Letters asking for help from Liu Bei and Cai Mao were sent to Ma Chao one after another, but even so, Ma Chao's advance was still somewhat unhurried.
Because he knew that, first of all, Liu Bei was a good master in fighting, and he was by no means the fool in history who was killed as soon as he saw Cao's soldiers and lost his armor.
Every time he failed, most of them were faced by Cao Cao who took action personally.
As long as he didn't face Cao Cao, Liu Bei almost never failed, even against masters like Xia Hou and Xia Houyuan.
Although Sun Ce came with force this time, Liu Bei fought a delaying battle.
Ma Chao did not believe that Liu Bei would be completely defeated by Sun Ce in just three or four days.
And another reason is that this guy Cai Mao.
In fact, Ma Chao can control Jingzhou, and Cai Mao's role in it goes without saying.
But this Cai Mao was not recruited by Ma Chao, and his sincerity still needs to be verified.
This time, his strength has completely overwhelmed all the forces in Jingzhou.
Ma Chao will not rest assured if he does not lose some meat in this battle.
It's impossible for Cai Mao to not know Ma Chao's intentions, so he will contribute the most in this battle.
Not to mention, there is Zhuge Liang beside Liu Bei, who will definitely not let Liu Bei suffer.
Considering the above highlights, although Ma Chao is worried about the war, he is not very anxious.
Moreover, along the way, he didn't even display his own battle flag.
The several colored flags in front were all the flags of Huo, Liu, and Zhang, who were second-rate Jingzhou generals in history.
Yes, this time Ma Chao commanded 20,000 elite Nanyang troops, 5,000 Xiangyang guards, and 3,000 Huya cavalry.
The total combat strength is only 28,000, but including the drafted civilian laborers and laborers, there are more than 50,000 people.
The journey along the way was quite grand and impressive.
This time Ma Chao read Liu Bei's latest battle report, which still said that Sun Ce was as brave as a tiger.
He and Cai Mao's camp were forced to retreat one after another, and they almost didn't dare to fight.
Asking Ma Chao for immediate support, but after reading too many such letters, Ma Chao became a little numb.
He didn't have any eyesight on the frontline battlefield.
Although the situation is similar to what Liu Bei said, it is definitely not that severe.
"Xiao Fengchu, who do you think will be better in this fight between the north and the south?"
Ma Chao put down the battle report and asked Pang Tong at the side.
"You."
Pang De said one word, looking a little absent-minded.
"Why" "Sun Ce is indeed a good commander.
It's a pity that he only served as a general under Yuan Shu before.
Later, he pacified Jiangdong.
He thought that the heroes in the world were just like this.
However, how could Liu Yao, Xu Gong, Yan Baihu, and Wang Lang of Jiangdong compete with others?
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others from the Central Plains mentioned each other And the world only sees Sun Ce's achievements, but not his opponents.
What's more, the battle strength in the Central Plains is even worse than that in Jiangdong."
Pang Tong snorted twice.
It seems that he doesn't want to boast about Ma Chao, but what he said is the truth.
Hearing what Pang Tong said was reasonable, Ma Chao was actually a little happy.
But he was unhappy with Pang Tong's aloofness, and was even more angry that this guy almost took him away from his home in Chang'an.
He couldn't help but think of something, and deliberately said: "Pang Degong is doing well in Chang'an.
I arranged for him to teach at Taixue, and his reputation is growing day by day.
Remember back then, when I kidnapped him?
When he entered Chang'an, he looked like he was desperate for life, but now it seems that even if he is driven away, he won't want to leave. " Ma Chao originally wanted to tease Pang Tong with his words, but unexpectedly Pang Tong didn't take it seriously at all.
Instead, he was a little embarrassed for a moment, and finally asked a little embarrassedly: "How is Mr.
Huang lately?"
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Huang Gong was naturally referring to Huang Chengyan, but Ma Chao didn't think so.
Looking at Pang Tong's expression and the fact that even his uncle didn't care much, he naturally didn't miss Huang Chengyan.
Then a name came to mind, and Ma Chao laughed slyly and replied: "Huang Gong is also doing well, but he is worried about Ah Chou.
The marriageable age has come, but he has not found a suitable candidate yet.
But don't worry, Chang'an There are many talented people there.
When I go back, I will definitely find a good son-in-law for Mr.
Huang."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Pang Tong immediately became excited and shouted loudly: "I had a bet with Huang Gong.
If I become famous all over the world, he will marry A Chou."
"Well" Ma Chao looked at Pang Tong with gleaming eyes.
He didn't expect to get this breaking news unexpectedly.
After seeing Pang Tong's rough and yellow face blushing, Ma Chao suddenly asked again: "Then you went out privately?
, just to prove it to that old man Huang Chengyan."
This is very possible.
Pang Tong and A Chou are childhood sweethearts, and smart guys are generally precocious.
It is not an exaggeration for Pang Tong, a bold guy, to have this idea.
What's more, Ma Chao has seen Huang Yueying with his own eyes.
She is not ugly at all, but her hair is a little brown.
But for Ma Chao, who is used to seeing girls with hair like a dyeing shop in his previous life, Huang Yueying's slightly yellow hair, on the contrary, It has a more fashionable and pure atmosphere.
Pang Tong didn't answer, but this was already the acquiescence for Ma Chao.
Ma Chao couldn't help but want to laugh at that time, but after seeing Pang Tong's look of wanting to eat someone, he managed to hold it back.
However, another thought passed by, and he was a little shocked: "No, I remember that Old Man Huang has been talking about marrying A Chou to Zhuge Liang.
Could it be that it's because that guy is more handsome than you?"
Ma Chao became more and more suspicious, but Pang Tong became furious.
Thinking that he was no match for Ma Chao, he just acted like he was angry and stopped replying.
Ma Chao was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then he laughed wildly: I can't believe that there are such interesting stories about dragons and phoenixes competing in history.
In this era, Pang Tong came out early, not for fame and wealth, but just for the passion of a young man who had just discovered his love.
But just when Ma Chao finally managed to trick Pang Tong, the army in front suddenly became a little commotion, and a horseman came quickly: "Lord, we found a large number of refugees fleeing from the front."
Ma Chao's expression immediately turned cold.
There were still refugees fleeing at this time.
It could only be due to the defeat on the battlefield ahead.
In other words, Liu Bei was once again forced back by Sun Ce, even during the pursuit.
From this, Ma Chao quickly asked: "Approximately how many refugees are there?"
"About a thousand people."
Ma Chao nodded again.
As soon as the war started, the local people had generally fled.
There were already a thousand people fleeing at this moment.
Ma Chao immediately waved his gun and ordered: "Nanyang's elite are in front, waiting in formation, with Xiangyang guards and Huya cavalry on both sides to protect them.
Let go of the refugees and the defeated troops after the defense, and then follow the order to counterattack the enemy."
"Nuo" the scouts got the order and left, and then the order flags were passed on one by one.
Gan Ning and Tai Shici immediately heard the news and commanded the formation.
Although the Nanyang Army was not drilled by them personally, the orders of the Ma Jiajun had already been unified, and the two men were still in command.
On the contrary, Xiangyang Guards and Hu Yaqi, who had never cooperated with Ma Jiajun, reacted a bit sluggishly.
However, they only defended on both wings.
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Huo Jun, Liu Pan, and Zhang Yun performed quite well.
As soon as the array was formed, a majestic and solemn atmosphere filled the official road.
The fleeing people looked at the dense array of swords, guns and shields, and they didn't dare to attack, so they detoured from both sides.
Then, as expected, they saw Jingzhou's defeated soldiers shouting and fleeing.
They had even lost their weapons, took off all their clothes and armor, and were running away with frightened expressions.
Seeing the reinforcements here, instead of rallying, they rushed over with shouts, trying to get into the battle formation and seek shelter.
"Raise the gun and raise the crossbow."
Ma Chao was slightly angry when he saw this.
This kind of situation would never happen with Ma Jiajun.
In an instant, the tight phalanx suddenly turned into a porcupine releasing sharp thorns.
The cold tip of the two-foot-long horse-rejecting spear pointed directly at the sky, and the fine but deadly arrows were raised ruthlessly.
When the defeated soldiers saw this situation, they were dumbfounded for a moment.
Huo Jun finally couldn't bear it.
Seeing that Ma Chao might order to kill these defeated troops at any time, he shouted loudly: "Go around on both wings and don't attack the battle formation."
The routed troops seemed to have received an amnesty, and they immediately turned into two streams flowing chaotically through the battle formation.
Ma Chao frowned slightly, feeling angry and confused.
They were angry that when they saw the reinforcements here, they did not want to counterattack steadily.
Instead, they were still suspicious of the reinforcements.
What they were confused about was what happened in front of them to scare them so much.
Soon, Cai Hao also appeared in a panic.
After escaping in front of Ma Chao in embarrassment, he said: "Sun Ce is here."
Ma Chao immediately drew the iron sword on his waist.
The sword appeared like lightning and struck Cai Hao.
Cai Hao turned pale with fright and couldn't even react in time.
There was only a crisp sound, and the lion-headed helmet on his head broke off, but his head was unscathed.
"Can you speak calmly now?"
Ma Chao slowly sheathed his sword, but his murderous intent did not decrease.
This sword directly struck out Ma Chao's coldness and ruthlessness, and shattered Cai Hao's heart and heart.
In the cold and disdainful eyes of the young coach, Cai Hao finally swallowed hard: "Our army obeys Liu Bei's orders.
After being unable to defend for several days, Sun Ce publicly scolded the formation and challenged us to fight, but secretly used Huang Zu's scouts as a guide to sneak attack on our camp.
Finally, we fought back but were defeated by Sun Ce's bravery."
Before he finished speaking, Cai Hao saw that Ma Chao had already smiled.
Looking back, I saw one standing up and raising high, with a white-robed general charging forward with a spear, followed closely by thousands of Jiangdong cavalry, it was Sun Ce.
"Well done, we met in the first battle, Sun Ce."
Ma Chao looked past Cai Mao and locked his eyes directly on Sun Ce
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