Pang Tong's Death
See also: Liu Bei's takeover of Yi ProvinceLiu Bei attacked Liu Zhang in Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) on the advice of Pang Tong. Before a battle at Luo County (雒縣; present-day Guanghan, Sichuan), Pang Tong's horse reared and threw him off its back. This was regarded as a bad omen. Liu Bei then offered to Pang Tong his own steed, Dilu (的盧), out of kindness. Dilu was said to bring bad luck to its rider. Liu Zhang's general Zhang Ren, who planned an ambush near Luo County, recognised Dilu and mistook its rider to be Liu Bei, so he ordered his archers to fire at the rider, who was actually Pang Tong. Pang Tong's place of death was called Valley of the Fallen Phoenix. (Pang Tong's nickname was "Young Phoenix" (鳳雛).)
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