Jiang Wei's hometown of Tianshui County, as well as Guangwei County and Anding County, are at the junction of Yongliang and Liangzhou, which has been an important transit point on the Silk Road since ancient times. There are frequent trade exchanges here, and it is an economic lifeline of the Xiqiang Kingdom in the north of Liangzhou. Now that this area is occupied by the Shu army, Cheriji, who has always been close to the Wei State, naturally has trouble sleeping.

Just as Cherrigi was frowning, news came from the Wei side. After receiving the secret letter, Cherrigi hurriedly convened a tribal meeting: "Guo Huai sent a letter to this king, asking us to send troops to attack Zhuge Liang, what do you think?" Prime Minister Yadan Zhengse said: "We have a long-term friendly relationship with Great Wei, and now Guo Tingshi is asking for help, how can he sit idly by." Yue Ji, the first warrior of the tribe, also said: "We have an iron-armored chariot, which is wrapped in nails with iron leaves, and it is invulnerable, and this alone is enough to break the enemy." ”

Cherrigi is also a generation of heroes, and although he is a little moved by Wei's request, the two subordinates in front of him seem to be a little overzealous. This couldn't help but arouse his suspicions. Just as he was thinking about it, a long sound of horses suddenly sounded outside the tent. In a few moments, a young knight burrowed into the tent, holding a sack of blood dripping in his hand. The knight took off her mask to reveal her sparkling red lips: "The traitors who fled to the Yao Kehui tribe have been killed, these are their ears." ”

Cherrigi opened the sack and saw that there were no less than thirteen ears, and he immediately smiled from ear to ear: "Oh? It seems that the title of the strongest mercenary in the desert is well deserved. Can the girl tell me the name of this king? ”

The girl said in her heart that you toad still wanted to eat swan meat, but it was not easy to refuse, so she said: "Yang Lan, since the king is so hospitable. Then I might as well remind you that Prime Minister Yadan should have received a lot of benefits from the other party, right? Look at him with a shiny face. ”

Yadan looked flustered, and hurriedly retorted: "What are you talking about, a little mercenary dares to speak like this." ”

Yang Lan shrugged her shoulders and said with a smile: "Originally, your life or death has nothing to do with the old lady, but based on the professional ethics of the mercenaries, it is better to be wary of you." It's very miserable to be someone's pawn, and when your strength declines, the other party will come up and sweep you away at any time. ”

Cherrigi pondered, "Well, although it makes sense. But in these years, it is really difficult for us to win the war with Zhi Wutie or Yao Kehui if we do not rely on the strength of Great Wei. If we refuse to send troops now, in case Wei refuses to help in the future, we will not have a good life. ”

Yang Lan rolled her eyes: "Since you still don't want to face the reality, I don't bother to say it." Without strength, everything is in vain, and can only be reduced to a pawn. ”

Yue Ji shouted: "Hmph! I think this woman doesn't want to fight them because of the Han blood in her body. I heard that you are a hybrid with the Han Chinese, I wonder if it's true?

Yang Lan smiled coldly, and the scimitar at her waist was unsheathed: "The old lady has never even seen the face of the old man, she has been drinking wolf blood here since she was born, and begging for a living on horseback." The old lady once swore that as long as someone dared to laugh at the old lady's bloodline, the other party would have to pay the price, do you want to try? ”

Cherrigi waved his hand in annoyance: "Don't quarrel, it's noisy every day, no wonder we can only be at the mercy of the Han people." If he could, why wouldn't this king want to learn from Kebineng? It's just that I can't beat it, so I have to be obedient. It was decided in this way, with Yue Ji as the commander, Yadan as the staff officer, and the mercenary Yang Lan as the vanguard, and led the army to give Zhuge Liang some color. ”

Damn, use that unreliable mercenary as a vanguard, when our clan is gone?

Yang Lan hugged her fists and said: "Please give me two thousand Qiang knights, Yang Lan will not live up to his mission." (A bunch of stupid pigs, if you continue to stay here, I'm afraid you'll lose your life, so let's flash after this battle.) ）

Three days after receiving the secret letter, Cheriji gathered all the Xiqiang warriors under his tent, totaling more than 14,000 people, claiming that an army of 30,000 attacked Anding County from the north, intending to backstab the Shu army. After receiving the scout's report, Zhuge Liang quickly convened a military meeting to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy.

After the generals were seated, Ma Jian hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Prime Minister, it is reported that 30,000 Qiang troops have appeared in the rear, if you leave it alone, I am afraid that it will pose a threat to the supply of our army." ”

Wei Yan took the initiative to ask Ying to lead 10,000 cavalry to annihilate the enemy, but Zhuge Liang refused: "No, you have more important work to do, and you don't need a general like you for this kind of thing." Wang Ping said: "Presumably, the prime minister has a strategy to retreat from the enemy, and please show me."

Zhuge shook the feather fan lightly and smiled indifferently: "Hehe, Zijun is really too bright." Ma Dai, Zhang Wei, you will each bring a thousand elite soldiers to repel the Qiang people.

Ma Dai's expression was slightly embarrassed: "The other party claims to have 30,000 people, even if it is in vain, it can't compete with 2,000 infantry alone, right?" Zhuge Liang knew that the generals under him were not convinced by his face, and it seemed that only some overwhelming battles could not suppress these battlefield generals, so he said: "Naturally, Liang will also send someone to assist you." Do you have the confidence to retreat from the enemy, Beryo? ”

The generals were stunned, and they began to be spoiled, no matter how powerful Jiang Wei was, he was just a young man, not to mention that he had been holding the position of a civilian official before surrendering, so he could do it? Only Wei Yan and Wang Ping are in a serious mood, and they naturally know that they have fought with Jiang Wei, not to mention this son's civil and military skills, and he is a general who can turn the tide at a critical moment. The prime minister entrusted him with the matter of repelling the alien race, just to increase Jiang Wei's political bargaining chips.

Jiang Wei didn't expect Kong Ming to value him so much, and he was grateful in his heart: "Naturally, please leave everything to Jiang Wei."

Wang Ping decided to help Jiang Wei, so he said: "Prime Minister, the two generals are too small, even if the Qiang people have no combat effectiveness, I am afraid that there will be danger." ”

"That's why Ryo assigned Boyo to support, and he will lead a force into battle."

Yang Yi naturally knew the prime minister's true intentions, so he dissuaded: "Don't do it, this Jiang Wei has neither an official position nor a military position, and besides, he has only been in our army for a short time, how can he be allowed to lead the troops?" What's more, the commanders of the various armies of this Northern Expedition have been determined, and there are no extra troops for him to command. ”

Jiang Wei saw that the middle-aged scribe sneered at him several times, and he was already unhappy in his heart: "What Yang Changshi said is very true, but I know that there is still a unit that currently lacks a commander, isn't it?" ”

Yang Yi was overjoyed when she heard this, and said in her heart that Jiang Wei was looking for his own death: "Huh! Could it be that you're talking about ......?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Liang has received a lot of complaints these days, saying that the army not only has no military discipline, but also completely does not listen to the command and fights privately. Now Ryo solves this problem. Wei Gong, so you have no opinion?

Yang Yi lowered his head and said no more: "Everything is arranged by the prime minister." (The prime minister is really black-hearted, that unit is a garbage heap at all, and he actually called a newcomer to bring it)

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Boyo, you will go to the thirteenth battalion to report later, and all the people there are under your command." ”

Jiang Wei clasped his hands into fists and said, "Thank you Prime Minister for your love, Jiang Wei will do his best to respond to your expectations." (It's strange, it's obviously an obvious exceptional promotion, but the people around him don't show any hostility, it seems that these thirteen battalions are not ordinary.) ）

After the generals left, Zhuge Liang sighed faintly and said to himself: "Although Liang believes in your talent, the people next to him may not be convinced. If Liang insists on promoting you, I'm afraid that you will become the target of everyone's attacks. ”

After Jiang Wei walked out of the big tent, he borrowed 1,000 reserves from each of Wang Ping and Wei Yan's camps and hurried to the camp where the thirteenth battalion was located. There are still three days left before the army starts, and the thirteenth battalion is the Shu army unit that was raided by himself that night, thinking of those sleepy sentry posts, Jiang Wei couldn't help but feel a cool breath behind him.

Not to mention dealing with the Qiang people, it is a problem to take them to suppress the bandits. Jiang Wei relied on Zhuge Liang's military order to borrow 2,000 reserves, which was just enough to fill the battle damage of the previous often defeated army, and barely made up a force of 3,000 people.

Jiang Wei asked the reserve to stop outside the camp, and he entered the camp of the defeated army first. I saw more than a dozen Shu soldiers sitting paralyzed on the open ground of the camp, each with a wine cup in their hands, drinking happily. Jiang Wei frowned, this is simply a group of ruffians, what do you want to make trouble when you get drunk in broad daylight?

Jiang Wei approached and asked, "This little brother, where is the general who commands the thirteenth battalion?" The pawn smiled and pointed to the left: "That...... That's it, hehe, boy, I see that you have fine skin and tender meat, why don't you come and have a few drinks with me? "Jiang Wei is really a little dizzy, if Zhuge Liang hadn't transferred two thousand new troops to him, he really couldn't do anything with these soldiers.

Jiang Wei took a few steps to the left when he heard two young men complaining about something.

"It's okay to be angry with Wei Yan before, but now Lao Tzu can't bear it anymore. You are obviously already a partial general, and the boss still refuses to appoint you as the commander of the often defeated army. ”

"What can I say? has the empty title of partial general, but he has not even had a clear position over the years. Now the prime minister has handed over the often defeated army to a general named Jiang Wei, and he refuses to hand it over to our own people.

"What's even more infuriating is that Xiao Ju's credit for saving the driver in Yiling was completely ignored, and Jiang Wei did nothing but climbed on top of us. Forget it, how can a crippled army like us, who has lost one after another, have the right to choose his own boss? ”

"Hmph, I'm angry when I mention this. I don't want to think about who made our troops look like this, let the Jingzhou people and Dongzhou people fight the battle of winning steadily, and we Yizhou people can only gnaw hard bones. ”

"The key is that there is no stable supply of soldiers, and these people still rely on the old, weak, sick and disabled of other battalions to join in to make up enough numbers. Now that we have a young general, can we live like this? ”

Jiang Wei took a closer look, only to find that one of them was the general who was fighting alone with him by the river that day, called Jufu. And the younger player seems to be the one who released the cold arrow. Jiang Wei said in his heart that these two people are the backbone of the often defeated army, and it seems that only by convincing the two of them first can this crippled army be used for themselves.