Guo Huai was in despair and couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the visitor: "General Ma?"
The incoming general was Ma Chao. He glanced at the mess on the battlefield coldly and said in surprise: "Who is guarding Zhi County?"
Guo Huai's face was full of shame, he lowered his head and said: "It's Xu Huang!"
"Isn't this bullying an honest man?" Ma Chao was furious and rode his horse to the gates of the city to call for battle.
It turned out that Guo Huai had just left in the morning, and Ma Chao couldn't wait to take the first batch of boats to cross the river. He had nothing to do in the city and was anxious to send troops to fight Xu Huang.
Seeing that Xu Shu couldn't persuade him to stop, he asked Ma Chao to bring reinforcements to Zhi County first. After Guo Huai took the city, his brother Ma Chuang would garrison and defend the city.
Xu Huang went to the city to take a look, and saw another young general with extraordinary appearance and fierce momentum. He had already guessed it, and asked: "The general will be named."
"I am Xiliang Ma Chao!" Ma Chao pointed his gun at the city and shouted: "Xu Huang, thief, what is your ability to bully a junior? Do you dare to fight with a certain person?"
Cousin Ma Sheng stepped forward and said: "Brother, you are only ten years older than Guo Huai, how can you be the elder?"
"What do you know?" Ma Chao turned around and glared at him, "A certain instructor of Guo Huai's martial arts is even half a master. Anyone who bullies him is not giving me, Ma Meng, face."
Although Xu Huang had heard of Ma Chao, he didn't know what his abilities were. Seeing that he was still young, he planned to go out to greet him, but then he remembered the battle with Ma Dai yesterday and hesitated. As the coach of Hanoi, he couldn't tolerate any risks now. .
Seeing that Xu Huang didn't answer for a long time, Ma Chao waved Guo Huai to him and ordered: "Scold him!"
"Ah?" Guo Huai was stunned, stepped forward and shouted: "Xu Gongming, quickly open the city and surrender, otherwise you will die without a burial place."
Xu Huang sneered coldly: "How dare you make such a noise even when your defeated generals are defeated?"
Guo Huai's face turned red, he bowed his head and returned in shame. He had lost the battle and was disgraced and lacked confidence.
"If you can't beat him, why can't you scold him?" Ma Chao angrily said, curling his lips and slapping the horse forward: "Look at me!"
The tiger-headed gun pointed at Xu Huang and said loudly: "Xu Gongming, the Cao thieves have done many evil things. If you are a hero, you should not help Zhou to do evil. Even if you cannot abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, you should disarm and return to the fields when you return to Hedong. You are still worthy of your ancestors. Why? Do you want to be stubborn?"
Xu Huang sneered and said: "A certain escort on the eastward journey has made great contributions to protecting the emperor. Now he has been granted the title of marquis and general, and his ancestors have been honored. How can you expect the Xiliang army thieves to know about it?"
Ma Chao laughed proudly and said: "I have been a prince in the Ma family for generations, but you are just a Baibo thief. You have not regretted the defeat in Guanzhong. You are still determined to be a thief. After your death, you will be infamy for eternity. When you fled to your hometown in Hedong, you can see the graves of your ancestors." , breathing black smoke?"
Without waiting for Xu Huang to answer, he nodded again and said: "Oh yes, you must be guilty of being a thief and have no shame in going to worship in front of your ancestors' graves. I'm afraid that after many years, your parents' graves will collapse and the coffin boards will no longer be able to hold them. !”
"Young Ma Chao, you bullied me too much, I swear to kill you!" Xu Huang was furious after being scolded, and went down to the city to lead his troops to fight.
Ma Chao calmly rode back and raised his chin to the stunned Guo Huai: "How? Learn more."
Guo Huai glanced at Ma Sheng speechlessly, and Ma Sheng could only shrug helplessly. If my cousin becomes cruel, he will even scold his own family.
The drums in the city were beating loudly, and Xu Huang rushed out of the city again. Without waiting for a reply, he slapped his horse and killed the general, shouting angrily: "Xiliang barbarian, suffer death!"
"Today I want you to know the hero!" Ma Chao drew his spear and jumped on his horse, heading straight for Xu Huang.
Boom——
There was a deafening sound of weapons clashing, and Ma Chao raised his iron spear to meet Xu Huang's mountain ax head-on. The huge ax hit the barrel of the gun and was bounced off, and sparks could still be seen flying in the sun.
"Hahaha, not bad!" Ma Chao stirred his horse and laughed, and Dancing Gun rushed over again.
Xu Huang's face was as dark as water. He has been on the battlefield for a long time and has experienced hundreds of battles. He can tell the strength of his opponent with a try. Just now, he knew that Xiliang Ma Chao is well-deserved and his martial arts is still better than Ma Dai.
This was also Ma Chao's first battle in the Central Plains. In the morning, he couldn't wait to fight against a famous general like Xu Huang, but he didn't expect to meet him in Zhi County. Naturally, he was full of fighting spirit. The tiger-headed spear was shaking, and the red tassel was flying, like a ball of burning flames.
In an instant, the two cavalry were turning back and forth, killing smoke and dust everywhere, and the sound of clashing weapons was heard one after another like iron. Xu Huang's big ax was powerful and heavy, but when it encountered Ma Chao's tiger-headed spear, its power was greatly reduced.
Although the gun is light and agile, Ma Chao's gun is different. It weighs seventy-two kilograms. The barrel of the gun is made of pig iron. The head of the gun is an extraterrestrial meteorite. It weighs more than thirty kilograms. When one stabs it, The shock caused Xu Huang's ax to buzz.
The Ma family's marksmanship was passed down from their ancestor Ma Yuan. It has been refined over time and is sharp and practical. Coupled with Ma Chao's natural supernatural power, a gun moves like an angry dragon stirring up the sea, and the attack is like a tidal wave.
Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye. In the past, Xu Huang relied on the weight of his ax to defeat the enemy, but now he was unable to move the opponent in the slightest. He was sweating profusely from being killed and was hurriedly moving his horse to retreat.
"Where did the traitor go?" Ma Chao pursued him. Fortunately, Xu Huang's soldiers were well prepared and used bows and crossbows to force him back.
Xu Huang retreated to the city gate, with sweat pouring down his face and lingering fear in his heart. At this moment, he realized that Ma Chao's bravery might not be inferior to that of Guan Zhang, so he sighed with emotion: "How many talents are there under Liu Qi's command?"
When Ma Chao saw Wei Jun retracting the suspension bridge, he raised his gun and laughed loudly: "Thieves Xu Huang, if you still persist in your stubbornness, I will definitely kill you without a place to bury you!"
Xu Huang sadly retreated to the city and ordered the defenders to guard the city carefully. They were in a dilemma for a while.
He originally wanted to kill the enemy troops in Zhi County to boost their morale, but when Ma Chao's troops arrived, he encountered a powerful enemy and was trapped in the city. If Xu Shu divided his troops to attack Wen County, wouldn't it be self-defeating?
Ma Chao shouted for a while under the city, how could the Wei army dare to go out to fight? Seeing that it was getting late, they all came lightly armed and could not set up camp, so they had to retreat.
Guo Huai originally came with great interest, but unexpectedly he failed to take the city and lost many soldiers and horses. He felt depressed and felt ashamed of Xu Shu's teachings, so he was unwilling to leave.
Looking at the setting sun, he suddenly came up with a plan and said to Ma Chao: "Xu Huang was defeated yesterday. He was supposed to stay in the camp to stabilize the morale of the army. For some reason, he quietly went to Zhi County. Although he temporarily defended the city, this move was to sacrifice the good to the weak! I predict that he will be in a hurry to return to camp, so the general can temporarily withdraw his troops and ambush in Jishui, and Xu Huang will be captured. I will take the opportunity to seize the city and kill two birds with one stone!"
"Oh my, this is a great plan!" Ma Chao also admired Guo Huai very much, nodded and praised: "You are not very talented in martial arts, but you are talented in commanding troops and planning. You must learn more from Military Master Xu. Wait. When I meet my lord in the future, I will guarantee you to be my soldier. If you and I are harmonious in both civil and military affairs, who in the world can stop me?"
"Thank you for your support, general!" Guo Huai admired Ma Chao's martial arts so much. If he could join hands with such a hero, why would he worry about losing his fame?
Ma Chao called Ma Cong over, and the three of them discussed it. Ma Chao personally cut off the retreat and escorted the troops to retreat in the dusk.
