Ma Chao arranged it properly and led his troops to the south.

Yang Fu was shocked after getting the report: "It's not good, I think it's Ma Chao who sees that it is useless to be entangled with me, so he wants to go south!" "Immediately gather the troops and horses to chase after them.

Yang Fu is mainly a foot soldier, he moves slowly, and it is not easy to catch up with Ma Chao, Rao is so, Yang Fu still tries his best, wanting to entangle Ma Chao.

Yang Fu led the cavalry to speed up to catch up with Ma Chao, and shouted insults, trying to lure Ma Chao over. The rest of the footmen shouted and sang in unison, and the sound spread for miles.

Yang Fu's cavalry chased for a while, and when he saw that Ma Chao led the cavalry in front of him to stop and wait, Yang Fu restrained his horse and stepped forward and shouted: "Ma Chao Xiaoer, don't go, come and fight with me to win or lose!" ”

Ma Chao said with a stiff face: "Yang Fu traitor, you are desperate!" Dare to seduce me in person, I'm afraid that you will not be able to go back! ”

The horse galloped and went straight to Yang Fu. Yang Fu immediately retreated, firing back with arrows as he retreated. Ma Chao is not an easy person, several times into Yang Fu's cavalry, poor Yang Fu just gathered a thousand cavalry, was hit hard, leaving behind 600 corpses, Yang Fu was shot twice, fortunately the armor is solid, left and right to use his life to not be picked to death by Ma Chao.

Finally rendezvous with the infantry and enter the formation. Yang Fu ordered to shoot Ma Chao's feet with a bow and crossbow. After Ma Chao's cavalry stopped, he thought in his heart: I knew that Yang Fu came to lure me alone, so I didn't divide the troops, just besiege and kill him!

Yang Fu fixed his mind in the formation and said to the corresponding generals: "It seems that Ma Chao didn't expect that I would dare to ride lightly to lure him, otherwise I will definitely die!" Fluke! I hope that my delay will get General Xiahou out of danger in time! ”

Yang Fu looked into the distance, straightened up and said, "Wait until I provoke Ma Chao and let him fight to the death with me!" ”

After Yang Fu simply bandaged his wounds, he pretended to come out and said: "Ma Chao'er still wants to kill me, come on!" I'm waiting here, you don't have to be angry? There's still a chance to kill me!

But you can't help it, you lose the face of your ancestors! Cao Jiang laughed together.

Ma Chao couldn't wait to eat Yang Fu raw, and he had received more insults in recent days than all the bad things he had said in the past forty years! Ma Chao shook his body and commanded the cavalry to go around the formation and attack the Yang Fu infantry formation.

Yang Fu lined up in formation, advancing and retreating, moving left and right, fighting and retreating. Ma Chao pressed forward step by step.

Yang Fu couldn't help but be happy in his heart: "Ma Chao, you have finally taken the bait!" Yes, follow me like this, wait for me to retreat to the camp, set fire to the grain, deceive the enemy, let you see the hope of killing me for revenge, step by step into Zhang He's ambush, ambush you! Don't blame me for not being bright enough, and I can't have many of them! ”

Yang Fu was happy in his heart, but on the surface he was very dignified, and he commanded the soldiers and horses in an orderly manner to use spears, long knives, shields, and crossbows to engage Ma Chao's cavalry.

Ma Chao divided the soldiers and horses into several teams, dangling back and forth, and in the distance, he even tied the horses to branches and pretended that the army had not left, lest Yang Fu notice that he had divided his troops.

Yang Fu was indeed confused, thinking that Ma Chao was angry and lost his cool, so he led the army alone, with the large army behind.

But after fighting for a long time, gradually, Yang Fu noticed something unusual. The dust and smoke in the distance are still there, and the cavalry is the fastest, why haven't you felt it for so long. A sense of foreboding came over me.

Yang Fu summoned the brave general Wang Zhi and said: "General Wang, it's good for you to lead five hundred people who dare to die to take advantage of Ma Chao's unpreparedness and go out to find out the truth!" ”

Wang Zhizao couldn't help but say: "Rest assured, the last general will live up to the adult!" ”

Yang Fu said: "You just rush and retreat, I'll see how Ma Chao reacts!" ”

Wang Zhi selected the elite, filled the quiver with arrows, tied up his armor, armed with a strong shield and short knife, and suddenly killed with a long knife.

Ma Chao frowned slightly when he saw that the infantry took the initiative to kill. Wang Zhi killed out of the range of Cao's bow and arrows. Ma Chao was suspicious of Yang Fu's tricks, and ordered to ignore it for the sake of safety.

Wang Zhi continued to move forward, and the Han cavalry continued to retreat. Yang Fu saw the flaw and ordered the whole army to kill, and Ma Chao avoided the battle and retreated as expected.

Yang Fu shouted that it was not good, and the generals were busy asking the reason. Yang Fu hurriedly said: "Ma Chao's main force will no longer be here, if the main force is here, with the absolute advantage of cavalry and troops, how to choose an infantry that is inferior in all aspects and takes the initiative to attack." ”

The wolf smoke floated up in the distance, and Yang Fu rushed to a chill, which was the direction of Zhang He's ambush.

As Ma Chao expected, Cheng Ji led 4,000 cavalry to the estimated ambush of Cao's army. Cheng Ji first sent people to go around, and then divided into 1,000 cavalry, divided into ten teams, entered the Cao army's ambush circle, crossed gallops, if the Cao army really had an ambush, so that the Cao army had nowhere to hide.

Zhang He set up an ambush here. The ambush is a great place to go, and there is a detour that can be used to escape from cavalry pursuit. Zhang He was divided into three teams and ambushed in three places. Once Ma Chao enters the truncation and tail breaking, the three-way combined attack.

After all, Cheng Ji is not from Longyou and is not familiar with geography. The advance of more than 1,000 cavalry soon discovered that Zhang He's ambush was responsible for the troops with broken tails, which were lying in ambush at the outermost.

The cavalry rushed back and forth, and the Cao army, which could not hide its figure, had to jump up and fight with the Han army. Cheng Ji was ready early, and as soon as Cao Jun exposed his body, the Han army behind him came out and attacked Cao Jun in front and back.

The two armies were slaughtered together, and Cheng Ji sent a thousand cavalry to support the Han army that was fighting, and ordered to release wolf smoke and encircle with the other two cavalry.

Zhang He ambushed in the middle of the three teams, responsible for commanding, when he learned that the first team was discovered, Zhang He strictly ordered the soldiers not to move lightly, and continued to ambush.

Zhang He sent fine men to order the first team of Cao's army to retreat. It's easy to say, it's hard to do, the first team of Cao Jun and Han Jun are entangled, although the cavalry can't be impacted, but the cavalry can't help but be tall, condescending, one shot.

The 3,000 Cao army suffered heavy casualties and fled, but if the horses exerted a little force, the Cao army would not be able to run! Most of the 3,000 Cao troops were killed, and only a few hundred brave people were left to stand out and be defeated!

Zhang Hechu has already guarded these things, and his subordinates can't bear it, so they ask for battle. Zhang He said coldly: "Death of 3,000 or death of 10,000, do you still need me to teach this truth?" ”

Cao's army was defeated, and the Han cavalry followed in pursuit. Cheng Ji didn't think much about it, and then entered the answer. The cavalry of the Han army in front chased to the detour, and the Cao army, who was responsible for the broken tail, burst out, fired bows and crossbows in unison, and smashed down the stones, and the Han army was shocked.

Later, Cheng Yi heard the movement and urged the troops to respond, and Zhang He suddenly protruded. The 4,000 cavalry, except for the hundreds of cavalry who responded outside, all entered the encirclement.

According to the situation, Cheng Ji ordered everyone to abandon their horses immediately, stripped off the armor of the Han soldiers who died in the battle and put them on the horses, and used the horses to avoid bows and arrows.

Cheng Ji held a halberd and urged everyone to see the horses in a circle, and in the face of life and death, the Han army finally obeyed the order.

Zhang He saw that the bow and crossbow were already difficult to work, so he ordered to throw stones, and Cheng Yi ordered to cover the horse's eyes and send soldiers and horses to hold saddles to resist the stones in the sky. Pile the carcasses of dead horses in front of them to resist the impact of stones.

The first three waves of stones are the most threatening, and after three swings, the stones stop, and the stones piled up in front and behind them are useless.

When Zhang He failed, he ordered to set fire to the horses to disturb the formation of the Han army. The cavalry of the Han army was skillful in arching and horses, and when they saw the Cao army approaching, the arrows immediately beckoned up.

Zhang He sent troops several times, but he was unable to throw torches into the Han army to disrupt the horses. Cheng Ji sent the elite to attack several times to inform the cavalry in front of him to hold on. Zhang He had already prepared and forced the Han army back.

Zhang He's success in ambushing the Han army was true, but for a while, they were stalemate. In the meantime, Zhang Xiu and Liang Ang arrived, and the positions of Cao's army were all exposed, and then the Han army who came came made a detour to the other side and surrounded them from the front and back.

Zhang He got the report very early, but he was in a dilemma, he could not break the enemy, and the cavalry of the retreating Han army came and went quickly, and the attack was dead. If you can't retreat now, let's fight! How much can be spelled.

Zhang He ordered another Cao army to meet at the bend, build fortifications on the bend, and use the terrain to consume the Han army.

As soon as Zhang He moved, Cheng Ji moved, the two armies fought while walking, arrows came and went, and people in the two armies continued to fall with arrows.

After Zhang Xiu arrived, he met Cheng Ji. Liang Ang rescued the Han army from the other direction. More than 10,000 Han troops trapped 6,000 Cao troops in the mountains.

Zhang He is a famous general after all, make full use of the terrain, and after Cheng Ji investigates, if he attacks more than he gains. It was unrealistic to set fire to the mountain, and Zhang He had already cleaned up the surroundings.

Cheng Ji thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to preserve the cavalry strength first, and attacked the fortified non-cavalry director, so he ordered to retreat and go to meet Ma Chao.

After Ma Chao learned about it, he sighed: "Three ambushes, good terrain, good ambush." The leader of the troops is Zhang He! It seems that there is another strong rival! It's been a hard battle! ”

Look at Cheng Ji and say: "General Cheng, you did the right thing, it is useless to fight now." ”

When Ma Chao and the generals were considering their next step, the guards led a person dressed as a Qiang man in, and the man saluted: "See General Shenweitian!" I've seen all the generals! ”

Ma Chao said casually: "What's the matter!" ”

Qiang said: "General Tian, the Cao army under Taoyang retreated and came to the northeast. Here's a report! ”

Ma Chao said: "How many people! Who leads the troops! Time to tell! ”

The Qiang people told everything they knew. In the end, Ma Chao looked at Qiang Daodao with his eyes: "What you said is the truth!" ”

The Qiang people hurriedly waved their hands and said, "Don't dare to deceive General Tian!" I would like to vouch for my life! ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Very good!" Come on, enjoy two horses! A pair of armor! Go get your reward! "The Qiang people are overjoyed and thankful.

Ma Chao said: "This is what you deserve!" There will be news in the future! I will reward you according to the information! Step aside! The Qiang retreated with the guards.

Ma Chao couldn't hold back his excitement and said: "It seems that Cao Hong wants to come to meet Yang Fu!" Count the time! We can also consume Cao Hong. After that, he went south to besiege Xiahou Yuan. ”

Cheng Ji said: "General, do you need to send a team of soldiers and horses to block Xiahou Yuan's retreat to Qishan Fort to prevent Xiahou Yuan from escaping!" ”

Ma Chao said: "No need, Xiahou Yuan will chase after Huang Quan, and I will know as soon as possible." Now the division of troops is not the best policy, the division of troops in Cao Jun is chaotic, and we must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

General Cheng, ordered to pay attention to whether there is wolf smoke burning in the south, and when the wolf smoke is lit, Xiahou Yuan has made a move! "Cheng Ji took the order.

Ma Chao continued: "All the generals will follow me to kill Xungu as fast as possible and cut off the enemy's grain and grass!" "The generals commanded.

That night, Ma Chao took advantage of the night to withdraw, leaving thousands of cavalry to hunt Cao's scouts.

At this time, Zhang He met Yang Fu. The two joined forces, Zhang He talked about the past, and Yang Fu had palpitations.

The next day, when he learned that the Han army had retreated, he was surprised by Ma Chaolisuo's departure. Immediately, according to the known information, Yang Fu exclaimed: "It's not good, Xungu!" ”

Yang Fu and Zhang He hurriedly rushed to Xungu, hoping to be in time. In the distance, thick smoke floated up, Yang Fu closed his eyes and said, "It's over, the army's grain and grass are finished!" Why didn't I react, I'm a sinner! ”

Zhang He explained: "Yishan doesn't have to be like this, this is a last resort!" If you don't risk setting up an ambush and attracting Ma Chao, Ma Chao's main force will go south to attack General Xiahou! ”

Ma Chao led tens of thousands of cavalry to arrive and shouted: "Yang Fu thief, your grain and grass have been burned and you will not get off your horse and die!" ”

Yang Fu calmed down, ignored it, and stayed in vain, leading the whole team to withdraw. Ma Chao followed for more than ten miles and camped nearby.

What Yang Fu didn't expect was that Xungu was actually not broken at all, this was just Ma Chao's trick, setting fire to the periphery of Xungu, and it looked like a fire from a distance.

Yang Fu was mostly a foot soldier, and he had a natural disadvantage against the cavalry, and the horse was too late to lie down first, which caused Yang Fu to be mentally disordered and was shocked by the cavalry. How could the overall defense of the camp he personally arrange be so vulnerable, and the cavalry field battle was fierce, and the siege of the city was slightly inferior after all.

What Yang Fu didn't know was that Cao Hong was retreating! Ma Chao's purpose is to separate the two!

Xiahou Yuan is a famous general, and the use of soldiers is naturally not bad. Xiahou Yuan had 15,000 cavalry in his hands and Fei Yao sent 3,000 foot soldiers to support him.

Cao Hong was lured by Liu Chan, and Xiahou Yuan did not notice it at first, and sent 3,000 cavalry to support Cao Hong, and after waking up, he hurriedly ordered Cao Hong to retreat. Cao Hong did not listen to the dissuasion, and still surrounded Taoyang.

Xiahou Yuan hurriedly corrected it, strictly ordered Cao Hong not to entangle too much in Taoyang, and ordered Cao Hong to retreat, worried that Cao Hong would not listen to the dissuasion, in order to allow Cao Hong to retreat safely, Xiahou Yuan sent Li Jun to personally supervise the retreat.

Cao Hong lost two battles in a row at that time, and he didn't feel good. Li Jun persuaded Cao Hong to give up Taoyang and defend the grain road. Cao Hongtaoyang suffered a setback, coupled with Xiahou Yuan's repeated reprimands, and took the opportunity to withdraw his troops.

Cao Hong was ready, set up a rearguard, and began to retreat. In Taoyang City, when Chen Zhi and others found out, Cao Hong had already withdrawn.

Chen Zhi sent a large number of scouts to listen to the surrounding movements, and after determining that it was absolutely safe, Chen Zhi and Pang Lin immediately came to see Liu Chan and persuaded Liu Chan to return to Jincheng County immediately.

Liu Chanqi said: "Why is this? Didn't Cao's army retreat? ”

Pang Lin said: "Cao Hong's withdrawal is nothing more than two possibilities. The first is to prepare for a decisive battle with the main force under the command of General Ma Chao. Second, there is no hope of breaking the city, and it is necessary to stabilize the defense line.

If it is the first one, it may be of great benefit to us, according to the calculation, it should be General Ma Chao who entered Longxi County from Di Dao, and then threatened the rear of Cao's army.

If we are to secure the line of defense, we need to think about how we will act! Most of our scouts were shot, and they didn't bring back much news. Cao Hong seems to be prepared and doesn't want us to know his whereabouts! ”

Liu Chan said: "Then what should we do!" Joining the army means ensuring my safety first before entering the army, right? ”

Pang Lin said: "Exactly, we must take action and not waste the combat power in the city." The one I'm most worried about right now is Childe! Childe can indeed boost morale, but it will make the soldiers unable to let go of their hands and feet, and there is always a concern in their hearts. ”

Liu Chan said: "Okay, I understand! I'm not good at horseback archery, I don't want to be a drag, so let's go! ”

Pang Lin said: "Childe has done a good job!" Horseback archery has its own warrior to do it for you! Childe, don't rob them of their jobs!

After thinking about it for a long time, I hope that Childe can return to Jincheng in ordinary clothes. A person of similar stature to Childe has been selected below. Let him pretend to be a son to continue to give Cao Jun the illusion, so that Cao Jun still pays attention to Taoyang. Childe returns as an ordinary soldier! ”

Liu Chan said: "This is easy to do! Everything listens to those who join the army! Pang Lin thanked him, after all, it was rare for Liu Chan to cooperate so much.

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao hurriedly asked, "What about us?" ”

Pang Lin said: "You'd better stay, Cao Jun knows that you are by Gongzi's side, if the three of them leave at the same time, even if they all pretend to be in battle, it is easy for Cao Jun to see the flaws!" The two of them were overjoyed.

Liu Chan asked, "Then if that's the case, General Chen can't retreat with me!" Otherwise it's easy to be exposed, isn't it? ”

Chen Zhi said: "No, the last general should give priority to protecting the son!" Participating in the war is not the duty of the last general! This time, the last will personally escort Childe back! ”

Liu Chan was overjoyed, and he was much more relieved to have Chen. That night, Chen Zhi led the Bai'er elite soldiers to gallop back to Jincheng with two horses and no change of horses, so as to shorten the time as much as possible, so as to avoid being discovered by Cao Jun's scouts and spies, and Liu Chan was mixed in it.

After Liu Chan left, Pang Lin immediately began to divide his troops with Shi Jaw, Taoyang City left Shi Jaw and 5,000 foot soldiers, and Pang Lin and Guan Xing and Zhang Bao led 5,000 cavalry to support Huang Quan.

Pang Lin led the troops to Houhe City, and Cao Hong's army attacked, after all, the goal was Taoyang, and he didn't want to waste time in Houhe.

Xiahou Yuan's goal was Huang Quan, and after taking Lintao City to cut off Huang Quan's idea of occupying the city, he didn't care about Hou Hecheng, Hou Hecheng was safe and sound, and he was still in the hands of the Han army. Pang Lin moved his troops here, watched the situation and made the next move, and contacted Ma Chao and Huang Quan separately.