Just when Zhou Tai was still sighing with regret and thought he had lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Cao Liang and his party had returned to the Wei army camp safely.

Yang Hu ordered his soldiers to light up the oil lamps, and dozens of huge oil lamps illuminated the tent. Except for Shi Bao still in Feng County, the governors of the Central Army and the Left Army, and the generals of each battalion arrived together.

Cao Liang summoned the generals together overnight to discuss plans to break the enemy. Now the Wei army's attack on Chen Cang is in a difficult situation, and Cao Liang has already conducted on-site inspections. There is indeed a reason why the Wei army could not take Chen Cang down. Therefore, Cao Liang summoned the generals to gather ideas to find a way to break the deadlock.

Cao Liang said to the generals: "All officials, everyone knows the current situation. If you can't take Chen Cang, you can't break the current deadlock. You can put forward any ideas. Whether it is a good plan or a bad plan, you don't have to hide it. Those who speak have no faults, and those who speak have no guilt. Everyone can speak freely."

Then, Cao Liang first said to Yang Hu: "Uncle, don't you have an immature idea? Tell me and let everyone give you a counselor."

Yang Hu was indeed thinking about new strategies. After all, as the main general, he couldn't take Chen Cang for so long, so naturally he was secretly anxious, but his idea was still in the planning stage. Before it was formed, Yang Hu would definitely not reveal it easily.

However, Cao Liang took the initiative to ask him to say it, and after Yang Hu thought about it for a while, he revealed his plan.

Yang Hu's plan was to bypass Chen Cang and attack Longxi directly. Judging from the current situation, Chen Cang's defense was too strong. If the Wei army wanted to attack, it would inevitably pay a considerable price. And even if the price was heavy, it would still be an unknown number? Therefore, the core of Yang Hu's plan was to adopt a strategy of siege but not attacking Chen Cang, leaving only a part of the troops to continue to encircle Chen Cang, and the main force would advance towards Longxi? If the Wei army could successfully capture Longxi, Chen Cang's defenders would lose their support? Naturally, they would be defeated without attacking.

This kind of fighting style is also in line with the strategy of military strategists to avoid the real and make the virtual. Since it is difficult to capture in Chen Cang, then it is better to turn to attack other targets. Longxi is the foundation of the Sima army? If Longxi can be taken down, Chen Cang's problem will be solved.

However, whether Longxi is easy to fight is still an unknown number? Judging from the configuration of the Sima army and Shu army, it is not easy for the Wei army to easily defeat Longxi.

The Sima Army and the Shu Army had a total strength of more than 150,000, and Chen Cang only stationed 30,000 people. There are about 30,000 people in Jieting Liucheng, and the remaining 90,000 troops are deployed in various parts of Longxi. According to the information currently available, the distribution of the Sima Army and the Shu Army in Longxi is basically based on defending cities and occupying dangerous passes.

Sima Lun was very smart in this regard. He knew the power of the Wei cavalry, so he did not station troops on the plains to give the Wei cavalry a chance to raid. Instead, he stationed all his troops in dangerous places and some large cities, and chose to give up the plains. Even if the Wei cavalry invaded Longxi, he would have nothing to gain.

Therefore, in Yang Hu's plan, the Wei army entering Longxi would inevitably not be just a single cavalry unit. Although the cavalry unit has an unrivalled advantage in field battles, its weakness is also obvious, that is, it does not have the ability to attack tough and is powerless in the face of city defense and complex terrain. Therefore, if the Wei army really wants to attack Longxi, it must coordinate and cooperate with each other and arrange the various troops so that they have a chance to win the battle.

However, this combat plan is much more complicated than capturing Chen Cang and then pushing Longxi. What should Chen Cang's defenders do? How many troops and horses need to be left to siege Chen Cang, which is something Yang Hu needs to consider and calculate.

The fewer troops left, which will not work to control the defenders in Chencang City. The more troops left, it will also affect the Wei army's use of troops in Longxi. Therefore, the first thing to consider is the number of troops besieging Chencang, which is related to the entire logistics support of the entire Wei army. Chencang's enemy is like a thorn in his throat. Especially once the Wei army advances westward, Chencang's hostile threat to the logistics supply line is too great, so dealing with Chencang's problem is a prerequisite for attacking Longxi.

The main problem of Yang Hu's plan is that the information in Longxi that the Wei army is currently under control is not very detailed, and the logistics support conditions for supporting the army's offensive have not been met. Therefore, Yang Hu is only in the planning stage at present. Whether it can be truly implemented has to formulate a detailed strategy. Obviously, such conditions are not met at the moment.

After Yang Hu revealed this plan to avoid the real and go against the false, it immediately aroused heated discussions among the generals, some supported and some opposed.

Supporters believe that Yang Hu's jumping forward method is relatively innovative, which is conducive to breaking the current deadlock and also catches the enemy off guard. If everything goes well, the Wei army will easily attack the city of Ji County.

The opponents were also quite clear, believing that this plan was risky. After all, in the Longxi area, nearly 100,000 troops were gathered from the Sima army and the Shu army alliance, and the defenders of Jieting Liucheng could also rescue Longxi at any time. The Wei army faced a strong army and could not get sufficient food and grass supply, and the prospects for the Wei army's Longxi battle were not bright.

Opponents believe that if the Wei army wants to take down Longxi, it should first be based on taking down Chen Cang. This is a key battle that cannot be avoided. Only by opening the door to Longxi can the Wei army have the opportunity to sweep and crush Longxi.

But there are many different opinions on how to take Chen Cang, and they have not come up with a substantial plan. In fact, it is indeed not easy to take Chen Cang. The Wei army has launched an attack on Chen Cang for more than 20 days, with thousands of casualties, but they have no chance to break Chen Cang in the end.

Some people proposed to use water attack. Chen Cang was located south of the Wei River. If a dam was built to raise the water level of the Wei River, water would be used to irrigate Chen Cang. Chen Cang was flooded and the defenders would naturally collapse.

However, the water attack plan looks good, but it is extremely difficult to implement. Although Chencang City is adjacent to the Wei River in the south, the terrain is a little higher than that in the Wei River. If the Wei army wants to build a dam to raise the water level, they must first increase the embankment of the Wei River and not allow the Wei River to flow elsewhere.

In this way, the manpower and material resources are consumed quite a lot, and the chance of success is slim, so the water attack plan is quickly abandoned.
Chapter completed!