When Shi Bao turned around and prepared to deal with Chu Xiong's troops, he suddenly found that they were missing.

Logically speaking, the Shu army led by Chu Xiong had no possibility of escaping back to the main camp of the Shu army. Their return journey was completely cut off by the Wei army, and they were still under the attack of the Wei army, so there was almost no possibility of escaping.

But when Shi Bao sent troops back to deal with Chuxiong, he unexpectedly discovered that the Shu army had disappeared. According to the news from the Wei army stationed in the camp, Chuxiong did not walk out of Huya Mountain at all.

Since they did not leave Huya Mountain, where did this Shu army go?

Shi Bao felt inexplicably that he had sent a scout to search within a radius of more than ten miles nearby, but he still disappeared. Is it really strange?

The Huya Mountain area is full of mountains and steep and rarely visited. In such a place, if the army lacks food and supplies, it will not be able to survive. Chuxiong may have entered a canyon or a deep mountain and has escaped from the search range of the Wei army's scouts, so it cannot be found.

Wang Hui suggested that he send more scouts to increase the scope of searches, and that Chuxiong should be dug out even if he digs three feet of the ground.

However, Shi Bao waved his hand. Chu Xiong's troops were just a tinea scabies, and it was not worth worrying about. The biggest goal of the Wei army now was how to open the passage of Huya Mountain and detour to the flank of the Qiting Pavilion. This is the key to this.

The two thousand people in Chuxiong are not worth the effort of the Wei army to search. If there is a chance to clean them up successfully, it is the best. But if they escape and hide them, the Wei army will not be worth chasing, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

Shi Bao ordered all his troops to be withdrawn, no longer caring about Chuxiong's whereabouts, but instead focused on attacking the Shu army's clan.

The Shu army set up a total of four mountain villages in Huya Mountain, all located on the only way to Huya Mountain to the Qingting. The places selected by Bu Xie are all steep and dangerous places. The mountains are rugged and towering, easy to defend and difficult to attack. They are Dangshizhai, Fengpozhai, Qingniuzhai and Weirongzhai in the order of going forward and back.

These four mountain villages all stand on the dangerous mountain, which is a dangerous pass that the Wei army cannot avoid. If the Wei army wants to march into the Huting, they must take down these four mountain villages in turn.

At present, the right guard general Tian Hu led his troops to surround Dangshi Village, which is also the largest mountain village among the four villages, and it is the first mountain village that the Wei army needs to capture.

When Tian Huzhao arrived at the foot of Dangshizhai Mountain, he saw that the mountain was in danger, so he did not act rashly. Instead, he stared at the every move of the Shu army in the mountain village, and then patiently waited for Shi Bao's arrival.

When Shi Bao arrived at Dangshi Village, it was almost the west mountain. However, Shi Bao ordered Wang Hui to organize the camp and set up a camp. He went downstairs to check the defense situation of the Shu army with Tian Hu.

Looking up, the Shu army's Dangshi Village stood halfway up the mountain. The place where the mountain village was located was relatively wide and flat, but there were cliffs around it, which were straight and as straight as it was, and it was impossible to climb. Only a winding road in front of the mountain could lead directly to the mountain village.

From the direction they were standing, they could not see the situation behind Dangshi Village. However, according to the reconnaissance of the scouts, Shi Bao knew that behind Dangshi Village, there was a small path leading directly to the next mountain village of the Shu army, Fengpo Village.

If we follow this terrain, Dangshi Village is indeed a wonderful place where you can attack and retreat but you can't defend or escape. If the Wei army wants to attack the mountain, there is only the road in front of the mountain to choose from. The biggest difficulty does not come from the steep mountain road, but the Wei army cannot see the situation in the Shu army's mountain village at all.

In other words, when the Wei army attacked, they were completely unable to understand the virtuality and reality of the Shu army, where was the strong power of the Shu army, and where was the weak link of the Shu army. This undoubtedly cast a shadow on the Wei army's attack.

Shi Bao was still secretly glad at this moment, fortunately, he successfully attacked an ambush, killing and capturing five or six thousand Shu troops, and blocking two thousand Chuxiong at the same time. In other words, at least 40% of the troops were lost in this battle.

Such losses are undoubtedly the heaviest for the Shu army. If the Bu Xie army is intact, he will do his best to guard four other villages including Dangshizhai. Even if Shi Bao has great ability, it will be no easy task to take down Huya Mountain.

The strength of the Buhui Association has been reduced by half now, which is the biggest opportunity for Shi Bao. Moreover, the Shu army has just been defeated, and not only has its personnel losses, but its morale has also been extremely low. If Shi Bao can seize this favorable opportunity, there is still a high probability of winning Dangshizhai.

However, it was already late now, and it was obviously inappropriate to launch an attack at this time. Besides, Shi Bao had just arrived, so he needed to plan and prepare for the offensive matters. It was impossible to launch an attack in such a hurry. So Shi Bao suppressed the impulse of attack and prepared to return to the camp to discuss the offensive plan overnight.

Just as he turned around, his eyes swept across a lonely mountain on the right side of Dangshi Village. Suddenly, he thought to himself and pointed at the mountain and said, "Where is this?"

Tian Hu didn't know either, but he quickly found a surrendered soldier from the Shu army. The surrendered soldier was familiar with the geography here and replied that the locals called this peak the immortal finger.

Shi Bao nodded. The mountain was straight and steep, shaped like a finger, and it was just right.

Shi Bao had noticed that although the Xianren Finger Peak is not as high as the peak where Dangshi Village is located, Dangshi Village is not set on the top of the mountain or on the side of the mountain. In this way, the peak of the Xianren Finger is higher than Dangshi Village. If the Wei army can occupy the Xianren Finger Peak, you can see clearly the reality of Dangshi Village.

As long as you can grasp the defense and military mobilization of the Shu army in Dangshizhai, the Wei army will achieve twice the result with half the effort when attacking the mountain.

Shi Bao then asked, "Can Shu soldiers be stationed on this peak?"

The surrendered soldier replied, "There is only one sentry."

There are five people in one army, which is the minimum organization of the army. It turns out that the Buhui Association only used the Xianren Zhifeng Peak as the next checkpoint, and did not send many people to guard it.

This would be much easier. Shi Bao immediately asked Tian Hu to send a team of troops to take down the immortal swordsman.

Tian Hu was a little puzzled. This immortal finger peak was isolated and not connected to the surrounding peaks. What's the point of taking it down?

Shi Bao smiled and said, "This is the way for the immortals. Whether or not they can take down Dangshi Village is the key."
Chapter completed!