Liu Xiongming was waiting for news from his subordinates in Wuguan. Although Niu Jin was quite polite to him on the surface and ate the best food, he was still very uncomfortable.

The main reason is Niu Jin's big eyes, full of vigilance!

Wherever Liu Xiongming went, even if he did not accompany him, he would send several soldiers to follow him, as if he had earned the pass.

The most important thing is the uncovered ridicule and contempt in his eyes. His and the guards' station were surrounded by Niu Jin's five hundred men, which made him feel uncomfortable. If he hadn't been afraid of being met by Ma Chao's Xiliang cavalry, he would go out to find his old subordinates by himself.

Niu Jin has a low origin and is a small family in Wancheng. It can only be said that he has a family fortune. After all, the family has insufficient background and does not have decent martial arts secrets.

Although Niu Jin was born with divine power and extraordinary talent, he practiced martial arts since he was a child, but because he practiced all the crop styles, his martial arts skills were not very high.

Since Niu Jin followed Cao Ren, Cao Ren thought that Niu Jin was born with divine power and loved him very much, so he treated him differently.

Although he was limited to the clan rules and did not teach all his martial arts, he also gave his all-out guidance. Niu Jin's martial arts made rapid progress and became one of the few brave generals under Cao Ren's subordinates.

Niu Jin knew his kindness and obeyed Cao Ren's words!

This time, Cao Ren was temporarily transferred by Cao Cao to fight for Xiliang. Niu Jin was originally going to follow him, but because of the important land of Jingxiang, Cao Cao did not dare to reduce his troops. Cao Ren did not take away other generals except his own guards.

Niu Jin followed Cao Ren from Xiangyang to Wancheng, and was finally left in Wancheng by Cao Ren to assist Man Chong in command of the army.

Man Chong was the magistrate of Xu County under Cao Cao, who was in charge of justice and was known for his strict law enforcement. Man Chong was both civil and military, and his martial arts were only unsatisfactory. He was a famous wise general and was highly valued by Cao Cao.

After the news of the fall of Chang'an came, Man Chong did not dare to be careless and sent Niu Jin to guard Wu Pass. Although he did not issue a military order, he also ordered him to be cautious so as not to merge with the Xiliang army and Liu Bei.

Liu Xiongming was the newly recruited general of Cao Cao. To put it bluntly, he was a bandit who occupied the mountain and became the king. Niu Jin looked down on them and was wary of them, which was understandable.

The spy sent by Liu Xiongming was his cousin Liu Xiongzhong, who was also a local local snake.

Although he had no clue about where Ma Su was going, he knew many villagers. He inquired along the way and returned to Liujiazhai, but did not get any news about Ma Su and the others, which made him very puzzled.

Liu Xiongming and Ma Su and the others were not separated for a long time. If Ma Su and the others marched, Liu Xiongzhong would be able to find out the news no matter where he passed.

But because Ma Su was hiding in the mountains to train troops, there was naturally no news outside.

Liu Xiongzhong had no choice but to return to Wuguan and accidentally walked the path where he marched last time. He happened to find that Ma Su and his team were still stationed in the old place.

He was an old man in the army. He knew that Ma Su was Liu Bei's man and did not dare to go to see him. Instead, he followed Liu Xiongming's instructions and sent a letter to Zhong Yue first.

After reading Liu Xiongming's secret letter, although Zhong Yue did not agree, he did not make things difficult for him!

Liu Xiongzhong did not try to convince Zhong Yue, but hurried back to report to Liu Xiongming.

Liu Xiongming's delegation was very happy to receive the news from the army, but was a little angry that Zhong Yue was unwilling to cooperate. This time, because he was responsible for his success, Zhong Yao was exempted from the crime of losing Chang'an. He was kind to the Zhong family!

Zhong Yue did not give him face, and he did not dare to rashly go to join him. Although nearly half of the soldiers in the army were his old subordinates, after all, he had been following Ma Su for a while, and Liu Bei must have given them official positions and rewards. Now he still has some affection for him, and he has no confidence.

Although the situation is unclear, Liu Xiongming did not want to stay in Wuguan to look at Niu Jin's eyes. After careful consideration, he decided to take the guards and find Ma Su directly.

Liu Xiongming made a good plan. After arriving in the army, it would be the best if he could persuade Ma Su to surrender to Cao Cao. If it really didn't work, he would recruit some old subordinates as the backbone of the framework, and then go to the countryside to recruit soldiers and horses, and make up for an army of thousands of people, and go back to serve Cao Cao.

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After protecting Cao Cao, Xu Chu breathed a sigh of relief. He was wearing heavy armor, and the arrows were embedded in the armor, like a hedgehog, which looked a bit funny, but he was admired by all the generals!

After Cao Cao entered the temporary camp, Han Sui saw that his military strength had no advantage and was threatened by Xu Huang later, so he had to slowly retreat back to the camp.

After Han Sui withdrew his troops, Xiahou Yuan and other generals took turns to come to the tent to ask Cao Cao for his goodbye.

Although he had experienced dangers, Cao Cao quickly regained his usual calmness and confidence, and laughed at the generals and said:

"I am watching the game on the South Bank today, and I am almost trapped by the little thief Ma Chao!"

Although Cao Cao's escape was entirely due to Xu Chu's power, he did not take credit and instead reported to Cao Cao;

"Prime Minister, this time Ma Chao's sneak attack, if someone on the south bank had not rushing to herd cattle to lure the bandits away, the Xiliang army would have worked hard to shoot arrows. Even if the Prime Minister and I can successfully cross the river, the arrow injury is inevitable!"

Cao Cao saw it clearly on the boat and asked the generals: "Who is luring the thief army?"

Jia Xu quickly replied: "It should be Ding of Weinan County. He sent official documents yesterday, saying that he would drive cattle and sheep to reward the Prime Minister's army today!"

After a while, soldiers came to report that Weinan County Magistrate Ding Hua asked Cao Cao.

Cao Cao hurriedly asked Ding Hua to come in. Ding Hua admired the ground and wanted Cao Cao to apologize because he lost the cows, sheep and other items that rewarded the army.

Cao Cao naturally would not blame him, so he quickly asked him to stand up and thanked him:

"The magistrate Ding County is not only innocent, but also has great achievements! If it is not for the good plan of the public, I will be injured by the thief!" So he promoted him to the Dianjun Academy on the spot, and he was temporarily in charge of Weinan County.

Ding Mahjong was valued by Cao Cao and promoted on the spot. Thanks for crying and offered advice to Cao Cao:

"Although the bandit army has retreated temporarily, it will come again tomorrow. It is difficult to defend this place. You must set up a village early to resist the impact of the Xiliang cavalry."

Cao Cao replied: "I'm already prepared."

Then he called the generals on the spot to arrange for them to build a corridor along the river and temporarily serve as the foot of the village. When the Xiliang soldiers attacked, they would set up troops outside the corridor and form formations to defend themselves.

At night, flags were set up in the corridor, thinking that they were suspicious of soldiers; they even dug trenches along the river and covered with earthen sheds, and lured them with soldiers: when the thieves come to steal the camp, they will be trapped in the trenches and attack them."

The generals acted according to the plan and were ready, waiting for Han Sui and Ma Chao to attack.

Ma Chao attacked Cao Cao unexpectedly on the south bank. Although Cao Cao escaped, he also obtained a lot of cattle and mutton. The soldiers were very morale, so he could not enjoy it alone. He also sent several fat cows to Han Sui and said to Han Sui:

"My uncle's plan is indeed amazing. I acted according to the plan and almost captured Cao Cao! There was a general who bravely took Cao off the boat. I wonder who it was?"

Han Sui was afraid that Ma Chao would blame him because of the unfavorable attack. When he heard his question, he immediately replied:

"I heard that Cao Cao chose a very strong man as the guard in front of the tent, named the Tiger Guard, and was the commander of the brave general Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Dian Wei is dead, and those who save Cao Cao now must be Xu Chu. This person is extremely brave and powerful, and everyone is called a tiger fool; if you encounter it, you should not underestimate the enemy."

Ma Chao saw Xu Chu performing bravely on the boat on the shore, and secretly admired him and replied:

"I have also heard of his name for a long time."

Han Sui's attack was not effective because of his half-crossing, which made Cao Jun easily gain a foothold on the shore. He was a little embarrassed and explained to Ma Chao:

"Now Cao crossed the river, and Wu raised his troops and attacked halfway. When he was about to make a contribution, Cao's army flag appeared behind him, so he gave up halfway. The scouts and provoked him to find that Xu Huang led thousands of troops and horses to attack us, so he quit the battle. When Meng Qi came, he merged with one place. Now Cao Cao's foothold is not stable, and we launched a large-scale attack, which prevented him from establishing a camp and could only retreat to the other side."

Ma Chao said at first that Han Sui's plan was amazing, but it did not achieve the effect in the plan. He implicitly blamed Han Sui for the unfavorable attack. Now seeing that Han Sui wanted to preserve his strength again, he felt a little displeased, so he replied:
Chapter completed!