Volume 5: Overlord of the Sea Chapter 564 Thirty-three
Ten miles outside Nanzheng City, Ma Chao and Sun Ce stood nearly ten feet apart, neither looking embarrassed but both slightly out of breath.
Just now, Ma Chao wanted to forcibly reverse the tidal force and cause a large wave of output to Sun Ce, but Sun Ce... directly detonated the tidal force and severely "strangled" both of them!
This wave of "blood transfusion" feels like a sure win for Sun Ce...
At this moment, the sound of collapse was heard from the direction of the battlefield in Nanzheng City in the distance.
Sun Ce and Ma Chao were both in a state of divine power, and it was difficult to see any changes in their expressions, but they obviously noticed the sounds from the Nanzheng battlefield, and at the same time... as if they had received a signal, they attacked again at the same time!
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At this time in Nanzheng, Zhou Yu did not have Sun Ce by his side, and did not dare to use "Ashura Military Supervisor . After all, it was easy for his side to get carried away after getting this Buff.
It was just an ordinary command of the artillery company to demolish the wall, a very Chu-style siege tactic...
However, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and Ma Dai who were guarding the city were now full of questions - things were different from what they had expected from the very beginning!
Before Ma Chao left, he handed over the responsibility of defending the city to his two younger brothers and a cousin. As for Pang De, Ma Chao's more trusted confidant and good friend, he was attacking West City at the time and was not recalled.
Originally, San Ma thought that even if the Qiang people were not good at defending the city, they could still hold out. After all, even if half of them were sent to the city to quell the riot, the number of Qiang people was greater than that of the enemy troops who attacked hastily.
Although it is dangerous for the city wall to have no support from the people, the danger they may encounter is that the city wall without the support of the people can be torn down by the hands of a transcendent god!
Even if five people were guarding it, General Jin Yu could take it down by himself, but there were defenders on the city wall and suppression from Ji Zao's soldiers, so there was no need to worry. However, the divine generals would not be suppressed - as Ma Chao's younger brothers, they certainly knew this.
Therefore, the duel between Ma Chao and Sun Ce was not only a spur of the moment, but also a tactical necessity...
However, now that the only great general in the army had been led away, he was still able to use that terrifying "catapult" to destroy the city wall in less than two moments. This was a bit beyond the scope of the three Ma men.
Fortunately, they reacted quickly. When the city wall was full of cracks and shook slightly, they had already ordered most of the defenders to get down from the wall, so not many were buried directly...
But now most of the city wall has become ruins. Although there are still some horse-racing walls in the city wall for archers to shoot arrows and stop the enemy, Nanzheng is not a military city, let alone a fortress, and the layout of the city wall is not good enough!
The Chu army rushed directly over the ruins of the collapsed city wall.
"What are you afraid of? Get on your horses! Will the Qiang warriors ever need to rely on the city walls?" Ma Xiu encouraged.
Indeed, there were Qiang cavalrymen on horseback waiting in the city wall. They were originally planning to catch up with the Chu army and take advantage of them when they retreated.
I didn't expect that now that the wall has collapsed, we have to fight head-on...
The Qiang people did not have any soldiers created by Ji. They were all real human warriors. However, in terms of war horses, they were influenced by Cheng Ji and they were all real "war horses".
"Ha ha ha ha……"
While commanding the Qiang people to charge, Ma Dai suddenly laughed.
"Brother Dai, what are you laughing at?" Ma Tie was stunned by his laughter .
"I laughed at Zhou Yu's claim of being proficient in military tactics, but now it seems that he is just so-so! Look at the disorganized way these infantrymen charge without any formation. I guess... he is just a useless scholar who can only give advice to Sun Ce and has no way of commanding his soldiers, right?" Ma Dai deliberately said loudly.
When the Qiang people around heard this, they felt more reassured.
Indeed, it is almost impossible to discern any formation in the Chu army's charge. If one has to describe it, it is a "sparse formation", which basically consists of three people in a group - that is, a real warrior, with two Ji-made soldiers, and commanding another three Ji-made soldiers to provide cover from the side.
At the same time, every three generals also cover each other, and advance with a squad leader as the core.
“Hahahaha…” Ma Tie also laughed when he saw this.
"Old man, what are you laughing at?" Ma Dai asked cooperatively.
"I laughed... Look at them, they actually ran and then lay down, thinking that they could escape..."
biu, biu, biu——
Before Ma Tie finished speaking, he heard a burst of gunfire on the battlefield. It seemed that the lying Chu soldiers had something that made sounds in their hands.
They were not afraid of the noise, but because of the shadow of the artillery, they had some concerns about weapons that made noise.
The facts have indeed proved that it is not as simple as a shadow...
Along with the "strange noise", some of the charging cavalrymen "mysteriously" fell to the ground. Fortunately, the Qiang people's war horses were well-trained and experienced, and had a certain resistance to the "loud noise".
In addition, the gunshots were sparse, so there was no serious fright or stalling of the horses.
The Chu army continued to move closer to Nanzheng in a "three-three sparse formation", mainly... using the ruins after the collapse of the city wall as a "natural" cover, preparing to retreat their own line to the area around the collapsed outer city wall in one breath.
If you are on flat ground and trying to resist a cavalry charge, it will still be difficult as long as the enemy's horses are not frightened by the sound of gunfire.
However, the terrain after the collapse of the city wall gave Zhou Yu an opportunity. The collapsed area served as the Chu army's front line and was quickly occupied.
Although the Western Liang army had Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and Ma Dai, all of whom were relatively strong gilts, especially Ma Dai, who was close to the peak of gilt, and the other two were relatively capable Qiang warriors among the gilt generals, the Chu army also had Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other old generals from the former Sun family.
We can also deal with a forced charge!
If Ma Chao were here, not to mention his personal bravery after entering the divine power mode, he would definitely attack with all his strength in tactical command and strive for close combat. However, Xiao San Ma... was obviously not decisive enough.
After seeing the casualties, you actually wanted to engage in a head-on shootout?
Although the Qiang people were skilled in horsemanship and archery, they were also very capable of shooting at each other while under cover with a breech-loading musket army.
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Ten miles away, the traces of the battle between Ma Chao and Sun Ce were no smaller than the collapsed city walls. The battle stretched for several miles, with grass broken and trees snapped, and there were also many traces of collapsed rocks and cracked ground!
Almost at the same time, the bodies of Sun Ce and Ma Chao turned into fragments of light, revealing their "true appearance" again.
Judging from the situation, Sun Ce was actually at a disadvantage. After all, his promotion was based on trickery. In addition, the two have different characteristics, one is tough and durable, and the other is flexible and changeable. Naturally, the latter looks better on the scene, but... Ma Chao was unable to secure the victory. Moreover, because Sun Ce still had some of the power of the Overlord that had not been digested, and he was promoted two years earlier than Ma Chao, his realm was not enough, but his durability was good, and he persisted until the "divine power" was released together with Ma Chao.
"Little Overlord...nothing more than that." Ma Chao felt that he had won.
"Is this the only way you can comfort yourself after losing Nanzheng City?" Sun Ce did not feel that he had lost, and he believed that Zhou Yu had already won.
In fact, the qualifications of Sun Ce and Ma Chao are almost the same, both of them are top-notch in the world, and Sun Ce is a few years older. It’s just that… although he benefited from the Overlord’s Armor in the past, he is still dragged down by it now, and his transcendence is not perfect.
According to Lu Bu's judgment, if Sun Ce can completely get rid of the "Overlord", his strength will have a small breakthrough improvement. If not... he should be prepared to always be at the bottom of the list!
