In Pang De's view, just shouting in front of the Sichuan army's formation would be a loss of reputation. However, when fighting Ma Chao, Pang De knew Ma Chao's force and he would never be an opponent. At most, he would be killed by the Major General.
Pang De measured that by doing these two things, he would not lose anything to the Xiliang army, and it was worth it if he could get Ma Yunlu back.
However, Liu Zhang did not think so.
The effect of using Pound to inspire the morale of the army must be significant, and the effect of using Pound to fight Ma Chao to destroy the morale of the Xiliang army must also be significant, and the facts have confirmed this, and the two things were a complete success.
Pang De also realized his stupidity at this time. How could the Yizhou Butcher be such an easy-going person, and how could he take advantage of him in vain?
The Sichuan Army fought tooth and nail against the Xiliang Army. Under the iron hooves of the Xiliang Army, they fought to the death and refused to retreat. They deserved their share of the credit.
The morale of the Xiliang army was low and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. Ma Chao could only charge desperately on his own, and finally lost all combat effectiveness. He was indispensable.
It can be said that the Xiliang army was defeated, and he had a responsibility that he could not shirk.
Pang De's hatred for himself and Liu Zhang reached the extreme.
"What I have said has always been true. Since I promised General Pang, and General Pang has done both things well, I have no reason to break my promise."
Liu Zhang looked at Ma Yunlu: "Girl, you can go."
The two soldiers let go of Ma Yunlu. Guan Yinping's face changed, and he looked at Liu Zhang with resentment in his eyes. Why did he let Ma Yunlu go after calling him "lord"? The words of the thief were really unbelievable. He had already thought about letting him go. If you foolishly agreed to call me "Lord", you would be deceived again.
Ma Yunlu did not leave, but glanced at Guan Yinping. His eyes made Guan Yinping's heart tremble, filled with an unfamiliar chill. Guan Yinping knew that Ma Yunlu was blaming him, and Guan Yinping could understand.
If he hadn't told Ma Yunlu about the refugees entering the city, Pang De would not have fallen into an ambush. Pang De would not have been captured if he had not fallen into the ambush. If he had not been captured, he would not have been threatened by Liu Zhang. Morale cannot be so disparate, nor can the outcome of the war be like this.
In fact, given the fighting strength of the Xiliang army and the situation during the decisive battle, even if the morale is stronger, the situation may be turned around.
Regardless of whether she was intentional or not, she was used by Liu Zhang and was inseparable from the defeat of the Xiliang Army. And most importantly, as a good friend of Ma Yunlu and the daughter of Liu Bei's brother Guan Yu who was allied with Ma Teng, no matter what, I shouldn't have helped Liu Zhang.
However, even if he didn't call Liu Zhang his lord, he was on Liu Zhang's side from the beginning to the end.
Guan Yinping stood there without moving, feeling only indescribable guilt in her heart for Ma Yunlu's resentment.
Ma Yunlu turned to Pang De and said coldly: "Why are you so stupid?" Everyone looked at Ma Yunlu and felt that it was a bit excessive. Pang De was held hostage because of her, but Ma Yunlu didn't seem to appreciate it at all.
Pang De stared straight ahead with a broad face and said nothing. Ma Yunlu's words were right. If he had known that his actions could bring so much harm to the Xiliang Army, he would not have made such a choice, even if Ma Yunlu was Ma Yunlu. Teng Machao is the pet peeve of Teng Machao, and he should not delay the entire Xiliang army for him.
At this time, Ma Yunlu said to Liu Zhang with a straight face: "If you let me go, you will also let Pound go."
Ma Yunlu opened his eyes wide and looked at Liu Zhang intently, with an uncompromising attitude on his face.
Liu Zhang glanced at Ma Yunlu up and down, and said in a deep voice: "What a joke, I only promised Pang De to let you go, but I didn't promise to let him go."
"Miss, just leave. Pound has committed such a serious crime that death would not be a pity." Pound had no intention of going back.
"Death? What can you do if you die?" Ma Yunlu looked at Pang De angrily: "Yes, I resent you for helping Liu Zhang for me. I told you last night, I don't want you Pang De to save you.
, I have caused the Xiliang army to be defeated once, do I want to hurt it a second time? You are not saving me, you are harming me, you know?
But Pang De, our Ma family's troops are greatly damaged now, and my brother's life and death are unknown. If you die too, our Ma family's Xiliang army will be completely finished. You and I have already harmed the Xiliang army once, are we about to die?
Is it something? You are the number one general of my Ma family. If you still feel guilty, you should return to Xiliang and help your father support the foundation of the Ma family instead of dying."
Ma Yunlu said excitedly, completely treating others as nothing. Liu Zhang was surprised that this little girl could say such a long and generous speech. He knew in his heart that Ma Yunlu had no other intention, just to save Pang De. This little girl
The mouth is a bit poisonous, but the mouth is still sharp.
"Hey, Miss Ma, I'm afraid it's not him who has the final say on whether Pound can leave, right?"
Liu Zhang wanted to grab Ma Yunlu in front of him, but unexpectedly, Ma Yunlu suddenly pulled out the sword in Pang Rou's hand. He was so shocked that he blocked Pang Rou in front of him, but Ma Yunlu made no move to assassinate him and thrust the sword horizontally.
On the neck, Pang De, Pang Rou and the screen were shocked.
"Liu Zhang, if you don't let Pang De go today, I will die here. From now on, our Ma family and your Sichuan Army will have a life-and-death feud." Ma Yunlu held his sword across his neck and shouted sternly, with a look of determination on his face.
Pang De is the number one general in Xiliang. Ma Chao and Ma Dai are seriously injured. If they want to support the Ma family, they have to rely on Pang De. However, Ma Yunlu may not have thought so much. She thinks more about, no matter what, Pang De
He was kidnapped for his own sake, so why not die for the sake of repayment and for the sake of the Ma family.
The children of the Ma family are happy to express their gratitude and enmity, hatred must be avenged, and kindness must be repaid.
"Miss, Liu Zhang won't let anyone go because of you, put down your sword quickly." Pang De said loudly.
"Hahaha." Liu Zhang laughed loudly, sat on the main seat, looked at Ma Yunlu and said: "The Ma family and the Sichuan Army are mortal enemies? I am so scared. The Ma family invaded the country for no reason. From the moment you entered Hanzhong,
We are already mortal enemies.
Do you think it is so easy to come to Sichuan? If you win, you can seize the land, and if you lose, you can still live in harmony? You made a mistake. The Ma family killed tens of thousands of our Sichuan troops. Let alone Ma Yunlu, you are just Ma
It’s not enough to compensate Teng’s whole family, young and old.”
The surrounding Sichuan soldiers looked at Ma Yunlu with disdain, with a "You're going to commit suicide" attitude. Ma Yunlu was so angry that he would pull down his sword as soon as he closed his eyes.
"Wait a minute." Guan Yinping suddenly shouted, glanced at Ma Yunlu, and walked up to Liu Zhang: "Uncle, Miss Ma and I are sisters..."
"Who is your sister? I don't know you, so you don't have to intercede with me to the butcher." Ma Yunlu held up his sword and said decisively.
Guan Yinping did not look at Ma Yunlu and continued to talk to Liu Zhang calmly: "No matter what, Yinping still regards Yunlu as a sister. Yinping begs the emperor's uncle... Can Yinping ask the emperor's uncle?" Guan Yinping suddenly looked at Liu Zhang and thought in her heart,
As an outsider, why should I seek help from Liu Zhang?
Liu Zhang smiled, wondering why this girl was so unsure, and said with a smile: "I have said that Guan Yunchang is unparalleled in his loyalty and righteousness. I admire the loyalty of the people most in my life. You are Guan Yu's daughter. I will consider it no matter what."
Guan Yinping was afraid that his words would have no weight at all, so he begged Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang laughed just like when Ma Yunlu threatened him just now, and said loudly to himself: "Who do you think Guan Yinping is? Why do you beg me?"
Then you will be ashamed of yourself.
After listening to Liu Zhang's words, his anxious heart finally relaxed a little, and he said attentively: "Then Yinping asked the emperor to let General Pound go."
"Who are you begging for?" Liu Zhang suddenly asked.
"Uncle Emperor."
"who?"
Guan Yinping was stunned, and suddenly understood what Liu Zhang meant, struggled for a while and said: "As long as the emperor agrees to let Pound go, the little girl can change her story."
Guan Yinping has had two wishes since she was a child: for the country to be peaceful and the people to be stable and prosperous; and for herself to be able to fight on the battlefield, compete with the barbarians, and become a heroine like her father who can stand upright.
It can be said that there is no obstacle to joining Liu Zhang. The only obstacle is that Liu Zhang will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. This makes Guan Yinping unacceptable. He is afraid that if he joins Liu Zhang, he will have to become the executioner of the people one day.
But if she misses Liu Zhang, she may have to be an embroidery girl for the rest of her life. It is impossible for other princes to appoint women as officials, let alone fight on the battlefield. Guan Yinping is unwilling to give in, and has been struggling in his heart, unable to make a decision.
Now for Ma Yunlu, I can give myself a reason.
"Okay, you said it." Liu Zhang smiled and stood up. Guan Yinping was stunned, and suddenly felt that he had been fooled again.
Liu Zhang walked up to Ma Yunlu, stared at her puffy face and said, "Anyway, Miss Guan is helping you, and it's not you she wants to save, it's Pang De. What do you mean to her?"
You're saying bad things, don't you want Pound's life?"
"I..." Ma Yunlu glanced to the side.
Liu Zhang no longer cared about Ma Yunlu. Miss Xiao had a very tough mouth. Even if she didn't hate Guan Yinping so much in her heart, she pretended to hate her. She might have angered her by saying it. She said to Pang Rou on the side: "General Pang Rou, you can do it."
Have you made a decision?"
Pang De and Ma Yunlu looked at Pang Rou. Pang Rou felt the gazes of the two people and without changing her expression, she bowed to Liu Zhang and said, "Now that I have no choice but to submit to Uncle Liu, I have no other way out. Why don't you want to? It's just..."
"Are they just family members staying in Xiliang?" Liu Zhang asked.
Pang Rou nodded.
Liu Zhang said: "Well, listen clearly, for your sake, not for Miss Ma's life or death, I let Pang De go and let him go back to lead the Pang family who stayed in Xiliang. Can General Pang Rou surrender with peace of mind?"
Pang Rou glanced at Liu Zhang and was inexplicably moved. She immediately clasped her fists and bowed loudly: "I will swear allegiance to my lord to the death."
"What if he talks about the battlefield and you meet Pang De?" Liu Zhang asked in a deep voice.
"The final general is not as good as his younger brother in martial arts, but he will fight with his life."
"What if you could kill him?"
Pang Rou frowned: "My lord has an order and I must kill him."
Liu Zhang laughed loudly and patted Pang Rou on the shoulder: "Okay, generals are not all about martial arts. Today I have gained another loyal and brave general. I am glad that Pang De and Ma Yunlu will leave."
Zhang Ren was training fine cavalry in the Kangding camp. Now that he had prairie cavalry, Liu Zhang decided to train nearby in Tazhong, first to protect Tazhong and to guard against the Qiang people.
But there is no one to train and command the cavalry. Hu Che'er is good at riding and Huang Zhong is very skilled in martial arts, but this is two different things from commanding the cavalry.
Even if Huang Zhong's martial arts were twice as good and he commanded 10,000 cavalry, he would still not be able to match Ma Chao's 10,000 cavalry.
Pang Rou's troops were seen by Liu Zhang in the decisive battle. They were brave, sharp, and could change their formations like water. Although he was not as good as Ma Chao, he was definitely a good cavalry general. Coupled with the Pang family's reputation for loyalty and bravery, he was a man with few cavalry generals.
It is worth it for the Sichuan Army to exchange a prisoner for a loyal general.
Guan Yinping looked at Liu Zhang's proud expression and was so angry that he had indeed been tricked again.
Late at night, Liu Zhang reviewed the booklet. He found that the war was victorious and there were many military books. In the battle of Yangpingguan, the Sichuan army suffered a real tragic victory. In addition to the battle half a month ago, the loss reached 30,000 soldiers, and almost half of the 70,000-strong army was gone.
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Now we have collected captured war horses, about 20,000 people, and more than 30,000 horses. We need to organize the army, recruit them, consume medicine, and consume food and fodder. All these need to be dealt with.
"Lord, our only achievement in this battle may be to recruit 20,000 cavalry. The material consumption is huge." Fazheng said.
Liu Zhang frowned and said, "We transported so much grain to Hanzhong before, how much more is left?"
"How many are there?" Fazheng smiled bitterly: "It was quite a lot originally. We didn't transport much from Chengdu, but there was stock in Hanzhong. However, the last time the rebellion was suppressed, Hanzhong Shangyong's rebellion was rampant and a lot of food was consumed. It was difficult to suppress the rebellion.
After that, some were seized from the noble families and settled in the peasants whose crops were destroyed by thieves.
Hanzhong is the front station for receiving refugees from Guanzhong, and there is also harassment from the Tazhong Qiang people and frequent military campaigns. As a result, there is not much food left."
"If I fight for another two months, will it consume Hanzhong's basic inventory?" Each county will have some basic inventory for disasters and emergencies. Only when the national treasury is empty, will the basic inventory be consumed? Jing Yi is now
It is still in a state of recuperation. Without basic inventory, it is not called recuperation.
"What? Two more months to fight?" Fazheng said in shock: "With the current state of Ma Chao, we will definitely win within three days, why do we need two more months?"
"Didn't I say that? I want to form a prairie cavalry that can compete with Ma Teng and Han Sui. He said that he would conquer Xiliang and use Zhang Ren's fine cavalry as the vanguard. A large group of cavalry would follow and they would destroy everything. They only collected 20,000 cavalry. I'm sorry.
We have lost so many soldiers and supplies," Liu Zhang said.
"What do you mean?" Fazheng looked at Liu Zhang warily, fearing that Liu Zhang would make another crazy decision.
"I'm waiting for Ma Teng to go south. Look, Ma Chao is trapped, and Ma Teng will definitely come to rescue him. We just need to surround the area to rescue him..."
The more Fazheng listened, the more he frowned, and surrounded the area for reinforcements. This idea was a good one. As long as the Sichuan army did not attack, Ma Chao's troops could be supported by wild fruits and so on. Moreover, Ma Teng was severely damaged this time. The Sichuan army also formed cavalry and Xiqiang troops.
Almost half of the tribe defected, greatly increasing the chance of victory.
But is this useful? Any war serves strategic purposes. What is the Sichuan army spending on Ma Teng? What's the use of winning?
Before Liu Zhang could continue, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Report to my lord, Ma Chao broke out."