Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 474 Combine Vertical and Horizontal ([-])
Bai Mo and Bi Shu were at loggerheads, Hu Yan suggested tossing a coin to make a decision, and after obtaining the consent of the two, Hu Yan took out a gold coin with the words "Da Chu Tong Bao" printed on the front, and agreed that the face up would be Bi Shu's first move. When the back was up, Bai Mo moved first. After the gold coin hit the ground, it spun a few times, but when it came to a stop, it was back up.

Bai Mo smiled and said: "Junior Brother, God's will is so, what can I do?"

Bi Shu shook his head and said: "In this vertical and horizontal battle, the senior brother took the upper hand, so it is reasonable and reasonable for the senior brother to take the lead, but the result may not be as the senior brother wishes, haha." The book has a sunspot on the upper left and lower right diagonally, but this system is to limit the first-hand advantage of the white to the greatest extent.

Bai Mo also took Bai Zi, but was suddenly stopped by Zhou Guanfu when he was about to play the first move.

"Wait a minute, Prime Minister!" Zhou Guanfu stretched out his hand to stop Bai Mo, then glared at Huyan and gritted his teeth, "It's boring to watch the game between the Prime Minister and the General, why don't you and I place some bets?"

Hu Yanyi was fearless, and asked murderously, "How do you want to bet?"

"The gambling method is very simple. If my prime minister loses, I will kill myself immediately; on the other hand, if your general loses..." Zhou Guanfu raised his right hand and extended his index finger to point at Hu Yan, and said solemnly, "If your general loses, You also have to kill yourself, and immediately, in this Sanli Pavilion, how about it?!"

"What did you say?!" Hu Yan was shocked when he heard the words.

Bai Mo and Bi Shu also gasped in horror. Zhou Guanfu bet not only his and Hu Yan's lives, but also Bai Mo's and Bi Shu's lives. The reason is obvious, if Bai Mo loses, Zhou Guanfu will kill himself , then will Huyan let Bai Mo leave here alive?On the contrary, Zhou Guanfu would never let Bi Shu go.

Hu Yan said solemnly: "Zhou Guanfu, are you fucking joking?"

"Does it seem like I'm joking with you?" Zhou Guanfu said coldly, "Let me tell you something, do you dare to bet?"

Huyan was furious when he heard the words, it feels uncomfortable to be despised by others, and seeing that Bi Shu didn't intend to stop himself, Dang even responded loudly: "Gamble, bet, I'm afraid you won't succeed?!"

Bi Shu smiled wryly when he heard the words, and said to Bai Mo: "Brother, don't you want to stop your Hussar General?"

Bai Mo waved his hand and responded calmly: "Brother, chess luck is the luck of the country. This time you and I are playing chess, representing the two countries of Chu and Han. Zhou Guanfu is the Hussar General of the Han Dynasty, and Hu Yan is also the Sirius General of the Chu Kingdom. There should be their participation in this game, so it is better to let nature take its course."

"That's right." Bi Shu smiled and said solemnly, "Brother, please."

Bai Mo picked up another white piece, instinctively going to click on the seat in the lower right corner of Bishu.

However, just before the chess pieces landed, a thought suddenly flashed in Bai Mo's mind. The chessboard expanded from seventeen slots vertically and horizontally to nineteen slots. It seemed that the change was not big, but in fact, the addition of 72 points made it even more important. There are infinite changes, and Bi Shu is obviously familiar with this change. If he is not careful, he may fall into the hub.

Thinking of this, Bai Mo withdrew the white piece, and pointed a piece diagonally below the white chess piece in the upper right corner.

It is a very conservative and safe way to play a small point diagonally below the white chess piece in the upper right corner. With these two pieces, it can basically ensure the solid ground in the upper right corner, but there are advantages and disadvantages. Bai Mo is defending the upper right corner. At the same time, it is very likely to lose the first-hand advantage of the entire chess game. Of course, the premise is that Bi Shu is bold enough.

Seeing the white ink pointing at the upper right corner, Bi Shu couldn't help being taken aback. When did the senior brother become so conservative in his chess style?
Bi Shu picked up a black stone from the chess basket, but couldn't help thinking in his mind, senior brother usually has a fierce and aggressive style of chess, but today he plays so conservatively?This matter is extremely strange, as the saying goes, if something goes wrong, it must be a monster. Could it be that the senior brother has played chess with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping every day, and the style of chess has changed?This is very bad.

Thinking about this, the sunspot in Bi Shu's hand has not been able to land on the shovel for a long time. This is the first move, and Bi Shu unexpectedly fell into the long exam.

Bai Mo didn't rush, but just sat quietly with a smile, looking unpredictable and profound.

Bi Shu considered it again and again, and finally made a move of Xiaojian on the diagonally above the black chess piece in the upper left corner. Obviously, Bi Shu also adopted the most conservative and safest way to play.

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Xiang Zhuang carefully read the secret letter in his hand, frowned and asked Qu Bucai: "Old Qu, is the news reliable?"

"Your Majesty, the news is absolutely reliable!" Qu Bucai said, "This secret letter was first sent back from the Mobei Grassland to Liaodong, and then returned from Liaodong to Ziling. There is Wumuya's special wax paint on it, and it has never been tampered with. hands and feet."

"That's weird." Xiang Zhuang mused, "The Xiongnu chose this time to attack Hexi?"

But if you think about it again, you will be relieved. Although the political situation of Han is stable now, the empty national power and military strength cannot be recovered in a short time. The Xiongnu chose to send troops to Hexi at this time. The timing was just right. Even if the monarch and ministers have the heart, I am afraid that they will not be able to send troops.

Furthermore, although it is difficult to convene a cavalry team in spring, it should not be a big problem given the prestige of Maodun among the various tribes of the Huns. The tribe has been replenished. In short, this battle has nothing to do with the Xiongnu.

After pondering for a moment, Xiang Zhuang suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Jin Xiang."

Jin Xiang entered the room in response, bowed his hands and said, "What is my king's order?"

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Call the army division into the palace immediately."

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Both Bai Mo and Bi Shu played very slowly, very slowly, more than two hours had passed since the start of the game, but there were only more than [-] pieces on the chessboard. Played more than twenty hands.

However, although the two played slowly, the process did not seem to be easy. Whether it was Bai Mo or Bi Shu, sweat was already visible on the forehead, and every time they played a move, both of them would have to take a long test until they repeatedly considered and brewed. Finally, he will take a piece on the chessboard with great difficulty, as if each piece weighs a thousand catties.

On the contrary, Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan, who were watching the battle from the sidelines, still looked relaxed.

Zhou Guanfu has enough confidence in Bai Mo. Bai Mo's chess skills are even inferior to the late Mr. Zhang Liang. No matter how high Bi Shu's chess skills are, can he be better than Mr. Zhang Liang?Zhou Guanfu had even begun to imagine that after Hu Yan killed himself, he would be able to behead Bi Shu to comfort his father's spirit in heaven.

Thinking of his pride, Zhou Guanfu couldn't help turning his head and grinning at Huyan twice.

Hu Yan also has almost blind confidence in Bi Shu. 16 years ago, the general played a shocking game against the late old military master Fan, and it is still talked about. It was just a game of chess lost, and after that, the general talked with old military master Fan for many games. His chess strength is not what it used to be, how can Bai Mo be his opponent?
Thinking of this hurdle, Hu Yan also felt complacent, and immediately responded with two grinning smiles to Zhou Guanfu.

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Lou Yi rushed out of the camp, bowed to Lou Jing outside the gate and said, "Uncle, why are you here?"

Lou Yi is Lou Jing's nephew. Since Lou Jing became the prime minister of the Qi State, the Lou family has flourished. People's Qi army is elite.

Lou Jing said in a deep voice: "Don't say anything, let alone ask, immediately summon the army and follow me!"

Lou Yi was terrified when he heard the words, and immediately turned his head and shouted at the small school accompanying him: "Send the order, blow the trumpet and gather the troops!"

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Almost at the same time, a small school hurried into Zhao Xi's General's camp, panting and reported to Zhao Xi: "General, the Prime Minister has gone to the camp of the rear army!"

"The camp of the rear army?" Zhao Xi fixed his eyes and said solemnly, "The Prime Minister really plans to transfer troops privately?"

"Self-dispatch troops?" The little colonel was taken aback, and lost his voice, "General, this is not possible, right? Without a tiger talisman, even if you are the Prime Minister of the country, you probably can't transfer a single soldier, right?"

Zhao Xi said coldly, "Don't forget, the later general Lou Yi is the nephew of the prime minister!"

The small school was suffocated when he heard the words, but Zhao Xi said decisively: "Beat the drums and gather the generals!"

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Every winter, all the tribes of the Xiongnu would go to the valley of Yanran Mountain to Maodong, and after the winter passed, they would drive the cattle and sheep back to their pastures. This is the so-called nomadism.

After the winter, the herdsmen from all tribes of the Xiongnu had left one after another, but now they were forcibly called back by Mao Dun.

Hearing that a large-scale use of troops will be made against Hexi, the Huns of various tribes are naturally complaining, because spring is really not a good time to use troops, because after a winter, the cattle, sheep and horses will lose weight badly, and cattle and sheep will easily die of illness if they lose weight. , The horses lose weight not only can't milk, but also more likely to die of exhaustion.

However, Maodun was, after all, the most talented and general Shanyu in the history of the Xiongnu. Although all the little kings were full of complaints, no one dared to confront Maodun's order. In less than half a month, several tribes that hadn't gone far They returned to the royal court one after another, and nearly a hundred thousand people who control the strings have gathered by the Yuwu River.

All of a sudden, the banks of the Yuwu River were filled with densely packed tents of the Huns, and all the Huns who came and went on the river beach were short, strong and sturdy Huns. In the eyes of the Central Plains, the Huns almost looked the same, with huge A tall head, a short and thick neck, ancient skin, and fierce, cold eyes.

However, what is different from the past is that many Hun warriors are now equipped with sharp iron swords, and many Hun warriors are equipped with high-quality riding bows and arrows inserted in the quiver on their backs. The arrows have all been replaced with iron arrows. There is no doubt that the penetrating power of this iron arrow will be far better than the previous bronze arrow.

(End of this chapter)