Asking himself, Liu Zhang wanted to laugh when he heard this word. If you really ask yourself, then Liu Zhang is undoubtedly a national traitor.
"Brother Wentai, can you tell this kind of thing clearly by asking yourself? You said Dong Zhuo was a national thief, then let me ask you, aren't the Yuan family a national thief? Don't you know how much land the Yuan family has stolen from the Han Dynasty? How many? I won’t tell you, but let’s take Yuzhou as an example. Is your surname Liu or Yuan?”
Liu Zhang's words left Sun Jian speechless. In fact, Sun Jian also knew that whether it was Yuan Shu or Yuan Shao, the two brothers might not be much better when they reached Dong Zhuo's position, but the great righteousness now stands with Yuan Shao. Brothers.
"General Wei, you are eloquent, but Sun Jian cannot compete with you. Sun Jian is here today just for the sake of our old friendship!"
"At present, Alliance Leader Yuan has gathered more than 200,000 troops. Not to mention Hulao Pass, even the entire Sili can be defeated! Dong Zhuo is cruel and excessive, and his harem is promiscuous. The entire Luoyang is already in a smog! General Wei is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. The pillars of the country, why don’t you join us in defeating the great thieves of the country, and then assist Your Majesty to create a brighter future together!”
What Sun Jian said was reasonable and provocative, but Liu Zhang's heart was as solid as a rock and words could never shake him!
What Liu Zhang wants is a prosperous world, but it is definitely not a world created by joining forces with the Yuan brothers, but a prosperous age created by himself!
"Brother Wentai, there is no need to waste any more words. Liu Zhang is deeply favored by the emperor, so naturally he only obeys his majesty's orders! Now that you have no order to raise troops, you are traitors! If you want to attack Luoyang, you must first pass through Hulao. Let’s pass it!”
Sun Jian still didn't dare to think about it. He felt that based on his understanding of Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang would never help Zhou to do evil!
"General Wei, I..."
"Okay, brother Wentai massacred more than ten thousand Liangzhou soldiers. Dong Zhuo is very interested in the general's head! It's useless to say more. Let's see the real story on the battlefield later!"
Liu Zhang did not give Sun Jian another chance to persuade him. He had a good impression of Sun Jian and there was really no need to attack Sun Jian with words.
"In that case, General Wei, take care, Sun Jian takes leave!"
Sun Jian cupped his hands, turned around and returned to the formation without hesitation.
After waiting for a long time, no one from the coalition camp came out. It seemed that the idea of persuading Liu Zhang to surrender had been completely given up. However, Xun You walked to Liu Zhang at this time.
"My lord, Dong Zhuo has sent news that we will arrive at Hulao Pass within five days at the latest. He asked my lord to be patient and wait for a few more days."
Liu Zhang was a little unhappy. Five more days would be the tenth. Dong Zhuo didn't take his words seriously!
"Gongda, didn't you tell him that I would only guard him for seven days?"
Xun You had an innocent expression on his face, how could he forget what Liu Zhang told him.
"My lord, I have completely conveyed your words to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo said that it will take some time to recall Lu Bu from Dagong Pass, so I ask my lord to forgive me for a few days."
"Did Dong Zhuo really mean the request?"
Liu Zhang was a little surprised. After not seeing him for half a year, Dong Zhuo's attitude towards him was no longer the same as before. Now his face is just okay, but there is no trace of awe in his eyes.
"Yes, Dong Zhuo has repeatedly requested my lord to grant him a few days of grace."
Liu Zhang smiled and nodded, looking at the coalition camp with a trace of gratitude in his eyes.
"It seems that I have to thank Sun Wentai. If Sun Jian hadn't beaten him so hard, Dong Zhuo would have thought that with his few troops, he would be invincible!"
There was also sarcasm in Xun You's eyes. Dong Zhuo has indeed been too arrogant in the past six months!
"Dong Zhuo is seeking his own destruction. He doesn't even think about it. If the lord hadn't given him the Bingzhou Army, would he have taken the opportunity to become bigger?"
Liu Zhang nodded lightly. If Dong Zhuo was not allowed to annex the state army, how could he dare to monopolize the imperial court and fornicate the harem? Why are you becoming more and more arrogant and domineering? How did you gradually provoke the heroes to mutiny?
But Liu Zhang didn't say all this. Many words just need to be understood in his heart, and there is no need to actually say them out of his mouth.
Whether it is Xun You or the generals under Liu Zhang, most of the time everyone understands it tacitly.
"Gongda, I'm thinking about how I can hold off Yuan Shao for a few days and let him wait for Dong Zhuo to arrive before attacking Hulao Pass."
In fact, it doesn't matter even if Yuan Shao storms Hulao Pass now. Liu Zhang has 40,000 people, only 15,000 of whom are direct descendants. The other 25,000 can be used as cannon fodder at any time. Liu Zhang has no intention of killing all 40,000 people anyway. Take it back to Hanzhong.
In fact, these 25,000 people would not follow Liu Zhang. Their families were all near Sili, and soldiers were also human beings. It was impossible for them to abandon their families and careers and follow Liu Zhang to Hanzhong.
Xun You stroked his beard lightly. This was what their counselors should consider. The master made a request, so naturally they needed to come up with a reasonable strategy.
Soon, Xun You had a countermeasure.
"My lord, Yuan Shao is tired from far away. He will definitely want to set up camp and gradually attack Hulao Pass. If you want to delay Yuan Shao's desire to attack, you must beat Yuan Shao's morale at this time so that Yuan Shao does not dare to attack in a short period of time."
The corners of Liu Zhang's mouth rose, and he suddenly remembered an extremely interesting thing.
Outside Hulao Pass, the coalition camp is located.
The central military tent of Yuan Shao's army has been erected, but the defensive tents are still under urgent construction. The army of more than 200,000 Sun Jian said was an exaggeration, but the total number of troops in Yuan Shao's army is indeed There are as many as 140,000 to 50,000!
"Everyone, Liu Zhang is a man of wolfish ambition. I have seen him very clearly in the early years when I was in Luoyang! Liu Zhang has a large number of troops and is in a high position. Why did he sit back and watch Dong Zhuo make trouble? From my perspective, Dong Zhuo's trip hit him right in the face. What’s up to you!”
"Liu Zhang is very ambitious. He pushed Dong Zhuo to the front and attracted the hatred of the heroes, while he hid in the dark, vigorously developed his power, and waited for an opportunity to usurp the throne!"
"All of you here are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and your goal is to kill the traitors and help the Han Dynasty. So this time we not only want to kill the traitor Dong Zhuo, but also annihilate the traitor Liu Zhang!"
After several attempts to recruit Liu Zhang failed, everyone lost patience. Yuan Shao took the opportunity to express his thoughts so that the heroes would not put all their hatred on Dong Zhuo.
"What Benchu said is right. This Liu Zhang seems to have no interest in political affairs, but in fact he is extremely sinister! What did he mean by driving Yuan Feng Sikong away before leaving the court? It was just to clear the way for Dong Zhuo!"
Seeing no one responded, Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi took the initiative to stand up.
"My lords, think about it. Liu Zhang has never suffered a loss since he became an official. How could he try so hard to clear obstacles for Dong Zhuo? Is he clearing obstacles for Dong Zhuo or for himself? In my opinion , Liu Zhang is definitely the most hidden traitor!"
The expressions of all the county guards varied, and they were not convinced by Yuan Yi's words, because everyone in the world knew about the conflict between Yuan and Liu Zhang.
It is okay to let them contribute to the country and crusade against Dong Zhuo, but if they are allowed to go to war because of the personal grudge between the Yuan family and Liu Zhang, they are obviously not very willing!
