I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 199 - 10: Gu Chen Battles Ma Chao - One Battle Determines Liangzhou State

Chapter 199: Chapter 10: Gu Chen Battles Ma Chao - One Battle Determines Liangzhou State

Some found it hard to believe that anyone could duel with his brother to such an extent.

Even if Ma Chao had the upper hand, he too found it somewhat unbelievable.

Without any unnecessary words, Ma Dai swiftly picked up his bow and arrow, and under the reflection of firelight and moonlight, aimed directly at Gu Chen.

They, who have lived on the frontier for many years, are all top-notch archers.

The next moment.

A sound of something piercing through the air suddenly resounded, and the sharp arrow swiftly shot toward Gu Chen’s face.

"Hmph!"

Gu Chen’s reaction was extremely swift.

He dodged the arrow with a single crouch.

Seeing Ma Chao’s silver spear about to descend, he roared fiercely, holding his spear with both hands to block the strike.

"Hold!"

"If you wish for a duel, why engage in a sneak attack?"

He stared intently at Ma Chao, admonishing him.

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao’s expression momentarily froze, immediately retracting his spear.

"Ma Dai! No sneak attacks!"

At this time, Ma Chao was at the peak of his momentum.

Facing an opponent like Gu Chen, he scorned the use of such tactics.

"Brother..." Ma Dai’s expression turned dazed, seemingly wanting to argue, but fell silent under Ma Chao’s glare.

Countless eyes were focused on Ma Chao and Gu Chen.

"A hero indeed." Looking at Ma Chao in front of him, Gu Chen shook the spear in his hand, his eyes filled with battle intent.

Ma Chao was no different, staring fixedly at Gu Chen: "Today, I shall surely slay you!"

"Then try it!" Without further words, Gu Chen charged forward on horseback.

The two waged another fierce battle.

The bonfire flickered in the night wind, and their spears clashed like intertwining fiery dragons.

The sound of weapons clashing continuously rang out.

The two of them kept charging and attacking in front of everyone.

Ten bouts;

Twenty bouts;

Thirty bouts;

...

At the beginning, Ma Chao could steadily hold the upper hand.

But as time passed, Gu Chen increasingly adapted to Ma Chao’s strength, visibly growing stronger with each passing moment.

He actually managed to stalemate with Ma Chao, difficult to separate.

This was completely beyond everyone’s expectations.

The morale of Gu Chen’s soldiers soared, while Ma Chao’s men were tense, their eyes filled with shock.

The fierce battle between the two sides became increasingly brutal.

"Kill!!!"

The shouts of anger had completely shattered the silence of the night.

The surrounding torches were somehow knocked over, and in this dry autumn, the camp was almost immediately set ablaze.

The fire blazed to the sky!

The situation had completely devolved into chaos.

Ma Chao was still locked in deadly combat with Gu Chen.

He naturally sensed Gu Chen growing ever stronger.

This indeed surprised him.

The speed of this progress had far exceeded ordinary people!

"I cannot let you live!"

Ma Chao was thoroughly enraged, his onslaught becoming even more fierce.

"Then fight!"

Gu Chen was equally fearless.

But he also understood that he must not let this drag on.

Being engaged with Ma Chao in the end was advantageous for the enemy, and once Ma Teng and Han Sui heard of this, they would have no way out.

While fighting Ma Chao, he would occasionally throw burning logs.

If he couldn’t get it, he would destroy it!

The autumn dryness.

A great fire alone was sufficient to burn everything away.

Most crucially, he kept shouting "fight" to further panic the surrounding enemy troops.

The chaos only escalated.

Under Gu Chen’s actions.

Finally, the defending soldiers completely fell into a disadvantage and showed signs of collapse.

"You traitor, vile thief!"

Ma Chao finally noticed the anomaly and cursed loudly.

But what was the use at this point?

No matter how strong he was, how could he alone change the overall situation? 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

And there was still Gu Chen, an equally matched opponent, standing before him.

He gave up his fight to the death with Gu Chen and tried to rally the troops.

But in such chaotic circumstances, with morale already collapsing, how could it be so easily retrieved?

Most critically—the fire was growing!

And behind his military camp was the Shanggu granary!

"There’s no time!"

Ma Chao’s expression changed drastically, his fury continually riling him up, his attacks turning fiercer!

But why would Gu Chen fear him?

The fire was already unstoppable; his goal had been achieved.

If Ma Chao got trapped, it would be even more to his advantage.

Thus, they battled for dozens more rounds.

No matter how unwilling, Ma Chao had to calm down and retreat for the sake of the bigger picture.

Shanggu could no longer be saved.

He had to immediately inform Ma Teng and Han Sui of this!

"Gu Ziyan!"

Ma Chao stared intently at Gu Chen, his spear pointed straight at Gu Chen, gritting his teeth and said: "Next time we meet, I will surely slay you!"

With that, he wasted no further words.

Immediately he shouted angrily: "Retreat!"

Leading his men, he charged out directly.

"Next time?" Gu Chen looked at Ma Chao’s retreating figure and shook his head slightly.

The opponents who chased him and ended in a draw seemed to have never been able to suppress him again.

"Young master, what about the grain?"

At this moment, the deputy general approached without hesitation, asking in a grave voice, his eyes filled with admiration toward Gu Chen.

"Forget it."

Though feeling it’s a pity, Gu Chen still shook his head: "Since this person has given up, it already means he won’t let us seize the grain."

"No one will be able to get this grain."

Upon hearing this, the deputy general showed no hesitation, immediately nodding. ....

....

The fire in Shanggu completely changed the entire Longyou battlefield’s situation.

Indeed, for ancient warfare, the hardest to maintain was military morale.

Grain supplies—

Were an unavoidable Achilles’ heel among them.