Ever since the State of Wu and the State of Shu announced their campaign against the State of Wei, Zhuge Fang had stationed himself in Hanzhong with an army of 150,000. He boasted of having 300,000 troops, confronting the Wei State’s Tieshan Army from across their camps. Gao Kuohai, commander of the Tieshan Army, was stationed in Weixing, strictly following the orders of the Prince of Han, Jia Lingyun: as long as the forces of Shu did not cross into Wei territory, the Tieshan Army would not engage.
The soldiers of Shu were all eager for battle, hoping to earn merit, and the generals were even more restless. Ever since Zhuge Fang had set up camp, there had been daily requests to engage, but he had suppressed them all.
Zhuge Fang was waiting for a turning point. As long as Jia Lingyun remained captured or killed by the Qianghu—leaving the State of Wei without a leader—that would be the perfect moment to strike. Looking at the State of Wei, Zhuge Fang had concluded that ever since Jia Lingyun took power, every campaign he touched ended in victory. Thus, Zhuge Fang reached a valuable conclusion: the State of Wei was not to be feared; the only thing to be feared was Jia Lingyun himself.
Chapter 795