Qipan Pass is a strategic pass that guards the two entrances to Jiannan, and it is also an isolated pass.
Behind it lies Jianmen, the mighty city of Jianzhou.
Without the support of Jianmen, Qipan Pass would be useless - it needs supplies from Jianmen. If this supply line is cut off, the soldiers guarding Qipan Pass may have no choice but to go to the Qinling Mountains to hunt to make a living.
So when Xue Dingshan rushed out of Qipan Pass with the remaining 150,000 troops and horses, after only four days of marching, after receiving the news, he sent scouts to inform the front army led by Xi Hua, and then turned around without hesitation with the 150,000 rear troops, intending to return to Qipan Pass and seize Jianmen first.
But what he had not expected was that Fei An sent a fast horse to deliver his handwritten letter on the day he arrived in Linzi, and it arrived at Jianmen on the third day of March.
Jianmen is the strong backing of Qipan Pass, and it is also a majestic city.
There are a full 30,000 Guan troops stationed here!
When Xue Dingshan raided Qipan Pass, he did not provoke this group of troops. According to the plan made by him and Xi Hua, the Western Border Army would only leave 20,000 people to guard Qipan Pass. They only needed to hold it for ten days before the Western Border Army could pass through the Jinniu Ancient Road.
As long as they leave the Jinniu Ancient Road, the vast plains will allow 300,000 cavalrymen to gallop across!
So according to the previous strategy, he didn't need to occupy Jianmen City.
But now this plan has gone wrong, Fei An has actually raised an army of 400,000!
There are also Yu Chunqiu's 150,000 troops on the Jinniu Ancient Road.
If his 300,000-strong army was held back by Yu Chunqiu, and Fei An attacked from behind... the western border troops would have no chance of survival!
Xue Dingshan's face was gloomy as he carefully recalled all the details. Many unexpected events had occurred during the plan, leading to the current difficult situation.
First, the Moon Worshipers arrived at Qipan Pass three days later than expected! This directly caused the 150,000 cavalry hidden in Linzhou to arrive at Qipan Pass three days later.
An even more serious consequence was that Xi Hua was exposed - if Xi Hua had not written in blood to order His Majesty to send people to stop the advance of Yu Chunqiu's troops, Qipan Pass would have fallen into Yu Chunqiu's hands.
Yu Chunqiu had an army of 150,000 guarding Qipan Pass. Even if he had 300,000 troops under his command and captured Qipan Pass, they would no longer be able to advance eastwards. What was the point of rebelling? It would be better for him to just slit his own throat with a knife.
Second: I never expected that His Majesty would make advance arrangements, and Fei An actually ran over from the east.
It happened that the three days of delay allowed Fei An to arrive in Rongzhou, and he used the city of Rongzhou and its 30,000 garrison troops to block the rear army for three days.
Third: The front army arrived at Qipan Pass on February 19th. Originally, the rear army was supposed to arrive at Qipan Pass with a delay of one day at most, but the arrival of the rear army at Qipan Pass was delayed to February 26th, a full seven days!
Fourth, Xi Hua, fearing Yu Chunqiu's troops would deploy at Qiliping, led a vanguard of 130,000 troops toward Qiliping on February 22nd. By then, the rearguard of 150,000 had not yet reached Qipan Pass. After arriving at Qipan Pass, the rearguard had hastily set off without even a break, only to receive this devastating news from their scouts.
One wrong step, all wrong!
At this moment, Yu Chunqiu had undoubtedly laid a tight net and was waiting leisurely for the western border troops to break in. If the two armies joined forces, Xue Dingshan believed that with the combat effectiveness of the western border troops, they would be able to break through Yu Chunqiu's cage. But the problem now was that even if the front army did not move, the rear army he led would need at least two days to catch up.
But it would only take Fei An ten days at most to march from Linzi to Jianmen, even with an army of 400,000.
If I return now, I will arrive at Jianmen three days earlier than Fei'an.
He believed that three days would be enough to capture Jianmen, and in three days, Xi Hua's troops arrived at Jianmen.
They held Jianmen and defeated the 400,000 stragglers led by Fei An, and used 100,000 soldiers to guard Qipan Pass to prevent Yu Chunqiu's troops from entering Jiannan and other two roads.
He and his wife will personally lead an army of 200,000 to capture cities and seize land, march towards the Chengdu Plain in Jiannan West Road, recruit soldiers from Chengdu Prefecture and then make plans for the future. This is the only plan now!
The moment Xihua received the news, her face turned pale.
Xue Dingshan is such an idiot!
If the two armies merge, the 300,000 western border troops can break out of Yu Chunqiu's encirclement and there will be a vast expanse of land ahead!
But Xue Dingshan chose to play it safe. This is a fucking rebellion! How can it be safe?
Now that the situation was set in stone, what could she do? After much deliberation, Xi Hua gritted her teeth and gave the order: "Retreat!"
All the soldiers were confused. What kind of war was this?
We didn’t see any enemy and ran for several days and nights to reach Qiliping. We were almost halfway along the Jinniu Ancient Trail, but we wanted to retreat!
Where to retreat?
But this order was given by the lady, and no soldier dared to disobey it. So, the long team took another two hours to turn their horses around and head towards Qipan Pass again.
Su Su was confused. What kind of plan was this?
Besiege Wei to save Zhao?
Secretly attack Chencang?
A feint to the east and attack in the west?
Playing hard to get?
Susu couldn't figure it out, so she followed quietly, wanting to find out what was going on.
After walking for a while, it was the third day of March when Fu Xiaoguan finally arrived at Yu Chunqiu's camp.
"Where are the enemies?" Fu Xiaoguan asked curiously as he gulped down a cup of tea.
Yu Chunqiu was confused. "I want to ask the enemy too."
"The scouts didn't report back?"
"The scouts have all run to Qiliping, but haven't encountered any enemy!"
What the hell, could it be that Xue Dingshan can fly and hide in the ground?
Fu Xiaoguan felt confused. He had come all the way here, but could it be that his famous general Xue Dingshan was scared away?
It’s good to run. I’m so tired. I can finally have a good sleep today.
"Bring some wine and food. We're on your land, so we have to eat something good."
Yu Chunqiu laughed, "You're quite polite, kid."
He really ordered someone to cook a few delicious dishes, then sat across from Fu Xiaoguan and asked, "On February 28th, a team wanted to borrow your road, claiming it was yours. Is that true?"
"Of course, the Third Divine Sword Brigade..." Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyes to look at Yu Chunqiu. Yu Chunqiu's face was full of embarrassment. He laughed, "You definitely didn't let us go."
"They have no evidence, how could I dare? What if they suddenly start a rebellion in this camp? Wouldn't it cause huge casualties?"
"So they must have flown away from the nearby cliff."
"When did you manage to get so many martial arts masters?"
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled, "I am the last disciple of the Taoist Academy. These people are all from the Taoist Academy. My eighth senior brother Su Mo personally trained them."
"I thought you had tricked the Wu Dynasty's Blood Robe Guards into coming here. This team is quite formidable. If they were to meet Xue Dingshan, he would be in for a real fight."
Fu Xiaoguan's face was bright as he looked around and said, "Hey, where's your wife?"
"She took the Mountain Division, the one you mentioned, and went to look for the enemy. I'm afraid they've already passed Qiliping..."
Before Yu Chunqiu finished speaking, a scout hurried in and handed him a piece of information.
Yu Chunqiu took a look... and his expression suddenly became wonderful -
"What on earth is this about?"
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