It was already dawn, and just halfway through the 30,000 Wei troops, there were a probe of horses to report that thousands of Han cavalry were coming to Zikou Pass to kill the generals. The leader was Yang Qing, a famous general of the Han army.

Cao Zhen was shocked when he heard the news and immediately ordered Zhang He to lead 10,000 troops out of the front several miles to meet the enemy, and to buy time for the rest of the soldiers to leave the valley.

Zhang He led his troops to set up a formation just now, and saw smoke and dust rolling in front of him, and the sound was like thunder. Thousands of Han cavalry rushed to the front of the formation and stopped neatly.

"What a well-trained and banned strong soldier. No wonder Xiahou Ru and the others are not opponents. The harnesses equipped by these Shu cavalry are indeed a bit strange." Zhang He looked at the Han cavalry opposite with sharp eyes, his heart full of worries.

Little did he know that Yang Qing was frowning when he looked at the Wei army's formation and was in a bad mood. He led his troops to hurry up, but he was still one step late. He first met Yu She's troops who had retreated on the way, and then collided with Zhang Yi's troops who were chased by the Wei army.

He led his army to repel the Wei general Shao Heng, rescue Zhang Yi, Lei Heng and others. He learned from them that Zikou Pass had fallen into the hands of the Wei army and rushed forward. He planned to take advantage of the fact that the Wei army was not stable to regain Zikou Pass. However, Cao Zhen and his team were not slow, and they had withdrawn tens of thousands of soldiers. This plan to trap the Wei army in Ziwu Valley was vain.

"Demao, quickly sent someone back to Chang'an to report to the Prime Minister for the fall of Zikou Pass."

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Yang Qing was unwilling to use his precious cavalry to attack the Wei army's formation, so he decided to hold on to the first and then leave it to Zhuge Liang to decide.

In Ziwu Valley, Ma Zhong and Yao You led nearly 10,000 soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the fleeing Wei army. In less than half an hour, two or three thousand people had been beheaded.

When the two were happy, they suddenly reported that the Wei army had already broken through Zikou Pass, and the large group of Wei troops were fleeing to Ziwu Valley. The two immediately led their teams to fight towards Zikou Pass, and decided to launch a fierce attack from behind the Wei army to prevent them from leaving the valley.

But after walking less than two miles, a Wei army of about 3,000 people was hit in the mountains. The leader was Wei general Zhang Hu.

The two armies fought with enemies, and the Han army was very morale and numerous. They had the upper hand in less than a moment, killing the Wei army and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that Zhang Hu could not resist, he led his army to retreat. Ma Zhong led his front to chase him. Soon after, another army came out of the slanting assassin and rescued Zhang Hu, which was the Wei general Xiahou Ba.

Xiahou Ba was very skilled in martial arts and his troops were also elite. He attacked Zhang Hu in two attacks, and his momentum was like a rainbow. Ma Zhong and the others could not resist the enemy and fell into a tough battle.

Fortunately, Yao You led his army to arrive in time, broke into the encirclement, rescued Ma Zhong, the two armies met, retreated slowly, and retreated to the southwest. Xiahou Ba did not chase him, and returned to Zikou Pass with Zhang Hu to continue to pick up other Wei troops and retreated outside the valley.

In Chang'an City, Xiahou Ru, Guo Huai and others saw the fires in Ziwu Valley soaring into the sky, and they also knew that something had happened in the valley. It was just because the situation was unclear and there were tens of thousands of Han troops outside the city, so they did not dare to act rashly.

However, the Wei army in Ziwu Valley was the hope of relieving the siege of Chang'an. If it was destroyed, Chang'an could not survive alone. Xiahou Ru and others knew this truth well and got together to discuss countermeasures.

"Governor, the fires surged into the sky in Ziwu Valley, and shouted and killed everywhere. It must be the Shu army who used fire attack to launch a fierce attack on the royal army. Tonight the north wind was howling, and the fire attack plan of the bandits' army would definitely work. Our middle army is afraid that it will be in danger." Guo Huai said anxiously.

Fei Yao said: "Yes, I am guarding the East Gate. I just found that the Shu army in the East Gate had abnormal movements. Thousands of Shu cavalry were running towards Ziwu Valley. I guess they were going to attack Da Sima and the others."

"Zikou Pass fell into the hands of the Shu army. The Grand Sima and the others were trapped in the valley for many days, and there was a shortage of food and grass. Even if the troops were strong, they were probably not the opponent of the Shu army." Yan Fei said: "Governor, are we thinking of some way to support the Grand Sima and the others?"

Xiahou Ru sighed lightly: "Oh, we have less than 20,000 troops in our hands, and it is still difficult to defend the city. How can we send troops to support us? What's more, the sky is not clear now, and we may fall into the trap of the Shu army when we attack rashly. We will not be able to defend it. Let's make a decision after dawn."

Guo Huai said: "What the governor said is that Zhuge Liang is outside the city. This person is full of tricks. Once we act rashly, we may fall into his trick.

According to Huai's opinion, it is better to send more scouts out of the city to find out the news. It is better if the Grand Sima and his team repelled the Shu army. If they suffer a defeat, we will find a way to pick them up and enter Chang'an."

"Well, what Bo Ji said is the best strategy. Grand Sima, General Jun Yi and Zhong Quan are both famous generals with both wisdom and courage, and they are also military advisor Yang Gong, who is full of wisdom and tricks. I believe that even if they are attacked by the Shu army, they will not be wiped out. After all, they are nearly 100,000 elite royal troops." Xiahou Ru sighed.

Guo Huai and others all nodded and said yes, but no one believed that Cao Zhen and the others would be wiped out.

By dawn, the scouts went through hardships to bring back the latest military information. Xiahou Ru and others learned that although Cao Zhen and the others were really caught by the Han army's fire attack, fortunately, Zikou Pass was taken back by their own side. Now Cao Zhen has led tens of thousands of Wei troops out of Ziwu Valley and returned to the Guanzhong Plain to confront thousands of cavalry led by Yang Qing.

Zhou Zhuo shouted excitedly: "It's great. Zikou Pass has been regained, and my middle army will have a glimmer of hope."

"Sure enough, Grand Sima and the others were able to seek life in death, and the governor's previous judgment was correct." Yan Fei said.

Xiahou Ru waved his hand and said, "It's still not too early to be happy. Although the Grand Sima and his friends escaped from Ziwu Valley, the current situation is still very unfavorable to the King's Army. According to the scout's reward, there are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers who escaped from the valley now, and there are still 60,000 or 70,000 people who have no idea of ​​their life or death.

Once they were all buried in the sea of ​​fire, the 20,000 to 30,000 people in the hands of Grand Sima were still no match for the 60,000 to 70,000 Sichuan thieves, and they still could not escape the siege of Chang'an."

"The governor said it right. The current situation is still in danger. Although the Grand Sima brought out 20,000 to 30,000 people from Ziwu Valley, the danger has not been lifted. The Shu army must have launched a large-scale suppression in an attempt to wipe out our army. Didn't Yang Qing, the bandit, lead thousands of cavalry to kill him?

Huai thought that Zhuge Liang's main force would also rush to Zikou Pass to seek a decisive battle with the Grand Sima and the others. Governor, even if we are in the city, we must prepare early." After that, Guo Huai bowed to Xiahou Ru and bowed.

Xiahou Ru nodded and was about to respond, but saw a small school breaking into the lobby from the atrium, but heard the man say, "Governor, the city gate lieutenant returns, the Shu army outside the west gate and the north gate seem to be showing signs of departing."

"Oh? The Shu army outside the west gate was the main force led by Zhuge Liang, and the Shu army outside the north gate was also the commander of the veteran Zhao Yun. Is Zhuge Liang trying to gather troops to rush to Zikou Pass to help the war?" Xiahou Ru said in surprise.

Guo Huai frowned and asked at the small school: "Will there be any abnormal movements in the Shu army in the other two gates?

"The envoy of Hui, no sign of these two Sichuan thieves' destiny."

Guo Huai nodded and was about to continue asking questions, suddenly another small school quickly walked into the hall and reported: "Governor, the city is coming to the back, and all the more than 10,000 Shu troops outside the east gate have left the camp and are gathering in the south of the city."

"Where is the Guanxing tribe outside the southern gate?" Xiahou Ru asked hurriedly.

The junior school replied: "There is no abnormal movement in Guan Xing's department for the time being."
Chapter completed!