Chapter 274 Night Attack on Sima Camp

Chapter 274 Night Attack on Sima Camp

When the Han army crossed Yiwei and entered the territory of the Qiang and Hu people, Ma Di felt that the entire territory had changed greatly.

The specific manifestation mainly lies in the roads. There are basically no complete roads in the territory of the Qiang and Hu people.

When Ma Su's five thousand cavalry entered the Qiang and Hu territories, it was as if they had entered an uncivilized prairie. There are basically no roads at all, and we can only rely on some traces to determine the location of the ancient roads.

Therefore, Beidi County has been occupied for decades, and many infrastructures during the Eastern Han Dynasty were in disrepair. The Qiang and Hu people never defended a northern county that was doing well, but in the end it returned to what it was before it was civilized.

This gave Ma Su a very troublesome problem, that is, how to pursue Sima Yi.

You can't even determine the road, and there are no guides in this area of ​​​​the county, so it is very difficult to pursue them. He didn't even know which direction Sima Yi ran in, let alone chase him.

This is a very serious problem, especially for Ma Su, who is preparing to deal with the Qiang and Hu issue.

Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, guides have been a huge problem when going out of the Great Wall to conquer the Huns. Because the Han people can't identify the road at all in the vast grassland, they will be blind without a guide.

For example, Sima Yi found the local people in advance and hired local Hu people to guide him. The Shu Han people did not have many contacts with the Qiang and Hu, and Ma Su had no place to hire.

But Ma Su had a way, and after pondering for a while, he made a decision.

Isn't it a guide? Just wait until I catch a few.

Ma Di and his five thousand cavalry found several Qiang and Hu tribes on the spot without saying a word, and went in with five thousand people.

A group of Hu people were resting leisurely in their own camp, when suddenly the Han people came in. This group of barbarians were horrified and quickly tried to mount their horses to resist. Then they saw what the most handsome boy in the northwest of the Han Dynasty was.

In just half an hour, five thousand Han cavalry destroyed the entire Qiang and Hu tribe. All those who tried to resist were defeated and a large number of people were captured.

He captured this group of barbarians and packed up all their property. Ma Su divided some people to escort the captives back to Liangzhou, and selected a few greedy men as guides to lead the Han army to pursue the Wei army.

"You guys lead the way, and the big man will give you enough rewards. If you lead me to a place with a lot of barbarians... you'd better pray that the barbarians can kill me." Ma Su looked at these barbarians. , showed a bit of a smile, and warned them calmly.

Several guides nodded quickly, indicating that they would never dare to act rashly.

Of course, the specifics are unclear...

Afterwards, under the guidance of the guide, Ma Su successfully arrived at a large Hu tribe. Then Ma Di led the Han cavalry to advance suddenly and massacred the group of barbarians who blocked the way on the territory of Gubeidi County.

Facing the heavily armed Han army's sudden cavalry, the Qiang and Hu tribes generally cannot compete. As for the cavalry archery they are good at, when the cavalry cannot suppress them on a large scale, they can only be a living target for the cavalry to practice thrusting.

Witnessed Ma Su massacring two tribes in succession, and then killed several of the most dishonest guides, and the rest of the guides gave up completely. Then he honestly led the Han army onto the right path and pursued Sima Yi all the way.

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At this time, Sima Yi and his troops had already crossed Beidi County and were on the edge of the Yellow River.

"Father! We have arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. As long as we find a ferry to cross the river, we will return to Guanzhong." Sima Shi pointed to the other side of the Yellow River and reported to Sima Yihui.

"Very good, we are finally arriving in Guanzhong." Sima Yi sighed and narrowed his eyes.

"When I return to Guanzhong, I must talk to His Majesty about the Guanzhong farm. Otherwise, when Xishu has digested Yongliang, I'm afraid Guanzhong will not be able to save it."

Sima Yi has always had a clear understanding of the situation. From the beginning, he knew that Yongliang could not be saved.

Therefore, his plan was to destroy Liangzhou so that it would be difficult for the Shu Han to rely on Yongliang to exert force against Guanzhong. Later, he personally took charge of Chang'an, used the advantages in Guanzhong to develop troops and horses, and fought a decisive battle with the Shu army in the Guanzhong Plain.

Unfortunately, Sima Yi lost his courage in the battle at Pingyangqiu. Now he just wants to return to Guanzhong and build a strong line of defense as soon as possible.

If it was too late and the Shu army came over, he might not even have the confidence to defend Guanzhong.

"Your Majesty! A quick horse is coming to report that General Chen Tai is leading his troops less than thirty miles to the west of us."

But at this time, Fei Yao rushed back with a scout and reported to Sima Yihui.

"Huh? Why is Uncle Xuan here?" Sima Yi was slightly startled and asked suspiciously.

"General Chen said that he was ordered by His Majesty to lead 30,000 troops to rescue Liangzhou. As a result, he was attacked by Wei Yan, the general of Shu Kingdom in the north at Zushou. Although General Chen fought bravely to kill the enemy, he still failed to defeat Wei Yan and had to withdraw his troops here. place."

"Kill the enemy bravely, hehe..." Sima Yi rolled his eyes and understood what was going on.

Chen Tai had never beaten Wei Yan before, but was defeated by Wei Yan. They didn't dare to attack, and they were afraid of being held accountable by Cao Rui when they retreated, so they could only lead troops and stationed at the border to wait and see.

"In that case, I will wait for him here for a while. Uncle Xuan will come and join me as soon as possible, and we can join forces and return to Guanzhong." Sima Yi shook his head, expressing his helplessness to his teammates who couldn't help him at all.

But it was helpless because Chen Tai was the son of Chen Qun, and the Chen family belonged to the powerful Cao Wei family. For this face, Sima Yi still had to sell it even if he didn't want to.

Someone was sent to notify Chen Tai to lead his troops to join them. Sima Yi and his troops camped down to prepare to wait.

It was such a wait that became the biggest shame in Sima Yi's life.

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Sima Yi and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses camped on the edge of the Yellow River, preparing to rest for the night and wait for the arrival of Chen Tai's troops.

But just as the sun was about to set, more than five thousand Han cavalry finally caught up.

"I finally caught up, which is great." Ma Su led Jiang Wei, Ma Dai and others to catch up after a long journey. When he saw the Wei army's flag looming in the distance, Ma Su finally laughed.

TMD these guides are indeed dishonest. They lead you to the right path and only choose places with many people. On the way, he encountered five or six Qiang and Hu tribes. Ma Su was in a hurry and had no way to detour, so he had to kill them easily.

Along the way, Ma Su felt very boring, even a little bored. Fortunately, I have caught up with Sima Yi now, and a hearty battle is about to begin.

After leading Ma Dai and Jiang Wei to fight all the way, Ma Su was also very tired, okay?

"Bo Yue, Bo Zhan, pass on my order, make food at the second watch, and follow me to attack the Wei army camp at the third watch! Tonight, I want to capture Sima Yi and his son alive!" Ma Di turned to look at Ma Dai, who was also covered in dust. , and Jiang Wei, whose handsome face was almost blurred by the cold, ordered with a smile.

"Wei!" Jiang Wei and Ma Dai looked at each other and answered at the same time.

There are only two chapters today, so I owe one chapter.

Now Shuzhong owes about twenty chapters. Counting today’s rounding, it’s thirty chapters. I should be able to pay it off in a month during the winter vacation...