Since Sima Shi has decided to lead the army to fight in person, the corresponding preparations will be launched immediately, after all, it takes time for the army to go out to prepare, and the soldiers, horses, food, grass, ordnance, supplies, and materials cannot be missing.

  However, the military situation in Jizhou was in full swing, and the situation was not optimistic, so Sima Shi immediately sent people to send letters to Zhong Hui and Lu Zhao, asking them to continue to hold on and wait for reinforcements, so as to prevent the situation in Jizhou from deteriorating as much as possible before he led the army to arrive.

  Zhong Hui asked for punishment in the concert, and many ministers also believed that Zhong Hui should be punished, and someone had to be responsible for Le Cheng's loss.

  But Sima Shi did not adopt this opinion, changing generals in battle is a taboo for soldiers, who knows the situation in Jizhou best, of course, is in Jizhou presided over military and political affairs for more than two years Zhong Hui, temporarily change another person to the past, wouldn't it be a dark eye, it is estimated that the defeat will be worse than Zhong Hui.

  So Sima Shi didn't have the idea of replacing Zhong Hui at all, as for punishments such as demotion, Sima Shi simply disdained it, these punishment methods not only did not work, but would affect the morale of the army, I am afraid that even Zhong Hui accepted it on the surface, but also resisted it in his heart.

  Rather than having no effect, it is better to be generous and simply not hold Zhong Hui accountable, which can make him more dedicated.

  What's more, Sima Shi also thinks that although Jizhou's defense plan Zhonghui has mistakes, it has to come, this is also the best plan that can be implemented so far, and the loss of Le Cheng cannot completely negate Zhonghui's efforts, but Cao Liang is too perverted to prevent it!

  Zhong Hui proposed that Sima Shi must send cavalry in order to save the situation in Jizhou, and Sima Shi analyzed the situation in Jizhou and affirmed Zhong Hui's proposal.

  Indeed, the Jizhou army without cavalry is equivalent to losing the initiative on the battlefield, although there are many of them, but it is easy to fall into the division and encirclement of the state army, once it leaves the city that holds on, it will be hit by the state cavalry, and suffer a catastrophe.

  Moreover, these newly recruited troops have no ability to fight in the field at all, and it will be a one-sided slaughter, without the slightest ability to parry.

  Originally, it was expected that they could rely on the city to defend it, so that they could resist the cavalry of Bingzhou, but Le Cheng's quick loss made everyone realize that the so-called fortified city had also become vulnerable in front of the catapults of the Bingzhou army.

  Can't attack, can't hold, is now the most embarrassing situation of the Jizhou army, the only possibility to reverse the situation in Jizhou, is that the cavalry of the Sima army can gallop to help Jizhou, even if it can't defeat the Bingzhou cavalry, but it can play a role in containment, then the situation on the Jizhou battlefield will become better.

  The cavalry of the Sima Army, which had suffered a devastating blow, had now returned to the pre-war number and level after more than three years of training, no, it should have surpassed its strength before.

  The main reason for the fiasco of Sima cavalry in the battle of Jinzhong was that Cao Liang invented a new type of horse harness and equipped it into the cavalry, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, so in the cavalry battle, Sima Jun was completely defeated and suffered a heavy defeat.

  After learning from the pain, Sima Shi will reorganize the cavalry at all costs, but fortunately, in the battle of Jinzhong, Sima Jun also obtained samples of new horse harnesses, which can be easily imitated.

  After equipping these high bridge saddles and bilateral stirrups, the combat effectiveness of the Sima cavalry has also been significantly improved, so when it competes with the Bingzhou cavalry again, the two sides no longer have a disadvantage in equipment, and the Sima division has become full of confidence.

  Sima Jun had huge war resources in his hands, and even if 70,000 cavalry were wiped out in the Battle of Jinzhong, after three years of training, he cultivated an equal number of cavalry.

  On the other hand, the Bingzhou Army, constrained by population and resources, has limited growth in the number of cavalry, and as long as Sima Shi puts this cavalry into the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield can be reversed in an instant.

  In order to avenge the battle of Jinzhong, Sima Shi endured for three years, and even if Youzhou was lost, he could only swallow his anger, because before the newly built cavalry formed combat effectiveness, Sima Shi categorically did not dare to take risks easily.

  This is already Sima Shi's last capital, this is like a gamble, if he loses the last bit of chips to chat, there will be no possibility of turning over.

  Now Sima Shi has raised enough chips, and this battle of Jizhou will also be a big gamble, success or failure in this move, if Sima Shi wins, he can not only solve the crisis in Jizhou, but also fully capable of recovering Merge and Youzhou, and completely quell Cao Liang's rebellion.

  But if he loses, Sima's great cause will also collapse, and it will be difficult to have a chance to turn the tables around.

  Life and death are only related to this battle, Sima Shi naturally fought with the spirit of twelve points, he did not go on the expedition, who could still afford such a heavy responsibility, so no matter what the situation, Sima Shi is responsible.

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  With the loss of Le Cheng, Zhonghui, who was far away in Yecheng, could watch the fire from the other side, but Lu Zhao, who was close at hand, was like an ant on a hot pot and couldn't sit still.

  Lecheng and Xindu are two adjacent cities, the reason why Cao Liang chose Lecheng to fight first was because he had the taste of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, and after taking Lecheng, he also cut off the connection between Xindu and Nanpi, so that the defense line in the east of Jizhou was paralyzed, can Lu Zhao not be in a hurry?

  But now on the Jizhou Plain, the Bingzhou cavalry is cruising like wolves, and Lu Zhao doesn't dare to go out of the city easily, so he can only watch Le Cheng lose, but he can't do anything.

  What shocked him even more was that Le Cheng only defended two before declaring the fall, which made Lu Zhao, who had high hopes for the city defense of Le Cheng, disappointed, and the city defense they had worked so hard to build was as fragile as a layer of soil, and the disastrous consequences caused by this may be incalculable.

  In addition to Xindu, the defense level of the entire northern defense line of Jizhou is similar to that of Lecheng, and even slightly inferior, Lecheng was so easily broken by the Bingzhou army, so the other cities may not be able to hold on, and the entire northern defense line has collapsed.

  After two years of careful construction and countless manpower and material resources, in the end, it was in exchange for such a result, such an ambitious Lu Zhao suddenly became disheartened, it is ridiculous that he was still fighting with Zhong Hui for power and profit, but now it seems that it is really a big joke.