Ma Teng did not refuse Ma Chao's request.

He promised Ma Chao and handed him a cavalry of 1,000 people, intending to make Ma Chao atone.

Ma Chao did the same.

But I didn't expect Guo Peng's preparations to be too complete, as if he had already guessed that Ma Chao would come to this hand, he steadily lined up the escort formation, and Ma Chao's cavalry turned on his back with a rain of arrows.

Ma Chao had to face the defeat and quickly ran back, but he managed to save most of the cavalry.

This time his face is really lost, there is nothing at all, he lost in the hands of the same person three times and twice, it can only be said that his skills are not as good as others, and the arrogant Ma Chao has to admit that Guo Peng's ability to command troops is indeed above him.

Guo Peng can sweep away the princes in the chaotic Central Plains and unify the Central Plains and Hebei, this skill is really not blown, he really has real talent and learning, and it is indeed above Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

is worthy of being a disciple of the great Confucian Lu Zhi in the sea......

As the son of the county order, Guo Zifeng has come to this position, how terrible it is.

Ma Teng and Han Sui sighed.

In the face of such a situation, with the passage of time, looking at the offensive on Guo Peng's side that has not weakened at all, Ma Teng and Han Sui have to admit that Guo Peng's logistics and military capabilities, like his military capabilities, are unique in the world and difficult to fight.

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

It was their unluck to encounter such an enemy.

"Guo Zifeng's forces are too strong, it is difficult for us to confront them, if we continue like this, sooner or later the whole army will be wiped out here, we can't continue to hesitate, Wenyue, we should withdraw our troops."

Ma Teng looked at Han Sui and sighed.

Han Sui's face was ugly, but he had to admit that Ma Teng was right, Guo Peng was too strong, it was not something they could fight against at all, and if he continued to fight, he could only die in Chang'an City, and there was no other way out.

It is necessary to retreat and return to Liangzhou when Guo Peng has not blocked all the retreats, so that he may be able to preserve his strength, and Xu Tu will move later.

They didn't want to believe that Guo Peng still had the logistical ability to pursue him from Chang'an to Liangzhou, and if that really happened, if they were to fall, they wouldn't feel a loss.

There is no shame in fighting against such an opponent and being defeated and eliminated.

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

They discussed to see if they could negotiate a truce with Guo Peng, they gave up Chang'an, and Guo Peng let them go back to Liangzhou, wouldn't it be best if they had nothing to do?

So Ma Teng and Han Sui sent someone to convey such thoughts to Guo Peng.

They said that this battle has been fought so far, everyone's casualties are very large, and they are also very tired, if they continue to fight, it will not be a good thing for anyone, if Guo Peng is willing, they are willing to withdraw from Chang'an City, withdraw from the Sanfu area, and return to Liangzhou.

And Guo Peng needs to ensure their safety, not to pursue them, to let them return to Liangzhou safely, and from now on not invade each other, and the two are safe.

Guo Peng didn't feel strange at all when he got such news, he just felt that it was natural and expected for Ma Teng and Han Sui to make such a decision.

"Ma Teng and Han Sui intend to make peace, want to give up the land of Sanfu, retreat to Liangzhou, beg me not to continue to attack them, let them go, do you think, is this a good or a bad thing?"

This offensive and defensive battle in Chang'an has been carried out by the end of May and nearly June, and the defenders of Chang'an have lost more than 20,000 people.

Guo Peng's side also killed more than 3,000 people in the battle, and more than 10,000 wounded, although most of them were able to be cured and returned to the team, but the expenditure on medicinal materials was also a large amount, and the burden on the logistics troops was indeed not small.

Therefore, most people thought that this was an acceptable option, let them give up Chang'an, withdraw from Sanfu, and return to Liangzhou, then Guo Peng's pre-war plan would be fully realized.

It was a great military victory to occupy the land of Kansai and gain a foothold in Kansai and expand the territory for 800 miles.

Xun You supports this view, feeling that from a tactical point of view, it is certainly possible to continue to attack Chang'an, but the losses will inevitably be too great, and the current situation is not the best choice.

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

"Zijing, what do you think?"

This is how many times Guo Peng has taken the initiative to ask Lu Su's opinion, Guo Peng seems to appreciate this little-known Xuzhou broken scholar, which makes many people feel strange and a little jealous.

Lu Su didn't panic, he had been a little worried since just now, and when he heard Guo Peng ask him, he said: "Duke Wei, I think it's right to do this, we should end the battle of Chang'an as soon as possible and prepare for the next battle." ”

"What's next?"

The generals in the military tent talked a lot, and the strategists also talked about it.

Zhao Yun looked at Lu Su strangely: "Where did you come from in the next battle?" Is it to enter Liangzhou? ”

"No, it's not to enter Liangzhou, it's to defend the division."

Lu Su shook his head and said, "The army of Liu Jiyu's army defending Hanzhong is attacking north. ”

Guo Peng nodded slightly.

That's what he wants to hear.

Lu Su's overall view is really good.

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

It's rare to always think of things that ordinary people can't think of.

And Lu Su continued to expand on this topic.

"As far as we know so far, two months ago, the battle of Hanzhong has ended, Liu Jiyu's general Pang Xi led the army to capture Hanzhong, the previous Hanzhong Taishou Zhang Lu died in battle, set fire to self-immolation, the whole territory of Hanzhong was owned by Liu Jiyu, after Liu Jiyu occupied Hanzhong, he would inevitably choose the Northern Expedition.

If we and Ma Han's army fight here for too long, we will lose too much military strength, and the western part of the country will be ruined and the recovery will not be good. ”

As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, he was forced to interrupt Cao Hong, who couldn't wait.

"Wait a minute, Lu Zijing, why do you say that Liu Jiyu will definitely go on the Northern Expedition? How did you know that Liu Jiyu would definitely go on the Northern Expedition? ”

Cao Hong was very dissatisfied with Lu Su's seemingly arbitrary statement and spoke out against it.

Lu Su said unhurriedly: "General Cao, it's not unfounded for me to say this, because after Liu Jiyu conquered Hanzhong, he didn't do nothing, so he stopped his army to raise the people, but accumulated grain and grass in Hanzhong, trained soldiers and horses, and went to the King of Shu and changed it to the King of Hanzhong." ”

Cao Hong also has a general understanding of that period of history, and knows that the king of Hanzhong is the king of Liu Bang before he became emperor.

However, there were still many generals in the tent who didn't know about this, so Lu Su gave them a general explanation and added a little historical knowledge to them.

In the past, Emperor Taizu Gao was sealed in Hanzhong by Xiang Yu before he became the emperor and became the king of Hanzhong, but Emperor Gao did not rest on his laurels, but actively sought the opportunity to return to the Central Plains.

So Emperor Gao took Han Xin as the general, repaired the plank road in the Ming Dynasty, secretly crossed Chencang, sent troops to the Northern Expedition to seize the land of Guanzhong, occupied the land of Qin, and took this as the foundation, and Xiang Yu competed for hegemony in the world, and finally established the Han Dynasty. ”

After supplementing the historical knowledge, Lu Su looked at the people in the tent, looked at their suddenly realized expressions, and knew that he didn't need to say anything more.