《后汉书·列传·朱景王杜马刘傅坚马列》
建武六年夏，与建威大将军耿西击隗嚣，汉军不利，引军下陇。隗嚣追得很紧急，马武选精骑回军抵御隗嚣，身披盔甲手持画戟奔击，杀数千人，隗嚣兵才退，诸军得还长安。
六年夏，与建威大将军耿弇西击隗嚣，汉军不利，引下陇，嚣追急，武选精骑还为后拒，身披甲持戟奔击，杀数千人，嚣兵乃退，诸军得还长安。
In the summer of the sixth year of Jianwu, he and Jianwei General Geng Xi attacked Kui Xiao. The Han army was defeated and led the army to attack Long. Kui Xiao chased fiercely, Ma Wu selected elite riders to return the army to resist Kui Xiao. He wore armor and held a halberd to attack, killing thousands of people. Kui Xiao's soldiers then retreated, and the armies were able to return to Chang'an.