Pang Tong saw that Zhao Yun was so polite to him, and he used it very much, so he patiently analyzed Zhao Yun: "Our army only needs to cooperate with the general and drag Cao Cao in Guanzhong." Chang'an City has thick walls, and if it is attacked, it will suffer heavy losses. However, in order to block Cao's army from supporting the Central Plains, it is not necessary to capture Chang'an, our army only needs to hold the only way from Chang'an to Wuguan, Cao Cao can do nothing! ”

Zhao Yun listened to Pang Tong's analysis, nodded affirmatively, and said excitedly: "Sir's words are exactly what I want, how to march, I am willing to listen to Mr.'s arrangement." ”

Although Zhang Xiu didn't like Pang Tong, after listening to Pang Tong's analysis, he knew that this person was very capable, and he had no objections, and acquiesced in Pang Tong's idea. Ma Teng is different, he is here to relieve Ma Chao, if he does not attack Chang'an, how can he reduce Ma Chao's pressure, and retorted loudly: "Pang joined the army This is wrong, if Cao Cao learned that our army was just acting and did not attack Chang'an, how would he care?" will definitely attack Weiwu with all his might, and Meng Qi will not be able to withstand the attack of Cao Cao and Han Sui even if his force is high. ”

His father-in-law was a little angry, and Zhao Yun could only appease him first: "Don't worry, Shiyuan is very wise, and he will definitely not let Meng Qi have anything to do, don't be angry!" Ma Teng listened to Zhao Yun's words, and then he controlled his anger and looked at Pang Tong unkindly.

Pang Tong also knew that Ma Teng's beloved son was heartfelt, and he didn't care about his suspicions about himself. However, he thinks that Cao Cao will never return to the army at this critical moment, for the sake of a Ma Chao to comfort himself, Pang Tong continued to explain: "General Ma is worried about the young general, human nature, then General Zhao and General Ma led the elite cavalry to attract Cao Cao, and General Zhang and I set up camp first to prepare for Cao Cao's attack." ”

Zhao Yun was silent, thinking about Pang Tong's opinion, but decided to focus on the overall situation, leaving Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu to defend Cao Cao's road to Wuguan together. Ma Teng was naturally relieved of Zhao Yun, so he no longer argued and obeyed Zhao Yun's arrangement. Zhao Yun was afraid that Ma Teng and Pang Tong would quarrel again, so he specially told Pang Tong, and Pang Tong laughed and said that he was not the kind of person who cares.

Zhang Ji, the defender of Chang'an, was relieved to see that Yuan's army did not attack the city, and Xiahou Yuan took the Guanzhong army to support Han Sui, leaving only a few thousand old and weak defenders. I didn't expect the Yuan family to move so fast, and come to Chang'an City so quickly, Yuan Jun had forty or fifty thousand, and for some reason went directly to the direction of Xiliang, leaving only a team stationed nearby, monitoring every move of Chang'an.

Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan to be the vanguard and return to Chang'an, so as not to fall and the whole army would fall into passivity. Xiahou Yuan took the order and left, worried about the fall of Chang'an, so he accelerated the speed of the march and directly met Zhao Yun on a narrow road. Zhao Yun said with a smile: "General Xiahou hasn't seen him for a long time, where do you want to go in such a hurry?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yun was here, Xiahou Yuan was worried that Chang'an had fallen, and scolded loudly: "Zhao Yun, you are a scoundrel like Yuan Xi, you actually ignore the armistice agreement and attack my Chang'an, and you dare to be arrogant here!" ”

Seeing that Xiahou Yuan was here, Zhao Yun thought that Cao Cao was not far away, and he was not in a hurry to attack, so he patiently reasoned with Xiahou Yuan: "If it weren't for Cao Cao's invasion of Xiliang for no reason and his disrespect for the emperor's order, he would have angered the current saint, and I was just ordered to arrest Cao Cao!" ”

Xiahou Yuan saw that Zhao Yun used Emperor Han Xian as an excuse, and did not want to argue anymore, knowing that it was useless to say more, he ordered to attack Yuan's army, he believed that Cao Cao would arrive soon, and he was not afraid of Zhao Yun. As the most elite cavalry in Hebei, in the face of the infantry-based Guanzhong army, it naturally had an advantage, and the two armies fought for a long time, Xiahou Yuan could not break through Zhao Yun's defense line, and suffered heavy losses, so he had to retreat and wait for Cao Cao.

Cao Cao rushed to hear that Zhao Yun was blocking the way, and he did not slack off, and led the army to meet Xiahou Yuan, preparing to fight with Zhao Yun, but he could not find any trace of Zhao Yun, so he had to slowly march to Chang'an in case Zhao Yun suddenly attacked, but what made Cao Cao strange was that he had been safe and sound in front of Chang'an City, and there was no enemy.

"It seems that Zhao Yun was ordered by Yuan Xi, and the sneak attack on Chang'an was fake, and he really wanted to delay the time for us to return to help." Guo Jia pondered why Zhao Yun did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and continued to analyze Cao Cao: "Ma Chao is Zhao Yun's brother-in-law, although he was ordered to block our army from returning to Xuchang, if he blindly defended and did not relieve Ma Chao's pressure, it was a bit unreasonable, so he retreated after fighting General Xiahou." ”

Xun You believes that since Zhao Yun is determined to block our army and buy time for Yuan Xi, he will not easily retreat, and it is recommended to inquire about Zhao Yun's situation first, otherwise the enemy will be dark and I will suffer a lot. Cao Cao didn't dare to underestimate Zhao Yun, so he led his troops into Chang'an to rest first, and it was not too late to fight after understanding the situation.

Cao Cao returned to Chang'an and learned about the situation of Yuan's army, Zhao Yun was the commander, Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu went out with the army, and there was also a Pang Tong to join the army, about 50,000 horses, mostly cavalry. Zhao Yun, Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu Cao Cao knew something, but this Pang Tong who joined the army did not know who he was. Pang Tong's reputation is not obvious, although it is known as a phoenix, but it is only famous in Xiangyang.

Chang'an Taishou saw that everyone didn't know, and stepped forward to reply: "Pang Tong was promoted by Yuan Xi to come to Luoyang to serve, and when he was in Xiangyang, he was called Feng Xiao. However, he was not liked by the people of the court, and I heard that he was a lazy and drunken person. Why he went out with the army, the subordinate did not know. ”

Cao Cao heard that Pang Tong was so unbearable, and he also laughed proudly: "I often hear that Yuan Xi can recognize people, and it seems that there are times when he looks away, Zhao Yun uses this person to join the army, how can he be undefeated?" Cao Cao despised Pang Tong, but Guo Jia thought that he should not take it lightly, after all, Zhao Yun, who led the troops, was also a cautious person and was not easy to deal with.

After Zhao Yun fought with Xiahou Yuan, he returned to the Lintong camp to join Ma Teng. Pang Tong learned that Cao Cao had already led a large army to come, and suggested: "Cao Cao is suspicious by nature, although he is in a hurry to return to Xuchang, he will still be cautious. General Zhao can lead his troops to Meizilin, wait for Cao's army, don't fight with it, only use words to stimulate Cao Cao, let the soldiers tie branches to the tail of the horse, run back and forth, creating the illusion of thousands of troops and horses, Cao Cao will not dare to attack, and General Zhao will slowly withdraw. After General Zhao retreated, Cao Cao found out that he had been fooled, thinking that our army would not dare to fight, and if he wanted to delay time, he would take the opportunity to pursue and kill. General Ma and General Zhang chose a hiding place, ambushed on General Zhao's retreat road, and after the Cao army passed, they took the opportunity to kill, and General Zhao also turned back to attack, which could repel Cao's army. ”

Sure enough, there is a set, no matter what Cao Cao thinks, if it is himself, he will definitely be fooled, Ma Teng also feels that Pang Tong still has the ability, and apologizes: "Shiyuan is a great talent, and his reputation is well deserved." If the old man was offended before, don't blame him. Pang Tong saw that Ma Teng took the initiative to admit his mistake, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and politely returned the salute to Ma Teng. Zhao Yun saw that there was no misunderstanding between the two, and thought that Pang Tong's plan was feasible, so he began to act separately.

Cao Cao led the army to the plum forest, looked at a large area of plums, remembered the scene when he crusaded against Zhang Xiu, and couldn't help but say melancholy: "The crusade against Zhang Xiu back then was also such a scene, and I pity Dian Wei and my son Cao Ang." ”

Zhao Yun had been waiting for a long time, heard Cao Cao's words, and said with a smile: "This matter is Cao Sikong's fault, they are also sacrificed for you." Zhao Yun has been waiting here for a long time, if it weren't for your greed for beauty, how could Zhang Xiu turn against you? It's the same this time, if you don't know how to covet the land of Xiliang, how can the Holy One let me send troops to fight against you? ”

"Zhao Yun, don't be rampant, this is not Hebei, it's not your turn to point fingers at the old man!" Cao Cao saw Zhao Yun mention his sad matter, and jokingly said that he was lustful and misunderstood, and was immediately enraged, and saw that there were not many people behind Zhao Yun, so he wanted to attack in a big way.

Cao Cao looked at the dusty poplars in the woods, there seemed to be ambush soldiers, and laughed: "Zhao Yun, the old man almost fell for you, you arranged an ambush in the woods, and you wanted to deliberately provoke each other, you underestimated the old man."

Zhao Yun was slightly embarrassed when he saw that the ambush soldiers in the forest were discovered, and reluctantly said: "Cao Cao, don't make excuses for your cowardice, if you don't dare to fight, this general will leave, don't regret it." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he calmly challenged Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was unmoved, and Zhao Yun also waited for a while, and then slowly dragged it away. After Zhao Yun retreated, Xun You found out that something was wrong and reminded Cao Cao: "Lord, Zhao Yun retreated, the forest was very quiet, as if there were no ambushes in the forest. "I didn't expect Zhao Yun to be so cunning and deliberately delay time.

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao chasing Zhao Yun with all his might, and said worriedly: "Lord, Zhao Yun deliberately delayed time, which means that he came prepared, and my army may be caught up like this." "Cao Cao doesn't think so, Zhao Yunyong is brave, he doesn't make good use of tricks, he will only be opportunistic and delay time, Fengxiao doesn't need to worry." Cao Cao was teased by Zhao Yun three times and twice, and his mood was uncertain, and he continued to pursue Zhao Yun.

When Zhao Yun saw Cao Cao enter the ambush circle, he no longer chased after him, and said to Cao Cao solemnly: "Cao Sikong, I, Zhao Yun, am an honest person, why do you have to work hard?" Then you're welcome. Cao Cao saw that Zhao Yun was ready to fight with him, even if Zhao Yun had few soldiers, he didn't dare to be sloppy, Zhao Yun was the number one general in Hebei, and he was definitely not under Guan Yu.

In order to deal with Zhao Yun's white horse retinue, Cao Cao asked Xu Chu to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to fight a decisive battle, who is the real king cavalry. One side is pure white, the other side is pure black, the two armies are fighting together, the characteristics are particularly distinct, black and white, evenly matched.

Just when Zhao Yun and Xu Chu were fighting, the ambush led by Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu suddenly came out from behind, and Cao Cao's rear army was in chaos and could not resist the cavalry of the two. Cao Cao was shocked when he learned about it, although he was guarding against Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu to answer Zhao Yun, he didn't expect that the two of them had already been ambushed in a hidden place, so that he suffered a secret loss.

After all, Cao Jun had a lot of people, and after reacting, he slowly controlled the formation, but Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu also joined Zhao Yun, and the tiger and leopard riders also retreated in order to protect Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao was defeated for a while, he didn't care too much, looking at Pang Tong with an ugly face in Zhao Yun's army, he realized in his heart, could it be that it was all this person's plan just now? asked: "General Zhao, is the phoenix next to you?" ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Cao Sikong has good eyesight, this is Pang joining the army." If you know each other, you should stay in Chang'an obediently, or go back to Luoyang with me, and Xuchang won't think about it! ”

Cao Cao is still so cheerful, not afraid of Pang Tong at all, and when he was about to answer, a lazy voice was unconvinced: "Sure enough, the name is well deserved, but I, Guo Jia, am really not convinced, you wait to see a good show!" ”