"The price? Are you worthy of it?" Ma Chao laughed wildly.

"Bastard, why are you laughing? I am the number one gunner in Qiao County, and I will make you unable to laugh." Xia Hojian was furious.

Ma Chao covered his stomach and laughed bitterly: "The quickest shot in Qiao County, the quickest talker in Qiao County, right? Come and see how fast you are."

Xia Houjian couldn't bear it. He jerked his butt and rushed out like an arrow.

"Well come."

When Ma Chao saw that this man looked impressive, he thought he had met a good player, so he urged his horse to step forward with his gun drawn.

Xia Houjian had good horses and armor, and he was marching fast enough. Before the horse could reach the enemy, his spear was already out, as if he was aiming at his opponent from a hundred meters away.

Ma Chao, who was running, was shocked and thought, what kind of martial arts is this? Could it be that he deliberately gave me a weakness?

Because Xia Houjian's attack was so fast, Ma Chao could predict it in advance, so he could easily dodge the iron spear.

The two horses passed by each other, and Xia Houjian was a little disappointed when he missed a single hit.

He looked at the spear in his hand and thought to himself: Did I move too quickly?

Suddenly Xia Houjian's body froze, and he watched in disbelief as the spear pierced his chest from the back.

Xiahou Jian was suspended in the air by an iron gun, and with his last consciousness he watched the good horse Xiahou Dun gave him go away.

Just now, Ma Chao twisted his waist and struck back with his carbine, which hit his vest with great force, directly piercing Xia Houjian's armor.

He picked up Xia Houjian with one hand and snorted coldly: "What a quick shooter in Qiao County, why is Cao the best thief in Qiao County? Is he a waste?"

When Cao Cao saw that Xia Houjian was not able to stop him, he called Gao Lan and said, "This Ma Chao really has some skills. General Gao is a famous figure in Hebei. Do you dare to go to battle?"

"The last general is incompetent and I am willing to kill Ma Chao." Gao Lan nodded in agreement, reined in the reins and rushed out of the formation.

When Ma Chao saw another general coming out of Cao's army, he immediately raised his spear diagonally forward and threw Xia Houjian's body heavily to the ground.

"Come and tell me your name quickly. Why are you number one in Qiao County?"

Ma Chao saw that this man had firm eyes, but his armor and horses were not as good as Xia Houjian's just now.

Ma Chao didn't know if Gao Lan had any real information, so he deliberately spoke to provoke him.

Gao Lan shouted in a deep voice: "I am Gao Lan, Hebei Province. You are such an arrogant kid, why don't you get off your horse and be restrained, so as not to harm the family members of the court?"

"Bah, who am I? He turned out to be a villain who betrayed his master and surrendered to the enemy. Why is Yuan Benchu ​​so inferior to you? He actually rebelled against his old master in Guandu. Is this how you, the Marquis of Donglai, got yourself?" Ma Chao teased and sarcastically said.

Gao Lan was stabbed in a sore spot by Ma Chao, and his face became very ugly. Although he was granted the title of Marquis of Donglai after his surrender, because he was from the wealthy Gao family in Hebei, he was not as highly regarded as Zhang He who surrendered at the same time. This expedition with the army was also temporary for Cao Cao. Get interested.

"I think you are the first person to speak in Xiliang. Let you taste the power of my iron spear." Gao Lan said no more and drove his horse forward.

Ma Chao galloped away with a dark face, and then the two men, two horses and two spears, fought fiercely on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Gao Lan, a veteran on the battlefield, has rich experience, is very skilled in marksmanship and riding, and has never been at a disadvantage in all battles.

The young hero Ma Chao becomes more and more brave as he fights. An iron spear seems to grow in his hand, and he wields it like a flying silver dragon.

Cao Cao looked on and was amazed. He sighed to Xu Chu beside him: "Ma is really a brave general. He reminds me of Lu Bu in the past."

"My lord, the Xiliang cavalry is brave and good at fighting. Now there are more people than us. Why don't I cover you on the boat to cross the river first? If the bandit army increases its pursuit, the situation will be dangerous..." Xu Chu suggested.

Cao Cao nodded, "Then let's evacuate secretly..."

Ma Chao and Gao Lan fought in front of the formation, while Ma Dai and Pang De led their troops to plunder the formation.

When Xu Chu's tiger guard was slowly moving, it was discovered. Pang De pointed at Cao Cao's rear army and shouted: "Major General, Cao Cao's thieves are trying to escape."

"Coward, don't let Cao Cao escape, the whole army attacks." Ma Chao shouted, and the iron gun in his hand became more calm and sharp.

At this time, Gao Lan and Ma Chao had only fought for ten rounds. They were still able to resist, but they didn't want the rear to suddenly change. Did the master give up on me?

Seeing the Xiliang cavalry rushing towards them like a violent storm, Gao Lan couldn't help but turn around distractedly, only to see that the army was retreating. He panicked and the marksmanship in his hand gradually became messy.

Ma Chao seized the opponent's flaw and thrust quickly, penetrating Gao Lan's armor at an incredible angle, and then raised his gun and threw Gao Lan in front of his horse.

Gao Lan was seriously injured but not dead. Originally, Ma Chao wanted to keep him as a prisoner, but Cao Cao wanted to do it now. Ma Chao didn't have to think too much and commanded his army to rush into the formation to cover up the enemy. Unfortunately, Gao Lan was trampled to death by thousands of horses.

Cao Cao's three thousand rear troops, except for Xu Chu's one hundred highly skilled Tiger Guards, the rest of the infantry and cavalry were unable to withstand the mixed Xiliang cavalry of Hu, Qiang and Han.

Ma Chao, Pang De, and Ma Dai commanded the cavalry to charge into the formation, sweeping across the south bank of the Yellow River like autumn leaves.

At this time, Cao Cao had no time to ferry, so he was surrounded by tiger guards and fled downstream. There were many crossing points in the downstream direction.

The Xiliang cavalry pursued them fiercely, and when they were about to approach Cao Jun, someone pointed at the fleeing crowd and shouted: "The one in red robe is Cao Cao."

Cao Cao was horrified when he heard this. He quickly took off the red cloak from his back and threw it messily in the wind.

Someone else shouted: "The one with the long beard is Cao Cao..."

Cao Cao hurriedly cut off most of his long beard with his sword, and then looked at the fleeing cavalry around him with a smile on his face, as if to say to them: I don't have a beard.

"The one with a short beard is Cao Cao..."

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao was so frightened that he wrapped his chin with his clothes, continued to whip his whip wildly, and fled downstream.

"The short one is Cao Cao..."

Cao Cao was speechless. He looked back with an angry look and asked, "Are you polite? Who has such a deep memory of me?"

It turns out that after Cao Cao arrived at Tongguan, he and Cao Hong went to the pass. The purpose was to tell the Kansai generals: Cao Mengde is really here. You should hurry up and increase your troops at Tongguan.

Being able to capture the enemy's general will be a great achievement. The Xiliang soldiers are all good at shooting and their eyesight is astonishing.

There were also many guards in Ma Chao's army, and they were deeply impressed by Cao Cao's appearance.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer guards and horses around me, I happened to find another river crossing point not far away, with many small boats prepared on the shore.

Xu Chu made a quick decision and said: "My lord, I will escort you across the river and let the tiger guards and rear troops cover you."

"Good." Cao Cao felt lingering fear after cutting off his beard and discarding his robe.

Xu Chu's tiger guards were all highly skilled in martial arts. They had just escorted Cao Cao to escape without appearing ferocious. At this time, they went all out against the Xiliang army and blocked the offensive in an instant.

Xu Chu took advantage of this gap to escort Cao Cao onto the boat and ordered the boatman to row hard to the north bank.

The number of tiger guards left behind was small, and the three thousand soldiers and horses were crushed by the Xiliang cavalry. The blocking time was quite short, and the soldiers in the rear, who were trying to save their lives, also found boats to cross the river one after another.

Ma Chao annihilated all Cao's troops on the south bank and led his troops to the river to shoot arrows at Cao's troops on the boat.

For a time, the Yellow River was full of arrows like locusts, and many Cao soldiers were shot down and fell into the river.

Due to the rapid current of the Yellow River, the boats crossing the river were constantly pushed eastward by the water. The boatman rowed for a long time without making much progress. Instead, he was moving eastward, and the boat was still within the bow and arrow range of Ma Chao Xiliang.

Xiliang's cavalry followed the washed away boats and kept firing arrows into the river along the way. Cao's army's remaining soldiers crossing the river became less and less.
Chapter completed!