The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are Cao Cao's personal guard cavalry. Although there are not many, the training is extremely strict and the equipment is considered excellent. Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen all know the importance of this battle, so they are prepared for a long time and are ruthless as soon as they take action. Be sure to hurt Ma Teng to lay the foundation for the lure.

Cao Xiu saw Ma Xiu fall from the horse, but he didn't know whether Ma Xiu was dead or alive. He had no time to look back in a hurry. He waved his spear and led the leopard cavalry all the way forward. Finally, he saw the armored cavalry led by Ma Dai coming towards him. He immediately took a breath of air conditioning and was ecstatic.

Ma Teng was so eager to send the armored cavalry to fight, it should have hurt his opponent hard and achieved beyond imagination, so that Ma Teng had to send the armored cavalry to reverse the situation in advance.

Even so, Cao Xiu did not dare to look back. He knew very well that the impact of the Arctic Rider was so short that the opportunity left to him was fleeting. If he was proud of the victory just now, he might become a victim of Arctic Rider in a blink of an eye. What he lost was not only his personal life, but also the opportunity to survive in Shu Kingdom.

"Turn! Turn!" Cao Xiu raised his spear and shouted wildly, while deviating from the saddle, forcibly turning the direction of the war horse.

The Leopard Cavalry Knight had no time to think about it, and followed Cao Xiu and drew an arc. The general avoided the frontal assault of the Arc Cavalry. Only dozens of riders at the end of the team had just broken through the siege and had no time to adjust, and was hit by the Arc Cavalry. Facing the five spears in the hands of the Xiliang Knight and the knights in the armor, although these selected knights fought back with all their might, they were still unavoidable and were successively dismissed.

Ma Dai shook off the blood on the spear and led the armored cavalry to continue moving forward, but a trace of strong anxiety flashed in his heart.

The initial battle was unfavorable, Ma Xiu's subordinates did not play their due role, and the formation was a little scattered, which might have been an accident. Cao Xiu's change of formation made him even more uneasy. The Shu army had not had many cavalry, but they were prepared and avoided the front in time. The armored cavalry attacked but did not achieve the due effect. This battle was likely to be more difficult than expected.

Before Ma Dai could figure out more, the sound of horse hooves sounded in front. Cao Zhen came from the right front, and the horn of the report sounded behind him. Cao Xiu, who had just avoided the front, turned again and chased after him from behind the Arc.

Ma Dai dared not neglect and ordered the Armored Cavalry to speed up and adjust the attack direction.

The horns roared, and the armored cavalry changed into formation while running. More than a hundred cavalry were facing Cao Zhen, while the others accelerated toward Cao Cao's infantry formation and took the initiative.

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu complained secretly.

Cao Xiu was one step away and could not bite the tail of the armored cavalry, but he did not dare to slow down and turn easily. He could only grit his teeth and approach Ma Teng's original formation, adjust the formation while running, and also prevent Ma Teng from sending cavalry to intercept it.

Cao Zhen had to face more than a hundred armored cavalry and defended him head-on. He used all his strength to attack and attacked three armored cavalry one after another, but he still failed to recover the situation. Not only did he get a spear, but his tiger cavalry also suffered heavy losses. Fifty or sixty of the cavalry were knocked off the horse and turned between the horse's hooves.

In contrast, the losses of the Arctic Cavalry are almost negligible. Except for Cao Zhen himself and the few warriors around him, almost no one can cause substantial damage to the Arctic Cavalry.

After shattering the attack of the tiger cavalry, the armored cavalry redirected, followed Ma Dai's formation, and launched an attack on the infantry formation of the Shu army.

Although he made sufficient preparations, Cao Cao still under tremendous pressure.

They came from afar, and the baggage chariot was the most powerful protection, but the baggage chariot could block the rushing war horses, but they could not block the short spears in the hands of the Xiliang knights. Seeing that the Shu army was deploying the formation with the baggage chariots, the armored cavalry immediately used short spears to attack. The war horses in iron armor roared past the Shu army, and a short spear was thrown into the Shu army formation, the shield was smashed, and the armor was pierced. The Shu army with the spear screamed and fell to the ground, and the formation was in chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Xiliang knight jumped off his horse and used the axe he carried to chop the iron chains connecting the baggage truck, trying to open the gap in the carriage formation so that the armored cavalry could assault. Cao Cao saw this and ordered Zhang Ren to step forward to block the attack. Zhang Ren led dozens of personal guards to the front of the formation, holding swords and spears, fighting with the Xiliang cavalry through the baggage truck. At the same time, he ordered people to make up for defense and shoot at close range with a strong bow and crossbow.

The two sides fought together, and they were bothering each other, and they kept falling down and rushing up.

Ma Dai commanded the Arc rider to turn around and attack Cao Cao's formation again. Seeing that his subordinates had not opened the gap, Ma Dai felt more and more uneasy. This task was originally Ma Xiu's, but he did not see Ma Xiu's battle flag. The number of knights holding axe in front of the formation was far from enough, and he could not see the possibility of breaking the formation in a short period of time.

Ma Dai ordered people to blow the trumpet and asked the central army for instructions. At the same time, he once again flew past Cao Cao's formation and threw nearly a hundred short spears.

Seeing the armored cavalry coming, Zhang Ren jumped back into the formation and hid behind the baggage truck. He reacted quickly and avoided a disaster, but the others were not so lucky. Many people were shot by short spears and seriously injured and fell to the ground, including Xiliang knights holding sharp axes.

Ma Dai attacked three times in a row and shot hundreds of people with a short spear, but he never broke through the formation of the Shu army infantry.

At this time, Ma Teng had already received the news that Ma Xiu was killed. He was furious and personally led his personal guards to kill him. The two sides rushed back in the valley, which was difficult to tell the difference.

There were only more than a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry. Although Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were brave, they were ultimately defeated Ma Teng and Ma Dai, and gradually fell into a disadvantage. Seeing this, Cao Cao Mingjin withdrew his troops and ordered Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu to retreat to the formation to rest. Ma Teng refused to give up and led his troops to chase Cao Cao's formation. While ordering cavalry to shoot and cover, he ordered infantry to attack the formation and clear obstacles for the cavalry.

The situation was urgent, and Cao Cao had to lead the personal guard camp to fight in person, so he barely maintained the complete situation. After Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen took a short rest, they also rushed to the front to assist in the battle, and occasionally led a small team of cavalry to counterattack and blocked the offensive of the Western Liang soldiers.

The two sides fought from morning to noon, and then to dusk. The positions changed hands several times, but the winner was not decided. Seeing that the sky was going to dark, they could only temporarily quit.

At this time, Cao Cao got a message from the prisoner: Ma Teng's second son Ma Xiu was killed.

Cao Cao couldn't believe it, so he repeatedly asked Cao Xiu for details, and finally understood why Ma Teng was so crazy and couldn't help laughing. He patted Cao Xiu's shoulder, laughing so hard that he almost burst into tears.

"Wenlie, you have made great contributions."

Cao Cao immediately discussed with Fa Zheng. Since he had successfully angered Ma Teng, there was no need to continue fighting. When retreating, Ma Teng would never give up and would definitely follow him. He immediately ordered the withdrawal of his troops, and ordered Fa Zheng to write a letter to Ma Teng. Sorry, he failed and killed your son. I will withdraw my troops first, let you hold the funeral, and then decide the outcome.

Ma Teng was furious and led his troops to chase him relentlessly. At the same time, he sent someone to ask Han Sui to come and help.

Han Sui received the news and learned that Ma Xiu was killed. Ma Teng was furious and changed his scheduled plan and took the initiative to pursue Cao Cao. He was shocked. While leading his troops to reinforce, he wrote a letter to Ma Teng. Cao Cao came over the country, but he did not decide the outcome, but took the initiative to retreat. It was obvious that he was cheating. You must be careful and not be able to fall into his plan.

Ma Teng has always admired Han Sui. After receiving Han Sui's letter, he calmed down a little and felt that Cao Cao might be a fraud, so he slowed down his pursuit, distanced himself from Cao Cao, and waited for Han Sui to come and meet.

Shanglu.

Under the oil lamp, Cao Cao gently pushed away the casualty statistics report, let out a sigh of relief, and reached out to rub his eyebrows.

His head hurts a little.

Although he was well prepared, the losses in this battle were still quite large. Ma Teng was furious and the continuous impact of the cavalry caused a large amount of damage. The infantry led by Yan Yan and Zhang Ren suffered great losses, and the casualties of the tiger and leopard cavalry led by Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen should not be ignored. If such losses come again, he may have to return to Yizhou.

"Xiaozhi and Ma Teng are so difficult. If Han Sui comes, how should he deal with it?"

Fa Zheng knelt across from Cao Cao, and carefully put the report on the table, but did not speak. Cao Cao waited for a while, raised his eyelids, and looked at Fa Zheng in confusion. Fa Zheng smiled silently. "King, if it were Han Sui who fought the day before yesterday, our casualties would not be so great."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed slightly and he smiled bitterly: "You are right. Han Sui is not Ma Teng, he will not be so crazy. But..."

"One person will die, but ten people will not be killed. The reason why Ma Teng is so crazy is because his son died and he is angry and attacked him. Han Sui also died of his son, but it is not here, but in Guandu."

Cao Cao didn't say anything.

"King, I heard that you had met Han Sui in Luoyang?"

Cao Cao nodded. "Han Sui was the scheming official and went to Luoyang to make a plan. General He Jin heard about his reputation and invited him to meet him. I was here at that time and had a relationship with him."

"Have you seen it later?"

"No."

"What kind of person does Han Sui think are?"

Cao Cao pondered for a long time and shook his head. "I saw him in a hurry and didn't even say a few words. How could he know his nature? Xiaozhi, how do you think of him?"

Fa Zheng smiled, with a smug look. "I have never met Han Sui, but judging from his actions over the past few years, this person is too cunning and I am afraid he has no friends."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed slightly, but he didn't say anything, but just looked at Fa Zheng quietly.

Fa Zheng poured a glass of wine, brought it to his mouth, took a sip, his eyes were a little vague. "I heard that after his son Han Yin died in Guandu, Sun Ce sent Jiang Gan to contact him and gave him a generous gift to express his apology. But now it seems that Han Sui probably did not let go of this knot, otherwise he would have no reason to stay in Liangzhou and would not even go to Jianye to participate in Sun Ce's throne ceremony."

"What exactly does he want?"

"I can't guess what he wants. But I dare to conclude that this person will not have a heart-to-heart relationship with anyone, even Ma Teng, who has known each other for many years. There is only a benefit between him and Ma Teng, and there is no right to be a friend. Ma Teng must also know this." Fa Zheng glanced at Cao Cao and drank the wine in the glass. "King, I dared to ask the King to write a letter to Han Sui."

Cao Cao rolled his eyes and chuckled, "Is it useful?"
Chapter completed!