Taking Chang'an, the benefits are naturally very many.

Ma Teng was actually tempted a long time ago, but he still hesitated.

Chang'an has been operated by Xiliang for a long time, and it has never experienced a war, so it is not easy to fight at all.

Ma Chao couldn't fight it at all with tens of thousands of people, and if he sent out a large army, the losses would be too great, and it would not be cost-effective at all.

"Nowadays, we are still short of soldiers and horses, and we need to hoard grain and grass, and the west side, at most, a year or two, may come over." Ma Teng said.

Ma Teng's side, there is no shortage of military salaries, relying on the Silk Road, he is in Liangzhou, and his development is very good.

It's just that the preparation of grain and grass has been insufficient.

All the grain and grass he needed were to be purchased from the east, but only Zhang Yu's caravan was willing to sell them.

Zhang Yu's caravan asked for a very high price, and it was transported from afar, and they all liked to bring high-value things, and he gave him twice the price of grain, and the caravans in the east were reluctant to transport it over.

It's very simple, transporting tea, liquor, etc. is more profitable, how profitable is it, and the grain is heavy and difficult to transport, the consumption is large, the speed is slow, and the profit is low.

"Father, if Zhang Yu defeats Cao Cao, he will definitely occupy Chang'an directly, and then we will have no chance."

Ma Chao continued to persuade that he could not let go of this opportunity.

Ma Teng seeks stability, and this psychology is not difficult to guess.

If they lose too much, Zhang Yu will come to Chang'an in half a year or a year, and he won't even have time to recover at that time.

With more than 200,000 elite soldiers, according to the current situation, they can hold out for a year or two, and when the army from the west comes, they will have no worries.

Ma Teng traded with the empire to the west, knowing the power of that empire.

The sea is their inner lake, the territory is vast, the population is large, and even the armor is very sharp.

Ma Teng even thought that with their support, he could even counterattack Zhang Yu.

In this case, the most important thing is to persevere, persist for a longer time, and then you can compete with Zhang Yu for the world.

What if he is destroyed early, and the empire in the west does not have time to support.

Ma Teng sat still, thinking all the time.

"The risk is too great, Zhang Yu's progress is too fast, we don't have time to react at all, we should immediately let people go to the west for help."

"Even if we defeat Chang'an and Zhang Yu attacks from Bingzhou, what's the use of us in Chang'an, it's better to save soldiers and horses, in this Liangzhou, we can still compete with Zhang Yu."

Ma Chao was silent, even if they could hold Chang'an, Zhang Yu attacked from Bingzhou and directly cut off the connection between Chang'an and Liangzhou, and then Chang'an would be a burden.

"Father, what we lack most now is time, and it will be enough for us to buy for a year and a half." Ma Chao said: "That Zhang Yu is lustful, it is better for our two families to marry, as long as it drags on for a while, as soon as the soldiers and horses in the west arrive, we will naturally win." ”

Ma Teng was seriously shining, so that Ma Yunlu and Zhang Yu married.

Ma Teng was a little reluctant, he still loved this daughter very much.

"Father, let the little sister get married, as long as Zhang Yu is dragged for a year and a half, it is enough, and if this is not the case, if Zhang Yu knows our plan, he will immediately cut off our goods, and then Liangzhou is so poor, how can he raise hundreds of thousands of troops."

"We may not want Chang'an, but this is a great opportunity, even if we occupy Chang'an, even if we loot it, we can move the population over."

As soon as Ma Chao said it, Ma Teng was moved.

"Okay, I'll give you 80,000 elite soldiers, but our soldiers and horses can't lose too much, once there is no chance, we must retreat immediately, in addition, I can take a leave of absence and beg to surrender, and marry my daughter to Zhang Yu, he will definitely not refuse, so we will delay it for another year and a half without surrendering, Zhang Yu will definitely be fooled."

Ma Teng struggled for a while, his daughter followed the hegemony, and he chose the hegemony.

Ma Chao was overjoyed and immediately went to prepare.

Ma Chao hurriedly went out and ran into Ma Yunlu.

"Brother, where are you going?" Ma Yunlu asked.

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and said: "My father intends to surrender Zhang Yu and let me go and take Chang'an and make a vote." ”

This time it was Ma Yunlu's turn to be stunned, but she knew Ma Teng and Ma Chao's plan.

At the moment when Ma Yunlu was stunned, Ma Chao quickly slipped away.

Ma Teng asked him to go to war, where would he delay.

Ma Yunlu was puzzled and planned to ask Ma Teng for confirmation.

Ma Yunlu found Ma Teng and said, "Father, just now my brother said that he was going to attack Chang'an? ”

Ma Teng nodded silently, and then said: "We are too poor here, this Chang'an is a good place, Cao Cao has no virtue, it is a good opportunity to take Chang'an." ”

Ma Yunlu's heart was cold, the two of them said differently, so it was not the same thing.

Ma Yunlu bowed and said: "What my father thinks about is that Chang'an is indeed a good place. ”

Ma Yunlu is gone, but he is even more uneasy.

This Ma Chao is going to attack Chang'an, but not to surrender Zhang Yu.

If they are allowed to defeat them, their strength will increase greatly by then, plus the support of the Western Empire...

Ma Yunlu didn't dare to imagine.

She tried to find out the news, and was able to find some news, and recently Ma Teng has accelerated the progress.

Ma Yunlu felt that he had to take the risk of finding out the news and then pass it on to Zhang Yu.

Her affairs have not been exposed, but she has opposed it several times before, and Ma Teng and Ma Chao have not been involved in many things.

Ma Yunlu did not pass on the news of Ma Chao's attack on Chang'an, and dispatched tens of thousands of horses, and Zhang Yu was able to find out the news soon.

Ma Yunlu walked around and looked everywhere, no one dared to stop her.

Two days later, Ma Yunlu inquired about some news.

Ma Teng ordered to vigorously purchase grain and grass.

There was only one way for him to purchase grain and grass, which required a price increase to allow merchants to send it from the east.

In the past, Ma Teng would buy slowly, and then also increase the operation of his own territory.

But this time, all the merchants were called over and asked them to organize another person to make purchases.

With such a big move, coupled with Ma Chao's attack on Chang'an, the empire in the west is about to start moving.

Sure enough, after two more days of inquiry, he received news that Ma Teng had sent an envoy to the west.

Needless to say, it's time to get started.

Ma Yunlu sent someone to secretly pass on the news.

At the same time, she began to inquire about the situation in the major granaries.

If the enemy in the west kills, as long as the grain and grass are burned, then everything is solved, and without grain and grass, no matter how strong the empire is, it is useless.

Over the years, people on both sides of the Silk Road have established more than a dozen large supply points for trade.

Caravans could go to these places to resupply.

The most of them are grain and fresh water.

This greatly facilitated the travel between the East and the West.

This is actually the reason why Zhang Yu has never attacked Ma Teng.

These supply points are not easy to build, and with these things, there is a lot less danger in coming.

When passing through the desert, the most important thing is fresh water, and there are a few points where fresh water can be replenished, and the danger is greatly reduced.