After Qian Hong led the Zuoweiying camp to enter Shu from Qishan Road, the progress along the way was still very smooth, and basically no resistance was encountered.

Of course, this has a direct relationship with the path chosen by Qian Hong. The defense of the Shu army in the Yinping Wudu counties was basically concentrated on the two points of Dazhong and Wu Street. The other vast areas did not mean that there was no defense without soldiers, but just some scattered levels and there were not many soldiers at all, which did not pose any threat to the Zuowei Camp team.

Qian Hong basically advanced south along the border river Baishui of Yinping and Wudu counties. Baishui was just in the middle of Yinping and Wudu. Zuoweiying passed through this area, which was equivalent to taking advantage of a loophole in the Shu army and advancing southward. It was really easier.

However, Qian Hong's action also took huge risks. After all, their action will go deep into hundreds of miles of the hinterland of Shu Kingdom, grab the Yinping Bridgehead, and implement a strategic siege on the enemy in Dazhong.

But similarly, the Wei army was easily surrounded by the enemy when they entered deep behind the enemy. Qian Hong led only 15,000 people to the Zuowei camp, which was led by Qian Hong, would not have much advantage in terms of military strength. If the Shu army saw through their intentions and sent troops to attack them, the Wei army's situation would be very dangerous.

According to normal tactics, after the Zuowei Camp entered Wudu County from Qishan Road, the first target to attack should be Wujie. After taking Wujie, Xutu pushed forward and attacked steadily. This is the safest way to attack.

However, Deng Ai is often known for his use of military forces. This time, Deng Ai started the mode of attacking Shu by five armies. In fact, it was a huge adventure in itself and could easily be defeated by the Shu army.

Especially the troops led by Qian Hong need to be directly inserted behind the enemy, and the mission is even more dangerous. If you are not careful, you will fall into the heavy siege of the Shu army. Without having time to surround the enemy, you may be dumplings by the enemy.

In fact, Deng Ai was very cautious when formulating this tactic. Although Deng Ai often had strange and dangerous moves in using troops, Deng Ai often weighed the pros and cons. He would only send troops if he was more confident. Otherwise, Deng Ai would not dare to take brainless risks easily.

Deng Ai is also relatively accurate in grasping the size. He must carefully consider all adventurous actions and repeatedly consider them to implement every detail.

So although Deng Ai often uses military force to take risks and take odd steps, it seems that the chance of success is quite high. There is almost no time to miss it. Now Deng Ai can firmly sit in the position of governor and become one of the three giants of the Wei army. It is definitely not possible to achieve it by one or two bold and risky actions.

Deng Ai has planned this plan to attack Shu for a long time and has sought Cao Liang's opinions several times, and finally confirmed the plan of the five-way army to attack Shu.

Of course, Deng Ai tailored the defense system of the Shu army. If Jiang Wei did not implement the plan of gathering troops and gathering valleys, but used mobile troops to mobilize at any time, Deng Ai would definitely not use this method of dividing troops and advancing, but would use the tactic of concentrating troops to prevent them from being defeated by the Shu army.

Jiang Wei's plan to gather troops and gather valleys was equivalent to giving up the Shu army's mobile combat capabilities and strengthening the defense of the fortress. In this way, Deng Ai could choose a more powerful and efficient plan to divide his troops to maximize the results of the battle.

The Hanzhong defense system of the Shu army and the Yinping Wudu defense system are two independent systems that are not connected and separate, and the distance between the two is relatively long, so they cannot achieve unified command at all, so they can only fight on their own.

This gave the Wei army a chance to defeat each one. Therefore, when Deng Ai formulated a plan to attack Shu, he unified the command of the three troops in Hanzhong, while Ma Long and Qian Hong, the two deputy governors, were responsible for attacking Yinping and Wudu.

In terms of the comparison of the forces between the two sides, if the garrisons are not included, the Wei army is basically equal to the Shu army. The Shu army in Hanzhong is about 50,000. The three battalions led by Deng Ai and the troops directly under the Governor's headquarters are exactly 50,000. There are 30,000 Shu army stationed in Dazhongwu Street, and the Ruiqi Camp and Zuowei Camp combined are exactly 30,000.

Cao Liang's military leadership has always been on the elite line, with no more soldiers but more elites. For a long time, the field troops of Wei State have been maintained at the scale of three legions, which has been reduced by almost half compared to the previous Wei State's organization of Chinese and foreign troops that cost 400,000 or 500,000.

Although the number of troops has decreased, the combat effectiveness of the Wei army has always been above a strong level, and its weapons and equipment are also the most advanced. So at first glance, it sounds like the troops of both sides are equal. As the attacking side, how can the Wei army fight this battle?

But in fact, the combat power of the Wei army is far higher than that of the Shu army. Even if one cannot fight two, at least one and a half times will be able to fight the Shu army without any pressure. It can be seen that Deng Ai is still very sure of Qian Hong and Ma Long's attack on Yin Pingwu.

Qian Hong's operation to tilt the bridgehead was also planned in advance by Deng Ai. There were only 5,000 defenders in Wujie, so there was no problem if they were defending the city, but if they participated in the field battle, this amount of troops would not be enough.

Therefore, in Deng Ai's plan, the main target of the two armies in the West Route is Zhong Hui in Dazhong. Qian Hong attacked Yinping Bridge, which was aiming directly at Zhong Hui's seven-inch key points. As long as Zhong Hui is trapped in Yinping, with the combat power of the Ruiqi Battalion and the Zuowei Battalion, it is not difficult to wipe out Zhong Hui completely.

After Qian Hong entered Shu territory, he strictly followed Deng Ai's plan, passed through Konghan Valley, headed south along Baishui, and headed straight to Yinping Bridge.

This time, Qian Hong led the Zuowei Camp to the Qishan Road, and also led a garrison army of about 3,000 people. However, with the marching speed of the garrison army, it could not keep up with the Zuowei Camp at all. So Qian Hong stayed with the garrison army along the way and set up camp at several important places along the Baishui coast.

Qian Hong's purpose is also very clear, that is, to use the garrison army with weak combat power to act as a guard for him to ensure that the food channels are unobstructed.

Once the Wei army launches a counterattack, these garrisons can still beat the other. Although their combat effectiveness is not satisfactory, as a defensive team, there is no big problem in fighting defensive battles.

At least it can provide some information to the Zuowei Battalion to support the battle situation and gain some time for the Zuowei Battalion to retreat.

Qian Hong was still prepared to avoid trampling on the pit. He deployed a lot of people behind him, and his purpose was very clear. He must not let the Zuowei Camp be trapped in the encirclement of the Shu army.
Chapter completed!