From Nanzheng to Baishuiguan, you have to take the only road that must be passed, the Golden Bull Road.
The Golden Ox Path is also called the Stone Ox Path. It got its name from the story that the King of Qin conquered Shu, the stone and cow dung made gold, and Wu Ding cleared the way.
As far back as the Warring States Period, King Qin Huiwen of the Qin State coveted the land of Shu. But at that time, Hanzhong and Shuzhong had no way to go, let alone sending soldiers to conquer! So King Qin Huiwen fabricated the lie of the Golden Bull to deceive the King of Shu. The King of Shu was blinded by greed and sent his soldiers to build a road from central Shu to Hanzhong. This is the origin of the Golden Bull Road.
There was no road originally, but finally a road was built with difficulty. This shows how dangerous the Taurus Road is! Almost all of them are built on mountains, which are rugged and difficult to navigate!
Li Bai, the great poet of later generations, passed through the Golden Bull Road and was shocked by its ruggedness, hence the famous "Difficult Road to Shu"!
"Hey, how dangerous it is! The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky!"
After twenty days of long journey, Liu Zhang finally arrived at Baishui Pass with 200 soldiers. He couldn't help but use Li Taibai's poem to lament the hardships of the journey!
"My lord, your talent and learning are still as good as before, I admire you very much!"
Xun You's eyes showed admiration, which made Liu Zhang blush.
Liu Zhang swore that he was definitely not showing off on purpose. It was really too difficult to walk on the Taurus Road, and he was so shocked that he felt it!
"Ahem, Gongda, please stop teasing me..."
Xun You shook his head repeatedly and hurriedly said that he admired him sincerely, which made Liu Zhang even more embarrassed.
"My lord, this is your first time in Shuzhong. I have long heard that Baishui Pass is known as the Gate of Fortune and Misfortune in Yizhou. It closes all the main roads into Shu, and it is also known as the gateway! When I see it today, it is indeed well-deserved!"
Not only Xun You, but Liu Zhang himself was also amazed, otherwise he would not be able to help reciting the poem.
Baishui Pass spans between two mountains. It is impossible to sneak through it. If you want to cross Baishui Pass, there is no other way but to attack by force. Baishui Pass is more than six feet high and about ten feet wide!
The natural geographical advantages of Baishui Pass placed great restrictions on the attackers, and their troops could not be deployed at all!
Even if there is a million-strong army, there is nothing they can do. Only a hundred people can be invested at a time. The soldiers defending the city gate only need to rotate more than a thousand people to keep the million-strong army at bay!
Liu Zhang was secretly glad that someone came to see him off! 'Otherwise, relying on his military strength, I'm afraid it will be exhausted and there will be nothing we can do against Baishui Pass!
At this moment, a figure poked out from behind the door and shouted loudly towards the bottom.
"Guanxia is General Wei Liu Zhang?"
Liu Zhang raised his head and saw an unfamiliar face, but he still answered him loudly.
"Yes, this general is Liu Zhang! Open the city gate quickly!"
"General Wei, please wait a moment!"
After the people in the city shouted, there was no movement, and the entire Baishui Pass fell into silence.
"It seems that Zhang Lu plans to welcome us here..."
Liu Zhang sneered and looked at the gate of Baishuiguan with disdain. As long as the gate is open, Baishui Pass is his!
Not long after, there was a creaking sound, and the gate of Baishuiguan was slowly opened, and a familiar face appeared in Liu Zhang's eyes.
"Yang Changshi, I didn't expect you to be here!"
Liu Zhang's slightly excited voice made Yang Bai smile even more, and he quickly saluted with his hands in hand.
"Greetings to General Wei, I am waiting here specially for you!"
"Thank you!"
Liu Zhang returned the gift with his hands in hand, his eyes full of gratitude.
"General Wei, please come in!"
Yang Bai turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, but Yang Bai might not have noticed it himself. He was so excited that he couldn't even close his mouth!
Liu Zhang pinched the horse's belly with his legs and walked forward slowly.
Yang Bai kept swallowing his saliva, his eyes full of excitement. Every time Liu Zhang took a step forward, Yang Bai became more excited!
Liu Zhang will soon enter Baishui Pass!
"Huh? What happened to General Wei?"
Yang Bai looked at Liu Zhang very puzzled, wondering why Liu Zhang stopped suddenly!
Liu Zhang stopped at the gate of Baishuiguan, standing right in the city gate hole!
"Haha, Yang Changshi, can you come over and help me lead the horse?"
Yang Bai's face darkened, holding a horse was really insulting!
"Could General Wei be joking? Although Yang Bai is not a famous person, he can't stand such an insult!"
Liu Zhang smiled and casually glanced at Xun You beside him. Xun You immediately understood and began to walk back.
Yang Bai felt something was wrong, these actions were too strange.
"General Wei, please come in. We have to rest for a while and we are still on our way!"
Seeing Yang Bai's slightly anxious and urging tone, Liu Zhang smiled again.
"Yang Changshi, can you come over and go with me?"
"this..."
Yang Bai frowned, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes. A strong man like Liu Zhang could probably smash Yang Bai's small body with one punch!
Whoosh!
At this time, a loud noise came from outside the city gate, which once again attracted Yang Bai's attention.
"what sound!"
Liu Zhang looked around innocently, then shook his head at Yang Bai.
"I don't know!"
Cold sweat gradually broke out on Yang Bai's forehead. He knew that the stalemate could not continue like this and he had to get Liu Zhang in as soon as possible!
"General Wei has come a long way to work hard, why are you standing here? Please enter the customs quickly!"
Liu Zhang still stood motionless, looking at Yang Bai with a half-smile, making the latter even more panicked.
"General Wei?"
"Yang Changshi, didn't I say that? Let Yang Changshi come over and enter the customs with me! Why, I am about to take over as Yizhou Shepherd, can't I still order Yang Changshi?"
Liu Zhang was in a high position and often led troops to fight. His words and deeds exuded the majesty of a superior, which made Yang Bai terrified!
"Yes, yes! That's what General Wei said!"
Yang Bai didn't dare to refute at all. He just wanted to take Liu Zhang into Baishui Pass. As long as Liu Zhang came in, he could even treat him as his son!
"Then why don't you come over quickly!"
Liu Zhang shouted angrily again, which made Yang Bai tremble with fear!
"This this..."
Yang Bai knew very well that as long as he went there, he would definitely die or not!
Instead of doing this, it’s better to strike first!
Yang Bai gradually put away his smile, and there was a fierce look in his eyes!
"Come...."
Just as he was about to give orders, he heard shouts from the city gate.
"Yang Changshi, there is smoke and dust not far away from the pass, and it is suspected that a large force is coming!"
"What!"
Yang Bai screamed. He understood instantly that Liu Zhang had been stalling for time. He had no intention of entering the city at all!
"Liu Zhang, you treacherous thief!"
"Come on! Come on! Take down Liu Zhang!"
Seeing soldiers pouring out from behind Yang Bai, Liu Zhang did not panic at all. He raised his arms and waved lightly. The armored soldiers behind him stepped forward one after another and quickly formed a battle formation!
At this time, a general suddenly stepped forward, directly protected Liu Zhang behind him, and roared at the same time.
"The ambition to trap the enemy!"
The armored soldiers had fiery eyes and roared in response.
"Death but no life!"
