Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Zhong Yao thought for a long time and said, "Zi Lian, the only way to stand firm in this battle and rely on danger is to have a chance to survive until next year."

Cao Hong naturally knew about the current situation, but it was not a long-term solution if he couldn't defend himself.

Cao Hong thought for a while and said, "Master Zhong is not unreasonable, but this battle will last for several months. If you keep passively defending, I am afraid that morale will fall into a slump."

In the battle of defending the city, morale is an important factor. If the morale is low, the combat power will also decline, and it is not impossible to directly lead to the loss of the city.

But if he wanted to go to war, he could only take advantage of the fact that Ma Han and other coalition forces were not yet firmly established. Zhong Yao said: "Whether Zi Lian has plans, let's hear it."

Cao Hong said: "What I mean is to lead the army out of the city to fight, to attack the enemy's arrogance, and then defend the gate."

Zhong Yao nodded slightly and said, "That's true, but Ma Chao's bravery is already well-known in Xiliang, I'm afraid Zilian is not his opponent."

Cao Hong thought for a while and said: "This is easy to handle. The generals in Xiliang are a bunch of reckless people. Tomorrow, someone will set up a battle formation and bring Ma Chao in. They will definitely gain something."

Setting up an array to welcome Ma Chao and others, the chance of success is quite high, Zhong Yao thought for a while and said:

"This method is good, but our army has limited soldiers and horses. I'm afraid that the Ma-Korean coalition forces will attack desperately, and they will be unable to resist at that time, and there will be a risk of losing the pass."

Cao Hong said resolutely: "It is inevitable to go out and fight. If it is true as Mr. Zhong said, you can refuse to switch when the time comes. Everything is based on the overall situation."

Hearing Cao Hong's words, Zhong Yao's face was solemn, if Cao Hong died outside the pass, then Cao Cao would blame him and he would be implicated.

But what Cao Hong said was not unreasonable. From the beginning to the end, if there was a battle outside the customs, then the soldiers would definitely complain in their hearts.

Seeing Zhong Yao's hesitation, Cao Hong said: "Master Zhong, don't worry, someone will leave a last letter, and the prime minister will not blame you."

Zhong Yao nodded and said, "Okay, but Zi Lian must obey orders. If you call for money to withdraw troops, you should immediately lead your troops back."

Since he chose to fight, Zhong Yao could only minimize the danger as much as possible. After all, Cao Hong was a great general, and if he died in battle, it would affect his morale.

For Zhong Yao's request, Cao Hong naturally agreed, the opportunity to fight was fleeting, the two discussed it, and then dispersed to prepare.

An hour later, Cao Hong led an army of [-] and went out to call for battle. Ma Chao heard the news and immediately led his army to fight.

After a righteous conversation between the two, they began to wield their weapons and fought together.

After more than ten rounds of fighting, Cao Hong's defeat gradually became apparent, but it would take some time for Ma Chao to kill him.

After twenty rounds, beads of sweat were seeping on Cao Hong's face, and his hands were slightly numb, obviously exhausted.

Gathering all his strength, Cao Hong pulled his horse and galloped back to the main formation.

Seeing this, Ma Chao chased after him, but Cao Hong ran back into the formation and disappeared into the army. Immediately afterwards, Cao's army began to form and move.

Unable to see Cao Hong, Ma Chao reined in his horse and took a closer look. Seeing that Cao Jun was filled with smoke, he couldn't see clearly what was going on inside, and his face showed a trace of hesitation.

Just as Ma Chao paused, Cao Hong's voice came from the depths of Cao Jun's formation. "Ma Chao, I will be here, if I have the ability to come in and fight for [-] rounds!"

Hearing his voice but not his person, Ma Chao's face showed a trace of anger when he heard the provocation, and he wanted to rush into Cao Jun's formation, but after thinking about it, he pulled his horse and ran back to the main formation.

Seeing Ma Chao leave, Cao Hong was startled, thinking that he saw something, he was very annoyed at that time, and blamed himself for not fighting him for a while.

Unexpectedly, when Ma Chao returned to the formation, he just summoned soldiers and horses to break the formation with him.

Seeing Ma Chao leading thousands of soldiers and horses to kill, Cao Hong was ecstatic. This formation was the eight-door golden lock formation that was destroyed by Gao Shun at the beginning.

Since it was broken last time, Cao Cao has improved a lot and added some changes, which can be regarded as an enhanced version, but it is unknown how much Cao Hong has learned.

But it is more than enough for the Xiliang army such as Shang Ma Chao.

When Ma Chao rushed into the formation, he saw Cao Jun rushing in front of him continuously. He immediately raised his spear and stabbed continuously. Cao Jun was killed by one blow along the way.

Ma Chao can deal with the inexhaustible Cao army, but the thousands of soldiers and horses he leads are not as skilled as him.

After evading one round of Cao Jun's attack, he was stabbed to death by Cao Jun's random guns in the next round. The number of soldiers and horses following Ma Chao was also decreasing.

After an hour of fierce fighting, Ma Chao's body was covered in blood, and there were only a hundred people following behind him, but Cao Jun's formation could not see the end at all, let alone looking for Cao Hong who presided over the formation.

Lost in the formation, Ma Chao had no choice but to lead his army to continue the charge, hoping to break through the formation.

Pang De, who was fighting on the outside, saw that Ma Chao's troops in Cao's army were gradually disappearing, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Glancing at Han Sui who was thinking slightly, Pang De asked, "General Han, what can you see?"

Han Sui shook his head slightly and said, "I haven't noticed it yet, but Mazhou Mu is afraid that it will be difficult to break through this formation. This Cao Hong really has some skills."

The scheming Han Sui couldn't see anything, and Pang De was even more anxious. "Since this is the case, why don't I lead the army to rush to kill, so as not to let Cao Jun gain momentum."

The rushing army led by Ma Chao had disappeared into Cao's formation at this time. If he did not send troops, Ma Chao's life would be in danger.

Han Sui thought for a while, and agreed to send troops to break the formation together. After all, Ma Chao's loss would be detrimental to his side.

Zhong Yao, who was watching the battle at the gate, saw that the Xiliang army was about to lead the whole army into the battle, so frightened, he hurriedly called Jin to withdraw the troops, for fear that Cao Hong would be entangled outside the gate.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

Hearing the sound of gold, Cao Hong, who had the upper hand, was not greedy for merit, so he quickly waved the flag and led the army to retreat slowly.

The Xiliang army wanted to follow Cao Jun to break through the pass, but Zhong Yao was so decisive. Seeing that most of the soldiers and horses had entered the pass, he ordered the gate to be closed and ordered people to shoot and kill those Xiliang troops who were entangled with Cao Jun.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Xiliang army could only retreat quickly, leaving corpses everywhere.

In this battle, the Cao army lost more than [-] people, the Xiliang army lost nearly [-] people, and Ma Chao alone lost more than [-] people.

Although the first battle was not a complete victory, Cao Jun had a small advantage. Facing the siege of the Xiliang Army, he had a little bit of confidence in his heart, which was considered to have achieved the expected goal.

Compared with Cao Hong and Zhongyou's peace of mind, Ma Chao and the others really looked ugly at this time, discussing how to break through the barrier together.

Chapter 487

Before Ma Chao broke the formation today, Han Sui and others tried to persuade them to send hundreds of soldiers to test, but they were rejected.

In other words, the defeat in this battle was all on Ma Chao alone, but with Ma Chao's character, no one dared to stand up and criticize.

Ma Chao looked angry, and said angrily: "Cao Hong, after breaking through the barrier, he must be cut into thousands of pieces, so that I can vent my hatred."

The army led by Ma Chao was all soldiers who had followed him for a long time. With so many casualties in the First World War, how could he not be angry.

Seeing Ma Chao's appearance, Han Sui smiled secretly, but his face showed regret, and he said comfortingly: "Master Zhou Mu, don't be angry, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs."

"Looking at today's battle, Cao Jun must be short of troops, otherwise he wouldn't have withdrawn his troops even though he had the upper hand."

Pang De echoed and said: "Yes, don't worry, Mr. State Shepherd, our army will attack the city tomorrow, and we will surely be able to avenge our shame."

Under the leadership of the two, the princes who had newly voted for Ma Chao all spoke out one after another, expressing their willingness to take the lead and capture Tongguan tomorrow.

In the words of everyone, Ma Chao's anger has gradually calmed down, and he said: "Okay, whoever attacks Tongguan first, the governor of Benzhou will appoint him as the prefect."