The 54th chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Ma Teng beheads Hua Xiong; Yuan Benchu divides his forces to resist bandits.
A thunderclap in the sky, two heroes meet on earth!
Ma Chao didn't take Hua Xiong seriously, thinking back to what he saw before his soul wore off, Guan Yu beheaded Hua Xiong with a warm wine, if he couldn't take Hua Xiong's head in an even shorter time today, wouldn't that mean he was inferior to Guan Yu!
Hiss...... Hiss...... Hiss......
The two long spears collided with a piercing crash, stirring the nerves of the soldiers in front of both armies.
But the horsemen and Hua Xiong fought from one place to another, from the front of the formation to the back, at this time although the wind was fierce, but the soldiers of both armies all held their breath.
Outside the pass of Weishui, apart from the jumping notes produced by the friction of cold weapons, it was the raging wind that came to assist.
Zhao Cen, the general guarding the pass at Guan Shui, was originally a timid and cowardly person. Now that he saw such a rare and intense fight, he actually closed his eyes tightly, not even daring to look!
After fighting for over ten rounds, Ma Chao suddenly pulled the reins of his horse, turned around and thrust his spear at Hua Xiong, striking him directly in the chest.
Hua Xiong was still staring at Ma Chao with a murderous gaze, when Ma Chao suddenly pulled back his spear and thrust it again, this time directly at the head of the man tied to the side of the horse.
The soldiers brought by Hua Xiong fled to the Zhenbao Pass as soon as they saw their general being killed, while Zhao Cen, who had been keeping his eyes tightly closed, only realized that Hua Xiong had been killed after hearing the thunderous sound of the gate being knocked open.
He hastily ordered the opening of the gates to welcome back the troops.
Yin Fengben wanted to lead his troops in pursuit, but Ma Fu hastily stopped him, saying: "Listen to the governor's orders and return to Xianyang!"
Yin Feng immediately pointed at the Zishui Pass and said: "This Zishui Pass is right in front of us, within spitting distance. Why go back to Suizao?"
Ma Fu was inquiring about Zhao Ang's injury at this time, and when he heard him ask like that, he hinted to Yun Ying with his eyes. Yun Ying understood, and a pair of icy eyes stared at Yin Feng: "Leave, we won't keep you company!"
Having said that, Yunying rode his horse sideways, and the groom also ordered a retreat!
Yin Feng was resentful in his heart, but he had no choice but to follow the army with a stiff face.
When Zhao Cen saw Ma Chao's army retreating, he could hardly believe his eyes. One of his men advised him: "Ma Chao is in such a hurry to retreat, there must be something urgent. The general should order a direct pursuit and will surely defeat his army, also to avenge the three dead generals!"
"Zhao Cen glared at him and said, 'What do you know? He's just setting up a trap to lure us in! Pass down my order: no one is allowed to leave the pass without permission. I will immediately send someone to report the situation here to Dong Xiang and await his instructions!"
That person heard Zhao Cen say so and was naturally helpless.
Ma Wu brought back Hua Xiong's head to Anxi and was welcomed by various lords along the way.
Yuan Shao himself came out of the tent to welcome him, grasping Ma Chao's hand and saying: "General Ma, without losing a single soldier or officer, you have defeated the enemy army and beheaded their commander, Xiang Yu. This is truly a great achievement!"
Ma Fu smiled and humbly said to Yuan Shao, "The alliance leader is overpraising me. It's all thanks to the joint efforts of the various lords, and the alliance leader's proper command!"
When he learned that Yin Feng and Zhao Ang had killed Hu Zhi and Yang Ding, and that Zhao Ang was also wounded by Hua Xiong, Yuan Shao heavily rewarded the two of them and ordered the best doctors in the army to treat Yang Ding.
On that day, Yuan Shao set up a celebratory banquet for Ma Fu, Yin Feng, Zhao Rang and others to celebrate their victory. ?? Hu Bao Riding 54
After three rounds of wine, Zhang Yang, who had been dissatisfied with Ma Chao all along, suddenly said: "Since General Ma killed Hua Xiong, why didn't he take the opportunity to seize the Tong Pass? Don't you know the principle of waiting for the right moment?"
Ma Teng saw that he had a guilty conscience, and smiled: "Even if the Governor of Ma took away the Hulao Pass, what would happen? That Dong thief must bring Lv Bu to attack fiercely! In my opinion, this battle will definitely give that Dong thief a warning, and all the lords can gather at Hulao Pass to have a big battle with him! As long as all the lords work together, our army will not lose to the thieves."
"Ridiculous! Nonsense! Although Magistrate Ma is brave, do you think you can defeat Lü Bu? That Lü Bu has the bravery of a thousand men, I advise Magistrate Ma not to be complacent just because he beheaded Hua Xiong, that minor character!"
Ma Fu didn't bother arguing with him at this time, but instead picked up his wine cup and turned to face Ma Teng who was sitting above him: "Lord Hou, please!"
Ma Teng raised his wine cup and drank it all, saying: "Everyone, our country is facing many difficulties, we must not let personal grievances harm the harmony between the various lords!"
Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Lord Hou's words are reasonable. But I don't know who will volunteer to go out to battle next time? If no one comes forward, then the alliance leader will assume that everyone has unanimously recommended Ma Tai to go out to battle!"
Zhang Fei heard Yuan Shao's words and immediately threw down the chicken leg in his hand, stood up and said: "Yuan Mengzhu, I Zhang Fei am willing to go and meet that three-surnamed family slave!"
Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei being so rash and hastily pulled him down to sit, but Zhang Fei refused to sit.
Yuan Shao stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "Who is this?"
"This is Zhang Fei, my sworn brother!" Liu Bei hastily got up and said.
"What is your current occupation?"
"Gongsun Sheng's general has a single step bow hand." Liu Bei responded calmly, without caring how the various lords viewed him.
Gongsun Zan said: "Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all heroes among men. They just haven't had a good opportunity yet. If the Lord of Yuan is willing to give them this opportunity, they can also be allowed to make a big move. If there's any slip-up, I, the general, am willing to take full responsibility!"
Liu Bei saw how much trust Gongsun Zan had placed in his three brothers and was deeply grateful.
Yuan Shao said: "Since General Gongsun has spoken, how can the alliance leader not agree?"
But as soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, Yuan Shu was the first to stand up and oppose: "If this nameless person is allowed to fight against Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo will surely laugh at the lords for having no one. Isn't that a joke? In my opinion, General Sun is exceptionally brave, known as the 'Tiger of Jiangdong', he can fight with Lü Bu!"
Huang Gai saw the opportunity and also took advantage of it, saying: "My master is also a hero who can withstand ten thousand enemies, not at all inferior to Ma Taitou. I only wish that Lord Yuan would allow me, a young man from Jiangdong, to go into battle against Lü Bu!"
Yuan Shao did not expect them to fight one another, and his mood suddenly improved greatly.
Cao Mengde joked: "Since that's the case, why don't you let them go meet Lü Bu one by one? I think Lü Bu will either die from exhaustion or be driven to death! Once Lü Bu is dead, it will be much easier to eliminate Dong Zhuo."
Yuan Shao raised his wine cup and toasted the heroes, saying: "Meng De's words are reasonable! Why don't we do it this way? The eighteen vassals will lead their troops to Guandu to meet Lü Bu..."
Yuan Shao had not finished speaking when a swift horse scout arrived with news and hastily reported to Yuan Shao's large camp.
When Yuan Shao learned that Dong Zhuo was leading an army of 200,000 men, divided into two routes, one led by Li Jue and Guo Si to Xingyang County, while the other was led by him personally stationed at Hu Lao Pass, Yuan Shao said: "Just in time! Since so, we will directly attack Hu Lao Pass!"
Cao Cao said, "In my opinion, it would be better for the various lords to divide their troops into two routes. Although Li Jue and Guo Si are not formidable opponents, they have a large army at their disposal. If they were to launch a surprise attack on us from behind, our situation would be precarious! It would be better to send some of the lords to Tongguan to tie them down, thus ensuring that we will have nothing to worry about..."
Yuan Shao thought Cao Cao was right and immediately asked who would go.
Zhang Yang, Han Fu, Kong Zhou, Yuan Yi, Zhang Chao and Zhang Miao did not want to confront Dong Zhuo head-on, so they expressed their willingness to go to Xingyang to contain Li Jue and Guo Si.
Yuan Shao gladly agreed and then personally led the twelve vassals in a mighty charge towards Tiger Trap Pass.
A shocking and earth-shaking great war is about to unfold...
