Zhang Han defeated the 100,000 Qi army and returned to Linji City happily to celebrate his victory. Zhang Han then used the loot from the Qi army to equip the Qin army, and the Qin army's strength suddenly increased greatly. Their cheers reached the city, and the Wei army was shocked and overwhelmed. In order to psychologically defeat the Wei army, Zhang Han released several captured Qi soldiers into the city and asked them to report the Qi army's defeat to the King of Wei. When the King of Wei heard that the Qi army had been wiped out, he was so shocked that he said to his soldiers: "Although the Qi army is defeated now, there is still the Chu army. As long as we all work together to defend the city, the Qin army can't do anything to us!" At this moment, someone suddenly heard shouting from outside the city: "Wei Jiu! Surrender quickly? Otherwise, the city will be massacred after the city is broken!" Then the Qin army was heard shouting in unison: "Massacre the city! Massacre the city!... ..." The king of Wei ordered Wei Bao, Wu Pu, Huang Xin, Zhang Shuo, Yong Chi and other general generals of Wei to join the battle.
At this time, a military spy came to report to Zhang Han that Xiang Yu had led the Chu army to Yingchuan and was preparing to go out to attack Hangu Pass. Zhang Han was shocked and gathered the crowd and said: "We should capture Linji as soon as possible, otherwise the Chu army will cut off our return." Li Youdao: "Didn't General Zhang capture a lot of trophies from the Qi army? You might as well take a look. See if there is anything useful?" Zhang Han was reminded in one sentence. Zhang Han led everyone immediately to the place where the trophies were piled. Everyone watched for a long time and saw hundreds of siege vehicles placed intact, and dozens of artillery shells were fired from them. Everyone studied it carefully and found out that these cannons were made of clay jars, which were very strong. They were filled with spirits and were sealed and wrapped in linen. After seeing it, the soldiers understood how to use it. Zhang Han was very happy and asked the soldiers to push all the siege vehicles to an open area outside the camp, and then aimed them at the top of the city. The Qin army ignited these artillery pieces and fired them into the city. The artillery pieces were like stray bullets and exploded when they hit the buildings. The Wei army had no place to hide and their brains burst out. Fires also broke out in the city, and houses also caught fire. After the Qin army sent out all the artillery, they carried the ladder and rushed towards the city. The Wei army fought back, and they stubbornly repelled the Qin army's attacks again and again...
At the tense moment when the Qin army was attacking the city, people in Linji City were afraid of being hit by artillery. Some people ran outside their houses to take shelter, so the streets and alleys were in chaos. At this time, three little girls ran up from the street. Because they were all playmates, they had a close relationship. Now I see that the Qin army is attacking the city, so I make an appointment to come out to see each other one last time. The oldest among them is fifteen years old, named Bo Huier, the one born younger than her is named Guan Ning'er, and the youngest is only fourteen years old, named Zhao Zier. The three girls were all from the official family of Wei State. They were very beautiful. They ran to a secluded place hand in hand. At this time, the sound of the Qin army attacking the city suddenly came again, and the Qin army could clearly be heard shouting "Massacre the city". Bo Hui'er said: "I heard my father say that the Qin army is all tigers and wolves, and their army is called the tiger and wolf division. In the past, when they fought with Zhao, the Zhao people were defeated, and the Qin people buried all the 400,000 captured Zhao soldiers, or buried them alive. Yes!" Guan Ning'er also said: "I have heard adults say this, and I am scared to death." Zhao Zier said nervously: "Then what should I do? If the Qin army enters the city now, will they bury the enemy? Kill us?" Bo Hui'er said: "If we were common people, the Qin army might not bury us, but we are all officials' sons, so that's out of the question." Zhao Zi'er said, "What should we do? I don't want to die. Huh?" Zhao Zi'er said, almost crying. Bo Huier said: "Don't be afraid, good sister. If the Qin army attacks the city, we will run with you. If we die in the future, there is nothing we can do, but if the three of us can survive, who will be rich first in the future? Don’t forget the feeling of suffering today!” The other two people also said together: “Yes, yes, if one of us becomes rich or noble first, we must not forget the other two people!” The three people They called each other sisters, made such a verbal agreement, and then ran back home.
At this time, the Qin army's battle to attack the city was extremely fierce, but there were tens of thousands of Wei troops resisting in the city, so the city still could not be captured for a while. In the Qin army's camp, Zhang Han, Li You and other soldiers gathered together to discuss solutions. After discussing for a while, Sima Xin jumped up and shouted loudly: "The siege vehicles are still more powerful. Those shells hit the Wei army so hard that they couldn't fight back! We should build dozens more missiles to attack them and discipline the Wei people with nowhere to reincarnate!" He will definitely come out and surrender!" After listening to Sima Xin's words, Zhang Han and Li You both thought this was a good idea. Sima Xin took the initiative to accept this task and said that he would build dozens more cannonballs. Zhang Han agreed, and they prepared to spend more than ten days making stray cannons using flame salt and sulfur.
When the King of Wei saw that the Qin army had stopped attacking the city, he quickly asked his sergeants to put out the fire. By this time, the fire had burned down the people's houses, and there were constant cries everywhere. When King Wei saw the heavy casualties among soldiers and civilians on the top of the city, he burst into tears and said: "At the beginning, the people supported Gu as king because they believed that Gu could protect them. But now, Gu has brought such a great disaster to everyone. This is all because of Gu." What a crime! I should surrender without letting Zhang Han slaughter me, but I should also protect the people!" After hearing this, Wei Bao cried loudly: "Your Majesty, you must not surrender! We have followed you through life and death, not just for the sake of dominance. You surrender now. What can we do? Your Majesty, please follow me and fight out of the city. If you can escape this disaster, you can still plan for the future!" King Wei said decisively: "It's all because of the wrong use of people. Today's defeat. Now that I have run away, what should I do if the people are left behind? Now as long as Zhang Han promises not to massacre the city, I will have no regrets even if I die. Why not surrender to Zhang Han?" Wei Bao was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, what if If you surrender, we will have nothing. Chen Ping must still be in Hufu now. Send someone to find him quickly. Maybe Chen Ping has a way to deal with Zhang Han? In addition, send someone to inquire about the situation of the Qi army. "Let's see if they are really wiped out? What if Zhang Han deceived us?" King Wei agreed.
Tian Rong and others protected King Qi and came to Jiyang. Seeing that King Qi was seriously injured, everyone quickly sent military doctors for treatment. The Zhou market heard that King Qi was injured and hurriedly came to see him. At this time, there were only a few thousand Qi troops who fled into the city, so Tian Rong assigned them to various gates to hold on. One day, the envoy from Wei State came to the city. Seeing that King Qi was seriously injured, he asked Tian Rong: "I heard that Mrs. Chen has been to Jiyang. Our King of Wei really wants to see him. I wonder where he is now?" Tian Rong said: "He once advised the King of Qi to seize Jiyang City and fight Zhang Han, but we didn't listen to him, so we suffered such a defeat!" Zhou Shi was full of shame. The Wei envoy said again: "The King of Wei has sent people to Hufu to find Chen Taipu. He will have a way to deal with Zhang Han." Tian Rong also said: "I heard that Chen Ping went to Dongjun and did not go to Hufu." The Wei envoy said He said goodbye and went out to look for Chen Ping in Dongjun. The Zhou market heard that the Wei envoy was going to Dongjun to look for Chen Ping. He thought that if the king of Wei re-appointed Chen Ping this time, he would never be able to serve as an official in the Wei state in his life. He then remembered the story of Pang Juan framing Sun Bin in history. So he quickly gathered four or five assassins, asked them to dress up as businessmen, and rushed to Dongjun to assassinate Chen Ping. The assassins set out overnight.
Chen Ping left Jiyang City and came to Changyuan County, where he lived in an inn with his friend Wei Wuzhi. Chen Ping often inquired about the situation of the Qi army. Later, he heard that the Qi army was attacked by Zhang Han. The Qi army was defeated miserably and the King of Qi was seriously injured. He sighed and said, "No one can do anything about the disobedient stupid pig!" One night, while he was sleeping until midnight, he suddenly heard someone saying in his ear: "Chen Ping, let's go! Chen Ping, let's go!" Chen Ping woke up and realized it was a dream, so he turned over and fell asleep again. Suddenly he saw It seemed that his father said to him: "Chen Ping, let's go! Let's go!" Chen Ping woke up with a start. Feeling that there was some danger in his heart, he immediately woke Wei Wuzhi and told him what happened in his dream. Wei Wu knew: "Since Lord Shilingzun has inspired us, this may be dangerous. Let's hide outside first." The two quickly put on their clothes and walked out with their swords. The two of them were watching in a secluded place, and suddenly they saw a few sneaky shadows in the moonlight. They jumped down from the wall and went straight to the guest room where they lived. They both had swords in their hands, as if they were here to assassinate them. . Wei Wuzhi was very skilled in martial arts. He jumped out at a shout, raised his sword and chopped down two of them first, and then fought with the other three. Chen Ping also rushed out to help. When the three of them saw that they were prepared, they fled in panic. The two teamed up to catch one, and the two ran away. Wei Wuzhi captured this man in the house for interrogation. The man said: "The King of Wei was going to send someone to summon Chen Taipu back, but Prime Minister Zhou Shi was afraid that Chen Taipu would be reused by the king, so he sent us to kill him." Chen Ping said angrily: "You Go back and tell your prime minister that he can be an official in the Kingdom of Wei without any worries, but I, Chen Ping, will never return to the Kingdom of Wei again!" Wei Wuzhi was ready to kill this guy. Chen Ping said: "No need, let him go back and bring a message to the city." The man ran away. Chen Ping sighed: "I never thought that a jealous person would be so hateful. Now I believe why Pang Juan must put Sun Bin to death!" After saying this, he burst into tears.
Zhang Han spent more than ten days building dozens of artillery vehicles under Linji City. On this day, when he saw that the artillery shells were ready, he used siege vehicles to drive all the artillery pieces into the city. There was a sea of fire on top of the city, and the Wei army suffered very serious casualties. At this time, the King of Wei could not see any news from Chen Ping, so he cried loudly: "Heaven is going to destroy Wei!" So he made up his mind and asked the sergeants to raise the flag. When the Qin army saw the flag being lowered, they quickly reported to Zhang Han. Zhang Han personally came to the city to inspect it. Seeing that King Wei really wanted to surrender, he ordered the siege to be stopped. After a while, King Wei came to the top of the city. He shouted to Zhang Han: "General Zhang Han, please stop attacking the city. As long as you promise me one thing, I, Wei Jiu, am willing to surrender!" Zhang Han said Ask what happened. King Wei said: "As long as the general enters the city and does not massacre the city to vent his anger, but is willing to protect the subjects and people, I will let you do whatever you want!" Zhang Han said: "I love the people very much. As long as you surrender sincerely, how can I kill innocent people?" King Wei said He said: "How can I guarantee that what you said is true?" Zhang Han said loudly: "By God, if I, Zhang Han, break my promise, I will die badly!" When King Wei saw that Zhang Han had sworn, he said: "Please general Wait! I'll go get ready!" After saying that, he turned around and walked down to the city.
When King Wei walked down the city, he felt very sad when he saw the injured people and soldiers, so he ordered the sergeants to line up under the city gate to prepare to welcome Zhang Han into the city. After all the matters were arranged, he rode into the palace gate and then walked into the palace of King Wei. After a while, a eunuch ran out again to convey instructions, asking the soldiers to open the city gate to welcome the Qin army into the city. Wei Jun opened the city gate.
After Zhang Han entered the city, he suddenly saw a thick smoke coming from the Wei Palace, and then he saw a fire. Zhang Han then led his troops towards the palace gate. At this time, a group of palace ladies ran out crying. They said that King Wei had closed the palace door and lit a fire inside. Suddenly the voice of King Wei came from the main hall: "General Zhang, I am sorry for the subjects and people of Wei. Today I really want to protect them. You can't make a mistake!" Then he heard a burst of laughter that was as loud as the top of his lungs. , and then said: "If we fail today, what regrets will we have to die? What regrets will we have to die?" At this time, the fire in the entire palace became more and more intense. Only then did Zhang Han and the generals understand that King Wei wanted to sacrifice himself to protect his subjects.
The people and ministers of Wei State were all crying around the palace gate, and King Wei was still shouting inside: "General Zhang Han, I really want to protect the people, you must not break your promise!" After a while, King Wei's The sound was no longer heard, and the raging fire had swallowed up the entire palace, and black smoke kept rolling into the sky. Zhang Han and all the Qin army officers were silent when they saw the scene in front of them. There is a poem that says:
Self-sacrifice for others' heroic spirit remains, but the ashes and smoke disappear and the sand runs away.
Who has been praised for loving the people since ancient times? Recommending blood must also mention Wei Jun.
At the chaotic moment when the Qin army entered the city, Wei Bao and several close generals were mixed in with the crowd and slipped out of the city gate. When leaving the city, Qin Jun saw that Wei Bao did not look like an ordinary person, so he stopped him and asked him. Suddenly, a forty-year-old middle-aged woman next to him quickly pointed at Wei Bao and said to Qin Jun: "He is my stupid son, he is mute!" to cover Wei Bao. The Qin army did not make things difficult for him, and Wei Bao left the city.
After Wei Bao followed the woman out of the city, he came to a remote place and knelt down and said, "Thank you madam for saving your life. I will definitely repay you in the future!" The woman also recognized Wei Bao and said in surprise: " Are you the general?" Wei Bao said, "I am Wei Bao." The lady quickly bowed down and said, "My name is Wei Wei, and I am also from the clan." After the woman said this, she hurriedly called her family to join her. Meet Wei Bao. This woman's husband's name is Bo Gong, and he is from Wu County, Kuaiji County. After meeting, Duke Bo pointed at his children and said, "This is my daughter, named Bo Huier." Then he pointed at a boy and said, "This is my son Bo Zhao." Wei Bao said : "I survived the catastrophe today, thanks to my wife's rescue. Now I am going to the Chu State to ask for help. If I can borrow soldiers and horses, I will definitely come back to rebuild the foundation of the Wei Dynasty! If we can meet again in the future, I will definitely repay my wife. Such kindness!" After saying that, he left.
Wei's family went to her husband's home in Wu County. Later, Mr. Bo unfortunately fell ill and died. Wei Wei was not used to living there, so she led her two children to Wei again. When Wei Bao proclaimed himself Queen of Wei, Wei Lao dedicated her daughter Bo Huier to King Bao of Wei. After the death of King Bao of Wei, Bo Huier became Liu Bang's concubine - Bo Ji. She also gave birth to a son, who was the next generation of Mingjun Emperor Han Wen. This is a story later.
