The Chu army stalled in Anyang, and the armies of the princes also stopped to watch. Now the news that Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and went north spread to all countries, and all countries also sent troops to Hebei. The State of Yan sent Zang Tu as general and led an army of 60,000 to the south. Tian Rong of Qi State heard that Xiang Yu had killed Song Yi and made himself general, and also sent people to kill Song Xiang of Xiang Qi. He didn't want to save Julu anymore. Tian Heng said to Tian Rong: "We failed to attack Qin before and were estranged from the Xiang family. Now we blatantly refuse to save Zhao. This will inevitably lose the diplomatic relations between Chu and Zhao and arouse criticism from the princes." Tian Rong After thinking for a night, he sent General Tian Du to lead an army of 50,000 to Hebei. Wei Bao of Wei State and Ding Li of State X also led their troops there.
After Chen Yu was defeated, he fled to the foot of Taihang Mountain and gathered the separated soldiers. Later, I heard that Zhang Ao had also recruited an army in Dai, so I contacted him, and the two of them joined forces, with an army of about 50,000. Together with the rescue forces from various countries, they came to set up camp in the north of Julu City. The coalition forces totaled 200,000 people.
Xiang Yu led the Chu army to Baima, drove away the Qin army guarding the ferry, crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin, and arrived at Anyang County in the north of Hanoi County. At this time, the Chu army's rations had been exhausted by Song Yi, so Xiang Yu sent people to search for food in nearby places. However, the sergeants who were sent came back and said: "Most of the people here migrated from Handan. The people were displaced and there was no food to collect." The sergeants who went to Handan came again and reported: "All the food and grass collected by Zhang Han from everywhere were shipped to In Jiyuan, only a small amount of grain is stored in Handan City." Ya'fu said: "Handan City has been destroyed by Zhang Han, and all the people in the city have moved away. It is better to send a vanguard force to Julu to find out the true situation first and secondly. Distract the attention of the Handan garrison and send another army to raid the city. As long as we get a little food, we can solve the urgent problem." Xiang Yu agreed and said: "Yafu's method is very good. I should be the one to attack Handan. Xiang Yu said to the generals: "Which one of you is willing to be the vanguard?" General Yingbu and Pu stepped forward and said: "The two of us used to be the vanguard in front of Wu Xinjun's tent. Now we don't want to fall behind and are willing to lead the army there!" Xiang Yu said happily: "The two generals are really warriors of Chu! After you arrive in Hebei, draw maps of roads, rivers, bridges, checkpoints and other key things and send them to me. After I capture Handan City, Immediately lead an army to meet you. However, if you encounter a strong enemy, don't fight head-on. You should retreat and discuss with me." Ying and Pu accepted the mission, selected 20,000 elites, and headed towards Julu with great fanfare. went. Xiang Yu again asked Yafu to stay in Anyang. He only selected 5,000 cavalry, and asked Zhong Limei and Ji Bu to follow them. They crossed Zhangshui from Ye County and attacked Handan City directly.
Wang Li was defeated by the coalition forces of Pei Gong and Peng Yue and fled to Puyang. Seeing that there were no troops to defend, he sent someone to report to the court. Zhao Gao learned that Wang Li was defeated and was afraid that the Qin army could not defeat the armies of the princes, so he had to let Wang Li return to Julu to command the Great Wall Army. Wang Li and Shejian rushed to Hebei and came to Jiyuan to see Zhang Han and narrated the defeat to him. Zhang Han said: "Although General Wang was defeated, it was not your fault. Now the armies of the princes have come to Hebei to rescue Zhao. I have explained the situation to the court. The general should return to Julu as soon as possible to command the attack." City. If you can capture the State of Zhao, the armies of the princes will retreat without a fight. At that time, the general will attack the State of Yan, and I will pacify the State of Qi, and then work together to sweep the State of Chu, and the world will be peaceful again." Wang Li said: "The general's words are reasonable. But the Great Wall Army came all the way from northern Xinjiang and there is no food in the army. What should we do?" Zhang Han immediately said: "This is not difficult. We are all working for the country. Are we worried about not having food?" So? He walked to the map, pointed at it and said: "I will immediately send troops to build a long corridor from Fuyang River to Julu to transport supplies to the general's camp and ensure that the Great Wall Army has food. In addition, you and I will go to Foreigners announced that there are millions of Qin troops under Julu City, what do you think?" Wang Lixin understood and said: "A soldier never tires of deceit, what a great idea!" He thanked Zhang Han again and returned to Julu.
At the foot of Julu City, Su Jiao and other generals cheered when they heard that the coach was back. Wang Li returned to the camp and asked about the situation of the siege. It turned out that since Wang Li left, the morale of the soldiers was low, and the army was short of food. Although they attacked Julu many times, it was to no avail. Wang Li asked about the situation in other countries. Su Jiao reported: "Chen Yu and Zhang Ao camped in the north of Julu City, and the armies of Yan, Qi, Han, and Wei camped in the northeast. They camped for dozens of miles, and the scale was very large, but no one dared to fight. Everyone is watching from the sidelines, trying to maintain their strength. It seems that they are all a mob." Wang Li said: "We will besiege the city for the time being, so there is no need to worry. General Zhang Han has sent people to build tunnels to transport grain to us, and the court has new instructions: We must also mobilize troops from the north. Army, we will say that a million troops will besiege the city to scare the princes. When the tunnel is built, we can attack the city with all our strength." The generals cheered and shouted in unison: "We must win! We must win!... "Wang Li then stationed his military camp in the northeast corner of Julu City, facing off from the coalition's military camp.
Generals Yingbu and Pu led the vanguard, crossed the Zhang River from Ye County, and headed straight for Julu. On the way, they saw groups of people running south, so they stopped a few and asked why they were running away. The people replied: "There will be a fierce battle here, and the State of Zhao will be finished. We are afraid of the Qin army's revenge, so we will run away to avoid disaster." Ying preached: "You don't have to be afraid. We are soldiers and horses of the State of Chu. We are here now." If we go to break the siege of Julu, Zhao will not be destroyed." A few bold people asked: "How many soldiers and horses will the general bring?" Yingbu said that there were 20,000 elite soldiers. After hearing this, the people laughed and said: "You Chu people really don't know how powerful the Qin people are! Not to mention 20,000 people, even 200,000 people can't save Zhao. You go back quickly. If you leave late, you won't be able to see your mother." La!" Yingbu said angrily: "I am Fanyang Yingbu, and I have come here to fight the Qin army! Why do you, a common man, despise me so much?" The people said aggrievedly: "I am not despising the general, just because I saved Zhao's soldiers and horses. Many, Chen Yu and Zhang Ao are also there. I heard that their troops numbered 20,000 to 300,000, but they could only watch from a distance and did not dare to meet the Qin army at all. Do you know the reason?" Yingbu said. Say I don't know. The people said: "I heard that the Qin army has one million people, but you only have 20,000 people. How can you fight against the tiger and wolf army? Recently I heard that Qin State has transferred troops from the north again. Qin State has continuously transferred people from the pass. Julu City is in danger, and Zhang Han has led hundreds of thousands of Qin troops to garrison in Jiyuan. You are no match at all. You'd better go back quickly and don't die in vain!" When Yingbu heard this, he became furious and shouted: " You guys look down on me so much! You must lead the way for me today. I want to fight the Qin army myself and show you what I am capable of!" The people wanted to escape. Yingbu asked the sergeant to seize the threat and said: "If you don't lead the way, I will kill you!" The people had no choice but to act as guides and led the Chu army towards Julu.
At the top of Julu City, Zhao Jun was all wearing thin clothes, covered with frost and snow, and shivering. Everyone stood on the top of the city with cold weapons and watched Qin Jun closely. This situation has lasted for a long time. The Zhao troops who defended the city held their positions in the cold and hunger, while the common people took out all the food for them to eat, and they could only eat some grains and bark. class stuff. One day, Zhang Er inspected the city and found that the Qin army was increasing day by day, so he went back to report to King Zhao. King Zhao summoned Gan Gong, the official in charge of the astrology, and said: "You keep saying that the armies of the princes can relieve the siege of Julu, but now the Qin army has become more and more encircled. It has been sieged for such a long time. Why don't you see anyone coming to rescue? "Gong Gong replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I looked up at the Qianxiang last night and saw a 'Wang Chu' appearing in the middle of the sky and flying towards the west. This shows that the army of the princes will definitely be able to defeat the army of Qin. And can conquer Qin with force, please wait and see, Your Majesty!" After hearing this, King Zhao felt a little comforted in his heart, and asked the Prime Minister: "Aren't you and Chen Yu sworn friends? Why do you keep urging him to lead troops to rescue? , but he stood still?" Zhang Er hesitated, not knowing what to say.
Ying and Pu walked along the north bank of Zhangshui River, bypassed Handan City, and reached the foot of Julu City. From a distance, they saw Qin's military camps one after another, surrounding Julu City like iron barrels. The two of them couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Yingbu whispered to General Pu: "I was ridiculed by these people, and I was so angry that I drove them here. Now if I don't fight, I will be really laughed at by them, but I am worried that the enemy is outnumbered and I am outnumbered. How can I explain to the general if my spirit has been dampened?" General Pu said: "I heard that in ancient times, warriors would break into the enemy's camp single-handedly and attack the camp to show the courage of the challenger. Now let the sergeant retreat, I The two rushed to the Qin army's camp, ran rampant, chopped off a few heads, and said they were Wang Li's heads. Can the people not believe it?" Yingbu said with a smile: "What you said is very good." So. Arrange a dozen tooth generals to support the flag, and the brigade retreats. The people of Zhao State thought that Yingbu was cowardly, so they laughed and said: "General, if I had known that you would retreat before the battle, why would you come here!" Yingbu said with a smile: "We will go in alone and chop off Wang Li's head for you to see!" These common people couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing this.
The two men stood at Gaofu and looked around for a while. When they saw that there were fewer sergeants guarding the gap between the two Qin army camps, they waved their weapons and rushed down until they came to the Qin army camp and spread the antlers. , rushed in, and shouted: "Generals Yingbu and Pu, the pioneers of Chu, have come to kick the camp!" After saying that, he rushed straight into the enemy's formation, stabbed and chopped off everyone he saw, and assassinated dozens of people in a row. After overturning three chariots, he rushed to the East Gate Suspension Bridge and shouted to Zhao Jun on the city: "We are the vanguards of the Chu Kingdom who are rescuing you. Quickly open the city gate and follow me out!" Zhao Jun hurriedly reported to Zhang Er. Zhang Er saw two daredevils calling the door and dared to open it. At this time, Wu Ming and Wang Ang had already heard the news and came over. When Yingbu saw something bad, he and General Pu turned back to fight. On the way back, they killed more than a dozen tooth generals and dozens of Qin soldiers, only to make the Qin soldiers fall over and break through the encirclement. Tingbu picked up a Qin general's head and threw it in front of the people, saying, "Here is Wang Li's head!" The people didn't recognize Wang Li and were so frightened that they said, "You two are really good men. We must publicize the general." The power of the gods. Now you can treat us like farts and let us go. We will never underestimate you Chu people again!" Yingbu smiled and let them go.
After the people left, the two people discussed: "Although we have defeated the enemy camp, we still don't know the situation in the city. How can we report it to the general and Yafu?" The two decided to go in again and called out a general from Zhao. Only then can we know the specific situation in the city. So they rushed into the enemy camp again and shouted: "The vanguard of the Chu Kingdom has come to attack the camp again. Quickly ask Wang Li to come out and die!" The two men went straight to the city and shouted to the top of the city: "We are from the Chu Kingdom." Pioneer, we are here to relieve the siege under the orders of General Xiang. Send someone out quickly to contact us!" King Zhao and Zhang Er had been watching them from the top of the city for a long time, so they quickly sent Deputy General Xia out of the city. Xia said he left the city and crossed the suspension bridge to meet the two of them. At this time, the Qin army had surrounded them from all sides, and Wu Ming and Wang Ang also arrived again. The three of them immediately engaged in battle. Wu Ming and Wang Ang pursued them hard, while Yingbu and General Pu each stopped one person to fight. They fought for more than ten rounds, fought and walked away, and withdrew from the Qin camp.
When the three of them came to the Chu camp, Yingbu asked General Zhao what his name was. General Zhao replied: "I am Xia Shuo, the deputy general in front of King Zhao's tent. I have been ordered to contact the two generals." Yingbu asked about the situation in the city. Xia Shuo said sadly: "All the food and grass in the city have been eaten up, and many people have starved to death. If the Qin army attacks the city again, the city will not be saved!" Yingbu said solemnly: "The Chu army will definitely defeat Wangli when it comes, so why be afraid?" Yes?" Xia said and asked the two generals how many troops they had brought. Yingbu stretched out two fingers and said: "Twenty thousand." Xia said he heard that there were only 20,000. He was disappointed and said: "Oh! Zhao Guo is finished!" Yingbu asked why. Xia Shuo replied: "How can a mere 20,000 people fight against Wang Li? There are 200,000 reinforcements from Yan, Qi and other countries, but they dare not approach, let alone you!" Yingbu changed his face and said, "I will go and attack Qin again." In the army camp, if you bump into Wang Li, kill him first, see if you still look down on me!" After that, he left the camp angrily, and rushed into the Qin camp again, shouting: "Yingbu, the pioneer of the Chu Kingdom, We're kicking the camp again, quickly call Wang Li to come out and die!" General Pu also hurriedly followed, and the two of them headed towards the military camp on the left. At this time, Wang Li had received a report that the Chu generals had come to attack the camp again, so he led four generals Wu Ming, Wang Ang, Wang Su, and Guo Cheng to fight. When Yingbu saw Wang Li leading his troops to attack, he rushed towards the military camp on the right. The right battalion is full of sergeants, how can they resist. The two of them killed them until they were on their backs and rushed out of the camp. It turned out that the rescue troops from various countries did not dare to fight Wang Li, and Wang Li did not take the Chu army to heart. Now I heard that General Chu actually dared to come and kick the camp, so he killed him. But when they chased them out, Yingbu and Pujiang had already run away. Wang Li said to everyone: "These are two daredevils from the Chu army. There is nothing to worry about. The soldiers and horses of Yan and Qi do not dare to come to fight, let alone them!" Then he ordered everyone to guard the camp, if any more rebels break in. , shoot without mercy.
After Yingbu and Pu generals came out, they said to Xia: "What do you think of our martial arts?" It's as if Ying Kao Shu and Xia Shu Ying are still alive!" The three of them came to the Chu camp as they talked, and Ying Bu told Xia that the Chu army had arrived in Anyang, and he and he were just the vanguard. Xia said he was happy now, and told Yingbu the situation of Julu in detail, and asked all Chu troops to cross the Zhang River to fight Wang Li. Yingbu drew a map of the road he had traveled and sent his sergeants to send it to the general. Xia Shuo went to contact Chen Yu again.
Xia Yue came to Chen Yu's military camp and told Chen Yu about the Chu general's attack on the camp. Chen Yu felt ashamed, thinking that reinforcements from all walks of life had arrived. If he didn't launch an attack on Wang Li, how would he see the king and the prime minister in the future. So he left Xia Shuo in the army, and sent for the generals of the princes, asking Zang Tu and Tian Du to send troops together. The generals of the princes were too afraid to go to war. Chen Yu said: "Julu City is in danger. I, Chen Yu, ask you all to attack Wang Li together. I swear to fight Wang Li to the death. If God does not destroy Zhao, I am willing to die!" Zang Tu and Tian were forced to agree. send troops. Chen Yu then gathered his troops, asked Zhang Ao and Xia Shuo to go together, and headed towards Wang Li's camp. When the army was approaching the Qin camp, both Zang Tu and Tian asked Chen Yu to take the lead. Chen Yu said: "We are the Zhao army, so we naturally have to take the lead." Chen Yu led all the Zhao troops to the gate of the Qin army's camp and spread out their troops, with Zhang Ao on the left and Xia Sai on the right.
Wang Li was discussing matters when he suddenly reported that Chen Yu was coming to challenge him, so he led a group of generals out of the camp, with Shejian and Meng Fang on the left, and Su Jiao and Han Zhang on the right. The two armies faced each other. Wang Li raised his whip under the banner and cursed: "Boy Chen Yu, the First Emperor previously offered a reward of one thousand taels of gold and five hundred taels of gold for Zhang Er and your head respectively. Now it seems that the late emperor had already predicted that you really rebelled. It's really true." Treason! But have you ever thought about it? Following Zhao Xie is like a group of wandering souls following wild ghosts. Zhao Xie and Zhang Er are already under my control and will be captured alive sooner or later. If you surrender now, you can avoid genocide. Disaster!" Chen Yuba said: "The Qin Dynasty is unjust, destroying people's countries and taking away people's homes. This hatred is irreconcilable! Heaven has eyes, and now Zhao has finally built its own home on the ruins of the country. Only then can the Zhao State continue to prosper. Although the newly-established Zhao State has encountered unprecedented difficulties, rescue teams from all over the world have arrived one after another. You will die without a burial place! Think of the many evil deeds of the Qin State and its demise. Right in front of you, why don't you surrender to me? Haha!" Wang Li became angry and said: "How can you, an unknown person, be worth five hundred taels of gold? The late emperor really overestimated you, I will cut you into pieces first !" Not to be outdone, Chen Yu cursed: "Generals will encounter strange disasters when they reach the third generation! Your ancestors conquered the six countries and killed many people. This evil retribution must be on you! Wang Li was furious and ordered his sergeants to beat drums to cheer him up, and came to capture Chen Yu himself.
Chen Yu also raised his long sword and fought out of the formation. Unexpectedly, Su Jiao and She Jian also came out from both sides. Zhang Ao and Xia Shuo saw it and hurriedly joined the fight. The two sides fought in front of the formation. After a short battle, Zhang Ao and Xia Shuo were defeated and fled. Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Yu also made a false stab, turned around and ran away. When Zhao Jun saw that his commander was defeated, he also fled. Chen Yu led Zhao Jun and ran straight to the military camps of Yan and Qi, preparing to seek protection. But Chen Yu never expected that the troops of Yan and Qi had already fled without a trace. When Chen Yu saw his friendly troops running faster than rabbits, he screamed loudly on his horse and had no choice but to flee towards his barracks. Wang Li chased for a while and saw that the coalition forces were vulnerable, so he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.
Chen Yu was defeated and returned to the camp. Zhang Ao and Xia Shuo also came back. Everyone was injured to varying degrees, and Chen Yu was very upset. Suddenly, he came to report that Zangtu and Tiandu had led their troops back home. Chen Yu was so angry that he almost fainted, stamped his feet and sighed: "The four-nation allied forces fled without fighting. Why are they so cowardly? Who will save Zhao now? I swore to the Prime Minister before: If you want to achieve great things, you must We must share life and death together. We have been waiting for more than ten years, and finally we have the opportunity. However, Zhao State suffered another disaster from Li Liang, which greatly damaged the vitality of the emerging country. Since the new king came to the throne, our 70,000-strong army was defeated at Hengshan. . Now the king and the prime minister have been trapped in the city for more than two months, and I have still been unable to rescue them! I...I am really useless! I am deeply sorry, I am deeply sorry. I, Chen Yu, am sorry for both the king and the prime minister!" said I burst into tears.
Xia Shuo persuaded: "General, don't worry. Chu General Xiang Yu has arrived in Hebei. If you contact him, the siege of Julu can be lifted." Chen Yu said: "I have sent people to urge me many times, but the Chu army has not arrived yet. , you must not dare to fight Wang Li?" Xia said: "That's not the case. The former general of the Chu army was Song Yi, but he was killed by Xiang Yu because he was slow and did not advance. Now Xiang Yu has become the general on his behalf. Xiang Yu He is the nephew of Xiang Liang. This man is a brave champion of the three armies. He once fought against Dong'a and relieved the siege of Dong'a. Now that he has come to Hebei, he will definitely be able to relieve the siege of Julu!" While talking, Tan Ma reported again, saying Chu. The army has arrived in Anyang. Chen Yu was overjoyed and said: "As long as all Chu troops cross the Zhang River, I am willing to provide all the boats, rafts and food." He immediately sent someone to contact Xiang Yu and urged the Chu troops to cross the river as soon as possible.
