Liu Ji led the rebel army to the gate of Peixian County, and saw that the city gate had been closed. Looking from a distance, under the light of torches, he could vaguely see that the city was full of sergeants. It turned out that the county magistrate had already found out that Liu Ji was coming to attack Pei County, and was ready for battle. The Qin army held spears and guns and lined up on the tower with murderous intent.
Liu Ji came to the city, first stabilized his position, and then asked Fan Kuai to go out and shout. Fan Kuai clapped his horse and came out, shouting at the top of the city: "Dog official, why do you not keep your word?" Magistrate Zhao said in a strange tone: "Butcher, who do you think I am? I am the parent official of Peixian County, a county Chief, who are you? Dare you say that I don't keep my word?" Liu Ji picked up the riding whip and pointed it at the county magistrate and said angrily: "Since you called me here, why did you turn me away?" Zhao The county magistrate sneered and said, "Okay, I can welcome you into the city, but I have a condition." Liu Ji asked what the condition was. Zhao Feng said: "Send Xiao He and Cao Shen into the city first, and then I will welcome you into the city!" Liu Ji laughed and said: "You are a dog official, Xiao and Cao are both contemporary heroes, Peixian County Why should I rely on you, a dog official?" Magistrate Zhao said: "I have long known that you guys are colluding and colluding with each other. I almost fell into the trap of you thieves! I only regret that I didn't catch the two traitors last night. Thieves, otherwise they would have been cut into thousands of pieces! Liu Ji! You are just a small pavilion chief who secretly released his disciples in Fengyi. Now you lead a group of gangsters, unruly beggars, and show off your power. What do you want to do when you come to the city?" Liu Ji scolded angrily: "Don't be so nagging, you official, and offer the city as soon as possible! Otherwise, when the generals come in, they will skin you!" Magistrate Zhao said, "Do you want to take my official seal? Fan Kuai couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Brother, don't talk nonsense to him, let me go in quickly and chop off his head first!" The county magistrate laughed and asked the county captain to go out of the city to arrest Fan Kuai. County Lieutenant Wan Qitu led a group of officers and soldiers to fight out of Peixian County.
It turned out that the county captain had long wanted to suppress the uprising and cooperated with the county magistrate to make meritorious service to the Qin State, so he came out of the city enthusiastically. He came to the front of the formation, held a spear in his hand and shouted: "Butcher, please dismount and die!" Fan Kuai gritted his teeth in hatred and rushed over angrily. The two men fought in a massacre below the city. Fan Kuai was so powerful that he struck dozens of axes in a row. Wan Qi couldn't resist the sudden attack and fled into the city. Fan Kuai chased him to the bottom of the suspension bridge. Wan Qi suddenly lost his horse and fell off. The county magistrate was shocked and hurriedly ordered the sergeant to pull up the suspension bridge. Fan Kuai immediately captured Wan Qitu alive, and then threw him to the ground in front of Liu Ji. At this moment, County Magistrate Zhao suddenly ordered the sergeants to take all Cao Shen's family members to the top of the city, and then threatened: "Liu Ji, if you don't retreat, we will cut them off one by one from the city!" When everyone saw it, they saw Cao Shen's family was tied up on top of the city. Cao Shen was shocked and wanted to attack the city himself. Xiao He hurriedly stopped him and said, "My dear brother, don't worry!" He turned back to Liu Ji and said, "Retreat your troops quickly, I have a plan to break the city!" After saying that, he said to the county magistrate, "Master Zhao, if we don't kill the county captain, you will too. Don't harm Mr. Cao's family. Let's retreat immediately! Retreat immediately!" Liu Ji ordered the troops to retreat.
After everyone stabilized their formation, Cao Shen asked Xiao He: "Do you have any clever ideas to save my family?" Xiao He said: "Zhao Feng has done many evil things in daily life, and the people have long hated him. Now he is just forced by the military power. , no one dared to kill him. All I need to do now is to write a letter and ask Zhou Bo to shoot into the city after dawn. An incident will happen in the city, so Zhao Feng will die and the county will be conquered!" After listening to Xiao He's words, everyone said, They all felt confused and uncertain.
Xiao He then quickly found pen and ink, quickly wrote, and drafted a "Letter to the Elders and Compatriots of Gaopei County". Wait until daybreak. Xiao He then ordered Zhou Bo to shoot the letter into the city. Zhou Bo took the letter, rode to the city, raised his bow and pulled the string, and with a "swish" sound, the arrow penetrated the city. The arrow hit the flag pole of the morning market. Someone had already climbed up the long pole to take it. After releasing the arrow, he opened the letter tied to the tail of the arrow and read it. It read:
The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time. Now Chen Sheng takes the lead in the uprising, and heroes from all over the world respond. This is God's intention to destroy Qin. Folks in Peixian County, you will defend the city for Qin Dynasty and fight against the loyal people of Chu. Once Zhang Chu’s army attacks, Peixian County will be massacred. If you can teach the heroes of Peixian County to kill the county magistrate together and respond to the uprising as soon as possible, you will have upheld justice and saved your own life. Therefore, defending the city for the county magistrate is aiding the evil and is meaningless. Please elders make important choices as soon as possible and do not violate the wishes of the suffering people, Xiao He Jin wrote.
The person who picked up the letter saw that it was a letter written by Xiao He, so he circulated it everywhere. In this way, it was spread to ten people and hundreds of people. People all felt the same and said: "The county magistrate usually relies on Qin's laws, but he has killed many innocent people? Now Liu Ji Yingchu revolted, this is a great opportunity to kill the dog officer and avenge his relatives!" So they took to the streets one after another and publicized it, and the elders immediately encouraged the young people to carry Qin Yingchu's back, not to miss the opportunity.
At that time, there was a group of young and strong men who were ready to make a move. They were Zhao Ou, Peng Zu, Zhu Zhen, Zhou Ding and others. They were all strong-blooded heroes in Pei County. They gathered together to discuss and finally decided to respond to Xiao He. After some discussion, everyone elected Peng Zu as the leader and came to see the county magistrate and said: "Sir, the patron saint of Peixian County is the county captain. Now that Liu Ji has captured him, there will be no one to guard the city. If Liu Ji If we attack the city again, Peixian cannot be saved." Zhao Feng said: "The whole city's soldiers and civilians are guarding together, and they have already sent people to report to the county governor. Are we still afraid of Liu Ji?" Peng Zu said: "I have a way to save him. Pei County." The county magistrate asked what the solution was. Peng Zu said: "The county guard may not arrive immediately after receiving the report. Besides, there are not many soldiers in the county, but the war is right now. Isn't Cao Shen's old father in your hands? Why don't you exchange him for the county captain?" When the county captain returns to the city, we will definitely be able to defend the city. If we wait for the county captain to come to rescue us, everything will be fine!" Magistrate Zhao thought for a while and said, "Your idea is not bad." He asked who would like it. Go out of the city to negotiate with Liu Ji. Peng Zu volunteered and said: "I will complete the task!" The county magistrate ordered Peng Zu to go out of the city to discuss the exchange of hostages with Liu Ji. Peng Zu was secretly happy and went straight out of the city.
Peng Zu came to Liu Ji's military camp and said after seeing Liu Ji: "We have read Mr. Xiao's letter and wanted to welcome you into the city, but the county magistrate did not agree. Several of us like-minded people discussed it secretly and thought I am going out of the city to discuss things with you on the pretext of exchanging Mr. Cao back as the county captain." Liu Ji was overjoyed after hearing this and said: "This is great, but you must protect the old man and Mr. Cao's family." Peng Zu said: "The city is full of Lord Cao's friends, and I have already made proper arrangements. Please rest assured. In the afternoon, you will come to the city again, and then exchange hostages. However, it is best not to let the county captain enter the city. Someone in the city will definitely respond! "Liu Ji was very happy and sent Peng Zu into the city. Peng Zu came to the city and told the county magistrate that Liu Ji had agreed to exchange for the county captain. The county magistrate was very happy.
In the afternoon, Liu Ji led his brigade to the city again, and then beat drums and shouted. When the county magistrate heard the news, he ordered his sergeants to escort Cao Shen's family to the top of the city. After a while, the two sides began to exchange hostages. The city gate of Peixian County slowly opened, and several officers and soldiers escorted Cao Shen's father out. When Liu Ji saw Mr. Cao leaving the city, he asked the sergeant to put the county captain back. But when the county captain reached the city gate, Zhou Bo's arrow had already flown, and Wan Qi suddenly fell to the ground. Magistrate Zhao was furious and ordered the officers and soldiers to cut Cao Shen's mother off the city first. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from behind the county magistrate: "Dog officer, don't do this! Your days of domineering are over, take your life!" As soon as he finished speaking, he slashed with his knife, and magistrate Zhao fell down in response. land.
When everyone saw it, it was Zhao Ou, the famous sharp swordsman in Peixian County, who killed the county magistrate. Zhaoou is tall and strong in martial arts. At that time, the county magistrate was hacked to death. He held the knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "The dog officer relied on Qin's law and harmed many people. He deserved to die! Liu Tingchang was a hero, and besides, Xiao He and Cao Shen were planning it. Now we are rebelling. Qin, it is our wish, why don't you welcome the rebel army into the city?" The officials had been frightened for a long time, and just when they didn't know what to do, Peng Zu had already led more than a dozen strong men to cut down all the soldiers guarding the gate, and then He opened the city gate and shouted: "I am Peng Zu, Chief Liu Ting, come into the city quickly!" Liu Ji then waved his hand, and the rebels swarmed in. Only a few resisters in the city were killed, and the rest all surrendered to the rebels. After Liu Ji entered the city, he arrested all the magistrate Zhao's family members and took them to the market to be executed. The magistrate's son was no exception. This fulfilled what Lu Gong said.
