When the date of the battle arrived, the Kansai Allied Forces formed a formation in Weinan. The nine chief generals were all arrayed in brocade robes and armor in front of the formation. Most of the soldiers behind them were wearing single clothes and holding on in the cold wind.
Before the war, the generals took out the last grain reserves so that the starving Xiliang soldiers could finally have a full meal.
Cao Cao, still wearing a red robe, was lazily surrounded by soldiers and faced the Kansai Allied Forces.
"Why did Prime Minister betray his promise?" Han Sui shouted on his horse.
Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed: "The battle belongs to me, not to the thieves. How can you, the rebellious ministers and thieves, make the decision for me?"
"Uncle, what else do you have to say to this traitor? Wait until I kill him and I'll stand on my back." Ma Chao said disdainfully.
Han Sui hurriedly waved his hand: "A good nephew must not show off his courage..."
Before he finished speaking, Ma Chao, riding alone in white robes and silver armor, rushed out of the formation. He pointed a gun at Cao Cao and shouted: "Traitor, don't you remember the shame of Tongguan? You can throw away your red robe today, and you can't cut off your beard. Hurry up." Send people out to die..."
Cao Cao leaned back slightly, pointed his riding whip at Ma Chao and praised: "This horse is extremely brave, it really has the style of Lu Bu in the past..."
"Prime Minister, this man killed Xia Houjian and asked me to go out to avenge my nephew." Xia Houyuan asked for a fight.
Cao Cao did not answer directly, but asked: "Have you done what I assigned you to do?"
Xia Houyuan nodded and said: "I have followed the Prime Minister's instructions and ordered Wen Lie and Zi Dan to personally lead the tiger and leopard cavalry in a roundabout way. It is estimated that they will reach the battle location soon."
"Very good. Now the horse is inviting a fight in front of the formation. You can go forward and fight with it to delay the horse. But you must be careful and don't make any mistakes." Cao Cao instructed.
Xia Houyuan was overjoyed when he heard this. He clasped his fists and led his horse forward, confidently saying: "My lord knows how good I am in martial arts. Ma Chao will definitely be killed by the sword here."
Ma Chao saw Xia Houyuan's bright clothes and armor, and thought that he was an incompetent man who was willing to die, so he asked contemptuously: "Who are you? Can I know your name?"
"Xia Houyuan."
There is nothing sloppy about the word "cold".
When Ma Chao heard that this person's surname was Xiahou, he couldn't help laughing wildly: "Are the Xiahou family members willing to die? How boring..."
"Anyone who insults me, the Marquis of Xia, will be destroyed by me." Xiahou Yuan raised his sword and came to fight Ma Chao.
The two soon fought fiercely. Xia Houyuan's swordsmanship was superb and decisive, and he fought Ma Chao for five or six rounds without deciding the outcome.
Ma Chao was full of energy from the battle, thinking that Xia Houyuan was a hundred times stronger than Xia Hou, but unfortunately he was still no match for me. Suddenly, his marksmanship was extremely fierce, and his vast offensive was like the Yellow River bursting its banks, rushing downhill in a violent rush.
Han Sui couldn't help but nodded. He looked around at Yang Qiu, Li Kan and others, as if to tell them that Meng Qi recognizes me as his father. If my son is successful, I will be honored.
This was the second time for Cao Cao to see Ma Chao's martial arts. Seeing that Xia Houyuan was already tired of dealing with it, he hurriedly called Xu Huang and said: "This son is not weak in appearance and good in appearance, and his writing and ugliness are comparable to Lu Bu. Gong Ming can wait for the opportunity to step forward to help Miao Cai. If If you still can't win, I'll ask Zhong Kang to take care of you."
"Wei." Xu Huang accepted the order with his fists clasped, and then his eyes were fixed on Xia Houyuan and Ma Chao.
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at Xu Chu's arm beside him, and Xu Chu replied honestly: "Don't worry, my lord, the arrow wound on my arm has healed."
"Good." Cao Cao replied affirmatively.
After Xia Houyuan fought with Ma Chao for ten rounds, his sword skills and momentum were already overshadowed by the opponent's fierce spear, and he thought that he must use tricks to defeat his opponent.
Xia Houyuan used a flaw and retreated to the main formation. Xu Huang mistakenly thought that he was out of strength, so he raised his ax and rushed over.
Ma Chao was halfway through the pursuit and found out that Cao Cao had sent out another general, so he sneered: "Wagon battle? That's the end of Cao Cao's thieves..."
Xia Houyuan passed by Xu Huang and thought to himself that it was too early for you to come out to meet him.
Xu Huang happened to block Ma Chao's sight while running. Xia Houyuan said to Ma Chao, Ma Chao, you are here. He took out his bow and arrow, took aim and shot.
The moment Xu Huang raised the axe, he suddenly felt a gust of wind under his armpit.
Whoosh.
Xia Houyuan's feather arrow went straight towards Ma Chao, but he fell on his horse in response. The Kansai Allied Forces were in an uproar when they saw this, and their nervousness caused the horses to neigh.
When Xu Huang saw that Xia Houyuan had been hit, he raised his ax to kill the enemy's head. He would be rewarded with wine later for such a good deed.
When the big ax fell rapidly, Ma Chao, who was 'shot', suddenly tilted his body. He had Xia Houyuan's feather arrow in his mouth, and the iron spear in his hand pierced Xu Huang's face.
Surprised, Xu Huang could only change his strength in a hurry and let the ax change direction to resist Ma Chao's iron spear.
Clang...
Although Xu Huang successfully blocked Ma Chao's attack, due to the continuous use of greater force, a short vacuum period suddenly formed in the arm muscles.
Ma Chao's thrust was blocked and he swung to the left. Xu Huang was almost thrown off his horse due to the imbalance of strength.
When masters fight against each other, victory or defeat can be determined in an instant.
Xu Huang was in danger when Ma Chao attacked him with two moves. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was completely out of ideas after just two or three rounds.
At Xu Huang's critical moment, a halberd flew towards Ma Chao in the sky.
"Gong Ming, leave quickly, Xu Chu is coming." A shout came from behind Xu Huang.
The moment Ma Chao put away his gun and took off his halberd, Xu Huang took the opportunity to slap his horse and escape from danger. Xu Chu, who rushed over, took his place.
"Aren't you the man who blocked Cao Cao's arrows in the river?" Ma Chao looked at Xu Chu coldly. He was even more shameless towards Cao Cao now.
"My name is Xu Chu."
Ma Chao looked surprised: "Looking at your size, could it be that you are Cao Cao's Tiger Marquis?"
Xu Chu shouted: "Since you know my name, why don't you dismount and accept surrender?"
"Interesting, you won't change again, will you?" Ma Chao pointed his gun at Xu Chu. He could only warm up with Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang, but now the fighting spirit in his blood has just been awakened.
"Unless I die." Xu Chu said concisely.
Cao Cao didn't ask anyone to support him just now, he just wanted to fight Ma Chao to the end.
Ma Chao and Xu Chu met their opponents and fought for forty or fifty rounds on horseback and then hand-to-hand under the horse. The two were sweating profusely in the cold weather.
Xu Chu then took off his armor and continued to fight Ma Chao with his upper body naked. The soldiers watching on both sides simultaneously let out loud shouts.
After all, Ma Chao was young and powerful, and after seventy or eighty rounds, he gradually gained the upper hand.
At this time, Ma Dai shouted loudly from behind the formation: "Brother, please retreat quickly, the Cao thieves are attacking the rear..."
Where can I hear Ma Chao is dead now? Ma Dai and Pang De then drove their horses forward at the same time. Upon seeing this, Cao Cao sent Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong out to capture Xu Chu.
Only then did Ma Chao realize that the rear formation was in chaos. Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu led the tiger and leopard cavalry to insert from both wings. The powerful impact completely suppressed the Xiliang cavalry.
The entire Kansai Allied Forces were in chaos. Ma Chao was so angry that he shouted on his horse: "Cao thief, traitor, evil thief, traitor! I swear to capture you alive, eat your flesh, and sleep on your skin!"
Cao Cao, who was under his command opposite, pointed at himself and said playfully: "Come on, horse, kill the thief Cao."
Cao Cao then raised his hand, and the troops behind him surged toward the Kansai Allied Forces like a wave.
"We have fallen into a trap, let's go, brother." Ma Dai reminded loudly.
The Kansai Allied Forces lacked military supplies and had long been separated due to lack of food. Now they were cut out of formation and were instantly defeated by Cao's army on the frontal battlefield.
In this battle, the nine generals in Guanxi were scattered. Cheng Yi and Li Kan were killed on the battlefield. Han Sui and Ma Chao fled back to Xiliang with the remaining troops. Yang Qiu returned to Anding. Cheng Yin, Hou Xuan, and Ma Wan Fleeing to Hanzhong, Liang Xing fled to Lantian County.
At the same time as Cao Cao's victory in Weinan, Lan Tian came to inspect the fields and martial arts hall under his control.
Gao Shun saw that he was running non-stop and didn't spend much time with his family, so he couldn't help but asked: "Sir, you haven't stopped since you came back from Jiangxia. Are you still worried about Jiaozhou? With Samoko and Moon Castle here, Lü Meng wouldn't be able to stop at all. It’s impossible to go any further.”
Lan Tian shook his head and sighed: "Time is running out..."
