A violent clash of weapons sounded behind Cao Cao. When he turned around, he saw Xu Chu blocking Ma Chao's path with a long sword and fighting with him.
Xu Chu's sudden appearance not only surprised Ma Chao, but also made Cao Cao feel a little surprised. Cao Cao clearly remembered that when he arrived here, Xu Chu was still immersed in deep self-blame in the military camp, and Dian Wei's mysterious disappearance made him even more surprised.
Xu Chu stayed behind closed doors.
Cao Cao had no time to think carefully about why Xu Chu suddenly appeared, and he had no time to think carefully about where Dian Wei was. The only thing he could think of was to break out of the siege as soon as possible, return to his military camp, accumulate all his troops, and deploy defenses.
Perhaps because he believed in Ma Chao so much, he did not make any arrangements at all. He only brought Cao Chun, Cao Xiu and a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry to meet the emperor. He originally thought that Ma Chao would only deal with Gao Fei.
However, the Xiliang soldiers suddenly came out under the leadership of Ma Teng, which completely shattered his wishful thinking. He couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "The most unfaithful person is Ma Chao!"
When he looked back, Cao Cao also discovered a very strange situation. Under the protection of Zhang Fei, Yan Yan and others, Liu Bei had left the battlefield unharmed, but the Xiliang soldiers did not launch an attack on the Chu army.
"What's going on? Why did Ma Chao only attack me and Gao Fei?" Cao Cao was confused. The constant sound of fighting in his ears brought him back to reality. He galloped on his horse and saw Cao Chun. Cao Xiu had already left Xiliang
The left and right wings of the soldiers fought out, and then circled back to the center to attack from a flank. They slapped their horses and whips, held sharp swords, and led their men to kill out.
Behind, Ma Chao was stopped by Xu Chu. Seeing Cao Cao walking further and further away, Ma Chao was furious. He glared at Xu Chu who was blocking his way, and shouted loudly: "It's you again. I let you escape last time. This time I
The king will kill you with his own hands."
Xu Chu wielded the Guyue Sword and slashed randomly a few times, forcing Ma Chao away. When he turned around and saw Cao Cao walking away, he snorted coldly and said, "I didn't have enough to eat today. Let's fight another day."
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As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chu turned his horse's head and galloped out.
When Ma Chao saw this, he was about to pursue him, but he heard loud shouts of killing coming from the north. He saw in the distance behind the Xiliang soldiers, a large number of Yan army cavalry galloping towards them, like a rolling sea wave, unstoppable. And high up.
Fei and others were fighting hard outside, but the Xiliang soldiers did not get much favor from the Yan army. They fought in a melee with them, and each suffered casualties.
"Your Majesty, the Yan army has been prepared for a long time. Our army is not strong enough. I am afraid that we will not be able to completely kill the people in the future..." Chen Qun has been following Ma Chao. After taking a look at the situation, he immediately suggested to Ma Chao.
However, before Chen Qun could finish his words, the Yan army gathered together and really attacked that part of the Xiliang soldiers from front to back, and Gao Fei and others had already broken out of the encirclement.
Ma Chao took a look at the chaotic battlefield. Although the Xiliang soldiers were caught by surprise, they were not prepared for the attack. He didn't know whether the Yan army was too strong or the Xiliang soldiers were too weak. The more than 2,000 Xiliang soldiers who were responsible for attacking the Yan army were behind.
There was not much left in the Yan army's pincer attack.
He gritted his teeth and paid attention to the movements of the Chu army. Seeing that Liu Bei had led his people away from the battlefield, but did not see the Chu army participating in the battle, he said bitterly: "Damn Liu Bei, why didn't his army join the battle?"
fighting?"
"Your Majesty, it is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Liu Bei and we are not on the same front. The reason why we agreed to the request made by Your Majesty a few days ago is nothing more than an expedient measure. Judging from today's incident, Liu Bei arranged for our army to join forces and let Your Majesty
All of a sudden, all the heroes who came to see the emperor were offended..." Chen Qun analyzed.
"Thief, your mother! Withdraw the troops and return to the camp, and fight another day!" Ma Chao was full of regret, feeling that he was being played by others, and he was filled with hatred for Liu Bei.
Just three days ago, Liu Bei's envoy suddenly and secretly visited the Qin army's camp and brought Liu Bei's willingness to assist Ma Chao in eradicating Gao Fei. Ma Chao believed Cao Cao's intention, which led to the sudden change of meeting the emperor today.
However, what Ma Chao didn't expect was that he turned out to be a pawn in Liu Bei's hands. Not only did he completely break up with Gao Fei and Cao Cao, but he also gained no benefits at all.
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"What happened today was so sudden. I never thought that Ma Chao would do this openly. Does he want to deal with all the kings of the world with his own strength at the same time?" Sun Ce said on a high slope not too far from Guandu.
Riding on the back of a horse, looking at the Guandu battlefield in the distance, he said slowly.
"Young Master, I wonder if you noticed just now that the Xiliang soldiers did not attack the Chu army." Lu Su, riding a horse and standing on the right side of Sun Ce, told some clues he had discovered.
"The military advisor is saying that Liu Bei and Ma Chao are colluding together?" Zhou Tai asked suspiciously.
"It's very possible." Lu Su said.
"If this is the case, then the situation of the Yan army is in danger." Sun Ce said slowly, "Zijing, Youping, there is no place for us to gain a foothold here. Let's take advantage of the chaos and return to Jiangdong."
Zhou Tai cupped his fists and said: "No!"
Lu Su asked with a little hesitation: "Young Master, are you really not planning to say goodbye to Marquis Yan?"
"Zijing, you are a smart man. Since we were in the Yanjun camp these days, we have been monitored all the time. Today we managed to sneak out while Dianwei was causing trouble. If we go back again, I'm afraid we will never be able to escape."
It is impossible for him to leave the Yan army camp again. My father regards Gao Fei as a brother, but I only regard Gao Fei as my brother.
Gao Fei is a rival. I challenged him when I conquered Dong Zhuo. From that time on, he was my rival. What’s more, he is the overlord. Although I don’t know why my father trusts Gao Fei so much, but
This person has to be guarded against, and he may become the enemy of our entire Wu Kingdom in the future."
"Young Master, I think I understand what you mean. While there is chaos in Guandu and Liu Bei is here, we should rush back as soon as possible. Maybe we can do something in Jingzhou." Lu Su said what Sun Ce was thinking.
think.
Sun Ce smiled but did not answer, turned the horse's head, glanced at Zhou Tai and Lu Su, and said simply: "The melee in the Central Plains is also the time when our country of Wu is rising. Let's go back to Jiangdong!"
"promise!"
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In the Yan army's camp, a hundred soldiers covered in steel surrounded Dian Wei, forming a true iron wall.
Dian Wei stood in the center of the camp with his bare hands, panting heavily, glaring at the hundred heavy infantry surrounding him with a pair of tiger eyes, gnashing his teeth in hatred.
Wen Chou was fully clothed and stood outside the heavy infantry. Looking at Dian Wei inside who was gasping for air due to exhaustion, he said loudly: "General Dian, Wen Mou advises you to save your strength. You will never be able to escape from here."
Those who escaped, these one hundred soldiers were specially trained to trap you."
Dian Wei has never gone out since he entered the Yan Army camp. Every day, no less than a hundred soldiers would "protect" him alone. At first, he thought it was because he was injured, but now his
The injury had completely healed and he couldn't even go out for a walk. Only then did he realize that he was imprisoned by Gao Fei.
Three days ago, he began to try to break free from this invisible prison that imprisoned him. However, without his double iron halberds, his attack power was greatly reduced, and he could not break through with only brute force.
After Dian Wei made a fuss, Gao Fei was afraid that Dian Wei would escape, so he ordered people to build a cage while Dian Wei was exhausted, completely trapping Dian Wei in the iron cage.
Today, Dian Wei gathered all his strength, bent the iron cage, and got out. He was immediately surrounded by heavy infantry brought by Wen Chou. No matter how hard Dian Wei fluttered, he could not escape.
"I want to see King Yan!" Dian Wei was already sweating profusely from exhaustion. His body made of flesh and blood could not break through the siege of a hundred fully armed elite soldiers. As soon as he defeated one, another one surged up.
, not because he was incompetent, but because his fists could not break the steel armor at all. Even if the soldiers fell down, they would not be able to do much damage, and they could get up and fight again.
"General Dian, save your energy, my lord will not see you. However, don't worry, my lord has said that when he sees you, he will let you go. Please be patient for a while longer." Wen Chou rushed.
Dian Wei, who was trapped in the pit, shouted.
Dian Wei looked around and said nothing. When he regained his strength, he exerted force and ran forward quickly. When he was about to approach a soldier in the front row, he suddenly jumped up and flew into the sky.
, his body rolled several times in the air, and as soon as he landed, a hundred soldiers rushed over from all directions, not attacking, but simply trapping him.
"You...what do you want me to do?" Dian Wei was completely speechless. He had tried all the methods he could think of. As long as he moved, the hundred soldiers would follow him and attack him again.
Besieged.
He was very impressed by the physical strength of these one hundred soldiers. They were wearing heavy armor, but they were able to run so fast and react so sensitively.
He was about to be driven crazy. He sat down on the ground, gasping for air. After a while, he said to Wen Chou: "I'm hungry..."
After Wen Chou heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "General Dian, this is how you behave. This camp is specially set up for you. There are five hundred such fully armed soldiers in the camp. They take turns watching you every day. You
Just give up your plan to escape and wait here quietly. When the time comes, my master will take the initiative to let you go."
Dian Wei sneered and didn't make any answer. In his opinion, only after eating a full meal can he have the strength to try other methods.
"Cook for General Dian!" As soon as Wen Chou finished speaking, he left here, leaving one of his followers to look after Dian Wei.
When Wen Chou returned to the Central Army, he happened to meet Gao Fei returning with his soldiers. Seeing Gao Fei's disgraced face and most of the other soldiers covered in blood, he frowned and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "My lord, what happened?"