When Zhao Ben heard in Kaifeng that Chen Tong had sacrificed Chen Liu to the Chu army, he was very angry and sent troops to attack. Military detective Pegasus reported to Chenliu. Pei Gong immediately held an emergency meeting and said to Li Shiqi: "Sir, you used the methods of Tang and Wu to persuade Chen Tong to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. You have to pay less and get more. You can really say that Su Qin is reincarnated and Zhang Yi is resurrected! Now Zhao Ben is coming with his troops." Attack, what ability does this person have?" Li Shiqi said: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, the First Emperor made Zhao Hai, Wang Li, Feng Wuze and others as marquises. Zhao Ben is the son of Zhao Hai, I am a hero, they are They are all loyal ministers and good generals of the Qin State." Pei Gong asked: "How should we deal with him?" Li Shiqi said: "I have said before that 'soldiers are crafty.' All you need to do is..." Just do this to Pei Gong. After giving some instructions, he asked him to go out of the city to fight. Pei Gong was very happy after hearing Li Shiqi's plan, so he led his soldiers out of the city to form a formation.
In a short time, Zhao Ben led the Qin army to the city. He himself rode a flaming horse, wore a golden armor and a golden helmet, and dragged a spear backwards. He was very impressive. When he had secured his position, he pointed his whip at Pei Gongdao. "How dare you, a little pavilion chief, to rebel? I will spare your life today, otherwise it will be the anniversary of your death!" Pei Gong said: "Qin Nu! You father and son are helping the king to do evil and harming the world. I am here to punish the people under the order of King Huai." I have committed a crime and swear to enter the Qin Pass! I advise you to surrender to me first, otherwise today will also be your memorial day!" Zhao Ben was furious and thrust out his spear. Pei Gong turned around and asked, "Who is going?" Li Shang slapped his horse and shouted, "Pei Gong, I haven't received the greeting gift yet!" After that, he ran to the front of the battle. Zhao Ben smiled and said: "Unknown boy, tell me your name quickly!" Li Shang replied loudly: "I am Gaoyang Li Shang, also called 'General Take the Head!'" Zhao Ben looked down upon him and said: "General Take the Head, the nameless one!" How dare you speak such arrogant words!" Li Shang waved his rotten silver spear and went straight to Zhao Ben. Zhao Ben greeted each other in a friendly manner, and the two fought for fifty rounds, regardless of the winner or loser. When Pei Gong saw that Li Shang was really good at martial arts, he asked the sergeant to continue beating the drum to cheer him up.
At this time, three more generals were killed in the Qin army's formation. They were all wearing armor, horses and spears, and they were very powerful. Pei Gong said: "There is something good to see now. Which one of you can fight?" Before he finished speaking, Fu Kuan, Wang Sui and Xue Ou all came out to fight. Fu Kuan shouted loudly: "I am Hengyang Fu Kuan, Who will die?" The first one entered the enemy camp. Wang Sui and Xue Ou followed, and the four of them started fighting in front of the formation. Zhao Ben was fighting with all his strength when suddenly a sergeant came to report on flying horses and said: "General, Liu Bang has sent another army to attack Kaifeng." Zhao Ben thought that Liu Bang was fighting here, but secretly sent people to attack Kaifeng. He is really a cunning man. , he gave a false stab and quickly retreated. When Pei Gong saw that Zhao Ben was defeated and fled, he waved his flag and sent out the entire army. The Qin army was defeated. This was Li Shiqi's plan. He asked Peigong to fight face to face, but secretly sent people to attack Kaifeng secretly.
It was the two generals Cao and Fan who went to attack Kaifeng. They came to the city. Fan Kuai asked Cao Shen to supervise the battle, and he went to seize the city. Fan Kuai held a shield in his left hand and a ground-breaking ax in his right hand, and flew up the ladder to fight. When the Qin army saw that General Chu was attacking, they all stepped forward to besiege Fan Kuai. However, Fan Kuai was extremely brave and moved quickly. He quickly climbed up the ladder and jumped into the female wall. The Qin army stabbed randomly with long weapons. Fan Kuai used his shield to block the opponent's weapons and slashed at them with his ax. All the Qin army's weapons were cut off. General Qin saw that Fan Kuai was so brave and did not dare to fight, so he retreated to the city. Fan Kuai followed General Qin and chased him down the city. General Qin did not dare to fight anymore, so he fled to other gates. Fan Kuai did not pursue the Qin general, but went straight to the city gate and opened the city gate with a loud bang. Cao saw that the city gate was wide open, and his flying horse jumped across the moat and went straight into the city.
When Zhao Ben came to the city, the city had been occupied by the Chu army. He wanted to take back the city, so he came to the city gate and challenged angrily. Suddenly the city gate opened wide, and Fan Kuai rushed out first, shouting: "You dog slave of Qin, please get off your horse and die!" Zhao Ben was about to fight Fan Kuai when suddenly Guan Ying led another group of soldiers and horses to kill him. Seeing the Chu army attacking from both sides, Zhao Ben had no choice but to flee westward. The two reunited and hunted together. Zhao Ben fought and retreated until he retreated to Quyu. When Pei Gong heard that Cao Shen had occupied Kaifeng, he sent people to continue to inquire about Qin's situation.
The news that Zhao Ben had lost his city and territory reached Xianyang, and Zhao Gao discussed with his tribe again. Zhao Guidao said: "Now there are no generals in the court to send. I heard that Yang Xiong is in Dongjun. If he is allowed to go south to steal Liu Bang's retreat, Liu Bang will definitely be defeated." Zhao Gao thought for a while and thought this method was good, so he immediately sent a special envoy Go and mobilize Yang Xiong to go south.
At this time, Yang Xiong was fighting with Zhao general Sima Xian at Baima Jin. He wanted to cross the Yellow River to join forces with Zhang Han, but the Zhao army guarded the ferry and the Qin army was unable to cross the river. At this time, Zhao Jun's morale was greatly increased due to the victory in the Battle of Julu. Sima Yan sent the vanguard Ding Fu to lead a Zhao army across the Yellow River from another place and secretly attacked Baima City. Yang Xiong received the report and rushed to rescue Baima. Sima Yan and Shen Yang crossed the Yellow River again overnight and pursued Yang Xiong from behind. The Zhao army fought against the Qin army at the foot of Baima City, attacking from both sides, and Yang Xiong was defeated.
When Yang Xiong saw that Zhao Jun had won, he gathered his troops together and ordered: "We fight for the country, and it is the bounden duty of a soldier to sacrifice his life. Now everyone will follow me to kill the enemy. Anyone who retreats will be beheaded!" Let the supervisor stare at the sergeant. After Yang Xiong gave the death order, he took the lead in charging Zhao Jun. He personally fought against Sima Xian. Due to his extraordinary bravery and strict military orders, the Qin army turned defeat into victory and only killed the Zhao soldiers. Seeing Yang Xiong's extraordinary bravery, Sima Yan fought hard to open a bloody road and led the Zhao army back to Baimajin. When Yang Xiong chased him to the shore, Zhao Jun had already crossed the Yellow River and had evacuated all pontoons and ships. Yang Xiong had no choice but to stay on the south bank, and the two sides still faced off from a distance.
One day, Yang Xiong was discussing how to cross the river to meet Zhang Han at the ferry, when suddenly a special envoy from the imperial court arrived. Yang Xiong hurriedly came out to greet him. After the special envoy came in, he took out the imperial edict of the Second Emperor and read out: "The country is unfortunate. Rebellions are everywhere, which makes it difficult for me to sleep and eat well. Now that Liu Bang has invaded the west and Sanchuan is shaken, the general should go south to join forces with Zhao Ben to attack the rebels and hunt down Liu Bang. We must not allow the traitor army to cross Dang County and rampage across Zhongzhou. If the general can raise up the Xiong Zhuang people and kill all the evil people, it will be a great blessing for the country; if he fulfills his mission, the national law will be ruthless. This is what Yang Xiong said after listening to the edict. , unable to tell whether it was gratitude or fear, he said to the special envoy: "Please rest assured, special envoy, I have recently obtained eight tiger generals, known as the 'Eight Tigers'. They are all brave and adept at fighting, and are extremely brave. I immediately ordered them to divide into eight groups to go ahead. , I will then go south." The envoy was very happy and returned to Xianyang. After the envoy left, Yang Xiong mobilized his troops and sent his eight tiger generals with a thousand sergeants each, claiming to be a hundred thousand troops, to advance from Yan County and Changyuan for dozens of miles to seize Daliang City first.
When Pei Gong heard in Chenliu that Yang Xiong had led an army of 100,000 men to seize the retreat, he hurriedly asked Li Shiqi: "Yang Xiong is a fierce general of the Qin State. Now he has sent eight groups of 100,000 troops to kill him. How should we meet the enemy?" Li Shiqi smiled and said: "This is their bluff. The Eighth Route Army is true. Where did the 100,000 troops come from? If Yang Xiong left some sergeants to guard Baimajin, it would only be tens of thousands at best. Besides, Yang Xiong is brave but not resourceful. It's so easy to deal with him!" Xiao He said: "If Yang Xiong and Zhao Ben join forces, the strength of the Qin army will be greatly increased. Only by fighting them alone can they be defeated individually." Li Shiqi said: "But Zhao Ben Once it is known that Yang Xiong is heading south, he will definitely send troops to attack our army. Now that Cao, Fan and Guan are in Kaifeng, Pei Gong should send two people to attack Quyu City, so that Zhao Ben will not be able to leave Sichuan." Pei Gong thought deeply: " But I heard that Yang Xiong is very powerful and a tiger general in the Qin State, and I want to mobilize Cao Shen to deal with him."
As soon as he finished speaking, two people suddenly stood up from the squad. They said proudly: "The two of us haven't made any achievements yet, why did Pei Gong transfer General Cao?" When Pei Gong saw that they were Jin brothers, he said: " Although the two brothers are commendable for their courage, Yang Xiong is very different from ordinary people and cannot be underestimated. Only by calling in General Cao Shen can we deal with Yang Xiong!" Jin She said impassionedly: "Pei Gong cannot underestimate us. If we fight If Yang Xiong's Eighth Route Army and horses refuse to retreat, they are willing to be punished by military law!" Li Shiqi said to Pei Gong: "The situation is urgent now. The detective reported that Yang Xiong's Eighth Route Army and horses have almost arrived in Yan County. According to my guess, Yang Xiong's Eighth Route Army We will definitely seize Daliang. Daliang City is the last gateway to Dangjun. Its strategic location is very important. We should capture it first, otherwise the Qin army will take the lead. So we should send people to resist them immediately. If it is late, we may not be able to make it in time. . There is Jishui River in the south of Yan County, which runs from east to west. If we can hold this water, the enemy will not be able to rush to Daliang, and we will have enough time to capture Daliang City!" Pei Gong immediately said to Jin Qiang: "Since you They are going to fight against Yang Xiong. Now I have sent eight more people. You will serve as the vanguard general and be fully responsible for the battle. As long as I can stop the Qin army, I will have time to seize the beam. Once the beam is obtained, are you still afraid of Yang Xiong and Zhao Bi? ?”
Jin Qiang accepted the task. Peigong then sent Jin She and Zhou Qi as the first group; Fu Kuan, Wu Pu, and Huang Xin as the second group; Wang Sui and Xue Ou as the third group; Zhao Ou, Tang Li, and Wei Wuze as the fourth group; Ren Ao and Kong Ju are on the fifth path; Cao Wushang and Lu Shizhi are on the sixth path; Zhuang Bushi and Kong Kong are on the seventh path; Zhu Zhen, Zhou Ding, and Leng Er are on the eighth path. Five hundred sergeants per route set out overnight to rush to Jishui to stop the Qin army. He also sent people to Kaifeng to convey the order and asked Cao Shen to defend the city. Fan Kuai and Guan Ying led their troops to attack Quyu to prevent Zhao Ben from coming to seize Daliang City.
Early the next morning, when Pei Gong was about to raise troops, someone suddenly came in and reported that Zhou Bo had arrived from Yongqiu. It turned out that after Pei Gong left Yongqiu, he asked him to stay and defend the city. Now seeing that everyone was fighting in the front and making meritorious deeds, but he was at ease in the rear, he was ready to ask Pei Gong why. After seeing Pei Gong, he said excitedly: "Pei Gong, when you raised troops in Feng and Pei, I always served as the main attacking general, and I never fell behind in the battle. Now you want to enter the pass and establish immortal achievements, but you let me rest at ease. Sitting in the back, why is that? My martial arts skills are not as good as Fan Kuai's?" Pei Gong laughed and stood up, walked to Zhou Bo and patted his shoulders: "Why do you let me sit in the back? This is not for you to enjoy Qingfu, it's because your material is special!" Zhou Bo was very puzzled. Pei Gong said with a smile: "Your martial arts are on par with Fan Kuai's, right?" Zhou Bo nodded and said, "Does that need to be said?" Pei Gong said, "But Fan Kuai is so arrogant, addicted to alcohol, and also likes to brag. I'll tell you. I am not completely at ease about things. But you are different!" Zhou Bo said: "Since Pei Gong thinks I am okay, why do you let me idle in the rear?" Pei Gong said: "When it comes to fighting, the rear is as important as the front. For example, when a hunter goes out to hunt, it is easier for the hunter to capture a weak prey. However, if he encounters a ferocious prey that is difficult to deal with, not only will the hunter be unable to capture it, but sometimes he himself will be injured, and his life may even be in danger. At this time, if someone rushes from behind Come to the rescue, is the hunter safe? You are just like the person waiting to rescue the hunter at the back. Do you think your duty is important?" Zhou Bo suddenly realized, and said: "It turns out that what I stick to is your love for me. Trust me!" He said goodbye to Pei Gong: "I will go back and continue to guard Yongqiu." But Pei Gong said: "Now that I am here, I have a new task. I will send people to guard Yongqiu again." Let Zhou Bo listen. make. Peigong then asked Zhou Ke and Zhou Chang to guard Yongqiu. Ji Xin stayed to guard Chen Liu. Li Shang served as the captain of the cavalry. Chai Wu and Kong Ju served as deputy captains. Xia Houying served as the guard. Xiao He, Li Shiqi and Lu Jia served as military advisors. After Zhou Bo was cut off, he also escorted the grain and grass, and raised troops to march towards Daliang.
Jin Qiang led eight groups of people to travel day and night to the main road on the south bank of Jishui. At this time, the Qin army had not arrived yet, so he asked the generals: "Should we camp on the south bank? Or should we camp on the north bank?" Everyone said: "It is better to camp on the north bank, because there is a saying in the art of war, 'Throw yourself to death and survive.' Jin Qiang shook his head and said, "No, we should camp on the south bank." Everyone asked why. Jin Qiang said: "Pei Gong only asked us to hold off the enemy, not to destroy the enemy. If we fight on the north bank and all the enemies are killed, we will be in a desperate situation; if we stay on the south bank, we can block the enemy on the one hand, and on the other hand we can The enemy was beaten hard when they were halfway across, so staying on the south bank is the best way." Everyone admired his opinion and ambush them together.
Zhang Ji, Yuan Yang and other eight Qin generals came to the bank of Jishui aggressively. Seeing that the river was not very wide, they organized people and horses to build a pontoon bridge as soon as possible. The pontoon bridge was completed in half a day. A group of eight people ran over from the pontoon. But when they were about to land, the Chu army suddenly launched an attack. They chopped, killed, and shot arrows. The Qin army was caught off guard, and all the people in front were shot to death in the water. The sergeant behind saw someone blocking the attack on the other side, so he returned to the shore. Sergeant Pegasus reported to Yang Xiong. After receiving the report, Yang Xiong came to the river in person to supervise the battle. Taking advantage of the large number of people, Yang Xiong searched for ships and built rafts. Three days later, Yang Xiong forced him to cross again. Jin Qiang asked the sergeant to block the attack tenaciously. The Qin army could not cross the river. A few days later, the Qin army suddenly stopped crossing the river. Jin Qiang concluded that Yang Xiong was looking for a place to cross the river elsewhere, so he immediately reported it to Pei Gong. At this time, Peigong had also occupied Daliang City. After receiving the report, he immediately asked Jin Qiang to withdraw and set up camp ten miles away from the city. After Jin Qiang received the order, he followed the instructions and withdrew his troops. Then he sent people into the city to report the situation to Pei Gong. Pei Gong was very happy after hearing the whole story of Jin Qiang's attack on the Qin army. He thought that Jin Qiang was brave and resourceful, and he was indeed a general. Later, when he was escorted to the Hongmen Banquet, he was allowed to go for this reason.
As expected, Yang Xiong had crossed Jishui from somewhere else, so he would join the Eighth Route Army and horses, and rush towards Daliang City together. Peigong asked Xiao He and Li Shang to guard the city, and he led his soldiers to Jin Qiang's camp to stop the Qin army. After Yang Xiong arrived, he first set up the formation. The two armies faced each other. I saw him riding a black-maned colt with curly hair and white black spots. From a distance, he looked like a cheetah. The horse's front hooves kept digging into the ground and snorted. This is a good horse produced in the north, and it is also the trophy that Yang Xiong recently obtained from Zhao Jun. Over the past two years, Yang Xiong's body has become stronger. He looks like a golden eagle from a distance while riding a horse, but his indifference and arrogance are always reflected on his face. When Yang Xiong came to the front of the formation, he shook his head and said disdainfully to Pei Gong: "Is a small pavilion chief worthy of rebellion?" Pei Gong saw that his tone was very arrogant, so he said: "Oh, my Yang Da General, the chief of the pavilion is indeed a piece of shit, but I want to rebel, and you can't control it!" When Yang Xiong heard this, he was so angry that he said, "I'm going to break your neck!" Pei Gong said, "Come on. Come on, let's see how you look like a bear!" Yang Xiong's name was originally called Xiong, but now Pei Gong said this, he said angrily: "Village Liu Bang! Come and die!" The eight tiger generals on the left and right rushed to say: "General , he is an unknown person, you don’t need to take action!" Yang Xiong was furious, shouted back everyone, and insisted on fighting on his own.
On Pei Gong's position, Jin She was the first to run out and said: "Pei Gong, didn't you praise Yang Xiong for his greatness? I want to show you now that we generals are not easy to mess with." Jin Qiang said anxiously: "Brother, don't act on impulse. If something goes wrong in the first battle, I'm afraid your spirit will be dampened." When Jin She heard this, he was even more determined to fight. Pei Gong said to Jin Qiang: "It seems that you don't know your brother well." He said to Jin She: "If you fight Yang Xiong for ten rounds and are not defeated by him, it means you are very good." Jin She Smiling: "Don't worry, don't worry." Jin She galloped out of the position. When Yang Xiong saw that Pei Gong had sent a young general, he said angrily: "I won't kill this unknown person!" Jin She said: "I am Wan Qu Jin She, and I have to fight you for three hundred rounds today! If you don't dare, you are a fool. Big bear!" Yang Xiong was furious and fought with Jin She. Jin She rode forward, and the two fought fiercely for fifty rounds, with neither winning nor losing. Pei Gong happily said to Jin Qiang: "Your brother is really a tiger general! One of your brothers is good at literature and the other is good at martial arts. Why should I worry about not being able to enter Xianyang?" Although Pei Gong said this, he was still worried that Jin She would make some mistake, so he immediately sent the order withdraw troops. Jin She returned to the battle and said to Pei Gong: "I will fight that big bear for three hundred rounds. Why did Pei Gong withdraw his troops?" Pei Gong said: "I already know your bravery. There is no rush to deal with the big bear." Everyone listened. , burst into laughter.
Early the next morning, as the sergeants had just finished breakfast, Pei Gong heard the sound of golden drums in front of him in the military camp, and saw dust rising in front of the high slope in the distance. He sent people on horseback to climb up the high slope to watch. After a while, the sergeant came back and reported that the Qin army's eight groups were changing into different formations and were heading here. Pei Gong hurriedly led his generals into formation. When the two armies faced each other, Pei Gong shouted: "Where is Yang Xiong?" Zhang Ji flew to the front of the formation and said: "To deal with the village road bully, our general does not need to take action!" After a while, Zhang Ji and other eight tiger generals came together. When they came to the formation, they each set up a big flag with their surnames written on it. From left to right, they are Zhang Ji, Yuan Yang, Yang Chun, Guo Meng, Chen Xi, Pan Long, Zhao Hu and Jin Choufu. Zhang Ji looks ferocious, wielding a spear and roaring like thunder; Yuan Yang is as black as charcoal, holding a golden sword in his hand, eager to try; Yang Chun has yellow eyebrows and purple beard, holding a broadsword, and is as powerful as a tiger; Guo Meng has clear eyebrows, and holds a painted halberd tightly. Chen Xi has thin eyebrows and a yellow face, dragging his spear backwards, unwilling to be outdone; Pan Long has thick eyebrows and big eyes, holding a big ax high, capable of swallowing people alive; Zhao Hu has a long face like an ape, holding a long spear horizontally, gearing up; Jin Chou's father is extremely ugly, Holding a long stick upside down is like a fierce evil spirit.
When Jin She saw that the Qin generals were showing off, he invited Ying to fight again, saying that he had not yet exhausted all his courage from yesterday. Pei Gong ordered him to fight. Jin She came to the front of the formation and shouted: "Yang Xiong, come and die!" The eight-member general Qin laughed loudly and said: "How can General Yang fight with a nobody! We, the Eight Tigers, are here to catch you, a nobody!" Jin She was extremely angry and shouted: "You all come up, I'm not afraid!" Zhang Ji said first, "I'll kill that thing!" After that, he waved his spear to kill Jin She. The two fought for thirty rounds before Jin She hacked Zhang Ji to death under his horse with a single blow of his ax. Yuan Yang was furious and prepared to avenge General Zhang, but Tigo came to assassinate Jin She. The two fought fiercely for more than thirty times, but Yuan Yang couldn't resist. When Yang Chun and other seven generals saw the Chu general's power, they all came out of the formation to surround Jin She and fight.
Peigong said: "The Qin army attacked one man in a group. It's really a shame. Don't we have any more people?" He ordered Zhou Kuan, Fu Kuan and other eight generals to fight out together. For a time, both sides were fighting in front of the formation. Seeing so many helpers coming, Jin She became more energetic and chopped Zhao Hu off his horse with a single blow. Fu Kuan rushed into the enemy formation and shouted to the enemy generals to stop leaving. A general stepped forward and said, "I am Wan Qu and Chen Xi. Do you dare to fight me?" Fu Kuan said, "Take your life!" He fought with Chen Xi for a while, then captured Chen Xi alive and ordered the sergeants to tie him up. . When Jin She saw that Fu Kuan had captured a Qin general, he knocked Guo Meng off his horse and captured him as well. The remaining Qin generals were beaten so dizzy by the crowd that they had no choice but to flee in defeat, and the Qin army retreated. The generals of Chu fought against the "eight tigers of Qin", killed "two tigers", captured "two tigers", and the rest were defeated and fled.
Just when the Chu army was victorious, Pei Gong suddenly heard shouts from behind. He was very surprised and hurriedly sent people to investigate. Suddenly someone came on horseback to report that Yang Xiong had taken the retreat. Pei Gong was shocked and said: "This bear has been invisible for a long time, but it attacked from behind." He hurriedly gave the order to retreat. When Yang Chun and others saw that Pei Gong was defeated and knew that the general was coming from behind, they attacked from the front again. The Chu army was attacked by the Qin army at the front and rear, and fled in defeat. Chai Wu and Kong Ju drove their horses to clear the way ahead. Xia Houying protected Pei Gong and Li Shiqi, fighting and fleeing. Xiao He heard the roar of killing in front and was worried that Pei Gong could not support him, so he sent Li Shang to respond. Everyone returned to the city safely.
