After Xiang Liang passed away, Xiang Bo held his body and cried out in grief. Zhong Limei and other generals comforted him together, and ordered people to make coffins. At this moment, suddenly a carriage came from the east holding a torch. Zhong Limei hurriedly stepped forward and asked who it was. The visitor jumped out of the car and replied: "I am Lord Gaoling, the envoy of Qi State. I have been ordered by the King of Qi to discuss the attack on Qin State." When Zhaoping heard that he was the envoy of Qi State, he angrily said, "You are ungrateful." Damn, our general has died for the country. If Qi State could have sent troops earlier, how could such a thing have happened? What's the use of talking nonsense about sending troops now?" After saying that, he actually drew his sword to kill Lord Gaoling. Gao Lingjun was so frightened that he quickly climbed under the car. Xiang Bo stopped him and said, "General Zhao, stop it! Don't you hear that 'if the two countries are at war, don't kill the envoy'? Besides, he can't make the decision. Killing him will only deepen the hatred between the two countries." Zhao Ping stopped then. . Gao Lingjun was still in shock and got out from under the car. When he saw that Xiang Liang was really dead, he secretly admired Song Yi for his foresight. Zhaoping blamed Lord Gaoling and scolded Tian Rong for being unfaithful. Lord Gaoling felt very ashamed and said, "You are all loyal men. I am willing to rush back to Qi to report General Xiang's death to the King of Qi, and ask Qi to send troops as soon as possible to help Chu destroy Qin." Zhaoping shouted. : "Get out!" Lord Gao Ling ran away with his head in his arms.
At this time, Cao Cao saw that the Chu army was in a dilemma, so he said to Xiang Bo: "General Xiang, now that Lord Wu Xin is killed, the Chu army has suffered serious losses. If we withdraw to Jiangdong at this time, I am afraid that the people of Chu will be alarmed. Mr. Fan has the ability to stabilize the world. A great man, we should invite him back to take charge of military affairs temporarily." Xiang Bo felt that what Cao Shen said was very reasonable, so he quickly sent a sergeant to report to Fan Zeng and asked him to return to Dingtao to take charge of the overall situation. He also asked Zhaoping to rush to Xutai to report to King Huai give obituary notice.
Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard the news of Xiang Liang's death. He immediately sent a horse to report to Xianyang, and then gathered all the generals to come to the outside of the city. They looked at the captured spoils and were all happy. Zhang Han looked at the countless horses again and ordered: "Most of the horses captured this time were lost in Dong'a, and now they are back in our hands. I will use these horses to re-equip a huge chariot force. Let’s ride on the battlefield again and fight for our country!” The soldiers said in unison. Zhang Han handed over this task to the general who was responsible for managing the chariots and soldiers. He looked at the injured cattle and said, "We were trapped in Puyang by floods for more than a month. Although we won a great victory in this battle, we still can't do it." We have also lost a lot of men and horses. Now the army is very tired, and the soldiers should rest for a few days." He ordered all the casualty cattle to be slaughtered to reward all the soldiers.
The next day, the Qin army held a grand beef banquet in Dingtao City. The soldiers ate meat and drank wine to celebrate their victory. During the banquet, all the generals said to Zhang Han: "General, you are worthy of being the second in command of Tian Dan. Sun Wuzi has come back to life! Now that Xiang Liang is dead, we have lost another great enemy. It seems that Qin will be able to pacify the world this time!" Zhang Han said with a smile: "The key to defeating the rebels this time is God's help. Coupled with the desperate efforts of all the soldiers, we achieved an unprecedented victory." Everyone asked in confusion why it was said that it was God. Very helpful. Zhang Han said with a smile: "If it weren't for the siege of the city by floods, how could Xiang Yu leave Puyang? If it wasn't for the siege of the city by floods, how could our troops sneak out of the city and disguise themselves as common people to collect cattle from everywhere? If it wasn't for the siege of the city by floods, how could the rebels believe it? We are out of food? If we had not besieged the city with floods, how could the enemy be proud? If we had not besieged the city with floods, how could the rebels believe that we would surrender? In short, if we had not diverted water to consolidate ourselves in Puyang, there would not have been today's victory Fruit? Hehe!" Zhang Han's series of counter-examinations convinced everyone.
Zhang Ping also said happily: "Isn't that right? The army has already left the city in batches. We just deliberately put some food on the city to attract crows and birds to eat them. Do they really believe that we are cannibalizing? Haha! Chu! People are really a bunch of waste and idiots!" Zhang Han also asked the sergeant to take out some small trophies captured and reward them in public. The officers and soldiers of the Qin army were really indescribably happy. They had been intoxicated with the joy of victory for days and could not extricate themselves.
At the foot of Chenliu City, Fan Zeng and Lu Chen were sitting in the Chu army's camp, looking at a map. Outside the camp, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were attacking the city side by side. The Qin general Zhao Bi on the city was also personally commanding the counterattack against the Chu army. He ordered the Qin army to defend the city to the death. Although the Qin army has a large number of people, they lack combat experience and have experienced Xiang Yu's suffering. How can they dare to come out to confront the Chu army again? Some Qin troops also heard that Xiang Yu would massacre the city to vent his anger once he attacked the city, so they could only resist desperately, so the Chu army could not attack the city. After dark, Fan Zeng ordered the soldiers to return to camp to rest, ending the day's battle.
That night, the weather was very cold, and Fan Zeng sat alone and meditated: Because he was very worried about Wu Xinjun's current situation, he kept sending people to Puyang and Dingtao to inquire about the news. At this time, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were exhausted from fighting for a day, so they returned to camp and fell asleep. Don't talk about others, just Xiang Yu. He slept until midnight when he suddenly had a strange dream: he dreamed that Lord Wu Xin was covered in blood and came to visit him, but he just stood silently. After Xiang Yu woke up, his head was covered with sweat. He thought his uncle was in serious danger, so he immediately got up and went to Fan Zeng's tent and told him what happened in his dream. Fan Zeng was shocked when he heard this. He stood up quickly and led Xiang Yu out of the military tent. The two came to the open area of the camp gate. Fan Zeng looked up at the Qianxiang: suddenly there was a loud noise from the northeast, and then a big star fell. Fan Zeng stamped his feet and said sadly: "Oh! Mr. Wu Xin is afraid... Is this God's will?" After hearing this, Xiang Yu asked nervously: "Old military advisor, how is Mr. Wu Xin?" Fan Zeng said sadly: "I'm afraid it's God's will?" He is in danger!" Xiang Yu was shocked and prepared to rush to Dingtao. Fan Zeng said: "If something happens to Mr. Wu Xin, it will be too late for you to go. Don't worry, there will be news tomorrow, and it won't be too late to take action after the matter is confirmed." Xiang Yu returned to the camp gloomily. The whole person seemed to have lost his soul. He stayed awake all night and only waited until dawn.
The next day, Fan Zeng invited Pei Gong and Lu Chen to the tent and said, "I'm afraid Wu Xinjun has been killed!" The two were shocked and asked what was going on. Fan Zeng told them about Xiang Yu's dream last night and the stars he saw. The two asked Fan Zeng what they should do. At this moment, suddenly the meteor horse came to report that Wu Xinjun was attacked by Zhang Han in Dingtao the night before and lost the battle. By the evening of the next day, he was dead in the army. Therefore, General Xiang Bo asked the old military advisor to return to Dingtao to preside. military affairs. Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Although Fan Zeng had expected it, he still couldn't believe it was true. Now that I heard that Mr. Wu Xin was indeed dead, I couldn't help being frightened. I looked up to the sky and sighed: "The Book of Changes says: 'When you are going forward with difficulty, you cannot drive fast.' That's what it says! How can we? Eager for quick success? Wu Xinjun inherited his father Xiang Yan's loyal ambition and was determined to restore the Chu country. Now his career has just begun, but he died midway, and the Chu country lost another pillar of talent! What a pity, what a pity Ah!" After saying that, he burst into tears.
At this time, Xiang Yu heard that someone from Dingtao was coming, so he came to ask about the situation. Fan Zeng told the truth. After hearing this, Xiang Yu didn't believe it was true at all. Fan Zeng pointed at the sergeant who delivered the letter and said, "It's absolutely true, he was sent by your uncle Xiang Bo." Xiang Yu stepped in front of the sergeant, grabbed the sergeant and asked, "How is Mr. Wu Xin?" The sergeant's face turned pale with fright. He roughly told the story of how Zhang Han used the Fire Ox Formation to sneak attack the Chu camp at night. After Xiang Yu heard this, he let go of the sergeant, shouted, and fell to the ground in a faint. Fan Zeng hurriedly ordered people to carry Xiang Yu to the couch and call for help. After a long time, Xiang Yu slowly woke up.
At this time, Xiang Yu's mind went blank. He screamed in pain, and his spirit seemed to be seized by something. His face turned blue and white, and the bulging muscles around his lips kept twitching. This news undoubtedly brought great trauma to him. He was like a wounded lion, making a low and painful 'sow' sound in his throat. After people called him for a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and said with hatred: "I want revenge! I'm going to kill Zhang Han now! I must cut him into pieces!" After that, he was about to go. Killing Zhang Han, eyes filled with the flame of revenge.
Xiang Yu's move surprised everyone. Fan Zeng hurriedly stopped him and said, "I understand how you feel. Who wouldn't want to capture Zhang Han? But now that Lord Wu Xin has died, the soldiers and people of Chu will definitely feel uneasy when they hear the news. Besides, Lord Wu Xin's body is still on the way." , we should rush back to take care of the funeral first, and then talk about revenge." Xiang Yu immediately urged: "Let's set off immediately, I want to see Lord Wu Xin! I want to see Lord Wu Xin!" Fan Zeng asked Liu Bang and Lu Chen After breaking up, he then broke out of the stronghold and set off. Zhao Ben saw that the Chu army suddenly retreated, and knew that Zhang Han had won the battle, so he did not dare to pursue the Chu army again.
Zhaoping came to Xutai and reported in detail the situation of the Dingtao Battle to King Huai of Chu. When King Huai heard that Lord Wu Xin was dead, he was so shocked that his face turned pale. He said sadly for a long time: "I have been living among the people for more than ten years. Thanks to General Xiang's righteousness and revolt to restore Chu, I can inherit the throne. Now the cause of conquering Qin has just begun. At the beginning, General Xiang has already died for the country. If Zhang Han suddenly goes south at this time, will things be in trouble?" Situ Luqing and others hurriedly said: "Now the king is sending people to Dingtao to express condolences to Lord Wu Xin, comfort the soldiers, and stabilize the situation. Keep the troops in mind; at the same time, he ordered General Fan Zeng to rush to Dingtao immediately to take charge of military affairs. With Fan Zeng's plan and the bravery of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, Zhang Han will definitely not go south easily." King Huai of Chu listened to Lu Qing's suggestion and implemented it immediately.
