Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 465 Pang Shiyuan

Cao Cao's army occupied Jingzhou, and Jiangdong was shaken. Both the officialdom and the people were panicked. The people who fled from Jingzhou told that Cao's army was powerful, not only hundreds of thousands, but also caused turmoil.The local gentry in Jiangdong all have a heart for peace, and even the famous Zhang Zhao, who has not made a clear statement, also has a tendency to advocate peace.

What made Sun Quan more relieved was that the morale of the army was still stable under the control of Cheng Pu and other veterans, and the generals were all willing to fight to the death.However, Sun Quan knew very well that even if the soldiers had the fighting spirit and the rear was unstable, the winning rate would be greatly reduced.Relying on his own power and pressure alone has achieved little results, and he needs someone who can help him persuade the Lord and the peace.Just who should this person be?

Zhuge Jin, who had returned from Xinye, recommended to Sun Quan a native of Xiangyang, Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan, named Fengchu, who was the nephew of Pang Degong, a wealthy family in Xiangyang.

In mid-August of the 13th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan held a front meeting. Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Gu Yong, Sun Shao, Xue Zong, Yan Jian, Yu Fan, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi, Cheng Bing, Zhang Wen and others sat upright In one class, before the meeting, Sun Quan repeatedly told Lu Su to listen more and talk less.

Zhang Zhao, the leader of civil servants, spoke at first: "My lord, Cao Cao is a jackal, a tiger and a leopard, who hijacked the emperor to conquer the Quartet. If we resist today, it will be even more dishonorable and inappropriate. Besides, Jiangdong is able to resist Cao Cao. It is the natural danger of the Yangtze River. However, Cao Cao occupies Jingzhou, and the natural danger of the Yangtze River has been shared by Cao Cao and us, and the power of the two sides cannot be compared. Therefore, according to our humble opinion, it is best to welcome Cao Cao and surrender to the court."

Lu Su's face changed slightly, but Sun Quan asked without changing his face: "Do you all think so?"

Except for Zhuge Jin and Bu Zhi, everyone else nodded and said, "Exactly, we all feel that we should seek peace with Cao Cao."

Sun Quan nodded and said, "What you worry about is exactly what I worry about. Ziyu, Zishan, what do you two say?"

Before Zhuge Jin could open his mouth, Buzhi said first: "It is true that Cao Cao and I share the natural danger of the Yangtze River, and it is true that Cao Cao has a large number of troops. But I would like to ask everyone, how can we make peace? Will Cao Cao agree? Yuan Xi and Yuan Shangjiang from Hebei Cao was killed by Cao Cao. Liu Cong of Jingzhou also surrendered to Cao and was still killed. Don’t you all know? Zibu just said that Cao Cao is a jackal. I want to ask again. Is it useful to beg for mercy? The only way is to fight hard!"

Bu Zhi's words left everyone speechless. Didn't Bu Zhi's subtext mean that we sold Sun Quan?No one can afford to buckle this big hat, although some people in the family have this kind of thought, but how can it be put on the table.

Sun Quan smiled slightly, "Do you think what Zishan said makes sense?"

Chen Bing said: "Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were killed because they took refuge in Wuhuan. As for Liu Cong's death, there may be other reasons. Zi Shanyan only has one fight, but how can he fight with the disparity in military strength?"

Zhuge Jin said: "The Pang family of Jingzhou is in Jiangdong, and his nephew Pang Tong is a guest in our house. You can find out what is going on in Jingzhou if you ask him to come and ask."

Not long after, Pang Tong came.Pang Tong was originally a wealthy family, and he had many contacts with the Jiangdong gentry, and Pang Tong had many talents and reputations, so his words naturally carried a lot of weight.

"Pang Shiyuan, you are from Jingzhou, please tell me about the situation in Jingzhou."

"Marquis Wu, Cao Cao's army went south, Liu Cong sent someone to ask Cao Cao to surrender, and asked him to be the lord of Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, although Cao Cao agreed, after entering Xiangyang, he changed Liu Cong to be the governor of Qingzhou, and sent General Jin to behead him on the road. Liu Bei heard that Xiangyang surrendered and retreated with the people. Cao Cao sent troops to cover up and kill the people. Hearing that Cai Mao and Kuai Liang surrendered their military power in order to protect themselves. The members of the Huang clan had no choice but to move to Jiangdong to seek the protection of Marquis Wu."

Everyone knew about these news to some extent, and when Pang Tong said it, it was equivalent to confirming it again.Of course, some people doubted this. Zhang Wen said: "When the two armies clash, the common people will inevitably be killed or injured. Shi Yuan said that Cai Mao and Kuai Liang were seeking to protect themselves, but why did I hear that Cao Cao treated them as honored guests?"

The gentry still feel that they have superiority, no matter which master they change, the gentry will become the target of being wooed.

Pang Tong chuckled: "Why are you so ignorant? You should know that when Cao Cao raised his troops in Chenliu, he seized the wealth of the family of the local wealthy Wei Zi, and Wei Zi had no choice but to seek refuge with Zhang Miao. You should also know that Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou , then killed the famous scholar Bian Rang, and killed Xu You after occupying Jizhou. You should also know that not long ago, Cao Cao executed Kong Rong’s family. Even though Kong Rong was guilty, why did he die? Why did he implicate his family?”

These few words made several people tremble with fear.Counting it down, Cao Cao was really merciless in attacking the gentry.Sun Quan stroked his purple beard, secretly smiling.Pang Tong continued: "I'm afraid you have heard of these things. Why do you still have illusions about Cao Cao? Another thing that no one knows is that I have a friend in Xiangyang. He told me that Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo. , fled to Zhongmou Lu's Manor, the owner Lu Boshe was a good friend, saw Cao Cao came to vote, entertained him with food and drink, but Cao Cao suspected that Lu Boshe was going to do harm, so he killed Lu Boshe and his family."

Pang Tong recounted how Cao Cao killed Lu Boshe, and the so-called friend was naturally Wei Yan.Cao Cao's character has fallen, it's better to stay away from such a master.Pang Tong, who was originally from a gentry family, was very good at grasping the pulse of the gentry. Then again, it was not for this reason that the Pang family and the Huang family fled to Jiangdong. Otherwise, with their abilities, they would not be afraid of the persecution of the Cai family and the Kuai family.

After a while of silence, Yu Fan chuckled: "Shi Yuan begs for the protection of Marquis Wu, do you think I can defeat Cao Cao in Jiangdong?"

Pang Tong laughed loudly: "Child Liu Cong, cowardly and without a master, is at the mercy of others. Cai Mao and others are short-sighted, and defeat is inevitable. Not to mention that the Jiangdong navy is famous all over the world. Master Wu is wise and martial. How can Liu Cong do it well? Can you compare? Could it be that Zhongxiang is afraid of Cao Cao?"

Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "It's not because he's afraid of Cao Cao, but because Cao Cao claims to have millions of soldiers and thousands of generals. Such a disparity in strength is unavoidably worrying."

After hearing what Sun Quan said, everyone said yes in unison.Originally, it was to discuss whether to surrender Cao Cao, but Sun Quan cleverly transferred it to how to break Cao Cao, which not only preserved the face of everyone, showed his generosity, but also found another reassurance from Pang Tong.

Pang Tong laughed again and said, "How could Cao Cao have a million troops? It would be nice to have 20 troops."

Yu Fan said again: "Even if it is 20, including Liu Biao's soldiers, there will be nearly 30, several times more than mine, how can we win?"

(End of this chapter)