Chapter 58 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms records the story of "Wei Shui snatched the boat to avoid the arrow": Ma Mengqi fought for revenge, and Cao Aman cut off his beard and abandoned his robes. At that time, in order to avenge his father, Ma Chao stormed Cao, breached Chang 'an and captured Tongguan, forcing Cao to cut off his beard and abandon his robe to escape. Ma Chao pursued Cao Cao to Weishui, and Cao Cao was rescued by Chu Xu, a fierce soldier of the chaotic army. Chapter 58 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is recorded as follows: ... It is said that Cao Cao was completely annihilated, and he retired in three stages and crossed the Weihe River. When the troops arrived in Hanoi, the sun began to rise. Fuck, send a good soldier across the north shore and start camp. Cao Cao sat on the south bank with a hundred guards and his sword, watching the army cross the river. Suddenly, someone reported, "General in white robe has arrived!" Everyone knows that Ma Chao got off the boat. The troops who robbed the boat by the river made a lot of noise. Cao Cao sat still and pressed his sword to make no noise. I heard people screaming and rushing in, and the boat jumped ashore and shouted, "Here comes the thief! Please get off the boat! " Fuck it, but so is Chu Xu. Cao Cao said, "What harm does a thief have? Looking back, Ma Chao has been away from more than one hundred steps. When Chu Xu dragged Cao Cao off the boat, the boat was more than ten feet offshore and Chu jumped on it. All the accompanying soldiers went into the water, grabbed the boat and desperately boarded the boat to escape. The boat capsized and Chu slashed it with a knife. The boat broke its hand and fell into the water, so it was in a hurry to dive. Chu Xu stood at the top of the tree, so he was too busy to support it. Cao Cao squatted at Chu Xu's feet. Ma Chao rushed to the river, and when he saw that the boat was halfway through, he bent his bow and took an arrow, and ordered the younger generation to shoot at the river. The arrow was as urgent as rain. Chu was afraid of hurting Cao Cao, so he raised the saddle with his left hand to cover it. Ma Chao's arrow is not empty, and the boat driver should have fallen into the water; Dozens of people on board were shot down. Its ship is unstable and spinning in the rapids. Chu Xu was so brave that he shook the rudder with his legs, punted with one hand and carried a saddle to protect his exercise. Sometimes Ding Fei, the magistrate of Weinan County, saw that Ma Chao was in a hurry to chase after Cao Cao, and he was afraid of hurting Cao Cao's life, so he drove all the cattle and horses out of the village. There were all cattle and horses all over the mountain. When Xiliang soldiers saw it, they all turned around to fight for horses and cattle, unwilling to catch up, so Cao Cao had to take off. ……

The story of Ma Chao's pursuit of Cao Cao in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the most embarrassing moment in Cao Cao's life.