Before Ding Yuan could speak, Lü Bu exclaimed, "Impossible! If they want to attack from Xuanwei and Xiutu, they have to cross the desert and Gobi, which is a sea of ​​death!"

"This is also what General Ma Teng finds hard to believe. However, now that the Wushaoling defense line is gone, Lords Zhang Yang and Han Sui are urgently transferring troops from Jincheng and Longyou to provide support."

The messenger said in a panic.

"When you arrived, Wuwei was already under siege, and ten days have passed since then. We don't know what the situation is now!"

The thing Ding Yuan feared has finally happened!

"Father, we are almost at Luoyang now, and it's too late to help. Everything in Liangzhou depends on the three generals!"

"What we need to do now is to get to Luoyang as soon as possible and see the General, otherwise we will suffer great losses."

Lu Bu hurriedly advised.

"Well, at this point, this is the only way!"

Ding Yuan frowned. "Fengxian, order the army to speed up their march and reach Luoyang as soon as possible."

"As for Liangzhou, we can only leave it to fate!"

Xuanwei is near present-day Minqin County, Gansu Province, while the place where Liu Weijun gathered is present-day Jinchang City, Gansu Province.

The Tengger Desert separates Jinchang and Minqin.

Ma Teng was from Liangzhou, so he should be familiar with the geography of this place.

Whether it was Ma Teng, Han Sui, or Ding Yuan, they all believed that crossing the desert was impossible, so they focused their defenses on Wushaoling.

Unexpectedly, Liu Wei's troops crossed the desert and appeared behind Ma Teng.

This was a misconception held by Ding Yuan and Ma Teng. Little did they know that Xue Rengui had mobilized thousands of camels from the Western Regions and selected experienced guides from the desert oasis kingdoms of the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions.

Compared to his previous journey across the Yellow River from Yunzhong to Shuofang, where he encountered bandits and conveniently wiped out the Jie tribe, Xue Rengui was now well-prepared.

Ma Teng's defense was practically nonexistent against him.

"Father, I obey!"