After spring plowing, the situation in Longyou gradually became tense.

Naturally, Guo Huai and Deng Ai could not hide such a big move by the Shu army in Hanzhong.

Scouts were running around everywhere.

Some are going to Nan'an, some are going to Hanzhong, some are going to Tianshui, and some are trying to penetrate Jincheng Xiping.

In May of the third year of Jiaping, Sima Fu returned to Chang'an. Almost at the same time, Jiang Wei led the Tiger Infantry into Hanzhong.

In the north, Hu Fen raised the banner of going south to attack the Shu army and support the front line. He gathered his troops in Yuwei and summoned more than 20,000 Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang and Hu troops.

The situation in Jincheng became delicate.

Although he knew that Hu Fen was bluffing, Yang Zheng had to concentrate all his energy on dealing with it. In late May, he mobilized all his guards and the 11,000 elite Xiaoqi battalion to join Yunwu, also under the banner of crusading against the Shu army and supporting the front line.

For more than a year, excavation and construction have been going on everywhere in Jincheng County.

Mounds, ravines, stone barriers, and checkpoints are layered on top of each other, from north to east, and from east to south.

A long series of forts have been built on several of the main entrances and exits.

Not to mention Deng Ai, Hu Fen, even Yang Zheng himself felt disgusted after watching it.

"My subordinates used 3,000 digging troops and 5,000 prisoners to work hard for a year to achieve this effect!" Zhang Te said with a smile while standing on the mound.

"It's wonderful to repay him with his own way." Yang Zheng also smiled.

The Dizi Army belongs to Deng Ai, and the Wubao tactics also belong to Deng Ai.

I don’t know what Deng Ai thought after seeing it.

After laughing, Yang Zheng said: "But it's not enough. Use stone barriers, antlers, and trenches to move forward and besiege Deng Ai's Wubao!"

In the words of later generations, this is called active defense, not taking the initiative to fire the first shot.

Isn't it just a competition to see who can dig the ground?

Now Yang Zheng is worthy of Hu Fen and Deng Ai.

Jincheng, Xiping, Hequ, Xihai, plus part of the plateau, the territory under Yang Zheng's jurisdiction is actually no less than Liangzhou and Yongzhou.

However, it has only been in business for a short time and the population is slightly insufficient.

This year it barely exceeded 300,000.

But thanks to the government soldiers and farming system established by Yang Zheng, Lu Zhi, and Du Yu, Yang Zheng was able to fully mobilize these people and form a joint force.

Although Yongliang had a large population, the manpower that Hu Fen and Deng Ai could mobilize was actually not as good as that of Yang Zheng.

This is the advantage of the system.

If you have advantages, use them.

Yang Zheng was really driven into a panic. With a military order, all men, women, old and young in the territory were mobilized.

After Zhang Te heard Yang Zheng's words, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he respectfully handed over to Yang Zheng: "Take your order!"

Jincheng County suddenly became busy again.

All soldiers are in a state of combat readiness and gathered in various Zhechong mansions.

The young slaves in the fields cooperated with the digging army and began the construction of earth, wood and stone.

From the north and east, they continued to advance and reached Hu Fen's camp and Deng Ai's fort.

Yang Zheng led the guard camp into Yuzhong.

Standing on the city wall and looking eastward, you can see Deng Ai's seven forts, like seven hungry wolves, dormant in the morning light.

"Please give me a name and a word from the general!" Unexpectedly, Gong Feizhi's first words when he saw Yang Zheng were these.

Qingying is like Yang Zheng's nephew, but the soldiers are also like Yang Zheng's younger brothers. They have been loyal since Longxi and stood in front of every bloody battle.

As his status increased, names like Gong Feizhi, Luo Huzi, and Eshan Shi became somewhat inappropriate.

Either pheasants or tiger cubs, or rocks from the mountains.

They are all nicknames.

"Gong Yu, courtesy name Yiwu." There are a lot of people asking for Yang Zheng's name and alias these days, so I prepared some.

"Thank you, General!" Gong Feizhi was overjoyed.

Luo Huzi on the side looked at Yang Zheng eagerly.

"Luo Hu, Zi Yiwei!"

With a "pop" sound, Luo Huzi knelt on his knees and kowtowed to Yang Zheng three times.

"Get up, get up." Yang Zheng helped the strong but shy man up.

Now that the two of them have names and characters, Yang Zheng will also get one for Eshan Shi, Pu Jin and Du He. The way to serve is to hold a bowl of water evenly.

"Eshan is characterized by long wings, Pujin is characterized by wingspan, and Duhe is characterized by long wings."

The three of them were still in Poyan Valley, and Gong Yu thanked him on his behalf, "Thank you, General!"

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves roared in the distance.

A black line appears under the mountains.

Like a tidal wave.

People shouted, horses neighed, and spears and knives glowed white in the morning light.

"Nan'an Qiangqi!" Gong Yu said in a deep voice.

"Order the Dizi Army and the slaves to take shelter temporarily, while Meng Hui leads the Cavalry Army to respond."

"Wei!" Meng Fei and a dozen personal guards took the order and left at the same time.

The diggers and slaves were already in the trenches, making it difficult for the cavalry to attack them.

A few sparse arrows rained down, only injuring seven or eight unlucky guys who didn't stoop.

With a creaking sound, the Yuzhong city gate opened, and Meng Fei led the knight and thrust out like a long sword.

After experiencing the baptism of several bloody battles, the Xiaoqi camp became more and more evil.

Under the stimulation of the twelve levels of military merit, every cavalryman is like a bloodthirsty beast.

As soon as we left the city, there was an overwhelming feeling!

The Qin Hu inherited the fierceness of the Qin people, the Qiang people gathered gold and iron to be fierce, the Hu people gathered to fight violently, and the Han people had high-spirited bravery. They gathered together and went through bloody battles to temper the foundation of this cavalry.

There was no cry of killing, not even the neighing of the war horses. The men and horses ran towards the enemy cavalry in silence.

Unexpectedly, the Qiang cavalry immediately turned its horse's head and ran away.

The Xiaoqi battalion chased for several miles and killed several unlucky ones who were left alone. Mengfei sent out troops from Wubao to attack them and led his troops back to the city.

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"Keep digging!" Yang Zheng ordered.

The more Deng Ai reacted like this, the more excited Yang Zheng became.

It's like teasing a beautiful woman. The louder the scream, the more intense the reaction, and the more excited the man becomes.

Boom, boom, boom, the east side started digging forward again.

The slower it is, the more it tortures the enemy.

But this time, Deng Ai calmed down and neither yelled nor made a fuss.

The seven forts were silent, with only seven flags with the Chinese character Deng fluttering in the east wind.

"Could it be that the enemy attacked at night?" Gong Yu asked doubtfully.

The construction of seven forts consumes quite a lot of human resources.

Of course, Deng Ai was supported by the entire Guanzhong, so this little thing was nothing.

"Be careful." Yang Zheng also felt that Deng Ai was likely to attack at night.

However, at night, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, there was no movement, the wind was calm, and there were only wild wolves howling in the wilderness, which was very desolate.

The next day, the Qiang cavalry came again, rode and shot as usual, and then retreated.

"What's the news from the scout?" Yang Zheng became alert.

"It's blocked by Deng Ai's seven forts. The scouts can't get through and can't come back." Meng Guan said anxiously.

The opponent was Deng Ai, and Yang Zheng was heartbroken.

Nowadays, Xiping is not afraid of fighting the enemy hard. The entire Jincheng County has become a war fortress, and Yang Zheng has absolute confidence in the soldiers and his subordinates.

What I fear most is all kinds of surprise attacks and all kinds of intrigues.

Cao Cao, who had been playing tricks all his life, capsized in the gutter of Chibi.

Thanks to the explosion of heroes, the wars in the Three Kingdoms era were full of all kinds of impossibilities.

But this is what Deng Ai is good at.
To be continued...