In March of the third year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao raised his troops to attack Zhang Xiu.
Xun You came again to advise: "My lord, Zhang Xiu is currently united with Liu Biao of Jingzhou. If we fight them forcefully, we will suffer huge losses. However, Zhang Xiu relies on Liu Biao to provide military rations, and Liu Biao cannot meet Zhang Xiu's needs. Otherwise, Zhang Xiu relies on Liu Biao to provide military rations.
In this way, we continue to follow Fengxiao's words and wait quietly. I believe that before long, Zhang and Liu will change. By then, a letter from the lord can persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender..."
Xun You's analysis was very reasonable, and even Ma Xiao, who was listening on the sidelines, kept nodding in agreement.
However, Ma Xiaoquan's agreement was useless. After all, the army still belonged to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao thought for a moment and decided to fight Zhang Xiu.
Guo and Xun looked at Ma Xiaoquan for help. Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and replied: Don't look at me, I am not Cao Cao.
But in fact, Ma Xiaoquan thought in his heart: Nonsense, even if I know, I can't help you. History has its own laws. If I force Cao Cao to stop, wouldn't history be messed up?
The high-spirited Cao Cao led a large army of troops to attack Rangcheng.
Rangcheng is where Zhang Xiu's troops are stationed, and the terrain is quite high. Without an absolute advantage in troops, it generally cannot be attacked easily.
Cao Cao relied on his absolute military superiority and launched his troops to attack Zhang Xiu without thinking.
This time, Ma Xiaoquan did not accompany Cao Cao.
The reason is the same: Hua Yue is suffering from heart disease.
The beloved woman was ill, which made Ma Xiaoquan very anxious.
When the "flu" broke out in Dongjun, Hua Yuexin didn't get sick, but this time, she fell ill suddenly.
Ma Xiaoquan knew that this was because his wife was exhausted from running around for days and fell ill. Therefore, no matter what Cao Cao said, Ma Xiao would not agree to go with him.
Cao Cao was also a man who valued friendship and loyalty. Of course, he was also very suspicious.
Among Cao's troops, besides himself, the one with the greatest prestige is the purple-haired Immortal.
Cao Cao has always been worried that Master Shangxian will accidentally seize power one day, so in private, Cao Cao has been sending people to secretly monitor Master Shangxian.
Ma Xiaoquan could not have been unaware of Cao Cao's actions, but he was not afraid of slanting shadows, so Ma Xiaoquan did not interfere too much.
After all, in this era, Ma Xiaoquan's main task is to find the solar recorder left by the previous entity traveler Huang Jingming. As for fighting for world domination, Ma Xiaoquan is not interested.
No dynasty or country can exist forever, and the progress of history is irreversible.
Ma Xiaoquan's actions of caring for his daughter-in-law made Cao Cao see it and put him at ease in his heart.
Why?
It's very simple. Cao Cao thought: A man with ambitions everywhere, a man who only cares about women, what qualifications does he have to compete with him for hegemony in the world?
Therefore, when sending out troops, Cao Cao specifically ordered the generals who stayed behind: They must take good care of Master Shangxian and his wife. If there is any need, do it as much as possible, and it must be done well.
...
Seeing Cao Cao disappear into the distance in high spirits, Ma Xiaoquan shook his head.
Hua Yuexin's condition was not serious. After two days of nursing, she was more than half recovered.
During these two days, Ma Xiaoquan did everything himself, whether it was boiling medicine or delivering meals.
As early as when he was in the special forces brigade, Ma Xiaoquan developed his first-hand cooking skills.
Because he had to perform tasks at any time, and when performing tasks, he might play the role of a cook, so during the task, Ma Xiaoquan learned to cook by thinking about it and practicing it.
In the Han Dynasty, except for cooks, most men did not cook.
However, Ma Xiaoquan is a modern person, and modern people are not very clear about who cooks between men and women.
Hua Yuexin also knew that her husband was a modern person, and his husband had told her before that modern people did not force women to cook, and men could cook too.
Therefore, Hua Yuexin, who was lying on the hospital bed, had been looking forward to eating the food cooked by her husband.
"Honey, come on, have something to eat..." Just as I was thinking about it, the door opened.
Ma Xiaoquan came in carefully carrying a big plate.
Hua Yuexin sat up and took a look.
The colorful dishes on my husband's big plate are very beautiful.
If we look at the color alone, the food cooked by my husband looks very appetizing.
Ma Xiaoquan placed the large plate on the table, and then took out small plates one by one from the large plate and put them away.
"Come on, dear, get up and eat."
Hua Yuexin rolled her eyes and acted like a fool: "No, sir, give me a hug!"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed loudly and stepped forward and hugged Hua Yuexin.
When she reached the table, Hua Yuexin still refused to sit down.
Helpless, Ma Xiaoquan had to let Hua Yuexin sit on his lap to eat.
Hua Yuexin picked up the chopsticks and carefully picked up a piece of chicken.
Hua Yuexin ate very elegantly. Although Ma Xiaoquan did not face her head-on, it could be seen from her careful look that Hua Yuexin cherished food very much. Moreover, Hua Yuexin was very fond of eating.
There was no sound at all.
"You are worthy of being from a big family..." Ma Xiaoquan sighed in his heart and laughed.
Huayue felt something in her heart, and quickly put down her chopsticks gently, turned around, and looked at Ma Xiaoquan with her big eyes blinking: "Ms. sir, what's wrong?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said, "Madam, you are really a member of the family. You don't make any noise while eating and your movements are very elegant!"
Hua Yuexin's face turned red and she said angrily: "My husband hates me. Hasn't my husband never seen me eating?"
Ma Xiaoquan took a sip on Hua Yuexin's pretty face: "Of course I've seen it before, but this time I saw it the closest..."
Hua Yuexin nodded: "My husband's cooking is delicious and the color is beautiful. My husband, what is this?"
Ma Xiaoquan originally wanted to tell Hua Yuexin that these were "French chicken wings", but then he suddenly thought, in what age is it now, if he rashly exports "French chicken wings", Hua Yuexin will definitely ask for a long time;
Although it is said to be "French chicken wings", it actually needs some seasoning. Otherwise, I would definitely be able to make authentic French chicken wings.
“These are chicken wings.”
Hua Yuexin shook her head, pouted and said, "No, it's nothing like the chicken wings my family ate before."
Ma Xiaoquan didn't want to explain too much to Hua Yuexin on the chicken wings, so he made an excuse and said: "Madam, I have told you not to call yourself your slave in the future, just call me or someone else."
Yue'er thought for a moment, said oh, and turned around to eat her "French chicken wings" again.
After burning incense, Hua Yuexin finished the meal.
Ma Xiaoquan carried Hua Yuexin back to the bed, and then gently tapped his thigh.
Hua Yuexin, who had eaten and drank enough, soon became sleepy, and within a while, she fell asleep again.
Looking at Hua Yuexin who was already asleep on the bed, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help but leaned forward and kissed her gently on the forehead.
After quietly exiting the house, Ma Xiaoquan swept away his happy look and ran towards the stable with a serious face.
When the horse stopped before, Ma Xiaoquan did not let the servants remove the horse bag from the horse.
In the horse bag, there was a night clothes that Ma Xiaoquan got from Cao Cao. He had used it once before, but that time it was for peeping. This time, Ma Xiaoquan decided to use it where it should be used.
Taking out his night clothes, Ma Xiaoquan cautiously ran into the room.
As soon as he entered the room, Ma Xiaoquan saw Hua Yuexin sitting quietly at the table, looking at him.
Ma Xiaoquan was startled, and quickly put the night clothes in his hands behind his back, and asked with a smile: "Madam, aren't you asleep?"
Hua Yuexin shook her head: "I fell asleep, but for some reason, I suddenly woke up again. My husband, do you want to go out?"
Ma Xiaoquan said sincerely: It belongs to his grandma. It seems that Yue'er saw it just now, so don't hide it, tell her.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and put his night clothes on the table.
Hua Yuexin picked up the night clothes, unfolded them, looked at them carefully, and asked, "Mr., are you going out?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
"Yue'er is going too!"
Of course Ma Xiaoquan disagreed.
"No matter what, Yue'er will go. My husband promised Yue'er that no matter what happens, I will take Yue'er with me."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "Yes, but madam, your body has not fully recovered yet. Think about it, if you fall down again and are in danger, what do you want me to do?"
Hua Yuexin listened and stopped talking.
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward, hugged Hua Yuexin in his arms, and said comfortingly: "Madam, don't worry, your husband-in-law I won't die, so you just have to wait for my return with peace of mind."
Hua Yuexin nodded and let Ma Xiaoquan go.
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Rangcheng.
Zhang Xiu followed Jia Xu's suggestion and adopted the scorched-earth tactic of strengthening the walls and clearing the country.
Cao Cao had many generals and soldiers and consumed a huge amount of military rations. Although Cao Cao had accepted Mao Jie's suggestion and implemented farming a few years ago.
But there weren't even any trees around, the plains were flat, and the breeze was so rustling that it made people feel panic-stricken.
At this time, Yuan Shao, who was far away in Jizhou, sent another letter to Cao Cao, saying that Xuchang was low-lying and had a bad climate, so it was better to move the emperor to Yecheng, where the weather was good.
Cao Cao was not willing to be fooled, so of course he disagreed. Just as he was hesitating, a report came from outside the tent: Master Shangxian is here.
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly paid the bill to welcome him.
When he saw Master Shangxian dressed in black, Cao Cao was confused and asked: "Sir Shangxian, why are you doing this?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Well, it's okay. I didn't ride a horse this time. I came here running."
"Run?" Cao Cao was stunned.
You know, it takes almost three days to get from the garrison to Rangcheng, and it has to be done very quickly.
After chatting with Master Shangxian for a while, Cao Cao learned that Master Shangxian only spent half a day.
Just as Cao Cao was about to ask Lord Shangxian how he came here, he was interrupted by Ma Xiaoquan: "Let's not talk about anything else. Quickly prepare dinner for me. I'm starving to death."
Cao Cao said oh and had to give up the idea of asking again for the time being.
During the meal, Ma Xiaoquan was thinking about how to sneak into Rangcheng and meet Jia Xu while eating. At the same time, Ma Xiaoquan was also very proud of the speed this time.
Since acquiring new superpowers, Ma Xiaoquan has been doing research in secret.
Ruan Longfei's superpower, to put it simply, is the change of gravity.
It sounds simple, but in reality, it is not simple at all.
When he was sparring with Ruan Longfei, Ma Xiaoquan almost lost to him. Most of this was attributed to Ruan Longfei's ability.
However, since Ma Xiao only has half of the heart of time in his body, it is impossible for Ma Xiao to fully learn any super power.
Ruan Longfei can completely change the gravity field within a certain space, while Ma Xiaoquan can only use his ability on a certain point. However, what is surprising is that Ma Xiaoquan can change his own weight.
Therefore, Ma Xiaoquan, who was flying over, not only enhanced the special effects of the Green Spirit Fire, but also changed his own weight. In this way, the consumption of the Green Spirit Fire was much smaller, so Ma Xiaoquan only spent half a day on it.
When Cao Cao met, of course, the physical exertion was still huge, but at least it was within the bearable range.
After dinner, Cao Cao came to Ma Xiaoquan again and asked him about Yuan Shao's countermeasures.
Ma Xiaoquan asked: "What did Guo Jia say?"
Cao Cao said: "Feng Xiao said, retreat!"
"Then why are you hesitating?"
Cao Cao frowned: "Master Shangxian, retreat, retreat, but why?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Yuan Shao has written to you, don't you understand? What if Yuan Shao seizes Xuchang from you while you are attacking Zhang Xiu? What will you do then?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked: "Master Shangxian, is this really happening?"
Ma Xiaoquan crossed his arms and said, "You don't have to believe it."
Rather than believe it or not, Cao Cao wiped the sweat off his head and hurriedly turned around and ran away.
Seeing Cao Cao's embarrassment, Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and said to himself: "Did I say it too early? Hey, never mind, the general direction of history is correct anyway."
After that, Ma Xiaoquan pulled up the black cloth covering his face and disappeared into the night.
Zhang Xiu's main force was stationed in Rangcheng, numbering tens of thousands.
Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu were in a stalemate for several days, but there was no substantial result.
It's not how powerful Zhang Xiu is, but Jia Xu next to him.
Zhang Xiu, under Jia Xu's suggestion, did not fall for any of the "suggestions from the east and attack in the west" or "encirclement and reinforcements".
Cao Cao didn't pay much attention. He was now concerned about the safety of Xuchang.
You know, Yuan Shao is ready to attack Xuchang recently.
Yuan Shao is the most powerful and powerful force in the world today. Any small move made by Yuan Shao will cause other princes to pick up their trouser pockets and grasp their weapons.
Not to mention Cao Cao.
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After agreeing on a retreat plan with Guo Jia, Cao Cao ordered everyone to retreat quickly.
After hearing the news, Zhang Xiu was not willing to miss such a good opportunity, so he led his troops to pursue him. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Cao Cao on the way and was severely defeated by Cao Cao.
After returning, Zhang Xiu complained to Jia Xu again, but Jia Xu just replied briefly: "General, if you pursue me again, you will definitely win!"