Li Dian said: "Not only that, but the opponent also set up an ambush in advance, and we stupidly got into their ambush circle!" ”

Yu Ban suddenly remembered something, and hugged his fists to Cao Ren and said, "General, since Lu Bu and they have captured the Tiger Prison Pass, where are they now?" Cao Ren said: "We only know that Ma Chao's blue wolf legion is behind us. ”

Yu Ban was taken aback, "Not good! If Ma Chao's blue wolf legion arrives, our army will be at a disadvantage! ”

Li Dian asked, "What is your current situation?" Why did we see the fires on both sides of the river from a distance before we came, and the sound of killing was amazing? ”

Yu Ban then briefly explained the fact that he had just designed a surprise attack on Lu Bu's military camp, and then that his army camp was attacked by a hussar army, and his army had to retreat. Finally, he said: "At present, the Xuanyuan Mountain camp has been occupied by Huang Zhong's hussar corps, and our army and the opponent are in a stalemate. ”

Li Dian frowned and said, "The situation is not optimistic!" I estimate that the enemy army heading south may not only include Ma Chao's blue wolf army, and Lu Bu is very likely to lead Long Tao's army south. Cao Hong said: "Our army can hold on to the spot, and at the same time ask the eldest prince for help!" Yu Ban shook his head, "With the current situation of our army, there is no problem in resisting the three armies of Leopard Tao, Pingnan, and Hussars, and with a blue wolf legion, it can barely hold on." But if Lu Bu's personal commander Long Tao's army arrives, my army may be difficult to hold! Besides, our army's grain and grass are only enough for ten days, and now that Xuanyuan Mountain is lost, it is difficult to supply grain and grass in the rear, and we can't hold out for long! ”

Li Dian said: "General Yu Ban is right, we should try our best to jump out of the encirclement of Lu Bu's army, retreat, and then make plans." ”

The third general set his sights on Cao Ren's body. Cao Ren hesitated, stood up and said, "Let's retreat." ”

Just when the four generals were discussing, the Blue Wolf Legion led by Ma Chao had already come to the north of Cao's camp more than ten miles. Nearly 100,000 warrior horsemen spread on the rolling hills and grasslands, like an endless tide under the reflection of the moonlight. The speed of the 100,000 war horses was not very fast, the horses' hooves trampled on the ground and made a dull rumbling sound, the surrounding birds were startled, and the jackals and wild deer that had been unloaded all ran out of the woods in panic and avoided from afar.

Ma Chao ordered the army to stop. The rumbling sound then stopped, and the heavens and the earth fell silent again.

Ma Chao looked up and saw the stars and lights more than ten miles away.

At this time, a scout rushed to Ma Chao, reined in his horse, hugged his fists and said: "General, the camp more than ten miles ahead is Cao Hongjun's camp.

Ma Chao's eyes showed excitement, and he asked, "Where are the troops of General Xu Huang, General Wu Yi, and General Huang Zhong now?" ”

"General Hui, General Huang Zhong has captured Xuanyuan Mountain. The armies of General Xu Huang and General Wu Yi are now stationed on the opposite bank of Cao's army. The two armies had a recent confrontation in which the winner was unequal. ”

Ma Chao thought for a moment and said to the scout: "Continue to investigate." The scout clenched his fists in agreement, turned his horse's head, and ran down.

Ma Chao ordered his generals: "The whole army is camped on the spot. ”

The Blue Wolf Legion set up camp on a hillside with its back. After Ma Chao gave instructions to the generals, he lay down in his clothes, feeling that the hustle and bustle outside the big tent gradually quieted down.

Suddenly, the alarm bell rang loudly. Ma Chao, who was not asleep, opened his eyes and jumped up. Ran towards the outside of the big tent and picked up the dragoon spear.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Mahew Ma Tie ran in front of him. Ma Xiu hurriedly reported: "The cavalry of the Cao army is coming to assault!" At this time, a personal soldier had already brought Ma Chao's Shadow Divine Horse here.

Ma Chao looked around and saw that his soldiers were hurriedly getting on their horses and preparing for battle, but they didn't see the enemy, so he frowned and asked, "Why didn't I see the enemy?" Ma Xiu and Ma Tie turned their heads and looked in the direction of Yuanmen, all showing doubts, and Ma Tie said with a strange expression: "Just now, there were obviously Cao Jun cavalry shouting and rushing to the front of Yuanmen?" ”

Ma Chao snorted coldly, "Cao Jun is harassing us, trying to make our army unable to rest in peace." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden earth-shattering shout and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves at the gate. Ma Chao and the others immediately looked towards the gate, only to see countless Cao Jun war horses rushing out of the night, waving their blades and shouting rushing over.

Ma Chao was furious, turned over on his horse, and led Ma Tie Ma Xiu and more than 100 personal soldiers to rush out of the gate like a whirlwind. However, as soon as he got out of the gate, Cao Jun ran into the night again and disappeared without a trace.

Ma Chao and the others reined in the war horse, and Ma Chao scolded angrily: "Cao Jun'er, if you have the guts, fight with me face to face!" "There was no response in the night, not even the sound of horses' hooves was gone.

Ma Chao snorted coldly and led everyone back to the camp. Go straight to the big tent. Ma Chao threw the dragoon gun to the soldiers on the side, and scolded angrily: "Cao Jun is a coward, he doesn't dare to fight head-on, he only dares to play this kind of little trick!" He turned around suddenly, "Order the whole army to assemble immediately and attack the Cao army camp!" ”

Ma Xiu and Ma Tie hugged their fists and promised. It happened that Ma Dai walked in, heard Ma Chao's words, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Big brother, don't be angry!" Cao Jun is so harassed, maybe he wants to provoke the eldest brother to fight! Now that the night is thick, it is very easy to be ambushed by the enemy, so don't act rashly! Moreover, our army was tired, and if we forced ourselves into battle, we were afraid that the gains would outweigh the losses. After contacting the other generals, they should attack the Cao army together! ”

Ma Chao was a little impatient, but he also felt that what Ma Dai said was reasonable. Nodding, "Okay then." He glanced at Mahew Ma Tie and ordered, "You two, take turns on duty at night." Tell the soldiers, as long as I don't receive an order, no matter what movement is outside, let me sleep in peace. The two generals clenched their fists and ran down.

Ma Chao asked Ma Dai: "Have you contacted the other generals?" ”

Ma Dai clenched his fists and said, "The messenger sent has not returned yet. ”

Ma Chao frowned, "If you count it in time, you should be back, right?" Ma Dai thought for a moment, "Maybe the generals have something to explain, so they were delayed." Perhaps, maybe I ran into Cao Jun's scouts......"

Ma Chao thought for a while, "Send additional rangers to suppress the range of activity of the Cao army rangers, and at the same time prevent the enemy from sneaking up." In addition, send another group of emissaries. Matthew clenched his fists and ran down.

The gate of the camp opened, and three thousand Turks poured out of the camp, divided into six teams and scattered in all directions. They soon disappeared into the night. These cavalry, the so-called Rangers, are tasked with loitering the area near their garrison, acting as a vigilance, sounding the alarm as soon as they detect an enemy attack, and suppressing the opponent's Rangers and Sentinels.

To the southeast, a group of five hundred rangers was obtained, and soon after, a cavalry army of about six hundred men was seen on the edge of the woods ahead. The Ranger captain shouted, "Who's ahead?" The latter also shouted: "Who is ahead?" Neither side answered, both were puzzled, and slowly approached each other.