When Jiang Wei sent troops to the Qiangzhong, he only brought 8,000 Shu troops with him. However, after quelling the Qiangzhong rebellion, Jiang Wei recruited a lot of Qiang soldiers. Now there are more than 30,000 Qiang soldiers under Jiang Wei's command. This is also Jiang Wei's.

Wei dared to command Hanzhong, which gave him the confidence to compete with the Wei army.

The Qiang people are an ancient nation. As far back as the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the Qiang people have been active in the west. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the Qiang people were one of the Fang Kingdoms, and their leaders held official positions in the court. By the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Qiang people and the Central Plains Dynasty

War continued, and under pressure, they moved westward again and again. By the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, fixed tribes had been formed.

There are many Qiang tribes. "The Biography of Nanman and Southwest Yi in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: "The Ran Yi were founded by Emperor Wu. In the sixth year of Yuanding, they were called Wenshan County... There are six Yi, seven Qiang, and Jiu Di in the mountain, each with its own tribe."

.The Southwest Qiang are divided into many Qiang tribes such as Yak Qiang, Baima Qiang, Qingyi Qiang, Shenlang Qiang and Ran Qiang.

Jiang Wei's crusade this time was the Baima Qiang located in Yinping County and Wenshan County. The Qiang people were fierce and capable, and the Wudang Flying Army, the most famous among the Shu army, was formed with Qing Qiang as its team.

This time Jiang Wei not only put down the Baima Qiang rebellion, but also recruited more than 20,000 Qiang soldiers, which greatly enriched the Shu army's combat effectiveness.

Jiang Wei's plan this time is to first establish a foothold in Yang'an Pass, and to support each other with Wang Ping, the governor of Hanzhong who is guarding the second city of Hanle, so that the Wei army will be exhausted in the surrounding areas of Hanzhong until the reinforcements from Fucheng arrive.

, launched a counterattack again, cut off the Wei army's retreat, and completely annihilated it in the Hanzhong Basin.

Jiang Wei had a deep understanding of the situation in Hanzhong. When Zhuge Liang was still alive, he had made overall arrangements for Hanzhong's defense system, whether it was Hancheng Lecheng inside the Hanzhong Plain or Yang'ankou on the periphery.

The other cities all have extremely solid defense systems. Even if the Wei army invades the Hanzhong Plain, as long as these important besieged cities are still in the hands of the Shu army, the situation in Hanzhong will not be too bad, and there will still be opportunities for defensive counterattacks.

But the fall of Yang'anguan completely failed Jiang Wei's plan.

What made Jiang Wei the most angry was that when the Wei army conquered Yang'an Pass, they did not use a force attack, but a sneak attack. In the face of a powerful enemy, Li Qiu actually neglected his duty and handed over such an important city.

The concession really made Jiang Wei very angry, and he really wanted to kill Li Qiu.

But in the end Jiang Wei suppressed the anger in his heart and calmly analyzed the current situation.

The Wei army's 150,000-strong army entered Hanzhong from the Tangluo Road. They had broken through the fortresses in the east and entered the Hanzhong Plain. They besieged Hancheng and Lecheng and launched siege operations. The fall of Yang'an Pass made it impossible for the Han Le Er troops stationed in Hanzhong to fall.

The situation of Wang Ping and Liu Min in the city is becoming increasingly dangerous, and the reinforcements from Shu will be blocked from Yang'an Pass and unable to effectively assist Wang Ping and Liu Min.

Therefore, retaking Yang'an Pass is the key to this battle. Only by reoccupying Yang'an Pass can the game of Hanzhong be revitalized.

After questioning, Jiang Wei learned that the cavalry unit that captured Yang'an Pass was a small cavalry unit of the Wei army. There were only about six or seven hundred riders.

Six to seven hundred cavalrymen easily broke through the Yang'an Pass guarded by more than a thousand people. This made Jiang Wei suddenly depressed. In Zhuge Liang's era, the Shu army had always had a tradition of defeating the strong with the weak, and could often defeat the strong with the weak.

A small number defeats a large number, but now the situation is reversed. The Wei army of six to seven hundred men can defeat thousands of Shu troops, and it is located at an extremely dangerous pass. What a scumbag teammate!

However, this obviously provided Jiang Wei with useful information, that is, there is currently only one cavalry team of the Wei army in Yang'an Pass, and the real Wei army has not arrived. If Jiang Wei's army attacks Yang'an Pass at this moment,

If a counterattack was launched, Wei's army would be weak and Jiang Wei would have a chance to counterattack and capture Yang'an Pass.

So Jiang Wei gave the order, and the army immediately set up camp and galloped away in the direction of Wangyang Anguan.

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After capturing Yangping Pass, Shi Bao reported to Cao Liang that about 80% of the defenders had been wiped out. Only Yangping Pass guard Li Qiu escaped with hundreds of defeated soldiers. Shi Bao asked Cao Liang if he wanted to send troops to pursue.

Since the Wei army was all cavalry, if they wanted to chase Li Qiu, they would probably be able to catch up in just a few hours.

Cao Liang categorically rejected Shi Bao's idea of ​​pursuing him. Li Qiu was just a mediocre person, and it was not worth Cao Liang's efforts to mobilize troops to pursue him.

The most important thing now is that when the reinforcements of the Wei army arrive to take over the defense, the Yueqi battalion must not miss the battle result of Yangping Pass with all their strength.

It can be expected that after the fall of Yangping Pass, the Shu army will definitely jump over the wall and launch a counterattack. City defense is not the specialty of the Yueqi Battalion. If the Shu army attacks with all its troops, it will indeed give the Yueqi Battalion a huge blow.

pressure.

So at this time, how could Cao Liang divide his troops to deal with a small and insignificant Li Qiu? The most important task now is to defend Yangping Pass and prevent the Shu army from succeeding in counterattack.

Cao Liang personally went to the city head west of Yangping Pass to arrange the defense of the city.

When Li Qiu was guarding Yangping Pass, all defensive weapons were deployed at the east gate. Now the Wei army needs to move these weapons to the west gate. This work alone is already huge.

Since it only took less than an hour for the Yueqi battalion to enter the city and take control of Yangping Pass, most of the defensive equipment and food supplies at Yangping Pass fell into the hands of the Wei army.

, is a very big good thing. Not only does it solve the problem of food, but also the weapons and equipment for defending Yangping Pass are available.

Deng Ai directed the Wei soldiers to carry weapons and supplies, and they were busy nervously, because no one knew when the Shu army would launch a counterattack. The sooner these weapons and supplies were in place, the sooner they could feel at ease.

Those captured Shu soldiers were recruited by Deng Ai as young men to help the Shu army carry grain and supplies. There were about two to three hundred Shu soldiers. After the Yueqi camp entered the city, they saw that the situation was not good and there was no hope of breaking out.

They surrendered on their own initiative. Deng Ai might not dare to use them to defend the city at this time, but there would be no problem if they could transport food and grass.
Chapter completed!