Within less than ten meters, hundreds of people gathered. Using this as a point, they continued to spread outwards. The entire wilderness of Guandu was filled with people. Four different flags fluttered in the wind, highlighting their uniqueness.
temperament.
Liu Bian was riding on horseback, looking around at the people kneeling on the ground scattered like layers of ripples. The soldiers wearing various armors were all kneeling on the ground, accepting their congratulations soaring into the sky.
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"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The sound was overwhelming, spreading from Guandu to all directions like rolling thunder, shocking the wilderness and breaking through the sky.
This was the first time for Liu Bian to see such a large lineup. He was so elated that he couldn't help but feel how good it was to be the emperor. He opened his arms and enjoyed this unprecedented congratulation.
However, before he had time to fully enjoy the joy it brought him, he turned around and saw Ma Chao still riding on the horse. In the entire Guandu, he and Ma Chao were the only ones riding horses, which suddenly made his mood plummet.
"Where is King Yan Gaofei?" Ma Chao took out an imperial edict, raised it high above his head, rode his horse in front of Liu Bian, and completely blocked Liu Bian with his sturdy body.
Although Gao Fei was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were always examining everything around him. He saw the hostile eyes of Liu Bei across from him, and Cao Cao not far away also had sly eyes. He raised his head and glanced at Ma Chao, as if
The snake-like eyes looked like they were trying to kill him.
He felt that the situation was not good. He could no longer see Liu Bian at all, and he didn't know whether he should answer or not.
"Where is King Yan Gao Fei?" Ma Chao had never seen Gao Fei before. He looked around and saw Cao Cao winking, so he turned his head and looked over. Seeing Gao Fei looking at him, he turned his horse's head and glared at Gao Fei.
, "Why don't you answer?"
"Are you talking to me?" Gao Fei pointed to himself.
Ma Chao was completely angered by Gao Fei and shouted loudly: "How dare you entertain me?"
"Don't dare! It's just that I am no longer the King of Yan. Now I have surrendered myself to the title of Marquis of Yan. Also, please get out of the way. According to the law, ministers are absolutely not allowed to stand in front of His Majesty.
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When Liu Bei heard this, he raised his head and saw Ma Chao on horseback, blocking Liu Bian. He thought to himself: "Ma Chao has indeed committed the following crimes. It seems that welcoming back His Majesty is the most urgent thing."
He looked around at the men around Liu Bian. Although they were kneeling on the ground, it could be seen that they had all undergone rigorous training, and these men were all wearing heavy armor. They must be Ma Chao's confidants.
He remained calm and quietly observed every move.
"Your Majesty, under the spotlight of everyone, you must not go beyond the old system, for fear of causing a mutiny." Chen Qun knelt on the right rear of Ma Chao and reminded him in a low voice.
Ma Chao looked around and saw that many people raised their heads slightly, their eyes full of anger. As the saying goes, public anger is hard to offend, so he had no choice but to put away his domineering attitude and move his body a little away so that everyone could see
Liu Bian, however, still held the imperial edict in his hand, and said loudly with a condescending air: "Where is Gao Fei, Marquis of Yan!"
"Here!" Gao Fei said, cupping his fists.
Without saying a word, Ma Chao immediately opened the imperial edict in his hand and read it in public: "The Marquis of Yan has been flying high, ignoring the imperial court and calling himself king without permission. This is against the ancestral system and is a heinous crime. He should be stripped of his original title in order to guard the frontier and make mistakes."
With little meritorious deeds, he will be exempted from death. However, the death penalty can be forgiven, but the living crime cannot be escaped. From now on, he will be thrown into the sky prison and escorted back to the capital to await his fate."
As soon as the voice fell, Ma Chao immediately threw the imperial edict in front of Gao Fei and shouted: "Where are the warriors in front of the palace? Take down the rebellious minister Gao Fei!"
Before Ma Chao's men could take action, Gao Fei stood up from the ground. The four generals Pang De, Wei Yan, Chen Dao and Guan Hai who were following him also quickly reacted and stood up together with their men behind him.
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"Gao Fei, do you want to rebel?" Ma Chao asked angrily when he saw this.
"Haha, this is a false imperial edict, why should I follow it?" Gao Fei glanced at Liu Bian, who was slightly shocked behind Ma Chao, and asked, "Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty will never do this, right?"
Liu Bian glanced sideways at Ma Chao and did not dare to answer. His eyes were full of fear.
"This is written by His Majesty himself. You were the first to claim the throne, and you owned the imperial seal but did not return it to His Majesty. These actions have constituted your heinous crimes, which are simply too numerous to describe. Do you still want to deny it?" Ma Chao pointed at Gao
Fei Nozhi said.
Gao Fei just smiled and did not answer. He glanced at Cao Cao, Liu Bei and the others and saw that they were all gloating about their misfortune, and Cao Cao had no intention of helping. He chuckled and said to Ma Chao: "If you want to take me
Human head, you are still a little young."
"Be brave! Come here, capture the rebel Gao Fei!" Ma Chao pulled out the waist knife he was wearing with a "swish" sound.
The four fierce generals Zhang Xiu, Suo Xu, Wang Shuang, and Qian Hu stood up together, drew their weapons, and rushed towards Gao Fei with their soldiers.
Gao Fei was well prepared, and instead of engaging in a fight, he retreated with his soldiers.
At this time, the entire Guandu became unprecedentedly tense. The soldiers who were kneeling on the ground stood up one after another due to a commotion, and suddenly there were spears like a forest.
The soldiers were all looking forward, wondering what was causing the commotion ahead.
At this moment, the thundering sound of horse hooves suddenly came from all directions. In the northwest corner, a man wearing golden armor and a golden helmet waved his saber and came galloping with all the Xiliang cavalry. It was
Liang Wang Ma Teng.
Xiliang cavalry continued to emerge from all directions, and Ma Teng led his eight generals to kill them from behind the kings with lightning speed. No matter whose troops they were, as long as they were not Xiliang soldiers, they were all enemies.
Ma Teng's appearance directly affected the situation near Guandu Gaotai. All those who came to attend the court meeting with the emperor were unexpected, let alone that the Xiliang soldiers would suddenly come out without declaring a war.
"Uluru..."
The Xiliang soldiers rode Xiliang horses with excellent endurance. The horses were covered with only a thin layer of leather armor. The knights on the horses held long bows, sabers hung from their waists, drew their bows and nocked arrows, and aimed at everyone.
People near the high platform fired randomly, except of course the Qin army under Ma Chao.
As soon as the Xiliang soldiers appeared here, Ma Chao's soldiers in white cloaks over there got on their horses one after another, took out their weapons, and immediately threw themselves into the battle, but there was no trace. The five thousand cavalry were instantly divided into five different groups.
There were horse teams, each led by a military sergeant, heading in different directions.
Gao Fei retreated in time, but he was also a little unprepared for the appearance of the Xiliang soldiers. The infantry at the back was snatched away by ferocious arrows before they had time to react, and a large group fell down behind them.
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"Send the signal!" Gao Fei, who was escorted by Wei Yan, Pang De, Chen Dao, Guan Hai and his personal entourage, shouted immediately when he saw the Xiliang soldiers suddenly appeared.
"No!" After Guan Hai heard this, he released a carrier pigeon from the pocket he had prepared. The carrier pigeon avoided the dense arrows, rose into the sky, and quickly flew towards the dense forest five miles away.
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When Cao Cao saw the Xiliang soldiers attacking him, and a strange smile appeared on Ma Chao's lips, he knew that he had been tricked by Ma Chao. Fortunately, all he brought with him this time were tiger and leopard cavalry.
As soon as something unexpected happened, Cao Chun and Cao Xiu immediately escorted Cao Cao away. The tiger and leopard cavalry cleared the way and got into a melee with the Xiliang soldiers who came from behind.
At the same time, under the protection of Zhang Fei and Yan Yan, Liu Bei quickly led his soldiers to find ways to escape from the battlefield to reduce casualties.
As soon as the melee broke out, the area around Guandu fell into chaos. Xiliang soldiers chased and intercepted them, hoping to kill all the enemies in one fell swoop. However, the elite troops brought by Gao Fei, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei rushed out desperately, and two groups of soldiers rushed out.
There were subtle changes.
Ma Chao raised his saber and did not chase Gao Fei. Instead, he rode his horse to chase Cao Cao. He led his 300 ghost troops like sharp swords to pursue Cao Cao.
There were Xiliang soldiers in front of him, and Ma Chao and his ghost army behind him. Cao Cao suddenly felt that he was in crisis, and he galloped on his horse, but there were people everywhere.
It’s even harder to reach the sky.
The Hubao Cavalry and the Xiliang soldiers clashed several times, but the gap to the outside world was never opened. Instead, the number of casualties increased.
"Cao Xiu, you lead five hundred men to kill from the left. Cao Chun, you lead five hundred men to kill from the right. The enemy's two wings are relatively weak, so there should be hope of breaking out."
"But your Majesty, who will protect your Majesty once we leave?" Cao Chun reminded.
"Don't worry, Dian Wei is here..." Cao Cao's words were only general, and then he realized that Dian Wei was not around.
Dian Wei's disappearance became a worry for Cao Cao. He sent people to the Yan Army camp many times to ask for him, but the answer given by the Yan Army was that he had already left.
"You can go with peace of mind. If you do as I say, you will definitely be able to resolve the current crisis."
Seeing Cao Cao's determination, Cao Chun and Cao Xiu accepted Cao Cao's advice, and each led five hundred tiger and leopard cavalry to launch a fierce attack on the two wings of the Xiliang soldiers.
"Cao Cao, don't leave!" Ma Chao set his sights on Cao Cao and caught up with his ghost army.
Cao Cao hurriedly mobilized his troops and sent people to block Ma Chao, while he retreated with his personal followers.
However, those people were no match for Ma Chao, and they were quickly dealt with by Ma Chao and his subordinates. Ma Chao once again chased Cao Cao, and was about to catch up, but he didn't know that someone came halfway and disturbed the proper order.
Cao Cao was worried that if Ma Chao caught up with him, he might lose his head and body. He secretly thought in his heart: "If the horse doesn't die, I won't have a burial place!"
The melee continued and gradually became more intense...