Can I get to the other side?

Inside Tongguan City.

After Pang De led 3,000 soldiers and horses to the city, Tongguan guard Li Kan immediately led the generals to greet him.

"I've met General Pang!"

Li Kan saluted respectfully.

Although he and Pang De both play for Ma Chao, the latter's qualifications and status are much higher than his, so it is necessary to take the initiative to salute.

Pang De said with a smile: "General Li, there is no need to be polite. The Major General heard that the war in Tongguan was tense, so he sent me to lead the troops to come to the rescue."

"I wonder what the current situation is like in Tongguan?"

Hearing that Pang De was sent by Ma Chao to rescue Tongguan, Li Kan suddenly showed excitement on his face and said: "General Pang's arrival is really timely."

"The enemy's offensive has been fierce in recent days, and due to heavy snow and road closures and difficulties in logistics and transportation, supplies in Tongguan have begun to be in short supply."

"If the general comes another ten days and a half, I'm afraid the morale of the soldiers will fall to the bottom."

Li Kan briefly talked about the situation in Tongguan.

There are tens of thousands of defenders at Tongguan. Although this can make the pass impregnable, it also places extremely high demands on logistics.

Food and grass are okay, but the key is warm clothes and firewood and other supplies. These are the most indispensable.

However, successive heavy snowfalls disrupted logistics transportation, and coupled with the enemy's fierce daily offensives, there were complaints from all over the army.

But now that Pound has come to help, it can be said that it has brought them new hope.

"I see."

Pound nodded slightly when he heard this, and then said: "Don't worry, General Li. The wind and snow have eased a lot now. Logistics supplies will be delivered soon, and then the soldiers will no longer have to endure cold and hunger."

"But we still can't slack off before that. I don't need to overstate the importance of Tongguan. General Li should also know that we must not expose any flaws for the enemy to seize."

"This is what the Major General repeatedly warned before sending me here."

Seeing Pang De's serious expression, Li Kan felt awe-inspiring and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, General Pang. How dare you be careless in this regard?"

"Although the enemy's offensive has been fierce these days, there are still more than 27,000 defenders in the pass."

"Besides, with General Pang personally in charge, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, no matter how brave they are, can only watch and sigh!"

Li Kan said and flattered him.

Pang De smiled lightly and said, "Lu Bu and Zhang Liao are the most powerful generals in the world. General Li and the soldiers in the city have had a hard time fighting them."

"Let's do this. We will kill pigs and sheep tonight and lift the alcohol ban to reward all the soldiers and boost their morale."

Hearing Pang De's suggestion, Li Kan was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Is there something wrong with this? The enemy troops outside the city have been staring at us."

"If they take this opportunity to launch an attack..."

Pound's approach can certainly improve the morale of the army, but if the enemy seizes this opportunity to attack, it will be a disaster for them.

"It doesn't matter."

Pang De waved his hand nonchalantly, pointed at the three thousand men and horses brought behind him and said: "The soldiers under my command will be responsible for tonight's duty. It's just a night of relaxation. It won't hinder anything."

"And only if the soldiers are well fed, drunk, and energetic can they better resist the enemy, isn't it?"

Seeing that Pang De was so insistent and what he said made sense, Li Kan stopped objecting and nodded: "I will prepare now."

"Go ahead."

Pang De nodded and watched Li Kan leave.

Then he asked his soldiers to take over the defense of the entire Tongguan Pass, firmly controlling this crucial and dangerous pass.

…

Night falls quickly.

Pang De ordered to reward the entire army and also lifted the alcohol ban, which made the garrison officers and soldiers at Tongguan extremely happy.

The hard battles these days have long made them dissatisfied. Now they can finally relax and unwind. Who wouldn't want to?

Although there is still more than a month before the New Year's Eve, Tongguan is as lively as the New Year's Eve, with the aroma of wine and meat everywhere.

In the general's mansion.

Pang De was entertaining Li Kan and other city guards at a banquet. He raised his wine bottle, stood up and said, "Generals, you have worked really hard to resist the attack of the traitor Lu Bu these days. Make sure you don't get drunk tonight." Return!"

After saying that, he drank all the wine in the bottle.

Seeing this, all the generals cheered and applauded.

Only Li Kan did not speak, looking worried. After much hesitation, he put down the wine bottle, stood up and said to Pang De: "General Pang, it's better not to drink too much tonight. Be careful of the enemy's sneak attack at night."

During this period of fighting with the enemy, Li Kan felt deeply that the opponent was difficult to deal with, but Pang De was so careless, so he could not help but feel worried.

The generals at the table were originally in high spirits, but when Li Kan's words came out, they were undoubtedly a little disappointed, and the originally warm atmosphere dropped a lot.

Pang De's eyes flashed slightly, he thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "General Li's words make sense. If that's the case... let's end the banquet here tonight."

Hearing this, the generals immediately exploded.

"The banquet has just begun, and I haven't even finished drinking yet!"

"Don't end it so soon!"

"General Li is overly worried. Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. How can the enemy get in even if they make a sneak attack? It's not like the city walls are unmanned."

"Yes, and they haven't launched an attack at night during this period. Who can attack the city without rest in the cold weather?"

"General Li is too cautious."

"What's wrong with enjoying yourself after fighting for so long?"

"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"

…

The generals objected one after another and began to persuade Li Kan. No one was willing to end the banquet so early.

It's rare for everyone to be able to drink and eat meat freely and enjoy themselves, but they end up having to leave before they have enough fun, and no one would be happy if it were anyone else.

Li Kan originally wanted to say something, but the generals gathered around him and dragged him to drink and eat meat, preventing him from continuing.

An hour passed quickly.

Pang De left the banquet on the grounds that he was too drunk, leaving the generals to continue drinking, while Li Kan was already drunk.

After walking out of the general's mansion, Pound went straight to the Tongguan city wall.

All the soldiers in Tongguan were drinking and having fun tonight, and the people on duty on the city walls were all his soldiers.

"How's it going?"

Pang De inspected the city wall and then asked the deputy general.

The deputy general clasped his fists and said, "General Qi, everything is normal and we haven't noticed any unusual movements by the enemy."

"Um."

Pound nodded and continued: "Later, bonfires will be lit every twenty steps on the city wall, and then the city gate will be opened."

"Yes! Will... hmm?"

The deputy general was about to agree, but he soon realized something was wrong and looked at Pound with wide eyes, "General, what did you just say?"

He wondered if he had heard wrongly.

He seemed to have heard the general say to open the city gate?

Pound repeated calmly: "Later, a bonfire will be lit on the city wall, and then the city gate will be opened to welcome the Han army outside the pass into the city."

"Inform the soldiers not to resist and be captured with peace of mind. This way you can save your lives."

The deputy general was stunned after hearing this. He looked at Pound with disbelief. After a moment, he asked in a trembling voice: "General, are you planning to... surrender to the enemy?"

Opening the city gates to welcome the enemy troops into the city, and then asking them to give up resistance and surrender without any worries, is this not surrendering to the enemy?

"No!"

Pound denied it without hesitation and said in a deep voice: "We were all deceived by Ma Chao. The emperor was not held hostage by Lu Bu. The real rebel was Ma Chao!"

"The Han army outside the city is the king's army sent by the emperor to attack Ma Chao. Now we are the rebels who are aiding the emperor. If we want to clear our names, we can only help the imperial troops to capture Tongguan."

"This is our only chance!"

Pound did not hide the truth from the lieutenant, because no matter what excuse he made up, it would not be justified, so it was better to tell the truth directly.

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Moreover, this deputy general and the 3,000 troops he brought this time were all elites brought by him, and the possibility of betraying him was extremely low.

The deputy general was so shocked that he could not speak for a long time.

The amount of information contained in Pound's words was too great and too abrupt, making it impossible for him to accept and digest it for a while.

After a long silence, the deputy general clasped his fists heavily and said: "The last general takes orders!"

He had followed Pound through life and death for many years, and he knew very well Pound's character and would not joke about such a thing.

And now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to believe.

…

Outside Tongguan, the Han army camp.

None of the Han soldiers had any rest tonight. They were all armored and armed, waiting for the order to send troops.

On the wall of the military camp.

Sima Yi, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and others are all here, looking at the indestructible Tongguan pass in the distance.

"It's already midnight, so Pang De really knows how to open the city gate? He's not lying to us, is he?"

Lu Bu rubbed his hands and said a little depressed.

He has been waiting for two full hours, but there is still no movement from Tongguan, let alone any signal.

This made him doubt whether it was true that Sima Yi said that Pang De surrendered to them and planned to secretly open the city gate to let them in.

If there is no signal, will they have to wait forever?

"Wait a little longer."

Sima Yi's face was as dark as water, as smooth as an ancient well, and his deep eyes were fixed on Tongguan.

He bet all his hopes on Pound. If Pound failed to abide by their agreement, then he would be helpless.

Just when Sima Yi was thinking this, Zhao Yun's eyes suddenly lit up and he pointed at Tongguan and said: "Look! There is a bonfire on the wall!"

Everyone was shocked and looked at Tongguan.

I saw clusters of dazzling firelights burning on the Tongguan city wall, and this was the signal agreed with Pound to open the city gate!

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Sima Yi was very excited when he saw this, and then he took out a brocade bag from his arms and handed it to Chen Gong, and said: "I will personally lead the troops into the city later to find out the truth. If Pang De is pretending to surrender, I will die for my country." Report to Your Majesty!"

"After I die, Gongtai, you can open this bag. It contains the strategy to conquer Tongguan!"

Although the possibility of Pound pretending to surrender is very small, this possibility cannot be ruled out, so it is necessary to send someone to lead the charge.

And Sima Yi decided to take the risk himself.

If he really fell into the trap, it would be a miscalculation on his part. The soldiers had to pay such heavy casualties, and he would not have the dignity to continue living.

The tips Zhuge Liang gave him contained strategies to defeat the enemy. When the time comes, Chen Gong could open it and take his place in conquering Tongguan without affecting the overall situation.

"The military advisor will go there in person?"

Zhang Liao and others were shocked when they heard this.

However, Sima Yi said firmly: "No need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind, and none of you should follow me."

After that, Sima Yi walked down the camp and led a thousand-man army to Tongguan.

Looking at Sima Yi's departing back, Chen Gong held the brocade bag in his hand and said with emotion: "The military advisor is really a loyal and brave man."

The generals nodded and continued to wait in place.

Sima Yi led the troops to the wall of Tongguan smoothly, and then he saw that the gate of Tongguan was wide open, and no arrows fell.

Sima Yi rode forward, holding a torch and said: "I am Sima Zhongda, may I ask where General Pang De is? What is the situation in the city?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pang De poked his head out.

Pang De said: "I ordered to reward the defenders in Tongguan. They are all drunk now. The defenders on the city wall are all my men."

"Please ask Sima Changshi to lead the troops into the pass quickly!"

After hearing Pang De's words, Sima Yi looked at the deep city gate in front of him and mustered up the courage to lead the troops into it.

Soon he came to the city wall to meet Pang De.

Pang De came up and said with a wry smile: "Since Sima Changshi wants to cooperate with me inside and outside, why don't you trust me? You only lead such a small number of troops to come."

There were only a thousand troops entering the pass. Pang De certainly knew that they were just here to test the strength of the city, and obviously suspected that he had arranged an ambush.

"General, you misunderstood."

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't come here in person, but it's a matter of great importance and we must be cautious."

Pang De smiled when he heard this, and then waved his hand and asked his soldiers to escort a group of people up.

It was Li Kan and other Tongguan defenders!

They were all drunk, and even though they were tied up, they still did not wake up from their sleep.

"Can Sima Changshi be trusted now?"

Seeing this scene, Sima Yi's heart finally fell, and then he asked the soldiers to send a message to Zhang Liao and others to let them lead the troops into the city.

Then he smiled and said to Pang De: "General Pang helped the court to capture Tongguan this time, which can be regarded as a great achievement. I will report to the emperor to ask for credit for the general."

Pang De's surrender saved the Han army from several months of hard attack and tens of thousands of casualties.

Pang De said with a wry smile: "Before, I was deceived by Ma Chao and rebelled against the court, committing the capital crime of rebellion."

"If Sima Changshi hadn't sent the embroidered clothes envoy to contact me and let me know the truth, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark."

"This time, I helped the court capture Tongguan not for merit, but only to clear my name."

Sima Yi smiled and said: "General Pang, don't worry, as the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. As long as the main culprit Ma Chao is captured, both General Pang and the Xiliang Army can be pardoned."

Pang De was completely relieved after hearing this.

Sima Yi cast his eyes outside the pass, and saw countless Han soldiers holding torches heading towards Tongguan in the dark night.