Zhang Fan got Huang Zhong and thwarted the offensive of the Xiliang army, and Ma Chao was forced to ask for help.

The letter for help soon came to the base camp of the coalition army, and all the princes were shocked, just because the Xiliang army was a rare heroic division in the coalition army, and Ma Chao was an invincible general, but he didn't expect to be frustrated, which was incredible.

"Huang Zhong! It's a shame that I trust you so much, and I actually surrendered to the enemy! Liu Biao scolded again and again, in his opinion, Huang Zhong was a broom star, first offended Ma Teng, and then walked away, throwing all the mess to him, how did he deal with himself?

Sure enough, the rest of the princes looked at him with a little schadenfreude, making a fool of himself in front of so many people, Liu Biao's face was also lost, a Han clan relative, the lord of a state, was actually betrayed by his subordinates, which simply made people laugh off their big teeth, and it was a heavy blow to the prestige and power.

"Liu Jingsheng, can't you even discipline your subordinates? If it weren't for Huang Zhong, I'm afraid my son would have already entered Jizhou and won this first merit! ”

Ma Teng got up angrily and faced Liu Biao, the defeat of the Xiliang army, which was also a huge blow to him, and his mood can be imagined.

Liu Biao is a literati, he does not have the iron blood of a general, but he also has his own arrogance, at this moment he is also angry, hearing Ma Teng speak like this, he was suddenly a little annoyed: "Do you think I am willing?" Besides, Huang Zhong is just a partial general under me, but there is nothing to do, what if he takes refuge in the chaos, is it the main reason for the defeat of the Xiliang army? If you don't have the strength, don't shirk your responsibility! ”

"What did you say!" Ma Teng was immediately furious, and pulled out the sword at his waist with a "swish", and his face was filled with murderous intent.

"What do you want to do? I am a member of the Han family, can't you do it if you want to commit murder? Do you want to do the second turmoil? Liu Biao was afraid and retreated again and again.

These words were a bit heavy, although Ma Teng was angry, it was impossible to really kill Liu Biao, and when he heard this, he suddenly stopped his pace and glared angrily.

"That's it!"

Lu Bu waved his hand impatiently: "Since you and I have formed an alliance, we should be one and one heart, how can there be civil strife?" There is no need to mention the past, the top priority is to quickly find a way to defeat the chaos! ”

As soon as these words came out, Ma Teng returned to his position and sat down, after all, Lu Bu was the leader of the coalition army, and this bit of face still had to be given.

All the princes thought carefully, and many people sighed, if even the Xiliang army could not break through the Jizhou defense line, they would naturally be even more impossible.

Suddenly, Liu Zhang stood up and said, "Since this road is so difficult, why don't we find another way?" Wouldn't it be better to launch an offensive directly from Qingzhou? ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, but at this time, they heard Cao Cao say: "No! Qingzhou has natural dangers, and it is stationed in the main battle army, and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, I am afraid it is even more difficult! ”

Speaking of which, Cao Cao himself is reluctant to send troops, he still remembers the strength of the main army in Jizhou, and he does not have many soldiers and horses left, if he crosses the water by force, he will not lose heavy losses, and if this army of soldiers and horses is damaged too much, he will also lose the ability to compete in Qingzhou, and once Zhang Fan is defeated, he will become the first target of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and I am afraid that he will have to roll back to Yanzhou in disgrace.

Cao Cao has deep-seated considerations, now Yanzhou is devastated by Zhang Fan, and the geographical location is not as good as Qingzhou. It's a must-have!

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu also thought the same way, their current strength is better than Cao Cao's, but it is only a trivial point, if they choose to break through from Qingzhou, they must be the vanguard, whether they can be captured or not, damage is inevitable, and this is exactly what they do not want to see.

So, the two also agreed, and stood on the united front with Cao Cao for the first time, Liu Zhang saw this and said helplessly: "Then according to the plan of a few people, what should we do now?" ”

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, in fact, he and Guo Jia and others had already discussed it just now, and said: "The main army of Jizhou can fight well, it is not easy to fight, my soldiers and horses can just contain them, so that they can not rush back to Jizhou to defend the palace, the top priority is to find a way to break through from the state and enter the territory of Jizhou in one fell swoop, so that the chaos will be defeated!" ”

Everyone sighed: "How easy is it to talk about? ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he looked at Lu Bu: "Others can't help it, can't the general still have it?" ”

Lu Bu was stunned: "What do you mean by Meng De's words?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and said: "The wind and clouds are chaotic and guard the valley mouth, relying on the geographical advantage to block the offensive of the Xiliang army, this is not to say how elite his army is, but with the help of geographical advantages, the Xiliang army can not be fully pressed!" The Xiliang army is heavy on cavalry, unable to gallop in the mountain road, and set up many traps in the chaos, so it can't advance an inch, and the top priority is to have a peerless infantry, with absolute strength to push sideways, and it will be able to break the game in one fell swoop! ”

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Trapped in the camp!" ”

"That's right, it's the soldiers of the trapped camp!"

Cao Cao clasped his fists and saluted: "If you say that the foot soldiers are elite, I am afraid that there is no one in the world who can compare with the general of the sinking camp, these soldiers can all be defeated by one hundred, they are the real invincible army, and they can sweep the universe!" ”

These words lifted Lu Bu to the sky, and Lu Bu laughed, but he was not humble at all: "If you fall into the camp, you will indeed be invincible!" ”

Hearing this, Ma Teng secretly gritted his teeth, he had heard of the prestige of the trapped camp, but his own 400,000 soldiers and horses could not break through the Jizhou defense line, but you Lu Bu said that you could make contributions by relying on less than 10,000 trapped camps, doesn't this mean that my 400,000 soldiers and horses are not comparable to your 10,000? It's too much of a deception!

Cao Cao noticed Ma Teng's expression, but he didn't break it, in fact, this is also one of his strategies, Tong Guò This opportunity to plan the contradiction between the Xiliang army and Lu Bu, if these two groups of men and horses fight afterwards, he can also take advantage of the fisherman.

In fact, among the princes of the coalition army, which one is simple, but Cao Cao is obviously better, whether it is in terms of power or calculation, no one can compare with him, and it is no wonder that he was able to unify the country in the end and cast immortal merits.

In the end, Lu Bu, who was praised for his prosperity, decided to send troops, and not only trapped in the camp, he wanted to personally lead a large group of people and horses to go, and let the princes also go together, the posture seemed to be as if he would be able to succeed as soon as he got out of the horse, the angry Ma Teng gritted his teeth, but in the end he still led the crowd to follow, but he wanted to see Lu Bu's jokes in his heart.

In this regard, the coalition army dispatched nearly three million soldiers and horses in the early stage to march towards the Taihang Mountains, and officially made a decisive battle with the Jizhou army.

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