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Someone couldn't help but whisper a question. "Lantian?"

"That's right! Storm Lantian! ”

The crowd frowned, or looked sideways at the people on the left and right.

All the people present in the congregation are military strategists and masters. There is no need for Deng Qiang to say more, everyone already knows what he means.

As Xu Da analyzed, what Yang Guang was worried about was, first, Xu Shiji's troops crossing Weishui in the south, and second, Chang Yuchun's attack on Lantian. The armies of Xu and Chang, as long as they break through the defense line of the Xiliang Army, can form a flanking attack on the main force of Yang Guang's Xiliang Army.

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Lantian is located at the mouth of Lantian Valley. Breaking through Lantian, the gate of Chang'an is opened, and there is no precipitous to defend in the south.

Lantian was so important that Yang Guang sent Duan Shao to lead a heavy army to garrison here. Don't attack, just defend.

Lantian City was well defended, and Liu Mang's fate often attacked Lantian in the spring, just to contain the enemy, and did not take the capture of Lantian as the main goal.

Deng Qiang suggested that troops should be sent from Tongguan to attack for a long time, and cooperate with Chang Yuchun to attack Lantian. The two-way attack does have the possibility of breaking through Lantian.

However, as Deng Qiang himself said, this move is very risky!

Troops from Tongguan can only attack Lantian through the northwest foot of Tsukasa Ling Mountain. This line, very close to Chang'an, with its strategic intentions and military equipment, is easily detected by the enemy. The enemy is not stupid, Yang Guang is not stupid, he will never let our army's goal be achieved, and he will definitely send troops to support Lantian.

The enemy is close to us and far away, and the enemy army has an absolute superiority in strength in some parts. The slightest negligence will not only make it difficult to succeed in attacking Lantian in a pinch, but also run to the headquarters of Lantian and it is very likely that the enemy will cut off the back road and fall into a desperate situation.

Deng Qiang's idea is too bold, and it can even be said to be reckless!

No one spoke, but many people's faces were full of doubts.

Even Wan'er, the super secretary who made the records, couldn't help but raise her head and look at Deng Qiang suspiciously.

Wan'er doesn't understand military affairs, but she has always followed Liu Mang, often attends various military meetings, hears and sees things, and has a little understanding of strategic and tactical issues.

Wan'er felt that something was wrong, and turned her head to look at Liu Mang.

Liu Mang pondered for a moment, then looked left and right at Liu Bowen and Xu Da.

Although Liu Mang did not fully understand Deng Qiang's intentions, he believed that Deng Qiang was not a brainless man, but an excellent commander. Behind the risky idea, there must be another purpose.

Deng Shuai continued. Liu Mang encouraged.

Deng Qiang continued: "Mr. Berwyn and Mr. Jingluo just said that although it is safe to confront and compete with each other from afar, it is not the best policy. Rushing to Lantian and attacking it will definitely force the enemy to take the initiative to seek battle. ”

This was well understood by the congregation.

"The enemy attacked, and the consumption of grain and grass far exceeded usual. Our army has plenty of food and grass, as long as we keep forcing the enemy to attack, after a long time, the enemy's food and grass will be exhausted, and we will be defeated without a fight! ”

"Good idea!" Liu Bowen, Wang Meng and others nodded again and again.

In war, on the surface, the competition is between soldiers and horses, but in essence, the competition is logistics.

Especially in hundreds of thousands of large-scale battles, the supply of food and grass is the key to determining victory or defeat.

The two sides confronted each other, each holding its own arm, and the consumption was not large. As long as the battle starts, the consumption of grain and grass will increase exponentially.

Xu Da also praised: "What Deng Shuai said is reasonable, taking advantage of the defects of the enemy's military equipment to accelerate the loss of grain and grass, the traitor Yang Guang can hardly support it, so he can only seek a quick battle!" ”

Most of the enemy's soldiers and horses came from Xiliang, and the troops were equipped with great defects.

Xiliang soldiers and horses have always been dominated by cavalry. Yang Guang fell for Liu Mang's plan of "arms race", and frantically developed heavy iron cavalry, further magnifying the shortcomings of the Xiliang army.

The mobility of cavalry is much stronger than that of infantry. However, the cavalry needs to eat food, the war horses need to eat forage, and the consumption of cavalry far exceeds that of foot soldiers.

During the battle, the war horses consumed several times more forage than usual. The logistics and supply strength of the Xiliang Army is weak, and it is indeed a good strategy to make great use of it and fight a war of attrition with the enemy!

In terms of combat effectiveness, Liu Mang's Luoyang army did not dare to say that it was invincible in the world. However, in terms of military resources, grain and grass reserves, and logistical supply capabilities, none of the troops of the princes in the world can be compared with the Luoyang Army.

Even the richest princes in the world, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, have a large amount of fertile arable land, millions of people, and have been operating in Jizhou and Jingzhou for many years, and the gap between them and Liu Mang is not ordinarily large.

Deng Qiang suggested that he should attack Lantian and force the enemy to face the battle, thereby accelerating the enemy's supply consumption.

If the enemy consumes, you will also consume your own. But this consumption is completely bearable for the Luoyang army.

Liu Mang is definitely a tyrant and the richest man!

And Yang Guang, who inherited Dong Zhuo's legacy, is also strong, and can be described as a typical "rich second generation". However, he is a "rich second generation" of a loser.

Desperate to build a heavy iron horse, Dong Zhuo's family background has been lost. Now Yang Guang is already a "rich second generation" on the verge of bankruptcy.

To fight for consumption is to burn money.

Burning money, the richest man in the world is certainly not afraid of the second generation of bankruptcy. Burn too slowly, in bundles, see who hurts! Let's see who can't hold on first!

Liu Mang nodded and said, "It's indeed a good idea!" However, what should I do if the enemy gathers a heavy force and attacks my headquarters? ”

Xu Da had fully understood Deng Qiang's thoughts, and explained on his behalf: "The lord can rest assured, the enemy's troops can reinforce Lantian, and it is not enough. ”

The area around Lantian Valley and Tsukasa Ling Mountain is full of mountains. This kind of terrain is extremely unfavorable for cavalry combat. If Yang Guang reinforces Lantian, he can only rely on foot soldiers.

The Xiliang army was dominated by cavalry, and there were not many foot soldiers. There are even fewer infantry who are really combat-ready.

In addition to Duan Shaobu, who was stationed in Lantian, the rest of the infantry team of the Xiliang Army undertook the important tasks of garrisoning Chang'an and Baling. Under Yang Guang, there were not many mobilized infantry troops, and the threat to the Luoyang army was not great.

After Deng Qiang and Xu Da explained, the atmosphere in the room became warm.

If this tactic can be achieved, it can indeed force Yang Guang into an embarrassing dilemma. Supporting Lantian has increased consumption, but it is difficult to achieve the desired results. Ignore it, Lantian may be lost.

If he wanted to have both, Yang Guang's only way was to dispatch the main cavalry to advance the eastern defense line to the area of Zhengxian and cut off the passage for the Luoyang army to attack Lantian from Tongguan.

In this way, the enemy's battle line will be lengthened, the loopholes in the defense system will increase, and our army will easily seize the opportunity to take advantage of it!

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Sending troops from Tongguan and attacking Lantian was a conventional tactic. However, this tactic is too simple and direct, too radical and risky, and is a blind spot in conventional strategic planning.

Deng Qiang was born in the Baibo Army, his thinking is less restricted, in his eyes, there is only nothing to do, and nothing can be done. He is fearless by nature, dares to think what ordinary people dare not think, and has the courage to go deep into the unreasonable realm and find a reasonable way from it.

Deng Qiang broke through the situation, and everyone suddenly felt cheerful. There are many discussions, and from both positive and negative aspects, various possible situations are repeatedly deduced. The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and a unified preliminary opinion was formed, which was submitted to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang agreed.

Xu Da and Deng Qiang were ordered to further refine the tactical plan, and Wang Meng and Di Renjie were ordered to study the logistics supply adjustment plan.

Everyone was ordered to retreat, but Liu Mang still sat still.

There are a lot of strategic and tactical adjustments, and we must consider carefully to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Liu Mang still has a lot of issues to consider, and what he thinks about the most is the choice of commander to attack Lantian......