Liu Yao suddenly frowned when he heard this, and looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief. In his impression, this Zhao Yunna is definitely a cautious person, and he shouldn't have made such a mistake at all.

"Lord, don't listen to Zilong's nonsense, I brought this matter up, and it has nothing to do with Zilong." At this time, Zhang Xiu shouted again.

"Huh!?" Liu Yao frowned and looked at the two, glanced at the two of them coldly, and said with some displeasure, "What the hell is going on, you should know very well, what I hate the most is that someone deceives me." ”

Zhao Yun suddenly shuddered, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said, "Lord, although it was the senior brother who mentioned that he wanted to rob the grain this time, it was also allowed by the last general. If the lord wants to punish, even the last will punish together. ”

"Please also ask the lord to punish the crime!" Although Zhang Xiu did not kneel down, he was still sitting on the stretcher and said with a fist at Liu Yao.

"My lord, the two generals sent troops without authorization before the enemy was known, which led to such a big loss this time, and no punishment was not enough to convince the public." Guo Jia stood up and said sternly.

"Bong filial piety to you!" Ma Chao looked at that Guo Jia didn't help Zhao Yun and the two speak, and he actually fell into the ground, and suddenly became a little angry.

"Yes, my lord, the two of them will be severely punished. Although it was proposed by Zhang Xiu this time, it should be punished heavily, but Zhao Yun, as the main general, did not stop it, but agreed to send troops, and the crime was increased by one degree, and the lord was asked to punish the two of them! At this time, Fu Zhu also stood up at the same time and said.

"Please also ask the lord to punish the crime!" At this time, Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu. Chen Lin, and all the strategists stood up, and their tone was the same. That is, it must be punished.

"You guys!" Ma Chao couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at this scene, if there was only one Guo Jia, then he would dare to go up and reason with him, but now that everyone is in the same tone, he Ma Chao is powerless.

Not to mention Ma Chao, even Liu Yao couldn't help but be a little stunned when he looked at the actions of the group of strategists under his hands.

But the next moment. He, Liu Yao, reflected it quickly. The current situation can be said to be very special, and Zhang Xiu and Zhang Yun must also be punished. Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public.

After all, such a big casualty this time is a big thing for this Youzhou. Although it is said that there are no immortals in this war, it is normal for thousands of people to die. But in Youzhou, it's different. It's a big damage like this. If you can't handle it well. Even if there is a mutiny, it is not impossible, and even if it is not, it will definitely be a lot of headaches at that time.

And if you want to deal with this matter, you can only deal with Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu. To put it bluntly, they are just two scapegoats. Only in this way can all the soldiers in Youzhou feel at ease.

Liu Yao nodded at everyone, looked at Zhao Yun and the two, and said sternly, "Zhao Yun, you are the main general this time." did not manage his subordinates well, and the guide lost so many soldiers. I'm going to demote you to two levels now, hit a hundred boards, and then let you personally apologize at the graves of those soldiers, can you be convinced? ”

Zhao Yun was directly stunned when he heard this, although this Liu Yao seemed to be very strict. But that's all inconsequential. This is a two-level official position, it is nothing at all, he is now a fourth-rank general, even if he is demoted by two levels, it is also a six-rank miscellaneous general. At that time, as long as Liu Yao said a word, he didn't want to bring as many soldiers as he wanted, then how many soldiers and horses he would bring, and it would not affect it at all.

As for the 100 big boards, it is even less worth mentioning, with his physical condition, even if he is beaten with a hundred big boards, it will not take ten days and half a month, and then he will be able to live and live. As for the last punishment, even if he Liu Yao didn't say it, he Zhao Yun was ready to do it, only in this way could he alleviate the guilt in his heart for so many dead soldiers.

"The last general will admit punishment!" Zhao Yun said with a feeling in his heart that he didn't know what to feel.

Liu Yao nodded with satisfaction, turned his head to look at Zhang Xiu, and said, "Zhang Xiu, this time it is also because of your greed and recklessness that you will cause such a big loss, I will punish you now for demoting you by one level and beating you fifty boards, the same as Zhao Yun, apologize in front of the graves of your dead brothers, can you be convinced?" ”

"The last general will admit punishment!" Before Liu Yao finished speaking, he Zhang Xiu couldn't wait to say. No matter how Liu Yao punished him, he was already prepared, if he really talked about it, he still felt that this was not heavy enough.

"Lord, my senior brother is injured now, how can he afford the fifty boards, it is better to let the end come to replace him," Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Xiu's injuries and said unbearably.

"Shut up, Zilong, it's my fault this time, how can it be replaced by someone else." Zhang Xiu refused without hesitation.

"Huh?!" Liu Yao looked at Zhang Xiu's injury, I'm afraid that if he is like this now, if he plays fifty boards again, it is estimated that he will really have to go to Lord Yan for tea. He just wants to make a show and show the soldiers under him, how can he really lose such a first-class general.

Immediately, he said, "But for the sake of Zhang Xiu, you are injured at the moment, I will remember these fifty boards for you first, and when your body is better, double the punishment?" ”

"The last general obeys!" Zhang Xiu said with his fists clenched.

"Come on, drag Zhao Yun out and weigh a hundred boards, and send him and Zhang Xiu back to the house to rest after the fight." Liu Yao shouted to the guards outside the door.

Soon, four guards walked in and took Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu out, and soon, it didn't take long for a dull sound to come out, obviously it was already blaming Zhao Yuncane. However, the cane that Liu Yao ordered had no water at all, but Zhao Yun held it up stubbornly, without the slightest sound, which showed the strength of his perseverance.

After about half a cup of tea, the sound of the blunt blow stopped, and immediately a personal guard walked in and said to Liu Yao, "Lord Qiqi, the fight is over." ”

Liu Yao nodded and said, "Go and invite Doctor Hua Shen to treat the two generals." ”

"No!" The guards answered the promise and quickly left the hall.

After the guard left, Guo Jia's eyes rolled and said with a smile, "Lord, although the lord has punished General Zhang and General Zhao, but this is far from enough?" ”

Liu Yao frowned and asked, "Fengxiao, what do you mean?" ”

Guo Jia smiled evilly and said, "My lord, our Youzhou Army has always called itself the first army in the world. In the eyes of the people under our jurisdiction, that is undoubtedly an invincible myth. But now, in addition to such a thing, if we don't prepare well and exaggerate this matter, it will inevitably make our people a little panicked, which is not beautiful. ”

Liu Yao's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he glanced at Guo Jia with some surprise, and secretly said that this kid is really a fox, and he would actually come up with such a way.

He knows very well what this Guo Jia means, and it can be summed up in two words, that is, foolishness. Although their 6,000 men and horses were indeed the end of the annihilation of the entire army this time, it was also in the face of more than 30,000 troops, and they still solved at least seven or eight thousand soldiers of the other side, which was already a very good record.

However, this was not enough for Liu Yao. These 30,000 troops should at least be changed to 60,000 troops, and if they kill the opponent's seven or eight thousand men and horses, they must also be changed to kill 20,000 enemies.

In this way, in the eyes of the people, their Youzhou army faced an enemy ten times their size, and in this situation where it was difficult for manpower to resist. was able to kill the opponent's 20,000 horses without fear of death, although the final outcome was the annihilation of the entire army, but this definitely made them proud. In this way, the invincible side of the Youzhou Army will not disappear in the hearts of the people.

Although Liu Yao doesn't like this kind of foolish policy too much, I have to say that this method is indeed the best way now. Besides, the emperors of all dynasties have not been foolish to the people. Take the emperor as the Son of Heaven. Known as the son of the Emperor of Heaven, isn't this also a fool, and this is also one of the best ways to control people's hearts.

"Since that's the case, then I'll leave it to Fengxiao to you." Liu Yao said lightly.

"No!" Guo Jia promised, a smile appeared on his face. (To be continued......)