When Jing Yin and his party heard the shouting, they wanted to open their eyes to see, but because the wind and dust were too big, they had to cover their eyes.

Xiao Bu responded: "We are passing by. ”

The two guards didn't say a word, and escorted them to the cottage head's house.

Xiao Bu saw that he couldn't get past the pass, so he said, "What about your head?" I want to see him. ”

The gatekeeper turned his head to look at Xiao Bu, and then said, "You are a passerby, and our head man has time to meet you?" See, what's the use? ”

Erwa said anxiously: "Then you have to let us go." ”

The gatekeeper B tilted his head and said: "What are you going to go, you are not like passers-by, tell you, don't go to the river, there is a war going on over there, our leader led the troops to fight the Chu army, the battle is very fierce, you still go back, do what you have to do." ”

Jing Yin asked in surprise: "Who is fighting with Chu Jun, is your news reliable?" ”

The gatekeeper A looked at Jing Yin again and again, and said disdainfully: "Hey, I said that you are a woman's family, you don't care who fights with whom, just take care of yourself and not be robbed by others to be a bride." ”

Erwa said dissatisfiedly: "How do you speak?" Let's go, let's go, see what he can do. ”

Xiao Bu quietly shouted Jing to the side and whispered: "Princess, it seems that General Zhuang's side is fighting, you don't want to leave, we have to send someone to find out the situation, and then, we attack from the inside out (that is, by the river) in order to cooperate with General Zhuang and form a siege of Liangzhou." ”

Jing Yin had no choice but to nod.

After Jingyin left, Zhuang Ji discussed with Wu Shixun and others and decided to launch an offensive to capture Liangzhou as soon as possible. Because if Liangzhou was not taken as soon as possible, the Chu army would not be able to gain a foothold in the upper reaches of the river.

They launched several tentative attacks in quick succession, all of which were repulsed by local forces.

Zhuang Ji took Wu Shixun to inspect the Shimen Pass secretly, and concluded that the root cause was that he had no one to control the pass.

You must know that Shimen is the cliff pass leading to Liangzhou, and the real one is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open.

Zhuang Ji decided to concentrate his forces to conquer the key Chong Shimen Pass leading to Liangzhou.

This stone gate can be called the gate of the river, the danger of the sky. It guards the junction of Bashu and Yunnan, and is the only place where the northwest leads to the southwest. This strategic location is bound to be contested by all sides. Therefore, the indigenous tribes, as well as the Qin, Bashu and other people who intervened in the early days, regarded this pass as a throat and guarded it.

The arrival of Zhuang Jibu obviously conflicts with their stubborn interests, and it is not an ordinary conflict, it must be a sword-to-blade fight.

I saw Wu Shixun leading a team of more than 100 people to go down the cliff along the river and quietly lurk at the pass. Their heads were full of cliffs, as if they were about to collapse, but what was even more dangerous was that they could be swept away in the rapids of the river at any moment.

The other route was personally commanded by Zhuang Ji, and Liu Huaibei fought in the front.

Because Wu Shixun had gone to Shimen Pass to reconnoiter before, although Ding Huaiyue received him, he did not disclose to Wu Shixun the General Administration of Troops and weapons and equipment at Shimen Pass.

This time, for the safety of Zhuang Ji, Liu Huaibei took a team of less than ten people and went to Shimen Pass.

Unbeknownst to them, when they first arrived at the bottom of the cliff, they rolled down the boulders from the top of the cliff one after another.

Liu Huaibei shouted: "Withdraw quickly." ”

Zhuang Ji, who was beside them, corrected and said: "You can't retreat, you can't move forward, and it's safest to be close to the cliff." ”

Liu Huaibei thought for a while, yes, and hurriedly ordered: "Stride forward, leaning against the cliff." ”

In a panic, the team members who followed him finally arrived at the foot of the cliff, leaning against the stone wall, looking up at the cliff and watching the rolling dreaded boulders fly over their heads.

Team member A said with emotion: "Alas, if General Zhuang hadn't followed us, today's head would have been smashed with stones. ”

When Liu Huaibei heard this, he admitted: "It's all my fault, in the face of this kind of scene that I have never seen before, I thought it was safest to retreat, but I didn't expect it...... Alas, things on this battlefield are really changing rapidly. ”

While they were sighing and talking, another rain of stones fell down.

After Zhuang Ji's subordinates observed on the side, he said to Liu Huaibei: "Huaibei pay attention, your current route is no longer passable, it is a sniper point, start now, move to the left by leaning against the stone wall, and pay attention to safety when moving." ”

Liu Huaibei saw that the enemy situation was urgent, and he didn't dare to respond to Zhuang Ji, so he quickly ordered his team members to move to the left, and amazingly, not far from the transfer, he found a path leading to the cliff.

Team member A said excitedly: "Now there is a way, let's quietly climb up and push those guys who are rolling stones to the bottom of the cliff one by one." ”

Liu Huaibei took a closer look, stopped the team members who wanted to rush up, and said, "Don't act rashly." Such an obvious route, people will not guard against it? ”

Team member B signed up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll climb up and see, and if there is an enemy attack, you can fire arrows next to you." ”

Liu Huaibei stopped him and said, "No, without reliable military information, I don't allow you to take this risk." So keep watch here, and I'll go up and see. ”

Liu Huaibei pressed team member B back, stepped on his shoulder and climbed up.

Team Member B had to whisper, "I'll go with you." ”

Liu Huaibei firmly refused and said: "No, I'll talk about it when I find out the situation." He said as he quickly climbed up. Fortunately, all the way up, the faster I climbed, the better it was, and it was smooth sailing. He was about to turn around and give the team an order to climb up, but he was firmly choked by a pair of big hands, and his legs and feet were held down by other people's hands when he was pushing up.

The person who pinched Liu Huaibei's neck said: "Haha, you crawl so fast, like a leopard in the mountains." If I hadn't stared at you, I would have almost slipped under my nose. ”

The person who pressed his legs and feet said: "I heard that your Chu army is not used to mountain roads and cliffs, how can you climb cliffs like flying?" ”

After Liu Huaibei heard this, he raised his voice and asked, "Are you guarding the customs?" ”

The man who pressed his legs and feet smiled and said, "Count you smart, to be honest, where is your main force, how many are there?" ”

Liu Huaibei said slowly: "If you treat me like this, you won't be like that." ”

The one who grabbed him by the neck said, "No, which one?" You are our enemy, you should be killed, and nothing is not that, that. ”

Liu Huaibei said firmly: "Wrong, why do I know about this trail?" It's because I'm familiar with this area, I took the risk to send you a letter, and as a result, you said that I was Chu Jun, alas, what a wrong. ”

The person who pressed his legs and feet admitted: "No wonder I feel that you don't speak like Chu Junli, it turns out that you ...... Are you your own person? ”

The person who pinched his neck said: "This is unlikely, how can your own people crawl on this road so secretly?" It must be a spy of the Chu army, I can't believe it, go, take it away. ”