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    Chapter 136 "Dragon and tiger fight desperately to fill the sky with blood"

    As soon as Yang Hong heard this, he knew that Liu Jia and Pang Tong had already considered the two aspects he just said. His proud heart slowly cooled down and he responded honestly: "I will understand!"  []

    Before Liu Jia broke up with Yang Hong, he handed him a roll of paper and said: "General Yang, take a good look at these. Benzhou Mu will burn them after reading them. These are just Benzhou Mu's conjectures. Will these things happen?"  , Benzhou Mu is not sure. However, if these things really happen, General Yang must have a way to persuade Ma Chao to be careful."

    Yang Hong took the pieces of paper strangely, glanced at Liu Jia first and then Pang Tong, and then started reading suspiciously.  The more I read, the more surprised I became. There was a thin layer of sweat on my forehead.  After he finished reading it, he read it again and then respectfully handed it back to Liu Jia. At the same time, he said with admiration: "I sincerely admire you! No matter whether the things written by Lord Zhou Mu will happen or not, things like these will happen."  The phenomenon will definitely appear on them, and the general will definitely complete the tasks assigned to him by Master Zhou Mu."

    "Okay, General Yang will go back to his hometown to prepare immediately. We will set off with Ma Chao's special envoy tomorrow. If Ma Chao is really defeated, the last thing written on the paper must be done. This is related to whether we can conquer Ma Chao.  This fierce general. In addition, the governor of this state will also send a capable person to help General Yang." Liu Jia ordered.

    Pang Tong also said: "When General Yang does the last thing, we will send someone to cooperate with you."

    "I will obey the general's orders!" Yang Hong responded loudly.

    The special envoy who successfully completed his mission at noon the next day set off together with Liu Jiadi¡¯s special envoy Yang Hong.  At the same time as they set off, the grain and grass destined for Ma Chao's military camp also began to be shipped.

    The grain transport team departed from Chengdu only a few days ago.  Cao Cao, who was far away near Tongguan, received the detailed report.

    "Everyone, what do you think of Liu Jia's support of Ma Chao regardless of his own danger?" After Cao Cao waved Tan Ma out, he glanced at his counselors and generals with a smile and asked casually.

    Cao Hong immediately replied loudly: "When soldiers come, they will be blocked, and when water comes, the soil will cover them up. Liu Jia can just safely guard his Yizhou and Hanzhong. If they send troops, our army will just kill them all. The good days of his land will be over."  Yes. Haha"

    Counselor Xun You also said easily: "The prime minister has made full preparations to suppress Ma Chao. Why are you afraid of Liu Jia? Yi You is afraid that Liu Jia will not come. Now most of his elite troops have been sent to the southwest.  The troops in various places may be more than enough to defend themselves, but they are definitely not enough to attack others. As long as the troops and horses in one place are mobilized, the power of that place will be very weak, and we can take the opportunity to attack. The prime minister only needs to put them in the category of Ma Chao,  It¡¯s just that the number of coalition forces is larger, and there are more issues to discuss among them. The conflicts have also increased a lot, haha. Of course, You still suggested that the prime minister strengthen the defense of the areas bordering Xiangyang and Yangpingguan."

    Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "Yuguan Liu Jia'er's approach is a bit strange. The military situation is like putting out a fire. Since food is to be given to Ma Chao, why does it need to be transported from the distant Chengdu? It can be transferred from Hanzhong, and then the food and grass from Chengdu can be supplemented to Hanzhong  Go. I wonder if Liu Jia is playing some tricks again? Will he use that thunder to deal with us? "

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    Jia Xu smiled and said nothing, looking at the other people talking calmly.

    Seeing Jia Xu¡¯s smiling face, Cao Cao asked strangely: ¡°Why don¡¯t Wen He tell us his opinion?¡±

    Jia Xu said: "Liu Jia's move certainly shows his goodwill towards Ma Chao and shows his closeness to Ma Chao. But it also shows his goodwill towards us and shows us that he has no intention of intervening in our fight with Ma Chao's army. It may not be bad for us.  A good thing?"

    Cao Hong immediately retorted: "Hong is really puzzled by what you said. Giving food to the enemy is a sign of goodwill to us? When Liu Jia suddenly sends troops to help Ma Chao, will you tell us that this is Liu Jia's sign to us?"  Surrender? What will happen if they don¡¯t insist on themselves? Maybe their courage is as great as the sky.¡±

    Jia Xu smiled and said: "The war has not started yet. What kind of food and grass does Ma Chao need? Or what is the use of giving some food and grass now? Liu Jia did this because it was because Anyway, Liu Jia is now more worried about internal troubles than foreign troubles. If it is really  If anyone dares to use all their strength to deal with us, even if he is undefeated, his vitality will be severely damaged. Although we still don¡¯t know what the Thunder God is, it is definitely not that they invited the God of Thunder from the sky, otherwise there is no need for them to fight in Ukraine.  Ge Guo attacked the pass by force, and according to the details of the craftsmen, they had to bury the thing in advance and then let it show its power. Before each time it showed its power, all their soldiers lay down on the ground with their mouths slightly open."

    Jia Xu continued based on his own imagination: "First, it means that this thing may be harmful to them. Lying down and opening your mouth can reduce the degree of damage; second, it means that it is usedWe have traces ahead.  As long as the enemy lies down, they are likely to use that guy. They will definitely not be able to lie down while the two sides rush to kill.  In other words, Liu Jia can't use this thing during a melee between the two sides; thirdly, they don't have as many thunderbolts as they want.  As long as they can't hide that thing or we don't get close to it, it can do nothing to us. It can't actively come to hurt people.  As long as it's not a god, we don't have to be afraid. It won't take long before we know what it is.  "

    Xun You waited for Jia Xu to finish his words and said quickly: "At the beginning, Wen He seemed to be hesitant to speak, and he was hesitant to speak. What is Liu Jia's intention in doing this? How can you say it is a sign of goodwill?"

    Jia Xu smiled and said: "Xu will tell the Prime Minister first. If the Prime Minister thinks that what Xu said is correct, the Prime Minister will naturally tell you." As he said, Jia Xu said a few words in Cao Cao's ear.  Several people near Cao Cao only vaguely heard what Jia Xu said: "He wants Sun Quan's head"

    Cao Cao was stunned at first, but soon figured it out and started laughing.  But after a while he suddenly stopped laughing, thought for a moment, and then laughed louder.

    Except for Jia Xu, who also laughed with him, Cheng Yu and Xun You were deep in thought when they heard the word Sun Quan.  Everyone else looked at Cao Cao inexplicably. They didn't know why Jia Xu said a few words and made Cao Cao so happy. He was so happy twice, and each time he was more excited than the last time.

    After Cao Cao laughed a few times, he forcibly suppressed his laughter and said loudly: "You don't need to discuss this matter anymore. Liu Jia doesn't need to think about it either."

    Having said this, Cao Cao himself couldn't help but comment: "Liu Jia'er's double-dealing strategy was able to hide Ma Chao, Han Sui and other barbarians. Doesn't it necessarily hide other people? But after all, this matter is of great benefit to Ma Chao and the others.  The good thing is that they won't hate him if they know about it afterwards. How could Liu Jia be so thoughtful at such a young age? He does everything flawlessly. I really admire him. In the future, this kid will definitely bring me a lot of trouble. I have to deal with Ma Chaoman'er.  , I will deal with him non-stop!"

    At this time, Cheng Yu and Xun You also laughed. After nodding their heads, they almost said in unison: "There is really no need to consider the Yizhou people."

    Although the other general didn't understand yet, he wasn't surprised after hearing Cao Cao's comments, because Cao Cao often praised his opponents.  This Liu Jia just got a little more praise.

    Seeing that the main counselors had unified their opinions, Cao Cao looked around at his men again and asked with a smile: "Everyone, shall we start attacking Ma Chao's army now?".

    As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, and Xia Houyuan immediately responded happily: "Great! I have been waiting for this day for a long time!"

    Jia Xu looked at Cao Cao and only smiled without nodding, and said: "Since the Prime Minister asked this, I think the Prime Minister must have other more clever tricks. Can you please tell me about the Prime Minister's strategy?"

    Cao Cao smiled and said: "I don't have any specific strategies. I only know that 'I am anxious for the enemy to be safe. I am anxious for the enemy to be safe'. Why should I be anxious?"

    While those generals were still thinking about Cao Cao's words, Jia Xu repeated in agreement: "I am anxious for the enemy's safety, I am anxious for the enemy's safety"

    Xun You reacted quickly and said immediately: "I am more anxious to stabilize the enemy. Since we have Tongguan to rely on, we might as well just build a city here, as long as we adopt the posture of building a city. Ma Chao must be anxious. From now on, their food and grass will really be  I can only rely on Liu Jia¡¯s drop in salary."

    Xia Houyuan quickly objected: "How can we build a city in this bitter cold place like Guanzhong? There is no stone or wood. If you want to build a city, isn't it a waste of people and money?"

    Jia Xu advised Xia Houyuan: "Don't worry, general, this is just a pretense. It's a pretense that makes Ma Chao angry. How can this city be built in one go? As long as we make this stance, they will be afraid."  If they are afraid, they will definitely rush to attack us. If we defend their attack, won't we take advantage?"

    Cao Cao smiled and said: "Do you understand? Whether the city can be built successfully or not is secondary. The most important thing is to show that we are not afraid of being wasted here for a long time. It depends on who is in the first hurry."

    Seeing the generals nodding, Cao Cao said enthusiastically: "Let's build a city here and lure Ma Chao to fight with us. In addition, I will send another army to attack Ma Chao's lair. I don't believe that Ma Chao can survive under my two-pronged approach."  Ha ha¡­¡­"

    Xun You nodded his head.  Said: "The Prime Minister is wise! Now Ma Chao's base troops are quite weak. As long as he sends 70,000 to 80,000 troops, he can sweep through the counties around Xiliang. Ma Chao can't even cry."

    At this time, Cheng Yu said slowly: "Yu Dao thinks that it will take a few days to build the city."

    Cao Cao was stunned and then happy.  He quickly asked: "Is it true?"

    Cheng Yu said confidently: "Look at the sky, it will definitely change in a few days."??, it was supposed to get cold in Guanzhong in September. Although the weather is good now, it won't be better for long.  As long as the weather gets cold and the dripping water turns into ice outside, won't our city be built by then?  ".

    Jia Xu understood it immediately: "When water splashes into the sand, the water turns into smoothies and blocks, and the city can be built in a blink of an eye. Not bad!"

    Cao Cao was overjoyed and said repeatedly, "Could it be that God is helping Cao?" After saying this, Cao Cao's face suddenly turned red. He stared at the roof of the tent and repeated, "Could it be that God has eyes?"

    After saying this, Cao Cao said something out of nowhere, and he said proudly: "Immediately make Liu Jia the King of Shu!"

    "ah¡ª¡ª!"

    "What?"

    Several generals were stunned by Cao Cao's words!

    Where is this going?  Why did they start discussing Liu Jia and suddenly said no? After all, they all focused on attacking Ma Chao, but Cao Cao turned everyone's thoughts to Liu Jia.  And and Cao Cao himself just said that Liu Jia would be his biggest trouble in the future.  Why do you still call this future mortal enemy the King of Shu? Isn't this incredible?  Brain teasers are not that fast either.  Besides, is there any connection between Liu Jia's decision to be crowned king or not and his current fight with Ma Chao?

    Not to mention those generals, even Xun You and Cheng Yu were stunned at that moment, and felt that they could not follow Cao Cao's thoughts for a while.

    Only Jia Xu's face showed joy, and he immediately took over Cao Cao's words and said: "The Prime Minister is wise! The Prime Minister is obedient" At this point, Jia Xu suddenly stopped his mouth and just looked at Cao Cao with reverence.

    Cao Cao listened to Jia Xu¡¯s words.  Especially after hearing him stop what he said later, he immediately looked at Jia Xu approvingly.  At the same time, I felt a little guilty for not being able to keep my mouth shut.

    Soon Xun You and Cheng Yu also came to their senses and glanced at Jia Xu unnoticed with a little jealousy.

    The generals thought speciously: It turned out that the prime minister wanted to grant Liu Jia an official position in exchange for Liu Jia not sending troops. Just like he did to Sun Quan not long ago, he gave Sun Quan a prince hat that would not hurt Cao Cao in the slightest, and Sun Quan immediately agreed.  Reduce the strength of the Jiangshui defense line.  Although everyone knows that Sun Quan was trying to recharge his energy, his ability to recharge his energy at this time really helped Cao Cao.

    Now use this trick to stabilize Liu Jia?

    ?Obviously.  These generals all thought wrong or did not think comprehensively.

    Conferring Liu Jia the title of King of Shu did mean to prevent Liu Jia from sending troops, but it was only a small aspect and not that important.  To take a step back, if Liu Jia sends out all his troops to launch a suicidal attack on Cao Cao, Cao Cao may not panic and be completely defeated.  Under the joint attack of the Liu Jiama, Chao and ground forces, Cao Cao may have some difficulty at first, but as long as Cao Cao mobilizes in the north - collecting all soldiers, horses, food and grass, he will make progress step by step.  Give up a few cities first.  Let the Liu Jiama Chao coalition be rampant for a while.  The coalition forces with limited strength and inability to succeed will soon show signs of fatigue.  The final victory belongs to Cao Cao.

    The only thing that is uncertain is that Sun Quan, who was severely weakened at that time and Jiangdong was recharging his strength, will definitely take advantage of the situation. Whether he can block Sun Quan's blow is a matter of two or two.

    Since Sun Quan may not be able to eliminate Cao Cao, and Cao Cao once and for all solved the problems of Liu Jia and Ma Chao.  Therefore, strictly speaking, Cao Cao's attitude toward Liu Jia's current dispatch of troops was an ambivalence of fear and desire.  Of course, Cao Cao's mind is still slightly biased towards dealing with Ma Chao first, and he doesn't really want Liu Jia to send troops immediately.

    And Liu Jia obviously didn¡¯t want to take such a risk.  What he did was also smart. He simply sent his elite troops to the south to suppress the rebellion and did not participate in the struggle between the two parties.  When Chengdu was short of troops, Liu Jia was still able to take out the food and grass at the risk of offending Cao Cao. This action silenced Ma Chao and made Ma Chao grateful.

    And now Cao Cao also wants to thank Liu Jia.  Why?  Didn't I just say that Cao Cao was not afraid of Liu Jia sending troops?  Yes, Cao Cao is not afraid of Liu Jia going out in full force, but Cao Cao also doesn't like Liu Jia sending a few troops here and a few troops there, and then running away after being harassed. It is not good for Cao Cao to send a large army to wipe out, nor is it good to let Liu Jia go his own way.  Even if a large army is sent to wipe out those small troops, it will not damage Liu Jia's foundation.  To disperse Cao Cao's troops; if he lets it go, he will either kill his soldiers or destroy his food and grass.  What's more important is that these harassments will make the surrounding people panic, although these small units will not play a decisive role in the main actions of the army.  But it is still possible to contain Cao Cao's energy and troops.

    A hostile person must have his intentions when he makes this gesture of goodwill!  This intention was seen by Jia Xu at a glance: Liu Jia also began to want political status!  Although Liu Jia can completely establish himself as king, being able to obtain the title of emperor will naturally reduce a lot of resistance from the people and avoid overwhelming abuse, especially now that the three states have just been taken into his hands, people's hearts are very unstable.At this time, reputation is the most important!

    Why didn¡¯t Cao Cao want to grant him the title?  Since the title was given to Sun Quan, what does it matter if he gives another title to Liu Jia?  Two of the leaders of the three major military forces in the country have become kings. Can Cao Cao, the leader who represents justice and the strongest royal power, not be the king in the future?  But Cao Cao couldn't say this clearly. In order to reduce his reputation, he needed to be promoted from the bottom up.

    After making Sun Quan the king, Cao Cao always wanted to make the hostile Liu Jia king, but he couldn't find a reason or an opportunity, and he couldn't use his hot face to stick to Liu Jia's cold ass.  Now Liu Jia sent his army to the south to show his favor to Cao Cao, and also used grain and grass to remind Cao Cao.  Cao Cao naturally understood the elegant meaning by listening to the sound of the piano.  Smart people do things tacitly better.

    It can be seen that Cao Cao's call to make Liu Jia King of Shu just now was not a whim, but he became excited when he thought of God's will: "God, God's will, God's gift".

    So he shouted out his words that shocked almost everyone a little bit out of control.

    After the others left, Cao Cao immediately ordered Jia Xu to draft a memorial asking the emperor to make Liu Jia the superior minister of the King of Shu.  Its content is nothing more than the secondary meaning of private and public:

    What he said privately to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was that Cao Cao's army was now at a critical moment to annihilate Ma Chao. If Liu Jia's army suddenly attacked, it would not only defeat the allied forces in annihilating Ma Chao.  Moreover, it is possible that Cao's army will be defeated and the Central Plains will be in danger.  In order to stabilize Liu Jia, he asked the emperor to grant Liu Jia the throne just like he granted Sun Quan.

    What he said publicly to the world is: Liu Jia is a royal family member.  The Gongxinti Kingdom had previously wiped out the rebellious Nanman and rebels, and recently wiped out Zhang Lu, who had betrayed the imperial court for many years, and restored stability to Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou.  His achievements are simply unparalleled. It would be unreasonable not to make Liu Jia king, as it would chill the hearts of all loyal ministers, and so on.

    Anyway, just say good words.  Everyone who read this memorial thought that except Cao Cao, who was dedicated to the emperor.  Liu Jia is the best in the world, so he should be crowned king.

    The next morning, Cao Cao actually sent out soldiers to pile sand and build the city.

    Upon seeing Han Sui on the opposite side, he quickly returned to camp and said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, Cao Cao is building the city now, let's attack quickly? After he completes the city repairs, it will not only be more difficult for us to defeat them, but it will also be difficult to retreat to the original position.  It¡¯s troublesome.¡±

    Ma Chao smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry. My nephew also saw the situation of Cao Jun's city building just now. Haha. Do they want to use the sand to build a city? Humph, that is absolutely impossible. The sand can jump three feet away, so let them  Just work around for a few days, and when they get smart they won't bother anymore. Our army has just retreated from Tongguan, and it won't be too late to attack after a day or two of rest."

    Han Sui said: "Uncle, it's not that they can build a city here. It's just that they are determined to fight us. Although we are a little tired when we retreat, haven't they also walked farther?  ? We should continue to harass them so that they can't feel at ease. If we really want them to stay here, we will be in trouble."

    Yang Qiu and Hou Xuan also said: "General Han is right. Once they gain a foothold, our retreat, especially our food and grass, will be problematic."

    When Ma Chao saw that several people had this opinion, he said: "I didn't expect Cao Cao to do this. Since he is not in a hurry, we will beat him to make him anxious. Okay. Let's beat him hard!"

    Ma Chao is determined.  The deployment of troops and generals began immediately:

    Pang De was ordered to lead 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard and rush through Cao's camp regardless of losses. Han Sui followed with 10,000 infantry to prevent Cao's counterattack. Ma Chao led Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, and Ma Dai, a total of 50,000 troops.  They will provide support from behind; Hou Xuan, Yang Qiu, Li Kan and others will stay behind to stay at the camp.

    When Pound led 3,000 cavalry towards Cao Jun¡¯s camp.  Cao Yong, the general of Cao Ren who was supervising the work, heard the sound and immediately led four thousand infantry to meet him.

    The two generals did not respond to each other when they met, and went forward to kill him. Unfortunately, Cao Yong's martial arts skills were not at the same level as Pang De's. As soon as they fought, he was cut down by Pound's sword.

    Pound swung his sword and shouted loudly: "Kill!"

    As the shouts rang out, three thousand cavalry rushed towards the four thousand Cao army in an earth-shattering manner. The thousand men and horses were immediately rushed to pieces by the three thousand cavalry. The cavalry was a one-sided massacre of the infantry. The thousand soldiers could only parry and were unable to do anything.  They had no power to fight back, especially after Han Sui's troops joined in. They even had no power to fight back and fled in all directions. For a time, the mountains and plains were filled with frustrated Cao Jun, and more soldiers died under the horse hooves and steel knives of the Xiliang soldiers.  Down.

    According to the prior plan, Pang De did not pursue the defeated soldiers but directly charged Cao's camp with his iron cavalry.  The soldiers who were piling sand had already dispersed, and only a few hundred soldiers were carefully guarding the gate of the village.  When Pang Tong came with three thousand cavalry, the hundreds of soldiers did not resist for long before they turned into corpses.

    With high morale, Pound's army rises.The crowd shouted and rushed into Cao's camp.

    However, the situation soon turned bad. The subway riders rushing in front suddenly screamed - many people fell into the traps they had dug long ago, and then a sky full of bows and arrows came towards them.

    Seeing the traps and bows and arrows, Pang De, who was charging forward, felt more at ease.  I know this camp is no longer empty.  So he still ordered the troops to move forward and kill fiercely.

    He shouted: "Cao's army will collapse after crossing this hurdle! Charge with me, general!"

    His idea is that he successfully rushed into Cao Jun's camp with only three thousand cavalry, which shows that Cao Jun's combat effectiveness is not very good. As long as his cavalry can rush into the archer formation, even if there are only a few hundred cavalry left, those bows and arrows  The soldiers have no choice but to accept their fate.  Besides, for the victory of the whole army, it is worth sacrificing these 3,000 troops. Even if the brave soldiers under his command fall into a trap, it doesn't matter!

    Pang De rushed forward regardless of his life, and Han Sui was even more unwilling to be left behind: Originally, he had come up with the idea to attack Cao Jun in a hurry, but now Pang De was rushing forward desperately to clear a bloody path for his troops.  Of course I have to encourage him and protect him.

    So Han Sui personally rushed to the front of his team, and 10,000 horses followed Pang De's cavalry into the camp.

    Soon Ma Chao, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, and Ma Dai arrived with their own troops.  Seeing that Cao Jun's camp was about to be crushed.

    But at this time Pang De can no longer rush!  Not only was there a wide trench in front that horses could not cross, but also there were densely packed wooden piles and countless archers on the opposite side of the trench.  Many cavalrymen who rushed too fast and could not hold back were either stabbed to death by the spikes in the ditch or shot into hedgehogs by countless bows and arrows.

    Han Sui's troops also fell into the pit one after another.  However, Han Sui was obviously much more rational than Pang Tong. When he saw the dense arrows in the sky and the large and small traps underground, he immediately understood that Cao Jun had anticipated his actions, and quickly shouted: "General Pang, retreat quickly!"

    Pang De, who came back to his senses, also hurriedly shouted: "Quickly retreat!"

    At this moment, Cao Jun shouted to the heaven and earth from all sides and beat the passionate war drums.

    What Cao Jun shouted louder and louder was:

    "Ma Chao fell into the prime minister's clever plan!"

    "Ma Chao is surrounded!"

    On the left side of the camp, 20,000 horses led by generals Cao Hong and Cao Ren rushed out. On the right side of the camp, 20,000 horses led by generals Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan rushed out. Cao Cao personally led the troops and Xu Chu led a large force to knock down the wooden stakes and build them up.  The plank shot out from the camp and headed towards Pang De and Han Sui.

    For a time, Pang De and Han Sui's army were surrounded by Cao Cao's superior forces, and Ma Chao's army was also attacked by the left and right armies.

    The entire Cao camp was filled with fierce fighting, the sky was dark, the sun and the moon were dim, and even the dust raised by the horses' hooves turned red.

    But Pound showed no fear.  They raised their swords to cut, and those Xiliang soldiers all rushed forward with red eyes and jumped into the enemy's formation.  Ma Chao and others outside the camp divided their forces to resist.

    Ma Chao was able to defeat the two generals Cao Hong and Cao Ren by himself. Although the two generals tried their best, they could not beat Ma Chao by one point. Ma Chao's silver spear was even more mysterious, stabbing Cao Hong in the chest and slashing at Cao Hong.  Exceeding Cao Ren's face.  Cao Hong lay on his back in the saddle and then stood up. Ma Chao's silver spear arrived again.  Cao Hong had no choice but to hide again.  Cao Ren was hiding in his saddle, waiting for a counterattack, when Ma Chao's silver spear with cold light came straight towards his eyes again.  However, Cao Hong and Cao Ren were not timid. As soon as they found out that they were still alive, they howled and pounced on them.

    The three of them were in a stalemate. Although Cao Hong and Cao Ren could not defeat Ma Chao, even if Ma Chao really wanted to kill Cao Hong and Cao Ren, he could not succeed.

    Things are a bit grim on the other side.  Although the four generals Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, and Ma Dai surrounded Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan and killed them desperately, Cheng Yin and Zhang Heng had no choice but to be killed by Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan, who were highly skilled in martial arts.  Ma Dai and the weak Liang Xing were left struggling to support themselves.  However, at this time, Han Sui and Pang De led their troops to retreat while fighting. After their two tiger generals joined the battle group, Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan were not allowed to succeed.

    However, the situation of Ma Chao's army became more and more serious, because Cao Cao personally led the army and chased Han Sui and Pang De to the entrance of the camp.

    Ma Chao, who was busy with his busy schedule, saw that the disadvantage was difficult to reverse for a while, so he quickly shouted: "Withdraw!"

    He himself, Pound and Ma Dai led the army to cut off the rear!

    Under the desperate resistance of the three tiger generals, Ma Chao's army slowly retreated towards the rear, and it was not until sunset that the two sides truly broke away from contact.  Ma Chao's army finally got a chance to breathe.

    The reason why this large army of horses was able to escape the pursuit of Cao Jun also benefited from the strong combat effectiveness of the Xiliang cavalry and the good resilience of the Xiliang horses.  At that time, Cao's army was in great momentum, and all the generals rushed to fight Ma Chao and others.  Cao Jun's soldiers were even more unreasonable and unforgiving.  One by one, they pounced on the Xiliang soldiers.

    ? ?After Cao Jun pursued the enemy into an open area, Han Sui, who was retreating, actually led a makeshift countercharge of 8,000 cavalry during the retreat.  Eight thousand cavalry swept up the yellow sand in the sky like a hurricane and rushed into the nearly 100,000 Cao army.  Cao Jun's momentum was immediately suppressed.  The shock caused by the horses trampling the earth put great psychological pressure on Cao Jun.  Eight thousand cavalry rushed into Cao's army and wreaked havoc, killing them until Cao's army cried for father and mother, turned around and ran away.  Sometimes the lives of three or four Cao Jun soldiers could not exchange for the lives of one Xiliang soldier and one horse; even if the soldiers on the horses died, the horses with arrows and swords stuck in their bodies could still trample to death several Cao Jun soldiers, even those who fell to the ground.  Sometimes, the huge body would crush and injure one or two soldiers.

    The 8,000 cavalry led by Han Sui only sprinted back and forth a few times, and Cao Cao's army lost nearly 10,000 horses, which was almost the same as the men and horses lost throughout the afternoon. The excited Cao Cao immediately calmed down and quickly ordered a slow retreat.

    The two armies then returned to their camps.

    Back at the camp, Ma Chao planned his troops. In just over half a day of bloody battle, he lost nearly 30,000 troops, and also lost two leaders, Cheng Yin and Zhang Heng. From ten troops to eight troops.  Seeing this list of losses, Ma Chao couldn't help but frown.

    In fact, Cao Jun was not easy either. Although the ambush strategy was successful, he suffered too many losses in the pursuit.  If we only count the battles near the camp, it can be said to be a complete victory. Ma Chao was wiped out nearly 30,000 people while he only lost about 10,000 people.  However, adding up the more than 10,000 people lost in the pursuit, they lost more than 20,000 horses, and the losses were almost as much as those of Ma Chao's army.

    Especially the last cavalry counterattack by the opponent was simply terrifying. Ten thousand soldiers who thought they were sure of victory suddenly disappeared.

    After this bloody battle, both sides truly understood their strengths and weaknesses. In the following time, they worked hard to adjust their strategies and strength, trying to make up for their weaknesses.

    The two sides suddenly started fighting and suddenly fell silent.

    Cao Cao immediately revised a letter and ordered Xun Yu, who was staying in Xuchang, to find ways to gather 80,000 troops. Led by Zhang He, he set out from Jinyang City, bypassed Chang'an and other cities occupied by Ma Chao, and headed north of Chang'an towards Feng Yi County, Beidi County, Xinping County,  Anding County and Wuwei County attacked on the front line and drove directly to Xiliang Prefecture to occupy Ma Chao's home base.

    Make Ma Chao unable to look at each other, forcing Ma Chao to take the initiative to attack in order to return to Xiliang as soon as possible to protect his lair.

    Just when Cao Cao and Ma Chao were fighting in full swing, changes occurred in Ugo Kingdom as Liu Jia and Pang Tong had expected: the carefully prepared checkpoint was broken by Xu Shu's army in an instant, and the local soldiers were heartbroken.  Wu Tu Tie, who usurped the throne and became king, decided to seek help from the King of Myanmar in the south regardless of the danger of attracting wolves into his house.

    The war in the south is about to begin!

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    Chapter 136

    "Dragon and tiger fight desperately to fill the sky with blood"
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