"Brother Shoucheng, do you think that just one Ling Qiang can defeat our Yizhou army?"
It’s not that Liu Zhang looked down upon his enemies. A mere Qiang tribe could recruit up to 50,000 to 60,000 people, and he was confident of destroying them with his own hands!
Ma Teng raised his eyebrows slightly, then chuckled several times.
"Of course, a Qiang tribe can't do anything against General Wei. What if the five major Qiang tribes unite?"
"Five major Qiang tribes?"
Liu Zhang also showed a hint of joking and looked at Ma Teng with the same smile.
Not to mention that Gong Tangqiang would not be won over by Ma Chao. Han Qiang had been a neutral party for many years and had no reason to be his enemy.
If it hadn't been for Ma Teng's previous narration, Liu Zhang might have been frightened by Ma Teng.
But now that I have a preliminary understanding of the internal situation of the Qiang people, I will naturally not be frightened by a few words.
"Brother Shoucheng, please stop joking! I have been fighting for more than ten years and have experienced hundreds of battles. When have you ever been timid before fighting?"
"General Wei, I am not joking!"
Ma Teng's expression changed and he suddenly became serious.
"If I were to return to Liangzhou, I'm afraid the talk of the five major Qiang tribes would be pure nonsense, but if Ma Chao goes back, it's really hard to say!"
"Brother Shoucheng, this joke is not funny at all..."
Liu Zhang gradually stopped smiling and his expression became serious.
Although Liu Zhang was very grateful to Ma Teng for telling him about the internal relations in Liangzhou, it did not mean that he could accept Ma Teng's frightening him with vague and illusory things.
Especially wanting to use the Qiang people as a threat to force Liu Zhang to stop doing this!
Ma Teng saw Liu Zhang's displeasure and could only continue to explain to him.
"General Wei, the Zhou family and Gong Tangqiang will not support me without any scruples, but Xianling Qiang will support Ma Chao at all costs."
"so what?"
Ma Teng seemed to have said nonsense. Liu Zhang was already very clear about the relationship between Xianling Qiang and Ma Chao.
The reason why Xianling Qiang and Gong Tang Qiang united was entirely because of Ma Teng and the Zhou family as a link. Now that Ma Teng is captured, why should Gong Tang Qiang or the Zhou family give Ma Chao face!
"I dare to ask General Wei, does the Zhou family want General Wei to take charge of Wuwei, or does the Zhou family want to completely control Wuwei?"
Ma Teng was stunned by Liu Zhang's question. Even a fool knew that the noble family was willing to control the states and counties by themselves.
But controlling the prefectures and counties is not easy. At least you must first become Liu Zhang's enemy and completely repel the Yizhou army.
If Liu Zhang and the Yizhou army were so vulnerable, how could the Zhou family's son-in-law Ma Teng be captured? How could the 50,000 Liangzhou cavalry be wiped out?
"Brother Shoucheng, Mr. Zhou's appetite is not small, but he must have the courage to open his mouth! Doesn't Mr. Zhou know the consequences of being my enemy?"
"Are they looking down on Brother Shoucheng, or are they looking down on Brother Shoucheng's 50,000 cavalry?"
In Liu Zhang's view, if the Zhou family had a suitable candidate, they would have already been interested in Ma Teng's position. Is it because they support Ma Teng so much because they don't have a suitable candidate?
Even Ma Teng, Zhou's best choice, was no match for Liu Zhang. Why did they think they could defeat Liu Zhang?
"Did General Wei forget Han Sui?"
"You mean Ma Chao will join forces with Han Sui? Aren't they life and death enemies?"
"Besides, you are still in my hands, can Ma Chao really care about your life or death?"
What surprised Liu Zhang most was that Ma Teng seemed to be sure that Ma Chao would risk his life to become his enemy.
Ma Chao has this tendency, but he can't be so unfilial now, right?
"Hey, Ma Chao is a relatively simple boy. Under the influence of Balazi and Tudan, he will inevitably lose his mind..."
Ma Teng's expression was gloomy, and his whole person became depressed.
If Ma Teng himself escaped from Liu Zhang, he would not attack Liu Zhang without any scruples for the sake of the lives of his relatives.
But Balazi knows it, and Tudan knows it even more!
In particular, the two used their huge power to lure Ma Chao, and there was almost no possibility of failure.
"Even so, just one Xianling Qiang won't accomplish much. If he wants to fight against the Yizhou Army, Ma Chao must unite with Han Sui!"
"Can Ma Chao and Han Sui coexist peacefully without you in the middle?"
If in a few years, after Ma Chao's ambitions have completely expanded, Liu Zhang may believe that Ma Chao is willing to let go of his hatred for Han Sui.
As for now, if the two of them come together, they may immediately cause internal strife.
Ma Teng glanced at Liu Zhang indifferently. He did not agree with Liu Zhang's idea at all.
"General Wei seems to underestimate Han Sui too much. As long as he can defeat the Yizhou Army, he can endure what ordinary people cannot endure!"
"Tudan knew that it would be difficult to compete with the Yizhou Army relying solely on the Xianling Qiang, so he would definitely ask Ma Chao and Han Sui to join forces."
If the three Qiang tribes unite and Han Sui's power in Jincheng County is combined, then it cannot be underestimated at all.
But Liu Zhang was still not afraid. If he could defeat Han Sui once, he could defeat him countless times!
"If we can't even capture three Qiang tribes, then I don't have to think about quelling the rebellion and reviving the Han Dynasty! I can just go back to Yizhou to have my child!"
Ma Teng glanced at Liu Zhang with admiration. This kind of heroic spirit was rare at that time.
"General Wei is so majestic and domineering that I am truly impressed! It's just..."
"Just what?"
"General Wei seems to have forgotten the Zhou family and Gong Tangqiang in Wuwei County!"
"Once Ma Chao and Han Sui unite, it will represent the power of the three Qiang tribes! Then the Yizhou Army will no longer be invincible. Especially after the Zhou family and Gong Tang Qiang join, the advantages of the Liangzhou coalition will greatly increase again!"
Liu Zhang clenched his hands slightly, and a trace of solemnity gradually flashed in his eyes.
Four large Qiang tribes, plus Han Sui's Jincheng County, Ma Chao and Zhou's Wuwei County.
It is easy for these forces to raise an army of 200,000 men!
If it was fine in normal times, now that the troops under his command are scattered, it is not easy to deal with it.
Just when Liu Zhang felt a lot of pressure, Ma Teng spoke again.
"General Wei, think about it, if the Ling Qiang, Gongtang Qiang, Shaodang Qiang, and Han Qiang all unite to fight against the Yizhou army, will the Beiqiang choose to stand by and watch?"
"Beiqiang...hasn't it always been neutral?"
Liu Zhang's attitude is not as tough as before. If Beiqiang comes in again, it will be more than 200,000 yuan.
"In fact, the Beiqiang were not always neutral. They were very active before, but then they became cautious after the warlords they relied on disappeared."
"Beiqiang once had someone he was attached to?"
Liu Zhang was immediately shocked. It seemed that the situation of the Qiang people in Liangzhou was far more complicated than he imagined!
"Of course! The five major Qiang tribes have a large population. Without relying on the power of warlords or aristocratic families, it is difficult to ensure the survival of the people under their command."
Liu Zhang suddenly remembered the Yong family in Yizhou County.
Until Liu Zhang pacified Yizhou County, the Southern Barbarians relied on the Yong clan for hundreds of years.
From this point of view, the situation in Liangzhou is roughly the same as that in Nanzhong, except that there is only one Yong family in Nanzhong, while Liangzhou has many Yong families!
"Brother Shoucheng, is the person Beiqiang is attached to...?"