Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 393 Conquering Hanzhong (3)

Li Songti's army is about to advance, shilling Pei Yuanqing to lead five thousand troops, and sentry to Nanzheng Road, facing Yang Ren's army and horses. He was smashed to death under the horse by Pei Yuanqing.

Yang Ren raised his gun and fought against Pei Yuanqing without three moves. Yang Ren was also smashed to death by Pei Yuanqing with a hammer, his brains were split, and the sergeant returned in defeat.

Knowing that Pei Yuanqing had killed Yang Ren, Li Song immediately marched into the army and went straight to Xiazhai in Nanzheng.

Yan Pu said: "My lord, why don't you call Ma Chao back, if Ma Chao is in charge, I will be safe in Hanzhong."

Zhang Lu walked back and forth, and finally said: "No! Ma Chao still needs to guard Jiameng Pass and beware of Cao Ang. If Jiameng Pass is lost, our army will be attacked on both sides, and we cannot escape perdition."

It's not that Zhang Lu didn't want to, but he really couldn't. Once the Jiameng pass is lost, Cao Jun can go straight to Xichuan, and if he violates Dongchuan again, he will still be wiped out. If he can help Liu Zhang eliminate Cao Jun, he can also use Liu Zhang's soldiers to come Against Li Song, unless it is absolutely necessary, Ma Chao cannot be transferred back anyway. Zhang Lu is still thinking about the twenty states of Xichuan promised by Liu Zhang.

Another point is that Ma Chao is becoming more and more disobedient to him, and often disobeys orders. Fortunately, his daughter has a good relationship with him. As the saying goes, a hero is sad and a beauty. Ma Chao is a hero, so naturally he can't pass his daughter's beauty. Zhang Lu But don't think about it, it may be a chicken-and-egg fight.

Yan Pu said: "Since Ma Chao can't be transferred, Ma Chao has a general under his command, maybe he can be called here, maybe helping the lord can win."

Zhang Lu was overjoyed and said, "I don't know who it is? They are so brave!"

Yan Pu said: "Pang De in Nan'an came to vote for the lord with Ma Chao; later the lord ordered Ma Chao to guard Jiameng Pass, fight against Cao Ang's army, and rescue Liu Zhang. Pound never went to Jiameng Pass with Ma Chao because of his illness. Now he is supported by the lord. Why not let this person go?"

Zhang Lu was overjoyed, and immediately called for Pang De, Zhang Lu said: "Lingming! You have been in Hanzhong for a while, have I ever treated you badly?"

"The general has treated me well! I have never been treated badly." Pang De saluted with his hands clasped together.

"Okay! Now, Li Song's army is overwhelming! If you break through Yangping Pass, you may come to the city at any time. I wonder if you are willing to fight for me?" Zhang Lu said.

"The general has an order, and Pound must obey it!" Pound said.

"Okay! You will lead the army to fight, and I will reward you a lot!" Zhang Lu was overjoyed, and rewarded him generously; he ordered [-] troops and horses, and ordered Pound to go out to fight. He was more than ten miles away from the city, facing Cao Bing. .

When Li Song was in Weiqiao, he knew Pang De's bravery very well, and he loved talents in his heart. He wanted to take him under his command, so he told the generals: "Pang De is a brave general in Xiliang, who originally belonged to Ma Chao; although he is now attached to Zhang Lu, It may not be what he wants, I want to get this person in my heart, all of you must fight with Xu to make him exhausted, and then capture him alive."

Zhang Ying went out first, and retreated after a few rounds, Yu Jin also retreated after several rounds, Pei Yuanqing also retreated after three or five rounds, Xu Chu also retreated after fifty rounds, Pang De fought four generals without fear In front of Li Song, all the generals praised Pound's good martial arts.

Li Song had a doubt in his heart, why did Pang De come instead of Ma Chao? Ma Chao should still be under Zhang Lu's command now. Besides, Liu Bei was dealt with by himself. Will Ma Chao follow the historical track and continue to seek refuge in Shu.

"I have always had a question in my heart. Pound went to Hanzhong with Ma Chao to vote for Zhang Lu. Why didn't Ma Chao appear, and Pound led the army alone?" Li Song called a group of civil and military officials to discuss how to capture Pang De alive. Ma Chao figured out, so he asked.

"Report to Tang Gong! It is said that Cao Ang's army was in a state of turmoil all the way. Liu Zhang's army lost his helmet and armor, so he asked Zhang Lu in Hanzhong for help. On the condition of the twenty states of Xichuan, Zhang Lu was asked to send troops, so Zhang Lu sent Ma Chao to guard Jia. Mengguan." Xu Mao was fair.

"This piece of Lu is afraid that Yizhou will lose, and then it will be his turn in Hanzhong. He is worried that his lips will die and his teeth will be cold. Second, the twenty states of Xichuan are indeed very tempting. It is reasonable for Zhang Lu to want it." Xu Maogong said. , Liu Bowen continued.

"I heard that Zhang Lu wants to recruit Ma Chao as his son-in-law to be his right-hand man. Who would have thought that Ma Chao has been disobedient to Zhang Lu's orders since he guarded Jiameng Pass? If you think Ma Chao is born with a rebellious heart, how can he be obedient? Follow Zhang Lu's instructions." Yang Xiu also came to join in the fun, telling the gossip he knew, while Sima Yi stood quietly aside, saying nothing.

"Greed is the original sin of human beings. I'm afraid that Zhang Lu will be happy in vain, fetch water from the bamboo basket, and get nothing in the end." After Li Song said, there was a roar of laughter in the big tent, mocking Zhang Lu for his lack of self-knowledge!
After everyone laughed, Li Song said: "I want to recruit Pang De, how can I get this person to surrender?"

Jia Xu came out, bowed his hands and said: "Mr. Tang, I know that one of Zhang Lu's subordinates, Yang Song, is a counselor who is very greedy for money. Mr. Tang can send someone to secretly give him gold and silk, so that he can tell Pang De in front of Zhang Lu. Bad words, in this way, we can surrender Pound."

Li Song said: "Then how do we get people to enter Nanzheng?"

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Tomorrow, we will have a fight with Pang De, pretending not to be an opponent, being defeated by him and losing to him, abandoning the village and leaving, and letting Pang De occupy our village. When it is late at night, we will lead our troops to rob the village, and Pang De will retreat into the city. .”

"Choose an eloquent sergeant in the army, pretend to be an enemy sergeant, mix with Pound's army, and flee into the city with the rebellious army."

"Okay! This plan is very clever!" Li Song laughed loudly after hearing this, and turned to Xu Chu and said, "Zhongkang, you go to the army and choose a fine military academy."

"Promise!" Xu Chu took the order and left. After waiting for half an hour, Xu Chu chose a fine military academy to meet Li Song.

After saluting, Li Song said: "I want you to pretend to be an enemy soldier, sneak into the enemy army tonight, sneak into the city with the enemy army, and send a pair of gold heart-covering armor to Zhang Lu's counselor Yang Song, so that he can fight in Zhang Lu If you speak ill of Pound in front of him, are you willing to go there?"

"Humble duty is willing to go through all fires and waters for Tang Gong! I will not say no!" The military academy clasped its fists and saluted.

"Okay! Come here, take 30 taels of gold and a pair of gold heart armor." Li Song was overjoyed, and shouted outside the tent. After a while, two personal guards entered.

One person held a tray with twelve taels of gold on it, while the other held a pair of gold heart armor, which shone golden in the sunlight.

Li Song got up, pointed to the tray in the hands of the guards and said to the military academy: "These twelve taels of gold are a reward for you alone. If you come back successfully, you will be promoted to two ranks, and you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold."

"Thank you, Mr. Tang! Even if you die in a lowly position, you will do this for Mr. Tang." The military academy vowed.

After Li Song gave him a heavy reward, he gave him a pair of gold heart armors, and asked him to wear them close to his body and Hanzhong sergeant's uniform outside, and waited halfway ahead.

(End of this chapter)