The classic story was in two sentences:
The dragon said to the phoenix,"I'll step on your fallen phoenix slope."
The phoenix said to the dragon,"I'll blast you into Wuzhang Plain."
Once, the two of them played a game of chess in Jingzhou.
Let's not talk about the start of the first game.
When it comes to the endgame, Zhuge Liang uses red and Pang Tong uses black.
The Red Team was in a precarious situation. There was no Minister, only a commander and two horses. The Black Team had three Black Soldiers. The ones in the Red Team had four or seven who entered the eighth rank. There are four marshals. A general does not have an elephant. The red horse holding the big horn is in the red fourth position, and the other horse is in the ninety-seventh position. It's time for the red to go first.
Zhuge Liang said,"How is it? Stepping on your Fallen Phoenix Slope?"
Pang Tong, who was a phoenix chick, immediately felt that something bad was going to happen. He immediately replied, not willing to be outdone,"Consider it my loss. One more round, and I promise to shoot you 50 feet away with one shot.”
In the second game, both sides switched their stones. Pang Tong used the red side and Zhuge Liang used the black side.
The battle was intense, and the ending was like this:
The red team was at the river boundary, and the black team was at the fifth position. It was time for the red chess piece to leave.
[Rook Four into Four: The red rook blocks the opponent's elephant eye and forces the opponent's general.] Forcing the general like this was beneficial for the future. Black General 5 retreated 1;
[Pao 7 vs 5: Because the red car is blocking the opponent's elephant eye, Pao will move directly to the middle and take down the opponent's army.]
Because the red chariot was blocking the opponent's elephant eye, the other escape routes were blocked by the black side's own soldiers, so the sergeant could only save the chariot.
The red car decisively took the black taxi. They are called generals. The black general could only draw 4 at 5;
[Red Square Cannon: Overlapping the cannon cars, the opponent will have nowhere to escape. If the Red Square Cannon takes advantage of the situation and forces its way over, it will die.]
Pang Tong fulfilled his promise and retaliated smugly,"Five cannons against six, I'll shoot you five zhang away!”
As the saying goes, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed! The two military strategists were very clever in predicting the other party's death!
There were two famous broken pieces in Chinese chess: One was to step on the 82nd and 22nd place to win, which was called Luofeng Slope; The other was to fight back and forth in the middle lane. In the end, there were no more players to fill in, so he fought in Wuzhang Plain for Pao.
Why was Pang Tong called Phoenix?
Pang Tong was born in the year 179. In his early years, he had been given the title of 'Young Phoenix.' The reason why he was given such a title was naturally inseparable from his talent. This was because 'Young Phoenix' meant 'Little Phoenix'. In other words, Pang Tong was destined to be an extraordinary figure. As time passed and the conditions matured, he would naturally become a figure that soared beyond the nine heavens. Pang Tong's life experience was a strong proof of the title of' Young Phoenix.'
At first, Pang Tong had intended to serve Sun Quan, but Sun Quan valued Zhou Yu more. He had no choice but to come to Liu Bei's side under Zhuge Liang's recommendation. As he got to know Liu Bei better, the two of them became people who talked about the world and the relationship between monarch and minister. They became people who Liu Bei could trust and appoint other than Zhuge Liang.
When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang broke up, Pang Tong had offered Liu Bei three secret plans: "Choosing elite soldiers and attacking Chengdu day and night can be done in one fell swoop. Yang Huai and Gao Pei are famous generals in Shu. They have elite troops under them and are guarding the critical moment. We can pretend to return to Jingzhou and lure their light cavalry to meet us. We can capture and kill them and then march into Chengdu. Return to the White Emperor, even lead Jingzhou, slowly attack Yizhou, this is the next plan. If he hesitated, he would be in great danger and he couldn't stay here for long.”
His trick was used by Liu Bei and was of great help, revealing his talent.
Liu Bei believed that the trap made sense and followed it. After killing Yang Huai and Gao Pei, he led his troops straight to Chengdu. Along the way, he was like a hot knife through butter. He successfully conquered all the places he passed by and soon reached Fucheng. In Fucheng, Liu Bei gathered his soldiers, set up a banquet to make fun of them, and was very satisfied.
Until the year 214, when he died from an arrow, he became a famous general that Liu Bei put in an important position.
Reading history makes people wise. Those who read history often are naturally smart people. I encourage everyone to read more history. Only knowledge was a power that would never disappear.
Long Jiuxiao commented: Pang Tong is good at understanding people. He is handsome and talented. He often comes up with strange plans. His words must be accurate. He is indeed a talent of his generation. It was a pity that he died young and did not achieve great merit, which made people sigh.
He said,
In terms of breadth of knowledge, Zhuge, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu were all very intelligent. They visited their teachers and friends, and their strategies could not escape each other's eyes.
In terms of personality, Zhuge's personality was more complete. Unfortunately, no one in the world could share his burden. Otherwise, he would have become a country for a lifetime. Pang Shiyuan could not tolerate others, and Xu Yuanzhi was stupid and filial, which was really not worth mentioning.
In terms of political talent, Zhuge Liang was far superior to Pang Shiyuan and Xu Yuanzhi. Whether it was observing the war situation in the Later Han Dynasty, predicting the balance of power between the three countries, or even ruling the country according to law in the later period, his political talent was enough to show.
In terms of military ability, Pang Tong was slightly inferior to Zhuge Liang and stronger than Xu Shu. Pang Tong was eager for success and instant benefit, and he died before he could finish the battle!
It could be said that Pang Tong was the one who had it the worst. First, he was despised by Sun Quan for his ugly appearance and was not valued. Then, when he followed Liu Bei, he was blinded by greed and died on the battlefield. This was all caused by his personality.
Although Pang Tong died young, he left behind many great achievements: Offering advice to lock the ship, managing Leiyang, discussing the capture of Western Shu…Every matter related to him was filled with wisdom.
In modern terms:
Before Zhuge Liang left the mountain, he had a few good friends. They were Xu Shu, Shi Tao, and Meng Jian. Pang Tong was familiar with him, but there was a gap between them. Back then, they talked about studies, life, ideals, and the future together.
That was really," Just a classmate, young, in the prime of his life, with the spirit of a scholar. Pointing to rivers and mountains, stimulating words, dung soil was once a marquis of ten thousand households.”
Later, Meng Jian wanted to work in the Cao Group in the north. Zhuge Liang told him that a big company like the Cao Group had a lot of talents. It would be difficult for him to develop there. Why don't we wait for an opportunity and find a small start-up company to develop together? [Note 1]
[Note 1: Hou Gongwei missed his hometown and wanted to return to the north. Liang said to him: "The scholars of the Heavenly Dynasty are so generous. Why do you have to travel to your hometown?”
Meng Jian didn't listen to Zhuge Liang's advice, so he went to Cao's Group to work. Meng Jian's idea was probably more in line with the concept of most people working. After all, to work, one had to find a big company!
Later on, the Liu Corporation was reorganized and listed in Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Shi Tao followed Liu Bei.
From the perspective of workers, were Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Shi Tao's choices better than Meng Jian's? It was really hard to say.
When Meng Jian joined a big company like the Cao Corporation, he would definitely have to start from the bottom. As for Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Shi Tao, if they entered a small company like the Liu Corporation, they would definitely be able to enter the core of power as soon as they entered.
Later, under the suppression of the Cao Corporation, small start-ups like the Liu Corporation were on the verge of bankruptcy.
Faced with this situation, Zhuge Liang believed that if he continued to follow Liu Bei through this hurdle, he would have a glorious tomorrow. Xu Shu and Shi Tao thought that instead of staying in a small company that was about to go bankrupt, it was better to jump ship to a big company to develop.
From the perspective of a worker, whose choice was more correct? It was really hard to say.
For example, Zhuge Liang stayed in a small start-up company and later became a national cadre. Xu Shu and Shi Tao jumped ship to work in a big company. Later on, they only became a city-level cadre. Many years later, Zhuge Liang felt sorry for them. [Note 2]
[Note 2]: In the middle of the year of Dahe, Zhuge Liang went out to Longyou. When he heard that Yuan Zhi and Guangyuan were so rich, he sighed and said: "Wei Shu, you're too much of a scholar! Why didn't you use them?"
Due to the influence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people believed that Xu Shu had left Liu Bei before Zhuge Liang left the mountain. In fact, Xu Shu's departure from Liu Bei was one of the most dangerous moments in Liu Bei's life.
One had to know that Liu Bei was chased by Cao Cao's army to the point where he did not even care about his wife. More importantly, when Zhao Yun returned to save Ah Dou, someone told Liu Bei that Zhao Yun was going to surrender to Cao Cao. [Note 3]
From the relevant content, we can roughly see how miserable Liu Bei was at that time.
[Note 3: At the beginning, when the First Ruler was defeated, someone said that he had fled to the North. The First Ruler hit him with his halberd and said: "Zilong didn't leave me behind." Soon, the cloud arrived.
Judging from Pang Tong's personal experience, he was quite talented, especially in military affairs. He was indeed stronger than Zhuge Liang. One of them was good at internal affairs, while the other was good at military operations. If they could complement each other, they might really bring a different outcome to the three countries.
However, the flaws in Pang Tong's character were also obvious. He was 'proud of his talent and was jealous of others.' Although he was very talented, he had always been depressed because of his appearance and personality. His entire life was ruined by these words.
Pang Tong's adventurous personality meant that he would not live long. Even if he did not die on Fallen Phoenix Slope, he would pay the price for his arrogance and suspicion in the future. He might die in another adventure.
Pang Tong should be a famous person in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was once as famous as Zhuge Liang and was known as "Mr. Phoenix". The folk advertisements were even more bizarre. With one person, the world would be at peace. It was similar to some pharmaceutical advertisements now: He could recover with one pill. However, when Pang Tong appeared, he became a foil to Zhuge Liang.
When we evaluate a person's wisdom, it is not just their intelligence, but also their character, morality, and breadth of mind. After all, in this world, only people with a firm personality and a broad mind can get more support, live longer, and go further.
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