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Chapter 496 Iron Wall
Tai Shici was shocked when he received Xu Sheng's request for help in the middle of the night. During the day, there were fireworks in Chaisang and people screaming and killing. Although Tai Shici did not witness it with his own eyes, he knew that the intensity of the battle in Chaisang must be far beyond imagination.But he never expected that Xu Sheng could not help asking him for help after only holding on for a day.

Tai Shici is from Donglai, Qingzhou, and Xu Sheng is from Langya, Xuzhou. Although the two are from different prefectures, they are Linjun. Vulgar friendship.

Tai Shici knew Xu Sheng's character well. He was straightforward and courageous. He always disregarded difficulties in battle and never retreated. He won the hearts of soldiers.With his personality, he would never ask for help unless it was absolutely necessary.

After Tai Shici carefully read Xu Sheng's letter, his expression became solemn and he was speechless for a while.

Xu Shengxin described in detail the Jingzhou Army's flying stone chariot, Linchong (siege tower), Iron Building Army, etc.Based on his imagination, Tai Shi Ciguang couldn't help but sweat for Xu Sheng. Facing the endless tricks of the Jingzhou army, if he were to defend the city, he might not be able to do a better job than Xu Sheng.

After a long time, Tai Shici put down the letter, got up and paced around in the tent, and sighed deeply: "Why are the war equipment of Chu so excellent?"

After sighing, Tai Shici cleared up his mood, now that the rooster was about to crow, it was not too late, he first ordered people to summon the chiefs above Tun and Qu, and then ordered the fire soldiers to make rice, and take cattle and wine to feed the soldiers.

On the day of Ping Dan, the soldiers had had their breakfast and prepared their horses and soldiers. Tai Shici left a thousand men to guard the barracks, and he would ride five thousand on foot and head straight for Mount Lushan.

Han Guang and Ma Zhou who were stationed at the camp in the south of the city had noticed Taishi Ci's change early on. While sending people to notify Liu Jing, they assembled soldiers and horses to fight against Tai Shici. The two sides met at the foot of Mount Lu and beside Peng Li.

Tai Shici saw that the Jingzhou army on the opposite side was only a few thousand people, which was roughly equal to his own, so he calmly set up the lower formation, with a thousand light soldiers as the front. Like flying.A thousand weaker recruits for the rear.

Tai Shici personally commanded 3000 people as the Chinese army. The Chinese army was composed of elites under the command of Tai Shici and Sun Ben. More than [-]% of the soldiers were armored.Such elite troops are rare in Jiangdong.

Han Guang, Ma Zhou and his horses were all under his command. Looking at Tai Shici's well-organized formation and his troops, Han Guang couldn't help but praise: "Tai Shici is famous for his bravery. Now, looking at his formation, the light soldiers are in front, and the sharp soldiers are in front. Being in the middle is in line with the essentials of the art of war, you are not the hero of every man, you should not take it lightly..."

Ma Zhou nodded silently. He was quite cheerful and talkative at first, and he also had a proud air, but after limping one foot, his temperament changed drastically, and he became taciturn from then on.

Han Guang seemed to have gotten used to Ma Zhou's silence, so he said to him, "Zijin is a famous general in our army. I think Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are all heroes of the time. They are all heroes in the world. They have few opponents. The battle of Yicheng is the most important thing in the battle. Zijin beat Liu, Guan, and Zhang away, and the whole army admired them, calling them 'Iron Wall'. Tai Shici is also a hero in the north and enjoys a great reputation, do you have any intentions?"

Of course Ma Zhou was interested, so he volunteered and said, "Ma Zhou would like to be the front."

Han Guang said with a smile, "Okay, you son is here to supervise the battle, and Tai Shici can't do anything. When he has been fighting for a long time and fails, and the soldiers are exhausted, I will personally lead the elite cavalry to attack his flanks, and we will definitely get a miraculous effect."

Ma Zhou nodded slightly, said no more, and immediately summoned his troops to prepare for the battle.

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Tai Shici once lived in Eastern Liaodong for many years. Both Han and Hu in the frontiers used ox horns as their horns. Tai Shici liked the majestic and desolate sound of ox horns very much, so he used horns instead of drums in his army.

The soldiers in the front moved after hearing the trumpet, and rushed towards the Jingzhou army phalanx on the opposite side with brisk steps.

Due to the light soldiers in the front, the formation was very loose during the march, and the distance between the soldiers was quite large. This also caused the Jingzhou army to shoot several rounds of arrows, but the effect was very mediocre.

However, these light soldiers only dared to shoot arrows at the Jingzhou army positions from a distance, and did not dare to fight close to the well-armored Jingzhou soldiers.

However, light soldiers are used to harass and anger the enemy, and frontal combat is not their forte.

It's a pity that Tai Shici is doomed to be disappointed. Ma Zhou is no longer the desperate ranger who guards the city gate and doesn't know a single word. Ci's light soldiers harass, make up their minds to stay the same and respond to all changes, strictly guard their positions, and ignore provocations.

Seeing that the light soldiers had killed or injured more than a hundred people, but the Jingzhou army still couldn't hold out, Tai Shici knew that continuing to entangle would only increase casualties, so he immediately recalled the light soldiers in the front and asked them to retreat to the rear to rest.

Then Tai Shici divided the [-] Chinese Army into three parts, and attacked the Jingzhou Army positions one by one.

The central army is different from the front, all of them are elite, and the soldiers are armed with spears and halberds, advancing like a wall, and the formation is very tight.

Seeing that Tai Shici finally couldn't bear it anymore and was about to get serious, Ma Zhou couldn't help showing a sneer, and ordered the left and right to move the hut bed, and then sat calmly on the hu bed, giving orders.

In the battle of Yicheng last year, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei led hundreds of elite cavalry to attack. The entire left wing army was completely defeated, and the Chinese army was also in danger. At the critical moment, Ma Zhou sat on the bed and commanded the battle to show that the death battle will never retreat. Heart, so the army's morale was greatly boosted, and they repelled them in one fell swoop.

After this battle, Ma Zhou not only won the name of Iron Wall for himself, but was also called "Lieutenant Hu Chuang" by the soldiers.As the deeds of "Hu Chuan's retreat from the enemy" spread widely in Chu, Hu Chuan naturally became his unique label. It is strange to say that when soldiers see Hu Chuan, their morale will be high.

Hu bed can not only enhance the reputation, but also inspire the morale of the army, so there is no reason not to use it. From then on, Ma Zhou will always carry the Hu bed when he goes out of battle.

After several rounds of tentative shots, the two torrents of steel collided violently. In an instant, the sound of shouts, screams, and armor clashing intertwined into a group, and went straight into the sky.

Ma Zhou was able to repel hundreds of elite cavalry led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. , At the same time, he did not forget to support the masses, and his trilogy's combat effectiveness is one of the best in Liu Jing's army.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang couldn't do anything to Ma Zhou, and Tai Shici was no exception. Under repeated attacks from the army, Ma Zhou's defense line remained rock-solid, but the Jiangdong Army's position was a little messed up.

What made Tai Shici even more unacceptable was that he saw Ma Zhou sitting on the bed from a distance.

Tai Shici had heard about Ma Zhou's deeds a long time ago, and knew that his actions were not intended to humiliate himself, but he still felt very angry.

Tai Shici immediately stopped commanding in the center, led dozens of cavalry, and galloped between the two formations. Wherever the battle was fierce, he rushed there. Riding on the mausoleum, the pawns follow up, and there is no disadvantage.

However, although Tai Shici fell into the enemy's position several times, he only achieved partial breakthroughs. On the whole, Ma Zhou's defense line is still solid.

(End of this chapter)