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Half an hour later, the south gate of Wuwei City opened, and more than a dozen carriages left Wuwei City under the guard of more than [-] equestrian servants. , a entourage came galloping on horseback and shouted loudly: "The prefect and the county magistrate have left. Prefect Du implores the general to treat the city people kindly."

Nangong Xin laughed, "Since you are so knowledgeable, we will naturally treat you well!"

At this time, the north city gate of Wuwei opened, and a white flag was planted on the top of the city. Dozens of people at the top of the city shouted loudly: "Wuwei County is willing to serve King Nangong!"

Nangong Xin was overjoyed, turned around and ordered: "Go to the city!"

Teams of Qiang and Hu cavalry began to line up to enter the city, but only less than a thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry entered the city. , the rest of the cavalry turned their horses and fled. Two thousand ambush soldiers shouted and rushed forward, stabbing the cavalry with dense spears.

At the same time as the changes in the city, ambushes were everywhere at the top of the city. Rolling logs and rocks smashed down on the Qianghu cavalry on the suspension bridge like hailstones. The sound resounded outside the city.

The sudden change made the cavalry behind turn their horses and flee in fright. Ten thousand cavalry were defeated and fled several miles away in one breath. Nangong Xin was still in shock. , the carriage that left the city was not the prefect and his family members at all, it was just to deceive him, Nangong Xin was extremely ashamed, at this time the soldiers counted the number of people, and they lost more than 2000 people, which made Nangongxin even more furious, and raised his knife to point at the city gate. Shout: "When the city is broken, I will slaughter the city, and I will be humiliated with snow!"

At this time, a general stepped forward and said in a low voice: "It's strange that there are thousands of regular soldiers. Before leaving, didn't your majesty say that there is no army in Wuwei County?"

Nangong Xin snorted heavily, he probably already guessed something, it must be the arrival of Liu Jing's reinforcements.

Nangong Xin looked fiercely at the top of the city, where the big flag was flying, and the defenders were densely packed, which was completely different from the sparse soldiers before. A general persuaded: "The other side also has a lot of defenders, and the city is tall and strong. Even if we take Wuwei City, we will suffer heavy losses, so it is better to attack other counties."

Nangong Xin nodded, gritted his teeth and said: "If they can hold Wuwei City, I believe they can hold other county towns. If I don't regret it, I will never give up!"

Nangong Xin immediately ordered: "Decree, go south to Cangsong County!"

Cangsong County is the second largest county in Wuwei County, second only to Guzang County where Wuwei City is located, with a population of over [-]. It is located about eighty miles south of Wuwei City. The city wall of Cangsong County is relatively low, easy to attack, and more important Yes, there will be no defenders over there. If tens of thousands of people can be taken back, Nangong can also ask for an explanation. Moreover, Nangongxin has another idea, which is to force the reinforcements from Wuwei City to leave the city, which is conducive to the battle of Qiang cavalry.

The Qianghu cavalry changed their battle plan and no longer attacked the prepared Wuwei City, but continued to go south, and went to the mighty Cangsong County eighty miles away.

On the top of the city, Wang Ping watched the Qiang Hu cavalry go south in surprise. He did not expect Qiang Hu to give up Wuwei City and go south. Soon, he sneered. The Qiang people obviously underestimated the determination of the Han army to defend Hexi. At this time, Du Ji walked quickly and said very uneasy: "General Wang, the Qiang people must have gone to attack Cangsong County. The city over there is small and there are no defenders. What should we do?"

"Prefect Du, don't worry. General Ma will send troops not long after me. The Qiang people will definitely encounter the main force of the Han army on the way."

Despite Wang Ping's reassurance, Du Ji was still a little worried. What if the main force of the Han army didn't come?Seeing his worry, Wang Ping smiled and said, "Even if I didn't come, I will never let the Qiang people succeed. They just want to lure us out of the city to fight, and I will let them do so."

Wang Ping immediately sent two scouts to investigate the situation of the Qiang Hu. He ordered Zhao Yong to lead [-] troops to defend the city, and he himself led [-] troops to leave Wuwei City and slowly headed south. He was not far from Wuwei City. Once Qianghu's main force turned around and came back, he could return to the city at any time.

Eight thousand Qiang Hu cavalry took the siege ladders and charged towards Cangsong County. The distance of eighty miles would take them at least two hours. It would be black and white, but Nangong Xin didn't think about it. He held back a burst of anger in his heart, and vowed not to be human if he didn't wash Cangsong County with blood.

After walking for more than an hour, dusk came quietly, but it was not completely dark yet. There was still a tinge of bright yellow in the eastern sky. , Several spies rushed back and reported nervously: "General, the Han army was found ten miles ahead, about 5000 people."

Nangong Xin was surprised, why did he meet the Han army again? He calmed down and asked again: "Is it cavalry or infantry?"

"Basically infantry."

There was a smirk on Nangongxin's face. They had [-] cavalry, and the opponent had [-] infantry. Although they were twice as large as them, with the powerful impact of the cavalry, they could completely fight against two with one enemy. Besides, his army was The army directly under the Qiang King is not a makeshift herdsman, and his fighting power is strong. If he doesn't take the opportunity to beat the enemy army hard, people will look down on him, Nangong Xin.

He turned his head and said to several generals: "How about it? Beat the enemy with me!"

Several generals looked at each other, all showing embarrassment, and one of them said: "But it's getting dark, we are not good at fighting at night."

"What did you say?"

Holding a spear in his hand, Nangong Xin urged his horse to walk up to the general, staring at him fiercely, "Say it again?"

Shocked by his killing intent, the general lowered his head, "I am willing to follow the general."

"Very well, what about you?"

Everyone had no choice but to agree: "I would like to fight with the general!"

Nan Gongxin laughed loudly. He rushed to the front of the team, held up his spear and shouted sharply: "Warriors of the Qiang people, the moment has come to let the enemy cry. The Han army appeared in front of us. They are all infantry. Let our iron hooves trample them down!" For the meat, let them crawl in front of us!"

All the cavalry shouted passionately, "Annihilate the enemy!"

Nangong Xin pointed his spear forward, "Attack!"

Eight thousand cavalry rushed up, their iron hooves beating the ground, the sound of horseshoes was like thunder, billowing yellow dust, raising their spears and shouting, speeding up their horses and galloping forward

The Han army coming from the south was the main force of the [-] Chinese army led by Ma Chao. They marched all the way north, passed Cangsong County, and arrived at Wuwei City after walking forty miles.

At this moment, a few cavalry scouts rushed over from a distance, and urgently reported: "General Qi, about [-] cavalry from the Qianghu army have arrived in the front, and it is less than ten miles away."

The generals were shocked, why there was no news of Wang Ping, the Qiang Hu cavalry came to kill, but Ma Chao said coldly: "There are only [-] cavalry, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

Immediately he shouted an order: "Set up an array and meet the Qiang and Hu cavalry."

At this time, Liu Hu stepped forward and said anxiously: "Meng Qi, the first battle is ours."

Ma Chao smiled slightly, "Don't worry, General Tiger, I know the tactics of the Qiang people very well. The first battle is reserved for the crossbowmen. First, they will be discouraged, and then let the heavy armored infantry kill them. General Tiger, please change your outfit first!"

Only then did Liu Hu remember that his heavy armored infantry hadn't changed their outfits yet. The heavy armored infantry usually travels lightly, and they only change their outfits before the battle. It also takes a certain amount of time to change their outfits. Ma Chao was just buying him time, and he blushed. , Immediately rushed back to the army and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze, change your clothes quickly!"

The [-] Han army formed a large formation in the wilderness, divided into three armies, with [-] crossbowmen in front, [-] heavy armored infantry in the rear, [-] spear infantry in the rear, and [-] horses of heavy armor. The infantry's consigned horses quickly retreated southward, temporarily leaving the battlefield, and one army after another spread out in the wilderness, extending for several miles.

At this time, everyone felt the ground trembling. It was the Qianghu cavalry who came to kill them. The horses became restless and snorted, and the soldiers' palms holding their spears were sweating.

I saw a dark cloud sweeping in from a distance, which changed the color of the sky and the earth. The sound of huge horseshoes was like thunder mixed in the dark clouds, and the earth was trembling. The momentum created by the eight thousand Qiang Hu cavalry was enough to destroy everything.

Ma Chao's warhorse felt the fear of the coming war, "Xiao Liu! With a violent cry, Ma Chao raised his front hoofs high, but Ma Chao was not afraid. He held a spear in his hand, and the red tassels fluttered on his silver helmet. , Kill all the Qiang Hu cavalry!"

Fifteen hundred Han soldiers shouted in unison, "We must win! We must win! We must win!"

The Han army's confidence was high, their shouts were high-pitched, and they rushed straight into the sky. Their powerful momentum suppressed the fear of the Qiang Hu cavalry's overwhelming attack.

In the dim twilight, a black line about several miles long appeared at the end of the wilderness in the distance, without stopping, covering the sky and covering the sky, sweeping towards the Han army with an unstoppable force, Ma Chao showed a cruel smile, he waited The most important thing is this moment, this battle will establish his position as the governor of Xiliang.

"Bowmen ready!" he gave the first order.

Two thousand crossbowmen and two thousand archers line up at the same time, the crossbowmen are in front and the archers are behind, the crossbowmen are far away, and the archers are near, and the distance and near are intertwined.

The two thousand crossbowmen lined up in three rows, with a distance of one foot between the front and the back. The first row squatted down, and two thousand broken crossbows rose from the ground, coldly aiming at the Qianghu cavalry who were rushing forward.

The Qiang and Hu cavalry were getting closer and closer, and their murderous aura seemed to destroy everything in the world, "Kill!" Under the white banner, the Qiang and Hu cavalry rushed into the crossbow firing range of the Han army in an instant, Ma Chao coldly ordered Said, "Shoot!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The huge drum sounded, and six hundred crossbow arrows were fired suddenly, forming a black cloud of arrows, roaring towards the Qianghu cavalry. In a short time, the Qianghu cavalry array was full of people, nearly 300 people Get knocked down.

Immediately after the second row of crossbow arrows from the Han army was shot, Qianghu soldiers kept screaming and fell to the ground during the charge, and the third row of arrow clouds roared again. Shields and leather armor, pieces of cavalry rolled to the ground from their horses, and were trampled into flesh by the dense horses.

The three rows of crossbowmen of the Han army were proficient in their movements. They fired the crossbow, the crossbow, and the crossbow in turn. After only three rounds, the Qianghu cavalry lost more than [-] people. The heavy loss made the Qianghu cavalry extremely murderous. It faded away quickly, and the formation was a little messy, but at this time, the Qianghu cavalry forward had rushed sixty steps away.

The crossbowmen of the Han army picked up the spears on the ground and retreated to the left like a tide. They became the left guard of the heavy armored infantry. Behind them, the archers who had been waiting for a long time began to shoot. The arrows are three feet three inches long, the steel clusters are sharp, and they are shot at an angle of elevation. The two thousand arrows are as dense as a torrential rain, and they are so powerful that they can be shot through even a man and a horse.

The more than [-] Xiliang cavalry and war horses who rushed to the front fell to the ground with arrows, and the dead bodies piled up. The Hu cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and the cavalry began to be in chaos.

The archers picked up their spears and quickly retreated, transforming into the right-wing guard of heavy armored infantry. In the twilight, five thousand heavy armored infantry appeared fiercely.