"Uh... General, please spare me. The villain is not a man from the mountain, but a soldier in front of General Guan Yu's tent."

"What, are you General Guan Yu's soldier?"

“Just… it’s right.”

"Why is it here? Where is General Guan Yu?"

"Return to General Guan Yu, General Guan Yu has been killed, and most of the soldiers in his army have dispersed."

Taishi Ci was secretly shocked and said sternly: "Where is the emperor? Where are all officials?"

The young master said: "The emperor and all officials have been robbed by Ma Chao of Xiliang, and are not far ahead."

"Ma Chao?" Taishi Ci pondered for a moment and said sternly, "Come."

A junior school came forward and said, "What are the general's instructions?"

Taishi Ci said: "Quick horses will return Gongzi Ce and Zhou Yu's great governor. Guan Yu has been killed. The emperor and all officials have been robbed by the Western Liang general Ma Chao. The last general led the vanguard, the light cavalry, and asked Gongzi and the great governor to lead the army to reinforce. Go quickly!"

"Abide by the order!"

The school agreed and took the order and left.

Ge Po, Ma Chao's big tent.

Ma Chao asked Fa Zheng: "Has Xiaozhi, the emperor and all officials settled?"

Fa Zheng said: "Don't worry, Major General, you have settled down."

"Um."

Ma Chao nodded, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a rapid sound of footsteps outside the tent. Han De had already stepped in quickly at the curtain lifting and said hurriedly: "Major General, just now he was procuring his horse to report that a large group of cavalry was found thirty miles south. It seemed that it was the cavalry team of Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong."

"Sun Jian's cavalry?" Ma Chao stood up suddenly and asked, "How many people are there?"

Han Dedao: "There are about two thousand riders."

"Two thousand cavalry?" Fa Zheng pondered for a moment and said to Ma Chao, "Major General, our army has only 800 cavalry, and its strength is less than half of the Wu army. If we fight hard, even if we can win, we will suffer heavy casualties! Runan is Cao Cao's territory. If we do not have enough troops to protect the emperor and the officials, we may have some troubles."

Ma Chao said: "What are the great ideas about Xiaozhi?"

Fa Zhengdao: "You can only be taken with wisdom, not force."

Ma Chao said: "Are you going to have a plan?"

Fa Zheng drew out his sword with his backhand, drew a small circle on the ground, and said to Ma Chao: "Major General, please see, this is Gepo, our army is located, and the two thousand Wu cavalry should have advanced twenty miles south of Gepo. The fast horses can advance quickly, and it only takes half an hour to reach Gepo. In other words, our army still has half an hour to use."

Ma Chao said: "Summary."

Fazheng Dao: "Gepo is the terrain of the canyon, with steep mountains and deep valleys, and it is very different from the nearby terrain. Most of the nearby hillsides are deep and dense forests, but Gepo's rocky land is exposed and there is no vegetation covering it. I think it is likely that this place has been burned by sky fire, and the vegetation on the mountain is burned by fire, so this is how much. It is the middle of winter, and the snow on the slope is very thick. Why don't the Major General ask the soldiers to roll snow down the slope to block the official road? It will be difficult for the light cavalry of the Wu army to pass through, and our army can retreat calmly."

"Xiaozhi said very good." Ma Chao said, "Where is Han De?"

Han De took a quick step forward and said quickly: "What are the instructions of the Major General?"

Ma Chao said: "Immediately click on the five hundred soldiers and climb up to Gepo and rolled down the snow!"

"Roaring snow?" Han De touched his head and said in confusion, "Major General, this cedar is loose and not a rolling stone wood, how can he get out?"

Ma Chao cursed: "Idiot, have you ever snowballed when you were a child?"

"Yes." Han De nodded repeatedly, "Every winter, he will snowball and build snowmen when he has nothing to do."

"Isn't that all, let the brothers roll snowballs on the broken ground first, and then push them down along the waves. The snowballs go down the slope, and will bring the snow rolling along the way to the bottom of the mountain, thereby blocking the official road." Ma Chao said, "Let the brothers cut down some trees and pile them on the official road in advance. In this way, the snow and trees are mixed together, making it more and more difficult for the Wu army to clean up!"

Han De suddenly realized, "I understand."

Ma Chao kicked him in the butt and cursed: "Why don't you go quickly!"

Han De screamed and fled in panic.

More than half an hour later.

When Taishi Ci led two thousand light cavalry to Gepo, he found that the snow in the valley was several feet thick, and the loose snow was piled with branches and debris. The official road passing through the valley was completely blocked by the snow. Taishi Ci urgently ordered the soldiers to get off the horse to clear the snow. Suddenly, a wave of cold arrows shot from the hillsides on both sides, and in an instant, more than a dozen soldiers were shot over.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Taishici had no choice but to order back three miles to get out of the village and make a decision after dawn.

A hundred miles south of Gepo, Sun Ce's tent.

Zhou Yu walked in long, held his fists and bowed, "Bo Fu."

"Gong Jin." Sun Ce rushed forward and grabbed Zhou Yu and said, "Ji Yi just now condemned the fast horse and returned the return. Guan Yu was killed by Ma Chao in Xiliang in Gepo, and his troops were dispersed. Today, all officials have fallen into the hands of the Liang army! Zi Yi was leading two thousand light cavalry to Gepo overnight to pursue him."

"Ma Chao!?" Zhou Tai, the general who followed Zhou Yu, Jiang Qin also looked shocked and said in a deep voice, "How could Ma Chao appear in Ge Po at this time?"

When the 23 princes attacked Ma Yue together, Sun Jian's elite troops stationed in Xingyang, and became the target of the Liang army's attack. Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Dong Xi, Zhu Huan, Chen Wu and other heroes in Jiangdong all died tragically. Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin also had a confrontation with Ma Chao and were deeply impressed by Ma Chao's bravery and good fighting. At this time, they still felt scared when they remembered it.

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Ma Chao is the brother of the Ma Butcher. This person is not only skilled in martial arts, but also has the true teachings of Ma Butcher and Jia Dushi. He is sinister and cunning and very good at using troops. Although General Taishi Ci is good at fighting, he is still inferior to Ma Chao, and he is probably unable to win the emperor."

Sun Ce said: "What good strategies do you have?"

Zhou Yu's feather fan shook lightly, as if he was talking to himself and asking Sun Ce, "If Ma Chao gets the emperor, he will have to protect him. There are two ways to choose from Runan to Guanzhong. One passes through Nanyang and the other passes through Yingchuan. Although Nanyang is Ma Yue's territory, there are no large army left behind. Although Yingchuan is Cao Cao's territory, there are tens of thousands of Liang troops to support him. Which way will Ma Chao choose?"

Zhechong Captain Lu Meng suddenly said, "Ma Chao is afraid he won't walk on Yingchuan Road."

Zhou Yu said: "How can I see it?"

Lu Meng said: "The reason is very simple. Ma Yue's army is confronting Cao Cao's army in Xuchang. The two armies are in a stalemate and anxious manner. No one can do anything to each other. If Ma Chao escorts the emperor to Yingchuan at this time, Ma Yue will definitely distribute a considerable amount of troops to protect the emperor. In this way, wouldn't it add a burden to Ma Yue?"

Sun Ce said: "So, will Ma Chao walk on Nanyang Road?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said to Sun Ce: "Although Ma Chao's troops are all cavalry, they have to protect the emperor and civil and military officials. Moreover, from Gepo to Nanyang, it is mostly mountain roads, which are rugged and difficult to move around, and the marching speed will definitely not be too fast. Bo Fu ordered General Pan Zhang to lead three thousand elite troops across the Dabie Mountains and seize the shortcut to intercept Ma Chao!"

"Yes." Sun Ce nodded, "Pan Zhang obeyed the order."

Pan Zhang took a quick step forward, clasped his fists and said, "The last one is here."

Sun Ce said: "Click three thousand elite soldiers across the mountain and cross the Dabie Mountains to catch a shortcut to intercept Ma Chao!"

"Get orders!"

Pan Zhang responded with a loud promise and took the order and left.

Shortly after Pan Zhang led his army to set off, Taishi Ci really condemned the fast horse's return. The road was blocked by snow, and the pursuit failed. He decided to take a detour and pursue it after dawn. At the same time, he asked Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to lead the army to support. While Sun Ce strictly ordered Taishi Ci not to act rashly, he personally raised the army and marched towards Ge Po overnight.

Xuchang.

Gao Shun led his army to steadily and advance step by step, without giving Cao Cao any opportunity to take advantage of. Finally, he successfully advanced outside Xuchang City. Within a few days, Ma Yue also led more than 10,000 elite troops to Xuchang to join Gao Shun. Seeing that the two Liang troops had joined, Cao Cao first defeated Gao Shun's army, and then looked for an opportunity to fight Ma Yue's decisive battle completely miscarried, and the confrontation was completed.

Cao Cao then ordered Zhang Liao to give up harassing the Liang army and return to Xuchang. He ordered the general Zangba. His adviser Xun You led 20,000 troops to camp in the south of the city. He ordered Cao Chun and Xun Yu to camp in the north of the city. Cao Cao personally led 30,000 troops to occupy the city and defend the city. The three armies were supporting each other to resist the Xiliang army.

Ma Yue was not willing to be outdone, so he led three camps in a tit-for-tat way. Fang Yue led 20,000 troops to resist Tibetan Ba, Gao Shun led 20,000 troops to resist Cao Chun, and Ma Yue himself stationed 20,000 troops to defend the central army camp. The three camps were in the shape of a Pin character, confronting Xuchang City and the two Cao army camps in the north and south.

In terms of force, Liang's army had 60,000 and Cao's army had 70,000, and they won slightly!
Chapter completed!