In this expedition to Youzhou, Cao Liang mobilized three cavalry battalions and two infantry battalions, while the other four infantry battalions stayed in Bingzhou to prevent Sima Jun from sneaking in when Bingzhou was empty.

  The main reason is that the garrison strength of the counties in the state is insufficient and cannot undertake the defense tasks in various places, so Cao Liang can only let a few infantry battalions garrison various strategic points.

  With the victory of the Battle of Jinzhong and the arrival of Youzhou, the state army has been in a strategic offensive posture as a whole, and if we continue to adopt the rigid mode of strategic defense, it will inevitably lead to insufficient troops to go on the offensive and seriously affect the entire battle situation.

  Therefore, Cao Liang's plan to expand the army was not only limited to field troops, but also added a large number of forces to the garrison armies in various places.

  In the past, when Cao Liang recruited soldiers, he often adopted the principle of survival of the fittest and selection of the best, and the selection of elite soldiers for each battalion was a fierce general, and those who did not meet the requirements were all dismissed.

  However, in the new period, the way of recruitment has also changed, all recruited soldiers will enter a three-month trial training stage, after the end of the trial, will be divided into the first class and second class according to the test results, the first class will be incorporated into the field army, and the second class will be incorporated into the local garrison army, and the other will be eliminated.

  In this way, while Cao Liang took into account the expansion of the field corps, he also cultivated the strength of the Linfang garrison, compared with the field corps, the task of the garrison army is relatively simple, and the requirements for the quality of soldiers can be appropriately reduced.

  At present, the number of the garrison army has reached 30,000, and the number of the garrison army of Youzhou has also reached 20,000, which can basically meet the defense tasks of Bingzhou and Youzhou, that is, the four battalions that originally served as the garrison of Bingzhou will all be withdrawn and become mobile corps, which can be used for expedition tasks at any time.

  Now the Yue Cavalry Battalion, the Tun Cavalry Battalion, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, the Infantry Battalion and the Xiandeng Battalion are concentrated in Youzhou, constituting the Northern Front Group Army, and the Shooting Sound Battalion, Changshui Battalion, Left Guard Battalion and Right Guard Battalion are concentrated in Bingzhou, constituting the Southern Front Group Army.

  At present, the three major cavalry battalions of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, the Tun Cavalry Battalion and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion have been deployed in Zhuo County, and although the infantry battalion and the Xiandeng Battalion are still in Ji County, they are also ready to go out at any time.

  The Shooting Sound Battalion had arrived at Weize Pass, joined up with the Zuowei Battalion stationed there, and formed a strategic attack posture against Jingcheng Pass.

  The Right Guard Battalion, which was originally stationed in Leping, swung south, entered Shangdang, and joined the Changshui Battalion stationed in Shangdang to build a second front out of Taihang in the east.

  Judging from the current strategic deployment, Cao Liang will attack Jizhou in three ways, and the main attack will undoubtedly be the northern line group army composed of the Yue cavalry battalion, the tun cavalry battalion, the Xiao cavalry battalion, the infantry battalion, and the Xiandeng battalion.

  However, judging from the current defense system of Jizhou, Zhong Hui has shrunk most of his troops in the city of Jizhou, and Zhong Hui does not have enough cavalry troops in his hands, and in the field battle, he simply does not have the capital to compete with the cavalry of Jizhou.

  However, Zhong Hui was good at playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses, he concentrated all the 350,000 troops in Jizhou into various cities, strengthened the city walls, stored sufficient grain, grass and materials, and built a new Jizhou defense system, ready for battle.

  Figuring out this defense system and mastering the specific deployment of the Jizhou army is a primary task in front of Cao Liang.

  Fang Bu was ordered to personally lead the team and infiltrated Jizhou.

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  Now Zhong Hui is under great pressure, especially when the Youzhou Army completely annihilates Zhang Wu City, Zhong Hui has a feeling of almost collapse.

  Zhangwu is a county under the rule of Bohai County, and naturally belongs to the jurisdiction of Zhonghui, if Wei Qian and Wang Qi are destroyed in Youzhou, then Zhonghui will not have the responsibility of half a penny, after all, Sima Shi did not give him the right to cross the line, Youzhou has been reduced to a occupied area, and any military action involving Youzhou requires the permission of the imperial court, and it is necessary to send troops without authorization, which will be held accountable.

  The army led by Ke Wei Qian and Wang Qi finally broke through the encirclement and interception of the Bingzhou army and rushed to the foot of Zhangwu City.

  Once the Youzhou army enters Jizhou, then Zhonghui will be inseparable, and if Jia Cheng, the magistrate of Zhangwu County, can successfully open the city gate and welcome Wei Qian and Wang Qi into the city, the situation will take a turn for the better.

  Although Zhangwu is only a third-class county, the city defense and facilities are weak, but after all, it still has a city wall, and the Youzhou army relies on the city wall to resist the pursuit of the Bingzhou cavalry, even if it can't last long, but after Zhong Hui hears the news, he will definitely send soldiers and horses to rescue, as long as the safety of Wei Qian and Wang Qi can be guaranteed, Zhong Hui will not only have no fault but also make meritorious contributions.

  But all this ruined Jia Cheng's bastard, and then that guy easily surrendered to the enemy to see and block Wei Qian and Wang Qi from entering the city, that guy was absolutely deliberate, it was precisely because of Jia Cheng's obstruction that tens of thousands of horses and horses in the Youzhou Army were trapped, and the whole army was finally destroyed.

  Regardless of whether Zhong Hui subjectively caused this result, but he could not escape the blame, after all, Jia Cheng defected to the enemy, Zhong Hui was suspected of being useful, and even Jia Chong once recommended Jia Cheng to be punished by Sima Shi, Zhong Hui could only go to the court to ask for guilt.

  However, to Zhong Hui's surprise, Sima Shi did not punish himself, but wrote to him to encourage him, asking Zhong Hui to actively prepare for the battle and prepare to fight the battle of Jizhou.

  Of course, Sima Shi knows very well that punishing Zhong Hui now will not help, but will shake the morale of Jizhou's army.

  After the loss of Youzhou, Jizhou bore the brunt of the main target of the Bingzhou army, Sima Jun has been defeated again and again, and the state lost, Youzhou lost, if Jizhou loses the chat, then the war situation will become unmanageable, so Jizhou will become a decisive battlefield, Sima Division will never allow it to be lost again.