Ma Chao leaned down violently, Xu Chu's steel knife slashed against his back, but Fan Jinqiang's iron rod had already fallen from the top of his head, Ma Chao slapped the horse's neck fiercely, and the front hooves of the white horse under the crotch were raised, and the hind hooves jumped forward, and they jumped out for six or seven meters, so that they could avoid Fan Jinqiang's fatal blow.

Ma Chao was shocked, and at this moment, Fan Jinqiang rode his horse in front of Ma Chao, but Xu Chu's steel knife behind him cut out a cold light, slashing towards Ma Chao and the horse!

In front of Fan Jinqiang's golden hoop stick blocking the road, and behind Xu Chugang's knife approaching, Ma Chao knew that he had no way to dodge, and he was shocked in his heart, and shouted: "My life is over!" ”

The white horse's hooves landed, and he leaned over the horse again, his eyes closed in despair. And Xu Chu's steel knife grazed his helmet, and a red tassel on it was cut to the ground.

A discerning person knows at a glance that Xu Chu's subordinates are merciful, otherwise as long as the head of the knife is downward, Ma Chao will inevitably be separated and die on the spot.

Fan Jinqiang saw Xu Chu's intentions, and his subordinates slowed down, but the golden hoop stick did not continue to split.

The opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, Ma Chao did not dare to fight, and hurriedly urged the horse to flee back into the formation. Of course, he still didn't forget to turn around and bow his hand to Xu Chuyi, thanking him for not killing.

"Haha, refreshing! Ma Chao, Xu Chu will fight with you again in the future! Xu Chu didn't chase after him, and laughed loudly.

Xu Chu let go of Ma Chao, not saying that Cao Cao would show mercy to his subordinates, he waved his hand back, and the army immediately screamed and swooped towards Ma Chao's army.

An army of 100,000 against 20,000, there is no suspense about the outcome at all. The Western Liang soldiers were adept at using spears, while Cao Cao ordered the archers to open the way. For a while, swishing, the sky was full of arrows, overwhelmingly under the Xiliang military cover!

Xu Chu, Xu Huang and Fan Jinqiang, under the cover of bows and arrows, rushed into Ma Chao's array, and wherever the three heavy weapons went, blood splashed everywhere, and the screams were endless. After Cao Jun's horse hooves were trampled, the blood flowed like a river, and the corpse was unknown.

The Xiliang army was rushed to flee east and west, Ma Chao was like a wild goose from the south and scattered, although there was great unwillingness in his heart, but he did not dare to fight, and fled frantically with the army to the bank of the Wei River.

The army chased and killed the Xiliang soldiers all the way, Xu Huang finally had a chance to take revenge, the big axe was opened, and he cut down every person, killing until the sun and moon were dull, and the corpses were all over the field.

Xu Chu's target was Ma Chao, followed closely behind, without the slightest relaxation, intending to capture Ma Chao alive and persuade him to return to the prime minister's command. In the future, when you have nothing to do, drink a little wine and learn martial arts, beautiful!

The idea is very good, if Xu Chu knew that Ma Chao would follow Liu Bei in the future, maybe he would not have shown mercy in the first place.

Ma Chao and the others finally fled to the bank of the Wei River, losing their armor all the way, and in the end there were less than 5,000 of the 20,000 elite soldiers left, and the group hurriedly drove to the south bank.

Cao Cao ordered the troops to be collected, set up camp on the shore, and rest the troops.

The war lasted for a day and a night, but the form came to a big reversal, Cao Cao made a big circle and occupied the north bank of the Wei River, while Ma Chao crossed the river, stationed troops on the south bank, and at the same time took Tongguan.

Wang Baoyu and Cao Cao both changed into dry clothes and re-entered the big tent to drink, Cao Cao's plan succeeded, and he was in a very happy mood.

"Prime Minister, quickly send troops to support Weinan." Jia Xu came to Cao Cao's tent and anxiously built a road.

Cao Cao waved his hand and sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late!" ”

The Weinan mentioned by Jia Xu is Weinan County, and the county order Ding Fei is based on the dangerous mountain situation, and Tongguan echoes, but he did not let Ma Chao break through the county seat. Now that Tongguan has been lost, the south bank is full of horses, and Weinan must not be able to hold it.

"In this way, wouldn't Ma Chao still be able to escape back to Xiliang?" Jia Xu said anxiously.

"It's okay to do this, now that Guanzhong has been occupied, where Ma Chao fled, where my army will fight, Xiliang will be able to take a chance." Cao Cao said confidently.

After Jia Xu retreated, Wang Baoyu asked, "Lao Cao, why didn't you send troops to defend Weinan in advance?" ”

"If this is the case, Ma Chao will find out, but I don't expect that Ma Chao will not collect his troops and go back." Cao Cao said.

"If you can't beat people, you won't run?" Wang Baoyu said.

"No, Ma Chao is anxious to save his father and brother, and he will not leave lightly." Cao Cao said confidently.

"Now that we have changed positions with Ma Chao, how do we want to act?" Wang Baoyu asked again.

"Fight back to the south bank and surround Tongguan." Cao Cao said.

Wang Baoyu was very speechless, and he didn't understand this strategy and tactics thoroughly enough, but he roughly understood that Cao Cao occupied the Guanzhong Plain in order to be able to completely defeat Ma Chao in the future and not give him a chance to turn over.

As Jia Xu expected, after Ma Chao returned to the south bank, he didn't care about entering Tongguan, and immediately gathered all his troops to fight Weinan. Without Tongguan's care, Ding Fei led the men and horses of his headquarters, with horses, cattle, sheep, grain and grass, and fled into the mountains.

Xu Chu and Ma Chao sympathized with each other and deliberately let him go, Cao Cao was indeed a little unhappy, if it was him, of course, he would have killed Ma Chao with a knife, and he would never suffer in the future, this is the difference between a general and a monarch.

However, out of extreme trust and preference for Xu Chu, Cao Cao did not even blame him, but ordered Xu Chu to carefully moor the boats on the banks of the Yellow River, and let Zhang He continue to closely defend Ma Chao to cross the Yellow River and attack from the rear.

After a while, more than a month has passed, and it has entered the late autumn season, and the weather is getting cooler. Ma Chao was anxious to recover Guanzhong, and repeatedly sent a letter of challenge, but Cao Cao ignored it, and walked up and down the riverbank every day to check the enemy's situation, his face full of melancholy.

"Lao Cao, what are you worried about? Is it the climate change that makes soldiers susceptible to disease? Wang Baoyu, who was walking around together, couldn't help asking.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Ma Chao's soldiers gathered on the south bank, defended tightly, and forcibly crossed the river, which will inevitably lead to heavy losses. If you don't cross the river at this time to occupy the important place in Weinan, once the river freezes, Ma Chao will definitely step on the ice and launch a counterattack, and it will not be easy to defend Guanzhong at that time. ”

"I thought you had everything already arranged, but it turns out that there are times when you are worried."

"The war is changing rapidly, and the lives of tens of millions of soldiers are at stake, how dare you be negligent until the last moment?"

"I understand, according to a common saying we have, you can't say dumplings are fragrant if you can't eat them."

Cao Cao nodded, he had already guessed that dumplings should be something to eat, but he was in no mood to ask what it was. Wang Baoyu saw that his feelings were not high, and comforted: "Lao Cao, you can't solve the problem if you are worried, why don't we go back and look at the map and study it carefully." ”

"Hehe, I know that Baoyu must have a good plan."

Back in the camp, Cao Cao took out the wartime map and frowned: "Ma Chao has gathered 80,000 troops on the south bank, which is not a small number. ”

Wang Baoyu looked at it calmly for a long time and asked, "Old Cao, is that just a matter of letting Ma Chao disperse his troops?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "If its forces are scattered, they can launch a strong attack." ”