Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Seeing that everyone was moved by what Ma Chao said, Han Sui smiled and said, "What Ma Zhoumu said is not unreasonable, so we must work together to take Tongguan as soon as possible."

Ma Chao said: "Yes, yes, yes, I will take it as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that Zhong Yao will invite reinforcements to come. Tomorrow, we will intensify our attack and break through Tongguan in one fell swoop."

Han Sui agreed and said: "Okay, I'll have a good drink today, and tomorrow I will fight Cao Jun to the death and take Tongguan as soon as possible."

When the two sang together, the other young generals naturally couldn't speak, but they also had nothing to say, after all, Quan Xiaoyan had little to say.

Everyone in the tent began to drink freely, and the atmosphere was pleasant for a while, but in order to attack the city tomorrow, they tried to control their drinks as much as possible, and after a few hours passed, they returned to their accounts.

In the early morning of the next day, the Xiliang army assembled early, and the intensity of the attack also increased a lot.

Cao Jun's strength was limited in the first place, and after struggling for three hours, he had no choice but to send the reserve team to defend the city.

As soon as the reserve team came out, the situation was temporarily stabilized, but unexpectedly, at this time, Ma Chao led the army and joined the siege.

Ma Chao was as brave as ever, and took the lead to rush to Tongguan. Although Cao Hong led his army to resist in time, he still let him occupy a corner.

Under the leadership of Ma Chao, the Xiliang army continued to come up from the occupied corner, and began to fight with Cao Jun in hand-to-hand combat.

Cao's army was small in number, and every one who died in battle was one less, while the Xiliang army had a large number of people, and slowly began to occupy most of the Guanlou.

The situation was critical, Zhong Yao thought for a long time, and let the echelon that was going to be replaced tomorrow go up the tower ahead of time, temporarily stabilizing the situation.

The two sides did not give an inch at Tongguan, and the fallen corpses almost covered the road, but no one retreated.

The battlefield has entered into a frenzied fight. In the eyes of the soldiers on both sides, there is nothing else but killing, killing, killing.

After a day of hard work, Cao Jun finally defended Tongguan, but the price he had to pay was extremely heavy. There were less than [-] fighters who could fight. With this situation, Tongguan would be lost tomorrow.

On Tongguan, Cao Hong and Zhong Yao lived on the ground, their faces were tired, they rested for a long time, and then they spoke to each other.

Zhong Yao said helplessly: "Zi Lian, let's go, Tongguan can't be defended anymore, and the Xiliang army will take it if they attack casually tomorrow."

"Ah." Cao Hong sighed and said, "If I knew I wouldn't have gone out to hunt and kill Ma Chao, how would this allow me to meet the Prime Minister?"

Zhong Yao thought for a while and said, "Zi Lian, don't worry, when the time comes, you will bear it with you, and the prime minister will not punish you too much."

Cao Hong said gratefully: "How can this be done? Lord Zhong has nothing wrong with this battle, so how can he take the blame for this?"

Zhong Yao smiled and said, "What's the matter, don't worry, if you and I bear the burden together, the prime minister will definitely not punish you severely."

Cao Hong didn't want to die either, but he was afraid that if Tongguan fell, he would be executed by Cao Cao if he went back. If that was the case, it would be better to die in Tongguan and leave a good reputation.

Now that Zhong Yao is willing to bear the burden together, Cao Hong is naturally moved, and after making some excuses, he agrees to retreat.

After the discussion, the two stood up, summoned soldiers and horses, divided one part, led by Zhong Yao to protect the wounded soldiers, and left first.

The rest followed Cao Hong and set up traps in Tongguan, intending to assassinate some Xiliang troops.

Just when Cao Hong was about to settle down, there was a sudden sound of hoofbeats, which stopped them for a moment in shock.

No, the sound of horseshoes came from inside the pass, not outside the pass. Could it be that reinforcements are coming.

Cao Hong felt a little joy in his heart, and just about to send someone to investigate, he heard a familiar voice.

"General Cao Hong, Xu Chu is ordered by the Prime Minister to come to support!"

Hearing the sound, Cao Hong paused, and hurried down to the pass to meet him.

But when Cao Hong saw the coming reinforcements clearly, his expression darkened.

Behind Xu Chu, there were only a thousand cavalry. Although they were equipped with tiger and leopard cavalry, they would definitely not be of much use in the face of more than ten times the Xiliang army.

Cao Hong did not give up and asked: "Xu Chu, the prime minister sent this army?"

Xu Chu replied: "More than that, General Xia Houyuan led the headquarters with [-] troops, and they should arrive in a day."

It turned out that as soon as Cao Cao got the news of the Xiliang army's invasion, he sent Xu Chu and Xia Houdun to lead the army to help, just to ensure that Tongguan had no worries.

On the way, when Xu Chu and Xia Houdun learned that Tongguan was in danger, they immediately divided their troops and asked Xu Chu to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to support them first, so as to avoid the fall of Tongguan.

Hearing that there were reinforcements, Cao Hong regained a tinge of blood, looked at Xu Chu and said, "You are really like magic soldiers when you come, otherwise Tongguan will fall, and I will not be able to explain to the prime minister."

"Oh, by the way, when General Xu came, did you see Mr. Zhong?"

Xu Chu replied: "Yes, he will lead the wounded soldiers to a safe place and he will come back."

Cao Hong nodded and said, "That's the best. General Xu has worked hard all the way, so let's take a break. The Xiliang army will definitely launch an attack tomorrow."

Xu Chu said disapprovingly: "It's okay, I heard that Ma Chao is a rare and fierce general, I don't know if it is true."

A hint of fear appeared on Cao Hong's face and he said, "Ma Chao is really brave. Under his command, I'm afraid he won't be able to pass fifty rounds."

"Fifty rounds?" Xu Chu muttered, "If that's the case, Xu will have a good fight with him."

Xu Chu still had some understanding of Cao Hong's force. Since even he couldn't last fifty rounds under Ma Chao's hands, he probably didn't have much confidence in taking down Ma Chao.

However, Xu Chu was naturally warlike, especially against opponents who were not much different from him. Now he had this rare opportunity, so naturally he would not let it go.

However, Cao Hong had already suffered a big loss by taking the initiative to leave the customs once, so naturally he would not agree with Xu Chu's approach now, after all, there were not many reinforcements.

In case of a big defeat, I am afraid that reinforcements will arrive, and I am afraid that they will also face the dilemma of falling.

Cao Hong said anxiously: "General Xu, it is important to defend Tongguan right now. If the battle fails, I am afraid that we will lose troops in vain."

Xu Chu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, General Cao, Xu will lead the tiger and leopard cavalry into battle, and he will never lose a single man. Ma Chao wants to take down XX, but he doesn't have the ability."

Xu Chu is the general of Cao Cao's personal guard. Although he is an outsider, his relationship with Cao Cao is very close, and he may be higher than the generals of the Cao family.

Seeing that Xu Chu refused to listen to persuasion, Cao Hong didn't say much, because he knew in his heart that Xu Chu's force was firmly No. 1 in Cao's army, which was recognized.

Chapter 496

Since he chose to fight, he naturally had to recover his strength. After Xu Chu divided Cao Hong's five hundred tiger and leopard riders, he led the remaining tiger and leopard riders, found an open space, fell down and fell asleep.

When Xu Chu arrived, it was close to the third watch. Before he fell asleep for a few hours, the sky began to light up, and the horns of the Xiliang Army also sounded one after another.

Awakened by the sound of the horn, Xu Chu went to the kitchen without haste, had a hearty meal, and then went to Guanlou.

When he came to Guanlou, he saw Cao Hong was directing his soldiers into a defensive position. Xu Chu stepped forward and asked, "General Cao, how long will it take for the Xiliang Army to attack?"

Listening to Wei's question, Cao Hong said: "Hurry up, according to the normal situation, the Xiliang Army should arrive within a quarter of an hour."

Xu Chu nodded and said, "Very well, General Cao will continue to direct the defense, and Xu will go out of the city to fight first."

Cao Hong stepped forward, approached Xu Chu and said, "General Xu is extremely brave, but you must not be careless. Ma Chao is not an ordinary person. If he is not an opponent, he will retreat immediately."

"Understood." With a big wave of his hand, Xu Chu turned around and went down the Guanlou, summoned five hundred tiger and leopard riders, opened the door and rushed out.