Liu Zhang sighed heavily. Ma Teng's rejection was actually something he had expected.
I'm afraid no one is willing to face off against their children on the battlefield!
Liu Zhang's depression and helplessness were not due to Ma Teng's refusal to submit, but because the situation between the two parties had seriously changed.
Originally, Liu Zhang came to Ma Teng with the attitude of giving it a try. It would be best if he could surrender, and if he couldn't surrender, he would be locked up first.
Even if Ma Teng surrendered, Liu Zhang would still have to guard against defections, and even Ma Teng's cavalry would not be able to bring all of his cavalry into the battlefield.
According to the previous plans of Liu Zhang and others, Ma Chao and Han Sui combined with the Qiang people could only have 200,000 troops at most.
These people have their own thoughts, and as long as they withstand the pressure in the early stage, they may not be able to break them apart after a long time.
But after Ma Teng's analysis, the relationship between the entire Liangzhou battlefield completely changed.
Not only did the number of enemy troops inexplicably increase by 100,000, but even the relationship seemed to be unbreakable.
Ma Teng opened his mouth, but in the end no sound came out.
He was very puzzled by Liu Zhang's reaction, but after much thought he didn't say anything else.
In fact, Ma Teng still has some selfish motives.
It is an undisputed fact that Ma Chao, Han Sui and the five major Qiang tribes jointly raised 300,000 troops.
Even if Liu Zhang stood still in Ji County, sooner or later he would be attacked.
Ma Teng kept saying that Liu Zhang was not afraid of the Qiang coalition, but in fact he was not completely sure that Liu Zhang could win the battle. He just thought that Liu Zhang had a higher chance of winning.
Three hundred thousand troops, what a terrifying number is this?
Han Sui and Ma Chao's Qiang coalition could be defeated countless times. They had the capital to lose, but Liu Zhang couldn't!
Perhaps just one failure would be enough to put Liu Zhang and the Yizhou Army into doom.
Liu Zhang's 100,000-strong army marched north from Hanzhong, and Ma Teng already knew the specific troop deployment.
Wudu County, Longxi County, and even Chencang and other places have been assigned garrison troops. You can imagine the troops and horses Liu Zhang can use.
Especially after Ma Teng and Liu Zhang fought this time, it was estimated that the army beside Liu Zhang was about 70,000 at most.
Unless the Yizhou Army can fight one against four, how can it defeat an army of 300,000 people?
But even so, Ma Teng still believed that Liu Zhang had a greater chance of winning the final victory.
Nearly 100,000 cavalry were wiped out in a flash. This kind of combat power was truly terrifying.
Even if 300,000 Qiang troops and 100,000 cavalry engage in a head-on field battle, the outcome will probably not be determined within a few days, let alone a complete victory!
Liu Zhang was also very clear about Ma Teng's little thoughts, which were just trying to have both sides.
If Liu Zhang wins, he can take advantage of the situation and join Liu Zhang's army.
Han Sui, Ma Chao, and the Qiang allied forces won, and I believe Liu Zhang could also exchange peace with Ma Teng as the price.
Without this conversation between the two, this would be the situation Liu Zhang wanted to see the most.
After all, Liu Zhang coveted Ma Chao and Pang De. Even if Yongliang was finally pacified, he could not kill Ma Teng and form a deadly feud with the Ma family.
But the situation is different now. There are 300,000 Han and Qiang coalition troops in Jincheng County at any time, and 200,000 Xianbei cavalry may attack at any time in Jieting!
What is meant by the coexistence of opportunities and risks? Liu Zhang now fully understood.
There are more than 500,000 foreigners. Once this battle is won, I am afraid that the five barbarians will invade central China, and at least two barbarians will be useless!
The risk in turn is also very high. Once defeated, Liu Zhang will be almost useless!
Once one hundred thousand elites are lost, if you want to raise a team to go to the north, I'm afraid you will have to wait until the Battle of Chibi...
Therefore, Liu Zhang could not give up. He must try every means to persuade Ma Teng.
"Brother Shoucheng, if you don't agree, I'm afraid millions of soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong and Liangzhou will fall into endless hell and suffer inhuman torture!"
Liu Zhang's words were not intended to intimidate Ma Teng with his righteousness, but were entirely his true feelings.
Let alone whether they can defeat the 300,000 Qiang-Han coalition forces. Even if they can be defeated, I am afraid it will not be a day's work.
The entire Liangzhou army and people are bound to endure this period of war.
The 200,000 Xianbei army went on an expedition to Yongliang. Once they were blocked at Jieting, would they fight endlessly with the Yizhou army there?
The disaster in Guanzhong is inevitable!
"Is General Wei serious? Ma Teng is just a defeated general. Now he is even more insignificant and has little moral ability. How can he affect the safety of millions of people?"
"So what if we surrender to the general? Is it possible that we can single-handedly destroy 300,000 Qiang people?"
Ma Teng paused for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.
"If I really had this kind of talent, how could I become a prisoner of General Wei's subordinates?"
High risk has high returns, so low risk will naturally have much lower returns.
If Ma Teng helps Liu Zhang at this time, it really has the effect of providing help in times of need, then the benefits obtained after defeating the Qiang army will undoubtedly be much greater.
But once the battle is defeated, it will be over. Liangzhou will definitely not be able to stay any longer. The entire Liangzhou people will regard Ma Teng as a traitor and a villain.
Not to mention how Xian Lingqiang will deal with Ma Teng, I am afraid that the Zhou family will also completely sever ties with Ma Teng.
At that time, Ma Teng could only flee back to Yizhou with Liu Zhang, and then die alone.
If they choose not to help each other, no matter who wins in the end, Ma Teng will indeed have no credit, but he will also have no fault.
Liu Zhang won and took advantage of the situation to help Liu Zhang recover the counties and counties of Yongliang.
Han Sui, Ma Chao and the Qiang allied forces won, and at worst they would hand over power to Ma Chao, and live a carefree life in Wuwei from now on.
Ma Teng rejected Liu Zhang's greatest wish because he lacked ambition.
By being captured this time, Ma Teng had completely lost his qualifications to establish a separate empire, and the feudal princes and generals who had retreated to the next best thing were also wiped out.
This kind of life without worries about food and clothing is really good for Ma Teng now.
"General Wei, don't waste your time on me! Ma Teng is an ordinary man, and he cannot be treated like General Wei!"
Ma Teng was worried that Liu Zhang was still evil-minded, so he quickly tried to persuade him again so as not to hurt the friendship they had finally developed over the wine table.
At this time, Liu Zhang also understood in his heart that trying to persuade Ma Teng with words was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack!
Then he sighed heavily again, full of helplessness.
"Hey! I remember that General Fubo Ma Yuan made great military exploits for the revival of the Han Dynasty. He conquered the Longqiang in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and Wuhuan in the north. He defeated the foreign tribes in fear and turned their faces to death!"
"Ma Fubo has grown stronger with age, and his spirit of being shrouded in horse leather is still unforgettable to me. I never expected that his descendants have completely forgotten the old general's heroic ambitions, and watched helplessly as the Qiang, Hu, Xianbei and other foreign races tortured my Han people!"
Ma Teng frowned and his expression became unhappy.
Liu Zhang said it was okay to forget the Qiang and Hu, after all, this was a fact that happened in Liangzhou.
But what does Xianbei have to do with Ma Teng?
Since the death of Helian, where has Xianbei invaded the land of Yongliang?
Is it possible that when the Xianbei invaded the Youbin border, he could still be blamed for Ma Teng?