Pang De, who had been fighting with Ma Chao, already knew at this moment that it was impossible to defeat Cao Cao, so he had the courage to say to Ma Chao: "General, the only way to make peace with Cao Chao is to make peace with Cao Chao." ”

"Cao thief and I have a grudge against the sky, how can we make peace? I swear to kill them! Ma Chao waved his hand.

"General, retain your strength, retreat to Xiliang, take revenge and take revenge in the future!" Pound said again.

Of course, Ma Chao knew that the situation was critical, and frowned: "Even if my dialect is harmonious, Cao Thief may not be willing to agree." According to my plan, it is better to turn to the Qiang tribes again and send Qiang soldiers to help in the war again, which will definitely relieve the siege of Cao's army. ”

Pang De nodded, and said with a little worry: "Although this plan is feasible, the leaders of the Qiang tribe are not united, and we are at a disadvantage, so what conditions can we discuss with them?" ”

"My father has some friendship with them, and he must be able to move them with affection and reason." Ma Chao is also a little lacking in confidence.

"It's a lot of time to go back and forth, but it's hard to know what the consequences will be. It's better to try it with the Cao thief first, and if it doesn't work, then go out of the city and fight to the death. Pound said.

There was no good way for a while, and after hesitating, Ma Chao had to agree and asked, "Who went to Cao Ying?" ”

"Pound is willing to go!"

Ma Chao gratefully arched his hand at Pang De, he trusted this brother very much. So, he sent Pang De to Cao Ying to make peace, hoping that Cao Cao would promise him to withdraw from Xiliang and temporarily promise never to offend each other.

Of course, this also contains a condition, that is, Cao Cao wants to withdraw from the occupied Guanzhong Plain, which is the granary of Xiliang.

Ma Chao's messenger came to Cao Ying and presented a letter, explaining that General Pang De had then arrived to discuss in detail. Cao Cao saw who believed, and instead of killing the messenger, he rewarded him.

Xun You heard the news and said: "Prime Minister, Pang De is a general under Ma Chao's account, it is better to trap him in the camp, and Ma Chao will lose an arm." ”

"Although this plan is wonderful, it will inevitably fall into injustice, which is not appropriate!" Cao Cao didn't agree, in fact, he had his own ideas in his heart, and he fought several times, he liked Pang De very much in his heart, and wanted to take it for his own use.

"Prime Minister, Ma Chao will have no heart to retreat, this is an expedient measure for the army to have no food." Jia Xu said sharply.

Cao Cao nodded and asked Wang Baoyu, "Baoyu, what do you think?" ”

"My idea is very simple, anyway, Xiliang also needs to be defended, if Ma Chao is really willing to retreat, he might as well promise him, as long as we ensure that we can attack and retreat." Wang Baoyu is tired of the war, and he can't wait for this war to stop now.

"Baoyu's words are inappropriate, and Ma Chao must not be given a chance to recuperate." Jia Xu retorted.

Wang Baoyu also understood this reason, waved his hand and said, "Let's take an idea from Mr. Jia!" ”

"You can pretend to allow it, wait for the horse to go out of the city, and kill it in one fell swoop!" Jia Xu said.

Cao Cao was worried that the Qiang soldiers would come to support again, so after thinking about it, he still adopted a compromise method, that is, if Ma Chao was willing to cede half of the Guanzhong Plain, then let him go. At the same time, he also adopted Jia Xu's opinion, if Ma Chao was cheating, as long as he left Tongguan, he would be resolutely killed!

While he was talking, the guards came to report, and Pound led more than 50 people and went straight to the camp.

Cao Cao was so happy when he heard this that he immediately grinned, and Wang Baoyu asked with a smile: "Old Cao, looking at your posture, do you want to go out to greet you in person?" ”

"That's what I mean!" Cao Cao got up happily, took Wang Baoyu's hand, and said, "Baoyu, go, go with me!" ”

From a distance, more than 50 people named Huazi are leading 50 thin horses, which shows that the problem of grain and grass in Tongguan is not small. Pound, who is the leader, is still stronger, and he is also half-worn armor and patched battle robes.

Seeing Cao Cao come out to greet him in person, Pang De was slightly surprised, before he did it, he would definitely scold the old thief for being treacherous, don't think of coaxing Lao Tzu with rhetoric, Lao Tzu swears to follow General Ma to the death, and so on. But since it is to make peace, at least politeness is still necessary, Pang De had no choice but to lower his figure, and stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister Cao, why do you welcome him personally?" ”

"Today's spring is bright, and the magpie falls on the branches, so I know that General Pang has arrived, and the old man naturally can't be lazy." Cao Cao said with a smile.

"The prime minister's words annoyed Pang." Pound said politely.

Cao Cao stepped forward, dusted off Pang De's robe, and said with a smile: "General Pang has worked hard, but please talk in the account." ”

Wang Baoyu on the side admired Cao Cao's point, he was very good at buying people's hearts, and although the act of dusting off the dust was small, it showed his compassion for the general. Sure enough, Pound's eyes showed a little emotion.

Cao Cao and Pang De walked side by side all the way to the big tent of the Chinese army, and the banquet had already been prepared and very rich!

"This ......"

"No respect!"

Pound swallowed his saliva, these things may not have been cared about before, but when the war is out, there will be insufficient food and grass for five out of ten days, and it will be a problem to eat enough, let alone these delicacies.

Pound hesitated, but still thanked him, sat down and ate heavily, damn it, I haven't eaten so happily for a long time! It's delicious, it's delicious!

I really don't know how much Pound's stomach is empty, this amount of food is really large, and soon the plate will be empty, and even the meat scraps at the bottom of the plate will be picked up and eaten, and he wiped his mouth and said that he was full.

Cao Cao smiled without saying a word, and personally brought the one in front of him to Pang De. Pound was a little embarrassed, he was already full, but since everyone saw it, there was nothing to hide, so he ate again, but the pace of eating was much slower.

During the meal, Cao Cao just inquired about the situation in Pang De's family and chatted about some family life, but Pang De was also real and did not hide it.

After the banquet, it was finally time to talk about business, and Pound, who was full of wine and food, arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister, Pound came here today just to express his sincerity in seeking peace, and I hope that Cheng will agree." ”

"Alas, Ma Chao's army is indeed reckless. I arrested his father and brother, it was really a holy order to disobey, and under my persuasion, his father and brother were free in Yecheng. Cao Cao sighed, and at a critical moment, he pushed the puppet Emperor Han Xian to the front.

"I also tried to persuade the general, but he insisted on doing so, so I couldn't help it." Pound said against his will.

"I really love the courage of General Ma, and this expedition to the west is also helpless." Cao Cao lied again.

Pang De didn't speak, and he knew that Cao Cao was, so Cao Cao continued: "The two families boycott the army, which is a blessing for the common people, but Ma Chao is aggressive and does not dare to despise it, if he is willing to give up the eastern part of Guanzhong, it can be discussed!" ”

"Pound doesn't dare to call the shots in this matter." Pang De said frankly, but his brows furrowed, let out half of the Guanzhong Plain, it is still equivalent to the opening of the Xiliang Portal, and it is expected that Ma Chao will not agree.