After Zhuge Liang received Hu Fen's urgent report, he pondered it carefully and immediately discovered that something was wrong. Those who were in a hurry rushed to the front line of the Tiger Prison Pass.

There is one thing to say, Zhuge Liang is not omnipotent after all, he could not have predicted in advance that Wei Yanhui would lead his troops to attack the Tiger Pass, and in the strategic deployment before the war, there was no plan to attack the Tiger Pass. At this time, Zhuge Liang was indeed surprised by this sudden change.

But Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang after all, and through his own thinking, it is easy to predict that the person who will attack the Tiger Prison Pass at this stage is most likely only Wei Yan.

The battle of Yanzhou was a form of war on the north and south fronts, Xu Shu attacked from the south to the north, and Wei Yan drilled into the hinterland of Yanzhou to cut off the retreat of the Wei army. Obviously, the transmission and communication of military reports between Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu have been smooth, and Zhuge Liang is completely aware of Xu Shu's current position in the army, and he has not reached the Tiger Prison Pass at all.

Then, Wei Yan, who was only active in Dongjun, could advance west along Dongjun to Henan County and attack Tiger Pass.

And now that the war on the southern front is going well, Xu Shu is advancing to the north, but Wei Yan is doing the opposite at this time, and suddenly attacks the west to fight the Tiger Pass. This can only show that Wei Yanjun has suffered a very big accident, causing Wei Yan to have to seek a breakthrough from the Tiger Prison Pass.

And this change, I'm afraid that no matter how much Wei Yan likes to use strange soldiers, the basic concept of using soldiers still exists, and he will not easily take risks until he has to do so.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang predicted that the current situation of Wei Yan may be very critical.

Therefore, after Zhuge Liang received Hu Fen's urgent report, he reacted quickly, abandoned all the official business at hand, and immediately rushed to the Tiger Prison Pass with his personal guards to personally respond to the battle.

Zhuge Liang didn't know how many people Wei Yan had on hand, nor did he know how much grain and grass was left in Wei Yan's army, let alone whether Wei Yan had enough ordnance and siege equipment.

The only thing Zhuge Liang can do is to launch an offensive in front of the Tiger Prison Pass as soon as possible, and cooperate with Wei Yan to attack back and forth to break through the Tiger Prison, so that Wei Yan and the others can have a chance of survival. Otherwise, I am afraid that the elite Han forbidden army will be folded in Yanzhou.

And what is even more troublesome is that in fact, Zhuge Liang's side is not ready to attack the Tiger Pass.

Strategically, there is no need for Zhuge Liang to storm the Tiger Pass, so the 10,000 soldiers left by Zhuge Liang in Gong County are more prepared for the defense of the city, rather than the siege of the defenders of Gong County.

If Zhuge Liang arrived in Gongxian County and then began to prepare for these things one by one, Zhuge Liang was really worried that Wei Yan, who was fighting behind the Tiger Prison Pass, would not be able to last so long.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang really has no bottom in his heart.

Zhuge Liang rarely rode off again, and rushed eagerly along the way, and it only took three days to finally arrive in front of the Tiger Prison Pass.

Then Zhuge Liang could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When Zhuge Liang rushed to the front of the Tiger Prison Pass, he not only saw that Hu Fen had personally led the troops to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, but also saw dozens of various siege equipment prepared by Hu Fen in advance.

can think in front of people, think that people are not as good as this fruit, there is a great talent.

Zhuge Liang really didn't think that he would have to storm the Tiger Prison Pass one day, according to the entire strategic deployment, the soldiers of Gongxian County played a role in containing Wang Ling, and did not need to take the initiative to attack, so Zhuge Liang did not prepare in advance.

But Hu Fen actually thought of it, which made Zhuge Liang's expectations for Hu Fen suddenly raise it to a higher level.

But then, Zhuge Liang was a little disappointed.

Originally, Zhuge Liang thought that Hu Fen's advance preparation was to predict in advance the possibility that Wei Yan would retreat to Tiger Prison Pass. But in fact, Zhuge Liang personally asked Hu Fen before he knew that this kid was thinking that he might have the opportunity to make these preparations.

Well, even so, Zhuge Liang still feels that Hu Fen's approach of wanting to be ahead of the curve is a good thing, and it is also the quality that a famous general should have, but Hu Fen's tactical command ability still makes Zhuge Liang have to lower his evaluation of Hu Fen again.

It's not that Hu Fen's tactical command level is bad, it's just that he still lacks some experience.

Since it is necessary to cooperate with Wei Yan's troops to attack Gongxian in front and back, it is necessary to master the rhythm of the attack and observe the movements of the defenders on the wall to decide the timing of the attack and retreat. And in grasping this timing, Hu Fen seems a little immature.

If you are lucky, you can form a joint force with Wei Yan's department in the rear of the Tiger Prison Pass, and Wang Ling, who is guarding the pass, is tired of parrying and difficult to deal with, but if you are unlucky, the two sides do not cooperate, it is purely you to fight yours, and I will fight mine.

Zhuge Liang really didn't plan to personally command the battle, after all, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, since Hu Fen had prepared in advance, he would naturally have his own battle plan, and if he rashly took over the command, it might interrupt Hu Fen's plan and cause the attack to be delayed.

But now it seems. In fact, Hu Fen didn't have any plans.

He just thought that he had the opportunity to make a contribution, and he didn't think about how to cooperate with Wei Yan after the pass to attack the Tiger Prison Pass. In this case, Zhuge Liang would not be able to take over the command.

After all, no one knows how long Wei Yan's side can hold on.

And in fact, Wei Yan behind the Tiger Prison Pass. It's not a hurry, but it's not a hurry.

In fact, the factors are very complex.

The first factor was that Wei Yan's practice of leading his troops to the west to break through was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

Not only did Sima Yi not expect it, but even Guo Huai, who was close at hand, didn't expect it.

After all, the west of the sour jujube is Henan County, which is blocked over there, but the Tiger Prison Pass was joined by the princes of the Eighteen Roads in that year, and the Tiger Prison Pass was not broken for a year.

Who would think that place can be taken to the withdrawal route?!

According to Sima Yi's prediction, if Shu general Wei Yan chooses to withdraw his troops, he should choose to break through from the direction of Changyuan County and withdraw into Jiyin County to join the main force of Shu thieves.

Therefore, after Sima Yi left Jiyang, he divided 10,000 troops to Chen Tai and asked him to go to Fengqiu as soon as possible to set up defenses, and he personally led an army of 40,000 and personally went to Changyuan to set up an ambush, preparing to block Wei Yan.

But who knows, Wei Yan will actually go to the west this time, and it will go directly to Sima Yi.

Changyuan, in the east of the sour jujube, and the tiger prison pass, in the west of the sour jujube, Sima Yi really couldn't pursue Wei Yan's department for a while after getting accurate news.

At this time, even Sima Yi couldn't help it a little and complained about Guo Huai in private. People are going west right under your nose, why are you Guo Huai, as a famous general in the world, not even warning or reminding at all?!

And Guo Huai, in fact, Guo Huai was also wronged.

Guo Huai thought about the problem from Wei Yan's standpoint, why would he not choose to break through to the west, what is the merit over there? !

Guo Huai did see Wei Yan heading west, but in Guo Huai's judgment, he thought that Wei Yan was pretending to go west, but in the end, he would definitely turn around and go south to attack Fengqiu. Therefore, the military envoy sent by Guo Huai was to inform Sima Yi that he must seize Fengqiu first, and Wei Yan's main force might go there.

After Chen Tai received Guo Huai's warning, he hurried all the way, and finally entered Fengqiu before the Shu thief. But those who waited left and right just didn't see the arrival of the Shu thief.

It was not until this time that all the Great Wei generals, including Sima Yi, realized that Wei Yan might have really gone to the Tiger Prison in the west.

And the second factor is also that Wei Jun's current situation is not particularly good.

Sima Yi engaged in some bluff tactics and won two to three days to withdraw the troops, but this time was not much time for a large army with a total strength of more than 50,000 troops.

Behind the Wei army, the main force of the Shu thieves is always hanging not far away, as long as the Wei army stays for a while, it is possible to be caught up by the Shu thieves and bite the tail.

Therefore, Sima Yi not only had to consider how to divide his troops to encircle and suppress Wei Yan, but also needed to consider the pursuing army led by Deng Ai and Pang De in the rear.

Deng Ai's main force was a foot soldier, and Sima Yi could barely cope with it, after all, the marching speed of the two sides was about the same.

But the cavalry led by Pound was not only faster than the infantry, but also on the plains, the Tianke infantry.

Therefore, even if Sima Yi learned that Wei Yan's true destination was Henan County in the west, he did not dare to act rashly.

First, Sima Yi has now arrived in Changyuan County, which is too far away from Henan County to the west, and he can't get over for a while.

Second, the army led by Deng Ai behind him has already occupied Jiyang and is about to catch up, Sima Yi does not dare to leave Changyuan County easily, otherwise the flank of the sour jujube will be exposed, and it is very likely to be surrounded again.

And the same trouble also appeared in Chen Tai's body, he was in Fengqiu, and he didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only stick to Fengqiu and didn't dare to leave the pursuit without permission.

Therefore, the only person who could go west to pursue Wei Yan's subordinates was Guo Huai.

With Jiang Ji bringing 30,000 soldiers to support Sour Zao, Guo Huai's subordinates are not short of soldiers. But the problem is that if he wants to lead his troops to pursue Wei Yan, this amount of troops is still a bit insufficient.

What kind of combat effectiveness the Han Forbidden Army was, Sima Yi had not seen it, but Guo Huai and Jiang Ji had seen it.

Not to mention anything else, under normal conditions, let Guo Huai take the county soldiers to fight one-on-one with Wei Yan's command, and the soldiers of the Great Wei County can not defeat the Shu thief forbidden army.

As for Wei Yan's retreat to the west, Guo Huai expects that it will be at least about 30,000 people, and now the total strength of Sour Zao is only 37,000 people chasing a fart, just send it to death!!

Therefore, Guo Huai discussed it with Jiang Ji and felt that it was better to stay put.

Now catch up, although the Shu thieves are retreating, but the morale of their own army does not have much impact, and the combat power is not as good as others, and they are also looking for a beating.

It is better to wait a few days until the grain and grass of the Shu thieves are consumed to a certain extent, there is a food shortage, and the morale of the army is turbulent. At that time, chasing the past can have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

Anyway, those counties in the east of Henan County, because of the adjustment of the war zone, the grain and grass in the city have been emptied, and it is impossible for the Shu thieves to get supplies anywhere.

As for the Tiger Prison Pass. The Tiger Prison is not so easy to break.

(End of chapter)