Although Cao Hong said that he tried his best to stop Ma Chao to save Cao Cao, the difference in strength between the two was there. After twenty or thirty years, Cao Hong felt dizzy and weak, and he no longer had the courage he had before, and was only supported by an obsession. I secretly said in my heart: My life is at rest! Even so, he did not regret it, and still fought to the death.

Ma Chao was blocked by Cao Hong for dozens of rounds, and at this time Cao Cao was gone, and all his anger was vented on Cao Hong, and the gun moves became more and more fierce, one shot faster than one shot. Just when Cao Hong thought he was dead, suddenly there was a strong wind in his ears, and a carved feather arrow shot directly at Ma Chao.

"Ding~" Ma Chao heard the wind moving, and shot down the carving with a swing of his spear. He is excellent in martial arts, and the opponent in front of him is Cao Hong, who has already exhausted his strength, so he naturally has the spare strength to deal with the dark arrow. When Ma Chao looked at the way from the feather arrow, he saw Xiahou Yuan leading dozens of horsemen to kill.

It turned out that Cao Cao ran out for a while and met Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan's brothers, so he ordered Xiahoudun to protect himself and sent Xiahouyuan to lead troops to rescue Cao Hong. Ma Chao was alone, afraid of being besieged by Cao Jiang, so he abandoned Cao Hong and turned his horse back, Xiahou Yuan rescued Cao Hong and did not chase after him, leading Cao Hong back to see Cao Cao.

Thanks to Cao Ren and the strategists who defended the camp, although Cao Cao's defeat cost tens of thousands of horses, it did not hurt his muscles and bones, and many soldiers scattered and fled back to the camp. Cao Cao was very happy to see Cao Hong being rescued by Xiahou Yuan, and sighed: "If I kill Zilian that day, I will die at the hands of Ma Chao today!" "Reward Cao Hong heavily, clean up the defeated army and stick to the camp, and the deep ditch and high fortress are not allowed to fight.

Ma Chao saw that Cao Cao was not out of the camp and led troops to fight every day. Cao Cao ordered the sergeants to hold on, and if there was any disturbance, they would be beheaded. Cao Yingzhong's generals said: "The soldiers of Xiliang are full of spears and bids, which are not conducive to long-distance battles, and they are elected with strong bows and crossbows to welcome them." ”

Cao Cao said: "You only saw the spear and the bidding, but didn't you see its iron shield to protect you?" The end of the strong crossbow may not be invincible. Now the war or not is up to me, not the horse thief. Although the horse thief has a spear, can An pierce the camp? The princes watched it from the wall, waiting for the thief to retreat. ”

When the generals heard this, they no longer offered their plans, and privately discussed: "The prime minister has always been brave and brave in battle, and he has never been afraid of defeat even if he loses for a while. Now that he is fighting timidly, could it be that he was defeated by Ma Chao who cut his beard and abandoned his robe? ”

The discussion in the camp reached Cao Cao's ears, Cao Cao just smiled, and Xun Yu and Xun Yu also smiled and did not speak. Cao Cao smiled and asked, "Why are Wen Ruo and Gongda laughing?" ”

Xun Yu said with a smile: "The Lord publicizes that the thief is weak and arrogant. The thieves have not yet been tricked, and the generals in the camp have been tricked first! ”

Xun You said: "This is the best! It can be seen that the master's plan has been successful! ”

Cao Cao daxiao said: "Wen Ruo and Gongda really know me!" ”

A few days later, he reported carefully: "Ma Chao has added 20,000 new soldiers to help in the war, and it is the Qiang tribe." ”

Cao Cao was not worried but happy when he heard the news, and the generals asked strangely: "Ma Chao has added troops, why is the prime minister happy?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and asked the generals: "Where did Ma Chao's soldiers and horses come from?" ”

When the generals heard this, they were even more surprised and replied, "Since I came from Xiliang." ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Soldiers and horses don't fall from the sky, why should I worry?" ”

The generals didn't know what they meant, so they went to ask Xun Yu privately. Xun Yu said with a smile: "The prime minister's meaning is that soldiers and horses will not come out of thin air, and if there are more troops here, Xiliang will inevitably reduce troops." The prime minister wants to get the land of Xiliang, and Xiliang is remote, and the Qiang people are difficult to obey. Now they all come to gather in one place, although there are many people, the hearts of the people are not aligned, it is easy to separate, and it can be destroyed in one fell swoop. ”

After Xun Yu finished speaking, the generals suddenly felt a lot more stable in their hearts. Three days later, it was reported again, and new military horses were added to Tongguan. Cao Cao then rejoiced and set up a banquet in the tent to congratulate him. This time, the generals knew it in their hearts, and they also laughed with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao didn't know that Xun Yu was explaining to the generals in private, and when he saw that the generals were laughing, he asked: "The princes laughed, but there is a good way to break the enemy?" ”

Le Jin said: "Now that the lord's army is here, and the horse thieves are all stationed in the gate, they will be empty and unprepared after that." If an army secretly crosses Puhanjin, first intercepts the thief's way back to the west, and then the lord sends troops to Hebei to attack him from behind, so that the horse thief does not care about each other, it is bound to be dangerous. ”

Cao Cao said: "Wen Qian's words are exactly what I want. So he ordered Le Jin to recruit 5,000 elite soldiers, go to Hexi with Han Hao, ambush the soldiers between the valleys, and wait for a good opportunity.

After the two generals led the troops, Cao Cao ordered Cao Hong to arrange a raft and prepare to cross the Wei River north in person, leaving Cao Ren to guard the village. As soon as Cao Cao's army moved here, Ma Chao was rewarded carefully.

Ma Chao gathered the generals and said: "Cao thieves don't attack Tongguan, and they don't dare to compete with us on the ground." At this time, the people will prepare a raft, and they must have crossed the river to attack me. I should lead an army along the river to resist the north bank, so that the Cao soldiers can not cross, and when their food is exhausted, the Cao soldiers will be chaotic, and then we will cross the river and attack, Cao Cao can be captured! ”

Han Sui followed Ma Chao to get Chang'an without much effort, occupied Tongguan, and defeated Cao Cao, and his thoughts of assassinating Ma Chao in his heart also faded, but he despised Cao Cao a little, and began to think about how to kill Cao Cao and occupy his land. At this time, hearing that Ma Chao wanted to defend along the river, Han Sui sincerely conspired: "It doesn't have to be like this! Doesn't the virtuous nephew know that there is a cloud in the art of war: 'A soldier can be attacked in half a crossing.' 'When the Cao soldiers crossed halfway, the virtuous nephew led the troops to attack them, and the Cao soldiers all died in Hanoi! ”

Ma Chao said: "Uncle's words are very kind! "Said that he ordered people to investigate the movements of Cao Jun day and night.

Cao Cao crossed the river with all his boats and boats, and he was also a veteran of using soldiers, how could he not know how to attack halfway? So he divided his troops to cross the river, and sent three adults and horses to cross the river to create a camp, while Cao Cao himself sat on the south bank and watched the sergeants cross the river

Ma Chao saw that Cao Bing crossed the river and camped, and Cao Cao's handsome banner did not move, so he asked Han Sui: "Cao Cao divided his troops and crossed, what can he do?" ”

Han Sui watched for a while and said: "The virtuous nephew can lead the troops to attack the Cao army in Hebei and set up camp, and the second can lead the troops to cross the river at the same time to attack Cao Cao's camp." After breaking the Hebei camp, Cao Cao can set it up again in the future. If Cao Cao is killed, the Hebei camp will be useless! ”

As soon as Ma Chao heard Han Sui's meaning, he knew that he was suggesting that he cross the river to kill Cao Cao, and he really wanted to kill Cao Cao as soon as possible to avenge his father, so he led his troops to cross the river at the same time.

Cao Cao listened to the report, saying that Ma Chao crossed the river, so he hurriedly ordered the army to cross the river quickly, Cao Cao personally led the tiger guard 100 people, and sat under the handsome flag on the south bank with his sword, just to attract Ma Chao's attention, so that his men and horses could cross the river.

Although Ma Chao said that he crossed the river by a detour, all the cavalry under his command were very fast. When he went around to the south bank, only eighty percent of Cao's soldiers and horses had crossed the river, and two percent were queuing, and Cao Cao himself had not crossed the river. Seeing this, Ma Chao didn't say a word, and waved his army straight to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's generals recognized Ma Chao and shouted: "Ma Chao in white robe behind has arrived!" Sergeant Cao regarded Ma Chao as a killing god, and when he saw Ma Chao's soldiers, he rushed off the boat. The number of rafts was limited and could not carry it, so the sergeants rushed to get on the boat, pulling each other and making noise.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cao Cao still did not get off the boat to cross the river, but only commanded the soldiers by the river with his sword, and ordered the tiger guards to cut down the boat-robbing soldiers. Seeing that the commander had not yet crossed the river, the soldiers felt a little calmer, and when they saw that the tiger guard was killing, they panicked and immediately restored some order. Those who did not get on the boat did not dare to pull the raft any longer, and a group of soldiers on board crossed the river safely.

At this time, the sound of the neighing of horses behind Cao Cao gradually approached, and a general on the boat on the shore jumped ashore and shouted: "The horse thief is here!" Please disembark! ”

Cao Cao looked like it would be Xu Chu, and it turned out that there was a small boat parked on the south bank, which was guarded by Xu Chu, so that Cao Cao could cross the river at any time. Cao Cao looked back and saw that Ma Chao was still more than 100 steps away from him, and he was also scared in his heart, but there was no panic on his face, and he still shouted in his mouth: "What's the matter with the thief?" ”

Xu Chu is also a person who is thick and fine, otherwise he would not be Cao Cao's personal guard. He knew Cao Cao's temperament very well, and knew that Cao Cao's stubborn mouth was to encourage the soldiers, not to be really afraid of Ma Chao. Xu Chu also had an idea, and with his thick arms like ordinary thighs, he grabbed Cao Cao and dragged Cao Cao off the boat.

Cao Cao is short in stature, and being sandwiched under Xu Chu's armpit is similar to a child. However, Cao Cao was not angry, but secretly praised Chu for being smart in his heart. Because in this way, he did not abandon his soldiers, but was held hostage by Xu Chu, who was eager to protect the master, and no one could accuse him of not.

Xu Chu went ashore and caught Cao Cao for a moment, but at this moment, there was a sudden change. A soldier who fell into the water actually climbed onto the boat that Xu Chu had prepared for Cao Cao, and cut the cable with a knife to escape by boat. When Xu Chu returned to the shore with Cao Cao, the ship was more than a foot offshore. If it weren't for the fact that there were other overboard soldiers scrambling to get on the boat, I am afraid that the boat would have gone away.

Cao Cao was so frightened when he saw that he was taking the boat offshore, and he no longer had his previous composure, and his already white face was even more pale at this time. Before, he was able to sit without messing up because there was a back road, but at this time, the back road has been broken, how can Cao Cao not be afraid?

Seeing this, Xu Chu's eyes widened with anger, his eyes were about to split, and he could even feel Cao Cao trembling under his armpits. There is a way that the Lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the Lord humiliates the ministers to death. Cao Jun on both sides of the river only heard Xu Chu's roar, flew up, and jumped onto the boat with Cao Cao in his arms.

The boat was smashed by two people who fell from the sky, and it shook three times and shook three times. The pawn who stole the boat fell on the boat with vague steps, and the soldiers who were scrambling to grab the boat on the side of the boat also couldn't hold it and fell into the water, but Xu Chu stood firmly on the boat as if he had taken root under his feet.

Cao Cao "flew" to the boat, and secretly said in his heart: "It's so dangerous!" When Xu Chu was caught in the clouds just now, his heart was about to jump out of his throat. At this time, he was put down by Xu Chu, and he couldn't help but sigh that Xu Chu was brave like a ghost.

After Xu Chu put Cao Cao on the boat, he stepped forward without saying a word, and lifted the Cao soldier who stole the boat from the ground. The pawn watched Xu Chu fly onto the boat with his own eyes, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak. Xu Chu only heard the sound of "tick tock~" at the feet of the pawn hanging in the air, and he didn't know if it was the soaked river water on his body that flowed down the trouser legs, or the urine flowed out in fright.

Where can Xu Chu, who is full of anger, still take care of the pawn, why is the dripping soup? Holding the pawn's body with his left hand, grabbing the pawn's bun with his right hand, twisting his hands hard, he heard the sound of "Gaba~", and the pawn's cervical vertebrae were twisted at that time. Xu Chu was still not addicted, so he twisted two more buttons, and directly twisted off the pawn's head, and the blood sprayed a boat. If Cao Cao hadn't flashed behind Xu Chu, I'm afraid he would have to splash blood.