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Chapter 420 Layers of defense
White clouds are flying and the Wei River flows leisurely.Inside and outside Cangqiu, camps are displayed.

Cangqiu is located at the intersection of Changshui River and Weishui River, and it is an important transportation point controlling the west of Yongzhou.The water and land network interweaves each other, but now the flags of the Zhou and Liang armies are all over the place, and there are no pedestrians.

Fifty thousand Changce troops went south along the Changshui River and stationed themselves in the wilderness northeast of Cangqiu. Fifty thousand troops crossed the Wei River and advanced to the southern suburbs of Cangqiu. Nearly [-] Heihu troops captured the water village to the west of Cangqiu.In addition, there are [-] naval troops led by Tang Dafu and Li Fu, patrolling the waters day and night, cutting off assistance from inside and outside Cangqiu.

Cangqiu is a big city, a big city that requires hundreds of thousands of people to encircle.All such large cities have one characteristic: they have strong walls and thick walls, and complete internal and external defense measures.

Liang Jun stationed 15 troops in Cangqiu alone, which basically concentrated most of Yongzhou's troops.There are abundant grain and grass reserves in Cangqiu City, which are enough for the 15-strong army for more than a year. Even if the connection between the inside and outside of Cangqiu is completely cut off, Liang Jun in the city can still sustain it for a long time.

At this time, there were [-] Liang troops from all over the Central Plains in Haojing in the rear.

This is a tough battle, both for the Zhou army outside the city and the Liang army inside the city.

Meng Qing stood on the city wall, looking at the continuous banners of the Zhou army in the distance.Outside Cangqiu City, there are 26 camps of Liang Jun's army, with 10 troops stationed.These 26 camps were defense lines deployed by Meng Qing based on the terrain outside Cangqiu City, in order to contain and consume the strength of the Zhou army, so that the Zhou army would be exhausted when they arrived at Cangqiu City.

After Huan Zishan's death, Meng Qing, the governor of Zhongdi County, had become the highest military officer in Cangqiu City, and Liang Ting also acquiesced to this fact.Chang Yu sat in Haojing to stabilize people's hearts, and handed over all the military affairs of Cangqiu to Meng Qing.

Marching and fighting, planning exchanges, is just like the Chu River and Han borders, fighting with troops.

The only difference is that the real situation is more complicated than a chess game, and people are not simple chess pieces to compare with.

In this game of chess, both sides seemed to be evenly matched, and Liang Jun's apparent numerical advantage was unmatched by Zhou Jun's.But in closer comparison, they are completely incomparable.

Yang Chun, Jin Xin, Yang An, Qin Feng, Tang Dafu and other world-famous generals were all Yang Xian's chess pieces for his use.

The Zhou army was so powerful that it had just captured Liangzhou and was about to attack Yongzhou in one go.

The power under Meng Qing was much weaker, and there was not even a general in the Liang Army.Of course, if the general of Liang Jun was really here, it would not be the turn of the county governor, Meng Qing, to make the decision.

It was very difficult for Meng Qing to defend. He needed to use his numerical advantage as much as possible to offset the opponent's combat power and delay the edge and time of the Zhou army's attack.

But Yang Xian also knew this.The Zhou army besieged three sides, leaving only this important area in the east. Wasn't it just waiting for Liang Jun's reinforcements?

Yang Xian knew the weakness, strength and morale of the 15 Liang army stationed in Cangqiu.Destroying the morale of the 15 Liang army is the most cost-effective attack plan for the Zhou army.

And nothing makes them more desperate than leaving the soldiers in the city to be isolated and helpless, so the Zhou army opened the door and waited to welcome the [-] Liang troops.

Zhou Jun valued his own combat power and did not pay attention to Liang Jun at all, and Yang Xian also had this pride.

In today's world, the only ones who can compete with these hundreds of thousands of Zhou troops are the elites of the Northern and Southern armies.

It's just that among the Northern Army, [-] are stationed in Shendu, [-] are in Nanyang, and the Southern Army with less than [-] in Cangqiu City is too weak.

Both sides knew the other's plan, and the rest was purely a competition of strength. In terms of execution, Meng Qing was obviously inferior to Yang Xian.

The early contests between Zhou Jun and Liang Jun were mostly for the transportation points outside Cangqiu, and there were no large-scale team battles.

The official battle took place one day ago, and Meng Qing could not forget the scene at that time.

Just one day ago, the sound of drums in the Zhou army's camp was loud and the army was dispatched, just like a sleeping beast suddenly awakening.Zhou Jun used the most tyrannical attitude to tear apart all obstacles that dared to stand in front of them.

Visit seven villages in one day!The defense line set up by Meng Qing was not even qualified to stop them.If this situation continues, it will take less than three days for these hundreds of thousands of Zhou troops to join forces at the foot of Cangqiu City.

But even so, Meng Qing's expression remained calm and calm.It's not that Meng Qing isn't anxious, but it's useless if he is anxious.

It's like the defense line he arranged, if it is purely from a military point of view, any general who sees it will praise it for its ingenuity.

But real-life offense and defense is not a test, and it is useless no matter how beautiful the answers are.Under the powerful offensive of the Zhou army, three of the seven camps surrendered without a fight.

He went to the white flag without even hitting him!

In the Zhounan battle, most of the elite of the Yongzhou Army died in Shu, and even Liang Jun's general Huan Biao was not spared.Today, the strength of the Liang army in Yongzhou is uneven, and this is not something that Meng Qing can decide.

What Meng Qing can do is to boost morale and try to eliminate these unfavorable factors.

"Prefect, the Grand Governor has sent word that one hundred thousand Liang troops in Haojing have set off and will reach Cangqiu in less than two days."

"Who is the leader?"

"General Xu Jin!"

"Is it him?"

Meng Qing murmured slightly, this leader was expected by Meng Qing.

Since the time of Huanwu, General Xu Jin has been stationed in Shendu.However, since Huan Qing waited for the throne and Huan Wu transferred back the two generals of the Huan clan, Huan Zhong and Huan Gong, Xu Jin's influence in Shendu has become much smaller, and he was gradually pushed to the edge of Shendu's military power.

But even so, Xu Jin is still a veteran who has been there since the Huanwu era, and his status is respected.

After all, these [-] Liang troops were drawn from all over the Central Plains, and apart from Xu Jin, there was no suitable person among the Liang troops who could bring them together.

Since the army in Cangqiu City went south to take down Jin Xin's Heijun army and failed, Liang Ting's military plan was in vain.

Even if the military rations in Yongzhou and Shendu are exhausted, they can still be transported from various places in the Central Plains.Using water transportation, Liang Jun could even transport grain and grass from as far away as Yangdi to Cangqiu City.

However, the current situation is no longer what it used to be. The Zhou army has captured Liangzhou and is attacking from both sides. The pressure on food and grass has been reduced a lot. If this plan is used up, the effect will not be as significant as before.

"what happened?"

Meng Qing woke up from his deep thoughts, but was awakened by the sound of shouts of harmony.

It was a sound coming from the Zhou army's camp. It was so powerful that it was even more violent than the Zhou army's attack yesterday.

Meng Qing's expression changed, and he was surprised.

Could it be that Yang Xian had settled the matter in Liangzhou so quickly and led his army to the outside of Cangqiu City?

(End of this chapter)