The Wei army's attack was very sudden and he killed out of Ziwu Valley almost overnight.

But it is not a sudden one. After all, since the last battle in Longxi ended, the two sides have been in a tense confrontation. The Wei army had no intention of withdrawing its troops. Instead, they prepared for the troops and prepared food and grass, and were preparing for the attack on Shu.

On the Shu side, the country also moved from strategic offensive to strategic defense, and was ready to fight, just waiting for the Wei army to attack.

Therefore, this war is inevitable. The only difference is that it happens tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. From this perspective, it is not surprising at all.

The only surprise was that the Wei army chose the attack path. They would actually kill from the most steepest Ziwu Valley, which was beyond the expectations of Fu Qian and other Shu army generals.

After all, according to Jiang Wei's defense plan to gather troops and gather Gu, the Shu army gave up all the periphery defensive positions and retreated to the three fortresses. In addition, Nanzheng, all the Shu army's troops in Hanzhong were concentrated at four points, and the periphery was completely useless. Whether the Wei army marched from Baoxie Road or Tangluo Road, there was no obstacle.

But the surprising Wei army rushed out of the most difficult Ziwu Road and headed straight to Lecheng. Yan Yu rushed to send troops and was ambushed by the Wei army in Yelangyu. The entire army was destroyed. Yan Yu himself became a prisoner of the Wei army, and the county seat of Hanzhong, Nanzheng, also fell into the hands of the Wei army.

Due to the relatively western geographical location of Yangping Pass, when Fu Qian received the news that the Wei army had attacked Hanzhong, Yan Yu was already captured by the Wei army.

"Extremely stupid!" This is Fu Qian's four-word evaluation of Yan Yu after hearing the news.

Not observing the enemy's situation and blindly attacking is Yan Yu's biggest mistake. Nanzheng is more than 100 miles away from Lecheng. Doesn't Yan Yu know that the tactic that the Wei army is best at is to siege the city and attack aid? He actually bumped into it foolishly. Isn't this seeking death?

There is no basic military common sense. How did Yan Yu get above the high position of Hanzhong Governor? Fu Qian couldn't help but feel a trace of contempt in his heart. Yan Yu seemed to be able to lick the eunuch's butt and had no real talent. The court would actually send such a person to be Hanzhong Governor, which was really blind.

Fortunately, Fu Qian and the others disobeyed. Otherwise, if Yan Yu really wanted to command Hanzhong's defense affairs in full, they might have caused any trouble.

However, Fu Qian did not applaud Yan Yu's defeat, but was deeply worried. Yan Yu's failure at most proved Yan Yu's incompetence. However, the 10,000 Shu troops lost were the real military power of the Shu Kingdom. If Yan Yu had not squandered it so much, then this 10,000 guerrilla army would be scattered to various key areas, which would be a huge deterrent to the Wei army's attack on Hanzhong.

It’s a pity that Yan Yu, who was determined to be on power, gathered these guerrilla troops and then put sheep into the tiger’s mouth. This made Fu Qian wonder whether Yan Yu was a spy sent by the Wei State. He easily ruined more than 10,000 troops of the Shu army, and at the same time lost Nanzheng, the county seat of Hanzhong. Such a huge loss also cast a shadow on Hanzhong’s defense prospects.

It was precisely because of Yan Yu's failure that the situation in Hanzhong became severe immediately. Although the Wei army had not yet taken the next move after the attack on Nanzheng, Fu Qian knew that Yangping Pass would definitely become the primary target of the Wei army's attack, and the next decisive battle would be inevitable.

Fortunately, Fu Qian concentrated his efforts to strengthen the city walls of Yangping Pass in advance, and under the original solid conditions, another layer of insurance was added, which allowed Fu Qian to have the confidence to deal with it when facing the Wei army.

The training of new recruits is also extremely effective. If there is no such high-intensity training, these new recruits will have to spend at least twice as much time before they can have the ability to fight.

After Fu Qian arrived at Renyangping Pass, he has been focusing on training the recruits. The daily training volume makes these recruits miserable and tired. After the training every day, they basically can't even straighten their waists.

But it is this great devil training method that allows these new recruits to grow up quickly and become truly combat-capable soldiers. This naturally invisibly increases the insurance coefficient of Yangping Pass. Currently, the 20,000 defenders in Yangping Pass have a complete lineup and are fully capable of dealing with the attacks of the Wei army. No matter how many troops the Wei army came, Fu Qian repels their confidence.

After hearing the news that the Wei army had invaded Hanzhong, Fu Qian immediately stopped quarry and logging matters, and transferred all the troops and horses who had gone out back to Yangping Pass. From then on, the two east and west gates of Yangping Pass were closed day and night. Without Fu Qian's orders, no one could open them.

The combat readiness of Yangping Pass has always been at the first level. Even if Fu Qian ordered the strengthening of vigilance, it was just a kind of maintenance. With the current state of the defenders, he could be fully engaged in the battle.

The Shu army was completely a tight string at Yangping Pass and never relaxed. The only difference is that such a high-intensity alert level in the past might make the soldiers on duty in the Shu army complain, thinking that Fu Qian was a little tricky and the enemy was still alive. Is it necessary for them to be so nervous?

But the situation is different now. The Wei army has already captured Hanzhong, conquered Nanzheng, and captured Hanzhong Governor Yan Yu. After receiving the news, the entire Yangping Pass was shocked and the troops were shocked.

It turned out that the slogan of the wolf that had been shouted for so long was coming. The wolf really came, and it was so cruel as soon as it appeared, which directly shocked everyone in the Shu army. Now that the enemy is in front of each other, naturally everyone dares not slacken. Even if the tasks assigned by Fu Qian at this time were hard and tiring, the Shu army had no complaints anymore and followed Fu Qian to guard Yangping Pass wholeheartedly.

Fu Qian was even more confident. He raised his troops for a thousand days and used his troops for a while. He carefully prepared for the war in Yangping Pass for two years and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build Yangping Pass into a solid fortress. In Yangping Pass, he even stocked up enough food and grass for 20,000 troops to consume for two years. Fu Qian had no reason to think that Yangping Pass would fall into the hands of the Wei army.

Jiang Wei chose Fu Qian to guard Yangping Pass, which was a recognition of Fu Qian's ability. Of course, Fu Qian would not disappoint Jiang Wei's expectations. The city was there, and the people were dead, and the city was dead. He was ready to fight to the death. Yangping Pass would also become a roadblock for the Wei army. They wanted to easily cross Yangping Pass, but there was no gate.
Chapter completed!