Just when Chen Gong surrounded Ma Chao and waited for the time to reap the fruits of victory. Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses also arrived.

Huang Zhong led the army all the way, first to the place where Ma Chao and Chen Gong fought for the first time, and saw that the ground was full of messes, broken banners and armor along the road. Huang Zhong stopped, and after taking a closer look, his heart sank. It seems that Ma Chao won this battle, and he led the army to pursue all the way. It's just that it's been a long time since this battle, why hasn't there been a report for a long time?

Huang Zhong was worried, thinking that Ma Chao was only afraid that something had happened. So he turned over and got on his horse, led his troops to follow the traces, and chased all the way down. When the army was marching, suddenly the scout came to report, saying that there were Cao army scouts in front, and the two armies were fighting, and the Cao army scouts were killed more than ten times in battle, and one person was captured.

Huang Zhong listened to it and hurriedly ordered the interrogation, and it didn't take long for him to report back. In the face of the various means of the Han army, the Cao army scouts couldn't hold on for a few moments, and they were all recruited.

As soon as Huang Zhong heard the report, where could he still sit still, he hurriedly set up the camp, and under the leadership of Cao Jun's scouts, he ran all the way to the headquarters of Chen Palace. Chen Gong sent scouts to actually just a subconscious reaction, he didn't think that the Han army would have reinforcements. It's just that he never expected that Huang Zhong would come so quickly. And the scouts of the Cao army are too vulnerable in front of the scouts of the Han army.

When he received the report that most of the scouts in front of him had lost contact, Chen Gong's heart sank. At this time, another lieutenant came and said: "General, the big thing is not good, there are scouts to report, the enemy is ahead, and the Han army is coming!" ”

Chen Gongteng stood up and urged: "This matter is serious!" ”

The captain bowed his head and said: "General, it is reported that the Han army is less than 100 miles away from our army, and the leader of the general, it seems that the banner is Huang Zhong." ”

Chen Gong couldn't sit still. Huang Zhong has followed Liu Bei to fight for many years and has rich experience on the battlefield, but I am afraid that it is not as easy to deal with as Ma Chao. Seeing that he actually led the army to aid Ma Chao, you can see how keen his sense of smell is for the war.

Chen Gong sent people to continue to listen to the information of the Han army. Then he twisted his beard and kept going around the big tent. defeated Ma Chao, that was because he tried his best to take advantage of the geographical advantage. It does not mean that their troops can compete with the Han army head-on. Now that Ma Chao is defeated and Huang Zhong is here again, what should I do?

Victory is just around the corner, if Chen Gong is to stop there, watching the cooked duck fly away like this, he is really unwilling in his heart.

But if you are unwilling, what can you do? Huang Zhong is here, what can he do to resist Huang Zhong?

Just when Chen Gong was thinking about it and was undecided, the scout came to report. Tell Chen Gong that the Han army is near. Huang Zhong came all the way, about thousands of people, all the way.

Chen Gong got the report, and he knew in his heart that if he didn't leave at this time, it would be too late. So he hated to clench his fist and slapped his palm, and sighed: "Let's go, after all, the general trend is unstoppable." If there are more than 10,000 elites here, why am I afraid of Huang Zhong and Ma Chao? ”

So Chen Gong ordered the three armies to allocate camps and retreat.

On the top of the mountain, because he was always worried about the enemy army attacking the city under the mountain, there were people who constantly monitored the movements of the Cao army under the mountain. Suddenly, someone shouted in surprise: "General, Cao Jun has withdrawn!" ”

Although the voice was weak, it still followed the mountain wind and reached Ma Chao's ears. Ma Chao leaned against a rock, his sword clenched in his hand. He was ready to fight or die at any moment. At this time, he was pretending to sleep, and when he heard this, his eyes opened, and he got up and looked down the mountain.

I saw that the Cao army under the mountain was camping in an orderly manner, and then slowly retreated to the east.

Someone leaned over to Ma Chao's side, looked down the mountain together, and after looking at it for a long time, he said in a dumb voice: "General, is it Cao Jun's plan to trick me into going down the mountain?" ”

Ma Chao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Impossible, our army is short of food and has no combat strength." As long as Chen Gong besieges me for a few more days, he will send a group of farmers up the mountain, and he will be able to behead me. No matter how you still have to calculate, I'm afraid that the war will change. Ma Chao had a faint conjecture in his heart, but he was afraid that reinforcements were coming. But I don't dare to say it for sure. Otherwise, it gave hope to the subordinates, but in the end it was despair. That's really the end of it.

Ma Chao turned his head again and looked to the west with an expectant face. Although there was not a trace of movement there, Ma Chao felt that the hope of survival was there. Otherwise, why did Chen Gong withdraw for no reason? It can't be said that Chen Gong believes in Buddhism, and compassion attacks, right?

Huang Zhong didn't let Ma Chao wait long. Not long after Chen Gong retreated, the black dots that were slowly approaching in the distance, as well as the dull sound of horses' hooves, let Ma Chao know that his guess was not wrong.

So, he took a few steps forward, raised the sword in his hand, exerted all the strength in his chest, and shouted with joy: "Reinforcements are coming, we are saved!" ”

All those who could still struggle to stand up, staggering and supporting each other, stood up one after another, and looked at the black cloud to the west.

It's getting closer, it's getting closer, yes, that's your own army! We are saved! On the top of the mountain, a sparse cheer suddenly sounded.

When Huang Zhong arrived, Chen Gong had already retreated. Huang Zhong didn't chase after him, his first task was to rescue Ma Chao. When he walked to the top of the mountain, he saw Ma Chao, who was full of blood and strong as an ox not long ago, and his eyes were already sunken and his skin and bones were full of bones. And how can the soldiers under his command see the demeanor of the previous elite of a hundred battles.

When Ma Chao saw Huang Zhong in person, he was very moved, ashamed and ashamed, and was about to speak, when his body suddenly shook, and he immediately fainted. He led his troops to fight with Chen Gong, first won and then lost, was trapped in a desperate situation, beware of strong enemies outside, and appeased his soldiers inside, and suffered a lot. He had been holding on before, because he was the master of an army and couldn't fall. Now that Huang Zhong has arrived, he only feels that the heaviness on his shoulders is completely gone. As soon as the mind relaxed, the body could no longer hold on.

Huang Zhong hurriedly ordered people to carry the Han troops on the hill down one after another. Treatment is then administered.

A few days later, Ma Chao had recovered to seven, seven, eight, eight. He wasn't injured, he just lost his blood and energy, and his mind was overdepleted. After a deep sleep, and then conditioning the body, it doesn't matter much. Ma Chao only felt that there was no big problem, so he went to see Huang Zhong and bowed with shame on his face: "General, the last general is incompetent, so that he is defeated, please behead me with the method of marching!" ”

Huang Zhong helped Ma Chao up and said, "Victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers." Meng Qi did not violate military law, so why bother. "The military law of the Han army, formulated by Liu Bei himself, is very perfect. As long as you don't disobey military orders, you won't have to worry about your life. Ma Chao asked for battle, and Huang Zhong agreed. Then Ma Chaozhong was defeated, which was a question of the ability of the commanders of the two armies. If Ma Chao is cut down like this, who would dare to fight in this world? What's more, even if Ma Chao deserves to die for his crimes, Liu Bei has to have the final say. The power to approve the death penalty lies with Liu Bei.

Ma Chao suffered a big loss, and Huang Zhong was also very angry in his heart, thinking about finding trouble in Chen Palace. So they settled here. Then spread scouts to listen to Chen Gong's movements.

Chen Gong stationed troops in Heze and trained there. He didn't want to just retreat. On the one hand, it is to give Tao a delay time, and on the other hand, he also wants to train the army to see if he can fight Huang Zhong.