Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan and Liu Bei met and agreed to help Liu Bei. Of course, Ma Xiaoquan needed Liu Bei to give him a promise. As for what the promise was, only Ma Xiaoquan and Liu Bei knew...
Liu Bei felt a little regretful, but he had no choice. Master Shangxian kept his word and could not change what he said, so Liu Bei had to reluctantly agree.
"Okay, I've said almost what I need to say. Xuande, what I told you before is only known to you and me, and neither can your two brothers. Do you understand?"
Liu Bei nodded and said: "I will follow the teachings of the Immortal!"
"Okay!" Ma Xiaoquan nodded, patted Liu Bei on the shoulder, and left the camp.
Outside the tent, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were talking to Hua Yuexin.
Because Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were too tall, Hua Yuexin had to raise her head when speaking to them, so they simply sat on the floor and chatted with Hua Yuexin.
Seeing that Ma Xiaoquan came out first, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately stood up, bowed to Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Master Shangxian!"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and took Hua Yuexin's hand.
At this time, Liu Bei also walked out with a happy face.
"Big brother"
"Big brother"
Liu Bei hummed, and then said to Ma Xiaoquan: "Sir Shangxian really doesn't want to go to Xiaopei with you to sit down?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "No, I have other things to do. Xuande, it will take some time before we see each other again."
Liu Bei felt a little regretful, nodded, cupped his hands and said: "Then I won't do much to persuade you to stay, Master Shangxian, please go slowly!"
"Um......"
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Xiahou Dun retreated in embarrassment, and Liu Bei also followed Lord Shangxian's advice and did not attack further. After all, sneak attacks are possible. It would be unwise to attack again when Cao Cao knew about it.
Liu Bei reported the results of the battle to Liu Biao. After hearing this, Liu Biao complained a lot, but the facts were indeed what Liu Bei said.
Today, there is no one who can fight against Cao Cao except the Yuan brothers who are still alive.
Liu Biao thought about it again and again, and decided to continue to live guarding his one-third of an acre of land. As for the next thing, let's talk about it later.
As for Cao Cao, since he could not defeat the Yuan brothers, he temporarily gave up the attack and returned to Xudu. After seeing Xiahou Dun and listening to the report, Cao Cao graciously pardoned Xiahou Dun's guilt.
Cao Cao knew that Xiahou Dun was bound to lose this battle, so he did not complain too much about Xiahou Dun, but instead praised him well.
Xiahou Dun was very moved and immediately swore allegiance to Cao Cao to the death.
Cao Cao nodded, reached into his arms, and touched the letter that Master Shangxian sent him a few days ago...
In February 203 AD, the eighth year of Emperor Xian's reign of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao once again launched a powerful offensive against Li Yang. This time, Cao Cao learned the lesson that the Yuan brothers could not retreat from. He used a bow and arrow and fire arrows to shoot Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan.
Crying for father and mother.
Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao returned to his old ways and used his thunderbolt chariot to blast Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan indiscriminately, making them cry for mother and father.
After several long-distance attacks, the Yuan brothers could no longer withstand the attack.
Against the front line.
Cao Cao looked at Ma Xiaoquan proudly and asked for credit: "How about it, Master Shangxian, after Ma Jun improved my thunderbolt chariot, its power is not only high, it is simply too high."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said, "Yeah..."
Cao Cao was even more proud after receiving the approval from Lord Shangxian.
Cao Cao is a man who gets carried away easily when he is proud. When he saw Lord Shangxian stopped talking, he thought Lord Shangxian praised him very much, so he pulled out his Heavenly Sword, pointed it to the sky, and shouted: "All the troops, follow me...
..rush...ouch..."
Before Cao Cao finished speaking, he saw a stone the size of a fist flying towards him.
There was just a "dong" sound, and Cao Cao was hit in the head by a stone.
If it weren't for the protection of his helmet, Cao Cao would have burst his brain and died on the spot.
Ma Xiaoquan was also shocked by this.
You must know that Cao Cao in history definitely did not die now. If Cao Cao really died now, then Ma Xiaoquan could only create a "King of Qin" like Xun Qin Ji did in the end.
After getting off his horse, Cao Cao stood up in embarrassment. Due to the relatively large inertia of the stone, the beating made Cao Cao dizzy.
Ma Xiaoquan dismounted and held Cao Cao up with one arm: "Xiao Cao, are you okay?"
Cao Cao smiled helplessly: "Thank you, Master Shangxian, for your support. I'm fine. His grandma's, who threw the stone?"
Ma Xiaoquan advised Cao Cao: "Accidents on the battlefield are inevitable. Well, this matter can be regarded as my negligence..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he said politely: "This matter has nothing to do with Master Shangxian. Well, this stone also woke me up. Master Shangxian, I see that the Yuan brothers can no longer bear it. Next step, we
Do you want to continue the attack?"
Ma Xiaoquan hummed: "Ask Guo Jia."
Cao Cao called Guo Jia over and asked him. Guo Jia strongly agreed to continue the attack.
Cao Cao agreed and decided to attack Liyang. After a short rest, he continued the attack.
In April, Cao Cao led his troops and chased him to Yecheng.
The Yuan brothers huddled in Yecheng and could not come out. Yecheng was a majestic city and very difficult to capture.
Cao Cao ordered that all the wheat around Yecheng be harvested first.
The soldiers were well-prepared, and his soldiers all suggested that Cao Cao attack Ye City, but Guo Jia advised: "Although Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan are together, they are not of the same mind. If we attack Ye City, for the common benefit, we will
Although people can share the same hatred of the enemy, I dare say that if we withdraw our troops, it won't take long for these two people to have conflicts. Besides, Liu Biao from Jingzhou has been feeling a little itchy recently. My lord, why not take this opportunity to attack Liu Biao first?
Qi Yan, when these two naughty things have had enough trouble, we will come back and deal with them."
Guo Jia's analysis was very thorough. Cao Cao was thinking while listening. After listening, Cao Cao looked at Ma Xiaoquan, hoping he would give some advice.
Although Ma Xiaoquan knew history, he was able to hear Guo Jia's thorough analysis at the scene, and Ma Xiaoquan also admired Guo Jia.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded affirmatively to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao clapped his hands and said: "Okay, then do it as a filial piety."
In May, Cao Cao led his troops to retreat.
Yuan Tan saw Cao Cao retreating and quickly suggested to Yuan Shang to pursue him.
When Yuan Shang heard this, he thought to himself: You are asking me for soldiers, horses, and weapons in a different way. It's a beautiful idea.
Yuan Shang ignored Yuan Tan's suggestion.
Yuan Tan was unable to support him and became furious. At the instigation of Xin Ping and Guo Tu, he immediately attacked Yuan Shang.
It is a pity that Yuan Tan is inferior to Yuan Shang in terms of the number of soldiers, horses and equipment, so he was naturally defeated by Yuan Shang.
Xuchang, after Cao Cao learned the news, he laughed and praised Guo Jia. Guo Jia shook his head modestly and continued to advise Cao Cao: "Lord, we can continue to wait, because Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan haven't had enough trouble yet.
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Cao Cao nodded: "Okay, let's continue to wait and see. By the way, Fengxiao, why has the evil path disappeared in the past few days since you came back?"
Guo Jia blushed and thought to himself: My lord is so bold. He is usually respectful when meeting Master Shangxian, but now he is acting like a monster.
Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Master Shangxian has gone home..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he curled his lips and said, "He must have gone on a tryst with his women. This evil way..."
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"Ah Sneeze" Ling'er rubbed her nose.
Ma Xiaoquan smacked his lips: "Oh, Ling'er, someone is talking about you."
Ling'er held the child in her arms and muttered: "Mr., someone is obviously talking about you."
Ma Xiaoquan was very happy: "It should be me who sneezed when you were talking about me, why is it you?"
Ling'er pouted: "No matter what, I'm just talking about my husband, I'm just talking about my husband..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and took his son from Ling'er's arms, playing with him distressedly.
"Come on, Xiao Ma Kun, come on, give dad a smile? Oh, don't smile, it's okay, dad will give you a smile."
Ling'er pinched Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Why is my husband so unruly!"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and returned the child to Ling'er: "Speaking of which, I'm quite ashamed of you, mother and child. I've been away for a long time, and it's really hard for you..."
Ling'er shook his head: "Ling'er is not suffering. As long as Mr. Ling'er is thinking about Ling'er in his heart, Ling'er will not be suffering..."
Ma Xiaoquan was moved and hugged Ling'er.
At this time, Xiu'er and others led their children over and saw Ma Xiaoquan hugging Ling'er, while several female relatives were waiting quietly.
Adults can wait, but children cannot.
The eldest daughter, Ma Lan, is 4 years old. The 4-year-old child can not only understand human speech, but can also run around.
Seeing her father holding Ling'er in his arms, little Malan stepped forward and grabbed Ma Xiaoquan's trouser leg, shouting sweetly: "Daddy, Lan'er wants to hug her too!"
Ma Xiaoquan looked down and saw little Malan blinking at him with big watery eyes.
Ma Xiaoquan hugged little Malan distressedly and coaxed: "Okay, daddy, give Lan'er a hug!"
Xiao Ma Lan pouted: "Dad, Lan'er wants to ride a horse."
Ma Xiaoquan said nothing, lying on the ground and playing horse for Ma Lan.
"Hehe... drive..." Xiao Malan happily rode on Ma Xiaoquan's back to play. Xiu'er was afraid that the child would fall, so she quickly ran to Xiao Malan to support her.
The second son, Ma Xiaoyi, saw his elder sister playing horseback riding, and also pestered his mother, Diao Chan, to play.
Ma Xiaoquan lay on the ground, raised his head and shouted: "Chan'er, bring your son here!"
Diao Chan carefully put Ma Xiao on Ma Xiaoquan's back and asked her son to hug her sister's waist and play with her.
"Drive... drive..." Ma Xiao is one year younger than Malan, but not timid. Seeing his sister Malan shouting "drive", Ma Xiao imitates her sister.
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The behavior of the two children amused all the parents present.
Although they are both three-year-old children, Miaoyu's daughter and Hualin's two twin daughters appear much quieter.