"How can the generals be so wolfy?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"Ma Chao is too brave, and he will be invincible." Cao Hong said ashamedly.

"Xu Huang, can't you beat Ma Chao?" Cao Cao asked again.

Xu Huang shook his head and said decadently: "Ma Chao is brave and strategic, but it is difficult to win. ”

Cao Cao frowned slightly, but still said a few more heartwarming words to the two, to the effect that he wanted to recuperate from his injuries with peace of mind, and nothing else mattered.

At this time, the embarrassed Lieutenant Zhong Xuan stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said: "Prime Minister, my subordinates have lost Chang'an, and they deserve to die, so I implore the Prime Minister to punish the crime." ”

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched, but he still personally helped Zhong Xuan up, and did not make any accusations: "Yuan Chang hurry up, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, which makes my brother fall, and I feel very sad." ”

"Thank you Prime Minister for your compassion!" Zhong Miao burst into tears.

Subsequently, the army entered the city to rest, and Cao Cao was busy gathering all the soldiers to talk at night and discuss the enemy's plan.

Zhong Xuan told that although Chang'an had been lost, grain, grass, baggage and other things had been transported to Tongguan the day before, which means that what Ma Chao got was only an empty city.

Cao Cao praised this, comforted Zhong Xuan again, and was determined to avenge his brother, and then asked Cao Hong and others the reason for their defeat. Cao Hong said that because he couldn't stand Ma Chao's insults to the prime minister, he left the city angrily. hateful Ma Chao is treacherous and treacherous, pretending to be defeated, he chased all the way, but he was ambushed by Ma Chao, suffered heavy losses, and was injured, but fortunately he was rescued by Xu Huang, otherwise he would never see the prime minister again today.

Cao Cao felt angry when he heard these words, and asked the strategists led by Wang Baoyu how to face Ma Chao?

Cheng Yu first glanced at Wang Baoyu, and then said that since the grain and grass are abundant, stick to it without fighting. The Xiliang army has a long way to go, and there is not enough food and grass, so when it is tired, it is not too late to attack again.

This time, everyone's opinions coincided, and they all expressed their support for Cheng Yu's statement.

Cao Cao was very depressed in his heart, and the vigorous westward expedition to Ma Chao turned out to be just a matter of raising troops, and Ma Chao won again and again, his old face was dull, he rubbed his sore head, and basically agreed with everyone's opinion, temporarily retreating without fighting.

The order was conveyed, and above Tongguan, the battle exemption card was hung high, the four gates were heavily guarded, and countless rolling wooden boulders were prepared.

It had been a long time since his head hurt so much, Cao Cao had a splitting headache, and he couldn't wait to hit the wall, the meeting really couldn't go on, so he ordered everyone to retreat, but let Wang Baoyu stay, and wanted to talk to him alone.

Cao Cao, who had a white cloth wrapped around his head, was half-lying on the seat, constantly knocking on his head, with a painful face: "Baoyu, I have fought countless battles, Yuan Shao and Lu Bu are still no longer talking, but today I let Ma Chaoqing win, and I am unwilling!" Oops, it hurts me! ”

"Lao Cao, I insist on my opinion. There is a good saying, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion, Ma Chao won again and again, the momentum is fierce, and it is the best policy to defend the city without fighting. Wang Baoyu said teasingly.

Well, Cao Cao agreed weakly, which was equivalent to saying nothing, "Listen to you for the time being, and wait for me to check the military situation tomorrow." ”

"Lao Cao, don't get angry, didn't I tell you a long time ago, the final victory of this battle must belong to us. It's just that there are more twists and turns, so relax your heart first. Wang Baoyu comforted.

"If the teacher is not going well, how can I be relieved?" Cao Cao sighed one after another, "Alas, besides, what I am worried about is not a temporary victory or defeat, but if Ma Chao's spirit is not extinguished, the soldiers' morale will be unstable, which is a taboo for the march." ”

"Bear with it first, and it depends on the situation." Wang Baoyu said.

"For the time being, that's all it takes, oops, it's a headache!"

Seeing Cao Cao's grinning teeth with a headache and a painful look, Wang Baoyu was moved by compassion and walked over to massage Cao Cao's head. The temples, Yintang acupoints, and Baihui acupoints, after some pressing and rubbing, Cao Cao suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

"Hehe, when did Baoyu learn this massage technique?" Cao Cao's spirit has improved a lot, and he asked with a smile.

"Taught by the Nine Heavens Xuannu."

Cao Cao laughed, thinking that Wang Baoyu was grinning, Wang Baoyu took out the square towel stained with awakening water, pretended to wipe his sweat, the smell soaked into Cao Cao's nose, and Cao Cao's headache miraculously disappeared.

The journey was tiring, Wang Baoyu was talking to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was not doing well, he was in a bad mood, and he was shouting and lonely like a child, so the two slept in a quilt again.

When he got up early the next morning, Wang Baoyu was woken up by a moaning sound while he was still asleep, it turned out that Cao Cao still felt a headache, and it seemed to be stricter than last night, his head was full of beads of sweat the size of beans, and his face was bloodless, and he was miserable and white.

Even though he galloped across the field and was as majestic as Cao Cao, in the final analysis, he was also an old man with an increasingly rickety figure and quiet hair between his temples, Wang Baoyu couldn't bear to massage him and use sobering water.

The symptoms were slightly reduced, but Cao Cao still had an unbearable headache, and said with a bitter face: "I really envy you, no illness and no disaster, carefree, you are a rare perfect person in this world." ”

Wang Baoyu didn't answer, how could the pain in his heart be understandable to others? No matter how much you care, it's useless, you can't see it, you can't touch it, and you can't release thousands of thoughts in your heart.

At this moment, Zhang He rushed in, bowed down with a red head and clenched his fists and begged for his life: "Prime Minister, the last general is willing to lead a team of men and horses to exterminate Ma Chao's gang!" ”

"What's wrong again?" Cao Cao asked weakly.

"The chest is burning, if you don't kill that Ma Chao, you will be killed by his life." Zhang He said.

Hearing that Zhang He came to ask for battle, Xun You rushed over as soon as possible, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Lord, don't fight, defend the city." ”

"I'll meet Ma Chao when I go!" Cao Cao struggled to stand up, but Xun You panicked, and said, "The lord still waits for his body to recover, and then he will go to see Ma Chao." ”

Cao Cao rolled his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "What happened outside?" ”

Zhang He and Xun You glanced at each other, but they didn't speak, Wang Baoyu had already seen the clue and said, "Lao Cao, then Ma Chao must be scolding you outside!" ”

"But so?" Cao Cao asked again.

Zhang He and Xun You both nodded, Cao Cao squinted at Wang Baoyu, instead of being angry, he laughed and said: "I was hit by Baoyu's words again, there are really people in the world who are like gods, and they are lucky!" No one will die if they are scolded, but I will go over and listen to what he says. ”

Zhang He and Xun You didn't dare to persuade each other, so they had to tell the prime minister to put on more clothes, and the four of them came out of the mansion and went all the way to the west gate.

Cao Cao beat his head all the way and slowly walked up the city wall, and his entourage immediately brought chairs, but Wang Baoyu and Cao Cao still sat behind the battlements, looking down from the gaps.