Why did Liu Bei, the most benevolent man in the Three Kingdoms, kill his strategist Pang Tong?

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei was famous for his benevolence and accepted talents. What is his slogan for recruiting talents? Wolong, Feng Chu, one of the two, can the world be safe? Pang Tong was one of them. He was loyal to Liu Bei and never had second thoughts, but he died in the end. People say that Liu Bei, the kindest one, killed him. So what is the truth?

Pang Tong is Liu Bei's strategist, and he often gives advice to Liu Bei. Pang Tong once told Liu Bei that we should make a surprise attack first. Once we make a surprise victory, it will be very beneficial to the current situation. After listening to this, Liu Bei agreed with him, but Liu Bei refused him, because Liu Bei is famous for his benevolence and righteousness in the eyes of people all over the world. If he starts a war innocently, he will certainly lose the hearts and minds of the people. So what is needed for a surprise victory is a legal and compliant reason. How clever Pang Tong was, he immediately understood what Liu Bei meant.

So Pang Tong began to plan this matter. First, he leaked Liu Bei's whereabouts to Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang occupied surprisingly through others, because Liu Zhang always wanted to kill Liu Bei. Liu Zhang found someone to ambush Liu Bei after knowing his whereabouts, while Pang Tong rode Liu Bei's white horse alone and was shot to death by random arrows. After Pang Tong's death, someone left Liu with Pang Tong's last words, which generally meant that Liu Zhang shot and killed the commander of the national army for no reason. Now, the master can crusade against Liu Zhang in the name of revenge for the military adviser, so as to gain a surprise victory. When Liu Bei saw this letter, he burst into tears and buried Pang Tong himself.

Liu Bei led an army to attack Xichuan and soon won Xichuan. Pang Tong is a man who is willing to sacrifice himself for great things. He looked down on fame and fortune and always safeguarded Liu Bei's interests. Thus, Pang Tong was a grateful man, and his death had nothing to do with Liu Bei. It can be said that he is willing to die for Liu Bei, not that Liu Bei designed to kill him.