When Zifang heard that Pei Gong had invited him, he walked towards Pei Gong's residence and saw that Pei Gong, Xiao He and others were already waiting in front of the door. After everyone saw the ceremony, they went into the building and sat down. Pei Gong said impatiently: "Mr. Situ, there is a great happy event. Do you know what it is?" Zifang asked in surprise, "How about a great happy event? Please tell me about it?" Pei Gong said happily: "Yang Xiong is dead!" When Zifang heard that Yang Xiong was dead, he felt incredible and asked, "Is this true?" Peigong said, "This is absolutely true!" and told Cao Shen the details. He listened to Zifang, and then said: "Now that Qin has killed Yang Xiong, my opponent is gone. I want to take this opportunity to break out of Zhiyuan Pass and attack Luoyang City with all my strength. What do you think, sir?" Zifang saw that Pei Gong was sure of it. Knowing the general situation and seizing the opportunity, he smiled happily and said: "Pei Gong wanted to take advantage of Qin to kill Yang Xiong and march to Luoyang when the morale of the army was shaken. This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But have you thought about it, general? Do you want to go back to Zhou Wen?" I think the old way may not work!" Zifang's tone was very sure. Pei Gong was originally very ambitious, but when he heard this, he asked very puzzledly why. Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Although Yang Xiong is dead, Luoyang is heavily guarded. The Qin people are constantly transferring troops to Sanchuan. In addition, the Qin people have learned from the past and will definitely deploy heavy troops at Hangu Pass. Therefore, you I don't think it's an easy task to capture Hangu Pass again!" After listening to Mr. Zifang's words, Pei Gong opened his mouth in shock and couldn't close it for a long time. He thought for a long time before he said sincerely Asked: "Sir, what should I do?"
Zifang gently put the white rhinoceros on his shoulders, walked slowly to the front of Pei Gong and bowed: "Ying Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, and the second generation is the target of public criticism. No matter how powerful it is, it will be criticized by thousands of people." , and it won’t last too long. When I first met with the general, I said that everything must be adaptable. Now looking at the general trend of the world, Xiang Yu and Zhang Han have not yet decided the winner in Hebei, so General Xiang and the others will continue to stalemate. Go down. The general marched into Sanchuan alone and forcibly captured the city. This will definitely attract the attention of the Qin people. The general wants to conquer Hangu Pass again, which will be a military adventure. I think the first emperor relied on the power of Xiaoshan and Hangu Pass. It was extremely dangerous and we resisted the enemy from the east, so we were able to control the millions of troops from the six countries." When Pei Gong heard this, he felt completely disappointed, so he asked eagerly: "What can we do?"
Mr. Zifang said calmly: "However, there is a Wuguan Pass in the south of Qin State. No one has ever paid attention to it, and most Qin people have ignored it. If Pei Gong's troops can avoid the powerful Qin army, it is better to lead his army south. , attack Wuguan by surprise. If you can capture Wuguan, your army can still march forward, and won't the whole of Xianyang be under control?" Zifang took out a painting from his sleeve and carefully painted it on silk. drawn map. Mr. Zifang hung the map in the back hall, then pointed and said: "This is the topographic map of the Qin State. I drew it with my own hands when I roamed the Qin Pass. I used it today. General, please look at this: This is the map of the Qin Kingdom." Pass. If you want to complete the great cause of destroying Qin, you can avoid the dangerous points of Wei and Han in the east and avoid fighting with the strong Qin. You can capture this weak point in the south. Can't you still enter Guanzhong and achieve great achievements? If so In this way, the general can fulfill King Huai's promise of 'whoever enters the pass first will be the king of the pass'!"
After listening to Zhang Liang's grand remarks, Pei Gong suddenly felt enlightened. He bowed deeply to Zifang and said: "Sir's analysis is really amazing, a golden and jade theory! Only now do I understand you." Why let the Chu army help the King of Han to pacify Yingchuan? It turns out that Sir has already made up his mind! I don’t know when he will go south to attack Nanyang County?" Seeing that Pei Gong completely understood his intention, Zifang also said excitedly: "Wuguan Although they are lax, Qin's army will not be too small. Please don't rush southward, and let the people of Qin know your intentions prematurely." Pei Gong asked what the secret was. Mr. Zifang pointed at Shenyuan Pass with a smile and said: "The general should take the initiative to go north and attack Luoyang first, so that the Qin people know that the general is going to enter Xianyang from the east. In this way, the Qin people will continue to send troops and horses from the pass for reinforcements. Hangu Pass and Sanchuan County, you must wait until the Qin people transfer all the troops and horses stationed at Wuguan to Hangu Pass before attacking Wuguan. At that time, you will definitely win. I carefully observed the Qianxiang last night. Seeing the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth gathered in the sky above the East Well, this indicates that the power of the princes will definitely be able to defeat the Qin State; and in the purple micro ring of the Beichen, one of the largest stars is dim. This also indicates that the second emperor will die soon, so the demise of Qin is only a matter of time. If the general can enter Wuguan, then it will be you, the general, who overthrows the violent Qin and establishes the cause of destroying the country!" Pei Gong listened. I was so impressed by Mr. Zifang's remarks that I thanked Mr. Zifang again and again. Zhang Liang's words gave Pei Gong a grand blueprint for entering Guanzhong and destroying Qin, and also pointed out the direction for the Chu army. He can be called a peerless genius, and no one in the contemporary era can compare with him. ah.
After Pei Gong was amazed, he immediately adopted Mr. Zifang's suggestion and told Mr. Zifang what Qi Yi said. Zifang said in surprise: "Qi Ji is a famous general of the Qin State. He and General Wang Ling guard Xixian and Danshui, and these two places are the gateways to Wuguan. Now Qi Ji's daughter-in-law is here. Help, this is really God helping the general to succeed!" When Pei Gong heard this, he was extremely happy, and immediately ordered the sergeant general Qi Yi to entertain him diligently and serve him well, and must not neglect him. Afterwards, Zhang Liang thought: As a hero who fought against the Qin all the way, Pei Gong had a very positive attitude towards making contributions and made great plans. It can be seen that this man is really a genius, very comparable to others, and he has a lifelong following from then on. idea.
In the following period, under Zhang Liang's careful planning and some rectification, Country X has regained some new atmosphere. He also actively cooperated with Peigong in preparing for the war, so the Chu army re-equipped some chariots, purchased armor and equipment, and repaired some damaged weapons. Pei Gong also asked the generals to practice formations and drill the three armies of horses, infantry and chariots. Everyone was very busy. But the King of Han held a banquet with his ministers all day long and stole the show. At this time, he was already immersed in the dream of the king and could not extricate himself. He no longer considered how powerful the Qin State was and whether the Qin army would attack, but just entrusted all matters to Mr. Zifang. The King of Han thought: They did not have the strength to fight Qin's large army before, and they were passive everywhere. It was not until the arrival of Pei Gong that they used the force of the autumn wind to sweep away the fallen leaves and beat the Qin army into confusion. Later, the county guard was also killed, which allowed his kingship to be consolidated. Liu Bang was a savior! The King of Han confirmed the role of Pei Gong based on his own judgment. But he didn’t know why Pei Gong wanted to help country x? He didn't even know how important the guerrilla tactics used by Mr. Zifang were when dealing with powerful enemies before? It is precisely because of this kind of guerrilla tactics that the Korean army has preserved its strength under very unfavorable circumstances.
But Liu Bang was calm-minded and sharp-sighted at this time. Although he was blocked from entering the customs, he did not underestimate Zhang Liang's role. In the past few days, he had witnessed some of King Han's attitudes towards state affairs, and he had already seen that King Han was a king with little potential, because Pei Gong heard that King Han was most concerned about the selection of concubines these days, and did not seem to care about war. Why did he care, so he felt very ridiculous in his heart, and he was thinking about how to take away Zhang Zifang and let Mr. Zifang be his teacher forever. After they met in Liudi, Pei Gong regarded Zifang as a talent like Yi Yin and Lu Wang. It was precisely because Liu Bang valued Mr. Zifang so much that he was very active in capturing Yingchuan. He wanted to satisfy his old friend through his contribution to the King of Han. Now that the country of
Zifang had already been brewing a great plan to break into Guanzhong and completely eliminate the Qin State. He also told the King of Han about this plan, but the King of Han was not very interested in his plan at all and only verbally praised it. After a while, there was nothing more to say, which made the careless Mr. Zifang feel discouraged for the first time. He used to think that the King of Han was very virtuous, but now he realized that he was a king with mediocre qualifications and lack of lofty ambitions. Compared with those previous kings who had made extraordinary achievements, he seemed too ordinary. He had no intention of entering the country to destroy Qin. He has no belief in saving the common people in the world, let alone any grand ideals of resisting xian government and recasting the ways of Tang and Wu. He is just an ordinary king who is content with the status quo and is a small country with few kings. King Han's performance was very different from Zifang's lofty ideals, and Zhang Liang felt unprecedentedly disappointed. He thought that both King Han and Duke Pei were leaders of the uprising and heroes against Qin, but their talents were so different. God also gave them an opportunity to achieve great things, but their attitude towards the opportunity was... So different. One of them is content with the status quo, the other is proactive. Zhang Liang couldn't help but sincerely admire Pei Gong when he thought of this, and at the same time he felt deeply sorry for his master.
A month later, Zhang Liang asked the King of Han to sit in Yingchuan and general Hua Wuhai to guard Yangdi City. He asked to leave the customs with Pei Gong. King Han knew that fighting was very hard, and he had suffered a lot over the past year. Now that someone was fighting for him, how could he not be happy? The King of Han handed over all the war matters to Zhang Situ and General Liu. Seeing that the time had come, the King of Han held a banquet to send off the soldiers of Chu and Han on their expedition. Although Pei Gong was over fifty years old, he became more energetic and full of pride when encountering battles, and he mobilized his troops and generals and issued orders with high spirits. As long as Mr. Zifang was with him, he would feel relieved about everything, so he led the Chu-Han coalition forces to march towards Shenyuan Pass. When the army arrived at the pass, General Cao heard that Pei Gong was returning to Sheyuan Pass, so he beat the war drums and blew the horn to welcome Pei Gong's arrival. After Pei Gong saw Cao Shen, he told him Mr. Zifang's plan to attack the east and west. General Cao repeatedly said good things after hearing this. After everyone stayed at the pass for half a day, Zifang left Han generals Ding Li and Yuan Qing to guard the pass, while the rest of the troops directly launched an attack on the Gou clan.
The Goushi family was about twenty miles away from Shenyuan Pass. Qin general Jin Choufu heard that the Chu army had come out of the pass again. He hurriedly reported to the governor and organized the Qin army to resist. The allied forces of Han and Chu came to the city and quickly launched an attack. The two sides fought fiercely for less than an hour. Jin Chou's father saw that the Chu army was powerful, so he had to abandon the city and escape. After Peigong occupied Goushi, he left Xiao He, Jin Qiang, Jin She, Wang Sui, Fu Kuan, Zhao Ou, Xue Ou, Chen Bi, Lu Ze, Lu Shizhi, Zhou Chang, Wu Ru and others to guard the city. The troops were divided into six groups.
In the first route, Cao Shen served as the chief general, and Kong Ju, Dong Zhu, Chen He, Chen Yao, Zhou Zao and others served as deputy generals; in the second route, Fan Kuai served as the chief general, and Guo Meng, Chen Wu, Zhu Zhen, Zhuang Bushi, and Gu Feng served as deputy generals. ; The third route has Zhou Bo as the main general, with Chen Juan, Yan Zechi, Rong Ci, Zhou Ding, Peijia and others as deputy generals; the fourth route has Li Shang as the main general, with Yi Hui, Guo Ting, Dan Ning, Bing Qian and Liu Zhao as the main generals. Serve as deputy general; the fifth route Guan Ying is the chief general, Tang Feng, Dai Ye, Zhou Zhi, Wen Houcang, Chen Fiqi and others serve as deputy generals; the sixth route Peigong personally serves as the chief general, Chai Wu is the deputy general, Zhang Liang, Li Shi Qi, Lu Jia, and Zhang Cang served as counselors, with Ji Xin as the guard, Xia Houying as the tiger and brave general, Chen Xu, Qi Ai, Hua Ji, Du Dechen, Xu Wen, Chen Su, Wei Xuan, Liu Zhong, and Jicheng , Zhou Ke, Peng Zu, Shan Fusheng, Zhou Ju, Leng Er, Chen Cang, Zhu Bi, Zhu Tong, Wei Wuze, Xu Li and other hundreds of generals served as the leaders and marched towards Gong County. At that time, they claimed to have an army of 100,000 to alarm Qin.
