Zhang Han pacified Chencheng and recruited rebels to surrender in the city. A few days later, news came that Song Liu had heard that King Zhang Chu had been defeated, so he withdrew from Wuguan. When he reached Xincai, he was overtaken by Yang Xiong. The two sides fought a battle, and Yang Xiong won a great victory and captured Song Liu. Zhang Han was very happy when he got the report, and asked Yang Xiong to send Song Liu to Xianyang to let the court deal with him. Zhang Han saw that Chen Sheng was dead and Wuguan was safe, so he killed cattle and sheep to reward the soldiers.
At the banquet, the soldiers saw that Zhang Han valued Zhuang Jia very highly, and they were very unhappy. After the banquet, Sima Xin and others said to Zhang Han: "Zhuang Jia is Chen Sheng's coachman. He killed his master and came to surrender. Although he has made great achievements, I heard that he has killed his master twice, like Why do you still allow such an unjust person to be an official?" Zhang Han said with a smile: "I also know that this kind of thing is nothing to worry about. But in today's world, there are still many lawless rebels like Chen Sheng. I have received reports that a desperado named Liu Bang in Peixian County, Sishui County also gathered to rebel. They killed the county magistrate and caused a rampage. However, I heard that they have also had internal strife recently. I recommend Zhuang Jia to be an official. Letting the rebels' subordinates kill their leaders as soon as possible and come to surrender is one way of poaching the thieves. So why not reward an insignificant villager so much that the thieves will fight against each other and cause chaos? "After listening to Zhang Han's explanation, all the generals admired his eloquence.
A few days later, the sergeants came to report again, saying that Li You fought with Wei Jiu and won a complete victory. Li You had captured Daliang City and Wei Jiu had fled to Linji. Zhang Han summoned the generals and said: "Now that Chen Sheng's nest has been taken away, the remaining small forces don't need to be worried! Since we came out of the border, we have captured Sanchuan, occupied Yingchuan, captured Chenjun, and now we have obtained The rebels in Nanyang and Shandong are all frightened by the news. They are really scattered. However, there are many rebels in Sishui County. We should take advantage of the situation and go east to wipe out the remnants in one fell swoop." After hearing Zhang Han's words, everyone said in unison: "General Mighty, attack Surabaya!" Suddenly another sergeant came to report that after Chen Sheng's defeat, some Zhang Chu generals fled to Guling and Yangxia. They were large in number and made a fierce fuss. They also threatened to kill Chen Cheng to avenge him. Miles. Zhang Han pondered for a while and felt that Zhang Chu's remnants were still a future problem, so he left some soldiers and horses and asked them to help Zhuang Jia guard Chen City. Then he led his troops to march north, preparing to completely clear out the enemies entrenched in these two places. Zhang Chu's strength, and then conquered Sishui County.
Lu Chen led everyone to the east to look for King Zhang Chu. Because everyone did not dare to show off, they walked very slowly. One day, they suddenly met Ling Yin Wangzhi in a secluded place. Lu Chen was really overjoyed and asked where the king was. Wang Zhi got off his horse, knelt down and cried loudly. Lu Chen was shocked and hurriedly dismounted and asked Wang Zhi what happened. Wang Zhi told the story of how Zhuang Jia killed the king. Everyone was shocked when they heard that King Zhang Chu was dead, and some people even burst into tears. Wang Zhi blamed himself: "I didn't protect the king well. I really don't have the face to see you all again. But if I don't kill Zhuang Jia, I will die in peace!" Lu Chen said helplessly: "Now that the matter has come to this, what are your plans? Wang Zhi said: "I am going to recruit a force to attack Chencheng. I must kill the thief Zhuang Jia and avenge the king! If you think my sin is too great and are not willing to kill Zhuang Jia with me, I will commit suicide immediately to apologize to you all!" As he said that, he put the sword on his neck. Lu Chen held back his grief and said: "The death of the king is not my fault, and you don't have to blame yourself too much. We should work together to avenge the king!" Wang Zhi then said: "If this is the case, that would be great! The power of soldiers and horses It should be commanded by General Lu. We must fight to the death with Zhang Han! Defend Zhang Chu’s regime to the death!” Everyone said in unison: “Defend Zhang Chu to the death!” Lu Chen saw that everyone shared the same enemy and their morale was usable, so he and Wang Zhi led everyone to Xinyang .
At this time, in Chendi, Zhuang Jia was made a county guard by the Qin State because he killed King Zhang Chu. After the incident spread, people all condemned Zhuang Jia. When Wang Zhi and Lu Chen came to Xinyang, Wang Zhi wrote an appeal and posted it everywhere. The memorandum says:
Lu Chen and others would like to announce to all parties with great righteousness: Zhuang Jia was originally the charioteer of King Zhang Chu. On the way south, when he saw the king of Chu in trouble, he betrayed his trust and went mad and killed the king. Then he took the king's head to Zhang Han to claim credit. Please reward him, so he became the governor of Qin State. If this kind of thing that is inferior to an animal is not eliminated, there will be no justice in the world. Now all the old men of King Zhang Chu share the same hatred and vow to kill this traitor to avenge King Chu. If the people of Chu land see the proclamation, they will come to Xinyang as soon as possible to gather justice. We decided that each of us would wear a black turban on our head to express our condolences to the King of Chu, so our army was called the "Cangtou Army", an army dedicated to avenging the King of Chu.
After Lu Chen posted the message, tens of thousands of people came to join the army, most of whom were Zhang Chu's old troops. When Wang Zhi and Lu Chen saw that more and more people were gathering, they prepared to raise troops. One day, the two of them reviewed the army at the martial arts field in the center of the county. Lu Chen and Wang Zhi stood on a temporary high platform to speak. Seeing that the team was high-spirited and eager to try, everyone tied their heads with black scarves. Lu Chen said loudly: "The traitor Zhuang Jia took the king's head and became the county guard. This thief who is unjust and unjust is really abominable! We must kill him to avenge the king of Chu!" They all shouted together: "Kill Zhuang Jia! Revenge!..." Lu Chen said again: "Brothers, our Cangtou Army is a special revenge army! What do you think this is?" As soon as he finished speaking, There were two strong men carrying two big flags and walked onto the high platform. Everyone took a closer look and saw four big characters written on the flag. Lu Chen looked at the characters and shouted loudly: "Capture Zhuang Jia alive! Revenge!" The soldiers shouted these two sentences together. Seeing that everything was ready, Lu Chen ordered: "Send troops to Chen Cheng!" This angry revenge army rushed towards Chen Cheng.
After Zhuang Jia became the county guard, he sent people to bring all his former tribesmen, relatives, and friends to the county to enjoy the blessings. There was a friend who was determined not to go. He said, "Zhuangjia obtained his wealth through immoral methods. Such people will not end well!" So he did not go to Chencheng. The villagers held banquets all day long in the city, wishing they could enjoy all the wealth in the world. Unexpectedly, one day, while he was still drunk, he went to report something bad. It turned out that the Cangtou Army came to his door. Someone suddenly came to report that Lu Chen, Chen Sheng's remnant party, had gathered a group of troops to kill from the south. They wore black scarves and claimed to be the revenge army. They also threatened to..." The sergeant who reported the report stopped talking. Zhuang Jia started from He turned over on the bed and asked, “What are they going to do? The sergeant had no choice but to say: "They want to avenge Chen Sheng. They say they want to peel off... your skin and beat... your tendons... They have already reached the city. Please make a decision quickly." "When Zhuang Jia heard that someone was coming to kill him, he was so frightened that he hurriedly came to the top of the city to take a look. He saw that this army was like a devil just released from hell. It was a large black mass, like a tide. They all rushed to the bottom of the city, and directly told Zhuang Jia to get out and accept punishment, and the shouts of killing were shocking. When Zhuang Jia saw the two flags in the Cangtou Army, he was so frightened that he was so frightened that he crawled to the ground and fled to the bottom of the city. Qin Qin When the soldiers saw the county guard's appearance, they were afraid that people outside would hear it, so they climbed down and laughed. Some of them actually laughed their farts out.
Zhuang Jia ran to the government office in one breath and shouted: "Help!" The people serving on the left and right happened to be from Guanzhong, so he said in Guanzhong dialect: "You are the head of a county. You should command the army to retreat from the enemy, but instead you shout for help. Aren't you afraid of making your aunts laugh to death?" The generals then forcibly carried Sheriff Zhuang to the tower. Zhuang Jia peeped down from the crenel tremblingly, and saw that the Cangtou army had surrounded the city. The leaders were Yi Wen and Yi Wu, commanding in the same chariot, none other than Commander Lu Chen and Ling Yin Wang Zhi. Lu Chen is mature, steady, and loyal. He is wearing armor, holding a halberd and a sword, and looks majestic. When the voices everywhere quieted down, he pointed his whip at the city and cursed: "Zhuang Jia! You treacherous son of a bitch! Open the city gate quickly, I will use your dog's head to pay tribute to the king!" Upon hearing this, Zhuang Jia heard this. He was so frightened that he almost lost his breath, and said tremblingly: "Everyone has a share in being an official or a marquis! If Chen Sheng can be the king of Chu, can't I, Zhuang Jia, be the county guard? You must retreat quickly, otherwise As soon as General Zhang...Han arrives, you will all die...Definitely!" Lu Chen was furious, and with a single order, the Cangtou army rushed towards the city. Suddenly the sound of killing was loud, and the Cangtou army attacked the city. Seeing that their governor was unreliable, the Qin army rose up to resist. The Cangtou army attacked until dark and had not captured it yet, so they had to temporarily stop attacking the city.
That night, Zhuang Jia was sweating profusely and restless. He fell asleep late at night. Suddenly he saw King Zhang Chu coming to kill him with a sword. Zhuang Jia ran away in a hurry, but he tripped. When he woke up, he realized it was a dream. He was so frightened that he kept trembling and twitching, and could no longer sleep. Early the next morning, suddenly there was a loud sound of drums, and the Cangtou army came to attack the city again. Zhuang Jia was carried to the tower by the soldiers on his left and right. Lu Chen saw Zhuang Jia and shouted: "Listen, people in the city, we want to avenge the king of Chu. If anyone cuts off Zhuang Jia's head, he will be pardoned after the city is defeated! If anyone protects him, the city will be destroyed." After that, we will kill the three tribes with thousands of cuts!" Zhuang Jia looked back to his left and right in fright, and said: "Which of you dares to kill me? Who dares to kill me? I am the county guard, who dares to offend me? Here comes General Zhang Han. I will destroy your clan!" Suddenly, a man walked down the tower and hacked to death the Qin army guarding the gate. He opened the gate and shouted: "Old General Lu, enter the city quickly! Avenge the King of Chu!" Lu Chen Seeing someone to meet them, he led his army and rushed into the city.
It turned out that this man's name was Lou Kai, and he was a righteous man. When he saw that the dealer was seeking glory, he had long wanted to kill him for revenge, but he couldn't do it alone. Now seeing that Lu Chen surrounded the city, he responded internally. The Cangtou army rushed to the tower and captured Zhuang Jia. Zhuang Jia had been driving for a long time and his legs and feet could no longer run, so he was tied up by the rebels. The rest surrendered. Lu Chen and Wang Zhi led their troops to the mansion. Someone had already arrested Zhuang Jia's clan members, relatives, and friends, totaling more than a hundred people. The Cangtou army killed them all. These people really suffer disaster instead of enjoying happiness, and there is no end for following evil people. That night, people celebrated for reoccupying Chen Cheng. Wang Zhi sighed and said: "Although Zhuang Jia has been captured now, the king is gone!" Lu Chen said: "Master Wang, there is no need to be sad. Tomorrow we will set up a mourning hall and use Zhuang Jia's head to sacrifice the king!" Wang Zhi said: "The king's The body is in Xiachengfu and should be brought back for reburial." Lu Chen sent people to Xiachengfu that night to pick up the body of King Zhang Chu.
A few days later, the body of King Zhang Chu was returned. Lu Chen ordered someone to carve an exquisite head out of sandalwood, place it together with the body, spray it with spices, and bury it again. On this day, the officers and soldiers of the Chu army were dressed in plain clothes and mourned for the king of Chu. Lu Chen ordered people to take Zhuang Jia to the altar, cursed the pigs and dogs, and then ordered the executioner to execute him. Zhuang Jia was already paralyzed. The axe-man chopped off his head with one blow. Lu Chen used his head to pay homage to King Zhang Chu. After the memorial ceremony, Lu Chen was worried that the Qin army would destroy King Zhang Chu's body, so he secretly transported him to a distant Dang County and buried him. He also wrote the word "Yin Wang" on the tombstone, which means sympathy and pity. Later, Lu Chen still took Zhang Chu as his country title, held high the banner of Chu, and continued to call on the people to rebel against Qin and restore Chu.
Two days later, someone came to see Lu Chen with a letter. Lu Chen opened the letter and read it:
Wang Zhi failed to protect the king and was unable to see the officers and soldiers. Now that the king's revenge has been avenged, I hope that the general will contact the southeast righteous people to complete the unfinished business of the king of Chu. Although Wang Zhi died without regrets, he said goodbye.
After Lu Chen read the letter, he hurriedly said to the messenger: "Go and invite Mr. Wang quickly." Not long after the messenger left, he came to report: "Mr. Wang has disappeared." Lu Chen knew that Wang Zhi had gone to live in seclusion. I sighed for a long time.
Although King Zhang Chu died, the princes, generals and ministers he had created and appointed during his lifetime still raised the banner of anti-Qin. In different places and in different forms, uprisings were still going on, and the resistance was in full swing. At this time, the Jiangdong Uprising led by Xiang Liang was the largest force among them.
