Chapter 221 Facing Hu Qi
There was basically no fear in Ma Su's fright. He had seen such a small amount of wind and waves, but it still didn't scare him.
He was just a little surprised that a big country like Cao Wei had fallen to the point where it needed to recruit Qiang and Hu people to fight.
The Qiang and Hu people in the north are not good people, and it is very dangerous to hire them to fight for you. You may die on the battlefield, or you may die due to the betrayal of the people below. The Qiang and Hu people only care about profit and don't care about other things. Once your military spending is insufficient, they will rebel in minutes.
The main thing is that recruiting Qiang and Hu people to cross the border is itself a high-risk thing. This group of barbarians with no military discipline may turn around and rob your village at any time.
So in theory, as long as Cao Wei could spare some troops to deal with him, it would be impossible to hire Qiang and Hu people.
From this point, Ma Su can basically conclude that the emptiness in Guanzhong is far beyond his imagination.
"It seems that Cao Zhen was also driven into panic, right? It's really interesting." Ma Di patted the dust on his armor, squinted his eyes and muttered to himself.
He suddenly had a bold idea...
However, his bold idea did not last long, because soon another detective came in a hurry to report.
"General! The vanguard of the Wei army has appeared on the martial arts line in the south! According to the direction they came from, they should be the main force of the Wei army coming along the Weishui River!"
"There are also Wei troops on the Weishui River?" Ma Su was a little surprised, and then he suddenly realized after thinking about it.
Is the Wei army planning to join forces from the south and north to encircle and suppress him, and completely surround him in the Sanfu area of Guanzhong?
At this moment, Ma Su's attack was in Sanfu, Guanzhong, north of the Weishui River. To the north was the territory of the Qiang and Hu people. This plain is not that big. If the Wei army sends out enough troops, it is not impossible to block Ma Di.
Ma Su saw this clearly, and Liu Yin also saw it clearly. However, he reacted quickly and quickly suggested to Ma Su.
"General Fu Guo, the Wei army wants to unite with the Qiang and Hu people to surround us in the Sanfu area. This plan is very vicious, but there are still many omissions in it."
"Someone has a plan. With only a few grains and coins, the general can defeat the Qiang and Hu people in the north."
"Oh? You don't want to imitate Cao Cao's trick of defeating Wen Chou on the white horse, using food and money as bait to lure the Qiang and Hu people to dismount, and then counterattack to defeat them?" After hearing Liu Yin's words, Ma Di thought for a moment and raised his eyebrows. asked.
"The general has a clever plan! That's exactly what I thought." Liu Yin was startled for a moment, and then answered with an awkward smile.
My general is so talented, it seems that he has the same idea as him.
At this moment, in Liu Yin's opinion, defeating the Qiang and Hu people at the minimum cost was the best way.
After all, the Qiang and Hu people were undisciplined in their military discipline and were selfish and greedy, making them incomparable to the Han tribe. As long as a large amount of grain and grain coins are scattered during the battle, a large number of Qiang and Hu people can be attracted to run away and loot.
Then they counterattacked, relying on General Ma's unparalleled charging power and Longwu Yicong's combat power to decide the outcome in one battle.
This is a good strategy, and it is also an inevitable conspiracy. After all, if they could improve military discipline, they would no longer be called Qiang Hu people.
"The strategy is very good, but I think it needs to be slightly modified!" However, regarding this strategy, Ma Su touched his chin, then shook his head and rejected it.
"This can indeed defeat the Qiang and Hu tribe, but it is difficult to convince the Qiang and Hu people. With their bravery and good fighting skills, if they cannot be defeated, I am afraid they will come back soon!"
"Now the Wei army has also appeared in martial arts, and they may gather north to attack us at any time. If we can't defeat the Qiang and Hu tribes in one battle, we will never dare to come south again, and we are afraid that our situation will be even more unfavorable!"
"So what does the general mean?" Liu Yin was silent for a moment and asked cautiously.
"I will defeat them head-on!" Ma Su said decisively.
"In this battle, I need to personally lead my troops to fight and defeat the Qiang and Hu cavalry in a dignified manner. Not only must I defeat them, but I must also make them never dare to look at our Han cavalry again!"
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At this moment, Xiahou Ba commanded 5,000 Qiang and Hu cavalry all the way south, and then joined the 4,000 infantrymen of the third auxiliary, and combined their troops to go south to find Ma Su.
The Guanzhong Sanfu Land was established during the Western Han Dynasty and was a large area to the west of Chang'an. This is basically a large plain with no woods, making it extremely suitable for cavalry operations.
Moreover, this was the core area of the Qin Dynasty in the past, with countless roads and very convenient transportation.
Ma Di's guerrilla campaign in this area was precisely because of this.
Therefore, Xiahou Ba had no intention of finding Ma Su immediately at first. Instead, he ordered Hu Qi to patrol along Qinchi Road, preparing to give priority to keeping the road clear.
News has come from Yongzhou that Chen Tai is leading an army of 30,000 to return for reinforcements. Wouldn't it be easier to wait for Chen Tai to arrive on the battlefield and unite the army to surround and kill Ma Su?
But Xiahou Ba soon discovered that Ma Di didn't seem to be that hard to find.
On the second day of patrolling Qinchi Road, the Wei army encountered a surprise attack by Han cavalry.
Under the banner of Ma Su, a cavalryman attacked the Wei cavalry near Qin Chi Road with great arrogance. And he killed more than a hundred Huqi at an extremely fast speed, and then left.
This made Xiahou Ba immediately overturn his previous thoughts and directly gathered an army to pursue Ma Su.
Ma Su only had 2,000 soldiers in his army, and he had more than 9,000 infantrymen following him. Xiahou Ba was confident that as long as he stayed safe and didn't get ambushed, he could crush Ma Su to death with hard pressure!
Well...he should have a chat with Guanqiu Jian.
Nine thousand Wei troops quickly gathered, and the Qiang and Hu cavalry pursued them first.
The Qiang and Hu horses in the north are not much slower than the Longyou horses, and they are all extremely sturdy light cavalry. They pursued Qin Chi along the road and soon caught up with the fleeing Han cavalry.
"They are right in front! Kill them!" Yan Bao, the Qiang and Hu warlord, was overjoyed when he saw the red flag of the Shu Han in front.
The food, money, and silk promised by the Wei people could only be exchanged for Ma Di's head and the Han people's flag. How could he not be happy when he saw the target appear now?
"Follow us! Kill them all and then we'll go back!"
"Ouch!"
A group of barbarians cheered and picked up their bows and arrows to shoot.
The Qiang Hu people are slightly stronger than the Longyou Qiang Di people. First of all, they can make bows and arrows. Fighting against heaven and earth on horseback all year round makes them very good at riding and shooting.
In the absence of high bridge saddles and double stirrups, they can easily free up their hands to draw the bow and shoot arrows on such a bumpy horseback.
A hail of arrows quickly caught up with the Han cavalry in front, and a few unlucky ones were hit by arrows and felled their horses.
"Fuck! These barbarians from the north are so damn accurate in their archery!" Ma Su was a little surprised, but then he held the reins and snorted coldly.
"But don't worry, play with them and send them on their way!"