Meridian Road, also known as Meridian Plank Road.

During the Han Dynasty, the Meridian Plank Road was an important passage from Chang'an to Hanzhong, Bashu and other southern places. It is named because it crosses the Meridian Valley and starts from Chang'an southbound in the direction of a section of the road in a north-south direction.

This place can be said to be the 'door' household in Hanzhong.

In fact, in addition to going south from the Meridian Road, the roads from the Qinling Mountains in the north to the southwest and the surrounding areas include Chencang Road, Baochuan Road, Fu Luo Road, Kugu Road, and Wuguan Road.

In these levels, except for the Meridian Road, they have been more or less conquered.

Among them, the Meridian Road in the Meridian Valley is the only steep fortress among the six ancient roads that has been smuggled many times, but has never succeeded, so there is a saying that the six meridians of the Qinling Mountains are kings.

After Liu Xiu arrived at the Meridian Road with his army, he stationed in the Meridian Valley.

The army camped and waited for Cao's army to arrive.

Barracks, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Liu Xiu looked at Wen Ping and asked, "Have all the soldiers been stationed on the several main roads in Hanzhong in the south?"

Wen Pingyu reported: "Everything has been arranged, and soldiers are stationed on all major roads. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, just wait for Cao's '' to arrive." ”

"Knock! knock!"

The sound of the majestic war drums suddenly came from outside the Meridian Valley.

A soldier hurriedly walked in and reported, "My lord, Cao's army has arrived outside the Meridian Valley to line up. ”

Liu Xiu got up and said, "Let's go, we'll Cao '' for a while." ”

After walking out of the camp, Liu Xiu came to the outside of the camp and saw Cao 'Cao' who led the soldiers to kill. This time to the south, Cao 'Cao' brought tens of thousands of troops, and there were tigers and leopards around him, and the army was arrayed, and the flag was really fluttering, and the momentum was unparalleled.

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

"Drive!"

Cao 'Cao' rode out of the horse, and as soon as he set out, Xu Chu immediately brought soldiers to accompany him to protect him.

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

When Liu Xiu saw this scene, he also turned over and rode out of the camp. Under the protection of the Yellow Tiger and the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Battalion, Liu Xiu came to Cao Cao's fifteen steps away and stopped.

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

At this time, Cao 'Cao' was already fifty-five years old, his temples were gray, and he looked much older.

Only those eyes were as sharp as eagles.

Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Prime Minister, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are much older." ”

Cao '' and said: "Ji Xu, the person is old but not old. After years of not seeing, you are becoming more and more energetic and radiant. I just don't know how long your current brilliance will last. This time the prime minister goes south, he will definitely defeat you. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Playing tricks, that's really meaningless. ”

As soon as the conversation changed, Cao '' and said, "Jia Xu, this old horseman has surrendered to you, have you ever participated in this battle?"

"Naturally!"

Liu Xiu nodded.

Cao 'Cao' said: "You call people out, and your true appearance will talk to him." ”

Liu Xiu said: "There's no need!"

In a word, he directly rejected Cao's ''.

Liu Xiu knew that Cao was cunning, and this old fox called Jia Xu out, who knew what kind of moth he would 'make'. Therefore, Liu Xiu simply rejected Cao's request to ''.

Cao '' and said, "Liu Xiu, you are really direct enough. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Does the prime minister know my style?"

"Hahaha......"

Cao '' laughed out loud and said, "Okay, good Liu Xiu." ”

Liu Xiu said: "I am praised by the prime minister. ”

Cao '' his sleeves and said, "Okay, then let's fight with real knives and guns." ”

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

Cao 'Cao' waved his hand and said: "In the eyes of the prime minister, the fight between the two armies is really the loss of soldiers, and countless people are killed in battle. So, Benxiang came up with a solution. Why don't we gamble?"

Liu Xiu said: "Prime Minister, please speak!"

Cao 'Cao' said: "Let's fight cavalry, fight formation, fight infantry, and win two out of three games." After the fight, if the original phase is lucky to win, then you Liu Xiu will withdraw from the Meridian Valley. If the true phase fails, also withdraw from the Meridian Valley, or even give Chang'an to you. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Prime Minister, you are over sixty years old, but you are old and dizzy, and your brain is confused. ”

Cao '' with a disappointed look on his face, and said, "Could it be that Ji Xu doesn't dare?"

Liu Xiu said: "It seems that the prime minister is not confused, but too smart. First, I occupy the Meridian Valley and occupy a geographical advantage, so why should I gamble with you? It is nothing more than attacking the strengths of the other with my own shortcomings. ”

"This kind of gambling is meaningless. ”

"Second, you give Chang'an to your own official, hmph, if you don't control important checkpoints such as Tongguan and Dasanguan, and block your steady stream of reinforcements, even if I occupy Chang'an, it won't be able to last long. After all, it is quite inconvenient for Meridian Valley to transport grain. ”

Liu Xiu had a smile in his eyes and said, "Prime Minister, you are really a person who is as cunning as a fox." ”

Cao '' and laughed out loud.

What a Liu Xiu!

What a pair of discerning eyes!

Cao's mind was completely guessed by Liu Xiu.

Cao 'Cao' was not in a hurry, and continued: "Liu Xiu, since you have seen through the plan of your true appearance. So I'll be honest, but I was just joking with you just now. ”

Liu Xiu continued: "The prime minister and I are joking, I'm afraid it also has a deep meaning. The prime minister led his troops south from the Meridian Road, and chose the most difficult to conquer Meridian Valley to send troops, probably planning to repair the plank road and secretly cross Chencang, so that the army could take the rest of the road to the south. ”

Cao '' raised his eyebrows and said, "Ji Xu, you think too much." ”

Liu Xiu said: "It's not that I think too much, but in the face of an old 'treacherous' and cunning person like the prime minister, I have to think a little more." However, I can tell the prime minister with certainty that if the prime minister wants to go south from places such as Xiegu and Chencang Road, then don't get your hopes up. On every road south to Hanzhong, I stationed soldiers. ”

Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he secretly said in his heart that Liu Xiu's use of troops was indeed flawless.

In fact, Cao Cao's choice of the most difficult place to go south to the Meridian Road was to attract Liu Xiu's troops and let his soldiers go south in other directions.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu directly punctured his plan.

Cao 'Cao' smiled slightly and said: "Ji Xu is really a little fox, but when he talks about fighting generals, he really has this plan." In the past, Xu Chu lost to Huang Hu and has never forgotten it. Today, Xu Chu wants to fight the Yellow Tiger again. ”

"Xu Chu!"

Cao '' shouted, Xu Chu hugged his fists and said, "The last general!"

Cao 'Cao' said: "It's up to you to challenge the Yellow Tiger, and I hope you will live up to your high expectations." ”

"No!"

Xu Chu grinned, 'drawn' out the long knife, and faced the yellow tiger, with a provocative look of fighting spirit in his eyes. In the battle in Jingzhou in the past year, Xu Chu was seriously injured by the Yellow Tiger, and after going back, Xu Chu has been practicing hard and constantly enhancing his strength.

Today, Xu Chu finally has another chance.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said: "Prime Minister, the general of the defeated army, how can he be brave? Xu Chu has already been defeated once, why bother to let him be defeated again? After the defeat last time, Xu Chu still has the intention of making persistent efforts. If we lose this time, I'm afraid there will be no day to turn over. ”

Xu Chu held the long knife in both hands and said, "I can't lose this battle." ”

In the words, there is boundless confidence.

Huang Hu said disdainfully: "Xu Chu Lao'er, you are undefeated, it is really intolerable." ”

He stepped forward on his horse, picking up the golden hammer of the drum urn with both hands, and his eyes were full of disdain. In Huang Hu's view, a defeated general like Xu Chu is not his opponent at all. No matter how much you exercise, it won't help.

After Xu Chu heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Damn, he's still in his prime, and he is called an old man by Huang Hu?

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

"Okay, we'll see. Liu Xiu smiled.

The two of them retreated into the military formation at the same time, and on the battlefield, only Huang Hu and Xu Chu were left.

Huang Hu carried the drum urn and the golden hammer and said, "Xu Chu, I still remember that day you pursued with your soldiers and were finally ambushed. Then I met Ben General, was I beaten by Ben General and vomited blood? Today, you have a shameless challenge, and Ben will allow you to challenge. ”

Xu Chu listened to Huang Hu's words, gritted his teeth angrily, and said, "Huang Hu'er, today, I was going to let you die here. ”

The boundless killing intent came out of Xu Chu's mouth. q