Zhang Han crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin and marched towards Zhao. Because he had just defeated Xiang Liang, the Qin army was very powerful, so he quickly captured Anyang City and Hebei was shocked. At this time, Li Liang heard that Zhang Han was coming to attack, and he quickly summoned his troops and said: "Zhang Han is going north and will definitely come to capture Handan City. If we don't capture Zhao State as soon as possible, we are afraid that Zhang Han will attack the front and Zhang Er will attack the rear. Handan is in danger." The generals said in unison: "We are willing to obey the general's dispatch and capture Xindu!" Li Liang said with confidence: "I have decided to attack Xindu myself, who of you will defend the city?" One of them stepped forward and said, "I am willing to defend the city!" Li Liang was very happy when he saw that it was Zhang Qiang, the deputy general, and asked him to guard the city while he led his troops to attack Xindu.
When the news reached Xindu, King Zhao hurriedly summoned the prime minister and general to discuss the matter. Chen Yu said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, 'Since ancient times, when water comes and soil blocks, soldiers come to stop it.' The traitor Li Liang has long been unpopular with the people. When he faced the battle last time, his words moved many soldiers to defect before the battle. I will use this method to make him switch sides this time." All the troops surrendered. If Li Liang rebels and rebels, he will definitely be defeated miserably. Please listen to my good news, your Majesty." After saying this, he said goodbye to King Zhao and Zhang Er, then walked out of the hall, mounted his horse, and led a group of people. An army went out of the city and formed a formation outside the south gate.
After Li Liang's army arrived, the two sides met in the wilderness. The two armies faced each other. When Li Liang saw that Chen Yu had set up a battle formation, he relied on his martial arts skills and came to the battle line with an iron halberd pointed at Chen Yu. Come and die?" Chen Yu replied angrily: "How impudent! You are a rebel, a shameless villain, and a dishonest person. Every soldier in the Zhao Kingdom wants to skin you and beat you. After that, he turned around and shouted to the soldiers: "Follow me to kill the dog thief and avenge the late king! Whoever kills Li Liang will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!" After saying that, he waved his steel spear and took the lead in attacking Li Liang. . The sergeants from both sides charged at each other, and they launched an earth-shattering fight in the wilderness.
Not long after the battle, Chen Yu pushed away Li Liang's weapons and shouted to the sergeants: "'No one can stand between heaven and earth without faith'! Li Liang is a capricious villain. If you help him, you are helping the evil." , if everyone surrenders to the new king and kills this thief with me, you will definitely be rewarded by the new king!" After hearing this, Li Liang's sergeants turned against the enemy again, and some of the bold Zhao soldiers , actually came to besiege Li Liang with weapons in hand. Seeing that the sergeants were responding to Chen Yu, Li Liang was afraid of being caught, so he hurriedly turned his horse and fled, with only a few sergeants following behind.
Seeing Li Liang in such a mess, Chen Yu laughed and took all the surrendered sergeants back to Xindu. Zhang Er personally went out of the city to greet him. Chen Yu met Queen Zhao and told the story of the battle. King Zhao was very happy and rewarded the newly surrendered sergeants. Then he said to Zhang Er and Chen Yu: "Li Liang failed because he lost the support of the people. This traitor is entrenched in Handan and will definitely cause chaos." Zhang Er said He suggested: "Your Majesty, now we can only transfer the two generals Zhang Wei and Chen Ze from Shangdang out of Huguan. We will attack from the north and the south. Even if Li Liang has three heads and six arms, he will definitely be captured." King Zhao listened to Zhang Er's advice. According to the plan, envoys were sent to Shangdang to mobilize Zhang Xian and Chen Ze to come out of seclusion.
Li Liang was defeated and returned to Handan, feeling very depressed. More than ten days later, the sergeant came to report that the Qin army led by Zhang Han had left Anyang and was heading towards Handan, and Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze had also left Huguan. Li Liang was shocked when he heard the report, and said very disappointedly: "I didn't want me to rebel against Qin. I haven't done anything famous yet, but I am already in a desperate situation. Is this God's will?" Zhang Qiang cheered and said: "With the general's peerless martial arts , Zhang Han can't do anything to you, why are you afraid of Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze?" Li Liang pondered: "Who am I to be afraid of? Now there are Zhao Xie in the north, Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze in the west, and Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze in the east. Dahe, Zhang Han is attacking from the south again, with enemies on all sides. If they attack together, we are in danger of being annihilated!" At this time, Li Liang's wives heard that they were surrounded, so they came out and cried together. Li Liang was asked to surrender to Qin to ensure their safety. After hearing this, Li Liang was extremely upset and prepared to surrender to Zhang Han.
At this moment, Zhang Han's envoy suddenly arrived again. Li Liang was very surprised and quickly asked the envoy to come in. After seeing Li Liang, the envoy took out a letter and said that this letter was sent by the Second Emperor. He also said that the emperor had admired the general's name for a long time, so he wrote this letter specifically to the general. Please read it now. Li Liang was very surprised when he heard this, so he opened the letter and read it, and saw that it read:
It is said that "A filial son will not disobey his mother, and a loyal minister will not betray his master." 'The general was originally a loyal minister of Qin. Why did he abandon Qin and join the enemy? This is not what a man would do. Even so, I don't blame the general. Not long ago, General Wang Li reported to me that general talents are rare, and he only praised you as a rare tiger general in our time. If I can regain the general, Qin will be able to bring peace to the world again. Now Wang Li is going south, Zhang Han is going north, and the general has also made great contributions to killing the traitorous military officials. I hope the general will assess the situation as soon as possible and abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. Then you will have endless glory and wealth. Words of paper cannot express my longing for you. I hope the general will think again.
Li Liang felt incredible after reading the letter, so he circulated the letter to everyone around him. After everyone read the letter, some agreed to surrender, while others opposed it. It was really a mixed bag. Li Liang felt in a dilemma at this time and could only let the envoy stay temporarily to wait for his news.
That night, Li Liang thought about it again and summoned the generals again for discussion. Suddenly, a sergeant from Jingxing Pass flew to report that Zhang Ao had seized Xue Yue's military power and occupied Jingxing Pass. Li Liang was horrified when he heard the news. He thought about it all night and decided to surrender to Qin.
The next day, Li Liang enthusiastically received Zhang Han's envoy and told him his thoughts. The envoy was very happy when he heard that Li Liang was going to surrender, and immediately reported back to Zhang Han. Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard that Li Liang was about to surrender, so he led the Qin army from Anyang to Ye County and arrived at Handan City. Seeing that Zhang Han's army had arrived, Li Liang opened the city gate to welcome Zhang Han into the city. Zhang Han was very happy to see Li Liang, so he stroked his back and said, "The general's name is really impressive. Fortunately, we can fight side by side again. I will now report to the court and ask your majesty to make you the governor of Handan County immediately." Li Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly arranged a sumptuous banquet to entertain his new master. But the people of Zhao hated Li Liang deeply and wanted to kill him.
A few days later, the envoy of the State of Qin came to Handan. He took out the imperial edict of the Second Emperor and made Li Liang the governor of Handan County. He also gave him a priceless luminous pearl. Li Liang was so happy that he accepted such a big reward, and vowed to be loyal to the second emperor. One day, Zhang Han went to the government office and said to the soldiers: "Although our army won a complete victory in the Battle of Dingtao, the casualties were not small. Besides, we were very tired after marching for days. Now we have found out , Zhao generals Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze led a rebel army out of Huguan from Shangdang. They are going to attack our rear, so our army is now in a situation of being attacked from the back and flanks." The surrendered general Li Liang stood up in a hurry. , volunteered and said: "Since General Zhang came out of seclusion, you have defeated Zhou Wen, Wu Guang, Chen Sheng, Wei Jiu, Tian Dan, and Xiang Liang successively. You have made great achievements in the world and shocked China. This time you went north to attack Zhao. I You must help the general!" Zhang Han happily asked: "General, what good ideas do you have?" Li Liang said: "I have a plan that can make Zhao Xie, Chen Yu and others fall apart without you having to go to war. Keep all the country in your bag!" Zhang Han was very happy after hearing this and asked what the clever plan was.
It turned out that Li Liang hated the people of Handan because all his subordinates betrayed him, and wanted to take revenge on them. So he said with hatred: "The people here are very stubborn, and their children are also cunning people. They are still I miss my past master very much. Therefore, even if the general occupied the land, the Zhao people still thought of the old master in their hearts. Thinking of the old master, they would not yield in their hearts, and if they did not yield, they would seize the opportunity to rebel. Therefore, the general should All the people in the city will be moved to Hanoi, and then the city will be leveled. The people will give up the idea of rebellion, and no one will go against the Qin State. Then inform General Wang Li as soon as possible and ask him to come out. According to What I know: Zhang Ao is an incompetent man. He only leads the troops relying on Zhang Er's majesty, but he knows nothing about fighting. Once General Wang Li comes out of seclusion, he will definitely defeat Zhang Ao's army. That's what I know I am willing to serve as a vanguard for you to attack Xindu. Xindu is just a small town and will soon be trampled into powder. Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others are also turtles in the urn and can only wait to be captured!" Li Liang said to Zhang Er. When I was with Chen Yu, I could only gnash my teeth with hatred. After listening to Li Liang's words, Zhang Han originally thought that he was just a brave man, but he never expected that he still had so many intestines and stomachs, so he became wary of him. However, his strategy is really the most perfect for Qin State to deal with the current Zhao Min. Zhang Han kept nodding and praising: "General Li is really wise, really wise, now let's act according to the general's plan!"
Zhang Han made a series of decisions to punish Zhao people: first, the people in the city were forcibly moved to Hanoi County to cultivate wasteland. In the past, General Mengtian moved the people from the interior to Henan, allowing them to cultivate the land and live there permanently. Now Zhang Han wants to forcefully immigrate again. Although it is to prevent Zhao people from rebelling, it is also to develop the land, which is completely in line with the Qin Dynasty. The basic national policy of the country; secondly, Zhang Han demolished Handan City to prevent the Zhao people from continuing to gather people to rebel after the Qin army left. However, this decision harmed the Zhao people. Since Zhang Han's immigration order was issued, the people in Handan City have been complaining. They were expelled from the city by the Qin army, and those who refused to leave were killed. For a time, men, women, old and young, pulling sheep and carts, all dragged their children and daughters to move to Hanoi. Along the way, there were constant cries and mourning everywhere.
When the news reached Xindu, the kings and ministers of Zhao State were very uneasy. Zhang Er said to King Zhao: "Now Li Liang has surrendered to Zhang Han, and Zhang Han is immigrating wantonly, which is really hurting the people. However, it will take some time for Zhang Han to immigrate, and it is impossible to send troops to Xindu immediately. What I am most worried about is Or Jingxing Pass. Jingxing is the northern barrier, and the dog Zhang Ao is not Wang Li's opponent, so we must send a large army to prevent the Qin army from leaving the pass no matter what!" After hearing Zhang Er's words, Chen Yu took the initiative to request To resist the Qin army. King Zhao allocated 50,000 troops to Chen Yu and asked him to rush to Jingxing Pass to resist the Qin army.
At Jingxing Pass, Zhang Ao seized Xue Yue's military power and took charge of the Guan Duwei. This Zhang Ao still had some brains. He explained to all the soldiers one by one the matter of Li Liang's murder of his lord and his father's establishment of a new king. When the soldiers heard that Li Liang had rebelled, they were very angry and expressed their loyalty to the new king. Zhao Jun shouted in unison at the foot of the pass to break into the pass and fight Wang Li to the end. When the sound reached the gate, General Qin was very uneasy and Wang Li was also confused. It is not yet known whether his counterintuitive plan has succeeded. In order to find out the truth, Wang Li decided to go out in person to find out Zhao Jun's true identity.
On this day, Zhang Ao suddenly heard that Wang Li was leaving the pass, so he led the Zhao army to the pass to challenge him. The two armies faced each other. Wang Li saw that the Zhao army had changed generals, so he asked Zhang Ao: "Who are you? Why don't you see your general?" Zhang Ao smiled and replied: "I am Zhang Ao, the son of Zhang Er, and I am here now on the order of King Zhao. Come to fight with you, surrender quickly?" Wang Li laughed and said: "Your general has nothing to do with me, how dare you, an unknown rat, come to fight against me? Your general must have rebelled, right? Hahaha!" After listening to Wang Li's words, Zhang Ao thought about how he could say rebellious words, so he pretended not to understand and said, "I can't understand what you said, but you are only afraid of General Li Liang, so why not Aren't you afraid of me?" Wang Li smiled and said: "Yanhui King Yi Leyi was kidnapped, and the Zhao King replaced Li Mu with Zhao Cong. Don't you know what happened to them? Now that the Zhao King has replaced you with a loser like you, the Zhao Kingdom The destruction is just around the corner? Hahaha!" Zhang Ao said angrily: "Qin Nu! Don't be too happy too early. Haven't you heard of the saying that 'a general will be defeated in the third generation'? From Your grandfather is three generations older than you. You have served as generals of the Qin State and have killed many people. You must be repaid for this. Your death is coming. How long can you continue to be rampant? God will definitely punish you. Don’t be self-righteous! "When Wang Li saw Zhang Ao cursing him so viciously, he gritted his teeth, then pointed at Zhang Ao and cursed: "Unknown rat! How dare you talk about the affairs of the general?" Zhang Ao said angrily: "I My father is a famous person in the Wei Kingdom. He is famous all over the world, and now he is the prime minister of the Zhao Kingdom. Even Mr. Ying Zheng thinks highly of him. As his son, how can I be said to be unknown?" He ordered the crossbowmen. Shoot the arrow. Wang Li originally wanted to explore the truth, but now that Zhang Ao was so tough, he had no choice but to go back to the customs. Zhang Ao laughed and bent down when he saw Wang Li running faster than a rabbit.
Wang Li returned to Guan Guan, but he was very happy. The generals asked him why he was happy. Wang Li said: "Now that Zhao Xie is changing his generals before the battle, Li Liang must be under suspicion. Zhao Xie uses a young boy to fight against me. This is a good opportunity for us to make contributions!" Suddenly someone came in and reported that Zhang Han The general's messenger arrives. Wang Li was very happy and asked the messenger to come in. After the messenger came in, he told General Zhang Han about his immigration situation in Hebei. He also said that he should leave the customs as soon as possible and that he should attack Xindu from the north and the south and capture Zhao Xie alive. Wang Li was overjoyed when he heard that Li Liang not only killed the military ministers but also surrendered to Qin, so he made a battle plan and prepared to leave the country in a big way.
Zhang Ao had never fought in a war and had no combat experience. Seeing that the Qin army had not made any movement in the past few days, he thought that Wang Li had been scared away, so he gradually relaxed his vigilance. At this time, the sergeant came to report that General Chen Yu led 50,000 Zhao troops to reinforce Jingxing Pass and that the army had arrived at Dongyuan City. Zhang Ao was very happy when he heard that the general had come to help in the battle. He asked the sergeants to have a good sleep and waited for the general to arrive before launching an attack on Guan Guan.
What happened was that at the third watch of the night, Wang Li heard that Zhao Jun's barracks was very quiet, so he quietly opened the door and led Su Jiao, Shejian, Wu Ming, Wang Su, and Wang Ang. Ten fierce generals including Guo Cheng, Meng Xiang, Cao Shu, Maoqu, and He Huan suddenly came to Xiaguan to kill them. Three thousand elite cavalrymen, all armed with sharp weapons, rushed into the Zhao army's camp in one go. Zhao Jun was really sleeping soundly that night, and now he was suddenly attacked by thousands of Qin troops. The soldiers had no time to put on their armor or pick up their weapons, and were hacked to death by the Qin army. Those who were not dead also cried. My father called me mother, and I ran for my life in panic. Zhang Ao panicked when he saw the Qin army suddenly attacking, so he had to run for his life among the soldiers. After everyone escaped from the military camp, they ran towards Dongyuan together with the soldiers.
The Qin army fought until midnight, captured the Zhao army's camp in one fell swoop, and captured a large amount of loot. Wang Li couldn't find Zhang Ao anywhere, so he sent another cavalry group to quickly capture Mayi City and further control the favorable position. At dawn, after the Qin army firmly secured the gate, Wang Li mobilized 100,000 elite troops from the pass who had prepared in advance, and they marched out of Jingxing Pass in a mighty manner.
