Peigong came to Liucheng, stationed his troops and horses outside the city, and entered the city alone with Xiao He. Someone had already reported this to the King of Chu. When the King of Chu heard that Liu Bang had come to surrender, he immediately sent an order to see him.
When the Duke of Pei saw the Queen of Chu, he saluted and said, "Liu Bang of Pei County is here to meet the king." The King of Chu looked at the Duke of Pei carefully, and seeing that he was dignified, he asked, "Which family are you a son of?" The Duke of Pei heard the question from the King of Chu. Which family's young master he is, he is unhappy. Xiao He said: "Your Majesty, we are from Peixian County. We also revolted in response to Zhang Chu. We fought with the county supervisors and county guards who came to suppress it and achieved some success. Later, because there was a traitor within, he colluded with the Wei people to sneak attack Fengyi City. Fengyi is the hometown of my Pei Gong, so my family and elders are all trapped in the city. Now the Qin army is coming to attack Sishui County. My Pei Gong is worried that his family will suffer, so he comes to borrow troops from the king. The king is the highest official in Chu State. The commander-in-chief is also the backbone of the resistance against the Qin Dynasty. I heard that 'the reason why the rivers are rushing is because they gather countless streams; the reason why Mount Tai is Cui Wei is because every stone makes it tall'. So the person who is called the king is also You will not reject the scholars of the world. It is precisely because of your benevolence that you raised another banner to resist Qin after King Zhang Chu. Therefore, everyone in Chu should be protected by you. Your Majesty, you said Right?" After hearing Xiao He's words, the King of Chu felt very happy, and he couldn't help but said with joy: "Yes, what you said is great, I should protect you." Xiao He said: "My Pei Gong has only a few soldiers. If we fight hard with the Wei people, we will hurt our family. Therefore, we came here to pay homage to the king and ask him to be benevolent and lend us a troop of troops. If it can help us regain Fengyi, we will immediately send the troops and horses to us. If you return it, you will definitely serve your Majesty from now on without any second thoughts!" After hearing Xiao He's words, the King of Chu said, "I should help you."
Suddenly, one of the squad members stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Shangzhu Kingdom is fighting in Surabaya County, and the outcome is not yet known. If Liu Bang borrows his troops and horses, and the Qin army suddenly attacks, will the remaining city be in danger?" What he said originally It is none other than Ling Yin Ningjun. The King of Chu was puzzled: "In that case, General Liu, please stay here temporarily and allow me to find out more about the war ahead, and then lend you troops?" Pei Gong said: "Your Majesty, before the Qin army arrives, help me first. Rescue my family; if the Qin army attacks, I'm afraid my family will suffer!" The king of Chu said, "General, please step aside for the time being and let us discuss." Pei Gong and Xiao He had no choice but to withdraw.
The two left the city and came to the camp. When Fan Kuai heard that the King of Chu was unhappy, he said angrily: "Is it possible to pick out the bones from the dog's mouth?" At this time, Pei Gong remembered what the King of Chu asked him about which family he belonged to. He was unhappy and didn't want to waste time here. . Fan Kuai said: "Why don't you let Lao Fan go in and chop Jingju into pieces? Brother, you will be the king of Chu, and the second brother will be the prime minister. We will fight the Qin army again. What do you think?" Pei Gong asked Fan Kuai, "What do you do?" What?" Fan Kuai said confidently: "Of course I will be a general!" Xiao He said: "You are talking like a child. Now we are walking under the eaves of others, but you are so bold? Now the Qin army is about to If we are going to fight, and we have internal strife again, then Sima Yi comes to kill, Qin Jia also comes to kill, and they both work together to settle the accounts. Even if your ax is sharp, I'm afraid you Fan Kuai won't be able to chop it up!" Fan Kuai whispered. : "I'll chop it slowly. If you can't chop it, you can ask others to chop it for you!" Everyone thought it was very funny. Cao Shen thought again: "I think the King of Chu is useless, why not borrow it elsewhere?" Xiao He said: "Let's wait and see. If the King of Chu really doesn't see us tomorrow, we will think of other ways." Pei Gong They had no choice but to station their troops.
In the palace of the King of Chu, Ning Jun was discussing the borrowing of troops with the King of Chu. Ning Jun said: "Liu Bang is a tycoon! He once gathered in Mangdang Mountain to fight against the officers and soldiers, but the officers and soldiers were no match for him? After raising the army, the county supervisor and the county guard were also killed by them. I heard that Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo and others under him are all great warriors, and Xiao He is also a wise man, so this person should not be underestimated. Now they really came to borrow troops because Fengyi was trapped , otherwise why would you be here? Now Sima Yi is attacking Sishui County. If Shangzhu Kingdom is defeated, the Qin army will attack Liucheng. Therefore, the king should keep Liu Bang first. If there is any war, he can let them Go and resist the enemy." After hearing Ning Jun's words, King Chu felt that it was very reasonable. While the two were discussing, a sergeant suddenly rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty! After Qin general Sima Yi's army surrounded Xiangxian County, he did not rush to attack the city. Instead, he led a group of cavalry and came straight to Liucheng! "When King Chu heard this, his face suddenly changed with fright, and he didn't know what to do. Ning Jun was also panicked and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, there is no general of ours here. Fortunately, Liu Bang is here, so we can only let him meet the enemy. Please summon Liu Bang immediately. If he is willing to lead troops to defeat Sima Yi, your Majesty will help." He took back Fengyi City." The King of Chu immediately sent a message to Liu Bang to come to the city to see him.
After Pei Gong arrived, the King of Chu told him about Sima Yi's attack and asked him to leave the city immediately to resist the Qin army. When Pei Gong heard this, he was very shocked and asked how many Qin troops had come. The king of Chu said: "The scouts came to report that Sima Yi only led one cavalry, and I don't know how many there were?" Pei Gong was still thinking. Ning Jun said anxiously: "I heard that General Liu always regarded himself as Lord Xinling in Pei County. Now that others are in crisis, why don't you just sit back and do nothing to help? If you can defeat Sima Yi, your Majesty will definitely help the general to recapture Fengyi." Pei Gong He was a generous and righteous person, but this sentence hit his weak point, so he said: "It's a pity that I only have three hundred knights by my side?" King Chu immediately said: "How about I give you a thousand elite soldiers?" Pei Gong Seeing that the enemy was approaching, he immediately agreed and said: "Your Majesty values Liu so much, I, Liu Bang, am willing to fight Sima Yi!" and accepted the mission. The King of Chu was overjoyed and asked Ning Jun to order troops immediately, and then asked Pei Gong to attack the enemy.
Pei Gong led the Chu army out of the city. Fan Kuai said: "The King of Chu just lent us such a few soldiers and horses?" Xiao He told everyone about Sima Yi's attack and the King of Chu asking them to fight against the enemy. When Fan Kuai heard this, he said angrily: "The Wei dogs haven't been driven away yet, Qin Lang is coming again!" Xiao He said: "At present, peace is the most important thing for the enemy. If the Qin army is defeated, it will be unreasonable for the King of Chu not to borrow troops." Pei Gong. He said: "'Without the skin, how can the hair generals be attached?' If Sima Yi is not defeated, the remaining city will be finished first, and our Peixian county will be finished later. You should understand this truth!" So he ordered the expedition. The sergeants set off first. Suddenly Ning Jun ran up and said, "Your Majesty sent me to oversee the army." Pei Gong asked Ning Jun to mount his horse. At this time, the elders in the city came together and said to Pei Gong: "General Liu, we can only rely on you to protect us. If we can defeat Sima Yi, you will be our new parents!" Pei Gong was deeply moved and sent the elders to After some consolation, he marched westward.
Sima Yi was extremely arrogant because of his successive victories. When he came to Xiang County, he had a small fight with Qin Jia. He felt that Qin Jia was the hot bun he carried in his pocket. Sooner or later, he would take a bite of it. Brain, he said to his left and right: "Liucheng is the home of the Chu people. If the home is taken away first, this Qinjia rookie will surrender without a fight!" So he sent 20,000 infantry to surround the county, and 3,000 fine armor The cavalry was ready to respond, and they only led two thousand ordinary cavalry and rushed straight towards Liucheng.
Seeing that Sima Yi was powerful and did not dare to fight, the general of Xiao County abandoned the city and fled quickly to report to the King of Chu. On the way, he met Pei Gong and Ning Jun who came to resist the Qin army. Ning Jun asked about the situation. The general reported loudly: "Sir... Your Excellency, Xiao County has been captured by Sima Yi. After he occupied Xiao County, he came to kill here. The soldiers are so sharp that they can't be used!" Pei Gong asked where Xiao Xiao was. How far is the county? The general said: "It's...about thirty miles." This man stuttered when he was anxious, which seemed to be a common problem. Ning Jun hurriedly asked Pei Gong: "How will the general meet the enemy?" Fan Kuai yelled, saying that he wanted to chop off Sima Yi's head. Xiao He said: "The morale of the Qin army is strong, so we should avoid its sharp edges." Fan Kuai said categorically: "Sima Yi is here, and I will kill him with an axe. Why should I avoid his sharp edges?" Ning Jun looked at Fan Kuai's reckless appearance. , he laughed and said: "Sima Yi is Zhang Han's right-hand general. He is neither a pig nor a dog. How do you chop him up? Don't show off your bravery, okay?" Fan Kuai said angrily: "You can't kill Sima Yi, so you chop me up!" Pei Gong scolded angrily: "Don't be rash. Master Ning is right. We must not underestimate the enemy. If we lose the first battle, our spirit will be dampened!" Fan Kuai could only stare.
Pei Gong asked Xiao He what to do. Xiao He thought for a while and then said: "We can set up an ambush to break it." Pei Gong immediately ordered Cao and Fan to lead 250 sergeants each to ambush in the dense forests on both sides of the road; Cao Wushang and Lu Shi Among them, Zhao Ou, Tang Li, Zhou Chang, Zhou Ke, Zhu Zhen, Zhou Ding, Zhou Qi, Leng Er, Wei Wuze and others led 300 Chu troops from the left to go behind Sima Yi, waiting to let Sima go. Sima Yi immediately cut off his return route; Xia Houying led two hundred soldiers to fight forward. If he met Sima Yi, he would be defeated but not defeated, so as to lure the Qin army into an ambush. Cao and Fan fought out from the left and right sides, Cao Wushang and others intercepted from behind, and Xia Houying turned back to fight. Attacked from four directions, Sima Yi is bound to be defeated. Pei Gong himself led 300 troops from Pei County to capture Xiao County. If Sima Yi is defeated, he will definitely flee south and pursue him from behind. There is a valley in the south of Xiao County, blocking the river. Sima Yi will definitely not be able to cross the river, so he will be captured. "After hearing Pei Gong's arrangement, everyone was very happy and prepared to go. Pei Gong led Xiao He, Ning Jun and others to take a detour from the right to Xiao County.
Sima Yi left Xiao County and walked more than 20 miles before meeting Xia Houying. When he saw someone coming to block him under the banner of the Chu army, he asked those around him: "Who is this, so bold to block the way?" Lieutenant General Chen Lan stepped forward and scolded Xia Houying loudly: "Who are the thieves in front of you who dare to block the army?" A general in white walked out of the enemy's banner and replied majestically: "I am Xiahou of Peixian County. Ying, I always like to fight. I heard that a general from the Qin State came ahead, so I wanted to come and have a meeting!" Sima Yi laughed and said to the people around him: "This Leng baby is also very humorous? Do you still want to meet with me? Have you heard of this bird man?" The Qin army all said disdainfully: "I have never heard of it!" Lieutenant General Guo Xi said: "I have heard of it! This man is from Peixian County and once followed Liu Bang in Mang. The grass fell in Dangshan, and then they rebelled." Sima Yi laughed, almost crooked his mouth, and said to Xia Houying: "Ignorant boy! Village man in the mountains! You follow Liu Bang like a pheasant following a boar, and a lamb following Maverick, what will happen? Now that the heavenly soldiers are coming, why not surrender as soon as possible? Otherwise, you won't even be able to see your mother. Haha!" Xia Houying was furious. He patted his horse and stood up. One of Sima Yi's lieutenants was nicknamed the "Broken Throat Lieutenant" because he could pierce the opponent's throat in just one turn. Immediately, he volunteered and said, "No need to do anything, sir. I'll pierce the throat!" He slapped his horse and danced with his spear, stabbing Xia Houying straight at him. Xia Houying stood still, looking at the tip of the spear that was already in front of his eyes. Suddenly, with a backhand strike, he pierced the throat of Captain Broken Throat. Sima Yi was shocked and urged his horse to fight. The two fought for thirty rounds. Because Xia Houying wanted to make a plan, he made a false stab, turned around and ran away. Sima Yi laughed wildly and chased after him.
Xia Houying ran for a distance, and when he saw Sima Yi chasing him, he turned back to fight again, and then left again, constantly tempting him. Chen Lan and Guo Xi saw that although Xia Houying retreated, his technique was not chaotic at all, so they stepped forward and said to Sima Yi: "General, that Leng baby seems to be tempting us, I'm afraid there is an ambush." Sima Yi Yi said: "I think it's a gelding. Even if there is an ambush, would I be afraid?" He continued to chase. Suddenly there was a drum sound, and Cao and Fan came out from the dense forest on the left and right sides; Cao Wushang, Lu Shizhi and a dozen other lieutenants cut off Sima Yi's return path from behind. Seeing the shouts of killing from all sides, Sima Yi laughed and said: "These mountain cats, road rats, rural bandits and village tyrants, can they be considered an ambush? How do I deal with them?" He waved his troops to cover them up. At this time, Xia Houying turned around to fight again. The soldiers of the Chu army all waved their weapons and violently attacked the Qin army. Xia Houying specifically looked for Sima Yi to fight, and the killings between the two sides were shocking. Sima Yi was indeed very skilled in martial arts. He howled in anger and fought Xia Houying for thirty rounds. At this time, Cao and Fan also arrived. One came to chop up Sima Yi, and the other specially chopped down the horse.
Sima Yi parried from left to right. After only a few moves, he saw that it was difficult to resist the ground-breaking ax and the sky-opening sword. He was frightened, so he made a false stab and quickly turned around and ran away. Seeing someone intercepting him again, he hurriedly opened his bow from left to right, cutting a bloody path, and fled toward Xiao County with his tail between his legs in despair. He ran to the bottom of the city in one breath and shouted to open the door. Suddenly a drum sounded, and the Chu army's flag was raised on the city. Pei Gong stood under the gate and shouted: "Sima Madman, dismount and surrender?" Sima Yi was shocked and had to walk around the south of the city. When I came to the Gushui River, I was really lucky. I saw a small boat docked on the shore. I hurriedly climbed on it and rowed to the south bank to escape. Some of the fleeing Qin troops also came to the river and jumped into the river one after another and swam desperately to the other side. About two to three hundred people escaped with their lives.
When Sima Yi got ashore, he still hadn't figured out what was going on, so he didn't quite accept the fact of defeat, so he asked his surroundings: "Who is the general of the Chu army?" Someone replied: "General, are you scared out of your mind? The Chu general's name is Liu Bang, a pavilion chief in Peixian County. Because this man secretly let three hundred prisoners go, he has been living in Mangdang Mountain for a long time, and now he is also following the Chu people to stir up rebellion. Unexpectedly, Jing Ju sent him here They fought, and we were defeated by him!" After hearing this, Sima Yi was so ashamed that he could only say: "Since I came out of seclusion, I have never encountered anyone in a bad situation, but now I am defeated at the hands of this Gating chief. This made the women in Surabaya laugh to death. Come on! Go to Xiangxian County quickly and get those three thousand fine cavalry to help in the battle!" A Qin general accepted the order. Chen Landao said: "We should search for ferries all night, and we can build a pontoon bridge tomorrow. Otherwise, how can we cross the river once the troops and horses arrive?" Sima Yi ignored the fatigue of the sergeants and asked them to quickly search for ferries everywhere.
