The Zhu brothers fled back to Pengcheng and told Qin Jiada that Xiang Yu was brave and invincible. Qin Jia was furious when he saw that the two were defeated in the first battle. Regardless of their injuries, he actually wanted to behead them in public. Ding Ji and others quickly dissuaded him: "Now is the time to employ people. Can't we kill our brothers first? Besides, Xiang Jun is so powerful, we have to find a way to deal with him?" Qin Jia ordered the Zhu brothers to be temporarily imprisoned. , wait until Xiang Liang is caught before dealing with it. Suddenly someone ran in and reported that Xiang Liang's army had arrived at the city.
Qin Jia hurriedly led everyone to the top of the city to watch, and saw that the two leading generals were indeed unusual. One of them used a gun and the other used a spear, just like a tiger descending from the mountain and a lion emerging from the forest. Qin Jia was secretly surprised and quickly asked: "Who are they?" Someone who knew him replied: "The one with short beard and white face is called Ji Bu, and the one with big beard is Zhong Limei. Both of them are heroes from Jiangdong. The powerful officials of Kuaiji County have now joined forces with Xiang Liang." Qin Jia then said disapprovingly: "It turns out he is a rebel general from the Qin State, so there is no need to worry. After a while, when Xiang Liang comes, I will fight in person. . If Xiang Liang can be killed, these people will be wiped out!" After saying that, he just sneered and didn't take Xiang Liang to heart at all.
After a short time, Xiang Jun came like a tide. Qin Jia saw from a distance that Xiang Liang, among the flag and shadow troops, was riding a military chariot surrounded by people and came to the city in a menacing manner. They stopped about three hundred steps away from the city. The generals who followed him were also standing on both sides. They were all tall and powerful, and their momentum was extraordinary. Xiang Liang came to the front of the formation, raised his whip, and all the turbulent sounds and noises suddenly stopped. Xiang Liang pointed at Qin Jiaqi and said: "Unknown rat! King Zhang Chu took the lead in the uprising. He advocated the people to rebel against Qin. This is what the people want. You, who don't know the heights of the world, neither resisted the Qin army nor welcomed the armies of the princes, but you did it without authorization." It is treason to establish a fake King of Chu!" Qin Jiadao: "Chen Sheng is just a soldier of the Qin State, at best a hairpin. He can be the king, why can't others be the king? Now Jing Ju is the successor to Zhang Chu Why do you say that the second king of Chu after the king is a fake?" Xiang Liang smiled and said: "Okay, even if he is not a fake, then why do you want to block my troops?" After hearing what Xiang Liang said, Qin Jia Don't know how to answer. Xiang Liang said again: "Now all the heroes in the world have risen up against Qin, but you are not only afraid to fight the Qin army, but you only care about grabbing the territory for yourself. This is simply a mountain king! Let me ask you, why did you kill King Zhang Chu? General Wu Pingjun?" Qin Jia was even more exhausted, so he could only talk nonsense: "Everyone has a share in Qin's city. Don't think that you are great because you are Xiang Yan's son! If you surrender to the King of Chu now, the King of Chu will I will make you a general, otherwise I will chop off your head first!" Hearing this, Xiang Liang laughed dumbly and said: "My family has been a general for generations, and now I want to raise righteous troops to restore Chu and destroy Qin. You brat! You are just an unknown person. Rats, who cares about your bad general? Come out and die!" Seeing that Xiang Liang really didn't take him seriously, Qin Jia immediately ordered Ding Ji, Zheng Bu, and Dong Qi to guard the city, and he led four generals to fight They rushed out of the city amidst shouts.
After Qin Jia left the city, the general and his horse moved away. On the left are Dong Yun and Song Chun, on the right are Ma Yuan and Zhang Qiao. Then he ordered the drums to be beaten to aid the battle. The four generals Dong Yun, Song Chun, Ma Yuan and Zhang Qiao rushed to make the first contribution, so they rushed out of the formation. Xiang Yu was still the first to take action in Xiang Jun's formation. Xiang Liang said: "Nephew, please step back for the moment. You have already fought a battle. You can no longer compete for credit." Then he turned around and shouted: "Yingbu, Pu Jiang, Huan Chu, and Yu Ying listen to your orders!" The four of them listened. When Xiang Liang called him, he immediately walked out of the queue. Xiang Liang said: "Go and chop off the head of the thief!" The four of them said in unison: "Yes!" The sound was as loud as thunder. The four of them clapped their horses and came to the front of the formation. Dong Yun stepped forward to catch Ying Bu in battle; Song Chun fought with Pu Jiang; Ma Yuan fought with Huan Chu; Zhang Qiao fought with Yu Ying. The four men came and fought in front of the two armies. In less than thirty rounds, Yingbu pierced Dong Yun's temple, and General Pu split Song Chun into two pieces. Huan Chu simply captured Ma Yuan alive. When Zhang Qiao saw that his companions were all dead, he gave a feint and was about to escape. However, Yu Ying threw a short halberd from behind and hit him in the back. He was killed on the spot. He fell under his horse. By the time Huan Chu came to the front of the battle with Ma Yuan in his arms, Ma Yuan had already been pinched out of breath. The officers and soldiers of the Chu army were stunned when they saw it. Qin Jia was stunned when he saw that all four lieutenants were completely defeated in an instant. Xiang Jun's four generals were victorious. Xiang Liang was overjoyed and shouted to Qin Jia: "Boy, do you still dare to fight?" Qin Jia hurried into the city.
When Qin Jia saw that four of his favorite generals had been killed, he realized that the defeat of the Zhu brothers was reasonable, so he ordered the Zhu brothers to be released, and then discussed the matter with everyone. Zheng Bu said: "The generals will be proud of Xiang Liang's victory today. In the dead of night tonight, we will secretly rob the camp. As long as we rush into the Chinese army's tent and cut off Xiang Liang's head in one fell swoop, the traitors will be gone." They will lead to chaos without fighting!" Seeing that Zheng Bu had such courage, Qin Jia agreed to the night attack.
At night, Qin Jia first arranged for Dong Qi to defend the city. He led Zheng Bu and Ding Ji to quietly lower the suspension bridge, and then went straight to Xiang Liang's camp. Qin Jia came to the gate of Xiang Jun's camp, but saw that Xiang Jun who was guarding the gate had fallen asleep, so he went straight in. When they arrived at the Chinese army's tent, they didn't see any movement inside. They were wondering in their hearts. Suddenly someone from the back camp shouted: "Hey! How dare you ignorant thieves come to rob our camp? Xiang Yu has been waiting for you for a long time. Come on, look at the thorn!" It turned out to be Xiang Yu. After saying that, he rushed out from behind, and then the shouts of killing became one. Qin Jia was shocked. He didn't expect Xiang Jun to be prepared, so he had to fight Xiang Yu with weapons. Xiang Yu swung the Canglong Moon Swallowing Halberd and swept towards him. Qin Jia hurriedly intercepted him. Qin Jia also had two brushes and was able to catch several of Xiang Yu's moves. Xiang Yu then stabbed him more than a dozen times, and Qin Jia was panting and unable to resist. At this time, thanks to the two generals Zheng Bu and Ding Ji who stepped forward to protect him, Qin Jia was not stabbed to death by Xiang Yu. Only then did he realize that he was no match for Xiang Yu, so he turned around and fled.
When Qin Jia left Xiang Camp and came to the city gate, suddenly two soldiers and horses blocked the way. It was Zhong Limei and Ji Bu. They shouted: "Qin Jia, General Xiang has long known that you will come to rob the camp." , quickly dismount and surrender!" Qin Jia panicked and had no choice but to walk around the city with Zheng Bu and Ding Ji, running as hard as they could, all the way towards Liucheng. Zhong Limei and Ji Bu chased for a while, but saw that Qin Jia was running too fast, so they had to stop chasing and return to report. Xiang Liang heard that Qin Jia had escaped, so he led his army to besiege the city. There were sudden sounds of killing all around Pengcheng, and the siege vehicles formed a large area. When daybreak came, Dong Qi saw Xiang Jun's dense siege of the city in the morning light. He was frightened and at a loss what to do, so he raised a lowering flag on the top of the city.
After Qin Jia fled to Liucheng, he first told the King of Chu about Xiang Jun's power, then arranged the equipment to defend the city, and then summoned Yu Fanjun and Zhujishi to ask everyone to work hard to defend the city.
After Xiang Liang got Pengcheng, he integrated all the Chu troops and reused Dong Qi. After resting for two days, they attacked Liucheng again. Qin Jia saw that Xiang's army had many brave generals and would not dare to fight again, so he had no choice but to send Zheng Bu, Ding Ji, Yu Fanjun, and Zhujishi to guard one gate each while patrolling the city to supervise the battle. Seeing that Qin Jia would neither fight nor surrender, Xiang Liang asked his soldiers to shout to the city: "Those who surrender will live, and those who resist will be put to death!" King Chu heard that he was so frightened that he hurriedly asked Shangzhu what to do. Qin Jia shouted: "There are thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, and there are generals guarding it. What are you afraid of?" He personally carried his sword and patrolled the city, actively preparing for war.
Xiang Jun besieged the city for three days and the city was already in chaos. Qin Jia said to Lord Yin Lingning: "We are a tribe, and the King of Chu is the commander-in-chief. What Xiang Liang wants is his head. Why don't we kill the King of Chu and give our heads to Xiang Liang, so that everyone can live!" Ning When Jun heard that Qin Jia was going to kill the King of Chu, his face turned pale with fright, so he pretended to be calm and said: "Wait a moment, there are many soldiers guarding the city, and the city may not be conquered immediately. If we can escape this disaster, we can still You can plan for the future. But if you kill the King of Chu and the morale of the army changes, everything will be over." Qin Jia remained silent and walked out. Ning Jun observed Qin Jia's expression and concluded that Qin Jia was determined to kill King Chu.
That night, Ning Jun was at his residence, thinking about it, but he had no idea. Suddenly his aide Liu Zhao came to see him. Ning Jun told him that Qin Jia wanted to kill King Chu. Liu Zhao said: "Qin Jia is domineering and does not pay attention to the King of Chu or you. Now he wants to kill the King of Chu in order to survive. This is a person who is unscrupulous. If the king is not rescued as soon as possible, I am afraid that the Chu State will suffer." Disaster!" Ning Jun asked if there was any good solution. Liu Zhao suggested that the Zhu brothers be called in for discussion. Ning Jun hurriedly sent someone to call the two of them. When they arrived, they were stunned when they heard that Qin Jia wanted to kill the King of Chu, and asked Yin Ling what he should do. Liu Zhao said: "Qin Jia relied on his lustful power and willfulness, which led to today's defeat. If he had not been an enemy of Xiang Liang, how could he have been here today?" The Zhu brothers said, "Since he is unkind, don't blame us for being unjust." ! It’s better to kill Qin Jia, and then we can protect the King of Chu from the city.” Liu Zhao said: “You two are right, we will go to Liu Bang! I heard that Liu Bang has a reputation as an elder and can achieve great things in the end, so we should go to him Him." Ning Jun was shocked after hearing everyone's words, but he could only agree.
The four of them made up their mind and came to see the King of Chu together and told him about Qin Jia's rebellion. When King Chu heard that Shangzhu wanted to kill him, his face turned pale with fear and he quickly asked what to do. Ning Jun said: "It's no time to delay. Now we have to get rid of Qin Jia first, so that the king can be safe." The king of Chu said in fear: "I have no reputation, and I was forced by the Shangzhu Kingdom to become the king of Chu because I was greedy for temporary wealth. position. But since he became the king, the affairs of the country have not been decided by Gu. Now he wants to kill Gu, you must save Gu's life!" Zhu Hu said firmly: "We will kill Qin Jia now, and then Think of another way!" King Chu said: "Are you afraid that you two can't kill the traitor?"
The Zhu brothers were filled with righteous indignation and said: "We will definitely succeed!" After saying that, they immediately hid the dagger and walked straight to Qin Jia's mansion. When they came to the door and saw a sergeant guarding it, they said they had an urgent military situation and wanted to see Shangzhu Guo. The guard let them in. The two of them had just walked to the inner gate when they heard Qin Jia say: "Now Xiang Liang is in a hurry to attack the city. The city will be breached soon. If the city is breached, everyone will definitely die. Why not go and chop off King Chu's head now? Let's carry it." If we go out of the city with our heads and surrender, Xiang Liang will let us go!" The crowd said, "Although this is good! I'm afraid that Xiang Liang will sacrifice his head, but he won't let us go?" The Zhu brothers were shocked when they heard this, thinking inside There were so many people that if they went in, they might not be able to kill Qin Jia. Instead, they would make things worse, so they would turn around and walk out. The two men immediately rushed back to the palace and told the King of Chu that Qin Jia was coming to kill the King of Chu. When the King of Chu heard this, he just cried and wiped his tears. Ning Jun immediately made a decision and said: "It's too late, we can't hesitate any longer." He asked King Chu to quickly disguise himself as a soldier. Jing Ju took off his royal clothes and put on soldier's clothes. The four of them walked out of the back door.
As soon as everyone left, Qin Jia led people to the palace. They searched everywhere, but King Chu was nowhere to be seen. Qin Jia knew that it was Ning Jun who had rescued King Chu, so he sent people to search everywhere. The soldiers guarding the city gave up resistance when they heard that Qin Jia wanted to kill King Chu. Xiang Jun then rushed into the city, and for a while the whole city was filled with shouts of killing. Qin Jia had no choice but to lead his confidants and run away from the north gate.
The King of Chu came to the west gate under the protection of four people, and they were among the people. After Xiang Jun entered the city, there was chaos among the city gates. The King of Chu had never seen a battle scene. When he saw the dead body, his legs became weak. He was scattered by the rebels, so he kept crawling under the corpse to hide. Xiang Jun didn't recognize him either. After Xiang Jun entered the city, he groped his way out of the city gate.
After the Zhu brothers, Ning Jun, and Liu Zhao left the city, they found that the King of Chu was missing. They searched for several days, but no trace of him was found. The Zhu brothers asked Ning Jun what to do. Ning Jun also said: "Xiao He and Zhang Liang of Peixian County are both benevolent and wise heroes. They can assist Liu Bang and achieve success. We have suffered this disaster and have no place to stand, so we have to join them." Liu Zhao also agreed very much. , the four of them walked towards Peixian County.
Xiang Liang entered Liucheng, summoned some officials, and took all the grain, cloth, and weapons in the treasury for himself, and then called on the people in the name of Xiang Yan. A few days later, someone came to report that Jing Ju was missing. Qin Jia led the remaining troops to Huling and proclaimed himself king of Chu. Ji Bu and Zhong Limei said, "Jing Ju is a coward and there is nothing to worry about. But if Qin Jia is not killed, he will still make trouble." Xiang Liang sent Ji Bu and Zhong Limei to attack Hu Ling, and they must capture Qin Jia. . The two of them immediately took the order and left. Xiang Liang then came out to pacify the people. An ancient poet said:
Eight thousand disciples came across the river and destroyed the false Chu with one drum.
If everything goes well in the end, the prestige will be enough to hold up the wind and thunder.
