Han Shimou

Zhao Yun reined in his horse and turned around, his sword eyes sparkled, and he suddenly looked at Ma Chao on the city.The gazes of the two seemed to spark sparks in mid-air.Zhao Yun then hung the gun on the saddle, took a five-stone bow, and took three carved feather arrows in his hand, picked up the bow and put the arrow on it, the arrows shot like a string of beads, and shot at Ma Chao suddenly.I saw three arrows shot out one after another, lined up, and shot towards Ma Chao.With Zhao Yun's archery skills, the barbarians in the city exclaimed without realizing it, Ma Chao's face turned cold, and he also took out three arrows, and the arrows shot consecutively.Between lightning and flint, six arrows collided impressively in midair.After three violent bangs, before the group of barbarians came back to their senses, they saw Zhao Yun firing four arrows in a row, with very short intervals between each arrow, watching Ma Chao shoot at different positions of his body.Ma Chao's lion's face changed slightly, seeing the four arrows approaching, Ma Chao retreated suddenly, he swung his bow, knocking down two arrows and avoiding two arrows, it was very dangerous.Seeing this, the barbarians unconsciously exclaimed in unison.Ma Chao felt his face was greatly lost, he rushed to the top of the wall angrily, and aimed at Zhao Yun, trying to shoot an arrow.Unexpectedly, during the collision just now, the big bow was damaged. As soon as Ma Chao pulled the bowstring, the big bow split when it was stretched.At this moment, Zhao Yun quickly drew an arrow, aimed at Ma Chao's head and shot.At the sound of the bowstring, when Ma Chao opened his eyes anxiously to look, the arrow had already been shot. Ma Chao was so frightened that he lowered his head and hid. The arrow flew past and shot off the red tassel on Ma Chao's helmet.The Northwest Army under the city cheered in unison.All the barbarians in the city showed horror and were dumbfounded.Ma Chao was taken aback, the secret path was steep, he came back to his senses, and heard the repeated sound of the bowstring, which scared Ma Chao like a bird frightened, and he dodged away.Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun didn't shoot any arrows at all, and the Northwest Army under the city couldn't stop laughing.Ma Chao was so angry that his lion's eyes turned red, and he shouted in desperation.

"Zhao Zilong!!! Sooner or later, I will take your head!!!"

Zhao Yun's face was cold, and there was no ripple in his calm and clear sword eyes. He glanced at Ma Chao indifferently, and then withdrew his troops and withdrew.Looking at Zhao Yun's eyes, Ma Chao felt that he didn't take himself seriously at all, and roared angrily.

At this time, most of the soldiers and horses in the northwest had already withdrawn from the camp.When Zhao Yun rushed back to the camp, it was the first watch at night, and the soldiers in the camp were all cooking.Zhao Yun rushed to meet Wen Han, and just after entering the account, he saw Wen Han was discussing the war with a group of civil and military personnel.After Zhao Yun saluted, he walked to the left seat and listened intently.

"In today's battle, the barbarian army suffered a lot of casualties, more than half of them were killed. If Ma Mengqi hadn't attacked suddenly, our army would have broken through Zitong City and captured the barbarian king Meng Huo. Hmph! He has repeatedly sent troops to help Nanman. He must hope that Nanman can stop our army for him. When he is able to stabilize the situation in Yizhou, he will wait for Zhuge Kongming to send troops from Jingzhou, and then recover Zitong, The second county of Brazil!!"

Wen Han's complexion was dark, and his whole body was raging with anger, like a volcano about to erupt.Hearing this, Li You frowned deeply, and said in attendance.

"The big-eared thief is so vicious, my lord has to be on guard. Now we should quickly break through Zitong, and then make preparations quickly to prevent Zhuge Liang's Jingzhou soldiers in the near future. But right now Ma Mengqi is rushing to help the barbarian army, and wants to take Zitong city. Breaking through is no easy task, and if the reinforcements from the barbarian army arrive and the troops can be replenished, the battle in Zitong City is bound to last for a long time!!"

Hearing this, Wen Han's complexion became darker, his eyes narrowed, and he asked in a concentrated voice. **

"Does Zhongwen have a plan to solve the immediate crisis?"

Li You pondered for a while, then walked towards the case in front of Wen Han, looked at the map on the case, and then fell into deep thought.Neither Wen Han nor the civil and military personnel in the tent dare to disturb them.After a while, Li You's eyes lit up, he pointed to a place on the picture, and said to Wen Han.

"From the border of the Nanman to Zitong, the mountains and forests here are the places to go. I have explored the topography of this place a few days ago. The trees in this forest are mixed and weeds are overgrown. If you attack with fire, even a hundred thousand soldiers and horses , will be destroyed once. My lord, why don't you set up an ambush here, and wait for his reinforcements to enter this dense forest, set fire to it, and all of them will be wiped out!!"

When Wen Han heard this, his eyes widened suddenly, and the corner of his mouth curled into a smile.But at this moment, Zhao Yun attended and spoke.

"If there is no Huang Gongheng in the barbarian army, this plan may be successful. This man has a very high strategy and is very familiar with the land of Xichuan. He has seen through the plan of the former army division."

Li You heard the words, but smiled lightly, and spoke in a concentrated voice.

"General Zhao don't need to worry too much. You have your own plan to deal with this person. It will be like this at that time. He will definitely fall into the trap!"

Li You said a plan immediately, Wen Han and Zhao Yun listened to the plan, they all showed surprise, and secretly praised it.

In other words, in Zitong City, Meng Huo is hosting a banquet for Ma Chao.Meng Huo saw Ma Chao's martial prowess with his own eyes today, so he knew that Ma Chao's name in the Xiliang brocade in the past was not a false name.Ma Chao only led thousands of cavalry, but he was able to run rampant among the tens of thousands of Northwest troops, as if he had entered an uninhabited land, defeated the Chinese army, defeated Wei Yan, and went straight to the northwest rear. If Zhao Yun hadn't rushed back to help, Ma Chao would have killed the rear completely It is not impossible to kill Wen Han.Such a peerless warrior who can take the head of an enemy general among thousands of troops, how can people not admire him.What's more, barbarians have always respected the strong.Meng Huo treated Ma Chao as if he were a guest, toasting and praising him endlessly.All the barbarian generals also came to pay respects one after another, and they did not hide their respect.Ma Chao only felt that he had a lot of face, and his goodwill towards Meng Huo and other barbarians greatly increased.Huang Quan watched secretly, frowning, and silently cast a look at Ma Chao, as if to signal that the enemy is now in front, so don't drink for fun.Ma Chao saw it and was very displeased.However, he thought to himself that Huang Quan was extremely relied on by Liu Bei, so he didn't dare to do anything wrong and talk to Meng Huo.

"Although the Northwest bandits were repelled today, the army is so powerful that it will come back soon. Your Majesty should prepare for the war quickly to ensure that Zitong is not lost."

Meng Huo laughed loudly when he heard the words, raised his glass and said respectfully.

"Hahaha. Thanks to Uncle Liu's benevolence, he sent a general to rescue him. The general is so brave, he is unparalleled in the world. From what I can see, he is even better than the old general Lu Fengxian. There is a general sitting in Zitong , why should I worry!?"

As soon as Meng Huo finished speaking, all the barbarians echoed.Ma Chao was elated when he heard it, he laughed happily and drank several cups, feeling very happy.Huang Quan frowned when he saw it, and hurriedly said.

"If the king is so indulgent and has no worries, Zitong may be destroyed by the Northwest bandits!!"

As soon as Huang Quan said this, the expressions of everyone at the table changed.Meng Huo was very displeased, turned to look at Huang Quan, suppressed his anger and asked.

"Oh? How did Mr. Huang say that!?"

Huang Quan cupped his hands and bowed, unmoved by Meng Huo's anger, and said in a concentrated voice.

"Although our army repelled the northwest thieves today, the soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties. Almost half of the [-] soldiers were lost. Now with the thousands of soldiers and horses led by General Ma, the number of troops is no more than [-]. If the northwest thieves turn their backs Come to attack, what should we do?!"

Hearing this, Ma Chao waved his hand and shouted generously.

"The so-called soldiers come to block the water and cover the earth. If he dares to come, I will have my own general to fight and kill him!!"

Meng Huo grinned when he heard this, and praised Ma Chao again without looking.Huang Quan listened, but still said slowly with that expressionless expression.

"Forgive Huang, although General Ma has peerless martial arts, but the other army also has a general who is always victorious, Zhao Zilong. General Ma has fought dozens of battles with him in recent years, but he has never gained the upper hand. If there is a loss, then What should I do!?"

"Huang! Gong! Huge! Are you implying that I am the opponent of Zhao Zilong!?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao became angry like a dragon whose scales had been touched, his eyes were red, his fingers were yellow, and he roared angrily.Huang Quan stared at Ma Chao without fear.Seeing this, Meng Huo quickly persuaded the two to leave, and then said to Huang Quan.

"Huang Gong doesn't need to worry too much. Although our army is weak now, we have the fortified city of Zitong City to defend, and we have General Ma in command. No matter how powerful the thieves are in the northwest, it will be difficult to break through Zitong within a few days. A few days later, our reinforcements must have arrived at Zitong, and when the troops are replenished, Zitong will be safe!"

After hearing this, Huang Quan pondered for a while, and left with a sigh without any further persuasion.Meng Huosui, Ma Chao and a group of soldiers drank and had fun until the middle of the night.

The next day, it was just around noon.Zhao Yun led a group of soldiers and horses to the foot of Zitong City, set up a formation, beat drums, and bluntly called Ma Chao to fight.After a while, Ma Chao led his troops out, and the two armies faced each other.The two of them didn't answer each other, and suddenly their horses raised their guns and flew up, fighting in front of the battle.The two killed dozens of rounds, and the guns fired faster and faster. The sergeants of the two armies were stunned.However, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao became more and more courageous as they fought, without exhaustion, as if they had inexhaustible strength.There were bursts of gun collisions and violent noises, and the shadows of the guns were like lightning, and the collisions continued.Seeing that the two of them had killed dozens of rounds again, Ma Chao suddenly falsely stabbed him, knocked his ground, feigned defeat, dragged his gun and walked away.

Zhao Yun, however, saw through Ma Chao's trick, reined in the horse, hung a gentian silver spear on the saddle, drew an arrow from the bow, and shot at Ma Chao's back.The sound of the bowstring was booming, and Ma Chao heard the sound, his face was startled, he hurriedly turned around and shot out, hitting Zhao Yun's cold arrow.Zhao Yun then fired another arrow, and Ma Chao reined in his horse and rushed back into the formation.In the formation of both armies, they sounded the horns of gold retreat, and Zhao Yun and Ma Chao retreated respectively.

The one day war ended.On the coming day, Zhao Yun led his troops to plunder the battle again. Ma Chao heard this and was full of fighting spirit.Zhao Yun and Ma Chao came out one after another, their two peerless spears collided continuously, and each fought with all their strength, from noon to night, they fought for nearly [-] rounds, the sergeants of the two armies took great pains to watch.Seeing Ma Chao dodging Zhao Yun and stabbing him again, he angrily swept the spear away.Zhao Yun drew his gun to block it, Ma Chao took the opportunity to rein in his horse and retreat, the lion looked a little tired, and shouted.

"Zhao Zilong! Do you dare to fight me for three more rounds tomorrow!?"

Zhao Yun's grim face also showed a bit of fatigue, and he replied coldly.

"I'm afraid you won't dare to fight tomorrow!!"

Hearing this, Ma Chao smiled coldly, then hurried back to the formation, and withdrew his army and returned.Meng Huo saw that Ma Chao was so brave that he could match Zhao Yun in killing, so he admired him even more, and held banquets for him every day.Ma Chao was very proud, and even told Meng Huo and other barbarians that within three days, he would definitely defeat Zhao Yun.

In the next two days, Zhao Yun came to the city to plunder the battle, and Ma Chao repeatedly challenged him, and the two fought for four or five days in a row under the city of Zitong. It was a big feeling that Huang Quan would frown deeply after the fierce battle between the two of them every day.Meng You noticed it secretly, so he came to see Huang Quan, Huang Quan led Meng You into the hall, and the worship was over.Meng You opened his mouth and asked.

"Seeing Mr. Huang for the past few days, I frowned deeply. Do you have any doubts?"

Hearing the words, Huang Quan couldn't help but have a strange look in his originally unripe pupils, sighing secretly that Meng You has a unique vision, sees things in detail, and doesn't hide it at the moment, and replied with his hands clasped.

"To tell you the truth. I saw that Zhao Zilong came to fight with General Ma for several days, but other than that, the Northwest Army did not move. This is really strange. Logically speaking, although the Northwest Army has the upper hand, its food is insufficient.