The last three kingdoms

Chapter 112

Jiang Wei immediately sent scouts to investigate what happened, and he was rewarded very quickly. This was not the Wei army who came to invade, but the Shu army who retreated from Yang'an Pass.

Yang'an pass lost?

Jiang Wei's head exploded with a bang, and what he was most worried about finally happened. The loss of Yang'an Pass meant the fall of Hanzhong, and the fall of Hanzhong represented the collapse of the entire defense system of Hanzhong.

Soon, Fu Qian came in front of Jiang Wei, his body was covered with blood, some of the blood had dried up, showing a dirty black purple, and some of the blood was still bright red, dripping from the wound on his body. Qin out.

"The final general has lost the great hope of the general and failed to guard Yang'an Pass. Please punish the general!" Fu Qian knelt down in front of Jiang Wei, saying that men do not shed tears lightly. Fu Qian faced Jiang Wei at this time, I couldn't make a sound.

Jiang Wei's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Gongfu got up and spoke, why did Yang'an pass fall?"

Fu Qian said sadly: "After Zhonghui entered Hanzhong, he besieged the second city of Hanle without attacking, and concentrated all his troops to attack Yang'an Pass. Wei general Xu Yi led an army of 3000 to arrive first, and stormed for three days. The last general led the crowd to swear to death. Defending the city, seriously injured Xu Yi, and repelled the vanguard of the Wei army. Zhong Hui personally commanded [-] troops to approach the city. Jiang Shu defected to the enemy and led his troops to burn, kill and loot in Yang'an Pass in an attempt to rob the city gate to welcome the Wei army into the city. The last general Rise up to fight, but the morale of the army has been disturbed, internal and external difficulties, and finally Yang'an Pass was breached by the Wei army, and the last general had to lead [-] remnants to Baishui Pass."

"Jiang Shu? Where is this bastard now?" Jiang Wei, who had always been calm, couldn't help being furious at this moment.

Fu Qian took a bloody head from his waist, presented it to Jiang Wei with both hands, and said: "Jiang Shu has been beheaded by the last general, and the soldiers who followed him in the rebellion died seven or eight out of ten, but Yang'an Pass is no longer there. "

"A traitor to the country, he deserves to die!" Jiang Wei said indignantly, "Unexpectedly, when the country was in crisis, Jiang Shu would defect to the enemy and treason, resulting in the fall of Yang'anguan. Your Majesty, destroy the Jiang and Shu clans."

Fu Qian wept and said: "This is the responsibility of the last general. I failed to see through Jiang Shu's conspiracy to defect to the enemy and treason earlier, which led to the fall of Yang'an Pass. The last general deserves death. Please punish him."

Fu Qian was also very remorseful. At the beginning Liu Yin said that Jiang Shu might be treasonous, so he should be more careful, but he still doubted it.In fact, Jiang Shu's disguise was deep. Over the years, Fu Qian has worked with him, and he has never found out that he has any bad plans. Liu Yin has never had any intersection with Jiang Shu, but he judges that Jiang Shu may join the enemy. It was really hard for Fu Qian to believe it.After all, Jiang Shu is the deputy general of Yang'anguan, and he is in charge of a team. The enemy is currently facing, and it is impossible for Fu Qian to arrest Jiang Shu just by catching wind and shadow.

But when Jiang Shu finally showed his fox tail, it was too late.Jiang Shu finally bumped into Fu Qian's muzzle, and was killed by Fu Qian, otherwise Fu Qian would have no chance to kill the traitor.

But Jiang Shu's life and death have nothing to do with the overall situation. After Yang'an Pass fell into civil strife, the defense system had already collapsed. It could no longer withstand the Wei army's strong attack, and the fall of Yang'an Pass was irreversible.

Jiang Wei looked at Fu Qian, who was covered in blood all over his body, and knew that he had tried his best. Among the generals in Sichuan with withered talents, Fu Qian and Jiang Shu were both rare rising stars. Embarked on a different path.Logically speaking, Fu Qian, as the chief general, bears the unshirkable responsibility for the fall of Yang'an Pass, but when the enemy is present and employing people, how can Jiang Wei punish him for this.

"Gong Fu, you are not guilty of this matter, you don't need to blame yourself. The most urgent thing is that we need to regroup our troops and retake Hanzhong."

At this time, the sentry horse came to report, Zhong Hui led the army from east to west, Deng Ai and Zhugexu led the army from west to east, and they were heading for Baishuiguan, which was less than sixty miles away.

Jiang Wei frowned, Zhong Hui took Yang'an Pass, and would naturally kill him all the way, Deng Ai actually joined Zhuge Xu's soldiers, he must have broken through the Jiangchuan Pass, Jiang Wei's heart sank, and he hasn't listened to it until now. The news about Zhao Guang may be more ominous than good.

Sure enough, the scouts who came later reported the details of the Battle of Jiangchuankou.

Zhao Guang fought fiercely with Deng Ai's 3 horses at Jiangchuankou for a day, and all the troops he led were killed. There are countless soldiers.However, there were so many Wei soldiers and they surrounded him. Yang Xin, the prefect of Jincheng, ordered him to surrender. Zhao Guang said solemnly: "I am the descendant of Zhao Yun, a Han general. I will be a Han official in life and a Han ghost in death. How can I surrender to the Wei dog?" Huh?" In the end, Zhao Guang died on the battlefield and died heroically for his country.

When all the generals heard this, they all burst into tears. In terms of position, Zhao Guang was just a low-ranking General Yamen. In terms of force, Zhao Guang might not be able to defeat the generals, but at the critical moment of life and death, Zhao Guang resolutely took the In order to serve the important task of breaking the army, he knew that it was a mission of a narrow escape, but he did not hesitate, and in the end he fought to the death without retreating, and died heroically for the country. He was so daring and loyal, and he was a hero.

After learning from the pain, Jiang Wei ordered someone to draft a memorial to the imperial court, report the affairs of Zhao Guang and Jiang Shu and describe the military situation in Hanzhong in detail, and implored the imperial court to send reinforcements. Hanzhong fell, and Shu was on the verge of subjugation. All the soldiers and civilians should share the same hatred Save the country together.

The fall of Hanzhong was due to Jiang Wei’s flaws in the overall defensive layout and the mistake of employing improper personnel, but more importantly, the Shu court did not send reinforcements in time. If Jiang Wei’s play was followed, the court could send Zhang Yi and Liao Hua's two chariot generals led their troops to reinforce Yinping Bridge and Yang'an Pass respectively. These two critical passes will not be easily lost, so the situation in Hanzhong will not deteriorate so much, and there is even the possibility of turning defeat into victory.

But history cannot repeat itself, if all things will not be realized, Hanzhong will fall, and the situation of Shu will become extremely difficult. It is almost difficult for Jiang Wei to make a comeback in this predicament.

Ning Sui said: "Baishui has many narrow roads and is not a place for battle. It is better to retreat to the Jiange and defend it with danger. It is enough to hold back hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Wei State. If the Jiange is not protected, Ji Han will surely perish."

Jiang Wei thought about it, Baishuiguan faced the enemy three times, and it was indeed not easy to defend, and if the Jiange was successfully attacked by the Wei army, his [-] troops would really be in a desperate situation. Now it seems that retreating to the Jiange is the last and only option up.

Retiring to the Jiange means giving up Hanzhong. For Jiang Wei, this is also a difficult decision, but at this point, Jiang Wei has no choice. In the end, Jiang Wei can only swallow the most helpless bitter fruit.

(End of this chapter)