Wudu Road, under Wudu County, is located at the junction of Wudu and Tianshui counties. It is also where the Baima Di people live. At this time, Zhuge Liang was leading the main force of the Han army to be stationed in and around the small Wudu city.
After the two armies of Zhao Yun, Deng Zhi and Wu Que Yue Zhao were dispatched, Zhuge Liang finally led the main force of more than 50,000 Han troops towards Qishan Avenue at the end of November of the fifth year of Jianxing, and Qishan Avenue must pass through Wudu.
Although there are many Qiang and Di people here and few Han people, Cao Wei still has officials to rule it. In order to cover the eyes and ears of Cao Wei officials, Zhuge Liang had already ordered Ma Dai, who was stationed in Jucheng, to make preparations. He ordered him to gather a group of Qiang and Di tribes who were sympathizing with the Han Dynasty to seize the key passes in Wudu and send troops from Xiaben and other places A group of Wei officials surrounded the city.
In addition, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, with heavy snowfall, and there were few and no traces of pedestrians on the road. Therefore, Zhuge Liang walked almost silently, and the Longyou counties of Cao Wei had not yet noticed that tens of thousands of Han troops were attacking them.
The army slowed down and marched in the wind and snow for more than a month, and finally arrived at Wudu Road at the beginning of the first year of the sixth year of Jianxing. From here, it was a day's journey to the northeast to reach Qishan Mountain, and after leaving Qishan Mountain, it was He can point his sword at Tianshui, Nan'an, Guangwei and other counties in Longyou.
"The villain Yang Wanwan pays homage to the Prime Minister." In the commander's tent outside Wudu City, Yang Wanwan, the leader of the Baima Di people, bowed to Zhuge Liang on the throne.
Zhuge Liang held up his hand and said with a smile, "You don't have to be polite, Yang Haoshuai. Please get up."
"Thank you, Prime Minister."
Zhuge Liang said: "Shanghai Yang Haoshuai should be credited with the first victory in the capture of this military capital. In the future, I will definitely report to the emperor to ask for your credit."
Yang Qianwan was overjoyed and bowed again: "Thank you Prime Minister for your great kindness. I, a native of Baima Di, am willing to die for the great man."
"Well, very good, your loyalty is commendable." Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "After the army leaves, I hope that you and General Zhonghua will guard the passes in Wudu to protect our food routes."
"Promise, I will obey the Prime Minister's military order." Yang Wanwan accepted the order and responded. After Zhuge Liang encouraged him a few more words, he wisely resigned and left.
After Yang Qing and other important ministers and generals were waiting in the tent, Zhuge Liang got to the point: "Everyone, we will arrive at Qishan in one day. According to reports from scouts, the guard of Qishan Fort is Gao Gang, and there are about two or three Wei troops on the fort. Thousands of people.
Although the number of people is small, the Qishan Fort is no more than a mile in circumference. The mountains are tall and the fortresses are strong. It is very easy for the Wei army to defend, but it will be difficult for our army to attack suddenly.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the attack on Longyou counties is unprepared, I intend to adopt a siege strategy for Qishan Fort and not to entangle with it for the time being. I will attack this mountain fortress after Longyou is captured and the counties are recovered. What do the generals think? "
"I will obey the order of Prime Minister Jun." Everyone agreed.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Very good. I wonder who would be willing to besiege Qishan."
Besieging Qishan meant that they could only stay behind and watch the show, and could not go to Longyou to attack the city and make great achievements. Therefore, everyone was unwilling to go and kept silent.
Zhuge Liang smiled helplessly when he saw this. He also understood everyone's thoughts, so he said directly: "Since you don't say anything, I will just kill him."
"Yuanfa." Zhuge Liang looked at a burly general about forty years old in the middle of the lower right and shouted.
"The end is here." The general responded as he came out of the queue.
Yang Qing looked back and saw that Zhuge Liang was calling Chen Shi, the deputy general of Gao Xiang, the left governor. This man can also be regarded as a veteran in the army. He once participated in the Battle of Hanzhong and the Battle of Yiling with the late emperor.
Although he has not made any great achievements since he joined the army, nor has he shown outstanding talents in terms of bravery and strategy, he is rich in experience, conscientious and dedicated to his duties. Therefore, as long as the military strategy has been decided, it is extremely reassuring to send this person to execute it.
Zhuge Liang chose him to besiege Qishan Fort because of his mature and prudent temperament and meticulous execution of military orders.
Zhuge Liang said: "I ordered you to lead 5,000 left troops to attack Qishan. They only surrounded but not attacked. As long as you trapped the Wei army in the fort, it would be a great achievement."
Chen Shi immediately obeyed: "Promise."
Zhuge Liang nodded and was about to give a few more instructions when he suddenly heard someone outside the tent saying, "Prime Minister, there is an urgent need to report to the army."
"Come in."
Hu Ji, the chief clerk, took the urgent report from the stranger, waved him to leave, and turned around.
The urgent report was presented to Zhuge Liang.
Just last September, Yang Yong, the former prime minister in charge, suffered a serious illness and died in office. Zhuge Liang was so sad that he immediately recruited Hu Ji from Yiyang to take over as the chief administrator.
Zhuge Liang received the urgent report and quickly looked at the general. After a moment, he smiled and said: "Everyone, Ma Di has received good news. He and Wang Ping successfully reinforced Mengda. Sima Yi's army was forced to retreat, and Xicheng and Shangyong counties were recovered."
Everyone in the tent smiled happily and applauded after hearing this. The war had not officially started yet, but our side had already recovered the counties. The news would surely inspire the three armies.
"Obviously, Shangyong was able to successfully recover thanks to your insistence on sending troops quickly. If Xiaochang and the others had arrived at Shangyong later, Mengda might not have been able to resist them." After everyone was excited, Zhuge Liang said to Yang Qingyan with some fear.
Yang Qingqian said: "The Prime Minister has given me the reward, it was just a fluke that Qing was right."
"Whether it's a fluke or not, you will be remembered for this incident."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and smiled, remembering Ma Di's report on the war in the letter, and thought to himself: "It seems that Mingzhi's use of troops is far superior to that of Youchang. Although Youchang knows the art of war, he can only talk about it on paper. Shangyong will fight like nothing." Wang Ping led the army to respond and was sure to fall into Sima Yi's plan of retreating.
After all, Youchang had been in the center for a long time and lacked experience in leading troops, so he could make such a mistake. He would need to be trained more in the future. "
"Prime Minister, now that I have decided on the best, can I ask General Wang Ping to lead the 5,000 Wudang Flying Army back to the Qing Dynasty? The Qing rear army currently only has a few thousand people, which is really a bit small."
Hearing Yang Qing's words, Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, pondered for a moment and said: "That's fine, I'll just order Wang Ping to rush to Longyou and return to Jian."
"Prime Minister, where is You Chang?" Yang Yi asked.
Zhuge Liang said: "Shangyong has just been decided. Sima Yi's army is still coveting Wancheng. It's better to let him stay in Shangyong for a while to stabilize the common people, and then come back after Meng Da enters the court."
"yes."
"Everyone, after leaving Qishan, our army must first capture Lucheng as a place for the Chinese army to station and store grain, and then divide the troops to capture the counties. Therefore, Wen Changru, as the vanguard of the army, must quickly capture Lucheng. .”
Wei Yan cupped his fists and said, "Prime Minister, don't worry, Yan Ding has won the first achievement."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "The military meeting has been completed. The generals have returned to their camps to prepare. We will send troops to Qishan early tomorrow morning."
"promise."
The next day, Zhuge Liang resigned from Ma Dai and ordered the army to march towards Qishan. Wei Yan and Wu Yi led 20,000 front troops and were ordered to rush towards Qishan Mountain. They must surround the enemies of Qishan Fort.
By the morning of the next day, Wei Yan and the others had completely surrounded Qishan Fort. All the Wei military sentries they encountered along the way were killed by the vanguard scouts, and no one escaped.
In the afternoon, Zhuge Liang and other rear troops also arrived at Qishan successfully, but they saw a mountain of earth standing abruptly among the flat fields, which was particularly eye-catching.
This hill is thin at the top and thick at the bottom, like a cone. Although it is not tall, it makes people feel a bit majestic against the backdrop of the wide fields around it. This hill is the Qishan Fort that guards the throat of Shulong and is a battleground for military strategists.
