"Gongzi Cao, why are you here?" Someone behind him was pleasantly surprised.

Generally speaking, those who belong to the Chinese army will stay in the tent most of the time, give advice to the main general, and will not be on the front line, but at this moment, Cao Liang appeared at the forefront of the position, which is undoubtedly surprising.

Cao Liang turned his head and smiled, the person who spoke was Shi Bao, and the person next to him who was wearing armor was Deng Ai, this is the station of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, the closest to the Wu Army camp, and when the charge is launched later, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion will also be the vanguard and main force.

"I'll take a look." Cao Liang said casually, "How about it, you're about to enter the battle, are you ready?" ”

Shi Bud grinned and said, "Don't worry, Gongzi Cao, we will definitely not smear your face." ”

Shi Bao has been looking forward to this battle for a long time, since he has joined the army, Shi Bao is no longer the small county official who only governs agriculture and mulberry, the battlefield is his broadest stage, if he wants to be promoted to the rank of an official and make a person, then he must temper himself in this battle of blood and fire, he is eager to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and he is also eager to leap into the dragon gate and enter the peak of life.

And everything he longs for is no longer a flash, as long as he works hard, everything can be achieved.

Unlike Shi Bao's passion, Deng Ai was much calmer, although he did not speak, but from his determined eyes, Cao Liang could also see his desire for this battle.

If there is no war, these soldiers who are eager to make meritorious contributions will become unknown and spend an ordinary life in mediocrity, even if they are a generation of famous generals, they will eventually be drowned in the dust of history.

Only war, they have the opportunity to shine, to have the opportunity to be famous in the world, born in troubled times, for ordinary people may be a misfortune, but for Shi Bao and Deng Ai such a world-famous general, it is a fortunate, only in this era, will reflect their value.

Cao Liang said to Deng Ai: "Shizai, I heard that whenever you go to a place, you like to survey the location, designate the military camp premises, plan the march route, and follow me, I want to hear your high opinions." ”

"Yui." Deng Ai leaned over and said yes.

Deng Ai has a habit, every time he goes out, he always likes to survey the terrain and plan the military, where it is suitable for camping, where it is suitable for defense, where it is suitable for attacking, he will give a point or two, and even the specific marching route, he will often draw it on the drawings.

For this reason, Deng Ai is often ridiculed by his peers, thinking that he is inadequate, an official in charge of Tuntian, but he has the heart of a leading general, which is simply wishful thinking.

However, Deng Ai was not affected by others at all, and always went his own way, no matter where he passed, he would personally survey and plan according to his own habits, just like a general who led the army.

Cao Liang took Deng Ai and went all the way, stopping only two or three miles away from the Wu army's camp, but fortunately the jungle was dense here, and they hid behind the bushes, and the Wu soldiers who were patrolling back and forth on the opposite side did not find it.

However, Cao Liang didn't dare to go any further, the closer he got to the Wu army camp, the more Minggang secret posts there were, Minggang is good to say, you can see it from a distance, and you can avoid it, but the secret posts are arranged in a secret place, it is difficult to find, I am afraid that you can only know when you get close, but when you get closer, I am afraid that Cao Liang will already be exposed.

If Cao Liang is exposed, the consequences are likely to be catastrophic, and the Wu army will notice that there are activities of the Wei army behind it, and then spare no effort to search, so that Xiahou Xuan's entire plan will be aborted, and the Wei army can only change from a sneak attack to an encounter battle, and the result is unimaginable.

Therefore, after Cao Liang stayed in a relatively safe position, he stopped moving forward, pointed to the camp of the Wu army in front, and said to Deng Ai: "If you are now the leading general, how will you attack?" ”

Deng Ai followed Cao Liang all the way, although he had been silent, but his brain was not idle, and he had already planned it in his heart.

Cao Liang couldn't help but be secretly surprised, Deng Ai's route and method of march were almost exactly the same as Xiahou Xuan's, you must know Xiahou Xuan's battle plan, but he worked hard for two days to get it, and Deng Ai just glanced at it twice, and said casually, he was really a military wizard.

A famous general is indeed a famous general, and it is really not good to be unconvinced, you must know that Cao Liang has also carefully observed the terrain, but if he is allowed to come up with a combat plan of the same quality, it is really difficult.

After all, this is Cao Liang's first time experiencing war, even though he has read countless books on the art of war before, but Cao Liang understands that actual combat and war books are actually two different things, on the battlefield, you can decide the beginning, but you can never decide the result.

Cao Liang said to Deng Ai: "Shizai, what you are planning just now is the route of the attack, if our army is in an unfavorable situation and is besieged by the enemy, how should we retreat?" ”

Deng Ai is obviously sluggish, others make plans, and always think about the good side, how to launch an attack, how to take advantage of the victory to pursue, while Cao Liang is obviously taking a different path, thinking about defeat and retreat before the battle is fought, which is completely different.

However, Deng Ai didn't refute, after all, the rainy day is also thought of by a far-sighted wise man, he pondered for a long time, and then gave a more reasonable retreat plan.

The reason why Deng Ai was silent for a long time was because Deng Ai had really not considered this aspect before, and it was a demoralizing thing to consider retreating before advancing.

But Deng Ai's thinking is quick, even if he hasn't thought about it before, after meditating for a moment at this moment, he can still give Cao Liang a more satisfactory plan.

Cao Liang nodded secretly, although Deng Ai's plan is not perfect, but it is a good way to retreat, if the battle is unfavorable, it can completely adopt Deng Ai's plan, at least the southern army will not be in danger of annihilation.

Cao Liang did not completely deny Xiahou Xuan's battle plan, but Xiahou Xuan's plan had a fatal flaw, that is, he only considered how to break the enemy by combining inside and outside, and did not consider where the 30,000 horses of the entire southern army would go if the war was unfavorable.

It is a very dangerous thing for a lone army to go deep behind enemy lines, and once it is besieged by the enemy, how to get out of the predicament, Xiahou Xuan did not consider this at all.