Arrows like rain poured down crazily towards the Shu army camp. The Shu soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another.

The Wei army quickly approached the Shu army's camp and quickly broke through the first line of defense of the Shu army's camp.

At this time, the Shu army woke up from a dream and realized that this was a real attack by the Wei army, not a dream. Originally, they were stationed here to prevent the Wei army from attacking Hanzhong along the Tangluo Road. Huaishu Pass was on the Tangluo Road.

It was a dangerous place that could not be avoided. The Shu army deployed defenses here to guard the dangerous place and block the Wei army's advance route.

The original intention of the Shu army was good, but stationed in the barren mountains and rivers, guarding the mountains day after day, they eventually became slack. What's more, it is freezing cold now. In the Shu army's subconscious, this season

It is far from the season of marching and fighting, so the awareness of defense will inevitably be neglected.

Since the death of Zhuge Liang, the war-torn borders between Wei and Shu suddenly became calm. There had been no war for a long time, and the Shu army's mentality naturally relaxed.

Although the news from Guanzhong showed that the Wei State was likely planning a large-scale military operation, the Shu army, which had been at ease for many years, did not seem to think that war would befall them. When they realized that the enemy was attacking

Only then did I realize that this was not a drill.

The leader of this army was a young general named Fu Qian, who was the son of General Fu Xu. During the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Xun at Ting. Liu Bei withdrew his troops to Ma'anshan. Lu Xun attacked and defeated Liu Bei again at night.

After Fu Wei led his troops to fight hard and refused, all his soldiers were dead. The general of Wu State ordered Fu Wei to surrender. Fu Wei cursed: "I am a Han general, I am willing to surrender to Wu Gou!" So he died in the battle.

After Fu Xu's death, Fu Qian was still young and was supported by the imperial court. When he became an adult, he also joined the army, became an official and worshiped Zuo Zhonglang, and returned to the command of Wang Ping, the prefect of Hanzhong, the general in charge of Zhenbei.

The Wei army was sharpening their swords in Guanzhong, and naturally they could not hide it from Wang Ping. Wang Ping was deeply worried and believed that if the Wei army invaded Hanzhong from the south, they should first seize the Xingshi gold, so Wang Ping moved to Xingshi from Hancheng and strengthened the defense of the eastern highlands of Hanzhong.

To be on the safe side, Wang Ping specifically ordered Fu Qian to garrison Huaishu Pass. It’s not that Wang Ping really expected these thousand men to be able to block the Wei army’s hundreds of thousands of troops. Instead, he laid a trap at the front of the Xingshi defense line.

A stronghold similar to a beacon tower can detect and block the Wei army's attack, and serves as a warning to the rising defense line.

Fu Qian was leading an army for the first time, so he was inevitably lacking in experience. There were still considerable omissions in guarding against the Wei army's attack. However, after the Wei army broke through the first line of defense, Fu Qian became calmer and shouted loudly.

Stop the panicked soldiers, organize the troops, and move closer to the second line of defense.

The Shu army's defense at Huaishu Pass was not parallel, but stepped in steps based on the terrain. This formed a multiple defense system. When the first line of defense was broken through by the enemy, the Shu army could retreat immediately.

Resistance is provided at the second line of defense.

The biggest advantage of this defensive formation is that it allows the defensive side to organize multiple defense systems, so that the entire defense will not collapse after the first line of defense is breached.

Fu Qian showed composure and calmness that was not commensurate with his age and status. When the Shu army was suddenly attacked and in panic, Fu Qian's calm and calm performance played a great role in stabilizing the morale of the army. The Shu army was overwhelmed by the Wei army's fierce offensive.

Despite this, he was still able to maintain a calm attitude, all relying on Fu Qian's command.

The second line of defense was a steep slope higher than the Chang'an city wall. After the first line of defense fell, Fu Qian did not hesitate to fight. Instead, he gathered the remaining soldiers and quickly retreated to the second line of defense.

With the second line of defense as a barrier, Fu Qian could calmly hold his position even if the first line of defense fell or the Shu army suffered a huge attrition.

The sun has risen so high that the battle that started in the early morning still shows no sign of ending. The Shu army held on to the danger and launched a desperate fight with the Wei army that came like a tide. The entire Huaishu Pass

On the top of the mountain, corpses were strewn on the ground, and blood flowed into rivers.

Compared with the weak Shu army, the biggest advantage of the Wei army is its large number of people. It is precisely because of such a large number of people that they can fight one after another and fight to the death.

"General Fu, we can't hold the Huaishu Pass anymore. We'd better retreat first. If we don't retreat, I'm afraid the whole army will be destroyed." Seeing the critical situation, his officers all came to persuade Fu Qian to retreat.

Fu Qian sneered and said, "If you want to destroy our entire army, it depends on whether they have the ability."

Fu Qian mobilized a large number of archers to guard the second line of defense. The steep slope here was almost impossible to climb. Guo Huai directed the Wei army to attack the bottom of the slope. Countless arrows came down from the top of the slope. Many Wei soldiers

The soldiers all died violent deaths.

Guo Huai was a little anxious. The soldiers and horses under his command were all his disciples from Yongliang. Every time one of them died or was seriously injured, Guo Huai felt a little heartbroken. After all, these soldiers had a deep relationship with him through life and death for many years. Guo Huai didn't want to

They are dying here in vain.

This damn Xiahou Ba, didn’t he say that he was going to go behind the Shu army to attack the Shu army? It’s been a long time, but there is no movement from Xiahou Ba’s side. Could it be that Xiahou Ba did it on purpose?

He was specially asked to fight to the death with the Shu army so that he could benefit from it.

Thinking of this, Guo Huai became a little angry. It seemed that he had underestimated Xiahou Ba. On the surface, it seemed that Xiahou Ba was very active in conquering Shu, but when it came time to plot against people, Xiahou Ba was not soft at all.

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It stands to reason that even if you go around to the back of the Shu army, you won't be wasting too much time. At this time, you haven't taken action yet. You are just sitting on the sidelines, waiting for Guo Huai and the Shu army to fight and lose both sides. It's really too bad.

Damn it!

Guo Huai usually plotted against others, but he didn't expect that this time he was plotted against by Xiahou Ba. This made Guo Huai extremely depressed. Seeing the Shu army stubbornly holding on to the second line of defense, the casualties on his side were increasing.

Even though he is getting older, Xiahou Ba never shows up, which is too cheating.

So Guo Huai ordered a slow attack. Just when he relaxed for a moment, Fu Qian and his men suddenly rushed over and killed Guo Huai by surprise. Before Guo Huai could react, the Shu army had already rushed out of a bloody path.

, and headed westward.
Chapter completed!