The originally spacious meeting hall has become a bit crowded. With the addition of Xu Huang, there are already five military officers. The number of counselors and scribes has also increased to four due to the addition of Guoyuan and Sun Qian.
Liu Zhang was sitting on the main seat, with a smile still on his face, and the joy in his heart still could not calm down!
"Some of you here are brothers in life and death, and some are close friends for many years. I, Liu Zhang, have never regarded you as subordinates, but have always regarded you as relatives and brothers!"
If these words came out of his mouth, if outsiders heard them, no one would be willing to believe them. After all, the status gap was too big, and the people under Liu Zhang were almost all civilians at the lowest level of society.
How noble is Liu Zhang who is a dignified general, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and the prince-in-law of the dynasty? How noble is Liu Zhang with all kinds of auras? Not to mention these common people, even ordinary aristocrats can hardly get into his eyes!
Especially the newly joined Xu Huang, no matter how kind Liu Zhang is to him, no matter how important his family is, and no matter how much he treats you as his brother, Xu Huang does not dare to really think so. After all, the gap in status is too big, and there is a distinction between superiority and inferiority. Xu Huang's heart is pure He regarded Liu Zhang as his lord and did not dare to think otherwise.
However, looking at the eyes of other people in the room, Xu Huang couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart.
So sincere! Everyone's eyes revealed not only respect for Liu Zhang, but also deep relief and gratitude. If Liu Zhang had not done what he said, no one would have shown such eyes.
Xu Huang didn't know much about the four counselors and civil servants, but he had heard Liu Zhang introduce them to them more than once. In terms of background, these four people were not as good as Xu Huang!
But these four generals looked at Liu Zhang with very fanatical eyes! Xu Huang even believed that as long as Liu Zhang gave an order, no matter what the order was, these four people would never hesitate or even frown!
"My lord, you don't have to say too much to be polite, we all know it in our hearts! Just tell me what you want me to do! Even if you ask me to twist off the emperor's head, if I frown even a little, I'm not a good man!"
Seeing what Liu Zhang said, Dian Wei thought that something big had happened, so he expressed his determination directly.
If Liu Zhang is regarded as a religion, then Dian Wei is definitely the most fanatical believer, and he can even put his own life and death at risk without hesitation!
Liu Zhang didn't speak, just smiled and shook his head. He also wanted to see everyone's reaction through Dian Wei's words.
The few people who had followed Liu Zhang for the longest time had no obvious reaction. Guo Yuan and Sun Qian frowned slightly. Only Xu Huang couldn't accept Dian Wei's words the most and looked at him in surprise.
Is this, is this rebellion?
Xu Huang was shocked. He didn't expect Dian Wei to be so bold. He looked at Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci and Zhao Yun again. Although they didn't express any obvious expressions, there was no objection in their eyes. Obviously, they didn't take Dian Wei's words as an excuse. Rebellious!
"You bastard, you are talking nonsense again! I just married the princess, and Your Majesty is my father-in-law. Is it possible for me to commit the following crime?"
Listening to Liu Zhang's scolding, Dian Wei was not afraid at all, but just scratched his head in embarrassment.
But this made Xu Huang feel relieved, after all, he didn't want to rebel.
"Everyone, something big has happened in Liangzhou! Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, took advantage of the fact that Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and others were exhausted from the continuous battles, and gathered troops from six counties to attack the Xiliang rebels. Unexpectedly, two people were on the verge of battle. The county soldiers and horses suddenly turned against each other, and the army was defeated! Even Geng Bi was beheaded by Biejia, and his head was sent to Beigong Boyu!"
"With the death of Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, Liangzhou fell into complete chaos. The prefects of various counties either waited and watched or surrendered to the Xiliang army. It is estimated that the entire territory of Liangzhou will fall before long!"
Liu Zhang's tone was relatively calm, but everyone below was shocked and even confused.
Is the Xiliang army so strong? Didn't Liu Zhang and his men severely injure them before, killing and injuring more than 80,000 people, and almost fled back to Liangzhou in embarrassment?
In just a few months, they first defeated Zhang Wen's more than 70,000 troops, and then defeated Geng Ji's Liangzhou coalition army!
This is equivalent to more than 80,000 people who Liu Zhang defeated the Xiliang army, allowing Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu to recover Zhang Wen and Geng Bi! Maybe even more were recovered!
At this time, Jia Xu and Xun You stood up at the same time, smiled and offered their hands to Liu Zhang.
"Congratulations, lord!"
"Oh? Two military advisors, why am I so happy?"
Liu Zhang also smiled and looked at the two of them, joking in his heart. Usually you two want to test me, but today I will test you too!
"My lord, after Liangzhou has undergone such great changes, how can the imperial court sit idly by and ignore it? It's just that the thieves' army is so powerful, how can they be pacified by just idle people? If your Majesty sends one person at will and is defeated by the Liangzhou rebels, then the three auxiliary areas will not be able to do so.
Owned by the Han Dynasty! Therefore, it is determined that the responsibility of the Western Expedition will fall on the lord!"
Uncharacteristically, Jia Xu actually expressed his opinion before Xun You. However, Xun You nodded frequently, obviously very much approving of Jia Xu's remarks.
"Well, good, keep talking!"
Liu Zhang gave Jia Xu an affirmative look and asked him to continue speaking.
"Lord, our troops suffered heavy losses before the last expedition. Now we have less than five thousand soldiers. We have not replenished them after returning to Luoyang for so long. Your Majesty can only dispatch soldiers from various counties. Once these soldiers and horses are gathered, we can prepare food, grass and baggage.
, Liangzhou has already fallen entirely!"
"Then the enemy we face will not be as simple as before. The offensive and defensive situation has changed. The enemy can even hold on without fighting and wait for us to retreat when we run out of food! According to the current situation of the imperial court, it will definitely be difficult to support the Western Expedition Army.
cost, thereby limiting the time for counterinsurgency!"
As soon as Jia Xu said these words, Xu Huang looked confused and then exclaimed.
"If this is the case, then how can the lord defeat the Xiliang rebels if he has neither elite soldiers nor food and grass? If he wastes money and food, won't he be blamed by His Majesty? How happy is this?"
Liu Zhang looked overjoyed. As expected of Xu Huang, his efforts to recruit people were not in vain! He was able to have such knowledge at such a young age without any experience. It was indeed extraordinary!
"Haha, General Xu doesn't know something. My lord's purpose is to seek land in Hanzhong and serve as the governor of a county! If the Western Expedition fails, and the court has neither a more suitable candidate than my lord, nor money and food support, won't this give
Has the Lord had the opportunity? When the time comes, the Lord only needs to state his interests to His Majesty, and the Governor of Hanzhong will be easily available, right?"
The faces of Huang Zhong and the others also turned from worry to joy. Xu Huang's question was also their concern, but after hearing Jia Xu's answer, they felt relieved.
Not only Liu Zhang, but also the four of them were in urgent need of a piece of land!
Once you have the territory, you can train your troops without hesitation. No matter how you fight, these soldiers will always be loyal!
"Congratulations, lord!"
Everyone stood up and saluted Liu Zhang to congratulate him.
"Hahaha, please sit down, everyone!"
Liu Zhang waved his hand for everyone to sit down, and then looked at Jia Xu with evil intentions.
"Wen He, it turns out that you sometimes make mistakes!"