Peigong's army was stationed in the east of Luoyang City and faced off with the Qin army for several days. One day, Pei Gong estimated that Lu Jia and Zhang Liang had contacted each other, so he sent his cavalry commander Guan Ying to meet him. Guan Ying led 500 cavalrymen towards Shenyuan Pass, and suddenly encountered a Qin grain transport team. Guan Ying led the cavalry to attack the Qin army without hesitation. In a short time, the battle was over and the grain officer was captured. Guan Ying sent three hundred sergeants to transport all the grain to Peigong's camp, and then took the grain escort officer to Shenyuan Pass.
Fuyuan Pass is one of the eight passes in Luoyang. It is located on Fuyuan Mountain at the junction of today's Yanshi, Dengfeng and Gongyi. It was excavated by King Yu when he was controlling floods. It is also the throat of Sanchuan County and Yingchuan County. There are twelve bays in front of the pass, which circle around and come back again, so it is called Shenyuan Pass. The cliffs on both sides of the city pass stand in vain. The pass is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has been an important place for control and defense in the past dynasties. In spring and summer here, there are clouds and mist surrounding the gate tower. From a distance, the mountains look like knives cutting into them, and the roads spiral into the sky. At dusk, the scenery becomes even more charming. Thousands of rocks are really beautiful, thousands of valleys hide dragons, vines hang upside down from the northern ash trees, and the waning moon slants against the clouds on the western mountains. Shan Youshi praised:
The moon is like a hook in the distance on the high mountain road, and the windmill is still wandering in the fog.
Since the heroic battle, Guanshan Splendid has become more and more popular.
Su Che of the Song Dynasty also wrote a poem:
There is no way to climb the green mountains, and the streams and rivers linger for ninety times.
Look east at Songgao Fen's vegetation, and look back at the original waves.
Everything depended on the county governor Zhao Bi to capture Shenyuan Pass before he could guess the Chu army's intentions, so Guan Ying knew the task was difficult and he galloped along the mountain road without having time to rest. Luoyang is about seventy or eighty miles away from Sheyuan Pass. It was April, and it suddenly started to rain, so the roads were muddy, making it even more difficult to march. When night fell, Guan Ying found countless torches on the east side of the road heading towards Guanxia. Guan Ying asked the grain officer to speak. Through dialogue, we found out that they were a Qin army rushing from Fengshi to Shenyuan Pass for reinforcements. Guan Ying was very decisive and launched another surprise attack. After a period of fighting, all the Qin troops fell. Guan Ying led the army and continued on their way. It was already midnight when they arrived at Guanxia.
Guan Ying arrived at the pass and camped the men and horses, then watched carefully. At this time, the lights on the gate were brightly lit, and the sounds of fighting could still be heard. Bonfires and military lanterns illuminated the gate like daylight. There were Qin troops on guard on the top of the hill, and the guards were very tight. Guan Ying asked the Qin State's grain keeper to go up and summon Guan Ying. When the Qin army reported into the pass, only two Qin generals came to inspect. One of them has a thin face and sparse eyebrows, a thunderous mouth, a garlic nose, a pair of wolf eyes, more white than black, and two hairy fists that look like bear claws. He is Yue Fu, the captain of Guandu. The other one has a square face, yellow eyebrows, and a beard that connects to his temples. His face is full of evil spirits. He is not evil, but he is also urging the judge to order. It is Guo Feng who was sent by Zhao Ben. Guan Ying continued to let the grain officer answer. However, Yue Fu was very cautious and did not let them enter the customs at all. He also sent a soldier out to check. As soon as the soldier came out of the pass, he realized that it was not his own team, so he hurriedly retreated and shouted: "They are Chu people!" Before he finished speaking, Guan Ying shot the soldier to death with an arrow, and then led the sergeant to go down the pass. Come. Seeing the sudden attack by the Chu army, the Qin general hurriedly closed the gate and ordered arrows to be fired.
After a while, it was broad daylight. Guan Ying first observed the surrounding terrain, then rushed to the pass and said: "Qin Nu, hurry up and present the pass!" Guo Feng laughed and said: "I am the general of Qin! What kind of green onion are you, but you come here?" How audacious are you to break through here? I see you are too young to kill you. Go back and tell Liu Bang to surrender as soon as possible, otherwise when all the armies arrive, you will die without a burial place!" Guan Ying was furious! , said: "You nigger, you didn't know how powerful I am, how dare you come to challenge me?" Guo Feng was furious and was about to fight. But deputy captain Yuan Wenbing flashed out from behind and said, "How can I kill a chicken with a cattle knife?" Yuan Wenbing jumped on his horse and rushed down from the pass with his sword in hand. Guan Ying shook the weapon in his hand and rushed to fight. The two horses crossed each other, the swords and halberds were raised at the same time, and the battle was not completed. The tip of Guan Ying's spear had already penetrated Yuan Wenbing's armpit...
When Yue Fu saw that the deputy captain was beheaded, he personally committed suicide and came back, swinging his iron halberd like a whirlwind. Guan Ying clapped and greeted him. The two fought fiercely for thirty rounds at the pass. Yue Fu couldn't resist, feinted his halberd, and ran towards the pass. Guan Ying won the first battle.
Guan Ying sent 300 sergeants with grains to give orders to Pei Gong. When Pei Gong learned that the Qin army was guarding Sheyuan Pass, he discussed it with his advisers. While they were talking, spies came on flying horses to report that Yang Xiong had joined the governor of Dongjun and the governor of Hanoi, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were rushing towards Luoyang. Pei Gong was shocked and said: "There are powerful passes in front and a large army behind. If we don't get out of the predicament as soon as possible, we may be unable to defeat the enemy." The generals said that Luoyang should be captured as soon as possible. However, Xiao He thought: "We should first get in touch with the Korean army. Only by entering Yingchuan can we be safe." Li Shiqi also said: "Guan Ying is weak alone. We should send another general to help and win the pass as soon as possible. "Pei Gong sent Li Shang to lead a troop of troops to support Guan Ying immediately.
After Guan Ying had breakfast, he had no time to rest, so he came to Guanqian to challenge again. Guo Feng and Yue Fu discussed: "Although the Chu general is powerful, he does not have many soldiers. How about I and I lead the army to kill Xiaguan together, kill all Guan Ying's soldiers first, and then capture him alive." He then led a large force of Qin troops to kill Xiaguan. Seeing that the Qin army was large, Guan Ying was afraid that the soldiers would suffer, so he ordered to retreat. After Guan Ying retreated four or five miles, he gathered his troops and troops. Then he told them: "Just wave the flag and shout here." But he single-handedly fought towards the enemy's formation.
When Guo Feng and Yue Fu saw that the Chu general was alone, they led the Qin army to surround Guan Ying. Although Guan Ying was riding alone, he was so brave that he killed Yue Fu and Guo Feng without any resistance. Seeing that Guan Ying was too crazy, Guo Feng shouted: "Where are you from? Why are you so desperate for your life?" Guan Ying shouted: "I am Guan Ying from Dang County! Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!" After saying that, he went to kill Guan Guan. The second general was shocked. He was afraid that Guan Ying would take advantage of the situation and rush into the pass, so he hurriedly chased him from behind. When Guan Ying reached the pass, the Qin army guarding the pass threw Shumu down to stop him. Guan Ying was so powerful that he used his halberd to split the tree apart. The Qin army shot again with arrows. Guan Ying used his sword to pluck the arrow and knocked it down to the ground. Yue Fu said to Guan Guan: "Quickly retreat!" Guan Ying saw that he could not enter the pass, so he ran rampant in the Qin army's formation, killing seven who came out and seven who entered. It was like entering an uninhabited country, and the Qin army suffered numerous casualties. Yue Fu and Guo Feng attacked Guan Ying together. Guan Ying used his power and killed the two men and fled. The two men hurriedly came to the pass and shouted: "Open the door quickly!" The Qin army who was closing the pass shot Guan Ying with arrows, and the two generals survived. At this time, Guan Ying turned around and saw many Qin troops who had nowhere to escape. He pointed his halberd at them and shouted sternly: "I will not kill anyone who surrenders!" The Qin troops were all devastated, so they all surrendered to Guan Ying.
At this time, Li Shang and his troops arrived just in time. When they saw the Qin army kneeling in front of Guan Ying's horse and begging for surrender, Guan Ying's armor was stained red with blood and his white horse turned into red, so they quickly took him back to the camp to rest. Guan Ying reorganized all the Qin troops into Chu troops and discussed with them how to attack Guanmen. There is a poem praising:
How long will it take to sweep through Xiongguan? The male's merit is Wu Gou.
He is known as a famous general with his gold and iron horses, and he conquers the nine states with his sweat and blood.
There are always heroes chasing away tigers and leopards, and no one is looking for a prince.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the list of meritorious officials was listed, and those who bravely won the three armies were considered the upper class.
The next day, Pei Gong learned that Shenyuan Pass could not be breached, so he discussed a good strategy with everyone. Zhang Cang said: "Our army enters the pass alone, which is a taboo in the art of war. Now Luoyang City is also very strong. If we continue to delay, we are afraid that we will fall into a tight siege. It is better to send all our troops to Shenyuan Pass and attack with all our strength. Close the door. Mr. Zifang may have known about our predicament and will definitely help us." Suddenly, a military detective from Yangwu direction reported that Yang Xiong had led several groups of Qin troops to Xingyang, and the Qin State transferred them from Hangu Pass soldiers. Pei Gong was shocked and made a decisive decision. He ordered Cao Shen and Fan Kuai to take the rear, and the rest of the troops immediately set off towards Shenyuan Pass.
When Zhao Ben saw that Pei Gong had withdrawn his troops, he led his troops to pursue him. Cao Shen ordered Fan Kuai to retreat first and arranged his own formation to stop the attack. Zhao Ben led a large group of cavalry to catch up and met Cao Shen. The two armies faced each other. Han Meng came to the front of the formation and said: "Where can the traitors against the country escape?" Cao Shen rode forward and fought for more than ten rounds. Han Meng couldn't resist, so he turned around and left. Cao Shen did not pursue him, so he retreated. When the county guard saw that the Chu army had retreated, he ordered Han Meng to continue chasing. Fan Kuai gave way to Cao Shen and stepped forward to fight Han Meng again. Han Meng commanded dozens of Qin generals to outflank Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai was surrounded and killed in the middle. Cao Shen stood at Gaofu, looking at the formation. He held up the reins with his left hand and dragged the heavenly sword backwards with his right hand. With his beard fluttering, he rushed down the high slope. Han Meng was caught off guard and was hacked to death by Cao Shen. Zhao Ben was shocked when he saw Han Meng beheaded, so he temporarily camped his troops back.
Peigong led his troops to the foot of Sheyuan Mountain, and Guan Ying and Li Shang welcomed them into the camp. Li Shang told the story of Guan Ying's battle with Shenyuan Pass. Duke Pei praised Guan Ying and said, "My virtuous brother is really a great general!" He gave him the title of Zhibo and named Guan Ying Lord Xuanling. Then he said to the two of them: "Yang Xiong has led several groups to Xingyang. If we can't take the pass, we will be in danger." Li Shang and Guan Ying introduced the situation of Shenyuan Pass to Pei Gong. Pei Gong personally supervised the battle and commanded the soldiers to carry the ladder and rush towards the pass...
The next morning, a sergeant came to report to Pei Gong that Yang Xiong had arrived in Gong County and Zhao Ben launched another attack. Pei Gong asked: "Where are Cao and Fan now?" The sergeant replied: "They are not far from here. They are just fighting all night to resist the enemy." Before he finished speaking, another sergeant flew on horseback to report that Zhao Ben had once again He fought with Cao and Fan at the foot of the mountain. "Pei Gong asked Zhou Bo and Ji Xin to bring all the chariots together and set up obstacles in the narrow places to block the Qin army.
In front of Shenyuan Pass, there was a huge bustle of people and horses. Pei Gong, Xiao He and others all stood at Gaofu to direct the battle. It was getting dark, and suddenly a sergeant came to report that Yang Xiong and Zhao Ben had reunited. Pei Gong was calm at this time and thought deeply: "We should organize a big battle, otherwise the Qin army will suddenly arrive, and our army will be in chaos." He changed the 10,000 soldiers and horses at the back into the front team, and asked Li Shang to be the first team. Guan Ying was the second team, Jin Qiang and Jin She were the third team, and Xia Houying was the fourth team. They each led the Chu army to rush down the mountain.
Yang Xiong led tens of thousands of Qin troops and rushed to Luoyang day and night. When I heard that the Chu army had fled to Shenyuan Pass, I hurriedly pursued them. When Zhao Ben heard that Yang Xiong's army had arrived, he naturally became more confident and joined forces to attack Shenyuan Pass.
At this time, Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, Ji Xin, and Zhou Bo were already waiting in formation. When the Qin army arrived, the two sides fought at the foot of the mountain. Because the Qin army was numerous, the Chu army gradually became passive. Cao Shen and Fan Kuai retreated while fighting. When they were approaching the bottom of the mountain, four heroes including Li Shang came and killed them one after another. Cao Shen and Fan became more energetic when they saw the strength of their troops and horses, so they fought hard. In this battle, all nine generals participated in the battle, and no one retreated, whether they were generals or sergeants. Just listen to the violent shouts of the combatants on both sides, the iron-blooded collision of weapons, the clanging of horse hooves, and the neighing of war horses. They have already shattered the eternal silence of the mountains and rivers. The echoes continue to echo on the tragic and tragic battlefield. The god of death is also in the team. Wandering around wantonly, spreading from one place to another. This was an unprecedented decisive battle between the Chu army and the Qin army that was several times larger than itself.
On the next day, Pei Gong continued to direct the research in front of Shenyuan Pass, but bad news came. It turned out that the place where they stationed troops was far away from the river. There was no water source here. The soldiers could not drink water and everyone was thirsty. It was necessary to die, not to mention that the soldiers were sweating all the time. As the saying goes: "If you don't eat for one day, a tough guy will be paralyzed; if you don't drink water for three days, an iron ox will open its mouth." When Pei Gong saw that the door was closed, he still couldn't break it. At night, many soldiers on the battlefield fainted from thirst. Pei Gong looked up to the sky and sighed: "I didn't expect that I, Liu Bang, was ordered to enter the pass. Before defeating the Qin army, everyone would die of thirst here first!" When Xiao He saw this, he advised Pei Gong: "I heard that Pei Gong once asked the Qin army in Mangdang Mountain. According to the hexagram of Tianwen, if the spring water comes out of fencing, you will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future. The sage also said: "Heaven has the virtue of good life, and the earth has the thickness to carry things." At this critical juncture, why doesn't Pei Gong follow this move and try the sword again? Hit a spring. If you can get God's favor, can you solve the current crisis?"
Peigong had no choice but to come to the roadside and happened to find the ruins of a mountain spring. There are rocks around the mouth of the spring, but they have long since dried up. In desperation, Pei Gong knelt down and prayed to God, saying: "I, Liu Bang, have been ordered to march west to save the people from hanging upside down. Now there is a great pass in front of me, there are pursuers behind, and there is no water source in the army. The soldiers are so hungry and thirsty! If I, Liu Bang, live forever, Before it is over, if we can still complete the great cause of destroying Qin, please ask God to give the soldiers a drink of water; if God does not allow us to make contributions, I, Liu Bang, will have no choice but to commit suicide here to avoid being captured and humiliated!" After saying this, use The Red Sky Sword struck at the gap in the cliff. I saw a cold light passing by, and I didn't expect that a stream of clear mountain spring water actually spewed out. It was so magical. All the soldiers were in high spirits, thinking it was God's help, so they came here to get water, which greatly boosted their morale. The soldiers in front built a camp to block the Qin army at the foot of the mountain. Later generations called this spring "Jianyin Spring", and the ruins still exist today.
The soldiers had water to drink and persisted in resisting the Qin army in front of the pass. One afternoon a few days later, Peigong was directing the battle, and suddenly an earth-shattering cry of killing came from the gate. Everyone looked towards the gate and saw that the Qin troops fell to the ground one after another, and Guo Feng and Yue Fu had disappeared. It didn't take much, but I saw a large group of people standing all over the gate. When I looked closely, I saw that they had raised the flag of the Korean Army. It turned out that the Han army came and they came to the pass, because most of the Qin army had been killed by Guan Ying, and the rest were all captured by the Han army. The two Qin generals were also captured alive by the Han army. It was not long before I saw a person standing under the door. The man was wearing a plain robe and jade belt, a bamboo leather crown on his head, and a white rhino in his hand. He looked calm and elegant. He was Zhang Zifang, Situ of the Han Dynasty. There were Lu Jia, Ren Ao and Lu Wan beside him. Zifang shouted loudly: "Pei Gong! Zhang Liang is late to greet you. Please enter the gate quickly!" Pei Gong and Xiao He were overjoyed to see that it was Zhang Liang who opened the door. This is called surviving a desperate situation. At this time, the gate was already wide open, and Pei Gong ordered the soldiers to enter the gate quickly.
When Pei Gong entered the pass, he met with Zifang and each expressed their feelings of separation. Then he took two Qin generals, Guo Feng and Yue Fu, into custody. Both of them would rather die than surrender. Pei Gong ordered them to be taken out and beheaded. Pei Gong ordered all the Chu troops who were resisting the Qin army to withdraw into the pass. After receiving the order, the Chu army once again returned their troops and horses to close the gate. Zhang Liang saw that everyone was safe, so he ordered the door to be closed. Although the Chu army suffered heavy casualties in this battle, they finally got rid of the encirclement and interception of tens of thousands of Qin troops and finally joined forces with the Korean army led by Zhang Liang.
The sergeants from both sides met at the gate with thunderous cheers, just like the reunion of family members. Zhang Liang told Pei Gong what happened after leaving: It turned out that after Xuecheng and Pei Gong broke up, he led his troops to Yingchuan. He first repelled the Qiang Yuan and occupied Yangdi City, but later the Qiang Yuan counterattacked, and Han The army failed again. Zifang withdrew from Yangdi and started guerrilla warfare in the surrounding area. This is a new tactic, which allowed it to deal with the Qin army for a long time and still retain its strength. Later, Lu Jia came to Yingchuan, met Zhang Liang, and told him about Pei Gong's attack on Sanchuan. The foresighted Mr. Zifang estimated that the Qin army had deployed heavy troops to guard Shenyuan Pass, so he and the King of Han led all the guerrillas to advance north and captured Yangcheng. Zhang Liang also asked the King of Han to guard Yangcheng, and he led his army to meet the Chu army, which saved Pei Gong from danger.
It was very exciting to meet old friends and comrades again. When Li Shiqi and Zhang Cang saw Mr. Zifang, they said, "I've heard of Mr. Zifang's name for a long time. I don't want to meet here today." Zifang saw Li Shiqi's strange appearance and surprising words, so he asked, "Sir, sir." Really?" Pei Gong said with a smile: "There is an old drunkard in Gaoyang who has a great reputation. Haven't you heard of Mr. Zifang?" Zifang was shocked and asked: "Could it be that you are the famous madman-Senior Li?" Li Shi Qi laughed and said, "I am the madman and drunkard!" Zifang praised him greatly and said, "There is no one more brilliant than you in the world. If Pei Gong gets this old gentleman, how can the Qin country not be destroyed?" Pei Gong said to Li Shiqi: "I heard that the second generation is not only lustful, but also drinking and having fun all day long. Now that he meets an old drunkard like you, I'm afraid he is no match for you!" This sentence made everyone laugh.
When Yang Xiong saw that all the Chu troops had withdrawn into the pass and had not caught them, he yelled and fell off his horse. Zhao Ben was shocked and hurriedly rescued Yang Xiong and took him to the camp in front of the mountain for treatment. Yang Xiong woke up a long time ago. Zhao Ben asked him why. Yang Xiong lamented: "The imperial court was already very angry after the previous defeat in Jishui. Later, an edict was issued, saying that if I didn't wipe out Liu Bang in Luoyang, my three tribes would be destroyed! Now the rebels have entered Shenyuan Pass. , when can we catch Liu Bang?" After saying this, he burst into tears. Zhao Ben said: "Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. Please don't be too pessimistic, general. If we can regain our military strength, we still have a chance to capture Liu Bang." Yang Xiong said sadly: "Zhao Gao has the power. Even if we have made great achievements, what can we do? ah?"
The next day, Yang Xiongqiang worked hard and said to Zhao Ben: "I have angina now and can't fight anymore. Master Zhao, hurry up and win the battle. You must capture Liu Bang!" Zhao Ben, Dou Xian, Lu Fan and others led Soldiers and horses came to seize the gate. However, Guan Guan had already prepared. After a burst of arrows, the Qin army could not get close at all. At this time, the Han army was waiting for work and could easily attack the Qin army. Half a month later, Zhao Bi reported the situation to Yang Xiong. Seeing that the matter had come to this, Yang Xiong felt there was no point in being anxious, so he had to leave Jin Choufu and lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in Fengshi, and then transferred the large group of troops back to Luoyang.
Chu and Han Lian have been celebrating at the gate for days, and everyone is in high spirits. One day, Pei Gong heard that Yang Xiong had withdrawn his troops, so he asked Zifang when he would take Sanchuan County. Zifang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei. We just need to keep the door closed for now. But please help me take Yingchuan County first, and then I will help you attack Luoyang. How about that?" Pei Gong agreed happily.
Early the next morning, Peigong left Cao Shen to guard Sheyuan Pass, and then marched towards Yangcheng with all his troops. For a time, on the official road leading from Shenyuan Pass to Yangcheng, the Chu and Han coalition troops were arranged in extremely neat order and marched in order. Pei Gong left Sheyuan Pass surrounded by Zhang Liang, Xiao He and others. Everyone's laughter also broke the tense situation of the battle in recent days. At this time, the gloomy and rainy weather suddenly became sunny, and a bright sun shot out in all directions, illuminating the earth warmly. From then on, Peigong started a new journey under Zhang Liang's plan. At that time, people sang:
The journey is long, the road is long, and the beautiful mountains and rivers are full of smoke.
Talk about success or failure, ask about warmth and cold, everyone is worried about their family and country.
Tears filled, don't let it go, a man's career is not easy.
Build meritorious deeds, resist evil and stubbornness, and display your talents together to repay the good years.
