Reborn in the Three Kingdoms

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Xu Shu stayed up all night, waiting for news from Ma Chao.

The sky gradually brightened.

Xu Shu came to Yuanmen and asked the gatekeeper, "Has General Ma Chao not returned yet?"

The gate general replied: "Not yet."

Xu Shu frowned slightly, feeling a little worried.Ordinarily, Ma Chao should have returned long ago.

When he was worried, a sentry patrolling the corridor on the gate suddenly shouted: "Someone is coming this way!"

Xu Shu couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

"How many people? What are their identities?" Yuanmen General asked anxiously.

"About two hundred people, whose identities are unknown!"

"Close the gate of the camp and prepare for battle." The commander of the gate immediately ordered.

The gate of the camp was closed immediately, and hundreds of crossbowmen immediately deployed behind the wooden fence, and hundreds of spearmen and sword and shield soldiers prepared for battle behind the crossbowmen.A soldier holds a horn, ready to blow it.

The Yuanmen General came to Xu Shu, clasped his fists and said, "Military Master, do you want to leave here for a while?".The gatekeeper was worried that Xu Shu would stay here in case something went wrong.

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "No problem."He felt that the two hundred or so riders who came at this moment should be Ma Chao and the others, but didn't Ma Chao bring five hundred fine riders?

"Yes." Then Yuanmen will return to his post.

After a while, smoke and dust billowed to the eyes, accompanied by the sound of horseshoes rushing.

When the opponent was more than thirty steps away, the crossbowman on the patrol corridor released a loud arrow, which was a warning.

Those galloping knights immediately pulled back their horses, and many horses neighed and stood up.

At this time, a familiar figure came out and said loudly: "I am Ma Chao, open the gate of the camp!"

The gatekeeper took a closer look and found that it was indeed General Ma Chao.Hastily ordered someone to open the gate of the camp.The sergeants on alert dispersed at the same time.

Ma Chao then led his fine cavalry into the camp.Xu Shu immediately greeted him.

"Military division." Ma Chao rolled over and cupped his fists.

Xu Shu helped Ma Chao up, took a look around, and then looked at the military advisers behind Ma Chao, and found that everyone had blood on their bodies, and many of them were still wounded.Can't help frowning slightly.

"Military division, we..." Ma Chao was about to report immediately with an anxious expression on his face. [

Xu Shu interrupted Ma Chao, "Don't be busy, follow me to the commander's account first."

Then Xu Shu and Ma Chao walked quickly to the handsome tent.The two hundred or so cavalry under Ma Chao returned to their camps.

When approaching the commander's tent, Xu Shu gave an order to a guard, and then walked into the commander's tent together with Ma Chao.At this moment, Lu Bu just got up.

"Military division, you came really early! Could it be that you have been guarding outside?" Lu Bu made a joke once in a while.But neither Xu Shu nor Ma Chao laughed.

"General, Meng Qi has returned, let him tell what he found." Xu Shu said to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu looked at Ma Chao and found a lot of blood on Ma Chao's body.Can't help frowning slightly.

At this time, Zhang Jaw lifted the tent and walked in. "Military advisor, general." Zhang Jaw bowed to Xu Shu and Lu Bu respectively.Seeing that Ma Chao had returned, Zhang Jaw's eyes lit up. "General Ma Chao."

Ma Chao returned a salute with his fists clasped, and then said: "I led five hundred elites to ride across the Yellow River and headed west. Suddenly, I encountered a large army of Cao troops near Pingqiu. The leader was a general with a mace. He was very powerful. I fought against him. Thirty rounds are tied."

Lu Bu stroked his chin and said, "Mace! This person should be Xiahou Dun."

Ma Chao immediately kept this name in his heart, and then continued: "After I got rid of Xiahou Dun, I continued to go west, but I didn't want to surprise several Cao troops. I was surrounded in the northwest of Pingqiu, and after a bloody battle, I broke out of the encirclement. The 300 fine cavalry who went there killed nearly 3000 people!” At the end, Ma Chao couldn’t help but feel heartbroken, some of these fine cavalry were trained by him, and some were elite cavalry handed over to him by Chen Chu himself.There are a total of [-] elite cavalry under Ma Chao's direct control. These cavalry are not inferior to the elite of the Tiger Roaring Battalion.

The three couldn't help but nodded, no wonder Ma Chao was stained with so much blood!It turned out to be a bloody battle!Although Ma Chao described the process very simply, everyone knew in their hearts that the battle must have been very brutal.

Xu Shu frowned slightly and asked, "Meng Qi estimates how many troops there are in Cao's army?"

Ma Chao thought for a while and replied, "Twenty to thirty thousand!"

The three of them were all shocked when they heard this.Zhang Zhe said in disbelief: "How is this possible? The main force of Cao's army was dragged to Dingtao, and they still have so many troops sent to Pingqiu? Besides, even if Cao's army returned to aid, why did they deploy their troops in Pingqiu?"

"Hmph, they want to eat us!" Xu Shu sneered.

The three generals were taken aback, and Lu Bu smiled and said, "Just because those thirty thousand people want to eat us, it's fine if I don't beat them to pieces and eat them!"

Xu Shu shook his head, "Cao Jun is afraid that all the main forces have already gathered."

"How is this possible? Cao Cao doesn't want Tao?" Zhang Jai questioned.

"According to all the signs and what Meng Qi has detected, I'm almost certain that Cao Cao has led his main force to set a trap against us. As long as we cross the Yellow River, they will swarm up like a pack of wolves!"

"What about Yuan Shao? Cao Cao has to solve this problem first, right? I suspect that all of this is Cao Cao's suspicious tactics!" Zhang Jai said.Zhang Jaw's suspicion is also justified.

Xu Shu shook his head, he also didn't understand, as Zhang Jaw said, if Cao Cao didn't solve Yuan Shao's problem first, how could he escape and go north?Wouldn't this be suicidal? [

Lu Bu touched his chin and said arrogantly, "Why do you have to guess so much! Let's cross the Yellow River and attack Yanzhou according to the established plan!"

"No! Now that the enemy's situation is unknown, how can we act rashly?" Xu Shu immediately objected.However, Zhang Jai and Ma Chao did not agree with Xu Shu's words, they were obviously more inclined to Lu Bu's decision.

"Aren't you also unable to make sure of your own judgment?" Lu Bu asked rhetorically.

Seeing that Lu Bu seemed to have made up his mind, Xu Shu said anxiously, "If my guess is correct, our army may be wiped out if we cross the Yellow River!"

"Even so, I can lead all the troops out of the encirclement!" Lu Bu looked very proud.

"The lord handed over the army to the general, the general can't be so messed up!"

Lu Bu's eyes widened, and he jumped up, "What did you say?"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jai hurriedly came between the two, "Aren't we discussing countermeasures now? Why get angry!"

Lu Bu sat down angrily, Xu Shu frowned and insisted: "I must be responsible for the safety of the army! I do not agree to cross the Yellow River!"

Lu Bu was about to have another attack immediately, Zhang Jaw hurriedly persuaded Lu Bu, and then said: "How about this. The main force of our army of [-] crosses the river, and the remaining [-] stay on the north bank, thinking that we will respond."

This also seems like a good solution.

Lu Bu nodded after thinking for a while, then turned to look at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu showed a thoughtful expression, and nodded after a while.Xu Shu was not too sure about his own judgment. If the situation was not as he had guessed, wouldn't it mean that he would delay the opportunity of the battle; moreover, leaving [-] people on the north bank to be responsible for the response should be safe.

Seeing that Xu Shu finally nodded, Lu Bu couldn't help showing a smile, and then ordered: "Since the military adviser has no objection, then it's settled like this. Zhang Jaw, you lead the eight battalions of the left and right armies to stay in the camp on the north bank. Ma Chao, you lead the [-] paces." The pawns attacked Jiyin, and I personally led fifty thousand people to attack Yanzhou."

Zhang Jai and Ma Chao took orders respectively.

Lu Bu turned to look at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said: "I'll follow Fengxian." Xu Shu was really worried that Lu Bu would lead the army alone.

Lu Bu had no objection to Xu Shu's decision.

Immediately, the order was passed down, and the entire camp started to run at high speed like a precision machine.

Lu Bu, Ma Chao, and Xu Shu led an army of [-] troops to cross the Yellow River on a pontoon bridge. At the same time, Zhang Jai ordered the soldiers to strengthen the camp defense offensive, and sent a large number of scouts along the Yellow River to detect the east and west sides.

When the army came to Baima City, the city gate was already wide open, and the officials sent by Cao Cao were welcoming them at the gate with their seals.Baima City surrendered without a fight.

After the army captured Baima City, Xu Shu proposed to send [-] soldiers to stay here. Lu Bu felt that the force was enough, so he accepted Xu Shu's suggestion.The general who stayed behind on the white horse was Lu Bu

Zeng Gang, the second-in-command, is about 30 years old, not very burly, but he has good martial arts skills and is very cautious.It was intentional for Xu Shu to choose him as the general who stayed behind on the white horse.

After resting in Baima, the army divided into two groups and headed to Jiyin and Yanzhou respectively.Before leaving, Xu Shu instructed Zeng Gang carefully.

Ma Chao led [-] infantry to Jiyin County along the official road.All the way was smooth, until the army came to a low hill only twenty miles away from Jiyin.

Ma Chao squinted his eyes and looked at the surrounding terrain. The low hills were undulating, giving people a lonely and gloomy feeling.Heart palpitations for no reason.He frowned slightly.

Suddenly, a flock of birds rose from the woods on the hill to the front right, and Ma Chao's alarm bells rang.

"The whole army stops advancing and goes to the hill on the left!" Ma Chao ordered urgently.

Although the soldiers did not understand why Ma Chao gave such an order, they carried out the order without hesitation.The army stopped and quickly went up the hill on the left under the leadership of the generals.

At this moment, not far from the front, there was a sudden surge of banners and killing sounds, and several Cao Jun soldiers rushed out like black waves.

The military division is right! ! ~!