In the north of Juye County, Heze City, Shandong Province today, there is a place called Dayeze. There lived two gangsters who robbed houses. One was named Peng Yue and the other was named Luan Bu. In fact, both of them were strong men who escaped from the Qin Dynasty's corvee and were heroes in the world. .
Onoze is collected by the ancient Jishui River, which connects to Leize in the west, Naji River in the southwest to Heze, Jishui in the northeast, and then flows into the sea in the northeast; Yellow Water flows out of the southeast to Heshui, to Sishui, to Huaihe River, and to the sea. . Due to its convenient transportation and rich aquatic products, it has been a place for ancestors to survive since ancient times. "Shu·Yu Gong": "Daye is full of water." "Zhou Li·Zhi Fang" Yanzhou: "The river is called Daye." "Erya" says: Daye Ze and Ju Ye Ze are two names for one river. In pre-Han literature, it was called Daye, and in "Historical Records" it began to be called Juyeze. Ohnoze is also one of the birthplaces of the Yandi tribe. Yandi Chiyou led the eighty-one clans to live around Ohnoze. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Juye Ze was located on the west, north and east sides of today's Juye City, in the shape of a gate, surrounding the city and surrounded by water. It is about a hundred miles long from east to west and thirty miles wide from north to south. Onezawa is the place where "lins are caught when hunting in the west". According to the "Spring and Autumn Annals" of the fourteenth year of Lu Aigong (481 BC): "In the spring, Lins are caught in the west when hunting." "Zuo Zhuan" explains in detail: "In the spring of the fourteenth year, Lins were caught in the west." Hunting in the wild. The uncle Sun's chariot was driven by Lin. He thought it was unlucky and gave it to the people of Yu. Zhongni looked at it and said: "Lin!" Then he took it." "Gongyang Zhuan" explains in detail: "Lin" , benevolent beasts, if there is a king, they will come, but if there is no king, they will not come. Someone who complained said: "There is a person who comes." Confucius said: "Who is coming? Who is coming!" He wiped his face with his hands. , tears stained the Jin... After hunting in the west, Confucius said: 'My way is poor!'" Therefore, this Ohye Ze is very famous. The giant is huge, so it is also called Ju Ye Ze, Ju Ye Ze, and Guang Ye Ze. It is one of the ancient Nine Zes.
Later, more people gathered in the lake, and Peng Yue gathered a team. They made a living by fishing. Peng Yue and Luan Bu had known each other for a long time. In order to escape from the corvee in Qin, they hid here and occupied Zeze as kings several years ago. After Chen Sheng's uprising, some young people were also eager to try. When King Huai of Chu's message was posted in Changyi County, the heroic sons of the county gathered together to discuss anti-Qin affairs with Peng Yue. Peng Yue said: "The issue of raising troops is of great importance. You must not take it lightly!" This group of young people became more enthusiastic and said emotionally: "Didn't you say last year that Qin's power is equal to that of other countries? Who can It's hard to tell who will win. It's like two dragons fighting each other. We have to wait until both sides are injured! Now that all Chu has raised troops, how long do you have to wait? Or go to King Huai of Chu?" Peng Yue said nothing. . The young men begged again and again. Peng Yue then made an agreement with everyone: "If you really want me to take the lead in the uprising, please report to Ono Zezhong before the sun comes up tomorrow morning. Anyone who is late will be beheaded!" The teenagers agreed wholeheartedly.
But on the second day, the sun had already risen high, and dozens of people had not arrived. Peng Yue waited for them slowly and selected several more captains. At this time, those who were late came to report in twos and threes, and the latest person did not come until noon. Peng Yue looked at everyone's laziness and said apologetically: "I'm old and useless, but you have to insist on me being your leader, so I dare to make an appointment with you. But you are late on purpose. , if we follow yesterday’s agreement, everyone who is late will be beheaded. However, there are too many people who are late, we cannot kill them all, we can only kill the last person to arrive!” So he ordered the captain to find the last person to arrive. come out. The man didn't take it seriously and came out cursing and shaking his head as if he didn't care. Peng Yue looked at him and said: "A man's words don't count, just like a farmer's black donkey farts, which can only make people disgusted! If your fart can stink everyone, I'll lend you your head!" So he ordered the captain to execute him. The captain looked at Peng Yue and said with a smile: "Forget it, why are you so serious? We haven't regarded you as a general yet. We won't dare to do that in the future!" When Peng Yue saw that the captain did not carry out the order, he was furious and killed the man himself. If someone is late, he will cut off his head to give orders to the people.
As a result, everyone was frightened. Hundreds of people were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground. The captain did not even dare to look up at Peng Yue. Peng Yue saw that everyone was already submissive, so he and Luan Bu issued orders, urging everyone to formally launch an army against Qin. The news soon spread throughout nearby counties, and people from far and near came to join the army. Peng Yue immediately pulled up a team of more than 2,000 people. Peng Yue then ordered the army to forge weapons and armor, search for horses, and set up machinery and equipment in Daze as a base to resist Qin. At this time, everyone was excited and competing to be the first. Peng Yue then ordered: "Soldiers, once the army rises, we are all soldiers. If there is a war in the future, you must participate in the battle! If anyone disobeys, military law will be followed!" The sergeants shouted in unison: "Peng Da General! General Peng!..."
The defeated soldiers in Chengyang fled back to Dongjun and reported to Wang Li how the Zhu brothers had been killed. Wang Li was furious when he heard this, and vowed to kill Liu Bang first, and then Song Yi. So he sent an order to Shejian and Hehuan to lead 5,000 troops as the vanguard, with Jiang Yun as the left army and Wang Sen as the right army. They walked out of the south gate. Head towards Chengyang.
When Pei Gong heard that Wang Li had dispatched, he hurriedly convened a military meeting. Xiao He said: "There is a saying in the art of war that 'when the enemy's energy is strong, you must find ways to avoid him'. Wang Li led the elite troops from the north and fought very bravely. They were less than eighty miles away from here. If they marched in a hurry, they would be able to march overnight. We will arrive in time, we should avoid the sharp edge, retreat southward, and then choose a favorable terrain to set up an ambush to defeat them." Pei Gong ordered the army and horses to leave Chengyang quickly and move southward.
When the people heard that Pei Gong was leaving, they helped the old and young to stop the carriages and horses and prevent them from leaving. Pei Gong explained the situation to the people. Unexpectedly, when the people heard that the Qin army was coming, they not only did not escape, but also stayed and followed Pei Gong. Pei Gong said: "You are not guilty, and Wang Li will not kill you, but if you follow my army, once Wang Li catches up, will the eggs be safe under the whole army? You should leave as soon as possible?" The old man cried bitterly and said: "We have encountered too many wars and military disasters in our lives, but we have never met a person as kind and righteous as General Liu. We will follow you even if we die!" Pei Gong was moved. With tears streaming down his face, he had no choice but to lead the people along, letting the young and strong walk on foot, while the old, weak, sick and disabled rode in cars or on horseback. This made the march very slow. Seeing this, Fan Kuai said to Pei Gong: "Wang Li's army is about to catch up. How can we fight at such a speed? It's better to let the people run for their lives!" Xiao He said hurriedly: "The people are the foundation of the country, and those who win the hearts of the people have won the world since ancient times. Pei Gong If you want to enter the pass and destroy Qin, you must not let the people down!" Pei Gong also said: "The people are following me. If we are caught up and killed by the Qin army, it will be God's will. How can I abandon them? Who will advise me to abandon them? People, just kill him!" After hearing this, the people were moved and said: "If the Qin army comes, we are willing to die together!"
The Chu army crossed the Jishui River and walked a short distance to Changyi. As they were walking, suddenly a group of people blocked their way. The leaders were two burly men, one of whom rode a green-maned gelding and carried a green dragon spear more than ten feet long. This man has a green face and purple beard, a short beard and broad cheeks, a black feather scarf on his head, and a green dragon and blue lake robe. He is as powerful as a golden bell. He is about forty years old. Another big man rides a yellow-maned horse, holds a bronze sword, has a red face and a short beard, wears a crimson feather scarf on his head, wears a large red robe, and looks like a golden eagle. He is about thirty years old. Both of them are extremely majestic, like gods and evil spirits. When Pei Gong saw this, he was also surprised. Before he could ask any urgent questions, Fan Kuai stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Where are these robbers from? How dare you block my brother's way?" The green-faced and purple-bearded man said: "I planted this tree, and this road was opened for me; if you have to cross this road, leave the money to buy the road!" Fan Kuai shouted: "Brother, this is a group of robbers, I will go and capture them!" Pei Gong hurriedly! Fan Kuai stopped him and said, "These two men are very dignified. I don't think they look like robbers. Let's ask first." Then he stepped forward and asked the interceptor his name, where he came from, and where he was going. The big man said: "I am Peng Yue in Juye. I heard that a group of deserters who were defeated by the Qin army came to my territory. I came here to capture them! Are you the defeated soldiers? Leave your horses and equipment quickly, otherwise you will take care of them yourself. Cut off the head and send it over!" Pei Gong was furious when he heard this and shouted to the troops: "This is indeed a madman, who of you is going to capture him?" Guan Ying shouted: "Liu Pei Gong, I came to the army , I haven't done any meritorious service, I'll go meet him!" After saying that, he rushed out of the queue, shouting: "I am Suiyang Guanying, the robber should admit defeat early!" He rushed straight to the front of the formation to fight.
When the big man saw Guan Ying coming to kill him, he waved his green dragon spear to greet him. The two men fought back and forth in front of the two armies. They fought hand to hand for fifty rounds, with no winner or loser. The soldiers on both sides were stunned. Only then did Pei Gong know that Guan Ying was very skilled in martial arts. He secretly admired Guan Ying and at the same time admired the man who fought against Guan Ying. At this time, Fan Kuai couldn't stand it anymore and said anxiously: "I'm going to help Brother Guanying." Without waiting for Pei Gong's agreement, he rushed out of the formation. Another big man in the opponent's formation saw Fan Kuai coming to kill him, so he waved his weapon to catch Fan Kuai and fight him. The soldiers on both sides cheered in unison. Guan Ying and the big man had fought each other for a hundred rounds, and there was still no winner. But the man who was fighting with Fan Kuai gradually couldn't stand it anymore.
Seeing this, Pei Gong took a few steps and shouted loudly: "Four strong men, please stop, I have something to ask!" The four men stopped their weapons at the same time. Pei Gong asked: "Excuse me, strong man, who are you?" A man holding a spear opened Guan Ying's halberd and asked Pei Gong: "Who are you?" Pei Gong replied: "I, Liu Bang, accepted Chu Huai The king's order was to enter the pass and destroy Qin. Because I suddenly encountered Wang Li's army going south, I didn't want to confront him head-on, so I came here and wanted to set up an ambush to defeat him." After hearing what Pei Gong said, a man asked loudly: " You were ordered to enter the pass, why did you kidnap the people?" Pei Gong said: "The strong man misunderstood. Just because General Song Yi ordered me to go north to resist Wang Li, I defeated the vanguard of the Qin army in Chengyang, and the people followed me voluntarily. This is not a kidnapping!" The people all shouted in unison: "Liu Peigong is a man of great benevolence and righteousness. We are following him voluntarily, not a kidnapping." After hearing this, the man threw away his chariot, rolled his saddle and dismounted, and then came to Pei Gong's horse. In front of him, he bowed his head and said: "My dear Peng Yue, I have long heard that Liu Peigong is a benevolent man who treats the people generously and kindly. You fought with the Qin army and are famous far and near. I really want to meet the general. But Today, Tan Ma came to report that you had kidnapped thousands of people and came here. I mistakenly thought that the general was an unjust person, so I came here to deliberately create difficulties. I am really offended!" After that, he pointed at the man behind him and said: "This hero's name is Luan Bu. He is my sworn brother and a native of this county. Seeing the chaos in the world, the two of us also gathered thousands of strong men to revolt. In the past few days, I heard that Wang Li was about to kill him, so I wanted to I went to meet that guy, but I didn't expect to meet the general here!" After hearing this, Pei Gong laughed and said, "This is exactly what we have come to meet from thousands of miles away. It is also an honor for me, Liu, to meet the strong man today!" Dismount and meet Peng Yue. Peng Yue pointed at Guan Ying and said, "This is the first time in my life that I have seen such a powerful person under the general's command. I really admire him!" After hearing what Peng Yue said, Pei Gong happily introduced him: "He is Suiyang. Guan Ying has just arrived in the army. You really don’t know each other without fighting!" Guan Ying met Peng Yue and said, "I have traveled all over the country, but I have never seen anyone as skilled in martial arts as you. This is also the first time. Suffer. Admire, admire!" Peng Yue laughed and said: "I have offended many people, please don't take offense, strong man!"
Duke Pei was overjoyed and told Peng Yue about Wang Li's journey south. Peng Yue said with a smile: "General, when you meet me today, God is really going to let the Qin army suffer defeat!" Pei Gong was surprised: "Wang Li is the grandson of Wang Jian and the son of Wang Ben. He serves as the commander-in-chief of the Qin State's Great Wall Army. This time he led the elite cavalry. , coming with such ferocity, why do the strong men despise it so much?" Peng Yue said: "The general doesn't know something. Not far from here, there is a vast swamp called Onoze. There are lush water and grass, swamps, and the terrain is very complicated. It looks like The flat grassland is actually a pit several feet deep. Anyone who has not walked through the swamp will definitely fall into the mire. In order to prevent the Qin army from coming to siege, we have arranged various traps in the swamp. The mechanism can be described as a dragnet. As long as the Qin army enters the center, they will never come back!"
While they were talking, a sergeant suddenly came on horseback to report that Wang Li's army was less than thirty miles away. Pei Gong was shocked and said hurriedly: "Thanks to the strong men for having such good places, God is really helping the people of Chu!" Peng Yue said: "It is our common wish to defeat the Qin army. We should fight immediately." He sent the soldiers and horses of both sides. Together, they headed north towards Juye Ze.
Pei Gong came to Daze and saw that it was indeed a good place to eliminate enemies. Peigong also ordered Cao Shen and Fan Kuai to ambush outside Daze. Once the enemy escaped, they would cut off their retreat. Peng Yue said to everyone again: "Everyone is going to ambush. I am worried that the enemy will not be able to enter the ambush circle." When the people heard about this, they all said bravely: "We are willing to lure the Qin army." Peng Yue was very happy, so he Let the old, sick and weak move to a safe place, while the young and strong stay to lure the enemy. When the Qin army arrives, they deliberately pretend to be panic and retreat according to the secretly set road signs. Everything is ready.
Wang Li led the Qin army to gallop across Jishui. When he heard that Pei Gong's army was fleeing to the northeast, he quickly pursued them. The Qin army stopped not far from Daze. From a distance, Wang Li saw many people resting in front. He smiled and said: "Liu Bang, villager, finally abandoned the people and ran away." He sent an order to continue forward and enter Daze to capture Liu Bang alive. Xianfeng and Huanjin said: "The fog in the swamp ahead is thick, as if there is a murderous aura, there may be an ambush." Shejian smiled and said: "You are too timid, Liu Bang is just a villager, and Xiao He is just a I am a small county magistrate, even if they have an ambush, am I still afraid of them with the property in my hand?" Shejian said, shaking the iron halberd in his hand, and persuaded Wang Li to drive his troops forward. Wang Li then drove his troops into the middle of the river. They had not gone far when they saw people running and shouting: "The Qin army is coming to kill! Run quickly..."
Wang Li and other generals were originally eagles in the desert. They had never seen swamps before, and it became increasingly difficult for them to walk. They clearly saw the people right in front of them, but they couldn't catch up with them. He Huan felt scared. Shejian was furious and wanted to behead He Huan. Who would have thought that before Shejian's anger was over, the soldiers in front had already fallen into the quagmire. Everyone in the Qin army screamed, and some even cried. They saw their companions right in front of them, but they couldn't help them or help each other. At this time, he saw a large net covering the sky falling from the sky, covering all the sergeants in the net, and various hidden weapons also attacked them. The Qin army either fell into a pit and suffocated to death, or was stabbed in the head by a flying blade, and some died after being hit by a piece of wood and having their brains exploded. Some of the uninjured sergeants were about to escape, when rockets filled the sky were fired at them again. It was early winter, and all the water plants and reeds had withered and turned yellow. Fires ignited as soon as they encountered the rockets. The Qin army who did not fall into the swamp was burned by the fire until they howled like ghosts.
Wang Li was horrified when he saw this. Only then did he realize that he had been ambushed by Pei Gong, so he hurriedly drove some of his troops back to the original route. But when they just struggled out of Daze, they were intercepted and killed by Generals Cao and Fan. Wang Li and Shejian threw away their helmets and armor and panicked. At the critical moment, I suddenly saw a group of soldiers and horses coming to the northwest corner to rescue them. It turned out that the governor of Dongjun came to rescue them. When he saw Wang Li being surrounded and killed by the Chu army, he rushed into the formation and rescued Wang Li. Generals such as He Huan, Jiang Yun, and Wang Sen had died in the lake. Pei Gong and Peng Yue led their troops to fight out of the lake and surrounded the governor's troops from both sides. Wang Li saw that the Qin army was exhausted and might be wiped out if they continued to fight, so he fought with the county guard to open a bloody road and fled towards the east county. Dao, I was chasing the Xiongnu without ever losing, but I didn’t expect that I would be defeated at the hands of an unknown rat today!”
Pei Gong and Peng Yue pursued him for a while. When they saw that Wang Li was far away, they withdrew their troops and returned. Everyone was so happy that they all cleared the battlefield together, rescued hundreds of horses, and seized thousands of weapons and armors. Peng Yue held a banquet for the Chu army and celebrated together. During the dinner, Pei Gong asked Peng Yue about his past affairs, and Peng Yue introduced to everyone how he raised his army. After listening to Peng Yue's story, Pei Gong and other generals admired his organizational skills.
