This episode recounts how Zhuge Liang (Kongming) launched another northern expedition. His forces were blocked at the Chencang Pass by Wei general Hao Zhao, halting their advance. Later, Zhuge Liang employed Jiang Wei's feigned surrender strategy, luring the Wei army into an attack and inflicting a crushing defeat upon them. Seizing the momentum, Zhuge Liang commanded his forces to advance through Xiegu Valley and emerge at Qishan Mountain, where they confronted the Wei army. Ultimately, due to supply shortages, the Shu forces retreated back to Hanzhong.
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