.Yao Shuode is worthy of being a famous general of Yao Qin. Most of the soldiers and horses in Chengdu were brought to fight by Zhang Chi. Now attacking Chengdu is indeed as Yao Shuode said, attacking him without defending.

Moreover, Chengdu is the center of Shu, and Chengdu is also the place where Zhang Chi must save.

Yao Shuode's plan was very good. If Zhang Chi did not come to fight, he would lead his troops to take Chengdu. The governor of Liangzhou was the inner supporter. As long as he captured Chengdu, the food and grass in Chengdu were enough for the Hu army to eat, the losses caused by the cut off of the grain road would be minimal.

Moreover, most of the officials in Shu, such as the King of Chengdu, are in Chengdu. If they are lucky enough to capture these people this time, they will be half successful in capturing Shu.

But if Zhang Chi led his army back to rescue him, he would not be afraid. In that case, the Jin people would have to give up the high lane and deep ditch and fight against Yao Shuode hundreds of thousands of cavalry on the plain.

Yao Shuode was confident that with his years of experience in leading troops, if he had an advantage in military strength and military strength on the plain, he would have a battle of victory with nearly 300,000 cavalry to fight less than 100,000 infantry against the opponent's side with nearly 300,000 cavalry.

It’s a pity that the battle situation changes rapidly. Even if a general who is proficient in military tactics, he is on the battlefield because there are too many factors that can affect the battle situation, and no one can accurately grasp the pulse of the battle situation in an instant. Yao Shuode cannot master it, and Zhang Chi cannot master it either.

The siege of Pingwu was just lifted, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were very happy, but no one dared to relax their vigilance. They quickly built high towers and dug deep trenches to prevent Yao Qin's army from coming and were on guard day and night.

The strong enemy had just been defeated, and Pingwu City was at a time when morale was rising. With Zhang Chi's order, all the soldiers and Pingwu military and civilians worked together. The small Pingwu City, in just two days, was built very differently from the past.

Sun Rubai knew that Zhang Chi was leading the generals to build the city wall on Pingwu's side, and strode forward, and said respectfully: "Governor, the horse has returned and has brought back emergency military information."

When Zhang Chi heard the word "emergency", he hurriedly asked.

Sun Rubai said: "According to the horse probe, a large army has entered the Bashan route from the southeast. Judging from the banner, it is the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou. It seems that they are preparing to cut off the food route of the Hu* army."

When Santong heard that the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou were indeed coming to help the battle, his eyes shone. With the strong support of Jingzhou, the chances of successfully repelling the Hu people were a little higher. Therefore, Santong said happily: "Brother Zhang, now that the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou have cut off the food route of the Hu people. As long as we hold on for another two days, the Hu people will be in a panic without food. At that time, we can rush up and kill them all!"

"When we are winning a great victory, Jingzhou soldiers come to help at this time. Could it be that they are here to seize the merits?" The person who spoke was General Fang, who was commanding the soldiers and soldiers of Yizhou.

It is strange to say that when he was asked to face the Hu people, he also said that he should avoid his edge. If he was really allowed to go to the battlefield and face a large army of hundreds of thousands of Hu people, he would have been scared to death. But if someone really wanted to help, he would be afraid that someone would rob the credit. People in the world would be selfish, which is probably the case.

Everyone knows that as long as the food route is cut off, even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be useless. When the generals of Yizhou County heard that the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou had cut off the food route of Hu, they immediately showed their spirit of beating the dogs in the water, and they all echoed: "General Fang's concern is reasonable. At the beginning, we were fighting to fight against the Hu people to death. Now that Hu is out of power, how can we let the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou take away the credit in the end?"

Then after thinking about it, these people asked and answered themselves: "It's the extreme, the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou must be the last of their strength and vulnerable, so they came to steal the merits of us. It's better to send troops first and make great achievements when the Hu people have no food and the army is in a panic."

These people really made Zhang Chi speechless. When they really needed them to charge in the battle, these people were more afraid than anyone else, but when it was time to grab credit, they would all be defeated one by one.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel helpless, and Sun Rubai was the same, and smiled bitterly: "In addition, Tanma also brought back a message..."

"Oh," Zhang Chi asked, "What news?"

"The Hu people already knew that the food route was cut off, but there was no sign of retreat. Judging from their march route, it seemed that they were going to take the troops straight to Chengdu."

As soon as this said, everyone was surprised.

Chengdu is empty, as we all know, even the more than 10,000 imperial guards of the King of Chengdu were incorporated into Zhang Chi's troops, but now how can there be troops in Chengdu to fight against the enemy? Zhang Chi couldn't help but take a breath.

"It seems that the generals who commanded the army in Yao Qin are proficient in military tactics and have learned the essence of military geniuses' 'attack and surprise'." Ding Yizhi said in contemplation.

Indeed, Zhang Chi thought that the Hu people might have been able to Pingwu, but he did not expect that the Hu people took Chengdu directly regardless of the robbery of the food road. This trick was indeed unpredictable and unexpected.

"What should I do now?" Santong asked after thinking for a long time, without any clever plans.

Qin Bo thought about it again and again, and said, "Chengdu must not be captured by the Hu people, otherwise the food and grass in Chengdu will be enough for the Hu army to eat. There is only one way to go now, so you will inevitably have to rescue Chengdu."

Zhang Chi saw that the generals next to him were still robbing the merits at first, but now they were all silent and asked: "Generals, did you just say that the Hu people are at the end of their strength and vulnerable, and he also said that he would send troops while the Hu people had no food and the army was in a panic and make great achievements first. Now is a great time for you to make achievements, why don't you say anything?"

"This..." All the generals of Yizhou bowed their heads and said nothing, and had nothing to say.

On the contrary, Zhao Qian from Badong County stepped forward and said, "Governor, although the position of the last general is low, he hopes to share the worries of the governor. Chengdu is the center of Shu and cannot be rescued. The last general is willing to lead the troops as the vanguard and return to rescue Chengdu."

"The Hu people are numerous and powerful, and you only have 5,000 troops. Being a vanguard and fighting the Hu army head-on is hard to protect you. Are you not afraid?" Zhang Chi asked tentatively.

"The general died in battle and died in a place of his life, defending his country, and he would be willing to do whatever he wants."

Although Zhao Qian was infected with the environment of Shuzhong officialdom, he also learned to flatter and flatter, and was determined to be promoted and led troops. This was obvious when he led his troops to encircle and suppress the poor. However, when facing foreign humiliation, he was really passionate.

Zhang Chi nodded in praise, but the Hu people were all cavalry, and they fought with cavalry in infantry, not to mention that Zhao Qian only had 5,000 troops. Although Zhang Chi praised Zhao Qian for his passion, he was worthy of being a famous general Zhao Yun at a critical moment, but he could not let him go and die in vain: "Don't be anxious, Chief Zhao, we should make arrangements first, plan first and then fight."

Although he said he had plans first and then fight, but when facing the 300,000 cavalry of the Hu people, would he have the plan come out?

Ding Yizhi said at this time: "Brother, don't worry. In fact, infantry is not helpless against cavalry. At the north of the Yangtze River outside Jiankang City, did not the brother who once severely damaged the 8,000 cavalry of the Northern Palace with 5,000 infantry?"

This is a fact, but that is because the cavalry in the Northern Palace underestimated the enemy, and the other is because the military strength is not very different. However, the 300,000 Hu people, tigers and wolves are not necessarily the same as before.

However, Zhang Chi knew that this cousin did not speak easily. If he wanted to speak, he must have had some idea and asked: "Does cousin have any good solutions?"

"The advantage of cavalry lies in speed, and the advantage of infantry lies in array." Ding Yizhi smiled and said: "The soldiers have no constant momentum and water has no constant shape. If the cavalry exerts the impact force brought by speed, it is like a sharp spear, and everything will not fall; but the infantry is not completely helpless. The most important thing for infantry cavalry is to defend the formation without chaos. If infantry guard the formation, it is like a thick shield, and nothing can fall. And as for whether the spear is sharp or the shield is strong, there is no conclusion."

Ding Yizhi's words are translated from a story in "Han Feizi". There is a man who sells shields and spears in the State of Chu. He praised his shield and said that it was extremely strong, and that no sharp spear could penetrate it. He also boasted that his spear was extremely sharp and that any solid shield could pierce. Someone asked him what would happen if he used your spear to stab your shield. The man couldn't answer a word.

Of course Zhang Chi knew about this allusion, and smiled knowingly: "Who doesn't know what to pay attention to in the formation using infantry fighting cavalry?"

Ding Yizhi was familiar with military books and historical materials, and of course he could not defeat him. He talked freely: "In infantry combat, cavalry must use chariots, spears and bows and arrows. First, the chariots are arranged outside the formation and cavalry advance. Our army does not have chariots, but we can also arrange baggage and other objects in front of the formation and use a large shield to guard against cavalry conflicts outside. For example, enemy cavalry breaks through the formation, use a strong crossbow, and then use a spear to fight. In this way, all soldiers will come out in line, advancing like a wall, with baggage protection on the outer periphery, with bows and crossbows far away and spears standing near, like a copper wall and iron wall, like the most powerful shield in the world. How can the Hu cavalry break through?"

Qin Bo was familiar with the military. When he heard Ding Yizhi's formation, he couldn't help but his eyes suddenly appeared. He nodded and said, "This formation can defeat powerful enemies."

Zhang Chi also felt it was reasonable. At least this formation was completely unproblematic. In fact, Liu Yu later set up the famous Kuyue Formation during the Northern Expedition. Isn’t this the principle?

"It's just that the enemy cavalry is maneuvering. Even if we can defend the formation and remain undefeated, how can we defeat the Hu people?" Zhang Chi asked.

This is a problem. Even if the cavalry cannot conflict with the infantry's formation, if the infantry wants to pursue it, it will be beyond the reach of the dust.

No one could do anything about this problem, and Zhang Chi thought about it for a long time but didn't pay any attention.

Zhang Chi did not understand military affairs, let alone he couldn't think of a solution, even Ding Yizhi, who was well-read, didn't know how to solve it. Qin Bo frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "If you want to completely defeat the Hu people, you still have to have horses. If you use Mr. Ding's formation, the cavalry would not need too much, but it would not be missing. Otherwise, infantry would not be able to do it, whether it was pursuit or detour. Moreover, these horses would need some training."
Chapter completed!