In any case, Horses and Foot Soldiers began selling like hot cakes. Ultimately, four sequels followed. Together, these works constitute Chang's five volumes of "Substitute Horses." Various editions of the books have featured praise-filled introductions and recommendations of his work written by the likes of Sima Zhongyuan, Chu Ko, Liang Hsuan, Chang Hsi-kuo, Chang Mo, Hsiao Hsiao, and even Chinese literary giant He Qifang.
所以接下來，《代馬輸卒手記》開始熱賣，《餘記》、《續記》接續出版，加上後來的《補記》和《外記》，這就成了張拓蕪代表作「代馬五書」，司馬中原、楚戈、亮軒、張系國、張默、蕭蕭，甚至中國文學家何其芳都為「代馬」寫過序或推薦文。