Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 72: Gu Chen vs. Ma Chao, one battle to conquer Liangzhou
——Shanggui.

The setting sun is like blood.

Ma Chao, who had just finished his inspection, led his army back on horseback with an indescribable look of annoyance on his face.

"Such a dangerous road, how can ordinary people go there?"

He snorted coldly and cursed indignantly: "They actually sent me to guard against a surprise attack. I think Han Sui is afraid that I will achieve too many merits."

Ma Chao looked annoyed.

He has been guarding this place for some time.

The long period of time without any enemy information was a huge torture for a general like Ma Chao who was in high spirits.

He has already sent quite a few people to meet Ma Teng and Han Sui.

Ma Teng is fine.

However, Han Sui was determined not to let Ma Chao return, as he was very afraid of Gu's surprise attack.

This made Ma Chao quite dissatisfied.

A surprise attack across Longshan?
Does this mean that everyone in the world is treated as the former Marquis Zhongwu?

Ma Chao scoffed at this.

He vented his anger without hiding it at all, and he wished he could rush back to the front battlefield and break up Huangfu Song's formation.

He cursed for a long time before returning to the camp.

Time passes quietly.

Soon, it was late at night.

The torches in the camp were swaying constantly in the wind.

It seemed that it was because there had been no enemy attacks for too long. Even though Ma Chao's men were all elite, the soldiers who were on guard felt a little sleepy.

But just then——

A series of footsteps and the sound of weeds brushing through the grass suddenly rang out.

Then came thunderous shouts.

"kill!!!"

The sudden change completely broke the silence of the night.

Ma Chao was woken up from his sleep by Ma Dai.

"Brother, the enemy is invading!"

Ma Dai said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao was stunned for a few seconds.

But then he showed a look of ecstasy and jumped directly off the bed.

"Yeah!"

"Is there really an enemy who dares to attack me?"

"Get my gun!"

Ma Chao did not feel any fear, but was rather excited, and rushed out immediately.

At this moment, the entire camp was in chaos.

The soldiers under Gu Chen's command are all elite, especially after going through the test of these mountains, their fighting spirit has reached its peak at this time!

——This is a fight to the death!
At this point, they no longer had any way to retreat.

If we fail to capture the enemy camp, we will die!

In fact, if possible, Gu Chen did not want to cause trouble, but wanted to directly attack the enemy's granary.

But Ma Chao's camp completely blocked all his fantasies.

He had to find an opportunity to attack the enemy camp at night.

The two sides fought a fierce battle in the camp.

Gu Chen's sudden attack did indeed throw the entire camp into brief chaos.

But the fact that these people can follow Ma Chao shows that they are all elite.

Especially when Ma Chao came out with a gun.

After just two shouts, the defenders in the entire camp resumed their formation.

This is the mighty General.

If Gu Chen's subordinates believed that Gu Chen would win every battle, then the same was true for Ma Chao's subordinates!
"Bah!"

Ma Chao rode out, brandishing his spear, and charged directly to the front of the battle formation. He thrust his spear forward and asked, "Who are you, the rogue, who dares to attack our camp at night?"

"Do you know who this general is?"

Gu Chen also noticed Ma Chao immediately.

He showed no fear at all and immediately rushed out from the crowd, also pointing his spear at Ma Chao: "I am Gu Ziyan of the Gu family."

"Traitor, why don't you surrender?"

How would he know who Ma Chao was?

But for Gu Chen, who cares?
"Oh? He really is a descendant of the Gu family?" Ma Chao smiled instead of getting angry. "Great! My father once said that the Gu family is invincible."

"Today I want to see what you, a descendant of the Gu family, can do."

After saying this, he pulled the reins hard.

He rushed out and killed him instantly.

"Looking for death!" Gu Chen's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he immediately rushed forward.

He didn't have much time to waste.

If he cannot capture the enemy's granary in a short period of time and help Huangfu Song attack, he will be doomed to a desperate situation.

Under the moonlight.

The silver spears in the hands of both sides drew cold arcs of light.

Zheng! ! !
The silver spears in the hands of the two men collided instantly, and a thunderous sound erupted.

"it is good!"

Ma Chao only felt a huge force coming from the weapon, and the joy on his face became even more intense: "Good job!"

"As expected of a disciple of the Gu family!"

As he spoke, he exerted force quickly.

At the moment of knocking back Gu Chen's spear, he attacked again and stabbed fiercely.

But how could Gu Chen be so unbearable now?
"Take my shot!" Gu Chen shouted loudly, and without giving in, he attacked Ma Chao's chest directly.

The moment the tip of the gun cut through the moonlight.

Ma Chao dodged sideways and stabbed the opponent's waist with his silver spear.

Zheng! ! !
Zheng! ! !
Zheng! ! !
Loud noises continued to sound.

The two spears intertwined in the dancing light and shadow of the campfire, and sparks splashed on the charred earth like scattered stars.

Gu Chen's fighting ability completely exceeded Ma Chao's expectations. His expression became more and more excited, and this feeling of blood rushing made him even more powerful.

The whole person's offensive became more and more fierce.

The opening and closing of the battle were filled with murderous intent.

The same was true for Gu Chen at this time. Since he had become stronger and stronger, he had not encountered a strong opponent like Ma Chao for a long time.

Now, encountering such an opponent under such circumstances has further aroused Gu Chen's fighting spirit, and his performance is far better than before.

The entire battlefield couldn't help but make room for the two of them.

Ma Dai stared at the scene closely, with horror in his eyes.

He naturally knew how strong his brother was.

It's hard to believe that someone could fight with his brother to this extent.

Even though Ma Chao had the upper hand, he still found it hard to believe.

Without any nonsense, Ma Dai picked up the bow and arrow, and under the light of fire and moonlight, he aimed the arrow directly at Gu Chen.

These people who have lived in the frontier for many years are all top-notch archers.

next moment.

A sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out, and the sharp arrow instantly shot towards Gu Chen's face.

"Humph!"

Gu Chen's reaction was extremely quick.

He dodged the arrow by leaning forward.

Seeing that Ma Chao's silver spear was about to fall, he roared angrily, held the gun with both hands and blocked the attack.

"Bah!"

"If you want to fight alone, why use a sneak attack?"

He stared at Ma Chao closely and scolded him.

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao's expression froze slightly and he immediately retracted his spear.

"Ma Dai! Don't attack by surprise!"

Now is the time when Ma Chao is at his most ambitious.

Facing an opponent like Gu Chen, he disdains to let others use such means.

"Brother." Ma Dai's expression froze for a moment, and he seemed to want to argue, but after being glared at by Ma Chao, he immediately became quiet.

Countless people's eyes were focused on Ma Chao and Gu Chen.

"He is indeed a hero." Looking at Ma Chao in front of him, Gu Chen shook the spear in his hand, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Ma Chao did the same, staring at Gu Chen closely: "I will definitely kill you today!"

"Then let's try it!" Gu Chen didn't say any more nonsense and rode his horse straight forward.

The two men started fighting again.

The bonfire flickered in the night wind, and the two spears were like two intertwined fire dragons.

The sound of weapons clashing continued to ring out.

The two of them continued to charge and fight in front of everyone.

Ten combinations;

Twenty;
Thirty;
At the beginning, Ma Chao was able to maintain the upper hand.

But as time went by, Gu Chen became more and more adapted to Ma Chao's fighting ability, and his overall performance became stronger and stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He actually got into a stalemate with Ma Chao, and they were inseparable.

This was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

The morale of the soldiers under Gu Chen was getting higher and higher, while the soldiers under Ma Chao had tense faces and their eyes were full of horror.

The fierce battle between the two sides became more and more brutal.

"kill!!!"

The roars have completely broken the silence of the night.

The surrounding torches had been knocked over at some point, and in this dry autumn weather, they almost immediately ignited the camp. The flames were raging!

The situation has become a complete mess.

Ma Chao is still fighting to the death with Gu Chen.

He could naturally feel that Gu Chen was becoming more and more powerful.

This really surprised him.

This speed of progress has completely surpassed that of ordinary people!

"I can't let you stay!"

Ma Chao was completely enraged and his attack became more fierce.

"Then let's fight!"

Gu Chen himself had no fear at all.

But he also understood that he couldn't keep dragging this on.

In the end, this battle is still beneficial to the enemy. Once Ma Teng and Han Sui find out about this, they will have no way out.

While fighting Ma Chao, he would occasionally pick up burning logs and throw them out.

If you can’t get it, destroy it!

Autumn is dry.

One big fire is enough to burn everything.

The most important thing is that he kept shouting "war", trying to make the surrounding enemy troops more panicked.

The situation is becoming increasingly chaotic.

Under Gu Chen's actions.

Finally, the defenders were completely at a disadvantage and on the verge of collapse.

"You traitor, you evil thief!"

Ma Chao finally noticed something was wrong and started cursing.

But what’s the use until now?
No matter how strong he is, how can he turn the situation around by himself?

And there is Gu Chen, an opponent who is equally matched with him.

He gave up fighting to the death with Gu Chen and wanted to boost the morale of the army.

But in such a chaotic situation, how could the morale of the army, which was already on the verge of collapse, be restored so easily?

The most important thing is that the fire is getting bigger and bigger!
And behind his military camp was the Shanggui granary!

"That's too late!"

Ma Chao's expression changed drastically. The intense anger continued to stimulate him, and his attack became more and more fierce!

But how could Gu Chen be afraid?
The fire was unstoppable and his goal had been achieved.

It would be more to Ma Chao's liking if he got caught up in it.

The two fought for dozens of rounds.

No matter how unwilling he was, Ma Chao had to calm down and retreat for the sake of the overall situation.

Shanggui can no longer be saved.

He must inform Ma Teng and Han Sui about this immediately!
"Gu Ziyan!"

Ma Chao stared at Gu Chen closely, pointed his spear directly at him, and said through gritted teeth, "Next time we meet, I will kill you!"

After that, he stopped talking nonsense.

He immediately shouted angrily: "Retreat!"

He led his army and rushed out directly.

"Next time?" Gu Chen looked at Ma Chao's back and shook his head slightly.

It seemed that no one had ever been able to defeat the enemies he chased and then tied with him again.

"Sir, what about the food?"

At this time, the deputy general couldn't help but come over and asked in a deep voice, looking at Gu Chen with eyes full of admiration.

"That's all."

Although he felt it was a pity, Gu Chen still shook his head: "Since this person has given up, it has already been shown that he will not let us take the food."

"No one wants this food anymore."

Upon hearing this, the deputy general nodded without hesitation.
The fire in Shanggui completely changed the situation on the entire Longyou battlefield.

In fact, in ancient wars, the most difficult thing to maintain was the morale of the army.

forage--

It is the key point that cannot be avoided.

When this incident spread, the morale of the entire Ma Teng and Han Sui army was completely disrupted.

As a very mature commander, Huangfu Song would certainly not give up such an opportunity.

He personally led his troops to charge, and finally broke through Ma Teng and Han Sui's defense line in Longyou and completely killed their way in.

The balance of the entire Longyou was completely broken, and Ma Teng and Han Sui immediately fell into a disadvantage, surrounded by Huangfu Song and Gu Chen from front and back.

——Fell into Didao.

And Gu Chen finally met Huangfu Song.

"General."

They still had some respect for Huangfu Song and Gu Chen, and they immediately bowed as soon as they met.

"Young Master, absolutely not."

But Huangfu Song stopped Gu Chen directly, and looked at him excitedly, his eyes full of expectation: "You are worthy of being the heir of Master Gu."

"He really has the demeanor of the former Loyal and Martial Marquis!"

Even though it was the first time we met.

But Huangfu Song's expectations for Gu Chen immediately surpassed those for Gu Wei.

There's no way, he is a military general after all.

He still knew how brave Ma Chao was.

The fact that Gu Chen was able to burn down the enemy's granary under Ma Chao's command already demonstrated his strength.

Compared to counselors like Gu Wei, Huangfu Song would naturally like someone like Gu Chen more.

"Thank you for the compliment, General." Gu Chen smiled.

The two talked for a long time, and then they talked about the war.

Huangfu Song wanted to attack Didao directly.

But this time, Gu Chen shook his head and said seriously, "General, to be honest."

"I once fought hundreds of rounds with Ma Chao."

"This man has extraordinary martial arts skills. If he can follow us, he will be a great help."

Hearing this, Huangfu Song couldn't help but nod his head and said in agreement, "Ma Chao's martial arts are indeed extraordinary."

"But Young Master Wen Yao had already tried to recruit him."

"Ma Teng and Han Sui have no intention of surrendering."

He directly told what happened.

When Gu Chen heard that the name of "Gu's" had no effect, he immediately frowned.

But after a moment of silence, he still wanted to try again.

"General, don't worry."

"In the past, Ma Teng and Han Sui must have still occupied Longyou. Now that the situation is settled, perhaps we can try again."

Huangfu Song did not refuse.

Gu Chen led his troops straight to Didao.

He did not enter the city.

He just sent people from the mountains near Didao to the city to shout about what Gu Xi had done in Liangzhou in the past.

With these shouts, the people in the city became increasingly uneasy.

Gu Xi's reputation in Liangzhou is indeed too loud.

If the situation is stable, this may not have any effect.

But in the current situation where the situation is obviously desperate, everyone can't help but listen to these words.

And it is under this circumstance.

Ma Teng and Han Sui actually surrendered!

And Ma Chao is among them!
And this is not over yet. When the news of the war in Longyou reached Anding.

Li Jue and Guo Si started attacking each other for no apparent reason.

The result was that both of them died!

Jia Xu led Li Jue and Guo Si's troops to surrender Gu Wei directly.

One battle and Liangzhou will be secured!
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In October of the winter of the fourth year of the Hanxing reign, Gu Chen led 2,000 elite cavalry out of Wudu, following the footsteps of Gu Xiao, the Marquis of Loyalty and Martial Arts, and headed straight for Shanggui.

At that time, Chao led 3,000 elite soldiers from Xiliang to occupy the city.

Chen crossed the dangerous mountains and attacked Chao's camp at night. The spears of both sides clashed like thunder, and the neighing of war horses filled the Long Mountains.

During the fierce battle, fire broke out in the camp, black smoke covered the sky, and the sound of explosions in the granaries could be heard for ten miles.

Some say that stray arrows ignited the firewood, while others say that the fleeing soldiers overturned the fire pot. However, the raging flames, fueled by the wind, burned all the food and fodder in an instant.

When Chao's troops heard this, their formation became increasingly chaotic, and they all turned back to look at the fire and cried out in grief.

At that time, Huangfu Song was in a stalemate with Ma Teng and Han Sui at Longdi. When he heard that the fire was raging in Shanggui, he immediately sent Bingzhou cavalry to attack Teng and Sui's central army and march into Longyou.

Teng was then in a desperate situation.

Chen said, "Ma Chao is a general gifted by heaven, and he should be used."

He then mounted his horse high up on the slope, whipped his horse, and shouted, "In the past, Lord Gu Xi saved the lives of thousands of people in Liangzhou. Now you are betraying him and burning the granaries. How can Heaven tolerate this?"

Upon hearing this, Teng threw down his spear and cried, "Lord Xi saved my ancestors from famine. How can I face you now and take up my spear?"

Then he also sighed and said: "It is God's will that Xiliang will be destroyed."

Then he and Teng took off their armor and surrendered.

In Anding County, Li Jue and Guo Si heard about the rebellion in Longyou and wanted to escape westward in a hurry.

Jia Xu secretly sent someone to forge a letter from Kuai to Si, saying, "I want to offer Si's head to atone my sins."

Si was furious and led his assassins to attack Kuai's camp at night.

The two thieves fought with spears on the steps of the courtyard. Kuai cut Si's throat, and Si pierced Kuai's abdomen with his blade, killing both of them.

Kuan held the two heads and displayed them to the public, then opened the city to welcome the royal army, and Liangzhou was finally pacified.

——"Records of Heroes in the Late Han Dynasty. Gu Chen"

(End of this chapter)