In order to capture the 杨杨, Liu Jing had already spent a lot of effort. During the continuous attack for more than a month, the Wei army also paid a considerable price of casualties.

However, due to the extremely tenacious defense of the Shu army and the dangerous terrain of the defense line of the Qiting, the Shu army is equipped with a defensive killing weapon such as a powerful crossbow, Liu Jing's attack was not smooth. Although it also broke through several positions of the Shu army, it could not capture the main position of the Qiting, which made Liu Jing very depressed.

However, this kind of offensive and defensive war itself is a protracted war. Of course, Liu Jing would not be discouraged by the temporary setback. It is hard to say who laughed at this battle. What Liu Jing needs to do now is persistence. As the saying goes, persistence is the foundation of success. Liu Jing must use this perseverance and continuous attack to destroy the confidence of the Shu army, disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Shu army, and finally achieve the goal of taking down the Guanting.

Of course, for the higher-level members of the Wei army, the attack method is definitely not limited to Liu Jing's troops. Shi Bao led his army to attack Huya Mountain, which is the second front opened by the Wei army in the Qiting. If Shi Bao can successfully capture Huya Mountain, he can threaten the Shu army's Qiting defense line from the flank, which is of great benefit to breaking the deadlock in the Qiting.

But Jiang Wei was also a scheming person. He had long seen through the Wei army's offensive route. When Shi Bao launched an attack on Huya Mountain, the B&B had already led an army to wait for it.

Shi Bao needed to fight well in Huya Mountain, and successfully fought a counter-ambush against Bu Xie, which severely damaged the Shu army. However, Bu Xie still relied on the dangerous terrain of Weirong Village to intercept Shi Bao's army, causing the Wei army's plan to attack the Qiting from front and back was vain.

This Xiling Battle is not only about the combat power of both sides, but also about a battle of wits and courage. Only by predicting the enemy's initiative can you take the initiative on the battlefield.

The two attack methods that the Wei army adopted first were actually seen through by Jiang Wei, so the Shu army obviously seized the initiative in the early stages of the war between the two sides. They used the favorable terrain of the Qiting and Huya Mountain to successfully intercept the Wei army's attack.

If this situation continues, it will be quite difficult for the Wei army to break through the defense line of the Shu army. Even if it can be barely attacked, the cost of casualties will be unbearable for the Wei army.

However, Cao Liang's subsequent methods were emerging one after another. Even if the Shu army successfully defended in the Qiting and Huyashan, and the Wei army's attack was frustrated, Cao Liang still had a reserve plan.

Moreover, this plan is almost magical and almost no one can imagine it, so it is not surprising that the Shu army did not make a defense plan in advance.

Jiang Wei placed almost all his troops on the periphery of Xiling, thus establishing a long-encirclement position. This long-encirclement position almost condensed Jiang Wei's efforts. Before the war, he had visited various positions several times to supervise the defense line and take overall charge of the situation. In Jiang Wei's mind, even if this line of defense is not as solid as a rock, it is at least as solid as a rock. Jiang Wei has sufficient confidence in defending Xiling.

But in Jiang Wei's defense system, one of the most important points is Xiling City itself.

The Xiling Defense Line, therefore the name means that it is based on Xiling City as the core of defense. All the peripheral fortifications were established to protect Xiling. Jiang Wei adopted the practice of defending the enemy outside the country's gates and gathered heavy troops on the periphery of Xiling, but Xiling City itself did not have much force to garrison.

Of course, it has a great relationship with the limited military strength of the Shu army. The long-encircled defensive position consumed too much of the Shu army, so Jiang Wei was too short of it and could not arrange many people in the most important defense of Xiling City.

However, this is also related to Jiang Wei's ignorance of the defense of Xiling City. In his opinion, as long as the Shu army can block the Wei army from the periphery of Xiling, the Wei army will never be able to attack the city of Xiling. Then no matter how many people are arranged to guard Xiling, it will be meaningless.

Good steel is used on the blade. Now Jiang Wei attaches the most importance to the defensive positions of the Qiting and Huya Mountain. He even dares to take risks from the northwest direction lightly.

The only thing he ignored was the defense of Xiling City.

But Cao Liang's attack was aimed at Jiang Wei's weakness. Pingjiang Camp, a naval marine, who had never appeared on the battlefield before, launched a sudden attack on Xiling City under the cover of the stone-popping battleship, completely caught Jiang Wei off guard.

When Jiang Wei realized that the Wei army was going to attack Xiling City directly, it was actually too late. In addition, Ning Sui's reinforcements were blocked, Jiang Wei had lost the opportunity to stick to Xiling, and eventually had to choose to retreat and give up Xiling City.

It can be said that Cao Liang's operation was very successful. He unexpectedly attacked him and was unprepared. Cao Liang did take the surprise attack to the extreme, leaving Jiang Wei without any strength to fight back.

As soon as Xiling was lost, the entire Xiling defense line of the Shu army was completely declared collapse. The defense line of the Qiting that had been unable to be taken down before finally turned around.

After receiving the news that the Marine Corps had taken Xiling, Liu Jing began to launch a new offensive against the Qingting and stared at the Qingting. Once any disturbance occurs, Liu Jing will do his best to launch an attack and will never give Sima Lun a chance to escape.

Liu Jing knew that after Xiling was lost, Simalun's situation would become extremely difficult and dangerous, and withdrawing troops basically became Simalun's first choice. The only thing Liu Qing didn't know was when Simalun would choose to withdraw troops.

In this battlefield where both sides are intertwined and the battle situation is extremely stalemate, it is not easy for the defensive side to escape unscathed. At least it must arrange a broken army to block the Wei army's attack during the retreat.

The army that is responsible for the task of cutting off the rear is often a life-and-death life. After all, the Wei army is strong. No matter how many people left by the Shu army to cut off the rear, it is basically no different from the death. These people are usually used as abandoned children.

However, Liu Jing's appetite was not just about eating the Shu army's broken rear troops. Liu Jing really didn't take the Shu army's broken rear troops seriously. If he wanted to eat, he naturally had to eat a bite of the big one. If he didn't swallow all Sima Lun's army in one bite, Liu Jing would not give up.

Of course, this has nothing to do with hatred. Simalun's army has always been a more threatening existence among the Shu army. Eliminating Simalun will have great benefits to the entire Wei and Shu battle situation.
Chapter completed!