Not to mention Zhao Xu and other preparations for war for the time being, the single table called Chuquan to guard the sloping valley, and encountered a surprise attack by Han Sui's soldiers and horses at night, fortunately found it early, and fought a bloody battle to repel Han Sui's soldiers and horses, but also lost more than 1,000 people. Hu Chuquan realized that the gaffe was serious, even if he reported Huang Zhong and reported it to all parts of Sizhou, for a while, the entire Sizhou was cautious, ready to fight at all times, and there was a faint smell of * in the air.

But he said that Han Sui sent thousands of elite horsemen to prepare to attack Chang'an from Congxie Valley, but he was repulsed unexpectedly, and he fell short, and he was troubled and annoyed all day long.

However, Han Sui was not a puppet after all, and when he calmed down and knew that there were soldiers guarding the valley, he summoned all the generals to discuss the raid plan.

Han Sui walked out of one of the eight generals, surnamed Liang Mingxing, and said: "Lord, there will be a plan in the end." Obviously, Zhao Xu has laid heavy troops in various fortresses in Sizhou, and it is difficult to fight the enemy with our own strength, so it is better to ask Zhang Lu and Cao Cao to send troops to help, and the three parties will join forces to succeed in one fell swoop. ”

"Fart! Zhang Lu is just that, but he wants to guard against Liu Zhang in Yizhou, how much strength can he make? Cao Cao's house is ambitious, not to mention his great power, if he is invited, Bao Buqi will swallow us up. What's more, most of Cao Cao's troops are now in Jingzhou, and the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near. We had to do our best. Han Sui shouted angrily.

Liang Xing was taken aback, and retreated, not daring to say anything more.

"Lord, now Ma Tengyuan is in Luoyang, and his son Ma Chao seems to be ready to move in Liangzhou, so he must be guarded against; Ma Chao is brave, not less than Lu Bu, it is difficult to be a man, this son is also quite prestigious among the Qiang people, the Qiang people are all respectful to Ma Chao, although we have half of the Qiang troops, but it is really troublesome for Ma Chao, now we should ask Zhang Lu to send troops to share the pressure for us! "Horses play out of the way.

"Well, although Ma Chao's son is young, he is brave and invincible, and Xiliang has no opponent, so he really has to be guarded." Han Sui nodded and said: "But now that Zhao Xu is far away in Luoyang, if you don't take this opportunity to capture Sizhou, it will be difficult in the future. Now that Liu Bei is getting stronger and stronger, we can't waste any more time, we will definitely send troops to capture Sizhou this month, if there are retreaters, don't blame Han Sui for being ruthless! Han Sui looked at the generals below with a timid, and unconsciously remembered a few failures, became angry, and shouted warningly.

Originally, there were some persuasions to Han Sui to surrender, but Han Sui drank it like this, and he didn't dare to say more, and the camp suddenly fell silent.

At this time, a young general named Yan Xing came out of it, and said: "Lord! The last general was willing to lead 50,000 Qiang soldiers to guard against Xiliang Machao. ”

As soon as Yan Xing's words came out, all the generals were taken aback, you must know that 50,000 Qiang soldiers, but all the Qiang troops under Han Sui accounted for half of the total strength, how can people not be surprised.

Hou Xuan shouted angrily: "Fifty thousand Qiang soldiers, you are only a small general, dare to say such a wild word!" ”

Yan Xing smiled and said: "No matter whether it is a young general or a general, it is the truth that he can win, although Yan Xing is young, he is not a man with wine bags and rice bags. ”

"What did you say!" Yan Xing's words, the irony of which is clear without saying anything, the candidate immediately broke out, drew his sword and rose, and was about to step forward to kill Yan Xing, but was stopped by the generals. The other eight generals were also very unhappy when they heard Yan Xing's words, but now that the war was serious, they had to endure it for the time being.

Although he felt that Yan Xing's words were too big, and Han Sui was a little displeased when he heard it, but at this time, he had no other plan, and he pondered for a while, and said, "It's okay!" can only be like this, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, the two of you and Yan Xing led 50,000 Qiang soldiers, and went west to guard against Ma Chao; The rest of the officers and soldiers, pass my orders to the troops; Liang Xing, Ma play, you two led 20,000 troops to attack the valley at night, enter Chang'an, remember, this battle is only allowed to win, not defeated. ”

"No!" The generals were called to receive their orders. Yan Xing was a little unhappy in his heart, but Han Sui didn't dare to dissuade him anymore.

"The rest of the soldiers, follow me to raid the Meridian Valley, and the two armies will turn at noon the day after tomorrow, take Chang'an, and then take Tongguan directly, and capture Sizhou in one fell swoop!"

Since Chen Zhi and Yu Ban got the news from Huchuquan, they immediately became vigilant and inspected every day, not daring to slack off in the slightest. That night, Chen Zhi stood on top of the closed door of the Meridian Valley, looking at the darkness in front of him, surprisingly quiet, his heart couldn't help but tighten, and he suddenly became vigilant.

You must know that the Meridian Valley and the Slope Valley are the gates for Hanzhong to enter Sizhou. Although the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to enter Sizhou from the boundary of Liangzhou, in addition to the official road of Chang'an, you can only take the Meridian Valley and the Slope Valley! Needless to say, the nature of responsibility is here.

At this time, Yu Ban came to the front and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhi, the night is already late, you have been overworked in the past few days, and go to rest for a while, how about replacing me with the vigil?" ”

"Wen Ze! Why don't I want to rest, we only need more than 10,000 soldiers in this meridian valley, although the terrain is dangerous, you can use one as ten, but if the enemy army is heavy here, there will be a fierce battle, I am the main general, but I can't let my guard down! Chen Zhi still looked ahead, frowned and said.

Having said that, the Meridian Valley is longitudinal from north to south, more than 700 miles long, from Qinling Mountain in the southwest of Chang'an in the north to Shiquan in the south; There is a large room for strategic maneuver, not to mention the cliff of the Meridian Valley, if you want to attack it, you can only take the plank road, under the plank road, the mountain Gobi Desert, it is very dangerous, and it is difficult for people and horses to walk; Even though there are many enemy troops, they can't give full play to their advantages, and can only fight on the plank road, so why should we be afraid. Uncle until you are tired for days, you should rest for a while, the enemy is coming, and then you have the energy to kill the enemy! Yu Ban also admired Chen Zhi's strong sense of responsibility, and it was precisely because of this that he persuaded Chen Zhi to rest for a while, and persuaded him firmly.

"Wen Ze, you are right, but after all, as the main general, I can't neglect my duties, not to mention that Han Sui is good at using tricks and should not be underestimated. But tonight! I'll take a nap, and you and I will change shifts in an hour. Chen Zhi heard what Yu Ban said, and his heart was a little relieved, not to mention that Yu Ban was not an incompetent general, Chen Zhi felt that he was also very tired, after all, people are not iron, and said with a smile at the moment.

"Haha! That's it, you rest! I'll call you later. Yu Ban saw that Chen Zhi finally relaxed, and secretly let go of a matter in his heart. Yu Ban and Chen Zhi have known each other for a long time, and they are also familiar friends, plus they are usually infected by Zhao Xu, Yu Ban also attaches importance to the word benevolence and righteousness, and after a long relationship, he has regarded Chen Zhi as a brother.

"Wait! What was that? Chen Zhi had just walked out of the two halves, suddenly stopped, and shouted. Yu Ban only hallucinated when Chen Zhi was too tired, and he didn't care at first, but suddenly faintly heard footsteps on the plank road, and there seemed to be the sound of water in the mountain stream below. Suddenly startled, I hurriedly looked forward, although it was dark in front of me, but I saw a few groups of birds flying out of the woods by the plank road, hovering above, but not falling. "Now, the gate has long been closed, where are the pedestrians on the plank road? Listen to the sound of the water, if it is some beast, where is there such a loud sound? And now that a hundred birds have returned to their nests, how can they suddenly fly out and not fall, is it ......" Yu Ban saw something abnormal, his heart tightened, and said to Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi and Yu Ban glanced at each other, and they both saw the realization in each other's eyes, "There is an enemy army coming, hurry!" Spread the whole army, ready to fight! Wen Ze, you are stationed here, and I will go to the village to inspect it. Chen Zhi said in a deep voice, and walked down after speaking.

"Yes! Uncle be careful! Fast! Wake them up and prepare to meet the enemy. Yu Ban responded, even if he commanded the soldiers.

When it was young, all the soldiers guarding the city on the mountain gate were woken up, and another soldier called the soldiers in the village, and the sound gradually increased, Yu Ban clenched his spear and looked at the plank road in front.

"Where are the rats, dare to invade my land at night, hide their heads and show their tails so much, and don't come out to fight quickly!" A loud shout sounded in the flat air, it was Chen Zhi's voice, and at this time, everything was homecoming, and it was extremely quiet everywhere, and the sound seemed loud.

It turned out that Chen went down to the mountain gate, immediately took the water pattern gun, temporarily summoned hundreds of soldiers and horses, and went down to the gate in front of the mountain stream, and heard the sound of water very much, dense, obviously not a beast.

It should be known that the Meridian Valley Fortress is similar to Hangu Pass, extremely tall, there is only one road out of the plank road at the mountain gate above, and the city wall below, and there is only a place to go out on both sides. Anyway, this mountain stream is extremely treacherous, horses can't go, the mountain stream below can't be defended, even if the plank road above is guarded, and the bottom is broken, it's in vain, rather than waiting for the enemy to attack, it's better to attack decisively! Chen Zhi immediately made a decision, led hundreds of people and horses, walked out of the gate of the village, and shouted with a gun.

Are there people on the plank road and in the mountain stream below? Naturally, there are people! It was Han Sui and his entourage of tens of thousands of people. A few days ago, Han Sui gave an order, even if he moved, divided the Qiang soldiers and Liang Xing and other 20,000 troops and horses, merged the naval army, and brought 70,000 soldiers to the Meridian Valley. Because the plank road is narrow, it can't give full play to its advantages, even if Zhang Heng and Li Kan are ordered to lead 20,000 troops to sneak attack from the plank road, and they lead 50,000 soldiers to raid from the mountain stream, the mountain stream can't ride horses, so all are infantry, although it is difficult to walk, but in order to ensure success, they have to endure it temporarily.

Han Sui was walking when he suddenly smelled a loud drink, and he was taken aback, his feet slipped, and he almost fell. scolded in his heart, his whereabouts were revealed, but the matter has come to this point, wouldn't it be a failure to retreat, so he could only attack, and shouted at the moment and waved his army to cover up. Because there is a lot of moss in the mountain stream, it is difficult to walk quickly, and before they reach the bottom of the village, thousands of people fall down, trample on each other, some are weak, and even break their bones, and they can't afford to fall, and they are chaotic for a while.

At this time, the torches on the village were large, and the fire was extremely strong, Chen Zhi could hear Han Sui's shouting, and secretly clenched his spear, preparing to fight; But seeing that the enemy army in front of him was in chaos, and many soldiers fell down in the mountain stream, unable to advance, he laughed unconsciously, pointed his spear, and shouted: "Brothers, the enemy army is a rabble, what is there to fear, kill with me!" ”

At this time, four or five thousand people have been gathered outside the village, seeing the scene ahead, they can't help laughing, and when they hear Chen Zhi's words, they will also believe that the front is full of rabble, and with Chen Zhi's order, they all shouted: "Kill!" "Follow Chen to kill out.

"The thief will be rampant! Fast! Stand up! If you fall and retreat! No mercy! Kill the enemy, reward 100 taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to one level! Chen Zhi's words angered Han Sui, and he immediately drew his sword, waved his sword and shouted, ordering Cheng Yin and the candidate to supervise the army and greet Chen to the army. The rest of the fallen soldiers, except for those who were already crippled, listened to the military order and thought: Anyway, they will die horizontally and vertically, and they may be able to get promoted and make a fortune if they let go. also struggled to stand firm, saw the troops in front of him killing, and immediately met the fight.

Chen Zhi took the lead with a spear, this is a mountain stream, and he can't ride a horse, but Chen Zhi doesn't rely on war horses, although his stepping skills are weaker than those on horses, but they are also extremely strong, and he laughed loudly at the moment, "Haha!" But a group of rabble, too, dare to violate my borders, come and come! Fight me to the death! ”

"The enemy will be rampant! Wu Di (Wu Hao) is here! "First of all, I killed a pair of brother generals and went straight to Chen.

Chen Zhi saw it, laughed loudly, and shouted: "I want Chen to have a head, and I first asked if I promised the water pattern Zhanger spear in my hand!" ”