Chapter 272

Although Ma Teng was shocked by Huang Zhongyi's rebellion from Hu, he didn't care.

At that time, he was a military commander under Geng Bi, the former governor of Liangzhou. At that time, most of the soldiers in Liangzhou were new recruits, and their combat effectiveness was weak due to lack of training. But now, the 8000 elite soldiers under his command are powerful and powerful. Is it not easy to get rid of a little Huang Zhongyi from Hu?

Zhou Mu is in charge of Yongzhou and capturing Chang'an. It is a critical time for Zhou Mu to be distracted.

"Xiaowei, the city of Hefan will soon be ahead." After joining the army, Cheng Gongying rode his horse to catch up with Ma Teng Dao.

Ma Teng nodded: "and go to Hefan city for a little rest, fill the grain and grass, after a rest, and then go to Deshun city."

"Here it is."

Eight thousand Liangzhou soldiers heard that they would be able to rest when they heard of Hefan city. Their morale, which was slightly lowered due to their rapid march, recovered. They immediately accelerated their march toward Hefan city.

"Report, less than 20 Li ahead, there is an unknown number of enemy troops." A scouts galloped back and reported to Ma Teng.

"Keep going." Ma Teng nodded, but did not stop. Instead, he ordered eight thousand Liangzhou soldiers to speed up their march. Since the enemy is so short-sighted, he simply smashed the enemy at one go and then took a rest.

Eight thousand soldiers of Liangzhou galloped forward, and from afar a horse came forward. The distance between the two armies became closer and closer, and only a few hundred steps were left between them.

Ma Teng held a gun in his hand and yelled: "stop!"

The slightly noisy footsteps and the sound of horse's hooves suddenly became quiet. Eight thousand Liangzhou soldiers were indeed well-trained and elite. When they were ordered to do so, they stopped marching immediately when they heard Ma Teng's order.

"Line up."

Eight thousand soldiers suddenly stopped, and then approached each other to form a dense formation.

Ma Teng's rich military experience showed him that there were only four or five thousand horses on the opposite side, which was not a worry.

"Swords, shields, spears, bows, crossbows, cavalry!"

The eight thousand Liangzhou soldiers followed their orders. The swordsmen in the front row skillfully raised the big shield and connected them to form a solid shield wall. The spearmen in the back row put a long spear over the shield. The bowmen in the back row raised their bows and arrows and pointed at the sky. The three thousand cavalry in the back row stood still. They were divided into two parts, one on the left and the other on standby.

The four or five thousand horsemen on the opposite side saw Ma Teng Jun in the distance. Under the leadership of a Hu general, they clapped their horses and danced with swords and rushed over.

With the horse galloping, Hu Qi entered the range, Ma Teng waved his arm without hesitation.

"When the enemy reaches 150 paces, the crossbow hand will shoot!"

Collapse!

More than a thousand arrows were ready to go. As the bowstring vibrated, they immediately took off their hands and crossed an arc in the air, and then they went down towards the cover of the horse.

The general murmured and didn't know what to shout. The five thousand horsemen in charge immediately raised their arms. Those who were proficient in riding and shooting were able to shield the falling arrows with a round leather shield.

Hundreds of Hu people were hit by arrows, but most of them were blocked by their round leather shields.

Hu Jiang's face was ferocious and roared. Thousands of horsemen immediately raised their bows, bent their bows on their horses and shot them.

"Raise the shield!"

When Ma Teng saw a piece of arrows covering and falling, Ma Teng quickly ordered. The shield in the array was immediately raised to block the downpour of arrow rain. However, it was inevitable that the arrow with a sharp angle would shoot into the gap between the shields, and then there would be a few murmurs of Liangzhou soldiers.

Since he was a child, Hu Qi was good at riding and shooting. Therefore, the crossbow men in the Liangzhou military array kept shooting, while the Hu people in the opposite side fought back.

After several rounds of rain of arrows, Hu Qi saw that he was close to each other. He immediately drew back his bow and took his knife. The long and narrow saber reflected the cold light of the scorching sun and showed a cold air.

The moving Hu Qi army array hit the Liangzhou military array heavily. The long and narrow saber and the sharp spear launched a life and death battle. The spear pierced the horse and the saber cut off the Liangzhou soldier's head.

When Ma Teng saw Hu's cavalry rushing forward, he immediately waved his spear, indicating that the waiting cavalry would charge immediately and cut off the rear road of Hu Qi.

The three thousand steeds, which were divided into two parts, rushed out without thinking when they saw Ma Teng's orders. They were like two huge machetes, which were suddenly shot out from the left and right wings respectively, and the sharp force penetrated into the Hu riding array.

Two Liangzhou cavalry suddenly fell into the enemy's line, and Hu Qi was shocked. As a result, the enemy troops surrounded the front and left and right sides, and Hu Qi almost fell into an encirclement that was hard to break free.

Ma Teng immediately ordered the army to shrink the front and gather to oppress the enemy.

The Hu general also had some brains. He could see that he was trapped in the encirclement. He immediately yelled: "don't entangle with the Han Army, retreat, retreat!"

Thousands of horsemen were light cavalry. They came and went freely and roared like the wind. Hearing the leader's command, they turned around and left without saying a word. The rear team turned into the front team. Although hundreds of riders were killed in the battle, they successfully escaped the siege of Liangzhou soldiers.

"The cavalry pursues and the infantry keeps up. We must wipe out the whole group of hooligans today."The two parts of three thousand steeds were combined into one, and they were still biting the ass of the horse and chasing after it. From time to time, Hu Qi turned back to shoot, but the 3000 Liangzhou iron cavalry was not afraid, but pursued by the soldiers.

Ma Teng himself took charge of the central army, and the 5000 step soldiers followed him slowly.

"Brother Shou Cheng, our army is now a tired army. Don't you need a little rest?" Cheng Gongying asked anxiously.

Ma Teng waved his hand in disapproval: "brother Cheng, Hu Qi has been defeated. Now is a good time to wipe out the enemy forces. We must not let go. What's more, our troops are all elite in all kinds of battles. In those years, when Han Sui fought, 100000 iron cavalry could fight hard and persevere. What's that worth? "

Hearing Ma Teng say so, Cheng Gongying is not easy to refute for a while, so he nods.

"Kill!"

After a great victory, the fatigue of Liangzhou soldiers, who had been in a hurry to March, suddenly disappeared. They concentrated on catching the horse in front of them. One of the two armies ran in front of the other, and the other chased after him. Hu Qi was so frightened that he kept throwing away food and supplies along the way. He did not know how many things he had left along the way.

Step on it! A horse galloped past, and the horses trampled on a flag into the sand. The thousands of horses who followed did not pay any attention to it. They just stepped on it and sank the flag of the Hu people into the soil, showing only one corner and covered with dust.

Liangzhou iron cavalry all brave, each rushed forward, afraid to fall behind the people lost credit, the voice of shouting. At the beginning, Ma Teng was worried that Hu Qi might cheat defeat and lure the enemy in-depth, so he specially divided the army into two parts.