One evening, the envoys of the State of Qin led everyone to escort Li You's coffin to Hangu Pass. Everyone was already exhausted and just wanted to enter the pass and have a rest. But they saw from a distance that the door was closed. The envoy stepped forward and said loudly: "Close the door quickly, General Li You's coffin is here!" The general who guarded the pass came out and replied: "Your Majesty has an edict: when the envoy enters the pass, General Li You's coffin cannot enter the pass." The envoy asked why. The general guarding the pass said: "Although Li You died for the country, his collaboration with the enemy has not been found out. If he wants to enter the pass now, there must be spies sneaking in." The envoy said: "General Li You is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. He died to prove his innocence. I will explain the situation to Your Majesty when I get to Xianyang!" The general said: "Your Majesty has issued an edict in advance. This is to prevent spies from sneaking into the Qin State. The body should be buried in Shangcai, right?" The envoy was speechless after hearing this. Word.
Li Can and Ying Xiaojun were extremely sad and said: "Although we are from Chu, my brother has served the Qin country for a long time, and his loyalty can be learned from the heavens! Now that he has died for the country, how can we let his loyal soul wander in the wilderness?" Really?" The general said: "This is the intention of the imperial court. Please don't embarrass me, two virtuous ladies!" Li Can said angrily: "Donate your body and refuse your soul. How unethical is the Qin State! Let's go!" Then he ordered the sergeant to turn around. Horse head. Li Can and Ying Xiaojun were filled with grief and indignation, and escorted Li You's coffin from Hangu Pass to Shangcai. Along the way, some people also pitied Li You for his loyalty and bravery. Not only did they not refuse to accept him because he was a general of the Qin State, they also brought out delicious food and drinks, lit incense and candles, and knelt down to see him off by the roadside. Li You's loyal soul finally returned to his hometown. One poem lamented:
The wind and rain warm people's hearts, and there is no way to serve the country with tears streaming down their cheeks.
The affairs of the Taoist family and the country have gone too far, and a trace of the loyal soul is still floating in the air.
The envoy returned to Xianyang, preparing to report to the Second Emperor that Li You had died for his country, but Zhao Gao had already sent someone to intercept him to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then killed him with poison, wine and medicine. The next day, Zhao Gao came to see the Second Emperor and said that Li You had committed suicide out of fear of crime. He also fabricated a lot of things about Li You's collaboration with the enemy and treason. When the Second Emperor heard that Li You was really treasonous and collaborating with the enemy, he was furious, so he convicted Li Si of treason and made him wear a torture device forever. When Li Si heard that Li You had died in prison, he was deeply saddened. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into the trap set by Zhao Gao. He was extremely sad and angry, and regretted that he should not have conspired with him to make Hu Hai the emperor. This was simply seeking the skin of a tiger.
Because Zhang Han was defeated and Li You was dead, the Second Emperor summoned his ministers and said: "Now that Zhang Han has been defeated one after another on the battlefield, Li You also committed suicide in fear of crime, and there is no one guarding the ground in Sanchuan. Which of you is willing to guard the Central Plains?" At this time, The court ministers were all disheartened by the deaths of Prime Minister Feng and General Feng, so they all pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not speak. Finally, the veteran Zhao An stood up and said: "Li You is dead and Zhang Han is defeated again. If the Chu invaders advance westward at this time, Sanchuan will fall again. Although I am old, my son can lead the army in the war. I request your majesty Another group of craftsmen will be pardoned, led by the dog Zhao Bi, and go to Sanchuan to replace Li You." After hearing Zhao An's words, the Second Emperor said yes and immediately summoned Zhao Bi.
Zhao Ben is in his early thirties, with long eyebrows and narrow eyes, a square face and thick lips. From a distance, he looks tall, handsome and tall. The Second Emperor was so unhappy that he immediately made him the governor of Sanchuan County and asked him to go to Afang Palace to pardon the craftsmen. Zhao Bi accepted the order. Suddenly, another person stood up from the squad and said: "Your Majesty, Hangu Pass is the national gate of the Qin State. If it is damaged, the thieves will march in. I am willing to personally guard the gate. If the thieves come to block the gate, I swear to cooperate with the country's gate." Life or death!" When the Second Emperor saw it, it turned out to be Yang Zhen, an old minister of the late emperor. He was very happy, so he named Yang Zhen the captain of the Guan Dynasty and gave him the sword seal.
Zhao Bi accepted the order and came to Afang Palace, where he conveyed the emperor's edict with the pardon order. In just half a day, another army of 150,000 people was organized and weapons were issued to them. After Zhao Ben got this army, he and Yang Hui led them to rush to Hanguguan again.
Xiang Liang was in Dingtao City. One day Fan Zeng reported that Li You had been killed and the Qin army was defeated. Xiang Liang was very happy when he heard the news, and said proudly to the generals: "I have obtained the old military advisor Fan, so why worry about the immortality of Qin? Now that Li You is beheaded, Qin will be shocked. If our army marches westward, Come in, Sanchuan will be at your fingertips!" He ordered Zhong Limei and Ji Bu to prepare to raise troops. Marching Sima Songyi stood up to dissuade him and said: "Wu Xinjun, you must not send troops at this time! Before leaving, Old Military Advisor Fan repeatedly warned: He said that Zhang Han is very good at using troops, and he asked you to be on guard. Our troops are already here. We have been stationed here for a while. Once the Chu army leaves, Zhang Han will come from behind and kill us." Zhongli and others also did not agree to send troops at this time. Xiang Liang disagreed and said: "Zhang Han was defeated repeatedly in battles. He fled from Dong'a to Puyang and was defeated by Xiang Yu again. Although he diverted water to consolidate himself, he also trapped himself in the city. At the moment, he does not dare to cross the thunder pond. , as long as the river water recedes, I will catch him like a turtle in an urn! The Qin army consumes a lot of food every day. I calculated carefully that in less than a month, the food will be exhausted. The Qin army will run out of food and will be in chaos without a fight!" Song Yidao! : "Zhang Han is a fierce enemy of our army. If we want to eliminate him as soon as possible, we should send people to Qi to urge Tian Rong to send troops. If Chu and Qi unite, they will have a sure chance of victory if they defeat Qin!" Zhao Ping was brave. He jumped up and said: "The last general is willing to send an envoy to Qi, and he is willing to urge Tian Rong to send troops as soon as possible with his unshakable tongue." Seeing that all the generals agreed that the Qi army would advance westward after its arrival, Lord Wu Xin agreed with everyone. After hearing the suggestion, Zhao Ping was sent as envoy to Qi.
Zhang Han was trapped in Puyang. For half a month, the river water still did not recede. Because it is late summer and early autumn, it is the rainy season, and the river water recedes slightly, but when it rains heavily, the river water will rise again. Zhang Han was extremely anxious and sighed at the water at the top of the city. One day he went to the council hall of the county government to discuss a solution with the soldiers, but no matter how hard everyone racked their brains, they could not come up with a surprising way to win. When the Qin soldiers saw that they could not get out of the city and were surrounded by water all day long, they complained. They cursed those who suggested diverting the water into the moat, and said angrily: "They are all trapping themselves in a cocoon. Come on, it seems that the original decision to flood the enemy was a big mistake! Now we can't even see the rebels in person, how can we fight?" Zhang Han saw everyone's anxious look and did not refute, but spoke seriously and thoughtfully. Said: "Soldiers, since we came out of the customs, the battle has been pretty good in general, but why are we trapped here today? It's because I underestimated the strength of the rebels. Now it seems that fighting to the death is No, to deal with a formidable enemy like Xiang Liang, we can't use forceful attack!" Someone followed Zhang Han's words and asked: "What does the general say we should do?" Zhang Han said: "We should outwit him!" The generals Said: "It's easy for you to say, but how can we outwit it? In the battle of Dong'a, we lost more than half of our chariots and a lot of cavalry. Moreover, this place is hundreds of miles away from Xianyang, and the troops and supplies cannot be replenished." What will happen to the more than 100,000 troops once they run out of food? We are facing such a dangerous situation. I’m afraid the court doesn’t know yet?” At this moment, someone suddenly came in and reported: “Report! General Zhang, in the southeast corner of the city, because It was soaked by rain and suddenly collapsed." Zhang Han and everyone were shocked when they heard the unexpected news. They immediately went out to check and saw that the southeast corner was the lowest, and it had indeed collapsed. The people in the city were panicked and people began to become confused. Zhang Han quickly ordered his sergeants to carry earth to build the city, and personally pacified the people.
One evening, Zhang Han personally selected more than 20 warriors who knew how to use water, and said to them: "The flood has been sieging the city for more than half a month. We know nothing about what is going on outside, and it is extremely difficult to get out of the city. I guess Xiang Yu's The army must not be in Puyang. You will sneak down to the city tonight in the dark, then swim to the shore. After daybreak, you will inquire about the situation of the rebels, and then go to Xianyang to report and request reinforcements from the imperial court." More than 20 sailors were determined. accepted the task. That night, the Qin army on the city used ropes to throw them off the city one by one. The Qin army swam across the river in the dark.
A few days later, Qin soldiers came back and reported to Zhang Han that Fan Zeng had marched westward to fight Li You and that Li You was dead. They also said that Xiang Liang celebrated his victory in Dingtao all day long and got drunk every night. Zhang Han was stunned when he heard that Li You was dead. He stood up suddenly, stared at the door of the government office with wide eyes, and was speechless for a long time. The soldiers discussed one after another: "If Xiang Liang sends his troops to the west at this time, Sanchuan County will be doomed! Now even if Tian Dan is alive, there is no way to save the situation! Alas! It seems that God is helping the Chu people!" Zhang Han listened. When he said this, his vision suddenly went dark, and he almost fell down. The generals quickly helped him sit down.
Zhang Han felt his heart shaking violently at this time, which could be described as heart-wrenching pain. Li You is the eldest son of Prime Minister Li Si. How big a blow was this to Qin? Not to mention this reason, their personal friendship is also good. How can Li Si accept this? Zhang Han and Li You fought side by side, and their relationship did not happen overnight. Whenever Zhang Han thinks about every detail of their work together, he feels like a rabbit is dead and a fox is sad. A Qin general, a famous contemporary general, disappeared so suddenly. How could Zhang Han not feel pain and anger? This also made him, who was over fifty years old, feel lonely and lost. Zhang Han thought to himself at this time: How important Li Si and his son are to the Qin State. They seem to be a pillar of the Qin State. Now that this pillar of the sky suddenly collapsed, he alone can still survive. Can't you save Qin's crisis? Zhang Han thought painfully, then he supported his body and walked out again with the support of the guards, and climbed to the top of the city to inspect the situation.
With the support of the soldiers, Zhang Han slowly walked to the watchtower due west. He looked at the vast water and saw the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the wall, showing a broken and sad picture. , the bright red color is like the blood of soldiers. But at this time, he couldn't think of a good way to win by surprise, so he repeated what the soldiers said during the day over and over again in his mind. Suddenly, a sentence made him energetic: "Even if Tian Dan... There is no way to save the situation while alive! The sergeant who inquired about the Chu army also said: "Xiang Liang celebrated his victory all day long in Dingtao and got drunk every night." ' These scattered words were connected together, and Zhang Han suddenly remembered the Fire Ox Formation used by the famous former general Tian Dan. His spirit was suddenly shocked, and the blood in his body boiled.
