Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

When Cai Mao learned that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had joined, he did not send an army to chase after him, because Yan Yun's eighteen riders had already left.

If the army is sent out to encircle and suppress, I'm afraid things will become serious and Liu Biao's participation will be bad for him.

But this does not mean that Cai Mao has put the matter aside, on the contrary, he is secretly deploying and implementing a series of measures against Xinye, quietly proceeding.

Pang Tong saw that the first month was about to pass and he was going to the army again, but he was worried about the current situation in Nanyang, so he had no choice but to ask someone to help him.

I have walked the road countless times, and I walked it again this time, as if I had a different experience. Pang Tong admired the scenery while walking.

Several hours later, Pang Tong came to a house and called out a few times. "Sister Yueying, we have a visitor, come out and open the door..."

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The voice came into the room, only to see a handsome young man came out, greeted him with a smile on his face and said: "Brother Shi Yuan, what wind brought you here, fast forward."

Pang Tong laughed and said: "Of course it's a good wind. You Kong Ming is not kind. You know that brother is at home, but you don't come to find a few drinks."

"What Shi Yuan said is that today Liang will make it up." It turned out that the person who came was Zhuge Liang, and the two talked to each other and entered the room talking and laughing.

The two sat down, Pang Tong quickly glanced around, and asked with a smile: "Why didn't you see Yueying sister?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "She, she went to her mother's house in the city yesterday, and she probably won't come back in a few days."

"Oh." Pang Tong nodded and said, "How about it, are you still used to it here?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "It's very good. I wanted to settle here at the beginning, and now I finally realized it. Unfortunately, it won't be quiet for long."

"Hmm." Pang Tong paused with a smile on his face, and asked, "Why? I want to become an official, why don't you vote for him with your brother?"

Zhuge Liang was very clear about who Pang Tong was talking about. "Brother Shi Yuan, what kind of person do you think he is?"

Pang Tong wanted to say: "Correct corporal, the heroes under his command are gathered together, this great Han country will be replaced by him sooner or later."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "That's a good statement. The world must be divided for a long time, and it must be united for a long time. It's just that this process is a bit unbearable."

Pang Tong said disapprovingly: "This is driven by the general trend, and it should be lost if it is lost."

In Zhuge Liang's heart, he had never thought about being loyal to that side, but he still had a few choices in his mind.

But as long as he is selected, he will not change, and his current age is also a shortcoming, not as sophisticated as those seasoned plotters.

Even if they take refuge in one side, they will not be able to be reused for the time being, because none of the princes of one side dare to use a young man to take charge of the power, and secondly, it is difficult to mobilize soldiers and horses in the army.

Zhuge Liang said: "That's right, but I'm afraid I'm going to exercise my ability to handle affairs by taking refuge with one of the princes now. It's better to be in this mountain and look at it from the chess game. Wouldn't it be more real?"

Pang Tong glanced at Zhuge Liang and said with a smile: "You really have a unique idea, so do you have a good candidate in your heart?"

Zhuge Liang thought about it for a while and said: "Li Huiyi ruled the four prefectures, and there are few opponents in the world. Cao Cao, the emperor, has ordered the princes, and there are few masters."

"Sun Ce of Yangzhou wins more with less, and his reputation is no less than that of an overlord in this world, and he can also achieve a great career. As for Er Yuan, he is not as good."

"Looking at the other princes, they are just helping others to run the city, but there is one person, even Liang Liang can't see clearly."

"Oh?" Pang Tong said with a little interest: "Then we have to see who can make you unable to see clearly."

Zhuge Liang laughed awkwardly and said: "Shi Yuan was just joking. This person is none other than Xinye Commander Liu Bei who just took office. All his measures in coming to Jingzhou have won the hearts of the people. It is a pity, a pity."

Seeing Zhuge Liang's appearance like this, Pang Tong was shocked. If a person is curious about something or a person, or if he is sympathetic to Min, it means that they may get together.

This is a bad sign, Pang Tong is very clear about Zhuge Liang's talent, if he becomes an enemy in the future, he is afraid that he will be an opponent.

Pang Tong said with a worried face: "Liu Bei defends the small town of Xinye, and his power is weak. Even if he does a good job, he will be powerless. Because there is no room for development, you don't want to vote for him, do you?"

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "Why not? Helping Liu Bei achieve success will not be inferior to any of the other princes."

Seeing Zhuge Liang say this, Pang Tong said seriously: "Kong Ming's words are indeed good, but all of this will be built on the flames of war. Don't you have the heart to watch the people struggle for several years?"

Zhuge Liang said indifferently: "Although the princes of the world are separatist, they all fly the banner of serving the people, but it is not for their own selfish desires. This is driven by the general trend, and losses cannot be avoided."

Zhuge Liang returned Pang Tong's words calmly, making Pang Tong's unsatisfactory face even uglier.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang got up and didn't know where to go, leaving Pang Tongtong thinking alone.

If Zhuge Liang really took refuge in Liu Bei, then the situation in Jingzhou would definitely become even more unpredictable. With the wisdom of Liu Biao, Cai Mao and others, they would definitely be played and applauded.

This made Pang Tongtong at a loss as to how to deal with it, and he finally helped Cai Mao stabilize the army. If he stayed in Nanyang, he could give advice to Cai Mao.

But in case the army stationed outside is instigated and bought, even if Nanyang is still under control, it will fall into a passive position. The solution to all this still depends on Zhuge Liang's choice.

"Brother Shi Yuan, Liang prepared some beer wine and some cooked food. You and I will chat while eating." Zhuge Liang seemed not to care about what he just said. He brought some food and put down to have a few drinks.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's appearance, Pang Tong couldn't figure out his intentions, so he took the wine glass he was handed absent-mindedly.

After drinking a glass of wine, Pang Tong said: "You have already made up your mind, are you sure you want to assist Liu Bei?"

Zhuge Liang picked up the wine glass and said in a short mouthful: "Liang never said that he wants to assist anyone, why did Shi Yuan ask?"

"Huh?" Pang Tong was overjoyed, seeing Zhuge Liang's inscrutable look, his heart wavered even more.

Zhuge Liang put down the wine glass in his hand, and said slowly: "The master chooses the master, the master chooses the master, everything is uncertain, and Liang will wait and see."

Hearing this, Pang Tong untied his knot, Zhuge Liang's intention was to wait for someone who could know him, and to go along with the one in his heart.

However, after talking just now, I have obviously lost the wind, and it seems that I need to exercise my mind, otherwise I will easily fall into other people's layout.

Pang Tong poured himself a glass of wine, raised his respect and said, "Unexpectedly, brother is still slightly inferior to you. Come, let's have a drink together."

The two raised their glasses and drank it all. Zhuge Liang said: "Brother Shi Yuan's words are wrong. Even if Liang has the heart, he can't reverse the overall situation. It is best to unify the world as soon as possible, otherwise we will enter into a protracted situation."

Pang Tong took a bite of the food and asked in confusion, "Why do you say that? According to the current situation, as soon as the one in the north is deployed, a big war will surely break out."

"At that time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will definitely be destroyed, and if they fail, they will go straight to Jingzhou. The general situation of the world will be determined at one stroke."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, Yangzhou has the danger of the Yangtze River, Guanzhong has the danger of the Three Passes, Yizhou has the danger of the Shu Road, even if half of the rivers and mountains belong to Li Huiyi, as long as there is an alliance of princes from all walks of life, it will be permanent. With the situation of separate regimes, I am afraid that it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to end the war."

Chapter 531 Chen Lai Visits

Pang Tong nodded and said: "That's true, but it's still unknown whether the princes can be united. As long as the hearts of the princes are not in harmony, even if they occupy a dangerous situation, it will be difficult to achieve great things."

What Pang Tong said is also reasonable. After all, if you can become a prince, you will not be willing to obey the orders of others unless it endangers your own interests.

But for such a simple truth, Zhuge Liang, a capable person, would not have thought that the answer must be no.

Zhuge Liang replied: "But at that time, I am afraid that some people with low abilities will have been cleared out of the chess game, and there will be only a few people left."

Pang Tong's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he asked slowly: "Then according to your opinion, what will the trend be like in a few years?"

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and pondered for a while and said, "Cao Cao occupies Sanfu and other places, and Yangzhou is ruled by Sun Ce across the river. As for who belongs to Yizhou and Jingzhou, it is not yet known."