The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 816 Chapter 815
Ma Chao has never been able to escape the pursuit of the Han army. Several scouts from the Han army entered a cave by mistake, and found Ma Chao in the cave who was already seriously ill. Then they brought Ma Chao to him. Go back and hand it over to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong rewarded those scouts heavily. Seeing that Ma Chao was seriously ill, he immediately called a doctor to treat him. After all, Zhang Yan only asked him to put Ma Chao under house arrest, but he didn't say he wanted Ma Chao's life. If Ma Chao really died, he would Really bad business.

Both Ma Chao and Ma Dai were arrested, and the gang of bandits in Daba Mountain were wiped out by Li Yan and Wang Ping. Ma Chao and Ma Dai would never return to Xiliang, and the soldiers they brought out are now Only the 3 people led by Pound are still in Nanzhong. As for all the news about Ma Chao, Pang Tong can only choose to block it, so as to avoid unnecessary troubles if Pang De knows it.

For this reason, Pang Tong also wrote a special letter, sending his confidants to Nanzhong, handing it over to Zhang Liao, telling Zhang Liao about Ma Chao's situation, and asking Zhang Liao to prepare to beware of Pang De and others so as not to be counterattacked by them.

Although Ma Chao's condition was serious, he received good treatment and was fine. However, Ma Chao was brave and skilled in martial arts. In order to prevent Ma Chao from violently fleeing again, Pang Tong asked the doctor to add some to the medicine Ma Chao took every day. Something that can keep Ma Chao's limbs weak and his whole body limp, even a maid can push him down.

After that, Pang Tong felt at ease. On the one hand, he stepped up the management of Yizhou. On the other hand, he wrote a memorial and sent it to the capital to explain everything to the regent Zhang Yan, and asked how to deal with Ma Chao.

Although it is said that Ma Chao and Ma Dai were imprisoned, there is no guarantee that no fish slipped through the net. A soldier of Ma Chao just escaped the catastrophe by chance, and after witnessing what happened to Ma Chao and Ma Dai, the first thing he could think of Instead of going back to Xiliang, I went to Nanzhong to inform Pang De.

Nanzhong has been in the stage of confrontation now. Zhang Liao's army has run out of food before Chengdu's food and grass have arrived. Fortunately, Li Hui and others sent a batch of food and grass from Dianchi in time, which can still last them for a few days. , enough to last until the grain and grass from Chengdu arrived.

Three days later, before the food and grass from Chengdu arrived, the scouts sent by Pang Tong arrived first. After seeing Zhang Liao, they immediately presented Pang Tong's autographed letter without daring to neglect him at all.

Zhang Liao took Pang Tong's letter and read it quickly, and couldn't help being angry at Ma Chao's pretending to be ill to deceive him.But when he learned that Ma Chao and Ma Dai had been controlled by Pang Tong, he felt a little relieved.

He first thanked Pang Tong and asked people to greet the scouts, and then began to prepare to deal with Pang De's problem.

For him, the [-] army led by Pound is undoubtedly a great threat. They only obey Ma Chao's orders and are Ma Chao's loyal subordinates. Once they know Ma Chao's situation, they will definitely run away, maybe they will Attack the entire army suddenly to vent your personal anger!
Therefore, Zhang Liao couldn't be sloppy at all, and immediately said to his personal guards: "Generals, come here to discuss matters quickly!"

All of a sudden, Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Pin, Wu Yi, Wang Fu and others arrived one after another, and the big tent suddenly became lively, but there was no Pang De.

Regarding Zhang Liao's urgent move, everyone thought that Zhang Liao had found a way to solve the current situation, but when Zhang Liao circulated Pang Tong's letters one by one, everyone knew that Zhang Liao came to them for other important matters, and this matter It is even related to the survival of the entire army. If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that everyone will suffer from it.

"You are all clear about the matter, I would like to ask you, do you have any solution?" Zhang Liao asked first.

"Pound's [-] Liangzhou soldiers are really too many, and they only listen to Ma Chao's orders. Once they know about Ma Chao, they might rebel against our army. In my subordinate's opinion, it is better to take the initiative to attack than to be beaten passively. The strength of the army suddenly launched an attack on the Liangzhou soldiers, and the Liangzhou soldiers were attacked from the front and back, and they must not be our opponents. As long as they are defeated, their worries will be relieved!" Wei Yan suggested.

"Killing one thousand enemies will cost you eight hundred. This method is not feasible, and it is not a proper way to deal with it. Moreover, our army is now in a period of confrontation. Killing each other on our side is tantamount to creating a huge blow to the rebels. Opportunities have weakened our strength! The most important thing is that the soldiers are completely ignorant of the situation, and if they attack at will, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!" Xu Huang said.

"Then tell me, what should we do? If you leave Pound by your side, it's equivalent to raising [-] tigers and wolves by your side. Maybe one day they will bite you back, and the harm will be even greater then!" Wei Yan said.

Zhang Liao said: "What you said is all reasonable. The reason why I gathered you here is to discuss a compromise solution. Does anyone of you have a solution?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one could come up with a good idea for a while.

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At the same time, in Pound's tent, stood a dusty man, who was trying his best to tell Pound that everything he saw and heard was information about Ma Chao.

Pound sat there with a pale face, not saying a word, just listening quietly.After the man finished speaking, Pound only asked one sentence: "Is the lord still alive?"

This person was Ma Chao's personal soldier, escaped by chance, and heard all the news about Ma Chao, rushed to Nanzhong without stopping along the way, and reported the matter to Pang De.When Pang De asked him, he nodded and said, "The lord is still alive, not dead, but he lost his freedom and was put under house arrest by Pang Tong!"

Pound let out a sigh of relief. This was what he was most worried about, and it was also his bottom line. If Ma Chao died, he would avenge him no matter what, but if he was still alive, even if he knew about Ma Chao's recent situation, he would not Dare to act rashly, otherwise, it would be tantamount to killing Ma Chao indirectly.

"Does anyone else know about this besides you?" Pound asked.

The soldier shook his head and said: "They first captured us all, and then locked them in the barracks and didn't let them out. At night, they started to act and killed everyone. I was the only one who broke my stomach because of eating. , I went to have diarrhea, so I was lucky enough to escape the catastrophe. Except for me, no one knew about it, and I didn’t disclose it to anyone. The first thing I thought of was the general, and I immediately rushed to Nanzhong to report the news. "

"Well, you did a good job." When Pound said this, he had already stood up, then went straight to the side of the soldier, patted his shoulder lightly, and said, "You have worked hard all the way, first Rest and rest."

"Thank you General!"

The guard turned around to leave, but just as he took a step, he heard a "shua", and hurriedly looked back, only to see that Pound drew out the sword from his waist and was stabbing at himself.He suddenly felt panic, opened his mouth and wanted to shout, and his body couldn't help but want to escape, but Pang De's big hand took him a step ahead, grabbed him, and the sharp long sword passed directly through his heart. After being stabbed through the heart by a sword, he died immediately, and until he was dying, he couldn't figure out why Pound wanted to kill him.

The soldiers guarding outside the tent heard the commotion inside, hurriedly opened the curtain and rushed in. They were a little surprised to see the scene of Pound's murder, because the person Pound killed was Ma Chao's personal soldier. , they all know each other.

Seeing these surprised soldiers, Pang De didn't feel nervous at all. He wiped off the blood on the sword calmly, and then said slowly: "This man has been bought by the Nanzhong rebels, and he is here to persuade Those who I surrendered to the Nanzhong rebels were killed by my sword!"

The soldiers were all Pound's subordinates, and even if they knew the reason, they would choose to stand with Pound, not to mention that Pound had charged this person with crimes.

"You deal with this man's body, behead him, hang his head outside the shaft gate, and throw the body into the wilderness to feed the dogs, as an example to others." Pang De said.

"Here!"

Pang De put his sword back into its sheath, strode out, and said to his subordinates: "I have something important to go to the governor's place, and you all stay in the barracks. Without my order, no one is allowed to leave the camp without my order. beheaded!"

"Here!"

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In Zhang Liao's tent, everyone expressed their opinions, but there was no proper solution. Just as everyone was discussing, a soldier suddenly came in from outside, and said with fists in his hands, "Commander, please see Pound!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, and Zhang Liao hurriedly asked, "Where is he now?"

"Wait outside the gate!"

"How many people did you bring?" Zhang Liao asked again.

"Just him!"

"Pang De came here alone, didn't he already know about Ma Chao?" Huang Zhong said suddenly.

Wei Yandao: "Pound is Ma Chao's confidant. If he knew about Ma Chao, why would he come alone? However, he came at the right time. As the saying goes, as long as Pound is caught first, his subordinates will be leaderless." , there will be no more storms."

Zhang Liao said: "No matter why Pang De came here, we shouldn't see him. Let's take a look first. Let him come in!"

The personal soldiers got out of the big tent, and after a long time, the shutter was lifted, and Pound's figure appeared outside the tent.And when the shutter was lifted, Pound was also surprised to see all the generals in the tent present.

"Last General Pang De, see the Commander!" As soon as Pang De entered the big tent, he took two steps forward and bowed to Zhang Liao.

"General Pang, please take a seat!" Zhang Liao said politely.

Pang De didn't move, didn't intend to sit down, he still stood on the spot, clasped his fists and said: "Grand Governor, the last general is here to apologize, please punish him!"

"Apology? What crime?" Zhang Liao asked.

(End of this chapter)