After Zhao Gao secured his position as prime minister, it was the time when Xiang Yu won the battle of Julu. Hu Hai was dissatisfied with Zhang Han's continuous retreat in the face of the Chu army during the battle. He didn't care what Zhang Han's strategic intentions were, he only knew that someone was rebelling now, and he, as the emperor, was not stable. Therefore, Hu Hai sent envoys one after another to rebuke Zhang Han. Zhang Han was also a eunuch next to Hu Hai, and he was a close relative. He knew that Hu Hai's temper was merciless. Even his brother and sister Hu Hai were killed, let alone an outsider like him. There will definitely be no mercy.
Therefore, Zhang Han sent Chang Shi, his secretary Sima Xin, to Xianyang to establish relations and smooth things over, which was called trouble within trouble.
If you want to see Hu Hai, you must first see Zhao Gao. Sima Xin asked to see Zhao Gao, but Zhao Gao stayed behind closed doors and refused to listen to explanations. When Sima Xin saw this situation, he knew something was wrong, so he turned around and ran away without stopping for a moment. He was also smart enough that he didn't dare to go back along the original route and took a detour on purpose. Sima Xin's move was a foresight. Not long after he escaped, Zhao Gao sent people to catch him. Fortunately, he took a detour and saved his life.
Sima Xin trotted back to the army and took Captain Dong Yi to report to Zhang Han: "Zhao Gao is in power now. Who is Zhao Gao? People who are envious of talents are most afraid of others climbing on top of them. With him in his life for a day, If you lose the battle, you will definitely lose your head, and you know this; but if you win the battle, you will still definitely lose your head, and you can understand this. You should think carefully about where to go." Dong Yi was even more straightforward, admonishing Zhang Handan carried Qin and surrendered to Chu.
At this time, Chen Yu knew from some source that Zhao Gao wanted to kill Zhang Han. Probably in order to finally do his best for King Zhao, he wrote a letter to Zhang Han. The letter reads:
General Zhang, before the Qin Dynasty, there was a general named Bai Qi. He conquered Chu in the south, pitted Zhao soldiers in the north, captured cities and territories, and made countless military exploits. As a result, he was sentenced to death. Bai Qi's matter happened in the past, so I won't talk about it. Besides, the Mongolian general drove the Huns from the north and opened up thousands of miles of land in Yuzhong (now Yuzhong County, Lanzhou, Gansu). He made great contributions, but he was beheaded in the end. This is because they have made too many contributions, and the King of Qin can no longer provide corresponding rewards, so he found excuses to get rid of them.
General, it has been three years since you signed up for the expedition. The blood of more than 100,000 soldiers has been spilled on the battlefield, but in exchange, the princes have been fighting more and more. The eunuch Zhao Gao of the Qin Dynasty was in power, and he was jealous of talents and talents, so he flattered others and caused such a big mess. He is also afraid that the second generation will be angry with him, so he wants to use you as a scapegoat and replace the chaos with someone else to exonerate himself. The general has been away leading his troops for too long, and has become increasingly alienated from the people in the court. Who can help you?
If Zhao Gao wants to harm you and no one speaks for you, you will be killed whether you have meritorious service or not. Are you just waiting to die? Don't you want to resist?
Now it is God who wants the Qin Dynasty to perish, and even fools know that. General, you are not allowed to speak out and give advice at home, and you will become a general who will destroy the country outside. How sad that you are supporting this crisis alone!
In my opinion, why doesn't the general make an alliance with the princes, turn around and overthrow the violent Qin, and occupy a piece of territory to become the king? Isn't this much better than being beheaded if you resist stubbornly, and your wife, children, and children will not be spared?
After Zhang Han received the letter, he read it over and over again. What the letter said was reasonable, so there was no reason why Zhang Han didn't consider it, but he still couldn't make up his mind. The reason is that many people in Xiang Yu's army turned out to be Chen Sheng's subordinates, and the coachman Zhuang Jia killed Chen Sheng under the temptation of Zhang Han, and Xiang Yu's uncle died at the hands of Zhang Han. This deep hatred can be easily resolved. ?
After much deliberation, Zhang Han decided to give it a try first, so he sent a confidant to see Xiang Yu to ask for peace. Xiang Yu refused on the spot, and first sent General Pu's troops to cross Sanhujin (today's west of Linzhang County, Hebei Province), flank the Qin army, and led his own army to attack, and defeated the Qin army in Shuishui (today's west of Linzhang County, Hebei Province).
Zhang Han had no intention of fighting in the first place, but he was even more anxious after the defeat. He sent an envoy to sincerely ask for an alliance against Qin, and asked Xiang Yu to give him a chance to start a new life.
Xiang Yu's previous refusal to negotiate was actually purely to establish his authority. Although he defeated Wang Li, he had not actually fought against Zhang Han. If they agree to form an alliance at this time, Zhang Han may not be willing to obey in the future. But Zhang Han cannot be eliminated. Injuring the enemy by 1,000 and damaging himself by 800. Moreover, Xiang Yu was in a hurry to attack Xianyang and did not want to waste time. In addition, it was the lean spring and the army was short of food and grass, making it difficult to fight for a long time. Therefore, Xiang Yu originally wanted to convince Zhang Han and the princes through victory first, and then negotiate for peace. Now that the time has come, Xiang Yu called a meeting of all the generals to ask for their opinions on whether to accept Zhang Han. However, who dares to object to what Xiang Yu decides? Besides, it would be better if there was no war, so all the generals applauded. Passed unanimously!
In June of the summer of the third year of Qin II (207 BC), Xiang Yu chose an auspicious day to hold a grand surrender and alliance ceremony on the south bank of Huan River (today's Anyang River). After the oath of alliance, Zhang Han felt relieved and came to meet Xiang Yu's army. As soon as he saw Xiang Yu, Zhang Han burst into tears, blaming Zhao Gao for his crimes such as chasing down the rebels. He sincerely repented of his "confusion" and cried out about Zhao Gao's persecution of him.
This is all just a joke, how could Xiang Yu not understand? So Xiang Yu doesn't like to play scheming, nor is he good at playing scheming, but he can still see this kind of flawed performance.
For someone in his position, power is all that matters. For the sake of power, all friendships may not be friendship, and all hatred may not be hatred. Therefore, even if Xiang Yu doesn't care about Zhang Han and hates him, it doesn't mean he hates him. Therefore, Xiang Yu didn't care about Zhang Han's killing of his uncle. Instead, he happily made Zhang Han King Yong and took him with him. Then, Xiang Yu made Sima Xin a general and led the surrendered Qin army as a vanguard, which was actually a death squad. Anyway, the Qin army is not Xiang Yu's direct army, so he doesn't feel bad even if they die.
Zhang Han and Xiang Yu became good friends hand in hand, and the last large-scale resistance force of the Qin Dynasty disappeared.
The siege of Zhao State was completely resolved, Zhang Han's army became one of his own, and it was time to rush to attack Xianyang.
Xiang Yu gave the order and the army broke out of camp and set off, pointing their swords at Xianyang City!
This momentum is so majestic!
