With 30,000 troops on foot and cavalry, they sailed upstream from Jinzhou (Ankang, Shaanxi Province) and began to storm the territory under the jurisdiction of the Wuding Army in Yuanzhou.

Of course, Erzhujing did not have 30,000 soldiers and horses. In fact, he only had 8,000 infantry, cavalry, naval troops, and more than 10,000 civilians.

However, Feng'an Town and the Xiangyang Guards, composed of Shannan Dongdao Yabing and Dengzhou Weisheng Army Yabing, had a high combat effectiveness.

All of Xiangyang Prefecture has completed land equalization, and every family has benefited greatly from the new dynasty, and there is a visible path for upward growth.

The key is that with the new dynasty and the new atmosphere, everyone feels that there is a way forward, so everyone works hard. Although they are swimming against the current, they are not slow in action.

They set out from Xiangyang Prefecture on the first day of March and captured Shiquan County controlled by the Shu army on the seventh day of March.

On March 18th, they arrived at Raofeng Pass in the northwest of Shiquan County, and were surrounded and attacked fiercely. Wang Huan sent three thousand Wuding troops down the river to rescue, but they were defeated in all three battles.

On March 20, the defenders of Raofengguan saw the defeat of the reinforcements, so they simply opened the city and surrendered.

This time Yuanzhou is in danger, because further up Raofeng Pass is Zuxiguan. From Zuxiguan, Zhanlongya is only more than twenty miles away, and it is Wukou Pass, the exit of Ziwu Road.

If Wukou Pass is captured by the Zhou army, then the Zhou army can calmly go south through Ziwu Road.

Even if the road is difficult, as long as the pass is controlled, there will definitely be no danger. It will be much easier for the army to enter Xingyuan Mansion.

Sun Hanshao was very familiar with Yuanzhou. When he knew that Wang Huan had gone to Wukou Pass to guard it, he knew that something was wrong.

Because if Zuxiguan and Zhanlongya can still be defended, then Wang Huan cannot lose Wukou Pass.

Although Wukou Pass is called a pass, it can actually only control Wukou of Ziwu Valley and cannot stop the enemy from the east.

At this time, an urgent report came from the guard of Wuxiu Pass, saying that the Zhou army was marching to attack Shu and Sima was marching. General Luo Yu'er of the Chinese Army led the army to attack Wuxiu Pass. Looking from the pass, the Zhou army's flags were fluttering and soldiers were all over the mountains.

, river valley, I don’t know how many there are.

Sun Hanshao looked calm on the face, but he was still a little panicked in his heart. He was from Daibei-Hedong Wuxun, and of course he knew the power of the Central Plains soldiers. Although Wu Xiuguan was dangerous, it was not impossible to capture.

It seems that the main force of the Zhou army went south from the Baoxie Road, and then moved upstream from Jinzhou. The force on the Qishan Road should be empty.

"Is there any news from Tangluo Road?" Sun Hanshao asked quickly.

The military academy next to him unfolded the map and replied, "There is news. According to the general guarding the pass, some mountain people and hunters have seen the Zhou army's banner and traces of felled trees."

The natural barrier is fair, and it will not benefit only one party. Although the Tangluo Road is difficult for the Zhou army to reach the sky, the Shu army cannot easily enter the Tangluo Road and can only use the mountain people to conduct rough reconnaissance.

Sun Hanshao nodded. He had known that Zhou Jun would not let go of Tangluo Road. While ordering the defenders to monitor closely, he thought about the matter in Yuanzhou.

Wu Ding's army was not large in number, because Yuanzhou was too small to raise many soldiers and horses, so he had to devote some troops to assist.

But if he mobilized Xingyuan Prefecture's troops to go there, Xingyuan Prefecture's own troops would not be enough.

"Order Li Jin, the commander of the Yanei Horse Infantry Army, to immediately lead 4,000 people to assist Wang Jieshuai of the Wuding Army, send an urgent envoy to the court to request reinforcements, and then ask Sun Shunchao to lead 1,000 people to support Wu Xiuguan."

Sun Hanshao quickly made arrangements. Li Jin was a fierce general in Xingyuan Prefecture and could rescue Wu Ding's army.

Sun Shunchao was his nephew. Although he was a little greedy for money, he had a reputation for bravery, so it was appropriate to stick to Wuxiuguan.

Since the Zhou army chose to attack Xingyuan Mansion, it was appropriate to mobilize some troops from other places.

Suddenly, Sun Hanshao's gaze passed over Wenchuan Road on the map. After a few moments of silence, he shook his head.

It is absolutely difficult to pass the army on Wenchuan Road. Even if you can pass it, you can only choose to either bring no armor or no food.

Besides, he has arranged for 300 people to guard the end of the valley mouth, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Chapter completed!