Half an hour later, the south city gate of Wuwei opened, and more than a dozen carriages left Wuwei City under the escort of more than 200 horse-riding servants and headed south. The Qiang and Hu cavalry immediately discovered it and rushed back to report to Nangong Xin. After a moment, a follower rushed over on a horse and shouted loudly: "The prefect and the county magistrate have left. Prefect Du begs the general to treat the city well."

Nangong Xin laughed, "Since we are so tactful, we will naturally treat it well!"

At this time, the north gate of Wuwei opened, white flags were inserted on the top of the city, and dozens of people shouted at the top of the city: "Wuwei County is willing to be loyal to the King of Nangong!"

Nangong Xin was overjoyed and turned around and ordered: "Enter the city!"

A team of Qiang and Hu cavalry began to line up into the city, but the Qiang and Hu cavalry only entered the city less than a thousand people. Ambushed soldiers on both sides protruded, raised crossbows and shot at the Qiang and Hu cavalry. The Qiang and Hu cavalry screamed and fell off their horses. The rest of the cavalry turned their horses and fled. Two thousand ambushed soldiers rushed forward and stabbed the cavalry with dense spears.

Just as the city was in trouble, ambushers were everywhere on the top of the city, rolling wood and stones hit the Qiang and Hu cavalry on the suspension bridge like hail. Thousands of ambush soldiers on both sides led their bows and shot quickly. The Qiang and Hu cavalry were caught off guard, and suddenly people were on their backs and their horses were overturned, and screams resounded outside the city.

The sudden incident scared the cavalry behind them so much that they turned their horses and fled. Ten thousand cavalry were defeated and fled several miles away in one breath. Nangong Xin was still in a hurry and calmed down after a while. He began to realize that he had been trapped. The carriage leaving the city was not a prefect or family. It was just to deceive him. Nangong Xin was extremely embarrassed and angry. At this time, the soldiers counted the number of people and lost more than two thousand people. This made Nangong Xin even more furious. He raised his knife to point at the city and shouted: "When I break through the city, I will slaughter the city, so I will be humiliated by snow!"

At this time, a general stepped forward and whispered: "It's strange that there were thousands of regular soldiers. Didn't the king say that there were no troops in Wuwei County before leaving?"

Nangong Xin snorted heavily. He probably had guessed something. This must have been Liu Jing's reinforcements arrived.

Nangong Xin looked at the city with fierce eyes. The flags were waving on the city. The defenders were dense, which was very different from the sparse soldiers before. A general advised: "The number of defenders on the other side is large and strong. Even if we conquer Wuwei City, we will suffer heavy losses. It is better to attack other county towns."

Nangong Xin nodded and gritted his teeth and said, "If they can defend Wuwei City, I just believe that they can defend other county towns. If I don't regret this hatred, I will never give up!"

Nangong Xin immediately ordered: "Send the order to 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. It has a population of more than 10,000. It is about 80 miles south of Wuwei City. The walls of Cangsong County are low and easy to attack. More importantly, there will be no defenders there. If you can plunder tens of thousands of people back, you can also ask Nangong for an explanation. Moreover, Nangong Xin also has an idea, which is to force reinforcements from Wuwei City to leave the city, which will be conducive to the Qiang cavalry's combat.

The Qiang and Hu cavalry changed their combat plan and no longer attacked the prepared Wuwei City. Instead, they continued to go south and attacked Cangsong County, 80 miles away.

On the top of the city, Wang Ping looked at the Qianghu cavalry in surprise and went south. He did not expect that Qianghu would give up Wuwei City and head south. Soon, he sneered. The Qiang people obviously underestimated the Han army's determination to defend Hexi. They thought they were the only one supporter. At this time, Du Ji walked over quickly and said uneasy: "General Wang, the Qiang people must have gone to attack Cangsong County. The city there was a short and there were no defenders. What should we do?"

"Premier Du, please rest assured. General Ma will not send troops later than me. The Qiang people will definitely encounter the main force of the Han army halfway."

Although Du Ji was comforted by Wang Ping, he was still a little worried. What if the main force of the Han army did not come? Wang Ping saw his concern and smiled and said, "Even if I didn't come, I will never let the Qiang people succeed. They just want to lead us out of the city to fight, and I will fulfill them."

Wang Ping immediately sent two scouts to investigate the situation of Qiang and Hu. He ordered the general Zhao Yong to lead two thousand troops to defend the city, and he led three thousand troops to leave Wuwei City and slowly headed south. He was not far from Wuwei City. Once the main force of Qiang and Hu turned around and fought back, he could return to the city at any time.

The eight thousand Qianghu cavalry led the siege ladder to kill Cangsong County. They had to walk at least two hours for an eighty-mile journey. It was already afternoon. Even if they arrived at Cangsong County, the sky would be dark. However, Nangong Xin did not consider these things. He was filled with anger and he would not be a human being if he did not wash Cangsong County.

After walking for more than an hour, dusk came quietly, but it was not completely dark. There was still a bright yellow in the east sky. The dusk was vast and shrouded on the earth. A thin mist floated between the sky and the earth. At this moment, several spies rushed back and reported nervously: "General, the Han army was found ten miles ahead, about 15,000."

Nangong Xin was shocked. Why did he meet the Han army again? He calmed down and asked again: "Is it a cavalry or an infantryman?"

"It's basically infantry."

Nangong Xin showed a grim smile on his face. They were eight thousand cavalry and the other side was 15,000 infantry. Although twice as powerful as them, with the powerful impact of the cavalry, he could completely fight against two. Moreover, his army was directly under the Qiang King, not a temporary herdsman. He had strong combat power. If he did not take the opportunity to attack the enemy, people would underestimate him.

He turned around and said to several generals: "How is it? Fight the enemy with me!"

Several generals looked at each other, all of whom looked embarrassed, and said, "But it's almost dark, we are not good at night combat."

"What did you say?"

Nangong Xin held a spear and urged the horse to walk to the general, staring at him fiercely, "Do you say it again?"

The general was shocked by his murderous intent and lowered his head, "I am willing to follow the general."

"Very good, what about you guys?"

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

Nangong Xin laughed loudly, and he rushed to the team, raised his spear and shouted loudly: "The Qiang warriors, the moment when the enemy cried, came, the Han army appeared in front of him, all infantry, let our iron hooves step on them into meat paste, let them crawl in front of us!"

The cavalry shouted excitedly, "Annihilate the enemy!"

Nangong Xin pointed his spear forward and "Strike!"

Eight thousand cavalrymen ran, their iron hooves hit the ground, and their horses were thunderous, and they raised their spears and shouted, and they rushed forward.

The Han army arrived in the south was the main force of the 15,000 central army led by Ma Chao. They marched northward, and had already passed Cangsong County, and then walked forty miles to reach Wuwei City.

At this moment, several scouts rushed to the distance and reported urgently: "Report to the general, about 10,000 Qiang and Hu cavalry in front of him have arrived, which is less than ten miles away."

The generals were shocked. Why didn’t there be any news about Wang Ping? The Qiang and Hu cavalry came. However, Ma Chao said coldly: “Only ten thousand cavalrymen, they dare to be so presumptuous!”

He immediately shouted: "Form a formation and fight against the Qiang and Hu cavalry."

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

Ma Chao smiled slightly, "Don't worry, General Tiger, I understand the tactics of the Qiang people very well. I leave the first formation for the crossbowmen. First, I will slap their spirits, and then let the heavy armored infantry kill them. General Tiger, please change your clothes first!"

Only then did Liu Hu remember that his heavy armored infantry had not changed his clothes yet. He usually traveled lightly and changed clothes before the battle. It took a certain amount of time to change clothes. Ma Chao was just buying him time. He blushed and rushed back to the army and shouted, "What are you still standing there? Change clothes quickly!"

Five thousand Han troops set up a large formation in the wilderness, divided into three armies, with four thousand crossbowmen in front, followed by five thousand heavy armored infantry, and six thousand spear infantry behind. Five thousand heavy armored infantry horses quickly retreated south and temporarily left the battlefield. Armed forces spread out their formations in the wilderness in sequence, extending for several miles.

At this time, everyone felt the earth trembling. The Qiang and Hu cavalry were coming. The war horses began to feel uneasy and sniffed. The soldiers clenched their spears and sweated.

I saw a dark cloud sweeping from afar, discoloring the world. The huge sound of horse hooves seemed to be muffled thunder mixed in the dark clouds. The earth was trembling. The momentum created by the eight thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry was enough to destroy everything.

Ma Chao's horse felt the fear of the coming of the war, and he screamed loudly, and his front hooves were raised high, but Ma Chao was not afraid at all. He held a spear in his hand, and the red tassels fluttered on his silver helmet, and his heroic posture was erect. He raised his gun and shouted: "The time for fearless Han warriors to make contributions has come, kill all the Qiang and Hu cavalry!"

The 1500 Han troops shouted in unison, "We will win! We will win! We will win!"

The Han army was confident and shouted loudly, rushing into the sky. The powerful momentum suppressed the fear of the Qiang and Hu cavalry coming. They took their place and watched the enemy troops coldly.

In the dim twilight, a black line of about a few miles long appeared at the end of the wilderness, without stopping, covering the sky and overwhelmingly swept towards the Han army with an unstoppable momentum. Ma Chao showed a cold smile on his lips. He was waiting for this moment. This battle would establish his position as the governor of Xiliang.

"Boardman ready!" He gave the first order.

Two thousand crossbowmen and two thousand bowmen stepped forward at the same time, with crossbowmen in front and archers behind, crossbowmen shooting from a distance, bowmen shooting from a near distance, and crossing from a distance.

Two thousand crossbowmen were lined up in three rows, one meter away from each other, the first row was half squatted down, and two thousand crossbows were raised up on the ground, and coldly aimed at the Qiang and Hu cavalry rushing over and over again.

The Qiang and Hu cavalry were getting closer and closer, and the murderous aura seemed to destroy everything in the world. "Kill!" Under the white flag, the Qiang and Hu cavalry instantly rushed into the range of the Han army's crossbow arrows. Ma Chao said coldly, "Shoot!"

The huge drum sound of "dong!dong!dong!" was beaten, and six hundred crossbow arrows suddenly fired, forming a black cloud of arrows, whistling towards the Qiang and Hu cavalry. In an instant, the Qiang and Hu cavalry formation was overturned, and nearly three hundred people were shot down.

Immediately afterwards, the second row of crossbow arrows of the Han army shot, and Qiang and Hu soldiers continued to scream and fell to the ground while charging. The third row of arrow clouds roared again. The dense crossbow arrows shot through the shields and leather armor of the Qiang and Hu cavalry. Pieces of cavalry rolled down from the horses and were stepped into meat paste by dense war horses.

The three rows of Han army crossbow soldiers were skillful in their movements, and they launched crossbows, launched crossbows in turn. After only three rounds, the Qiang and Hu cavalry lost more than 1,300 people. The heavy losses quickly reduced the murderous aura of the Qiang and Hu cavalry, and their formation was a little messy. At this time, the Qiang and Hu cavalry vanguard had already rushed to sixty steps away.

The Han crossbowmen picked up the spears on the ground and retreated to the left like a tide. They turned into the left-wing guards of heavy-armored infantry. Behind them, the archers who had been waiting for a long time began to shoot vigorously. The archers used long bowmen arrows, which were three feet and three inches long and sharp steel clusters, and shot out at an elevation angle. Two thousand arrows were dense like rain, with strong strength, and could shoot through them with people and horses.

More than 500 Western Liang cavalry and war horses who rushed past the front were shot and fell to the ground, with dead bodies piled up, and the Han army's arrows were very fast, causing the Qiang and Hu cavalry to rush forward and were shot overturned. With the cooperation of crossbowmen to launch, the Qiang and Hu cavalry suffered heavy casualties and the cavalry began to be in chaos.
Chapter completed!