After the Qin army occupied Waihuang, the soldiers realized that General Zhang Han was very good at using troops, and they admired him greatly. When Zhang Han saw that the Wei army was defeated, he said to his left and right: "The person I'm worried about is Chen Ping. Where has Chen Ping gone now? If Wei Jiu reuses him again, I'm afraid Linji City won't be able to be conquered!" He quickly sent someone to inquire about Chen Ping's whereabouts. A few days later, the inquirer came back and reported that Chen Ping was sent to Hufu by Wei Jiu to recruit troops, and he was now in Hufu. Zhang Han was overjoyed after hearing this and said: "Hufu is very close to here. If Wei Jiu invites him there again, we will be doomed!" He immediately sent Sima Xin to lead a group of troops and rushed to Hufu overnight to capture Chen Ping and his All the family members were arrested. Chen Ping was in Hufu. Although he was frustrated, he still recruited a force. When the news that Zhang Han defeated the Wei army and occupied Waihuang reached Hufu, Chen Ping had already foreseen the coming danger and hid his family. He also brought the militiamen he recruited to Jiyang to avoid disaster, so Sima Xin also He was not caught.
Zhang Han did not catch Chen Ping, so he and Li You came to Linji and surrounded the city. The king of Wei sent people to Qi again for help. After Zhou left Linji City, he thought that today's failure was caused by his jealousy of Chen Ping. How could he have the face to see him now? After thinking about it, he did not go to see Chen Ping, but went to Qi State. Come. But when he reached Jiyang City, he suddenly fell ill, so he stayed in an inn to recuperate. At this time, he heard that King Wei had sent another person to Qi State to ask for help. He felt even more ashamed and couldn't afford to fall ill. .
When envoys from Wei came to Chu, they heard that Xiang Liang had proclaimed Xiong Xin as King Huai of Chu, so they went straight to Xue County to pay homage to King Huai. King Huai summoned his ministers and said, "Qin General Zhang Han is very anxious to attack Wei. What do you think we should do?" Xiang Liang said: "The king has just been established, and the people have not yet surrendered. Although there are many people joining the army, they have not yet passed. Training, we can't fight yet, we should hurry up and train our troops; secondly, quickly inform all countries of the news of the king's accession to the throne and establish diplomatic relations, so it is not appropriate for us to send troops for the time being." King Huai said to the Wei envoy: "I have just ascended the throne, and nothing is ready yet. OK. Sir, please go back first. Once we have trained our troops and horses, we will fight the Qin army." The Wei envoy had no choice but to go back.
Another envoy from Wei State came to Qi State and explained the situation to the King of Qi. King Qi said: "In the past, Mr. Gongsun of Chu State came to Qi State to declare the importance of unification. Unfortunately, Gu did not listen to him. Now Gu should immediately rescue Wei State and increase Qi State's influence. Besides, Wei State is located in the world. If the Wei State is destroyed by Zhang Han, Zhang Han will march to Qi State. This time I will march personally, to comfort Mr. Gongsun’s heroic spirit, and to encourage the morale of the world to fight against Qin!" Prime Minister Tian Heng heard that The King of Qi wanted to lead the expedition in person, so he quickly dissuaded him and said: "Your Majesty is a noble man of thousands of chariots, how can you brave the rain to rescue Wei? You should just entrust a general to do it." But the King of Qi said with great pride: "Prime Minister Wrong. Although Gu's name is to save Wei, it is actually to fight for hegemony. Now Zhang Chu's cause has disappeared, Chu is leaderless, and Wei is in trouble again. If Qi can't achieve hegemony now, when will it wait?" General Tian Rong Upon hearing this, his ambition was aroused, and he said enthusiastically: "If the king wants to dominate the world, I am willing to serve as a general and help you." The great commander Ma Longqie also stepped forward and said: "I am also willing to help the king achieve success. Hegemony!" King Qi was overjoyed and said, "It's just that we still lack a pioneer." Before he finished speaking, a young general stood up bravely and said, "I am the pioneer!" King Qi looked at it. , it turned out to be Tian Ba, the clan general, and he said happily: "Okay, you are our Tian family's thousand-mile horse, and now you can gallop on the battlefield and make contributions to the country!" He appointed Tian Ba as the vanguard general and led an army to set off in advance. . Then Prime Minister Tian Heng was left to guard Linzi, with Tian Rong as the general, Long Qie as the deputy general, Tian Du as the left captain, and Zhou Lan as the right captain. They raised 100,000 troops and marched towards Linji in a mighty manner.
News of King Qi's personal expedition reached Chu State. Lord Wu Xin said to Fan Zeng, "Qi State has sent out a hundred thousand troops to rescue Wei State, but we haven't sent out a single soldier yet. I'm afraid we will be ridiculed by the princes?" Fan Zeng said, "Okay first. Send an army to join the Qi army to rescue Wei." Lord Wu Xin summoned Xiang Yu, Yingbu, Pu Jiang, and Zhu Jian and said: "First you lead an army of 20,000 to join the Qi army to rescue Wei. Then send out more troops." The four of them accepted the mission. At this time, suddenly a young general came to Xiang Liang in a hurry and said: "Uncle, I am willing to be the vanguard!" It turned out to be Xiang Bo's son Xiang Ta, who was four years younger than Xiang Yu. The two brothers often practiced martial arts together. Very close. Now seeing his elder brother Xiang Yu making military exploits many times, he came here and wanted to be a pioneer and make meritorious deeds. Xiang Yu happily said to Lord Wu Xin: "You have a younger brother who is the pioneer, are you still afraid of Zhang Han?" Xiang Liang saw that his two nephews were outstanding young heroes, and couldn't help but praise: "They are all my family's Qianli Horse!" He asked Xiang Taida to lead five thousand soldiers ahead.
Xiang Yu led his troops to Shanfu. When he heard that King Qi's army had arrived in Dingtao, he said to Yingbu and others: "King Qi has sent out 100,000 troops to rescue Wei. They will definitely be able to defeat the Qin army. At this time we went , Even if the Qin army is defeated, it will not show the strength of the Chu people." When Yingbu heard this, he thought it was reasonable and asked Xiang Yu what he should do. Xiang Yu fearlessly said: "We Chu people might as well attack Xianyang to the west, so that we can win the first victory in destroying Qin!" Zhu Jian said thoughtfully: "Mr. Wu Xin asked us to rescue Wei. If we go west, we are afraid there will be something wrong. Xiang Yu said disapprovingly: "We have few people and many Qi soldiers. If they fight in Linji, they will definitely win. If we go again, it will be superfluous." Yingbu also said very excitedly: "Why don't we let Xiang save Wei?" Go and grab Hangu Pass. I think back then, I fought through dozens of Qin's passes with just this iron halberd. Now with General Xiang at the head, what should I be afraid of?" Zhu Jiandao: "Zhang Han and Li Youdu He is a famous general of the Qin State. They besieged Linji City together. The Qin army must be very powerful. Instead of destroying this army, we will seize Hangu Pass. What if Zhang Han attacks from behind?" Xiang Yu said: " The Qi and Wei coalition forces are not cowards. They will definitely be able to defeat Zhang Han. Even if they draw a draw, they will definitely be able to hold Zhang Han back. And we invade Guanzhong and attack Xianyang. This is the plan of 'surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao'. Why worry?" Zhu Jiandao: "I'm worried that Zhang Han left a heavy defense in Sanchuan?" Xiang Yu said: "We can reach Hangu Pass without going through Sanchuan. I heard from Wu Xinjun before that we can reach Hangu Pass by leaving Sheyuan Pass in Yingchuan County. So we bypassed Sanchuan County." Zhu Jian always felt that it was inappropriate and said: "It is a taboo in the art of war to rush thousands of miles to attack the enemy's country. What's more, we only have 20,000 soldiers and horses, so it is not realistic to break into the pass. ?" Xiang Yu said fearlessly: "Even if the Qin army has millions, I will treat it as nothing! I just want to destroy Qin, don't say anything anymore!" Xiang Yu was left to rescue Wei alone, and he He led his troops and horses and rushed straight to Yingchuan.
Zhang Han and Li You joined forces to attack Linji. Seeing that the Qin army was powerful, the King of Wei rushed to make defensive equipment and called on the soldiers and civilians to rise up to resist. The Qin army attacked the city more than ten times, but could not enter the city. On this day, Zhang Hanzheng was discussing with everyone how to attack the city. Suddenly, a message came from Meteor Horse, saying that Qi and Chu had united to rescue Wei, and that the army had arrived at Wanqu. Zhang Han was shocked and said: "Now that Linji City cannot be captured, and the enemy troops are coming to rescue us, are we afraid that we will be attacked from both sides?" Sima Xin and Dong Yi said firmly: "The two of us are willing to lead an army. Go forward and repel the enemy!" Zhang Han pondered for a long time and said, "Don't take the initiative to fight after you two go. If the enemy is aggressive, retreat back. I will have my own way to deal with them." He gave the instructions to the two of them. A secret plan. The two were very happy to hear this and immediately led their troops to set off.
Chu general Xiang Taida walked to Jiyang and met Tian Ba, the pioneer of Qi State. Both of them were young men with strong blood and did not pay attention to the Qin army at all. When they heard that the Qin army had also arrived, they both wanted to seize the leader. Gong, so he joined forces and came directly to challenge. Qin generals Sima Xin and Dong Yi also led their troops to Jiyang City, and the two sides met thirty miles west of the city. When the two armies faced each other, Sima Xin pointed his whip at Tianba and Xiang Ta and said, "How dare you two brats come to die?" Tianba said angrily: "We are generals of Qi and Chu. Today I was ordered to rescue the Wei State. You are the old guy Zhang Han, right?" Sima Xin laughed on the horse and said: "I am General Zhang..." Before Tian Ba could wait for Sima Xin to finish speaking, he said impatiently: " Zhang Han, old man, I’m just here to kill you! I didn’t expect you to be sent to your door. How about dismounting and being bound?” It turned out that Sima Xin was going to say that he was Sima Xin, a subordinate of General Zhang Han, but Tian Ba had already interrupted. He mistakenly thought he was Zhang Han. Sima Xin was an old man. When he saw that the enemy general mistook him for Zhang Han, he laughed so much that he almost lost his breath. Then he wiped his tears and said: "You two young boys, who dares to fight with me, Zhang Han? "When Tian Ba heard that he was Zhang Han, he immediately came over to kill him with weapons, and Sima Xin fought with him. When Xiang Tao saw that Tian Ba could not win, he also came to fight with weapons. Dong Yi waved his weapon and rushed forward.
The four of them fought in front of the formation. The two young generals were just newborn calves, and they fully revealed their lifelong skills. The two of them became more and more courageous as they fought, and their weapons danced like a whirlwind. Although Sima Xin is a veteran, he still feels that his future life is intimidating. After fighting for a few more times, they were defeated and fled. Tianba and Xiang were even more powerful, so they chased after them from behind. While running, I suddenly heard a bang, and suddenly the ambush troops led by Zhang Han came out from the front. It turned out that this was a trick of the Qin army to lure troops. Ten thousand soldiers and horses of Qi and Chu were surrounded by the Qin army. Sima Xin and Dong Yi came back to fight again. Tian Ba was caught off guard and was stabbed to death by Sima Xin's halberd. Xiang Tao was shocked. Seeing that his helper was gone, he quickly turned around and ran away. Sima Xin and Dong Yi chased him for a while before returning to report. Seeing that the reinforcements were vulnerable, Zhang Han withdrew his troops and returned to Linji.
The King of Wei was besieged in the city, with no news, and no one knew who would come to rescue him. After a few days, the King of Wei saw that the Wei soldiers were seriously injured, and suddenly thought of Chen Ping, but the soldiers all said that the Qin army was now besieging the city. , and could not get in touch with Mrs. Chen. The King of Wei felt very regretful and said to the soldiers: "I regret that I should have listened to the villain and drove away Chen Taipu. Now who can save the Wei State, and who can I pass the throne to?" General Wei Bao said: " Don't worry, Your Majesty, if the city is captured, I will risk my life to protect you and break out!" King Wei said: "I'm afraid it will be too late by then. Now that the Qin army has not entered the city, you should rush out as soon as possible to ask Qi for help? I heard that Long Qi of Qi State is a warrior. If he can come, Zhang Han may not be his opponent!" Wei Bao was dressed neatly, but the Qin army surrounded the city on three levels inside and outside. Wei Bao charged several times in a row. , unable to leave the city.
At this time, the 100,000 Qi troops led by the King of Qi had arrived in Dingtao. Suddenly, meteors and horses came to report that Qi general Tianba had been killed by Qin general Zhang Han. King Qi was shocked when he heard that their Qianliju had died. He immediately hosted a swearing-in meeting and called on all the soldiers to avenge Tianba. After the meeting, the King of Qi led the army and marched along the Jishui River. The King of Qi was sitting in a jade chariot, driven by a pure white horse. The horse was also covered with soft armor made of rhinoceros skin. On the left was Tian Rong, and on the right was Long Qie. It looked like the army was very majestic. The majesty of a king. Two generals, Hua Wushang and Tian Jie, led the way. When the army arrived at Jiyang City, the King of Qi stationed the army on the plain outside the city. After the Qi army set up camp, the tents surrounded Jiyang City several times, and the King of Qi entered the city to live. When the people saw that King Qi's honor guard was very magnificent and luxurious, they burned incense and lined the streets to greet him. Some people even shouted: "Long live King Qi! Long live..."
At this time, a down-and-out man squeezed in the crowd and looked at King Qi. He was Zhou Shi, the prime minister of Wei. Because he was ill, he had been staying in the inn. That day he heard that King Qi had arrived in the city, so he went out to watch. When he saw King Qi, he felt ashamed and had to retreat again.
The next day, when King Qi was having dinner in his mansion, Zhou Shi changed into a new set of clothes, dressed himself up, and came to see King Qi. When the King of Qi heard that the Prime Minister of Wei State, Zhou Shi, was here, he welcomed him very politely. After seeing the King of Qi and paying homage to the King of Zhou, the Zhou market recounted the story of how the Wei army was defeated in Xiangyi, and then implored the King of Qi to rescue the Wei State as soon as possible. King Qi said: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister, I am going on a personal expedition this time to defeat Zhang Han and inspire the morale of the people in the world to fight against Qin. Haha!" He asked Zhou Shi to stay in the army for the time being.
Chen Ping heard that the King of Qi was marching in person and that the army had arrived in Jiyang City, so he also came to pay homage to the King of Qi. When Chen Ping saw Queen Qi, he said, "Your Majesty, you are the one who leads the expedition in person. This is really a great blessing for Wei! I would like to give you a strategy, and your Majesty will be able to defeat Zhang Han completely." King Qi asked what the strategy was. Chen Ping said: "The king came thousands of miles to rescue Wei. The people of Wei are really grateful. However, Zhang Han has won many battles and their morale is very high. Therefore, your army cannot fight him head-on. Instead, they occupy the territory first." In Jiyang City. In this way, you will have support, get in touch with King Wei, and then launch an attack on Zhang Han at the same time. If Zhang Han is attacked from both sides, he will definitely fail!" King Qi said with a smile: "I am here to fight with Zhang Han. Han Jue is a male and female, but why do you want to persuade me not to leave Jiyang City? Do you suspect that Qi's army is not brave enough? Or do you suspect that I don't know how to fight?" Chen Ping quickly explained: "I am worried about the king. The army is fighting in the wilderness. If the Qin army concentrates its superior force to besiege the king, you will lose the barrier to protect your body. Moreover, the king is the king of a country. How can he brave the rain and fight in the wilderness? So you should sit down and take command. Let all the soldiers go to fight, so that even if something unexpected happens ahead, you can safely retreat to the city to rest. This is the plan of 'not thinking about temporary glory, but thinking about your safety'!" King Qi heard Chen Pingzhi After saying this, he couldn't help but said angrily: "I brought an army of 100,000 people here just to fight against the Qin army, but you said such unlucky words. What's the reason?" Chen Ping was shocked and speechless. Word.
Zhou Shi just walked in at this time. When he saw Chen Ping advising King Qi not to leave Jiyang City, he also said angrily: "Linji City is in danger. King Qi should take the initiative to fight Zhang Han, but you stopped King Qi from saving Wei." , what's your intention?" When Chen Ping saw that it was Zhou Shi again, he became very angry and said angrily: "Have you not harmed King Wei enough? Now you are harming King Qi again? I think your appearance They were helping King Qi, but actually they were helping Zhang Han!" Zhou Shi was furious and started to quarrel with Chen Ping. When King Qi saw the two of them acting like this, he scolded them: "You two are so presumptuous in front of me?" After saying that, he waved his sleeves and walked into the back hall. Chen Ping had no choice but to walk out. After Chen Ping came out, he heard that King Qi had summoned Zhou Shi alone again. He was furious and left Jiyang City angrily, sighing along the way: "They are all a bunch of useless idiots who don't listen to their words and don't follow their plans! I, Chen Ping, don't deserve to waste my time with such an idiot!" So I went to Dongjun with Wei Wuzhi and a few other friends.
