Seeing that Zhuge Liang could not answer his questions, Pang Tong couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that you haven't figured it out by yourself! You dare to assert that this battle will be successful, and there will be no accidents! Kong Ming doesn't have to worry too much!" Then he clasped his fists and said, "I have to prepare for the battle and say goodbye." After that, he led his entourage to turn around. Zhuge Liang looked at Pang Tong's back and couldn't help sighing. Ma Su looked at Zhuge Liang and couldn't help but say, "Sir, don't hate Pang Shiyuan, otherwise the lord's face must be bad!" Zhuge Liang shook his wry smiled and shook his eyes.

Shaking his head, he said, "Do you think I am jealous of Pang Shiyuan? If he can assist his lord to achieve great success, I am happy and not anxious!" After a pause, he said, "It's just that the current situation makes me very uneasy! I really can't believe that Jia Xu and others did not notice the abnormal situation at all and easily fell into the trap!" Ma Su said, "As the saying goes, 'The horse has chaotic hooves, and people have mistakes'. No matter how powerful Jia Xu and others are, they are just mortals and not gods. How could they predict everything?" Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and nodded and said, "I hope it's true as you said!"

Accompanied by his entourage, Pang Tong left the governor's mansion and went straight to his residence. A entourage looked behind him and couldn't help but say, "Military Zhuge is known as Mr. Wolong, who is as famous as Mr. Wolong, but why is he so stubborn and stubborn? Is it really puzzling? Is he actually a person with a reputation?"

Pang Tong smiled and said, "Kong Ming is not a person who is worthy of fame! In terms of talent, it is incomparable to me!" He paused, "But he is just a mortal after all! Seeing that I was emerging in front of my lord, and my lord's trust in me gradually surpassed him, he felt jealous. People, even if they have the ability, once they have such emotions, they can't see the road in front of me clearly, but have gone to the Qingming Festival in the past! Kong Ming is just now doing it.

This is a problem!" The followers felt that Pang Tong was very reasonable and nodded. Pang Tong couldn't help but say in his heart: 'Everyone says 'Longlong and Phoenix Tzu', put Kongming, you are ahead of me. Doesn't this mean I am not as good as you? But I want everyone in the world to know that my Pang Tong's ability and the merits he has made are far above you! It should not be called 'Longlong and Phoenix Tzu', but 'Pong Tong', but 'Pong Chu lying on the dragon'!' At this point, Pang Tong couldn't help but feel aroused in his heart.

Xuchang, Prime Minister's Mansion. Cao Cao quickly came to the hall and saw Xun Yu, Xun You and Guo Jia who were waiting for him. Guo Jia looked sick and was being carried by someone on the soft bed. When everyone saw Cao Cao coming, they saluted one after another. Guo Jia could not get up, so he lay on the bed and bowed to the prime minister with his fists!

Cao Cao waved his hand and signaled that everyone didn't have to be too polite. He walked quickly to Guo Jia and asked complainingly: "Why are you here too?" Guo Jia smiled slightly and said: "Prime Minister Don't worry. I can't resist this bump!" Then he said seriously: "Prime Minister, I heard that Lu Bu is gathering a large army in Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao immediately showed an angry expression and cursed: "I think this old boy Lu Bu is so confused! I have told him Liu Bei's plan, but he doesn't believe it, and still jumps into the trap that Liu Bei dug for him! When he moves, Liu Bei will definitely raid Huainan! When he reacts, I see that his Huainan will all fall into the hands of Liu Bei's big-eared thief! It's fine if he dies, but I'm afraid that it will implicate my Ying'er!"

Xun You couldn't help asking, "Prime Minister, should we remind Lu Bu?" Cao Cao glared and shouted angrily; "He is seeking death himself, what should he do?" Then he frowned and said, "Since he doesn't believe us, it's just a waste of effort to remind him!" Xun You uh, only felt that what the Prime Minister said made sense.

Guo Jia asked: "Prime Minister, do you think Lu Bu has really made up his mind to start a war with me?"

Cao Cao frowned and said, "I thought about this problem too. But if Lu Bu just pretends to do something, there is no reason not to notify us!" Xun You and Xun Yu looked at each other, only to think what the Prime Minister said was very reasonable. Guo Jia smiled and shook his head, saying, "He doesn't inform us if he makes sense. Because they will worry that we will secretly inform Liu Bei of their pretending to do something." Cao Cao was stunned, then laughed and nodded, "Not bad! There is indeed such a possibility!" He paused and frowned and said, "But although there is such a possibility, I cannot help but dispatch troops to deal with it! If the old boy Lu Bu really leads the army to attack, if I am unprepared, wouldn't the consequences be unimaginable!"

Guo Jia clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister is wise. However, it is necessary to mobilize troops and be on guard, but we should not attack rashly. Our army stationed troops from Yanzhou to Xiaopei to watch the changes. Let's see how the situation develops first."

Cao Cao nodded thinking and then asked curiously: "If Lu Bu's current actions are really just suspicious soldiers, what is his purpose?"

Xun Yu couldn't figure out the joints in it for a moment, and clasped his fists with shame and said, "I am stupid, I really can't figure it out!" Then he looked at Guo Jia and smiled and said, "It seems that only Fengxiao can see the joints in it clearly!" Everyone's eyes fell on Guo Jia. Guo Jia smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Wen Ruo is too rewarded!" Then he said to Cao Cao, "I have been thinking about this problem, and I finally had an idea not long ago..." Cao Cao was happy and urged him quickly: "Fengxiao quickly!" Guo Jia sorted out his thoughts and frowned slightly, "I think their intention should be like this..."

Liu Bei couldn't wait to mobilize 400,000 troops concentrated in Xiangyang to advance eastward and cross the Han River to Xiling. Friends who have read the previous article must be familiar with Xiling. Yes, Xiling is a county in the easternmost part of Jingzhou, bordering Lujiang in the Huainan area below Ailang. Liu Bei planned to raid Huainan and must first gather in Xiling.

As soon as Liu Bei arrived in Xiling, he immediately asked Mi Fang about the movement of Lu Bu's army in Huainan. Mi Fang clasped his fists with some concern; "Report to the lord, today the scouts report that tens of thousands of Lu Bu's army in Huainan are mobilizing, and they seem to have noticed the arrival of the lord's army!..."

Pang Tong smiled and clasped his fists at Liu Bei and said, "Lord, this scene means that Lu Bu is not prepared for our arrival!" Liu Bei didn't understand Pang Tong's meaning for a moment and asked, "What does Shi Yuan mean?" Pang Tong smiled slightly and said, "Lord. If the enemy did not move at this moment, it means that they were prepared for our actions and set up institutions to be arrested. Because our army came east, although it was fast, it was still a few days after all, and Lu Bu's detailed scouts were unreasonable without any notice. Therefore, if the enemy in Huainan had no movement, it could be asserted that they were prepared for it and our army must immediately give up the original plan and retreat. However, this situation at this time was just a normal reaction in the face of sudden wars, so the subordinates dared to assert that the opponent was indeed unprepared!"

Liu Bei said happily: "Shi Yuan is a good idea! I have Shi Yuan, why worry about not being able to achieve great achievements!" Pang Tong was proud of his heart, and smiled and clasped his fists and said, "My lord is too rewarded!" Then he asked Mi Fang: "General Mi Fang, if I expected it, the enemy must have given up Lujiang and other places and retreated to major cities such as Hefei Shouchun, right?"

Mi Fang was surprised and couldn't help but say, "How do you know, sir?"

Pang Tong smiled and said, "Because Xu Huang is a famous general, this reaction should be the reaction of a famous general in the face of a sudden war." Everyone could not help but admire him when he saw Pang Tong's words. Liu Bei said with infinite joy: "Shi Yuan is really a god!" Guan Yu clasped his fists at Pang Tong and said, "Sir, since the enemy is unprepared, should we advance at full speed and sweep the enemy to occupy Huainan with lightning speed?"

Pang Tong smiled and said, "Chang Yun's words are in line with the key to military tactics!" Then he clasped his fists at Liu Bei and said, "Lord, please immediately order the army to advance eastward immediately, seize Hefei first, and then occupy Shouchun! In this way, the overall situation will be settled!" Liu Bei nodded and immediately ordered that the army only rest in Xiling for one night, and the next morning the army advanced eastward and swept Huainan at full speed! "

The next morning, amid the noise of the horses neighing, Liu Bei led 400,000 soldiers to leave Xiling and advance eastward at full speed. Soon after, the army entered the territory of Lujiang County, and said that the county and towns were caught off guard and the officials were at a loss. In order to rule the Huainan area after the war, Liu Bei strictly ordered officers and soldiers not to harass the people, and those who violated the military law should be dealt with. When Liu Bei led the army into Longshu County, a hundred miles west of Lujiang, the local gentry welcomed the streets. The atmosphere was very warm, as if we were welcoming their liberation. The old man from the shiver family who was about to tremble and rotten wood knelt down at Liu.

In front of Bei, he said with tears in his eyes: "Uncle Liu, you are here! We have been exploited and persecuted by Lu Bu, and finally saw the blue sky!" Liu Bei quickly dismounted, helped the old man up, and comforted him: "You are suffering old man! The reason why I, Liu Bei, made the king's army advance eastward was to bring Huainan back into the king's transformation and eliminate all the tyranny of Lu Bu!" The old man looked very happy and excited, and then shouted loudly: "Long live the Emperor of Han!..." The gentry shouted: "Long live the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!" Liu Bei was extremely excited when he saw this scene.

Liu Bei did not stop in Longshu County, and the army quickly passed through Hefei, which was northeastern. At the same time, Liu Bei ordered Mi Fang to lead 5,000 troops to occupy Lujiang. When Liu Bei wanted to come, tens of thousands of women who were still in Huainan had already shrunk into Hefei and Shouchun, then Mi Fang's occupation of Lujiang was just a matter of easy access. Although the entire Huainan area is vast, the most important cities are Hefei and Shouchun. Whether from the perspective of population, scale, or economic, as long as he occupied Hefei and Shouchun, he basically controlled Huainan. Therefore, the most important purpose of Liu Bei's attack was to seize Hefei and Shouchun as quickly as possible. As long as he could seize these two places before Lu Bu's reaction, he would win the battle.
Chapter completed!