Liu Biao's words made Pang Tong very surprised. Even for an expert like Feng Chu, after hearing these words, his mood could not calm down for a long time.
Listening to Liu Biao's words, it seems that it is not just Liu Bei... He, Pang Tong, can also be regarded as one of Liu Biao's ministers!
Not under Liu Bei, but the kind who can sit on an equal footing with Liu Bei.
Although he was born into a wealthy family, Pang Tong never believed that he had such charisma.
Some people are not born to be subordinate to others, but Pang Tong was not that kind of person.
Besides, he was young and had no prestige in the army. Logically speaking, he was still in the growth stage in the Jingzhou Army, so Liu Biao should not have offered him such a generous temptation.
It's easy to knock yourself out.
Although Pang Tong's heart was slightly alive for a moment, he regained his composure in an instant.
After a brief thought in his mind, he understood Liu Biao's intention.
Pang Tong couldn't help but think highly of Liu Biaogao. This old man was dying, but he still had such evil intentions. He was indeed a true hero.
He didn't dare to use Cai Mao, and he was worried about Liu Bei, so he simply pushed himself to a position where he could sit on an equal footing with Liu Bei, so that in the future, he and Liu Bei could support Liu Qi while restraining each other.
Moreover, once he becomes the assistant minister of Jingzhou, the Pang family in Xiangyang will definitely stand up and unite with Mr. Shui Jing, who has a good relationship with them, to support Pang Tong and Liu Bei. Even if Cai Mao and Kuai want to counterattack, they will have to
Let’s take a look at the situation.
And in this way, Liu Bei cannot easily replace Liu Qi's position. As long as Liu Qi understands the truth, tightly grasps the emperor, gathers power, and properly uses Fu Wan, Dong Cheng and others, he can check and balance Jingzhou.
With the various forces, Liu Qi can become as stable as Mount Tai in a short period of time, and will slowly develop and grow in the future.
Pang Tong sighed inwardly, Liu Biao's father really had good intentions.
Seeing that Pang Tong didn't speak, Liu Biao seemed a little anxious, and his coughing became heavier and heavier.
"Ahem... Shiyuan, haven't you understood what I mean?"
Pang Tong hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I understand what Liu Jingzhou means. No matter what decision Liu Jingzhou makes, Pang will always follow Liu Jingzhou's lead."
"That's good, that's good." Liu Biao smiled happily, then closed his eyes, panting and waiting for Liu Bei's arrival.
After a while, I heard the sound of urgent horse hooves coming from the north, and saw a troop of soldiers and horses, led by Liu Biao's personal guards, rushing towards the place where Liu Biao's chariot was chasing him.
Not long after, Liu Bei, led by a group of attendants, arrived in front of Liu Biao's chariot.
Liu Bei got off his horse, rushed to Liu Biao's carriage, and shouted: "Where is my brother?"
Pang Tong stepped out of the carriage and said to Liu Bei: "Liu Jingzhou is waiting for General Zuo in the carriage..."
Before he finished speaking, Pang Tong was stunned.
Liu Bei was covered in blood, his beard and hair were all messy, there was not a clean spot on his body, and he didn't know whether it was his own or someone else's.
Look at this, Liu Bei was on the front line just now, but he suffered a lot.
Also coming with him was General Zhang Ren of Xichuan.
Liu Bei and Zhang Ren came to the car together.
Liu Bei called softly: "Brother?"
Liu Biao couldn't hold on any longer. He called Liu Bei: "Xuande, are you here?"
Liu Bei jumped on the car and walked to Liu Biao with red eyes: "Brother, since you have a serious illness, why didn't you tell us earlier? It's better for me to find a medical officer in the city to diagnose and treat you."
Liu Biao shook his head and said: "There is no cure for this disease. If I told you earlier, it would only cause trouble. Why should I bother you?"
Liu Bei opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Liu Biao raised his hand to stop him: "Xuande, please listen to me."
After saying that, Liu Biao tremblingly took out a box from behind the pillow and handed it to Liu Bei's hand.
"Xuande, among you, I am in charge of the soldiers in Jingzhou Army. From today on, you will succeed me and be the actual leader in charge of all the troops in Jingzhou."
Liu Bei held the box in his hand tremblingly, as if he didn't know what to say.
Liu Biao continued: "My son Liu Qi will still need Xuande's help in the future, and the emperor also needs Xuande and my son, Shi Yuan, to assist... As for the edict appointing you as the hussar general in charge of Jingxiang's troops, I
I have already obtained the emperor's consent, made a plan, sealed it, and will tell the world when the time comes... In addition, Shi Yuan is the Situ, and I will work with you to protect the emperor, and my son Liu Qi is the Grand Sima...
"
Speaking of this, Liu Biao paused and said: "As for this edict, I have already given it to Shi Yuan. You can go back to Jiangling together and announce it to the world..."
Liu Bei turned to look at Pang Tong outside the car in surprise. After a long silence, he finally nodded and said: "Brother, don't worry, Bei will definitely protect the Han Dynasty, the Jingxiang foundation, the emperor, and assist his nephew.
"
"That's good, that's good."
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The sky has begun to gradually change.
After the main force of Tao Shang's army severely damaged Cao's army and the soldiers and horses of the Guanzhong princes, they immediately changed their route and rushed to the location of Jingzhou Army and Yizhou Army.
Liu Biao had already evacuated Dazhai. The soldiers and horses of the Jingzhou Army and Yizhou Army could not withstand it. In the end, he could only evacuate in panic and abandoned Dazhai...
In this battle, the pottery merchants won a complete victory, and the coalition forces were completely defeated.
The soldiers and horses from all walks of life have finally seen clearly the strength of the Jinling soldiers. They have truly understood that Tao Shang is the deserving first prince.
In this strong attack, all the generals under Tao Shang made great contributions, especially Lu Bu.
After returning to Qufu City, the pottery merchant immediately ordered people to find out what was going on in the place.
Among the princes in Guanzhong, except for Ma Teng and Han Sui, the losses were very heavy. If Tao Shang had not negotiated with Guo Jia to be merciful, it is difficult to say how many princes in Guanzhong could have returned alive.
After Cao Cao abandoned the stronghold, he directly withdrew his troops back to Shanyang County and ignored the Yizhou Army Alliance and the Jingzhou Army Alliance.
As for the Jingzhou Army and Yizhou Army, their military strength also plummeted, and they collected their troops and returned directly to Nanyang County.
After continuous fighting, the soldiers and horses of all parties withdrew their troops with almost no discussion, without even saying hello, which can be described as extremely rude.
However, Tao Shang was not in a hurry to withdraw his troops. He still gathered his soldiers and horses, sat in Qufu City, and directed members of the School Affairs Office to investigate Cao, Liu and other parties.
The situation on Cao Cao's side was very clear to the pottery merchants.
But the pottery merchant really didn't know much about Liu Biao's situation at the moment.
He had a hunch in his heart that something was going on with Liu Biao, but what it was, he couldn't tell clearly at the moment.
But there must be something wrong with it.
The facts were indeed as expected by the pottery merchant. Not long after the Jingzhou Army withdrew to Nanyang County, news from the school affairs office reached the pottery merchant's ears.