Zhang Xi's reinforcements are not the army. In the current Hebei County, unless a group of cavalry comes to defeat Guo Huai, it will be difficult to reverse the situation in Hebei County.
But Zhang Xi still doesn't know where Ma Chao's cavalry army is. If Ma Chao doesn't come again, Zhang Xi will really have no choice but to take the risk and lead his troops to withdraw from Ji County.
At this moment, Zhang Xi's reinforcements fell from the sky.
Of course it's not Ma Chao, but this reinforcement really fell from the sky.
It started to snow in Tianshui County, and it snowed heavily.
Almost overnight, the temperature dropped sharply, heavy snow fell, and a strong north wind blew.
The heavy snow and windy weather prevented Guo Huai from leading his troops into battle, so he could only retreat into the camp and let his soldiers warm up by the fire.
But Zhang Xi was overjoyed.
Almost immediately, Zhang Xi thought of Cao Cao. When Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao in Guanzhong, it was at Lou Gui's suggestion that he took advantage of the low-temperature weather of ice and snow to build a walled city with sand and soil overnight. Ma Chao was shocked. of.
There are indeed too many cracks in the city wall in Ji County. In a day or two, no one knows whether it will collapse.
But now, with such strong wind, such heavy snow, and such cold weather, Zhang Xi would be a fool if he didn't imitate Cao Cao.
Zhang Xi quickly ordered people to get water and water it on the city wall. He kept watering it all night. In the middle of the night, Zhang Xi felt relieved when he saw that the city wall began to freeze.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xi, also known as the soldier, found sand and gravel, mixed it into the water, and slowly let it flow along the outside of the city wall. The water mixed with sand and gravel easily adhered to the outside of the city wall, which was equivalent to adding water to the city wall. Another layer of protection is added.
Although many soldiers were frozen overnight, when Guo Huai saw the white city wall the next morning, he immediately took a breath of cool air.
What the hell is going on? Why did this city wall turn white? !
After taking a closer look, I discovered that there was a thick layer of ice attached to the city wall.
Guo Huai was furious immediately, but then he was very disappointed. When will this happen? !
God is not giving me a chance.
It obviously happened in the past few days. As long as the heavy snow falls a little later, I can conquer Ji County. Now it's better, but I fell short.
The weather is still bad. Although the north wind is slowly getting lighter, the heavy snow has not stopped. Guo Huai can only stay in his camp for the time being, thinking about what to do next.
It has been almost ten days since I sent the letter to Governor Cao Hong. Calculating the time, Governor Cao Hong should receive it in two or three days at most. Then Governor Cao should send reinforcements to support the Liangzhou battlefield.
If he can break through Ji County, occupy this key point, and cooperate with Governor Cao Hong's reinforcements, then Liu Bei's army in West County will not be a concern at all.
But if we can't capture this Hebei county, it will be more troublesome, but as long as Governor Cao's reinforcements arrive, the difference will not be too big.
It even started to snow heavily in Liangzhou. Even if Liu Bei wanted to retreat, the snow-covered Qishan Road would not be easy to walk. As long as he could defeat Liu Bei once, he might be able to chase Liu Bei all the way or even kill him. possible.
Therefore, even if Ji County cannot be captured, it seems that it is not impossible for Guo Huai to delay enough time.
But in Hebei County, we still have to fight.
On the one hand, it would hold back Zhang Xi and attract Liu Bei to send reinforcements to Ji County. On the other hand, that women's clothing was really disgusting, so Zhang Xi had to be put on it to avoid becoming a laughing stock.
Therefore, after another two days, the heavy snow stopped, and Guo Huai still led the army to fight, trying to capture Ji County.
But at this time, Guo Huai was no longer in a hurry to conquer Ji County.
Although he still let the Pili Car smash it for a while, the actual situation was just as Guo Huai expected, and it couldn't be smashed at all.
When the stone hit the city wall, it could only make a white spot, not even the ice fragments.
Smashing is still necessary. Liu Bei will not send reinforcements to Jixian without putting pressure on the defenders of Jixian.
But when he can break through, this Guo Huai is really not in a hurry.
Sure enough, on the second day after re-attacking Ji County, Guo Huai received a military report - Liu Bei's reinforcements appeared in the southwest of Ji County, and the banner of the leading general had the word "Zhang" written on it.
Guo Huai suddenly became energetic.
The reinforcements coming from the direction of Xi County must have been sent by Liu Bei. As for the word "Zhang", it is most likely Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei is a famous general and is indeed difficult to deal with.
But the problem is, this is Liangzhou, the territory of Liangzhou cavalry, and those brought by Zhang Fei will most likely be infantry.
Although the movement of the cavalry was also restricted due to the snow, the environmental factors were equal to both sides.
Therefore, Guo Huai believed that if his cavalry launched a charge, Zhang Fei's infantry would definitely not be able to stop it. Then the cavalry sent by Guo Huai crashed into Zhang Feijun's car array.
They were almost at the foot of Ji County. How could an experienced general like Zhang Fei not be prepared for Guo Huai's cavalry surprise attack?
Zhang Fei didn't even send an envoy to contact Zhang Xi in Ji County. He believed that with Zhang Xi's ability, it would not be a problem to defend Ji County. Therefore, after Zhang Fei saw that the flag of Liu Bei Group was still on the city of Ji County, he went directly to the southwest of Ji County. They stood up in formation and took a defensive posture.
The cavalry sent by Guo Huai crashed into Zhang Fei's chariot formation, allowing Zhang Fei to use the defense of the chariot formation and bows and arrows to kill many.
Guo Huai has a headache. Why are these Shu troops using so many strange methods one by one? !
Well, Guo Huai admitted that he was actually a little careless this time. Using car formations to defend against cavalry was nothing new. Liangzhou County soldiers often did this when resisting Qiang and Hu raids.
Therefore, Guo Huai changed his strategy and no longer let the cavalry attack the vehicle formation, but instead used mounted fire to harass.
As long as they prevent these new reinforcements from attacking themselves, it doesn't matter if they stay in the car formation. Anyway, they pose no threat to their cavalry.
At this time, Zhang Fei sent his envoy to contact Zhang Xi and exchanged information with each other.
Zhang Fei learned about the situation that Zhang Xi was facing now, and he was slightly relieved after learning that Guo Huai would not be able to break through the city wall in the short term.
But Zhang Xi couldn't relax, because Zhang Fei didn't know where Ma Chao had gone now.
This is so fucking outrageous! ! !
Zhang Xi has been holding firm in Ji County for almost ten days, and Ma Chao has never appeared. If this continues, Zhang Xi is determined to join forces with Zhang Fei, and both sides will attack together to withstand the impact of Guo Huai's cavalry, killing and injuring Guo Huai as much as possible Liangzhou soldiers.
Zhang Xi has calculated that Guo Huai outside the city can survive less than 20,000 people, while the defenders inside his city plus the troops brought by Zhang Fei already number 40,000.
Although the military forces were severely incompatible, with a two-to-one ratio of troops, it was not impossible to inflict heavy losses on Guo Huai if the soldiers had to be killed or wounded.
But the problem is that Guo Huai may not necessarily give himself this opportunity.
The mobility of the cavalry is really too strong. As long as the cavalry is moved and shuttled back and forth, no matter how much infantry you have, it will not be enough for the cavalry to charge back and forth like this.
And Guo Huai is a famous general and a good general. He cannot act like a fool and let his infantry surround the cavalry, limit the speed of the cavalry, and then surround and kill the cavalry.
Therefore, although Wei Yan repeatedly shouted that now was a good opportunity to defeat the enemy, Zhang Xi still did not agree to Wei Yan's request to fight.
As for Wei Yan, he really didn't ask for meritorious service without thinking. Wei Yan also had Wei Yan's reasons.
In the previous situation, because Guo Huai didn't know where the main force of Liu Bei's army was and was anxious to move east to support Cao Hong, it was beneficial to Liu Bei's army to hold off.
But now, Guo Huai has known about Liu Bei's arrival and has determined where the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army is. Now Guo Huai only needs to delay the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army until Cao Hong comes to help. Delaying this will be very detrimental to Liu Bei's army.
It's not that Wei Yan didn't know that the Liangzhou cavalry led by Guo Huai was incompatible with his infantry, but the current situation was like this. If Guo Huai could not be defeated quickly, then when Cao Hong in Guanzhong reacted, everyone would have nowhere to run.
It's snowing in Tianshui County, so it must be snowing on Qishan Road. Even if Qishan Road is relatively easy to walk, if you are marching in the snow, you still have to retreat, and it will lead to a rout if you are not careful.
Therefore, we can only take advantage now and cannot delay it any longer. Even if the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, we must find a way to cripple Guo Huai, at least so that Guo Huai has no strength to threaten the main force of Liu Bei's army in Xi County.
As for Ma Chao, Wei Yan bluntly told Zhang Xi that Ma Chao has not shown up yet. God knows whether this person is reliable. If he doesn't come, should he keep waiting like this? !
To be honest, Zhang Xi hesitated, he really hesitated.
After waiting for so many days and not getting any news about Ma Chao's whereabouts, Zhang Xi was really disappointed and did not dare to put his hope in Ma Chao's sudden appearance.
What Wei Yan said was not only supported by Zhang Yi and Ju Fu, but even Jiang Xu and others were also somewhat moved.
These people don't want Guo Huai to enter the city again, otherwise their family will not have any good fruits to eat.
If it continues, the Wei army will only benefit. It is better to take advantage of the fact that there is still the strength to fight, and after the heavy snow passes, the impact of the cavalry will inevitably be weakened, so take the gamble and forget it.
Even Jiang Wei, after much hesitation, persuaded Zhang Xi not to pin all his hopes on Ma Chao.
We still have to do what we should do well. As for Ma Chao, whether he comes or not, we have to find a way to defeat Guo Huai.
Even Jiang Wei said so, and Wei Yan, Zhang Yi, Ju Fu, Jiang Xu and others all asked for a fight, and Zhang Xi finally decided to fight.
It is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Your destiny cannot be in the hands of others.
(End of chapter)
