After Zhong Hui arrived at Jiange, he realized that although Jiange had troops stationed, the city was abandoned and the defense was relaxed. Everything was not the way it should be. It was a mess.

If it weren't for the dangerous geographical location of Jiange, Zhong Hui would probably have given up Jiange and guarded another place.

In fact, after Zhong Hui surrendered to Shu with Sima Lun, he has always been stationed in Dazhong and has never left the Yinping Earth, so he does not know much about the facts of Jiange Pass.

Zhong Hui's understanding of Jiange was completely on the map on paper. Even when he was in Wei, Zhong Hui had studied the mountains and geography of Shu. He knew that Jiange Pass was a throat fortress to enter Shu, and it was a must-pass place for military strategists since ancient times.

So Zhong Hui repeatedly considered whether to defend Baishui Pass or Jiange, and finally decided to retreat to Baishui Pass and concentrate his troops to guard Jiange.

But the defense ability of Jiange at this time really disappointed Zhong Hui. Apart from the dangerous terrain, there was nothing to do. If Zhong Hui wanted to defend Jiange, he had to regroup and build a defensive position again, so that there was hope of defending Jiange.

But the Wei army almost followed Zhong Hui. Just a few days after Zhong Hui arrived at Jiange, the Wei army's pursuers were approaching Jiange.

The reinforcements from the court were no longer expected for the time being, so Zhong Hui had to command the army to temporarily build fortifications based on danger to block the Wei army's attack.

Although the Wei army's attack was tentative, Shi Zhuan's fighting spirit was also very exciting. The camp itself was the latest army among the left army camps, and it was the last one. In the ordinary large-scale corps battles, the Yueqi Camp was the main vanguard for destroying cities and scattering villages, and all the limelight was stolen by it.

Even if it is not suitable for the Yueqi Camp to fight in some occasions, the Zuowei Camp and Xiandeng Camp, which are lined up in the infantry camp, are also well-known, and it is almost no turn for the Shan camp to take the lead.

This time, Deng Ai actually gave the opportunity to take the lead to the camp, which made Shi Zhuan overjoyed. It seemed that it was because the camp that marched from Ziwu Valley to take the lead when attacking Hanzhong this time, so Deng Ai gave the opportunity to attack Jiange first to the camp.

Although Deng Ai had already made a statement in advance, this attack was purely tentative and it was normal that he could not defeat it. As long as he could clearly understand the defense status of the Shu army.

Since Deng Ai had the order first, he could fight this battle with a relatively relaxed attitude, but Shi Zhuan did not despise it, nor did he relax himself. He completely acted like an attack with all his might.

The defensive position of Jiange is not only limited to Jianmen. Although the city of Jiange Pass is built at the interruption of the Big and Big Sword Mountain and is surrounded by dangers, if the Wei army is really allowed to attack the city below the city, the defensive pressure of Jiange will be great, so the defensive position of Jiange has basically moved forward for more than ten miles. Starting from Cuiyun Gate, it enters the defensive belt of Jiange.

Cuiyun Galleries are a section of the Jinniu Shu Road. They are full of ancient cypresses and are full of green eyes. They are like a long green corridor, so they are named Cuiyun Galleries. Walking on this corridor, you can also feel pleasing to the eye.

But don't be confused by this illusion. The Cuiyun Corridor is deep and winding, surrounded by mountains and water, sometimes circling at the top of the mountain peaks, sometimes falling to the deep valley bottom. The gap between the upper and lower parts is extremely large. The Shu army only needs to set up checkpoints on several relatively dangerous sections of the Cuiyun Corridor to block the Wei army's advance.

Cuiyun corridor is relatively not the most difficult to fight. After passing Cuiyun corridor, the line of sky and ladder stack behind are the real natural dangers.

Yishitian is a canyon that lasts more than a thousand steps. It is called a canyon, but it is actually not much different from a crack. Walking at the bottom of Yishitian’s deep valley, looking up, you can only see a narrow sky with cliffs on both sides, which is suffocating.

The ladder stack is a step by step in the cliff. If you want to pass the ladder stack, you must climb up the steps. No one has ever counted how many of these steps are. Anyway, looking up from the bottom of the mountain, you can't see at a glance. Just looking at the countless steps that seem to lead to the sky is enough to make people dizzy.

Zhong Hui arranged heavy troops to guard both the first line of the sky and the ladder. It was indeed difficult for the Wei army to easily pass through these areas.

Shizun led the camp to attack Jiange, and was stubbornly resisted by the Shu army at Cuiyun Gang. The Wei army launched continuous attacks, day and night, and step by step, barely captured Cuiyun Gang and Yishitian. However, at Tianladder, it was strongly blocked by the Wei army. Shizun led his troops to attack several times, but the terrain of Tianladder was too dangerous and it was difficult for the Wei army to attack.

Shi Zhuan refused to give in and mobilized heavy troops in one breath and launched rounds of strong attacks. The fierce attack made the Shu army stationed at Tiandizhan unable to bear it. Zhou Tai personally led the troops to reinforce, which stabilized the situation and did not allow the Wei army to attack.

The Ladder Stack was the last dangerous situation in front of Jianmen Pass. The competition between the two sides was quite fierce. The Wei army attacked very fiercely, while the Shu army defended tenaciously. The two sides formed a tug-of-war on the Ladder Stack. The battle situation was very stalemate. The Shu army also increased its troops several times and paid a lot of casualties before they could barely defend the Ladder Stack.

The continuous battles caused the camp to fall into a relatively exhausted state. Shi Zuan did not want to retreat easily, so he had to ask Deng Ai for reinforcements. However, Deng Ai did not give him reinforcements, but ordered the camp to retreat to the front line of the sky and rest for a while.

A blind attack will only increase casualties. Deng Ai sent the camp to take the lead this time and did not expect to get the Jiange in a battle. If it was so easy, then Jiange would not be called a natural barrier.

Therefore, Deng Ai has a deeper consideration. This time, the attack of the camp has already taken down Cuiyun corridor and Yishitian, which is also an unexpected gain. As for the ladder stack, the attack will be more difficult, and it is normal that the camp cannot be taken down.

What's more, behind the Sky Ladder Stack, there is a more dangerous Jianmen Pass, which is the core of the offensive and defensive battle in Jiange. The Wei army had just arrived at Jiange and was in a hurry to set up the troops, so Deng Ai was not ready to continue attacking in one breath. He ordered the camp to retreat to the front line for rest, and the positions that had been taken down naturally would not give up easily.

Later, Deng Ai will make further reconnaissance and planning, and formulate a more detailed offensive plan, and then a second offensive may be launched.
Chapter completed!