Ma Chao frowned when he saw this.
Could it be that Bai Feng was drunk?
Ma Chao didn't understand why Bai Feng would complain to him.
Previously, it could be said that Bai Feng couldn't stand Liu Bei's behavior and analyzed it to him.
But later, his words became more and more ridiculous. He even said that this kind of hard work was nothing compared to Jingzhou.
No wonder Zhang Liao and Zhang He were angry.
These two were Cao Cao's generals and had made great contributions. How could they not be angry when Bai Feng said such things?
Seeing Bai Feng's ugly expression, Ma Chao couldn't help but believe Bai Feng's words.
But Ma Chao didn't show it.
After all, in Ma Chao's view, Bai Feng wasn't a good person. He was just a guy who liked to complain and blame others.
But Bai Feng didn't see that Bai Feng's lips were slightly curled up as he drank.
… …
The next day:
"What?! That unfilial son actually dares! "
When Ma Teng woke up, he realized that there were only twenty thousand soldiers left in the city. The rest, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pound had disappeared!
"Unfilial son, unfilial son!"
Ma Teng roared and slapped the wine cup on the table.
"Shoucheng, calm down."
Han Sui narrowed his eyes and sighed helplessly as he consoled him.
Ma Teng glared and shouted:
"I told him not to leave the city. He will definitely fall into Bai Feng's trap!
"I've already spared him once, but he still refuses to repent! Now, he has lost thirty thousand soldiers!
"How can I not be angry? I want nothing more than to kill this unfilial son right now! "
Then, Ma Teng unsheathed the saber at his waist and cut the table in half.
Han Sui hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the saber away.
"What's the point of getting angry at this point? Go and save Meng Qi as soon as possible. "
"Our scouts just sent a report. Meng Qi and the others are fine and have been captured in Cao's camp."
Ma Teng glared.
"Save him? Let him die in the Cao camp. It's fine if we don't save such an unfilial son! "
"That Ling Ming as well. Why did such a resolute person follow my unfilial son and commit such a mistake?!"
Han Sui sighed.
"But you can't just refuse to come out of seclusion like this."
"Didn't Bai Feng not kill Meng Qi because he wanted you to save him?"
"If you really don't care, Meng Qi will definitely not be saved!"
When he saw that Ma Teng was still unwilling to send troops, Han Sui said in a low voice,
"Meng Qi and Ling Ming must be saved! My nephew has quite the prestige in the army. "
"If we don't save him, what will the soldiers of the three armies think?"
Ma Teng hesitated when he heard Han Sui's words.
"But now, we only have 20,000 soldiers in the city. Even if we gather all the remaining soldiers, we only have about 100,000 soldiers. How can we compete with Bai Feng's 150,000 soldiers?"
Ma Teng sighed as a sense of powerlessness welled up within him.
Originally, Ma Teng refused to go to war because he wanted to wait for Liu Bei's news.
Now that Jiangdong and Cao Army had retreated, it was only a matter of time before Liu Bei took down Jingzhou.
Who knew that at this juncture, his unfilial son would lose his composure and be caught red-handed by Bai Feng?
Han Sui frowned and thought for a long time before he said in a low voice,
"Why don't we sue for peace?"
…
A few days later.
Outside Xi Liang City, about five miles away from Bai Feng's camp.
Bai Feng stood on his horse and looked at Ma Teng and the others who were slowly approaching on horseback.
"Marshal, do you think that Ma Teng will pretend to surrender?"
Xiahou Dun, who was beside Bai Feng, frowned and said with a solemn expression,
"Ma Teng is a warlord of Xi Liang and Ma Chao is his favorite son."
"Now that we have captured Ma Chao alive, how can he just let it go and sue for peace so easily?"
"In my opinion, whether this peace request is credible or not, I'm afraid that Ma Teng has already set up an ambush!"
Bai Feng smiled faintly and waved his hand, saying, "Ma Teng is a smart man.
"Ma Teng is a smart man. He won't do that."
Xiahou Dun was confused. Why was Bai Feng so sure?
But before Xiahou Dun could ask, Ma Teng and the others were already in front of him.
"Mr. Bai, how have you been?"
Ma Teng smiled faintly and cupped his hands.
Bai Feng also smiled faintly and returned the greeting.
"General Shoucheng, how have you been?"
Ma Teng didn't waste any more time and said,
"We are here to negotiate for peace with full sincerity. What do you think, Mr. Bai?"
Bai Feng narrowed his eyes. After a moment of silence, he laughed and said,
"Negotiate for peace? Not bad. "
At this moment, Cao Hong couldn't sit still anymore. He quickly urged his horse to Bai Feng's side and said in a low voice,
"Marshal! You can't do that! "
"How can Ma Teng surrender so easily?"
Before Bai Feng could speak, Xiahou Dun opened his mouth and said,
"Western Liang isn't like our Central Plains. If they defend the city like this, the rations of the Western Liang army will be depleted very quickly."
"Without rations, the Western Liang army can't hold on any longer. Negotiating for peace is the best choice for them."
Hearing this, Cao Hong suddenly understood and slowly retreated.
"Mr. Bai agreed?!"
Ma Teng was extremely shocked and couldn't help but exclaim.
Right now, negotiating for peace was just compromising and wouldn't benefit Bai Feng much. Even if Bai Feng refused, it wasn't impossible for the army to directly attack Western Liang.
But now, Bai Feng actually agreed.
Ma Teng was overjoyed and quickly cupped his hands.
"Since we've already negotiated for peace, Mr. Bai, please release my two sons and Ling Ming."
Bai Feng smiled faintly when he heard this.
Ma Teng was indeed a smart man and not greedy.
His only request was to release Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pound. He didn't mention anything about the 25,000 soldiers.
From Ma Teng's point of view, it was obvious that he wouldn't be able to get the army back. Since that was the case, it was better to take a step back and make it easier for Bai Feng to agree.
Bai Feng looked at the Western Liang generals and couldn't help but smile.
Ma Teng didn't immediately come out of the city to negotiate for peace. It seemed that he had reached this conclusion after a long discussion.
After all, although Ma Teng was the most powerful warlord, he had to listen to the opinions of Han Sui and the other warlords.
Now, it seemed that these warlords didn't look too good. Clearly, there was a disagreement and Ma Teng used his status to force them to agree.
To these brave and skilled generals of Western Liang, it was impossible for them to agree to peace.
"General Shoucheng, since we've already negotiated for peace, I naturally want to return General Tianwei to you."
"But my words don't count now."
Bai Feng sighed and shook his head.
Ma Teng's expression became somewhat ugly.
Who is Bai Feng? You're the Marshal of the 150,000 soldiers of the Cao Army!
And you're the chief strategist of the Cao Army. How can your words not count?!
But Ma Teng didn't say anything. Instead, he quietly listened to Bai Feng's next words.
Bai Feng didn't beat around the bush and directly said,
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