"It's clear from the first glance that you have colluded with the Shu people. How can you have the face to say you are innocent?"

Zhang was shocked: "Impossible! We clearly saw with our own eyes that the pontoon bridge had been demolished, and the Shu captives also set fire to it..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly paused and thought of a possibility that was terrifying to him: Could someone be plotting against them?

As long as there is no one to stop the Shu army from crossing the river, is it not a simple matter?

Moreover, they were only guessing that the Shu captives would return to their army, and they were not sure at all.

But the Shu captives could obviously cross the river directly and even arrive at Lingju City two or three days in advance. Why did they have to go around in such a big circle?

This is what Zhang couldn't understand, and it was precisely this that led his mind to a wrong place, causing him to make mistakes in judgment.

Thinking of this, Zhang felt like he was going crazy.

who is it?

Who is so willing to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit oneself?

"Shu captives, have you really crossed the river?"

Zhang was trembling and asked with the last glimmer of hope.

"Yun Street has been lost. The people of Shu are afraid that it is less than a day's journey from here!"

Dingxian Cheng smiled miserably.

The magistrate of Lingju County had already calmly backed away when the two sides confronted each other.

At the same time, the guards from Lingju County quietly surrounded them all.

"If this is true, it is all my uncle and nephew's fault."

Zhang Ju's face turned gray and all thoughts were gone.

"Dalang..."

Zhang Hua was very anxious when he heard this.

Zhang Ji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If the Shu people really cross the river, no matter what we say, it will be useless."

As he spoke, his voice deepened, as if he was mumbling to himself, but in fact only Zhang Hua could hear him, "What's more, Jincheng fell..."

Zhang Hua was reminded by him that he was a person waiting for sin.

And this crime was precisely because of Jincheng.

When you think of Jincheng, you will remember all the battles with Shu soldiers.

Anger, rage, humiliation, and many other emotions surged into my heart.

He was so angry that he yelled and threw his sword to the ground: "I am so angry! Who is it that is so sinister that he trapped my uncle and nephew in this unjust place?"

Zhang Ju's expression was even sadder than that of Ding County Prime Minister, "I can't argue with you, it's nothing more than this."

"Even now, I still want to make excuses!"

Dingxian Cheng was furious.

After looking at the Wei soldiers around him, Zhang took off his long sword and said, "My uncle and I are here to apologize to Commander Xu. If you are interested, you may wish to send us to Guzang."

The magistrate of Lingju County breathed a sigh of relief: "That's very good. Governor Zhang and Zhang Changshi are offended!"

Lingju County is a large county in Jincheng County, and it is also located in a strategic location. To be able to become the county magistrate here, County Magistrate Li's foundation will naturally not be too low.

The Shu people occupied Longyou and cut off the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong. It would be better if Wei could regain Longyou sooner. But if not... where Liangzhou will go in the end is hard to say.

As a wealthy family in Liangzhou, the Zhang family of Dunhuang would be better off offending as little as possible at this time.

On the second day after the uncle and nephew of the Zhang family left, Feng Yong led the army and arrived as promised.

Lingju City is the only relatively large city in the Lishui River Valley and the only one still guarded by soldiers.

Looking at the sparse guards on the top of the city, Feng Yong groaned, and then sighed: "This Lingju City is a strategic location. As expected, the city is high and the pond is deep, and it is heavily guarded."

Zhang Yuan:......

"Send the order and send someone back immediately to inform General Wei that I need him to send troops to support me."

Zhang Yuan glanced at the top of the city, and rarely responded a breath later than usual: "No!"

Zhang Yuan quickly passed on the military order, and when he came back, he couldn't help but say something.

"Chief, there is something unclear about the student."

"What?"

Feng Yong walked along the edge of Lishui and checked the situation around Lingju City, and found that this was indeed the best place in the valley.

The land on both sides of the river is open and conducive to farming.

Viewed from here, the mountains behind suddenly converge, and the city is stuck right at this convergence point.

By building a stronghold and stationing troops here, you can not only use the valleys and flat lands for farming, but also be able to march into Liangzhou at any time.

Huo Qiaoqi's vision back then was indeed unique.

During the recent Liangzhou Rebellion, the Qiang and Hu Yi Cong recruited from Huangzhong by the Later Han Dynasty were also stationed at Lingju to suppress the Hu rebels in Jincheng.

Unexpectedly, even Huang Zhongyi's army rebelled, and after Lingju fell, the situation suddenly escalated.

"Chief, even without the Zhang family's uncles and nephews, we can easily capture the counties in the Lishui Valley."

"The students don't understand why the mountain chief didn't cross the river in advance and take Lingju City directly?"

Feng Yong smiled happily when he heard Zhang Yuan's words.

"Muzhi, if you can ask this question, it means that you are able to think about problems independently and have begun to become a real consultant."

Zhang Yuan received the praise and lowered his head and smiled a little sheepishly.

The students were eager to learn, so Feng Yong was naturally willing to say a few more words. He pointed to Lingju City not far away, "It's not difficult for us to capture this place."

"If we wait for General Wei to come, we can even try to march into Liangzhou."

"It's just that soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must pay attention to them."

"How many casualties will we have during the pacification of Liangzhou? On the surface, the counties in Liangzhou have returned to the Han Dynasty, but how many people will actually rebel again?"

"These are all issues we need to think about. Mu Zhi, what we want is a Liangzhou that truly surrenders to the Han Dynasty, or at least a Liangzhou that will not cause trouble to the Han Dynasty."

"At the very least, it must be a Liangzhou that will not cause trouble for the Han in the rear when the Han is at odds with Cao's thieves."

"You have also read the information on Liangzhou. Over the past hundred years, how much money did the Later Han Dynasty spend on food and troops in Liangzhou?"

"Suffering from severe malaria cannot be treated with sudden and strong medicines. You must first take good care of your body before you can treat it slowly."

Zhang Yuan seemed to understand but not quite.

"The uncles and nephews of the Zhang family are an introduction. I want to use them to bring out the disease in Liangzhou."

"Chief Shan, the students don't understand."

"Since Cao Cao's rebellion, rebellions in Liangzhou have never stopped. Therefore, not all Liangzhou's wealthy families have sincerely surrendered to Cao Cao!"

"The matter of the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family will be very difficult to deal with, regardless of whether the Cao thieves in Liangzhou are punished for their crimes or not! Hahaha, haha!"

Feng Yong laughed strangely when he thought of his proud place.

After being punished, even if the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family deserved their punishment, at this sensitive time, Xu Miao was showing that he did not believe in the Zhang family.

Not punishing him means that Xu Miao is afraid of the wealthy people in Liangzhou.

How could Feng Yong not know what those aristocratic families and local wealthy families were like?

With strong enemies on the border, no foreign aid, and the temptation of some huge interests, Feng Junhou could guess what choice they would make without thinking with his brain, just with his brainstem.
Chapter completed!