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Chapter 698 The King and His Minister 2

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    Liu Bei knew that he should strike first to defeat the enemy, but the number of troops in Jingzhou under his command was less than 10,000, while the number of troops in Shu was more than 100,000. He voluntarily gave up the geographical location to defend and went south to launch an attack, which was undoubtedly an attempt to attack a stone with an egg.

    Pang Tong also saw the reason for Liu Bei's hesitation. He gritted his teeth, ignored Liu Bei's obstruction, half-propelled his body and said:

    "The ruler of Shu is weak and has many political branches. One hundred thousand soldiers have a hundred thousand hearts. The generals are wise and heroic. They run the army with clear rewards and punishments. Ten thousand people under his command are of one mind. If they divide their efforts and control their disadvantages, they will be able to overcome them!"

    It is of course extremely dangerous to fight with a small number against a large number.  But in Pang Tong's view, Liu Bei had no other choice in front of him. Any further delay and allowing Liu Zhang to mobilize his troops to attack would only make the situation worse.

    We must use the survival desire of the less than ten thousand Jingzhou soldiers, plus the subordinate Shu soldiers, to go south to attack Zitong, Fu County and other places. Before the Shu army can gather, we can quickly open up the situation and disintegrate the internal forces of Shu.  , was able to continue to compete with Liu Zhang, and then strive to defeat the Shu army on the battlefield and capture the entire territory of Yizhou.

    Liu Bei is not an indecisive person. After Pang Tong stressed again and again, he also realized that he must seize the opportunity of the war, but there was still one thing that made him uneasy.

    "Jiameng, Baishui and other passes are the chokepoints of Shu. If we are prepared to go south to fight for Shu, the defense will be empty. Once the Hanzhong Xiliang Army and Bajun Pang Xi's Army attack, how can we resist it?"

    Jiameng Pass, where Liu Bei was stationed, and the Baishui Army, which Liu Zhang put under his command, were guarding the choke points in central Sichuan, connecting Hanzhong, Bajun and other places. Once Liu Bei came out in force, the empty passes would be difficult to withstand the Xiliang Army and  Pang Xijun's attack.

    "Yan Yan newly acquired Hebei and competed with the Cao family for dominance in Henan. The Xiliang army in Hanzhong was just defending itself. However, Pang Xi of Bajun was suspicious of Liu Zhang and was not an aggressive army. The general only needed to leave a small number of suspected troops to deal with it."

    Having said this, Pang Tong took a breath and continued:

    "I am wounded by an arrow and cannot follow the army south. I would like to be ordered to garrison the Jiameng and Baishui passes to guard against enemies in Hanzhong and Bajun."

    Liu Bei knew that Pang Tong was strengthening his confidence, but how could he let Pang Tong, who was seriously injured and in urgent need of rest, take care of customs and defense matters? Moreover, Pang Tong was inexperienced in commanding troops, so doing so forcefully would harm himself.

    "Have the school captain Huo Jun come to the tent."

    Liu Bei thought for a long time and finally made up his mind.

    After a while, a military general with thick eyebrows, square face, and tall figure was ordered to come.

    The Huo family is a powerful family in Nanjun. Brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun surrendered to Liu Biao and were incorporated into the Jingzhou Army. After Huo Du died, Huo Jun continued to lead the army. After Jingyi joined forces, Huo Jun was ordered to lead the army to follow Liu Bei into Sichuan.  Combat.

    Liu Bei did not publicly announce his decision to let Huo Jun and Pang Tong stay at Jiameng Pass at the military meeting. Instead, he summoned Huo Jun for consultation in advance, explaining the seriousness of the situation and the crisis of the defense, which gave Huo Jun enough time to think about it.

    Huo Jun felt uneasy when he suddenly received this important task, but he knew that this was also a major opportunity for him to make achievements in his life. After thinking about it, he immediately generously accepted the order.

    Liu Bei looked at the generous Huo Jun who had been ordered to do so at the critical moment. He was relieved that he had not misjudged the person. He just thought that Huo Jun had less than a thousand men under his command. Even if he added the thousand men of the White Water Army he had commanded, the garrison strength would still be insufficient.  Worry welled up inside me again.

    Going south to attack Liu Zhang is very dangerous, and it is also an arduous task for them to stay alone and defend Jiameng Pass.

    But Liu Bei knew that he could no longer hesitate. With a solemn face, he leaned over and bowed to Huo and Pang respectively, and said solemnly:

    "Jia Meng Pass, I leave it to you all!"

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    Three months later, Chengdu.

    There was a lingering gloom hanging over the state capital. Many civil and military officials tried their best to avoid mentioning the war with Liu Bei's army in front of Liu Zhang. However, urgent reports of successive defeats of the Shu army on the battlefield revealed that the situation was originally favorable to Liu Zhang's side.  is gradually being reversed.

    "Failed again"

    In the lobby, Liu Zhang was so angry after reading the battle report that he threw down the book regardless of his dignity, clenched his fists and shouted.

    "Liu Huang and Zhang Ren vowed a month ago that they would wipe out the rebels within a month. How come they were defeated in succession in Zitong, Fu County and other places within ten months, and lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Could it be that the army before  All the military reports are intended to deceive me."

    These arrogant and powerful generals of Shu usually just serve and rebel. But at this time of life and death, they have been defeated repeatedly, resulting in a corrupt situation. How can they not make Liu Zhang, the lord of Yizhou, angry.

    The civil and military disputes headed by the leaders in the lobby?

    Thinking of this, Liu Zhang's inner uneasiness gradually subsided and was replaced by a sense of confidence that he had a chance to win.

    Soon after, Liu Bei, who was preparing to capture Mianzhu, learned that Liu Zhang had rejected Zheng Du's proposal to clear the country and refused to engage in battle, and had sent a large army to fight him. He was not worried but happy.

    After several great victories, Liu Bei has swept away the previous decline and is full of confidence.

    He, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others laughed and said:

    "Sure enough, as Shi Yuan said, Liu Zhang relied on the crowd to win a narrow victory, which is a fool's errand. Although there are many people in his group, they are in charge of unjust and disloyal people. We can take advantage of the victory and break it, so that Liu Zhang's followers will no longer have the will to fight.  , and then spread the message to the counties, and decide the Shu territory in one battle." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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