Cao Xiu didn't expect Ma Dai to have such a flying spear stunt, and when he saw that the broken spear was not weak, he hurriedly swung his knife to dial. A knife that slashed at Ma Dai suddenly changed his move and knocked down two broken spears, and he also missed the opportunity to kill Ma Dai. However, Cao Xiu refused to let go of Ma Dai, who had lost his weapon, and led his troops to chase after him.

Ma Chao saw that Ma Dai had led Cao Xiu's soldiers and horses away after the battle, so he led the Southern Han soldiers who pretended to be Cao's army to make a detour to the city gate. When Cao Bing saw Ma Chao approaching, they all thought that Sima Yi had defeated Ma Chao and led the troops back to the city, so no one closed the city gate.

Cao Xiu chased Ma Dai and ran away from the city for a while, and the fire behind him dimmed. What made Cao Xiu feel strange was that after chasing so far, he couldn't see Sima Yi's soldiers and horses stopping Ma Dai. Just when Cao Xiu was wondering, suddenly there was a shout of killing in front of him, and Pang De led Tiefutu to rush straight over.

The Iron Float was equivalent to a modern tank in ancient times, although it cannot be said that there are no weaknesses, but at least Cao Xiu and Cao Bing could not break the Iron Float. 10,000 iron horsemen rampaged under the command of Pang De, and a single charge routed Cao's army, and Ma Dai also changed his weapons and turned back to kill. Cao Xiu knew that he was planning to turn his horse and run, but fortunately, although the power of Tiefutu was strong, the speed was not as good as that of a light horse, which allowed Cao Xiu to escape with his life.

Cao Xiu ran desperately towards Yecheng, and the originally dim firelight became brighter and brighter, which made Cao Xiu breathe a sigh of relief. Until this time, he didn't realize that Sima Yi had not returned to the army, and thought that he was unlucky and bumped into Pang De's men. But Cao Xiu was dumbfounded when he arrived at the city, only to see the fire in the city, and the fire in the city and outside the city seemed to be connected.

It turned out that Ma Chao saw Cao Xiu going out of the city, so he took advantage of the fact that the city gate was not closed and came to the city. When Cao Pi saw these horses in the city about to enter the city, he asked strangely: "Why did you enter the city if you didn't wait to kill the enemy?" ”

Ma Chao had incorporated a lot of Cao soldiers before, and there were several lieutenants who were really willing to surrender. At this time, Ma Chao instructed an adjutant general to step forward and said: "Back to Your Majesty, we are the vanguard sent by Sima Dudu. We have tried our best to fight, and the governor ordered us to go back to the city to rest first, and Ma Chao's junior has his own governor to lead the army to exterminate. ”

Cao Pi saw that the deputy general was covered with dust and bloodstains and did not suspect him, so he said: "That is the case, you wait and enter the city first." ”

"Your Majesty, wait! Wechen still has something to ask. Suddenly, a voice spoke out to stop it, startling Cao Pi in the city and Ma Chao in the city.

Cao Pi looked back, but it was Sima Yi's brother Sima Lang. Cao Pi didn't know what Sima Lang had to do, so he nodded. So Sima Lang asked: "Do you have a certificate under Zhongda?" Who is the Pioneer Officer? ”

The surrendered adjutant general knew that it was not easy to enter the city, so he prepared a rhetoric and said: "The last general is the adjutant general under General Cao Zidan, and there should be someone in the city who knows me." ”

As soon as the words fell to the head of the city, a soldier pointed out: "We know this person, he is a subordinate general under General Zidan." ”

Seeing that someone knew this person and was still suspicious, Sima Lang then asked, "Where is General Zidan?" ”

The adjutant general said: "The general ordered us and other injured people to return to the city first, and personally led the guards to chase and kill Ma Chao." ”

The people at the head of the city knew Cao Zhen's temperament very well, and Cao Zhen liked to do the thing of chasing and killing the defeated army to expand his exploits, so Cao Pi did not doubt that he had him, and put Ma Superman into the city.

Ma Chao saw that all the soldiers and horses had entered the city, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The men, horses and cavalry led by him were the mainstay, and there was no advantage in fighting in the city, even if it was convenient to get to the city, Cao Pi still occupied the position at the head of the city. So Ma Chao shouted, ignoring the Cao army in the city, and directly led the troops to rush to the city. While shouting, he ordered the soldiers to set fire everywhere.

Before Cao Pi and the others could react at the head of the city, they saw Cao Jun rushing to the palace in the city like crazy, and set fire all the way. Sima Lang shouted: "I'm waiting for the plan!" Hurry up and release the arrows! ”

The defenders at the head of the city were ordered to release arrows one after another, but it was too late, Ma Chao had already led his troops away from the city wall and into the city. Cao Pi knew that in addition to the soldiers and horses defending the city, the rest of the soldiers went out of the city with Cao Xiu to meet the enemy, and there were no soldiers to stop the horses. Cao Pi couldn't help but sigh and said, "Big things are going!" I'll wait for the speed to go. With that, he led the defenders of the city out.

Cao Xiu saw that the fire was burning in the city, and he didn't know why, so he saw Cao Pi leading the army out, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why did Your Majesty leave the city?" Why did the city catch fire? ”

Cao Pi smiled bitterly: "Ma Chao destroyed his camp tonight and entered the city by fraud. Now that the city has been lost, I will take refuge in Youzhou as soon as possible. ”

Cao Xiu was startled when he heard Cao Pi's words and was about to give up Jizhou, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, although Yecheng is lost now, we are still waiting for the soldiers and horses, and the metropolitan governor will return in a few days. ”

Sima Lang also said: "What General Wen Lie said is extremely true! Ma Chao can recruit General Zidan's generals, and Zhongda's army must not be far from here. We can't wait lightly, and we should withdraw for the time being to inquire about the movement. ”

Cao Pi was also panicked just now, and when he heard that Sima Yi was coming, he was not so scared, and nodded and said, "Just according to what the two Aiqing said." After that, he ordered the troops to retreat fifty miles and camp, and ordered the horses to inquire about the movements.

Although Ma Chao entered the city and burned down some houses, it was all to expand the momentum and disturb the Cao army, and he did not burn and loot the troops, so the casualties were not large, and important targets such as the city treasury were not burned. As soon as Cao Pi led his troops away, Ma Chao ordered the soldiers to extinguish the fire, and at the same time put up a list to calm the people and seal the treasury.

Yecheng is the capital of Cao Pi, and there is naturally a lot of money and food, even if Ma Chao burned the camp under the city before, the loss was not small, and the capture of the city at this time also made up for the loss, and he also made a lot of money to reward the three armies.

At the celebration banquet, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Pang De and other generals all toasted in front of Pang Tong. Ma Chao laughed heartily and said: "Today's destruction of the city is all thanks to the strategy of the military advisor!" ”

Pang Tongsheng's appearance is not good, and he was often despised by others when he was a child, but now he is so majestic, his depression has long been swept away, and he drinks with the generals with a smile, and he is even more grateful to Nan Ye for his reuse. Suddenly, Pang Tong had an idea, and said to Ma Chao: "Although Cao Xiu was defeated in this battle and occupied Yecheng, it is not a complete achievement. ”

Ma Daiqi said: "How can such a great achievement not be complete? ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Although the city is won, Cao Pi is not dead, and the generals and high-ranking officials of Cao Wei have all fled from the city, so it is not a complete achievement." I have a plan to kill Sun Quan and Sima Yi, and I have the merit to do it. ”

Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked, "Please also ask the military teacher to teach me!" ”

Pang Tong said: "Cao Chun and Cao Zhen were defeated, Sima Yi's army is not far away, we can plant Cao Wei's banner at the head of the city, lure Sun Quan and Sima Yi to step forward, and shoot them with bows and crossbows. ”

Ma Chao pointed at the big finger: "The military advisor is really clever, but it's a pity that Han Sheng, Zilong, and Ziyi are not here, if one of them is here, Sun Quan and Sima Yi will definitely die." ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "General Meng Qi must not be presumptuous, I will wait for ten thousand arrows to be fired, and I don't believe that the two of them will not die." ”

During the banquet, everyone discussed and decided, and arranged for people and horses to change their clothes and flags overnight, but the time was urgent, although the flags at the head of the city were changed, the traces of the battle between the two armies outside the city were too late to eliminate, and the camp that Ma Chao burned out was still outside.

However, it was said that Sun Quan and Sima Yi led the soldiers and horses to Yecheng day and night. When I got to the city, I saw that the outside of the city was scorched and black, and there were traces of burning everywhere. Although the situation in front of them had already been rewarded by Tanma Sun Quan and Sima Yi, it was only after seeing it with their own eyes that the two of them were sure that the return of Tanma was true.

Sun Quan glanced at the head of the city and said, "Sima Dudu was worried about Ma Chao breaking the city before, but now it seems that Du Du is too worried. I'm afraid that Ma Chao did not break the city, and the camp was robbed. King Wei really has many heroes under his command. ”

Sima Yi was not very happy when he saw the charred black camp, but frowned. The reason is simple, because as far as the eye can see, there is not a single corpse in the camp. There are only two possibilities in this situation, one is that someone has collected the corpses in the camp, and the other is that there is no one in the camp at all.

With Sima Yi's understanding of Cao Pi, it was impossible for him to collect the corpse of the enemy, even if it was too late. There was only one thing left, and that was that there was no one in the camp at that time. This situation is not impossible, if Cao Pi took advantage of Ma Chao's ambush of Cao Chun and Cao Zhen to send troops to rob the camp, it would naturally be an empty camp that was burned down. It's just that Sima Yi can't tell where Ma Chao's soldiers and horses have gone.

Sun Quan saw that Sima Yi was silent, and he was praised by himself for being jealous of the victory of the general in the city. Thinking about it, Sima Yi, the governor of the capital, was defeated and retreated by Nan Ye, but it was the general who defended the city who made great contributions, so he was naturally very faceless. However, for Sun Quan, as long as he can defeat Nanye, he comforted Sima Yi and said: "The defeat of Ma Chao's army is a happy event, and the governor can lead me to meet the king of Wei to discuss the matter of breaking the enemy." ”

Now that Sun Quan's territory has been completely lost, whether he continues to resist Nanye or flees to Sanhan and Goguryeo, he must rely on Cao Pi and Sima Yi. Therefore he did not dare to hold it up, and he no longer called himself me, lest he should be offended. Sima Yi listened to Sun Quan and said: "There are no strong soldiers in the city, it is difficult for Ma Chao to be an opponent." I expected that the enemy camp was burned not because Ma Chao was dead, but because someone in the city went out of the city to burn the camp while Ma Chao was ambushing us. Ma Chao doesn't know where to go, so I'm still going to be careful. ”

Hearing Sima Yi's explanation, Sun Quan was even more sure that Sima Yi was jealous that someone had broken Ma Chao's camp. According to Sima Yi's statement, if Ma Chao hadn't led troops to ambush Cao Chun and Cao Zhen, no one would have been able to burn Ma Chao's camp, and if Ma Chao was defeated, he would have a share of Sima Yi's credit. For Sima Yi to be so "stingy", Sun Quan didn't say much, so he could only agree: "What Sima Dudu said is extremely true!" Please also ask the governor to go to the city first, and I will wait for the city to rest and then go to find Ma Chao. ”

Sima Yi speculated that Ma Chao was not dead and had no evidence, as for what the war was, Sima Yi also wanted to enter the city to inquire, so he led troops to call the city under the city: "Who is guarding the city?" Why don't you open the gates? ”

Most of the defenders at the head of the city were soldiers under Ma Chao, but there were also a small number of Cao soldiers who surrendered to deal with Sima Yi. At this time, when the guards of the city saw Sima Yi, someone probed and said: "Most of the governors are strange!" The night before, General Wenlie led his troops out of the city to break Ma Chao, and all the generals were celebrating at this time, and they were afraid that Ma Chao would go and return if they didn't open the city gate. ”