One night, Zhang Han had a nightmare. He dreamed that his old father came to him and said that it was time for him to go back. Zhang Han felt very confused after he woke up, so he ordered his three brothers to be called and told them what happened in the dream. Zhang Ping said: "Brother, you are too worried about your father, so you have this dream." Zhang Han listened but remained silent and uneasy. Zhang Ping advised him to send someone to Xianyang to inquire about his family's situation. Zhang Han sent a very sophisticated person and set out overnight.
Ten days later, the person who was suddenly sent came back to report that before he arrived in Xianyang, he had already heard that all Zhang Han's family members had been killed. He also heard that the imperial court was going to send someone to replace Zhang Han, and that a disaster was imminent. When Zhang Han heard that his family had been killed by the Second Emperor, his eyes suddenly darkened, he screamed and fell to the ground. After hearing the news, the generals rushed over and rescued Zhang Han with great difficulty. Zhang Han was so angry that he was speechless for a long time. This news was indeed like a bolt from the blue to him, and he shouted loudly: "Our brothers fought risking their lives for the country, but the emperor is so unkind and unjust. This must be the fault of the traitor Zhao Gao again! The eunuch and I The postures are inconsistent!" After saying this, he cried bitterly. Zhang Ping cried and persuaded Zhang Han to lead his army back to Beijing to investigate and eradicate Zhao Gao. When the soldiers heard that Zhang Han's family had been executed, they were all filled with indignation, and the army was in an uproar. Suddenly, an envoy from the imperial court arrived, bringing with him a general who was indeed meant to succeed Zhang Han. The envoy walked into the tent unscrupulously, thinking that everyone did not know, and was about to read out the edict, but saw Zhang Han and the soldiers glaring at him angrily. The envoy was too frightened to read the edict any more. Zhang Han said angrily: "You thieves, do you want me to be the second Yang Xiong?" The envoy was stunned. Zhang Han angrily shouted: "Why did the imperial court want to kill my whole family?" The envoy hesitated and could not answer. Brothers Zhang Ping and Ping Angrily stepped forward and pointed their knives at the envoy and asked: "Speak quickly! Why did the court want to kill our family members?" The envoy was stunned and replied tremblingly: "This is the intention of the emperor and the prime minister, it has nothing to do with me. !" Zhang Han was furious and ordered: "Take out the two thieves and chop them into meat paste!" The envoy and the general were taken out by Zhang Xi and Zhang Qu. After a while, the screams of the two people were heard.
In the next few days, Zhang Han set up a mourning hall in the camp and cried to pay homage to his family. Zhang Han almost suffered a mental breakdown because of a sudden misfortune to his family. He was in a state of despair and grief for three to five days in a row, and all military affairs were abandoned. The soldiers were talking a lot at this time, and they were all ready to persuade Zhang Han to make peace with the Chu army and stop fighting. Some even advocated that Qin and Chu unite to march to Xianyang and kill Zhao Gao. Zhang Han's heart is full of contradictions, and he will face difficult choices.
One day, Zhang Han had just finished crying and offering sacrifices. The soldiers advised him to cross the river as soon as possible, otherwise the Chu army would attack and everyone would be in danger. Zhang Han said: "There are few people here, the civil society is in decline, and there are only a dozen fishing boats along the coast. How can the army cross the river?" The soldiers advised them to build boats and rafts as soon as possible. Zhang Han lamented: "Is there any movement among the Allied forces?" Everyone said there was no movement yet. Zhang Han asked Zhang Xi and Zhang Qu to go to the river to build a boat. After the two left, Zhang Ping said again: "The imperial court is ruthless and unjust. They killed our family members. Why should we serve them? Why don't we send someone to discuss with Xiang Yu and the two sides will cease the war and negotiate a peace." Zhang Han thought for a moment and lamented. He said: "We have a grudge against Xiang Yu for killing our uncle. Even if we want to reconcile, can he agree?" Zhang Ping said: "No matter what, we must stabilize the Chu army first, otherwise we will only die." Dong Yi said: "General You're right. Let's first send people to Chu camp to deliver an armistice agreement. If Xiang Yu doesn't agree, we'll think of other ways. By going back and forth like this, our ships will be built." Zhang Han lamented a few times. After hearing this, he agreed to Dong Yi's request. So he summoned a marquis named Shicheng and asked him to go to Chu camp to meet Xiang Yu with a letter requesting reconciliation and a truce.
When Xiang Yu was in Handan, he came to report that the Qin army was in mourning for some unknown reason. Xiang Yu felt strange when he heard such things, so he discussed it with Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng analyzed: "There must be something unexpected happened in the Qin court." Xiang Yu wanted to launch an attack. Fan Zeng said: "Don't worry, something big must have happened inside the Qin State." The two were talking when someone suddenly came in and reported: "Zhang Han's envoy has arrived." Xiang Yu was furious when he heard that it was Zhang Han's envoy. He said: "An enemy of an enemy country dares to send an envoy? No see! No see!" Fan Zeng said: "We don't know the reason why the Qin army is mourning. Now that someone is here, why don't you listen to what happened?" Xiang Yu was then angry. Authentic: "In this case, let the envoy of Qin come in and see him. If he dares to talk nonsense, he will be killed first!"
After a while, Shicheng came in. When he saw Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, he bowed to see them. Fan Zeng asked him what business he came to Chu camp for. Shicheng told Xiang Yu that the second emperor had killed Zhang Han's family, and then handed Zhang Han's armistice agreement to Xiang Yu. But who knew that Xiang Yu got so angry after reading the letter that he even tore up the armistice agreement, drew his sword and chopped off the corner of the case, and shouted: "Zhang Han, common man, kill my uncle. This is a mortal enemy!" I want to kill him personally, and use his head to pay tribute to my uncle. How dare he propose peace to me? I should have chopped you off first, but now I will spare you. Go back and tell the old thief to come quickly. Lead to death!" Xiang Yu's words were like thunder, Shi Cheng's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground in fear. Seeing that Xiang Yu was like a heavenly being, he crawled out of the big tent in a pee, escaped from the military camp, and reported to Zhang Han. When the soldiers of the Chu army saw the miserable appearance of the Qin officials, they all laughed and bent their waists.
When Shicheng arrived at the Qin military camp, he was still trembling and speechless. Zhang Han thought he was possessed by evil spirits and quickly called a doctor for treatment. After a long time, Shi Cheng finally said hesitantly: "Xiang... Yu will not allow the general to surrender. He will... take... your... head to pay tribute to his uncle!" When Zhang Han heard this, his brain also buzzed. I felt like the world was spinning, and I collapsed on the ground. The soldiers were all shocked when they heard this. At this time, there was a sudden commotion and uneasiness in the military camp. Zhang Han ordered his troops to cross the river as soon as possible to avoid Xiang Yu's sudden attack.
After Xiang Yu drove Shi Cheng away, he discussed with Yafu about entering the army. Ya's father patiently advised: "Good nephew, don't chase the poor! Now that Zhang Han's whole family has been killed, this is a huge blow to him. Now that he is desperate and asking for a truce, he is actually begging for surrender. You should accept him. It is only right to surrender!" Xiang Yu heard that Ya's father asked him to accept Zhang Han's surrender. He became very angry and said to Ya's father: "Old thief Zhang Han is my enemy! Before his death, my uncle entrusted him with important matters. Yafu, how can Yafu persuade me to reconcile with the thieves?" Fan Zeng said seriously: "That's not the case. Zhang Han used to be his own master, how could he not fulfill his loyal duties for Qin? Now he is forced to do so. Ask for an armistice! Although you and he have a deep hatred, have you ever thought about it, Major General, that he is suffering more than anyone else now? You should focus on the overall situation. As an enemy, you should also understand his difficulties. That is In addition to suffering, Zhang Han is now in a state of complete collapse. In this case, you should let go of the past and understand the difficulties of others with your own difficulties. Moreover, the coalition forces are large and the military rations are about to be exhausted. If If Zhang Han surrenders, the Qin State will be doomed. Will the hatred of the young general's family and the country be settled at once? If they don't accept Zhang Han's request, the Qin army knows that they will definitely die. There is a saying that 'One man fights with all his strength' , Ten thousand people must not block it.' Two hundred thousand Qin troops are coming to counterattack, and the outcome is indeed unpredictable. Major General, please think twice!"
Chen Yu also suddenly stood up and said: "General Fan is right. I also wrote a letter to Zhang Han to persuade him to surrender. It was because the Allied forces were short of food and could not sustain it for too long. Now Zhang Han has come to request an armistice. , this must be the result of listening to my persuasion to surrender!" Xiang Yu was shocked, thinking of such an important matter, how could Chen Yu make the decision to write to Zhang Han privately? But in a blink of an eye, he thought that Chen Yu was General Zhao, so he listened silently and said nothing. At this time, Chen Ping, Ji Bu, Zhong Limei and others also stood up and said that there was indeed a shortage of military rations and Zhang Han's surrender should be accepted.
Xiang Yu listened to everyone's words and said: "But, I have already driven away the envoy." Fan Zeng said: "It doesn't matter, this will also put pressure on Zhang Han. I conclude that he will be unable to do anything from now on and will not make any great achievements. However, in order to prevent the Qin army from fighting a desperate battle, we should not launch a large-scale attack. We only send Yingbu and Pu generals to lead a small group of Chu troops to follow the Qin army. In this way, the Qin army will not stay too long north of the Zhang River. They will definitely Find a way to cross the river and retreat to the south. When the enemy is halfway across, and then order the two generals Ying and Pu to attack, Zhang Han will fail one after another. If he fails, he will definitely send people to beg for surrender again. At that time, the young general agreed Zhang Han's surrender is called 'conquering the enemy without fighting'." After hearing Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Yu's doubts suddenly dissipated, and his worry turned to joy and he said: "Yafu's analysis is very correct, just follow your instructions Do what you say!" Suddenly, a military detective came to report that the Qin army had begun to cross the river. Xiang Yu admired Fan Zeng's analysis even more, and immediately ordered Ying and Pu to lead their troops to attack Zhang Han.
Zhang Han felt uneasy in the military camp when he thought that Xiang Yu would not allow him to surrender, so he quickly searched for some ships and ordered his army to cross the river. When the army was almost halfway through, Zhang Han led the Qin army to the north to camp and prepare for battle. Sure enough, there was not much time, I saw the dust rising in the northeast, and an army arrived. Zhang Han said: "Xiang Yu is attacking." He ordered the soldiers to observe carefully, but after looking for a long time, they did not see Xiang Yu's flag. Zhang Han was relieved and ordered everyone to come forward. The two sides fought in front of the formation, and the shouts of killing suddenly became one.
Zhang Han took the lead and rushed into the Chu army's formation. When he saw Ying and Pu fighting head-on, he said: "Traitor! Don't get off your horse and surrender!" Ting Bu waved his iron halberd and shouted: "I surrender to General Xiang Yu. I've been ordered to come here to take your head, come and die quickly?" After saying that, he rushed over. The two sides started a fierce battle on the great plain north of Zhanghe River. Zhang Han and Ying Bu were fighting fiercely, and suddenly the left wing of the Qin army was in chaos. After a while, a sergeant came to report that another army had arrived. "Zhang Han was shocked, thinking that Xiang Yu was coming, so he hurriedly gave the order to retreat. Yingbu and others laughed on their horses and gathered the troops. Zhang Han fled back to the barracks in despair, and asked the sergeant if he was there. Xiang Yu attacked. The sergeants responded together: "It's Ji Bu and Zhong Limei. "When Zhang Han heard that it was not Xiang Yu, he felt relieved and asked the leaders to quickly count the number of people. As a result, more than a thousand people were lost. Zhang Han regretted it so much that he ordered everyone to defend the camp and not let the Chu army attack. By the camp.
At this time, Zhang Han was always worried about Xiang Yu's attack, so he said to the generals: "If Xiang Yu attacks, we will fight him to the death!" Sima Xin said: "Nearly half of our army has crossed the river now. From an overall point of view, we are in an unfavorable situation. Even if we fight to the death with the Chu army now, we cannot defeat them. Instead of dying in vain, it is better to surrender as soon as possible!" Zhang Han said sadly: "In the past few days, we have to surrender. God, I sent Shi Cheng to deliver the armistice agreement to Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu didn't agree. He didn't allow us to surrender!" Sima Xin confidently said, "General Zhang, I will go to Chu Camp to deliver the armistice agreement, and Xiang Yu will definitely agree. ." Zhang Han asked: "What can you do?" Sima Xin said: "When I was a warden in Yueyang County, I once rescued Xiang Liang. Now I go to negotiate with Xiang Yu, and he will definitely give me this face. "." Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard that Sima Xin had been kind to Xiang Liang, so he quickly wrote a sincere agreement and truce, and asked Sima Xin to take it to the Chu camp and ask Xiang Yu to accept the truce again.
At the Chu army camp, Xiang Yu heard that Zhang Han had been defeated again and again. He was very happy and asked the sergeant what kind of troops Zhang Han had left on the north bank. The sergeant replied that it was cavalry. Zhang Han also used chariots and soldiers to protect the ferry, while the infantry was crossing the river. Xiang Yu thought for a moment and then said: "The cavalry are Zhang Han's elite. If they are eliminated, the Qin army's combat effectiveness will be completely destroyed." So he immediately ordered Zhong Limei, Ying Bu and others to continue attacking Zhang Han.
