This kind of absolute power is what he looks forward to very much.

Because in normal times, he relied on strategies and formations, and rarely let the soldiers rush to kill with their own strength. Often, they are more eager for a field elite who will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and when there is nothing to be done and cannot be avoided, they will rely on the real strength of the soldiers to win the war.

After sighing, Zhuge Liang suddenly had an idea: "It would be great if Ma Chao and the Xiliang cavalry under his command could be collected." Not only can it make up for the shortcomings of the Yizhou army, but it can also shock Cao Cao, so that he does not dare to rush to Hanzhong. But... How do I take down the Super League? ”

Zhuge Liang began to rack his brains.

.........

Ma Chao rushed to kill in front, and his courage was extraordinary.

He didn't know what Zhuge Liang was thinking.

Of course, even if he knew, he would not hesitate to refuse.

Time flies.

Two hours later.

The 120,000 army led by Cao Ren has been attacking Zhuge Liang's camp for a long time, although he has captured several camps with the strength of the crowd, but he was recaptured by Huang Zhongshi's tricks.

Fighting back and forth, they didn't get the upper hand.

"Cao Ren, with me guarding the village, you don't want to get in, so let's leave quickly." Taking advantage of Cao Ren's rearrangement of the formation, Huang Zhong held a long knife and stood in front of the gate of the village and said.

"Huang Zhong, you have to make a big deal and bluff, I know that you don't have many troops, and I have 120,000 heavy soldiers, as long as you rush and kill again, you will be defeated! Thinking of your old age, if you take the initiative to surrender, I will spare your life! ”

"Hahaha..."

Huang Zhong laughed arrogantly, and then entered the camp.

Knock knock...

Cao Ren prepared everything and marched with drums again.

"Report..." At this time, a herald came running: "General, the prime minister urgently needs reinforcements." ”

"What? There are more than 100,000 troops fighting with Ma Chao, and they can't beat Ma Chao? Cao Ren was shocked.

The herald was only in charge of the herald, and he couldn't answer Cao Ren's question.

Cao Ren hesitated, and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll send troops back immediately." ”

"No."

The herald returned to his life.

Cao Ren sent more than 30,000 elites to return to the battlefield in the west along the route controlled by Xiahoudun. There Ma Chao and Xiahou Yuan were fighting fiercely, and it was very fierce.

The Xiliang army increased from more than 20,000 people at the beginning to more than 40,000 people, and fought more than 100,000 Cao troops, and did not fall behind. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't believe it.

"Ma Chao is not dead, I have no peace!" Cao Cao sighed in his heart.

Thinking that Xiliang is still in the hands of Ma Chao, when Ma Chao returns to Xiliang and regroups, even if he mobilizes heavy troops, it will be difficult for him to defeat the Xiliang army that is so good at fighting. In the future, when he fights Yuan Xi, Ma Chao's attack will make him passive.

"Zhongda."

"Yes."

Cao Cao said: "I really regret not listening to you. If tens of thousands of suspicious soldiers are placed here, the main force will attack Xiliang, and it will be nine out of ten, and it will be the best strategy to solve the old enemy Ma Chao once and for all. ”

"Of course, it's not bad to stay with War Horse Chao... We at least know the true strength of the Xiliang Army, which laid the foundation for us to exterminate Ma Chao in the future. This was said to Jia Xu. Because the suggestion to stay with War Ma Chao was made by him, Cao Cao didn't want to veto Jia Xu, so he also said a good word for Jia Xu.

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Back to the prime minister, now go to Xiliang... It's not too late. ”

"Now?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "How can there be a turning arrow when you open a bow?" Our hundreds of thousands of troops have already fought with Ma Chao and Zhuge Liang, and the victory is not divided, how can we take the initiative to retreat? ”

Jia Xu also said: "Zhongda, retreating from the battlefield will affect morale and cause chaos. The matter of going to Xiliang can only be carried out when the war is over. ”

"Wenhe misunderstood what I meant. I mean... Defeat Ma Chao first, and then go to Xiliang. It's more secure. Sima Yi said.

"Zhongda, you made it clear." Cao Cao was still confused.

"Judging from the battle just now, Ma Chao's Xiliang Army is indeed good at field combat, and can withstand our army of more than 100,000 people, and even the tiger and leopard cavalry are not his opponents. But he didn't have enough troops after all. There were a total of 50,000 Xiliang troops, and almost all of them, except for those who were guarded, went to war, and they only had a slight advantage. If we withdraw all of Cao Ren's 120,000 troops and transfer back 5,000 chariots from Xiahoudun, we will definitely be able to wipe out Ma Chao in one fell swoop. When the prime minister attacks Xiliang again, isn't it still handy? Sima Yi said.

"But Zhuge Liang..."

"Zhuge Liang is good at formation and calculation, but in this battlefield, he can't play any role. In addition, General Xiahoudun led 10,000 cavalry to guard the road, and Huang Zhong did not dare to come to the rescue, Ma Chao would be defeated! ”

......

The three of them discussed for a while.

Cao Cao felt that after a period of attack, perhaps Huang Zhong had been hit hard, even if he wanted to save Ma Chao, he was powerless. If Ma Chao can be eliminated in one fell swoop, it will be a good thing.

So he promised to carry out the plan in an hour.

Because before eliminating Ma Chao, he wanted Cao Ren to fight Huang Zhong for a while, and at the same time, the 20,000 soldiers and horses transferred back from Cao Ren would test the strength of the Xiliang army to see if he could reverse the unfavorable situation.

Zhuge Liang watched the battle from the rear, and he was also anxious.

As Sima Yi said, in this war, he played no role. Ma Chao's Xiliang Army all participated in the battle, relying on their own bravery to fight hand-to-hand with Cao's army. Even if he had a thousand schemes, he couldn't use them.

"Cao Ren led 120,000 heavy troops to attack our camp, isn't Mr. going back to the camp?" Chen Gu, the commander of the personal guard who came with Zhuge Liang and was responsible for protecting Zhuge Liang, asked again.

Chen Gu is Chen Zhi's righteous son, although his martial arts are low, he is extremely loyal to Liu Bei.

He was especially valued by Zhuge Liang and appointed him as the commander of the guard.

"With Hansheng guarding the camp, I'm not worried. It's Ma Chao here... Alas, I'm afraid that the Xiliang army will not be able to defeat Cao Cao after all. Zhuge Liang was very anxious.

"How so?"

"The number of the Xiliang army, compared with the Cao army, is several times different. Although at the beginning, with the advantage of cavalry, it gained the upper hand. But after a long time, the cavalry's movement will be blocked, and the advantage will become a disadvantage, coupled with Cao Cao's strong troops, the fear of the horse will not be able to win. Zhuge Liang explained, and then said: "You send a team of people to find Ma Chao and tell him that after an hour, withdraw the army to the north, and I have my own strategy to defeat the enemy." ”

"No."

Zhuge Liang went to find Pang De, the general of Xiliang who stayed in the camp, and asked Pang De to lead 3,000 elites and quietly go to the north to set up an ambush. Wait until Cao Cao pursues the army and gives a thunderous blow.

Half an hour later.

Chen Gu found Ma Chao on the chaotic battlefield and conveyed Zhuge Liang's meaning.

Ma Chao has always respected Zhuge Liang, and felt that Cao's army was strong and difficult to win, so he wanted to give it a try according to Zhuge Liang's method. If not, it's not too late to come back and fight.