Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 197 Heavy rain, snow castle, Su Chen's provocation, angry Ma Chao [two in one]

"Borrow what...borrow the rain?!"

After turning around, he looked back at Su Chen with a somewhat confused expression.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Su Chen also smiled and asked back.

"Why, is there any problem with this? Kong Ming was able to borrow the east wind during the Battle of Red Cliffs. Today I am only borrowing a little rainwater. Is it surprising?"

"That's right. It doesn't make sense that Kong Ming could borrow the east wind, but our military advisor can't borrow heavy rain."

"Great! If we can really borrow a heavy rain, then this method would be perfect!"

I also heard these words.

Xu Chu and others finally woke up from their dream.

His expression changed from confusion at first to excitement.

Especially Xu Chu, who stepped forward and asked Su Chen excitedly.

I wonder if he is going to prepare something this time.

After all, before this, Kong Ming had specially built the Seven Star Altar in order to borrow the east wind, and held a grand ceremony to offer sacrifices to the heavens there.

In their opinion.

Su Chen's attempt to borrow rain this time is more ambitious than his attempt to borrow the east wind, so the things he needs should be more complicated.

Apart from anything else, at least beef and mutton must be prepared for use in offering sacrifices to the heavens.

But listen to his question.

Su Chen didn't even think about it, just shook his head and rejected it.

"No need for that. Nothing. Just leave me alone for an hour."

"what?"

"Is it that simple?"

"Military Advisor Su, are you kidding?!"

Su Chen spoke lightly.

Look at him like this.

Zhu Ling and others found it unbelievable and asked again with doubt.

"Do you think I'm joking? Come on, stop bothering me. Everyone, back off."

Su Chen waved his hand pretending to be serious.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Ling and others wanted to ask more questions.

But in the end, I had no choice but to choose to believe it and suppress the doubts back in my heart.

Su Chen naturally noticed everyone's doubts and anxieties.

But he didn't think of explaining anything further.

In fact, this was the result of Su Chen deliberately adding drama to himself.

After all, he doesn't know any Taoist magic to pray to God.

Can't even act.

This time we are talking about praying for rain.

All he relied on was the [Borrowing Rain Talisman] that he had opened from the diamond treasure chest before.

So this time, in order to prevent it from being exposed.

He felt that the best way was to dismiss his attendants and wait until there was no one around before opening the system warehouse.

The thought was like a finger clicking on the [Borrow Rain Talisman] reward given by the system.

Directly select to use.

……

[Ding, congratulations on successfully using the 'Borrowing Rain Talisman'. ]

[The spell will take effect after a hundred breaths and last for an hour. ]

……

A clear prompt sound rang out from the system.

The talisman that only he could see immediately drew out starlight and rushed into the sky.

Watch the spell rush into the sky.

When the system prompt sounded, Su Chen's face naturally showed more satisfaction.

He turned and stepped out, and immediately gave orders to Xu Chu and others.

Let them speed up and urge their men to build the sand city.

Take advantage of the rain and seize the time to compact the soil.

After the rain, when the north wind blows, it will naturally condense into an ice castle.

And he sounded so confident in his instructions.

The more the people in the audience listened, the weirder their expressions became.

After a long silence, Xu Chu was the first to lose his temper and asked Su Chen again cautiously.

"Is it really going to rain?"

"The military advisor succeeded in borrowing rain?"

Su Chen glared and asked, "Why, do you think I'm joking with you when you see me like this?"

"No, that's not what I meant. It's just that the weather right now doesn't look like it's going to rain."

"Forget about rain, there's not even a dark cloud. Military Advisor... ahem, did you fail in your prayer for rain?"

Xu Chu shook his head and reminded weakly,

"It's okay even if you fail. Just try again."

At the end of his words, he was still worried that his remarks had irritated Su Chen, so he turned around and tried to comfort him.

Look at his reaction.

Su Chen was naturally at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

But this time he shook his head before he could say more.

Above the sky, there was a rumbling sound and suddenly another thunder exploded.

Lightning covered the sky like a spider web in an instant.

Xu Chu and others, who were confused and nervous just now, were also stunned when they saw this scene.

He looked up before he could speak.

Immediately afterwards, raindrops as big as beans began to pour down.

In an instant, it turned into a heavy rain that enveloped the entire Cao camp.

"It's raining, it's actually raining!"

"It's amazing, Mr. Su!"

“This wave is really amazing!!”

Xu Chu and others looked back, their expressions excited.

He even felt a little ashamed for his previous suspicion of Su Chen.

Su Chen naturally would not blame them for this.

He turned around and urged everyone.

Focus your attention on important matters.

Hearing him say this, everyone present also looked solemn.

Turning around does more than just giving orders.

Xu Chu and several other generals also took the initiative to join in and helped build the Sand City.

The rainwater mixed the soil there.

Although the rain that Su Chen borrowed this time only lasted for more than an hour before it disappeared.

But the soil in front was completely wet.

Then the north wind blew.

Day 2 of work.

A sand dune castle was actually built on flat ground.

What was built this time was not just a sand dune castle.

There were also the Cao army soldiers whose confidence had been shattered before.

Although before this battle, they had heard of Su Chen's miraculous deeds more than once.

But seeing is believing.

Especially seeing with my own eyes that the originally cloudless sky suddenly turned into thunder and heavy rain.

One can imagine how this boosted the confidence of ordinary soldiers.

By the second day of waiting, everyone was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

His mental outlook was completely different from the previous decadence.

Even though he knew that he would be facing Ma Chao's 100,000 elite soldiers, there was no fear in his eyes.

At the same time, Su Chen's army was preparing for battle.

Ma Chao also led his cavalry out of Tongguan and was galloping towards Cao's camp.

This time, Ma Chao, wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, was very excited as he rode his horse.

He was excited.

However, Pound, who was accompanying him, was worried.

After being silent for a while, he couldn't suppress his curiosity anymore and asked Ma Chao again.

"My lord, didn't we just decide yesterday to defend Tongguan? Why do you have to lead nearly 10,000 cavalrymen to raid Cao's camp this time?"

"This... the plan has already been decided, how can there be any temporary changes?"

Pound looked puzzled.

Seeing his expression, Ma Chao laughed. He looked nonchalant and said, "Brother Lingming, have you forgotten that the most important point in the art of war is to catch the enemy by surprise?"

"Even you couldn't have imagined that I would suddenly launch an attack at a time like this. I'm afraid that Qilin genius would never have expected this even if he racked his brains."

"Why don't we take this opportunity to catch him off guard and kill him completely?"

Seeing Ma Chao's excited look, Pang De was speechless.

But the guy in front of him was his lord. He couldn't say many complaints directly.

After thinking about it, I could only remind him in a tactful way.

"That's true. But... the people in Cao's camp are not idiots, they will definitely be on guard."

However, this time, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ma Chao.

"There's nothing to worry about, don't worry, Brother Lingming. I have at least 80% confidence in this battle! And even if we fail in the end, we are all cavalry, which is also an advantage for fighters. They can't keep us even if they want to."

To put it bluntly, he had only one idea this time, which was to take advantage of the spearmen's long spears and fast horses to fight back.

Strictly speaking, this idea is not wrong.

In addition, this time, they have all left Tongguan.

There is no chance to return.

So after hesitating again and again.

Pound let out a long sigh.

This is considered as tacit approval of Ma Chao's outrageous behavior this time.

I just pray in my heart that the results of this expedition will be better than I imagined, so that the trip will be worthwhile.

But many times, the more you fear something, the more it will happen.

The two of them had planned everything, but they didn't expect this.

When they actually arrived near Cao's camp, what they saw was not what they expected. It was a flat plain with Cao's camp lying all over the place.

Instead, it is a towering city wall built in the ice and snow.

Pound was stunned.

This time, Ma Chao also felt a little doubtful about his life.

"How...how could this happen?"

"Where did this Frost Castle come from?!"

Looking at the ice and snow wall in front of him, he rubbed his eyes.

He murmured in an unbelievable tone that only he could hear.

I'm struggling to understand it.

Xu Chu and others had already seen Ma Chao leading a large group of troops approaching.

At this moment, he took the initiative to open the camp door and laughed out loud.

"Ma Chao, are you dumbfounded?"

"My military advisor had long anticipated that you would come to steal the chicken, so he used rainwater to build this ice and snow wall overnight. Now, what use are the long spears and fast horses of your Xiliang army?

It would be wise for you to take off your armor and surrender as soon as possible.

"At that time, my military advisor can also speak a few good words for you in front of the lord, spare your life, and ensure that you become a rich young man and live a carefree life. Isn't that wonderful?"

Xu Chu rode out and looked at the confused faces of the few people. He felt so happy and elated.

And the more proud he was.

Ma Chao and his companions became more and more confused.

"rainwater?"

"Where does the rain come from at this time of year?"

"Could it be that God really helps Cao but not me?"

At this moment, he looked at Pound.

When he spoke again, his voice couldn't help but tremble a little.

"What God? This is the credit of my military advisor."

Xu Chu sneered.

"Not bad!"

Zhu Ling, who was accompanying him, immediately agreed.

Then he opened his mouth and repeated to the two people in front of him what Su Chen had done last night with the help of rain.

In the process of retelling.

Naturally, some exaggeration is inevitable.

It was said that when Su Chen was practicing Taoism, lightning flashed all over his body.

It sounds exactly like the so-called gods descending to earth in vernacular novels.

If it had happened on another day, Ma Chao and the others would have naturally sneered.

But this time the ice and snow wall is right in front of us.

There is a mountain of irrefutable evidence.

Even though they knew that the other party said it on purpose to scare them.

But then I thought back to all the things Su Chen had done before.

My heart couldn't help but beat fast for a moment, and I really began to doubt the true identity of Su Chen, wondering whether he was really the so-called god from heaven.

Even he is like this.

Needless to say, the Xiliang soldiers who followed behind him were more worried.

Of course, Xu Chu and his companions came out this time not just to greet and answer Ma Chao's questions.

The main purpose was to undermine the morale of the Xiliang army.

And right now, they have undoubtedly done it perfectly.

The speech ends.

It is clear that there are only Xu Chu and two others going into battle this time.

But now, the 10,000 soldiers retreated one after another, and no one dared to move forward.

Pang De saw the reaction of the soldiers behind him.

My heart skipped a beat.

He quickly rode his horse to Ma Chao's side and reminded him.

"Not good, retreat quickly, my lord!"

"Now that the army has lost its morale, even if you lead the charge again, there will be no good results.

Besides, the enemy still has the ice and snow wall for defense, so our spears are no longer at an advantage, and there is no need to engage in a head-on confrontation with them.

It would be better to return and wait for a few days until the weather warms up, then his ice and snow wall will naturally collapse.

When that time comes, our next attack will definitely be better than what we are doing now."

"retreat?"

After hearing this, Ma Chao's expression changed slightly and he was a little hesitant.

The two of them huddled together and spoke in very low voices.

Xu Chu and the others naturally couldn't hear it.

But just because you can't hear it doesn't mean you can't guess it.

Seeing the two of them like this, Xu Chu and Zhu Ling looked at each other and immediately remembered Su Chen's instructions when they just left the village.

The smile on his face became even happier.

He immediately opened his mouth and added.

"That's right, run."

"Aren't you Xiliang soldiers fast anyway? If you try to escape, we will definitely not be able to catch up with you."

"It's a pity that your father didn't realize this back then and insisted on attacking foolishly. That's why he died at the hands of the Prime Minister. If he had your awareness, he would have run away when he couldn't win. He is a coward and I'm afraid he would still be alive today.

From this point of view, Ma Chao, you are much better than your father Ma Teng."

The two sang together.

In fact, there is only one simple strategy, which is to provoke the opponent.

Pound even saw the other party's intention at a glance.

The routine is indeed old, but it is very useful.

After all, the target of this provocation was not the shrewd Pang De, but Ma Chao.

Although Ma Chao was extremely brave, he was still too young.

Normally, he is a reckless and impulsive person.

The original intention of this uprising was to avenge his father and prove himself against the Xiliang Army.

These factors add up together.

Now I hear Xu Chu and others mocking me.

I just felt that the sound was extremely harsh and I couldn't bear it no matter what.

Even though Pang De was there to persuade him, his eyes were still red for a moment.

With a swish, he pulled out the spear from behind him and roared.

"It has come to this, how can we retreat?"

"If I withdraw like this, how will the Xiliang Army view me?"

"Don't persuade me again. What can we do even if there is an ice and snow wall?"

"Today I want to show him how powerful I, Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, am!"

"Brothers, follow me and kill!"

After saying this, he squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, took the lead, rode out lightly, and took the lead in charging towards the Cao army camp opposite.

(End of this chapter)