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The Rise of Heroes Chapter 364: Youzhou is in chaos

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    Feng Ji was not convinced and said: "There is reality within the emptiness, and there is emptiness within the reality. How can Ma Chao know our reality? If not, can Yan Zhi have a clever plan to defeat the enemy?" Yan Xiang said: "Ma Chao has strong soldiers and strong horses, and sufficient food and grass. In the north,  He has won the hearts of the people; and the advantage of the lord is that he has the support of powerful families and the support of princes from all over the country. In a short period of time, the lord will have the upper hand; but if the war is prolonged and the outcome is not finalized for a long time, the lord's advantage will turn into a weakness. Sooner or later, it will be difficult for him to win.  Escape from defeat!" "Shut up!" Yuan Shao was furious and stood up and shouted: "Ma Chao is just a martial artist, how can he be compared with me? I have made my own decision on this matter, so you don't need to say anything!"  The counselors were trembling, and they all closed their mouths knowingly.  On that day, Yuan Shao made three moves. First, he ordered his second son Yuan Xi and his generals to recruit 50,000 troops to support Wen Chou. The strategic deployment shifted from offensive to defensive, so that he must trap Pang De and Zhang Xiu in Nanyang.  Then they sent meteor horses to Guangling to urge Yuan Tan and Sun Ce to speed up the elimination of Liu Yao, Zhao Yu and others.  Finally, someone was sent to Yanzhou to convey an order, asking Qu Yi and Chunyu Qiong to focus on guarding against Ma Chao and not to act rashly for the time being.  Yuan Shao is plotting against Ma Chao here, and Ma Chao is plotting against Yuan Shao. With the war in Xuzhou and the war in Jingzhou starting, Ma Chao has long been impatient.  The reason why he delayed sending troops was simply because he was worried about the stability of Jizhou's rear. In other words, he was worried that Gongsun Zan would stab him in the back.  At the end of November 193, Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, finally made up his mind to go to full-scale war with Gongsun Zan after receiving the imperial edict and a personal letter from his only son Liu He.  Liu Yu has been managing people's livelihood in Youzhou since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He advocates benevolent government.  Make good friends with the ethnic minorities in the north and implement intermarriage and trade between ethnic groups.  The local management of the past ten years has made Liu Yu's power very different, and Youzhou is now part of Hebei, Beijing and part of Liaoning. Its economic development at that time was no worse than that of Jizhou, and it was also a famous investment place in the world at that time.  Liu Yu had long wanted to get rid of Gongsun Zan. He had always had a grudge against Ma Chao. After all, Ma Chao intended to seize the Liu family's world.  But after a few years, Liu Yu had to accept this fact. In his opinion, it was much better to have a surname of Ma than a surname of Yuan.  At least Ma Chao's political views coincide with his.  If Ma Chao is the emperor, the people of the world will only live a better life.  Now that he had made up his mind, Liu Yu did not delay at all and immediately mobilized his troops.  It is planned to send 100,000 troops to attack Yi Jing in half a month.  Before departure.  Youzhou Bingcao was engaged in Chengxu and had already been bribed by Gongsun Zan.  He strongly advised: "My lord, you must not listen to Ma Chao's words! In the past, during Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion, when the princes attacked Dong and when they fought against Wu Heng's robbery, General Gongsun had a lot of credit. This time, he is unknown. I'm afraid the world will criticize him soon!"  Liu Yu had long known that Cheng Xu was Gongsun Zan's spy, but he had always been patient and did not want to break up with Gongsun Zan. Now that he had made up his mind, he would not let Cheng Xu show off his power, and immediately shouted: "I am a minister of the Han Dynasty.  "You should obey the emperor's edict. Gongsun Zan has evil intentions, separates the local area, and does not respect the imperial orders. You are undoubtedly a traitor! You are not loyal to the emperor, but you are excusing the traitor. What is your intention?"  .  Cheng Xu¡¯s expression changed, he felt uneasy, and secretly cursed himself for being stupid, how could he go against Liu Yu at this moment?  While he was hesitating, he heard Liu Yu shouting: "Come here! Quickly capture the traitor Gongsun Zan's party members Cheng Xu, push them outside the camp gate and behead them in public to strengthen the power of our army and serve as a warning to others!" "Obey the order!" Immediately surged  Eight warriors came in and pushed Cheng Xu out, who was shouting curses. A moment later, a bloody head hung high on the camp gate.  All the soldiers were frightened, and no one dared to oppose Liu Yu's sending troops.  After Liu Yu killed Cheng Xu, he felt bad and said loudly: "Send troops to Yi Jing immediately, kill only Gongsun Zan, and order the sergeants not to hurt the civilians!" "My lord, be kind!" All the generals quickly accepted the order, and immediately  Each led his troops and horses, a total of more than 100,000 people, and marched towards Yijing.  But it was said that there was a general under Liu Yu named Gongsun Ji. Although his surname was Gongsun, he was not related to Gongsun Zan, but because he had the same surname as Gongsun, he had been favored by Gongsun Zan.  At this moment, seeing Liu Yu sending troops to Yi Jing, he was deeply afraid that Gongsun Zan would be unprepared, so he ran away overnight to report the news to Gongsun Zan.  Gongsun Zan was not idle when he was in charge of Yijing. He came from a powerful family and was extremely dissatisfied with Ma Chao's suppression of local powerful people in Jizhou and other places. In the past two years, because he was afraid of Zhao Yun's cavalry, he had not dared to invade Jizhou, but he also took in many people.  Shao Jizhou and Qingzhou fled to the local tyrants.  During this battle in the Central Plains, Gongsun Zan had already promised Yuan Shao to wait for the opportunity, but before he could take action, Ma Chao took the first step.  But it was said that Ma Tie mobilized 20,000 troops to the Southern Xiongnu. These 20,000 people were the elite force of the Southern Xiongnu, and were assisted by Tian Hukang, the current Zuoxian King.  The equipment of the 20,000 cavalry was no different from that of Ma Chao's regular cavalry. The army set out from Jiuyuan, passed through Yanmen, Mayi, and Zhongshan Kingdom and stationed in Zhao Yun's camp in Gaoyang. Food, grass, military tents and other equipment were all?Ready-made.  Not only that, but there were also 20,000 infantry troops transferred from Zhang He's tribe in Qingzhou, with a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses waiting for the opportunity.  This time, they made an appointment with Liu Yu to start the uprising at the same time, leaving only 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison various camps, and sent 30,000 troops to attack Yi Jing.  Gongsun Zan, who planned to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and wait for opportunities, was shocked when he learned the news.  He was not afraid of Liu Yu. Liu Yu was a benevolent woman and had no ability to lead troops in war. Moreover, the soldiers under his command were all veteran soldiers. They were more than capable of bullying the common people. Compared with the elite soldiers under his command, they were greatly inferior.  Not enough.  But he did not dare to have the slightest contempt for the Hun cavalry under Ma Tie and Zhang He's infantry. After all, these were elite men who had been baptized on the battlefield.  Finally, Gongsun Zan decided to take the initiative to meet the enemy after discussing with his subordinates. He personally led 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to fight Ma Tie, and ordered him to gather more than 30,000 troops from his brothers Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan to guard Yijing.  As for the menacing Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan did not take it to heart. He had already reached an agreement with Wuheng King Qiu Liju in advance. Once he went to war with Ma Chao, the northern Wuheng Hu soldiers would take the opportunity to invade Youzhou.  , making Liu and Yu unable to care about each other, and history has completely deviated from its original track.  But it was said that Ma Tie and Shen Pei led an army of 30,000 to Yi Jing. At noon, a scout suddenly came to report that a large group of people was coming eighty miles ahead. The leader was General Fenwu Gongsun Zan. There were about 50,000 people and cavalry.  Nearly half.  Ma Chao frowned. Although he has high qualifications, he is only fifteen years old. He is only a general in name only. The one who really makes the decision is Shen Pei.  Shen Pei did not expect that Gongsun Zan would dare to come in full force. The area around Youzhou is mostly plains. Except for a small forest, it is a plain. The field of vision is extremely wide, which is suitable for cavalry to attack.  He pondered for a while and said: "The mission given to us by the master is to prevent Gongsun Zan from entering Jizhou! If we fight in the wild, our army will be weak, and Gongsun Zan's white horse Yi Cong is a famous elite soldier in the world, so there is no chance of winning.  It's better to return to Gaoyang City and use the Xiangyang Cannon in the city to severely damage the enemy's strength, and then wait for the opportunity to make a move!  That's it!" Shen Pei didn't dare to shout, so he immediately led the army back and rushed to Gaoyang County in the afternoon.  While Shen Pei organized the army to strengthen the defenses, he also sent out scouts to inquire about Gongsun Zan's movements.  After learning that Gongsun Zan had set up a temporary military camp a hundred miles away, he felt relieved and immediately sent someone to inform Ma Chao of Wuchao about the current situation overnight.  Although Ma Chao couldn't guess Gongsun Zan's intentions, there was bound to be a demon when things went awry. He had a vague premonition in his heart, so he could only let Shen Pei act according to the situation.  The next day, Gongsun Zan uprooted his camp and marched forward for fifty miles, then stopped moving forward. Instead, he organized people to press down the camp, build deep trenches, and put up resisting horses. He was well prepared for a long-term battle.  At the same time, Shenpei also began to set up Xiangyang artillery in Gaoyang City, and completed the debugging of the fifty molten beds that had just been shipped, and they were ready for battle at any time.  The next day, Gongsun Zan led 20,000 cavalry to Gaoyang City to form a formation and demand a fight.  Shen Pei didn't want to go to war. He only waited for Gongsun Zan's large army to arrive and then fired the Xiangyang Cannon from the city to severely damage the enemy.  But when Ma Tie saw Gongsun Zan coming to summon the formation in person, he couldn't help but be eager to make a contribution. If he could capture Gongsun Zan in the formation, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.  The judge could not stop him, so he had to let Ma Tie and Tian Hukang lead 20,000 Huns cavalry to fight, just to test.  At the foot of Gaoyang City, the two armies were more than 300 steps apart. Ma Tie's Huns cavalry were equipped with fish scales and black iron helmets. They also carried sabers and two-stone iron bows. Their eliteness was no better than Ma Chao's regular cavalry.  Weak, the army is neat and morale is high.  Gongsun Zan is not bad at all. He has been confronting Zhao Yun for the past two years, and he has also attached great importance to the development of ordnance.  The 20,000 cavalry were equipped with chainmail and iron helmets, and were fully equipped with bows, arrows, sabers, and many saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes. They were the only cavalry in the Han Dynasty that could compete with Ma Chao's cavalry, except Han Sui.  Gongsun Zan observed the battle for a while, then he took a few steps forward on his horse and shouted: "Is the enemy general Ma Chao's younger brother Ma Tie?" Upon hearing this, Ma Tie also took a few steps forward on his horse, and shouted angrily: "Of course! I am here to serve you."  The general has ordered us to attack the traitor Gongsun Zan. If you understand the situation, please quickly dismount and surrender. I can save you and the entire Gongsun family. If not, don¡¯t blame my subordinates for not being able to survive when you are defeated.  Have mercy!" Gongsun Zan laughed angrily and said loudly: "How dare you make such arrogant remarks, little Huangkou child? When I was fighting Wu Heng, you and the Ma family brothers were not yet weaned. If the late emperor hadn't led the wolf into the house, you would have  How could you dare to brazenly say that this general is a traitor? Your Ma family has been favored by the emperor for generations, but now you don¡¯t want to repay the favor, but instead try to coerce the emperor to order the princes and carry out treasonous acts to subvert the country!  Han ministers, I will never allow you to do anything wrong!" Ma Tie was furious and shouted: "My brother once said: The world belongs to heaven!The world belongs to the people, and the ownership of the world should be decided by the people of the world. You are just a local tycoon, so what qualifications do you have to talk about the ownership of the world?  After all, it all depends on who has the tougher fists. If you don't accept it, do you dare to have a fight with someone?  "(To be continued)
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