Chapter 74 Cavalry Battle
It was noon one day, and several grain ships were sailing southward on the Lishui River.
They set out from Yong County, loaded with countless grains and weapons, and prepared to follow the river to Chencang for delivery.
"The Wei River is so turbulent, why do we have to take the waterway to Chencang?" A soldier at the helm muttered dissatisfiedly, carefully steering the cargo ship.
"It is said that some Shu bandits robbed the Chencang Road. The first few batches of people who went to transport food were basically all dead." An older soldier shook his head and also explored the water conditions with great caution.
"The general can't destroy them, so he can only let us take the waterway to Chencang temporarily."
"This is too dangerous. If you are not careful, the ship will probably sink." The young soldier muttered. At the same time, several grain transport ships had arrived at the junction of the Lishui River and the Weishui River.
The water flow from the Lian River up to the Wei River is relatively fast, so it is generally only suitable for boats to go down the river.
During Huangfu Song's Western Expedition, he was forced to ask for help because he could not travel by water. Although they can barely sail now, for these soldiers, this trip is not much easier than the Huangquan Road.
But at this moment, a sharp-eyed veteran suddenly discovered something. He saw several small boats connected into one from the side and crashing towards them along the current.
"What's going on? What is that thing?" The old soldier was shocked and immediately warned all the soldiers on the ship.
At this time, several small boats suddenly burst into flames and crashed into them.
"Quickly dodge!" Several Wei soldiers at the helm were shocked and quickly made dodge movements. But even so, a ship was still hit, and the fire quickly spread.
The water is not wide, so it is not easy to dodge ships connected together in such a small place.
As several grain boats dispersed, a dozen small boats connected to the shore appeared on the water at the same time.
Ma Su's goal is to defeat Chencang Road. Even if you take the waterway, I will still have to come and block you. So he led people to build a dozen small boats and connected them together to prepare for a boarding battle.
According to Ma Su's assumptions, he, a landlubber, might not even be able to stand firmly on the boat. So Ma Su connected several ships together, and these can basically remain relatively stable.
However, after setting off, Ma Su felt that he had overestimated the influence of the river. The flow speed is not very fast and the water is not wide. More than a hundred Qiang and Hu death squads followed him and felt as if they were walking on flat ground.
"It seems that I have been worrying too much. This water battle is not that difficult." Ma Di nodded slightly, and then there was an exciting boarding battle with Wei Jun.
But in a daze, Ma Su always felt that he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it for a while. So he simply stopped thinking about it, pulled out his sword and stood on the bow of the ship, shouting arrogantly.
"I am Ma Di, General Fenwei of the Han Dynasty! You will be captured as soon as possible!"
Such arrogant and heroic behavior made the soldiers sitting behind him admire him.
As expected of our general, standing on this boat does not look awkward at all.
Because they were disturbed by the fire ships, several grain transport ships had no time to escape. In an instant, the Shu army's boats rushed to the side.
"Kill!!" Ma Di took the lead, climbed onto the Wei army's ship lightly, and rushed forward with murderous intent.
Most of the Wei soldiers responsible for the escort were second-line militiamen, who had never experienced such a battle. Seeing Ma Su jumping up, nearly half of the soldiers immediately dispersed. Only a few loyal ministers of the Wei Dynasty dared to rush over to compete with Ma Di.
"Only you!" Ma Su felt very disappointed about this. With just these few people, no one could beat him.
At this thought, Ma Su drew his sword and slashed the two Wei soldiers to the ground in just two breaths.
Seeing how ferocious Ma Su was and seeing the remaining Shu soldiers boarding the ship, the Wei soldiers all dropped their weapons and surrendered. Even those who did not surrender jumped ship and fled, not daring to engage Ma Di.
"The Shu people are coming to kill us!"
"I surrender! Don't kill me!"
"Run quickly!!"
For a time, Wei's soldiers were completely defeated, but they were driven away by Ma Di. The Qiang and Hu tribes, who were a little unsteady for a while, had high morale and slowly followed Ma Su while shouting.
Ma Su was on the boat as if he were on the ground, and the group basically didn't follow them, but they had to shout louder.
In the end, under the leadership of Ma Su, one ship of the Wei army was burned, two grain transport ships were captured by the Shu army, and the three ships turned around and ran away, daring not to continue moving forward. Only a few people from the Shu army fell into the water during the fight and almost drowned.
It was only then that Ma Su finally remembered what he had forgotten.
Ma Su was born in Yicheng, Xiangyang.
He is from Jingzhou, he is not a landlubber! !
Not to mention drowning in the water, if the person below falls, he has to go down and fish it out. The soldiers from Wei on the opposite side couldn't beat him on the boat, so he chased and beat him all the way.
"艸霰, why did I forget that I'm from the south? Isn't it bullying a group of Guanzhong people to have a water fight with them?" Ma Su wished he could give himself a slap. If he had this time, he might as well go shopping in Youfufeng, maybe he could Met Guo Huai.
"The general is really brave! His martial arts skills are no less than those of Ma Mengqi back then!" Shu Ji could not help but admire Ma Di more and more as he watched Ma Di kill everyone.
I heard that General Ma was from the south and that his fighting skills on water were better than equestrian skills. At first I thought he was lying when I saw him charging so fast on horseback. Now it seems really good. This horse general can ride on a horse and ride on a boat, and the military general is all-powerful.
No, I was a prefect in Longxi County before, and my governance level was not bad. This is a combination of civil and military skills!
"Okay, okay, stop flattering, burn this ship quickly and let's retreat!" Ma Di felt very bored and waved his hand and ordered.
It seems that if you want to increase the strength, you still need to change your strategy. The escort moves played by Jue Chen Cangdao are still too weak.
Where can I get enough strength...
How about I go visit Yongxian County?
Thinking of this, Ma Su suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Since the Shu army conquered Longyou, Guo Huai moved his headquarters from Chang'an to Yong County. The state soldiers who had been stationed in Sanfu in Guanzhong were also transferred to Yong County by Guo Huai.
At this time, a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in Yong County, and all supplies and weapons were stationed here. If a sneak attack is successful, even just setting off a fire can greatly damage the morale of Cao Wei's troops.
At this time, Guo Huai was also sitting here, personally supervising all the affairs of Yongzhou.
Hmm... Would a sneak attack on Yongzhou be considered a deliberate death attempt?
Ma Su was a little unsure. A sneak attack on Yongzhou would be a good idea, but it was hard to say whether he would be considered to be willing to die.
"Probably not. Soochow Gan Ning just did this a few years ago. It stands to reason that I have become a strong man from the sky. Why can't I do what Wu Gou can do?"
Ma Di pondered for a long time, and after many rational analyses, he felt that it should not be counted.
No matter how the heaven determines it, it should be no problem for me, a majestic man descended from the sky, to rob the enemy camp with hundreds of horses, right?
"Shu Ji, gather your troops!" After Ma Su made up his mind, he waved his hand and shouted.
"After burning the ships, follow me to Yong County!"
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At the same time, the two grain ships that escaped also returned to Yong County and reported to Guo Huai that they had been robbed by the Shu people again.
This time Guo Huai couldn't stand it any longer. In just two or three months, how many times had he been robbed by the Shu army?
Every time there was a calamity, he had to replenish the grain in the warehouse. These days, he was almost worried to death.
"Go prepare my horse! I will personally lead the troops to kill Ma Di's son!!" Guo Huai became more and more angry as he thought about it, and finally he got up and shouted.