After Shejian was defeated in Julu, he attributed the failure to Zhang Han's poor cooperation, so he did not go to Zhang Han, but fled northeast with some remaining defeated soldiers, about a thousand people in total.
One day, they were resting on the roadside, and suddenly the sergeant behind them came to report that someone was chasing them. It turned out to be Chen Yu. He was worried that Zhang Er would blame him for not saving Julu, so he took the initiative to ask Xiang Yu to fight and chase Shejian. He wanted to do more meritorious service to offset the grievances of Zhang Er and King Zhao. At that time, Shejian heard that Zhao Jun was catching up and was very angry, so he set up a formation on the roadside. Chen Yu came up and shouted: "Those who surrender will avoid death!" Shejian said angrily: "I am the general of the Kingdom of Heaven. Who are you? How can I surrender to you, an unknown rat?" Chen Yu said: "I am Chen Yu, the First Emperor. I have offered high-priced rewards, so why is there no name?" Just take Shejian. The two fought for more than thirty years, but Chen Yu was defeated and retreated. Shejian didn't want to fight, so he turned around and left. When Chen Yu saw Qin Jun running away, he followed closely from behind. Shejian led everyone to just run forward. They ran for a long time, and when they saw Zhao Bing getting further away, they slowed down. She Jian looked at the embarrassed soldiers behind him and laughed loudly: "I don't want my army of more than 100,000 to be defeated like this. Now that General Wang is dead, we are unable to save the situation. Is our Great Qin Kingdom really going to end?" The soldiers on the left and right said After hearing this, they were all very sad and said together: "Although General Wang is dead, there is still General Zhang Han. He will definitely be able to defeat the Chu army." When Shejian heard Zhang Han's name, he became furious and said: "You guys Don't mention that man's name again. If he hadn't deceived us, how could the Great Wall Army have been defeated? General Wang wouldn't have been caught either!" The people around him didn't dare to speak anymore.
Everyone continued on their way and after walking for a while, they saw a city in the distance. When I got closer, I saw that it was Shaqiu City and was guarded by the Qin army. Shejian happily said to his left and right: "Although this is the place where the late emperor died, we finally have a place to stay." Everyone went into the city to rest. When the soldiers guarding the city heard that General Shejian had arrived, they opened the city gate and let them in. Everyone was already hungry and sleepy, as if they were back home, so the sergeants in the city hurriedly cooked pots.
That night, Shejian and the soldiers came to the late emperor's palace, and together they paid homage to the portrait of the first emperor. She Jian was sentimental about the past and could not control it, so he cried: "How powerful was the Qin State when the late Emperor was there? Now all the six countries have rebelled. The Chu general Xiang Yu has defeated the Qin army many times, and the country has lost most of its land. O late Emperor! If you have a spirit in heaven, please protect our country, Great Qin!" Everyone around him also burst into tears.
At about midnight that night, Shejian was resting in the government office, when suddenly there were shouts outside the city. The sergeants came to report that Chen Yu had reached the city again. Shejian was furious and immediately led the Qin army out of the city. When he saw Chen Yu, he cursed: "How dare you, an unknown rat, come to seek death?" When Chen Yu saw Shejian calling him an unknown rat again, he He said angrily: "Back then, Mr. Ying Zheng offered a huge bounty for my head. Why is it unknown?" Shejian said: "Then you let your horse come over?" Chen Yu said: "You are at the end of your battle, why don't you dare?" He stepped forward and talked with him. War between involved. The two fought for more than 20 times, with no winner or loser. Zhang Ao saw that General Chen could not win, so he came to help. Shejian fought hard against the two generals without any fear. At this time, the Qin generals saw that their general was fighting with two rebel generals, so they all came together to fight. How could Chen Yu and Zhang Ao resist the attack of so many Qin generals, and they were defeated. Shejian called on everyone to capture Chen Yu alive. Just when Chen Yu was panicking, an army of horses suddenly came from the front. The two leading generals shouted loudly: "I am Chu General Huan Chu!" "I am Chu Yuying!" Chen Yu was very happy. He called out: "The two generals have arrived just in time. Shejian is chasing me." It turned out that Xiang Yu was worried that Chen Yu was not a match for Shejian, so he asked Huan Chu and Yu Ying to come to help. When Chen Yu was defeated, the two men Rush forward and kill for a while. Seeing that the Chu general was very brave, Shejian ordered everyone to retreat and soon entered the city. After the Chu army and the Zhao army reunited, their morale greatly increased, and they all went to the city and surrounded the Sand Dune City.
Shejian held on for several days. One night, he summoned the generals and said: "This city is not big, and it cannot be defended in the end. It is better to break out of the siege tonight, and then go to Jingxing Pass to retrieve reinforcements. We must avenge General Wang." !" Everyone can do it. Shejian came to the south gate to watch, and saw that Chen Yu had many people. Chen Yu saw someone on the city at this time, so he stepped forward and shouted: "Shejian man, you turned into an eggplant two days ago, why don't you come out to fight now?" Shejian said: "Chen Yu boy, you are afraid of me Damn you, why are you showing off your dignity now? I must capture you alive!" After that, he killed you. Chen Yu patted his horse to fight. The two fought for thirty rounds, and Chen Yu was defeated again.
When Chu Yuying heard that Chen Yu was fighting in the south of the city, he came to help. Shejian fought against Yu Ying for fifty rounds, with no outcome. Huan Chu also heard that there was a battle in the south of the city, so he also came to help. The two fought for another thirty rounds, but still couldn't decide the outcome. At this time, Chu generals Zheng Bu and Ding Gong also came forward to help in the battle. Several of Shejian's lieutenants also came out of the formation, and everyone formed a massacre at the foot of the city. Chen Yu wanted to cut off Shejian's head himself, so he immediately came to fight Shejian. Seeing that there were many enemy generals, Shejian had no choice but to retreat into the city.
The next day, Huan Chu and Yu Ying wanted to attack the city by force, but Chen Yu wanted to attack alone, so he came up with a strategy: He asked Huan Chu to attack the south gate, Zheng Bu and Ding Gong to attack the north gate, and Yu Ying to attack the west gate. He and Zhang Ao attacked the east gate. The six people made an agreement and each prepared the equipment to attack the city. After Chen Yu left Huan Chu and others, he did not go to the east gate to prepare siege equipment. Instead, he led the Zhao army to ambush by the Zhangshui River. Zhang Ao asked him why. Chen Yu said: "Because there is Zhangshui outside the east gate, Shejian has no way to escape even if he leaves the city. He will definitely escape north along the Zhangshui. Therefore, if he lies in ambush, he will definitely be able to wait and see." Zhang Ao was very impressed and also Went in ambush together.
After the siege battle started, the generals of the other three gates all launched an attack at the same time. For a time, the sound of killing was loud on the top of the sand dune city, and arrows, stones, and wood were used in the attack. Na Shejian commanded the Qin army to defend the city. The two sides fought for a while, and more than half of the Qin army was killed or wounded. Shebama thought that the east gate was unguarded because there was no way out, but he could only break through the east gate. After thinking about it, he led the Qin army out of the east gate.
When Shejian came outside the city and found no one around, he said to his left and right: "We should rush to Hengshan County as soon as possible." He led the Qin army across the suspension bridge and fled on horseback. There were only two or three hundred people behind him. Just after running for a while, someone suddenly shouted from behind: "Don't let Shejian go!" Shejian fled and ran away. Seeing that the enemy was not chasing him, he said to his left and right: "I can get away this time because of May the late Emperor bless you!" He ran forward quickly, and after walking only a few miles, there was a sudden sound of drums, and countless torches suddenly lit up by the Zhang River, followed by endless shouts of killing. Shejian shouted: "I've fallen into a trap! There are enemies in front and behind, so I have to run to Zhangshui for my life!" and ran towards the shore. When Shejian came to the water's edge, he saw that the river was fast and he didn't care about his clothes. He rode his horse and walked towards the river. The sergeant followed him into the water. All the Qin soldiers and horses swam towards Zhangshui. By the time Chen Yu arrived, the river had already carried Shejian and the others far away. Chen Yudan was distracted and ran away, so he shot him with an arrow. Some Qin troops and horses were trapped in the water. Shejian covered his head with his armor and swam desperately. Thanks to the fact that the horse was a divine horse, Shejian was able to reach the other side. There were about a dozen people who came ashore together. When everyone got ashore, Shejian said to Chen Yu: "Chen Yu is a traitor. The late Emperor protects me from death. I will come to rescue the troops and avenge General Wang!" At this time, Huan Chu and others also arrived, and everyone had to look at the river and sigh. Chen Yu felt regretful.
At this moment, I suddenly heard thousands of horses galloping on the other side, as if an army was coming. The sergeant in front was holding a torch, lighting up the river bank. Chen Yu asked the sergeant to speak. Someone on the other side also loudly replied: "Sima of Qi, General Long Qie is here! Who are you?" Chen Yu was so happy that he answered in person: "Qin General Shejian has just escaped to the other side. Please catch him quickly." Stop him!" As soon as he finished speaking, the Qi army had already captured all the Qin generals. It turned out that Shejian was exhausted after climbing to the shore, so he took off his armor and lay down on the shore to rest. Suddenly, the men and horses led by Long Qie arrived. Shejian was caught off guard and was captured by the Qi army. When the dragon saw a man who was very majestic, he asked him who he was. Shejian didn't say anything at first, but Long Qie ordered all the Qin generals to be beheaded. Then Shejian said angrily: "I have just left the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den again. A man will never change his name in life or death. I am Shejian, the general of Qin. What can you do to me?" Long Qie was overjoyed and let him go. Tie him to a dead tree. At this time, Chen Yu, Huan Chu and others also paddled their fishing boats over here and landed ashore in a short while. Chen Yu and others met Long Qie first, and then walked up to Shejian to persuade him to surrender. Shejian cursed angrily: "I am the general of the Kingdom of Heaven, how can I surrender the thief? The man is only dead, so come and have fun?" Chen Yu asked: "General, why don't you benefit the people of the six countries?" Shejian said: "I am a general of the Qin State, and I only have the Qin State in my heart, no one else!" When everyone saw that Shejian was a tiger general, they didn't know what to do with him, so they said they would take him back and hand him over to General Xiang.
Because it was dark and it was difficult for everyone to cross the river, Chen Yu ordered the sergeants on the other side to quickly look for boats. Long Qie asked everyone to camp where they were and wait until daybreak before crossing the river. Long Qie asked the sergeants to go around to collect firewood. As expected, everyone gathered firewood and the flames were high. Everyone lit a few bonfires on the shore to keep warm. Chen Yu told Long Qie the situation of Julu's rescue. When Long Qie heard that the siege of Julu had been resolved, he admired Chu general Xiang Yu very much. The weather was very cold. After a while, Chen Yu saw that Shejian was only wearing close-fitting underwear, which was still wet. He was afraid that he would be frozen to death and could not show his strength, so he asked the sergeant to set up a fire next to Shejian.
In the second half of the night, Chen Yu and others fell asleep. Only Shejian was awake. He was tied to a tree and looked up to the sky in tears. He thought that since he couldn't escape now, they would definitely capture me and hand him over to Xiang Yu tomorrow. Disposal. Rather than falling into the enemy's hands and being humiliated, it would be better to have a good time. But no one around him could give him a blow, and he would never die. I thought about it, but the flames around me made my body burn a little, and I couldn't move. After a while, it was almost dawn, and he was very anxious. He saw that the guarding sergeants were also asleep, and there was a sound of snoring all around. Seeing the opportunity coming, Shebama used all his strength to carry the dead tree up to its roots. Then with a loud cry, he threw the dead tree and the dead tree into the fire. When the guarding sergeant woke up, the fire had already burned Wataru's clothes. By the time Chen Yu, Long Qie, Huan Chu and others arrived, Shejian's whole body was already on fire. He suddenly stood up and shouted: "General Wang, wait for me! I am a minister of the Qin Dynasty in life, and a ghost of the Qin Dynasty in death! Die for the country, die in a worthy place, die in a worthy place!..." After saying this, he fell down, and was killed a moment later. Burn to ashes. Shejian's death was so tragic that Chen Yu and others were stunned. One poem sighed:
Qin lost its deer and the heroes rebelled, so why did the generals want to go into danger?
Empty sighs, holding up Zang's eight-foot body, sending his spirit to the countryside in vain.
Everyone was stunned and had to pay tribute and observe silence for the enemy general. This is a real general, a general who would rather die than surrender. By the time the embers of fire were extinguished, Shibama's body had been reduced to ashes. Long Qie asked the sergeants to carry Shejian's ashes little by little and scatter them into the Zhangshui River. This was also a tribute and comfort to the enemy's heroes. He hoped that a ray of loyal soul of Shejian could follow the flowing water and find his way. Some destination...
Xiang Yu heard that Chen Yu and others had returned with a great victory, so he went out of camp to greet them. After Chen Yu and others met Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, they described the battle in detail. Xiang Yu was deeply moved when he heard that She Jian died tragically. Then Chen Yu introduced Long Qie to Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu met Long Qie. Xiang Yu asked, "Why is General Long so late?" Long Qie said, "Just because Prime Minister Tian Rong was afraid that Qi's army would suffer losses, he sent an envoy to recall the soldiers and horses who had rescued Zhao. I was temporarily Enraged, he led 300 soldiers and returned to Linzi, killing Tian Rong's envoys on the way. He also met General Tian An, the grandson of King Tian Jian of Qi, and came with him from Jibei, so he arrived late. ." Xiang Yu was shocked and said: "The general only led three hundred soldiers thousands of miles to rescue Zhao, he is worthy of being a righteous man!" Long Qi said: "Although I came thousands of miles, the general has already solved the siege of Julu, I am very grateful. Ashamed!" Xiang Yu heard that Long Qie came to rescue Zhao privately, and he respected him even more, and said: "I know that General Long is highly skilled in martial arts. Now that I can get help from the general, how can the Qin country not be destroyed?" Long Qie said again. : "General Xiang sank his boat and came to Julu. He won nine battles and nine victories. He also defeated a hundred thousand Great Wall troops. He captured Wang Li and killed Su Jiao. She Jian also set himself on fire and died. This will definitely make Zhang Han frightened. From then on. Who among the famous generals in ancient times can surpass General Xiang?"
So Xiang Yu ordered everyone to hold a banquet to celebrate. During the banquet, Xiang Yu said again: "Although the Great Wall Army has been destroyed now, Zhang Han's 200,000 Qin army is still there. If I don't defeat Zhang Han, it will be difficult for me to enter the pass. The general has unique skills, and this is the time to make a contribution. I I sincerely invite General Long to enter the Pass with me. How do you express your respect?" Long Qie said emotionally: "Now that I have left Qi State, I have also offended Tian Rong. It is really hard to join a country and hard to return to a home! A true man. Born in the world, I should do something vigorous and vigorous. Besides, it is also my wish to destroy the violent Qin Dynasty. From now on, Long is willing to follow General Xiang on the battlefield and work together for the great cause!" Xiang Yu originally had opinions about Tian Rong, but now he sees Long and After betraying him, he was overjoyed and said: "General Long and I really have the same minds!" Long Qie cupped his hands and said: "It is a great honor of my life to be able to meet General Xiang today!" Xiang Yu is also a man of temperament. Jin saw that he and Long Qie had the same spirit, so he proposed: "I have received the help of the general, and the destruction of Qin has been half successful. Today I am willing to become brothers with different surnames with General Long. How do you respect me?" Long Qie was very happy and said: " I know that Tian Rong and others are not the kings and tyrants, but General Xiang is a hero. I have admired the general for so long! I am willing to become a life and death brother with you. From now on, I will do my best no matter what!" Xiang Yu listened to Long Qie He was overjoyed and walked out of the military tent with Long Qie hand in hand. At this time, there were already sergeants setting up the incense table outside.
The two then swore a sworn oath. They raised their glasses together and swore an oath to heaven. Long Qie said first: "I and the Chu State General Xiang Yu have become brothers with different surnames today. From now on, we must work together to eradicate the evil government. If we betray our gratitude and betray our kindness, the sky will be destroyed." Bless you!" Xiang Yu also continued the oath: "I and General Long Qie of Qi have become brothers with different surnames today. From now on, we must work together to destroy Qin and strive for hegemony. If we betray our faith, God will not bless us!" After the two of them had finished their sworn vows, Long When he grew older, he became the eldest brother, and Xiang Yu became the younger brother. The two men entered the tent again, and the generals congratulated them together. Everyone was very happy. From this Xiang Yu gained another capable general.
Seeing this, Chen Yu suggested: "The general went thousands of miles to rescue Zhao because of the difficulties in Zhao's country. Not only did he have the friendship of alliance, but he also had the same spirit. Now he has defeated the 100,000 Great Wall Army, and his achievements are very great. I also heard that Chu King Huai gave the general the title of Lu Gong. I think that except Yafu and all the Chu people, we should all call the general Lu Gong!" Xiang Yu said to the generals: "I only want practical things. , I don’t seek fame, and it doesn’t matter what the title is. But since I was ordered to rescue Zhao, I have often been worried, especially when Song Yi was the commander-in-chief. He was too slow to advance and missed the opportunity to fight. It really made me anxious and worried, and I never had a good night’s sleep. I feel very relieved that I was able to relieve the siege today. All this is the result of the joint efforts of Yafu and the soldiers! I am also very happy today because the Great Wall Army of Qin State was known as the tiger and wolf army, but they were completely wiped out. , I didn't expect this?" Chen Yu complimented again: "Lu Gong is extraordinary, even Meng Bi and Xia Yu in ancient times were just like this! Coupled with Yafu's strategizing, breaking Zhang Han is inevitable in the future. There have been many famous generals since ancient times, but there are really few unparalleled heroes like Lu Gong!" Xiang Yu said modestly: "If it weren't for your efforts, how could I, Xiang Ji, achieve such a great victory? It's all thanks to everyone's credit?"
Fan Zeng was still old and prudent. Seeing that Xiang Yu was a little arrogant, he reminded him: "Today you two can become brothers, it is really lucky for Chu State. But I predict that Zhang Han will fight to the death, we must not take it lightly!" Now we should take advantage of the truce between the two sides to compile a list of all the names of the fallen soldiers, send people to Pengcheng, ask the king to pay condolences to the families of the victims, and then send the disabled soldiers to the rear for medical treatment." Xiang Yu All were played accurately, and the whole army was ordered to be prepared. Soon there will be a final showdown with Zhang Han, and the war in Hebei must be completely resolved. The generals said in unison: "I will obey Duke Lu's order!"
