Going forward and attacking and saving are the essence of Sun Tzu's Art of War, while Cao Liang fully utilized this strategy and introduced Jiang Wei and Sima Lun step by step into his ambush circle.

Wars are about strength, but strategy is also extremely important. Those who do not plan for the whole world are not enough to plan for a while, and those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan a domain. If any battle is not considered from the perspective of the overall situation, it will be difficult to achieve great things.

Chen Cang was already at his fingertips. According to ordinary people's ideas, it was the best time to take down Chen Cang in one go, but Cao Liang did not act rashly and continued to siege Chen Cang without attacking.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Chen Cang is a tough tough guy. He just wants to take Chen Cang, and he will pay no matter how much the price he pays. At this moment, such a great opportunity, why don’t you hurry up and wait for it?

But for Cao Liang, this is not a matter. Chen Cang is just a small town. As long as Cao Liang uses a little trick, he can get it. Therefore, Cao Liang never takes Chen Cang seriously. His eyes are staring at Sima Lun and Jiang Wei's army, which are two real big fish. Only by taking two of them can the key to solving the Longxi problem.

From a longer-term perspective, Cao Liang wanted to win Long and look for Shu. After taking Longxi, his next goal would be to destroy Shu. At this time, about half of the troops of Shu were in the hands of Jiang Wei. If Jiang Wei was completely annihilated or severely injured in the Battle of Longxi, the goal of weakening Shu could be achieved and convenient for subsequent attacks on Shu.

Deng Ai had previously proposed a plan to attack Hanzhong. Although this advanced and bold idea was rejected because of the great risk, this does not mean that Cao Liang's plan to Deng Ai was completely denied. Most of the army were generals who were determined to be self-determinate and obedient. Generals like Deng Ai who were brave enough to explore and take risks were rare, and the development of history often came to light from this group of people.

Although the agenda of the battle against Shu has not yet been mentioned, it is actually not far away. After taking Longxi, Cao Liang will turn the strategic core of the attack to Shu.

Perhaps it is a derogatory term to gain a longing and looking for Shu? It describes people's lack of greed? However, Cao Liang does not think so? Anyone with ambition should not be limited or satisfied with the current victory. After gaining a longing, he would not even dare to look for Shu? So how can he hold on to the world?

Cao Liang wanted to catch a big fish, so he naturally needed bait. Chen Cang was Cao Liang's bait? If there was no bait, the big fish would give up and not come again? And Cao Liang kept the bait and did not move? Sooner or later, the big fish would take the bait.

Everything was indeed as Cao Liang expected? Sima Lun and Jiang Wei were reluctant to abandon Chen Cang and all the troops came to rescue him, but all this was already under Cao Liang's plan? Since Sima Lun and Jiang Wei dared to come, they would definitely be without a return.

Cao Liang, the army surrounding Chen Cang, also left at least two battalions, and Zhou Tai was already in the jar. But if Wu Dong took it into consideration during the melee, Zhou Tai still had a chance to turn over. Cao Liang left two battalions to guard against Chen Cang, but he would not give Zhou Tai a chance to turn over.

As for the troops that were fighting aid, Cao Liang also mobilized at least six cavalry battalions and four infantry battalions, and arranged an ambush circle in Heisuyuan, fifty miles west of Chencang. This is the only place to pass from Longxi to Chencang. The terrain is relatively flat. Taking advantage of the cavalry, Cao Liang came here to check the terrain and discussed with the generals, and decided this place as the main battlefield.

The Chencang area is a typical Loess Plateau with undulating hills and ravines. It is difficult to find a region that is more conducive to cavalry combat. There is a Heishui River near the Heishuiyuan, and the range of dozens of miles is still flat. Although it is not a good place for ambush, it is conducive to cavalry operations, and was eventually selected by Cao Liang.

For this battle, Cao Liang also specially summoned Shi Bao, who was cruising in the Weibei area. Since the attack on Jieting was fruitless, Shi Bao has been stationed in the north of the Weihe River. Obviously, he was unwilling to accept it and wanted to wait for an opportunity to attack Jieting. However, Hu Fen defended closely at Jieting and did not give Shi Bao any chance to take action. Shi Bao could only sigh secretly. He had such invincible power as the iron armored cavalry, but there was no place to be without martial arts. Why didn't it make people sigh?

After receiving Cao Liang's order, Shi Bao quickly led the Tunqi Camp and the Jinqi Camp to the south. He rushed to Heisuyuan in a hurry. This battle would be launched in the plains. The Tunqi Camp, which had not received a chance to fight for a long time, all breathed a sigh of relief. This time they had to fight a vivid battle and relieve the depression in their hearts.

Since the Right Army attacked Wuguan, the Tunqi Camp has been doing nothing. After all, with the terrain of Wuguan, there is really no place for the Tunqi Camp to use its weapons. Later, in Shangluo, Du Yu sent Shi Bao to lead the Tunqi Camp and the Jinqi Camp to Chang'an to assist in the battle. The soldiers of the Tunqi Camp were all ready to go, thinking that it was time for them to show their strength.

But after arriving in Chang'an, I found that the Left Army had already taken Chang'an, and they didn't even have some leftovers on their way. They had nothing to do after traveling for a long distance, so they naturally became more and more depressed.

Fortunately, the Wei army quickly opened the curtain for attacking Longxi. The left army and the central army went to attack Chen Cang, while Shi Bao led the Tunqi Camp and the Jinqi Camp to Jieting. Although it was not the main battlefield, there was finally a battle to fight. The soldiers of the Tunqi Camp were extremely enthusiastic and rushed to Jieting, hoping to replicate Zhang He's achievements back then.

But Hu Fen was not Ma Su, and he did not leave any opportunity for the Tunqi Camp. The deep trenches blocked the Tunqi Camp's way, leaving them with no way to cross the line and could only return without success.

This time, the soldiers of the Tunqi Camp were really depressed. They had been going on for thousands of miles. This was the end. Are you sad or not?

Shi Bao looked towards Longshan and was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Tunqiying was a brave army famous all over the world. He was so fierce that he could defeat everything. From Bingzhou to Youzhou, from Jizhou to Yanzhou, he fought to the city of Luoyang, and was invincible all the way.

But this time when he moved to Guanzhong, the Tunqi Camp was either rushed first by other friendly forces or repeatedly hit a wall, just like he had bad luck and everything went wrong. Shi Bao even doubted whether his luck was bad in the passing years, which made him so embarrassed.

Fortunately, Shi Bao received a new order, and this time he went to Heisuyuan to ambush the Shu army. Heisuyuan was almost a flat piece of land. In this battle of the Tunqi Camp, he could finally be proud.
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