At dawn the next day, Zhou Wen and other generals were gathering together to discuss the attack on the city after breakfast. Suddenly, a military spy came to report that the Qin army of Pingyin and Goushi might attack the rebel camp from the outside. Wang Wu suggested to Zhou Wen: "General, we have a large number of people. We should first surround the city and cut off the enemy's foreign aid. Changes may occur in the city." Zhou Wen then adopted Wang Wu's suggestion and asked him and Deng Generals Zhong, He Zhi, Yang Sheng and other generals led their armies to surround the city; Yuan Yi and Wen Luan went to attack Pingyin; Kong Fan and Kong Long went to capture the Gou family; and he personally led an army to rescue the various parties. The rebels were divided into eight large legions from the vast battlefield to the east. Each legion had more than 10,000 people. They drove to the foot of Luoyang City aggressively and surrounded the city from all sides.
Yuan Yi and Wen Luan led their troops to Pingyin. The Pingyin guard general is named Wang Ao, the third son of the famous Qin army general Wang Bi, and the younger brother of the Great Wall Army commander Wang Li. Because of his extraordinary arm strength and martial arts skills, he didn't take the rebels seriously. When the rebels arrived that day, they immediately organized their troops to fight. The two armies faced each other. Wen Luan waved his weapon and attacked Wang Ao. Wang Ao raised his sword to greet him. The two fought for thirty rounds, but Wen Luan was defeated. He made a feint and fled in defeat. Yuan Yi came forward to fight again, but was defeated after thirty rounds. Wen Luan then turned around to help. Wang Ao fought hard against the two generals without any fear. While Wang Ao was fighting, the Qin army suddenly came to report that there was a fire at Pingyindu. Wang Ao abandoned Yuan Yi and Wen Luan and left. Neither of them chased after him. Wang Ao came to the ferry to investigate. It turned out that the sergeant had a fire while cooking and burned a ferry. Wang Ao was very angry and killed the sergeants who had neglected their duties. He also beat the generals guarding the ships forty times.
Yuan Yi and Wen Luan wrote a report on the day's battle and sent it to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen suddenly came up with a plan and asked someone to send a letter to Yuan Yi, which contained such arrangements. Yuan and Wen were very happy after they got the trick. The next day they came to Pingyin to challenge again. Wang Ao led his troops to fight. When he saw Yuan and Wen, he said contemptuously: "Thieves who have defeated the army, dare to challenge them?" He said and killed them. Yuan Yi mounted his horse to fight, and the two fought for more than ten rounds before Yuan Yi was defeated and left. Wang Ao yelled and chased after him. Wen Luan came out from the side again, shouting: "Qin Nu, you have fallen into our trap. Get off your horse and surrender!" Wang Ao laughed and said, "What kind of plan are you talking about? Come up together. , I’m not afraid either.” He chased after him with all his strength. The two fought for a few rounds, turned around and left again. In this way, they fought back and lost consecutive battles, which led Wang Ao to a very remote place. Wang Ao's deputy general Jin Dun suspected that there was fraud, so he caught up from behind and reminded: "The county governor and the county supervisor only asked us to stick to the ferry. Now that we are chasing here, what if the rebels attack Pingyin?" Wang Ao but He said very contemptuously: "They are all bandits and bandits, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of drums, and a general suddenly came from the fork on the side of the road. It was the rebel general Zhou Wen, and the handsome flag with the word Zhou behind him was very eye-catching. When Wang Ao saw it was Zhou Wen, he shouted angrily: "If we can capture Zhou Wen, the rebels will be leaderless! Now follow me forward to capture this thief alive!" Then he loudly ordered the sergeants to come forward and besiege Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen clapped his hands and immediately stepped forward to exchange hands with Wang Ao. The two fought for twenty or thirty rounds. Zhou Wen was defeated and ran towards a forest ahead. Zhou Wen came to the edge of the woods and got into the woods with familiarity. Wang Ao was chasing closely from behind, but suddenly disappeared, so he looked around for him. Suddenly, there was a drum sound, and thousands of arrows were fired in the forest. Wang Ao couldn't dodge, and he was hit by dozens of sharp arrows. Like a hedgehog, he screamed several times, and he and his horse fell to the ground. Lieutenant General Jin Dun hurriedly turned his horse to escape, but Yuan Yi and Wen Luan killed him from the left and right and captured him alive. Zhou Wen came out of the forest again. Seeing that Wang Ao was not dead yet, he persuaded him to surrender. Wang Ao was speechless. Zhou Wen ordered the sergeants to kill Wang Ao. When the rest of the Qin army saw that their leader and deputy generals were gone, they all surrendered to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen then asked Yuan and Wen to carry Wang Ao's head to recruit the Qin army in Pingyin.
Yuan Yi and Wen Luan led their troops to Pingyin and shouted to the city: "Wang Ao is dead. This is his head. How long do you want to defend it?" The Qin troops saw General Chu holding General Wang Ao's head. They all drooped their heads like deflated rubber balls. At this time, the general who was scolded by Wang Ao said: "The Qin State is cruel and unkind and has lost the support of the people long ago. The officials only care about punishing the people below. The country will be destroyed sooner or later. Besides, all parts of Shandong are rebelling. Why should we continue?" Serving the violent Qin?" He raised the flag and surrendered to the rebels.
Yuan and Wen occupied Pingyin and brought the surrendered sergeants to report to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen was very happy, so he reorganized all the surrendered Qin troops, and treated the surrendered general Jin Dun very politely. Not only did he not kill him, he also made him a general. Jindun naturally surrendered to the rebels sincerely. Zhou Wen then ordered the soldiers to hold a celebration banquet. During the dinner, Jin Dun volunteered and said to Zhou Wen: "General Zhou, I am grateful for your courtesy. I have to repay you! I have a way to catch the county supervisor." Zhou Wen was greatly surprised and asked what the way was. Jin Dun said: "Pingyin is an important place. Once there is danger, the county supervisor will definitely go to the rescue. Moreover, Wang Ao is the son of Wang Ben, who is a famous family in Qin. If Wang Ao is in danger, the county supervisor will not I will stand by and watch. You can order the defenders at Ximen to retreat a few miles. If you can leave a gap, I will pretend to escape from the direction of Pingyin into the city to ask for help. The county supervisor also knows me. When I go to the city, I persuaded him to save Pingyin. Once the county prisoner leaves the city, you can find a way to catch him." Zhou Wen was very happy after hearing Jin Dun's idea. That night, he sent someone to Deng Shuo's camp in the western suburbs and asked Deng to say so and so to prepare.
At midnight the next day, Han Qi went to the top of the city to inspect, and suddenly saw the rebels at the west gate retreating. It was not long, and there seemed to be people and horses fighting in the distance. Han Qi watched carefully and saw a general fighting his way into the rebel camp, then heading towards the city, with someone still chasing after him. After a while, the general arrived at the city and shouted to open the door. When the county supervisor saw that it was Wang Ao's deputy general Jin Dun, he quickly opened the city gate and let him in. When Jin Dun came to the city, he said to the county supervisor: "Zhou Wen and Deng Zhong have worked together to attack Pingyin for a day and a night. Because there are many rebels and Pingyin is in danger, I was ordered to come to ask for help. If I go late, I'm afraid I will Pingyin is no longer guaranteed!" The county supervisor listened to Jin Dun's words and was surprised: "Wang Ao is Wang Ben's son. If something happens, how can I explain to General Wang? But I can't leave Luoyang City now!" Jin Dun cried and said goodbye. On the ground, he said: "Pingyin is about to fall. If your Excellency is late, everything will be over!" All the generals said in unison: "Luoyang is the foundation of Sanchuan. The rebels only want to capture this city. Your Excellency, you must not Get out of here!" Han Qi pondered: "Luoyang City has just been built, it is tall and strong, and thieves will not capture it easily. But once Pingyin is lost, the thieves will march westward along the river, directly to Hangu Pass. Pingyin has to be rescued!" He asked Wu Ancheng, the deputy commander of the county, to guard the city while he went to rescue Pingyin.
Han Qi fought his way out of the west gate. When he saw someone coming to besiege him, he cut a bloody path and went straight to Pingyin. As soon as they arrived at the city, two Chu generals suddenly stood on top of the city. It was Yuan Yi and Wen Luan. They shouted: "Master County Supervisor, we have occupied the city for a long time, why did you just come?" Han Qi was shocked. : "I'm late, Pingyin has fallen into the hands of thieves, get back quickly! Hurry!" Before he finished speaking, there were sudden killing sounds, and Zhou Wen led a large group of people to surround them. The county supervisor was furious and carried out a massacre. When he arrived at the gate of Luoyang City, he saw that the number of rebels at the west gate had doubled. They could not enter the city at all, so they had to run westward. At this time, Jin Dun advised him to take the trail, and the county supervisor followed Jin Dun's advice and ran towards Henan. At this time, Zhou Wen caught up from behind. The county superintendent panicked and didn't choose his way, but was tripped by the horse rope. Countless hookers had already emerged from the surrounding area, catching the county prisoner alive. It turned out that they were Deng Shuo's army who retreated from the west gate. They were waiting here in ambush under Zhou Wen's secret order, and then captured the county supervisor.
Zhou Wen caught up from behind and saw that the county eunuch had been caught. He was very happy. When he came to the county eunuch, to everyone's surprise, he bowed his head and said, "General Han is an amazing warrior. I have admired you so much for a long time. I am truly lucky to meet you today!" Han Qi was greatly surprised and said angrily: "I was caught today and I will kill or scrape you as you please. Why are you doing this?" Zhou Wendao: "The general is from the Han State, how can he be the general of the Qin State? This will make the world laugh. Now the people in Shandong want to overthrow the Qin State, but the general still has to sacrifice his life for the Qin State? What if you surrender? Chu State, this will be a great blessing to the people of the world!" But the county supervisor refused to surrender. Zhou Wendao said: "For your crime, you will be cut into pieces by a thousand swords! I won't kill you just because of your talent as a general. Why are you stubborn?" Han Qi said categorically: "Qin people only have generals who died in battle, not those who bent the knee." You cheap slave!" The rebel generals said angrily: "This guy is still stubborn when he is about to die, so cut out his tongue first!" The county supervisor said: "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Please die quickly!" The rebel generals shouted in unison. He shouted: "Hurry up and chop him into pieces to avenge the soldiers!" Zhou Wen yelled: "Don't do this nonsense!" He asked people to put Han Qi in the prison car first.
When everyone came to the city, Qin general Wu Ancheng felt desperate when he saw that the county supervisor had been caught by Zhou Wen. That night, Zhou Wen asked the sergeants to escort Han Qi in again and said: "The general is a loyal man. It is a pity that he has to die for the Qin Dynasty. Isn't it a pity?" Han Qi said: "It is an honor to die for the country. !" Zhou Wendao said: "Now that Qin is acting aggressively, it will surely perish sooner or later. The general is a man of talent and wisdom, why don't you follow the example of the villain and return to Zhou Dynasty?" After saying that, he bowed again and said: "I have admired the general for a long time. I just ask the general to surrender to the Chu State for the sake of the people of the world. This will not only be the good fortune of the Zhang Chu State, but also the people of the whole world!" After that, he listed many facts about the Qin State's aggressive government. Zhou Wen was older than Han Qi, so Han Qi exclaimed: "I heard that you once served Chunshen Lord Huang Xie and Chu General Xiang Yan. Have you ever done this?" Zhou Wen said: "I did do it under them. It's something." Han Qi said: "So you are also a famous person, don't you want to think so highly of a defeated general today? I also know that the Qin State is cruel and unkind, but I just have been deprived of Qin Lu for a long time, and I can't bear to betray him!" Zhou Wen said: "' A bird chooses a tree, a minister chooses his lord. The second generation was more violent than Jie and Zhou. I think you know exactly how the ministers of the Qin State died. Why do you still want to help Zhou to do evil? Although King Zhang Chu was born in the military, But the merits of the first righteousness are enough to change the color of the heroes in the world. If you can rebel and return to justice, your name will be immortalized in history! Where to go now is self-evident, why do you still hesitate?" Han Qi was dismissed. He was deeply moved and said: "Thanks to the general for thinking so highly of him, Han is willing to do his best!" Then he prostrated himself on the ground. Zhou Wen was overjoyed and quickly helped up the county supervisor and said: "General Chu De, the country is lucky! The people are lucky!" Han Qi and Zhou Wen came to Luoyang City together. When Wu Ancheng and the soldiers guarding the city saw that all the county supervisors had surrendered, they had no choice but to open the city and surrender to the Chu army. Zhou Wen was very happy and entered the city side by side with Han Qi. When the two came to the city, they found that the people had been pacified, and the people of Qin were very happy. Zhou Wen and Han Qi became sworn brothers in life and death, and then held a feast to celebrate together.
Suddenly it was reported that the Kong brothers had returned with a great victory, and they also led the Qin army of the Feng family to surrender. Zhou Wen asked the two to meet General Han, and everyone was very happy. Zhou Wen then asked General Han for advice on how to advance the army. General Han said with confidence: "From here to the Hangu Pass, they are all under my jurisdiction. As soon as the army arrives, I will call them out to surrender." Zhou Wen was so happy that he asked General Han and Jin Dun to come together He commanded an army of thousands of chariots and soldiers to advance first, followed closely by more than 200,000 rebels. When the guards in Henan, Xin'an, Mianchi, Shaanxian and other places heard that the county supervisors had surrendered to the Chu army, they also came out to surrender to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen then recruited the Qin army from all over the country, as well as the strong men and civilians from all over the country who served Qin. The number soared to 300,000, and the momentum was great.
The Chu army continued to move forward without stopping. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that Mi Shi, the guard of Caoyang City, refused to surrender. General Han said: "This person must be relying on the prestige of winning the championship. If the angry arm of a mantis can be used as a rut, he will not be able to do it!" This day, General Han led the army to Caoyang, and saw Mi Shi holding a big ax from a distance. , stand under the banner of the gate and show off your power. General Han persuaded him to surrender. Mi Shi cursed angrily: "You are a descendant of the enemy country. It's a pity that the Qin State did not kill you but reused you. You surrendered the thieves today, how can you have the face to enter the pass again?" General Han was furious and waved his iron halberd. Take the rice and stone directly, stab the rice and stone under the horse with three strokes, five divided by two. The Qin army did not dare to move again when they saw it. General Han shouted angrily: "Qin's ban on the government has completely destroyed the hearts of the people! All my county governors have already rebelled, let alone you?" The Qin army was stunned and all surrendered.
We reached Hangu Pass ahead, but we saw that the city was as deep as the Han Pass. It was true that one man was in charge of the pass and no one could get through it. General Han said: "If we can win this pass, Guanzhong will be under control." Zhou Wen was overjoyed and asked his sergeants to beat the war drums and shout in unison to intimidate the Qin army. The soldiers shouted in unison: "Surge into Guanzhong and destroy the violent Qin Dynasty!..." For a while, the roar was so loud that the mountains rang and the valleys responded. One poem sighed:
There is a prophecy about the death of three households in the Qin Dynasty.
The flag rolls, the wind and clouds swallow up the sun and the moon, and the soldiers come with swords and halberds to knock at the pass.
Qi Huancai died of hunger in the end, and Hu Hai was mentally disabled.
Last night, where the king was intoxicated, the girl was still dancing in front of the palace.
