Three Kingdoms: The rebellion was eavesdropped by Cao Cao

Chapter 768 Ambition gradually revealed

After Liu Bei withdrew from Hanzhong, he asked Pang Tong to write a letter to Liu Zhang!
It is said that Ma Chao has surrendered to Cao Su and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and there has been no war, and Zhang Lu has no intention of sending troops to attack Xichuan!
Of course, his own merits were also counted in this. When describing the handling of these matters in the letter, Liu Bei contributed a lot!
With Pang Tong's writing style, Liu Zhang believed it was true!
Immediately rewarded Liu Bei with [-] shi of grain!

However, half a year has passed, and now it is deep winter, and Liu Bei's camp is getting colder and colder. Yizhou, Xuchang, Jiangdong, Hanzhong and other places are busy for the winter!

Liu Bei's army is also preparing supplies, but he is away from home, and he can be regarded as living under the fence in Xichuan and other places, so he can't raise too many winter supplies!

Not to mention supplies, even food and grass are becoming more and more tense, making Liu Jun's soldiers miserable!

today!

Pang Tong came in from outside the tent, looked at Liu Bei who was frowning and sighed helplessly!

"Lord!"

Seeing this, Liu Bei put down the ledger in his hand, raised his head and said with a smile:
"Shi Yuan is here, take your seat quickly!"

Pang Tong did not step forward to take his seat immediately, but said:

"My lord, we have been in Sichuan for more than half a year, and we have helped Liu Zhang fend off Zhang Lu's threats in Hanzhong, but he has gradually neglected us!"

Liu Bei glanced at him, "Why did you say that?"

Pang Tong immediately said: "At the beginning of each month, Chengdu would send [-] shi of grain and [-] kuai for the army. However, since we solved the crisis in Hanzhong, the grain and grass dropped sharply. Last month, only [-] shi of grain and grass were sent. I haven’t even seen a penny of the military salary, and there is no food or grass this month, let alone winter clothes and heating materials!”

"Three days ago, the battalions already cut down on food and clothing. If this happens, there will definitely be trouble!"

Liu Bei was silent after hearing this, and his eyes kept flickering, not knowing what he was thinking!
Pang Tong continued:

"At present, the enemy regards us as his savior. Now that Yizhou has settled down, he doesn't take us seriously. It can be seen that Liu Zhang is really an ungrateful person!"

Liu Bei turned around at this time, hesitated for a moment and said:
"I wrote to him personally, urging for payment!"

Pang Tong followed, "My lord, what if he still won't pay us after you wrote the letter? We were invited by Liu Zhang. Now that Yizhou is stable, he was embarrassed to drive us back to Jingzhou, so he forced us to pay for food. Isn't this killing the donkey?"

Liu Bei paused, "If that's the case, then let's go back to Jingzhou!"

"Lord!"

Pang Tong quit now, "Liu Zhang is so ungrateful, why should we spoil him? Now the soldiers in the army can only look at the pile of firewood for warmth every day, let alone eat enough, and suffer from the severe cold, if we do this Going back to Jingzhou will definitely arouse their dissatisfaction, so how should we convince them?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help asking, "Then according to what the military adviser sees, what should we do?"

Hearing this, Pang Tong looked around, walked up to Liu Bei and said quietly:
"According to what I see, it is better to directly order to send troops. Doesn't Liu Zhang want to cross the river and demolish the bridge? Then we will turn against him and take Yizhou directly by surprise!"

"No!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Liu Bei refused directly: "Liu Zhang crossed the river and demolished the bridge, but I, Liu Bei, must never break my promise. In this way, what is the difference between what a villain does?"

Pang Tong became anxious, "My lord, if we lose Xichuan, we will be in danger and disaster is imminent. Don't forget, there is still a person on the east side of us who is watching us covetously!"

Liu Bei naturally knew that he was talking about Jiangdong, but he still raised his hand and interrupted his words!

Then he sighed and said, "Shiyuan, I know what you mean, why don't I know what the consequences will be if I don't advance or retreat?"

Pang Tong didn't listen to his sigh at all, and said directly:
"My lord, I have three strategies. The best strategy is to order Huang Zhong and Wei Yan to lead [-] elite troops to attack Chengdu in the starry night before Liu Zhang turns his back on him. When the time comes to capture them, set Luocheng to gain a foothold, and then plan to Chengdu, the worst strategy is to return to Baidi City overnight, and then return to Jingzhou!"

Liu Bei frowned slightly, a little displeased with Pang Tong's eagerness for quick success, but he still said patiently:
"Military officer, your best strategy is too hasty, your worst strategy is too slow, the middle strategy...isn't a good idea, that's all, let's make a decision after I ask Liu Zhang for the food and salary, if he still refuses to pay, he will know his own mind !"

However, Pang Tong did not give Liu Bei any chance to breathe, and continued to force the palace:
"My lord, please make a decision early. If you hesitate, our army will be in trouble!"

Snapped!
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei slapped the table with a slap, with a sullen look on his face!
But it quickly dissipated, and sighed:

"Shi Yuan, do you think I don't want to take the land of Sichuan? I think, I think about it more than anyone else. Kong Minglong has three plans, the second is to take the land of Sichuan, but now I am an unknown teacher, and it is unfair to take it. Even if I capture Yizhou and win Sichuan and Sichuan, I will definitely lose all of my benevolence and justice, all of my support, and all of my foundation of standing. Even if I want to conquer my heart, I dare not take this step, you know?"

Seeing that Liu Bei became more and more excited as he talked, Pang Tong also fell silent!
But in my heart, I feel a little disgusted with Liu Bei's character for no reason!

Now there are heroes all over the world, Cao Cao monopolizes the north, and even Sun Quan has a rich land like Jiangdong!
And Liu Bei, with the support of Zhuge Liang, was supposed to be able to make a fortune quickly, but he was repeatedly hindered by the benevolence and righteousness Liu Bei said!
On this point, Zhuge Liang didn't know how many times he complained to him after he defected to Liu Bei!
But now facing such a situation of life and death, Liu Bei is still thinking about this so-called benevolence and righteousness!

Could it be that when his army is in a desperate situation, there will be benevolence and righteousness if they are all dead?
Pang Tong really disagrees with Liu Bei's words!
Now he feels more and more that Liu Bei is hypocritical!
Seeing that Pang Tong was silent, Liu Bei overturned the table in front of him with a movement of his eyes, and said excitedly:
"I hate myself, I hate myself! I hate that I want to be based on benevolence and righteousness, but also want to achieve fame and great career with Xichuan, but the two are incompatible, what do you want me to do?"

Seeing this, Pang Tong inadvertently frowned, then he cupped his hands and said to Liu Bei:

"My lord, calm down. Since my lord is unwilling to take Xichuan, let's make a decision after my lord writes a letter to Liu Zhang!"

He hesitated again and again, but he still didn't say the plan in his heart!
Liu Bei rubbed his aching forehead after hearing this, and silently waved to Pang Tong, who turned around and left the tent with great interest!
But what Pang Tong didn't know was that after he left, Liu Bei's angry gaze gradually became clear, and bursts of coldness filled his entire eye sockets!
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Bei murmured to himself:

"If water and fire are incompatible, let others tolerate it, Pang Shiyuan, it is you who have been unfaithful to me, not Liu Bei who is unrighteous!"

(End of this chapter)