Pang Tong's fame still depends on Si Mahui's propaganda. Pang Tong went to visit Si Mahui, and they talked all night, which was very speculative. That night, Si Mahui was very grateful to Pang Tong. It can be seen that the two did not understand each other for a long time. In the Warring States Period, Zhao Kuo also listened to what Zhao Haoqi and Cheng Xiao said, bowed to the Lord, and finally suffered a fiasco in Changping.
When Liu Bei was down and out, he worshipped whoever was famous, which can be said to be desperate. After meeting Si Mahui, he recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong. There are several people scattered around the world, and I want to recommend them because of their word of mouth and their initial impression.
After Pang Tong took refuge in Liu Bei, his main contribution was to make Liu Bei determined to seize Yizhou. He gave Liu Beixian three serial stratagems. The plan is to sneak attack on Chengdu. The plan is to trap and kill generals loyal to Liu Zhang, and then occupy Chengdu. As for the plan, it was planned slowly from Baidicheng down the river. As a result, Liu Bei used this trick and successfully captured Sichuan.
But Pang Tong's death was not worth it. He took the lead in attacking the city and was killed by an arrow in Luofengpo (now Deyang, Sichuan). As a literati and commander-in-chief, it is the duty to take command in the town. As a strategist, you lead troops to the front and die. Isn't this the common sense that military strategists are careless and make big taboos? Have you ever seen Zhuge Liang lead the charge?
Later generations Fang Xiaoru's evaluation of Pang Tong was very unkind: Si Mahui called Kongming Pang Tong, which I deeply doubt. People who support this theory can die early in Pang Tong, so their achievements are not as good as those of Kong Ming. And I think, even if Pang Tong dies, he can't compare with Kong Ming. Kong Zhixue is aboveboard and almost kingly, and Pang Tongduo's words are cunning and utilitarian.
Fang Xiaoru's remarks were triggered by Pang Tong's urging Liu Bei to seize the heart of Yizhou. Liu Bei was afraid that the world would break its promise. Pang Tong found out what forced Liu Bei to submit. Zhang was in a hurry, and it was interesting to seize Liu's position in a modest way.