Chapter 221 Parting Ways
For the next few days, Meiyang City did not make any moves, and was busy digesting the fruits of victory.
This time the Han army's use of troops against the Xiliang army has completely shattered the ambition of Bianzhang Beigong Boyu and others to occupy Sanfu!
Bian Zhang saw that the situation was not good and fled, but he almost escaped with his own body, and all 30,000 soldiers under his command were buried!
Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou's cavalry escaped only a few thousand people, and almost everyone was injured!
The one with the least casualties was Liang Kui who ambushed Liu Zhang at the foot of Beishan Mountain, and in the end only lost more than a thousand people.
Only Hou Wen, who hid in Qiangu, and Han Sui, who stayed behind in the camp, did not suffer any losses.
Han Sui was the most decisive. Seeing Sun Jian's attack, he didn't have any thought of resisting, so he just abandoned the camp and left.
This also caused the Xiliang army to lose all its food and supplies!
On all battlefields, the Han army achieved decisive victories, killing more than 40,000 Xiliang rebels and taking more than 30,000 prisoners, while the official army only lost less than 10,000 people, most of whom were Liu Zhang. Part of the Rear General's Mansion.
After Bian Zhang and others gathered, there were less than 20,000 soldiers, and there was no food, grass, supplies, or ground to stand on. After the sum of several people, they can only retreat to Liangzhou for the time being, and then look for a good opportunity.
Sunny City, Council Hall of the County Governor's Office
Zhang Wenduan sat on the main seat, although there were many generals and schoolmen in the room, they were all unfamiliar faces.
Sun Jian resigned and left, Dong Zhuo was out of illness, and Liu Zhang was even more resolute, leading his troops back to Luoyang.
But Zhang Wen didn't have any dissatisfaction, and was very happy in his heart!
All those who disagreed with him and those who didn't take him seriously all left, and Zhang Wen sat in this position more securely!
Now Zhang Wen is truly exercising the right to be a chariot general!
Tens of thousands of troops are at his disposal, and all the generals in the army will follow his lead, and there will never be any disrespect or disobedience.
"Everyone, not long ago, I planned to destroy the Xiliang rebels! All the thieves were wiped out, and Li Wenhou, the commander of the thieves, was awarded the head! Only Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and others fled alone!"
"It has been found out that Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and others have already fled to Yuzhong. According to the general's estimation, they should want to escape back to their old nest, Jincheng County."
"Our army has been victorious day after day, and the morale is booming! I want the whole army to rush to Liangzhou to wipe out Bianzhang Beigong Boyu and other thieves, and restore the stability of Liangzhou people!"
Zhou Shen stood up directly, and first expressed his affirmation of Zhang Wen's plan.
"Zhang Cheqi is wise! The bandit army has been wiped out, and even if they escape back to Liangzhou, they can only linger on their last breaths! I guess the bandits will be crowned when the heavenly soldiers arrive!"
Zhou Shen was the top general other than Zhang Wen. He expressed his attitude, and the rest of the generals dared not have any objections, and they all stood up to express their agreement.
"I will wait for Zhang Qiqi to dispatch!"
Zhang Wen also stood up, and it could be seen from his joyful face that he must be very satisfied.
"Okay! Please, generals, go get ready. Three days later, our army will go straight to Liangzhou!"
"promise!"
"General Zhou."
Zhang Wen turned to look at Zhou Shen, "The Xiliang army's captives are all Qianghu traitors, keeping them would only waste food, and they will not be educated at all! Go and kill them all!"
"Kill the prisoners?"
Zhou Shen was very surprised and looked at Zhang Wen suspiciously.
"Not bad! Kill them all!"
Seeing that Zhou Shen was still looking distressed and unmoved, Zhang Wen urged him again.
"General Zhou, don't worry too much, just follow the order!"
Zhang Wen's attitude was very tough, and Zhou Shen didn't dare to question too much, so he could only submit to his orders.
"Yes, the last general takes orders..."
One day later, more than 30,000 Xiliang prisoners were all murdered. The news spread like wildfire, and soon shocked the world!
Why did Zhang Wen kill the prisoners?
There are no more than two reasons, one is to deter the enemy, and the other is to build prestige.
Liu Zhang is gone, Zhang Wen must have real prestige to deter the generals, and killing prisoners is the best and fastest way.
Zhang Wen wanted to follow Huangfusong's example. At the beginning, Huangfusong slaughtered tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers and built it into a Beijing temple. Soon his reputation spread all over the world! It was Huangfusong's approach that inspired Zhang Wen.
As a general, don't be kind to women! Must be ruthless!
This is Zhang Wen's current awareness!
All of this has nothing to do with Liu Zhang, he has completed his mission.
When Zhang Wen finished his pledge and the whole army went to Liangzhou for conquest, Liu Zhang had already passed Chang'an.
Although Liu Zhang's trilogy has been reduced by more than half, the momentum has not weakened. The most important thing is that the momentum is still huge.
Without him, there is still one man and two riders, and every soldier rides back on horseback.
Liu Zhang didn't care about the casualties of his soldiers with Zhang Wen anymore, but the war horse didn't soften at all.
Liu Zhang gathered 12,000 horses without asking Zhang Wen if he agreed, and walked out of the city swaggeringly.
In fact, Zhang Wen didn't have any objections. He didn't want to see Liu Zhang for a moment, and it was Zhang Wen's wish to use some war horses to let him go!
"My lord, it is said that Bao Hong from Fufeng County led 30,000 soldiers from Fufeng County to support Zhang Wen, and now he has joined forces with Zhang Wen to go to Liangzhou together."
Huang Zhong stepped forward and reported the latest situation to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang nodded, and looked at Huang Zhong again.
"Han Sheng, how is your injury? Is there really no problem?"
Huang Zhong was very moved. Before leaving the city, Liu Zhang asked about his injuries several times, and he cared about him continuously along the way.
"My lord, don't worry, a little injury is nothing to worry about!"
Dian Wei also came up to him with a displeased look on his face.
"General Huang, you are too soft-hearted! If that bastard Zhang Wen dares to do this to me, look, I won't wring his head off and use it as a chamber pot for the lord!"
Liu Zhang glanced at Dian Wei, and knew that this reckless man couldn't spit ivory out of his mouth.
"Keep it to yourself, I don't want such an ugly chamber pot!"
Dian Wei couldn't understand Liu Zhang's implication at all. He also nodded foolishly.
"Yeah, my lord doesn't say I haven't noticed yet! This Wen is really ugly!"
Dian Wei's mentality is so good, even if the whole world thinks he is the ugliest, he still thinks he is very handsome!
"My lord, the addition of Bao Hong directly made Zhang Wen's strength soar. He brought tens of thousands of victorious troops, and Bian Zhang and others are at the end of their way. How can they resist?"
Tai Shici also came up, obviously unwilling.
They spent so much effort and killed so many brothers, and finally let Zhang Wen take advantage of it! The most hateful thing is that Zhang Wen directly caused the death of the soldiers under his command!
Liu Zhang was obviously not that nervous, and still looked relaxed. He knew exactly what the outcome of Zhang Wen's expedition to Liangzhou would be!
"Ziyi, I know you have always been worried about the casualties of the brothers in Wufengying, but after all, people cannot be resurrected after death. I can only teach Zhang Wen a lesson. If you really kill him, it will be too involved! After all, he Now I am General Cheqi! No matter how much His Majesty favors me, he will never let it go!"
(end of this chapter)