The strategy adopted by Wei State in Huainan was basically based on defense, using strong city fortresses to defend against the enemy outside the country's gates.

After all, Wei did not have any greater ambitions for Wu, so in the defense of Huainan, it was a bold and radical strategy of defending the country, giving up the fortress and luring the enemy into the depths. Even a talented person like Sima Yi might not dare to use it easily, let alone other guardians.

To put it bluntly, to lure the enemy into a deep state, it means playing with fire. If you play well, you can burn the enemy to death. If you don’t play well, it means you can burn yourself. Without a safe grasp, no border general dares to play with fire like this.

Therefore, when dealing with the Wu army's previous attacks, the general strategy adopted by Wei State was to focus on defense. As long as it could block and repel the Wu army's attack, it would be a complete victory. As for how many enemies were annihilated, it seemed that Wei State never considered.

The strategy Cao Liang adopted was to annihilate the enemy's living forces, which was also Cao Liang's usual strategic policy. He never puts the gains and losses of a city and a place first. As long as he could annihilate the enemy's living forces and strategically give up some cities and territory, even if it was a very important place, Cao Liang would do whatever he wanted.

For the Wei Kingdom, Hefei New City is a gateway to Huainan. It is precisely because of the existence of Hefei New City that Shouchun, the important town of Huainan, has been safe and sound for decades and has basically not been attacked by the Wu army. Because with the strength of the Wu army, it is impossible for them to bypass the Xincheng to attack Shouchun. Only after removing the nail, Xincheng and opening the gateway to Huainan will the Wu army have the opportunity to attack Shouchun.

This time, Cao Liang wanted to give them this opportunity. If they didn't give them this opportunity, they would have no way to invite you into the trap. The people of Wu would keep hiding on the edge of Chaohu Lake. If there was any movement, they would flee and hear the news. It would be easy to repel the Wu army's attack, but it would be difficult to wipe out the Wu army completely.

After giving up the new city, the Wu army will definitely be proud and lead the army to attack Shouchun. In this way, they will be farther and farther away from the navy. As long as the Wei army deviates from the Wu army's retreat, more than 100,000 Wu troops will be trapped in a heavy siege, and it will not be so easy to escape.

Cao Liang, the army that was bounded by the detour, chose the fastest cavalry. The four cavalry battalions Cao Liang was divided into two combat sequences, one was conducted in Xuzhou, surrounded from the east road, and the other entered Jingzhou, and surrounded from the west road.

The cavalry had an absolute advantage in speed. During the early march, they would all hide whereabouts, and the areas they passed were all within the territory of Wei, which was difficult for the Wu people to detect.

Even if the spies of the Wu people discovered the movements of the Wei cavalry, it was too late for them to pass the message to the Wu army in Huainan, because of the detailed work of the Wu army, how could they beat the Wei cavalry? After the Wei cavalry was deployed and launched an attack, the Wu people found that the situation was not good, and they would probably have too late for them to withdraw their troops.

By then, the Wei army infantry troops who had arrived in Runan will also sweep all the way, and a good show of catching turtles in a jar will be staged.

Cao Liang has been planning this drama for a long time. Although he had already returned to Luoyang, he had been holding back his troops. This undoubtedly created an illusion for the Wu people, that is, the main force of the Wei army is still in the northwest and has no time to look south at all.

But in fact, Cao Liang had already hidden murderous intent and sharpened his knife. Sun Feng didn't know it was a plan and was still complacent about his unparalleled achievements, but he didn't know that an invisible rope had been put on his neck and might kill him at any time.

Yang Hu couldn't help but look happy. When he returned to Luoyang this time, the Central Army was ordered to camp in the Funiu Mountain area and rest on site. This made the soldiers of the Central Army feel strange. They were obviously transferred back from Guanlong because of the Wu invasion of Huainan, but after returning to the Central Plains, they still remained unmoved. No one could understand Cao Liang's intention, and the holy intention was difficult to measure.

After all, the military situation in Huainan is so hot. If the reinforcements are earlier, the pressure on Huainan will be much smaller. But the Central Army has been holding its troops. Do you have to wait until Huainan is lost before taking it back?

Now Cao Liang is finally going to take action, and he has made great plans and it is time for the Central Army to make achievements. Yang Hu is naturally not very happy.

Since this battle against Wu will start the battle to destroy Wu, Cao Liang is not going to stay in Luoyang Jing and wait for news. He still wants to lead the army in person. Destroying Wu is a big deal, and without sufficient preparation, even famous generals like Yang Hu and Du Yu may not be able to achieve it, so Cao Liang still needs to lead the army to the battle himself.

What's more, Cao Liang didn't need to worry about the affairs in the court. With the assistance of Xiahou Xuan and others, the Crown Prince Cao Jing was able to handle the government affairs skillfully. He could handle the matters in the future with ease, which naturally made Cao Liang feel much more at ease.

Years of warfare have made Cao Liang accustomed to being arrogant. Now that he has become an emperor, he is not used to sitting in the Tai Chi Hall to read memorials. What's more, although Sima was destroyed, the world has not been unified yet, and he really cannot rest. He still needs to preside over the great cause of unifying the world, and the war will never stop.

Before Yang Hu left, Huan Fan asked for a visit outside the hall. Cao Liang announced him. Huan Fan also received an urgent report from Longxi before he quickly went to the hall to report Cao Liang.

"Is Xiangwu lost?" Even Cao Liang was quite shocked by Xiangwu's defeat. Cao Liang had received news that Jiang Wei sent troops to Longxi, but this matter was not beyond Cao Liang's expectations. Jiang Wei was originally an opportunist. After the main force of the Wei army withdrew this time, he would not take advantage of the situation and it was not him who would not take advantage of the situation.

However, since Cao Liang arranged for Deng Ai to take charge of Guanlong, it was based on his full trust in Deng Ai. Cao Liang believed that even if Jiang Wei sent troops to Guanlong, Deng Ai could handle it.

But unexpectedly, within a few days apart, Xiangwu, the county town of Longxi County, would actually be lost. Cao Liang also knew that Xiangwu's defense could be called solid. Even if the Shu army wanted to capture Xiangwu, it would at least take a lot of effort.

However, the Shu army captured Xiangwu in just a few days. Even Deng Ai's army had no time to rescue, and Xiangwu was lost. Yang Xin, the prefect of Longxi, could be regarded as a general, and was definitely not a good gift. It was really confusing to lose Xiangwu so quickly.

"There is a traitor in Xiangwu. Sima Lin Xiang of the county is a spy of the Shu army who has been hidden in Longxi for more than 20 years. It was when he was on duty that he opened the city gate and put the Shu army into the city, which led to the fall of Xiangwu." Huan Fan immediately explained when he saw Cao Liang's doubts.
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