The reality really made Zhang Liao very difficult, and it was difficult to be a person left and right.

Therefore, Zhang Liao felt that since he was ordered by Cao Cao, he had to be loyal to Cao Cao and had to defend Runan for Cao Cao. In the face of the New Han Army, it was not what he wanted. Therefore, when the army of the New Han Army really attacked Runan, he could only make his will clear by death.

Through death, he can show Cao Cao that he has never betrayed Cao Cao until his death, and he has also shown his loyalty to others.

Through death, he can show his heart to Liu Yi and his brothers in the New Han Army, he Zhang Liao would rather die than fight his brothers.

Zhang Liao thought about it, only in this way can he fulfill the loyalty in his heart and be worthy of his own heart.

Therefore, Zhang Liao's heart has already made up his will to die. At this time, where will he take care of the war in Xiangcheng? At this time, he collected the Cao army that had fled back from Yuzhou for Cao Cao, but he was just doing his duty as a minister.

In addition, Zhang Liao can't show too much now, he can't say that he can't do anything now, and let the situation in Runan go as it is, this will not work. Otherwise, the generals below him would all be suspicious of him, and they would all doubt his loyalty to Cao Cao. After all, although Zhang Liao is the chief general guarding Runan, there are also Cao generals such as the deputy general Le Jin, and these Cao generals are undoubtedly loyal to Cao Cao.

Although Zhang Liao has the will to die, in addition to doing his duty of loyalty and being worthy of his conscience, there is another point, he also has to consider his wife and children. Zhang Liao believes. As long as he died for Cao Cao to defend Runan, then no matter what. Cao Cao would not embarrass his wife and children, but if he let the following Cao Jiang see that Zhang Liao had a will to die early. If there is passive resistance to the New Han army, I am afraid that someone will immediately report to Cao Cao, and his wife and children will suffer.

Therefore, even if Zhang Liao wants to die, he must die in the right way, and he can't be too obscene.

The news that Xiangcheng sent people to ask for help was also known to the generals below.

Among them, Le Jin was suspicious of Zhang Liao's refusal of Xiangcheng's request for help.

Le Jin found Zhang Liao and asked: "Brother Wenyuan, the prime minister ordered the general to preside over all the wars in Yuzhou." The Cao army in Xiangcheng is also transferred by you, the general. Moreover, the importance of the strategic location of Xiangcheng is even more important than that of our Runan City. But general, why don't you send troops to help in the war? If the general is not worried about Runan, then the last general is willing to go to Xiangcheng to help in the war. ”

Regarding Le Jin's inquiry, Zhang Liao also had to explain to him, he thought for a while and said: "General Wen Qian, why doesn't General Ben know the importance of Xiangcheng?" However, as far as General Ben knows. Earlier, the two generals Yu Ban and Li Dian had already engaged the New Han Army, with twice the strength of the New Han Army, and with the advantage of opposing each other. The New Han army, which came to attack fatigue, was defeated and returned. From this, General Le calculated that there are now more than 200,000 New Han troops in front of Xiangcheng. You don't want to destroy the more than 200,000 men and horses of the New Han Army like the letter from Xiangcheng. Even if we defeat them, how many troops and horses do we have to dispatch to form a comprehensive suppression of the New Han army? ”

"This ......" Le Jin didn't know how to answer for a while. Originally, the calculation of the victory or defeat of the two armies in a battle could not only talk about the comparison of troops, but what Zhang Liao said was also a fact, and it was indeed a decisive factor in it. If, according to what Zhang Liao said, his strength was twice that of the New Han Army, and he returned defeated, then he had to have more than three times the strength of the army before he could fight with the New Han Army, but the outcome was unpredictable.

In this way, wouldn't the more than 200,000 troops of the New Han Army, which is four times the strength of the New Han Army, require 800,000 to 1 million troops? Now the entire Cao army, to be serious, also has more than one million troops, but it is impossible to transfer all the Cao troops to Xiangcheng for the battle of Xiangcheng and send them to Xiangcheng to fight against the more than 200,000 military horses of the New Han Army, right?

In this case, then should the Yellow River defense line be defended? At the pass in the direction of Tiger Pass, do you want to guard the garrison horses? How many military horses does he have to send to Runan City now?

This is an inexplicable statement.

"The defenders in Xiangcheng are about 300,000 people, even if they are damaged, but with the strength there, it should be more than enough to hold Xiangcheng steadily. Now, the plan to annihilate the new Han army in front of Xiangcheng is just the plan of Man Pang and Yu Ban and others, and the prime minister does not know whether he will agree to fight such a big battle, and we now do not know how many military horses the prime minister will send from Xudu to support Xiangcheng. Even if we want to go to war, General Le, you say, how many military horses do we have to send there? There are more, we are now also facing the urgency of the new Han army, we are difficult to protect ourselves, and there are fewer military horses, what role can we play? Therefore, unless there is an order from the prime minister, otherwise, we still focus on holding Runan steadily, and we must not divide our troops, so as not to be broken by the New Han army one by one. You know, our spies found out that in addition to the Xinhan army under Guan Yu in Jingzhou, there are also nearly 100,000 Xiliang iron cavalry led by Ma Chao, and the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and they can also reinforce Xiangcheng at any time. Hehe, do you think that we are the only ones who can increase our troops to support Xiangcheng? Can't the new Han army increase its troops? So ......"

Zhang Liao said this, it is self-evident.

Le Jin nodded silently, feeling that what Zhang Liao said made sense. In fact, although he also wanted to participate in the destruction of a large army of the New Han Army, since the establishment of the New Han Army, it has never tried that a large number of military horses were wiped out at one time, this time, can it be an exception? Is there a chance for your own army? Lejin didn't have any confidence in his heart.

This matter is so over, there is no Cao General to question Zhang Liao again, and he will no longer ask for war.

In fact, within three days, Ma Chao led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry of the New Han Army to the ancient city west of Runan City, and the troops approached Runan.

Le Jin asked Zhang Liao to fight again, wanting to lead an army to meet the battle, but Zhang Liao vetoed Le Jin's request again.

This time it wasn't that Zhang Liao had any ideas, but that it was useless to let Cao Jun sacrifice in vain.

You must know that Zhang Liao originally commanded the cavalry for Lu Bu, and when Lu Bu was under Dong Zhuo's account, Zhang Liao knew that Xiliang Tie was powerful. He didn't think that Le Jin led Cao Jun to fight with Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry to take advantage of it.

Xiliang Iron Cavalry, brave and good at fighting. Fight bravely and rush quickly. The wind is coming, a gust of wind comes and goes, how can Lejin resist Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry?

Within a few days, Ma Chao led the cavalry of his headquarters and directly killed the city of Runan.

Strictly speaking, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, the Xiliang cavalry really rarely had the opportunity to fight in the Central Plains. Counting, it seems that not once.

From the beginning. Although the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is famous all over the world, it has never been able to enter the Central Plains. The closest time was when Dong Zhuo led 200,000 Xiliang Iron Riders into Luoyang, but was blocked in the Tiger Prison Pass. After Dong Zhuo's death, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry fell into the hands of his subordinates, but most of them were quickly destroyed. Lu Bu's cavalry was actually just the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry rather than the Xiliang Cavalry. Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry has also been fighting in Xiliang. After losing to Cao Cao, he led the remnants to vote for Zhang Lu, and then voted for Liu Bei, but he never got Liu Bei's reuse. Ma Chao died depressed, and Xiliang Iron Riding slowly came out of the stage of history.

Right now. In this life, Xiliang Tie rode under the leadership of Ma Chao. can finally show the world the majesty of his Xiliang iron horse.

Ma Chao, dressed in silver armor, stepped down the wind thunder dragon. Majestic, looking forward to pride.

He raised his spear under the city of Runan, and fought against the fortified city of Runan, which was separated by countless antlers and traps.

"The Xinhan Dynasty is in the west, and the horse is here! Which Cao will come to fight with a certain battle! ”

Ma Chao's martial arts have been completed, officially becoming a super-first-class general, and he is no longer young, he seems to be much more mature and stable.

"Ma Chao? Is it the son of Prime Minister Cao Cheng's generous invitation to the saint to be named the guard captain Ma Teng? Le Jin knew Ma Teng, but he didn't know Ma Chao, as, he had heard of it, but Le Jin was angry at Ma Teng's betrayal of Cao Cao, and then he didn't have a good impression of Ma Chao.

"Exactly, it is rumored that this Ma Chao is more brave than his father Ma Teng, known as Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, but unfortunately, Ma Teng escaped back then, otherwise, Ma Teng can be coerced and Ma Chao will be used by the prime minister......"

"Sigh ......" a military general snorted and said: "Don't think about it, this Ma Chao, together with Jiangdong Sun Ce, worships Liu Yi, the Taifu of the New Han Dynasty, as a teacher, legend has it, it was Ma Teng and Sun Jian together, who asked Liu Yi to accept apprentices for their son." The relationship between Ma Chao and Liu Yi is not shallow, even if Ma Teng is held hostage, I am afraid that he may not be able to accept Ma Chao. ”

"Ma Chao is actually a disciple of Liu Yi? Okay, very good, wait for Le to go and meet Ma Chao for a while! ”

Le Jin ignored the discussion of the generals below, and his heart was hot, thinking that if he could kill Ma Chao in front of Runan City, then he could not only greatly frustrate the spirit of the New Han Army, but also let himself show his face greatly, at least, after beheading Ma Chao, he would rise in front of the prime minister, and sooner or later he could be compared with Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other generals.

Zhang Liao and Ma Chao have no friendship, he is worried that Guan Yu will be killed, he will not be able to face it, now that Ma Chao is leading the army to come, so it is not impossible to let the following generals test the strength of the New Han Army. In fact, when the generals fought on the battlefield, the horse leather shroud was fate, and when the real battlefield was fighting, Zhang Liao naturally had a little bit of the psychology of not admitting defeat in his heart, and he himself wanted to go out and meet Ma Chao. Therefore, he did not stop Le from going into battle.

Le Jin led an army out of the city, let the sergeant press for him, and he slapped his horse to kill Ma Chao.

"Come and sign up, Ben will not kill the unknown general!" Ma Chao saw that Cao would finally fight, so he patted the horse to meet him, and asked while drinking.

"This general is Prime Minister Cao Cheng's account, and General Kou is also Lejin! Ma Chao, wait for Le to come and take your life, look at the gun! ”

As one of Cao Cao's "five good generals", Le Jin's martial arts are not low, and he is also known for his bravery, otherwise, he cannot become one of the generals valued by Cao Cao. Cao Cao sent him to come with Zhang Liao to guard Runan, and he originally didn't feel at ease with Zhang Liao, and when necessary, he could replace Zhang Liao with Lejin to guard Runan City.

In Cao Cao's army, Le Jin is also in addition to the fact that he is defeated by less than ten generals, and he can indeed enter the top ten under Cao Cao's account in terms of martial arts. In this way, he still seems very brave when he has not seen Ma Chao's power.

"Lejin? It's all a famous general, good! Today, I will use your blood to sacrifice my Xiliang Battle Banner! Kill! ”

Ma Chao didn't say much, and fought with a gun.

Although Ma Chao and Sun Ce worship Liu Yi as their teacher, they are almost equivalent to hanging the name of a master and apprentice, and their growth still depends on their own growth. All Liu Yi could teach them was some foot combat skills.

His marksmanship is mostly family traditional, and he pays attention to courage and strength, and kills with one blow.

Ma Chao's war horse is as fast as thunder, and every shot of Ma Chao's spear seems to have wind and thunder, and the sound is terrifying.

Originally, Le Jin rushed forward to stab Ma Chao with a shot, but Ma Chao came first, and the shot hit the tip of Le Jin's gun.

With a ding, the starlight was dotted, and Le Jin's whole person was shocked, and a huge force rushed from the tip of the gun, making his arms numb and painful.

In an instant, Le Jin's heart sank, and he believed that the rumors were true, this Ma Chao was really powerful.

However, he naturally would not admit defeat, forcibly lucky, and when he staggered with Ma Chao's war horse, he shot back and burst out with a murderous aura.

"Back to the pistol!"

"Humph! Insect carving skills! ”

With a bang, Ma Chao didn't reply, as if he casually returned a shot, bursting out with murderous aura, just enough to withstand Le Jin's blow.

The two returned to fight again.

Lejin should be at the middle level of first-class military generals, slightly better than Qin Jie, even compared with Wei Yan, it is not far behind, and he should be able to fight a hundred or dozens of rendezvous. But what he is facing now is Ma Chao. It doesn't seem that a force is too far apart, but a first-class general and a super-first-class general can't fight.

A first-class military general can freely burst out with several murderous aura, but a super-first-class military general is at least ten times more than ten times as much as him, and when the internal strength of a first-class military general is exhausted, what does he use to fight against the murderous aura of a super-first-class military general?

Therefore, Le Jin tried his best, and every move was his most proud killing move, but after more than ten rendezvous, Le Jin was panting like a cow, his arms trembled, and it seemed that he couldn't even lift the spear.

Ma Chao's strength was too strong, and the shock made his arms extremely sore, even if it was powerful, it seemed that he couldn't do it.

"Look at me again!" Ma Chaoke didn't care what Le Jin's current state was, and then shook out a piece of gunfire and killed Le Jin.

Not good!

Le Jin was shocked, and reluctantly raised his gun to parry.

But early on, his spear was picked up by Ma Chao.

"Come on!"

Ma Chao raised his hand and shot again, and stabbed down when he stabbed Le Jin in the chest. (To be continued.) )