Chapter 223 Zhang Wen Must Be Defeated

"Liu Aiqing, don't you have anything to say to me?"

After Liu Zhang visited the shrine, he knelt on the ground and waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for him to be flattened, but he did wait for Liu Hong's question.

what you want to say? I don't know what to say!

Liu Zhang couldn't help complaining in his heart, and once again made a big gift to Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty, I have so much to say, but I don't know where to start!"

"Oh? Then do you want me to remind you?"

Liu Zhang knelt for too long and was already sweating profusely from exhaustion. Coupled with Liu Hong's confusing attitude, he was even more flustered.

Tick, tick. .

The sweat actually condensed into water droplets, dripping to the ground continuously.

"Get up first."

Liu Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly got up to thank him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Liu Zhang finally saw Liu Hong's face clearly.

It was very plain, neither happy nor sad, and Liu Zhang couldn't see what kind of emotion Liu Hong was in.

"Liu Aiqing, I heard that you gave Zhang Wen a hard lesson and almost killed him?"

Liu Zhang thumped in his heart, and immediately thought of Zhang Wen suing Liu Hong!

"Your Majesty, I am not an arrogant and domineering person, but Zhang Wen is really deceiving! I risked my life to save him, but he is bent on harming me!"

"Because of the resentment and jealousy towards the minister, he actually sabotaged the chance that the minister finally designed to defeat the Xiliang rebels!"

"The ten thousand elite soldiers under my command did not die in the battle with the enemy, but all of them were killed by Zhang Wen! I can't swallow this breath!"

After saying that, Liu Zhang knelt down again, leaned over and knocked his head on the ground.

"I know that I am guilty, no matter what punishment your Majesty imposes, I have no complaints!"

Liu Zhang thought that Liu Hong would stand by him and forgive him immediately, but Liu Hong fell silent again.

After a long time, Liu Hong sighed softly.

"Get up first, I already know what happened. Zhang Wen didn't hide anything, and he couldn't hide it from me either."

Liu Zhang stood up slowly, the doubts in his heart deepened. what is it today? Liu Hong is also too abnormal.

"Your Majesty, this matter..."

"Okay, let's not mention this first."

Just as Liu Zhang was about to explain, Liu Hong interrupted him unexpectedly, and asked him what he thought of the Western Expedition.

"What do you think of Zhang Wen's expedition to Liangzhou?"

"this…"

Liu Zhang didn't directly express what was in his heart. Liu Hong was too abnormal today, and he was a little at a loss.

"Just say what you say, and you must seek truth from facts!"

Liu Zhang pondered for a while, then nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Wen will definitely lose."

"Oh? Are you so sure?"

To Liu Zhang's surprise, when Liu Hong heard Liu Zhang say that Zhang Wen would be defeated, his expression became much more relaxed.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I look down on him. Zhang Wen doesn't know how to fight at all, and he doesn't have any military affairs in his mind! Not only is he short-sighted, self-willed, but also ambitious, and many ideas are simply unrealistic! He will definitely be thwarted by Bian Zhang and others! "

Liu Hong nodded, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"After Zhang Wen's defeat, will Bian Zhang and others attack Sansuke again?"

"Won't."

Liu Zhang answered Liu Hong in the affirmative, whether it was based on historical experience or understanding of the situation, Liu Zhang was very affirmative.

"At least not within one to two years. Bianzhang Beigong Boyu has been defeated by me several times this time. There are not even one or two hundred thousand soldiers left, and his vitality has already been lost! Even if Zhang Wen is defeated this time, They can only run rampant in Liangzhou, absolutely powerless to attack Sansuke."

"Then if it were you, how would you put down the chaos in Liangzhou?"

Liu Zhang frowned deeply, Liu Hong was too abnormal today, why would he care about this normally?

"Your Majesty, the rebellion in Liangzhou is actually a rebellion by the Qiang people. If a large number of troops were not invested, it would definitely be difficult to solve in a short time."

Liu Hong obviously showed disappointment, obviously he was very dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's answer.

"Then can we just sit back and watch the chaos in Liangzhou continue?"

"Your Majesty, now that Bianzhang Beigong Boyu and others are newly defeated, after Zhang Wen chases to Liangzhou, he will definitely fight against the enemy. It is really difficult to win in such a situation where the right time, place and people do not take advantage of it!"

Liu Hong also understands this truth. Liangzhou has been rebelled by the Qiang people for a long time and has not been pacified for hundreds of years.

"This Liangzhou is also the land of my big man, and these Qiang people must not be allowed to wreak havoc!"

Liu Zhang couldn't help giving Liu Hong a high look. He didn't expect him to say such a thing! Before Liu Zhang thought that Liu Hong knew how to make money!

"Your Majesty, if you are anxious, you will make peace, if you are slow, you will leave! The matter of Liangzhou cannot be resolved overnight."

"If you are anxious, you will make peace, and if you are slow, you will leave?"

Liu Hong didn't understand what Liu Zhang meant, so he asked Liu Zhang to explain in detail.

"Most of the rebel soldiers in Xiliang are Qiang Hu Yicong and Qiang young and strong. They seem to obey Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu, but in fact they are all dominated by their own generals and tribes. Now Zhang Wen leads an army of 70,000, with a large army The momentum of victory is approaching Liangzhou, and they will definitely unite against our army in order not to be wiped out by our army."

"However, if our army does not attack Liangzhou, but instead adopts a posture of guarding against their invasion, the generals of Xiliang will think that our Han Dynasty is not powerful enough to enter Liangzhou to attack them!"

"Before the Battle of Meiyang, the Xiliang rebels probably didn't have such a problem. But after their defeat this time, they directly suffered close to 80,000 casualties! This will inevitably cause an imbalance between large and small forces. Since the imbalance, the status And power will be redistributed. Those who have great power will not be willing to have less power because of heavy casualties. Or those with little power will skyrocket because of the weakening of other forces!"

"In this case, if there is no external threat, they will have a dispute, and in the end they will inevitably fight. This is to make peace when you are in a hurry, and leave when you are slow."

"Your Majesty can get Zhang Wen back. First, you can stop the loss in time, and second, you can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."

This last sentence of persuasion was carefully considered by Liu Zhang. After careful consideration, Liu Zhang decided to give Liu Hong a correct suggestion.

What shocked Liu Zhang was that Liu Hong immediately vetoed his plan to retrieve Zhang Wen.

"No need, let him go."

Liu Zhang began to mutter again in his heart, could it be that Liu Hong didn't agree with his statement? Trust Zhang Wen more?

"Your Majesty is so optimistic about Zhang Wen, thinking that he can defeat the Xiliang generals?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong actually laughed, shaking his head while laughing.

"Don't you tell me that he will definitely be defeated?"

"That's right, and Zhang Wen just murdered more than 30,000 Qiang people, and he deliberately released the news! He must be struggling when he arrives in Liangzhou. If he can come back alive, it will be his fate!"

Why is Liu Zhang so sure that Zhang Wen will never end well? It is because he murdered so many Qiang people and spread the news by himself!

What happened when Huangfu Songkeng killed the Yellow Turban and surrendered his soldiers? At that time, the main force of the Yellow Turbans was wiped out, and the three brothers Zhang Jiao were all put to death!

And what about Zhang Wen? He has to face millions of Qiang people! He slaughtered like this, and even publicized it so much that the Qiang people hated him to the bone! How can Zhang Wen be easily let go?

Liu Hong didn't care about what Liu Zhang said at all, and he didn't even care about the life and death of the Western Expeditionary Army!

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about Zhang Wen's affairs. But this time, although you have made great contributions, you have also committed a serious crime. I will let your merits and demerits be equal!"

"Okay, you've been running around for so long, so go back and rest earlier."

(end of this chapter)