Wudu Road, under the jurisdiction of 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 inside and outside the small Wudu city.

After the two armies of Zhao Yun, Deng Zhi and Wu Que Yue Zhao were dispatched, at the end of November of the fifth year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang led the main force of more than 50,000 Han troops to Qishan Avenue, which must pass through Wudu.

Although there are many Qiang and Di people here and few Han people, Cao Wei still has officials to rule. In order to cover the eyes and ears of Cao Wei officials, Zhuge Liang had already ordered Ma Dai stationed in Jucheng to make preparations and asked him to gather a group of Qiang and Di who were sympathizing with the Han Dynasty.

The tribe tightened the key passes in Wudu and besieged a group of Wei officials from Xiaben and other places in the city.

In addition, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, with heavy snowfall and few pedestrians on the road. Therefore, Zhuge Liang walked almost silently, and the Longyou counties of Cao Wei did not realize 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 White Horse Di people, bowed to Zhuge Liang who was on the throne.

Zhuge Liang extended his empty 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 responded after receiving the order. After Zhuge Liang encouraged him for a few more words, he resigned and left.

After Yang Qing and other important ministers and generals were waiting in the tent, Zhuge Liang got down to the topic: "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 steep and the fortresses are strong. The Wei army can defend it very easily, but our army may not be able to capture it suddenly.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the attack on the Longyou counties is unprepared, I intend to adopt a siege strategy for Qishan Fort and not to entangle with it for the time being. After Longyou is captured and the counties are recovered, I will attack this mountain fortress. What will the generals think?"

"I will obey Prime Minister Jun's order." 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 you."

"Yuan Fa." Zhuge Liang looked at a burly general in his forties who was in the middle of the lower right corner 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 the left governor Gao Xiang. This man was also a veteran in the army and had 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, and has not shown outstanding talents in terms of bravery and strategy, he is rich in experience, conscientious in his work, and fulfills his duties. Therefore, as long as the military strategy has been decided, it is extremely reassuring to send this person to implement it.

Zhuge Liang chose him to besiege Qishan Fort because he was mature and prudent and could carry out military orders meticulously.

Zhuge Liang said: "I ordered you to lead five thousand left-wing 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: "No."

Zhuge Liang nodded and was about to give a few more instructions when he suddenly heard someone outside the tent saying: "Prime Minister, Ma Jun has to report urgently."

"Come in."

Hu Ji, the chief clerk, took the emergency report from the stranger, waved his hand to leave, and turned around.

Presented the urgent report to Zhuge Liang.

In September last year, Yang Yong, the former prime minister's chief secretary, suddenly fell ill and died in office. Zhuge Liang was grieved, so he recruited Hu Ji, a native of Yiyang, to take over as chief secretary.

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 with joy after hearing this and applauded one after another. The war has not officially started yet, but our side has recovered the counties. The news will surely inspire the three armies.

"It is clear that 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, but Qing was just lucky that he got what he said."

"Whether it was a fluke or not, I will remember you 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, and Shangyong will fight like nothing."

Wang Ping's response was sure to fall into Sima Yi's plan of retreating.

After all, Youchang has been in the center for a long time and lacks experience in leading troops, so he can make such a mistake. He needs to be trained more in the future."

"Prime Minister, now that I have decided on the ideal, can I ask General Wang Ping to lead the 5,000 Wudang Flying Army back to the Qing Dynasty? There are only a few thousand people in the Qing rear army, 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 send an order to 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, and Sima Yi's army is still coveting Wancheng. It's better to let him stay in Shangyong for a while to stabilize the 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.

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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 quickly, making sure to surround the enemies of Qishan Fort.

By the morning of the next day, Wei Yan and his companions had completely surrounded Qishan Fort. All the Wei military posts 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 dirt mountain 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 surrounding wide fields. This hill is the Qishan Fort that guards the throat of Shulong and is a battleground for military strategists.
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