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However, just as Wei Yan was angrily cleaning up the battlefield, a soldier rushed over.

"General, something terrible has happened! A group of people stormed into the camp, fought for a while, and then left the camp, entering Mianzhu Pass right in front of all of us."

"what?"

Wei Yan frowned immediately.

He then realized that he had fallen into a trap.

This group wanted to raid the catapult camp to lure me in for reinforcements, then raid my main camp, and finally swagger into the city through the main gate.

This move can be described as killing someone by destroying their spirit.

Wei Yan felt insulted.

"Who exactly is the other party?"

"General, our men have spotted Jiang Wei."

"Jiang Wei?"

Wei Yan clenched his fists and took a few deep breaths before calming his anger and regaining his composure.

"Rest for one night, continue the siege tomorrow, and also send someone to Wen Yuan to find out what's going on."

"Yes!"

Soon, Zhang Liao received a question from Wei Yan.

However, Zhang Liao also looked completely bewildered.

There were ten thousand people. Even if you were blind, you couldn't possibly not see ten thousand people walking right in front of you.

Then Zhang Liao realized that the intelligence he had received indicated that 13,000 people were leaving the city, but he had only seen 3,000.

Upon realizing this, Zhang Liao instantly understood.

However, due to his carelessness, he let 10,000 men pass through, and Wei Yan also lost the catapult camp as a result. No matter how much Zhang Liao regretted it, he could not change the fact before him.

In the end, Jiang Wei could only pass the message on to Gu Rubing.

Upon receiving this news, Gu Rubing was not angry; instead, he laughed.

Jiang Wei always manages to surprise him with his actions.

The fact that 10,000 people had disappeared so quietly and mysteriously left Gu Rubing somewhat puzzled.

Unfortunately, there were simply too many mountains and rivers in Yizhou, and his own spies could not keep a complete watchful eye on everything, which allowed Jiang Wei to slip through the cracks.

Xu Huang never expected that he would so easily and brazenly enter Mianzhu Pass.

Upon learning of Jiang Wei's achievements, Xu Huang couldn't help but feel helpless, wondering why his lord had given such a talented man such an important position.

However, Xu Huang misunderstood Cao Cao on this point.

It was because Jiang Wei was very talented that Cao Cao wanted to give him an important position. However, Jiang Wei and Gu Rubing kept bothering Jiang Wei, which made Cao Cao a little worried. Therefore, he could only give Jiang Wei some small tasks.

With Jiang Wei's reinforcements of 10,000 men, Xu Huang faced absolutely no danger in defending the city.

However, with Jiang Wei's departure, Gu Rubing's plan truly began.

With Gu Rubing's order, Zhang He led 50,000 men to attack the city.

Mianzhu Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but Mianzhu City is not.

In comparison, Mianzhu City is much easier to attack.

Moreover, the garrison in Mianzhu City numbered only 30,000, which gave Gu Rubing some opportunities.

Zhang He was the first to charge onto the city wall.

Cao Ren, who was in charge of the command, immediately confronted Zhang He.

However, Cao Ren's command ability was quite good, but his combat ability was naturally somewhat lacking.

In just half an hour, Cao Ren had already sustained considerable injuries.

Upon learning of this situation, Cao Cao hesitated for a moment before looking at Xu Chu beside him.

"Zhongkang, lead all the reserves and charge forward, but remember, just show your normal strength."

"Yes!"

Xu Chu nodded, and then led the last 10,000 men to the front.

With Xu Chu's support, the situation on the battlefield was immediately reversed.

The fierce army that had climbed the city wall was driven off the wall in just one hour.

Zhang He, who was fighting Cao Ren in the distance, felt that the number of soldiers around him was decreasing and immediately realized that something was wrong, but he still didn't quite understand it.

Of Cao Cao's famous generals, one went to Mianzhu Pass, two went to Jianwei County, and only one was right in front of him, and he was being suppressed by Cao Cao. Cao Cao had no time to command his army to defend the city. How did Cao Cao lose? Who commanded him to lose?
After scheming for a long time, just as Zhang He was about to leave the city wall, he saw Xu Chu in the crowd.

At this moment, Xu Chu was wielding his long sword, relentlessly hacking and slashing at the soldiers of the fierce army.

Upon seeing Xu Chu, Zhang He immediately ordered a retreat.

Gu Rubing, who was watching the battle from a distance, assumed that the city had won when he saw a large number of soldiers rushing onto the city wall. He was even preparing to order Wei Yan and his men to retreat.

He was puzzled to see that the soldiers who had charged up the city wall had all returned.

When Zhang He returned, they realized that Xu Chu had made his move.

However, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu did not sense Xu Chu's attack, and there was no major commotion in the city. Gu Rubing judged that Xu Chu must have been suppressing his strength.

A legendary general whose strength is suppressed is not much different from a famous general.

"Zilong, now that Xu Chu has taken the battle, we shouldn't hesitate any longer. It's time for us to make our move."

"Yes, my lord!"

Seeing that Zhang He on the city wall had been driven back, Cao Cao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then immediately sent troops to Mianzhu Pass.

After Jiang Wei entered Mianzhu Pass, he found that although Wei Yan's offensive was quite fierce, it did not pose any threat to Mianzhu Pass.

Mianzhu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if Wei Yan has 50,000 troops, the 20,000 troops inside the city could easily hold Mianzhu Pass.

At this time, Jiang Wei also received Cao Cao's order to transfer him.

"General Xu, our lord is under fierce attack from Liu Bei. I need to lead troops to reinforce him."

"Alright, Boyo, be careful."

Xu Huang sighed as he watched Jiang Wei leave.

late at night.

The city gate opens.

Jiang Wei and Guo Huai, along with 10,000 troops, quietly left Mianzhu Pass.

Everyone walked close to the base of the city wall.

They did not alert Wei Yan and his men.

However, after walking for a short while, Jiang Wei saw someone blocking their path.

This person was none other than Zhang Liao, who was in charge of intercepting reinforcements.

"Zhang Wenyuan, what are you doing here?"

The place where Zhang Liao was located was not at all where Jiang Wei ambushed them; in fact, it was quite a distance away.

At this point, Zhang Liao's location could be said to have posed a threat to Mianzhu Pass.

"Hehe, our lord said, we're targeting you all!"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei's eyes widened immediately.

Zhang Liao's words opened up all of Jiang Wei's thoughts.

At that moment, Jiang Wei was still wondering what Gu Rubing's purpose was, but this sentence made Jiang Wei understand completely.

Gu Rubing's goal was not Mianzhu Pass or Jianwei County at all, but Mianzhu City.

Jiang Wei was curious from the very beginning.

Since Liu Bei had 50,000 troops under his command, why would Cao Cao repeatedly send troops out of the city to reinforce Mianzhu Pass?

Although Zhang Liao was blocking their way, there were only less than 5,000 men. Once someone reacted and entered Mianzhu Pass through the side path, Zhang Liao's men simply couldn't stop them.

Previously, Jiang Wei only had doubts, but this time, he truly understood.

"So your target was Mianzhu City. So all of this was planned by you."

"Yes, what else? Why do you think my lord has been sending out reinforcements so frequently? It's to reduce the number of troops in the city. Now that the goal has been achieved, since you've come out, don't even think about going back in."

Jiang Wei was so angry that he slapped his thigh and then, without even fighting, ordered a retreat.

It's impossible to break through Jiang Wei's defenses now. The best way is to gather all our forces together and at least hold Mianzhu Pass.

Seeing Jiang Wei return, Zhang Liao showed no intention of pursuing him, but instead continued to deploy defenses around Mianzhu Pass.

Cao Cao waited all night but did not see any reinforcements. Just as he was wondering what was going on, Xun Yu came to Cao Cao's side.

"Please, my lord, evacuate Mianzhu City immediately."

"what?"

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu with a blank expression.

"My lord, last night I reorganized all of Liu Bei's plans, and I discovered that Liu Bei's target is not Mianzhu Pass or Jianwei County at all, but here."

"impossible."

It's no wonder Cao Cao didn't believe it. If Jianwei County were lost, it would open up the road to Chengdu, which would have some strategic value.

If Mianzhu Pass is lost, Mianzhu City will naturally fall as well, and the gateway to Guanghan Prefecture will be completely opened.

Moreover, Mianzhu Pass is a military fortress and a very important location, so Cao Cao understood why Gu Rubing would focus his attention on Mianzhu Pass.

There is only this city, Mianzhu.

It has absolutely no value.

Mianzhu City was lost, but Mianzhu Pass remained, and no roads could be opened up there, let alone any strategic location.

Mianzhu City was actually the city Cao Cao was least worried about, and even Jiang Wei didn't seem to care at the time.

In contrast, Jiang Wei was somewhat worried about Mianzhu Pass, which coincided with Cao Cao's initial thoughts. That's why Cao Cao ordered Jiang Wei and Guo Huai to go and provide support.

"My lord, it is indeed Mianzhu City. If I'm not mistaken, Liu Bei's target is us. He wants to trap us here and kill us."

Although Cao Cao felt it was impossible, Xun Yu was rarely wrong, so since Xun Yu said so, Cao Cao naturally couldn't disbelieve him.

Just as Cao Cao was pondering, shouts of battle rang out again from the city wall.

When Cao Cao looked towards the city wall, he actually saw Zhao Yun.

With Zhao Yun personally leading the attack on the city, and Zhang He also joining the effort, it was clear that they couldn't stop them.

Cao Cao was now certain of Xun Yu's idea; after all, why would he need Zhao Yun to take Mianzhu City if he didn't want to capture it?

"retreat."

After considering the situation, Cao Cao finally issued the order to retreat.

With Gu Rubing's approval, Zhao Yun led his troops directly up the city wall, and no one could stop him.

When Cao Ren saw Zhao Yun, his head almost exploded.

However, at that moment, Cao Cao's order to retreat also came.

Cao Ren immediately led his personal guards and rushed towards Cao Cao's direction.

Because Cao Ren left behind a large number of soldiers, Zhao Yun did not immediately realize that Cao Cao intended to withdraw.

When Zhao Yun had completely captured the city wall, he discovered that there were no generals on the wall at all.

Soldiers then rushed to Zhao Yun's side.

"General, Cao Cao has broken through the south gate."

Aside from the main city gate, Gu Rubing left some men at the other three city gates, but the number was ultimately small, and with Dian Wei and Xu Chu protecting them, these men were simply no match for Cao Cao.

By the time they received news that Cao Cao had broken through the encirclement, Cao Cao had already fled.

Without Cao Cao's presence, Mianzhu City was instantly captured by Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing showed no surprise at Cao Cao's breakout.

With Gu Rubing's help, news of Cao Cao's defeat reached Jianwei County and Mianzhu Pass in just one day.

The soldiers inside Mianzhu Pass were relatively calm.

When Jiang Wei returned and told everyone that Gu Rubing's goal was Mianzhu City, everyone already knew that Mianzhu City had inevitably fallen.

But the Xiahou brothers, who were besieged in Hanyang, were finding it hard to stand.

Hanyang is now surrounded and its food supplies have been cut off.

Although Zhong Hui and Deng Ai have no immediate intention of attacking the city, who knows when they plan to do so?

Every day was torture for the soldiers in the city.

Their only hope was that Cao Cao could resolve the situation at the front quickly and send reinforcements as soon as possible, since they still had enough supplies for a month.

However, instead of reinforcements, they received news of Cao Cao's defeat.

The soldiers inside the city were instantly disappointed, and their will to fight almost vanished.

The Xiahou brothers knew that if things continued like this, the only way out for everyone would be to surrender.

The other soldiers might survive if they surrendered, but if these two surrendered, they would certainly die.

Ultimately, the two decided to break out.

No matter how many people manage to leave alive, they must leave Jianwei County.

After making the decision, the Xiahou brothers gathered all the soldiers under cover of night, and then the city gates were opened.

The Xiahou brothers led 30,000 men and charged out towards a weak point in the city gate.

Deng Ai had known all along that these two men were going to break through, so he deliberately exposed some weaknesses for them to exploit.

After breaking through the first layer of blockade, just when the Xiahou brothers thought they had escaped the encirclement, countless fierce soldiers appeared around them.

"Generals, Deng Ai has been waiting for you for a long time. I have prepared a feast for you, and I hope you will enjoy it."

After saying that, Deng Ai immediately gave the order to the room.

The unprepared Wei army quickly suffered considerable losses.

However, this was a breakout battle, and the Xiahou brothers knew that they had to break through even if it meant braving a hail of arrows. Otherwise, staying here to block the arrows would not result in heavy casualties, but it would mean they would never get out.

Under the leadership of the Xiahou brothers, the entire Wei army displayed a strong will to survive and managed to break through the encirclement.

Deng Ai didn't seem to object much.

After all, Deng Ai knew that stopping these soldiers who were determined to fight to the death would inevitably result in greater casualties. Rather than that, it would be better to let them go, since the number of those who could escape alive would definitely not be many.

Before long, the Xiahou brothers successfully broke through the encirclement. After confirming that no one was pursuing them, they stopped to rest. (End of Chapter)