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    Hangu Pass is one of the earliest Xiongguan fortresses built in Chinese history. Because the pass is in the middle of a valley and is as dangerous as a letter, it is called Hangu Pass. It is known as "one man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it." It has been a must-have for military strategists since ancient times.  The disputed land, commonly known as Guanzhong, also refers to the land west of Hangu Pass.  ¡èThis site's website address: sp;¡èIn the third year of King Shenliang's reign in Zhou Dynasty, King Huai of Chu led the troops of the six countries to attack Qin. Qin relied on the natural dangers of Han Valley and killed millions of corpses of the Sixth Army, bleeding and floating in the oars.  In the sixth year of Qin Shihuang's reign, five armies of Chu, Zhao, and Wei invaded Qin, but the result was that when they reached Hangu, they were all defeated!

    Poor Deputy Director Tao faced this critical challenge with a strong character in the first battle of the Western Expedition. To be honest, Deputy Director Tao had no idea whether he could successfully overcome this natural danger.

    Of course, Hangu Pass is not unbreakable. On the eve of the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the two bosses Liu Bang and Xiang Yu successively crossed Hangu Pass. Liu Bang adopted a detour strategy and led his army back to Nanyang and out of Wuguan via Danshui.  , and detoured thousands of miles to attack Xianyang. Xiang Yu sent Dangyang Junying to copy the small road to attack the pass, and then used a remote road that was ignored by the defenders to launch a surprise attack, and then captured Hangu Pass.  But it is a pity that Deputy Director Tao could not copy these two strategies. First, a thousand-mile detour was too far and too time-consuming. Second, it was impossible for Boss Cao to make the mistake of the Qin army garrison at Hangu Pass.

    Deputy Director Tao is a reliable and good public servant. He knows very well that if you do not know the details of the households to be demolished before starting to demolish them, you will most likely end up in trouble. Therefore, while the main force is still resting in Luoyang, Deputy Director Tao has already sent many troops.  They are capable scouts and cartographers, and they are asked to rush to Hangu Pass with Zhao Yun's vanguard team to explore the terrain and draw maps, and to grasp the current specific conditions of Hangu Pass, so as not to be deceived by the old maps and old maps that were secretly surveyed and mapped before.  .

    Three days later, the newly drawn map with the approximate deployment of Cao Jun was sent back to Luoyang, just as Deputy Director Tao expected.  As expected, several of the pass-through roads previously controlled by the Xuzhou Army have been controlled by Cao Jun. They were either blocked by Cao Jun's troops at dangerous points, or the roads were destroyed. The two cliffside paths were dug cleanly by Cao Jun and were impassable. Among them,  Including the narrow path where Yingbo made a surprise attack on Hangu Pass, the possibility of the Xuzhou Army's surprise attack on Hangu Pass was almost non-existent.

    "There are only three choices." Having probably grasped the defense situation of Cao's army, Deputy Director Tao raised three fingers, smiled at the counselors present and said: "One. Pay a heavy price to attack Hangu Pass head-on, and two.  , I hope that Zang Ba will attack Jiguan with his troops and cross the river to cut off the retreat of Cao's thieves. Three. Lure Cao's thieves out of the pass for a decisive battle. Where to go? What do you think?"

    "With your temper, my lord, I'm afraid you won't consider the first option until the last moment." Liu Ye was the first to laugh and said: "Well, the second option, General Xuan Gao has broken the Ji Pass.  A good Cao thief will give up Hangu Pass and run away, and the lord should not want to miss this opportunity to kill Cao thief east of Tongguan. Only the third option is the most suitable for the lord. Get Cao A'hao out of Hangu Pass.  Kill the Cao thieves in the field, and then easily capture Hangu Pass."

    Everyone laughed together and praised Liu Ye for seeing things clearly.  Knowing well that Deputy Director Tao likes to be opportunistic and sneaky, Deputy Director Tao also laughed, and then said: "I'm afraid it's not that easy to lure Cao Cao out of Hangu Pass for the decisive battle. By the way, Huai Qing, your guy  Senior Brother A Yi. Is there any news?"

    "My lord, my eldest brother was left behind in Chang'an by Cao Cao. Only his elder brother followed Cao Cao to Hangu Pass." Yang Zheng, who had been granted the title of Dong Cao of the Taiwei Mansion, replied respectfully: "But at present, I have not communicated with Ah  I got in touch with my different brother, but I don¡¯t know if the contact person was also left in Chang¡¯an, or if he didn¡¯t have the opportunity to communicate with our army.¡±

    "Think of a way to ask Cao Hong's people to help you and restore contact with him as soon as possible." Deputy Director Tao said smoothly: "Although he does not have military power, we cannot expect him to open the gate of Hangu Pass to welcome our troops into the pass, but  It is still very necessary to be able to understand the enemy's internal situation, and it may come in handy at critical moments."

    Yang Zheng sang the promise, and Xun Chen next to him said: "My lord, Cao Cao is a victorious person. He came to Hangu Pass to fight our army. He must be determined to maintain peace and win. Our army might as well show the enemy a weak point and deliberately expose some  A flaw was found to lure Cao¡¯s army out for a decisive battle.¡±

    "The thief Cao is treacherous, I'm afraid he may not be fooled by this." Deputy Director Tao was not very confident, but after thinking about it for a while, Deputy Director Tao still nodded and said: "Then let's arrange it like this first, even if the thief Cao can't be fooled.  , at least it can make Cao Cao tempted. Pass my order, and tomorrow the army will march to Hangu Pass and join forces with Zhao Yun to prepare to attack the pass. I will give orders to all the armies. There is no need to hunt down the enemy vigorously. The scouts will be careful. You can properly let the enemy control some of our troops.  Condition."

    Everyone sang a promise and went separately to deliver the order. Early the next morning, Deputy Director Tao left his stable confidant Chen Dao to lead an army of 20,000 to guard the Luoyang granary. He asked generals such as Taishi Ci and Cao Xing to lead the rear army to escort the grain and grass, and he took 60,000.  The main force of combat troops set off westward, and on that dayArriving at 30 miles east of Hangu Pass in the evening, he met up with Zhao Yun's troops, and immediately set up camp. During this period, he deliberately allowed the people to have the opportunity to get close to his own troops, to show off to the enemy, and to lure Cao Jun out of the pass to fight.  .

    In addition, Zhao Yun's team totaled more than 70,000 people. With such a huge team, the camp and fence could not be built in a day. Relying on the Xuzhou army's deliberate release of water, Cao Jun's scouts basically determined the general situation of the Xuzhou army and even had a preliminary grasp of it.  The location of Deputy Director Tao's Chinese army.  The news was sent back to Hangu Pass, and naturally there were voices in Cao's army who made suggestions, instigating Boss Cao to immediately send troops to attack. Taking advantage of the Xuzhou Army's unsteady foothold, they launched a surprise attack overnight to give Deputy Director Tao a warning and combat the Xuzhou Army's arrogance.  Arrogance and military morale.

    If it were another opponent, Deputy Director Tao might be able to succeed by doing this, but unfortunately, Deputy Director Tao encountered Boss Cao this time.  After learning the news that the Xuzhou Army had neglected its precautions, Boss Cao immediately sneered loudly and said: "Luring a snake out of its hole? With such a small skill, you also want to lure me out of the seclusion to fight? What a dream! If you pass on the order, anyone who goes out of the seclusion to fight without my order  , no matter who it is, kill him immediately! Tao Ying, the traitor, will not take me lightly. It is unthinkable to expect this traitor to underestimate the enemy!"

    After waiting all night, Deputy Director Tao didn¡¯t see Boss Cao coming out of seclusion to die. After all, it was too difficult to get Boss Cao to fall into the trap.  On the second day after arriving at the front line of Hangu Pass, Deputy Director Tao led a group of counselors and a team of elite soldiers to Hangu Pass to survey the enemy situation and terrain. What made Deputy Director Tao lamented was that Hangu Pass, an eternal and heroic pass, was indeed well-deserved.  Easy to defend but difficult to attack.  There are cliffs on both sides of the pass, with numerous peaks and rocks, and the terrain is dangerous. The road is located in a valley. The road is winding and rugged. The widest point is only about ten meters, and the narrowest point is only about three meters.  , the attacker's forces cannot be deployed at all.  The Xuzhou Army's magic weapon, the Xiangyang Cannon, had almost no use.

    Carefully observing the tops of the cliffs on both sides of the pass, and sending rock climbers to use ropes to climb to the top of the more than 60-meter-high cliffs, and repeatedly confirming that Cao Jun had not set up an ambush on the mountain, Deputy Director Tao and his party cautiously came to Han.  In front of Guguan, this is a long and narrow city with a length of twenty miles (Hanli) from east to west.  The length accounts for almost half of the pass of Hangu Pass. The pass wall is built with rammed earth and bricks, about six meters high and three meters thick. There are several places in the pass with relatively open terrain where troops and grain can be stationed.  But because Cao Jun's troops had already blocked Guancheng early, Xuzhou Jun's scouts still haven't figured it out until now.  How many troops of Cao's army were stationed in the pass virtually made it more difficult for Xuzhou's army to attack Hangu Pass.

    After taking a breath of cold air, Deputy Director Tao also gave up all thoughts of taking this pass by force on the spot, and said to the counselors on the left and right: "There is no other way. It seems that unless the Cao thief can be lured out of Hangu Pass for a decisive battle,  Otherwise, we can only wait and see whether Zang Ba can open up the situation. It is difficult to take this Guancheng by force. Even if we can take it, our losses will definitely not be as small as that."

    "My lord wants to count on General Xuan Gao to break the situation. I'm afraid it's not that easy." Jia Laodu replied: "When Xu followed Li Jue and Guo Bang to pursue the emperor, he took the road to Jiguan and knew the terrain of Jiguan  The level of danger is not much less than that of Hangu Pass. If General Zang Ba wants to break Jiguan, it will not be much easier than our main force breaking Hangu Pass. Moreover, Cao Mengde will defend Hangu with his main force and guard Jiguan with his partial division.  I gave the order to Jiguan to hold on and not to fight. If Zang Ba wants to break through, the only way is to take lives."

    "Even if General Zang breaks the situation and forces the Cao thieves to abandon Hangu Pass, we will not get there easily." Liu Ye interjected: "To the west of Hangu Pass is the 480-mile Xiaohan Road, which is dangerous and narrow.  , it is difficult for our army to outflank and cut off the retreat of the main force of Cao's thieves. Cao's thieves can calmly return to Tongguan and continue to hold on. Although Ye has never been to Tongguan, since Tongguan is known as the first pass in the world, it will not be better than this one.  Hangu Pass is easy to attack."

    Hearing what Jia Lao Duwu and Liu Ye said, Deputy Director Tao, who never liked to attack difficulties head-on, suddenly had a face that was longer than a donkey. He asked himself painfully whether he really wanted to risk his life at Hangu Pass?  Depressed, Deputy Director Tao turned around and looked at the mountains on both sides of Hangu Pass, trying to find if there was any flaw. However, the flaw was not found. Deputy Director Tao unexpectedly noticed that Yang Zheng was hesitant to speak, so he said: "  Huai Qing, if you have anything to say, just say it without hesitation."

    "Thank you, Lord." Yang Zheng, who really wanted to express his opinion, politely thanked him with his hands, and then said: "In front of the Lord and the elders, Zheng shouldn't have spoken rashly, but I don't know if the Lord and several uncles and elders have discovered that there is a  Something very strange?"

    "What's so strange?" asked Mr. Jia, and then said: "My dear nephew, if you have something to say, just say it directly. My lord never cares about seniority, so you can speak out."

    "Thanks for your uncle's advice, my nephew understands." Among the people presentYang Zheng, who was the lowest in seniority, nodded, then pointed to the pass tower of Hangu Pass and said: "My lord, uncles and elders, please see, my lord, you personally led the army to Hangu Pass to survey the enemy's situation. The enemies on the wall of Hangu Pass are  Apart from the tight security, there were no additional troops or the presence of the coach in person, such as flags waving and soldiers moving around. Isn't this a little strange?"

    "What's so strange about this?" Xun Chen asked doubtfully, "We are just surveying the terrain and don't carry any siege weapons. Does the enemy need to add more troops to the wall and have the commander come in person?"

    "Uncle Xun said it is absolutely true." Yang Zheng nodded and admitted, "But my nephew has another idea. As far as my nephew knows, my lord and Cao Mengde are not only sworn enemies, but also have similar interests and each other."  A confidant who knows me well, I heard that after Cao Mengde was defeated in Ye County, he sent an envoy to plead with the lord to search and rescue his family members. It can be said that the lord and the lord are both enemies and friends. In this case, the lord and Cao Mengde have not seen each other for six years. Now, the lord  I have been at Hangu Pass for a while, so why doesn¡¯t Cao Mengde want to go to Guancheng to have a few words with my lord after a long absence? Is this against human nature?¡±

    After listening to Yang Zheng's analysis, Xun Chen and Jia Lao also felt that something was wrong with the situation, because with Boss Cao's personality and habits, he would not miss such an opportunity to have a few words with Deputy Director Tao after they reunited after a long absence. Tao  The deputy director thought for a moment, then pointed to a guard and ordered: "You, put up a white flag and go to the gate. Call the thief Cao to come out and answer."

    The guard took the order, waved a small white flag, went to the pass to negotiate with Cao's troops, and invited Boss Cao to come out and answer in the name of Deputy Director Tao. Zhang Liao, who was guarding the gate, hesitated again and again, but still did not dare to conceal the enemy's situation.  The only thing he could do was to quickly send people into the pass to report to Boss Cao. At the same time, Zhang Liao secretly ordered the messenger to report to Guo Jia and Cheng Yu first, and asked Guo Jia and Cheng Yu to decide whether to report to Boss Cao.

    Not a moment later, Zhang Liao's messenger rushed to the Cao Junzhong barracks inside Guancheng and reported the situation to Cheng Yu and Guo Jia as ordered. Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were also immediately embarrassed. Cheng Yu asked in a low voice: "Follow me.  Filial piety. What should I do? If it is reported that my lord, Tao Thief, has come to Guanxia, ??with my lord's temper, he will definitely go to Guancheng to talk to Tao Thief, and then let Tao Thief see my lord's current appearance The situation may be  Will something go wrong?"

    "We cannot report to the lord." Guo Jia made a decisive decision and ordered Zhang Liao's messenger: "Go tell General Wenyuan and ask General Wenyuan to come forward and tell Tao Thief, saying that the lord is too lazy to see him. Tell him to get out immediately. He is guilty of concealing military information.  , I'll carry it."

    With the words of Guo Jia, Boss Cao¡¯s favorite.  Zhang Liao suddenly gained confidence and stepped out of the wall to demand that Deputy Director Tao's guards get out immediately. He also ordered the soldiers to draw their bows and threaten them. The guards had no choice but to rush back to the Xuzhou Army and report the so-called Boss Cao's reply to Deputy Director Tao.  .  As a result, Deputy Director Tao was not angry but happy after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Okay, Thief Cao must be seriously ill and refuses to see me, and it must be his lackeys who hid it from him and refused on his behalf."

    ¡°My lord, what I said makes sense, but what¡¯s the next step?¡± Yang Zheng asked quickly.

    "Don't you see that there are high mountains on both sides? Are you afraid that the echo won't reach Cao Cao's ears?" Deputy Director Tao smiled and ordered: "Organize the soldiers and shout this sentence together - Cao Mengde, come out and answer!"

    "Cao Mengde, come out and answer! Cao Mengde, come out and answer! Come out and answer!"

    It would be good to know some physics knowledge. The voices of thousands of Xuzhou soldiers shouting in unison were refracted and amplified by the cliffs of the Handao Valley. It was really like thunder, and it spread for dozens of miles. Boss Cao, who was recuperating in Guancheng, was suddenly awakened.  He quickly jumped down from the hospital bed and ran out of the room to ask what happened. Guo Jia and Cheng Yu did not dare to hide it anymore, so they had to honestly explain the enemy situation. Boss Cao was furious when he heard this and roared: "Tao Ying, the traitor, came to the pass in person to explore the letter."  Guguan, why didn¡¯t you report such a big thing to me immediately?¡±

    "My lord, forgive me." Cheng Yu quickly changed the subject and replied: "The Tao thief brought a lot of troops, and they were all elite soldiers. Our army had no chance of winning even if it came out to fight, so Yu and others did not report to the lord.  Report."

    "Absurd!" Boss Cao refused to be fooled and said angrily: "Tao Thief only arrived at the battlefield yesterday and has not yet established his camp. How can he come to fight today? Prepare your horse for me immediately. I will go out and answer him."

    "My lord, don't be fooled!" Cheng Yu said quickly: "Tao Thief lured you out to answer questions. He clearly wanted to take the opportunity to spy on your condition. If you fall into the trap, you will be in big trouble!"

    "Confused! I just met Tao's envoy in person the day before yesterday. I'm afraid Tao already knows about my condition." Boss Cao scolded him again, and then said shockingly: "I also expected that Tao Ying would be a traitor.  You will come and answer me personally. I have been waiting for a long time to prepare for this. Do you know that you almost missed my important event?!"

    "What do you mean, my lord?" Cheng Yu and Guo Jia asked in surprise.

      "I will explain to you in the future. Prepare your horses immediately. I want to go out and speak to the traitor Tao Ying!" Boss Cao waved his hand and strode out. His steps were much easier and faster than before, as if his illness suddenly occurred.  It seems to have gotten much better.

    ¡°Not a moment later, Boss Cao personally sent a message to the east gate of Gu Pass, ordering Zhang Liao to open the gate, and personally led Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Dian Wei and a group of elite soldiers out of the gate, and went outside the gate to talk to Deputy Director Tao face to face.  But strangely enough, Cao Cao, who seemed to be in good condition just now, was out of quarantine, but his condition suddenly relapsed. He coughed extremely painfully on the war horse, which worried Cheng Yu, Dian Wei and others who were accompanying them.  .  When Deputy Director Tao asked for porridge, he saw that Boss Cao actually opened the door and came out to answer questions. He was overjoyed and hurriedly led Xu Chu, Ma Zhong, Jia Lao Duhu and others to ride their horses forward, separated from Boss Cao and his entourage in the formation of the two armies.  Stand still at twenty steps.

    This was the first meeting between Deputy Director Tao and Boss Cao since their separation in Xuchang in the fifth year of Jian'an. After not seeing each other for six years, Deputy Director Tao could hardly recognize the high-spirited black dwarf Boss Cao back then. In addition to the current Boss Cao,  He is short, his skin is still dark, and he has lost more than a full circle of weight. He is in his early fifties, his hair is almost completely white, and his dark face has obvious wrinkles. He is as old and frail as a seventy-year-old man, and he is still in the battle.  The cough was so painful that Deputy Director Tao, who was as heartbroken as a snake, could not help but feel pity secretly.

    Of course, Boss Cao was coughing and looking at Deputy Director Tao. Six years had left almost no trace on Deputy Director Tao's body. He felt that Deputy Director Tao still had the same frivolous appearance with oily hair and powdery face, and his carefully trimmed mustache was returned to Deputy Director Tao.  The director added some mature temperament, and his young and strong body made Boss Cao secretly jealous.  In fact, the two men were just looking at each other twenty steps apart, and no one took the initiative to speak. On the battlefield where the two armies were confronting each other, the only sounds left were Cao Cao's painful cough and Guo Jia's occasional cough.

    It was almost half a stick of incense time before Deputy Director Tao, as a junior, handed over to Boss Cao and called out respectfully, "Master Yue-Zhang."

    "Shut up! Don't scream so disgustingly!" This was the first sentence Mr. Cao gave to his son-in-law whom he had not seen for six years. He scolded him in a very ungraceful manner: "Ever since you, a traitor, took possession of my daughter, I have been  Memorize words! No one who dares to be your father-in-law will end well!"
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