Before Hangu Pass.

Cao Cao led 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry barely arrived. He heard the horns ringing at the close, and the drums shook the sky. The closed door, which was originally closed, opened, and the black Xiliang cavalry had already surged out like a tide. Seeing the Western Liang soldiers coming in full force, Cao Cao did not dare to neglect them, so he urgently ordered the soldiers to shoot and set up a formation.

At the round of the two armies, Xiahou Dun came out with his gun, rode his horse back and forth in front of the formation, shouting loudly: "Xiahou Dun of Pei Kingdom is here, and the rebels are not coming to die."

The two generals behind Guo Si took the horse to fight at the same time. If they were not in three rounds, one of the generals was stabbed by Xiahou Dun with a gun. The other party, Xiliang, lost his soul and rushed back to the formation. Xiahou Dun slapped the horse and chased after him. A shot was shot on the back of his neck. The blood splattered, and the strong general of Xiliang also turned over and fell off the horse.

Xiahou Dun picked two generals in a row and thrust his guns in front of the formation, which greatly boosted the morale of Cao's army.

Cao Cao took the opportunity to conceal the killing. Guo Si, Li Kui and others on the opposite side also urged the Western Liang cavalry to rush over. The two armies fought in a melee in front of the pass. After all, Cao's army was scarce and the generals were few, and the infantry was even more at an absolute disadvantage against the cavalry. With less than half an hour of fierce fighting, Cao's army fell into a dilemma of struggling.

During the fierce battle, Li Kuang was on both sides, and Yang Feng two ambushed soldiers rushed out to intercept Cao's army's retreat.

Cao Cao knew that he was defeated and urgently ordered Xiahou Dun to cut off the rear. He led his army to Luoyang and fled back.

Guo Si and Li Ru wanted to kill Cao Cao to establish their authority to shock the eighteen Guandong princes. They ordered him not to act rashly, so they drove the Xiliang cavalry to chase and kill hundreds of miles. In order to cover Cao Cao's escape, the generals of Cao Ren, Cao Hong and Cao Chun left behind the rear. In the end, there were no more than a hundred generals left by Cao Cao, and only more than a hundred cavalry and tigers and leopards were accompanied to protect him, but the Xiliang Iron Cavalry chasing behind him increased.

While Cao Cao was running, a cavalry suddenly came around on the path ahead. A general in front of the formation slapped his horse and danced his sword and came straight towards Cao Cao, shouting: "The one wearing a red robe in front is Cao Cao, don't leave Cao Cao."

Cao Cao hurriedly pulled his horse back and fled from another small forest path. When he looked back, he was only ten more than a dozen tiger and leopard cavalry left behind. Seeing that the pursuers behind him were chasing him very quickly, Cao Cao hurriedly took off his big red official robe, ordered a personal soldier to put on him, and rode his horse to escape from the other direction, which led to the pursuit soldiers.

Seeing the pursuit soldiers far away, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to find a way to escape, the sound of killing sounds came again behind him. He turned around quickly and another white horse cavalry came after him. Cao Cao was shocked and rushed to escape. He didn't expect the horse to rush him down from the horse's back.

In just a moment, the cavalry had arrived and surrounded him and dozens of cavalrymen.

Cao Cao lamented in his heart, but he didn't expect to die here.

"Is this Mr. Cao Cao?"

While Cao Cao was closing his eyes and waiting for death, a clear voice suddenly sounded in his ears. When Cao Cao heard the sound, he raised his eyes quickly. There was already a young and heroic young general in front of him, with white robe and white armor, holding a silver spear in his hand, a face like a jade crown, and a star. It was Zhao Yun, who saved Gongsun Zan's life from under Lu Bu's halberd in front of Hulao Pass.

"General Zhao Yun!?" Cao Cao knew that his old life had been saved, so he couldn't help but feel overjoyed, "How could the general be here?"

Zhao Yun held a gun on the horse's back and bowed, responding, "After the order of Lord Gongsun (not the lord), he led the eight hundred white horses to follow General Ma Teng to help the Lord. Unexpectedly, as soon as the army passed the rope pool, he heard that the Lord had been defeated and his troops were lost. General Ma Teng and Mr. Guo Tu were afraid that Lord Guo would be in trouble, so he divided his troops to rescue him."

"Ma Teng? Guo Tu!"

Cao Cao shivered excitedly when he heard this, and recalled the battle between Yingchuan and the hills of Ma Yue's ferocious and shrill face. Ma Teng is Ma Yue's clan uncle, and Guo Tu is even more confidant of Ma Butcher! He didn't believe it if he killed Cao Cao. Ma Teng and Guo Tu had kind intentions. If he really went to Ma Teng's army with Zhao Yun, he would be afraid that the ending of the heads landed immediately. How could he have a chance to survive?

"Since the Lord is safe, please follow the general to see General Ma Teng?" Zhao Yun said again, "Before leaving, Mr. Guo Tu had repeatedly instructed that if you find him, please come to the army to see him no matter what."

"Uh, this~~hehe~~"

Cao Cao stammered and his small eyes began to turn rapidly, thinking about a plan to get out.

When Guo Si, Li Gui and others were chasing Cao's army, they found that the Eastern Army was coming, and it was getting late. Guo Si and Li Gui were afraid of being ambushed, so they led their troops back to Hangu Pass. Guo Tu intercepted several Cao's defeated soldiers and asked, and only then did they realize that Cao Cao had been defeated, and his troops were almost wiped out. Cao Cao himself was also missing and he was not sure of his death.

Guo Tu immediately divided the eight thousand troops into ten teams, each led by the primary school to search for them.

Zhao Yun, who was ordered to come, also volunteered, but Guo Tu was not able to refuse, so he had to agree.

The rope pool is close to the effect, and Ma Teng’s big tent.

Ma Teng endured for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking Guo Tu, "Sir, Teng has something to do."

Guo Tu said: "General, but it's okay."

Ma Teng said: "Since the troops were sent to Hangu Pass to restrain the riots in Liangzhou and to buy time for Boqi to pacify Liangzhou and Guanzhong, then we should drive the troops to attack Hangu Pass. Why did we set up camps in the rope pool and send all the soldiers out? Just to find Cao Cao, who was unaware of life and death, to mobilize such a group of troops?"

"There is no need to mobilize the troops!" Guo Tu looked back suddenly and stared at Ma Teng, with a heart-pounding tingling look in his eyes, and said in a calm voice, "If the general knew what the lord said in Yingchuan, if the general knew what kind of person Cao Cao was, he would not have thought so."

"Huh?" Ma Teng said, "What did Boqi say in Yingchuan? What kind of person is Cao Cao?"

"Cao Cao is a hero in the world!" Guo Tu said coldly, "When I was in Yingchuan, the lord had the opportunity to kill him, but unfortunately he failed. At that time, Tu was by his side. I still remember that after the attempt to kill Cao Cao, the lord once sighed to the sky that he could not kill Cao Cao now, and he may not have another chance in the future."

"Nee~~" Ma Teng took a breath of air conditioning and ate, "So, sir divides troops into ten directions and searches for Cao Cao everywhere, not to save Cao Cao, but to kill Cao Cao?"

"Of course!" Guo Tu's eyes showed murderous intent and said with a grim voice, "Except Zhao Yun, Tu has already ordered other leading schools to behead themselves once Cao Cao is found!"

"This~~" Ma Teng frowned, "I'm afraid it's not good to do this, after all, everyone is still an allies now."

"Ally? The lord said that there are only eternal interests in this world, but no eternal allies." Guo Tu said coldly, "As the saying goes, those who accomplish great things do not refuse minor matters, and our army can completely transfer the disaster of killing Cao Cao to the chaotic army in Liangzhou. I believe that Guo Si, Li Ru and others will be happy to 'behead Cao Cao'. What do the general think?"

"well."

Ma Teng sighed softly and silently.

The mountains are densely packed.

Zhao Yun advised Cao Cao again: "Sir, here the mountains are deep and dense forests are dense, and there may be riot troops in Liangzhou at any time. Why not go back to the camp with the last general?"

Because Zhao Yun was the captain of Gongsun Zan's personal soldiers, not Ma Yue's confidant, as the saying goes, knowing people but not their hearts, in order to avoid leaking the news, Guo Tu only dared to instruct Zhao Yun to find Cao Cao and bring it back to the army, so Zhao Yun did not know Guo Tu's true intention to ask Cao Cao to see him in the army.

"Oh!"

When Zhao Yun was urging him, Cao Cao was quick to learn, and gritted his teeth and bit the tip of his tongue. He immediately vomited blood and collapsed to the ground.

"Master!"

More than a dozen of the personal cavalry beside Cao Cao hurriedly came forward and rescued Cao Cao.

Zhao Yun also hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and asked with concern: "Sir Cao Cao, what's wrong with you?"

Cao Cao held his forehead with both hands and said with pain: "The general doesn't know that Cao had suffered severe damage to his head when he was young, and since then he suffered from head wind. If he had a slight discomfort, the wind disease would cause pain, which made people feel painful. Oh, it hurts me, it hurts me~~"

Before he could finish his words, Cao Cao was already in pain and hit the ground with his head and thumping sound.

Zhao Yun said anxiously: "There is no doctor in the wilderness, so what should I do?"

Cao Cao had a cunning look that was not easy to detect in his eyes and said to Zhao Yun: "Cao is just a county guard. It is not worth mercy to die. And there are dozens of personal cavalry that can return to Luoyang. Only the rioters in Liangzhou are brutal and unkind. If they are asked to escape back to Guanzhong, they are afraid that the people will be harmed and the three auxiliary members will be in trouble. General Zhao Yun can quickly lead the cavalry in the headquarters to chase him. Don't think about Cao."

Zhao Yun sighed in his heart, holding a gun on the back of the horse and said, "You are the most righteous and righteous. Even though you are in danger, you will never forget the worries of the people and the people. Your noble character is admirable. Even if you are not talented, how can you sit down and see such a loyal and virtuous minister as an adult fall into the hands of the chaotic army in Liangzhou? Well, please get on the horse quickly and protect you back to Luoyang."

"Uh~~" Cao Cao was stunned at first, and then he said happily, "So, thank you General Zhao Yun."

Luoyang Imperial Palace, Deyang Palace.

The civil and military ministers and the eighteen princes shouted long live the three times and were divided into two groups.

Wang Yun winked, and Cai Yong understood and gave a comment: "Qi Zhui Your Majesty, Qi Zhui Zhui Gong, I think the eighteen Guandong princes have made contributions to the fight against Dong, and they should be rewarded. In order to avoid omissions, all princes can present their achievements in the palace. However, before this, one person should be elected as a general and lead the army to station in Luoyang to stabilize the hearts of the people."

Before Cai Yong's speech was finished, Empress Dowager He, who was in charge of the affairs behind the curtain, had not spoken yet. Shangdang was too arrogant and this martial artist had ignored the court etiquette and took the lead. He did not kneel down. He stood on Danqiu and said loudly: "I think that Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, was extremely talented and outstanding, and was worthy of being the general of the dynasty."

Zhang Yang's words immediately aroused a lot of troubles, and the golden palace immediately became a quarrel.

Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, jumped out first and retorted sternly: "The general is the commander of the world's troops and horses, and the pillar of the country. His status is extraordinary, he is not a virtuous person with outstanding military achievements. Although Yuan Shao came from a famous family and was the leader of the Kanto Alliance Army, he was young and with the hope of being a favor, he might not be able to be competent."

Zhang Yang said angrily: "Who Lord Qiao thinks is competent?"

Qiao Mao replied: "The lower-ranking officials thought that Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was highly respected and had great achievements, so he could become a general."

As Qiao Mao finished speaking, Changsha Prefect Sun Jian had already stood up and shouted sternly: "How can Liu Dai be the general? Yangzhou Governor Yuan Shu is a hero of the world. He hopes to return to the country and admire him by all people. Is there anyone who is more suitable for the position of a general than Yuan Shu?"

Sun Jian's words made Yuan Shu flutter, while Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was so angry that his face turned pale.

As Sun Jian finished speaking, Guangling Prefect Zhang Chaobeng retorted: "If you say that you want to return to the country and admire it by all people, who else can compare with the governor of Xuzhou, Lord Tao Qian? Since Lord Tao Qian became the governor of Xuzhou, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they have heard the news and fled far away. Xuzhou's three kingdoms and two counties have no choice but to stay at night, and they can be called a peaceful and prosperous era."

Sun Jian counterattacked: "Although Lord Tao Qian is virtuous, he has no military achievements. How can he be the general?"

Hanoi Prefect Wang Kuang came out to rank and said, "If we talk about military merits, who can compare with the governor of Jizhou, Han Fu? Lord Han Fu once assisted Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, two generals, to destroy the Yellow Turban bandits such as Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang, and fought with the Black Mountain bandits for many years. It can be said to be outstanding in military achievements, unlike some people who only rely on the reputation they earned on the Yin Shang Yuyin."

Bohai Prefect Yuan Shao was furious and shouted: "Wang Kuang, don't deceive people too much."

Wang Kuang said without changing his face: "The officials are just talking about the matter. If there is any offense, please forgive me."

Seeing the eighteen princes quarreling, a trace of coldness flashed through Wang Yun's eyes. As Cai Yong expected, things evolved in a direction that was beneficial to the court. There was only one general's position, but there were several princes who were willing to worship the general. After arguing, the final result was that no one could be regarded as the one, and in the end it would be a waste of money.

People are sometimes extremely smart, but sometimes they are extremely stupid. They always do some stupid things that harm others and harm themselves.

Liangzhou.

Wang Yuan’s central army tent.

The Cheshi National General Musa Khan stepped in and shouted: "Sir, I just found a horse and reported that there are two armies fifty miles south of this place, as if the horse butcher's cavalry were intercepting a grain transport team."

"Food transport team?" Wang Yuan said with a look of movement, "Is it a grain transport team sent by Lord Yan Wen?"

Musa Khan said: "Sir, do you want to send troops to rescue me?"

Wang Yuan said: "I'm afraid this is the trick of the butcher horse."

Moussa Khan said, "What trick can it be?"

"Report~~" When Wang Yuan was hesitating, a small school suddenly stepped into the tent and shouted, "Sir, thousands of cavalry suddenly broke out from the enemy camp and rushed all the way to the south."

Musa Khan said: "Sir, this must be because the butcher of horses received an urgent report and sent troops to reinforce."

“This ~~”

Wang Yuan was still hesitant.

Musa Khan said anxiously: "Sir, send troops to rescue me quickly. It will be too late. The food and meat that Lord Yan sent to him should fall into the hands of the butcher Ma."

"Okay." Wang Yuan gritted his teeth and said sternly, "Alibu led 20,000 cavalry to attack the enemy camp, restrain the main infantry force in the enemy camp, and did not allow him to go out for rescue. Aziguli led 10,000 cavalry to stay in the camp, and Musa Khan ordered 20,000 cavalry to follow the chief to the south to pick up the grain team. No mistakes should be made."

Fifty miles south.

The two armies are "fighting" fiercely.

Hundreds of ox carts connected to each other, forming a circular defense circle, and more than a thousand infantry were huddled behind the ox cart to resist stubbornly. Outside the ox cart formation, more than three thousand Wuhuan wolf cavalry were divided into several teams, connecting front and back, and were spinning around. Amid the endless strange screams, they kept shooting arrows in the middle with their bows.

Xu Huang was wearing the cloth armor of an ordinary Liangzhou school, standing in the formation like a cold sculpture.

There is no need to worry that the Wuhuan people's arrows will hit the body. The archery skills of these Wuhuan wolf cubs are really not blowing. After shooting arrows for a long time, none of their troops were accidentally injured. Beside Xu Huang, there was an extremely strange scene. Hundreds of Qiang soldiers wearing armor (equipped by soldiers of Han Dynasty counties and states) were tied up with their hands and knelt down.
To be continued...