Five hundred and thirtieth IX The winner is invincible
Chapter 539: The winner cannot win
Ma Chao was defeated and fled, and a thousand of the Ma family's personal guards were basically lost. Now Ma Teng's army had no defense in front of them.
"The whole army charges."
Han Sui gave an order, and the whole army roared, like surging waves, and rushed towards Ma Teng's army.
"Major General, are you okay?"
Li Feng was shocked when he saw Ma Chao running back with injuries.
"Stop talking nonsense, how is the army assembly point?"
Ma Chao didn't care at all about the scars on his body. What he cared about now was what happened to his army assembly point.
"The cavalry has been assembled, but the infantry has not yet been assembled."
Li Feng looked at Ma Teng and directly told him about the situation in the military camp.
"Order the cavalry to assemble with me and return to the city, leaving the infantry to defend the enemy."
Hearing that the troops and horses had not yet been assembled, Ma Chao had no choice but to abandon the infantry and retreat with the cavalry.
"promise."
Ma Chao and the remaining cavalry rushed out of the camp through the billowing smoke and retreated towards Fushi City.
When Han Sui's army arrived, the remaining infantry of Ma Teng's army could not resist and could only kneel down and beg for mercy.
"My lord, we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it now. Once Ma Teng escapes, the consequences will be disastrous."
Knowing that Ma Chao had escaped through the prisoners' words, Cheng Gongying immediately suggested to Han Sui that he should pursue him.
"Chase."
Han Sui's army did not stop and marched directly towards Fushi City.
"Father, something bad is going on. Han Sui led his troops to attack our camp."
Ma Chao rushed into the mansion and shouted loudly at Ma Teng.
"Has Han Sui really rebelled?"
After hearing Ma Chao's words, Ma Teng still didn't believe it.
"In the opposite direction, Uncle Ma Yu was also killed in battle."
Seeing Ma Teng's appearance, Ma Chao couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Han Sui, I, Ma Teng, are at odds with you."
Ma Chao confirmed again that Ma Teng had to accept this reality.
"Father, now is not the time to talk about this. Han Sui is coming to kill him soon. Follow me and evacuate quickly."
Hearing Ma Teng's harsh words, Ma Chao felt confused. What's the use of speaking harsh words now? I told you to be careful, but you said it was impossible. You are really preemptive and controlled by others.
"Well, evacuate quickly and return directly to Xiliang. I want to fight to the death with Han Sui."
Now that we have lost the initiative, now is not the time to talk nonsense. The most important thing is to rush back to Xiliang immediately and reorganize our troops for a decisive battle with Han Sui.
"promise."
Under the protection of their cavalry, Ma Teng and Ma Chao went out of the south gate and returned to Liangzhou.
Han Sui rushed into the city, but Ma Teng was nowhere to be found.
"Gongying, Ma Teng ran away, what should I do?"
If you can't kill Ma Teng in one fell swoop, you will be creating a huge enemy for yourself. If you let the tiger go back to the mountains, there will be endless troubles.
"Lord, there are two things we must do now."
Losing Ma Teng was the biggest failure of this operation, but there was still no room for improvement.
"speak."
Seeing Cheng Gongying's expression, Han Sui also knew that it was very urgent now.
"One is to immediately arrange for people to go to Qinghe County to meet with Xun You, the current presiding officer of Bingzhou, so that he can pledge his allegiance to Yuan Shu in exchange for his support.
The second is to lead his troops back to Liangzhou. Ma Teng will definitely not give up when he goes back, so we must make preparations as soon as possible."
Chenggong spoke English very quickly and directly expressed his suggestions to Han Sui.
"Surrender to Yuan Shu?
Not to the point.
"
Han Sui was filled with surprise and didn't know why Cheng Gongying said such a thing.
"My lord, since Ma Teng has united with Yuan Shu, if he returns to Xiliang to fight with us, Xun You will definitely send troops out of Bingzhou to join forces with Ma Teng to attack us. By then we will be outnumbered and will definitely be defeated.
Instead of doing this, it is better to surrender to Yuan Shu now, and then join forces with Yuan Shu's troops to counterattack Liangzhou. By then, no matter how powerful Ma Teng is, it will be difficult to resist him.
Whether it’s dignity or life, can’t my lord still make a choice?”
After Cheng Gongying finished speaking, he stopped talking and waited for Han Sui to make the final decision.
"Is this really the only way to go?"
After hearing what Gong Ying said, Han Sui's face turned pale. He didn't expect that he and Ma Teng would end up fighting like this.
"Actually, there is another way, which is to defect to Chang'an, but they are just a mob and will fall apart sooner or later, so the best thing now is to defect to Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu holds the territory of the Five States, and if nothing unexpected happens, Yanzhou will also fall into his hands.
If we join forces again, Liangzhou will not be spared. After taking Liangzhou, Yongzhou will not be able to escape either.
In this case, Yuan Shu is equivalent to holding the eight states of Jiyou, Qingxu, Yanliang and Yong. Let me ask the princes in the world who else can compete with him. He must be the one to end the chaos of the Han Dynasty.
When the chaos of the Han Dynasty ends, Yuan Shu will definitely ascend to the supreme position. If my lord surrenders now, he will be able to follow the dragon by then, and he will be rewarded."
What Cheng Gongying said now was helpless. After all, Yuan Shu's current strength was too strong and no one could compete with him. Rather than disappear into ashes, it would be better to comply with the destiny, or become a feudal lord, and the ancestors would be honored.
"Hey, things have to be like this now, so why don't you go to Qinghe County?"
Cheng Gongying's analysis is correct and irrefutable. Yuan Shu is indeed difficult to resist now. He is the prince most likely to end the troubled times. Instead of fighting, it is better to join his army and expand territory for him. This can be regarded as a good start and a good end.
"promise."
Hearing Han Sui's decision, Cheng Gongying secretly nodded. The situation was now quite clear. No matter what conditions Ma Teng and Yuan Shu reached, they would not be as reliable as surrendering to him. If he could join forces with Yuan Shu, then
Liangzhou can be defeated, but Ma Teng must be defeated.
"Yan Ming, take a short rest and lead your army back to Xiliang tomorrow."
"clear."
This night's fighting ended with Ma Teng's defeat and Han Sui's victory. However, both parties were losers. The real winner was Xun You and Xun Gongda who successfully countered the conspiracy.
At dawn the next day, Han Sui left Fushi City with his revised army and retreated towards Jincheng, while Cheng Gongying rode a carriage towards Qinghe County.
As soon as Han Sui and Ma Teng retreated, scouts rushed over and delivered the news to Xun You.
"Okay, okay."
Seeing the military report, Xun You couldn't help but cheer.
"Military advisor, what's going on? Why are you so happy?"
Seeing Xun You so happy, Wen Chou was a little confused.
"Han Sui attacked Ma Teng at night. Ma Teng was defeated and fled back to Liangzhou. Han Sui also led his troops to leave Fushi and rush back to Liangzhou to garrison."
Xun You read out the battle report directly.
"What?
Did I hear that right, military advisor? How could they start fighting on their own?"
Wen Chou was stunned when he heard the battle report. He couldn't understand why brothers Han Sui and Ma Teng were fighting.
"Uncle evil, haven't you figured it out yet?
This is because the military adviser's counter-intentional plan has taken effect, and the two of them will fight desperately. It seems that the crisis of merging the state has been resolved."
