Cao Cao has many sons, dozens of them, but he loves this only son who likes martial arts very much. He often sends his confidant generals to guide him in martial arts, but he also admonishes:

"If you don't study and like archery, how precious is this kind of courage of a man?"

Although Cao Zhang is good at martial arts, it does not mean that he is not smart enough. Moreover, there are some children of second-generation officials with similar interests around him. His literary attainments are not bad. He is a typical example of both civil and military affairs. He was prepared for his father's questioning and replied passionately:

"A real man should learn from Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, made contributions to the desert, and drove hundreds of thousands of people to the world. How could he become a doctor?"

In the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Zhang was twenty-four years old. His martial arts skills were already very successful. Not only was there no one in the younger generation, but even Xu Chu, Xu Huang and others praised Cao Zhang's martial arts.

It just so happened that Wuhuan in Dai County rebelled, and the scale was not very large. Cao Cao thought this was a good opportunity to test Cao Zhang, so he ordered him to lead 50,000 elite troops to fight. Before leaving, he instructed:

"Stay at home as a father and son, and be a king and a minister. If you do not show your affection, you should be careful."

Cao Zhang deeply agreed. When he led the army to Daibei, he often led by himself and won every battle.

He soon surrendered the Wuwan tribe, but Cao Zhang learned that the borders of the county were unstable, and it was not the only tribe of Wuwan. He led the troops to Sanggan, and the entire north was flat. Then he gave Cao Cao a good news and prepared for the troops.

Cao Cao happened to boast about Liu Bei in front of the formation, saying that his son Cao Zhang's martial arts skills were higher than his fake Liu Feng, so he asked him to lead his troops to Hanzhong.

Cao Zhang walked all the way, and heard that Cao was defeated at Yangping Pass, and he went day and night to help the battle.

When Cao Cao saw Cao Zhang coming, he said happily:

"I, Huang Xuer, will definitely defeat Liu Bei!" So he ordered his troops to return, preparing to fight with Liu Bei again.

After all, Liu Bei had a weak foundation. When he attacked Hanzhong, his stall was too big. All his powerful generals were ordered to lead the troops out.

The generals who are always around him are Liu Feng's martial arts skills and have few opponents among the younger generation. They are known as the two heroes in the army as Guan Yu's adopted son Guan Ping.

Therefore, Liu Bei recently faced Cao Cao and sent Liu Feng to fight twice in a row, which aroused Cao Cao's anger.

Cao Cao once said that his own son Cao Zhang's martial arts skills were still above Liu Feng, so Liu Bei naturally disbelief and sneered.

Liu Bei was originally going to send troops to test him, but when he heard that Cao Zhang came outside to fight, Liu Bei was determined to hit Cao Cao in the face, and looked at Liu Feng and asked:

"Who dares to fight Cao Zhang?"

Liu Feng had long been dissatisfied with Cao Cao's self-proclaimedness. He was determined to use Cao Zhang as his stepping stone, so he stood up and asked:

"I didn't want to go."

Meng Da and Huo Jun guarded Jiameng Pass together. Because they were defeated by Zhang He in the unauthorized battle, they were transferred to Yidu and served as the prefect.

Meng Da thought he was both civil and military, and he wanted to be a big shot on the battlefield. Naturally, he was unwilling to be in Yidu to deal with those boring government affairs, so he asked Fa Zheng for advice.

Fa Zheng saw that Liu Bei was short of troops in the Battle of Hanzhong, and suggested that Meng Da rectify the county soldiers in Yidu and come to assist in the war.

In order to make military achievements, Meng Da did not hesitate to spend the private money he had accumulated over the years and recruited soldiers. In addition to the previous county soldiers, he finally collected enough 5,000 people. After getting Liu Bei's approval, he came to Hanzhong to help in the war.

In order to make contributions on the battlefield this time, Meng Da bet on all his wealth, so he was naturally eager to make contributions and also stood up to ask for battle.

Liu Bei's original intention was to make Liu Feng and Cao Zhang compete with each other, but it did not hurt Meng Da's agility, so he spoke:

"You and the other two go together to see who will succeed." So, the two of them led five thousand troops to fight Cao Zhang.

Liu Feng led the troops first because he asked for battle, and Meng Da followed closely behind.

When the two armies faced each other, Cao Zhang took a horse to defeat Liu Feng.

Liu Feng was originally from Cao Zhang, and he was not willing to be outdone. He fought with horses for only a few rounds. Liu Feng supported the left and right and returned home in a very bad situation.

In fact, the gap between Liu Feng and Cao Zhang was not that big. The main reason was that Cao Zhang showed off his unique skills as soon as he came up. Liu Feng was not as good as he could defend himself and was quickly taken down.

If Cao Zhang wants to defeat Liu Feng, he will naturally not let him escape easily, pursue him closely, and lead his army to cover up his killing.

Meng Da saw it clearly behind him and led his troops forward, and he was about to stop Cao Zhang and respond to Liu Feng and return to the formation.

When Cao Zhang came, he also understood the generals of both sides. He did not take Meng Da, who was not famous, seriously and wanted to fight when he rode forward.

Suddenly, the Cao army was in chaos.

It turned out that Ma Chao, who was resting in Taibai Mountain, led the army to fight.

Ma Chao had only 5,000 troops and horses, and he was going to block the entrance of Baodao and put Cao Cao in a dilemma.

But because Cao Zhang led tens of thousands of troops to come from the slant, Ma Chao's young man dared not move and had to retreat to the mountainside.

Seeing Cao Zhang fighting with Liu Feng, Ma Chao led his troops out and sneaked into the rear of Cao's army.

Ma Chao's soldiers gathered their strength for a long time, showing off their power everywhere, and the rear army was full of baggage troops, and their power was unstoppable, and their formation was in chaos.

Meng Da saw that the opportunity was rare and led his troops to attack.

However, Cao Zhang was very strict in his army and quickly stabilized his position. Even though he was defeated, the three armies fought in a melee, and each suffered injuries.

When Liu Bei saw Liu Feng defeated the battle from afar and failed to hit Cao Cao in the face, Liu Bei's mood was naturally not much better, and his dissatisfaction with Liu Feng arose.

Although Meng Da seized the fighter opportunity, the army he brought was not strong in combat and did not achieve much results.

Only Ma Chao won a lot of results because he unexpectedly attacked Cao Zhang's rear army.

But because of the few soldiers and the fear of being cut off by Cao Cao, Ma Chao also stopped when he saw the opportunity and led his troops to retreat.

In this battle, Cao Zhang defeated Liu Feng, confirming that what Cao Cao said was true.

In the melee, Liu Bei's army had a slight advantage, and the two armies had their own concerns and set up camps at the entrance of Baoxie Valley.

Cao Cao's troops have been stationed for a long time, and the burden of supply of food and grass is heavy. Although he has the advantage of the troops, he is also a dilemma.

He wanted to advance, but Ma Chao refused to guard the important road at Baogukou and threatened to retreat.

I wanted to withdraw my troops and return to Chang'an, but I was unwilling to accept it and hesitated.

Soon, another day passed. At dinner time, Cao Cao's personal chef presented chicken soup, and there were several chicken ribs in the bowl. Cao Cao was hesitating whether to eat it. Xiahou Dun happened to enter the tent and asked for a night order.

Cao Cao blurted out and said, "I'm useless!"

Although Xiahou Dun was strange, he did not talk much, but sent a message to all the night generals, saying that the command was "she-loving" before they could be released.

The chief clerk of the marching army, Yang Xiu, was very strange when he heard the command to convey the word "香港".

Because Cao Cao's commands have always been drafted by Cao Cao himself, and Cao Cao likes to show off his talents and learn, and every time his commands have profound meanings.

After pondering for a while, Yang Xiu suddenly realized that Cao Cao had no intention of fighting again, so he taught dozens of trusted soldiers who accompanied him to pack up their luggage and prepare for the return journey.
Chapter completed!