"Hahaha...Pang Degong, I have long admired my name..."

Cai Mao bowed from a distance, and his etiquette was very comprehensive.

He told the deputy general beside him: "Go quickly to set up a banquet, and the distinguished guests will come. I will drink some hard tonight."

"Here." The deputy general ordered to retreat.

Mr. Pang De looked nearly fifty years old. Although he was thin, he was in good spirits. Even though his temples were gray, he did not have any breath.

He also greeted Cai Mao: "Degui hasn't seen him for many days. He led his troops to fight this time and took over the power alone, which is extremely glorious."

His short words benefited Cai Mao very much.

You should know that Pang Degong is a top celebrity in Jingzhou, as famous as Sima Decao and Huang Chengyan. Not only is his talented and knowledgeable name spread all over the world, but his family is in Jingxiang and has deep roots. Moreover, these three are famous for being noble and arrogant. Although most of his disciples and juniors in the clan work outside, they do not like to interact with people in the officialdom. They usually play the piano, study, and raise cranes in the mountain courtyard. Cao Cao repeatedly sent Cai Mao and others to invite him, but none of the three people had given him such a face. Sima Hui even kept Cai Mao away and didn't even see him, which made Cai Mao very embarrassed.

Now, Mr. Pang Degong not only came to see him in person, but also seemed to appreciate him very much. In Cai Mao's eyes, this is even more worthy of joy than the long-term drought and rain.

"Mr. Bo Liang is over-reputable. Please come in quickly and speak in the account."

Cai Mao personally led Pang Degong to his commander's tent.

Soon, fine wine and delicacies were brought up.

When Cai Mao was about to toast, he found that there were several people sitting next to Mr. Pang Degong.

"Oh, I was so excited to learn that Mr. Pang De was coming. I didn't notice these young talents. Could it be that they are the sons and nephews of the prince?"

Pang Degong stroked his beard and pointed to the person closest to him: "I almost forgot to introduce it. Come on, you juniors, it is a great honor to meet General Cai Mao, who is famous in Jingxiang today. Isn't you a greeting?"

Several young people stood up together: "I have met General Cai."

"Okay, okay, don't be too polite." Cai Mao was in a good mood. He thought that Pang Degong not only came to the military camp in person, but also brought his disciples and nephews, so he must have wanted to introduce these people to the army to serve.

In this way, I made great contributions in front of my lord.

Thinking of this, his expressions when he looked at the young men became very kind.

At this time, Pang Degong said, "General Cai, I am here to recommend you. These four people are my new disciples. This is the second son of Zhuge, Langya Zhuge Liang."

"Oh? Zhuge of Langya?" Cai Mao was a little surprised: "Zhuge Liang... I heard that this name is very important. I heard that he is one of the few young talents in Xuzhou. Now that Ling Shu assists Liu Bei, he is an ally with our army. What's more, the young master can travel thousands of miles to come to Pang Degong to study. It's really fate to meet him today."

Zhuge Liang smiled elegantly: "Thanks to the general's praise, Liang was young and had a shallow understanding. In the future, he would need the general to give more advice."

As soon as he heard the words "in Jingzhou in the future", Cai Mao even recognized the thoughts in his heart, and his face was filled with a smile: "Haha, it's easy to say, Cai is better to support his juniors in his life."

After Zhuge Liang returned to his seat, Pang Degong pointed to another person: "This man named Liu, named Zheng, was from Bingzhou. His father met me in his early years. Although his life was not limited, he was of extraordinary talent and knowledge, both civil and military skills. This son has the style of being a father, and he is skilled in literature and martial arts, all of which are good at it."

"I've seen General Cai." Liu Zheng bowed his fists.

Cai Mao looked at the man and felt a sense of love: "Oh, this young man is so heroic. If he can join the army, he will definitely achieve great success."

"In this way, I have thanked the general for his kindness."

"There is also this person..." Pang Degong continued to introduce: "This person's name is Guan Ping, and he is good at swordsmanship. He also likes classics such as "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan" since he was a child. Why do I also like it?"

"Meet General Cai." Guan Ping also saluted respectfully.

"Okay, please sit down quickly." Cai Mao looked at these young talents, and the more he looked, the happier he felt.

"As for this person, he is the youngest, with a surname Chen, famous, and a one-handed halberd technique. Although he is not sophisticated and perfect, he is rare among young people."

"Meet General Cai."

"Haha, okay, sit down." Cai Mao was so happy that he couldn't stop talking.

He immediately picked up the wine bottle: "Come on, today Mr. Pang De and others are here. Cai has no respect, so he will do it first."

He raised his head and drank the fine wine in the wine bottle in one sip.

Pang Degong, Zhuge Liang and others looked at each other, and then several people raised their wine bottles and returned to their respects.

After drinking a cup of drink, Cai Mao couldn't help but feel excited and anxious, so he got straight to the point.

"Mr. Pang De has many disciples, all of whom are wise men. My lord, respects the wise men and wise men, and values ​​wise men. He has long wanted to invite the Duke out of the mountain. Now that the Duke has come here with his disciples late at night, is it because of this?"

When Mr. Pang De laughed, he laughed: "Haha, General Cai, I have only had a drink of wine. We have not yet had a good time to talk about business. Isn't it too disappointing to talk about business?"

Cai Mao was stunned when he heard this, but he soon understood.

"Hey, this old guy wants to recommend his disciples to serve as an official, but he doesn't want to lose face. He was told that he was repeatedly, why are you pretending to be noble here? You famous scholars, others don't know, Cai Mao, yet?"

However, no matter how much I thought about it, Cai Mao's expression was still very respectful.

"Not bad, Cai said the wrong thing at the moment and punished himself for one bottle. I will not talk about business affairs tonight, haha."

He drank a bottle of wine again.

"Come on, I'll give you a bottle of the general." Zhuge Liang stood up first, picked up the bottle of wine, and greeted Cai Mao.

"Okay, look at you, a Confucian scholar, have such a heroic spirit, just in line with the appetite of this general, come and drink."

Cai Mao was happy and drank the wine again.

Immediately afterwards, the other three people also stood up to toast him. Cai Mao refused everyone, one came and one was drink.

After drinking like this, Cai Mao's face turned slightly red.

"Come on... Come on, keep drinking..."

Pang Degong and the four of them looked at each other, and the few of them smiled.

At this time, Zhuge Liang asked: "General Cai, my younger generation is a little ignorant and has a question. I wonder if the general can solve the problem?"

"Hey, ask, but it's okay to ask. I... I know everything."

Cai Mao said with a drunken look.

Zhuge Liang asked, "I heard that the general is the first general in Jingzhou. He was invincible in the water battle. But I don't know why he was defeated by an unknown soldier when he attacked Chaisang. I am curious about what Zhou Yu is so outstanding, so please let the general tell me."

He was drinking well just now, but suddenly Zhuge Liang asked such a question, which made Cai Mao's smile instantly frozen on his face, and then it quickly turned into displeasure.

He was a little drunk, but now he heard Zhuge Liang's re-report of the old story, revealing the great defeat that he had been ashamed of in his life. How could he not be upset?

When Cai Mao was about to have an attack, Pang Degong first started to scold him.

"Another mess! How can you let this big thing be too much and not give up?"

Zhuge Liang smiled apologetically and returned to his seat again: "I am reckless after being too late. Please don't blame the general."

The two of them sang together, which made Cai Mao's displeasure instantly dissipated most of them.

He pretended to smile and said, "Oh, it doesn't matter. If you lose, you lose. Actually, that person who can't afford to lose?"

"The general is full of passion, and I admire him very much." Liu Zheng gave a thumbs up and exclaimed. This sentence made Cai Mao suppress all the remaining anger.

"Hey, there are a lot of generals. That is the general's virtue. Since I accept them as disciples, I will naturally be here to solve the problem."

"Oh? The Lord is willing to give me advice, and Cai is also listening with utmost care."

Cai Mao's words are not false. I don't know how many people have squeezed their heads and want to listen to Pang Degong's lecture on the scriptures. Now it is a rare opportunity to be able to listen to such a close distance.

Pang Degong coughed lightly and said, "At that time, Chaisang was defeated, it was actually the fundamental reason that was not General Cai."

Cai Mao's eyes lit up, as if he had found a soulmate, and he wanted to pounce on him and thank him very much.

"Please give me some advice," Zhuge Liang and others asked.

Pang Degong said: "The Jingxiang Navy, under General Cai for many years, has been trained. It is well advanced and retreated. It is the best navy in the world. How could it face such a trivial matter? It is so panic that it is defeated by an unknown soldier?"

Cai Mao felt very resonant and unconsciously leaned his body forward.

Pang Degong continued: "If such an elite navy fights head-on, Sun Jian's troops will definitely be defeated in one battle and there is no chance of winning at all."

Liu Zheng asked, "What's the reason?"

Pang Degong smiled slightly: "The reason is very simple, it lies in morale."

"Moranna?" Everyone was a little confused.

"Yes, it's morale." Pang Degong affirmed: "Since General Cao entered Jingzhou, he has been thinking that most of his subordinates are northerners and are not good at water wars. Many generals and soldiers in the general have been organized into General Cai's command and hope that they can train well. But who knows..."

Cai Mao personally took over the topic. She looked resentful and angry at this moment: "Who knew that when those people entered my Jingzhou army, they not only refused to accept my orders, but also repeatedly provoked them. I thought about the overall situation of the lord and kept swallowing my anger. I didn't expect that they would be more aggressive and erratic in the practice. When I was practicing, I silenced my general's military orders."

"Well, soldiers are not convinced by the general. This matter has been a taboo in military strategists since ancient times. It is extremely harmful to morale and is more likely to cause misunderstandings among soldiers, which makes them feel unhappy."

Zhuge Liang's words made Cai Mao agree: "It's good, that's the reason."

"That's not counting." Pang Degong said: "It's fine if these people don't practice well and know the nature of water. They are still sarcastic and interfering with the training when others are practicing. The general wants to punish him, but he is blocked by General Xiahou Dun and scolds you, saying that you are making a big fuss and deliberately harming soldiers from Yanzhou and Yuzhou because you are a local wealthy family."

"But Xiahou Dun is the most trusted general under General Cao. General Cai is indecent and has no place to expel the grievances. Many Jingzhou soldiers are also indignant. This has affected the morale of the army, which is one of the reasons."

"Oh? There are two more?" Cai Mao asked.

"That's natural." Pang Degong said proudly: "When the general went to Chaisang, many soldiers from Yuzhou and Yanzhou joined their commands. Did the general think that these people not only vomited and had diarrhea after boarding the ship, without any contribution, but also brought all the blame and fired to Xiahou Dun after the war."

"Yes, this is the case." Cai Mao remembered again at this moment, and he was still so angry that he was so angry that he was irritated by his lord's confidant, "Xiahou Dun was despised by his lord's confidant and disdained this general. Therefore, this general secretly swore that he would defeat a hero who could not even defeat, so as to prove that Cai was even better than the Xiahou brothers."

"The general has good ambitions. I respect the general and wish him a bottle of his dream come true."

"Okay, drink, drink..."

Cai Mao drank a bottle of wine again, then sighed: "Oh, fortunately, the lord is wise and wise. He transferred the soldiers from Yanzhou and Yuzhou from a certain navy in time and entrusted all the affairs of the navy to Cai. Cai will never forget this great trust and kindness."

"Okay, the general is loyal and brave, and he is truly an unparalleled countryman." Pang Degong exclaimed.
To be continued...