The Shui Jing annotation records: The water comes out of Jiji Mountain, and the stream is flowing along the Jiudu River. It is like the Jiudu Water in Zero Yang, so it is called Jiudu Yan in red.
Jiji Mountain is Jigong Mountain, and Jiudushui is Jiuqu River.
Jigong Mountain is located to the east of Tongbai Mountain and the westernmost end of Dabie Mountain. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, famous generals Sun Wu and Wu Zixu of the State of Wu led their armies from east to west to seize the Jiuli Pass, Wusheng Pass, and Pingjing Pass around Jigong Mountain. Guan waited for the "Three Passes of Yiyang", and then sent his troops south to occupy Ying (ying), the capital of Chu State.
Zhang Xiu's army arrived at its destination, Jiuliguan in Jigong Mountain, the next day.
Jiuli Pass is one of the three passes through Henan and Chu. The mountains on both sides of the pass are surrounded by deep forests, rugged rocks, long and narrow passes, and natural canyons.
Of course, Jiuli Pass was controlled by Liu Biao's men, so it was impossible for Zhang Xiu to capture it in a short time. The reason why it was called Jiuli Pass was because its total length was nine miles. Such a long and narrow distance naturally provided sufficient conditions for setting up an ambush.
Three miles away from Jiuli Pass, Zhang Xiu set up an ambush on both sides of the valley.
Standing on Jigong Mountain, looking around, the cold morning wind blows across my face, bringing a sense of moisture, but as the sun peeks out of the ground, the temperature gradually rises.
Zhang Xiu, his generals and Li Ru stood on the top of the mountain, looking into the distance.
The mountain views are endless and the air is fresh.
Suddenly, I thought of Du Fu's visit to the mountains. I couldn't help but take a breath of refreshing cool air and chanted: "How is Mr. Dai Zong? Qilu is still young. The clock of creation is beautiful, the yin and yang cut off the dusk, the breasts are full of Zeng Yun, and the canthus is at home. Bird. It will be at the top of the mountain, and you can see all the mountains at a glance."
When the three generals Ma Chao, Wang Shuang and Pang De heard Zhang Xiu reciting poems, their eyes lit up.
They didn't expect that their lord had such a superb talent, that he could react to the scene and write poems out of his mouth.
Especially the last sentence, "I will be at the top of the mountain and see all the mountains and small mountains", it has a domineering and domineering attitude that makes people look up to it.
Li Ru was surprised and said: "My lord's talent is unparalleled by anyone in this world."
Stealing the talents of later poets, Zhang Xiu's face did not turn red, and his heart did not beat. "It was just based on his feelings. You are a famous scholar in Xiliang. Why don't you write a poem?"
Li Ru looked into the distance and thought for a moment: "To the west is Huaiyuan, and to the south are thousands of mountains all the way to Chushan. The wind and clouds still support the Dragon Cave, and the heaven and earth once opened the tiger and leopard pass."
Zhang Xiu laughed: "You are talented and talented, you are truly a famous official in the world."
Li Ru cupped his fists and arched his waist: "Thank you, my lord!"
"Come on, let's go down. Liu Bei's army is coming tonight. We need to prepare early. The mountains and forests here are lush and overgrown with vegetation. What do you think we can do to reliably annihilate the enemy army?" Zhang Xiu turned around. Go down the mountain and talk as you walk.
Ma Chao said: "Both sides of the ambush are mostly hit by boulders and arrows. When the enemy enters the ambush area, thousands of arrows will be fired and the boulders will roll down. In this way, Liu Bei's army can be annihilated."
Zhang Xiu nodded.
This method is quite satisfactory, but not surprising enough.
Pang De said: "My lord, Jiuli Pass is worth nine characters. When Liu Bei's army enters Jiuli Pass, it will definitely form a long snake formation and enter. We can divide the troops to cut off the front and rear armies so that the front and rear cannot look at each other and attack them separately."
Zhang Xiu said: "Well, this plan is good, but it is not good enough."
Gan Ning looked at Li Ru, then at Zhang Xiu, thought for a moment and said, "Master, I thought we should attack with fire."
Hearing the word "fire", Zhang Xiu laughed, stopped, and turned to look at Gan Ning: "If Governor Gan has any good plans, please tell me."
Li Ru looked at Gan Ning with approval in his eyes.
Gan Ning said: "My lord, Mr. Li, the mountains here are high and the forests are dense. If a fire breaks out suddenly, the fire will be raging. It doesn't matter if it burns for a few days or nights. No matter if he has an army of tens of thousands or is a famous general throughout the ages, he will definitely be buried in the sea of fire." And our army can annihilate Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops without losing a single soldier."
"Well, what do you think?"
Zhang Xiu looked at the others with a smile, feeling even more satisfied with Gan Ning's performance.
Ma Chao laughed: "Captain Gan is both civil and military, so he is not as good as someone."
Pound: "Me too."
Wang Shuang said: "Now that the weather is hot, the fire attack will be unstoppable. Liu Bei's army will be buried in the sea of fire. Governor Gan's plan is really brilliant!"
"Since everyone is the same, let's use fire to attack!" Zhang Xiu made a decision. "After we go back, let the army prepare fire attacks and cut out the isolation zone at the same time. Don't get angry and burn yourself."
"Here!"
All the generals clasped their fists and agreed.
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As the sun sank into the horizon, the sky gradually darkened, and night came quietly.
Liu Bei stood under the tree and looked at the night sky.
The moon and stars were sparse, the background of the sky was a bit thick, and the clouds were heavy. His heart was like those heavy clouds, as if he was about to fall into the valley.
It has been reported that Liu Biao attacked Nanyang, but Zhang Xiu's army surrounded Xiangyang.
This is also the reason why Liu Bei is cold-hearted now.
Before he could defect to Zhang Xiu, he was afraid that Liu Biao would not be able to hold on any longer. He couldn't figure it out. Even Cao Cao was not Zhang Xiu's opponent. Who gave Liu Biao the courage to provoke him?
It's better now. The siege in Xiangyang City has calmed down.
"My lord, have some porridge!"
Zang Ba came over with a bowl of porridge and said, "I'm going to be on the road soon. Eat something to gain strength."
Sighing, Liu Bei took the bowl and glanced at the counselors and generals standing behind him. He couldn't help but feel sad, his eyes turned red, and he cried: "I, Liu Bei, am living here, thanks to you for not abandoning me! If I become rich in the future, I will never give up." I dare to forget how you feel today, so I would like to ask you to pay me your respects!" After saying this, he bowed deeply.
"Lord!"
Everyone was so moved that they knelt down in front of Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was also moved and knelt down in front of everyone. The emperor and his ministers burst into tears.
Night falls.
After Liu Bei's army reorganized, they headed towards Jiuli Pass.
There are three passes to enter the Chu region. Among them, Wusheng Pass and Pingjing Pass were too close to Biyang City at the foot of Tongbai Mountain and could easily be discovered by the guards of Biyang City, so they chose the farthest Jiuli Pass.
After leaving Jiuli Pass, you can go up the river and reach Xiangyang City.
The army marched in the dark. Although it was an army of 50,000 people, it was very quiet on the march. There was no other sound except the sound of footsteps. This shows that Liu Bei is strict in his military management and has strict laws.
Late at night, we finally arrived at the pass of Jiuliguan.
After entering the pass, they have to walk a total of nine miles to get out of the pass. But after passing the nine miles pass, they can enter the Chu land, so they don't have to worry.
"No! Master, go slow!"
Just when Liu Bei was about to give the order, Chen Gong stood at the pass and looked inside. He felt uneasy for no reason in his heart and spoke hurriedly.
Liu Bei frowned: "Gongtai, do you also have a bad feeling?"
After many years of fighting, the general's sixth sense is very sensitive. When he came to the pass, Liu Bei also felt a little uneasy, but he had an arrow on the string and had to take action.
Chen Gong nodded: "It feels like there may be an ambush inside."
Chen Deng said: "This is Chu land, Liu Biao's territory, and Liu Biao is now surrounded by Zhang Xiu's army, how can there be an ambush here?"
"When trouble comes, the only way to do it is to enter." Liu Bei looked at the long and narrow valley with a solemn face, and his voice was cold and decisive.
Guan Yu said: "If we continue to break up, we will be subject to chaos. Here in the deep mountains and valleys, the possibility of enemy troops appearing is very small. When we reach this point, there is no way to retreat. We can make the whole army be vigilant."
"Um."
Liu Bei nodded, "Enter the valley!"
