"Report!!! General Ma! From the south, there are a large number of troops from the south rushing towards my superior party. Look at the flag on the banner, it is Chu State, Zhao!"
What!?
No matter what Ma Chao thought, he never imagined that Chu soldiers would appear here.
Isn’t this Bingzhou? How could the Chu army appear here? Then the Chu army, didn’t the intelligence office say they were attacking Qingzhou?
You know, Qin King Lu Bu is rushing towards Huguan to kill? How did this Chu army appear? Is it possible? It flew over?
Obviously, Ma Chao also knew that this was impossible, but no matter how hard he thought, he could not imagine that the Chu army actually crossed the natural chasm and Taihang Mountain under the leadership of Zhao Yun!
However, this does not hinder the confidence of the horse to exceed the soldiers' attack.
Humph, the Kingdom of Chu? The banner with the character Zhao? Could it be that Zhao Yun? Let me, Xiliang Jinmachao, come and meet you for a while!
"Have you ever found out how many soldiers the Chu army has?"
Although he had already decided to attack the Chu army, out of caution, Ma Chao decided to confirm the number of Chu army soldiers before deciding whether to attack with the entire army.
"General Ma, I just took a rough look at the brothers under his command. They only have thirty thousand soldiers."
Less than 30,000? You dare to attack the city guarded by this general with less than 30,000? Who gave you the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard?
"Send the order! The entire army is assembled and ready to leave the city to meet the Chu army!"
Just kidding, I have 20,000 garrison troops in Shangdang's city and only 3,000 cavalry. You have less than 30,000 men and you still dare to attack my general's city. Isn't it too long?
"General Ma, the last general is better to stay and guard the city so that we can be prepared if the Chu army makes a surprise attack."
Unlike Ma Chao's arrogance, Cheng Lian, who was relatively cautious, vaguely noticed that something was wrong, but could not confirm what was wrong, so he could only ask to stay and defend the city.
At the very least, if that's the case, you're not afraid of the Chu army stealing the city, right?
"In that case, then a certain family should leave 5,000 troops for General Cheng Lian to defend the city."
After all, Cheng Lian was Lu Bu's veteran general, and the newcomer Ma Chao couldn't help but respect him, so he had no choice but to agree to his request.
However, this is not a problem.
In Ma Chao's opinion, fifteen thousand men and three thousand cavalry were enough to defeat the Chu army.
However, how could Ma Chao and Cheng Lian know that the Chu army did not have 30,000 soldiers, but a full 80,000.
As for why the scouts only found 30,000 people? That's because Zhao Yun did this deliberately.
After all, if you go to attack the city so openly, anyone who is not blind will be able to spot the traces of the army.
Therefore, Zhao Yun simply led 30,000 people to serve as bait, while another 50,000 troops lay in ambush near Shangdang. After all the attention of the Shangdang defenders was attracted by Zhao Yun's 30,000 forward troops, they would wait for an opportunity to attack.
As Ma Chao led his troops to fight out, the two armies soon encountered each other near the south gate of Shangdang.
Looking at the word "Zhao" embroidered on the Chu army's banner, Ma Chao had basically confirmed that this must be Zhao Yun of Chu State.
You know, the only general named Zhao in the Chu State who can lead an army independently is Zhao Yun.
Riding his horse forward, Ma Chao began to ask questions.
"I am Ma Chao, the brave cavalry general of the Qin State, and the coming general is Zhao Yun of the Chu State? Why are you innocently invading my territory?"
Looking at the young man coming from the other side, Zhao Yun almost laughed.
Although this young man wearing an eagle helmet and animal armor is majestic and majestic, just by looking at the questions he asked himself, you can tell that this young man has no military experience at all.
At the very least, he has no experience in independent leadership.
You know, the State of Qin has already started a war with the State of Chu. The fighting in Luoyang is almost going to hell, and you still ask here why it invades your territory? Isn't it a joke?
However, I don’t know what is so special about this young man that he could be promoted to Shangdang Guard General by Lu Bu?
His surname is Ma? Is he Ma Teng’s son? But even so, it’s not like Lu Bu would look down upon him so highly, right?
General Xiaoqi? Just looking at his official position, he is higher than Zhao Yunlai.
"This general is none other than Zhao Yun, a young man from the Ma family. Now that I have arrived in person, why don't you surrender as soon as possible?"
Similarly, Zhao Yun clamped his legs, commanded the horses under his crotch to come out in greater numbers, and launched a strategy of recruiting and surrendering towards the oncoming Ma Chao.
Although Zhao Yun also knew that the chance of Ma Chao surrendering was very slim, but was that important?
You know, when two armies are facing each other, whoever shouts the words of surrender first will have the psychological advantage.
But don't underestimate this weak psychological advantage.
On the battlefield, all factors that affect morale are accumulated bit by bit.
"Arrogant people, seeking death!"
Hearing that Zhao Yun dared to surrender to him, Ma Chao was furious, and without saying anything else, he immediately planned to charge forward and take the head of Zhao Yun from the opposite side.
"General, how can you kill a chicken with a knife? I will go and take this traitor's life for you later!"
Seeing that Ma Chao was going to fight, Wei Xu couldn't sit still.
Just kidding, the person opposite is Zhao Yun. This guy is a very famous person in Huanyu.
If I can capture him, won't I, Wei Xu, become famous?
What's more, what is the so-called attack by Lu Bu now? Isn't he trying to attack Xiang Ji of Chu?
If Xiang Jiai captured Zhao Yun here, I'm afraid Qin King Lu Bu would give a large reward to a certain family, right?
As for the rumored martial prowess of Zhao Yun? Haha, Uncle Wei Xu really didn’t take it seriously.
It's just a rumor. Anyone who takes it seriously is a fool.
"Okay! General Wei Xu, I will raid the formation for you!"
Seeing Wei Xu asking for battle, Ma Chao reined in his horse.
Indeed, is it better to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer? A mere Zhao Yun, Wei Xu must be enough to deal with him.
Ma Chao became reserved and arrogant.
You know, when Ma Chao became famous at a young age and traveled outside the Great Wall, whether he was from the Qiang tribe or the Southern Xiongnu tribe, it could be said that hearing his name made him daunted.
"Zhao Yun! I am Wei Xu, General Yingyang of the State of Qin. Do you dare to fight!"
With a swing of the long knife in his hand, Wei Xu struck out on horseback.
"Zhou Cang, I'll leave this guy to you."
Are you kidding, you Qin people are arrogant? Zhao Yun is equally arrogant.
To deal with such an unknown person, why should I go to the cloud and do it myself?
You must know that after years of fighting and even killing Xia Houyuan in formation, Zhou Cang's martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.
Although he is not as good as several generals on the front line of the Chu Kingdom, his opponents Zang Ba and Yu Jin are definitely not inferior.
A mere Wei Xu? He's not so easy to catch.
"Chu State, Zhou Cang!"
After receiving Zhao Yun's signal, Zhou Cang clamped his legs together, shot out a horse from his hip, and rushed towards Wei Xu who was coming in front of him.
"Zhao Yun, you actually underestimate me!?"
Wei Xu became angry when he saw that Zhao Yun did not go out to fight, but instead sent a general with a face like a door and a big ax in his hand.
No one, no one ever dares to underestimate me, Wei Xu!