Chapter 590

Ziwu Road, also known as Ziwu plank road.

In the Han Dynasty, Ziwu plank road was an important passage from Chang'an to Hanzhong, Bashu and other places in the south. It gets its name because it passes through Ziwu Valley and a section of road from the southbound of Chang'an is heading north-south.

This place is the gateway of Hanzhong.

In fact, in addition to Ziwu road going south, there are Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, TangLuo Road, kugu road and Wuguan road from the northern Qinling Mountains to the southwest and surrounding areas.

In addition to the Meridian Road, all of these checkpoints were more or less conquered.

Among them, Ziwu road in Ziwu Valley is the only dangerous fortress among the six ancient roads, which has been planned many times but has never been successful. Therefore, it is said that the six Ziwu roads in Qinling Mountains are king.

After Liu Xiu arrived at Ziwu road with his army, he stationed in Ziwu valley.

The army camped and waited for Cao's arrival.

Barracks, big accounts of the Chinese army.

Liu Xiu looked at Wen pin and asked, "have all the important roads going south to Hanzhong been garrisoned by soldiers?"

Wen Pinzhi reported: "it has been arranged. Soldiers have been stationed on every important road."

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "OK, just wait for Cao Cao to arrive."

"Dong! Dong

All of a sudden, the mighty sound of war drums came from outside the Ziwu valley.

A soldier came in in a hurry and reported: "my Lord, Cao's army has been arrayed outside the midnight noon valley."

Liu Xiu got up and said, "let's go. We'll meet Cao Cao for a while."

After walking out of the camp, Liu xiulai went outside the camp and saw Cao Cao who was leading the troops to kill him. This time, when Cao Cao went south, he brought tens of thousands of troops, with tigers and leopards riding around him. The army was in array, and the flag was flying and the momentum was unparalleled.

In front of Cao's army, Cao Cao rode on his horse and looked at Liu Xiu's army.

"Drive!"

As soon as Cao Cao sent out, Xu Chu immediately took the soldiers with him to protect him.

About fifty steps from Liu Xiu's camp, Cao Cao stopped.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xiu also turned over and rode out of the camp. Under the protection of Huang Hu and Fei Hu soldiers, Liu Xiu stopped 15 steps away from Cao Cao.

Liu Xiu's expression was solemn and his eyes fell on Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao was already 55 years old. His temples were white and he looked much older.

Only that pair of eyes, already sharp as Falcon general.

Liu Xiu said with a smile, "prime minister, you have grown old after years of absence."

Cao Cao said, "Ji Xu, my prime minister is old, but my heart is not old. After years of not seeing you, you are more and more energetic and shining. I just don't know how long your brilliance can last. This time, I will beat you. "

Liu Xiu said, "it's really meaningless to talk."

As soon as the words changed, Cao Cao said, "Jia Xu, the old man, has obeyed you. Did you ever take part in this war?"

"Nature is there!"

Liu Xiu nodded.

Cao Cao said: "you call people out, the prime minister and he said."

Liu Xiu said, "no need!"

In a word, he rejected Cao Cao directly.

Liu Xiu knew that Cao Cao was cunning. The old fox called Jia Xu out. Who knew what would happen. Therefore, Liu Xiu simply refused Cao Cao's request.

Cao Cao said, "Liu Xiu, you are so direct."

Liu Xiu said, "does the prime minister know my style?"

"Ha ha ha..."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "good, good Liu Xiu."

Liu Xiu said, "thank you for your praise."

Cao Cao big sleeve a brush, way: "well, that's a real fight."

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "wait for the prime minister to send troops!"

However, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "in my opinion, the fighting between the two armies is really a loss of soldiers, causing countless people to die. So the prime minister came up with a solution. Why don't we have a fight? "

Liu Xiu said, "prime minister, please say it!"

Cao Cao said: "let's fight cavalry, battle array and infantry, and win two games in three games. After the fight, if Benxiang is lucky enough to win, then you LIU Xiu quit Ziwu valley. If the prime minister fails, he will quit the midnight Valley and even give you Chang'an. "

Liu xiudao: "prime minister, you are over sixty years old. Are you dazed and confused?"

Cao Cao looked disappointed and said, "is it Ji Xu who dare not?"

Liu Xiu said: "it seems that the prime minister is not confused, but too clever. First, I occupy the midnight Valley and the geographical advantage. Why should I gamble with you? It's just a matter of attacking each other's strong points with one's own short points. "

"This kind of gambling is meaningless."

"Second, you give Chang'an to my official. Hum, if you don't control Tongguan, Dashan pass and other important checkpoints, and block your continuous reinforcements, even if I occupy Chang'an, it won't last long. After all, it's quite inconvenient to transport grain at midnight valley. "With a smile in his eyes, Liu Xiu said, "prime minister, you are really a cunning person like a fox."

Cao Cao laughed when he heard the speech.

What a Liu Xiu!

What a pair of wise eyes!

Cao Cao's mind was completely guessed by Liu Xiu.

Cao Cao was not worried, but continued: "Liu Xiu, since you have seen through the plot of the prime minister. So I'll be honest. I was just joking with you

Liu Xiu continued: "I'm afraid the prime minister and I have a deep meaning. The prime minister led his troops to go south from Ziwu road and chose Ziwu Valley, which is the most difficult to conquer. I'm afraid he planned to build a plank road in the open and cross Chencang in the dark, and let the army go south on the rest of the way. "

Cao Cao eyebrows a pick, way: "season Xu, you think more."

Liu Xiu said: "it's not that I think more, but that I have to think more in the face of such a cunning person as the prime minister. However, I can definitely tell the prime minister that if the prime minister wants to go south from xiegu, chencangdao and other places, he should not hope. I stationed soldiers on every road to Hanzhong. "

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in his heart that Liu Xiu had no flaws in his use of troops.

In fact, when Cao Cao went south to Ziwu Road, the most difficult place to choose was to attract Liu Xiu's troops and let his soldiers go south in other directions.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu directly broke his plan.

Cao Cao said with a smile, "Ji Xu is really a little fox, but I really have this plan when I talk about the fight. In the past, Xu Chu was defeated by Huang Hu, and he never forgot. Today, Xu Chu will fight Huang Hu again. "

"Xu Chu!"

Cao Cao called, Xu Chu said: "the end will be in!"

Cao Cao said, "it's up to you to challenge Huang Hu. I hope you will live up to your expectations."

"No!"

Xu Chu grinned and drew out his sword. Facing Huang Hu, he had a aggressive look in his eyes. In the first World War in Jingzhou in the past, Xu Chu was seriously injured by Huang Hu. After he went back, Xu Chu had been working hard to strengthen his strength.

Today, Xu Chu finally has another chance.

Liu Xiu said with a smile, "prime minister, a defeated general, how can you be brave? Xu Chu has been defeated once. Why should he be defeated again? When he was defeated in the last war, Xu Chu still had the heart to make persistent efforts. If you lose this time, I'm afraid there will be no turning back. "

Xu Chu, holding a long knife in both hands, said, "I can't lose this battle."

In words, there is boundless confidence.

Huang Hu disdains to say: "Xu Chu old son, you are invincible, it's natural."

He galloped forward and swung the drum and urn hammer with both hands. His eyes were full of disdain. In Huang Hu's opinion, a defeated general like Xu Chu is not his opponent at all. No matter how you exercise, it's useless.

After hearing this, Xu Chu's mouth twitched.

Son of a bitch, he was called Lao er by Huang Hu when he was still young? It's too much deception.

Cao Cao said: "Ji Xu, we will wait and see the outcome of this battle."

"Well, we'll see." Liu Xiu smiles.

At the same time, the two men returned to the army, and on the battlefield, only Huang Hu and Xu Chu were left.

Huang Hu, holding a golden hammer in a drum jar, said, "Xu Chu, I still remember the day when you were chased by soldiers and finally ambushed. Then I met Ben Jiang. Was he beaten to vomit blood? Your shameless challenge today will allow you to challenge. "

After hearing Huang Hu's words, Xu Chu was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "Huang Hu, today, I'm going to let you die here."

The boundless intention of killing came from Chu's mouth.