Chapter 416: Qin Cavalry vs. Han Cavalry, they meet on a narrow road! Enemies meet on a narrow road, I will kill you one by one!
Northeast of Pubanjin.

Cao Chun led two thousand Leopard Cavalry and also galloped on horseback.

The main force led by Cao Ren has just arrived in Pingyang County and has not yet entered the territory of Hedong County.

His two thousand cavalrymen arrived ahead of Cao Ren's army, riding day and night without stopping.

"Zihe, Pubanjin is related to the survival of Bingzhou and the survival of the country!"

"Everything is entrusted to you, you must protect it for me!"

Cao Ren’s instructions before his departure are still vivid in my mind and echo in my ears.

Cao Chun looked into the distance and saw the outline of Pubanjin already in his sight.

The "Qin" flag was still there, meaning Pubanjin had not yet fallen.

"Brother, I finally arrived in time. Don't worry, I will definitely protect Pubanjin for you!"

Cao Chun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slightly slowed down his horse's pace, hoping to give his mount, which was foaming at the mouth from days of running, a chance to catch its breath.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, Liang Xing's loud shout came from behind him.

"Han army!"

"General Zihe, there are Han cavalry coming towards us from the south!"

Cao Chun's heart suddenly shook and he turned around quickly to look.

really.

Led by the "Horse" flag, a group of Han cavalry were rushing towards him from the southeast, carrying a cloud of dust.

The horse-shaped flag...Ma Chao!
That cavalry was the Han cavalry led by Ma Chao!

Cao Chun's expression suddenly changed.

According to Cao Ren's prior estimation, the Han army had few soldiers, and even if they captured Jiguan, they would certainly not dare to advance deeply into Hedong County. They would definitely retreat to Jiguan and wait for Liu Bei's main force to join them.

But Cao Ren made a wrong estimate!
Not only did Ma Chao go west through Jiguan, he also crossed the entire Hedong County, and went directly from Jiguan in the east to Pubanjin in the west!

Liu Bei was not satisfied with taking Jiguan, he also wanted to take Pubanjin in one go and block the Yellow River in one fell swoop!

"Damn it, the big-eared thief has such a big appetite!"

"I was only one step away from reaching Pubanjin, but I ran into the remnant of the Ma family at this moment!"

Cao Chun gnashed his teeth, took a deep breath, waved his gun and shouted:
"Turn around, all the troops, follow me and kill all the Han dogs, to avenge my nephew Zi'an!"

He actually wanted to fight with Ma Chao.

Liang Xing was horrified and shouted:
"General Zihe, you must stay calm. Judging from the formation, the Han army has at least 3,000 soldiers, which is at least 1,000 more cavalry than us."

"Moreover, Ma Chao is as brave as Lu Bu. Looking at the whole Qin Empire, only General Dian can fight him!"

"General Zi'an, don't be impulsive!"

As one of the ten generals of Xiliang, Liang Xing naturally knew Ma Chao's strength.

What's more, when the two armies meet, our army is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

How could he be a match for Ma Chao if he had to fight like this?
"What's there to fear about the remnants of the Ma family?"

"If we flee without a fight today, and he seizes Pubanjin and cuts off the Yellow River, our Bingzhou will be in danger of falling!"

"I must fight this battle!"

Cao Chun's face was ferocious, and he roared and gnashed his teeth.

Liang Xing wanted to persuade him again.

Cao Chunyin pointed his spear and said sternly:
"When two men meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. If you dare to shake the morale of the army again, I will punish you by military law!"

Liang Xing shuddered with fear, and had to swallow back the words of persuasion that were about to come out of his mouth.

Cao Chun no longer had any worries and ordered two thousand cavalrymen to turn south and attack the intercepting Han cavalry.

In the wilderness east of Pubanjin, two cavalry units, each raising a cloud of dust and carrying a force that could make the sky collapse and the earth split, rushed towards each other in a mighty force.

The earth was shaking, and the sound of iron hooves fell like thunder, drowning out all other sounds between heaven and earth.

In the blink of an eye, the two cavalry units collided with each other.

In an instant.

It was as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was destroying.

The sound of flesh colliding, weapons clashing, soldiers screaming, horses neighing...

Countless horrifying voices instantly enveloped the sky and earth.

Immediately afterwards, countless blood pillars rose into the air, dyeing the wilderness sky red.

The fighting begins.

The Han army's spears ruthlessly stabbed at the Qin cavalry.

The blades of the Qin soldiers, covered in blood mist, slashed towards the Han cavalry.

The man fell over his back, and the blood flowed into a river.

After a quarter of an hour of fighting, the stronger one became clear.

Cao Cao's Leopard Cavalry was mainly composed of people from Xiliang, and even absorbed many former members of the Ma family army.

This cavalry is truly the world's elite.

The 3,000 Han cavalry led by Ma Chao were mainly composed of the fierce soldiers from You and Ji, and belonged to the Youyan cavalry, who were equally brave and powerful.

The elite troops of the two cavalry units were not much different from each other.

However, the number of elite cavalry of the Han army was more than a thousand more than that of Cao Chun's Leopard Cavalry.

Three thousand versus two thousand, the advantage is on the Han army's side.

The most fatal thing is that the commander of this Han army is Ma Chao from Xiliang.

Needless to say, Ma Chao's reputation among the people of Xiliang is very great.

What’s more, among Cao Chun’s Leopard Cavalry, there were many former members of the Ma family.

When these people ran into Ma Chao, how could they not feel guilty and afraid!

How could their fighting spirit not be affected by their guilty conscience and fear?
With all the unfavorable factors combined, the Han army gained the upper hand after only a quarter of an hour of fighting.

Amid the chaos, Cao Chun waved his spear and madly killed the Han cavalry.

At least a dozen people died at his hands.

However, his bravery alone could not reverse the overall defeat.

Under the impact of the Han cavalry, the Qin cavalry could no longer hold out, and many of them, whose wills had collapsed, had even turned around and began to retreat northward.

"General Zihe, we are no match for the Han army. Let's retreat!"

"Pubanjin can no longer be defended. There is no need to sacrifice these two thousand cavalrymen!"

Liang Xing waved the sword in his hand and shouted at Cao Chun who was a few steps away.

Looking at the unfavorable situation before him, Cao Chun could not help but grit his teeth and feel extremely angry.

He wanted to hold Pubanjin, but he was not stupid. He knew the situation was hopeless, but he still insisted on fighting to the death. Just as Liang Xing advised, Pubanjin was definitely not going to be held, and if he lost two thousand precious leopard cavalry, he would lose both the lady and the soldiers.

"Damn it!"

"Pass the order down, the entire army will immediately withdraw from the battlefield and retreat to the north——"

Helpless, Cao Chun could only wave his gun and shout.

The Qin cavalry, who had been fighting hard, turned around and fled one after another as if they had been pardoned.

Cao Chun sighed helplessly and planned to ride away.

"Cao Chun, you bastard, where are you escaping to!"

A thunderous roar stopped Cao Chun.

He suddenly looked back and saw a mighty general like a god, holding a silver blood spear in his hand, his face as ferocious as fire, walking through the bloody road and roaring towards him.

“Ma…Ma Chao?”

Cao Chun exclaimed in surprise and his face suddenly changed.

As a former colleague, he naturally knew very well how strong Ma Chao's martial arts were.

He is definitely no match.

Cao Chun never expected that when he was about to retreat, he would be found by Ma Chao in the chaos of the army.

As soon as he turned around, Ma Chao had already rushed to within a few steps, making it impossible for him to escape.

You just have to grit your teeth and bear it!
"You remnant of the Ma family, you killed my nephew, I want your life—"

With nowhere to hide, Cao Chun gritted his teeth and roared, then put all his strength into the spear in his hand and stabbed back with a quick strike.

The gun was as fast as lightning.

"Lord chicken and dog!"

Ma Chao, however, let out a disdainful roar, and stabbed out with the bloody spear in his hand with a force that could shake the sky and crack the earth.

The spear was so fast that it arrived first after being fired, and actually stabbed Cao Chun first.

"So fast!"

Cao Chun's face changed in shock. He quickly retracted the silver spear in his hand and fought back.

"clang!"

A dull metallic collision sound was heard.

The silver spear in Cao Chun's hand was like rotten cotton and was easily shaken away by Ma Chao's spear.

The force in the gun had not yet dissipated, and it was heading towards Cao Chun's face.

Cao Chun's weapon was knocked away, and his internal energy and blood were stirred, and his body was shaken backwards.

Seeing the gun tip coming towards his face, he had to use all his strength to move his body slightly to the side.

"puff!"

There was a sound of flesh and bones being torn.

Although Cao Chun avoided the vital points on his face, Ma Chao's spear pierced through the iron armor on his shoulder.

A groan of pain was heard, and the wound on Cao Chun's shoulder burst open, and a stream of blood splattered out.

Before Cao Chun had time to savor the pain, Ma Chao's second and third shots came down like thunder and rain.

Cao Chun, who was seriously injured in the shoulder, ignored the severe pain in his shoulder and frantically gritted his teeth and waved his gun to block.

"Ahhh-"

Screams sounded one after another.

In an instant, Cao Chun was stabbed five or six times on the back, abdomen, and arms by Ma Chao's violent spear style, turning him into a bloody man.

"what--"

The most tragic howl was heard.

The spear in Cao Chun's hand was knocked away, and his huge body flew backwards from the horse like a spinning top and fell heavily to the ground.

"I was actually killed by that remnant of the Ma family, by him——"

Cao Chun, who fell to the ground, was filled with grief and anger, with blood spurting out of his mouth, and he struggled to get up.

Just when he had tried his best to support his body, Ma Chao, who was following behind him, stabbed him with the bloody spear in his hand.

"puff!"

A bullet pierced through Cao Chun's leg.

A heart-wrenching howl sounded above the bloody field, like a wild beast trapped in despair.

Cao Chun fell to his knees with a bang, feeling excruciating pain. He almost fainted and could no longer stand up.

"Cao Chun, you bastard. If I remember correctly, you were the one who carried out Cao Chun's order to kill all the members of the Ma family!"

"How many lives of my Ma family are on your hands!"

"Have you ever thought that one day you would fall into my hands!"

Ma Chao shouted with gritted teeth, suddenly retracted the blood spear in his hand, and stabbed at his other leg.

"puff!"

Cao Chun's other leg was also pierced.

There was another pig-slaughtering howl, and Cao Chun fell to the ground, shaking with pain.

"Ma Chao, you are a remnant of the Ma family!"

"I only regret that Your Majesty did not lure you to Chang'an that day, so that I could not kill you with my own hands!"

"Even though I die today, my emperor will kill you one day to avenge me!"

"Not only will my emperor kill you, he will also kill Liu Bei!"

"This world must belong to my Great Qin—"

Cao Chun was in so much pain that he lost his mind and screamed and yelled like a madman.

"Does Cao have the ability to fight with the Emperor of the Han Dynasty for the world?"

"Is he worthy?"

Ma Chao snorted disdainfully and said coldly:
"I killed Cao Tai the day before yesterday, and I will kill you today. I will kill all of your Cao family members one by one!"

"Cao Chun, go to the underworld and wait for your people and the traitor Cao Cao!"

The bloody spear, filled with rage for revenge, stabbed down angrily.

"boom!"

Cao Chun's head exploded.

(End of this chapter)