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Pang Rou shook her head first, then exchanged a glance with Pang De, thinking that Lan Tian turned out to be a powerful figure under Liu Bei's command, no wonder the young master praised him so much in the letter, they were more concerned about the future after entering Sichuan some confidence.
No matter how good a skill is, it needs a platform, and this relationship in Lantian is a good platform. Whether it is the current Liu Bei or the future Liu Chan, he can easily reach Tianting directly.
After Pang Rou and Pang De understood Lan Tian's strength, they became more attentive to the little-known Song Chen in front of them.
Song Chen worked at night for several days, and Yang Song also secretly collected food during this time, until the preparations were completed on the day of the Lantern Festival, and the two met again in Yang's mansion.
Yang Song planned to take advantage of the lively night of the Lantern Festival and transport the grain to Yangping Pass without anyone noticing.
"Brother Song has really captured Brother Pang De?" Yang Song made the final confirmation.
Song Chen nodded and said: "The most important thing for a person is to be alive. Fame and fortune are fleeting. Instead of working hard on the battlefield, it is better to do business with me. You can also be rewarded with money and land. When you become a wealthy family, those princes will be rewarded." Judging by our expressions, after I have learned about righteousness, the two Pang De brothers have fully figured it out, and they will no longer be foolish enough to compete with others..."
Yang Song cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Brother Song, for accepting such a melody. With your rich family wealth, I will make a fortune with you, even if you give it to a county guard."
"Let's cooperate for a win-win situation. My part is like my brother's part. We are happy together." Song Chen clasped his fists in return.
"It's easy to transport the grain out of Yangping Pass tonight, but if Pang De's Xiliang soldiers are gone, my lord will blame it..." Yang Song was very helpful after listening to Song Chen's words, but he became nervous and hesitated at the critical moment.
Song Chen supported the back of his hand and comforted him: "Brother Yang, don't worry, I have a plan to make money in troubled waters."
"The plan will be released?" Yang Song asked for knowledge all over his face.
Song Chen used a few wine bowls on the table and imitated Lan Tian's appearance to deduce, "Today is the Lantern Festival (Lantern Festival), Master Zhang (Zhang Lu) will definitely have fun with the congregation, and my younger brother is now stationed at At Yangping Pass, brother Yang can report to bring wine and meat to the front of the pass to work as a soldier, and then we will divide into two groups..."
"What's next? I'm not good at strategy, please explain clearly, Brother Song." Yang Song knew that the time to go to Yuanye was good, but he didn't understand what Song Chen meant.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also known as the Shangyuan Festival. Its origin is the Wudou rice religion believed by Zhang Lu. The gods worshiped in the religion are heaven officials, earth officials, and water officials.
Heavenly officials bless, earth officials forgive sins, water officials relieve misfortunes, and match three officials with three yuan. The heavenly officials in Shangyuan are born on the fifteenth day of the first month, the earth officials in Zhongyuan are born on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, and the water officials in Xiayuan are born on the tenth day. Born on the fifteenth day of the month.
On the night of Shangyuan, all the believers light their lamps, waiting for the blessings of the people from the Shangyuan Heavenly Official. This day is the most lively gathering of the Five Dou Rice Sect, and it is also the day when the whole Hanzhong is the most lax.
"Brother Yang and I set off two hours apart. When you arrive at Yangping Pass, I have already carried food and walked in the Bashan Mountains. Brother Ling only needs to say that Pang De pretended to be you and went to work in the army, and then fled north along the Chencang Road. Who would dare to lead the army at night?" Army pursuit? Going back and forth to Hanzhong to ask for instructions will be tomorrow at the earliest..." Song Chen continued to explain.
"Good plan, good plan, my lord knows that Pang De has no horses, and if he wants to chase him, he must go to Chencang Road. At that time, brother Song has already fled. It really is fishing in troubled waters." Yang Song kept admiring.
Song Chen continued to add: "Pang De was treated harshly by Zhang Jiaozhu (Zhang Lu), so it is reasonable and reasonable to escape from Hanzhong..."
"But the soldiers in Xiliang are poor, where can they get the money to buy wine and work for the army? My lord wants to investigate the accomplices?" Yang Song suddenly found a loophole.
Song Chen pointed to himself, and said with a smile: "When the time comes, it will all be pushed on my head. The businessman has always been very courageous..."
"Wonderful." Yang Song was overjoyed.
As dusk fell at night, Pound was gathering his troops for departure.
At this time, Cheng Yin from the ten divisions of Xiliang suddenly rushed over with dozens of pieces of music. He looked at the appearance of Pang De's barracks in front of him, and asked very puzzled: "The bright moon in the sky is perfectly round, and tonight is such a good time, it makes you understand This is……"
Pang De thought that the news had leaked, so he calmed down and asked calmly, "What is General Cheng doing here?"
"I know that there is no alcohol in the Ming army, so I specially sent you ten altars to quench your thirst. We are all from Xiliang, don't say I don't miss the old alliance with Meng Qi." Cheng Yin smiled and stroked his beard.
Pang De has few soldiers but is very skilled. Cheng Yin has always wanted to annex this army. Before Pang De ignored it on the grounds that he was bedridden, so he has been left out for several months. Now he wants to take advantage of the tight budget and bring wine Come to win over and make friends.
"Thank you, General, for your kindness, then please go back." Pound clasped his fists.
Cheng Yin looked around and asked, "I'm here today to have a drink with Ling Ming. It's not like the way to treat guests. Could it be that you have other good plans?"
Chapter 395 True and False Condolences
Pang Rou, who was not far away, heard a shock. According to the plan, they set off two hours earlier than Yang Song, otherwise they would not have a chance to pass through the Yangping Pass and enter Shu if they did not get drunk at night, and Yang Song would not be able to confuse them later. audiovisual.
Pang Rou anxiously followed the ants on the hot pot, and Song Chen, who was disguised as a Xiliang soldier, walked to his side and whispered something in his ear.
Pang Rou turned from worry to joy, strode forward, and clasped his hands to take up the topic: "General Cheng is safe, we were allies in Xiliang, the general only brought ten altars of wine, isn't it a bit stingy?"
"Xianda (Pang Rou) is too little? It's not easy for everyone to depend on others. My camp is not rich, and these ten jars of wine have been stored for a long time..." Cheng Yin said indifferently, saying that you drink every day Congee, this meeting is actually picky.
Pang Rou clasped her fists and said, "The ten altars of wine that General Cheng sent are indeed a little short, and one bowl for each of us athletes is not enough. The general should take it home and enjoy it by ourselves."
Cheng Yin stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Xianda, don't look at the current situation, don't play these things of sharing joys and sorrows with soldiers, what can the remaining hundred people do?"
Seeing that his elder brother was going to muddy the water, Pang De leaned over and said righteously: "Elder brother is right, it's not that we want to share weal and woe with the soldiers, it's just that drinking porridge for a long time is not suitable for alcohol, General Cheng please go back."
Cheng Yin finally understands. Can you not only think that the wine is running out, but also want to ask me for some meat to go with the wine?I immediately wanted to retreat, but before I left, I didn't want to be in such a mess, so I repeated the old saying: "It seems that I am not prepared enough, but what are you planning to do now? Do you want to go to the city to watch the lights?"
Pang De wanted to follow Cheng Yin's words, but Pang Rou said first: "We don't like Zhang Jiaozhu (Zhang Lu), so we won't go to the city to trouble him. You can't sleep because you miss your hometown at night. Ling Ming and I Take them out for a run, and when they are tired from running, they will not only keep their bodies warm, but also fall asleep easily.”
As soon as Cheng Yin heard, good guy, they didn't miss their hometown, it was clear that gruel was not very hungry.
The two brothers of the Pang family are doing this now, completely using the exhaustion of running to make these Xiliang men forget their hunger. This trick is really ruthless.
"So that's the case, then we'll see you later." Cheng Yin then clasped his fists and got on his horse, planning to ask Zhang Lu to borrow some food tomorrow, so that he could come to win over the old team when he was fully prepared.
Seeing Cheng Yin lead the team away in disappointment, Pang De breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "Fortunately, brother is smart, otherwise this guy will miss a big deal."
Pang Rou shook her head, pointed to Song Chen behind, "It's all taught by General Song."
"General Pang, let's set off quickly, don't miss the hour." Seeing that Cheng Yin and his entourage had disappeared, Song Chen walked forward slowly.
"Let's go." Pound nodded, and then directed the Xiliang soldiers to set off.
Even though the remaining hundred or so people were Xiliang cavalry, they didn't even have a single horse, including Pang De.
In the past, Ma Chao fled to Sichuan after defeating Jicheng. Zhang Lu was worried that the people left behind would also have second thoughts. He took advantage of Pang De's serious illness to borrow all the Xiliang horses.
Soldiers from Xiliang have re-enjoyed wine and meat these days, knowing that they will go to Shu to attach themselves to their former master Ma Chao. Now they walk very lightly, and they have renewed hope for the future.
Song Chen led Pang De to go quickly by the moonlight, and more than a hundred people came to the carriage prepared by Yang Song. Most of the cargo compartments were filled with rice and grain, and only ten carts of wine and meat were used for the Yangpingguan labor force.
Yangping Pass is a three-sided pass guarding the central and western parts of the Han Dynasty. It has been a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages.
Pang De and the others drove the carriage and arrived at Yangping Pass two hours later. When he learned that someone sent wine and meat to the army on the Lantern Festival, Lieutenant General Yang Bai personally went down to the pass to meet him.
Song Chen made a detour from Guanzhong to Hanzhong before, and he had already paid tribute to Yang Bai when he passed through Yangping Pass, so he got in touch with Yang Song later.
Yang Bo knew the general plan of Yang Song and Song Chen's plan. Yang Song promised to give him [-]% of the benefits after the event was completed. Anyway, it was the benefits that Song Chen gave up, so he could just take care of his brother.
Yang Bo performed hard at Yangping Pass, and called the soldiers on duty at night to bring wine to the pass to drink.
The noisy voice quickly alarmed the chief general Yang Ren, and after inquiring, he learned that it was Hanzhong who sent him wine and meat as rewards.
Yang Ren asked curiously: "My lord, Shang Yuanye, has been very busy all this time. Why do you think of our Yangping garrison this year?"
Yang Bai passed the wine jar and explained: "My brother asked the lord for instructions, and then sent people to send wine and meat to the army. Let's take advantage of Yuan Ye to relax."
"Enjoy it with the soldiers, I will guard and patrol for the soldiers." Yang Ren refused.
"It's pitch black all around, where there will be any enemies, the general should have fun with everyone." Yang Bai brought the wine at the right time.
After thinking about it, Yang Ren raised his head and drank it. He thought that if someone came to break through the barrier at night, they would hold a torch as bright as day, and they could spot the enemy's situation from a distance. There was really no need to be overly cautious.
"What should they do?" Yang Ren asked curiously after drinking two bowls, watching Xiliang soldiers help carry the wine.
Yang Bo smiled and said: "The general sees that it's getting late and the cold wind outside the pass is unbearable, so let them rest inside the pass, how about returning to Hanzhong tomorrow morning?"
When Yang Bai was speaking, it happened that the dark clouds in the sky closed the moon, and Yangpingguan was plunged into darkness. The soldiers lit the torches immediately, but the night wind kept blowing on their faces, so the soldiers extinguished the torches and waited for the moonlight.
"That's good too. You can't treat them harshly when you come to labor at night." Yang Ren saw that it was really windy outside the city, and he couldn't bear to have Pang De waiting in the gate to blow the cold wind.
Immediately, Yang Bo arranged for someone to greet the convoy to enter the customs. Yang Ren looked at the gate for a while and found that there were more than a hundred carriages, but only a dozen of wine and meat were transported to the gate.
Yang Ren frowned, and immediately asked the officer in charge of the investigation: "The carriage behind does not seem to be alcohol, what is in the cargo compartment?"
"It's rice supplies for Guanshang." The officer answered with cupped fists.
"It's strange, it shouldn't be the time to send supplies..." Yang Ren was very puzzled.
Yang Bo pretended to be drunk, he pulled Yang Ren and shook him and said, "It should be on the way to deliver food, just unload it after dawn, the general is about to dry up the wine in the bowl."
"Oh good..." Yang Ren didn't think much about it.
All the soldiers on duty at Yangping Pass had a share. Drinking wine in winter could have warmed their bodies, but when they stood at the pass and were blown by the cold wind, their drunkenness quickly climbed to their foreheads.
When the moon reappeared from the clouds, Hinata closed the door and there were already grunting sounds one after another.
At three o'clock in the morning, Yang Bai woke up the drunk general Yang Ren.
"What's wrong?" Yang Ren was confused.
Yang Bai looked saddened: "General, something has happened..."
Yang Ren was in a half-lying state, but when he heard these three words, he immediately sat up in shock. He asked in a panic, "Is it Cao Cao or Liu Bei?"
"No, it's my brother who came here to work..." Yang Bai shook his head.
Chapter 396 It's Not Common Reason
After hearing this, Yang Ren lay down lazily. He waved his hands and replied drunkenly: "Vice General Yang, don't be joking. The wine we drank just now was sent by Brother Ling?"
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There was another knocking sound on the bed under Yang Ren, and he turned over while muttering, ignoring it.
"General Yang Ren shoulders a great responsibility, how can he be so drunk at this time?" Yang Song sternly shouted.
Yang Ren's ears moved, and he felt that the voice was really Yang Song. He slapped the bed and sat up suddenly, seeing that smiling face.
"What's going on?" Yang Ren scratched his head and asked.
Yang Song said in a deep voice: "I was ordered by my lord to send wine and meat to laborers in the night of Shangyuan. I don't want you to be so lazy. What if Cao Cao and Liu Bei came to steal the pass?"
Yang Ren was a little more sober at this time, he changed his mind and thought that it was Yang Bai who persuaded him to drink just now, could it be that these two brothers were playing tricks on me?
Although Yang Song was very close to Zhang Lu, he was only a civil servant and adviser after all, and he was still the chief general at Yangping Pass.
"Vice General Yang, what happened?" Yang Ren sat upright, regaining his dignity.
Yang Bai clasped his fists and replied: "That group before was fake, luckily there was no poison in those drinks."
"Where are their people now? This general wants to interrogate himself." Yang Ren's vest was also covered in sweat, and Yang Bai said it right. If Pang De and the others had the slightest evil intentions, they would not be able to wake up by this time.
"The last general was also drunk just now, but according to what the guards said, they seemed to be driving a carriage to Chencang Road." Yang Bo replied cautiously.
Yang Ren took the case and said, "These fellows don't dare to play tricks on this general. Give me an army and horses to chase them overnight. Those carriages will not be far away if they want to carry food."
"General..." Yang Bai hesitated to speak.
"What?" Yang Ren frowned.
Yang Song sneered and asked: "General, if you want to chase, please go alone, not to mention that there is no lord and general order to send troops privately. Now there is no one in the dark, what should you do if you encounter an ambush? Want to put my brother in danger?"
Yang Ren was taken aback when he heard that, feeling that he was indeed impulsive, he quickly cupped his fists and asked for advice: "Mr. is very resourceful, what should I do now?"
Yang Song twisted his beard and turned his back, making an inscrutable look, "I heard that there are only a hundred or so impostors, and it should be difficult to drive a carriage. Everyone's health is fine, why don't you ask for instructions tomorrow morning?" My lord, let's make calculations."
"Mr. is right, so now we..." Yang Ren asked again.
Yang Song sneered: "The wine and meat I brought have been moved to Guanshang, the general will distribute them to everyone to continue drinking. This is a reward from Lord Shang Yuanye."
Yang Ren's face was full of embarrassment, "I've had enough drinking just now..."
"The generals had a good time drinking it. You go and distribute it to the underground soldiers, lest the lord say that I didn't do a good job..." Yang Song shook his head.
"Yes, brother." Yang Bai responded with cupped fists.
Before dawn the next day, Yang Ren sent someone to fly to Hanzhong to report that someone pretended to be Yang Song to pass the customs last night.
Because Zhang Lu had fun with the congregation on the night of the Yuan Dynasty, he drank too much and fell asleep until Sishi. After hearing the news, he immediately summoned Zhang Wei and informed him of the situation at Yangping Pass last night.
Zhang Wei clasped his fists and said, "I have something to report to my brother. The hundred or so people stationed in the west of the city suddenly disappeared. Apart from the weapons and armor left behind in the camp, the rest of the clothes also disappeared."
"I knew it was them. It must be Pang Rou and Pang De who suffered from Ma Chao's old illness. Taking advantage of the slack guards in Shangyuan night, they pretended to be the grooms of the labor army and ran away." Zhang Lu slapped his thigh fiercely, and immediately connected the affairs of Yangpingguan.
"Neither Pang Rou nor Pang De is really loyal to them. If you want to leave, let them go. They don't have one heart with us anyway." Zhang Wei advised.
Zhang Lu gritted his teeth and said, "Although we only provide porridge on weekdays, we are still their food and clothing parents. Now we are sneaking away like rats, and we don't think much of me. Besides, Xiliang soldiers must have Internal response, otherwise it is impossible to escape easily, we have to catch them back to find the internal response."
"If it wasn't for my elder brother's reminder, I would almost have forgotten to do this." Zhang Wei nodded.
"Pang Rou and Pang De's food must be used on the road. How fast can the escort march? Why not go for a day and a half first? Gongze (Zhang Wei), you quickly lead the cavalry to chase it back for me." Zhang Wei Lu ordered.
"Wei." Zhang Wei cupped his fists.
After sending his brothers to Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu asked Gong Cao Yan Pu to check the situation in the city to see if there were any clues of Pang Rou and Pang De's escape.
Zhang Wei rushed to Yangping Pass with [-] cavalry. After learning about the situation, he planned to lead the cavalry to chase after him along the Chen Cang Road in the Water River Valley of the Western Han Dynasty. He should be able to catch up with Pang Rou and Pang De within two days.
Yang Ren, Yang Bo, and Yang Song saw off at the pass. Zhang Wei thought for a while and then pointed to Yang Ren and said, "Ru lead [-] cavalry from the pass to the south, and return to Yangping within two days if there is no abnormality."
The Yang Song brothers were terrified when they heard that, if Yang Ren tried his best to catch up with the grain transportation team, then Song Chen and the others might be caught in one go. Thinking of this, they felt their hearts pounding, but they couldn't stop them in front of Zhang Wei. .
"But why?" Yang Ren asked curiously.