The day after Song Yi left the Chu camp, Zhong Limei suddenly sent someone to deliver Zhang Han's surrender letter to Wu Xinjun, which read:
General Chu Xiang's subordinate: Because our army has run out of food and grass, there is no way to continue fighting. The horses have also been killed to satisfy hunger. The soldiers and people in the city are complaining. I don't want to see the people starve to death and the sergeants be killed. I am willing. I will lead all the soldiers to surrender to the State of Chu, and I sincerely ask for your permission. Zhang Han, the defeated general of the Qin State, wrote to pay homage again.
Xiang Liang was overjoyed after reading the letter, and immediately approved Zhang Han's surrender, and then asked about the situation in Puyang. The messenger replied: "The enemy's food has been eaten up long ago. The soldiers and civilians are fighting for wild vegetables everywhere, the horses have been killed, and the top of the city is full of remnants of birds pecking. What Zhang Han said in the letter is true." Wu Xin Jun Daxi said: "You go back and tell General Zhongli first and let them prepare. Then I will lead the army to accept Zhang Han's surrender." After the messenger left, someone asked Wu Xinjun: "Is this a trick played by Zhang Han? Is he deliberately deceiving us?" Wu Xinjun said with a smile: "What tricks can Zhang Han play? They will die if they don't surrender when they see that there are no reinforcements. They are totally incapable of doing so. What is there to doubt?" While he was talking, , suddenly Fan Zeng sent another letter, which said:
Qin is mobilizing troops and horses from all over to rescue Zhang Han. Zhang Han must be thinking of defeating the Chu army. I watched the Qianxiang at night and saw that the Taibai Star was directly in the sky above Dingtao. The main star was dim and the guest star was twice as bright. This indicated that the commander was in trouble and was probably not good for the general. So I was worried and sent Cao Shen, the general of Pei Gong, to Dingtao. Tao, just in case something unexpected happens, the army will arrive soon. Qin General Zhang Hanji is very good at using troops, so he asks the general to be careful.
After Xiang Liang read the letter, he thought, isn't this Fan Zeng using the celestial phenomena to curse me? He said very unhappily: "Zhang Han agreed to surrender, which was exactly what he said about the commander's misfortune. Doesn't this refer to Qin General Zhang Han? But the military advisor reversed the main star and the guest star, and instead doubted me. If something unexpected happens, you are really worried! Besides, the enemy is far away in Dongjun, how can they reach Dingtao?" So he ordered a banquet to celebrate Zhang Han's surrender, and did not take Fan Zeng's words to heart at all.
After drinking until dark, Huan Chu and Yu Ying discussed: "Although Zhang Han wants to surrender, Military Advisor Fan's words should be taken seriously, and we should be more careful." So they took the initiative to patrol the camp until the third watch. , dare not slack off. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that a Qin army was active in the direction of Wanqu. Huan Chu asked how many people there were. The sergeant said that he only saw some torches and could not see clearly the people or horses. Huan Chu said to Ying: "I will go and check it out personally. If it is the Qin army, I will kill them." Yu Ying said: "Didn't Zhang Han agree to surrender? How could there be soldiers coming? This matter is very strange. We should first Report to the general." Huan Chu and Yu Ying hurriedly came to see Xiang Liang. However, Xiang Liang was already drunk at this time and could not report it at all. The two decided to lead a cavalry team out to see what happened. When they came to the west of the city, they found that they were reinforcements from the Qin State, so they rode forward and pursued them hard. The Qin army abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in defeat. It turned out that this army was Lu Fan's army sent by Zhang Han to lure the Chu army. The two chased for twenty or thirty miles in one breath and got many trophies.
Outside Dingtao City, the lights were brightly lit in the Chu army's camp, and the soldiers all fell asleep. At the fourth watch of the day, a group of monsters suddenly appeared outside the Chu army's camp. It turned out that they were all cattle collected by the Qin army. Their heads were covered with various monster patterns, and sharp bayonets were tied to their horns. They appeared in the dark night. It was as eerie as lightning. The Qin army tied an oilcloth around the ox's tail and lit it again. Once these cattle were burned by the fire, they howled like devils coming out of their caves and ran towards the Chu camp from the periphery of the Chu army's camp, unstoppable. Behind them were groups of Qin's finely armored cavalry. They shouted and rushed into the Chu army's camp. In just an instant, in the Chu army camp in the wilderness east of Dingtao, thousands of cattle were galloping, like a volcano erupting, and all kinds of weird sounds were heard together. At this time, Qin's cavalry regiment, led by Zhang Ping, also arrived. It turns out that for this night attack, Zhang Han adopted the "Fire Bull Formation" tactics used by the famous general Tian Dan of the previous generation.
The soldiers of the Chu army drank wine for most of the night before returning to the camp to sleep. For a while, Ruolei's snoring continued one after another. At this time, they were awakened by the sudden sound, and they all crawled out of the tent in panic to see what happened. You don't know this, but you are shocked when you see it: all the monsters coming towards you are armored monsters. They have green faces and fangs, or have majestic faces. They look very scary, like divine soldiers descending from the sky. How could the Chu army dare to resist? They turned around and ran away, everyone was so shocked that they lost their minds. The monster rushed to the camp and used its long horns with swords to confront the Chu army. Everyone in the Chu army fell on their backs, pissed, and cried for their fathers and mothers. Some Chu soldiers ran forward desperately, but were overtaken by monsters, which still stabbed their backs with sharp knives. Others were picked up by the sharp knives and thrown into the air. The injured soldiers howled like pigs. ,wail. The soldiers of the Qin army followed closely behind. They were all wearing strong armor and sharp swords. They cut off anyone they encountered and chopped off their heads. The more than 100,000 Chu soldiers were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They had no time to put on their armor or pick up their weapons. They died in fear and screams. They were either stabbed to death by the monster's horns or chopped down by the strong Qin army. They all died miserably.
Then, under the illumination of countless torches, Qin's large army of infantry swept directly from the vast plains to the north like a rolling black wave. The commander-in-chief of the Qin army, Zhang Han, also arrived in person, followed closely by the chief minister, Sima Xin. The two men rushed to the north gate of the city fiercely and rushed in; Dong Yi entered from the west gate; the school captains Hou Jian, Zhou Shuping, Zhang Qingchen and others entered from the east gate. The three Qin armies were like a flood of beasts, coming from the three cities. The door surged through. In an instant, a Dingtao city was rushed to pieces by the Qin army, and the Chu army also fled for their lives. After the Qin army entered the city, they threw torches into the houses, and a fire broke out in the city, with flames rising into the sky. Wu Xinjun fell asleep in the government office. After being awakened by the reports from various generals, he was shocked and jumped up. However, he almost fell down due to drunkenness, so he drunkenly went out with his sword to inspect the situation.
At this time, Ding Gong, Xiang Ta, Zheng Bu, Ding Ji, Dong Qi and others all came to protect him, and some sergeants also flew from all directions to report the news of the Qin army's entry into the city. Wu Xinjun heard that the Qin army had entered the city, so he led his soldiers out of the government office. I saw that the city was already in flames, black smoke was filling the air, and there were shouts of killing all around. Wu Xinjun was horrified when he saw the scene in front of him, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to meet the enemy. However, there were not many defenders in the city. Before the soldiers could gather together, a general from the Qin State came towards him and shouted: "The Qin State General Zhang Han is here!" Lord Wu Xin took a bite. Shocked, he ordered the people around to fight. The soldiers stepped forward to stop Zhang Han from fighting. Lord Wu Xin was protected by everyone and ran towards the west gate. Qin generals Dong Yi and Zhang Ping happened to kill them from the front. Wu Xinjun waved his sword to greet him, but because he was drunk, he was unable to fight, so he had to turn his horse and break through the east gate. But when everyone had just walked not far, Qin generals such as Hou Jian, Zhou Shuping, Zhang Qingchen and other generals blocked the way again. Wu Xinjun broke through to the south gate again, but unexpectedly three armies led by Zhang Han arrived at the same time. At this critical moment, two generals from the northwest corner came shouting and charging. Wherever they went, Qin troops fell to the ground one after another. They were Huan Chu and Yu Ying, the infantry generals of Chu.
It turned out that the two men went to pursue the Qin army, but the Qin army retreated without a fight. The two men suddenly realized that they were being lured by enemies, so they immediately returned. When they came to the city, they saw that the Qin army had broken through the Chu camp. The whole Dingtao seemed to be boiling. They also saw that the Qin army was under the west city gate. It turned out that Lord Wu Xin broke through here, but was blocked by the Qin army, so there were a lot of people gathered here. Huan Chu and Yu Ying immediately rushed into the ground and fought their way into the city. At this time, they heard that Lord Wu Xin had gone to the south gate, so they rushed to the south gate to meet him. When the two arrived at the south gate, they happened to meet Wu Xinjun trapped under the doorway, so they rushed forward to protect Wu Xinjun out of the city regardless of his own safety. Zhang Han led the generals of the Qin army to surround Huan Chu and Yu Ying. Huan Chu was in front and Yu Ying was behind. They tried their best to open a bloody path and protected Lord Wu Xin from the city. At this time, all the Qin troops came forward to attack Lord Wu Xin. Wu Xinjun is preparing to jump over the suspension bridge on the moat. Zhang Han was afraid that Lord Wu Xin would escape, so he hurriedly put down his weapons, stretched his bow and arrows, and shot with arrows. Poor Mr. Wu Xin was only wearing pajamas that night and had no armor to protect him. He was hit by several arrows and almost fell off his horse. Huan Chu and Yu Ying hurriedly blocked the front with their bodies, knocked down the arrows with their weapons, and together they protected Wu Xinjun and jumped over the moat, then rushed forward.
When Zhang Han saw Lord Wu Xin escaping, he issued a death order, requiring the soldiers to capture him alive. Suddenly a sergeant came to report that Ji Bu and Zhong Limei had returned from Dongjun and were crossing the river. Zhang Han was shocked and said: "The two of them were deceived by me. They must be angry in their hearts and must come to fight for their lives. Xiang Liang is the leader of the rebels. Although he was hit by an arrow, he may not die. If Xiang Liang is captured, the Chu Kou will be killed." A disastrous defeat!" So he just pursued Lord Wu Xin. At this moment, another group of soldiers and horses came from the west. The leader was a general with a long beard and a black robe. He held the Heavenly Sword high in his right hand and held the horse's reins tightly in his left hand. He shouted: "Where is Zhang Han?" ? Don't hurt Lord Wu Xin!" It turned out that it was Cao Shen who came to reinforce Dingtao on Fan Zeng's order. When Cao Shen rushed to the city, he heard the shouts of killing from the south gate. He also saw Zhang Han's flag, so he rushed into the position with all his strength. Soon he caught up with Zhang Han and smashed his army into pieces. Zhang Han wanted to kill Xiang Liang and had originally forgotten about others, but when he heard someone chasing him from behind, Zhang Han was so angry that he gritted his teeth and had to turn back to fight Cao Shen. The three Qin generals surrounded Cao Shen and fought. Mr. Wu Xin was able to escape and leave.
Ji Bu and Zhong Limei led the Chu army across the Jishui River and fought straight into the city. They did not see Lord Wu Xin. They then fought from the city to the south of the city and came to the Chu army's camp. They saw fire everywhere and the battlefield was in chaos. Unfortunately, Mr. Wu Xin is still nowhere to be found. The two of them were anxious and angry. Suddenly they heard the sound of killing on the outskirts of the south gate, so they led their soldiers to fight here. Seeing the Qin army fighting around a man from a distance, he rushed into the siege to rescue the Chu general. Only when he saw it did he realize that the Qin army was besieging Cao Shen, Peigong's general. Zhong Limei came to Cao Shen and asked him why he came here. Cao Shen said: "Old Military Advisor Fan knew that Zhang Han was coming to attack. He was afraid that Lord Wu Xin would be in danger, so he ordered me to come and respond." When Ji Bu and Zhong Limei heard that Lord Wu Xin was still alive, they felt relieved and said together: "Kill and retreat first." Enemy, go look for Lord Wu Xin again!" Everyone worked together to fight the Qin army.
The battle lasted until dawn. Seeing that the entire battlefield was piled with corpses and rivers of blood flowed, Zhang Han ordered his soldiers to advance to Tao City and occupy a favorable position. Cao Shen, Zhong Limei and other generals did not dare to fight, so they gathered their troops and went south to pursue Lord Wu Xin. Suddenly Xiang Bo arrived with an army. Xiang Bo asked Ji Bu, "Didn't you come one after another to report to Lord Wu Xin that Zhang Han wanted to surrender?" Only then did everyone realize that they had been deceived by Zhang Han. Zhong Limei said: "When the flood besieged the city, we did not expect that the Qin army would sneak out of the city. Just the night before, a military spy came to report that the Qin army was in Chengyang. The two of us were afraid that Zhang Han had a conspiracy, so we We came here overnight, but we didn't expect them to have already attacked our camp at night!" Everyone had to join forces to catch up with Lord Wu Xin.
After everyone caught up with Wu Xinjun, they saw Huan Chu and others checking Wu Xinjun's injuries on the roadside. Everyone quickly dismounted and greeted Wu Xinjun, only to see that he was seriously injured and covered in blood. After a while, Ding Gong, Zheng Bu, Ding Ji, Dong Qi and other generals also arrived, and the soldiers called for help together. It took a long time before Mr. Wu Xin woke up. He endured the pain, grabbed the hands of Xiang Bo and Zhong Limei and said, "I regret that I didn't follow the advice of Master Fan, which led to today's disastrous defeat! I, I can't die in peace! It's hard to die in peace!" After saying this, he fainted again. passed. Xiang Bo called for a long time. Seeing that Wu Xinjun was seriously injured, Xiang Bo was afraid that the bumps would aggravate the condition, so he ordered to set up camp temporarily and sent people to guard the intersection ahead. Seeing that something was not going well, everyone quickly sent people to look for the missing military doctor.
After the military doctor found him, he rushed to treat Wu Xinjun. At noon, Wu Xinjun woke up again. He said to the generals with hatred: "I regret that I did not listen to the advice of Master Fan, which led to today's defeat! Commander Fan has a great talent for stabilizing the world. Please tell my nephew Xiang Yu to worship Commander Fan as his 'Yafu'" ', the military advisor is here just like I am here. You all should assist him well and work together to defeat Zhang Han and overthrow the ruthless Qin State! I, I will die in peace!" After that, he passed out again. At dusk that night, Wu Xinjun passed away due to serious injuries at the age of fifty-seven. All the soldiers were grieved.
