When Li You came to Xingyang from Puyang, he immediately summoned the generals and said: "Chu is the strongest among the six Shandong countries, but I, Li You, accepted the appointment from the imperial court and the trust of my father-in-law to guard Sanchuan. Now I have to fight side by side with General Zhang Han. We must defeat the rebels and defend Qin." The generals said one after another: "Kaifeng is the place of the Fourth War. If we can defend this city, we can also protect Sanchuan and take care of Yingchuan." Li Youdao: "What you said It's exactly what I thought, but there are too few troops at the moment. We should recruit new troops immediately and ask the court for reinforcements. Once the troops and horses are gathered, we can fight the Chu invaders." So he selected eight capable generals to help him train his troops. The eight members are Kong Zang, Fang Hua, Ding Qu, Ding Yi, Hou Ying, Wei Tong, Du Xin and Li Ping.
One day, Li Youzheng was discussing matters with his generals when he suddenly reported that an envoy from the imperial court had arrived. Li You hurriedly came out to greet him. When the envoy saw Li You, he immediately asked him to send troops to fight Xiang Liang. Li You quickly explained: "Your Excellency, you don't know. There are very few soldiers here. I am recruiting troops and cannot go to war for the time being." The envoy said: "What a good Li You. You guard Sanchuan, but you deliberately let Zhou Wen enter Guanzhong. You are not the king." Generals Ben and Zhang Han, Your Majesty has been caught by the Chu people like a chicken! Are you father and son colluding in secret to condone the thieves? Otherwise, why are the thieves so rampant?" Li Youzhen, a two-foot-tall monk, was confused, and the envoy said He continued: "If someone else had not reported you, you and your son would have betrayed the emperor a long time ago! However, His Majesty was wise and did not listen to one side of the story. He asked me to come to verify this matter. Are you going to take it seriously?"
When Li You heard this, he was stunned and hurriedly explained: "My father is the emperor's assistant, and I guard Sanchuan for the country. We, father and son, are loyal, and the sky can tell! How do you say that we secretly condone thieves? This is simply Where did you start talking about it?" The envoy sneered and said, "General Li You, since you have not collaborated with the traitors, why haven't you decided to fight the traitors for so long?" Li You told the story of Dong'a's defeat and his intention to recruit new troops. Things were said once. The envoy said: "Since you confronted the Wu thief in Xingyang, you have not won a single battle. If Zhang Han hadn't driven the thief out of the pass, Qin would have been finished! If you were a loyal minister, you should have made peace with him as soon as possible. The rebels have a decisive battle to show your loyalty!" Li Youdao: "There are too few soldiers and horses here. If I can recruit a new army, I will immediately fight the Chu invaders!" The envoy said: "You are obviously looking for excuses. , when the new army is recruited, I'm afraid the Chu invaders will invade Guanzhong again!" Li You said: "If all the troops and horses are recruited, I will shirk the responsibility again and ask Lord Angel to use this sword to suppress the law!" After Li You said this, he started from He took off his sword and gave it to the envoy. The envoy took the sword and said, "Okay, I will give you ten days to fight Chu. If you continue to push back, I will return to the court and resume my duties!" Li You arranged for the envoy to go to the building and ask people to pay attention. Waiting, then immediately mobilized troops and horses, and went out to recruit new troops.
After Li Si was imprisoned by the Second Emperor, his family was very anxious, especially his son Li Gu, who wanted to rescue his father. However, the jailer was very strict, and the court sent troops to guard the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the family was not allowed to enter or leave at will. Li Can and Ying Xiaojun saw that something was not going well, so they discussed together: "Now my father-in-law has been framed by Zhao Gao, and his life and death are unknown. If we don't tell my brother about this, I'm afraid our whole family will suffer." The two agreed, Even climbing over the wall at night.
After Li Can and Ying Xiaojun left the city, they disguised themselves as envoys of the imperial court and galloped towards Hangu Pass again, like lost dogs and fish that slipped through the net. The soldiers guarding the gate also recognized them as family members of the prime minister, and they had the precedent of the previous mission, so they did not dare to stop them. Li Can and Ying Xiaojun galloped all the way to Sanchuan. After they saw Li You, they told them how Prime Minister Feng Quji and General Feng Jie were dead, their father was imprisoned, and Zhao Gao framed them and his son. After hearing this, Li You was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and cried bitterly: "Oh my God! Why did Zhao Gao frame our father and son?" Li Can said: "Zhao Gao also said that our Li family and the Chu people are either neighbors on the left or on the right. If not, With this relationship, why don't you fight the rebels!" Li You cried loudly: "My family is indeed from Cai on Chu land, but my father-in-law donated his body to Qin a long time ago, and I also guard the land for the country. My father is here How can a son collude with the enemy when he is the Prime Minister of the DPRK? How can there be such truth in the world? Come on, in that case, I will go to war immediately and die to prove that our father and son are not collaborating with the enemy!"
After Li You came out, he immediately summoned troops and horses, then erected a big flag, and personally wrote the eight characters of "Swear to destroy the Chu bandits and serve the country with death." Then he invited the imperial envoys and said, "I accept it." The imperial court has been kind and the prime minister has entrusted me with the great trust. I have never had second thoughts in guarding the Central Plains. But now someone is framing us, saying that our father and son are having an affair with bandits. Where do you start talking about this? Now I want to send troops to quell the rebellion. If I died on the battlefield, so you used this flag to wrap my body and hand it over to the court. I want to use this to prove the innocence of our Li family!" After hearing this, the soldiers, relatives and friends burst into tears. Seeing that the Li family had suffered such injustice, Ying Xiaojun said goodbye to Li You. Li You said to her: "My wife died early, and this time I was framed by a traitor again. If I die, you must use your royal connections to redress my grievances to the court, and then rescue your father. I am in Jiuquan." I'll just close my eyes!" After saying that, he looked up to the sky and cried bitterly, and all the soldiers were sobbing. Li You then marched towards Kaifeng.
When the news reached Dingtao, Xiang Liang immediately discussed with everyone. Xiang Yu said enthusiastically: "Li You is the son of Li Si. If you kill him, Li Si will go crazy. My nephew is willing to fight against Li You." Xiang Liang said: "I heard that Li You's bravery far surpasses Zhang Han's, and he is very resourceful. Outstanding." Liu Bang and Lu Chen also stepped forward and said: "We are willing to go with the young general to fight against Li You." Fan Zeng also said: "I am also willing to fight, but I want to see if Li You is smart enough?" Xiang Liang was overjoyed. He said: "With the old general going, I can sit back and relax!" So he appointed Fan Zeng as the general and commanded the army to fight Li You.
Fan Zeng and others came to Kaifeng. When they heard that Li You was holding a big flag and vowed to defeat the Chu army, they stationed their troops. At that time, Fan Zeng discussed with everyone, and Lu Chen said: "Li You is both wise and brave. He can hold off the king of Wu's hundreds of thousands of troops. Later, he killed Li Gui and Tian Zang, and together with Zhang Han defeated Wu Guang. When Zhang Han went south, He went to war with the army again and made many military exploits. This time, he is so powerful that you should be cautious." I saw a man standing up from the seat and said: "Although Li You killed the King of Wu, I can kill him. As soon as Li You dies, Li Si will cry bitterly for three days, hahaha!" It turned out that it was Xiang Yu who spoke. Suddenly someone stood up and said, "The best strategy is to subjugate the enemy without fighting. We can kill Li You without fighting at all!" Everyone was shocked when they saw that it was Shusun Tong, the secretary of the army. . Shu Suntong: "I know the inside of the Qin State very well. Now the military detective said that Li You's situation is very dangerous, so I judge that Li You's death is imminent. Li You came here this time to protect his father. As long as If we avoid fighting, Qin's envoys will put pressure on him. In order to show his loyalty, Li You will come and fight to the death. This is what the art of war says, "A general who only knows how to fight to the death will die sooner or later." ." Fan Zeng listened to Shusun Tong's analysis and praised: "Mr. Shusun's words are reasonable, and the current situation is exactly like this." So he issued an order: "Let's fight a battle tomorrow to find out Li You's strength, and then Let's make a decision again?" All the generals said yes.
At dusk that day, the people came to see Fan Zeng with wine and meat and said: "The Qin army is cruel and known as the 'tiger and wolf army'. The Chu army is benevolent and righteous, so I came to work for the army. I hope the old general will defeat the Qin army and save us!" Fan Zeng said: "There is no shortage of food in the army. You should take it and enjoy it for yourself. In addition, you must stay away from the battlefield to avoid fear of your life." The people were deeply moved after hearing Fan Zeng's words. They all said that Fan Zeng was Jiang Ziya when he was alive, and Sun Wuzi was resurrected. The army was like that of King Wu of Zhou.
At dawn the next day, Fan Zeng led his troops to the gates of Kaifeng City. At this time, Li You also completed his formation early: he placed 300 solid chariots at the front, and eight generals were arranged on his left and right, all eager to try. After all the sounds stopped, Li You walked out of the formation and shouted a challenge. Fan Zeng also shouted to the formation: "Who wants to fight?" As soon as he finished speaking, a general rushed out from behind Lu Chen. It turned out to be Pang Long, King Chen's old general. This man wielded a long spear and shouted: "Do you recognize me, General Zhang Chu, Pang Long?" Li Youdao: "Village man, I am a general of the imperial court, how can I recognize you, an unknown rat?" He clapped his horse and rushed towards him. The two fought in front of the formation, and they fought for dozens of rounds. Li You shouted and beheaded Pang Long. The shouts of the Qin army were endless, and the Qin envoy was also very satisfied.
On this side of the position, Fan Zeng was shocked and said: "Li You is really a hero!" He didn't want his words to be heard by Xiang Yu behind him, so he angrily slapped his horse and galloped out of the position, asking Fan Zeng to fight: "I'll kill Li You!" Everyone also believed that as long as Xiang Yu took action, Li You would definitely die, so they immediately burst into cheers. Fan Zeng said to Xiang Yu: "Young General, you should be more careful. If you really can kill Li You, General Sanchuan will be at your fingertips!" Xiang Yu immediately flew out. At this time, the military drums of both sides shook loudly, and the shouts resounded through the sky. When the two men approached, Li You cursed Xiang Yu as the descendant of a thief. Xiang Yu slapped Wu Zui and took Li You directly. The two fought for eighty rounds in front of the battle line. There was no winner or loser, and the soldiers on both sides were dumbfounded.
When the eight generals in the Qin army saw this scene, they all wanted to make a contribution in front of the imperial envoy, so they drove 300 chariots towards the Chu army's position. Fan Zeng was afraid that Xiang Yu would make a mistake, so he urgently ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. Xiang Yu's Wu Zhui quickly ran back to his position. Fan Zeng saw that the Qin army was overwhelming Mount Tai, so he hurriedly ordered the sergeants in the front row to straighten their long weapons, put the back end on the ground, and point the front end of the weapon at the Qin army's horses. After a while, the Qin army roared in, and they were all stabbed by long weapons. The horses neighed in pain and stopped in front of the Chu army's position. The soldiers on the carts threw short spears at the Chu army. Countless Chu soldiers were stabbed in the head and body. Seeing this scene, Fan Zeng immediately gave the order to shoot arrows. Both sides suffered casualties. The battle lasted for more than an hour before the Qin army slowly retreated.
In the afternoon of the same day, Fan Zeng summoned all the generals and said: "Although our army is larger in number than the Qin army, the enemy cannot win in a short time relying on solid chariots." Shusun Tong said: "When we face the battle tomorrow, I have a plan to make the enemy win. Li You is looking for death." The generals asked what the plan was. Shusun Tong said: "Li You is forced to fight this time, we must seize this opportunity." He told Fan Zeng a clever plan, and Fan Zeng nodded in praise.
On this day, the two sides faced off again, and Li You invited Qin's envoys to come to the battlefield again. Fan Zeng asked Shusun Tong to come forward and speak. Shusun Tong took a few steps forward, then saluted and said, "General Li, long time no see!" Li You also recognized Shusun Tong and asked, "Is that you? You stinky nerd! What are you doing here?" Shusun Tong said "I have known for a long time that the general is a famous general of the Qin State. It is such a pleasure to meet you today!" Li You said with a smile, "You were originally a doctorate officer of the Qin State. Now you have betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. How can you have the face to see me?" Uncle Sun Tongdao: "How can I be treason? I was forced to leave Qin because of no choice. General, you should also be aware of your current situation?" Li Youdao: "So what? I only know that loyal ministers will not interfere with the two masters. This is On the battlefield of fighting for the country, you are a nerd copying words, get away quickly, our generals are going to use troops?" Shusun Tong said: "Although I am a useless nerd, in the words of your generals, I am 'unbound' You have the power of a chicken, but as long as I talk, the general's tens of thousands of troops will turn into powder in an instant!" Li You laughed wildly: "I just need to raise my hand and shoot an arrow, and your head will be shot. It’s a flower. Haha! Let me finish your words and let’s see how you can turn my Tiger and Wolf Master into powder?”
Shusun Tong also smiled and said: "General Li, I have been a doctor in the Qin State for many years and know the internal affairs of the Qin State very well. The Qin State is very unfortunate at the moment. The imperial power is in chaos. The traitor Zhao Gao deceives the emperor and ignores the emperor, causing disasters. The people inside and outside the court are also miserable. However, in our Chu country, the people have already supported the great King of Chu, and all the people with lofty ideals and heroes have gathered together. The Qin country will soon be over. Although your father is here The State of Qin serves as the prime minister, but Zhao Gao plays tricks on him, and he has no power to fight back. Who in the world knows about Zhao Gao's frame-up of your father and son? But you are stubborn, do you really want to wait for Zhao Gao to personally Did you wake up after putting a butcher's knife on the necks of your father and son? Let's see which general in Qin has a good end? Gongsun Marting reformed and strengthened Qin, and his achievements were great, but in the end the car fell apart; Lu Buwei, who was prime minister of Qin, was known as 'Zhongfu' ', also drank poison and died; Bai Qi and Meng Tian also died tragically. The cruelty and unrighteousness of the Qin emperors of the past dynasties have long surpassed Xia Jie and Shang Zhou. Now the Chu State has greatly promoted the army of benevolence and righteousness, calling for The world is against the Qin Dynasty, and everyone wants to eradicate the evil government. Now is the time for heroes to use force. I still advise the general to assess the situation and surrender to the Chu State as soon as possible. You will have a good destination and fulfill your reputation as a filial son. Huh?" After hearing this, Li You laughed and said, "My father serves as the prime minister of Qin and is loyal to the country. As the second minister, how dare you talk nonsense here? I am here to arrest you disobedient people. People! Let the capable people come over and fight. Stop making noise here, or I will kill you!" Shusun Tong said with a smile: "General, don't try to show off? Can't you forget your previous agreement? King Huai also knows that you, father and son, Loyalty, in order to abide by our previous promise, King Huai ordered us to retreat first when confronting General Li. Now is the time for the Chu army to fulfill their promise!" Shusuntong turned around and galloped back to his position after saying this.
Li Youzhen, the two-year-old monk, was confused and wanted to ask what he meant, but Shusun Tong had already walked away. Li You was in front of the battle, dumbfounded when facing the angel. When the angel saw the situation in front of him, he couldn't help but said coldly: "General Li, what do you mean by what he said? If you have no relationship, how could he say such a thing?" Li You defended: "Please, Lord Angel Don't believe what he says, it's nothing!" The angel became angry and left. Seeing that Lord Angel did not believe his words, Li You was furious, so he waved his army and chased the Chu army. But the Chu army had already disappeared without a trace. Li You chased for a long time, but could not find the Chu army. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "I don't want Li You to be loyal to the country, but end up collaborating with the enemy and treason! What do I fear about dying? I only fear that I will harm my father-in-law!" To kill oneself. The soldiers on the left and right hurriedly stopped and said, "You should send someone back to explain to the angel that this is a rift, otherwise the court will really think that the general is collaborating with the enemy!" Li You sent a person to explain to the angel.
After a while, the person who was sent came back and said: "Lord Angel said that as long as the general destroys the rebels, he will believe what you said is true!" After hearing this, Li You said angrily: "Yuan Zhen of the former Jin Dynasty In order to repay the king's kindness, he took off his helmet and broke into the Di people's camp and died on the battlefield. What a heroic act he did! Wang Zhuo refused to surrender to Qi and also crashed into a big tree and died. They all sacrificed their lives. How upright were their actions? Therefore, they will always enjoy a good reputation in the world. Their heroic deeds of sacrificing their lives for righteousness are also an example for future generations. My father is an official, and he wholeheartedly assists the Emperor of Qin. My Li family is loyal to the country, and I am the Qin Dynasty. The minister of the state is also the ghost of the Qin state after his death. I didn’t expect that the villain Shusun Tong would do this evil trick! This slave who seeks glory behind his master and serves two masters, I swear to kill him first!" I waved my order flag. , driving eight strong generals to attack the Chu army.
The Qin army pursued for dozens of miles, while the Chu army retreated for dozens of miles. In this way, Li You chased three times, and the Chu army retreated three times, all retreating to Yongqiu City. It was getting dark at this time, so Fan Zeng ordered the city gate to be closed, and then said to the generals: "Tomorrow morning, Li You will attack the city at all costs, and we will use an ambush to kill him. Once Li You dies, Li Si will be finished. There will be chaos within the Qin State, which will definitely affect Zhang Han, so the Qin army will lose their fighting spirit. Therefore, this battle is very important, and I hope you will not take it lightly." After the plan was completed, Pei Gong and Lu Chen were sent to lead the headquarters that night. The army and horses went out of the city to set up an ambush, and Pei Gong asked Cao Shen to lead an army to cut off Li You's return.
Early the next morning, Li You did indeed fight to the foot of Yongqiu City. He saw Xiang Yu leading the army from a distance, so he said: "Defeat the Chu army in one fell swoop!" and rushed towards Xiang Yu. As soon as the two sides came into contact, they were inextricably killed, and suddenly there were loud shouts of killing from all around. Pei Gong came to kill from the left, Lu Chen came to kill from the right, and the sound of killing between the two Chu armies was loud. Li Youben led eight strong men to fight bravely. It was a great battle, but the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and the sun and the moon were dark. In the end, five of Li You's eight capable generals died in the battle. They continued to fight until dusk, when the Qin army gradually became unable to hold on. At this time, someone said to Li You: "General, please retreat temporarily until we regain our strength." , we can fight again!" Li You sighed and said, "I wanted to defeat the rebels, but I didn't expect to be defeated by the rebels!" He commanded the sergeants to break out of the encirclement, and the remaining three generals also protected Li You and retreated. However, the Chu army was surrounded layer by layer, and there was not much time. The remaining three generals were also killed by the Chu army. Li You was trapped in a tight siege, so he said to the sergeants: "You must take back my body and prove my innocence to the angels!" After that, he started to kill many people. Suddenly, Cao Shen, the general of Pei Gong, rushed to kill Li You. Li You was caught off guard and was struck by the Kaitian Dao. Li You's soul left his proud and conceited body and passed away. A generation of famous generals eventually fell on the battlefield. .
After Li You died, the sergeants came together to snatch the body. Li Can and Ying Xiaojun heard that Li You was dead and hurriedly came to visit. When they saw that Li You was indeed dead, they burst into tears, and all the soldiers also burst into tears. When the envoy heard that Li You had died, he said with great regret: "The Li family and his son are indeed loyal ministers. Someone must be trying to frame them!" He loaded Li You's body in the car and went with Li Can and Ying Xiaojun. The two escorted them to Hangu Pass together.
