After successfully taking Wanwen, Commander Zhang led his army back to Bengu, set out from Bengu, and went north to attack Dianchi Lake. After all, Wanwen had no way to go north, and if you want to go north, you can only take Bengu's route.

Although Wanwen is located in a remote location, since Wanwen City is the county seat of Xinggu County, it is a target that the Wei army must conquer. Even if the Wei army has to spend three or four days extra for this, it must take Wanwen before continuing to go north.

Although Wanwen City is not above the Wei army's marching route, the existence of Wanwen City is still a relatively big threat to the Wei army. After all, Wanwen City is not an ordinary county town. Jiao Rang, the prefect of Xinggu, was here. His thousand private troops would pose a threat to the Wei army's logistics supply line.

How can people snore by the bed? In order to eliminate this threat, the Wei army first needed to attack Wanwen, and after getting rid of Jiao Rang, then turned around and walked north to attack the most important stop on the Northern Expedition route - Dianchi Lake.

The Dianchi area is not only the richest place in the south center, with the largest population, but also an important passage to the north. Of course, it does not mean that there is no other road to lead to Chengdu, but compared with the Dianchi road, it will take hundreds of miles to detour.

The Wei army's attack this time was highly efficient, so taking the most convenient path was naturally the best choice. So after taking Xinggu County, the Wei army, led by Zhang Tong, rushed straight to Dianchi Lake.

Although the Wei army's attack in Xinggu County was very smooth and efficient, and before each operation, the Wei army would use the method of blocking the road first and then siege the city to avoid leaking news.

So until the Wei army captured Wanwen City, most of the Shu army in the south were still in the dark. I don’t know that the Wei army had already reached their noses.

However, no matter how hidden the action is, it cannot be hidden forever. It is a miracle that the Wei army can capture such a large Xinggu County without any knowledge. After all, the fire cannot be contained in the paper. After the Wei army stepped into Jianning County, the news of the Wei army's attack on Nanzhong had spread throughout the southern center.

So before reaching Dianchi Lake, the Wei army was blocked by the Shu army. Commander Zhang led his army to attack several times, but the terrain of Qingtian Pass was relatively dangerous and the defenders had strong defense capabilities, so they failed to break through the pass even after several attacks, which delayed several days.

Zhang Tong was a little depressed. He had been smooth sailing along the way, but unexpectedly, he was hindered when he arrived at Qingtian Pass. If he could not take Qingtian Pass for a long time, the situation would become unfavorable to the Wei army.

So Zhang Tong sent someone to explore the way to see if there were any other paths to bypass Qingtian Pass, or at least to the back of Qingtian Pass, so that it would be easier to capture Qingtian Pass by attacking forward and backward.

As a result, after looking at this, you can really have a small path that you can go around the back of Qingtian Pass, but the only problem is that there is a village of Yi people on this path. The village is not big, with only seven or eight hundred people. It is called Qingtian Village. If the Wei army wants to pass through this path, they must first take down Qingtian Village.

When Zhang Tongyi heard this, he was worried. It was not that the Wei army had such strong forces that he could not capture a Qingtian village, but that Yang Hu had ordered that after entering Nanzhong, no team of the Wei army would disturb the barbarians' villages, and would not kill or loot the barbarians. Those who violated the order would be punished according to military laws.

This time, the Wei army attacked Nanzhong, and only attacked the Shu army in Nanzhong. Yang Hu demanded that the large number of barbarians in Nanzhong be violated. This is the discipline of the Wei army and must be strictly enforced.

For the barbarians in the Southern Central, they must implement a policy of fostering, and this policy was explained by Cao Liang.

Cao Liang knew very well that when the Wei army attacked Nanzhong, they had to treat Shu people and the Yi people in Nanzhong differently, so as not to let the Wei army fall into the vast ocean of the Yi people in Nanzhong.

These barbarian tribes in Nanzhong lived in various parts of Nanzhong for generations, thriving and growing, and deeply rooted. Even Zhuge Liang was a talented man who had worked hard to quell the Nanzhong rebellion. Even so, Zhuge Liang did not dare to subdue Nanzhong under the direct jurisdiction of the court. Instead, he adopted the method of division and rule of Han and Yi. The Han people and the Yi people did not violate the river water and had been in peace for many years.

With the current strength of the Wei army, there is no problem in pacifying the entire Nanzhong, but the key is time. If you really want to pacify the Nanzhong war, you will be prepared to fight for at least a few years. With the current Wei army's purpose, you will not be able to afford it with the barbarians.

Therefore, Cao Liang asked Yang Hu to follow a principle after entering Nanzhong, that is, to only attack the Shu army and not the barbarians, and to avoid the barbarians.

Most of the Yi people’s villages are built in deep mountains and forests, and few are built on important traffic roads. This is related to the living habits of the Yi people. In order to avoid attacks from other tribes, all villages and caves are built in relatively hidden and dangerous places.

Therefore, as long as the Wei army marched along the main road, they basically would not meet the barbarians. Cao Liang asked the Wei army to at least maintain an attitude of not rushing these barbarians and would never take the initiative to attack the barbarians.

Even if the barbarians' village is very small, as long as they fight, they will undoubtedly stab the hornet's nest. It is very likely that the barbarians will attack them in groups, greatly slowing down the speed of the Wei army.

Therefore, when dealing with the problems of the barbarians, we must adopt a cautious attitude and avoid provoking the barbarians under any circumstances.

That creates a problem. If the Wei army did not provoke the barbarians, but instead took the initiative to attack, how should the Wei army deal with it?

Yang Hu reported the situation and Cao Liang replied with sixteen words: "If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend others. If someone offends me, I will offend others!"

Cao Liang's attitude towards the barbarians was to be harmonious, but if the barbarians were ungrateful and instead took the initiative to attack the Wei army, the Wei army would not need to be polite. They would not fight back if they were scolded or scolded. They would not be able to do so.

Therefore, if the barbarians dare to attack the Wei army, the Wei army will not need to show mercy and must resolutely attack them. Only by hitting them with pain and being afraid of them and being full of awe of the Wei army will they be willing to sit at the negotiating table.

Now Zhang Tong is facing a difficult problem. If he doesn’t detour, it will be more difficult to attack Qingtian Pass head-on, and if he detours, Qingtian Village will become an obstacle that cannot be avoided.
Chapter completed!