Chapter 248 Ma Chao defeated Lu Bu (

late at night.

Cao Cao woke up quietly and saw Cheng Yu, Xiahou Dun, Li Dian and other generals gathered in the tent with anxiety. When Cao Cao woke up, the generals breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhongde." Cao Cao's eyes fell on Cheng Yu and asked, "Where is this?"

Cheng Yu said: "Lord, this is Shi Yang."

"Shi Yang?" Cao Cao frowned slightly and asked, "Where is the Xiliang army of the butcher?"

Cheng Yu said sadly: "After the failure of the fire attack, Liu Biao's messenger also arrived. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun withdrew their troops at the time of battle, and the butcher's fleet had already descended along the river."

"Oh..." Cao Cao sighed and said with a long sigh, "After all, I couldn't kill the butcher Ma in Sanjiangkou. This damn thief, God, actually thunderstorm in winter! Is this really God's will, shouldn't the life of the butcher Ma be dead?"

Cheng Yu whispered: "Lord, have you summoned a large army from Wancheng to pursue him along the river?"

"Chasing?" Cao Cao shook his head and sighed, "It's too late, and there's no need. Let's go back to Wancheng."

"Just go back to Wancheng like this?"

"Yes, go back to Wancheng, and then lead the army back to Xudu."

When he said this, Cao Cao looked depressed and his face was old, as if he had aged ten years old overnight.

"Master."

Cheng Yu looked worried. He was very worried that Cao Cao would leave a shadow in his heart after suffering this setback. When he faced the butcher again, he would be timid before the battle. If this is true, Cao Cao would lose the qualification to become a hero and even more of the qualification to compete for the world.

"Zhongde doesn't have to worry too much." Cao Cao seemed to guess Cheng Yu's worries and comforted him, "This small setback cannot defeat the true nature. The butcher Ma is indeed powerful, and it is not ordinary. However, it is because of such a powerful opponent that life will be fun."

"Master."

Cheng Yu's heart trembled when he heard this, but his eyes showed unprecedented relief.

Hukou Port.

Jinfan thieves and Jiangxia thieves annihilated hundreds of Yuzhang naval troops stationed in the port without any effort, and then welcomed Ma Yue's huge fleet to moor the port for rest.

After entering the port and counting, it was found that the hulls of seventeen building ships were burnt out, and the bottom cabin was watered. The hull was seriously inclined and could not be used any more.

There were more than 2,000 war horses that were killed, more than 1,000 soldiers fell into the water and died, and only 7,000 troops left in the eight thousand troops, which was a heavy loss. The only thing that is to be thankful is that the fleet of Shi Chong was well preserved, and the food and equipment were not much loss. In fact, it would be a blessing to have such a result. If there were no such heavy rain, the Xiliang army would have been destroyed long ago.

In the room.

Ma Yuezheng convened Gan Ning, Chen Hu, Zhang Bao, Li Meng, Wang Fang and Li Su to discuss matters.

The Jiangxia thief Chen Hu took a map and said to Ma Yue: "Lord, I will walk on the Yangtze River waterway for many years. I still know a little about the distribution of the naval forces in the Yangtze River. There are no powerful naval troops in the four counties of Yuzhang, Wujun, Danyang and Kuaiji. Only the prefect of Wujun Sun Jian recently trained a naval army, but the number of people is only more than a thousand, and the number of ships is only more than a hundred boats, which is far from enough to pose a threat to the lord's army."

"Yes." Ma Yue nodded and said in a deep voice, "In the battle at Sanjiangkou, I am too careless. Such mistakes should not be made again for a second time! Chen Hu, Zhang Bao obeyed the order."

Chen Hu and Zhang Bao stood up and said proudly: "The last one is here."

"Lead the navy of our headquarters to take the rushing boats, and eighty fighting ships are leading the way, and open the way forward."

"Affect the order."

"Gan Ning obeys the order."

"The last one will be there."

"Lead the navy of our headquarters to take a rush, and more than a hundred fighting ships were cut off from the rear."

"Affect the order."

"The other generals will rectify their troops and start a war tomorrow."

"Abide by the order!"

Yingchuan.

Guo Jia successfully resolved the strategy of attack instead of defense that Jia Xu and Ma Yue decided to use attack instead of defense with step-by-step tactics.

After more than a month of repeated struggles, several cities outside Xingyang were eventually attacked by the coalition forces one by one. By February of the fifth year of Jian'an (192), Xingyang had become an isolated city, and it was meaningless to continue to stick to it. However, more than a month was enough for Jia Xu to do a lot of things.

When the Xiliang army withdrew from Xingyang, the entire Henan County and the northern part of Yingchuan County and the eastern part of Chenliu County had become a white land. The local gentry and family members were looted, and nearly 300,000 people were forcibly moved to Luoyang. Soon afterwards, they were forcibly moved to Guanzhong. Guanzhong, which was already deserted, gradually regained its vitality.

Xingyang City was successful, and Jia Xu was in the tent of the central army.

Amid the heavy footsteps, Xu Chu and Ma Chao entered together, clasped their fists to Jia Xu and said, "See the military advisor."

"Hmm." Jia Xu nodded and asked, "The people have all transferred?"

"Military advisors can rest assured." Xu Chu replied in a muffled voice, "All the ones that should be transferred have been transferred. Now there is only 50,000 troops left outside Xingyang City!"

"Yes!" Ma Chao waved his iron fist viciously and said in a deep voice, "The time for a decisive battle is ripe!"

"Major General said it well!" Jia Xu stood up suddenly, with a burning enthusiasm in his black eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Send the order, all the soldiers of the army have a full meal, and fight the Guandong coalition forces tomorrow! In this Xingyang, give the coalition forces a severe lesson and let them taste the military front of the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry."

"Haha." Xu Chuchang laughed twice, and said with a quick look, "The last general can't wait!"

Twenty miles east of Xingyang, the tent of Yuan Shu's central army was on the 20-mile slope of the coalition army.

All the princes and civil servants and generals under their respective commands have gathered in the tent.

Guo Jia pointed to Yuan Shu with a finger map and said, "General of the Cavalry, tomorrow's battle is crucial. If he wins, the Liangzhou Legion has no other choice than retreating into Hulao Pass. If he loses, the coalition's pressing tactics may fail! Therefore, in order to ensure that this battle is won, the coalition must be fully prepared."

Yuan Shu said: "Everyone said frankly, how should the coalition forces prepare for war?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "Jia has already prepared a plan to defeat the enemy, but it requires all units of the coalition forces to strictly implement military orders before they can work. If the army retreats in the war or fails to follow the orders, this battle will be completely defeated."

"I understand." Yuan Shu loved Guo Jia very much. Without hesitation, he took off his sword from his body, and then picked up the General Seal of General Cao Cao who was enshrined on the case. The General Seal of General Yuan Shao ordered people to serve it in front of Guo Jia, and then said quickly, "You guys hear clearly that tomorrow's battle will involve the life and death of the coalition forces. You must be careful. All the troops must obey the orders of military advisors. If they do not comply, the military law will be difficult to tolerate!"

Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong, took a step forward, and a burning murderous intent appeared in his single eyes. He sternly said: "If anyone does not obey, I will be incompatible with him."

All the princes were in awe.

Guo Jia did not refuse, and stood happily in front of Yuan Shu's case and said loudly: "Lu Bu, the prime minister of Pei, obeyed the order."

Lu Bu flashed out of the line, clasped his fists and said, "The last one will be there."

Guo Jia said: "You can lead the Bingzhou cavalry as the vanguard. The third day of tomorrow will be made, and the fifth day of the camp will lead to Xingyang. If the army in Liangzhou comes to fight, just go to the camp and go to the camp. In short, you can only lose, not win!"

When Lu Bu heard this, he frowned and reluctantly responded: "Abide by the order!"

After Lu Bu was in the list, Guo Jia said to all the princes and their generals: "In the battle tomorrow, the army will be divided into eight divisions, each guarding one side as the Bagua formation. The military advisor will send three soldiers to the condemnation division to be responsible for passing orders. Each division must obey the orders and must not be neglected."

"Affect the order."

The next day.

The sky had just turned bright, and there was still silence in the Liangzhou camp. Lu Bu's two thousand Bingzhou Iron Cavalry had appeared in the thin morning light in the east.

“Woooooooooooo…”

The scout on the watchtower immediately blew the trumpet to warn, and the loud trumpet sounded instantly echoed through the sky.

Jia Xu climbed to the gate surrounded by Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Liangzhou, Qiang soldiers, and Hu cavalry generals from the Western Regions. He saw that the wasteland outside the camp was covered with frost and snow, and a black cavalry had already set up his formation, with flags and strong soldiers, like an elite army that had been through many battles, but the number was only two or three thousand!

"Huh?" Ma Chao frowned slightly and looked back at Jia Xu, "Military advisor, what is the coalition forces doing? Just because of these two or three thousand cavalrymen, they are worthy of a decisive battle with our Xiliang army?"

"Haha." Jia Xu smiled casually and replied, "This is probably the coalition's plan to lure the enemy."

"A plan to lure the enemy?"

"Yes, a plan to lure the enemy!" Jia Xu said loudly, "If the military advisor expected it, the coalition forces must have set up their own formations on the twenty-li slope. This cavalry is just to lure our army to fight."

"Um." Ma Chao nodded and said in a deep voice, "Military advisor, that's the case, will our army go or not?"

"Of course." Jia Xu smiled, "If the coalition forces treat us so warmly, wouldn't it be rude if our army broke the appointment and did not go?"

"I understand!" Ma Chao nodded, raised his right arm high, and said quickly, "All the generals obey orders, and each rectify their own troops and follow the general... to attack!"

"Abide by the order!"

The generals responded to the promise and took their own orders and left.

Suddenly, the horns were clamoring, and the drums shook the sky. At the gate, a group of Western Liang cavalry rushed out like a rolling iron stream, and rushed to the foot of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry Formation with an arrow. The two armies were round, and Zhang Liao rode his horse out of the formation, pointed the Liangzhou military formation with a gun and shouted loudly: "Zhang Liao is here in Yanmen, who dares to fight?"

Xu Chu was furious and was about to take out the battle when he was about to take out the horse's hooves. When he looked back quickly, the barbarian general of the Western Regions and the general of the Cheshi State to protect the country, Yahulu had already taken out the battle with his horse and rushed straight to Zhang Liao. Zhang Liaoqing shouted and rode his horse to meet him. The two cavalry met in an instant. Zhang Liao shot with a gun and stabbed Yahulu's throat like lightning.

Yahulu let out a wolf howl and swept across the board with his gun.

"when!"

Two guns fought each other, and then the two cavalry crossed over, and a wild tide of force rolled back like a tide. The iron spear in Zhang Liao's hand almost flew away! Zhang Liao felt awe-inspiring in his heart, thinking that the enemy took the power above him, and it was difficult to calculate the battle, so he should stab him with a return spear. Thinking of this, Zhang Liao rode his horse to the formation and walked.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Yahulu let out a wolf howl that was not like a human, and he rode his horse and chased him quickly.

Zhang Liao dragged his iron spear backwards and walked back to the formation without hesitation. The cold touch came clearly from the iron spear in his hand, making Zhang Liao's consciousness clearer than ever before. The noisy battlefield gradually faded away with the tide of the earth. At this moment, Zhang Liao's mind was only the enemy generals who were chasing faster and faster behind him.

"call out!"

The two horsemen were barely intersecting, and murderous intent was revealed in Yahulu's fierce eyes. He shot his hand and stabbed Zhang Liao's vest. Hearing the sound of breaking through the air behind his head, a cold murderous intent suddenly burst into the corner of Zhang Liao's mouth. He was soon to say that Zhang Liao's agile figure was strangely on the back of the horse, and Yahulu's sure shot had already penetrated the air.

“Uh~~”

Yahulu's shot fell into nothing, and suddenly a flash of cold light in front of him. The iron spear that Zhang Liao dragged behind was already raised strangely, and it barbed back like lightning, pierced Yahulu's throat in one flash.

"Puff...stut!"

The war horse continued to rush forward, Yahulu's body shook twice and fell to the ground. Zhang Liao stabbed Yahulu to death with one shot, and then he pulled his horse and speared it, and howled to the Liangzhou army formation. Behind Zhang Liao, two thousand Bingzhou soldiers responded, and the crowd was infuriated, and the shouts of tsunami were about to shake the sky.
To be continued...