Ma Teng did not reject Ma Chao's request.

He agreed to Ma Chao and handed him a cavalry of one thousand people, intending to make Ma Chao lose his merits.

Ma Chao did this, indeed.

But unexpectedly, Guo Peng was very prepared. He seemed to have guessed that Ma Chao would do this trick. He arranged the guard formation steadily, and a rain of arrows shot Ma Chao's cavalry overturned the horse.

Ma Chao had to face failure and ran back quickly, at least he saved most of the cavalry.

Now that I was really embarrassed, I had no choice but to lose to the same person again and again. I can only say that I am inferior to others. The arrogant Ma Chao also had to admit that Guo Peng's ability to command troops was indeed above him.

Guo Peng was able to wipe out the princes and unify the Central Plains and Hebei in the chaotic Central Plains. This ability is really not revealed. He is really talented and knowledgeable, and it is clear that it is above Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

He is worthy of being a disciple of Lu Zhi, a great scholar in China...

Guo Zifeng is so scary that he has reached this position as the son of a county magistrate.

Ma Teng and Han Sui sighed so much.

Faced with such a situation, as time goes by, looking at Guo Peng's offensive that it has not weakened at all, Ma Teng and Han Sui have to admit that Guo Peng's logistics capabilities are the same as his military capabilities, and are unique in the world and difficult to fight.

While feeling desperate, the two decided to choose a suitable time to withdraw and not to go against Guo Peng for the time being.

It is their misfortune to encounter such an enemy.

"Guo Zifeng's power is too strong, and it is difficult for us to fight against him. If we continue like this, we will sooner or later be wiped out. We can't continue to hesitate. Wen Yue, it's time for us to withdraw our troops."

Ma Teng looked at Han Sui and sighed.

Han Sui looked ugly, but he had to admit that Ma Teng was right. Guo Peng was too strong and could not be fought against them at all. If he continued to fight, he could only die in Chang'an City, and there was no other way out.

We must retreat while Guo Peng has not blocked all his retreat and return to Liangzhou. This may help us to preserve our strength. Xu Tu will raise the back.

They were not willing to believe that Guo Peng also had the logistics ability to pursue from Chang'an to Liangzhou. If that were the case, they would not feel a loss if they were destroyed.

It is not embarrassing to be defeated and eliminated when fighting such an opponent.

After making up the idea, the two began to make plans on how to retreat and escape Guo Peng's pursuit, etc.

They discussed to see if they could negotiate a ceasefire with Guo Peng. They gave up Chang'an and Guo Peng let them back to Liangzhou. Isn't it better?

So Ma Teng and Han Sui sent someone to convey this idea to Guo Peng.

They said that until now, everyone suffered heavy casualties and were very tired. If they continued to fight, it would not be a good thing for anyone. If Guo Peng was willing, they would be willing to withdraw from Chang'an City, exit from Sanfu area, and return to Liangzhou.

Guo Peng needs to ensure their safety and not pursue them. He wants them to return to Liangzhou safely and never violate each other and be in peace with each other.

Guo Peng didn't find it strange at all to get such news, but he just felt that it was natural and expected that Ma Teng and Han Sui made such a decision.

"Ma Teng and Han Sui intend to make peace, wanting to give up the land of the three assistants and return to Liangzhou, begging me not to continue attacking them and let them go. You think, is it good or bad to do this?"

The Chang'an offensive and defensive battle was in the end of May and nearly June. The Chang'an defenders had reduced more than 20,000 people. Those who died of battle and starved to death and had no medicine on their hands to save the wounded. If they continued to fight, they would be gone.

More than 3,000 people were killed in the battle and injured more than 10,000. Although most of them were cured and returned to the team, the expenditure on medicinal materials was also a big deal, and the burden on the logistics forces was indeed quite large.

So most people think this is an acceptable option, let them give up Chang'an, withdraw from Sanfu, and return to Liangzhou, and Guo Peng's pre-war plan will be fully realized.

It is fully occupied by Sili and occupied the land of Guanxi. From then on, it can gain a foothold in Guanxi and expand its territory for 800 miles. This is a great military victory.

Xun You supported this view and felt that from a tactical perspective, you can certainly conquer Chang'an, but the losses will be too great. The current situation may not be the best choice.

Guo Peng nodded, thinking that this was right, but he still wanted to hear some other opinions, so he turned his attention to Lu Su.

"Zijing, what do you think?"

This is how many times Guo Peng took the initiative to ask Lu Su's opinion. Guo Peng seemed to appreciate this unknown desolate scholar in Xuzhou, which made many people feel strange and a little jealous.

Lu Su was not panicked and had been worried since the beginning. When he heard Guo Peng ask him, he spoke: "Mr. Wei, I think this is right. We should end the Battle of Chang'an as soon as possible and prepare for the next battle."

"The next war?"

The generals in the military tent were talking, and the strategists were talking.

Zhao Yun looked at Lu Su strangely: "Where is the next war coming? Could it be to enter the Liangzhou?"

"No, not to enter the Liangzhou, but to defend Sili."

Lu Su shook his head and said, "Defense against the army of Liu Jiyu, the army in Hanzhong, is heading north."

Guo Peng nodded slightly.

This is what he wants to hear.

Lu Su’s overall view is really excellent.

Xun You thought of this after Lu Su proposed it, so he looked at Lu Su with a little surprise, thinking that this young man's thinking pattern is quite good.

It is very rare to always think of things that ordinary people cannot think of.

Lu Su took on this topic and continued to expand.

"As far as we know, two months ago, the Battle of Hanzhong had ended. Liu Jiyu's general Pang Xi led his army to capture Hanzhong. The former Hanzhong prefect Zhang Lu died in battle, causing trouble. The entire territory of Hanzhong was occupied by Liu Jiyu. After Liu Jiyu occupied Hanzhong, he would definitely choose to fight the Northern Expedition.

If our army and Mahan fight here for too long, it will lose too much military strength. Kansai is destroyed and it will be unfavorable to recover. If we do not accumulate more food and grass to allow the army to be cultivated and build some military facilities, we will face great difficulties when the Shu army goes north."

As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Hong who couldn't wait.

"Wait a minute, Lu Zijing, why do you say that Liu Jiyu will definitely attack the north? How did you know that Liu Jiyu will definitely attack the north?"

Cao Hong was very dissatisfied with Lu Su's seemingly arbitrary statement and objected.

Lu Su said slowly: "General Cao, I have no basis for saying this, because after Liu Jiyu conquered Hanzhong, he did not do anything, but stopped his troops and raised the people. Instead, he accumulated food and grass in Hanzhong, trained his troops, and went to the King of Shu and changed it to King of Hanzhong."

Cao Hong had a rough idea of ​​that history and knew that King Hanzhong was the king's title before Liu Bang became emperor.

However, there were still many military generals in the tent who didn't know about this, so Lu Su explained it roughly and added some historical knowledge to them.

"In the past, Emperor Gao of Taizu was enfeoffed by Xiang Yu in Hanzhong and became the King of Hanzhong. However, Emperor Gao did not stick to his own congratulations, but actively sought the opportunity to return to the Central Plains.

So Emperor Gao took Han Xin as a general, built a plank road openly, crossed Chen Cang secretly, sent troops to the north to seize the land of Guanzhong, occupied Qin, and used this as a foundation to compete with Xiang Yu to dominate the world, and finally established the Han Dynasty."
Chapter completed!