"General, we have tried countless times, and you also said that all things are mutually reinforcing, so why do we still attack?"
He was also worried that Pang Tong was so angry that he reminded him with good intentions.
Pang Tong waved his hand: "Because, I just want him to win."
His subordinates were even more confused.
"Just do as you're told, no questions asked."
Although his subordinates were puzzled, they saw that Pang Tong was serious and did not seem to be mentally disturbed or crazy, so they still followed the instructions.
Sure enough, the Musketeers' provocations were defeated by Deng Ai's water cannons.
Deng Ai felt something was wrong in his heart. Pang Tong knew that his water cannons could restrain his musketeers, so why did he go into battle again and again
"It is absolutely impossible for Pang Tong, who is known as Fengchu, to make such a low-level mistake. So what is his purpose in doing this?"
Deng Ai thought hard, but he still couldn't figure out that key node.
His subordinates came to report again: "Pang Tong led his men to launch a fourth attack, but we were defeated again."
Deng Ai decided to call a truce first. No matter how provocative Pang Tong was, the water cannon team stayed behind closed doors.
Unfortunately, Liu Bei interfered with this decision.
"Shizai, why not take advantage of this opportunity to annihilate Pang Tongyi in one fell swoop?"
Deng Ai had no choice but to continue fighting.
It was as if Pang Tong was bringing people to play with him. If he couldn't beat him, he would come over to provoke him. If he lost, he would run away.
In one day, he provoked Deng Ai dozens of times.
Liu Bei laughed even more and promised Deng Ai that after unifying the world, he would reward him with countless beauties and glory and wealth.
Deng Ai was not happy at all, always feeling that there must be something wrong.
Seeing that the time was finally ripe, Pang Tong immediately asked people to release the news.
Rumors spread all of a sudden.
"Have you heard? General Liu's new subordinate, Deng Ai, is so powerful that he can defeat even Feng Chu and Pang Tong."
"His martial arts skills are unparalleled. It won't be long before he can replace Sima Yi."
The person who spoke first shook his head slightly.
"I don't think so."
"How do you say this?"
"This Deng Ai is very capable and ambitious. I'm afraid he not only wants to replace Sima Yi, but also wants to replace Liu Bei!"
Such rumors spread more and more, and soon reached Liu Bei's ears.
Liu Bei himself was sensitive and suspicious, so when he heard such news, he thought a little more.
After all, this Deng Ai has not been following his subordinates all the time. He has many ideas and may not be easy to control in the future.
What if after defeating Pang Tong, he takes the opportunity to attack himself? Wouldn't it be impossible to guard against it
The more Liu Bei thought about it, the more panicked he became, and he began to have second thoughts about Deng Ai.
When Pang Tong came to fight next time, he directly stopped Deng Ai who was about to leave.
"Shizai, you have worked hard these days. Now go and take a rest."
Then he turned to Sima Yi and said, "This time, let Zhongda fight in your place."
Deng Ai frowned.
The water cannon team has always been trained by him and obeys his orders and command.
Sima Yi doesn't know anything, so he probably won't be able to coordinate perfectly with the water cannon team.
"My lord, you are not tired from the military service. You can continue to fight."
But Liu Bei ignored him at all, deliberately giving him the cold shoulder, and insisted on sending Sima Yi out.
The result was exactly as Deng Ai expected. Sima Yi had a bad start and was not familiar with some passwords, so he started a losing streak.
The news of failure came back again and again, and Deng Ai was anxious.
It didn't matter that Sima Yi was done playing. He was worried that the water cannon team he had worked so hard to train would be wiped out.
In this way, how to resist Pang Tong's attack
He hurriedly came to Liu Bei and asked to fight.
"Lord, Zhongda doesn't know how to cooperate with the water cannon team. Please let Shizai go to fight."
After suffering successive defeats, Liu Bei felt uncomfortable.
But when he thought of those rumors, he refused to let Deng Ai play and started a Tai Chi fight with him.
"Shizai, Zhongda is just not proficient yet. Once you get familiar with it, you can get along well with the water cannon team. You don't have to worry too much."
Deng Ai couldn't understand it. He had been defeated so many times in a row. How could Liu Bei be so calm
"My lord," he persuaded earnestly, "let Shi Zai go out to fight and help Zhongda, and we will definitely win."
Liu Bei picked up the teacup, took a slow sip of tea, and simply pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Anyway, no matter what Deng Ai said today, he would not allow him to go out.
Deng Ai repeatedly begged to no avail. When he got angry, he couldn't help but curse Liu Bei.
"Liu Xuande! Isn't it because of those rumors?"
"A real man should be upright, so why do you have to take dictation?"
"You are so stupid and remain indifferent while watching the defeat. How can you help the Han Dynasty?"
No one has ever dared to point his nose and scold Liu Bei like this.
Liu Bei's face suddenly turned dark with anger.
boom! He slammed the tea cup to the ground.
"Are you going to rebel? How dare you speak to me in such a tone!"
Deng Ai sneered: "Shi Zai was not wrong!"
Zhang Fei was furious, who is this person? He was so disrespectful to his eldest brother just a few days after arriving.
"Boy, I see you are impatient to live! If you want to die, I will give you a ride!"
He angrily held the Zhangba snake spear and was about to go forward and kill Deng Ai, causing him to splatter three feet of blood.
Suddenly news came from my subordinates that the front line was in emergency!
Liu Bei had no choice but to stop Zhang Fei. His original plan was to kill Deng Ai to avoid laying the seeds of trouble in the future.
But now was the time to hire people, and the front line was in a hurry, so he could only ask Deng Ai to help Sima Yi deal with Pang Tong.
Liu Bei softened his expression: "Shizai, actually there is a bit of a misunderstanding. It's not that Xuande doesn't want you to fight, but because a team cannot have two generals, otherwise wouldn't it be chaotic?"
Deng Ai had a gloomy face and said nothing. He is not a fool. If he believed Liu Bei, he would really be damned.
"Since you want to fight, I will send you to assist Zhongda."
Deng Ai had a grudge against Liu Bei. He had seen through Liu Bei's true nature. He was so hypocritical!
Pang Tong saw Deng Ai again and knew from his face that his alienation plan had worked.
"Shizai, let's not rush into action this time, Shiyuan has something to say."
Deng Ai had no intention of fighting and stared at Pang Tong.
"what do you want to say?"
Pang Tong took the opportunity to express how kind Xiang Kunlun was to him and how much he valued him.
The more Deng Ai heard this, the more he felt sad. They were all subordinates, so why was there such a big gap between them
But he didn't want to show it, so he pretended not to care and said, "Why are you telling me this?"
Pang Tong shrugged: "I just want to tell you that good birds still choose trees to roost. Can't a living, flesh and blood person with thoughts still be able to distinguish the situation that is beneficial to him?"
(End of chapter)