Although he and Pang De both work 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 smiled and said, "General Li doesn't need to be polite. Young General heard that Tong Pass's war was tense, so he sent me to lead the troops to come to our aid."
"I wonder what is the current situation of Tong Pass?"
Hearing that Pang De was sent by Ma Chao to rescue Tong Pass, Li Kan suddenly showed excitement on his face and said, "General Pang's arrival is really timely."
"Enemy Army's offensive has been fierce in recent days, and due to difficulties in Snowbound Roads's logistics and transportation, supplies within Tong Pass have begun to be in short supply."
"If the general comes Ten Days to Half a Month any later, I'm afraid Soldiers's morale will fall to the bottom."
Li Kan briefly talked about the situation in Tong Pass.
Tong Pass's defenders number in the tens of thousands, which can certainly keep Passes impregnable, but it also places extremely high demands on logistics.
Grain and Fodder It's okay to say that, the key is warm clothes and firewood and other supplies, these are the most indispensable.
However, successive heavy snowfalls disrupted logistics transportation, and Enemy Army's daily ferocious offensives caused complaints from all over the army.
But now Pang De has come to help, which can be said to have brought them new hope.
"That's it."
Pang De nodded slightly when he heard this, and then said, "General Li, don't worry, the wind and snow have lightened up a lot now, and the logistics supplies will be delivered soon, and then Soldiers we don't have to endure cold and hunger anymore."
"But we still can't slack off before that. I don't need to overstate the importance of Tong Pass. General Li should also know that he must not expose any flaws for the Enemy Army to catch."
"This is what Young General repeatedly warned before sending me here."
Seeing the serious expression on Pang De's face, Li Kan felt awe-inspiring and nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, General Pang, how dare you be careless in this regard?"
"Although Enemy Army has been attacking fiercely these days, the defenders in the pass still have Over Twenty-Seven Thousand."
"Besides, with General Pang personally in charge, Lü Bu and Zhang Liao, no matter how brave they are, can only watch and sigh!"
Li Kan flattered me while saying that.
Pang De smiled lightly and said, "Lü Bu and Zhang Liao are the most powerful generals in the world. General Li and everyone Soldiers in the city have had a hard time fighting them."
"Well, let's kill pigs and sheep tonight, Lift the Ban on Alcohol, to reward the whole army Soldiers, and to boost morale."
Hearing Pang De's suggestion, Li Kan was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly, "Is there something wrong with this? Enemy Army of Outside the City has been staring at us."
"If they take this opportunity to attack..."
Pang De'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 carelessly, pointed at the Three Thousand Troops he brought behind him and said, "The Soldierss under my command will be responsible for tonight's duty. It's just a night of relaxation, it won't hinder anything."
"And only when Soldierss are well fed and energetic can they be better able to resist Enemy Army, isn't it?"
Seeing that Pang De was so insistent and that 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 subordinate Soldiers to take over the entire defense of Tong Pass, firmly controlling this crucial and dangerous pass.
Night falls quickly.
Pang De ordered to reward the entire army Soldiers, and also lifted the alcohol ban, which made the defenders Soldiers up and down Tong Pass 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, Tong Pass is as lively as if it's the New Year, and the aroma of wine and meat is everywhere.
Within General's Residence.
Pang De was hosting a banquet for Li Kan and other city guards. He raised Wine Cup, stood up and said, "Generals, you have worked really hard to resist the attack of Lü Bu. You must not get drunk tonight!"
After saying that, drink all the Wine in the bottle.
Seeing this, all the generals cheered and applauded.
Only Li Kan didn't speak, looking worried. After much hesitation, he put down Wine Cup, stood up and said to Pang De, "General Pang, it's better not to drink too much tonight, be careful of the Enemy Army sneak attack at night."
During this period of fighting with the Enemy Army, Li Kan felt deeply that the other party was difficult to deal with, but Pang De was so careless, so he was inevitably worried.
The generals at the banquet 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 pondered for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "General Li's words make sense. If that's the case... then Banquet let's end it here tonight."
Hearing this, the generals immediately exploded.
"Banquet It's just started, I haven't even finished drinking yet!"
"Don't end it so soon!"
"General Li is overly worried. Tong Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. How can Enemy Army be able to get in even with a sneak attack? City Wall is not 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 happened to the enjoyment after fighting for so long?"
"Let's play music, let's dance!"
The generals objected one after another and began to persuade Li Kan. No one was willing to end Banquet so early.
It's rare for everyone to be able to drink and eat meat freely and enjoy themselves, but then they have to leave before they can finish the 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 to speak.
An hour passed quickly.
Pang De left 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 General's Residence, Pang De went straight to Tong Pass City Wall.
All the Soldierss in Tong Pass are drinking and having fun tonight, and the people on duty on City Wall are all Soldierss under his command.
"How's the situation?"
Pang De inspected City Wall and then asked Deputy General.
Deputy General cupped his fists and said, "General Qi, everything is normal. We didn't find anything unusual with the Enemy Army."
"Hmm."
Pang De nodded and continued, "Later on City Wall, light Bonfire every twenty steps, and then open City Gate."
"Yes! Will... hmm?"
Deputy General was about to agree, but he quickly realized something was wrong and looked at Pang De 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 City Gate?
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Thanks to Covert Support of Pang De, Han Army successfully captured Tong Pass without any resistance throughout the process.
The reason is very simple. Most of the Soldiers defenders in Tong Pass fell asleep peacefully after eating and drinking. No one would have thought that Pang De would put Enemy Army into the pass while they were sleeping.
And when they heard the noise and woke up.
The city is already full of the Han Army.
In front of the shining blades of the Han Army Soldiers, they have no choice but to surrender. In terms of frontal combat, they are no match for the Han Army Soldiers equipped with Elite Troops.
By daybreak, the entire Tong Pass was under the control of the Han Army, and Black Great Han Dragon Banner was hunting and flying on City Wall in the dawn light.
City Gate Tower on.
After the Zhang Liao, Lü Bu, and Zhang He generals brought the entire Tong Pass under control, they gathered here one after another.
Although they had not slept all night, there was no trace of fatigue on their faces, and everyone was in high spirits.
Capturing Tong Pass is an extremely critical step in the strategy of defeating Ma Chao. Next, you can directly attack Chang'an!
"Military Advisor is both smart and brave, I admire you! I admire you!"
Zhang Liao couldn't stop praising Sima Yi when he came up. This time he was completely impressed by Sima Yi.
Taking down Tong Pass at a very small cost is a reflection of resourcefulness, and riding alone this morning to test the reality of the Enemy Army shows extraordinary courage.
No wonder Sima Yi was entrusted with the important task of defeating Ma Chao by Son of Heaven at such a young age. As expected, no one who can be favored and valued by Son of Heaven is an ordinary person.
Lü Bu reached out and patted Sima Yi's shoulder hard, laughing and saying, "I previously suspected that Military Advisor's decision was wrong with me. In the future, I will never say anything if Military Advisor has orders!"
Facing the recognition from Zhang Liao and Lü Bu, Sima Yi couldn't help but smile. The pressure accumulated in his heart for such a long time was gone.
He smiled lightly and said, "It is General Pang's credit that we were able to capture Tong Pass. Now with General Pang's help, we will definitely defeat Ma Chao."
After hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Pang De.
Pang De bowed his hand and stepped forward and said, "It is my honor to be able to help Imperial Court Royal Army Campaign Against the Rebel. Thank you generals for giving me a Redeem Oneself Through Meritorious Service opportunity."
"Tong Pass has been solved, but Ma Chao doesn't know the news yet. As long as the generals lead the troops to kill him, they will be able to catch him off guard and rescue General Ma."
"May I ask, generals, when do you plan to send troops?"
As the saying goes, troops are expensive and fast, so Pang De naturally hopes to send troops as soon as possible, so as not to let Ma Chao know that Tong Pass has been lost.
Please note that Ma Teng is still imprisoned.
He was very worried about this.
Seeing how urgent Pang De was, Zhang Liao said, "Before sending troops, I need to know the distribution of Ma Chao's troops and the strength of Chang'an City's defense, so that I can formulate a plan."
"Besides... it would be great if General Pang could return to Chang'an and have another Covert Support with us in the Western Liang Army."
Western Liang Army still has a lot of troops in Chang'an City, and Pang De, as Great General under Ma Chao, naturally has a clear understanding of the strength and deployment of the troops.
This is the information they need most.