At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

"But I heard that every battle between you and Han Sui not only resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, sometimes even tens of thousands of deaths and injuries!"

Even as Ma Teng said, the sources of soldiers in Guanzhong are not enough for the two of them to squander.

"There are also Qiang people here."

This is almost the same as Liu Zhang's guess. The struggle between Ma and Han not only represents the two of them.

"Qiang people? Could it be the tribe of your lady?"

It was no secret that Ma Teng was Xian Lingqiang's son-in-law, almost everyone in Liangzhou knew it.

"General Wei, ever since I married Zhou's daughter, Balazi returned to the tribe in a fit of anger. She is no longer my wife."

Liu Zhang was a little dazed. Ma Teng gave him a lot of information, and there were many conflicts with the information he had received before.

If the daughter of the Xianling Qiang patriarch broke with Ma Teng, why did Xianling Qiang still help him so much?

"Brother Shoucheng, is it possible that Balazi's status is not high enough to affect your relationship with Xian Lingqiang?"

"No, on the contrary, Balazi is deeply loved by his father, and because of her, it almost caused a war between me and Xianlingqiang!"

If Ma Teng hadn't told Liu Zhang these things while he was a prisoner, then the latter must think that the former was playing tricks on him.

According to the information in Liu Zhang's possession, Xian Lingqiang has made room for the horses in recent years, and even killed and injured more than 20,000!

"Then why...?"

"General Wei wants to ask Xian Lingqiang why he helped me fight Han Suiwei?"

Liu Zhang nodded, that's exactly what he wanted to ask.

"In fact, the relationship between the Qiang people is not as harmonious as what outsiders see. Wars often occur between them, and even the genocide is serious."

"Some small tribes rely on the big tribes, and the big tribes lean on the aristocratic clans or warlords in Liangzhou. This has been a law for hundreds of years."

"Xianling Qiang, as one of the five major tribes of the Qiang nationality, has a population of more than 200,000. When it comes to war, all the people can be soldiers, so there can be more than 50,000 young people at any time."

"Although this force is powerful, it was not impossible for me at the time to deal with it. Moreover, the Zhou family where my wife belongs to has a close relationship with Gong Tang and Qiang."

"The strength of the five major tribes is almost the same. With the support of Gong Tang and Qiang, the leader of Xianling Qiang finally chose to calm down."

In general, the rise of Ma Teng is actually more inseparable from the Qiang people. After all, although the Zhou family is powerful, they still have to rely on the power of Gong Tang and Qiang.

Now the situation analyzed by Liu Zhang and others is almost the same. The two major Qiang people who are friendly with Ma Teng are not friendly for no reason, and there are traceable reasons behind it.

"Even so, Xianling Qiang has no reason to help you like this, right?"

Without the bond of Balazi, there must be a reason for Xian Lingqiang to help Ma Teng so recklessly.

This is what Liu Zhang is eager to know.

He was about to face the Qiang army, and if he could break it apart, he would undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort.

"Not bad! There are two main reasons."

"The first is because of the Qiang people's own ambitions, and the second is because of... Ma Chao."

Ma Teng not only answered Liu Zhang's questions, but also had the meaning of knowing everything without saying anything, which moved Liu Zhang a little.

"Brother Shoucheng, can you explain in detail?"

Ma Teng did not refuse, and immediately explained the relationship to Liu Zhang in detail.

"Stronger strength also means greater ambition. General Wei should understand this."

Liu Zhang nodded slightly, this is the inevitable result.

With the strength of a prefect of a county, he wants to be a shepherd of a state.

With the strength of Mushou in a state, he would think about expanding his territory and infinitely expanding his power.

The power has expanded to the extreme, and it is nothing more than the position that everyone in the world yearns for, the emperor!

"The bigger the Qiang people, the bigger their ambitions, especially among the five major tribes. The patriarchs of each of their tribes want to annex the other four major tribes!"

"So they will choose to form an alliance with each other, and rely on Liangzhou's aristocratic families, warlords, etc., and always aim to unify the Qiang people."

"For hundreds of years, the Qiang people have been fighting endlessly, and the Qiang people have not unified, but the contradictions between the Qiang people are getting deeper and deeper!"

Liu Zhang's eyes lit up. According to Ma Teng's words, it is almost impossible for them to unite.

If the conflict is too deep, how can we fight against the enemy together? I'm afraid that before fighting the Yizhou army, he would have internal strife.

This news is undoubtedly a bright light in the dark night for Liu Zhang!

"Xianling Qiang's patriarch, Tu Dan, had great ambitions. Back then, when I was at my worst, when General Wei knew me well about cutting firewood for a living, he resolutely took his daughter married me."

"Later, there was a rift between me and Balazi. On the surface, Tudan complained about his daughter, but in fact he used it as a threat to get more benefits from me."

Liu Zhang suddenly realized and nodded, it made sense now.

Tu Dan, the head of the Xianling Qiang clan, only put pressure on Ma Teng under the guise of being for his daughter, but in fact he did not dare to really break with Ma Teng.

After all, these are the warlords in Liangzhou. Losing Ma Teng as an ally will inevitably deal a blow to the tribe.

The two parties are like businessmen, as long as there is something to talk about, it can be negotiated in the end.

"I thought that the Qiang people only knew how to fight, fight and kill, but I didn't expect these Qiang people to have such thoughts!"

Liu Zhang couldn't help sighing, it seems that we can't be too careless when dealing with the Qiang people in the future, maybe they will capsize in the gutter.

"General Wei should know that Xian Ling Qiang and Gong Tang Qiang were friendly with me, Shaodang Qiang and Han Qiang were friendly with Han Sui. In fact, behind the friendly relationship, each had their own thoughts. And Han Sui and I also took advantage of the This is what they have been able to fight for all these years."

"In this way, we can not only find opportunities to eliminate the enemy, but also continuously consume the strength of the Qiang people, preventing them from turning back to the enemy in the future."

No wonder from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms for decades of turmoil, the land of Yongliang was firmly held by Ma Teng and Han Sui!

The two of them not only harmed each other, but also harmed the Qiang people together.

The Qiang people were blinded by their ambitions and caused constant casualties among their subordinates. The greater the casualties, the easier it is to be fooled, forming a vicious circle!

If this continues, the Qiang people will only get weaker and weaker.

"Brother Shoucheng, what happened to the Ma Chao you mentioned earlier?"

Ma Chao is currently what Liu Zhang cares most about. After all, what he will face next may be Ma Chao.

"this…"

Ma Teng frowned slightly, his expression became hesitant.

Liu Zhang immediately understood Ma Teng's difficulties. After all, he was his own son, so how could he help Liu Zhang deal with him.

Now that things have happened, Liu Zhang believes that Ma Teng no longer has the ambition to separate himself from the regime, after all, he himself has become a prisoner.

If the safety of Ma Teng's family can be guaranteed, I believe Ma Teng will make the right choice.

"Brother Shoucheng, don't worry, I will definitely not hurt Ma Chao's life."

(end of this chapter)