Chapter 75 Chapter Seventy-Fourth: Pang Lingming Carrying the Coffin to the Death Battle Guan Yunchang Releases the Seventh Army

But Cao Cao wanted to send Yu Jin to Fancheng for rescue, and asked the generals who would dare to be the vanguard.One person agreed to go.Operate it: it is Pound.Cao said with great joy: "Guan is so powerful in China that he has never met an opponent; now he meets Lingming, he is really a strong enemy."So Jia Yujin was appointed as the general who conquered the south, and Jia Pangde was the vanguard who conquered the western capital. He raised seven armies and headed to Fancheng.These seven armies are all strong men from the north.Two leading generals: one Dong Heng and one Dong Chao.On that day, all the leaders were invited to pay homage to the ban.Dong Heng said: "Today, the general is raising seven heavy troops to solve the calamity of Fancheng. The hope is that he will surely win; but using Pang De as the vanguard, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"Don't be surprised to ask why.Heng said: Pang De was originally a deputy general under Ma Chao, and he had to surrender to Wei; now his old master is in Shu, and he is serving as a general of the Five Tigers; besides, his brother Pang Rou is also an official in Xichuan: it is pouring oil on him to be a pioneer now. Firefighting too.Why don't you tell the king of Wei, general, why don't you go with another person?

Forbidden to hear this, he entered the mansion overnight to enlighten Cao Cao.In order to gain enlightenment, call Pang De to the next step, and order him to accept the pioneer seal.De Da was startled and said: "A certain person is going to contribute to the king, why is he not willing to use it?"Cao said: "There is no suspicion at all; but now Ma Chao is in Xichuan, and your brother Pang Rou is also in Xichuan, both of whom are with Liu Bei; if you are alone and not suspicious, what do you say?"When Pang De heard it, he took off his crown, bowed his head, and said with blood all over his face: a certain king who surrendered from Hanzhong is grateful for his kindness; although he is heartbroken, he cannot make up for it.Why is the king suspicious of virtue?When Dexi was in his hometown, he lived with his brother; his sister-in-law was very unvirtuous, so De Cheng killed her while drunk;So the master Ma Chao, brave but not resourceful, was defeated and perished, and entered Sichuan alone.Feel the kindness of the great king, An Ganmeng with different ambitions?Only the king can see it.Cao Nai helped Pang De up, and comforted him, saying: "Gu Su knows your loyalty and righteousness, and the foreword is especially to reassure everyone's hearts and ears."You can work hard to make meritorious deeds.If you live up to your loneliness, you will also live up to your loneliness.

Debai Xie went home and asked the craftsman to make a wooden tree.The next day, all friends are invited to the banquet, and they are listed in the hall.When all the relatives and friends saw it, they were all surprised and asked: "The general is leaving the army, why use this ominous thing?"De toasted to his relatives and friends and said: I have received the great kindness of King Wei, and I swear to repay it with death.Going to Fancheng today to fight a decisive battle with Guan, if I can't kill him, I will be killed by him; if I am not killed by him, I will commit suicide too: so I prepare this tree first, to show that there is no time to return.Everyone sighed.De called his wife Li Shi and his son Pang Hui out, saying that his wife said: I am a pioneer now, and my righteousness should serve the battlefield to the death.If I die, you will live and take care of my son.My son has a different appearance, and he will repay me when he grows up.The wife cried farewell, and De Ling walked with her.Before leaving, he called the general and said: I am going to fight to the death with Guan. If I am killed by Guan, you will take my corpse and put it in this coffin; if I kill Guan, I will also take his head and put it here. In the valley, return to the king of Wei.The five hundred generals all said: "The general is so loyal and brave, some people dare not do their best to help!"So he led the army forward.Someone reported this to Cao Cao.Cao Xi said: Pang De is so loyal and brave, why worry about being alone!Jia Xu said: "Pang De, relying on the courage of his blood, wants to fight Guan to the death, but I secretly worry about it."In spite of his words, an urgent order was sent to warn Pang De, saying: "Guan is both wise and brave, and you must not underestimate the enemy."Take it if it is desirable, and stick to it if it is not desirable.When Pang De heard the order, he called the generals and said, "Why does your majesty attach importance to Guan Mou?"I expect this to be the price of Guan's 30-year reputation.Ban said: "Wei Wang's words must be obeyed."De Fen ran his army forward to Fancheng, showing off his might, beating gongs and drums.

But Guan Gongsi was sitting in the tent, and suddenly he came to Ma Fei to report: Cao Cao was sent to the ban as a general, and he led seven strong soldiers to come.Pang De, the vanguard in the front, carried a wooden tree in front of the army, uttered disrespectful words, and vowed to fight the general to the death.The soldiers were only thirty miles away from the city.When Guan Gong heard the words, his face suddenly changed, his beard fluttered, and he said angrily: "Heroes in the world, who hear my name, are all in awe of me; Pound Shuzi, how dare you despise me!"Guan Ping is attacking Fancheng, and I will kill this man myself to avenge my hatred!Ping said: "Father can't compete with the stubborn stone for the weight of Mount Tai."The fat son is willing to fight Pound instead of his father.Guan Gong said: "You try to go, and I will come to meet you later."Guan Ping went out of the tent, mounted his horse with his sword in hand, and led the troops to meet Pang De.The two battles were against each other, and the four white characters of Nan'an Pound were written on a soap flag in Wei Ying.Pang Deqian, dressed in silver armor, with steel swords and a white horse, stood in front of the formation; five hundred soldiers followed closely behind him, and several infantry came out carrying wooden trees on their shoulders.Guan Ping scolded Pang De: a thief who betrayed his master!Pang De asked the soldiers, "Who is this?"Or answer: This is Guan Ping, the righteous son of Guan Gong.De Ming said: I follow the decree of the king of Wei to take the head of your father!You are a child with scabies, I will not kill you!Call your father quickly!Ping was furious, rode his horse and brandished a knife, and came to fetch Pang De.De Hengdao came to meet him.Thirty rounds of fighting, regardless of the outcome, the two families rested.

Guan Gong has already been informed.The Duke was furious and ordered Liao Hua to attack Fancheng, and he himself came to meet the enemy Pang De.Guan Ping went on to say that he would fight Pang De, regardless of the outcome.Guan Gong went out with the horizontal sword and shouted, "Guan Yun is here, why didn't Pang De come to die early!"At the sound of the drum, Pang De went out on his horse and said: I am here to take your head according to the decree of the king of Wei!In case you don't believe me, I'm here to prepare you.If you are afraid of death, get off your horse and accept surrender!Guan Gong scolded and said: "How can you measure your husband!"It's a pity that I will kill you rat thief with the dragon knife!Riding a horse and wielding a knife, come to fetch Pound.Delun Dao welcomes you.There are more than a hundred battles between the two generals, and the spirit is doubled.The two armies were dumbfounded.Fearing that Pang De would lose, the Wei army urgently ordered Ming Jin to withdraw the army.Guan Ping was afraid of his father's old age, so he also called for gold urgently.The two will retreat.Pang De returned to the village and said to the crowd: "People say that Guan Gong is a hero, and today I believe it."In the right words, it is forbidden.After meeting each other, Jin said: "I heard that the general fought Guan Gong, and he didn't get any advantage over Lily. Why don't you just retreat and avoid him?"De Fenran said: "The king of Wei ordered the general to be a general. Why is he too weak?"In the future, I will fight to the death with Guan, and I swear not to retreat!Don't dare to stop and go back.

But when Guan Gong returned to the stronghold, he called Guan Ping and said: "Pang De is very familiar with sword skills, and he is really my opponent."Ping said: As the saying goes: A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.Even if my father beheaded this man, he was only a pawn in Xiqiang; if there is danger, it is not because of his uncle's entrustment.Guan Gong said: "If I don't kill this man, why do I hate him?"I have made up my mind?Say no more!The next day, mount the horse and lead the troops forward.Pound also led his troops to meet him.The two battles are against each other, and the two generals go out together, let alone talk, and go out to confront each other.After more than fifty bouts of fighting, Pang De turned back his horse, dragged his knife and walked away.Guan Gong chased after him.Guan Ping was afraid of being lost, so he rushed away afterwards.Guan Gong cursed: Pang thief!If you want to drag the knife!Am I afraid of you?It turned out that Pang De pretended to drag the knife, but hung the knife on the saddle, secretly pulled the carved bow, put an arrow on it, and shot at the future.Seeing Pang De pulling his bow, Guan Ping shouted: "The thief will stop shooting cold arrows!"When Guan Gong opened his eyes anxiously, the arrow had arrived early at the sound of the bowstring; he couldn't dodge in time, and hit his left arm.Guan Ping arrived immediately to save his father and return to camp.Pang Dele came back to Ma Lun Dao, suddenly he heard the sound of gongs in the camp.Fearing that the rear army will lose, Germany hastily reined in its horse and returned.It turned out that when Yu Jin saw that Pang De had shot Guan Gong, he feared that he would make great achievements and destroy Jin's prestige, so Ming Jin withdrew the army.Pang De returned to his horse and asked, "Why did you call for gold?"Yu Jin said: "The king of Wei has a warning: Guan Gong is both wise and brave."Although he was hit by an arrow, he was afraid of being cheated, so he called Jin to withdraw the army.De said: If you don't accept the army, I will have killed this man.The ban said: If you follow closely, there will be no good steps, so take it slow.Pang De didn't know the meaning of the ban, but regretted it endlessly.

But he said that Guan Gong returned to the camp and pulled out the arrow.Fortunately, the arrow did not shoot deep, so I applied it with gold sore medicine.Guan Gong hated Pang De, saying that the generals said: I swear to repay this one shot!All the generals said to each other, "general, let's rest for a few days, and then it's not too late to fight."The next day, it was reported that Pound led the army to fight.Guan Gong is about to fight.The generals will persuade them.Pang De ordered Xiaojun to scold him.Guan Ping guarded the pass, and all the generals were assigned to report to Guan Gong.Pang De fought for more than ten days, but no one came out to meet him, so he discussed with Yu Jin, saying: "I can't stop seeing Guan Gong's arrow sores. If I don't take this opportunity, the seven armies will rush into the stronghold and save the siege of Fancheng."Fearing that Pang De would succeed, Yu Jin only pushed Wei Wang's decree and refused to send troops.Pang Delei wanted to mobilize troops, but Yu Jin refused to allow him. Instead, he moved seven troops across the mountain pass, ten miles north of Fancheng, and built a stronghold next to the mountain.It is forbidden to lead the troops to cut off the main road, and order Pang De to station his troops behind the valley, so that Germany cannot successfully enter the army.

But Guan Ping was very happy to see that Guan Gong's arrow wound had healed.Suddenly he heard that Yu Ban moved the Seventh Army to the northern village of Fancheng. He didn't know his plan, so he reported to Guan Gong.Gong Sui got on his horse and rode on Gaofu to look at it. He saw that the flags and flags on Fancheng were not in order, and the soldiers were in a panic;After watching it for a while, he called the instructor and asked, "What is the name of the valley ten miles north of Fancheng?"Confrontation: "Yukou Chuan also."Guan Gongxi said: "Yu Jin must be captured for me."All the soldiers asked, "how does the general know this?"Guan Gong said: How can it last long for a fish to enter the mouth?The generals didn't believe it.The public returns to the village.It was autumn in August, and it rained for several days.The public asked to prepare the raft and pack the water equipment.Guan Ping asked: "There is a stalemate on land, why use water tools?"The public said: "It's not what you know: Yuban's seven armies did not garrison in Guangyi, but gathered in the dangerous pass of Yukou River; now the autumn rain is continuous, and the water of Xiangjiang River is bound to rise; I have sent people to dam it." When the water comes out, take a boat from a height and let the water out for a while, and the soldiers in Fancheng and Lukouchuan will all be fish and turtles.Guan Ping bowed down.

But it is said that Wei Jun was stationed in Yukouchuan, and it rained continuously for days.Governor Cheng Helai saw Yu Jin and said: "The army is stationed at Chuankou, the terrain is very low; although there are earthy mountains, it is a little far away from the camp."It's raining continuously in autumn, and the soldiers are struggling.Someone recently reported that Jingzhou soldiers moved to Gaofu and prepared battle rafts at Hanshuikou; if the river floods, our army is in danger: it is better to plan early.Yu Jin scolded and said: "Every man confuses my army's heart!"Those who talk too much will be killed!Cheng He retreated in shame, but came to Pang De to talk about it.De said: What you see is very appropriate.General Yu refused to move the troops, so tomorrow I will move the troops to another place.

The plan was decided, and it was a stormy night.Sitting in the tent, Pang De could only hear tens of thousands of horses scrambling to gallop, conquering the ground.De was shocked, and when he hurried out of the tent and got on his horse to look around, the flood suddenly came in all directions;Yu Jin, Pang De and the generals climbed the hills to avoid the water.By the time of Pingming, Guan Gong and all the generals came in big boats with great fanfare.Yu Jin saw that there was no way around, and there were only fifty or sixty people on the left and right. They could not escape, and they said they were willing to surrender.Guan Gong ordered all the clothes and armor to be removed, and he was arrested in the boat, and then he came to capture Pang De.At that time, Pang De joined the two Dong and Cheng He, and five hundred infantrymen, all without armor, stood on the embankment.Seeing Guan Gong coming, Pang De had no fear, and rushed forward to fight.Guan Gong surrounded the boat on all sides, and the sergeants shot arrows together, killing most of the Wei soldiers.Seeing that the situation was in danger, Dong Heng and Dong Chao told Pang De, "Most of the soldiers were wounded, and there is no way around. It is better to surrender."Pang De said angrily: "I have received the kindness of the King of Wei, how can I submit to others!"Then he beheaded Dong Heng and Dong Chao personally, and said sharply: "Let's talk about the surrender, take these two as an example!"So everyone fought hard to defend against the enemy.From the Ming Dynasty to the middle of the day, the courage has doubled.Guan Gong urged the attack on all sides, arrows and stones rained like rain.Sergeant De Ling fought with short soldiers.De looked back at Chenghe and said: I heard that brave generals are not afraid of death in order to escape, and strong men do not destroy their integrity to survive.Today is the day of my death.You can fight to the death.Cheng He moved forward according to the order, but Guan Gong shot an arrow into the water.All the troops surrendered, only Pang De fought alone.When encountering dozens of people from Jingzhou, they came near the embankment in a small boat. De picked up his knife and jumped.Pang De, with a knife in one hand and a short club in the other, wanted to walk towards Fancheng.I saw Shangliutou, who was about to prop up a big raft, knocked over the boat, and Pound fell into the water.The captain on the boat jumped into the water and captured Pound alive on board.Everyone looked at it: Zhou Cang was the one who captured Pound.Cangsu knew the nature of water, and lived in Jingzhou for several years, becoming more and more familiar with it; he was more powerful, so he captured Pang De.The seven armies led by Yu Jin all died in the water.Those who met the water were expected to have nowhere to go, and all surrendered.There is a poem from later generations that says:

In the middle of the night, the sound of marching drums shook the sky, and the flat land of Xiangfan became an abyss.Who can compare with Guan Gong, the prestige of China has been passed down through the ages. Guan Gong went back to Gaofu, raised his tent and sat down.The group of swordsmen is too forbidden.It is forbidden to bow down to the ground and beg for life.Guan Gong said: How dare you resist me?Ban said: sent by the destiny, you can't help yourself.Wang Junhou is merciful and vows to repay him with death.Gong Chuoran laughed and said: "If I kill you, it's like killing a dog's ear, and the knife and ax are empty!"It is bound to be sent to the prison in Jingzhou: wait for me to return, don't be a district office.It's all over.Guan Gong ordered Pang De to be detained again.De opened his eyebrows and glared, standing without kneeling, Guan Gong said: "Your brother saw that you were in Hanzhong; your old master Ma Chao was also a general in Shuzhong; why didn't you come down early?"De said angrily: I would rather die by the sword than surrender to you!I can't stop scolding.The Duke was furious, and ordered the knife and axe to push out and cut it.Germany was sentenced to death.Guan Gong took pity on him and buried him.So they took advantage of the momentum of the water, boarded the warship again, and led the generals and schools to attack Fancheng. But it is said that around Fancheng, the white waves are surging, and the water is getting stronger; the city wall is gradually sinking, and men and women are carrying earth and bricks, which cannot be filled.Cao Jun's generals were all discouraged, and came to tell Cao Ren in a hurry, saying: "Today's danger cannot be rescued by strength; we can go by boat at night before the enemy army arrives; although we lose the city, we can still be whole."Ren follows his words.Fang wanted to prepare a boat to leave, but Man Chong remonstrated, "No way: the mountains and rivers come suddenly, how can they last forever?"In less than ten days, you should retreat by yourself.Although Guan Gong did not attack the city, he sent his other generals to Jiaxia.The reason why they dare not advance lightly is that our army will attack them later.If we abandon the city today, the south of the Yellow River will not belong to the country.May the general stick to this city as a guarantee.Ren cupped his hands to thank him and said: "It's not Boning's teaching, it's a big mistake."He rode a white horse into the city, and gathered all the generals to swear: I am ordered by the king of Wei to guard this city; but anyone who says to abandon the city will be killed!All the generals said: "Someone is willing to stick to it with death!"Ren was overjoyed, so he set up hundreds of bows and crossbows on the city.The sergeant guards day and night and dare not slack off.Residents, old and young, filled the city walls with earth and rocks.Within ten days, the water potential gradually receded. Guan Gong captured Wei Yujin and others by himself, and his power shocked the world, and everyone was horrified.Suddenly the second son Guan Xing came to the village to inspect his relatives.The Duke ordered Xing to send all the officials' meritorious documents to Chengdu to meet the king of Hanzhong, and each of them asked for promotion.Xing bid farewell to his father and went to Chengdu to finish. But Guan Gong divided his troops in half and went straight to Jiaxia.Gongzi led the troops to attack Fancheng from all sides.On the same day, Guan Gong came to the north gate, raised his whip immediately, pointed and asked, "you and the rats, if you don't come down sooner, when will you wait?"In the meantime, Cao Ren was on the enemy tower, seeing that Guan Gong was only wearing a heart armor and a green robe, so he hurriedly recruited five hundred crossbowmen and fired arrows together.When the father reined in his horse in a hurry, he was hit by a crossbow arrow in his right arm, and he turned over and fell off the horse.It's exactly: the seven armies in the water are frightened, and an arrow in the city suddenly hurts their bodies.It is unknown how Guan Gong's life is, let's see the breakdown below.