The victory in the first battle boosted the morale of the Xiliang Army, strengthened the confidence of Yang Guang and Li Ru, resolutely cut off the grain route, and trapped the Deng Qiang Department of the Luoyang Army in Lantian with hunger!

Yang Guang ordered the new Wenli of the tomb, strictly guarded against it, and never allowed a grain of grain to be transported over. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Two days later, the Luoyang army again sent supply troops.

Xin Wenli, who was stationed in Baling, had already prepared and sent troops to intercept it, and the two sides fought again.

This time, the Luoyang Army escort team is more numerous and more elite. The fierce battle lasted for several hours, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The Western Liang army suffered more than 1,000 casualties, but successfully blocked the Luoyang army and prevented it from advancing south.

Repelled the Luoyang army twice in a row, Yang Guangguang was overjoyed and rewarded the defenders of Xinwenli and Baling.

The new text is rewarded, and it is not happy but worried.

From these two battles, it can be seen that the Luoyang army has a resolute intention to move south. Although he was hindered twice, he was not reconciled, and he would definitely reorganize his troops and horses and go south again.

The defenders of Baling were not numerous, fought continuously, and urgently needed to rest. If the Luoyang army raises troops again, the number of troops must be more, and it will be difficult to resist.

At the same time, Xinwen gave thanks and suggested that a large camp should be built at the eastern foot of Lishan Mountain, on the road that the Luoyang army must pass. Based on the camp, it can reduce the suffering of the troops and facilitate the rescue.

Yang Guang and Li Ru agreed with the idea of Xinwenli, but in this way, it was bound to weaken the defense force of Baling.

Xin Wenli suggested that the troops stationed around Chang'an be transferred to supplement the front line of Baling.

Yang Guang and Li Ru hesitated......

The focus on defending Chang'an is because he is worried that Lantian will be difficult to protect and that Zuo Fengyi will lose.

However, after the start of the war, although Lantian was attacked by the Luoyang army from two directions, it was still impregnable. Although Zuo Fengyi and Li Dao were suspected of not contributing to the work, the Xu Shiji Department of the Luoyang Army did not take advantage of Zuo Fengyi.

In this situation, it is indeed too cautious to still hoard heavy troops in Chang'an.

Li Ru was still hesitant, but Yang Guang couldn't hold back.

Yang Guang is not a cautious person, impulsiveness and radicalism are his true attributes.

In Yang Guang's view, shrinking back on defense is not the right way to a decisive battle. Throw everything into building tens of thousands of ironclad heavy cavalry, which is used for charging, not for defense!

Yang Guang finally ordered: the main force is heavily armed with iron horses, crosses Bashui, takes over the new Ministry of Culture and Rites, and enters Baling! The new Wenli Department moved to the east of Lishan and stationed there, completely cutting off the supply channel of the Deng Qiang Department of the Luoyang Army!

Eliminated Deng Qiang, lifted the siege of Lantian, Xiliang Iron Cavalry, vowed to set foot on Pingtong Pass, and smashed Luoyang!

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Hearing the news that Xiliang Tie rode east to cross Bashui, Liu Mang was overjoyed.

Yang Guang, who was hotly charged, did not realize that his strategic deployment was exactly what Liu Mang and the Luoyang Army were looking forward to.

Luring the Xiliang army out of Chang'an and launching a decisive battle in the area of Zheng County was Liu Mang's established goal. Zuo Fengyi's slow progress and Lantian's unfavorable attack were the illusions that prompted Yang Guang to make up his mind.

In order to further strengthen Yang Guang's confidence, Liu Mang ordered Feng Yi and Xu Shiji's troops to attack several important places; Lantian often encountered the spring department and strengthened the offensive against the enemy camp. The scale must be large and the momentum must be large, but it is not allowed to attack the city, or even win!

It was not easy to lure Yang Guang and his main force of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry out of Chang'an, and the enemy must not be scared back.

Liu Mang also ordered the construction of a military camp and a grain and grass transfer village in the south of Zheng County, making a gesture of vowing to transport grain and grass south to Lantian.

Everything is in the planning of Liu Mang and his staff, and the only thing that worries Liu Mang is the Deng Qiang Department who is in a desperate situation.

Deng Qiang and his soldiers, can they hold on?

Liu Mang cared about Deng Qiang, Yang Guang and Li Ru, as well as Duan Shao, who was stationed in Lantian, and was also paying close attention to Deng Qiang's every move.

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Duan Shao is good at unification and resourceful.

Duan Shao's defense strategy is simple, so as to adapt to all changes. With Lantian City as the center, four camps are held.

Lantian valley mouth two villages, choke the throat, block the road to the north of the spring department.

Two villages on the south bank of Bashui to strictly prevent Deng Qiang.

As long as the four camps are not broken, and Deng Qiang and Chang Yuchun cannot converge, Lantian City will be worry-free.

The Luoyang army often encounters the spring department, although it has a military advantage, but it is located in the Lantian Valley, and it is difficult to deploy a large army. Several attacks were launched, but to no avail.

After Deng Qiang penetrated to the north bank of Bashui, he also launched several attacks on the Xiliang military camp on the south bank of Bashui, but like Chang Yuchunbu, there was no gain.

As long as Deng Qiang can't make a difference, he often fights alone in the spring, so there is no need to worry.

And Deng Qiang led his troops to intersperse and stationed on the north bank of Bashui for nearly half a month. Interspersed with long distances, there is a shortage of grain and grass, and there will always be a time when the grain and grass are exhausted. Duan Shao had enough patience to wait for Deng Qiang to run out of food and the tiger to turn into a sick cat.

There was news from Chang'an that the main force of the Xiliang Army had moved east to Baling, and the New Ministry of Culture and Rites had completely blocked the supply channel of the enemy's Deng Qiang Army, which further strengthened Duan Shao's confidence.

In recent days, the offensive of the Chang Yu Chun Department has become more and more fierce, and the offensive momentum of the Deng Qiang Department is not as good as before. In this way, it is even more proved that the enemy has nothing to do, and Deng Qiang has reached the point of exhaustion.

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Duan Shao was born in a big family in Liangzhou, his family is well-off, and he is very particular about food and clothing.

Thinking of Deng Qiang being hungry, Duan Shao was in a good mood and had a great appetite.

On a hot day, Duan Shao roasted the mutton with great interest.

The fat lamb is set on the red charcoal fire, and the mutton fat drips and squeaks. The green smoke is slow, and the fragrance is overflowing.

Duan Shao's index finger moved, cut off a piece of meat, elegantly dipped some pickled leeks, and put it into his mouth. (Note: leeks and leeks are flowers)

"It smells so good!" He walked in with a stack of papers, smelled the aroma of mutton, and couldn't help but sniff hard. "General, on this hot day, are you still roasting mutton?"

"Spring and summer raise the sun, and the long summer is better than the winter." Duan Shao likes women and likes nourishing techniques. "Lamb nourishment, summer tonic, twice the result with half the effort!"

Duan Shao's hands were oily, and he couldn't read the letter. "Oh, Niannian, what's the news?"

Follow the small businessmen and think about them one by one.

In the direction of Lantian Valley, the spring is often encountered as always. Although the offensive was strong, there was no progress.

Duan Shao was relieved. "How's the situation on the Deng thief's side?"

"The Deng thief is very weird, he didn't cross the river today, and thousands of people are all over the mountains and fields, and they don't know what they are doing."

"Hahaha......" Duan Shao smiled, "What else can he do, naturally he is digging wild vegetables and beating rabbits, hehe, he is worthy of being a white wave thief, he is really taboo, he can swallow everything." ”

Duan Shao said, cut off another piece of mutton, dipped it in leeks, put it in his mouth, and chewed it beautifully.

Infected by Duan Shao's eating appearance, the little merchant who followed him couldn't help but swallow his saliva. "Tsk, eat game, Deng thief is really blessed! General, at this time, there are many wild beasts on the mountain, and there are many wild fruits and vegetables. Deng thief is so tossed, I'm afraid that he will really starve to death for a while! ”

Duan Shao smiled and pointed at the lamb on the fire with his knife. "Hey, do you want to eat?"

"Yes!"

Duan Shao cut off a piece of mutton, Xiao Shang thanked him, took it in a hurry, and threw it into his mouth.

"Isn't it delicious?"

"Hmm...... It's okay......" Xiao Shang said insincerely.

"One more piece."

Xiao Shang ate three or four in a row, Duan Shao cut another one for him, Xiao Shang took it, pointed to the leek, and said, "General, let me dip it, I can't swallow it if I eat it so dry." ”

"There are clouds in the Book of Songs, and on the fourth day, its flea is sacrificed to the leek. It is said that lamb and leeks are a perfect match. Although the lamb is good, there is no leek, but it is difficult to swallow. Although wild fruits and game are good, there is no salt and no rice grain, and I can't stand eating them. Deng Thief is still in the mood to dig wild vegetables and hunt game, and in a few days, I'm afraid he will want to vomit when he sees game! ”

After saying that, Duan Shao stood up, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a sneer appeared on his face, as if he saw Deng Qiang who was in a desperate situation of hunger.

"Deng Qiang, Deng Qiang, see how many days you can last!"