From Nanzheng to Baishuiguan, you have to take the only road, the Golden Bull Road.
The Golden Ox Road is also called the Stone Ox Road. It got its name from the story that the King of Qin conquered Shu and the stone cow dung made gold, and Wu Ding opened 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 made up the lie of the Golden Bull to deceive the King of Shu.
The king was blinded by greed and sent his soldiers to build a road from Shuzhong to Hanzhong. This is the origin of the Golden Bull Road.
There was no road in the beginning, but finally a road was built with great difficulty. This shows how dangerous the Golden Bull Road is! Almost all of it is built against the mountains, making it 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"!
"Ahem, 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 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 quickly 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, you have no other choice but to attack by force. Baishui Pass is more than six feet high and about ten feet wide!
The natural geographical advantage of Baishui Pass places great restrictions on the attackers, and their troops cannot 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 secretly rejoiced that fortunately, someone came to 'send off the pass!' Otherwise, relying on his troops, fearing that they would be exhausted, there would be nothing he could do to defeat Baishui Pass!
At this moment, a figure popped 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!"
"Please wait a moment, General Wei!"
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 Baishui Pass with disdain. As long as the gate is opened, Baishui Pass will be 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 bowed his hands.
"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 close the corners of his mouth!
Liu Zhang clamped his legs on the horse's belly and walked forward slowly.
Yang Bai kept swallowing his saliva, his eyes were 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 and happened to be standing in the city gate hole!
"Haha, Yang Changshi, can you come over and help me lead the horse?"
Yang Bai's face darkened, it was really insulting to lead a horse!
"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, you have worked so 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 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 every word and deed 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 a stern look appeared 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, and he understood instantly that Liu Zhang had been stalling for time, and 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 angrily at the same time.
"The ambition to trap the enemy!"
The armored soldiers had fiery eyes and roared in response.