After hearing what Ma Wan said, Zhang Heng had nothing to say. It wasn't that he had no ambition, but his strength really didn't allow it. After all, no one would settle for mediocrity.
Since he can fight hard, he will fight hard no matter what.
If he wins, he will have a bright future. It doesn't matter if he loses. It's enough for him to work hard.
The success of the king and the defeat of the bandits have been constant since ancient times.
"Okay, then let us brothers join hands and have a good showdown with Yuan Shu in Liangzhou. I would like to give you a drink."
Hearing Zhang Heng's agreement, Ma Wan had nothing to say and directly picked up the wine cup on the table.
"Dry."
Zhang Heng also picked up the wine cup and drank a gulp with Ma Wan.
"Zhifeng, since we have decided to challenge Yuan Shu, we must do our best to gather troops and horses, and we must defeat Yuan Shu."
After putting down the wine baron, Zhang Heng continued to talk to Ma Wan.
"Well, I know this too, so what to do next, Ma Wan will follow my brother's orders."
Ma Wan looked at Zhang Heng. Since he said this, he must have corresponding countermeasures, so he just had to listen.
"In this way, first of all, I will ask Ma Teng's envoy to go back first. Then I have some friendship with Cheng Yi. I will be a lobbyist for him, and you will be the candidate. If we can deal with these two people, our chances in this battle will be great.
Bigger.”
Zhang Heng thought for a moment and decided to split up with Ma Wanbing. He would persuade Cheng Yi himself while Ma Wan found the candidate.
"Okay, just as the elder brother said, I will find the candidates right away, and Chengyi will be left to you."
Hearing Zhang Heng's words, Ma Wan had no objection and directly clasped his fist at Zhang Heng.
"Well, without further ado, I won't keep you as a brother. Let's split up and wish you success."
Zhang Heng also stood up and played with his fists on the horse.
"Well, farewell."
Ma Wan left the banquet, turned around and walked out.
"My lord, have you really decided to go to war with Yuan Shu?"
After Ma Wan left, a soldier came to him.
"Du Zheng, if you were asked to give up your current glory, wealth, fine clothes and food to become a leading soldier, would you be willing?"
Zhang Heng looked at his captain, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes. He also knew that it was not a good idea to raise troops to fight Yuan Shu now, but he had to fight for everything in his hands.
"Of course I don't want to. Now that my lord has made his decision, Du Zheng will accompany you to fight Yuan Shu to see if the Jizhou Army is really as powerful as the legend says."
Zhang Heng's words really spoke to Du Zheng's heart. As the saying goes, people perish for wealth and birds perish for food. If you want to keep what you have in front of you, you have to fight with your life.
"Haha, you're right. Let's fight. Prepare your horses. I'm going to find Cheng Yi."
Zhang Heng smiled slightly. It seemed that he was not the only one who wanted to fight to the death to protect the food. These middle and high-level generals also had the same idea. Since his military strength was available, he had nothing to fear.
"promise."
Ma Teng contacted all parties here, and the envoys from Yuan Shu also arrived at Yang Qiu's distance. After all, he was much closer to Jincheng than Ma Teng.
"General, the envoy from Jizhou Mu Yuan Shu has arrived."
Yang Qiu was boxing in the yard. When he heard the news, he immediately stopped his boxing, and his own guards helped him bring him a towel.
"Whose messenger did you say is here?"
After Yang Qiu wiped the sweat from his face, he fixed his gaze on the personal guard who delivered the message.
"It's the envoy from Jizhou Mu Yuan Shu who has arrived."
The guard could only clasp his fists again and repeat what he just said.
"Yuan Shu's envoy is so strange, Debao, what do you think?"
After confirming that it was Yuan Shu's envoy, Yang Qiu stared at the general standing on the other side.
"General, Yuan Shu's envoy must be here for Ma Teng."
Zhang Liang and Zhang Debao looked at Yang Qiu and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Well, yes or no, Yuan Shu's envoy came not only for Ma Teng, but also for the entire Liangzhou."
Yang Qiu walked into the house while talking, and Zhang Liang also followed Yang Qiu into the house.
"How to say?"
After hearing Yang Qiu's words, Zhang Liang's mind couldn't turn around.
"Haha, Yuan Jiujiu has basically occupied the entire north of the Han Dynasty. How could such a person send his troops to the west just for a mere Ma Teng? Although he sent people here to deal with Ma Teng, his original intention was to distinguish
Those who are willing to surrender to him will be fine. Once anyone opposes or stands on the neutral side, then after Yuan Shu takes care of Ma Teng, the remaining people will also face the situation of being purged."
To be honest, Yang Qiu saw the problem very clearly. He understood a lot just from the arrival of Yuan Shu's envoy.
"Then what should we do?
Yuan Shu now has strong troops and horses. If we don't submit as you said, the situation will be difficult in the future."
After hearing Yang Qiu's explanation, Zhang Liang finally understood that the chess game Yuan Shu was playing was no longer limited to winning battles, but was directly focused on Liangzhou.
"Haha, as you said, Yuan Shu is indeed much stronger than Ma Teng now. If we don't defect now, there is only one choice. Send troops to help Ma Teng defeat Yuan Shu."
Yang Qiu immediately thought about the subsequent situation. Now he was faced with a choice between two, either to help Ma Teng or to defect to Yuan Shu. It was impossible for a neutral faction to exist, because all neutral factions would be defeated in the end.
The reckoning will only happen when the sky and the sky are not responding and the earth and the earth are not working properly.
"General, what are you going to choose?
Should I hold on to everything I have now and help Ma Teng defeat Yuan Shu, or should I give up all my glory and wealth and submit to Yuan Shu?"
Now that Yang Qiu has figured out all the details, Zhang Liang has nothing to say.
"What do you think we should choose?"
Yang Qiu's brows furrowed tightly as he spoke. This was a difficult decision to make. On the one hand, the outcome was unknown and the entire army might be wiped out. On the other hand, although he could save his life, it would be difficult to develop further.
"I don't know anything else. What I only know is that Yuan Shu is now the most powerful prince in the world. He holds the land of Youji, Qingyan, Xuzhou and Liuzhou. His strength is not something we can compete with. In the end, this big man will spend his time.
I feel that Yuan Shu has the highest hope for who will fall. As for the choice, it all depends on what the general thinks."
Now that Yang Qiu had asked himself, Zhang Liang did not hide anything and directly expressed his meaning in a subtle way.
After all, Yuan Shu was powerful and occupied a large area. Even if he was defeated in Liangzhou this time, so what?
In less than two years, he could organize a wave of troops to attack Liangzhou again, but what about the princes of Liangzhou?
Can we resist Yuan Shu's attack here?
Instead of going to fight Yuan Shu with Ma Teng now, it would be better to defect to Yuan Shu directly and become a subordinate of the founding monarch than living a precarious life.
Of course, he did not explain any of this, but he believed that with Yang Qiu's ability, he could definitely understand what he meant.
