The Shu army's offensive stopped at every turn. It had been on the offensive in the past few days. In the past two days, it suddenly withdrew and stopped attacking, which also made the Wei army defending the city breathe a sigh of relief.

The most important thing is that the Shu army's attacks for many days were too fierce and did not give the Wei army any breathing space. If Cao Liang hadn't suggested that Xiahou Ba divide the Wei army defending the city into two squads, one for fighting and one for rest.

If they had taken turns, these Wei soldiers would have died of exhaustion on the city wall.

Fortunately, they held on. Even if the Shu army launched another overwhelming offensive, the Wei army defending the city did not retreat even half a step. They firmly held their position and successfully blocked the Shu army and tried to protect Yangping Pass.

Not lost.

After the Shu army retreated, the Wei army guarding the city did not dare to relax. They still slept with their armor on the top of the city. They drank big ladles of cold water when they were thirsty and gnawed on a piece of hard flour cake when they were hungry. They were not even injured.

Because no one knows whether the Shu army's retreat is temporary or long-term, but judging from the situation in the Shu army's camp, there is no sign of retreat. It should be that the Shu army is taking a short rest and preparing to attack again at any time.

At least this is what Xiahou Ba thinks. Yangping Pass is the only important route to Hanzhong, and the Shu army cannot easily withdraw before they conquer Yangping Pass.

However, Cao Liang didn't think so. There should be a reason why the Shu army suddenly stopped attacking. The military situation in the front was raging, and the Hanzhong siege was always in danger of falling. It was impossible for Jiang Wei's and Fei's troops to serve as reinforcements.

If they just sit back and watch, if there is no other way, they will definitely attack at all costs. A situation like this, which lasts for two days, should not happen.

Cao Liang believes that there must be a bigger conspiracy behind the sudden stop of the Shu army's attack.

"Is there a conspiracy?" Xiahou Ba asked doubtfully, "No way. Looking at the number of Shu troops camping, there has not been any decrease. Moreover, Fei and Jiang Wei's generals and flags are both there. What conspiracy can they have?"

Cao Liang smiled slightly and said: "Didn't the Xiahou Guards notice that there seemed to be someone missing among the Shu troops going in and out?"

After hearing what Cao Liang said, Xiahou Ba seemed to have some understanding and said: "Who is missing? Oh, don't tell me, there is really something missing... By the way, the Qiang soldiers, the Qiang soldiers have completely disappeared in the past two days.

Figure."

The Qiang soldiers are very recognizable. The military uniforms they wear are not the uniform style of the Shu army, but a variety of clothes, including animal skins and silks, with mottled colors, and there are many decorations on their bodies.

You can tell the difference by looking at the ground.

These Qiang soldiers were temporarily recruited from the Qiang by Jiang Wei. They have not yet put on the uniforms of the Shu army. Moreover, the Qiang soldiers had a very high attendance rate in the past few days and were always on the front line of siege.

He had disappeared in the past two days, so Xiahou Ba always felt that something was missing. After Cao Liang's reminder, Xiahou Ba was shocked.

"The Shu people transferred the Qiang soldiers. Is it possible that Guo Guo had some conspiracy?"

Cao Liang laughed and said: "It's just a way to reduce the number of troops and increase the number of kitchens, but you still want to hide it from the outside. You are too underestimated by Cao. If Xiahou protects the army, if nothing goes wrong, Jiang Wei has already led his army to leave Yangping at this moment."

Pass, I want to take a detour into Hanzhong."

The Qiang soldiers are under Jiang Wei's command. If the Qiang soldiers are missing, it means that Jiang Wei is not in the Shu army camp at this moment. No wonder Fei Hui suspended the attack. It turned out that Jiang Wei had at least mobilized less than half of his troops.

If Fei continued to attack, he would soon be discovered by the Wei army.

So Fei made a clever move and withdrew all the Shu troops back to the main camp. The tents and flags remained intact. Looking from a distance, it seemed that all the Shu troops were still here, in order to confuse the Wei troops who were guarding the city.

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But Fei Baimi forgot a loophole, that is, there are only Qiang soldiers in Jiang Wei's camp. Once they are all transferred, there will be no Qiang soldiers in the entire Shu camp, and the Qiang soldiers are not easily identifiable.

It was very high, so Cao Liang saw through their plan at a glance.

Naturally, there is more than one road from Shu to Hanzhong via Yangping Pass, but Yangping Pass is more convenient. Both Micang Road and Badong Road from Langzhong to Hanzhong can go directly from Shu to Hanzhong.

It's just that if Jiang Wei goes around Micang Road at this moment, he won't be able to go around it in half a month and twenty days. It's obviously impossible in terms of time. If Jiang Wei really wants to go around the Han army, then he must take a shortcut.

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"Dingjun Mountain?" Cao Liang took a deep breath and said, "Yes, it must be Dingjun Mountain. Jiang Wei will definitely follow the same path Liu Bei took to capture Dingjun Mountain and open the road to the Hanzhong Plain from there.

It seems that we must immediately inform General Xiahou and ask him to send troops to Dingjun Mountain to intercept Jiang Wei and never let him enter Hanzhong."

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Guo Huai was so depressed these days that he almost died. According to his original plan, he was to destroy the Wei army's attack in the Xingshi Mountain area and prevent the Wei army from entering the Hanzhong Plain. Then Cao Shuang's expedition to Shu would be a complete failure.

In this way, not only did Cao Shuang fail to gain the merit and prestige he wanted, but his reputation would be greatly reduced due to his defeat.

Unfortunately, things went against expectations. Not only did the Wei army enter the Hanzhong Plain, Cao Liang also attacked and captured Yangping Pass, sealing the western gateway to Hanzhong. This way, Cao Shuang had enough time to conquer the two cities of Hanle, and the only way to do so was to capture Hanle.

Second City, then Cao Shuang will have all the merits and momentum he wants. In the court, it will definitely have an impact on Sima Yi's status.

Things were going big, and Guo Huai was powerless to change anything. He could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything.

Just as he was sitting in the tent and sighing, Sima Zhao came in excitedly with an arrow in his hand. When he saw Guo Huai, he said loudly: "It turns out that Governor Guo is here. It's really easy to find him."

Guo Huai looked at Sima Zhao doubtfully and said, "What are you looking for, second son?"

Sima Zhao raised the command arrow in his hand and said: "I have received an order from the general to go to Dingjun Mountain to garrison. I specially mobilized the troops of the Governor of Guo to go there."

Guo Huai said calmly: "It turns out that the second young master is so excited because he has an errand."

Sima Zhao gave a sly smile and said: "Guo Governor, this is the command arrow that Cao Shuang and I spent a long time getting. The latest news we just received is that the Shu general Jiang Wei led an army of 30,000 people and rushed from the small road to Dingjun Mountain.

Come, take the order from the general, and you and I will be ordered to stop it. Governor Guo, do you think this is good news?"
Chapter completed!