Cao Cao also said: "That's right. Anyway, Ma Chao is in Yangping Pass, and it is impossible to return to Xiliang within a few months. ”

After pondering for a while, he suddenly called, "Zhongda." ”

"Yes."

Cao Cao said: "Didn't you always hope to fight with Zhuge Liang in front of the battle? What a great opportunity this is, how can you give it up? You have 300,000 soldiers in your hands, and Zhuge Liang is only tens of thousands, I believe you will definitely win. ”

"This..."

Sima Yi was indeed extremely excited.

He is more eager than Jia Xu to defeat Zhuge Liang and become the top handsome talent in the imperial court.

But now Xiliang is empty, as long as Cao Cao sends troops, he can pacify Xiliang. This opportunity is more beneficial to the imperial court than defeating Zhuge Liang. How could he ignore big things for his own sake.

Sima Yi patiently persuaded: "The prime minister is angry. The minister thought that the capture of Xiliang was the most important thing at present. Because Ma Chao left Xiliang, Xiliang was empty. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once missed.... ”

"Zhongda, if you don't fight Liu Bei, I will never retreat!" Cao Cao said.

There are also generals such as Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Xiahou in the tent, and they are all eager to fight.

Cao Ren said: "Please give me 50,000 elite soldiers to defeat Zhuge Liang!" ”

"The last general is also willing to go!" Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan stepped forward.

"The dignified 300,000 troops were scared back by Zhuge Liang, how can we lead our troops to fight in the future? Please give the Prime Minister an order to attack Yangping Pass again! Zhang Liao said.

Although the generals' words were reckless, they expressed Cao Cao's thoughts.

"I've made up my mind!" Cao Cao stood up and said: "Immediately rectify the soldiers and horses, fight a decisive battle with Zhuge Liang, and then take Yangping Pass!" ”

............

With Cao Cao's support, this war is inevitable.

Early the next morning.

Cheng Yu and Xun You were ordered to guard the camp.

Cao Cao personally led 250,000 troops, and Chaoyang Pingguan was approaching.

Knock knock...

Before arriving at Ma Chao's military camp, Cao Ren ordered to set up a formation and beat drums to challenge. Cao Cao, Sima Yi, Jia Xu, etc., retreated to a safe place to watch the battle. Mainly stared at Zhuge Liang five miles away.

With the thundering of drums, Ma Chao led the Xiliang army out.

"Cao Ren, you and I have fought many times, but we have not won or lost. Today is going to be divided! "Horse super drove the horse out of battle.

"Well, I can't ask for it." Cao Ren stood on a tall chariot and waved the command flag. The tens of thousands of troops behind him began to run back and forth, forming various formations.

These formations are all connected together, and they look very complicated.

"What kind of array is this, why have you never seen it?" Ma Dai on the side had straight eyes.

Ma Chao was also stunned.

He has never been familiar with the formation, and the formation that Cao Ren put is obviously packaged, and it is difficult to understand. With his experience and understanding of the formation, he is completely blinded.

"Go and invite Zhuge Liang to come, he is proficient in the formation, and he will definitely be able to see through it." Ma Chao said.

"Zhuge Liang's camp also needs Zhuge Liang to guard, we invite him here, will it delay him to guard the camp." Ma Dai said.

"It's all right, go and call him. I'm about to test him to see if he's really willing to obey my orders, or if he's tricking me into battle in order to make me a pioneer. Ma Chao also reacted afterwards, doubting Zhuge Liang's intentions.

"Yes."

Ma Dai sent a team of soldiers to Zhuge Liang's camp to give orders.

Zhuge Liang, who has always been cautious, after receiving Ma Chao's order, thought about it and had to obey his fate. Because of disobedience, it will make Ma Chao suspicious, and finally divide the list, giving Cao Cao a chance to take advantage of. There is also Cao Ren who set up a formation in front of Ma Chao's camp, and only when he goes there in person can he see through it. If he didn't go, Ma Chao's reckless situation led to the defeat of the Xiliang army, and everything was over.

In view of many considerations, Zhuge Liang arranged it. Then Huang Zhong defended the camp and maintained the large formation in the camp.

He took five hundred guards and rushed to the battlefield to the north.

"General Meng Qi, how are you doing here?" Zhuge Liang arrived in a carriage.

"Mr. Kong Ming, do you know that formation?" Ma Chao pointed into the distance.

Zhuge Liang stood in front of the carriage, looked at the sky, and muttered: "This is a changing formation composed of the Qimen Bagua Array, supplemented by the Long Snake Array. Judging by the number of enemy troops, there are only fifty thousand, but.... ”

Zhuge Liang frowned, and suddenly asked, "General Meng Qi, is this Cao Renbu's formation?" ”

"Yes." Ma Chao raised his hand and said, "You see that there is still his banner in the array." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "As far as I know about Cao Ren, he can't set up such a formation. He even laid out the gossip array, how could he arrange the combination formation, it was still such a mysterious combination array. ”

Ma Chao replied: "According to Mr.... Are there capable people in Cao Cao's army? ”

"Hmm."

Ma Chao thought for a while and said, "If there are capable people in Cao Cao's army, there is only Sima Yi." This person once helped Cao Ren in Wancheng, hit me hard, and was very good at formation. There was no one else but him. ”

"It turned out to be him..." Zhuge Liang also fought with Sima Yi in Jingnan and was very familiar with Sima Yi.

At that time, he had very few troops and weak strength, but Sima Yi brought 100,000 male soldiers to come, fought steadily, and forced him to withdraw from Jingnan. Although there is no equality in terms of troops, Zhuge Liang can see that Sima Yi is talented.

"No wonder you can lay out such a formation."

"Can the gentleman break it?"

"Try it."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said: "The key to this formation lies in his change, no matter how good I arrange it now, as long as he changes the formation, it will increase the difficulty of breaking the formation." Therefore, you first send five thousand elite horsemen to attack from the northwest side and attack the seven inches of the Long Snake Formation, where there is a small shield array, which looks inconspicuous, but is actually the eye of the Long Snake Formation... ”

"After you break through the Long Snake Formation, Sima Yi may shrink your defenses and consolidate the Qimen Bagua Array. It is also possible to make a desperate bet and send fast cavalry to surround the cavalry that enters the battle. At this time, the general sent a second group of cavalry.... ”

After Zhuge Liang finished arranging, Ma Chao responded: "Okay, I will order to rush into battle." ”

Da Da...

Ma Chao sent his younger brother Ma Tie to lead five thousand elite cavalry and rushed towards Cao Ren's big array.

At this moment, Cao Cao, Sima Yi, and Jia Xu were all staring intently ahead. Seeing that thousands of cavalry were coming, Cao Cao hurriedly said: "Look... The enemy went to the north-western flank, seemingly with a purpose. ”

"Could it be that Ma Chao already has a strategy to break the formation?"

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. There is no absolute strategy to break the formation in this combination of Zhongda, because it can be changed at any time. Even if Zhuge Liang was proficient in the formation, it was difficult to judge how to change next. ”

........

Cao Ren deserved to be a general, he recognized Zhuge Liang's intentions at a glance, and knew that Zhuge Liang was going to attack the seven inches of the long snake formation, so he sent a thousand cavalry to attack Ma Tie from the flank.

Although it can't defeat Ma Tie, it can delay time.

In this short period of time, he deviated the seven inches of the long snake formation from its bearing. and moved to the east. The formation of the Long Snake Formation has also changed, and it is even closer than before.