At the meeting, the generals expressed their opinions. Some advocated to march into Liangzhou first, and then deal with the forces of the Xianbei people and Sima Canjin, and then turn back to deal with the Eastern Wu; some advocated to use troops first in the southeast. After all, compared with the forces of the remnants of Jin in Liangzhou, the threat of Wu State was greater. Sima Yan was in lingering and was not a problem at all. After pacifying the Southeast, it would be too late to go back to solve him.

The two factions that were tit-for-tat-tat first were undoubtedly formed. The faction that advocated fighting Liangzhou first believed that the Wei army now stationed troops in Longxi and adjacent to Liangzhou should be destroyed first, and then moved to Huainan, so that they could avoid running back and forth and wasting their troops.

The faction that advocated fighting the Southeast first believed that the remnant Jin was just a problem of tinea scabies and was not worth worrying about, while the Eastern Wu was a major problem and should not be taken lightly. Once Huainan was lost, the Central Plains would be shaken and the world would be in danger. Therefore, the most urgent task should be to solve the matter in Huainan first.

When the two factions were in a strife, Yang Hu reminded Cao Liang to be careful of Jiang Wei from Shu. After the defeat in Longxi, Jiang Wei must be unwilling to accept his revenge. Therefore, Yang Hu suggested that Cao Liang must not take Jiang Wei lightly when dealing with Wu and the remnant Jin. It is crucial to do a good job in defense of Guanlong.

Some people have deep doubts about this, believing that Jiang Wei had just returned from defeat and lost half of his troops. Even if he was determined to attack, he was unable to raise his troops.

Yang Hu smiled and said, "You said that because you don't know much about Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei is not an ordinary person. He will not be in a slump because of the defeat in the battle. Although the battle of Longxi has suffered a lot, he has received the help of Sima Lun and his strength is stronger than before he went to war. Jiang Wei is best at taking advantage of the situation. Every time he attacks, he will seize the opportunity to take action. Now there are military affairs in both places in Liangzhou, Huainan, and Jiang Wei must have been ready to move. Therefore, whether it is to march into Liangzhou or Huainan, Guanlong's defense must not be relaxed, and Jiang Wei must not be given an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Cao Liang nodded. Yang Hu's analysis was reasonable. Jiang Wei was the undefeated Xiaoqiang and his vitality was particularly tenacious. Everyone thought that Jiang Wei would definitely be seriously injured after the disastrous defeat in Longxi this time. He would not be able to recover after three or five years. But if you think so, it would be a big mistake.

Jiang Wei is definitely an indomitable fighter. No failure can defeat him. Every failure is the ladder of the next attack. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, Jiang Wei will never miss it. Therefore, this time the Wei army faced not only two-line battles, but three-line battles.

However, the strength of the Wei army is no longer the same as before. Even in the third-line battle, Cao Liang was not afraid at all. In fact, when the generals were arguing about the question of whether the southeast or northwest first, Cao Liang himself had the answer, that is, to take both hands and to be strong both hands. He would not give up on the ability to deal with Sima Yan and Tufashu, but also return to Huainan to attack the invading Wu army. Even if he strengthened the defense of Guanlong to resist Jiang Wei, Cao Liang was full of confidence.

Cao Liang quickly made arrangements and appointed Ma Long as the governor of Pingliang, Wen Yang as the deputy governor of Pingliang, and the commander took the lead in climbing the camp and Yueqi camp to fight against Liangzhou, while Deng Ai served as the governor of Guanlong, leading the other three battalions of the Left Army to seize Guanlong.

In order to make up for the lack of troops after Ma Longwenyang's expedition to Liangzhou, Cao Liang also specially transferred 20,000 garrison troops from Bingzhou and Sizhou to help defend various cities in Guanlong. Deng Ai's army only needs to be responsible for field battles.

As for the two cavalry battalions of the Central Army and the Right Army, they followed Cao Liang to the southeast and headed to the Huainan.

Cao Liang's arrangement surprised many people deeply. Cao Liang was going to fight on the third line!

Deng Ai came to Guanlong, and the goal was obviously to prevent Jiang Wei of Shu. There was no problem with this. With Deng Ai's ability, his mobile army of 50,000 and more than 30,000 garrison troops, it was more than enough to fight Jiang Wei.

There was no problem with the army heading south to Huainan. One central army plus two cavalry battalions, the 110,000 army was huge enough.

The only thing that surprised people was the fact that they went to Liangzhou, there was only one infantry battalion and one cavalry battalion. If it were Sima Yan's remaining troops alone, these 30,000 people must be enough, but the situation is very different now. The Xianbei people's bald tree can claim to have 200,000 troops. Even if the elderly and weak are abandoned, there are at least 100,000 strong. Cao Liang only sent 30,000 troops to fight, obviously fighting against the crowd. Are Ma Long and Wen Yang really sure? Everyone couldn't help but feel worried about it.

Only Cao Liang knew that the troops who gave Ma Long and Wen Yang were not less matched, but more matched. In history, whether Wen Yang defeated the Xianbei people or Ma Long destroyed the Tufashu's function, there were really not many soldiers. The reason why Ma Long could defeat the Xianbei people was not about the amount of troops, but the restraint of the troops played a decisive role. Therefore, it was enough for Cao Liang to arrange for them to lead the Yueqi camp and the first to go to war.

Before leaving, Cao Liang specially summoned Ma Long and Wen Yang to ask for their opinions. Ma Long and Wen Yang both expressed their confidence in completing Cao Liang's mission and lived up to His Majesty's expectations.

Cao Liang didn't say anything more. He knew very well that he didn't need his own advice to do it better. Even if he sent one person alone, it would be enough to sweep Liangzhou. Now that both of them are fighting, it is equivalent to double insurance. Cao Liang has no reason not to believe them.

Cao Liang told Ma Long and Wen Yang that when they went to Liangzhou this time, Cao Liang would arrange a dedicated person to provide support and ensure sufficient supply. They both let go of their hands and feet and do not have any concerns.

Ma Long and Wen Yang originally thought that Cao Liang had specially summoned them to his side to give them the opportunity in person, but not. Cao Liang completely delegated power and handed over the full power of the conquest of Liangzhou to them. He did not interfere at all.

This surprised Ma Long and Wen Yang, and was also very moved. It was Cao Liang's trust in them that made such arrangements. In order not to let down this trust, Ma Long and Wen Yang had already made great efforts to fight the battle in Liangzhou and would not give up until they brought back the heads of Bald Tree and Sima Yan.

The two of them expressed their passionate expressions, Cao Liang smiled slightly, and asked them to go down and prepare, and set off in three days.

Ma Long and Wen Yang retreated, and Cao Liang ordered the ranks of the army to summon Deng Ai and Qian Hong.
Chapter completed!