May I ask you, sir, how about staying with me and making a long history?"

Chang Shi has an extremely high status among local officials.

Pang Tong once thought that as long as someone is willing to give him a small official, so that he can use all his skills, he will do his best to help.

The moment Lu Bu invited him into the hall, Pang Tong expected to be left behind.

He only thought that it would be good to be a military advisor under Lu Bu.

A military division, equivalent to the staff of later generations, has no military power.

To his surprise, Lu Bu did not give him such an idle position, but directly put a long history hat on his head.

Pang Tong looked at Lu Bu in astonishment, his face showing disbelief.

He didn't respond, and Lu Bu asked, "Would you like to stay, sir?"

Under his urging question, Pang Tong was stunned for a moment: "Wen Hou is willing to keep me, if I refuse again, wouldn't it be unreasonable?"

Pang Tong was willing to stay, and Lu Bu was overjoyed immediately: "The banquet will be served later, and I want to have a few more drinks with my husband."

Before the banquet was served, Pang Tong also told Lu Bu his name.

The Battle of Xiapi has not been long in the past. Although Lu Bu has made great efforts to govern and Xuzhou has developed a lot, resources are still slightly scarce.

What's more, they are not in Xuzhou at this time, but in Huainan County, which belongs to the Yangzhou Governor's Department.

Huainan had been exploited by Yuan Shu for many years, and later went through several wars, and it was already in dire straits.

Although the imperial palace is still in good condition, the supplies here are even scarcer than in Xuzhou.

The so-called banquet is nothing more than a few boiled wild vegetables and a portion of meat.

Lu Bu picked up the wine glass: "I will welcome this glass for Shi Yuan, please drink it up!"

He personally toasted, and Pang Tong was flattered, and quickly stood up holding the wine glass: "How dare you bother Marquis Wen to toast."

"Drink this cup first!" Lu Bu made a gesture, and drank the wine with a tilt of his neck.

Yan Xiang and the others also had a drink with them.

After three glasses of wine in succession, Lu Bu asked Pang Tong, "Shi Yuan said that there is a way to defeat Sun Ce, but I don't know what it is?"

"Sun Ce went to Wancheng because he planned to rely on Jiangdong to fight against Marquis Wen." Pang Tong said, "As long as Marquis Wen prevents him from leaving Wancheng, what else can he do?"

"He is not an ordinary person." Lu Bu said with a smile: "I have fought against Sun Ce. In terms of martial prowess, he should be on par with Zilong, Shuzhi and others. If he can spot where we are not, break through And it's not hard to escape."

"Keeping him out of Wancheng is just the first step." Pang Tong said, "There is one more step, to take Jiangdong down before he comes out!"

Lu Bu was stunned: "Shi Yuan means that I want to take Jiangdong first?"

"In addition to taking Jiangdong, Marquis Wen thinks there is still a place to stand in the world?" Pang Tong asked.

"Xuzhou is also in my hands." Lu Bu said, "Now that I have acquired Huainan and Lujiang, the Jianghuai area should also be able to gain a foothold. How can Shi Yuan not take Jiangdong? There is no place for me in the world?"

"Marquis Wen has more than just Xuzhou." Pang Tong shook his head and smiled: "As far as I know, there are some places in the south of Qingzhou, which are actually under the control of Marquis Wen."

"Indeed." Lu Bu nodded, "Since I left Chang'an, I have never owned such a large territory."

"But none of these can be stabilized." Pang Tong asked: "I just ask Marquis Wen, which one is stronger than Marquis Wen compared with the Yuan family and the Cao family?"

"The Yuan family in Hebei is deeply rooted and leafy, and I can't shake it for the time being." Lu Bu said: "Cao Cao has countless fierce generals like a cloud of wise men, and I can't deal with it."

"Since Marquis Wen also knows, I don't need to say more." Pang Tong said: "Although Sun Ce occupies Jiangdong, Jiangdong is not stable now. As long as Marquis Wen leads troops to break through the Yangtze River and capture the young and old of the Sun family. He If you don’t want to work, you have to work!”

In fact, Lu Bu once thought that Xuzhou was too close to the Cao family.

Once the battle of Guandu starts, no matter which side he is on, and no matter what the final result is, he will become the target of the victor's crusade.

If Cao Cao wins, he will definitely pull out his thorn in the flesh.

And if the Yuan family wins, Yuan Shao will definitely point the finger at Lu Bu in order to expand to the south.

No matter how he chooses, Lu Bu, who is guarding Xuzhou, seems to be a dead end.

"If I get Jiangdong, will it be difficult to lose Xuzhou?" Lu Bu said, "I have been operating in Xuzhou for a long time, and Pengcheng also has a coal mine that I have not been mining for a long time."

"Marquis Wen mentioned something important." Pang Tong replied, "I've also heard of coal mines. The stones mined there can actually be burned. Outside Xuzhou, many workshops are eager to get some coal."

"Is there such a thing?" Lu Bu asked in surprise, "Where did Shi Yuan hear about it?"

"Someone sent all the coal to Hebei, and the whole world knows about it. Doesn't Marquis Wen know about it?" Pang Tong asked in surprise.

Lu Bu was stunned. He really didn't know that the merchants actually sold all the coal to places other than Xuzhou.

"Marquis Wen is sitting on coal, and the Yuan family in Hebei and the Cao family in Xudu have been staring at it for a long time." Pang Tong said: "The two families are powerful, and they will not avoid their edge and choose another day to fight. Does Marquis Wen plan to come again? The battle of Xiapi?"

Pang Tong did not shy away from mentioning the battle of Xiapi, but Lu Bu was fine, but Zhang Liao's face became very ugly.

Among the people present, only Zhang Liao had experienced the battle of Xiapi, and he also knew what kind of predicament Lu Bu was facing at that time.

When mentioning that battle face to face, Pang Tong was tantamount to exposing Lu Bu's original scars.

"Mr. Pang said that I'm afraid..." Zhang Liao interrupted.

Lu Bu raised his hand to stop him, and said to Pang Tong: "Shi Yuan is right, but I will never lose Xuzhou. I want to take Jiangdong, I want to keep Xuzhou, and I want to fight for the world! Whoever fights with me, I will definitely fight with him to the end!"

(End of this chapter)