Jiang Wei immediately sent scouts to find out, and soon got a reward, this was not the Wei army that came to attack, but the Shu army that retreated from Yang'an Pass.

Yang'an Pass lost?

Jiang Wei's head exploded with a bang, and what he was most worried about finally happened, the loss of Yang'an Pass meant the fall of Hanzhong, and the fall of Hanzhong represented the collapse of the entire Hanzhong defense system.

Soon, Fu Yan came to Jiang Wei's face, he was covered in bloodstains, some of which had dried up, showing a black and purple color, and some of the blood stains were still red, and they were pouring out of the wounds on his body.

"The last general has failed the general's high hopes and failed to hold Yang'an Pass, please punish the general!" Fu He knelt down in front of Jiang Wei, and said that the man would not flick if he had tears, but Fu He couldn't cry when he faced Jiang Wei at this time.

Jiang Wei's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Gongfu got up and spoke, why did Yang'an Pass fail?" ”

Fu Tong said sadly: "After Zhonghui entered Hanzhong, he besieged the two cities of Hanle without attacking, concentrated all his forces to attack Yang'an Pass, Wei general Xu Yi led 30,000 troops to arrive first, attacked for three days, and the last general led the people to defend the city to the death, seriously injured Xu Yi, and repelled the vanguard of the Wei army. Zhong Hui personally commanded 100,000 troops to the city, Jiang Shu turned his back to the enemy, and led his headquarters to burn and loot in Yang'an Pass, trying to seize the city gate to welcome the Wei army into the city. The last general rose up to fight, but the army's heart was in turmoil, internal and external difficulties, and finally Yang'an Pass was broken by the Wei army, and the last general had to lead the remnants of 3,000 people to Baishui Pass. ”

"Jiang Shu? Where's this bastard now? Jiang Wei, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be angry at the moment.

Fu Yan took a bloody human head from his waist, presented it to Jiang Wei with both hands, and said: "Jiang Shu has been beheaded by the last general, and the soldiers who followed his rebellion died seven or eight out of ten, but Yang'an Pass no longer exists." ”

"A traitorous thief is more than innocent of death!" Jiang Wei said indignantly, "I didn't expect that when the country was in trouble, Jiang Shu would surrender to the enemy and commit treason, resulting in the fall of Yang'an Pass. ”

Fu Yi cried: "This is the responsibility of the last general, who failed to see through Jiang Shu's plot to defect to the enemy and treason earlier, resulting in the loss of Yang'an Pass, the last general deserves death, please punish the general." ”

Fu Yan was also very remorseful, Liu Yin said that Jiang Shu might be treasonous, so he should be more vigilant, and he would be suspicious. In fact, Jiang Shu was very deeply disguised, over the years, Fu Tong worked with him, and he never found out that he had any bad intentions, Liu Yin had never crossed paths with Jiang Shu, but he judged that Jiang Shu had the possibility of defecting to the enemy, Fu Tong was really hard to believe at that time. After all, Jiang Shu is the deputy general of Yang'an Pass, and he is in charge of a group of people, and at the moment of the great enemy, it is impossible for Fu Shu to arrest Jiang Shu by chasing after the wind and shadows.

But by the time Jiang Shu finally showed his fox tail, it was too late. Jiang Shu finally hit Fu Yan's muzzle, and was killed by Fu Yan, otherwise Fu Yan would not have had a chance to kill the traitor.

But Jiang Shu's life and death have nothing to do with the overall situation, after Yang'an Pass fell into civil strife, the defense system has collapsed, and it can no longer withstand the strong attack of the Wei army, and the loss of Yang'an Pass is irretrievable.

Jiang Wei looked at Fu Shu, who was covered in blood, and knew that he had done his best, among the generals in Shuzhong who were withering in talent, Fu He and Jiang Shu were both valuable rising stars, but it was a pity that the two tiger generals who were promoted at the same time finally embarked on a different path. It stands to reason that Fu Yan, as the main general, bears unshirkable responsibility for the loss of Yang'an Pass, but at the moment of the great enemy, when employing people, how can Jiang Wei punish him for this.

"Gongsuke, the blame for this matter is not yours, and you don't have to blame yourself. The top priority is that we need to regroup our troops and retake Hanzhong. ”

At this time, the sentinel Ma came to report that Zhong Hui led the army from east to west, and Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu led the army from west to east, and was killing at Baishui Pass, which was less than sixty miles away from here.

Jiang Wei frowned, Zhong Hui took Yang'an Pass, and naturally he would kill all the way, Deng Ai was actually united with Zhuge Xubing, presumably he had broken through the mouth of the Jiangchuan River, Jiang Wei's heart sank, and he had not heard any news from Zhao Guang until now, I am afraid that it is more than lucky.

Sure enough, the ensuing Tanma reported the details of the Battle of Jiangchuankou.

Zhao Guang fought fiercely with Deng Ai's 30,000 horses at the mouth of the river for a day, and the men and horses led by him suffered all the casualties, but Zhao Guang swore to the death and did not retreat, and the blood-stained robes were still in conflict, fighting desperately, killing many Wei generals and countless Wei soldiers. However, the Wei soldiers were overwhelming, and surrounded them, and Yang Xin, the Taishou of Jincheng, ordered him to surrender, and Zhao Guang said awe-inspiringly: "I am the Han general Zhao Yun, I am born as a Han minister, and I am also a Han ghost in death, how can I descend to Wei?" In the end, Zhao Guangjiang sacrificed his life and died heroically.

When the generals heard it, they were all in tears, on the position, Zhao Guang was just a low-level Yamen general, in terms of force, Zhao Guang may not be able to win over the generals, but at the moment of life and death, Zhao Guang resolutely took on the heavy responsibility of breaking the army, knowing that it was the task of nine deaths and a lifetime, but he did not hesitate, and finally fought to the death without retreating, martyrdom, so brave and loyal, sincere and heroic.

Jiang Wei learned from the pain, ordered someone to prepare a seal to play the imperial court, reported the matter of Zhao Guang and Jiang Shu and described the military situation in Hanzhong in detail, and implored the imperial court to send reinforcements again.

The loss of Hanzhong, so there are defects in Jiang Wei's overall defensive layout, and there are mistakes in improper employment, but more importantly, the Shu court did not send reinforcements in time, if according to Jiang Wei's play, the court can send Zhang Yi and Liao Hua, two chariot generals, to lead troops to reinforce Yinping Bridge and Yang'an Pass respectively, these two key passes will not be easily lost, so that the situation in Hanzhong will not deteriorate so much, and there is even the possibility of turning defeat into victory.

But history can't repeat itself, all the ifs will not be realized, Hanzhong is lost, the situation of Shu has become extremely difficult, and it is almost difficult for Jiang Wei to turn the tables in this predicament.

Ning Sui said: "There are many narrow roads in Baishui, and it is not a place for war, so it is better to retreat to the Sword Pavilion and defend it with danger, which is enough to block hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Wei State." If the Sword Pavilion is not protected, Ji Han will die. ”

Jiang Wei thought about it, Baishui Pass was facing the enemy three times, it was indeed not easy to defend, and if the Sword Pavilion was successfully attacked by the Wei army, his 50,000 troops would really be in a desperate situation, and now it seemed that retreating to the Sword Pavilion was the only choice in the end.

Retiring to the Sword Pavilion means giving up Hanzhong, which is also a difficult decision for Jiang Wei, but at this point, Jiang Wei has no choice, and in the end Jiang Wei can only swallow the most helpless bitter fruit.