There are more than 10,000 soldiers in the army. If you still want to resist, don't blame me for being blind! Why don't you quickly put down your weapons and surrender to Marquis Wen!"

There was silence in the military camp, and no one answered.

Ma Chao said loudly: "In the name of my Xiliang Ma family, I guarantee that I will put down my weapons, abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, and I will not pay any attention to the past!"

Lu Bu and Qilin were watching Ma Chao from around the corner. Lu Bu controlled the horse with both feet, put an arrow on the string, and pointed at the ground. He was ready for someone to come forward, so he released an arrow to rescue Ma Chao.

The stalemate lasted for half a cup of tea.

Ma Chao added: "Think about your parents and their small families! There are tens of thousands of people like them!"

The situation fell into dead silence again.

Qilin poked his head out from behind Lu Bu, and Lu Bu raised his elbow slightly to push him back.

Lu Bu ordered: "Pull the sword from my waist."

Qilin did as he was told, and Lu Bu said again: "Throw it on the ground."

The sword fell to the ground and made a "clang" sound.

Ma Chao felt slightly surprised, but did not turn his head. Yuan Jun only heard the sound of weapons coming from the distance, but he didn't know where it came from. It was a clear and loud sound.

After a few breaths, the first person consciously dropped his weapon. This sound decided the final fate of Yuan Jun's camp. The clanging sound was contagious, sounding one after another, and then became one.

Lu Bu put away his bow and arrows and said nonchalantly: "He is a general."

Qilin nodded in approval. Ma Chao crossed that hurdle and subdued nearly ten thousand people. These surrendered troops were about to become his first army, and they would mark a significant milestone in his military career following Lu Bu in the Central Plains.

Ma Chao was different from Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others, and even from Gan Ning, who had professional skills. He was an outsider from the local warlords and could not be included in any part of Lu Bu's political team.

Because of this, Lu Bufang looked at him differently, elevated him to a status equal to his own, and was willing to teach him more. The relationship was like a brother, a friend, a father and a son, a master and a disciple.

Of course, Qilin still could not trust Ma Chao to command this army. He summoned twenty tooth generals and asked them about their experiences when they joined the army under Yuan Shao. The clerk made a record, and then compared them one by one, and finally selected more than a thousand people.

, repatriated to Xiliang, exchanged with Chen Gong the direct soldiers of the Bingzhou Army, and dispersed them and incorporated them into the army, which also facilitated Lu Bu's supervision.

At the same time, Chen Gong's second capital analysis was sent.

After discussion, Chen Gong, Jia Xu, and Cai Wenji agreed that Chang'an should be abandoned as a military fortress.

Chang'an has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. After many wars, it would cost Longxi a large sum of money to resettle the people in the city and rebuild the capital.

In just one year, the reserves gained from the construction in Longxi could not withstand the squandering, so they had to find ways to evacuate the people into Liangzhou, then station the army, feed the army with food from the towns around Xijing, and control the population.

Qilin thought about it again and again, so he wrote the word "zhun" in red pen on the letter, and Longxi began to move.

Lu Bu was not yet warm from sitting on the dragon chair, so he asked in shock: "Are you leaving now?"

Qilin said: "There is no way. It was burned once. It will cost at least 400,000 taels of gold to rebuild Chang'an. We don't have much income this year and can't afford to spend this money."

Lu Bu could only say perfunctorily: "Then let's go."

Qilin further explained: "From Liangzhou to Chang'an, the fertile soil along the way is suitable for planting and development, and the trees along the Jingwei and Jingwei rivers can be used for shipbuilding. There will be very rich resources in the coming year. Given time, Chang'an will be able to regain its glory."

Lu Bu nodded. Qilin was considering who should be stationed in Chang'an. Who should be stationed in such an important place? Suddenly, he heard a report coming from a scout outside Yongle Palace.

"Report——" the soldier said hastily: "Cao Mengde led his army and asked to see the lord outside the city!"

Qilin suddenly said: "Oh shit! I forgot about Cao Cao's messenger!"

Cao Cao stationed himself in front of Ma City, raised his whip and pointed it in the distance, and said with a smile: "Qilin, how have you been lately?"

Lu Bu looked indifferent, standing in front of the city, narrowing his eyes: "You command from the city, I will lead the army to kill Cao Mengde today."

Qilin said: "No, I'll go out and trick him into coming here. You shoot an arrow on the city and kill me with one arrow."

Lu Bu said: "It works."

Qilin said outside the city: "Brother Meng De has come all the way. I should have treated him well, but unfortunately Yuan Benchu ​​is dead, so please come back."

Lu Bu suddenly said: "Why did you ask him to go back?"

Qilin replied in a low voice: "This is called retreating in order to advance, idiot! He is famous for being suspicious. If you tell him to leave, he will not leave."

Sure enough, Cao Cao chuckled and said: "It's okay, Yuan Benchu ​​is an Adou who can't be helped. You can just send him away. Brother Yu is here to ask for something else!"

Lu Bu interrupted: "We are afraid of you, please don't come here!"

Qilin: "..."

Lu Bu is now learning and selling, and he is very proud: "Retreat is a way to advance."

Qilin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and walked down the tower.

Cao Cao smiled and shouted: "Qilin, do you still remember the agreement between you and me in the Weiyang Palace?!"

Lu Bu screamed and shouted: "Come back here! Explain clearly! This is what happened!"

After a while, Qilin rode out of the city. Lu Bu followed closely behind him on a red rabbit horse, shouting:
Chapter completed!