Although Xiaoguan Road two hundred miles north of the north is the first important road to enter Guanzhong in Longyou, Longshan Canyon is also another channel across Longshan and entering Guanzhong from Longxi, with an extremely important strategic position.

Jieting is located to the west of this canyon. There is a pavilion and post here. There is a pavilion chief who manages nearby farmers in Shili Township. At the same time, the pavilion and post can also provide merchants with rest, and merchants keep commuting all year round.

But since last year, Xun You built a defense line here and built a large camp at the dangerous place near the Tingyi, with thousands of troops stationed. Although Cao's army did not use this camp during the Han army's northern expedition, the importance of this camp was immediately highlighted when the Han army marched eastward to Guanzhong.

There are actually two defense points in the entire Longshan Road. In addition to Jieting, there is also Longxian. Longxian is the second largest city in Fufeng County. It is located east of Longshan, about 70 miles from Longshan Road and about 100 miles south from Chencang. It is also an important city to defend against Tianshui Qiang and Hu cavalry entering Guanzhong.

At present, there are 10,000 Cao troops on the front line of Longshan Road. Leaded by the general Zang Ba, Zang Ba garrisoned 5,000 troops in Longxian County. At the same time, several beacon towers were built in Longshan Road to contact Jieting and Longxian.

Since the Han army began to station troops in Linwei County, Zang Ba also realized that the Han army's eastern expedition was about to begin. As the main general guarding the throat road into Guanzhong, Zang Ba was also particularly nervous. In the morning, the beacon fire in Longshan Road suddenly burned, and three beacon smoke rushed straight into the sky. This was the information of a large group of enemy troops coming, that is, the enemy was found outside the Jieting.

Zang Ba was walking back and forth on the city with his hands behind his back. He was a little hesitant whether to send troops to support Jieting, or he personally led his army to support him, but he was worried that Long County's troops would be attacked by the enemy, which made him in a dilemma. Of course, the last solution was to ask Chang'an or Chen Cang to support Long County, so he could lead his army west with confidence, but it was too late to go in time.

Just when Zang Ba felt in a dilemma, the scout came to report that the leader of Jieting, Jiang Ping, sent an urgent news. Zang Ba hurriedly ordered: "Take him to see me!"

Not long after, a letter delivery soldier quickly walked up to the city, knelt down on one knee in front of Zang Ba, and handed an arrow, "Send a letter to the general according to General Jiang's order."

"Let me tell me, what's going on in Jieting?" Zang Ba asked anxiously.

"Report to the general, the situation on Jieting is very bad. Zhao Yun led 30,000 troops to camp outside Jieting. General Jiang was worried that he would not be able to resist the enemy, so he asked the general for help."

Zang Ba sighed. Although the Jieting Camp is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, even the dangerous camps such as Mumen Village were captured by the Han army. Zang Ba was really unsure. He pondered for a long time and said to the newsman: "Go back and tell General Jiang that he must hold on for another two days. I will definitely come to help within two days."

This is Zang Ba's compromise. As the main general of Longshan Road, thinking twice before acting is a necessary attitude. He cannot go immediately. He is too reckless and must not go. He will watch the Jieting fall and only observe for two days before leaving. This is the safe way.

Zang Ba's safe way in retreating in Shangfang Valley was highly praised by Cao Cao. Although Longxi was eventually lost, Cao Cao still appointed him as General Fuwei and rewarded him with a reward of 1,000 taels to commend his outstanding performance during retreating in Shangfang Valley.
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