Zhou Taisi thought about it and felt that the risk of staying in Wujie was too great. If he continued to hesitate at this moment, he would probably have destroyed the five thousand subordinates. So he thought about it over and over again, and finally made up his mind to give up Wujie, withdraw his troops south, and prepare to march towards the Yinping Bridgehead.

Since the Wei army was going to compete for the Yinping Bridgehead, the situation at the Yinping Bridgehead would inevitably be tense. Zhou Tai rushed there to help Zhong Hui's strength. In this sense, it was also a tactical strategy. If Qi Du's loss was really held accountable, Zhou Tai could also defend himself.

I went south to understand the danger of Yinping, and it was really not considered a escaping at the last minute.

After making the decision, Zhoutai ordered the Wei army stationed in Wujie to pack up their luggage immediately, leave the city overnight, and rush to the Yinping Bridge.

In order to set out as soon as possible, Zhoutai ordered the Shu army to throw away all the bulky things, including many weapons and food. Zhoutai ordered people to set fire to burn anything that could not be taken away. These things, especially food and food, must not fall into the hands of the Wei army.

Jiang Wei repeatedly emphasized the use of a strong wall and clearing the fields to deal with the invading Wei army, so when Zhou Tai evacuated, he must first ensure that some things that could not be taken away would not fall into the hands of the Wei army.

The situation is urgent, and even if Zhoutai wants to leave, he has to go lightly. Otherwise, he will be able to take a lot of supplies and delay the situation and will be easily caught up by the pursuers of the Wei army.

So when setting out in an emergency, there were too many things thrown away, but they could not be left to the Wei army for nothing. Zhou Tai ordered these things to be piled up together and burned them all together with a fire, so that there was no need to worry about falling into the hands of the Wei army.

When Zhou Tai led his army to Guancheng, he happened to meet the messenger sent by Zhong Hui. Only then did Zhou Tai realize that Zhong Hui had left Yinping and turned to Baishui Pass. He sent someone to send him a command to go to Baishui Pass to join the army.

This undoubtedly proves the accuracy of Zhou Tai's judgment. It seems that it is indeed impossible to defend Wudu to the death. Zhong Hui's intention was to ask him to give up Wudu and go south to meet with the army, which also proves that the current situation is indeed not optimistic.

Fortunately, the messenger sent by Zhong Hui was more timely. Zhou Tai originally planned to go to Yinping Bridgehead. If the messenger had not arrived, Zhou Tai still didn't know that Yinping Bridgehead had fallen into the hands of the Wei army. If he still marched according to the original plan, it would be like he would fall into the trap.

Now that Zhoutai has a clear order, he immediately ordered the army to give up going to Yinping Bridge, and turn the way south to Baishui Pass, and does not stop for more in Guancheng.

What Zhou Tai didn't know was that his decision saved his life. In a few hours, the Wei army's Yueqin battalion would arrive here. If Zhou Tai hesitated or slowed down, he would probably be surrounded and annihilated by the Wei army.

It was his unintentional decision that saved his fate. When Wen Yang arrived at Guancheng, the Shu army had already left the city empty, which made him sigh.

Deng Ai ordered Wen Yang to hurry to Guancheng, with the goal of intercepting Zhoutai in Wudu. Although Zhoutai only has 5,000 troops, but his legs are also fleshy. If Zhoutai's army meets Zhong Hui's army, it is still a force that cannot be ignored.

From the south of Guancheng, there is Baishui Pass. The Baishui area is a narrow passage and the main attack route for the Wei army to enter Shu. If the Shu army sticks to this area, it will still cause certain obstacles to the Wei army's southward advance.

However, since Zhoutai had fled south, Deng Ai had nothing to worry about. After contacting Ma Long and Qian Hong who arrived at the Yinping Bridge, the two Wei army attacked the Baishui Pass area from the north and west respectively, and continued to move the front south.

After Zhong Hui joined forces with Zhoutai, Zhong Hui was always a little relieved. Since the Wei army attacked Shu, the Shu army had lost all its generals and lost its city and land. Although this army of 5,000 people was not large, it was like a timely help for the Shu army, which lacked troops now. At least Zhong Hui's troops had reached 25,000 again, and he was somewhat confident when fighting with the Wei army.

But this confidence was quickly shattered by the sudden news. The news of Yangping Pass's loss reached Baishui, which surprised Zhong Hui. This situation was even more shocking than Yan Yu's failure and captured.

Although Yan Yu is in the high position of the governor of Hanzhong, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is just a decoration. Although Yan Yu always wants to prove his value of existence, he is still excluded from the entire Hanzhong defense system.

So even if Yan Yu's failure shocked the government and the public, the impact on the entire Hanzhong defense system was not too great.

But Yangping Pass is different. Yangping Pass is the core of the entire Hanzhong defense system, and its defensive position is far above Seoul and Lecheng.

The loss of Yangping Pass was not only a heavy blow to Hanzhong's defense, but also a serious damage to the entire Shu defense system, and the entire battle situation showed signs of collapse.

Zhong Hui was puzzled. In theory, Yangping Pass’s defense is the most powerful among the fortresses in Hanzhong, and the most garrisoned troops. Why did it lose in such a short period of time?

After hearing the details, Zhong Hui couldn't help but smile bitterly. It turned out that Yangping Pass was not a failure to defend, but a traitor inside. Deputy General Jiang Shu surrendered to the enemy, which led to Yangping Pass's loss.

Any strong fortress and fortress will definitely be irreversible once borers appear inside, so the loss of Yangping Pass is not surprising.

What Zhong Hui just questioned was that since Yangpingguan is so important, why did Jiang Wei make such a major mistake in selecting people? Could it be that Jiang Shu pretended too well that he deceived Jiang Wei?

The failure caused by improper employment is the most disastrous. Jiang Wei misapproved Jiang Shu, which led to the loss of Yangping Pass and had a serious impact on the direction of the battle between Wei and Shu.

Originally, Zhong Hui was stationed in Baishui Pass, but he was confident that he could withstand the two groups of Wei's army, Ma Long and Qian Hong. However, once Yangping Pass was lost, Deng Ai's troops would go south from Yangping Pass to cooperate with Ma Long and Qian Hong to form a two-way attack. With the conditions of Baishui Pass, it would be difficult to withstand the Wei army.

Zhou Tai proposed to retreat to Jiange. The terrain of Jiange is much more dangerous than Baishui Pass. Moreover, Jiange is the gateway to Shuzhong and its location is more important. Retiring Jiange is also the best choice at present.

Zhong Hui thought so too, so he soon made a decision and led his army south from Baishui Pass to Jiange.
Chapter completed!