The situation in Longyou gradually turned into a confrontation.

They all seem to have become cautious.

However, this is also an advantage for the current Xiping.

The soldiers ate locally, and the slaves were willing to work hard with two meals a day.

In addition, the main road from Jincheng to Xiping was well built, and the logistics and transportation were basically realized, and the cattle, mules, horses, yaks, and camels were all put into battle, saving people's power.

It is more than enough to supply Jincheng with the power of the river meander, Xiping and Xihai.

War is fought by national strength.

The two dock forts on the opposite side of the river pass were silent, and they were quieter than the seven dock forts in Yuzhong.

But Yang Zheng suspected that Deng Ai was in one of the dock forts, and he was also silently observing himself like this.

Wait for yourself to relax, and then hit a fatal blow.

In the face of failure, some people will collapse, and some people will lie down and taste courage.

The battle of breaking the Qiang may crush the fighting spirit of some people, but it will definitely not defeat Deng Ai.

Otherwise, Deng Ai would not be Deng Ai.

The elite scouts approached to reconnoitre, and arrows immediately rained down on the city walls.

Yang Zheng sent Qiang cavalry again, pretending to try to break through the blockade, killing five or six hundred cavalry in each of the two dock forts, and there were Qiang cavalry on the periphery to help.

It's really well defended.

In addition, Deng Ai's civil engineering work has always been good, and the antler trenches and stone barriers are layered on top of each other, progressing on each other, and it is difficult for the cavalry to rush through.

"Sun and Moon"

Unless a large array of infantry attacks.

Yang Zheng looked at the two dock forts and couldn't help but wonder.

Could it be that Deng Ai attacked the western capital with light cavalry from Liangzhou in the north through the Qilian Mountains?

Yang Zheng had already ordered Jiang Faye to lead the Qiang cavalry to patrol day and night.

Moreover, in the north of Xiping, the major key mountain passes and intersections have built dock forts and beacons.

The western capital is Luzhi himself.

Since it is not possible in the north, it is Jishi Mountain in the south.

Yu Hu, the defender of Jishi Fort, was transferred to Poyan Valley.

There are not many troops in the mountains, and there are no powerful generals, so it does seem to be a breakthrough.

However, it is very difficult to smuggle people from Jishi Mountain.

In addition to Jishi Fort, there are also small fortresses such as Lingyun Village, Juyan Fort, and Songchuan Castle that are stuck in the main passages.

In other words, Deng Ai went in, as long as he was blocked behind, he would close the door and beat the dog.

Even if you smuggle into Jishi Mountain, you will face the two Zhichong Mansions in the south of Xiping.

In order to show his respect for Deng Ai, Yang Zheng still sent his personal guard Li Te, who led five hundred elites into Jishi Fort.

Under normal circumstances, a newcomer like Leet simply doesn't have that opportunity.

However, Yang Zheng's defense line was stretched too long, from Lingju in the north to Yuzhong, down the Yellow River.

The available people are basically going to take charge of themselves.

The rest of them, such as Liu Heng, Luo Hu, and Lin Sen, are more suitable for charging into battle than defending one side.

Yang Zheng's principle has always been to boldly appoint newcomers, and to give opportunities if it is talented.

Li Teh led his headquarters to defect to himself from Nan'an, and was chased and killed by Deng Zhong.

For more than a year, Jiuye Camp and Xuanyi Division have also completed the secret assessment of his loyalty.

When he was by Yang Zheng's side, he was also diligent and very low-key.

"The subordinates, the subordinates will live up to the general's trust!" Litt spoke incoherently excitedly.

The other guards next to him cast a look of envy and jealousy.

Yang Zheng patted him on the shoulder, "The brothers of you are all martial arts, go with you and make contributions to my Xiping!" ”

The Li Teh tribe was able to fight a bloody way out of Deng Zhong's hands, and there were many brave people.

If these people are not promoted, staying in the local area will always be a hidden danger.

Pull them into their own system, put them under their noses, and use Xiping's system to digest them, so that they can transform the consciousness of the ethnic group, so that they can do it once and for all.

Fu Jian's path can't be walked.

So the way into Xiping was all considered by Yang Zheng.

However, there is no movement in the east.

Occasionally, grain and other baggage are transported into the dock.

Other than that, most of the time, the Dock Fort maintains an eerie quiet.

For two months in a row, from spring to summer, the weather gradually became hot and dry, and the confrontation continued.

But Yang Zheng did not relax, and often led more than 1,000 cavalry to inspect various places to check the defense.

There are really people who neglect their duties.

The long confrontation, coupled with successive victories, made some people get carried away and inevitably develop contempt for the enemy.

Cowered in the city and lived a happy life.

Especially Zhang Huai, the guard of Haomen, actually took his guards out of the city to hunt......

This person was a veteran of the Wuwei Battalion back then, and he was promoted because of his combat bravery.

Usually, he collects a few more Qianghu women and secretly gathers some money, as long as he does not cross the line and does not harm the people and the military government, Yang Zheng turns a blind eye.

After all, generals who don't love money or women in these years are sometimes quite scary.

But today's events have touched the bottom line.

In these years, Xiping has won one victory after another, and Xiping has expanded too rapidly, and various internal problems will inevitably arise.

Zhang Huai is just a sprout.

Yang Zheng directly issued a military order, demoted to Jianwei Tuntian Sima, and notified the whole army.

Zhang Huailian rushed to Yang Zheng with a roll, burst into tears, looked up to the sky and cried, "General......"

It's all in their thirties......

Yang Zheng was also uncomfortable in his heart, but he had to deal with it ruthlessly, and said with a straight face: "Fortunately, Haomen is not the front line, otherwise, you will be rumored to be the head of the cities of the prefectures!" ”

Haomen is not the front line, but in the name of the gate, the geographical location is naturally important, it is the north gate of the broken Qiang, and it is also the flank of Lingju.

It is not easy for Xiping to get to where it is today, so there is no need to question Yang Zheng's determination to remove carrion.

Zhang Huai sat on the ground with his ass.

Yang Zheng patted him on the shoulder, "Go back and rest for a few years." ”

After the news of Zhang Huai's demotion spread, the depravity on the front line really disappeared a lot.

At least no one dares to neglect their duties anymore.

Many times, when two armies face each other, victory or defeat does not depend on how brave and powerful the enemy is, but on who does not make mistakes first.

Just like the several confrontations between Zhuge Wuhou and Sima Yi.

It is also like Qin and Zhao in the Battle of Changping.

Historically, there have been very few all-or-nothing wars in which the outcome was decided in a short period of time.

Most of them are confronting each other, probing, calculating, and waiting for fighters.

For Yang Zheng, the current confrontation is completely acceptable.

The more Deng Ai and Hu Fen were attracted, the greater the chance that the Shu army would send troops.

Sixty or seventy thousand troops are gathered in Hanzhong, it is impossible to just come over for a walk and scare people, right?

In fact, in Yongliang's current situation, whoever strikes first will suffer.

Deng Ai fought Yang Zheng, and the Shu army was about to raid Nan'an.

Yang Zheng beat Deng Ai, it is like chaos, Hu Fen will definitely attack him, until the last moment, Jiang Wei will never make a move.

Outside is the big three kingdoms, and Yongliang is the small three kingdoms.

There are also Guo Huai and Sima Fu behind him.

Therefore, before there is absolute strength, it is definitely the next step to attack rashly.

Maybe Guo Huai, as well as some people in Luoyang and Huainan, are waiting for themselves to jump out first......

The unscrupulous life and death of all people in Xiping are related.

And now that the military system of Xiping Prefecture has just been rolled out, and the plateau and the West Sea are progressing smoothly, there is no need to fight for the length of the moment.

Of course, if Deng Ai washed his neck and hit him with the knife, it would be another matter.