Chapter 1233: Punishing Cao Hong
"The surname is Xu, don't you just bully me and other juniors~!? If there is a kind of fight, I will fight with my eldest brother and second brother!! At this time, Matthew suddenly shouted. When Xu Chu heard this, he couldn't help but feel cold, but he didn't bother to bully the juniors, so he actually stopped. Seeing that his plan had worked, Ma Xiu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he couldn't help but secretly cast his eyes on Ma Tiena, desperately hoping that he would get up and retreat quickly. At this time, the sound of killing suddenly moved, and I saw that Cao's soldiers and horses rushed to kill. Ma Xiu was so frightened that his face changed dramatically, and Ma Yunlu was anxious to rush out to the rescue. At this time, Ma Teng finally led the troops to arrive, and shouted urgently: "Children, hurry back~~!! ”
Ma Teng cheered, Ma Yunlu and Ma Xiu were shocked, and Ma Tie hurriedly climbed back on the horse and fled.
"Hmph, these annoying little ghosts have finally left, and now the real fight should begin!!" Xu Chu's eyes were cold, and the Cao army and troops rushed up one after another. Ma Teng also led his troops over. Seeing that the two sides were getting closer and closer, Xu Chu's fierce eyes shot out, and he galloped out of the horse.
"Hehe, the winner has been decided. When the winner is decided, call Cao again. Seeing this, Cao Cao suddenly laughed, and then under the surprised gaze of all the soldiers, he returned to his chair and fell asleep with his eyes closed.
When the soldiers saw this, instead of panicking in the slightest, their confidence was greatly increased. After all, Cao Cao, as the commander-in-chief, dared to sleep in front of the battle with confidence, doesn't that just prove that the army has the upper hand and will definitely win?
As a result, all the soldiers were invigorated, shouted and shouted orders, commanded their subordinates to rush out to kill, and ordered people to speed up the rhythm of the drums to strengthen their morale.
And I have to say that Cao Cao is also very good, under the earth-shaking drums and shouts of killing, he quickly fell asleep!
But it was said that when Cao Cao was napping, Ma Chao almost relied on his own bravery, all the way through the defense line of the Cao army, and this time he was rushing out of the exit of the woods, and he saw the Cao army's camp tent, but he didn't have time to be happy. Suddenly, I was listening to a cold shout, which made Ma Chao suddenly fall into the abyss!!
"Ma Chaoxiao'er, a certain Cao Zixiao has been waiting here for a long time!!" As soon as these words fell, a large number of crossbowmen suddenly rushed up on both sides of the camp, and they shot arrows one after another, and in an instant, they were overwhelming. Ma Chao's complexion changed sharply, and he danced the flying dragon spear in a hurry, and pushed away the flying arrows one by one, but the arrows came from both sides, and by surprise, after Ma Chao resisted for a while, although there was no arrow, but there were still many colors on his body, all of which were injured by the passing arrows!
Seeing the arrows coming, Rao is Ma Chao couldn't help but be forced to retreat, and the soldiers who came behind him were caught off guard for a while, and rushed up one after another, but they were also knocked over by the arrows. At this moment, I heard the sound of killing, and it was Cao Hong who led his troops to kill suddenly. Ma Chao, who was forced back into the forest, was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and his steel teeth were about to be crushed.
"Second son, the current situation is critical, and we can only have a chance to save our lives by withdrawing from both sides!!" A member of the Ma family shouted to Ma Chao in a hurry. Although Ma Chao was angry, he also knew that the current situation was dangerous, and in desperation, he had to lead his troops to flee from the east. Cao Hong, who led his troops to kill later, saw Ma Chao's troops fleeing to the east, and immediately led his troops to catch up. On the other side, Cao Ren could also hear the return of the soldiers who went to investigate, and immediately led his troops to intercept and kill.
In other words, at the same time that Ma Chao was forced to flee to the east. Ma Teng was leading his troops to fight against Cao's army, and he saw the mighty Xu Chu charging in front, and Xiahou Yuan and Lu Qian led troops to kill on both sides. Ma Jiajun could not resist for a while, and there was a faint tendency of rout. Since Ma Teng led the troops, he had never encountered such an embarrassment, he was at a loss, and he saw that his subordinates were all in a bitter battle, although he was not angry, but in order to minimize casualties, he still quickly ordered the withdrawal of the army. With Ma Teng's order, the soldiers and horses of the Ma family army hurriedly retreated. Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan, Lu Qian and others immediately took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and saw that the offensive of Cao's army swept up like a stormy wave. Ma Jiajun was killed and had no power to fight back, and more than half of the troops were entangled by Cao's army. And Ma Teng could only flee under the siege of the generals.
only heard the earth-shattering sound of killing, and the fierce Cao Jun killed in the dark, and the dust was great. Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan, Lu Qian and other generals led troops and beheaded countless people. The Ma Jiajun was only killed and abandoned their armor and fled in all directions, which was even more tragic than the previous defeat.
On the other side, it was said that Ma Chao was fleeing with the remnants, and Cao Hong pounced on him, Ma Chao had no choice but to abandon a cadre of troops and escape quickly. Unbeknownst to him, just when Ma Chao escaped from the east, Cao Ren led his troops to catch up with the interception. Ma Chao was resentful, although he wanted to fight to the death, but he heard the sound of killing in front of him, and he didn't know the life and death of Ma Teng and his brothers and sisters, so he had no choice but to suppress the killing intent and lead hundreds of remnants to escape quickly.
Before you know it, the sun is setting, and it's dusk. Cao Cao woke up from sleep, but saw that his eyes were full of blood, corpses were everywhere, wreckage and broken limbs could be seen everywhere, broken flags and broken armor, as well as weapons and helmets discarded on the ground were also everywhere.
"Why bother?" Cao Cao sighed lightly, with a little pity, and then looked around, and saw that a cadre of generals under his command was already waiting.
"Report the results of the battle." Cao Cao's expression sank and he said. Cao Ren listened, and first announced: "Back to the lord, the thousands of troops led by Ma Mengqi were almost annihilated by our army, among which Cao Hong's troops beheaded more than 1,000 people and captured hundreds of prisoners. Our troops also shot nearly 100 people, captured 500 or 600 people, and the remaining remnants were taken away by Ma Mengqi. ”
"Excellent! Neither you nor Zilian have failed me. But! Suddenly, Cao Cao frowned, Cao Hong couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw it, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The last general is incompetent, he failed to capture that Ma Mengqi, and he is willing to be punished!" ”
"You had the courage to ask for your life, but you couldn't capture that Ma Mengqi. This person is brave and fierce, and if he is not eliminated early, he will be troubled in the future. The so-called eating a trench and growing a wisdom, this Ma Mengqi I think he is not an ignorant person, I am afraid that he will become more cunning in the future, so if you want to catch him again, it will be difficult. You've missed the opportunity! If I had known this, I should have let Zhongkang replace you!! As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Cao Hong couldn't help but be full of shame. Cao Cao suddenly laughed and said, "That's it, it just so happens that Zhong Kang has made a lot of merits this time, and I will punish you for half a year as a reward for Zhong Kang." What do you think? ”
"Ah~!" When Cao Hong heard this, his face changed suddenly! It turned out that Cao Hong was good at accumulating money, his family was rich but his personality was stingy, and he was even more famous in the army. When Cao Hong heard this, he felt as if he had been cut a piece of meat by Cao Cao, and his face was full of bitterness.
"Humph!! You money addict!! But when I was in charge of Jiang, he treated his subordinates as if they were his own brothers, and most of the rewards he received were given to his subordinates, as well as to the widows of those who had died!! It's you iron, you don't pull a hair!! If this continues, who will die for you!! I see that you should give another half a year to your subordinates and the widows of those dead brothers!! Cao Cao snorted coldly, and then rose angrily, pointing at Cao Hong and shouting. Cao Hong was scolded and sweated profusely, and when he heard that Cao Cao was going to detain him for half a year, his heart ached like a wrench, and his whole face instantly turned blue.
"Huh!? Why, do you have an opinion on Cao's arrangement!? Cao Cao looked at Cao Hong's bitter gourd face, but secretly snickered. In fact, Cao Hong's miserly character has aroused the dissatisfaction of many soldiers in the army, and Cao Cao wants to take advantage of this time to strike a good blow at Cao Hong, of course, but he also has good intentions, wanting to improve the relationship between Cao Hong and the generals and the soldiers under his command.
"Zilian, the lord has good intentions, don't you thank you quickly!!" Cao Ren saw Cao Hong's appearance as if he was a dead mother, and he couldn't help but scold angrily. Cao Hong respects Cao Ren, after all, Cao Hong's family was poor back then, but Cao Ren funded him a lot.
Cao Hong didn't dare to resist Cao Cao, but now when he heard Cao Ren shouting, although he didn't know where Cao Cao used 'bitterness', he still replied bitterly: "The last general doesn't dare, I am willing to obey the orders of the lord!" ”
As soon as Cao Hong's words came out, many of the soldiers who were watching from the sidelines couldn't help but laugh when they saw his bitter face. Xiahou Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahahaha~!! The lord has deducted Zilian's money for a year, Zilian doesn't know how sad he is now, this year he must save money and frugality, and go everywhere to eat!! ”
As soon as Xiahou Yuan's voice fell, all the soldiers couldn't help laughing. It is said that Cao Hong not only eats amazingly, but also has good wine, and uses a lot of money for meals on weekdays, in order to save this expense, Cao Hong often rubs rice everywhere with a shy face.
"Wow~!! Xiahou Miaocai, you dare to laugh at me, after the war is over, I will come to your house and not leave!! And those who are laughing at me, I remember them all!! Hmph, it's no wonder that Lao Tzu doesn't wait for you to eat poor one by one~!! Cao Hong, who was annoyed and angry, stared at the round eyes and hissed, saying that he was still angry, but there was a bit of cunning in his eyes.
When Xiahou Yuan heard this, it was his turn to turn into a bitter gourd face, and he hurriedly said: "Cao Zilian, you still have a wife and children at home, and you stay at my house every day and don't leave, that's not good." Besides, if anyone in the army doesn't know that you are rich, it won't hurt you for a year! ”
"You said it easily, if you don't compensate me, then I won't go!" Cao Hong, who was cheeky and not afraid of boiling water, shouted to Xiahou Yuan. Cao Cao couldn't stop laughing, but he had no intention of stopping it.
When Xiahou Yuan heard this, he saw Cao Hong's face full of determination, as if he really didn't compensate him, he would really have to die and not leave. Thinking about Cao Hong's terrifying amount of food and alcohol, if he really stayed in his home for a year, then even if he had a mountain of gold and silver, he would be eaten by him!!
"Hey~! You scoundrel, you're really energetic!! You're not afraid of others laughing at you~!? Xiahou Yuan was in a hurry and couldn't help scolding.