Chapter 280 Qiang Hu Attack
"Mr. Ma Su, do you still have reinforcements?"
Chen Tai was even more surprised than Ma Su. Seeing the smoke and dust rising in the distance, his expression became grim for a moment.
He led troops to support Liangzhou. He was forced to come by His Majesty, so naturally there would be no other Wei troops to support him. Therefore, the Wei army north of the Yellow River at this moment only has 30,000 people like Chen Tai.
At this time, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared, most likely reinforcements from the Shu army!
Both Wei and Shu felt that the intruder was evil, and they all became vigilant. Especially Ma Su, he put away his laziness and mounted his horse again.
But when this group of soldiers actually appeared, both sides were surprised.
The invading troops were a large number of Qiang and Hu cavalry, which stretched for several miles. Looking at the number of people alone, there are at least tens of thousands of people!
"Who is Ma Su! Stand up and die!!" The leader of the Hu tribe was filled with anger, pointing at the two tribes of Wei and Shu and yelling.
"How dare you kill the people of my tribe and plunder my cattle and sheep! You and I are at odds with each other!"
This group of Qianghu people was the soldiers and horses of several tribes that Ma Di killed on his way south.
Although the Qiang and Hu tribes in the north seem scattered, they are still connected to each other. From Yanmen in Yunzhong to Shandong County in the north, there are many loose Qiang and Hu alliances.
They formed a trading community and formed a coalition army to raid south during disaster years.
And what Ma Su penetrated along the way was the Qiang and Hu Alliance in Beidi County.
Because Sima Yi designed a four-pronged coalition to besiege Shu Han, one of them was the Qiang and Hu people from Beidi County. Therefore, all the strong tribes from the east of Shangjun went to Liangzhou, leaving all tribes empty.
When Ma Su went from north to south, destroying the Hu tribes blocking the road with overwhelming force, the news spread to Yuzhong. A group of barbarian knights could not attack the city guarded by Wang Ping for a long time. When they were angry, they all exploded when they heard that their home had been stolen.
Tens of thousands of Hu cavalry came back in a mighty manner, chasing all the way and preparing to bleed the man who slaughtered their tribe.
This group of people followed Ma Su's traces and chased him here from the north. When they saw the two groups of Han soldiers and horses in front, the Qiang and Hu troops immediately pressed forward to question them.
"Huh? It turns out they are Hu people and not Wei Jun. That's pointless and a waste of emotions." Ma Su looked at it and slowly jumped off the horse again.
They are just a group of Qiang and Hu people, not worthy of attention.
"You are Ma Su! Are you the one who massacred our tribe?" Liu Hu, the leading Qiang Hu leader, asked with a livid face when he saw Ma Su's behavior.
"Yes, it's me." Ma Su leaned on his horse and looked at the endless army of Hu cavalry in front of him with great interest, as if he was looking at his own trophies.
The Qiang Hu people are different from the Qiang Di people. They are true nomads. These tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu troops are not only cavalry, but also cavalry archers.
This is... so valuable.
Although it is an established fact that the Shu Han captured Yongliang, there is no longer a shortage of cavalry. But what regime would dislike such things as horses and cavalry?
I just don’t know the fighting power of this group of cavalry.
"Okay, okay, I haven't seen such arrogant Han people for a long time since the fall of the Han Dynasty! I will tear off your head and make wine to pay tribute to my dead people!" Liu Hu's face became ferocious, and he looked at Ma Di with murderous intent. It's already extremely strong.
Liu Hu is a warlord of the Qiang and Hu Alliance in Beidi County. Compared with the one who was killed by Ma Su before, his military strength is much stronger. He has nearly 40,000 nomadic cavalry, each equipped with horned bows and horses.
In his opinion, Ma Di, a Han who dared to provoke their tribe, could be skinned and cramped today!
At this moment, Chen Tai was overjoyed when he saw that the Qiang and Hu troops were not coming for them. Finally, someone could help them attract Ma Su's attention.
After finally taking a breath, Chen Tai immediately reduced his defenses. While gathering the rear army that was about to be defeated, he sent people to contact the Qiang and Hu people to prepare for both sides to attack Ma Su together.
Of course, there is a big question mark here about exactly what Chen Tai thinks.
"Send an order to ask Bo Yue and Bo Zhan to withdraw. There is no need to continue to struggle with the Wei army." Ma Di carefully looked at the size of this group of Qiang and Hu people, and after a rough estimate, his eyes gleamed.
A rough estimate is that at least more than 10,000 Qiang and Hu Jingzhuang can be captured, right?
Isn't this more valuable than Chen Tai's three walnuts and two walnuts?
After receiving Ma Su's order, Ma Dai quickly sent a signal to retreat. The troops who were still having fun could only reluctantly give up and continue the attack after hearing the evacuation signal.
The only one who was a little unwilling was Jiang Wei. He was about to capture Sima Division, but he had to break away from the battle quickly.
"Wait for me, you will die in my hands sooner or later!" Jiang Wei said harsh words to Master Sima before leaving.
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Master Sima snorted coldly, not losing the battle.
Two thousand Shu troops withdrew from the Wei army's formation, allowing Chen Tai to regroup. The army was reorganized and put into a posture of attacking.
"Soldiers, today we will act like Huo Qubing, a big man, and give these barbarians a bit of a shock as a big man!" Ma Su became slightly interested when he saw tens of thousands of barbarians in an offensive posture.
Ma Su couldn't wait for Jiang Wei and Ma Dai to come back, so he was ready to take the first step.
"It's okay for you barbarians from the North. I, a big man, have never been killed." Ma Di remounted his horse and immediately engaged the two armies in front of the formation, sneering with an attitude of extreme contempt for each other.
"My big man used to be able to beat you like a wild rabbit, and I can do the same now! Since you guys are running into each other recklessly today, let me show you the majesty of a strong man again!"
"Haha...it turns out that he is still an old man from the Later Han Dynasty." Liu Hu burst out laughing after hearing this, as if he had heard a joke.
The Later Han Dynasty died long ago. The current Cao Wei in the Central Plains Dynasty is quite capable of fighting, but that's all. Because they had not managed the northwest very well before, the Han people had not been powerful in front of the Qiang and Hu for many years.
So now, in Liu Hu's view, Ma Di is just a relic of the Later Han Dynasty, showing off his superiority here.
"Brothers, shoot this late-Han man into a sieve and let him know that our tribe is not easy to mess with!"
Liu Hu gave an order, and tens of thousands of horsemen rode out with howling roars. A long way away, Cavalry Hu took out his bow and arrow, aimed at Ma Di and shot.
Before Ma Su could move, the sky suddenly seemed a little darker. A dense rain of arrows suddenly flew into the air, covering the sky and pressing towards Ma Su.
The most troublesome thing about Huma was their huge number of cavalry and the rain of arrows coming towards them. Basically everyone has a horse and everyone is good at shooting. Once they get together, it is extremely difficult to confront them.
Just a hail of arrows can kill you.
When Ma Su saw this situation, his heart tightened, a little unexpected, and he closed his eyes subconsciously.
Then I heard a dense rain of arrows falling to the ground and the roar of strong wind.
Then... there was no more. Ma Su opened his eyes and saw that he was unharmed.
"Damn it, you're just doing human body tracing!"
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