Pang Xi's power is too great.

is also a little arrogant, and he doesn't know how to respect Liu Zhang's authority at all.

Relying on the fact that he was Liu Yan's old department, he didn't treat Liu Zhang as the lord, which made Liu Zhang very unhappy.

"Pang Xi's military power is too much, it is very bad for the king, if the king can't weaken his military power and suppress his sharpness, what will he do later, it's hard to say, does the king want to be held hostage by Pang Xi all the time?"

Wang Shang said that Liu Zhang was very uncomfortable.

If Liu Zhang was very uncomfortable, he began to think about how to deal with Pang Xi.

First of all, you must use your hands and feet on the grain and grass, and after you have done it on the grain and grass, what should you do?

How to weaken Pang Xi's military power?

Liu Zhang asked Wang Shang for advice.

Wang Shang showed an unfathomable smile and slowly told Liu Zhang his countermeasures.

Liu Zhang listened and gradually smiled.

When these two armies fought, logistics was of course the most important, and for the Shu army that crossed thousands of mountains and rivers to come to Liangzhou, this grain and grass was of course even more important.

Basically, grain and grass is the lifeline of the Shu army, on the battlefield, even if the generals of Liangzhou can unite, it is also a plate of scattered sand, the unified order can not save the disunity of combat habits, and the Liangzhou coalition army can not do it face to face with the Shu army in the field, and can only defend the city.

But the defense of the city did not last long.

In mid-to-late August, Fa Zheng offered Pang Xi, pretending that there was a shortage of food and grass to withdraw his troops, and induced the Liangzhou army to attack.

The Liangzhou army broke the enemy's heart and fell into the plan, and Cheng Yi and Li Kan went out of the city to pursue under the leadership of Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was anxious to prove himself and reverse the negative impact of his defeat to Guo Peng, but he was deflated again and was ambushed by Pang Xi outside the city.

The Shu army fired 10,000 arrows, the Liangzhou horse team suffered heavy losses, Cheng Yi and Li Kan were pierced by 10,000 arrows and died on the spot, Ma Chao was hit by an arrow in his arm, and retreated in embarrassment.

Ji County was then captured by Pang Xi, the Liangzhou coalition army retreated, and Hanyang County was in danger.

The Shu army obtained some important strategic materials, such as war horses and the like, Pang Xi was overjoyed, divided his troops to capture the counties of Hanyang County, and the counties of Hanyang County were unable to block the Shu army's troops, and surrendered one after another, and Hanyang County was occupied by the Shu army.

After getting this big victory, Pang Xi was suddenly full of confidence, and the generals of the Shu army were also full of confidence, feeling that this battle was not enough, and they were planning to take advantage of the victory to pursue all the Longyou, but at the beginning of September, they were really short of food.

It's not Fa Zheng's plan to pretend, it's true.

"What's going on? Why hasn't the grain and grass been delivered? ”

Pang Xi asked the officials in charge of grain and grass and the escort officer with a gloomy face.

"General, it's not our problem, it is said that there was a sudden landslide on the grain transportation road, and the boulders rolled down the road, blocking the grain transportation artery, and the grain transportation team could not keep up, so something went wrong."

The escort officer hurriedly explained.

Pang Xi's face suddenly turned dark.

"Blocked roads? Marching and fighting is a major event of the country! Everything has to make way for that! Why don't road blockages be cleared as soon as possible? Tens of thousands of grain convoys, can't even a small road collapse be handled? ”

Pang Xiyi reached out and grabbed the collar of the escort officer, his face full of murderous intent.

"The general spares his life! The general spares his life! The villain doesn't know either! ”

Fa Zheng couldn't see it, and stepped forward to dissuade Pang Xi.

"General, it's not this person's fault, the general should immediately send someone to see what the problem is, at the moment, the grain will last for half a month at most, and if the problem can't be solved after half a month, it's really serious, right now, there is still time."

Pang Xi looked at the view, snorted coldly, and let go of his hand.

"Just do what filial piety says."

The problem of grain and grass is too important to march and fight, and it is impossible to tolerate Pang Xi and Fa Zheng not trembling and being cautious, but the more this is the case, the more likely it is to have problems, and the road to transport grain itself is difficult and dangerous, and now this problem is even more difficult.

The vanguard of the Shu army has already hit Hanyang County, and began to attack other counties, the Liangzhou army has been defeated many times, or the city is firmly defended and avoided without fighting, or the strong wall is cleared and fled, although the army has captured the city, but can not get any supplies, it is the time when grain and grass are needed.

At this time, there is a problem with logistics, isn't it a fatal thing?

Pang Xi was so anxious that he was on fire, and although Fa Zheng was a little calm, it was almost the same as being on fire.

In addition to the battle situation on the front line, they were more concerned about the supply of logistics and food, and if they didn't get any news for a day, they couldn't eat well or sleep well, and they tossed for three days and three nights.

"Three-day deadline, what about the grain?"

Pang Xi was about to pull out his waist knife impatiently to show his anger.

"The road collapsed badly, not in one, but several, and the people and auxiliaries in the rear tried their best, but they could not catch up...... Checkmate! Spare your life, General! ”

The grain transport officer knelt on the ground with a pale face and begged for mercy.

Pang Xi was so angry that he pulled out his waist knife and killed the grain transport officer, who screamed miserably and fell to the ground with blood flowing all over the ground.

Fa Zheng looked at this grain transport officer who could not escape death with some sadness, and sighed deeply.

"General, the grain is no longer able to support the army to continue the attack, I suggest that the army stop the attack and hold on to the spot."

Fa Zheng had no choice but to put forward a proposal that he was most reluctant to make.

Pang Xi took a few deep breaths, calmed down his restless emotions, looked at the view, and then nodded helplessly.

"Just do what Xiaozhi said, but we still have to continue to urge the grain, and we have to arrange for the army to go to the collapse for construction, no matter how bad it is, it is to rely on people's backs, and we have to carry a batch of grain back, it has reached this point, and we must not let food become a trouble!"

Pang Xi gritted his teeth and gave an order.

Despite this, although Pang Xi's determination has reached this point, it still cannot solve natural and man-made disasters, especially man-made disasters.

A few days later, although Pang Xi arranged for the soldiers and horses to carry some grain back, compared with the daily consumption of the army, it was really beyond their means, and Fa Zhengchou did not sleep well and eat well for a few days.

Not only that, but it also caused discontent and panic among the front-line troops.

The lack of food is absolutely a dead end in the process of marching and fighting, and if it really hits, the army will collapse when it says it will collapse, and it will not play false.

Front-line generals came one after another to inquire about the grain problem and about the grain reserves, and the morale of the troops was shaken and it was difficult to continue.

Sensing the trend of the Shu army's advance, Ma Teng and Han Sui analyzed it and felt that this situation was not the same as before.

They suffered a loss before, so they were much more careful, and this time they didn't dare to test it at first.

Then one day, Ma Chao, who was more eager to atone for his crimes, took a group of personal guard cavalry out of the city and grabbed a few Shu army tongues back, and when he asked, he learned that the Shu army had been released grain for several days, and everyone was puzzled, suspecting that there was a problem with the food, the army was in chaos, and the army had no fighting spirit.

This time Ma Chao really made a contribution, and Ma Teng didn't want his eldest son to be really depressed like this, so he gave Ma Chao one last chance to lead the 3,000 army to attack a camp of the Shu army, and this time, Ma Chao won.

The Shu army had no fighting spirit, and the battle was soft and weak, and the appearance of the previous march was completely different, Ma Chao led the army to become more and more courageous, swept away the decline, and broke a military camp of more than 2,000 people in the Shu army, and won a complete victory.

From the mouths of the Shu soldiers captured in this barracks, Ma Teng and Han Sui finally confirmed that the Shu army was really short of food.

What kind of war is there for an army that is short of food?