Pingxian, a junction between Shannan Road and Jixi Road.

Because the terrain of Shannan Road is a semicircular shape that encompasses the Xixi Road in Jidao, there are many roads for clearance, with more than a dozen large and small.

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From the perspective of military tactics, this terrain is undoubtedly a disaster for the defensive side, because you have to defend too many passes, which consumes troops. You will lose one place and lose everything.

Now outside Ping County, the mountains and fields are full of Liang army flags, and black iron-armored soldiers are stationed in place, waiting for the military orders to attack.

Xue Meng and Li Batian, who were in charge, frowned and looked at Pingxian County in the distance. No matter how they looked at the city heads in the distance, they didn't look like someone was stationed.

"Da da da da~"

A fast horse flew back from a distance, and the baron on the horse held his fists and shouted:

"General, there are no defenders in Ping County, and the crossbowmen have entered the city!"

"No one defended?" Xue Meng frowned slightly:

"They just left the city?"

Li Batian murmured: "Maybe they felt they couldn't hold on, so they retreated?"

"No matter what, go into the city first!"

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"Enter the city!"

"Woo~Woo~"

Accompanied by the loud trumpet, tens of thousands of troops slowly set off into the city. The first battle entering Shannan Road was completely unscathed, which was really strange.

Xue Meng, who entered the city, looked around and saw that there was nothing abnormal in the city, but he couldn't see a single citizen, so he thought he should have been hiding at home.

There are no signs of damage to the buildings in the city, and everything looks so peaceful.

The crossbowman captain Heng Yin Yang came over and said in a deep voice:

"The two generals asked clearly. A few days ago, the government troops all withdrew from Ping County. The granaries, government offices and armories in the city were all moved cleanly. It seems that they were retreating in a planned manner."

"Hmph, I ran quite fast." Xue Meng snorted coldly: "The army will take a day off and continue to advance tomorrow. We will quickly inform the prince of the military information here!"

"promise!"

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Located in the tent at the forefront of Jixi Road, Chen Yue and others gathered in front of the map with expressionless expressions. The small flags inserted on the map represent the current situation between the enemy and us.

Judging from the military newspapers sent in the past two days, the Long Army has significantly reduced its defense line, and the seven or eight counties that cross the western Hebei Road have been completely retreated without any resistance.

The Liang army, which had divided troops into multiple routes to attack Shannan Road, has not fought with the Long army so far, and the war has progressed extremely smoothly.

"Retreat without fighting, show the enemy to be weak. Such actions are a bit like destroying one's own might." Chu Yucheng murmured:

"Yuwen Xingchen's move is a bit unreasonable."

"There is nothing unreasonable." Chen Yue pointed to the map and said:

"From the map, there are too many places to pass the pass between Xiji and Shannan. Spreading troops to defend one by one is a taboo for military strategists. It is not cost-effective for them to use human lives to pile up one by one. It is better to give up these irrelevant cities and throw an empty bag to us."

"Then when will they retreat be the first?" Chu Yucheng asked in confusion: "Isn't it that I abandoned the entire Shannan Road?"

Chen Yue also frowned and thought bitterly. From the map, he saw that there was no such natural barrier on Shannan Road. No matter where he retreated, he would inevitably go to war with their Liang army.

Zhuge Hutu stood up at this moment, pointed to a place on the map and said:

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"This is the mountain city! If the Long Army really wants to stop the Liang army's troops in Shannan Road, then this mountain city should be the best choice."

"Why?" Chu Yucheng was very puzzled. This mountain city looked ordinary and had no special place.

Zhuge said calmly: "Prince, Chu Dupu, please see, please see.

The mountain city faces the mountains and the water on the other side. Such a terrain cannot be considered natural danger, but the advantage is that it is convenient for transportation.

I passed by this mountain city when I visited the Central Plains. Yishui passed around the city from the edge of the mountain city. The local government dug a canal and introduced Yishui into the city.

With waterways, it is very convenient for the official army to mobilize food, grass and weapons to the city in the shortest time and stick to the city. Moreover, there is water on one side and mountains on the other side, the pressure on defense will be much smaller.

The mountain city is located in the middle of the official road. After passing the mountain city, it is a smooth road, reaching the capital of Shannan Road, so no matter how the official army retreats, it will not give up the mountain city.

Similarly, if our Liang army wanted to capture the entire Shannan Road with great force, the mountain city would not be able to get around it, otherwise our brigade of food and siege equipment would not be able to arrive at the front line smoothly. Even if the defenders of the mountain city were surrounded, they could quietly exit the pass through water and attack the food road behind us.

With an extra waterway, the mountain city becomes attackable and defensive, and the advantage of the geographical advantage lies in the enemy's army, not in me."

"It makes sense." Chen Yue nodded slightly and said, "It looks inconspicuous at first glance on the map, but it is actually a key center. The official army will definitely hold the city here.

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It seems that the government army has put some effort into finding such a place, and wants to delay the Liang army's troops here."

"I just don't know who the fifth Xinrou will send to lead the troops~" Chu Yucheng murmured in a low voice.

Chen Yue waved:

"Send the order to the front line and tell Xue Meng and Li Batian that although the official army has not resisted, the troops should not rush to advance, and the troops should maintain contact and must not go deep alone.

After the army meets outside the mountain city, they start attacking and try to lure the troops in the city out and fight!"

"promise!"

...

The mountain city, which is nearly a hundred miles away from the front line, has long been on alert. There are crossbows, wooden trees, rolling stones, and painted black arrow rains are ready to go.

Yu Wenlin, the general of the Zuo Jinwu Guard, stood calmly on the top of the city and stopped and looked into the distance. In just ten days, the mountain city under his feet had gathered 60,000 troops.

When he went out, he brought 30,000 elite troops from the Left Jinwu Guard, and the others were the defenders who retreated from the cities ahead. In his opinion, 60,000 troops were more than enough to defend a mountain city.

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Several walls were reinforced day and night, and the corners of the arrow towers rose from the ground, and the garrisons on the top of the city almost looked like a day.

That's right, defending the enemy in this mountain city is the fifth heartrou's plan. Yuwen Lin's task is to nail it here for at least three months, and the food and grass stored in the city is enough for them to eat for half a year.

The soldiers around were all preparing for the battle to defend the city in a hurry, transporting armies and strengthening the city walls, and none of them dared to slack off.

Because Yuwen Lin cut off the dereliction of duty on the first day he arrived in the mountain city. Who else dares to joke about his own head?

A deputy general walked behind Yuwen Lin and said respectfully:

"General, according to the report of the horse exploration, the vanguard of the Liang army is heading towards the mountain city."

"Yeah, let's look again!" Yuwen Lin nodded slightly.

"promise!"

Yuwen Lin narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone:

"Let me see how capable you thieves are~"

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