The local tactical arrangement must be subordinated to the overall strategic situation, so Cao Liang thinks that it is better to destroy Yuwen Xianbei now than to open the net, so that the eastern Xianbei can continue to maintain the current situation, and the three-legged situation of the eastern Xianbei is actually the most beneficial for Youzhou.

At present, the situation in Jizhou also seems to have stabilized, and Sima Shi has given up the counterattack on Youzhou in the situation of insufficient cavalry, and has instead recruited troops in Jizhou, strictly defended to the death, and implemented strategic defense.

And Youzhou has not yet been pacified, and it is impossible for Cao Liang to go south to Jizhou to fight a decisive battle with Sima Shi, so Cao Liang's eyes are still locked on the remnants of the Youzhou Army that occupy Linyu Pass and the entire Liaodong.

However, Wei Qian and Wang Qi gave up the counties of Liaoxi and defended Linyu Pass with an iron heart, but gave Cao Liang a problem, the terrain of Linyu Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, although Wei Qian and Wang Qi said that they were remnants, but in addition to the loss of 20,000 cavalry in the battle of Liangxiang, the rest of the army was unscathed, so the army stationed in Linyu Pass was basically complete in terms of establishment.

With the topography of Linyu Pass and the cavalry superiority that the state army relied on, there was no room for exertion, and it would be difficult to capture Linyu Pass if it was to rely solely on infantry to attack and take it hard.

But Cao Liang has never fixed his eyes on one place, this time his attack target is Liaodong, Linyu Pass is just a pass leading to Liaodong, if it really can't work, bypass Linyu Pass, find another way, and take Liaodong directly, it is not equivalent to directly abolishing Linyu Pass.

In the eyes of the world, Linyu Pass is the only way from Liaoxi to Liaodong, and the reason why Wei Qian and Wang Qi chose to defend here is precisely because they value this, and guarding Linyu Pass, the throat road, is equivalent to guarding the entire Liaodong.

But in Cao Liang's eyes, there is never such a concept as a necessary road, there is a proverb in the West: all roads lead to Rome, Cao Liang thinks that if you want to capture Liaodong, there may not be only such a road as Linyu Pass.

The main reason why Wei Qian, Wang Qi and others have an illusion that they must pass through Linyu Pass to Liaodong is because other paths are not in the territory of Wei, and they must bypass the territory of the Xianbei and Wuhuan people, so that it is possible to reach Liucheng from the west.

The Wuhuan people will not mention it for the time being, since Wuhuan Shan Yu Dun was also killed by Zhang Liao in the battle of White Wolf Mountain, the Wuhuan clan has declined, and its remnants have been annexed by the Xianbei clan.

Now occupying the area of White Wolf Mountain and Daling River, it is the three major tribes of Xianbei in the east, and if Cao Liang wants to make a detour to attack Liucheng, he must defeat Murong Xianbei, Yuwen Xianbei and Duanbu Xianbei.

This area is the nest of the Xianbei people, if the Wei army enters this area, regardless of whether it is an attack or a pretext, whether it is intentional or unintentional, it will attract the hostility of the Xianbei people, unless the Xianbei people are completely defeated, it is impossible to pass through this area.

Compared with attacking Linyu Pass, this seems to be a more difficult task to complete, so Wei Qian and Wang Qi are relieved to boldly guard Linyu Pass, not afraid of Cao Liang's other way.

But after the battle of Lulongsai, Cao Liang already had a bold idea, not to enter the tiger's den, to get the tiger, Xianbei people are the culprits of the Central Plains, after the destruction of the Huns, Xianbei people have already been on Cao Liang's blacklist, if the conditions allow, Cao Liang will never let them go.

The Xianbei people in Youzhou have been constantly making waves, infiltrating and moving inward, relying only on fortresses like Lulongsai, it is impossible to stop the invasion of the Xianbei people, and the Wei court has always adopted a more tolerant attitude towards the internal migration of the Hu people, so the Xianbei people are active in Youzhou frequently, and they are very rampant.

If it weren't for the timely arrival of the Bingzhou army this time, the counties of western Liaoning would probably have been harmed by the Xianbei people, and such an incident was by no means an accidental event, but a normal situation, and even intensified, in the long run, Youzhou would sooner or later be eaten up by the Xianbei people.

For this phenomenon, Cao Liang will never condone and tolerate it, in the battle of Lulongsai, he ordered the net to open up, not because he was really afraid of Xianbei people, but because he had multiple considerations.

The battle of Lingzhi Lulongsai was nothing more than a relatively hasty encounter, and the state army was not fully prepared for battle, if Cao Liang planned to attack the Xianbei people, then it was necessary to formulate a detailed and comprehensive battle plan to be prepared.

After the matter of Jixian County was settled, Cao Liang set off and rushed to Liaoxi County in person, gathered all the front-line generals, and planned to attack Xianbei in the east.

The general direction has been determined, and the next step is to refine the tactical arrangement, after all, to fight in the grassland, for the Bingzhou army, this is the first time, Yan Qi is opponent is a powerful Xianbei person, so whether it is Cao Liang or Huan Fan, they have an extremely cautious attitude towards this operation, and it is impossible to send troops easily without perfect preparation.

The first stop of Cao Liang's trip to Liaoxi was to Lingzhi, and he first met with Lu Quan, the first hero of the town guarding Lingzhi.

After the retreat of the Youzhou army, Lingzhi almost became an empty city unguarded, in order to resist the invasion of the Xianbei people, Lu Quan raised his arms and called on the people of Lingzhi to guard the city and resist the Xianbei people.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter who is in charge of Youzhou, what matters is how to let the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Cao Liang admired Lu Quan very much, in this troubled era, Lu Quan was able not to sacrifice himself for fame and fortune, his character is indeed commendable, so when he met Lu Quan, Cao Liang appointed him as the Taishou of Liaoxi County, acting for the military and political affairs of Liaoxi County.

Lu Quan resigned, thinking that his talent and virtue were not worthy of the position of Taishou, and the battle of Lingzhi was just doing his best, not enough to worry about.

It can be seen that Lu Quan is extremely indifferent to fame and fortune, and would rather be a leisurely rich man than embark on the troubled waters of his official career.

For such a talent, Cao Liang naturally won't let go easily, so Cao Liang can only adopt a half-requesting and half-commanding tone, Lu Quan saw that Cao Liang was indeed very sincere, and in the end he could only reluctantly agree.

Although Lu Quan's attitude was relatively reluctant, Cao Liang knew that if Lu Quan should not be called, there was no way, if he was willing to answer the call, then he would definitely be able to do a good job. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Three Kingdoms 2: Xingwei Claw Book House" for free for the first time.