Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Chapter 356

Ma Chao was shocked.

For a moment, he thought he was in a dream or had an illusion.

Cao Yuan was a counselor.

He actually took the blow with all his strength.

Moreover, he still had the upper hand!

"Is this guy's martial arts better than mine?"

"How is this possible? This is impossible!"

Ma Chao's face was stunned. There was endless horror in his mind, and his eyes were unbelievable.

Cao Yuan pointed at the dragon halberd and said coldly:"Ma Chao, you are nothing more than this. Dismount and surrender. I think you have some general skills, forgive me. you die!"

He treated Ma Chao like a fool!

Ma Chao became furious and shouted:"Cao Yuan, who do you think you are? How dare you look down on me like this? I will kill you.——"

The enraged Ma Chao clamped his horse's belly, dragged his bloody halberd, and went straight to Cao Yuan to kill him.

"If you don't know how to praise me, I will help you!"

Cao Yuan snorted disdainfully and rode up.

The Heavenly Dragon Halberd in his hand made the sky collapse and the earth split, and he slashed towards Ma Chao.

The two streams of light collided again.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, and Ruotian was stabbed.

Cao Yuan was still as tall as an iron tower, and his breath was as normal. However, blood oozed from Ma Chao's mouth, and his internal organs were in sharp pain. He took a quick breath to suppress the surging blood.

In the second move, Ma Chao was so shocked that he suffered internal injuries

"This is impossible!"

"He is as resourceful as a god and has such martial arts skills. How could there be such a person in this world?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Ma Chao's head was buzzing, and endless shock surged in his heart.

Cao Yuan didn't give him a chance to be shocked. The Tianlong Halberd swung out from his hand, forming layers of halberd curtains, overwhelming the sky and the earth.

In an instant, Ma Chao Surrounded by the Iron Curtain.

Within ten moves.

Ma Chao was suppressed to the point where he was full of flaws.

Ma Chao knew that Cao Yuan's martial arts skills were far superior to his.

Even if Lu Bu was resurrected, he would not be a match for Cao Yuan.

He would fight again. If he went down, he would die under Cao Yuan's halberd if he didn't make seven moves.

Escape was his only way out.

But Jin Machao's pride made him hesitate, and it was hard to make a decision for a moment.

Just when he hesitated At that moment, Cao Yuan broke through his spear style with a halberd and hit him on the shoulder.

"puff!"

A stream of blood spattered out.

Ma Chao's shoulder had been cut open. The severe pain in his shoulder was like a ladle of cold water on his head, which instantly wiped out Ma Chao's remaining self-esteem.

"I can't die, I want to live. If I die here, my father will be finished, and my Ma family will be finished.——"

I gave myself an excuse like lightning in my heart.

Ma Chao turned his horse and jumped out of the battle group, burying his head and running away.

"Cao Yuan, sooner or later I will take your head, sooner or later~~"

While he was running away, he did not forget to drop a harsh word.

Cao Yuan didn't bother to pursue him, so he stood up with his halberd and admired Ma Chao's embarrassed escape.

As soon as Ma Chao left, the Qin army's remaining military morale immediately collapsed.

The surviving Qin army, like frightened lambs, was driven by the Wei army and fled southward.

South of Pubang Pass, already stained with blood

"Ma Teng, you must be surprised after learning that your son lost to me."

Cao Yuan looked towards Chang'an, with a sarcastic sneer on his lips.

……

Chang'an City, Imperial Palace.

In the golden palace, the atmosphere was solemn.

Ma Teng was pacing with his hands behind his back, half of his hair was white, and there were seven or eight wrinkles on his face.

It was as if overnight, the King of Qin had aged more than ten years. no way.

Xin'an was defeated, Puban Pass was lost, and his three sons, Ma Tie, died in battle...

This series of defeats severely damaged his spirit again and again, making him physically and mentally haggard. How could he not grow old faster?

"Your Majesty, our Hongnong's detailed work has sent back the news that Cao Cao led an army of 50,000 to cross the river from Shaanxi City and enter Hedong County the day before yesterday."

"I speculate that most of Cao's thieves are crossing the river from Puban to meet up with Cao Yuan."

"The main force of Hongnong's Wei army is still crossing the river and entering Hedong County."

Jia Xu poured a ladle of cold water on Ma Teng's head again.

Ma Teng's figure was shaken, a few more wrinkles were added to his face, and his brows were condensed into a single line.

"I don’t know whether the prince has arrived at Pubang Pass?"

Ma Teng stared at the map, muttering to himself, looking worried. Jia Xu and other ministers looked at each other, with the same word of anxiety on their faces.

They all knew that Ma Chao's battle was related to the life and death of Qin.

If Puban Pass can be recaptured, the Wei army can be driven back to the east bank of the Yellow River and the gate of Guanzhong can be re-locked.

In this way, relying on the natural dangers of the Yellow River and Tongguan, there is still a chance to hold on until the Wei army retreats.

Once Ma Chao loses , the 200,000 Wei army will be able to enter Guanzhong from Puban Pass unimpeded.

At that time, they will have no way to stop the Wei army from destroying Qin.

Ma Chao carries the hope of all of them.

"Uncle Wang doesn’t need to worry too much"

"Cousin, he has secretly practiced the Fish Scale Cavalry Formation. He will definitely be able to catch Cao Yuan off guard and successfully recapture Pubang Pass."

A young general said loudly.

Ma Teng looked down and saw that the speaker was his nephew Ma Dai.

"What Ziyue said makes sense. Even Cao Yuan couldn't break the Fish Scale Rider that the prince had carefully trained. Ma

Teng murmured to himself, and his anxiety finally relaxed a little.

Ma Dai then comforted him and said,"Uncle Wang, please don't be too anxious. Maybe by now, my cousin has defeated Cao Yuan and recaptured Pubang Pass." , the good news is already on its way back to Chang'an."

As soon as he said this, a long-lost smile appeared on Ma Teng's face, and he felt a lot relieved.

At this moment, the bodyguard crawled into the hall and knelt down in front of Ma Teng.

"Report to your Majesty, an urgent report has been sent back from Puban Pass"

"The crown prince and Cao Yuan fought a bloody battle in Guannan. The crown prince was severely defeated by Cao Yuan and had withdrawn to Chang'an City."

A bolt from the blue!

The guard's report was like a bolt from the blue, hitting the entire hall.

The smile on Ma Teng's face froze.

The confidence in Ma Dai's eyebrows also collapsed in an instant.

Jia Xu and other advisers and generals were all Shocked and stunned.

Ma Chao was defeated!

The 40,000-strong army was defeated by Cao Yuan's more than 20,000 troops.

It was still a disastrous defeat.

This shocking news made the Qin monarchs and ministers in the palace fall into disbelief.

Ma Teng even more He was so shocked that he fell down on the throne.

"impossible!"

"My cousin has Fish Scale Cavalry, how could he lose to Cao Yuan?"