Cheng Yu and Xun You asked the generals to quickly stop Xu Chu, but Ma Chao and the Xiliang cavalry were very fast, and they reached the outskirts of Cao's army in a short time.
Facing Ma Chao's powerful offensive and speed, all the generals in Cao's army couldn't help but gasped.
Xia Houyuan had the most violent temper. He thrust his war spear hard into the ground and said: "With so many people, we were surprised to let a young kid kidnap them in front of us, and then pass them back to Tao Shang's military camp. Wouldn't it be better to let those people
The officers and soldiers of Tao Army laughed at me and others non-stop?"
However, Yan Xing had already rushed to Xia Houyuan's side and said, "Under such circumstances, what should we do?"
Xia Houyuan snorted and said angrily: "You can bear it, but I can't! I can't swallow this tone at all!"
After saying that, Xia Houyuan squeezed his legs hard and led his troops to chase Xu Chu and Ma Chao in the direction of escape.
The other generals of Cao's army were also unambiguous and rode straight ahead, following Xiahou Yuan in pursuit.
Not long after, the generals of Cao's army arrived at the place where Ma Chao and Xu Chu's soldiers and horses were lined up. They saw that the two men had withdrawn their soldiers and horses into a valley next to the official road, and blocked the entrance of the valley with bows and crossbows. Cao Jun, the vanguard, had just charged.
Once inside, a large area was shot down.
The mouth of the valley was very narrow, and the soldiers could not move forward. They were unable to advance or retreat for a while, and they were in a dilemma.
Xia Houyuan wanted to command his troops to rush in, but Yan Xing came over and persuaded him: "General Miaocai, don't worry, their troops are nesting in the valley and guarding the mouth of the valley. Although we can't get in, they can't get out easily."
Come...we might as well surround this place and guard it for a few days. I expect there will be no water source inside. After the water is gone, we can naturally rush in and take their heads."
Yan Xing's words made Xia Houyuan suddenly wake up. He touched his chin, thought carefully for a while, and then nodded and said: "In that case, let people go to the back and report to Duke Xun and Duke Cheng. Wait for the opportunity."
After it matures... then we can deal with it."
As a result, Cao's army began to settle down outside the valley.
Ma Chao and Xu Chu in the valley now seem to have become a pair of brothers in need.
…
Late that night, the moon was shining in the sky.
Ma Chao and Xu Chu looked at each other. Their faces no longer looked displeased with each other at the beginning, but there was still some sympathy for each other in their eyes.
Or can it be described as feeling sympathy for each other?
During the day, the two of them organized many raids outside the valley!
But Cao Jun outside the valley has already arranged strong bows and crossbows. No matter how powerful and fierce Xu Chu and Ma Chao's troops are, under Cao Jun's fierce defensive formation, no matter how many Xu Chu and Ma Chao have
Despite the numerous outward conflicts, they were unable to break through the opponent's encirclement.
As time passed, Xu Chu and Ma Chao also gave up on breaking out, and instead chose to sigh in the valley.
A pair of enemies have now become a pair of brothers in need.
Xu Chu looked at the fire of Cao's army outside the valley and sighed: "Brother Ma, you really blame me for what happened today. If I hadn't been too eager to get credit, you and I wouldn't be in this situation today... Oh, now I think about it.
I think I feel quite regretful."
Ma Chao shrugged helplessly and said with a smile: "Brother Zhongkang, why do you say that? In fact, regarding the previous things, Ma did not do many things well... Alas, when he first joined the Prime Minister, he still wanted to be competitive.
Competing with the general, now that I think about it carefully, is really a big mistake."
Xu Chu shook his hand and said, "Whatever you say, Brother Ma is really exaggerating. In fact, a certain family should be thanking you. If it weren't for your rescue, I'm afraid that a certain family would have died in the hands of a thief general just now."
"
Ma Chao gave a wry smile, turned to look at Cao Jun in the distance, and said helplessly: "Even so, we are trapped here now. Now the enemy is guarding the entrance of the valley. In a few days, when the water we brought with us in the valley is gone, we can only
I’m afraid we won’t be able to pass this level.”
Xu Chu clashed with Ma Chao several times during the day and knew that what Ma Chao said was true, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Meng Qizhi's words are very true. Alas, looking at this situation, it would be difficult for you and me to fly even if we had wings today."
After saying that, Xu Chu punched the ground hard and said: "But to die here like this, a certain family is not willing to die. A certain family is not afraid of death, but even if it is, a certain family will die vigorously, wrapped in horse leather, it is so aggrieved.
It’s so shameful to be in this valley!”
Ma Chao turned to look at Xu Chu: "Brother Xu, you mean, do you still want to give it a try? Rush out?"
Xu Chu nodded vigorously and said: "Rush out! If you can't rush out this time, a certain family will not go back. The worst is to die outside."
Ma Chao also stood up and said: "Brother Xu has such ambitions, how dare Chao not obey? I am willing to accompany General Xu!"
Xu Chu raised his head and looked at the sky, and said: "Zi Shi rushed out. If this still fails, how about treating this place as the burial place for you and me?"
Ma Chao stood up and said: "General, I am willing to accompany you!"
Xu Chu stood up and said to Ma Chao: "If we fail, we will die. Brother, you are still young..."
Ma Chao laughed and said: "If you die, what will happen? I have been fighting with my father on the battlefield since I was a child, so why should I be afraid of death?"
Xu Chu thought about it carefully and said: "Since my virtuous brother has such courage, fine! Then we will live and die together!"
Ma Chao raised his hand to Xu Chuyi and said: "Brother, if you don't give up, Chao is willing to become brothers with me!"
When Xu Chu heard this, he was stunned.
"Do you want to sworn sworn friends with me?"
Ma Chao nodded vigorously and said: "Exactly."
Xu Chu thought for a while and said: "Forget it! Everyone is going to die. If we become brothers, we will have a companion when we go back to hell!"
…
Near midnight, Xia Houyuan, Pang De and others were outside the valley, arranging troops and horses to be closely guarded, cautiously waiting for the enemy to come out.
Xia Houyuan looked at the valley with a sneer, and said as he looked: "According to the thoughts of the two barbarians in the valley, if nothing happens, they will definitely lead their troops to attack us tonight. Hehe, that's fine, but we don't need to think of a way.
Once we've entered, we don't have to wait for them anymore, just wait quietly! Let them throw themselves into a trap when the time comes, and I'll capture Xu Chu alive when the time comes!"
Just when Cao Jun's generals and others were making arrangements, they suddenly heard a cry of killing from the rear. It seemed that Cao Jun's rear camp was under attack from the enemy.
When Xia Houyuan heard another noise coming from behind, he couldn't help but turned his head to look behind him in confusion and said, "What's going on?"
Not long after, I saw a scout running towards Xia Houyuan in a hurry. He raised his hands to Xia Houyuan and said, "General Miaocai, it's bad, Huang Zhong from the Jinling Army is coming to kill him!"
"Huang Zhong?" Xia Houyuan frowned: "Is that the rotten old man under Tao Shang?"
"Exactly!"
Yan Xing asked doubtfully: "Didn't you say that Xu Chu and Ma Chao are the vanguard army? How come another army came out?"
Xia Houyuan said harshly: "Whatever! The last time Huang Zhong played against me, I lost a lot of face. This time I have to get the general back from him!"