Under the order of Zhao Yu's holy decree, Guo Jia served as the governor of the water diversion this time, in order to make the water attack plan this time so that the Shu army in Xicheng could be concealed smoothly.Guo Jia immediately began to mobilize more than 300,000 horses, of which 100,000 soldiers and horses were led by Ma Chao and Tai Shici respectively, and drove to ten miles away from Xicheng, where they set up camp and opposed Xicheng.In the face of the 100,000 army of the Zhao army, the Shu army in the western city, after seeing it, could only curse in their hearts, but they did not dare to come out to fight it.After all, the Shu army in the entire Xicheng only adds up to 50,000 soldiers and horses, and most of them are infantry.Compared with those cavalry outside, the Zhao army, which occupies a certain number of soldiers, no one in the Shu army dares to launch a frontal charge with the cavalry.In addition to the 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Tai Shi Ci and Ma Chao, the rest was the 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Pang De and Wen Xing, and they began to dig behind the vanguard army of Tai Shi Ci and Ma Chao, and quietly excavated deeply.Don't look at the whole effort, but the 100,000 hands, the progress is very impressive, and it is also very shocking.In addition to this vanguard army and the second army of soldiers and horses, there were also 100,000 soldiers and horses led by the four generals of Xichuan who dug deep near the waters of the nameless rivers formulated by Guo Jia.As for the other generals, in addition to some people staying in Hanzhong County, Lu Xun also proposed that two generals should lead the first army to monitor the movements of Yizhou reinforcements.If the Yizhou Shu army sends troops faster, then the B army will also set up an ambush to block the reinforcements of Yizhou from entering Hanzhong, otherwise, these reinforcements will easily find that the B army and horses dig and dig pits, and when the time comes, the plan to attack the west city by water will be defeated.Immediately, this task was handed over to Ma Xiu and Ma Dai, who were quite familiar with the nearby terrain.Although Ma Dai's martial arts are not as good as Ma Tie, they are not bad, and the most important point is that Ma Dai is calm, so he is competent for this task instead of Ma Tie.And Tai Shici and Ma Chao are leading an army of 100,000, in addition to attracting the attention of the Xicheng Shu army.But being so idle every day is also idle, and more importantly, in the face of the army of two, no one in the Shu army in Xicheng dares to go out of the city to fight.These three or five days are okay, but after a long time, the two of them feel bored.So, every day when he was idle, he led one or two teams of people and horses to run directly to the gate of Xicheng to call for battle.In the eyes of the two, doing so will attract the attention of Xicheng even more, so that the water attack plan of Army B can be carried out smoothly.And when they saw Tai Shici and Ma Chao, they came to call for battle when they had nothing to do, and the soldiers of the Shu army in this city really didn't have any doubts about it, but they didn't dare to give any battle in the face of the enemy's general's call.Just kidding, who in the entire Shu army doesn't know his prestige as Jin Ma Chao, as well as Tai Shici, who single-handedly protected Zhao Yu's young daughter in Changbanpo and faced the entire Eastern Wu army.No one will have anything to do when they are full, go out of the city and have a decisive battle with these two five tiger generals of the Zhao army, it is better to find a place where no one is there to wipe their necks and commit suicide, and the province has nothing to do to run and send people to death alone, and they will be ridiculed as a result."
What's going on outside" In Xicheng, at first, after learning that the Zhao army was coming to attack the city, Fa Zheng, the military advisor who was responsible for defending the city and leading the Shu army, even asked people to transfer all the sergeants from all the nearby camps back, and transported all the food and other materials in the two camps to Xicheng.Just because of Fazheng, he decided to defend Xicheng early in the morning, closed his door, and fought a long-term war of attrition with the Zhao army.However, in order to avoid any accidents, Fa Zheng still sent people to Yizhou for help, and reported the number of more than 300,000 troops of the Zhao army, and asked Yizhou to send at least 50,000 troops and horses to resist the attack of the Zhao army.After receiving Fa Zheng's letter for help, the whole Yizhou was in an uproar, and everyone knew that Hanzhong was an important place when Shu Han was founded.It was after getting Hanzhong that Liu Bei was able to proclaim himself the king of Hanzhong, and then the emperor.It can be said that Hanzhong symbolizes the foundation of Shu, if Hanzhong is lost, for the people and soldiers who are good at superstition, the harbinger of the fall of Shu.Therefore, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, Yizhou must send troops to rescue Hanzhong, but it is difficult to increase the number of troops.After all, for Shu, if 50,000 soldiers and horses are sent to aid Fazheng, there is nothing, and it can be taken completely.It's just that this time the Wei army is still in Yizhou, if Shu sends all the soldiers and horses, in case the Wei people are in turmoil, it will be difficult to confront the remaining Shu army.In addition, Zhuge Liang has also been sending generals to guard the defense line in the east of Yizhou.Although it is said that today's Eastern Wu is also an ally with Shu and Wei, it is difficult to guarantee that when there is a crisis in Yizhou in the future, the people of Eastern Wu will not tear their faces, send troops to Yizhou, give Yizhou Shu a fatal blow, and then take the opportunity to take Yizhou.After seeing the letter, Liu Bei immediately had a big headache, and he didn't even want to think about it, so he directly asked the question to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang on the side and said: "Prime Minister, what do you say, if this Hanzhong is lost, it will be extremely unfavorable to my Shu Kingdom."
But at present, our soldiers and horses are also limited, if all of them are dispatched, how to balance Wei and defend Wu" Facing Liu Bei's question, Zhuge Liang did not seem to be too distressed, but had a calm face, as if because he was the prime minister of a country.The prime minister is the identity of one person under ten thousand people, and it is for His Majesty to deal with all kinds of affairs, if in the face of important issues, the prime minister seems to be panicked and has no way at all, then he is not qualified to be the prime minister.But without waiting for Zhuge Liang to speak, Li Yan, the hussar general on the side, immediately stood up and said to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, although the Zhao army is attacking my Hanzhong, but our army Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Zhi and other fierce generals, as long as they send any of them to lead the troops, launching a surprise attack on the Zhao army will definitely be able to give the Zhao army a painful blow, so there is no need to be afraid." ”After hearing Li Yan's praise, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals were suddenly full of blood, and they seemed to be unable to bear it one by one, and they couldn't wait to immediately lead the soldiers and horses to Hanzhong to teach the Zhao army who attacked Hanzhong a lesson.Especially Zhang Fei, who is known for his fiery temper, took the lead in saying to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, you can give an order, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, Zhang Fei is willing to lead a team of soldiers and horses to gallop all the way to Hanzhong."
Taking advantage of the Zhao army's attack on our army's Hanzhong West City, give him a hard blow in the back, and he will definitely be able to defeat the Zhao army. ”As soon as Zhang Fei's voice fell, Li Yan hurriedly boasted: "I didn't expect General Zhang Fei to not only be brave, but also so careful, and know how to plan to capture the Zhao army."
With General Zhang Fei personally out of the horse, he will definitely be able to repel the Zhao army in one fell swoop, and this matter will be relieved. ”But Liu Bei was calm, and couldn't help shaking his head and saying: "This time, the Zhao army can be said to have poured out, and the entire army has more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses alone may not be effective." ”Liu Bei naturally knew about Zhang Fei's bravery, and in Liu Bei's heart, although his second brother Guan Yu was brave, his reputation was far better.But in comparison, the third brother Zhang Fei's martial arts are even better, but the second brother Guan Yu is arrogant, and no one dares to say it.And before, Guan Yu himself had mentioned many times outside that the third brother Zhang Fei's martial arts were better than his own.After Liu Bei finished speaking, Guan Yu had already stood up, and said to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty don't worry, Guan Yu is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to accompany the third brother to Hanzhong together, kill the Zhao army, and recover the lost territory in Hanzhong." ”At that moment, the generals and ministers around couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The two tiger generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will go out in person, and the Zhao army in Hanzhong will not be afraid, and this battle will definitely be victorious." ”However, Zhuge Liang has always been silent in this regard, and Liu Bei naturally did not dare to make decisions without authorization when he saw that Zhuge Liang was silent.Although he is an emperor, no one will dare to resist the decree if he utters a word, but this time it is a major matter related to the life and safety of the country, and it cannot be solved by making an order casually.If one is not handled properly, it is very likely to lead to the death of all the armies, and with it, the Shu Kingdom is on the verge of extinction.Of course, there are certain other factors in this, that is, Liu Bei's over-reliance on generals and prime minister Zhuge Liang, so that Liu Bei is accustomed to hearing Zhuge Liang's opinions and suggestions on almost all events, big and small.Generally, as long as Zhuge Liang believes that a feasible strategy, Liu Bei will hardly have any doubts, but as long as Zhuge Liang feels that it is not feasible, Liu Bei, even if he has more self-confidence, he can't help but hesitate a little, or even give up directly.Of course, this also shows Liu Bei's trust in the generals, but sometimes he trusts too much and loses his backbone."
The Zhao army has a large number of troops, totaling more than 300,000 horses, and they are prepared.Even if the two tiger generals of Guan and Zhang are brave in terms of martial arts, they are only 50,000 horses, and I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat the more than 300,000 troops of the Zhao army.And with so many soldiers and horses coming this time, Zhao Jun must also be followed by many tiger generals, especially the five tiger generals of Zhao Jun, all of whom are world-famous generals.If they are there, with the weak strength of our army, if we want to engage the people of the Zhao army head-on, I am afraid that we will also lose. ”After a while, Zhuge Liang finally spoke, but as soon as he spoke, he was shocked, and many people frowned, even Liu Bei was worried and unhappy.In the face of Zhuge Liang's position as prime minister, few people present dared to refute it, but there was one person who liked to quarrel with Zhuge Liang the most, and this person was Li Yan.Li Yan has always been jealous of Zhuge Liang's talent, especially when he saw Zhuge Liang's official position, he was very jealous, and then Li Yan said to Zhuge Liang in public: "Prime Minister's words, it is inevitable that he will increase his popularity too much, and destroy his prestige." ”: