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The Rise of Heroes Chapter 370: Battle of Gaoyang

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    However, Gongsun Yue knew as soon as he saw the Xiangyang cannon that Yijing City would be difficult to protect. While resisting with all his strength, he sent people to Gongsun Zan's camp to ask for help.  Yijing City is only more than 150 miles away from Gongsun Zan's camp, which is only more than an hour's journey for Kuai Ma.  After hearing the news, Gongsun Zan was shocked and angry, and said loudly: "Ma Chao, the little thief, is so unfaithful. He agreed on three days, but then went back on his word and assisted Liu Yu in attacking Yi Jing. This is extremely hateful!" He paused and gritted his teeth.  He shouted: "Come here! Push Ma Tie out quickly, chop him off, and send his head outside Gaoyang City, so that the world will know that I, Gongsun Zan, am not someone to be trifled with!" "You can't do that, my lord!" As soon as he finished speaking,  Zou Dan advised him about his background: "My lord, please think twice! If my lord kills Ma Tie, if Yi Jing is attacked, Ma Chao and I will have no room to turn around, and even the last life-saving talisman will be lost. On the contrary, if we stay,  Get off the horse and iron, no matter how bad the situation gets, we can keep our lives safe." After calming down, Gongsun Zan also figured out this truth, and said angrily: "Having said that, Ma Chao is extremely deceitful, and he actually understood this from me!  It's really abominable to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly! Send the order and immediately gather all the cavalry to return to Yi Jing!" Zou Dan frowned and said: "Ma Chao has already supported Liu Yu and must have planned an ambush. If we return to help now, we will probably be ambushed!  If Yijing City cannot be saved by then, if Ma Chao takes advantage of the opportunity to attack the camp, it will be difficult to save both sides. The gain will not be worth the loss!" Gongsun Zan said angrily: "What should I do? Are we going to just sit back and watch?  In Yijing, if it falls into the hands of Liu Yu, the consequences will be disastrous." Zou Dan pondered for a moment, suddenly his heart moved, and loudly said: "The night before yesterday, there were Huns cavalry coming to cause trouble, it must be Ma Chao's plan to mislead the soldiers!  , so that he could take the opportunity to transfer the troops from Gaoyang City to Yi Jing to assist Liu Yu. Coupled with the troops used to set up an ambush, Gaoyang City must be empty of troops at this moment. If troops are sent to attack Gaoyang at this time, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break the city. " Gongsun Zan was very worried!  However, Yi Jing is not an ordinary city. There are not only his two disciples, but also a group of wives and concubines and his only son Gongsun Xu. If he does not rescue him, he will most likely not escape the hands of Liu Yu.  But whether the rash dispatch of troops will be successful is still a matter of debate. First of all, this ambush is a huge headache.  After pondering for a long time, Gongsun Zan finally made up his mind and shouted loudly: "Ma Chao has gone too far to bully others. In this case, I might as well give up returning to aid Yijing City and concentrate all our forces to attack Gaoyang. If we can capture Ma Chao, all problems will be solved!"  " Zou Dan said: "I also have this intention. Ma Chao calculated that the lord will send troops to rescue him, but we went the opposite way and attacked Gaoyang unexpectedly. Even if we couldn't capture Ma Chao, we could break through the defense line and invade the hinterland of Jizhou, which was empty of troops.  In this way, Jizhou can be disrupted and all of Ma Chao's plans can be disrupted. Even if it doesn't work, Ma Tie can be used as capital. If Ma Chao is defeated in the future, will the lord be afraid that Youzhou will fall into the hands of others? " Gongsun Zan.  With a flash of light, he nodded and said: "That being said, we and our family members may not be safe!" Zou Dan said: "Liu Yu has already surrendered to Ma Chao. With Ma Tie in hand, he won't be afraid that Ma Chao will dare to kill! At worst, the two sides will be even.  "Why are you afraid?" Gongsun Zan laughed loudly, clapped his hands and praised: "Zou Zhan's words made the general suddenly understand, but he almost missed the big event!" After saying this, he shouted: "Send the order and put it in order immediately!"  Soldiers and horses, attack Gaoyang City immediately. I don¡¯t believe that Ma Chao has three heads and six arms!¡± ¡°I have the order!¡± In order to show his determination, Gongsun Zan ordered the people to burn down the camp, bringing only the necessary baggage and several days of food and grass, and commanded 40,000 troops.  Head to Gaoyang City.  Ma Chao had already sent scouts to watch Gongsun Zan's every move. At the same time, he sent Tian Hukang to lead 10,000 cavalry to attack a hundred miles away and lay an ambush in advance. He would only wait for Gongsun Zan to return for reinforcements before giving him a head-on attack.  Unexpectedly, the result was completely unexpected. Not only did Gongsun Zan have no intention of returning aid, but instead came to Gaoyang City in full force.  Ma Chao's thoughts were racing, and he quickly understood Gongsun Zan's intention. He sneered and said: "The wishful thinking is really good. Today, I will let my general teach you how many abilities you have!" After saying this, he shouted: "Gather the army,  Get ready to go out of the city to fight!" At noon, Gongsun Zan led an army of 40,000 people to Gaoyang City. Ma Chao led 5,000 heavy armored cavalry and 10,000 infantry troops to leave the city early to fight.  In front of the two armies, Ma Chao was fully prepared. He immediately took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Gongsun Zan, what do you mean? Didn't we agree on it the day before? Do you really want to block the car with your hands and die with me?"  Fight to the end?" Gongsun Zan was furious, stepped forward and cursed: "You little thief Ma Chao, you are famous all over the world in vain. You claim to be a gentleman, but you are actually a swindler with no faith at all. Today, I am the general.  It will be difficult to get along with you!" Ma Chao pretended to be doubtful and said: "I am not trustworthy?" Gongsun Zan shouted angrily: "Shameless person!If I had to help you secretly, how could I have the Xiangyang artillery weapon?  Do you think I am a three-year-old child when you are still making secrets with me now?  Ma Chao said: "Liu Yu is the imperial prefect, responsible for the military and political affairs of a state. As the imperial general, I have the obligation to provide him with the necessary ordnance."  As for what will happen to the feud between you and Liu Yu?  " Gongsun Zan was immediately speechless and forced himself to defend himself: "General, why do you mean what you say?  What you are asking for is just the family we left in Yijing City?  In this case, I will leave it up to you, but if you want to exchange this for Ma Tie, don't even think about it. Today, I will break through Gaoyang City and invade Jizhou, causing your rear to be on fire!  Ma Chao sneered and said, "It's a joke. In the eyes of this general, you, Gongsun Zan, are just a clown who can be killed with a snap of your fingers. If Ma Tie hadn't been captured by mistake, how could you have the qualifications to let this general take action in person?"  Ma Tie's death is not a pity, and I will avenge him, but if you want to use this as a bargaining chip to threaten me, you are making a big mistake.  " "How dare you underestimate me?"  Gongsun Zan turned pale with anger, turned around and shouted: "Ma Chao is here, who is going to capture him?"  " None of the generals under Gongsun Zan dared to fight. Ma Chao's reputation for bravery was no worse than that of Lu Bu. For a Ma tie to be so powerful, one can imagine Ma Chao's ability. Ma Chao felt slightly proud, raised his halberd and shouted: "I have heard Fenwei for a long time.  General Gongsun Zan is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to learn from him today?  " Gongsun Zan looked embarrassed, but he was not dizzy yet. Wouldn't a duel with Ma Chao be equal to death? He immediately shouted: "The whole army listens to the order. Anyone who captures or kills Ma Chao will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins, be made a county magistrate, and attack!  "With an order, 20,000 cavalry took the lead in charging, followed closely by the remaining 20,000 infantry, shouting to kill, and blasting gongs, drums and horns. Ma Chao only had 5,000 heavy armored cavalry at the moment, except for the 5,000 who defended the city.  There were only 5,000 elite soldiers left to fight. Although there was a huge difference in the strength of the troops, Ma Chao had no intention of being afraid. He immediately picked up his horse and returned to the formation, raised his halberd and shouted loudly: "Get ready!"  put!  ¡± Just listen to ¡°Swish!¡±  "There was a sound of breaking through the air, and the only fifty slugs immediately began to exert their power. This kind of slut is seven feet high, ten feet wide, and has an extremely complex structure. There are five rows of launch holes, and each row can launch thirty shoots.  The iron crossbow arrows have a range of three hundred steps and are powerful enough to penetrate gold and crack stones. In this way, one hundred and fifty iron crossbow arrows can be fired at once. Gongsun Zan personally led the army to charge.  , seeing that Ma Chao's army neither charged nor fired arrows, he felt very different. Unexpectedly, when he had just rushed two hundred steps and was about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, there was suddenly a rapid sound of piercing the air in the enemy camp, and countless arrows, large and small, were flying rapidly.  When it arrived, it immediately caused a large number of casualties. Even those who were hit by arrows in the front could not escape the trampling of the horses' hooves from behind. The screams were loud. Just one round of shooting caused tens of thousands of casualties to Gongsun Zan, and even those who rushed behind were killed.  None of the infantry could escape disaster. Because of the large number of crossbow arrows fired, it takes half an hour to load the crossbow. Therefore, it can only be used once during the battle between the two armies, but this does not affect the power of the crossbow.  Because his rate of fire is so great, a crossbow arrow can often penetrate one person and then injure him twice. Not only that, there are also 500 Zhuge Ma slaves in Gaoyang City. The two weapons combined.  There were tens of thousands of crossbows. Gongsun Zan's forward cavalry fell instantly after being reorganized, and the formation was thrown into chaos. Ma Chao saw the opportunity and immediately attacked. Ma Chao had sent troops for the first time that year.  Hedong was determined to form a heavy-armored cavalry team, but this unit has extremely high requirements for horses and personnel, and the armor is by no means an ordinary fish-scale Kai or Suozi Kai. It is a genuine full-body armor, including armor for both man and horse.  It weighs only fifty kilograms. The financial and material resources required are extremely huge. Ma Chao has only had such a team of 5,000 people in the northern land. The biggest use of the heavy armored cavalry is to charge into battle, so the soldiers are not equipped.  The iron-tied bow had no weapons except for a large horse-cutting sword. This time, Ma Chao personally led the army, and the morale of the whole army became even higher. The 5,000 men were divided into five squads.  He rushed into Gongsun Zan's vanguard and slashed hard. Ma Chao led a thousand people in the center. He had already targeted Gongsun Zan. In his hand, the Tianlong city-breaking halberd thrust forward and backward, slashing left and right.  It was like entering a deserted place. Gongsun Zan was very excited when he saw Ma Chao going into battle in person. He shouted loudly: "Capture the thief first, capture the king first, and whoever kills Ma Chao will be rewarded with ten thousand gold!"  " "Kill!  " "I swear to kill Ma Chao!  " A heavy reward must be rewarded by brave men. Although Gongsun Zan's cavalry team lost tens of thousands, the remaining cavalry still had an absolute advantage. After receiving the order, they immediately rushed to Ma Chao's side. Ma Chao was not afraid of danger, and charged and killed.  While shouting: "The whole army rushes to kill. Today's battle achievements will be doubled, and the reward will be doubled."Double it!  The person who takes Gongsun Zan's head will be awarded the title of lieutenant colonel and will receive a reward of one thousand!  "After saying that, he looked at Gongsun Zan's position and rushed away, but he happened to meet Gongsun Zan's general Guan Jing.
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