Soldiers come to the world

[Lao Gao wrote an international current affairs entertainment article "See Through the Fog of Ukraine" last night. It was posted in the morning. It's just the words of Lao Gao's family. Everyone should read it as entertainment, don't take it seriously! 】——

Everyone got up one after another, surrounded Cao Cao and went to Chang'an City. The palace in Chang'an had already been burned to the ground by the Red Eyebrow Army. After Liu Xiu ascended the throne in Luoyang, he did not rebuild the palace. After being repaired twice by Emperor Shun and Emperor Heng, Dong Zhuo expanded the palace and named it Xinweiyang Palace.

Before Ma Chao's rebellion, this palace covering an area of ​​nearly 14 mu had been used as the official office of the Sili, and now it has been changed to the official office of the governor of Guanzhong. Cao Zhi was stationed in it and commanded an army of [-] in Guanzhong.

Cao Cao entered the palace city, sat down in the inner hall, and all the civil and military generals stood on both sides, Cao Cao asked, "Is there any news from Liu Jing?"

Cao Ren took a step forward, bowed and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, Liu Jing has been gathering troops to Hanzhong. According to our latest information, it is estimated that there are 40 troops. In addition, there are [-] shi of grain left by Zhang Lu in the Nanzheng official warehouse. , there is still a large amount of ordnance, and there is another news that Liu Jing has renamed the Jingzhou Army to the Han Army."

Cao Cao was taken aback, then suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly. Everyone was puzzled. Cao Cao nodded and said: "It seems that Liu Jing has made no secret of his ambition. My army is called Cao Jun, but his army is called Han Army. Could it be that he is the army of the imperial court?"

Xun You smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid Liu Jing's real intention is to call the Southern Han Army."

"Gongda is right. Liu Jing doesn't want to recognize the court. He wants to establish his own court. Unfortunately, his ambition will not succeed. I will defend Guanzhong to the death and prevent him from entering Guanzhong."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao looked around again, and said slowly: "Although I am very confident, we have to admit that Liu Jing's army is our biggest enemy. He has many superior troops. The navy army can be ignored, but his importance The armored infantry can even compete with my tiger and leopard cavalry. In addition, he has enough food and well-trained soldiers. In this battle of Guanzhong, we will each have a half chance of winning. It depends on who performs well in the battle, so We can't be slack, let alone arrogant, please keep this in mind!" [

Everyone bowed and saluted together, "The prime minister's teachings, the ministers will remember them in their hearts!"

Cao Cao returned to the inner hall after receiving the audience, and ordered someone to bring Xun You, Zhong Yao, and Cao Ren. Cao Cao had already changed into loose clothes, and said with a smile to everyone: "Everyone, please sit down as you please!"

Cao Zhi was also there, and he was standing behind his father. Cao Cao looked back at him and said, "Sit down too!"

Seeing that everyone was sitting down, Cao Cao sighed and said, "Speaking of which, I am also very regretful. If I had persisted in Runan and caught Liu Jing, the bastard who went to seek refuge with Liu Biao, I would not be where I am today. Passive."

Everyone laughed bitterly, the prime minister had regretted this incident more than once, and Xun You persuaded: "The minister was also there at the time. To be honest, I didn't take this brat to heart at all. I guess everyone didn't." He took it to heart, who would have thought that one day he would become the master of Jingzhou and Yizhou, and become our greatest enemy? So the prime minister doesn’t have to worry about the past anymore.”

"I don't mind, I'm thinking, how wonderful it would be if I had such a son!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, it turned out that the Prime Minister has moved his love for talent again, when will this old problem be changed!Cao Zhi was full of embarrassment, leaned forward and said, "My son has let father down!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and sighed, "Forget it, I won't talk about this matter anymore. I'll listen to everyone's countermeasures. How should we deal with Liu Jing's going north?"

He glanced at Zhong Yao and said with a smile: "Yuan Chang not only has good handwriting, but also good strategy, especially he is very familiar with Guanzhong. I want to hear your opinion first."

Zhong Yao was the founder of regular script. He was a famous calligrapher in the late Han Dynasty. He was about 60 years old. He was a veteran of the imperial court. He had a deep friendship with Xun You. Xun You asked Cao Cao many times. Captain, guarding Guanzhong.

It is also under Zhong Yao's painstaking management that the economy in Guanzhong has recovered quickly in recent years, and it is no longer as dilapidated as it was in the early years of Jian'an, and it has already regained some vitality.

Seeing that Cao Cao asked himself first, Zhong Yao bowed and said, "I thought that Liu Jing would not attack Guanzhong, but march into Longxi."

"How do you say that?" Cao Cao asked hastily.

"The reason is very simple. The six Zhongyu Valley Roads in Guanzhong have been destroyed for decades, and it is difficult to reuse them. In fact, there are only five roads, Wuguan Road, Ziwu Road, Luotang Road, Baoxie Road, and Chencang Road. Wuguan Road starts from Nanyang. Come here, so it can be ruled out. There are only four roads left. The characteristics of these four roads are located in the steep mountains. How can it be possible, Zhao Yun's army keeps coming to harass, and they also know very well that the four roads in Guanzhong can't get in, so the most likely way is to go north from Qishan."

Zhong Yao's analysis was well-founded and convincing. Cao Cao walked to the map hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back, and stared at the map of Guanzhong for a long time. The map was clearly marked, from Wuguan Road in the east to On Chencang Road in the west, Cao Cao pondered for a long time and said: "I want to go to Ziwu Road and have a look for myself." [

Ziwu Road is the most dangerous road among the six roads in Guanzhong. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Zhengnan Six Roads, Ziwu is the king". Ziwu Road is also the closest to Chang'an. It enters from Zigu in the north and exits from Wugu in the south, so it is also called Ziwu Valley.

There are steep and steep mountains on both sides of Ziwu Valley. The valley road is long and narrow, only two steps at the narrowest point, and less than two hundred steps at the widest point. The highlands in the valley are undulating, and the climate is unpredictable. Dark clouds, lightning and thunder, often there are merchants and mules and horses who are exhausted and die in the valley.

Cao Jun built ten beacon towers on the top of a mountain about [-] miles long on the northern line of Meridian Road. On average, there is one beacon tower every ten miles to monitor the valley road that is hundreds of miles long. A military fort can accommodate a hundred people, forming a situation where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.

Not only that, Cao Jun also has a large military camp at the mouth of the valley, with about [-] troops stationed. Not only the Ziwu Valley, but also the other valley roads are equally tightly defended, with tens of thousands of troops stationed.

Accompanied by everyone, Cao Cao arrived at the entrance of Ziwu Valley. He did not go to the barracks, but directly entered the valley road, guarded by more than a thousand soldiers, and went southward along the valley road. Inside, there is a military fort in front of it, which is condescending and cuts off the valley road, as if a strong man straddles the valley road, and pedestrians must pass through the military fort.

This military fort is the southernmost defense point of Cao Jun, and further south, only the beacon remains. Cao Cao pointed at the military fort with a horsewhip, "That's it!"

The soldiers in the military castle came out one after another. The leader was a military marquis. He knelt down on one knee to salute, "See the prime minister!"

Cao Cao lowered his body and asked, "Is there any enemy situation recently?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, there are often enemy scouts recently, and the beacon is still lit this morning. It is estimated that a large group of enemy troops will come to harass."

Cao Cao nodded, got off his horse, and walked into the military fort surrounded by a group of civil and military officials. He went up to the third floor and looked south from a high position. Opening up, the bottom is a flat land about a hundred paces wide.

At this moment, an army suddenly appeared in front of them, about a thousand people, led by more than a hundred cavalry, the flags were like clouds, which was quite spectacular. At this time, Cao Ren exclaimed in a low voice, "This is Liu Jing's army!"

Everyone was taken aback, Cao Cao asked, "How did you see it?"

Cao Ren pointed to the flag in front of him and said, "Prime Minister, please look at the big flag in the middle. The red flag has a black dragon and a gold border. Compared with ordinary flags, there is an extra gold border. This is Liu Jing's handsome flag, and Liu Jing must be among them."

Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and he saw it too. Among the flags of the opponent, there was indeed a gold-rimmed red flag. He couldn't help laughing, "It's really a coincidence that I met Liu Jing here."

Cao Cao's guards became tense, and more than a thousand people lined up one after another, their swords at war, and they watched Liu Jing's army more than two hundred steps away vigilantly. At this time, the army on the opposite side also stopped. The rest of the people didn't seem to be here to attack Ziwu Valley, maybe it was Liu Jing who came to inspect it.

Xun You next to him said in a low voice: "Liu Jing appeared in Hanzhong, the big battle is about to start, I feel that Longxi needs to strengthen its troops, besides..."

Before Xun You could finish his sentence, a cavalryman galloped towards him and shouted from dozens of steps away, "May I ask if Prime Minister Cao is here?"

Cao Cao laughed at the top of the military fort and said, "Here is the truth!"

The cavalryman clasped his fists again and said, "My Zhou Mu wants to have a story with Prime Minister Cao, but I wonder if the prime minister is willing to show his face?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, Liu Zhoumu, please come forward and explain!"

Liu Jing arrived in Hanzhong five days ago. Accompanied by dozens of civil and military generals, he also came to personally inspect Ziwu Valley and understand Cao Jun's defense. He did not expect to meet Cao Cao in Ziwu Valley Road, which surprised him greatly. He immediately realized that in this battle of Guanzhong, he was still fighting against Cao Cao.

Not long after, Liu Jing slowly stepped forward under the escort of more than [-] cavalry. The horsemen held shields and guarded Liu Jing closely to prevent Cao Jun from attacking with crossbows.

There were more than twenty steps away from the military fort, Liu Jing stopped, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Prime Minister Cao invites you!"

Cao Cao stood in front of the crenel of the military fort, he laughed and said, "Nephew, don't be ill!"

"My nephew is a busy man who travels around Jingshu, but the prime minister is getting old and his temples are already graying. Please take care of your health."

Cao Cao has indeed aged a lot in the past two years, his hair is half white, and his temples are stained with frost, but he never admits that he is old, and the ministers around him, civil and military, dare not mention it in front of him, except Liu Jing in front of more than a thousand people. Pointing it out directly, although it was intended as a greeting, Cao Cao heard it harshly.

The smile on his face disappeared, and he replied calmly: "The old man is in good health. He can still ride a horse and draw a bow, and he can also recite poems and poems. The old man is very confident. One day, he will personally erect a monument to the state shepherd and say Honestly, I’m really looking forward to that day.”

Liu Jing laughed loudly, "I'm afraid the Prime Minister will be disappointed. My nephew is only in his twenties this year, and he can live for at least 50 years. I wonder if the Prime Minister will be there in 50 years?"