Ma Chao even beheaded the four fierce generals under Han Sui's command, so frightened that Yan Xing didn't dare to step forward. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info watched as Ma Chao took Niu Fu's head and walked away. And Han Sui outside the valley was also taken aback, afraid of Ma Chao's might, and did not dare to take a step into the valley.

Ma Chao rushed out dozens of zhang on his horse, and Han Sui dared to step forward, looking at the corpses of the four henchmen on the ground, Han Sui wanted to cry without tears. Looking at Yan Xing, he shouted angrily, "What's the matter? Are you soft-hearted again? Aren't you usually able to fight him for hundreds of rounds? Why was he picked a weapon in a few rounds today? ”

Yan Xing's face was pale, his face was full of shame, and he had no choice but to explain: "The lord is angry, then Ma Mengqi hates us because of Ma Teng's death, and his methods are particularly fierce when he encounters us. Previously, he used Zhao Yun's housekeeping stunt Hundred Birds Chaofeng Marksmanship, but the last general didn't notice it for a while, and then he caught his way! ”

Han Sui gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't expect that salted fish could turn over, and this fish that slipped through the net of the Ma family is really troublesome!" actually broke my four generals. ”

"Lord, what now?" Watching Ma Chao walk away, Yan Xing asked with a gloomy face.

"Cao Cao's army was unstable, so he was eager to retreat, but he was not a mediocre talent, so he set up an ambush and used javelin cavalry to resist the enemy! Now we just need to be a little cautious! Cao Cao's army is unstable, when we catch up, we will definitely be defeated, and then we will make Ma Chao good-looking! Han Sui sneered.

"You go to report to General Guo quickly, and say that I will lead the light cavalry to chase after me, and I will pay attention to the ambush soldiers on the road, so that General Guo can quickly send cavalry to support!" Han Sui turned to a cavalryman and ordered.

"It's the general!" The cavalry turned around and reported to Guo Kanbing, while Han Sui led the remaining more than 1,000 Xiliang cavalry to chase after the Han army.

The cavalry hurried to the rear army to report the situation to Guo Kan: "General Guo, General Niu Fu suffered heavy casualties in the ambush in the valley, and General Niu Fu was killed by Ma Chao. At this moment, General Han Sui has led the remaining more than 1,000 cavalry to pursue, and he asked the little one to inform you, please send cavalry to meet it quickly! ”

"How dare Han Sui continue to go deep alone? Niu Fu has already been ambushed, and he is still chasing? Let him come back and join my main force! Guo Kan raised his eyebrows and ordered.

"Wait!" Zhebei on Guo Kan's side waved his hand and said: "In my opinion, the general Cao Cao's army is unstable, and in a hurry, it is already good to be able to set up an ambush, I am afraid that there is no ambush in the east, as long as the Cao army catches up with light cavalry, it will be defeated!"

"Cao Cao's use of troops is really unpredictable for me, in my opinion, it is better to gradually move forward with a dignified and upright army, which is the best policy!" Guo Kan said in a deep voice.

The meaning of Guo Kan's words was half-true and half-false, and only Zhebei saw Guo Kan's purpose, shook his head and said: "Cao Junjun's heart is broken, this is a God-given opportunity." The opportunity must not be lost, and it will not come again, so please let me lead 5,000 light cavalry to chase after me! ”

Guo Kan stared at Jebe's eyes, but this time Jebel's attitude was firm, and after a long time, Guo Kan could only nod and say, "Quasi!"

Jebe bowed his hand on his horse, turned around without saying a word, and led the five thousand light horsemen eastward.

It was only five miles to the east, and Cao Cao's army at this moment was really fleeing for his life. The soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the sound of the galloping cavalry of the land in the rear sounded, and they all knew how to flee to the east.

Cao Cao sat on the war horse, and saw that all the soldiers and horses under his command had no heart to fight, and they were about to lose their armor, and the secret way was not good. If they are chased by the cavalry, even if they combine the soldiers and horses of Wang Wan and others and the white horse followers, they will lose all the games because of the rout of these soldiers.

Cao Cao took a breath, and shouted in the army: "Listen to me, soldiers, this time it is the general who uses a trick to lure the enemy deeper, everything is safe in Chang'an, Wang Wan and others 10,000 soldiers and horses are not far behind, and General Zilong's cavalry is also detouring to the rear of the enemy, you can go back to kill the enemy and defeat the Mongols!"

"Give me back and kill the enemy!" Cao Cao raised his sword and shouted.

Cao Cao kept shouting in the army, and the soldiers listened, most of them did not believe it, and still fled eastward, while some of them believed in Cao Cao, even if they did not believe that this was Cao Cao's plan, but they obeyed the military order, and Cao Cao told them to go back to fight, and they did not run away, and they turned back.

About 12,000 of the 20,000 foot soldiers escaped, and only about 8,000 were able to return to fight. Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the momentum of the rout could be stopped, the soldiers who fled eastward would see the soldiers and horses of Wang Wan and others, and they would also believe that this was Cao Cao's plan, they must be turning back, and then they would be able to turn defeat into victory.

However, the situation at this time is still not optimistic, Cao Cao's face is solemn, there are still ten miles away from Wang Wan and others, and it will take at least half an hour to go back and forth. In other words, they have to hold out here for an hour, and there can be no rout yet, and then they will have a chance to turn defeat into victory when they meet the soldiers and horses who have rushed in.

With 3,000 cavalry and 8,000 foot soldiers, the situation was not optimistic about the situation against thousands of Mongol cavalry who were good at attacking and harassing cavalry and archery, and wanted to hold out for an hour. However, Cao Cao has been on the battlefield for a long time, so he naturally knows the role of morale, there is an army of fierce generals, the main general is the first soldier, and the soldiers can also be as brave as a tiger. Although Cao Cao was not good at martial arts, he knew that if he commanded the soldiers in the army, he could play the same role.

Cao Cao looked around, and saw that he was surrounded by a huge valley, surrounded by desolate shrubs and ravines. This kind of terrain is very common in the Liangzhou area. Cao Cao immediately rushed out towards a ramp. On this slope, he can command the soldiers well.

Cao Cao was surrounded by Li Yuanfang, Pang De and others, Cao Cao glanced at the two and ordered: "I don't know martial arts, I can't take the lead in inspiring soldiers, I can only command in the back." Then the two of you went to fight with your footmen to boost the morale of the army. ”

"General, I'll go and fight, let Yuan Fang stay and protect your safety!" Pound said uneasily.

"Our army fought against their cavalry with foot soldiers, and the javelins of the cavalry under Meng Qi were exhausted, and the soldiers were discouraged, which was already a great disadvantage. If there is no fierce general to suppress the formation and stabilize the morale of the army, I am afraid that we will be defeated if we can't hold out until the reinforcements arrive! Both of you go, I'm here in the rear, and there won't be any danger!" Cao Cao waved his hand.

"General, be careful, you protect the general!" Li Yuanfang and Pang De had no choice but to obey Cao Cao's orders and call on the soldiers to protect Cao Cao.

"Don't worry, general, I will protect the general!" A soldier behind Cao Cao replied.

Everyone was surprised for a while, because there were more than ten cavalry and thirty or forty foot soldiers around Cao Cao, and everyone else gave up their promises, but only this soldier answered so loudly. It was as if he would protect Cao Cao with his life.

Li Yuanfang and Pang De were very satisfied with the attitude of the soldiers, nodded and pulled their horses towards the ramp to kill.

Cao Cao looked at the soldier and saw that he was about eighteen years old, with a delicate appearance and a heroic face. At such a big scene at the moment, a single mistake could lead to a big defeat, so the soldiers were a little nervous, but the young man straddled the horse, held a gun vigilantly, and did not squint.

Cao Cao was very amused, there are not many talents like this, so he asked, "Now that the big war is coming, aren't you afraid?"

"Back to the general, the villain is not afraid, because he is afraid to make himself cowardly, not afraid to make himself brave, more able to protect himself, protect the general, and kill the enemy bravely!" The young soldier arched his hand and said.

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, but he remembered his eldest son Cao Ang, and Cao Ang always answered him with this set. Cao Cao's heart moved: "Well said, what is your name?"

"The villain's surname is Cao Mingjin!" The soldier arched his hand and said.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled: "Oh? Do you have the same surname as Ben? It's really fateful! ”

"How can a villain dare to be compared with a general?"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Jin and said with a smile: "Your temperament is quite similar to my eldest son Cao Ang, my eldest son is not much older than you, I have always hoped to have a brave son, but most of the remaining children are still young, now I see that you and I are quite in love, and you are full of heroic spirit, I want to accept you as a righteous son, I don't know if you are willing?"

Cao Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, turned over and dismounted and knelt down and said: "Thank you for the favor of the general, the villain's parents died when he was a child, and he has honed his martial arts in the army for many years." The general can accept the villain as his righteous son, and the villain naturally can't ask for it! ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Then I'll give you a new name, are you willing?"

"Father, please give me a name!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and pondered: "Then I will call you Cao Zhen, oh, no, I will call you Cao Xiao, how about Zidan?"

"Thank you, father, for the name!" Cao Xiao smiled with a smile.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Get up, although you are my righteous son, but in the army, I will not give you much convenience!" Since you say that you have sharpened your martial arts in the army, but if you want to make a contribution, you have to rely on yourself to fight for it! ”

"Rest assured, father, the child will definitely fight bravely!" Cao Xiao got on the horse alone and gave up his hand.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, and secretly said that although this kid is young, he has been in the army for a long time. After so many years, he has not died in battle, and he must have good qualifications, and with a little training, he will definitely be able to get ahead in the future.

Cao Cao accepted a righteous son on the battlefield, and the surrounding soldiers looked at Cao Xiao with a burst of envy, but no one was jealous, obviously they all knew Cao Xiao's ability and knew that they were inferior to him.

Cao Cao was in a good mood and looked in the direction of the battlefield. I saw Ma Chao with the cavalry in front, and the foot soldiers in the back under the leadership of Pang De and Li Yuanfang. Looking west, I saw Han Sui Yan Xing leading the cavalry to catch up, and a few miles behind, the Mongolian cavalry also caught up.

Cao Cao looked at the Mongolian cavalry, frowned and said: "The last time Zilong and Meng Qi fought with the Mongolian cavalry, although they won, they actually took advantage of the horseshoe, and only Baima Yicong could deal with the Mongolian light cavalry. Meng Qi's cavalry will suffer a big loss against the Mongolian cavalry! ”

Cao Cao looked at Cao Xiao, with the intention of testing this newly recognized son, and asked, "My son, in your opinion, how to resist the enemy?"

"Father, now that the Mongolian cavalry is behind and has not yet arrived, General Ma Chao should lead the cavalry to fight Han Sui's cavalry in close combat, so that the two armies will fight together, and it will be difficult for them to shoot our army with arrows!" Cao Xiao replied.

"What my son said is true!" Cao Cao nodded, actually agreed with Cao Xiao's opinion, and said to the herald next to him: "Pass the order, order Ma Chao to lead the cavalry to fight with Han Sui's cavalry, and let Li Yuanfang and Pang De bring the infantry to kill as well!"

After Zhao Yun's explanation, Cao Cao knew that the Mongolian cavalry was very powerful, and once the Mongolian cavalry found the opportunity, he would be dragged to death. So at the moment, there is only one way to die, that is, melee, all fight together, the Mongol cavalry naturally can't release arrows, so they will shoot friendly troops. As a result, the superiority of the Mongol cavalry was lost.

Although it was a great loss to fight the cavalry with foot soldiers, Cao Cao thought that it should not be a problem to have Ma Chao with more than 3,000 cavalry, and Li Yuanfang and Pang De with foot soldiers, and hold on for an hour. What's more, the Mongolian cavalry used bows and arrows as weapons, and lost their bows and arrows, and their advantages were not too great in hand-to-hand combat. (To be continued.) )