From Wei's point of view, the most cunning thief Feng's whereabouts had been elusive from the very beginning of the Battle of Guanzhong.

Therefore, the monarchs and ministers of the Wei Kingdom naturally had to do their best to strengthen the defenses in Guanzhong and prevent Feng, the most adept at attacking, from taking advantage of the loopholes.

To the south of Bingzhou is Hedong County, across the river from Guanzhong, which is very convenient for support.

Therefore, while Cao Rui asked Qin Lang to lead Wanluo's 50,000 Chinese troops to Guanzhong, he also issued an edict to Bi Gui, the governor of Bingzhou, to immediately support Guanzhong.

In the past few years, Bi Gui had persecuted the Hu people in Bingzhou too much, which led to Bu Dugen's rebellion, and later he lost his troops outside the fortress.

If it weren't for the fact that his son married a princess, he would be considered a clan relative.

Moreover, Cao Rui still needs relatives and relatives to balance the family. I am afraid that Bi Gui has long been dismissed as the governor of Bingzhou.

Bi Gui also knew that Cao Rui was dissatisfied with him.

So when Qin Lang led his army to Bingzhou, he kept his posture very low.

He even wanted to give up his car and take Qin Lang into the Governor's Mansion in Bingzhou.

Fortunately, Li Xiu, who was serving as Bingzhou's farewell driver at the time, gave his advice and was able to avoid the flattery that made the world laugh at him.

It can be seen that in order to regain Cao Rui's trust, Bi Gui tried his best.

At this time, he finally received His Majesty's edict, how could he dare to be negligent?

Bingzhou Frontier Fortress has been peaceful and uneventful these years.

Moreover, Bi Gui had been the governor of Bingzhou for many years, so he knew that when Yanmen Fortress was first built, there were no troops to guard it.

So in order to gather enough troops, he even removed two thousand of the three thousand Wei troops at Yanmen Gate, leaving only one thousand as a pretense. The leader was just an ordinary school captain.

This Wei military captain learned from the Hu people who were fleeing back one after another that there was an enemy attack in Pingcheng.

However, Pingcheng was suddenly attacked by an army led by General Guan. If Xie Guini himself had not been captured, he himself would not have known where this enemy group came from.

Not to mention the escaped barbarians, they don’t even know how many enemies they have.

Some say 20,000 to 30,000, some say 50,000 or 60,000, and some even say hundreds of thousands.

For a moment, people inside Yanmen Fortress were panicked.

The leading captain of Yanmen Fortress was unable to learn the specific situation of the enemy from the Hu people's mouths.

When he heard that the number of enemies north of Yanmen Fortress was at least tens of thousands, he hurriedly sent people to Jinyang to report the news, hoping that the governor would send reinforcements as soon as possible.

At the same time, he hoped that the enemies in the north were just barbarian tribes fighting against Xieguini and had no intention of going south.

Amid this uneasiness, as soon as the sun passed the zenith of the sky the next day, a cavalry force of thousands of people appeared under the fortress.

This cavalry was in a very embarrassed state, shouting loudly under the barrier:

"Open the city gate, open the city gate quickly!"

"Which tribe are you from?"

Wei Jun, who was guarding the gate, stuck his head out, looked at the barbarians below, and shouted.

"it's me!"

Xie Guini, who looked hapless and miserable, stood up, lifted his felt hat, and raised his head to let the person behind the door have a clear look.

"Oh, it's the leader of Xieguini, wait a minute."

The Wei military captain next to him saw that the Hu cavalry led by Xie Guini were in such disarray that he only thought that he had been defeated.

After looking at the rear and confirming that there were no pursuers, he immediately sent people to open the city gate.

Xie Guini's status is rather special. He is also the King of Guiyi after all, and his status is nominally much higher than that of his captain.

Moreover, it was also the imperial court's established policy to let the Xianbei barbarians guard Yanmen.

It doesn't matter whether Xie Gui Ni dies or not, but if Yanmen County loses its barrier as a result, he cannot bear the crime.

What's more, at this time, the Wei military commander urgently needed to know the specific situation of the enemy in the north in order to report clearly to Jinyang in Taiyuan County.

But with only a few people on hand, there was no way to send more people out to investigate the situation.

Now that Xie Guini has escaped back to the fortress, he has just solved the immediate problem of the Wei military commander.

Compared to those nonsense talkers, Xie Guini definitely knows more about the true situation of the enemy.

As soon as the city gate opened, the barbarians rushed into the narrow passage.

In this chaos, an old soldier guarding behind the closed door seemed to have discovered something. He let out a sigh and moved towards Xie Guini.

A young man following Xie Guini glanced at him and subconsciously tightened the knife at his waist.

As soon as the old soldier got close, the sword flashed, and half of the unsuspecting old soldier's head was chopped off.

The gray brains suddenly spilled all over the floor.

Poor guy, he saw that these horse riders not only had stirrups on their bellies, but were also made of iron, so he wanted to step forward and take a closer look.

He never expected to be stabbed in the head by Huo Yi, who couldn't hold himself back.

A change occurred in the elbow and internal organs, which caught the Wei army off guard.

"kill!"

After Huo Yi drew his sword, he no longer held back his hand. He raised the sword directly forward and shouted an order.

"kill!"

After receiving the order, Hu Qi, who was anxious to enter the fortress, suddenly drew his swords and rushed inside impatiently.

Lieutenant Wei, who hurried down from the top of the city and wanted to ask Xie Guini clearly, did not expect that he would have to face such a situation.

"Enemy attack!"

The captain screamed sternly, and without thinking for a moment, he subconsciously turned around and ran towards the Guansai ramp.

It's just okay that he didn't shout this, but when he shouted, his identity was exposed.

"Shoot him!"

Huo Yi shouted sharply.

Several soldiers from the guard camp who were sent to Huo Yi's side quickly dismounted, lifted up the oilcloth used to cover the decorations, and took off the heavy crossbows on their horses.

Step on the crossbow ring with your feet, pull the string with both hands, release the arrow, and aim!

"Buzz!"

Several long arrows rushed towards the back of the captain who ran dozens of steps like lightning.

One shot hit the center of the back. The captain swayed, and the armor he wore seemed to have blocked the arrow.

But another one that followed closely followed and shot directly through the calf.

Just the calves wrapped in leather armor were unable to block such a demonic weapon.

The powerful momentum of the crossbow arrow carried him upward for a few more steps, then he fell over and rolled down the ramp.

Yanmen Pass does not only have one pass. In fact, it has two main passes, plus some large and small mountain passes and valleys, stretching for more than ten miles.

The Wei army only had about a thousand men, and each main pass was guarded by 500 men. As for the mountain passes and valleys, there was no one to guard them at all.

According to Governor Feng's calculations, it was definitely impossible for 3,000 men to defend these more than ten miles.

So as long as you move quickly enough and find an undefended valley, in the worst case, Yanmen Stop can only block your mother-in-law for four days at most.

It took one day to pass through the mountain pass, and three days to seize the Yanmen Pass in a flanking attack. This was despite the defenders desperately resisting and the Han army unable to attack the pass.

Dai County behind Yanmen Fortress is the most important support point of the pass.

If Dai County was not heavily guarded, General Guan could easily attack Yanmen Fortress from the front and back and cut off the water source of the defenders on the mountain.

If you don't drink water for three days, most people will start to become dehydrated.

Obviously, the worst case scenario did not happen in this sneak attack on Yanmen Pass.

It's not even close to the best-case scenario.

Those who originally stayed at Yanmen Fortress were mostly old and weak, and the best soldiers were sent to Guanzhong by Bi Gui.

The captain rolled down the ramp and was stabbed several times before he could stand up.

As soon as the captain died, the defenders in the pass surrendered or fled, and they had no intention of resisting.

Dai County, which had only a few hundred local county soldiers behind Yanmen Fortress, learned that the Han army had passed Gouzhu Mountain and surrendered after hearing the news, without even using the internal troops that had been prepared long ago.

One day later, General Guan led his army into Dai County (not the same place as Dai County in Youzhou).

"I need someone to help me guard Dai County to prevent the Youzhou Wei thieves from coming from the east and cutting off the army's retreat."

General Guan occupied the official office of Dai County and took the lead. He glanced at everyone with cold eyes and said:

"After all, the risk of going south this time is not small. Dai County is the key retreat for the army. As long as Dai County is in hand, even if it is unfavorable to go south, we can return in time."

After scanning everyone, her eyes finally fell on Huo Yi.

Huo Yi understood that the time had come for him to become a tool man again.

Now take the initiative to stand up and ask for help:
To be continued...