As time went on, the fleeing Qiang-Han coalition forces and the pursuing Yizhou army all disappeared, and the tense atmosphere on the city wall gradually eased.
"Lord, nearly 300,000 people fled, and I'm afraid the casualties will not be less than 100,000!"
"This time we defeated more with less, and we will definitely go down in history!"
Pang Tong shouted excitedly. It was hard not to be excited as he had participated in such a big victory just after starting his career.
Liu Zhang did not speak, but nodded slightly.
"Lord, after this battle, all forces will be frightened when they mention the Yizhou Army!"
At this moment, the outcome of the Battle of Guandu was not important to Pang Tong. So what would happen if Cao Cao won?
Just defeated Yuan Shao's army of 100,000!
In Yongliang, outside Yuzhong City, the Yizhou Army defeated 300,000 Qiang people head-on!
The Yizhou Army and Liu Zhang will definitely become famous throughout the Han Dynasty again.
Pang Tong didn't notice Liu Zhang's mood, but Xun You on the side did notice it.
"Why is my lord so unhappy?"
Liu Zhang looked sideways slightly and quickly adjusted his expression.
"How could it be possible? It's too late for me to be happy about such a big victory!"
Unfortunately, Liu Zhang's forced smile was so fake that Xun You could see through it at a glance.
"My Lord, you can't bear it?"
In fact, Xun You had discovered Liu Zhang's problem a long time ago. Whether it was against the Yellow Turbans before, or against Zhang Lu and others after entering Shu, or going south to fight against the barbarians, Liu Zhang would always feel heavy whenever there were large-scale casualties.
"Why..."
Liu Zhang sighed softly, but still did not explain anything.
Perhaps because of his status as a time traveler, he could never get used to the sight of tens of thousands of people dying tragically.
"After all, it's a life. It's a pity..."
Fortunately, Liu Zhang adjusted very quickly and immediately swept away his heavy heart.
"My lord is unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness, and I admire him endlessly!"
"But when these Qiang people killed us Han people, they showed no mercy..."
Liu Zhang could hear it, but Xun You couldn't understand him.
After all, for people in this era, alien races are feuds!
I'm afraid that if Xun You wiped out the Qiang people, he wouldn't have any psychological burden.
I am afraid that the only person who can truly understand Liu Zhang is the future Zhuge Liang.
We are all living beings, why should we favor one over another?
"Gongda, I just lament that the scene in front of me will happen to us Han people in the future!"
Benevolence and righteousness and weakness are often just a matter of thought. Liu Zhang can pride himself on benevolence and righteousness, but he must not let his subordinates think he is weak.
Now Liu Zhang can do it decisively and decisively. Adapting to the brutal battlefield in front of him is what Liu Zhang needs to work hard in the future.
"Hahaha, I knew my lord wouldn't care about these Qiang people!"
Pang Tong laughed again, relaxing the slightly depressing atmosphere.
"But I'm afraid my lord's idea won't come true. There is Yuan Shao in Hebei, Cao Cao in the Central Plains, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Sun Quan in Yangzhou. Which one of them is willing to sit back and wait for capture?"
"In the future, when armies meet, fighting on the battlefield will definitely be inevitable!"
Completely different from Liu Zhang's thoughts, Pang Tong only had a stronger fighting spirit in his heart!
The defeat of Han Sui's 300,000 Qiang-Han coalition forces this time undoubtedly gave Pang Tong great confidence and made him more eager to fight against the heroes of the world.
"Has your lord ever known [Sima Fa]?"
Hearing Xun You mention [Sima Fa], Liu Zhang couldn't help but be startled.
"But it was done by Jiang Taigong?"
"good!"
"I've heard of it, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to study it."
Liu Zhang did know that there was such a book. But as a man of two generations, he had never really read and studied it.
I wasn't interested in this book in my previous life, but I am interested in it this time, but unfortunately I can't find it at all.
[Sima Fa] was passed down by Jiang Shang, the great Sima of the Zhou Dynasty. It has been a military work since the Spring and Autumn Period!
However, after thousands of years, many of them have been lost, so there are not many copies left in the entire Han Dynasty.
When Liu Zhang was in Luoyang, he wanted to learn the essence of the art of war from this book.
It is a pity that even the Luoyang Imperial Academy at that time did not have rubbings of [Sima Fa]!
Later, Liu Zhang and Cai Yan took Cai Yan as their concubine, and Cai Yong's thousands of volumes of books also became their dowry.
Liu Zhang looked through these books, but in the end there was no trace of "Sima Fa".
"[Sima Fa] doesn't exist much, so it's really hard for my lord to look through it!"
Xun You couldn't help but admire Liu Zhang's honesty.
In Xun You's opinion, Liu Zhang could just nod and admit it, after all, no one would care about this matter.
"There is a saying in [Sima Fa]: It is okay to kill to bring peace to others; it is okay to attack a country and love its people, so it is okay to attack it; it is okay to stop a war by fighting."
"My lord, do you know the meaning?"
Liu Zhang's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Xun You had studied [Sima Fa]. No wonder he was able to come up with all sorts of tricks and plans!
"I don't know."
What Jiang Ziya created is so profound. Instead of talking nonsense, it is better to openly admit that you don't know and let Xun You explain it to you.
"Actually, the focus of this sentence is to end war with war."
The person who explained to him was not Xun You who asked the question, but Pang Shiyuan who was standing by.
“War to end war?”
Liu Zhang looked slightly sideways, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Shi Yuan also studied [Sima Fa]?"
Pang Tong nodded, then looked at Xun Yu with a smile.
"Brother Gongda, your Xun family's [Sima Fa] is the same as our Pang family's [Sima Fa]."
After hearing Pang Tong's explanation, Xun You suddenly understood.
"It turns out that the friend my grandfather Xun Tan mentioned was your Pang family..."
When Xun You was a boy, he went everywhere to learn "Sima Fa" but failed. Finally, he got help from his grandfather Xun Tan.
As far as Xun You knew, his grandfather also worked hard to find a rubbing.
Unexpectedly, the source of this book is Jingzhou Pangzi!
If Xun You hadn't brought it up on his own initiative, Pang Tong would have forgotten about it long ago. He also accidentally heard Pang Degong mention Xun Tan's request for [Sima Fa].
"Shi Yuan, this is your Pang's collection of books. It's up to you to explain it to my lord!"
With [Sima Fa] as a bond, Xun You couldn't help but feel closer to Pang Tong.
Xun You took the initiative to give Pang Tong the opportunity to perform in front of Liu Zhang, and immediately gained the latter's gratitude.
Although Xun You was grateful to the Pang family for donating the book, Pang Tong still accepted Xun You's friendship.