In Baishui Pass, the scout reported to Liu Beiyu: "Lord Qiyu, Zhang Ren led 30,000 soldiers and horses to camp on the south bank of Fushui, and sent 3,000 soldiers and horses to build three pontoon bridges on Fushui!" ”

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Zhang Ren? This person is a famous general in Shuzhong, and he resisted Zhou Yu in Jiangzhou back then, which shows his ability. Although our army has taken the north of Fushui, but the people's hearts are not at ease, the 30,000 soldiers and horses under Gao Pei of Baishuiguan cannot be used, and now Zhang Ren has led 30,000 troops to come, which is a bit troublesome! ”

"No trouble, no trouble!" Pang Tong, who was sitting in the first seat on the left-hand side, said with a smile.

Seeing Pang Tong smiling, Liu Bei's heart was calm, and he asked with a smile: "What is the high opinion of the military advisor?" ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "The lord's reputation has been famous all over the world for a long time, Liu Zhang is so weak that even Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is a little afraid, how dare he take the lord as an enemy?" If there is no persuasion from the ministers, I am afraid that Liu Zhang will choose to stick to the pass, stick to it, and even negotiate peace with the lord.

The lord couldn't help but think about it, how those advisers persuaded Liu Zhang and asked him to send Zhang Ren to lead his troops to attack the lord! ”

Liu Bei groaned and said: "I'm afraid that there are two reasons, one is that our army has an unstable foothold, if we send troops to attack, we will not have time to stabilize the territory we have just seized, and those who win the hearts of the people will win the world.

Second, although the generals I carried on this trip were brave and invincible, and although the ministers were talented, they were not famous, unlike Yun Chang, Yide, Zilong, and Kong Ming, who were famous all over the world. And Zhang Ren is outstanding and has the qualifications of a good general, so Liu Zhang dared to let him send troops to meet the battle! ”

Pang Tong stroked his beard and smiled: "What the lord said is good, but there is a third point, the two generals of Yang Gao have been under Liu Zhang's command for a long time, and they are loyal and righteous.

Therefore, he will send an envoy to send a secret letter, so that Yang Gao and the two generals will be the internal response, so that it will be easier to defeat the lord. However, the two generals are sincerely seeking refuge in the lord, and if they want to come to the secret letter, General Yang should tell the lord as soon as possible, right? ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Yes, yesterday Liu Zhang sent a messenger to contact General Yang, and General Yang handed over the secret letter to me as soon as possible. ”

"No!" The generals will take the command.

After hearing this, Yang Huai understood that Liu Bei must know this third reason, why he only said two points and kept silent about the internal affairs. But lest the generals suspect him because of the secret faith, they are deliberately caring for him!

Yang Huai's heart was suddenly extremely moved, and he knelt on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for the trust of the Lord and the Lord, Yang Huai is willing to go to the soup for the Lord and go to the fire, and he will not give up!" ”

"Hurry up!" Liu Bei hurriedly stepped forward to help Yang Huai up.

Helping Yang Huai back to his seat, Liu Bei returned to the top seat and said to Pang Tong: "Liu Zhang dared to send troops to let Zhang Ren come to fight me because of these three points, but what does this have to do with how to defeat Zhang Ren?" ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles, knowing the enemy's mind, is it still difficult to defeat them?"

Our army is now deep into the hinterland of Yizhou, there is no way back, and if we want to seize Yizhou, we must fight quickly, so we are most afraid that Liu Zhang will stick to the pass and delay time. Because of a long time, our army has no strategic depth, advances and retreats excessively, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and they will definitely be defeated!

However, Liu Zhang's advisers misestimated the situation, thinking that the lord did not bring with Guan Zhang and other generals, so his strength was weak, and he thought that the surrender of the two generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei to the lord was forced by the situation and could be countered.

Because of these two points, Liu Zhang dared to send Zhang Ren to lead his troops to attack, wanting to defeat the lord as soon as possible and put an end to the war.

But in this way, they gave up their advantages and gave the lord a chance to fight quickly, which was in the lord's arms! Although Zhang Ren is a good general and is impeccable in the use of troops, but now Liu Zhang has misestimated the two points of the situation on the lord's side, didn't he give the lord a way to defeat Zhang Ren? ”

"Hahaha! I understand! Liu Bei laughed when he heard this: "Liu Zhang miscalculated the situation, thinking that our army was not strong enough, and thinking that the two generals Yang Huai were pretending to surrender to me. This is Zhang Ren's flaw!

In this way, our army can pretend to be defeated by Zhang Ren and let Zhang Ren relax his vigilance to defeat him, or let General Yang Huai pretend to agree to respond and make a plan as soon as he comes out! ”

"The lord is wise, and he can see through it at one point! However, these two flaws can be used together to be seamless! Pang Tong praised.

"Hmm!" Liu Bei nodded, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, Yang Huai, you will reply later, send someone to hand it to Zhang Ren secretly, and ask the military advisor to help you polish and polish it together, and pretend to agree to rebel, so as to be seamless, so that Zhang Ren is convinced!" The specific battle plan is waiting for Zhang Ren's reply to be discussed! ”

"No!" Yang Huai gave up his hand to receive the order.

That night, Yang Huai personally repaired a letter and asked people to secretly send it to Zhang Ren's camp on the other side and hand it over to Zhang Ren.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Ren took Yang Huai's letter and said to the generals under his command: "Mr. Liu Ba's strategy was successful, Yang Huai and Gao Pei surrendered to Liu Bei, but it was forced by the situation. Although Liu Bei has been giving him favors and wanting to buy people's hearts during this time, General Yang Huai is still thinking about the lord in his heart, he has promised to obey my orders, and he will be able to answer from it, so it will be much easier to defeat Liu Bei! ”

The generals under his command were very happy to hear Zhang Ren's words.

Ling Bao said excitedly: "I'll just say, Brother Gao Pei is loyal, how could he surrender to Liu Bei, this Liu Bei is really a villain." ”

The rest of the generals also praised Yang Gao and the others for their loyalty and insulted Liu Bei.

The person under the tent frowned, and wondered: "This is a little wrong, why did Liu Bei force Yang Huai and Gao Pei to surrender?" Wouldn't it be better to kill them directly? Since Yang Huai was forced to join Liu Bei out of desperation, why did he become Liu Bei's pioneer? You must know that the reason why Liu Beijun captured Fucheng so quickly is all due to Yang Huai! ”

The person who spoke was Wu Yi, the general of Shuzhong.

"General Wu, Yang Huai and Gao Pei have a very high prestige in the White Water Army, if Liu Bei kills him directly, he is afraid that the White Water Army will rebel, so he will force the second general Yang Gao to surrender. Now General Gao Pei is imprisoned by Liu Bei in Jiameng Pass, Yang Gao and the two are like brothers, in order to save General Gao's life, General Yang has no choice but to become Liu Bei's vanguard, and the specific things are written in the letters, see for yourself! ”

Zhang Ren explained and handed the letter to the generals to read.

The reason why Zhang Ren trusts Yang Huai so much is because he understands the character of Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and Yang Gao and Gao are indeed loyal and righteous, not capricious villains.

Second, this letter was edited by Pang Tongfazheng, and the content is very detailed, taking into account all aspects.

Because of these two reasons, Zhang Ren was convinced of Yang Huai.

However, Zhang Ren underestimated Liu Bei's ability to buy people's hearts, and after several things, Yang Huai had been completely absorbed by Liu Bei, and he was no longer a person with him.