Although Ma Chao and Cao Cao have been fighting openly and secretly for several rounds, in fact, this is the first time Ma Chao has seen Cao Cao.

When Ma Chao entered Chang'an, Cao Cao had already assassinated Dong Zhuo in Luoyang and fled back to Chenliu County to raise troops; The latter two had the opportunity to meet again, but it was when Ma Chao and Cao Cao joined forces to attack Yuan Shu together. However, because Cao Cao's soldiers made a risky move, they sent 3,000 tigers and leopards to raid Yangzhai County, which tore the foundation of the Ma Cao Alliance in one fell swoop, resulting in the two not celebrating together after breaking Yuan Shu.

It was not until today, in this kind of battlefield meeting that Ma Chao thought of, that Ma Chao really saw Cao Cao for the first time.

However, at the first meeting, Ma Chao couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart: behind the hill, it was not Cao Cao who appeared directly, and at the front of the march was a huge oar shield array more than one person high, which slowly pressed over with the beat of the drum, like an impregnable iron wall.

This kind of turret shield is no different from the Ma family shield produced by the Ma Arsenal, the bottom is sharp, it can penetrate deep into the soil, and it can be resisted by both bows and arrows and weapons after it is stable, and it is an active fortress fortification.

At the upper end of the giant shield, there is a V-shaped notch, and from the bottom of the V-shape, you can just see the countless diagonally raised spear tips behind it. Seeing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but gasp: this spear is about three times the length of an ordinary spear, and the state of marching and defending is clearly no different from the light infantry of the Majiaus Roman army, and it can completely become the wolf cavalry nemesis of Lu Bu's roaring charge! If the wolf of Lu Bu and Zhou had ridden in his hand, the rows of spears stretched out would form a wall of thorns, ensuring that the enemy's hair was not touched, and the horses and knights had already been stabbed into skewers.

From this point of view, Cao Cao has made elaborate preparations for restraining Lu Bu's wolf riders. It's just that......... This method of restraint is exactly the same as the method created by Ma Chao, who knows the habits of cavalry!

There are only two possibilities that can explain such a situation: one is that Cao Cao or Cao Cao's strategists, in several confrontations with Lu Bu, thought of such a way formation; And another possibility is that Cao Cao's snake battalion somehow learned the information of the Ma family's army!

After reaching out and glancing at it again, Ma Chao was almost certain of the second possibility: behind the shield, in addition to the spearmen, there were also broadsword hands and archers hidden in turn......... This kind of arrangement is completely consistent with the Ma family's infantry, if Ma Chao and Cao Cao have the same heart, it is really a bit incredible.

In addition to this meeting, Ma Chao was also a little cynical, and immediately became solemn. At this time, the two armies had fallen into a strange calm in front of the formation: at the moment when Cao Cao personally appeared, both sides of the battlefield tacitly agreed to stop the killing, retreated into their own military formations in turn, and stood against each other.

With a wave of his hand, Ma Chao also let the Shadow Rider regroup, and Chen Gong, who slowly came forward, didn't know when he stood beside Ma Chao, and he was also ready to wait: Now that the strength of the two armies is about the same, rushing forward rashly, it is very likely that there will be a burst of chickens and eggs. Moreover, Ma Chao is also more inclined to the possibility of a big defeat of Lu Bu's army, after all, Lu Bu's side, whether it is equipment or morale, is a big cut behind Cao Cao's army.

"Gongtai, now Lu Cao's military, what is going on?" Ma Chao didn't look at Chen Gong carefully, but before and after Chen Gong arrived, he asked in a low voice: At this time, it is obvious that both sides are not willing to fight to the death, only by mastering as much as possible the details of the other party, Ma Chao can be sure to fool Cao Cao.

However, for a while, Chen Gong did not speak. It wasn't until Ma Chao turned his head to look at Chen Gong that Chen Gong glanced at Ma Chao with complicated and suspicious eyes. At this time, Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief, and said with all his might: "Gongtai, this is Ma Chao, the general of the Han Hussars, and at the same time, it is also my Lu Bu's son-in-law and ......... Lord! ”

After Ma Chao heard Lu Bu's words, he couldn't help but glance at Lu Bu in surprise: The unruly Lu Bu actually admitted that he was his lord today? .......... Could it be that Lu Bu is no longer the lone wolf he was at all?!

However, after seeing Chen Gong listen to this, his cold face softened a little. Ma Chao vaguely seemed to feel the delicate relationship between Lu Bu and Chen Gong: it seemed that Chen Gong did not have much respect for Lu Bu. And Lu Bu said that just now, as if he was trying to explain to Chen Gong.........

Sure enough, Chen Gong glanced at Ma Chao again, as if it was for Lu Bu's face, before he opened his mouth and said to Ma Chao: "Now Feng Xiangong occupies half of Shanyang County and Jiyin County, and Chen Liujun is still guarded by Zhang Miao as a backup. Cao Cao currently occupies the two counties of Mount Tai and Dongjun and the three feudal counties of Rencheng, Dongping and Jibei; The two sides are vying for the center of gravity, which is still in Shanyang County; As for the comparison of troops, Cao Cao has recovered most of his strength after more than half a year of recuperation, and he has 100,000 troops in his hands. As for our army, there were originally more than 50,000 people, but at the moment, except for the 25,000 soldiers of Chenliu County, who could not be used, there were only these troops under his command. ”

"There was still ........ Can now? Ma Chao didn't care about Chen Gong's strange look at him, but looked at Lu Bu with suspicious eyes. And Lu Bu was looked at by Ma Chao like this, and he couldn't open his mouth and said: "There are more than 20,000 people under Gongtai, and I have more than 20,000 soldiers, I'm afraid ........."

Looking at Lu Bu's expression looking at Cao Jun's camp, Ma Chao understood a little: just now, Lu Bu still had an army of 50,000, but the 20,000 and a half were just under his nose, and Cao Cao swallowed it!

Such a situation made Ma Chao really have some tears in his heart, and he was speechless to ask the sky about the sadness of the countercurrent. However, for now, I still want to think about how to get through this level first.......

At this time, a path had already branched out in the giant shield array, and seven or eight horsemen came from behind the shield to the front of the formation.

Ma Chaoning calmed down, and felt more and more that kind of peeping and looking more clearly. Putting his mind in the formation again, Ma Chao saw that there was a yellow horse walking in the front, and the silk-like smooth and shiny fur was indescribably superb, and when he looked down, he saw that the horse's four hooves were white, as if he was stepping on snow in winter - it was really a horse claw Huang Feidian!

It's just that the knights above the famous horses have somewhat tarnished the demeanor of Huang Feidian. Although the man was neatly draped all over his body, and his armor was obviously made of fine steel, his modest stature and emaciated torso did not make people feel a little bit of the majesty of a general.

However, after taking a few steps further, when Ma Chao saw that the man was carrying a long lance in his right hand and holding the reins in his left hand, as if he was strolling leisurely on the battlefield, his gestures were quite cynical and temperamental, and he immediately attracted the breath of the entire battlefield to his surroundings. On top of this cynicism, Ma Chao also felt a kind of self-satisfied domineering, mixed with his kind of running like water and inexhaustible wisdom, which suddenly made Ma Chao feel a unique spirit of playing with fate in the palm of his hand and treating others like grass and mustard dung.

The whole time, Ma Chao grinned unnaturally, and naturally felt his identity: of course he was Cao Cao Cao Mengde.

Except for Cao Cao, who else can have this kind of momentum and demeanor?

Harnessing the claw Huang Feining, Cao Cao came to Ma Chao for a few feet before stopping. And Ma Chao finally saw his face clearly: under the heavy tiger-striped steel helmet was an ordinary face, scorched yellow and black skin, emaciated cheeks, and even some collapsed noses and inadvertent curvatures at the corners of his mouth, not only did not give Cao Cao a bit of graceful chic, but a trace of obscene philistine. These really made Ma Chao a little disappointed in Cao Cao.

However, Ma Chao was not a superficial person who judged people by their appearance after all, and he noticed Cao Cao's eyes. It was a pair of eyes that were deep and invisible, as if they contained infinite wisdom and the vicissitudes of life, under the gaze of these bright and sharp eyes like a falcon, Ma Chao suddenly ignored Cao Cao's unastonishing appearance, and thought of the majestic ambition that encompassed everything in his heart!

"I have heard the name of Brother Mengde for a long time, and said that Cao Mengde is the traitor of the world. When I see you today, it's really better to be famous than to meet! Ma Chao was the first to speak, and these words were angular, which could be regarded as a compliment or a sarcasm. How to think depends on Cao Cao's state of mind.

And Cao Cao really didn't let him down, I saw that after he listened to Ma Chao's words, he didn't get angry, but twisted his sparse black long beard and laughed loudly: "Everyone in the world thinks that I, Cao Mengde, am a traitorous and rebellious minister, does Meng Qixian's nephew also think so?" If I ascend to the peaceful world, I, Cao Mengde, may be like Liu Jingzhou, and be a capable minister in the world!! ”

"However, you, me, and Feng Xiangong like this troubled world even more!" Ma Chao, the first time he heard Cao Cao's deep and deep voice, he heard Cao Cao's open-mindedness, and he was intoxicated, and said the truth in his heart: "People like us, only by being born in troubled times, can we display the greatness in our hearts and live up to the world!" ”

"That's true!" Cao Cao was not pretentious at all, and nodded in acknowledgement.

And at this moment, Ma Chao felt that he didn't seem to disappoint Cao Cao.