Pang De led the remnants of the army back to ask Ma Chao for his guilt, and everyone saw that Pang De was so brave and good at fighting, and they were all defeated by Yuan's army, and they were immediately worried and hurried. Ma Chao was close to Pang De, and did not blame Pang De, but comforted him with kind words, and even wanted to raise troops to avenge Pang De. Zhong Miao was afraid that Ma Chao would be impulsive, and once he was defeated, he would not be at peace in Chang'an, so he persuaded: "General Meng Qi must not be impulsive, the Yuan army will come to get the letter to Guguan soon, our army is only used to wait for work, and when it is weak, Yuan Xi can be captured in a battle." ”

Ma Chao didn't care about Zhong Xuan's thoughts, not to mention that Zhao Yun defeated his Xiliang cavalry, and he wanted to take revenge, just relying on Pang De to praise Zhao Yun's martial arts is also difficult in the world, only Ma Chao can defeat, and it is enough to stimulate Ma Chao's fighting spirit, regardless of Zhong Xuan's advice, lead all his soldiers and horses to go, Zhong Xuan is helpless, afraid that Ma Chao will be invincible, and can only lead his own soldiers and horses to help Ma Chao, hoping to successfully repel Yuan's army.

Yuan Xi led the army to join Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun reported the battle process and results, Yuan Xi was overjoyed, not only because of the victory over the Xiliang soldiers, but also because Zhao Yun was excited to apply what he had learned, using the advantages of double stirrups and horseshoes to defeat the Xiliang cavalry and become a general who could take charge of himself. Everyone was also full of praise for Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun was also influenced and influenced by Yuan Xi, very polite, not asking for a reward, just asking for the cavalry to be renamed Baima Yicong, Yuan Xi nodded and agreed.

This place is not far from Hangu Pass, and Yuan Xi also chose a suitable place to camp and wait for Ma Chao. Half a day later, when the sun was setting, Ma Chao arrived with the Xiliang cavalry and directly asked Zhao Yun to fight. Yuan Xi used the gray sky as an excuse to fight again tomorrow. Ma Chao refused, and scolded Zhao Yun for not daring to fight, and would only be a turtle with a shrunken head. Seeing that Yuan Xi was embarrassed, Sima Yi did not let Zhao Yun fight, so that Zhao Yun was angry, and he was afraid that Zhao Yun would not be physically strong when he went to fight, so he took the initiative to step forward to relieve the siege and said: "Ma Chao is eager to fight, and he is prepared." If it is too late today, I am afraid that I will be plotted by him if I am reluctant to fight, so I can't fight. ”

Jia Xu has fought with Ma Chao, and he knows Ma Chao's heart better, and when he saw Yuan Xi looking at him, he also said: "Ma Chao is brave and unscrupulous, and he can't be defeated." Only by playing during the day can you see the situation. After listening to the advice of the two, Yuan Xi also looked at Zhao Yun and asked what Zhao Yun meant, if he really wanted to fight, it showed that Zhao Yun was sure, and he would not stop him. However, Zhao Yun was more sober, and he didn't want to be brave at night, so he said with a smile: "Recently, I have been with you smart people for a long time, and I have become smarter. Let Ma Chao scold, Yuan Xi ignored it, Ma Chao couldn't, and he could only return to the camp, join Zhong Yao, set up camp, and wait for tomorrow to challenge.

The next day, Ma Chao came to challenge again, and specified that Zhao Yun would play. Yuan Xi came out with everyone and said to Ma Chao: "Ma Chao, yesterday I gave you a night to think about, but I didn't expect that I didn't know what to do, do you really think that you are invincible in the world?" Today I will fight with you, see that you will be less, I will not bully you, two wins in three games, if you lose, you will give me back to Xiliang, and if I lose, I will naturally return to Jizhou, how about it? Zhong Xuan wanted to know that Yuan Xi's plan was extraordinary, and he was trying to persuade Ma Chao, but Ma Chao agreed without even thinking about it.

I saw Yuan Xi say: "Yesterday, General Zhao Yun was tired all day, so he was the last to compete with you." In addition to you, you pick one of your men first. Ma Chao glanced at Pang De, whether he could play, and after getting affirmation, he nodded and agreed. Ma Chao seems that as long as he and Pang De can win, they will win, and he doesn't believe that Yuan Xi has so many fierce generals.

In the first game of the competition, Ma Chaofang Pang De played, and Yuan Xifang Zhang Xiu played. Pang De saw that it was Zhang Xiu, and he didn't dare to be careless, the name of the Gun King of the Northland was not given for nothing. Zhang Xiu made a spear extremely flexible, and Pang De relied on the advantage of strength, although the two dueled dozens of rounds without a win, but Zhang Xiu was relatively old, and it was only a matter of time before he was defeated, Yuan Xi was worried that he would lose, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops. Ma Chao was unconvinced: "Yuan Xi, it was you who said that you were going to compete, why did you withdraw the troops before you decided the winner?" Yuan Xi seemed a little embarrassed and said: "We admit defeat in this game." Zhang Xiu was very ashamed, Pang De was not something he could match, Yuan Xi was just afraid that he would lose ugly or be injured, so he gave up the game in advance. However, Yuan Xi did not blame, and he was not ready to win the first game.

In the second game, Ma Chao originally wanted Ma Dai to play, but Ma Yunlu felt that in addition to Ma Chao and Pang De, his martial arts were the highest, and he also let the world see that the Ma family was so powerful even if it was a daughter. Yuan Xi saw that the other party sent a female general, and he also looked at Lu Qiling beside him, Lu Qiling's martial arts were completely taught by Lu Bu, although she was a female general, it was also unfathomable, but she was only responsible for Yuan Xi's safety, and she generally did not fight. This time, the other party sent a female general, and she could only fight by herself, holding Fang Tian's halberd to the front of the battle.

Ma Chao saw that the opposite side was also a female general, so he did not replace Ma Dai on the field, and his sister's strength was still clear. Although Ma Yunlu has good martial arts, he has little experience in facing the enemy, and he did not rely on his own strength like Lu Qiling, breaking through from Xuzhou all the way to Qingzhou, and then fleeing from Qingzhou to Jizhou, accumulating too much combat experience, and Lu Jia's halberd method is still much better than Ma Yunlu's marksmanship, and he was picked off the spear by Lu Qiling in more than ten rounds, and returned to Ma Chao in shame.

Ma Chao also seemed to know that Ma Yunlu would be defeated, so he didn't care, but praised Lu Qiling: "This female general's halberd method is really amazing, I don't know where to learn from?" Lu Qiling's eyes were full of sadness, thinking of the tall and burly, invincible man, he only said four words, his father Lu Bu, and then silently retreated to the main formation. So that's the case, Ma Chao sighed and missed the opportunity to fight Lu Bu.

In the third game, Ma Chao vs. Zhao Yun, the world subverted the duel. Ma Chao's marksmanship is a perfect combination of strength and technology, and Zhao Yun relies more on attack speed and skill, the battle between the two can not end in a short time at the beginning, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner from defeat, but it is time to eat and rest, Yuan Xi Mingjin withdrew his troops again. Ma Chao didn't have much to say this time, Zhao Yun really lived up to his reputation, and he couldn't take advantage of it at all, and he even suspected that Zhao Yun maintained his strength when he fought with Pang De. Zhao Yun was also uncomfortable, although he was still able to cope with it easily, Ma Chao's strength was huge, and his hands were numb after a long battle. After a period of rest, the battle between the two began again.

This time Zhao Yun didn't keep his hand anymore, and brought the attack speed to the extreme, with the double stirrups, he consumed less physical strength, and was more flexible on horseback, using his peerless Seven Snake Probe Gun, and suddenly Ma Chao's situation seemed difficult, but he still wanted to use all his strength to resist, he knew that as long as he blocked this round of attack, he would have the advantage, but unfortunately, it was still too late to defend and was swept by Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun didn't continue to attack, but Ma Chao felt that he hadn't lost, and was ready to change horses to fight again, Yuan Xi took the opportunity to laugh at Ma Chao: "Ma Chao, if you lose, you lose, although you only lose half a move, do you have to divide your life and death to win or lose?" ”