Taishi Ci received a letter asking for help from Xu Sheng late at night. He was really shocked. During the day, there were fireworks and shouts of death at Chaisang. Although Taishi Ci did not witness it with his own eyes, he knew that the intensity of the battle at Chaisang must be far beyond imagination. But he didn't do anything.
Thinking that Xu Sheng only held on for one day, I couldn't help but ask him for help.
Taishi Ci was from Donglai, Qingzhou, and Xu Sheng was from Langya, Xuzhou. Although they were from different states, they were from the same county. They were both northerners living in Jiangdong. Their temperaments were very similar, and they gradually formed a close friendship.
vulgar friendship.
Taishi Ci knew very well that Xu Sheng was an upright and courageous man. He always fought without hesitation and never retreated, winning the hearts of his soldiers. With his character, he would never speak easily unless absolutely necessary.
Ask for help.
After Taishi Ci carefully read Xu Sheng's letter, his expression became solemn and he was speechless for a moment.
Xu Sheng's letter described in detail the Jingzhou Army's flying stone chariots, Linchong (siege tower), Iron Tower Army, etc. Taishi Ciguang couldn't help but sweat for Xu Sheng based on his imagination. Faced with the endless means of the Jingzhou Army, he replaced
He may not be able to do a better job than Xu Sheng in defending the city.
After a long time, Taishi Ci put down the letter, stood up in the tent, walked around, and sighed deeply: "How come Chu's war equipment is so sophisticated?"
After sighing with emotion, Taishi Ci calmed down. It was almost time for the rooster to crow, so without further delay, he first ordered people to summon the leaders of the camp and above Qu, and then ordered the fire soldiers to make rice, get cattle, and wine to feed the soldiers.
On the evening of the first day of the lunar month, the soldiers had their breakfast, prepared their horses and strengthened their troops. Taishi Ci left a thousand men to guard the barracks, and he led five thousand troops on foot and horse to Mount Lu.
Han Guang and Ma Zhou, who were stationed at the camp in the south of the city, had already noticed Taishi Ci's unusual movements. They sent people to notify Liu Jing and gathered troops to fight against Taishi Ci. The two sides met at the foot of Mount Lu, on the bank of Pengli.
Taishi Ci saw that the Jingzhou army on the opposite side only had a few thousand people, roughly the same number as himself, so he calmly deployed his formation, with a thousand light troops as the front. These light troops were mainly from Shanyue, most of them were armed with bows and crossbows, and had strong legs and ran around.
Rufei. A thousand recruits with weaker combat power are in the rear.
Taishi Ci personally commanded a central army of 3,000 people. The central army was composed of elites under Taishi Ci and Sun Ben. More than 60% of the soldiers were wearing armor. Even those without armor were holding large spears, and the weapons were mainly swords, shields, and spears and halberds. Like this
Looking at the entire Jiangdong, elite troops are rare.
Han Guang and Ma Zhou were riding under their command. Looking at Taishi Ci's well-arranged formation with his troops in the distance, Han Guang couldn't help but praise: "Taishi Ci has always been known for his bravery. Looking at his formation now, he has light troops in front and sharp soldiers."
He is in the middle, and he is deeply in line with the art of war. He is not an ordinary hero and should not be underestimated..."
Ma Zhou nodded silently. He was originally quite cheerful, talkative, and arrogant, but after lame on one foot, his temperament changed drastically, and he became taciturn from then on.
Han Guang seemed to have been used to Ma Zhou's silence, and said to him: "Zi Jin is a famous general in our army. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are all heroes of the world. They dominate the world and have few opponents. In the battle of Yicheng,
Zijin defeated Liu, Guan, and Zhang, and everyone in the army was impressed and called him 'Iron Wall'. Taishi Ci is also a hero in the north and has a great reputation. Is Zijin interested?"
Of course Ma Zhou was interested and took the initiative to ask Ying: "Ma Zhou would like to be in the front."
Han Guang said with a smile: "Okay, I would like to go forward to supervise the battle, but Taishi Ci can do nothing. When he fights for a long time without success and the soldiers are tired, I will personally lead my elite cavalry to attack its flanks, and it will definitely achieve miraculous results."
Ma Zhou nodded slightly, said no more, and immediately summoned his troops to rush to the front line to prepare for the battle.
"Woo...Woo...Woo..." The low horn sound suddenly resounded through the mountains and fields.
Taishi Ci had lived in Liaodong for many years. The Han and Hu people in the border areas used ox horns as trumpets. Taishi Ci liked the powerful and desolate sound of ox horns very much, so he used horns in his army instead of drums.
The soldiers in the front moved upon hearing the signal and rushed towards the Jingzhou military formation on the opposite side with brisk steps.
Since all the troops in the front were light troops, the formation was very loose during the march, and the distance between the soldiers was quite large. This also caused the Jingzhou Army to fire several rounds of arrow rain, but the effect was very mediocre.
However, these light soldiers only dared to shoot arrows at the Jingzhou Army's positions from a distance, and did not dare to engage in close combat with the fully armored Jingzhou soldiers.
However, light soldiers are meant to harass and provoke enemy troops, and frontal combat is not their specialty.
It's a pity that Taishi Ci is destined to be disappointed. Ma Zhou is no longer the desperate ranger who guards the city gate and cannot read a word. Now he is familiar with military books and strategies. How could he not know that "to attack with light troops, do not fight in formation", facing Taishi
He was harassed by Ci's light soldiers, but he made up his mind to remain unchanged in the face of all changes, strictly guarding his position, and ignoring provocations.
Seeing that more than a hundred light troops were killed and wounded in front and behind, but the Jingzhou army still could not move out, Taishi Ci knew that continuing to entangle would only increase casualties, so he immediately recalled the light troops in the front and asked them to retreat to the rear to rest.
Taishi Ci then divided the three thousand Chinese army into three groups and attacked the Jingzhou Army's positions one by one.
The middle army was different from the front in that they were all elite. The soldiers armed with spears and halberds advanced like a wall in a very tight formation.
Seeing that Taishi Ci finally couldn't hold it in any longer and was about to take action, Ma Zhou couldn't help but sneer and ordered the people to move the bed. Then he sat calmly on the bed and gave orders.
In last year's Battle of Yicheng, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei led hundreds of fine cavalry in a surprise attack. The entire left wing army was defeated, and the central army was also in danger. At the critical moment, Ma Zhou sat on a bed and commanded the battle to show that he would not retreat in a fight to the death.
The soldiers' morale was greatly boosted and they were able to defeat them in one fell swoop.
After this battle, Ma Zhou not only won the name of Iron Wall for himself, but was also called "Hu Bed Colonel" by all the soldiers. As the story of "Hu Bed retreating from the enemy" spread throughout Chu, Hu Bed naturally became
His unique label, strange to say, is that once the soldiers see Hu Bed, their morale will be high.
The Hu bed can not only enhance the reputation, but also boost the morale of the army. There is no reason not to use it. From now on, Ma Zhou will definitely carry the Hu bed when he goes into battle.
After several rounds of tentative shots at each other, the two torrents of steel collided violently. In an instant, shouts of death, screams, and the sound of clashing soldiers and armors intertwined into one ball, soaring straight into the sky.
Ma Zhou was able to defeat hundreds of elite cavalry led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. It was definitely not a fluke. His troops were elite soldiers who fought in hundreds of battles. After Ma Zhou was lame, he thought that his prestige was not enough to convince the crowd, so his army became extremely strict.
, and at the same time, he did not forget to support the crowd. The combat effectiveness of his troops was one of the best among Liu Jingjun.
Liu, Guan, and Zhang were unable to do anything to Ma Zhou, and Taishi Ci was no exception. Under repeated attacks by the army, Ma Zhou's defense line was always as solid as a rock, but the Jiangdong army's position was somewhat chaotic.
What made Taishi Ci even more unacceptable was that he saw Ma Zhou sitting on the Hu bed from a distance.
Taishi Ci had heard about Ma Zhou's deeds a long time ago and knew that his move was not intentional to humiliate him, but he still felt angry in his heart.
Taishi Ci immediately stopped directing from the center and led dozens of cavalry in person, galloping between the two formations. Wherever the fighting was fierce, he rushed to that place. With the horned bow in his hand, the arrows were sure to hit. He never missed a shot. Once there was an omission in the enemy formation, he would
Riding on the mausoleum and jumping on it, the infantry will follow up, and there will be no disadvantage.
However, although Taishi Ci fell into the enemy's position several times, he only achieved partial breakthroughs. On the whole, Ma Zhou's defense line was still stable.
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