Chapter 255 No one knows how to divide troops better than me
Three thousand Han cavalry marched very fast, and they had already reached Zhiyang City in two days.
But Sima Zhao is also like the Wei army in Jincheng. He can't get out and won't fight you Ma Di. At the same time, five thousand cavalry were divided into five groups, destroying water canals and burning farmland.
"General! The Wei army cannot hold out and refuses to fight with our army." The personal guard reported to Ma Su and reported the movements of the Wei army's cavalry.
"The Wei army's cavalry divided into five groups and began to destroy farmland and block roads. It seemed that they had the idea of strengthening the wall and clearing the country."
"They are so ruthless. They can even take over their own territory." Ma Su couldn't help but clicked his tongue. He had begun to see refugees along the way.
Many lands that had just been plowed in autumn were burned by the Wei army. If the fire goes down, it also means that the hope of one or even several families is gone.
Not to mention that the Wei army was still destroying canals and blocking roads. If they continue like this, even if the Shu army captures Liangzhou, they will probably have to spend a lot of effort to repair it.
"General! What should we do next?"
There were not as many soldiers as Ma Su thought at all. Seeing the change in his general's expression, he quickly asked.
"The Wei army has begun to divide its forces and wreak havoc on nearby counties. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to catch them."
"Split the troops? It's just a matter of doing whatever you want." Ma Di didn't care about this, just rolled his eyes and said with a sneer.
"No one! knows how to divide troops better than me!"
"Let me teach Wei Jun today what it means to divide troops!"
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"This entire land will be burned down! Just dig out the nearby canals."
More than a thousand cavalrymen, led by a captain, ran to a nearby village. Then he didn't regard the local villagers as human beings at all, and started setting fires without saying a word.
"Master Jun! This cannot be burned! This is the survival of our entire clan!"
The villagers in the village were shocked when they saw this, and the clan leader quickly came out to stop him. But what he didn't expect was that the Wei army officer who had been extremely kind to them in the past looked cold now.
"Pfft!"
Before the clan leader could react, the captain had already slashed at him. The patriarch never imagined that he would die at the hands of his country's army until his death.
"Your Majesty has your order! Western Shu in the south has been invaded, and now we need to strengthen the walls and clear the country! If you want to survive, go to Wuwei yourself. All the fields and roads in Jincheng County need to be destroyed!"
With that said, the captain didn't care about the life or death of the villagers, and started to set fire to the village with a thousand cavalry.
Facing the heavily armed Wei cavalry, the villagers were extremely angry. However, they did not have many weapons, so they could only endure the bullying and watch these people destroy their homes.
The canals dug by the villagers nearby were also roughly dug up, blocking the water source.
In less than two hours, a prosperous village was destroyed in an instant.
The Wei cavalry did not feel any compunction about these destructions, and were even very familiar with them. They have destroyed seven or eight villages in a row these days, and practice makes perfect.
Just when the Wei army's cavalry was about to call it a day and leave, suddenly the exploration horses scattered on the periphery came galloping towards them.
"Captain Chen, Shu cavalry appears in the distance!"
"What?" The captain changed instantly and became panicked.
It's okay to bully these Guizhou leaders who dare not resist, but if they face the Shu army cavalry rampaging in the northwest, they really don't dare to neglect them.
Most of them are Liangzhou Qiang people, and they are very familiar with the name of the mighty general Ma Su.
"We must evacuate as soon as possible... By the way, how many people are there?" the captain asked nervously.
"It seems that there are not many troops. It seems that there are only more than 300 people?" Tan Ma scratched his head, pondered for a while and replied.
"What? There are only 300 people?" The captain calmed down a lot and no longer panicked.
"Are the Shu people so trusting? They dare to fight us with only three hundred people?"
"Captain, the general gave an order to us immediately when we see the Shu army..."
"That's when facing a large Shu army! Only three hundred Shu soldiers are still running away, how can I still hang out here in the future?" The captain interrupted directly and said without hesitation.
"Xiliang despises cowards the most. Everyone listen to my order and attack with the whole army to destroy this Shu army!"
"We want the people of Shu to know that we are not easy to mess with. If you dare to invade, you must be prepared to be defeated!"
A thousand arsonist cavalry threw away their torches and replaced them with spears, preparing to fight the invading Shu army.
The Shu cavalry was soon close at hand, and three hundred cavalry appeared in the sight of the Wei army in a cavalry square formation. Their size gave the Wei army captain great confidence, and he felt that he was capable again.
"Brothers, follow me and kill these Shu people!" the captain shouted, and rushed out with his horse's belly in his arms.
A thousand Wei cavalry also formed a square formation and attacked with lances in hand.
Both sides are from Liangzhou, and most of the soldiers on both sides are Qiang people. The only difference lies in the banners played by both sides, one is Wei and the other is Han.
However, just when the two sides were about to get very close, the Han cavalry suddenly changed their formation. The cavalry quickly separated from the center and bypassed the Wei army's attack from both wings.
While bypassing, the Han cavalry also fired a round of javelins. Not only did the Wei cavalry fail to collide with the Han cavalry, but dozens of them were killed by javelins.
"We have few people, so don't fight them head-on. The general said, avoid weakness and be truthful!" The leader of the Han cavalry was a military commander who was Ma Di's confidant. He ordered while looking at the Wei army.
"Marquis, that seems to be an attempt to avoid reality..."
"Whether it's true or not, it's almost the same meaning. Anyway, play with them first, don't fight them head-on!"
The soldiers of Ma Di's headquarters followed Ma Di for three years, and all those who were educated by Ma Di read some books. Although the Art of War seems not to be understood clearly, the general meaning is still clear.
The Wei general on the other side did not have such academic qualifications. When he saw the Han cavalry changing formations and killing dozens of his men without injury, he became furious.
"These Zishu people are really insidious! The entire army will use javelins to kill them!"
Wei Jun hurriedly replaced his lance and replaced it with a javelin to prepare for long-range shooting.
However, seeing that they had changed their weapons, the Han cavalry quickly put on lances and shields and galloped all the way. When the Wei cavalry had no time to dodge or change their weapons, they charged into the formation and killed dozens of Wei soldiers.
Over and over again, the Wei army lost nearly a hundred people, but the Han army lost very little.
This incident made the Wei captain sober up. It was obvious that although the Han cavalry only had 300 people, they did not seem to be a piece of cake.
With his ability, he probably wouldn't be able to eat them.
"Run!" The captain immediately made the following judgment and prepared to take action directly.
But before he was ready to run away, he saw smoke and dust suddenly rising behind him. On his retreat, another cavalryman appeared.
"Wei thieves! I'm here, Ma Su!"