Abdication to make way for someone more worthy?
Liu Zhang couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Zhang Wen said these four words a little too reluctantly!
"General Dong's words are wrong!"
At this time, the bandit general Zhou Shen stood up and spoke directly against Dong Zhuo.
Zhang Wen's eyes lit up. Zhou Shen was his direct descendant and would definitely speak for him.
Zhou Shen and Dong Zhuo are on the same level. If Liu Zhang continues to be humble, he can take advantage of the situation and take back his life.
"Does General Zhou want to experience being trapped in a heavy siege again? Does he still think that our Han soldiers have not suffered enough casualties?"
Dong Zhuo hated Zhang Wen to death. Now that he had the opportunity, he would naturally try his best to bring him down.
"Huh, General Dong, don't let Zhang Cheqi take the blame for anything!"
Like Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen must protect Zhang Wen. If Zhang Wen fails, Zhou Shen will never have a good life!
Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo exploded immediately after hearing Zhou Shen's words.
"Don't let him carry it? If you don't let him carry it, why should you carry it? Ah! More than 20,000 lives died miserably, how can I let you carry it!"
Dong Zhuo had all his anger written on his face, and then pointed a finger at Sun Jian.
"Ask Sun Sima, how many times did he tell Zhang Wen not to pursue blindly? If Zhang Wen could have listened to even half of a sentence, how could he have caused such a big disaster?"
"If General Hou hadn't suddenly descended from the sky with his magical soldiers, and if General Zhao hadn't killed two people with his strength, and General Hou had not scared off the thieves this time, would you and I still be able to sit here peacefully?"
"An army of one hundred thousand! This is an army of one hundred thousand! Zhang Wen was almost killed in just one battle!"
Sun Jian neither catered to Dong Zhuo nor defended Zhang Wen, but the gloomy expression on his face seemed to indicate his thoughts.
What everyone didn't expect was that Di Yang suddenly stood up.
"General Dong, in the final analysis, the responsibility for this matter lies with me. If I hadn't been so determined, Zhang Cheqi would not have suffered this disaster! I am willing to bear all responsibilities!"
Di Yang looked righteous and awe-inspiring, as if he was ready to sacrifice himself to save Zhang Wen.
Zhang Wen never expected that Di Yang would take the initiative to speak out and take the responsibility for himself in this situation! Suddenly I no longer doubted Di Yang, and even felt a little guilty for having doubted him before!
"Okay, no need to argue."
This farce should have stopped. As an audience member, Liu Zhang was tired of watching and directly stopped the noisy crowd.
"What happened before is in the past. It would be too unkind to hold people responsible any longer! Although our army suffered heavy losses, the Xiliang Army also suffered heavy casualties. At last, the matter is not irreversible!"
"But even so, the Xiliang Army is still powerful and should not be underestimated! If we still complain and are suspicious of each other and cannot work together to deal with the enemy, we will eventually be defeated by the Xiliang Army!"
"Personal matters are trivial, but national matters are important! Zhang Cheqi is worshiped by His Majesty, and I, Liu Zhang, am willing to follow Zhang Cheqi's orders! I think there is no need to discuss this matter any further!"
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, some were happy and some were worried, but they all fell silent.
Zhang Wen saw that the situation was almost over, so he hurried down the steps to avoid anyone trying to undermine him again!
"Now that the general has said so, it would be too unkind for Zhang to shirk it again! I will take over this post for the time being. I hope all the generals will give Zhang a heads up. Thank you all for this!"
Zhang Wen saluted everyone one by one, and when he came to Liu Zhang, he even changed his posture. He wanted to pay special attention to Liu Zhang!
"Humph, just pretending!"
Dong Zhuo was extremely dissatisfied and cursed in a low voice, but it spread to everyone's ears.
Zhang Wen behaved very generously. Not only was he not angry, but he saluted Dong Zhuo again.
Dong Zhuo originally didn't want to talk to Zhang Wen, but when he saw Liu Zhang winking at him, he reluctantly bowed his hand to Zhang Wen.
"Okay, I hope you can put aside your past grudges and join hands to fight against the enemy!"
"As you command!"
Zhang Wen could finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the power of the Chariot and Cavalry General was back in his own hands!
"Everyone, let's talk about the previous losses first."
Liu Zhang's words instantly aroused Zhang Wen's dissatisfaction, secretly blaming him for not opening any pot! Zhang Wen suddenly became a little nervous again.
"Twelve thousand cavalry were killed and more than three thousand were injured. Countless horses were lost!"
Dong Zhuo's voice was full of resentment. The reason why he hated Zhang Wen so much was because it was all Zhang Wen's fault!
"Twenty-three thousand infantrymen were killed in the battle, and the injured were injured... There were also more than 5,000 injured..."
As soon as Zhou Shen finished speaking, Dong Zhuo exclaimed.
"What! How many did you say? How many died in the battle?"
Zhou Shen glanced at Dong Zhuo again and originally didn't want to answer, but due to the other party's aggressive questioning, he could only repeat it again.
"Twenty-three thousand died in battle..."
Dong Zhuo grabbed Zhou Shen's chest and glared at him.
"Didn't you say only a few thousand died!"
Zhou Shen obviously felt guilty and could only quibble in a low voice.
"I'm talking about thousands injured..."
"you!"
Dong Zhuo was really furious, and his face turned red from holding back.
Everyone in the room didn't understand why Dong Zhuo was so angry. It was a cruel war, and the casualties of soldiers were normal!
Even Liu Zhang was very puzzled. To say that Dong Zhuo cherished his soldiers may be based on evidence.
After all, more than ten years ago, Dong Zhuo followed Zhang Huan Qiang and made great achievements. Dong Zhuo rewarded his subordinates with all nine thousand pieces of horseshoes.
But even so, it wouldn't be such a big fight with Zhou Shen, right? After all, they are not his direct subordinates!
No one understood Dong Zhuo. In fact, Dong Zhuo had feelings for these soldiers.
Why was Dong Zhuo asked to go to Hedong to summon county soldiers? Because Dong Zhuo once served as the governor of Hedong County for a long time! These soldiers were very convinced of Dong Zhuo and followed him without hesitation.
But what's the result? The first battle resulted in heavy casualties. Many Hedong disciples who trusted him died in a foreign country because of Zhang Wen's stupidity!
"General Dong, there is no resurrection after death, so please forgive me!"
"oops!"
Dong Zhuo glanced at Liu Zhang who was persuading him, roared, and finally let go of Zhou Shen.
Liu Zhang nodded to Dong Zhuo, thanking him for giving him face. However, such heavy casualties far exceeded Liu Zhang's expectations.
"More than 35,000 people died in the battle, and 8,000 were injured! This is equivalent to the loss of nearly half of the troops..."
Liu Zhang actually meant what he said to Zhang Wen. He only hoped that Zhang Wen could learn a lesson and never make his own decisions in the future!
But Zhang Wen heard something different, as if Liu Zhang was deliberately disgusting himself, and his face became increasingly ugly.
"General Hou, I know everything is my fault, and you don't need to emphasize it again."
Liu Zhang suddenly laughed angrily when he heard Zhang Wen's lukewarm tone.
"Hehehehehe..."
"Why are you laughing, General Hou?"
Liu Zhang stopped smiling, focused his eyes on Zhang Wen's face, and stared at him.
Zhang Wen suddenly felt a chill on his back, and a sense of fear arose in his heart.
"You...what are you going to do?"
