Chapter 45: There is no such thing as a flying army
With a loud roar from the top of the city, countless arrows suddenly poured down from the top of the city, instantly drowning the private soldiers of the aristocratic families who rushed in front.
"What? Ma Su's son was actually ambushed?" The head of the Wu family was completely dumbfounded and was stunned for a moment.
Why did Ma Su still have soldiers and horses to ambush him?
Where did he get the ambush?
Where did I get the ambush?
The same doubts were floating in Ma Su's mind, and he quickly looked back at the city.
I saw that the top of the city was densely packed with Shu army officers and soldiers, all of them were neatly equipped and in good military appearance. At the same time, the big "Han" character flying above proved that they were the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Shu Han Dynasty.
"Charge! Kill any rebels!"
The leader was a general who looked extremely strong and did not look like a Han Chinese. He quickly ordered to the soldiers.
As soon as this order was given, the Shu soldiers rushed down from the top of the city holding big flags and screaming.
This Shu army was a new force, and its sudden prominence made the exhausted private soldiers of the family completely unable to resist. In just a few breaths, a large number of the private soldiers around Master Wu had been knocked down.
Seeing that the number of Shu troops within sight had exceeded a thousand, the head of the Wu family seemed to understand something. His face became more and more ugly, and he looked at Ma Su with a more inexplicable look.
"It turns out that you already know everything about me, even the Qiang people's plans."
"It's precisely because you know that you don't have enough troops to suppress us by force that you devised such a big show. Find a way to make the Qiang people turn against us, force us to reveal everything, and then do it all."
"For this reason, you even acted until the last moment! It really made me think that you came here with the intention of dying!"
"As expected of Zhuge Kongming's disciple, the city is so deep..."
Ma Su: "???"
I actually have this plan? I do not know how?
However, the head of the Wu family was completely desperate at this time and sighed heavily.
"It's not unfair to lose to you!"
After saying that, the head of the Wu family waved his hand and signaled to his private soldiers to surrender.
The main force of the Shu army has already arrived, so what's the point of them resisting? Anyway, the core disciples have moved out and gone into hiding, so whether or not they resist is meaningless.
The surrender of the Wu family leader allowed the Shu army to quickly end the battle and capture all the private soldiers of the family.
"Master Ma Fu! My subordinate is General Meng Guo." At this time, the general on the top of the city also walked down the city and came to Ma Su's side and saluted again.
"According to the order of the Prime Minister, I led a unit of Wudang Feijun to help the Lord in defeating the Qiang."
"Wudang Feijun? Are you a member of the tribe of Barbarian King Meng Huo?" Ma Su said subconsciously when he heard this.
However, the young general was suddenly shocked and spoke immediately.
"Master Fu, please don't talk nonsense. Our Meng family in Nanzhong have been loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty since ancient times. How can you call us barbarians?"
"We are Han people! Officials of the Han! We are not barbarians!"
Only then did Ma Su react. After recalling it for a while, he suddenly realized what the problem was.
Meng Guo is a descendant of the Meng family in Nanzhong, and the Meng family is a wealthy family in Nanzhong. The so-called Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo was also a descendant of this powerful clan.
It is no longer clear whether they have more Han blood or more Barbarian blood. They followed Gao Ding in the rebellion in Nanzhong. Meng Huo even led the remnants of Gao Ding to resist for another half month after Gao Ding's death.
But in the end, their stubbornness was physically persuaded by Zhuge Liang, and they finally felt "the grace and power of the Holy Dynasty" and chose to surrender to the court.
Now the Meng family is a die-hard supporter of the imperial court, and Meng Huo himself has been appointed as the censor Zhongcheng of the Shu Han Dynasty. Meng Guo joined the Shu army along with other Nanzhong elites, and together they formed the elite of the Shu Han mountain warfare - the Wudang Fei Army!
So Meng is theoretically Han, but a barbarian who plays well.
Comparing it is like Ma Chao to the Qiang people and Dong Zhuo to Xiliang. In fact, they are all Han Chinese who have a high reputation among ethnic minority tribes.
However, the sudden appearance of Wudang Feijun made Ma Su feel relieved that Longxi was safe and a little aggrieved at the same time.
The reinforcements came very well, and the arrival of Wudang Feijun basically announced that the problem was solved. The Qiang people were not even able to defeat the private soldiers of aristocratic families, so they could only be massacred in the face of the unworthy flying army.
However, you arrived a bit too timely. You arrived in time before I, Ma Su, could die.
mdIf you come a little later, I can go home!
"Your Majesty, give the order, let us send troops to expel the Qiang people as soon as possible!" Meng Guo naturally didn't know what Ma Su was thinking. He just glanced at the fighting situation in the distance and suggested to Ma Su.
"Send troops! Drive away the Qiang people as soon as possible!" Ma Di sighed, regretting that he could not succeed. But soon, Ma Su thought of a strange question. He glanced at Meng Guo and asked.
"Speaking of which, it seems that the south gate was not opened. How did you get on the city wall?"
"You climbed up." Meng Guo replied matter-of-factly.
Ma Su: "Huh??"
Ma Su subconsciously looked back at Didao County. Thousands of people climbed up to the top of the city that was four or five meters high...
"The city walls in Longxi are too short and not challenging. We, the Wudang Feijun, are the best at climbing, so we climbed up easily." Meng Guo didn't take it seriously and smiled at Ma Su's shocked expression. said.
"This height is too low. I must follow the Prime Minister to climb Hangu Pass, the most important pass in the Han Dynasty, once in my lifetime."
Look at this pretense, so fresh and refined, and even complimented Zhuge Liang, he is a qualified official at first glance.
"You... forget it, expel the Qiang people out of the city quickly." Ma Di wanted to say something else, but after thinking about it for a while, he still didn't say anything and just waved his hand and said.
"These Qiang people are so bold, they dare to rob my Dahan County." Meng Guo nodded in response, then waved his hand and shouted.
"Soldiers, follow me to attack! Kill all those damn Qiang people!"
"kill!!"
"kill!!"
The soldiers of the Shu army, who had no chance to fly, had high morale and rushed out howling.
At this time, the leader of the Xianling Qiang tribe was commanding the Qiang soldiers to attack the private soldiers of the family who were still resisting. Under his wise guidance, thousands of people besieged the private soldiers of two to three hundred people, and after half an hour, they finally almost won.
As long as these private soldiers of the aristocratic families are dealt with, he can turn around and kill Ma Di too. By then, all the Han armed forces in Didao County will be wiped out, and he will be the biggest winner.
No matter what, he still knows how to count.
Thousands versus hundreds, the advantage is mine!
Just when the Qiang leader felt that he was safe, he saw a sudden commotion in front of the Qiang soldiers. In just a few breaths, the commotion turned into chaos, and the sounds of fighting and screams suddenly increased.
"What's going on?" The leader frowned.
"Run, leader! We have been ambushed by the Han again!"