The terrain of the Shu Kingdom was easy to defend and hard to attack.
Viewed from the north, its mighty passes were all steep, some places amounting to sheer cliffs.
This posed tremendous difficulties for the attackers.
It was the same all the way from Yangping Pass to Jiange, and Jiange's terrain stood above the rest.
This truly was an ideal place to defend.
Yet Wei was now sweeping through the Shu Kingdom with an overwhelming advantage. All three fronts had main forces attacking, and with its meager troops, Shu could not stop them even with its fortified passes.
This strength lay not merely in troop numbers, but was reflected even more clearly in the abilities of the generals.
None of Cao Mao's commanders was ordinary, and their ranks teemed with talent. Men like Wen Yang and Ma Long were merely regular generals, not even part of the command leadership.
Wei attacked fiercely from three directions, extending the battle lines at tremendous speed. Shu's collapse swept across a thousand miles, its generals dying in battle, being captured, or surrendering one after another.
Jiang Wei rushed about putting out fires, but it did little good.
Zhuge Dan's camp now stood outside Yang'an Pass.
Though this commander had the fault of setting his sights higher than his abilities, he had fought many actual battles, after all. Besides, crouching tigers and hidden dragons filled his ranks, ensuring that his strategies were carried out exceedingly well.
Zhong Hui and Chen Qian sat beside Zhuge Dan.
These two were responsible for advising Zhuge Dan and devising strategies. Strictly speaking, both counted as headquarters staff officers.
The Wei army's morale was now soaring, and its generals were even more excited.
The merit of destroying a kingdom!
How many generals pursued that their entire lives?
These three