Chapter 74: Pang Lingming lifts the scorpion and fights to the death; Guan Yunchang floods the Seventh Army
However, Cao Cao wanted to send Yu Jin to Fancheng to rescue him and asked the generals who dared to be the vanguard. One of them responded and wanted to go there. Cao looked at him, which was Pang De. Cao was overjoyed and said, "Guan was so powerful that he had never met an opponent. Now he met Ling Ming, he was a real strong enemy." So he added Yu Jin as the general of the Southern Expedition, and Chongde as the vanguard of the Western Expedition, and raised the Seven Armies to Fancheng. These Seven Armies were all strong men in the north. Two leading generals: one Dong Heng and one Dong Chao; they were led by each other on the same day.
The leader visited Jin. Dong Heng said, "Now the general is carrying seven heavy troops to resolve the disaster in Fancheng. He is determined to win, so he uses Pang De as the vanguard. Wouldn't it be a vanguard?" Jin asked the reason in surprise. Heng said, "Pang De was originally a deputy general under Ma Chao, and he had to surrender to Wei. Now his former lord is in Shu and serves as the General of the Five Tigers. Moreover, his brother Pang Rou is also an official in Xichuan, and now he is a vanguard, which is to throw oil to put out the fire. Why don't the general know the King of Wei, and not change to another person?"
Hearing this, he went to the mansion overnight to find Cao Cao. Cao was enlightened and immediately called Pang De to the steps and ordered him to take the vanguard seal. De was shocked and said, "I am trying to work with the king, why don't I see it?" Cao said, "I have no doubts; but now Ma Chao is now in Xichuan, and your brother Pang Rou is also in Xichuan, all assisting Liu Bei. Even if I don't doubt, why do you think everyone?" Pang De heard this, he stopped the crown and bowed his head, and said, "I surrendered to the king from Hanzhong, and always felt grateful, even though he was heartbroken.
The land cannot be repaid; why does the king doubt virtue? When De was in his hometown, he lived with his brother, but his sister-in-law was very unvirtuous, so De died drunk and killed him; his brother hated virtue and sweared not to meet each other, and his kindness had been cut off. Therefore, the master Ma Chao was brave but not scheming, and he was defeated and destroyed, and he went alone to Sichuan. Now he had his own affairs with De, and his old righteousness had been eliminated. De was grateful to the king for his kindness, how could he dare to have strange ambitions? Only the king observed it." Cao then helped Pang De up and comforted him, "Gu Su knew that you were loyal and righteous, and the preface was to please everyone.
You can work hard to make achievements. You will not let down the orphan, but you will not let down the orphan. "De thanked and returned home, and asked the craftsman to make a wooden siege. The next day, he invited all his friends to the banquet and listed them in the hall. When all his relatives and friends saw it, they all asked in shock, "Why do you use this ominous thing?" De raised his glass and said to his relatives and friends, "I have received the kindness of the King of Wei and swear to repay my death. Now I go to Fancheng to fight with Guan. If I cannot kill him, I will be killed by him. Even if I am not killed by him, I should also commit suicide. Therefore, I will prepare this siege first to show the truth that there is no empty return." Everyone sighed. De called his wife Li and his son Pang Hui out, and said to his wife, "I am now a pioneer, and I should act as a battlefield for death. If I die, you will love to raise my son. My son has strange appearances, and he will take revenge to me when he grows up." His wife cried and said to him.
De ordered the siege to help the siege. Before leaving, he said to his generals, "I am going to fight to the death with Guan. If I am killed by Guan, you will take my body and put it in this siege. If I kill Guan, I will take his head and put it in this siege, and offer it to the King of Wei." All five hundred generals said, "The general is so loyal and brave, and I dare not help him!" So he led the army forward. Someone told Cao Cao this to him. Cao was happy and said, "Pang De is so loyal and brave, so why should I worry about it!" Jia Xu said, "Pang De relies on his blood and courage to fight to the death with Guan. I secretly worry about it." Cao said, "He said, "Guan is both wise and brave, and must not underestimate the enemy. If you can take it, you should take it. If you can't take it, you should be careful." Pang De heard the order and said to the generals, "Why should the king pay attention to Guan?
I expect that this time I will stop Guan’s thirty years of voices." Jin said, “The King of Wei must follow the words.” De Fen rushed to Fancheng, showing off his might and shouted gongs and drums.
But Guan Gongzheng sat in the tent and suddenly posted a horse and Fei reported: "Cao Cao was sent to Jin as a general and led seven strong soldiers to come. The front vanguard Pang De, lifted a wooden siege in front of the army, spoke up with a rude word, and vowed to fight with the general to the death. The soldiers were only thirty miles away from the city." Guan Gong changed color when he heard this, his beautiful beard fluttered, and he was furious and said, "Heroes in the world, when they hear my name, are all afraid of being conquered; Pang De, how dare you despise me? Guan Ping attacked Fancheng, and I went to kill this man to make me hate!" Ping said: "Father cannot be as heavy as Mount Tai, and compete with the stubborn stone. I am humiliated to fight Pang De on behalf of my father." Guan Gong said: "My father cannot fight for the weight of Mount Tai. I am willing to fight Pang De on behalf of my father."
The Duke said, "You try to go, and I will come to pick you up later." Guan Ping came out of the tent, carried a sword and mounted his horse, and led his troops to welcome Pang De. The two sides were rounded, and a large white character "Nan'an Pang De" was written on a soap flag in Wei camp. Pang De's green robe, silver armor, steel sword and white horse stood in front of the formation; five hundred soldiers behind him followed closely, and several infantrymen carried wooden slats on their shoulders and came out. Guan Ping cursed Pang De: "The thief behind the lord!" Pang De asked the soldiers of the army and said, "Who is this?" Someone replied, "This is Guan Ping, the son of Guan Gong." De shouted, "I am here to take the head of your father by following the order of the King of Wei! You are a scabies and sneer, I will not kill you! Call your father here!"
Ping was furious, and rode his horse and danced his sword to take Pang De. De came to meet him. The battle was thirty rounds, and there was no victory or defeat. Both families stopped. Someone had already reported to Guan Gong. Gong was furious and ordered Liao Hua to attack Fancheng and came to meet the enemy Pang De himself. Guan Ping then said that he had fought with Pang De, but no victory or defeat. Guan Gong then went out with his sword and shouted, "Guan Yun is here, why didn't Pang De come to die early!" At the sound of the drum, Pang De came out and said, "I am following the order of the King of Wei, and I will come to take your head! I am afraid that you will not believe it, so I am here. If you are afraid of death, you will get off the horse and surrender early!" Guan Gong cursed and said, "How can you do this if you measure your husband? Unfortunately, I will kill you in the Qinglong Sword.
Rat thief!" He rode a horse and danced his sword to get Pang De. De Wheel sword came to welcome him. The two generals fought for more than a hundred times, and their spirits were twice as long. The two armies were demented. The Wei army was afraid that Pang De had made mistakes, so they ordered the Jin to withdraw the army. Guan Ping was afraid that his father was old, so he also asked the Jin to retreat. Pang De returned to the camp and said to the crowd, "People say that Guan Gong is heroic, and today he is trusted." As soon as they were right, Jin arrived. After meeting each other, Jin said, "I heard that the general was fighting Guan Gong, and I had not obtained any advantage, so why not retreat and avoid it?" De said in a hurry: "The King of Wei ordered the general to be a general, why is it too weak? I will die with Guan tomorrow, and I will not retreat!" Jin did not dare to stop and returned.
But when Guan Gong returned to the camp, he said to Guan Ping, "Pang De's sword skills are familiar, and I am really my enemy." Ping said, "It is said that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Even if his father killed this person, he is just a small soldier in the Western Qiang Dynasty. If there is any reluctance, it is not because he respects his uncle's trust." Guan Gong said, "If I don't kill this person, why would I hate him? My intention has been decided, so don't say more!" The next day, he stepped on the horse to lead the troops forward. Pang De also led his troops to welcome him. The two generals faced each other, and they didn't talk. He went on a horse to fight. After more than fifty rounds, Pang De turned back his horse and dragged his sword to go.
Guan Gong then chased after him. Guan Ping was afraid that he had any mistakes, so he rushed there. Guan Gong cursed: "Pang Bid! If you want to use a plan to drag the knife, why am I afraid of you?" It turned out that Pang De used a stern dragging sword, but he hung the knife with a saddle, secretly pulled the arch, and shot the future. Guan Ping's eyes were fast, and when he saw Pang De pulling the bow, he shouted: "Don't let go of the cold arrow!" When Guan Gong opened his eyes quickly, the arrow came early at the sound of the bow string; he couldn't dodge, and he was in the left arm. Guan Ping's horse arrived and saved his father and returned to the camp. Pang Dele returned to the horse wheel knife and rushed back to the camp. Suddenly,
Hearing the sound of the gongs at the base camp, De was afraid that the army would be in trouble, so he quickly pulled back the horse. It turned out that Yu Jin saw Pang De shoot Guan Gong, for fear that he would achieve great achievements and destroy his power, so he called Jin to collect the army. Pang De returned to his horse and asked, "Why did he call Jin?" Yu Jin said, "The King of Wei has a warning: Guan Gong is both wise and brave. Although he was shot in the arrow, he was afraid that there would be fraud, so he called Jin to collect the army." De said, "If you don't collect the army, I have already killed this person." Jin said, "If you walk tightly, you have no good steps, so you should slow down." Pang De didn't know what Yu Jin meant, so he regretted it.
But Guan Gong returned to the camp and pulled out the arrow. Fortunately, the arrow was not shot deep, so he applied it with golden sore medicine. Guan Gong hated Pang De and said to the generals, "I swear to avenge this arrow!" The generals replied, "General, let's rest for a few days, and then it's not too late to fight with the war." The next day, people reported to Pang De to lead the army to fight. Guan Gong was about to go out to fight. The generals persuaded him to stop. Pang De ordered the small army to curse. Guan Ping held the pass and gave it to the generals to stop reporting Guan Gong. Pang De fought for more than ten days, but no one left
When he was welcomed, he discussed with Yu Jin and said, "I saw Guan Gong's arrows sores, but I couldn't stop it. It would be better to take this opportunity to lead the seven armies and rush into the camp to save the siege of Fancheng." Yu Jin was afraid that Pang De would succeed, so he only pushed the order of the King of Wei and refused to move the troops. Pang De wanted to move the troops, but Yu Jin refused to allow it, so he moved the seven armies across the mountain pass, ten miles north of Fancheng, and went down the camp on the mountain. Jin led his own troops to cut off the main road, and ordered Pang De to station troops in the valley, so that De could not advance successfully.
But Guan Ping was very happy to see that Guan Gong had his arrows closed. Suddenly, he heard that Yu Jin moved the seven armies to the north of Fancheng. He didn't know his plan, so he reported to Guan Gong. The king then got on his horse and led several cavalry to look at it. He saw that the flag on Fancheng was not in order, and the soldiers were panicked. There were military horses in the valley ten miles north of the city. He also saw that the Xiangjiang River was in a very fast state. After watching for a while, he called the guide and asked, "What is the name of the valley ten miles north of Fancheng?"
"There is a river of Yikou." Guan Gong was happy and said, "Yu Jin must be captured by me." The soldiers asked, "How can the general know?" Guan Gong said, "How can the fish enter Yikou for a long time?" The generals did not believe it. The Duke returned to our village. It was August autumn, and it was raining for several days. The Duke asked to prepare a boat and raft and pack up the water utensils. Guan Ping asked, "Why do you use water utensils?" The Duke said, "It's not what you know. The seven armies of the Duke did not station in Guangxi.
The place of change is gathered at the dangerous and narrow place of Yikou River; the rain is continuous this autumn, and the water in Xiang River will inevitably rise; I have sent people to live in various water outlets. When the water is out, take a high boat to get out of the boat, and when the water is flooded, the soldiers of Yikou River in Fancheng will be fish and turtles." Guan Ping bowed to his condolences. However, the Wei army stationed in Yikou River, and the heavy rain has not stopped for several days. Where did the supervisor come from? He said: "The army stationed in the mouth of Chuankou, and the terrain is very low. Although there is a mountain, Liying is slightly
It is far away. This autumn is raining and the soldiers are struggling. Some people recently reported that the troops in Jingzhou were moved to Gaofu and prepared a war raft at the Han River mouth. If the river water rises, our army will be in danger, so we should make plans early." Yu Jin shouted, "A man is confused by the spirit of my army! If there are many more people to say, behead him!" Cheng He retreated in shame, but came to see Pang De and talked about this. De said, "What you see is very important. General Yu refused to move his troops, so I will move my army to another place tomorrow."
The plan was decided, and it was a storm. Pang De sat in the tent and heard thousands of horses fighting for the rushing, and the storm was shocked. De was shocked and rushed out of the tent and looked at it. When he was rushing out of the tent, the flood suddenly arrived. Seven armies ran around and followed the waves. The water was countless. The water was more than a meter deep in the flat ground. Yu Jin, Pang De and the generals climbed the small hills to avoid the water. For Ping Ming, Guan Gong and the generals all waved flags and came on a big ship. Yu Jin saw that there was no way around, and there were fifty or sixty people on the left and right, but they could not escape. He said he wanted to surrender. Guan Gong ordered all his clothes and armor to be removed, and then he came to capture Pang De. At that time, Pang De and the two Dongs and Chenghe, and five hundred infantry soldiers, all without armor, stood on the dike. Seeing Guan Gong coming, Pang De was not afraid at all
He was timid and came to fight. Guan Gong surrounded the ship on all sides, and the soldiers fired arrows and shot most of the Wei soldiers to death. Dong Heng saw that the situation was in danger, so he told Pang De, "Most of the soldiers were injured, and there was no way around, so it was better to surrender." Pang De was furious and said, "I have received the kindness of the King of Wei, how could I betray others!" So he personally beheaded Dong Heng, and Dong Chao was in front of him and said sternly, "If you want to surrender, take these two people as an example!" So everyone strived to defend the enemy. From the battle of Pingming to the middle of the day, his courage and strength increased. Guan Gong urged to attack from all sides, and the arrows and stones were like rain. De ordered the soldiers to fight with short troops. De looked back at Cheng He and said, "I heard that the brave general was not afraid to die, so that the heroes could survive without destroying their integrity. Today is the day I die.
You can fight to the death." Cheng He was directed and shot into the water by Guan Gong with an arrow. All the troops surrendered, and only Pang De fought with one man. Just when dozens of people in Jingzhou came to the dike, De lifted his sword and jumped. In the morning, the boat was killed more than ten people, and the rest abandoned the boat and fled to the water. Pang De held a knife in one hand and used a short boat to the other, trying to walk towards Fancheng. He saw a general who was on the upper head and a large raft, knocking the boat overturned, and Pang De fell into the water.
The general on the boat jumped into the water and captured Pang De alive on the boat. Everyone looked at it. The one who captured Pang De was Zhou Cang. Cang Su knew the nature of water and lived in Jingzhou for several years. He became more and more mature. He also had great strength, so he captured Pang De. The seven armies led by Yu Jin died in the water. Those who met the water had no way out, and they all surrendered. Later generations wrote a poem: "The storm was shaking the sky in the middle of the night, and Xiangfan was a staggered land. Who can match the divine calculating of Guan Gong? The reputation of China has been passed down forever."
Guan Gong returned to Gaofu, and sat down. He held a tent with his swordsman. He came too much. He begged to the ground and begged for his orders. Guan Gong said, "How dare you resist me?" Guan Gong said, "The emperor ordered him to send him, but he could not help himself. I hope the king and the princess would be merciful and swear to repay him with death." Gong Chuoyan smiled and said, "I killed you, but I still killed a dog and a dog, and I was empty of swords and axes!" He sent someone to the inner prison of Jingzhou prison to wait for me: "When I return, I will do my own place."
After the trip was gone, Guan Gong ordered Pang De to be imprisoned. De opened his eyebrows and was angry, and stood up but did not kneel. Guan Gong said, "Your brother is now in Hanzhong; your former lord Ma Chao is also a general in Shuzhong. How could you not surrender early?" De was furious and said, "I would rather die under the knife, than surrender!" He scolded him endlessly. The Duke was furious and ordered the swordsman to push him out and kill him. De led his neck to be punished. Guan Gong was merciless and buried him. So he took the water moment and took the warship again and led the generals of all major and large to attack Fancheng. However, he said that around Fancheng, there were white waves and the water momentum became more and more intense, and the city walls gradually collapsed, and men and women carried soil and bricks, and could not be filled. All the generals of the Cao army were frightened and hurriedly came to Cao Ren, "The danger today is not something to be saved; you can take advantage of the enemy's arrival and take a boat to walk at night. Although you lost the city, you can still be whole." Ren Cong
He said, "I want to prepare a boat to leave, but Man Chong advised, "No. The mountains and rivers suddenly arrive, how can they last forever? In less than a few days, you should retreat. Although Guan Gong had not attacked the city, he had sent other generals to the bottom of the horse. The reason why he did not dare to advance lightly was to be worried that our army would attack the rear. If you abandon the city and leave, it would not be the country's existence." I hope the general will defend this city to protect it." Ren bowed and thanked, "It is not Bo Ning's teaching, but it is almost a big deal." So he rode a white horse to the city and gathered all the generals to swear, "I was ordered by the King of Wei to protect this city; but some people who said they would be killed!" All the generals said, "I would like to defend it with death!" Ren was very happy and set up hundreds of bows and crossbows on the city. The soldiers guarded day and night, but did not dare to slack off. The elderly and young residents carried soil and stones to fill the city walls. Within tens of days, the water gradually retreated.
Guan Gong captured the Wei general Yu Jin and others, and was shocked by the world. Suddenly, his second son Guan Xing came to the village to consult with his relatives. The Duke ordered Xing to go to Chengdu to meet the King of Hanzhong with the documents of officials and seek promotion. Xing bid farewell to his father and went to Chengdu directly.
But Guan Gong divided half of his troops and went straight to the lower place of Jia. The Duke led his troops to attack Fancheng from all directions. On that day, Guan Gong went to the north gate and immediately raised his whip and pointed and asked, "You rats, don't you come to surrender early, when will you wait?" As he was right, Cao Ren was on the enemy's tower and saw Guan Gong wearing his heart armor and wearing a green robe, so he rushed to 500 crossbowmen and fired arrows together. When the Duke quickly pulled his horse back, he stepped on a crossbow arrow on his right arm and turned over and fell off the horse.
Chapter completed!