Li Qiu escaped from Yangping Pass and gathered the remaining soldiers. He found that there were only a hundred or so people. He couldn't help sighing. It could be said that one careless move cost him everything.

Since Yangping Pass was far away from the main battlefield in Hanzhong, Li Qiu was still a little careless. He never expected that the Wei army would suddenly launch a sneak attack and take Yangping Pass.

The danger of Yangping Pass lies entirely above the city. After losing the city gate, the Shu army has no chance to recapture the city gate.

Therefore, the fall of Yangping Pass was entirely Li Qiu's fault. If Li Qiu had been more defensive, this situation would not have happened.

But the matter had come to this, and it would not help to regret it. Li Qiu had no choice but to lead the remaining defeated soldiers, looking south all the way, and headed towards the Jiange Pavilion.

The Wei army had already captured Yangping Pass, so the next step was likely to be to attack Jiange, which was the choke point for guarding Shu. Li Qiu decided to rush to Jiange to remind the guards of Jiange to avoid his own mistakes.

When he arrived near Baishui Pass, he suddenly saw a group of men and horses appearing in front of them, with flags fluttering, looking north. Li Qiu originally thought they were reinforcements from the Shu army from Fucheng, but when he took a closer look, the flag had score written on it.

Ming Dynasty, it turned out to be Jiang Wei, the general who assisted the Han Dynasty.

Li Qiu was a little confused at the time. Didn't Jiang Wei go to Qiang land to quell the Qiang rebellion? How could he appear here at Baishui Pass?

But it was still a Shu army, so Li Qiu immediately stepped forward to pay homage to Jiang Wei.

It is true that Jiang Wei went to Qiangzhong to put down the rebellion of the Qiang people. After Jiang Wei arrived in Qiangzhong, he took advantage of the conflicts among the Qiang tribes to support some groups and suppress others. He soon achieved initial results and completely suppressed the Qiang rebellion.

While returning to the army, Jiang Wei suddenly heard the news that the Wei army was attacking Hanzhong. Jiang Wei was shocked and immediately changed his marching route and looked in the direction of Hanzhong.

When they first arrived in the Baishui Pass area, Jiang Wei ordered his army to camp and calculated the distance. They would arrive at Yang'ankou about tomorrow. Jiang Wei's anxious mood eased slightly. This was after he received a report from his soldiers: "General Qi, Yang'an Pass."

Ankou guard Li Qiu asked for an audience."

Jiang Wei's expression suddenly changed, Li Qiu? If he doesn't go to guard Yang'an Pass, what is he doing here?

Since Li Qiu appeared here inexplicably, the only explanation is probably that Yang'ankou has fallen.

Jiang Wei was in a bad mood. After he heard the news of the Wei army's invasion from Yinping, he immediately rushed to Yang'ankou at night. Jiang Wei was familiar with the geography of Hanzhong. As long as the Wei army did not capture Yang'ankou, it would not be considered a victory.

After occupying Hanzhong, the Shu army can march into Hanzhong from Yang'ankou and regain the lost territory.

Once Yang'ankou was lost, it would mean that all the gateway to Hanzhong would be captured by the Wei army. It would be very difficult for the Shu army to regain Hanzhong. This was the reason why Jiang Wei wanted to rush to Yang'ankou as soon as possible.

But Jiang Wei was not only surprised to see Li Qiu here, but also felt that the situation was not good, so he ordered his soldiers to bring Li Qiu up.

Jiang Wei is just forty this year. He is in his forties, when he is in the prime of life. He is sitting upright in the big tent. On his thin face, his eyes are bright, and two cold lights are approaching Li Qiu.

, which made Li Qiu feel hairy in his heart.

"The last general will meet General Fu Han." Li Qiu braced himself, bowed and saluted.

Jiang Wei looked solemn and shouted in a deep voice: "General Li, you were ordered to guard Yang'an Pass, why are you here?"

Li Qiu had no choice but to tell Jiang Wei the news of the fall of Yang'an Pass. However, after hearing this, Jiang Wei became furious and said: "I asked you to guard Yang'an Pass, but you neglected your duty and caused the fall of Guancheng."

, whoever comes, push it out and chop it!"

Li Qiu was so shocked that his face turned pale and he begged for mercy.

Deputy General Ning Sui also advised: "The fall of Yang'an Pass was caused by a sneak attack by the Wei people. Although General Li was negligent, his crime was not fatal. What's more, General Li belonged to General Fei. If the general beheaded him, wouldn't he be ordered to do so?"

The general is unhappy? General, please think again."

Jiang Wei pondered for a moment, then ordered his soldiers to let go of Li Qiu, saying: "Since you are the general Fei who arranged to guard Yang'an Pass, now that Guancheng has fallen, go and explain to General Fei yourself. If someone comes, take him down and go first."

Lock him up and hand him over to the general for disposal in the future!"

The soldiers under his command immediately took Li Qiu down, and Li Qiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Jiang Wei had a violent temper, while General Fei had a gentle personality. Even if he was handed over to Fei in the future, he would never be killed.

, in this way, he can be regarded as returning with a life.

After escorting Li Qiu away, Jiang Wei's expression remained extremely stern and he said to Ning Sui: "Trash like Li Qiu can be killed like a chicken or a dog, so why should we be afraid?"

Ning Suidao: "Li Qiu is Li Hui's son. The general must look at the Buddha's face even if he doesn't look at the monk's face. What's more, Li Qiu is appointed by General Fei. The decision of life and death is naturally handled by General Fei. The general is at this moment."

If you kill Li Qiu, you will definitely be acting beyond your authority and may make the general unhappy."

When Fei was mentioned, Jiang Wei's expression turned ugly. Within the Shu Kingdom, Jiang Wei was the representative of the hawks, advocating inheriting the legacy of Prime Minister Zhuge, launching the Northern Expedition, recovering the Central Plains, and restoring the Han Dynasty, while Fei was the dove.

A representative figure who opposed resorting to militarism and advocated recuperation and restoration of national strength.

Therefore, their different political opinions led to a tense relationship between the two. Although the imperial court of Shu is still dominated by the Grand Sima Jiang Wan, due to the poor health of the Grand Sima Jiang Wan in the past two years, he had to stay in Fucheng.

The military and political power of the Shu Kingdom is currently temporarily replaced by General Fei.

Jiang Wei was a man with great ambitions. Originally he was just a soldier from Tianshui County. After the Wei State was depressed and he surrendered to Shu, he was reused by Zhuge Liang. From then on, he became the right supervisor of the army and assisted the Han Dynasty.

General.

Jiang Wei often regarded himself as Zhuge Liang's student and devoted himself to carrying out Zhuge Liang's legacy, leading the Northern Expedition and restoring the Han Dynasty. However, during Jiang Fei's reign, he seemed to have no intention of the Northern Expedition. Jiang Wei's talents as a general were only used to quell the rebellion of the Qiang and Yi tribes.

In these sporadic battles, his lifelong ambition has not yet been revealed.

Fighting against the Wei army was what Jiang Wei was looking forward to, and the crisis in Hanzhong this time made Jiang Wei see an opportunity for a decisive battle with the Wei army. So as soon as he got the news, Jiang Wei marched desperately, trying to get ahead of the Wei army.

Before arriving at Yang'an Pass.

But what disappoints Jiang Wei is that Yang'an Pass fell, which will inevitably affect his entire strategic arrangement. It's no wonder that Jiang Wei was so angry that he wanted to kill Li Qiu with a knife. Such a waste could not be left behind.

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