On June 28 in the summer, Ma Chao led 2,000 iron horsemen under his command to move to Yangpingguan according to the agreement. He is the person with the highest official position here, and he takes it as his great responsibility to stick to the border, and he will not easily go out until there is an emergency.

On the 29th, Jiang Wei saw that everything had been prepared, so he gathered Ma Dai and other generals, and led a group of men and horses to quietly set off from Yangping Pass.

There were no more than 1,000 horses in this Biao army, among which Ma Dai commanded 800 Qiang cavalry battalions as the main force of the trip.

Liu Yin led a hundred ambulance soldiers in the headquarters as the rearguard, they wore leather armor and Qiang clothes, and they were not afraid of being bumped into.

In addition, in order to ensure the safety of this trip, Ma Chao specially allocated one hundred battle-hardened Xiliang Iron Cavalry as Jiang Wei's personal guards, which are now under the command of Yang Wan.

And all the young generals who came with him stayed by Jiang Wei's side to counsel the military.

The topography of China is in the form of a cascade, from east to west, and the terrain is gradually higher. The west of Guanzhong is the Longshan Heights, west of Longshan, known as Longyou in history, from Longxi to Guanzhong from the Weishui River Valley, from the West Hanshui River Valley to Hanzhong, from the Bailongjiang Valley to the underground Sichuan, all of which are in a high-rise trend.

The East Wolf Valley is located one hundred and fifty miles north of Yangping Pass, and the later Northern Wei Dynasty Li Daoyuan wrote the "Water Jing Note", carrying the water out of the East Wolf Valley and into the Han River.

So this place is not difficult to find, Ma Dai's Qiang general Ke 13 is familiar with the terrain, Jiang Wei took him as an outpost, and took the first step to explore the road conditions; He himself led the whole army north.

After the people and horses left Hanzhong and entered the boundary of Wudu, there were mountains and rivers under their feet. At the beginning, the Han people only found it rugged and difficult to travel, but the Qiang people in the cavalry camp still walked on the ground and did not slow down.

Originally, this group of Qiang soldiers had been raised in Hanzhong for several days, and they were quite restrained.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei unconsciously thought secretly: "The Qiang people have always been brave, and the Qiang rider is also known as the mountain rider. ”

At last, a thousand soldiers had a horse in their hands, and they were lightly armed, so the march was quite smooth, and by the twilight time, they had traveled one hundred and twenty miles.

When the sun began to set in the west, it was obliquely inserted into the blue-gray mountains as far as the eye could see, illuminating the sunset on the side of the mountains red, like a fire.

Seeing that it was getting late, there was something wrong with the night march, so Jiang Wei ordered to camp on the spot.

The Qiang soldiers could walk the mountain road without taking a breath, but they were dumbfounded when they encountered the task of setting up a camp according to the village, and as a last resort, this job could only fall on the shoulders of the Han soldiers under Liu Yin.

When the improvised camp was completed and the meal was being made, the outpost rangers returned to the camp one after another, and with it a large amount of enemy intelligence.

Ke 13 was the first to turn around, he strode into the big tent, put his right hand on his chest, and said:

"Report to the general, the end of the water is twenty miles away, there is a valley about ten miles in circumference, the villain climbed to the left near the high mountain to watch, and found that there are hundreds of people living in the valley, I think it is the Yalasso group! Just ......"

In the main account, the generals were drinking water and eating around the bonfire, and when they saw Ke 13 bringing back information, they all approached him.

Jiang Wei handed his water bladder to him and said comfortingly: "Drink saliva first, and speak slowly." ”

Ke 13 was not polite, and poured all the water into his mouth, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and continued: "It's just that after the villain checked carefully, he found that there were only one hundred and fifty sheep in the valley, and less than fifty horses......

At this time, Dan saw that Ma Dai suddenly got up, his expression was complicated, and he asked, "Is this true?" ”

"The villain saw it with his own eyes, and he didn't dare to deceive the general!"

Ma Dai asked again, "Have they ever built a stockade?" Or live in a tent? ”

"There are a few wooden houses, which I think are the residence of a few nobles, and most of the clansmen spread a piece of felt on the grass and just lay down and rested."

When Ma Dai heard this, he was surprised and delighted: "I don't want Yalaso's gang to be so miserable, so to speak, it's just vulnerable." ”

Jiang Wei bowed his head slowly, and asked Ke Shisan a few more detailed questions, such as where are the Qiang people's cattle and sheep raised, and whether there are still outlets around the East Wolf Valley.

After all, Ke Thirteen is a hunter, and his eyesight is not bad, so he can answer them one by one.

Jiang Wei listened carefully and gradually made a general judgment of the enemy's situation.

With his martial arts and commanders today, he can naturally come up with a hundred ways to deal with such a group of weak Qiang people, but he also wants to test and teach his companions.

Suddenly he picked up a branch and drew a rough map on the ground. The map is based on the water as a clue, with his own camp as the center, and the stockade where Yaraso is stationed is twenty miles in front of the camp, with only a hill in between.

He pointed to the enemy stockade with a branch, raised his eyes and swept around, and asked:

"With a thousand cavalry on our side, it is naturally not a problem to break through such a small tribe, but how can we obtain the greatest possible results with the smallest possible losses? Let's talk about it. ”

The young generals knew that he was taking the test, so they cheered up and looked around the map to think.

After a while, Wei Rong was the first to get up, patted his chest and said: "Please let me be the vanguard tomorrow, I only lead three hundred cavalry, and one round of charge can kill them all!" ”

Pang Hong shook his head and said: "Boyo is going to be caught alive, you killed everyone indiscriminately, who will be the puppet of the big man in the future?" Who will rule the Wudu Zhuqiang? ”

Wei Rong was speechless for a while, and Zhao Tong on the side hugged his fists and said: "Our army can block the exit of the East Wolf Valley and cut off its water flow, but it will not last for three or five days, and Yalasuo will definitely lift weights and surrender." ”

Ma Dai nodded first and said with a smile: "This is an extremely stable method. However, a certain family wants to remind Brother Zhao that our army is lightly armed and does not carry much baggage, and a quick battle is the right way. ”

Zhao Tong pondered for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "Be taught." ”

After receiving Ma Dai's guidance, everyone began to discuss the three points of quick victory, reducing losses, and expanding the results of the battle, and the atmosphere in the tent was particularly warm.

Jiang Wei listened to everyone's words one by one in his ears, and he was quite pleased. It is undoubtedly enlightening for a new general to have a veteran to give him advice before he goes to battle.

What's more, there is a famous saying in later generations that "three stinky generals, one Zhuge Liang".

During the discussion, Liu Yin, who had been silent, suddenly said: "There will be a plan in the end, I don't know whether to talk about it." ”

Jiang Wei put away his thoughts, looked forward to it, and said, "Don't worry, just talk about it." ”

Liu Yin got up and walked to the map, pointed in the direction of the East Wolf Valley, and said contemplatively:

"The last general thinks that the soldiers are fast and our army can launch a sneak attack at night, and at the same time the troops are divided into three ways: the first way is to take the cattle, sheep and horses directly and cut off the enemy's foot strength; The second road occupies the entrance to the valley and cuts off the enemy's retreat; The third road erupted and drove across the tents of the Qiang people, and their resistance was overwhelming. In this way, the enemy is unable to organize resistance without a leader, and there is no other way but to kneel and surrender! ”

"Good strategy!" Wei Rong, who was still thinking hard, slapped his thigh and jumped up.

Jiang Wei looked at Liu Yin, who was talking eloquently, and couldn't help but glance at Ma Dai, and the surprise in each other's eyes could be seen.

Speaking of pulling up, the two of them have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they have exactly this plan in their hearts.

This strategy, Wei Rong and Zhao Tong, who are famous generals, can't say it, but it comes from the mouth of a general in Shuzhong who has never been in battle.

In addition to being surprised, he was also very happy, with courage and means, Liu Yin's qualifications as a good general have been preliminarily presented.

"This person is conscientious and very active, no wonder history can become my right-hand man in the Northern Expedition."

He got up slowly, with a look of admiration on his face, and praised: "Hugh's plan is wonderful, and it has won my heart!" That's it! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the tent, and they were eager to try.

Jiang Wei's face suddenly turned pale at this time, and he said: "Pass the order, starting from the second watch tomorrow, bury the stove to cook, and after a full meal, the whole army will attack and take the East Wolf Valley directly!" ”

Everyone suddenly agreed, and they came out of the tent one after another, and for a while, only Jiang Wei and Ma Dai were left in the big tent. At this time, Jiang Wei was looking down at the map on the ground and was silent.

Ma Dai stepped forward and said, "Capturing Yaraso is only the first step, are you thinking about your next move?" ”

Jiang Wei slowly bowed his head: "We are invincible in the field in Wudu with a thousand elite soldiers in our hands, and the Yalasuo Department is just an undefended little girl, and it is not the slightest difficulty to take down this one." ”

He suddenly used a branch to point a little in the northwest and southwest directions of the East Wolf Valley, and said:

"But after all, there are strong cities in Luoyang and Xiabian, and if you want to take it quickly, you have to think about it a little more."