Liu Zhang couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Zhang Wen said these four words a little too reluctantly!
"General Dong's words are wrong!"
At this time, the bandit general Zhou Shen stood up and spoke directly against Dong Zhuo.
Zhang Wen's eyes lit up. Zhou Shen was his direct descendant and would definitely speak for him.
Zhou Shen and Dong Zhuo are on the same level. If Liu Zhang continues to be humble, he can take advantage of the situation and take back his life.
"Does General Zhou want to experience being surrounded again? Does he still think that our Han soldiers have not suffered enough casualties?"
Dong Zhuo hated Zhang Wen to death. Now that he had the chance, he would naturally try his best to bring him down.
"Huh, General Dong, don't let Zhang Cheqi take the blame for anything!"
Like Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen must protect Zhang Wen. If Zhang Wen fails, how can Zhou Shen have a good life!
Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo exploded immediately after hearing Zhou Shen's words.
"You won't let him carry it? If you don't let him carry it, will you carry it? Ah! More than 20,000 lives died miserably, why should you carry it!"
Dong Zhuo had all his anger written on his face, and then pointed a finger at Sun Jian.
"Ask Sun Sima, how many times did he tell Zhang Wen not to pursue blindly? If Zhang Wen could have listened to even half of a sentence, how could he have caused such a big disaster?"
"If General Hou hadn't descended from the sky with his magic soldiers and suddenly attacked, if General Zhao hadn't killed two people with force, and General Hou had scared off the thieves this time, would you and I still be able to sit here peacefully?"
"An army of one hundred thousand! This is an army of one hundred thousand! Zhang Wen was almost killed in just one battle!"
Sun Jian neither catered to Dong Zhuo nor defended Zhang Wen, but the gloomy expression on his face seemed to indicate his thoughts.
What everyone didn't expect was that Di Yang suddenly stood up.
"General Dong, in the final analysis, the responsibility for this matter lies with me. If I hadn't been so determined to do my best, Zhang Cheqi would not have suffered this disaster! I am willing to bear all responsibilities!"
Di Yang looked righteous and awe-inspiring, as if he was ready to sacrifice himself to save Zhang Wen.
Zhang Wen never expected that Di Yang would take the initiative to speak out in this situation and take the blame for himself! He immediately no longer doubted Di Yang and even felt a little guilty for having doubted him before!
"Okay, no need to argue."
This farce should have stopped. As an audience member, Liu Zhang was tired of watching and directly stopped the noisy crowd.
"What happened before is in the past. It would be too unkind to hold people responsible any longer! Although our army suffered heavy losses, the Xiliang Army also suffered heavy casualties. At last, the matter is not irreversible!"
"But even so, the Xiliang Army is still powerful and should not be underestimated! If we still complain and are suspicious of each other and cannot work together to deal with the enemy, we will eventually be defeated by the Xiliang Army!"
"Personal matters are trivial, but national matters are important! Zhang Cheqi is worshiped by His Majesty, and I, Liu Zhang, am willing to follow Zhang Cheqi's orders! I see that there is no need to discuss this matter any further!"
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, some were happy and some were worried, but they all fell silent.
Zhang Wen saw that the situation was almost over, so he hurried down the steps to avoid anyone trying to undermine him again!
"Now that the general has said so, it would be too unkind for Zhang to shirk it again! I will take over this task for the time being and mention Zhang to all the generals. Zhang would like to thank you all!"
Zhang Wen saluted everyone one by one, and when he came to Liu Zhang, he even changed his posture. He wanted to pay special attention to Liu Zhang!
"Humph, just pretending!"
Dong Zhuo was extremely dissatisfied and cursed in a low voice, but it spread to everyone's ears.
Zhang Wen behaved very generously. Not only was he not angry, but he saluted Dong Zhuo again.
Dong Zhuo originally didn't want to talk to Zhang Wen, but when he saw Liu Zhang winking at him, he reluctantly bowed his hand to Zhang Wen.
"Okay, I hope you can put aside your past grudges and join hands to fight against the enemy!"
"As you command!"
Zhang Wen could finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the power of the Chariot General was back in his own hands!
"Everyone, let's talk about the previous losses first."
Liu Zhang's words instantly aroused Zhang Wen's dissatisfaction, secretly blaming him for not opening any pot! Zhang Wen suddenly became a little nervous again.
"Twelve thousand cavalry were killed and more than three thousand were injured. Countless horses were lost!"
Dong Zhuo's voice was full of resentment. Why did he hate Zhang Wen so much? It was because Zhang Wen caused all of this!
"Twenty-three thousand infantrymen were killed in battle, and there were more than 5,000 wounded..."
As soon as Zhou Shen finished speaking, Dong Zhuo exclaimed.
"What! How many did you say? How many died in battle?"
Zhou Shen glanced at Dong Zhuo again. He didn't want to answer at first, but due to the other party's aggressive questioning, he could only repeat it again.
"Twenty-three thousand died in battle..."
Dong Zhuo grabbed Zhou Shen's chest and glared angrily.
"Didn't you say only a few thousand died!"
Zhou Shen obviously felt guilty and could only quibble in a low voice.
"I'm talking about thousands injured..."
"you!"
Dong Zhuo was really furious, and his face turned red from suppressing it.
Everyone in the room didn't understand why Dong Zhuo was so angry. It was a cruel war, and the death and injury of soldiers was completely normal!
Even Liu Zhang was very puzzled. To say that Dong Zhuo cherished his soldiers may be based on evidence.
After all, more than ten years ago, Dong Zhuo followed Zhang Huan Qiang and made great achievements. Dong Zhuo rewarded all the 9,000 pieces of horseshoes to his subordinates.
But even so, he wouldn't go into such a big fight with Zhou Shen, right? After all, he's not his direct subordinate!
No one understood Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo actually had feelings for these soldiers.
Why was Dong Zhuo asked to go to Hedong to summon county soldiers? Because Dong Zhuo had been the governor of Hedong County for a long time! These soldiers were very convinced of Dong Zhuo and followed him without hesitation.
But what was the result? There were heavy casualties in the first battle, and many Hedong disciples who trusted him died in a foreign country because of Zhang Wen's stupidity!
"General Dong, people cannot be resurrected after death, so please express your condolences!"
"oops!"
Dong Zhuo glanced at Liu Zhang who was persuading him, roared, and finally let go of Zhou Shen.
Liu Zhang nodded to Dong Zhuo, thanking him for giving him face. However, such heavy casualties were far beyond Liu Zhang's expectation.
"More than 35,000 people died in the battle, and 8,000 were injured! This is equivalent to the loss of nearly half of the troops..."
Liu Zhang actually meant what he said to Zhang Wen. He only hoped that Zhang Wen could learn a lesson and never make his own decisions in the future!
But Zhang Wen heard something different, as if Liu Zhang was deliberately disgusting himself, and his face became increasingly ugly.
"General Hou, I know everything is my fault, and you don't need to emphasize it again."
Liu Zhang suddenly laughed angrily when he heard Zhang Wen's lukewarm tone.
"Hehehehehe..."
"Why are you laughing, General Hou?"
Liu Zhang stopped smiling, focused his eyes on Zhang Wen's face, and stared at him.
Zhang Wen suddenly felt a chill on his back, and a sense of fear arose in his heart.