Chapter 1143 Ma Teng Action

Winning Chang'an will naturally bring many benefits.

In fact, Ma Teng has long been tempted, but he is still hesitant.

Chang'an has been run by Xiliang for a long time, and has never experienced war, so it is not easy to take it down.

Ma Chao would not be able to fight with tens of thousands of people. If he sent out a large army, the loss would be too great, and it would not be worthwhile at all.

"Right now, we still don't have enough soldiers and horses, and we need to hoard food and grass. The west side may come over in a year or two at most," Ma Teng said.

On Ma Teng's side, there is no shortage of military pay. Relying on the Silk Road, he has developed very well in Liangzhou.

It is that the preparation of food and grass has been insufficient.

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

Zhang Yu's caravan asked for a high price, and they all liked to bring high-value items when they transported them from far away. He doubled the price of grain, and even the caravans from the east were reluctant to bring it over.

It's very simple, transporting tea, liquor, etc. makes more money, and the profit is high, but the food is heavy and difficult to transport, consumes a lot, 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.

It is not difficult to guess Ma Teng's psychology of seeking stability.

If their losses are too great, Zhang Yu will come to Chang'an in half a year or a year, and he will not even have time to recover.

I have more than 200,000 elite soldiers. According to the current situation, I can last for a year or two. When the army from the west comes, they will have no worries.

Ma Teng traded with the empire in the west and knew how powerful that empire was.

A sea is their inner lake, with a vast area and a large population, and even their 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 long time, and then you can compete with Zhang Yu for the world.

What if he was wiped out early and the empire in the west didn't have time to support him.

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. We should send someone to the west for help immediately."

"Even if we take down Chang'an and Zhang Yu attacks from Bingzhou, what good is it for us to have Chang'an? It's better to keep our soldiers and horses. In Liangzhou, we can still compete with Zhang Yu."

If Ma Chao fell silent, even if they could keep Chang'an, Zhang Yu would attack from Bingzhou and directly cut off the connection between Chang'an and Liangzhou, and Chang'an would be a burden at that time.

"Father, what we need most now is time. Just give us a year and a half." Ma Chao said, "That Zhang Yu is lustful, so it's better for us to marry our two families. As long as we wait for a while, as soon as the troops from the west arrive , we will naturally win.”

Ma Teng was so serious that he let Ma Yunlu marry Zhang Yu.

Ma Teng was a little bit reluctant, he still dotes on this daughter very much.

"Father, for my little sister to get married, it is enough to hold Zhang Yu for a year or so, and if not, if Zhang Yu knows our plan, he will immediately cut off our products, and Liangzhou will be so poor by then. How can you support 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 here."

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

"Okay, I'll give you 80,000 elite soldiers, but we can't lose too much of our soldiers and horses. If we don't have a chance, we must retreat immediately. In addition, I can resign and beg for surrender, and marry my daughter to Zhang Yu. He will definitely not refuse. If we wait another year or so without surrendering, Zhang Yu will definitely be fooled."

Ma Teng struggled a bit, his daughter and Baye, he chose Baye.

Ma Chao was delighted to prepare immediately.

Ma Chao hurried 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, "Father intends to surrender to Zhang Yu, and asked me to take Chang'an and make a certificate of surrender."

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

When Ma Yunlu was stunned, Ma Chao quickly slipped away.

Ma Teng asked him to go to war, and he would not delay.

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

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

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

Ma Yunlu's heart turned cold. The two people's opinions are different, so it is not the same thing.

Ma Yunlu bowed and said, "Father thinks that Chang'an is indeed a good place."

Ma Yunlu left, but he was even more uneasy.

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

If they are allowed to fight down, their strength will increase greatly, and with the support of the western empire...

Ma Yunlu dare not imagine.

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

Ma Yunlu felt that she had to take a risk to inquire about the news, and then pass it on to Zhang Yu.

Her matter has not been exposed yet, but she objected several times before, and Ma Teng and Ma Chao did not allow her to participate in many matters.

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

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

Two days later, Ma Yunlu got some news.

Ma Teng ordered to purchase grain and grass vigorously.

There is only one channel for him to purchase grain and grass, which requires a price increase to allow merchants to send it from the east.

In the past, Ma Teng would purchase slowly, and then increase the operation of his own site.

But this time, all the merchants were called over and asked them to organize another manpower to purchase.

With such a big move, plus Ma Chao's attack on Chang'an, the empire in the west is about to start taking action.

Sure enough, after inquiring for another two days, he received the news that Ma Teng sent an envoy to the west.

Needless to say, it's time to kick in.

Ma Yunlu sent someone to secretly deliver the news.

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

If the enemies from the west came, as long as the food and grass were burned, then everything would be solved. Without food and grass, no matter how strong the empire was, it would be useless.

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

Caravans coming and going can go to these places to resupply.

Most of them are food and fresh water.

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

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

It is not easy to build these supply points. With these things, the danger of traveling can be reduced a lot.

When passing through the desert, the most important thing is fresh water. If there are several points where fresh water can be supplied, the danger will be greatly reduced.

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