The danger of Jianmen Pass is far higher than any other pass in the world.
Just the journey from Yangping Pass to Jianmen Pass is extremely bumpy and rugged.
If Yang Ling hadn't ordered some minor road repairs half a year in advance, I'm afraid the Wei army wouldn't have been able to reach Jianmen Pass so quickly.
In addition, the front of Jianmen Pass is also extremely narrow, and almost all are stone paths that can only accommodate one person.
Yang Ling's 200,000 Wei troops could not spread out at all.
Although there are artillery, the mountain roads are bumpy and require a huge amount of manpower and material resources to transport them.
Fortunately, Yang Ling asked the craftsman to invent the hot air balloon.
He has been standing still for the past few days, just waiting for the right wind direction.
When the time came, Yang Ling raised the hot air balloon at night.
In addition to Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, and Guanqiu Jian, a group of dead soldiers were also carefully selected!
They took advantage of the darkness and rode a hot air balloon to the sky above Jianmen Pass.
When Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao focused their attention on the Wei army camp, Deng Ai and his party followed the rope and landed in Jianmen Pass.
Finally, while the Shu Han army was not paying attention, they captured Jianmen Pass in one fell swoop!
"Teacher, how should we deal with these two people?"
Deng Ai walked over from a short distance away, and behind him were Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao who were tied up by Wu Hua Da Da!
"Shizai, how can you be so disrespectful to them? Quickly untie them!"
Yang Ling ordered.
After all, brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao are Yang Ling's brothers-in-law!
"Bah, Thief Yang, don't be pretentious!"
Zhang Bao's eyes widened with anger and he said viciously.
"Xingguo, don't be rude to His Highness King Qi!"
Hearing a familiar voice, Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao looked over. When they saw the person clearly, they couldn't help but froze.
"uncle……"
Yes, it was Guan Yu who came.
Behind him were Guan Ping, Guan Xing and others.
After learning that Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao had been captured alive, Guan Yu was afraid that they would offend Yang Ling by making rude remarks, so he hurried over.
"Your sister Xingcai is now the concubine of His Highness Prince Qi. You and His Highness Prince Qi are also a family, so don't be so presumptuous."
Guan Yu said in a deep voice.
Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao had complicated expressions upon hearing this.
The two of them looked at each other and had no choice but to hold their hands and say,
"I have met His Highness King Qi!"
"If one family doesn't talk to each other, the two generals don't need to be polite! When someone comes, let the two generals go down to rest first."
Yang Ling waved his hand with a smile, indicating to Zhou Cang to take Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao down.
The temperament and character of these two brothers are similar to that of their father Zhang Fei.
It is almost impossible to persuade them to surrender.
After Yizhou is pacified and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are captured alive, it will not be too late to persuade them to surrender.
…
After escaping from Jianmen Pass in a hurry, Liu Bei didn't even dare to stay in Jiange County, and retreated non-stop towards Chengdu.
It wasn't until daybreak that everyone in the Shu Han court withdrew to Wulian County and then stopped to rest.
"Uncle Zhi (Chen Dao), how is the situation at the rear?"
Liu Bei gasped and looked at Chen Dao aside.
Because Zhao Yun was intercepted by Yang Ling, Chen Dao now takes Zhao Yun's place in history and serves as the leader of the Central Military Commission, responsible for controlling the entire Forbidden Army.
Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, Chen Dao hurriedly said respectfully,
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have just sent people to the rear, and news will come soon."
Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but then sighed helplessly,
"How did the Wei army enter Jianmen Pass?"
"Your Majesty, I just asked the soldiers in the army."
Fa Zheng explained,
"Some people say that the Wei army suddenly appeared in the pass, and the two generals Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao lost the pass because they were attacked from behind."
After hearing this, everyone was confused.
Jianmen Pass is extremely dangerous. Zhang Bao and Zhang Shao guarded the city. How did the Wei army enter the pass?
"How is this possible? Could it be that Wei Jun flew in?"
Zhang Fei frowned and said in a rough voice.
Everyone in Shu Han thought for a long time, but they couldn't figure out the reason, so they had to give up.
At this moment, the people Chen sent to the rear to inquire about information also turned back.
According to what he said, after taking Jianmen Pass, the Wei army did not rush forward, but temporarily rested on the spot.
After knowing this situation, Liu Bei and others felt relieved.
"Now that Jianmen Pass is lost, my Han Dynasty's door is open. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We must retreat quickly in order to organize our troops and horses to deal with the Wei army's attack."
Fazheng suggested in a deep voice.
"As Mr. Xiaozhi said, let's go to Fucheng first."
Liu Bei nodded.
Everyone in Shu Han made some adjustments and then embarked on their journey again.
…
Jiangzhou.
Zhuge Liang was sitting in the lobby, listening to Wang Ping and Gao Xiang reporting on the war ahead.
"We have followed the Prime Minister's instructions and deployed a defense line along the Yangtze River waterway."
"In the narrow waterways, wooden piles were installed underwater to slow down the Wei navy."
Wang Ping said slowly.
"Thank you for your hard work, generals."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and nodded in praise.
The total army of Shu Han was only 100,000 at most.
Liu Bei took most of his troops to the Jiange in the north, leaving Zhuge Liang with less than 30,000 men.
However, the Wei navy led by Pang Tong had a total of 100,000 people.
With such a huge disparity in military strength, Zhuge Liang could only choose to defend to the death and see if he could have a chance to steal the chicken.
Fortunately, the waterway in this area of Berkshire is extremely winding, so it can take a long time.
As long as he can persist until His Majesty repels the Wei army, there will be no problem on his side.
Zhuge Liang thought to himself.
"I wonder what's going on with His Majesty?"
Wang Ping looked at the map and sighed slightly.
"General Zijun, don't worry!"
Gao Xiang on the side smiled and said,
"His Majesty is surrounded by a group of powerful generals and counselors such as a great general and a great Sima, as well as tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, as well as a dangerous sword gate."
"Even if the Wei army has millions of troops, what will happen?"
"What General Gao said is absolutely true. Even if your Majesty cannot defeat the Wei army, it will not be a problem if you hold on for three to five months."
Zhuge Liang is also quite confident.
After helping Liu Bei capture Yizhou, he suggested that Liu Bei strengthen Jianmen Pass to deal with Cao Wei's future attack.
No one knows better than him how dangerous Jianmen Pass is!
While several people were discussing, they saw General Yamen walking into the camp quickly, looking quite nervous.
"Prime Minister, there is news from Your Majesty!"
Seeing his hurried expression, Wang Ping couldn't help but joked,
"Why is General Xiang looking like this? Could it be that he saw a ghost in broad daylight?"
Xiang Chong did not respond, but handed a letter to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang had an ominous premonition in his heart, and quickly stood up and took the letter.
When he saw the contents of the letter clearly, his vision went dark and he almost fell to the ground.
"Prime Minister! Prime Minister!"
Wang Ping and others were shocked. They quickly supported Zhuge Liang and pinched his middle!
