 The Shu officers Wang Han () and Jiang Bin () defended Hancheng and Lecheng respectively with 5,000 troops each.Zhong Hui ordered his subordinates Xun Kai () and Li Fu () to lead 10,000 men each to attack Hancheng and Lecheng, while he led his main army towards Yang'an Pass (陽安口; also known as Yangping Pass, in present-day Ningqiang County, Shaanxi).Along the way, he sent his men to pay respects on his behalf at Zhuge Liang's tomb (at the foot of Mount Dingjun, Mian County, Shaanxi).