In just one month, the Shu army lost three counties, Yinping, Wudu and Hanzhong. Although Hanzhong's Seoul and Lecheng were still defending, everyone knew that such persistence was meaningless. The Wei army had already reached the gate of Jiange, and the situation of Shu became dangerous.

Since the founding of Shu Han, the entire northern border has remained in the Qinling area. Although there are occasional changes, it is basically stable along the border that stretches thousands of miles east and west along the Qinling Mountains. Whether Shu attacks Wei or Wei attacks Shu, the two sides will eventually cease fire on this border line.

This balance has not been broken for more than 40 years, but unexpectedly, such a major problem arose this time. The Wei army pushed forward all the way, conquered three counties in a row, and directly fought at the Jiange Pass.

Although Jiange is dangerous, it has always been in the territory of Shu, and it has no place to use its weapons. It is just a backup line of defense for Shu. Unlike Hanzhong, Yinping, and Wudu, many people even feel that Jiange Pass was completely useless yesterday. It is better to withdraw and transfer troops to places where they need it more.

But suddenly, the entire northern border was surging and after losing three counties in a row, Jiange immediately became the most cutting-edge position of Shu Kingdom.

Since Jiange is in the rear, Shu Kingdom has never regarded it as a key point of defense, and has only sent more than a thousand people here. If Zhong Hui had not led 25,000 troops to withdraw to Jiange, it would be indefinite whether the empty Jiange could withstand the Wei army's attack.

When the news reached Chengdu, the government and the country were shocked, and public opinion was in an uproar, and all the spearheads were pointed at Jiang Wei.

Although Jiang Wei is not on the northern front now, Jiang Wei, as a general and the craftsman of the Hanzhong Yinping Defense Plan, has an unshirkable responsibility for the loss of Hanzhong Yinping Wudu.

Although some voices believe that Yan Yu should also be responsible for this failure, the main public opinion in the court did not think so. They believe that although Yan Yu is the governor of Hanzhong, it is actually not true, because the army of Hanzhong and Yinping is not dispatched by him at all. Yan Yu can command only a few tens of thousands of people. Even if the defeat of Yelangyu and the loss of Nanzheng are Yan Yu's responsibility, these two things will not have much impact on the overall situation in Hanzhong.

The key to the fall of Hanzhong is still Yangping Pass. It was Jiang Shu's betrayal and surrender that led to the complete collapse of the war situation in Hanzhong. Although the court was furious and issued an order to destroy Jiang Shu's tribes, the lost Yangping Pass could no longer be saved.

Moreover, Jiang Shu himself has defected to Wei State, and Shu State is not able to catch him and ask for guilt. So who will bear the responsibility?

There is no doubt that the spearhead was directed at General Jiang Wei, because the Hanzhong defense plan was proposed by Jiang Wei, and Jiang Shu was also arranged by Jiang Wei as the deputy general of Yangping Pass, so Jiang Wei was unshirkable for the loss of Yangping Pass. In the court and the country, the criticism of Jiang Wei was overwhelming, and the memorials of impeachment of Jiang Wei were piled up on the dragon case of the Later Lord Liu Chan like a hill.

However, Liu Chan was indifferent to this because he knew very well that although these officials were more happy than the other when impeaching Jiang Wei, he really asked him, as you wish, if Jiang Wei is removed, who will replace you?

The officials who are sure to protect these officials are speechless and speechless. If others don’t say anything, Yan Yu is the most distinctive example. He spared no effort to replace Jiang Wei and others, but how did Yan Yu perform in Hanzhong? After a defeat, he became a prisoner of the Wei people in a mess.

Yan Yu, who was once ambitious, left behind a mess after arriving in Hanzhong.

The more difficult the battle situation is, Liu Chan dared not replace people easily. Now the two northeastern lines are at the same time, and Shu Han is facing life and death. How many people can Liu Chan rely on? Apart from Jiang Wei, who can bear the important task of defending the country?

Although Liu Chan has always been known for his soft ears, he did not make a fool of himself this time because he knew very well that there were really no one in Shu Han who could replace Jiang Wei.

Therefore, Liu Chan suppressed all the impeachment memorials, but instead issued an order to appease Yu Jiang Wei, expressing deep condolences for Fu Qian's misfortune of his country, and hoped that Jiang Wei would continue to preside over the overall situation and save the country from danger.

Of course, Jiang Wei would not consider the opposition in the court to make trouble. Every time Jiang Wei failed to return to the court, it was the most active moment for these oppositions, and Jiang Wei had long been accustomed to it.

What really made Jiang Wei feel heartbroken was the loss of Yangping Pass. Jiang Wei calculated it so much that Jiang Shu, who had promoted himself, would surrender to the enemy and treason. It was really a rat shit that ruined the pot of soup, and Jiang Wei's careful defense plan was eventually ruined.

Jiang Wei carefully recalled Jiang Shu's past, but he had never found any collusion with Wei State!

If you talk about ability, if Jiang Shu and Fu Qian are compared, they are indeed a little worse, but if they are compared with other generals, Jiang Shu is still much better. So even if Jiang Shu had lost a battle on the battlefield, Jiang Wei only demoted him and still entrusted him with important tasks.

From this point of view, Jiang Wei thought he was worthy of Jiang Shu. Jiang Shu had never shown any abnormality. He was always respectful to himself and gentle to his colleagues. Among the generals of the Wei army, he was even more popular than Fu Qian. Fu Qian's straightforward and stubborn temper had offended many people.

Jiang Wei never thought of the real reason why Jiang Shu did such a tragic thing. He can only say that Jiang Shu's previous acting skills were indeed excellent, blinding almost everyone, without showing any flaws.

It’s just a pity that a brave general like Fu Qian is in a desperate situation and still swears to the death. He fights to the end. He really has the same father as his son. Fu Qian was loyal to the country back then, but now Fu Qian sacrifices his life for the country. The father and son wrote a good story in the name of loyalty and wise.

Fu Qian was the most capable general under Jiang Wei. It was because of Fu Qian's loyalty and talent that Jiang Wei handed over the most important Yangping Pass Fortress in Hanzhong to him to command.

Jiang Wei's original intention was to ask Jiang Shu to assist Fu Qian. With Jiang Shu's talent, it is not enough to be the only one. It is most appropriate to be Fu Qian's deputy general. This is also the principle that Jiang Wei always uses to measure talents.

The defense line built by the lineup of Fu Qian and Jiang Shu Shuang Insurance should have become the barrier of Hanzhong, but it turned out to be the most unsatisfactory place.
Chapter completed!