Chapter 1304: Bai Xiaowen VS Ma Mengqi

Zhang Xiu was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and said, "Mr. Wen He and I haven't seen each other for a year. Why did my lord ask him?" (Note)

Bai Xiaowen said: "I heard that Jia Xu was very resourceful. After destroying Cao Cao, he originally wanted to serve as a military adviser and accompany the army as a military counselor, but in the end he lost his trace in the chaos."

Zhang Xiu said: "Mr. Wen He is indeed a first-rate counselor in the world. He has exhaustive strategies and careful thinking, although Xiao He and Chen Ping are not as good as them."

Bai Xiaowen said: "I heard that Jia Xu has an old relationship with the general. If you hear about him, please express your desire to seek talents for me."

Zhang Xiu quickly nodded in agreement.

Bai Xiaowen then informed Zhang Xiu of the time for the army to assemble, and asked him to make some preparations; Bai Xiaowen left General Yangwu's mansion.

After Bai Xiaowen left, a middle-aged Confucian scholar came out from behind the screen, with slender eyebrows and eyes, and three long beards on his chin.

Zhang Xiu got up and said: "Sure enough, Mr. expected that Yuan Xi would definitely use me if there was a war. Did you hear the conversation just now? Yuan Xi didn't mean to do harm, and he valued Mr.'s talent and learning."

That middle-aged Confucian scholar was Jia Xu.

Jia Xu sighed: "I followed Li Jue back then and offended the world, so I have to be cautious when I meet a new lord. At the beginning, I saw Cao Mengde as a bright lord, so I persuaded the general to follow him. Who would have thought that Cao Cao would die so quickly? defeated."

Zhang Xiudao: "From my point of view, Yuan Xi is also a lord who is not inferior to Cao Cao. Every word and deed has a demeanor of a master, which makes people fascinated."

Jia Xu said: "This is exactly what puzzles me."

Zhang Xiu: "Why are you confused?"

Jia Xu said: "In a person's life, when he is young, he is full of vigor, and when he is successful, he will inevitably forget his form; Yuan Xi is only 20 years old and already has power over the world. It can be said that he has both. But look at him, there is no Is your arrogance exposed? You are still a corporal who is respectful and talented, and you are thirsty for talents. Such a lord, it is really hard to understand, and you dare not follow easily."

Zhang Xiu said: "Could it be that there are people who are born with knowledge."

Jia Xu was silent.

Zhang Xiu persuaded: "If it weren't for such a character, how could you defeat Cao Cao? Since Yuan Xi admires Mr.'s talent, why do you hide it?"

Jia Xu said: "Actually, Yuan Xi should already know that I am hiding here with you."

Zhang Xiu's face changed slightly.

Jia Xu laughed and said: "General, don't panic. If Yuan Xi doesn't even have this kind of measure, how can he subdue so many generals from the Cao clan? I won't come out now, just because Yuan Xi's smooth sailing, no setbacks, reflects I can't do it. I have to wait until he stumbles, and then come forward to offer advice and suggestions, so as to get his attention."

Zhang Xiu nodded in admiration, thinking that cultural people have many eyes.

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Tongguan.

The Xiliang army attacked many times and demolished countless battlements of the pass, but they were still unable to break through the pass.

On the one hand, Tongguan is the most dangerous place in the world. It is the east gate of the Guanzhong area, with the Qinling Mountains in the south and the valley in the southeast. In this era, it has the reputation of "the first pass in the world".

on the other hand,

It is because Cao Ren has the special skill of defending the city. When defending the city, not only his own strength has been improved, but also the morale of the soldiers can be maintained. This is very important.

The Xiliang army was unable to capture Tongguan, so Ma Chao had a plan, so he asked his soldiers to take off their armor, sit on the ground, put on a lazy look and curse.

All the generals were filled with anger when they closed the door.

Niu Jin said: "The Xiliang army underestimated us so much! The final general sees that they are defenseless, so why not go down and charge for a while."

Cao Ren waved his hands and said, "This is the arrogant strategy of the Xiliang bandit army. Ambushes must be ambushed on both sides. If our army moves lightly, it will definitely hit the ambush. At that time, Tongguan will be in danger."

Ma Chao saw that this plan failed, and he couldn't think of other good strategies, so he ordered the sergeants to intensify their efforts, expanding the range of scolding from Cao Ren's relatives to Cao Cao.

"Cao Ren! You are a general of Cao Cao's clan. Your lord was killed by Yuan Xi. You surrendered instead of revenge. You are really unfilial and unrighteous!"

"I thought Cao Cao was a hero, but I didn't expect that he was also a mediocre person. Once he died, all the relatives under his command defected and surrendered, and everyone betrayed their relatives!"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed color.

Qiao Rui secretly glanced at Cao Ren.

The face of this general guarding the city was rough, like a stone statue, with no expression on his face.

Qiao Rui persuaded: "The Xiliang thieves have insulted the general so much, it can be seen that they are at the end of their skills. You can ask the sergeant to plug his ears with cotton gauze so that he doesn't have to listen to the other party's nonsense."

Cao Ren showed an ugly smile, and said: "Their intention is to provoke me to go to the pass to fight. I am entrusted by my lord, how can I delay my business because of my personal anger? As for the cotton earplugs, there is no need for it."

Having said this, Cao Ren raised his voice, and said to the rest of the soldiers in the pass: "Now the Xiliang bandits are insulting us, the reason we endure for the time being is not because we are afraid of the Xiliang bandits, but because we can't live up to our lord's entrustment; I know, There are no cowards in our army. When the lord's reinforcements arrive, you all will fight the enemy bravely, and you will be ashamed!"

The reminder of the rules of the spirit world came, Cao Ren used the skill "Strengthen the Battle", the special skill "Defend the City" was triggered, and the morale of the soldiers increased.

Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi were relieved now.

Two days later, Bai Xiaowen led 50,000 elite soldiers, pretending to be 100,000, and came to Tongguan to support!

After arriving at Tongguan, Bai Xiaowen first inspected the morale of the Tongguan defenders, and found that the morale of the Tongguan defenders was still high after holding on for several days; Morale is even higher!

He couldn't help secretly marveling that Cao Ren was really good at defending the city.

Even if he didn't have the special skill of [Defending the City], Cao Ren should be able to do well with his knowledge of military strategy and his ability to mobilize soldiers.

"My lord, the morale of the army is available, and the Xiliang army has lost their spirit, so we can fight." Cao Ren asked Ying.

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "Our army has just arrived, and its morale is high. It's a good time to use this battle to weigh the weight of the Xiliang bandit army."

He sent an order to open and close the door, and the army came out to form a formation.

When Ma Chao heard the news, he rode straight out, pointed his gun at Yuan Xi, and shouted curses.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "Ma Chao, you don't know what's going on, and you don't know that you're being used. I have a clear conscience for old General Ma Teng. You didn't go after the real murderer, but took the opportunity to attack Tongguan and try to get your hands on the Central Plains. It’s all for your own selfish desires. If General Ma’s spirit in heaven finds out, what will he think of you?”

Ma Chao yelled angrily: "Evil thief! You still have the face to mention my father!" He rode his horse with a gun and rushed to kill him.

Zhang Liao greeted him with a pat on the horse and a sword. The two generals fought for 20 rounds, but Zhang Liao retreated timidly.

On the other side, Xu Huang swung his big axe to grab Zhang Liao, and fought with Ma Chao. After more than ten rounds, he gradually showed his defeat.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Ma Chao's courage cannot be defeated by one person."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xiu grabbed out of the diagonal stab and attacked Ma Chao from the flank.