Next to the First Emperor's Lishan Tomb, there was a luxurious Shaofu Office, where Zhang Han worked. Zhang Han is a low-level general who is the chief general of the Qin State. He is responsible for the construction of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum all year round. At this time, he suddenly received an order from the court, asking him to lead his disciples to kill the thieves. After receiving the edict, Zhang Han immediately walked out of the office, ordered the sergeant to read out the edict of pardon, and then rode back and forth on horseback to explain the current situation to everyone. When the disciples heard that the Emperor of Qin had granted amnesty, they were all ecstatic. For a time, the whole Lishan Mountain was boiling. It turns out that these people who are called prisoners or disciples by the people of Qin are all craftsmen serving in Lishan. Among them are slaves, merchants, criminals, soldiers, guards, officials, etc., but most of them are from the Six Kingdoms. A child from a poor family. Because Qin's laws were very strict, the common people would violate the law if they were not careful, and then they would be regarded as criminals by the government and forcibly sent to designated places to perform labor service. Therefore, the rulers of Qin called them prisoners or disciples. . Prisoners are criminals and criminals, and disciples mean prisoners.
Because these craftsmen are isolated from the outside world, their thoughts are very simple. They don't know who the people called thieves by the Qin State are, let alone what is the difference between these thieves and themselves. They only know that they can get rewards if they have made meritorious deeds. , was granted an official title, and could still go home, so everyone was dancing with excitement and rushed to join the team of killing thieves. Zhang Han summoned a team of more than 100,000 people in just half a day. They were all excited and passionate. Just waiting for Zhang Han's order, they would mobilize in full force to punish those who were called "heinous crimes". Kill all the thieves, or cut off all their heads and then quickly. These people have also developed strong bodies due to years of physical labor, so they appear to be extremely brave and never get tired.
The imperial court also sent tens of thousands of weapons to them, and Zhang Han also distributed the weapons that were not buried in the Qin Mausoleum underground palace to the craftsmen. But these are not enough. We must build them immediately. Everyone must have a weapon. The blacksmiths in Lishan are all very good. They have been firing terracotta warriors and horses and forging various instruments here for many years, so their skills are very exquisite. When Wang Ben's order for Zhang Han to attack the rebels arrived at the Lishan Office, the place was abuzz, and everything was ready. At this time, Wang Ben's letter had also been delivered to Zhang Han's office. Zhang Han learned from the letter that Wang Bi had risked his life to fake a surrender in order to paralyze the rebels. Zhang Han was so moved when he saw that the famous old generals of the Qin State were risking their lives and looking forward to death. So the team was divided into two parts. He and his third brother Zhang Xi led a part of them. After they divided and surrounded the rebel army, they went westward with the lieutenant army to wipe out the most elite vanguard of the rebel army. His second brother Zhang Ping and fourth brother Zhang Qu led the other group, and after being divided and surrounded, they pursued eastward. Zhang Han and Yang Xiong made an agreement: Tonight, the Qin army would launch rockets first and set all the rebel camps on fire before launching a general attack. Zhang Han then led the Lishan prisoner team to march north from the east bank of the water.
That night, in the rebel camp, Zhou Wen and other generals and Wang Ben drank and caroused to their heart's content. People were immersed in the joy of success and happiness. Just as everyone was having a drink and party, Zhou Wen suddenly received several gifts and letters from Qin Jun. One of the letters read:
Under the command of General Zhou Wen of Chu: Since you entered the pass, its offensive has been like a wind and a lingering cloud. The destruction of Qin is right in front of you. We are all generals of the Qin State. I heard that the imperial court is preparing to surrender. If you want to attack, we can be your internal response. But when your army enters Xianyang, don't forget about us. Zhang Ji, Li Yue, Wang Fu, Wang Lun, Li Ping, Zhang Ling and Gao Jie paid homage.
After Zhou Wen read it, he sighed: "I heard that 'if the skin is gone, the hair will not be attached.' Now that the generals of Qin have seen that the situation is over, they all want their own way out. This is human nature." He gave the letter to Wang Ben to read. Wang Ben hesitated and hesitated. But he knew very well that this was a letter sent deliberately to confuse Chu people. Zhou Wen believed what was said in the letter, so he ordered each battalion to have a good rest and accept the Qin army's surrender tomorrow. However, Han Qi was worried and secretly reminded Zhou Wen many times: "If we don't march tonight, if Qin is deceived, it will be too late to regret it!" Zhou Wen thought deeply: "What Qin General said in his letter is true, and Wang Ben is here How can there be fraud? Judging from all aspects of the situation, Xianyang is really an empty city, why worry?" Han Qi wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw that everyone was drunk, he had to withdraw.
In the Qin army's camp, Yang Xiong and Sima Yi, as well as Liyi guard Peng Shen and others planned until late at night. They sharpened their swords and wanted to fight. But they really couldn't bear to attack tonight. It turned out that Wang Ben gave them a fatal order when he left the military camp: as long as he succeeded in pretending to surrender, the entire Qin army would launch a general attack at night. He must not change his attention just because he was in the Chu camp, otherwise he would be punished according to military law. When the generals of the Qin State saw that their commander was so loyal and brave in the face of the national crisis, they admired him very much. They walked out of the camp, faced the east, burned incense and prayed. They prayed for Wang Ben, and finally cried bitterly and asked God to bless him safely. After the prayer, all offensive equipment such as crossbows, halberds, and bridges were ready.
In the rebel camp, apart from the carnival, some of the drunkards had already fallen asleep. They all felt that victory was in sight. The joy in their hearts and the fatigue of the past few days made them sleepy, and they snored as soon as they fell down. Ray, everyone has let their guard down. Despite this, Han Qi still reminded Zhou Wendao: "Wang Ben is a famous general of the Qin State, and his intelligence is not inferior to that of Wang Jian. Yang Xiong and Sima Yi are both braver than ten thousand men. I am afraid they will not surrender easily." Zhou Wendao: "Playing in the water is Qin's last line of defense. If there is a change in the Qin army tomorrow, we will immediately launch an attack. General, please don't worry!" Han Qi had to give up.
After dark that night, Zhang Han led his craftsmen to a place not far from the rebel camp and issued an order to the army: "After everyone hears the order, they can only move forward and are not allowed to retreat. Those who move forward will be promoted to higher ranks." Anyone who retreats will be killed!" As the saying goes, 'Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.' What's more, the hundreds of thousands of craftsmen led by Zhang Han are people who have been engaged in manual labor all year round. Most of them are young and powerful, and extremely Strong young labor force. In order to be free, to be high-ranking officials and well-paid, and to be able to return home early, they had to show off their talents, so they all secretly made up their minds to return to glory, preparing to put away the pain of leaving home and the resentment of homesickness over the years. Let it out tonight, so they can all be equal to ten, and ten to a hundred. Seeing that everyone was confident, Zhang Han led them to the rebel camp and dispersed the troops. Zhang Xi was on the left and Zhang Qu was on the right, gradually forming a semi-encirclement of the rebels from the south. The place where Zhang Han and Zhang Ping stayed happened to be a large embankment-like raised area. If they launched a charge towards the rebel camp from here, they would have a commanding position, and it would be easy to divide the camp into two parts. There are an estimated 100,000 people on the left side, which is the main force of the rebel army. This side will be suppressed by 50,000 lieutenant troops and 50,000 Lishan craftsmen. The numbers of both sides are exactly the same. The remaining 200,000 rebels are all in the right camp. Although this group is large in number, its combat effectiveness is poor. Zhang Ping and Zhang Qu will lead 50,000 people to attack from west to east. If the rebels fail, they will flee eastward. This formation and attack method were Zhang Han's temporary decisions based on the narrowness and length of the terrain.
The night was as silent as death, and the Qin army was like devils released from the underworld. They were moving quietly. In the dead of night, they had pushed various bridges to the edge of the water. Some people were already secretly building bridges. They asked all the crossbowmen to come to the shore of the water to prepare. The Qin army had squatting fire , vertical shooting, foot crossbow shooting, machine crossbow shooting, vehicle crossbow shooting, everything is ready, just wait for the ugly moment to launch the attack. Time passed by moment by moment, military strategist said, 'time is life'. Yang Xiong and Sima Yi discussed secretly in the camp until midnight, watching closely the clepsydra that timed the clock.
The clepsydra is also called the arrow kettle. It is a specially made pottery pot with small holes. Water is poured into it first, and then the water flows out from the hole. In addition, a container is used to collect the leaked water. There is an arrow shaft engraved with the mark in this container. A bamboo piece or wooden block is used to hold the arrow shaft and float on the water. There is a small hole in the center of the lid of the container, and the arrow shaft passes through the hole in the lid, so it is called an arrow pot. . As the water collected in the arrow pot gradually increased, the wooden block holding the arrow shaft slowly floated upward. The ancients could know the specific moment by looking at the mark on the arrow shaft through the cover hole. This timing method is divided into two categories: water leakage type and water reception type. The cleat is an independent timing system that relies solely on the movement of water. An old friend discovered that when there is a lot of water in the clepsydra, the water flows faster, and when there is less water, the water flows slowly, which obviously affects the accuracy of measuring time. So a clepsydra was added to the clepsydra. When the water flows out of the clepsydra below, the water in the clepsydra above is continuously replenished to the clepsydra below, so that the water in the clepsydra below flows evenly into the arrow. in the pot to obtain a more precise time.
As soon as Chou Shi arrived, Yang Xiong issued all the orders. First, the first rocket was fired from the Chinese army camp. After seeing it, all the sergeants in the battalion fired it together. Suddenly, all kinds of firearms took off into the sky, and the arrows were really like locusts. , the cannons were like meteors, and half of the sky turned into daylight. In just a moment, the rebel camp was on fire, and then people's screams were heard. After the Qin army fired all kinds of firearms, Yang Xiong and Sima Yi led all the leading cavalry, followed by the infantry, and flew across the water together to charge into the rebel camp.
The Lishan craftsmen led by Zhang Han were also waiting quietly outside. When they saw the Qin army's position suddenly burst into flames from a distance, they and their brother Zhang Ping also launched a charge at the rebel camp. They divided the general camp first. Became two parts. When Zhang Han arrived at the depth of the military camp, he and Zhang Ping split up and sent their troops in their respective directions to cover up the enemy. Zhang Xi and Zhang Qu launched an attack on the south side of the rebel camp. Hundreds of thousands of craftsmen, with weapons in hand, were like tigers descending from the mountain. They rushed towards the rebel camp crazily. At this time, there were only earth-shattering shouts of killing. Poorly, most of the rebel soldiers were asleep, and some soldiers were still awake from the hangover. Then they heard the sound, and when they opened their eyes, they saw that there was a fire around them. They were all panicked. Some of them had no time to put on their armor and start fighting. The guy, who had already been hit by several arrows, got up and ran away in a hurry. As soon as they left the camp, they saw the Qin army coming like a swarm of ferocious beasts. They beheaded every person they saw and chopped off their heads. The rebels were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, with their heads rolling around, blood splattering everywhere, and their flesh and blood blurred.
Some generals of the rebel army drank half the night before returning to the camp to rest, so they were all dizzy at this time, wondering what else to fight. After Zhou Wen arranged a place for Wang Ben to rest, he lay in the tent and fell asleep. At this time, he suddenly heard a sound and was too shocked to recognize anything. When he got up, he saw fire all around, so he hurried out of the tent to escape. When he looked up, he saw that the sky was filled with rockets and artillery, and there were deafening explosions all around him. Zhou Wen is an extremely cautious person. Although he drank, he didn't drink much. When he heard the sound, he understood everything in his heart and hurriedly shouted: "We have been fooled by the old thief Wang Ben, kill him quickly." Kill the old thief!" He quickly picked up his weapon and charged towards Wang Ben's tent. At this time, Wang Ben had already rushed out of the tent, seized the weapons of the rebels, and was killing the rebels. When he saw Zhou Wen and others coming to kill him, he shouted: "Traitors! Chu bandits! Qin and Chu are irreconcilable! You are finished! Surrender quickly! Haha!" Zhou Wen said angrily: "Old man, how could he You dare to resort to false surrender! I will kill you!" Wang Ben laughed and said: "Chu Kou! Rebel! You killed my son Wang Ao, I want revenge! Revenge! You are finished, hahaha!" After that! He wiped his neck with his sword.
Han Qi did not drink. He had just finished patrolling the camp in the middle of the night and was about to return to the camp to rest. Suddenly he saw fires on all sides. He hurriedly rode towards the Chinese army's tent. He happened to see Zhou Wen coming to kill Wang Bi, so he stepped forward to help the battle. Seeing that Wang Bi had committed suicide, he and Zhou Wen directed everyone to fight. At this time, two Qin generals suddenly came and killed him on horseback. They shouted: "Rebels! Don't hurt my marshal! Take your life quickly!" It turned out that it was Yang Xiong and Sima Yi who came to save Wang Bi. Seeing that Wang Bi was dead, Zhou Wen turned back to fight Yang Xiong. Han Qi and Sima Yi took over. The four of them fought for more than ten rounds. Because Zhou Wen was furious and had no intention of fighting, he turned around and left, followed by Han Qi. . Seeing that Zhou Wen had run away, Yang Xiong and Sima Yi quickly dismounted and found Wang Bi's body. The two shouted: "General Wang!" But Wang Bi was already dead, so he ordered the Qin army to escort the body to the camp on the west bank immediately. go. When the two men saw that their coach had been killed, they wept and mounted their horses. Together they commanded the lieutenant's army to cover up and kill to the east, shouting: "Don't let Zhou Wen go! Capture Zhou Wen alive..."
While Zhou Wen was running, generals such as He Zhi, Yang Sheng, Deng Zhong, etc. also caught up. They all rushed eastward to break out of the encirclement, and there were constant shouts of killing from all around. Suddenly, a Qin general came towards him and shouted: "Qin General Zhang Han is here! Get off your horse and die!" Zhou Wen heard that it was Zhang Han and asked Han Qi who Zhang Han was. Han Qi couldn't remember it for a while. Everyone did not dare to fight, so they fought a bloody path from the side and fled. At this time, the Qin generals such as Yang Xiong and Sima Yi caught up again. They attacked the rebels like crazy and smashed the rebel camp to pieces. Then they joined forces to chase down General Zhou Wen. While the Qin army was chasing him, they shouted that they should not let Zhou Wen go. Kong Fan and Kong Long saw that the Qin army was chasing after them, so they rushed forward to catch them and fight. The Qin generals attacked in large numbers and hacked the two men to death under their horses. Zhou Wen and others ran for more than ten miles in one breath, and then heard General Qin chasing them. Rebel generals Yuan Hui, Bao Yu, He Zhi and others also came forward. Yuan Hui and Bao Yu were stabbed to death by Yang Xiong and Sima Yi. He Zhi fled in defeat. At this time, Zhou Wen, Han Qi and others did not know how many Qin troops came, but they just ran all the way. After a while, another Qin army came after them, and Yuan Yi and Wen Luan went to meet them...
When everyone ran to Zheng County, the shouts of killing gradually faded away, and it was already bright. Zhou Wen and others slowed down a little, looked back, and saw that only a few people were following behind, so they said to Han Qi: "I fell into the trap of old thief Wang Ben! I regret not following your advice. How can I have the shame to go back now?" See your Majesty? Why does God help Qin but not Chu?" After saying this, he yelled, fainted, and fell off his horse. Han Qi and others quickly dismounted and rescued Zhou Wen, then tied them to the horse with their belts and continued running away.
When Zhou Wen arrived at the gate of Zheng County, he slowly regained his breath. When Wen Chu heard that the rebels had been defeated, he quickly opened the city gate to welcome everyone into the city, and everyone had a chance to breathe. At this time, there were rebels arriving one after another, and they all entered the city. When Zhou Wen came to the city, he slowly inquired and found out that it was the craftsmen of Lishan who killed them, and Zhang Han was the general Shaofu responsible for building the Daling of Lishan. When Zhou Wen learned of this situation, he felt regretful and cried bitterly: "It's pity that all three of my 300,000 righteous soldiers died in one night!" Han Qi said: "'Victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers.' General, please don't Don't be discouraged, we can still make a comeback." Zhou Wen said: "If Zhang Han comes after him again, how can we resist it? Besides, if the Qin army wins, it will be stronger." Han Qi said: "It's better to retreat before Zhang Han arrives. Hangu Pass, as long as we hold Xiguan, they will have nothing to do with us. Then report to the false king and ask him to lead the army, and then enter Xianyang." Zhou Wen felt that what Han Qi said was very reasonable, so he sent an order to the entire army. The soldiers immediately left Zheng County and came to Hanguguan to defend it.
Zhang Han chased him to Zheng County on horseback. Seeing that Zhou Wen had gone far away, he gathered people from all walks of life and asked if they could catch Zhou Wen. They all said no. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that the remaining rebels had fled to the shore of the Wei River. Zhang Han said decisively: "Now that Zhou Wen has been defeated miserably, even if he escapes with his life, it is not a worry. Now we should destroy the remaining thieves first, so as not to jump over the wall in a hurry and harm the city." He and Yang Xiong and others led everyone to the Weishui River again Killing is coming from the shore. There were still more than 100,000 rebels who fled to the edge of the Wei River. Some swam to the other side to escape, and some drowned. Those who could not swim were chased and killed by the Qin army. They killed them from morning to noon, and many surrendered. Ten thousand people, most of them were watchmen serving in various places, and the rest were killed. There were corpses everywhere along the Weihe River, and the water turned red.
In the battle of water-playing, the Qin army won a great victory. Zhang Han gathered his troops into the water-playing camp. The soldiers of the Qin army set up a mourning hall to pay homage to Wang Bi, and then wrote a memorial to report the battle to the court. The Second Emperor was very happy when he heard that the Qin army had won a complete victory. He immediately recalled the lieutenant army and continued to defend Xianyang. A large-scale memorial event was held for Wang Ben, and he was promoted to the general who protected the country. Then he was given money, silk, clothing, coffins, carriages and horses, and then ordered the sergeants to transport the body back to Pinyang's hometown for burial. Feng Quji, Li Si and other veterans reported again: "Zhang Han led his disciples to defeat the rebels. Your Majesty, please appoint Zhang Han as a general, and then order Yang Xiong, Sima Yi and others to come to the front of the army to listen to orders, and then continue to pursue them." Zhou Wen, recapture Hangu Pass." The Second Emperor praised him greatly and ordered his envoys to go to the water camp to confer the title of Zhang Han. After Zhang Han took office as the Grand Marshal of Qin's army, he immediately gathered the crowd and said: "Zhou Wen has entered the pass and is isolated and helpless. We should hunt him down as soon as possible. We must catch him!" He led a large group of troops to pursue him forward. One poem sighed:
Wang Ben's false plan to surrender was even higher, and Zhang Han secretly attacked to protect the remaining dynasty.
Who would have thought that one hundred thousand Lishan craftsmen would make the Chen throne unstable?
When Zhang Han and others chased him to the Hangu Pass, the rebels had already secured the pass. Zhang Han came out and shouted: "Thieves who rebel against the country, come out and surrender!" Zhou Wen came to the pass and shouted: "The people of Lishan Brothers, you are all poor people who were forcibly captured by the Qin State. Why do you work for the violent Qin? We are the soldiers of the Chu State. We are here to destroy the Qin State under the order of the King of Chu. Please turn against the Qin State immediately. Kill Zhang Han and respond to the uprising in Shandong!" The craftsmen immediately started talking. Zhang Han was shocked and rushed to Guanxia himself. Zhou Wen ordered the sergeant to fire arrows. Zhang Han could not get close. He was worried that the craftsmen would mutiny, so he immediately ordered a retreat and only moved a small number of Qin troops to the front to prevent the rebels from contacting the craftsmen again.
That night Zhang Han said to the generals again: "Zhou Wen suffered a defeat and his vitality was severely damaged. If the attack is urgent, he will fight to the death. We should bluff to make Zhou Wen suspicious. If he is suspicious, he will abandon the pass and leave. Hangu Pass can be regained." ." Everyone thought it was reasonable, so they asked the sergeant to deliberately say that the Great Wall Army had come for reinforcements.
When Zhou Wen heard the news, he gathered the crowd and said, "We are retreating to the pass. What if the Qin army really comes?" The generals said, "It is better to ask the false king for help." Zhou Wen said, "This is still a long way from Xingyang. Yuan, the decisive battle with Zhang Han is about to begin. I'm afraid that if the false king's army has not arrived and the Great Wall Army has arrived first, he will be trapped in a pincer attack from the east and west." All the generals said together: "It is better to withdraw from Hangu Pass first, and then make a long-term plan. ." Zhou Wensi thought about it and decided to evacuate Hangu Pass. At this time, the people in the pass came crying and said: "Qin is robbing and plundering without justice, and we will not be Qin's ghosts even if we die!" They followed the rebels out of the pass. Zhou Wen was deeply moved.
The next day, Zhang Han heard that Zhou Wen had really retreated. He was overjoyed and came to Guan Guan. Seeing that Dongguan's gate was completely destroyed, he immediately ordered it to be rebuilt. The Second Emperor was very happy to learn that Hangu Pass had been recovered, and asked the officials for advice. General Feng Jie said: "In the battle of Xiting, Zhang Han and others killed 200,000 to 300,000 thieves. Your Majesty, please commend all the soldiers first, and then send generals to reinforce Zhang Han, so that he can get out of the seclusion in one fell swoop." The second generation is completely accurate. Play.
After Zhou Wen came out of the customs, he came to Caoyang City and took in some of the fleeing people. Together with the follow-up troops, he gathered tens of thousands of troops. Zhou Wen said bitterly: "I didn't expect that we were defeated at the hands of the craftsmen! If I had known this, I should have encouraged them! This is not a thorough consideration on my part!" Han Qi said: "Hangu Pass has been lost, please hurry up, general Report to the king quickly and come up with a good plan." Zhou Wen first sent a letter of distress to the false king, and then reported it to Chen Cheng. From then on, King Zhang Chu's career became passive. An ancient poem lamented:
The lone army moved to Hanguan and fled back in despair after being defeated.
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