(腰引弩) that were 36 juns (approx. 238 kilograms). In the end, he was able to find 3,500 men, and he had them practice their accuracy by shooting targets. Ma Long then requested and received fresh military supplies that would last him up to three years. Ma Long's tactics In November 279, Ma Long set out west to fight the rebels. After the Jin troops crossed the Wen River (溫水; east of present-day Jingyuan County, Gansu), Shujineng responded by having tens of thousands of his rebels occupy the passes to block Ma Long's front, while the others set up ambushes to intercept his rear. During his battles with Shujineng, Ma Long employed a number of unorthodox tactics. In accordance to Zhuge Liang's 'Eightfold Battle Formations' (八陣圖), Ma Long decided to build ‘flat box carts’ (偏箱車; a cart with a board on one side which acts like a shield) for his soldiers to use. When fighting in the open, he would employ 'deer-antlered carts' (鹿角車; a cart with spears or halberds on the front shaped like antlers), and when passing through the narrow roads, he would build wooden roofs over the carts. Ma Long's soldiers were able to move while fighting, and the enemy arrows were unable to hit them. More questionably, another tactic that Ma Long allegedly used was placing down large amounts of 'magnetic stones' on the ground to slow down the enemy advances, the reason being that the rebels and their horses often wore iron armor while Ma Long's men wore armor made of rhinocerous hides. The rebels were taken by surprise and thought Ma Long and his soldiers were divine beings. End of the rebellion While Ma Long fought in the west, a rumour began circulating in the court that he and his men had been cut off, but it was quickly dispelled after his messenger arrived at the court. Emperor Wu was pleased with Ma Long and further appointed him General Who Exhibits Might. As Ma Long marched to Wuwei, his troops killed and injured many of the rebels. After reaching Wuwei, Shujineng's allied chieftains, Cubahan (猝跋韓) and Zuwanneng (且萬能), surrendered to him along with ten thousand troops under them. In December 279, Ma Long, with the help of Meiguneng (沒骨能) and other friendly tribal leaders, won a great battle over Shujineng and killed him. Another account states that after Shujineng was defeated, he was assassinated by