The chaos in the Western Region was completely quelled by Fa Zheng's conspiracy.
More than 400,000 soldiers and civilians died in the war, which once again sounded the alarm for all people in the Western Regions.
After nearly a hundred years after Ban Chao, two men named Fazheng and Ma Chao came to the Western Regions again.
The methods of the two of them are much more cruel and cruel than Ban Chao's, and the slightest inconvenience will lead to a bloody storm!
Also benefiting from the shock power of the killings and the destruction of Qiuci, the third largest country in the Western Regions, the situation in the entire Western Regions has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Even the six chariot divisions had to choose to surrender to Fa Zheng after killing an army of 20,000 in vain.
To put it bluntly, the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions, where Fazheng is located, has become a hall of fame in the Western Regions!
Yongzhou, the capital of Qin State, Chang'an City.
Liu Zhang, who returned from the Yiling battlefield with a great victory, had not yet learned that great changes had taken place in the Western Regions.
Especially the latest battle report from Hebei that he just learned made a strong look of irritation appear between Liu Zhang's eyebrows.
The battle between Yuan and Cao ended unexpectedly, but the outcome was completely beyond Liu Zhang's expectations.
It was precisely because he did not expect this outcome that Liu Zhang was in no mood to care about anything else.
"Mr. Qin, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao several times with the weak defeating the strong. This time he defeated Yuan Shao again when they were evenly matched. This should be what Duke Qin expected, right?"
The one who spoke was Xu Shu, who had just surrendered to Liu Bei.
Although there were three top wise men in the room, Jia Xu, Xun You, and Liu Ye, they all had the solemn brows like Liu Zhang.
The depressing atmosphere is in sharp contrast to the spacious Weiyang Palace!
Xu Shu really didn't want everyone to remain silent like this, in this somewhat stagnant environment.
"Well, Yuan Nao..."
Liu Zhang nodded slightly, but his frown did not ease at all.
There is no doubt that Cao Cao can be the ultimate victor, and Liu Zhang has always thought so.
But who could have imagined that the Yuan family would be wiped out in one battle?
Yuan Shao couldn't bear the outcome of being defeated again, so he died on the spot!
Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang disappeared after their defeat!
Yuan Shao's nephew, Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou, also died in the rebellion!
This is not over yet!
The Shanyu Tadun who came to help Wuhuan died in Jizhou!
This battle completely wiped out all the Yuan's power in Hebei.
What year is this?
But it was the eighth year of Jian'an, 203 AD!
In this year in history, Yuan Shao died, but Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang still firmly controlled Yuan Shao's power.
Even Guo Jia suggested that Cao Cao avoid his edge and let the Yuan brothers start fighting among themselves.
Normally, the Yuan brothers would have been destroyed in 207 AD, the twelfth year of Jian'an.
Also in this year, Cao Cao went on an expedition to Liaodong and pacified Wuhuan Tadun!
Guo Jia also suffered from cold due to his expedition to the north and died of illness in Liucheng!
But all of this, except Yuan Shao's death, has actually changed.
Following Yuan Shao's death, the Hebei clan headed by the Cui family of Qinghe immediately changed their banners and declared their allegiance to Cao Cao.
With the support of the family, the entire Yuan family in Hebei was destroyed.
According to the latest intelligence, Cao Cao has captured the entire Jizhou and is stationed in Yecheng.
Bingzhou and Youzhou were also attacked by Cao's troops in two groups.
I think it won't be long before Hebei will completely fall into Cao Cao's hands!
History took a turn, which directly saved Cao Cao four years of pacifying Hebei.
In other words, Liu Zhang used the power of Yi, Yong, and Liang to recuperate and prepare to develop quietly for five years.
Cao Cao is also using the power of the seven complete large states of Hebei, Qing, You, Yan, Yu, and Xu, as well as part of Sizhou and part of Yangzhou, a total of eight states, to jointly recuperate!
Comparing the power of the three states to the power of the eight states, even a fool knows the difference!
The longer time passes, the wider the gap in national power will become!
If the gap is very small, how can Jia Xu, Xun You, and Liu Ye fall into silence?
For Liu Zhang personally, there is another thing that is even more unacceptable.
Tadun died in battle, the Yuan brothers were missing, and Cao Cao no longer had to go on an expedition to Liaodong.
As the mastermind, Guo Jia naturally doesn't have to go to a bitter and cold place, so maybe he doesn't have to die young!
For a moment, Liu Zhang actually felt that Cao Cao was the chosen one!
With him working so hard and with his head in his trousers for twenty years, the biggest beneficiary turned out to be Cao Cao!
"Hey, I really didn't expect that this Yuan Benchu is such a waste!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Liu Zhang couldn't help but curse.
It doesn't matter if you lose, don't lose so miserably!
In one defeat, the Yuan family was completely ruined. How could there be such a prodigal son!
Everyone agreed.
Even Jia Xu, who is scheming and never prone to mood swings, is still frowning.
"Mr. Qin, I heard that Cao Cao has prepared a big plan for Yuan Shao!"
"Cao's army was defeated again and again, and it was all false!"
"Yuan Shaosu loves face and loves great achievements, so he suffered such a huge defeat..."
After Jia Xu finished speaking, the hall fell into silence again.
Liu Zhang looked up at Liu Ye, who had outstanding strategic vision, and wanted to see if he had any ideas.
Unfortunately, Liu Ye lowered his head and was still deep in thought.
"Why..."
Liu Zhang sighed again, his mind very confused.
I originally wanted to seize the time that Cao Cao spent in pacifying Hebei in four years, vigorously develop the country and reorganize armaments.
While Cao Cao is recuperating, he can at least capture Jingzhou in one go.
Then the four states were used to deal with Cao Cao.
Everything went very smoothly originally. The victory in the Battle of Yiling successfully opened the door to Jingzhou.
Who would have thought that before they could feel happy, they would receive bad news from the north.
Historically, Zhuge Liang used the power of a state to forcefully resist Cao Wei.
As a result, they ended up hating Wuzhangyuan due to insufficient national power.
Liu Zhang didn't know what would happen with the power of the three states and the national power of Cao Wei and the eight states.
I'm afraid it won't be that easy if we want to attack Jingzhou unscrupulously in the future.
In just one day, the extremely bright future turned cloudy!
"Mr. Qin?"
At this moment, Xu Shu spoke again.
Liu Zhang and his ministers all remained silent because they learned the specific situation.
But Xu Shu had just joined, and he didn't know the specific details.
As a newly joined adviser, Xu Shu naturally wanted to share Liu Zhang's worries.
In his anxiety, he didn't care whether it was appropriate or not, so he could only forcefully speak.
"Yuanzhi, let me tell you briefly and see if you have any ideas."
Liu Zhang was simply helpless, and Liu Zhang did not refuse to give Xu Shu a good explanation.
At the same time, he also hoped that Xu Shu could bring him some surprises.
"Yuan Zhi, Gu Yuan thought so..."
