Xiahou Xuan was surprised by Cao Liang's attitude, he was so resolute, just like his statement when facing Cao Shuang, for a while, Xiahou Xuan actually had a sense of pity.

He sighed lightly and said, "If you choose to stay, you may pay with your life." ”

Cao Liang smiled and said: "The eldest husband has something to do and not to do, some things must be faced after all, and a retreat can only be the behavior of a Confucian husband." What's more, I have heard that Sima Taifu is strict in governing the army and has clear grievances, how can he kill his subordinates for no reason? Brother Tai Chu is afraid that he is too worried. ”

Xiahou Xuan looked at Cao Liang's somewhat innocent expression, sighed secretly, and said, "Ziming, you are still too young. ”

Cao Liang said: "Brother Tai Chu is not the same as when he was young, in fact, if I really have something, I believe that Brother Tai Chu will do his best to save him, but is it?" ”

"Of course, just for the friendship between the two of us, how can I see death and not save it, it's just that the people of the Sima family are all scheming and unpredictable, Ziming, if you are determined to stay in the army, you must be more vigilant, this open gun is easy to dodge, and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent!" Xiahou Dundun taught Cao Liang to be more careful.

In fact, Sima Yi's father and son are what virtues, Cao Liang knows better than anyone else, don't look at the current Sima Yi has always been a man with his tail between his legs, very low-key, and once he really reaches the peak of power, he will inevitably show his terrible fangs.

The reason why Cao Liang knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the tiger mountains was that he took a fancy to Sima Yi's character, and now although Sima Yi is back in charge of the army, it is far from the time when he is reckless and arrogant, so in this campaign to conquer the south, Sima Yi will most likely continue to be a man with his tail between his legs, and stay in the barracks by himself, and the safety factor should still be very high.

At the very least, Sima Yi would not do anything to kill his subordinates for no reason.

Don't look at the privileges such as holding festivals and holidays, there is the right to kill people on the spot, but in fact, there are many restrictions, if the official who holds the festival kills his subordinate officials for no reason, he will be severely investigated afterwards, and even one life is worth one life.

This kind of loss-making business must be something that Sima Yi can't do, and the current Cao Liang, in Sima Yi's eyes, is just a worry about ringworm and scabies, not to mention, if he is killed, the consequences are unpredictable.

Sima Yi has endured most of his life, how can he destroy his future for a little person like Cao Liang, even if he does it, it is definitely the trick of using a knife to kill people, and he will never experience it himself and do it himself.

When encountering the kind of indiscriminate barbarian generals who only act on their will, that will be the person who makes Cao Liang really have a headache, they don't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and take your head in a fit of anger, even if the consequences are very serious, they only want to be quick for a while.

When encountering this kind of person, Cao Liang needs to be careful, after all, if he dies under the other party's knife without paying attention, it is really a wrongful death, even if he can be punished in the future, it will be in vain.

On the contrary, it is a person like Sima Yi who is far-sighted and extremely thoughtful in case of trouble, so Cao Liang dares to stay boldly and boldly.

In fact, Cao Liang is also gambling, betting that Sima Yi will not act rashly, and betting that Sima Yi will continue to be patient and restrained. Character determines fate, and it is far from the time when the Sima family flops, relatively speaking, Cao Liang is safe.

As for other means, whether it is to kill people with a knife, or to conspire and calculate, Cao Liang is not afraid, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, and he naturally has a trick to deal with it.

What's more, Xiahou Xuan will definitely take care of one or two, as the deputy commander of the army, Xiahou Xuan controls nearly one-third of the army, and Sima Yi throws a mouse and does not dare to act easily.

Although Cao Liang was naïve and ignorant when he talked to Xiahou Xuan, in his heart, he had already calculated all this clearly and clearly, if he didn't have this certainty, he would definitely not dare to stay in the southern army.

Fame is such a thing, Cao Liang actually sees it very openly, compared with Qingqing's life, no matter how good the reputation is, it also has a fart, and the most important thing is to protect oneself.

Of course, under the premise of protecting his life, Cao Liang still needs some articles to do, and the expedition to Huainan is the most critical step on the road to Cao Liang's growth.

Fighting with Sima Jia, it is necessary to have capital and foundation, now it seems that the situation is pressing, Cao Liang has to make a plan in advance, the battle of Huainan, there are too many things to learn.

After only three days of waiting in the Chengnan campus, the army received Sima Yi's military order, and immediately set up camp and joined up with other armies to prepare for the expedition.

During these three days, Xiahou Xuan ordered the camp gate to be closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, let alone contact his family, with only one purpose, that is, to unite the morale of the army and maintain a strong fighting spirit.

It's not the first time that Sima Yi has mobilized the soldiers and horses of Sanhe, when he was stationed in Wancheng and captured Mengda, he used the soldiers of Sanhe, so Sima Yi still knows more about this army.

The 100,000-strong army completed the final assembly in Luyang, and Sima Yi ordered to immediately open the dial and march south of Huai.

Huainan is actually not too far from Luoyang, only more than ten days away, compared to the year to go to Liaodong, 100 days of travel, 100 days back, 100 days of battle, almost took nearly a year, so difficult environment, Sima Yi has persevered, compared to such a march route, it is simply very easy.

Newcomers like Cao Liang, who have never set foot on the battlefield, abound in the entire army, including Xiahou Xuan, the general of Zhengnan, Sima Shi, the governor of Pingnan, as well as Yanghu, Du Pre, Deng Ai, Shi Bao and others, who, like Cao Liang, are full of curiosity about the march of the army, and at the same time are full of enthusiasm and longing for the upcoming war.

Due to the difference in affiliation, Cao Liang has been staying in the camp of the general of Zhengnan, and he has never even met Sima Yi, the governor of Pingnan, let alone Sima Shi, who also served in the army.

Not seeing the enemy made Cao Liang feel a lot more at ease.

In order to speed up the pace of the march, Sima Yi ordered that the daily march mileage should not be less than 100 miles, which was twice the normal marching speed, and the fatigue of the troops was inevitable.

Rescue soldiers such as firefighting, Sima Yi's operation, naturally, is understandable, and Sima Yi has been fighting for many years, has rich experience, knows how to rationalize the physical strength of the army, before approaching the Huai River, Sima Yi adjusted the speed of the march, so that the soldiers maintain good physical strength, ready to enter the battle at any time.