After connecting the three cities and marching at a rapid pace, Xiangqi had advanced to the pass between Pengshan and Zhangrenshan, which was also the second important line of defense organized by the Bamuro State. Behind this barrier is the plain, and as long as this line of defense is breached, the army of the poor can go straight to the city of Badu.

Bamuro State urgently mobilized heavy troops and condescendingly relied on the terrain to hold on. Xiang Poor's march was too smooth, and he pursued the speed of the march too much, underestimating the strength of this defensive line, and the troops invested in the first battle were insufficient, and the forward army was defeated. He then assembled his army and camped in front of the pass to rest, and for him a real decisive battle between the two countries was imminent.

The time when Xiang Poor led the army to conquer the three cities and arrived at the last pass outside Badu City was precisely the time when Shaowu besieged Feihong City. Feihong City is quite far away from Badu City, and there are thousands of miles along the best road! Therefore, the news of the battle report of Feihong City has not yet been delivered to Xiang Poor.

On the side of Bamuro Country, Cangzheng Lord Hongkui, who was stationed in the base camp of Jinsha City, had just received a report from the rock pigeon in the national capital, and learned that the poor army had advanced to the pass of Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain, and hurriedly sent people to Feihong City by light car and fast horse to report the urgent affairs. At the same time, Xiang Qiao, who is in the hinterland of Bamuro Kingdom, is discussing the war with Yue Xuan, the general of Zhenguo.

Why did Xiang poor stop his army to recuperate? Not only because he had suffered a setback in the first battle of attacking the Guanfang, but also because he had marched too fast along the way, and his logistical supplies could not keep up, so he needed to stop and temporarily stabilize the rear.

The strategy adopted by Xiang Poor was similar to that of Shaowu, with the elite army formation in the country fighting on the front line, and the newly expanded reserve army formation taking advantage of the situation to be stationed in Wangqiu, Pinggu, and Yeliang Zhucheng, not only to ensure the stability of the rear. It can also provide a steady stream of supplies to the army at the front.

Xiangqi has been preparing for many years to launch this national war, with the national capital, Longma City, and Taihe City as the base for marching. Of course, the grain, straw, ordnance, and other materials collected were sufficient. However, the farther away and the faster the advance of the front, the more difficult it will be to get these supplies to the front in time. The number of civilians who need to be requisitioned is several times that of regular combatants.

In order to alleviate the pressure on logistics, the expeditionary army will try to try to supply on the spot. For example, the Shaowu army opened the warehouses and arsenals of Hakuma Castle and Guxiong Castle, and after pacifying the people, they persuaded the local people to go home and cut wheat. There are not many supplies in Guxiong City, but because Baiju City is a border guard, the warehouse is still very sufficient. If Feihong City is captured again, Shao Wu will be able to obtain a large amount of supplies on the spot.

However, the poor luck was much worse, and the route he chose to march could reach the capital of Bamuro in the shortest possible time, and the garrison along the way was the weakest. As long as the poor send secret agents, it is not difficult to find out the truth and falsehood. However, the three castles and arsenals were almost all empty, and upon interrogation of the prisoners of war, it was learned that the main supplies had been transferred by the Shao Wu, and it was said that they had been transported to the north in preparation for the great war with Zheng Muro.

The labor force within the jurisdiction of the city is also an important strategic resource. But most of the men in the prime of life within the territory of these three cities were conscripted. When the border passes were attacked, the city lords organized the old and weak women and children to evacuate to the national capital in the rear, and notified the people of the villages who really had no time to evacuate to hide in the mountains and wilderness to avoid trouble.

When the army of the poor crosses the border. Neither in the city nor outside the city did not see many people. Large fields of wheat are ripe, but no one has harvested them. In some villages, when people evacuated, they even lit fires and burned all the wheat.

But anyway. There are still many people in these three cities who have not left, some are too late, and some are lucky and refuse to leave. General Yue Xuan ordered. Organize prisoners of war and local laborers to serve in the army, or act as civilian portions to deliver supplies to the front. Or go to the field to cut wheat, and finally partially solve the problem of local supply. However, it still could not meet the needs of the army for a long time. Most of the military supplies and the labor that transported them still came mainly from the domestic part of the country.

This is a strategy arranged in advance by the young ministers, and the purpose is to induce the poor to go deeper. There are both advantages and disadvantages to doing this, the advantage is to lengthen the supply line of the Xiangqi army, and try to prevent the supplies and people along the way from being coerced by the Xiangmuro army, and take the initiative to shrink the strength to defend in the area around the national capital;

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The city lord's mansion in Yeliang City has now become a temporary palace for the poor. On this day in the palace, Yue Xuan, the general of Zhenguo, said: "Lord, we have marched fast, and in just one month, we have advanced to the line of Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain. As long as you cross this barrier, you can go straight to the city of Badu. But the army is coming from a long distance and needs to rest for a while, and this way of marching is too smooth!

The young man has exhausted the supplies and military strength of our three cities along the way, so is he not prepared for us to attack? Could this be a move to lure the enemy into penetrating? If the grain routes in our rear are cut off, I am afraid that there will be great trouble. ”

Xiang Qian groaned: "Before sending the army, we have already found out the reality of these cities, so we decided to quickly march directly to Badu City. According to the results of the interrogation of the prisoners of war, it was also wise for the Bamuro Kingdom to urgently evacuate the supplies and personnel of these three cities to the vicinity of the national capital.

Those three cities could not resist our army, and their focus was to defend the pass between Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain. The next battle will probably be fierce, but as long as we can win, we are not far from the final success. As for the general's concern about the rear grain route, it is not unreasonable.

But the reason why I chose to enter the army this way was to surprise Shaowu and Zheng Stock. Everyone thought that I might raid the border, occupy the castle, and make some gains, but they didn't think that I was going to destroy the country of Bamuro. The rear of our march route is Longma City and our own national capital, which is the most stable guarantee of the grain route.

The reserve army was stationed in the newly occupied three cities to stabilize the rear with heavy troops. After breaking through the pass of Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain, the general will defend in Yeliang City, and I will personally lead the army to attack Badu City. At that time, even if I can't capture Badu City, Shaowu will have to sue for peace, if I capture Badu City, I will be able to join forces with Zheng Gu to carve up the Ba Mu Kingdom, and our final harvest will be far greater than Zheng Gu. ”

Yue Xuan persuaded: "The sovereign doesn't have to personally lead the troops to attack Badu City, I will attack the city in front, and the sovereign will defend in Yeliang City." ”

Xiang Qian shook his head and said: "If this is the case, why don't I sit in the national capital, but personally lead the army here? I will personally conquer Badu City, and the general will meet in Yeliang City." After occupying the passes of Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain, we can attack and retreat, and even if we do not capture Badu City, we will not suffer great damage. ”

Xiang Poor and Yue Xuan formulated the next battle plan, first transferring the reserve army formation to the front line and attacking the front guard. In this way, even if the elite army formation is rested and the combat ability of the reserve army formation is exercised, it is also a drain on the enemy's defensive strength. When the opponent's combat power is almost consumed, then replace it with an elite military formation to break through the level in one fell swoop.

In fact, the strategy of being poor is correct, because the capital city is the strategic command center of a country and the center of the ruling body, and once it is captured, it can often paralyze the entire country. In the absence of unified organization and command, each city can only fight on its own.

This situation is like a siege. If the city is destroyed, the people in all the villages under its jurisdiction will lose their shelter. After the garrison of the city was disarmed, it faced the regular army like ordinary civilians. The people of the villages, who lack unified organization and command, are even less able to resist.

Not every village can be organized by Lingbao to fight like Baixi Village did at the beginning. And even if it is Lingbao, at most, it can only organize the villagers to defend the village, and it cannot pose a threat to the real army, not to mention that it has lost the backing of the city and the country, and it is impossible to hold on alone.

Therefore, as long as Xiang Poor captured the city of Badu, he would have achieved a decisive victory. There is also Zheng Muro's army in the north to contain it, and Shaowu has to accept defeat. There was no problem with the poor battle plan and the information he had discovered in advance.

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However, Shaowu's battle plan is probably something that the poor could not have dreamed of. The army of the Bamuro Province marched directly into the rear of the Somuro Province from the eastern front, far from Ryoma Castle, and then marched into its capital from the hinterland of the Somuro Kingdom. The purpose of both sides is to attack the other country's capital, and the poor are walking in a straight line, while the young affairs are going in circles.

If Shaomu wants to succeed, the premise is that when his army hits the capital of the Xiangmuro Kingdom, his own capital can be defended.

The advance was too fast, and he needed to rest and recuperate at the same time, and at the same time stabilize the supply lines and occupied areas in the rear, and do less than he could do the poorest, so he temporarily besieged Feihong City and did not storm it. On the other hand, if the Shaowu siege is too urgent, it will force the people in the city to organize and counterattack. Now that the hearts of the people and the army in Feihong City are in chaos, they simply continue to let it go on.

When Hongyuan was discussing countermeasures in the city lord's mansion, Shaowu arrived at Shuangliu Village accompanied by Huwa and Pan Gu. This is the place where the tiger baby first met the spiritual treasure, and the appearance of the post station has hardly changed, but there is no crowd in the market, and the entire Shuangliu Village has become an empty village.

There is a walled wall made of sharpened rough wood, and there was originally a military garrison in the wall, because it is located at the confluence of Qingxi and Baixi, and there are two bridges outside the wall, which is a traffic artery. But before the Shaowu army came, the military array here had been recalled to the city by the Hongyuan City Lord, and the residents in Shuangliu Village were also evacuated, and most of them hid in Feihong City.

Shao Wu stationed a full six army formations here, strengthened the fortifications of the walled wall with local materials, and built a defensive line with stones at both bridgeheads. Ordinary people and even the city lords of each city did not know the exact number, but Huwa knew very well that it was five times the daily reserve of the Ba Mu Guoping!

Therefore, Shaowu now has enough military strength to defend the border, so he can gather elite heavy troops to attack, but he put the army of the Xiangmuro country into the country. At this time, the Jinsha City side was sending people to come with a light horse and a light car to report the latest developments of the poor army to Shaowu, and Shaowu was in a car driven by two white horses, driven by Pan Gu and riding with Huwa, from Shuangliu Village to Baixi Village. (To be continued......)