Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 650 Confrontation between several parties
Xu Huang felt angry when he saw Ma Chao despising him so much. This man is so arrogant!
But Xu Huang understood that Ma Chao was indeed crazy. He tried his best to block the opponent's gun attack. He understood why Zhang Liao couldn't even escape. If he had been besieged by three people, he might have been killed earlier. Just die!
But Xu Huang was very smart. He found that he was at a disadvantage when he came up, so he calmed down and concentrated on fighting Ma Chao with small kung fu in order to regain the disadvantage.

Although Ma Chao has excellent marksmanship, he actually doesn't have much experience against the enemy. When he saw Xu Huang's long axe, he preliminarily guessed that the opponent's moves must be of the fierce style of opening and closing, so he used complicated and exquisite marksmanship to deal with possible enemies. The three axes that came were intended to withstand the opponent's first wave of offensive while waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

But he didn't expect that this would play into Xu Huang's plan. In fact, Xu Huang's strength lies in his long breath, but his shortcoming is that the first dozen moves are not powerful enough.

Xu Huang's use of a heavy long ax resulted in a small skill. Because of this, when the previous moves could not be performed, the long ax was not fully swung, but after a dozen moves, the long ax picked up speed, and his moves were Each wave is stronger than the other and becomes more and more difficult to deal with.

After Ma Chao made more than a dozen moves, he thought his opponent was out of skill and wanted to use his killer move. However, he suddenly found that after the opponent's long ax spun faster, it became harder for him to break into the opponent's circle!

The two of them were evenly matched. Taishi Ci fired a big bow, and Dian Wei was in a panic. Dian Wei was about to rush forward, but accidentally, an arrow hit the head of his horse, and Dian Wei was shot. Dismount the horse.

Dian Wei cursed and found another horse. As soon as he got on it, an arrow hit the horse's head again, causing him to fall to the ground again.

The fall was so heavy that Dian Wei, who was wearing armor, almost lost his breath before falling. Seeing Taishi Ci's arrows coming at him, he had to find a place to dodge in a panic, while cursing the other party for being shameless.

Taishi Cihun seemed to have never heard of it. This was a war, not a time for fighting. Why should he fight with the opponent in close combat?

After he suppressed Dian Wei, Zhang Liao finally felt relieved. He waved his crescent halberd to force Cao Ren back and took the opportunity to escape from the circle.

When Taishi Ci saw Zhang Liao fleeing closer, he fired his arrows and said, "Is this the general of Marquis Wen, Zhang Wenyuan?"

"In the name of Yuan Shijun, I came to help you. May I ask where Marquis Wen is?"

As a result, what Zhang Liao said shocked Taishi Ci. Zhang Liao said with red eyes: "Marquis Wen,"

"Dead in battle!"

After hearing this, Taishi Ci shook his arms and said, "Marquis Wen has unparalleled military power. How could this happen?"

Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and said: "Huaicheng was raided by Cao Cao and took the emperor hostage. Marquis Wen attacked the city to rescue the emperor, but he was ambushed and was attacked by Cao Jun and Ma Teng Han Sui. He was attacked from both sides and died from random arrows! "

"I was clearing the way back then. When I rushed back, I found that Marquis Wen's body had been hung on the city wall!"

"I wanted to retrieve Marquis Wen's body, but there was an ambush before I could see him. If the general hadn't saved him, Jin Liao would have died!"

Taishi Ci looked at the city in the distance and said in a solemn voice: "Inside Huai City."

Zhang Liao said helplessly: "It has been controlled by Cao Cao and Ma Teng and Han Sui. They are defending the city. It is impossible to defeat them with the strength of the two generals alone."

Taishi Ci thought about it, he and Xu Huang originally did not have many troops, and with the rapid march for several days, half of the people behind them had not followed up, and they were tired and lacked horses. It would be unwise to fight head-on with the opponent.

At that moment, he categorically ordered the soldiers to withdraw their troops. When Xu Huang heard the sound behind him, he swung his long ax and struck it on the head. Ma Chao blocked it with his spear. There was a loud noise, and both sides dragged their weapons and retreated.

Xu Huang returned to the formation and heard Taishi Ci say: "Let's retreat to the Black Mountain Pass and set up a stronghold for defense first, and then we will make any calculations."

When Cao Ren saw Taishi Ci's men retreating, he stopped Dian Wei who wanted to pursue him, and he and Ma Chao withdrew their troops and returned.

He returned to Huaicheng and told Cao Cao about the arrival of generals from Yuan Xi's army outside the city. After hearing this, Cao Cao sighed: "This fierce tiger reacts so quickly. It is indeed our biggest enemy."

He then thought about it, and now he had two options to choose from.

The first is to wait for Yuan Shu's army to come over, encircle the three parties, calm the situation in Sili, and kill all forces that dare to intervene, including Fierce Tiger.

The second is to immediately take Liu Xie south, return to Yanzhou, and hand over Sili and the mess to Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shu.

Cao Cao's inner preference was the second option.

There is no benefit in leaving Liu Xie in Huaicheng. Cao Cao cannot completely control him. Instead, he will be restrained by Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shu who have evil intentions.

As for his alliance with these two parties, Cao Cao knew very well that now the parties are just using each other, and sooner or later they will fall out, especially Ma Teng and Han Sui. It’s hard to get out of Johto.

Not to mention that Xiahou Dun and others are now confronting the Jizhou army, eagerly waiting for Cao Cao to rush back and take charge, so Cao Cao must find an opportunity to rush back to Yanzhou as quickly as possible.

As for Sili, as long as he pretends to give up, Yuan Shu and Ma Teng Han Sui will have discord sooner or later. What Cao Cao has to do now is to throw out a bait for Ma Teng and Han Sui to use for his own use temporarily.

Cao Cao thought for a while, wrote a letter and had it delivered to Ma Teng and Han Sui outside the city.

Ma Teng and Han Sui were discussing matters in the camp outside the city. Just as Ma Chao returned to the camp, Ma Teng stood up and said with a smile: "My son is back!"

"My son killed Marquis Wen in yesterday's battle. He will definitely become famous all over the world!"

Ma Chao felt his face getting hot, "I didn't kill Lu Bu, he was shot to death by random arrows." Ma Teng waved his hand and said, "My son is too humble. If you hadn't restrained Lu Bu, he would have escaped long ago."

"This is a good opportunity for our Liangzhou Army to become famous all over the world. Otherwise, why don't we give this credit to General Cao Cao?"

Han Sui also smiled and said: "My good nephew is too self-effacing. Although we have joined forces with Cao Cao, we still have to compete in terms of momentum. After all, this is related to how to carve up Sili."

"If our Liangzhou army can occupy Sili, we can merge the states to the north and Jingzhou to the south, and have the qualifications to dominate the world!"

"At the worst, Brother Ma can occupy several states and become a powerful leader. Wouldn't it be more comfortable than being subordinate to others?"

After hearing this, Ma Teng said happily: "General Han said it well!"

"My great cause depends entirely on the help of the general!"

While they were talking, Cao Cao's letter arrived. Ma Teng saw that it was written that Ma and Han had signed it personally, so he and Han Sui tore open the letter together. Inside, Cao Cao said that he wanted to invite the two of them to the city to discuss matters.

Ma Teng subconsciously wanted to write a letter to refuse. After all, he and Cao Cao were just using each other, not a life-and-death friendship. What if the other party lured him into the city and then suddenly launched an attack?
While he was pondering, Han Sui spoke up: "Cao Cao's purpose is unclear. If we enter the city together and are deceived and imprisoned by him, everything will be over."

Ma Teng agreed: "What the general said makes sense. I will let Cao Cao go out of the city to discuss matters."

Han Sui said: "No, this will make Cao Cao doubt our sincerity."

"The reason why we sent troops this time is unjust and unjust. We need the emperor's name to rectify our name, but now the emperor is in the hands of Cao Cao, so we can only give in for the time being."

Ma Chao next to him heard this and said: "Why don't we simply destroy Cao Cao and seize the emperor?"

Han Sui shook his head and said: "It's not that easy. Let's not say anything about it. Cao Cao is not an unprepared person."

"After all, there is Yuan Shu in the south of us."

"If Cao Cao defends Huaicheng and Yuan Shu attacks us from behind, how long can we survive with our food?"

After listening to this, Ma Teng and his son had to admit that Han Sui's words made sense. They did not have much military rations for this long-distance raid, and they would be almost out of food in half a month, so they would not be able to support a protracted war.

Ma Teng pondered: "Since we still have requests from Cao Cao, it's not good to fall out with him. But if we appoint someone else to discuss entering the city and we don't go, wouldn't it look very insincere?"

Han Sui said slowly: "I will go to the city this time."

Ma Teng raised his head in surprise and saw Han Sui saying: "Cao Cao is testing us. If we have doubts, he will take advantage of him."

"Now that I enter the city alone, Cao Cao won't do anything to me. On the contrary, if it goes against me, Brother Ma can also send troops to restrain him so that he doesn't dare to act rashly."

After hearing this, Ma Teng was deeply moved and said: "The general has such insight. Teng Ming is very moved. Now he and Wen Yue are willing to become brothers of the opposite sex. I will never give up!"

Han Sui immediately agreed, and the two of them swore sworn vows on the spot. Ma Teng escorted Han Sui out of the camp before returning.

When he returned to the camp, Ma Chao, who had been watching coldly, said: "Father, is General Han's move just to enter the city?"

"If he had planned to negotiate some terms with Cao Cao without telling us, wouldn't this be playing into his own hands?"

After Ma Teng heard this, he said displeasedly: "My son is too suspicious. This should not be the case."

"Wen Yue and I have known each other for many years. If we work together, we will both benefit, and if we separate, we will lose. Now that we are sworn friends, he is your father. Don't say anything to cause trouble."

After hearing this, Ma Chao had no choice but to respond, thinking that my father is too easy to trust!

What made him even more aggrieved was that Ma Teng was the leader of the alliance between Ma Teng and Han Sui. If Ma Teng was in trouble, then Ma Chao could logically inherit the position of leader of the alliance. But now that the two are sworn sworn brothers, then Han Sui would become As the real number two figure, how will Ma Chao deal with himself in the future?
Thinking of this, Ma Chao stared at Huaicheng with resentment in his eyes.

In the palace in the city, Liu Xie sat listlessly in front of the window, lost in thought, not even looking at the tea brought by Fu Shou.

Fu Shou wanted to say a few words of comfort, but in the end she retreated sadly because she knew what happened yesterday had dealt a huge blow to Liu Xie.

Last night, Cao Cao sent someone to invite Liu Xie. Liu Xie was taken into a car without knowing what was going on, and then he was carried all the way to the top of the city.

Then Liu Xie saw Lu Bu's body filled with arrows.

Cao Cao on the side slowly turned around and smiled at Liu Xie: "Now that the traitor Lu Bu is dead, your Majesty can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)