Pang Xi’s power is too great.

He is also a bit arrogant and does not know how to respect Liu Zhang's authority at all.

Relying on being Liu Yan's old subordinate, Liu Zhang did not treat Liu Zhang as the master, which made Liu Zhang very unhappy.

"Pang Xi's military power is too great, which is very bad for the king. If the king cannot weaken his military power and suppress his spirit, what else he will do in the future? It's hard to say, does the king want to be held hostage by Pang Xi all the time?"

Wang Shang said Liu Zhang very uncomfortable with another sentence.

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

First of all, we must do something to do something with food and grass. What should we do after we have done something with food and grass?

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 gradually smiled as he listened.

Logistics is of course the most important thing for these two armies in war. For the Shu army who traveled thousands of mountains and rivers to Liangzhou, the food and supplies were of course even more important.

Basically, food and grass are the lifeline of the Shu army. On the battlefield, even if the generals of Liangzhou can unite, they will be a mess. The unified order cannot save the inconsistency of combat habits. The Liangzhou coalition forces cannot fight face-to-face with the Shu army in the field and can only defend the city.

But I didn't hold on for long.

In mid-to-late August, Fa Zheng offered a plan to Pang Xi, pretending that the food and grass were not enough to retreat, and lured the Liangzhou army to attack.

The Liangzhou army was eager to defeat the enemy and fell into a trap. Chengyi and Li Kan were led by Ma Chao to go out of the city to pursue.

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

The Shu army fired ten thousand arrows at the same time, and the Liangzhou horse team suffered heavy losses. Cheng Yi and Li Kan were penetrated by ten thousand arrows and were killed on the spot. Ma Chao was shot with an arrow on the arm and retreated in a panic and fled.

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

The Shu army obtained some important strategic materials, such as war horses. Pang Xi was very happy and divided his troops to capture the counties and towns of Hanyang County. The counties and towns of Hanyang County were unable to stop the troops of the Shu army and surrendered one after another. Hanyang County was then occupied by the Shu army.

After achieving this great victory, Pang Xi was immediately full of confidence, and the generals of the Shu army were also full of confidence. They felt that this battle was just Er'er, and were planning to take advantage of the victory to pursue all the people in Longyou. As a result, in early September, they were really short of food.

It’s not what Fa Zheng offered to pretend, it’s true.

"What's going on? Why haven't the food and grass been sent yet?"

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

"General, it's not our problem. It is said that a landslide suddenly appeared on the road to transport grain. Big rocks rolled down the road, blocking the important road to transport grain. The grain transport team could not keep up, so this made a mistake."

The escort officer quickly explained.

Pang Xi's face suddenly turned dark.

"The road is blocked? Marines and conquests are a major event for the country! You have to make way for anything! Why don't the road be blocked to clear the obstacles as soon as possible? Can't even handle a small road collapse with tens of thousands of people?"

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

"General, please spare me! General, please spare me! The villain doesn't know!"

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

"General, this is not this person's fault. The general should send someone to see what the problem is. At present, food and fodder are at most half a month. If the problem cannot be solved in half a month, it will be really serious. There is still time now."

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

"Just do what Xiaozhi said."

When marching and fighting, the problem of food and grass is really too important. Pang Xi and Fa Zheng are not allowed to be trembling and cautious. But the more this happens, the more likely it is to have problems. The road to transporting grain will be difficult and dangerous. Now this problem is even more difficult.

The vanguard of the Shu army had already attacked Hanyang County and began to attack other counties. The Liangzhou army was defeated many times, either defending the city to avoid fighting, or fleeing with a strong wall and clearing the fields. Although the army captured the city and occupied the land, it could not get any supplies, and it was the time when food and grass were needed.

At this time, logistics problems occurred. Isn’t it a fatal matter?

Pang Xi was so anxious that he was angry. Although Fa Zheng was a little calm, he was almost the same as being angry.

In addition to the frontline battle, they were more concerned about the issue of logistics food supply. If they didn't get news for a day, they would not be able to eat well and sleep well. After three days and three nights, Pang Xi stared at the grain transport officer with two big dark circles and a sucking expression on his face.

"The three-day deadline, where is the food?"

Pang Xi was almost unable to hold back and pulled out his waist knife to show his anger.

"The road collapsed very seriously, not one place, but several places. The civilians and auxiliary soldiers in the rear tried their best, but they could not catch up... General! Please spare your life!"

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

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

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

"General, food and fodder can no longer support the army to continue the attack. I suggest that the army stop the attack and hold on the spot."

Fa Zheng had no choice but to put forward the suggestions he was least willing to make.

Pang Xi took a few deep breaths, calmed down his restlessness, looked at the right view, and nodded helplessly.

"Just do what Xiaozhi said, but we still have to continue urging grains to urge them, and we have to arrange the army to go to the collapsed areas to construct. No matter how bad it is, even if it is carried by people, we have to carry a batch of grain back. It has already reached this point, so we must not let grain become a problem!"

Pang Xi gritted his teeth and issued an order.

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

A few days later, although Pang Xi arranged for the troops to carry some of the food, compared with the daily consumption of the army, he was really unable to make ends meet. Fa Zheng was worried that he had not had a good sleep and had a good meal for several days. He used the method of releasing grain to reduce military food expenditures, but the problem was still not solved.

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

Insufficient food will definitely be a dead end in the process of marching and fighting. If it really hits, the army will collapse and will not be a fool.

The front-line generals came to ask about food issues and food reserves, but the army's morale was shaken and it was unsustainable.

When he noticed the trend of the Shu army's advance, Ma Teng and Han Sui analyzed that they felt that the situation was different from before.

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

Then one day, Ma Chao, who was more eager to atone for his merits and atone for his sins, brought a group of personal guards out of the city and captured a few Shu soldiers. When he asked, he learned that Xiaohu had been releasing food for several days in the Shu army. Everyone was confused and suspected that there was a problem with the food, the morale of the army was in chaos, and the army had no fighting spirit.

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

The Shu army had no fighting spirit and had no strength when fighting, which was completely different from the previous marching. Ma Chao led his army to become more and more brave, swept away the decline, defeated a military camp of more than 2,000 people of the Shu army, and won a complete victory.

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