"What is Zhang Ren doing...how can it be breached so soon?
Didn’t I give him 30,000 troops and horses? That’s 30,000 troops and horses..."
"No... Zhang Ren is unreliable at all! I... I have to..."
Liu Zhang muttered as he walked, and as he spoke, his legs and feet began to turn outwards consciously.
"Lord! Where...are you going?"
"Why?
Lord, do you want to leave?"
"No... no, I can't hang myself with you losers..."
Liu Zhang was still mumbling. In fact, he wanted to run away last time. If it hadn't been for the large number of people at that time, and Pang Xi and Cai Zhaoji, who were nearby, he might have fled to Yunnan to live happily.
Already.
It’s not that he has done nothing in these years. He has no desire to dominate, but he has the disease of being unable to get rich. Regarding the general trend of the world, there is only one thing that can be seen most clearly, and that is: no matter whether the world’s final surname is Liu, Cao or Cao,
Surname Sun…
The person who sits on the throne cannot be me.
After so many years of separatism, he still understands this truth.
So he began to transfer his wealth early, to the southwest, northwest, to the border and beyond the Great Wall - the Shu brocade business not only brought him wealth, but also several wealthy businessmen friends he had made over the years.
It can also provide him with a way to survive.
Anyway…
He is going to run away.
Pang Xi saw something was wrong and quickly went up to stop him, but he probably didn't have enough time to get there...
It's just that God's will didn't want Liu Zhang to escape from here. Just when Liu Zhang was about to run out...
Everyone present heard Bang's muffled sound.
The next moment, Liu Zhang fell to the ground, clutching his head and feeling dizzy.
"Hey, what are you doing, Mr. Zhou Mu, in such a hurry?"
"Ma...Ma Dai...you...you kid..."
Even if Liu Zhang didn't raise his head to see the face of the visitor, just by hearing his snarky voice, he knew he was meeting the person he least wanted to see——
At this moment, Ma Dai appeared at the gate with his arms folded, just like a door god guarding there. Not to mention Liu Zhang wanted to escape, even if he was a mosquito, Ma Dai would not let him go.
Liu Zhang gritted his teeth and looked at Ma Dai who had a mean smile on his face. He wanted to say something dirty, but he didn't dare to say it in front of him. In the end, his face turned red and he just sat on the ground trembling.
"Look, Pang Pang has arrived. Mr. Zhou Mu, why are you still sitting on the ground?"
As he said that, Ma Dai didn't care about Liu Zhang's mood and directly hooked his armpits and lifted him up from the ground. Those who didn't know thought Ma Dai was holding a little one.
"You... Ma Dai! Let me go. You have become more and more courageous recently. You and I will. Just because I agree to cooperate with you does not mean that you can do whatever you want. Be careful, I will send you to
…”
"My lord, where did you want to go just now?"
"...Ahem...no...nothing, I just have a stomachache and want to go to the toilet. Is there...any problem?"
Liu Zhang was still unable to come down even though he was flexing his teeth and claws in mid-air. As a result, he heard Pang Xi's eerie voice coming from beside him...
He immediately became more honest... Moreover, because the commotion was too big, everyone around him had already gathered around, so it was really difficult for him to escape now.
"Of course it's no problem. How about you go first, my lord? It's okay for us to wait for you before we talk about today's matters."
"...Let's get down to business now, I...I don't want to go."
Seeing this, Pang Xi and Cai Zhaoji and others on the side smiled at each other, and finally allowed Liu Zhang, a coward, to stay.
——
However, the situation will not change in any way because Liu Zhang stays.
When Pang Xi conveyed the military information from Luo County expressionlessly, everyone's faces were ashen.
Especially Liu Zhang...when he heard that the specific number of casualties on his side in just three days had exceeded 12,000, he couldn't help but feel weak in his legs and about to fall to the ground.
Fortunately, there was someone holding him up so that he wouldn't fall.
But this situation was unexpected by everyone. The only generals staying with Liu Zhang at the moment were Xiang Cun and Fu Jing. Seeing this, the two of them immediately raised their doubts:
"But this shouldn't be the case. Not to mention that General Zhang Ren is supervising the battle. There are also several generals such as Liu Sui, Ling Bao, Deng Xian and Yan Yan sitting on the front line. No matter how strong Liu Bei's army is, it will still be difficult to defend against natural dangers.
There has to be a stalemate between us for a while..."
"No, that's not the case. In fact, General Zhang Ren's defeat is inevitable. On the contrary, these casualties have been controlled. Otherwise, our situation will only become more difficult. Two generals, you have forgotten a few things...
"
"...Ma...Ma Dai, what do you think?"
In response to the two people's judgments, Ma Daidang even raised a refutation.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on him.
At this time, Ma Dai was completely different from his previous carefree appearance, or in other words, now is his true appearance.
Ma Dai, who had followed his two elder brothers on the battlefield since he was a child, had not only developed martial arts skills since he was a child, he was also familiar with the methods of leading troops in war.
When he realized that he, Cai Zhaoji and others were in crisis these days, the first thing he did was to thoroughly investigate all aspects of Liu Zhangjun's status.
Including the management and distribution of armaments, grain, and baggage teams...
Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that Zhang Ren left his adjutant here to take care of him before leaving...
But the understanding during this period did not make Ma Dai feel happy, but instead gave rise to endless worries.
And "benefiting" from this, many people in the army now hate Ma Dai with itch - they use chicken feathers as arrows. This is Ma Dai in their eyes.
Even Liu Zhang was tortured to death by Ma Dai, but he could not just take back Zhang Ren's power as deputy general. In this case, if his only capable general alienated him because of this, it would be more of a loss than he gained.
"First of all, if it were just Liu Bei's army, your team would not have retreated so quickly, but you have also forgotten that there is a person who knows you very well in the enemy formation - not to mention Zhang Song's rebellion.
The map of Yizhou was handed over to Liu Bei. Wu Yi once achieved the level of being equal to General Zhang Ren. Do you think that with his mentality, after being alienated by Master Zhou Mu, he would not consider his own way out and leave a few options behind?
?"
"I'm telling you, just the fact that the enemy knows the situation of the food, grass and baggage is enough to kill you."
"ah……"
Xiang Cun and Fu Jin were stunned for a while, but it was not over yet.
Ma Dai next turned his attention to the culprit——
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Mr. Zhou Mu, don't think you can escape the relationship."
"I...what's the problem with me..."
"Take a good look at what is written in this letter. General Zhang Ren said it euphemistically - there is insufficient food and grass, and the armaments are inferior. Your soldiers are all hungry and fighting with others. Only those who can win are the devils.
!”
"Today, if nothing else, I advise you to take out the food you have hidden as soon as possible and send it to the front line as soon as possible! And your guards - they don't fight, so it's hard to put weapons in their hands.
Is it a decoration?
Send them all to the front line, if... you still want to keep your own Chengdu."
The more Ma Dai talked, the angrier he became, and in the end he wanted to spit on Liu Zhang's face. This caused Liu Zhang's already fragile little heart to suddenly be unable to bear it and was about to faint.
