Hou Chang was killed by Fan Xu in Qu Reverse City, and the matter spread to Dongyuan, Chen Feng was quite shocked when he heard this, and immediately issued an edict, hoping that Zhang Chunmo would be as careless as Hou Chang and underestimate the enemy, and he must defend Liaocheng.

And there are Taiyuan and other places near Liaocheng, and Dongyuan in the rear will also send troops to support, anyway, the idea that Chen Feng wants to express is, don't be afraid, what we have is soldiers, don't be strong, we can wait for work, we can be relieved.

After the Han army occupied Quyi City, morale was greatly boosted, Liu Bang personally led the army to Liaocheng, Cao Shen and Fan Hao were the deputy generals of the left and right, and they were bound to take Liaocheng.

But in Liu Bang's opinion, a reckless man like Fan Hao can take Qu Yi City, and he has not lost too many troops, he Liu Bang is naturally a little stronger than his brother-in-law, which also shows from the side that Chen Xuan's general is nothing more than that.

Tens of thousands of troops under the guidance of Liu Bang, mighty towards Liaocheng, Zhang Chun knew that Hou Chang was defeated by Fan Xu, which is also the reason for the morale of the Han army, at present Zhang Chun only wants to temporarily avoid the edge, wait until the morale of the Han army is exhausted, and then send troops to fight with it.

Outside the city, the Han army was reorganized, and the land of the Zhao Dynasty was hilly, so Liu Bang was not in a hurry to enter the army, and immediately convened the generals to discuss how to capture Liaocheng.

Fan Xu's face was quite arrogant because of the occupation of Qu Rebellion City, and he didn't wait for everyone to answer, so he got up first and said: "Now that the three armies have arrived, the chat is just a small city, why put it in your eyes, Your Majesty is waiting here, and a certain army can break the city in three days." ”

When Liu Bang heard this, he was also interested, "The general is really ambitious, but how many troops you need to break through Liaocheng, I will give it, and if you can occupy it, I will reward you." ”

Fan Hao led the Han army of more than 10,000 people to capture Qu Shun City last time, and after he defeated Hou Chang, he learned from the city that Hou Chang was the general next to Chen Xuan.

"Your Majesty can give 5,000 soldiers and horses this time, 2,000 archers, even if Liaocheng is ironclad, it can't stop the momentum of the Han army, if the two armies can't live for a long time, it will be difficult to break through in the future." Fan Xu said very directly.

Liu Bang also felt reasonable, and was about to hand over the talisman to Fan Xu, when Chen Ping, who was next to him, suddenly got up and immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is inappropriate, and I ask Your Majesty to think twice." ”

"It's only been a few days since the city was broken, Chen Xuan must have been shocked in his heart, in this way, the defense of Liaocheng will be a hundred times better than that of Quwei City, and the general should belong to the category of cautious action, so it is impossible to attack strongly, and you need to think of another way."

Hearing Chen Ping say this, Fan Xu was also anxious, and immediately shouted at Chen Ping: "What the public said seems to be reasonable, dare to ask the public if there is a way to break Liaocheng now." ”

Chen Ping just opposed Fan Xu's approach, and naturally he wouldn't have any good plan to deal with it, so when he was questioned by Fan Xu, he had to bow his head and remain silent, as if he was thinking of a way.

At this time, Liu Bang next to him had already handed over the talisman to Fan Xu, "Mr. is very worried, but he can't help but look down on Chen Xuan's army, Hou Changshang died in a battle, and Zhang Chun is unheard of." ”

After Fan Hao took the talisman, he glanced at Chen Ping with some mockery, and immediately walked outside, "Let's see how a certain person captures Liaocheng and cuts off that spring head." ”

As a result, Fan Xu led 7,000 Han troops to approach Liaocheng and stationed them five miles away, but this time no matter how Fan Xu sent troops to insult and harass, Liaocheng did not send troops to meet the battle.

In Liaocheng, Zhang Chun invited his soldiers to drink every day, and asked about the situation outside the city from time to time. ”

For several days in a row, Fan Hao saw that there was no movement in Liaocheng, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious, when he came out of the tent some time ago, he had already boasted about Haikou, so he was so hastily guarded, he would definitely be laughed at by Chen Ping when he went back.

Fan Xu thought of this, and discussed with the generals, preparing to attack Liaocheng at night, the generals all felt justified when they heard the words, Zhang Chun did not dare to face the battle for many days, there are only two possibilities, the first may be really a nest, dare not come to fight the Han army, the second is to be familiar with the military book, quite know the way of using soldiers, in Fan Xu's opinion, how can there be generals in the Chen Xuan account, Zhang Chun's generation must belong to the first type, but this time Fan Xu really guessed wrong.

That night, Fan Hao reorganized 5,000 soldiers and horses, first let 2,000 archers in front, and the Han army in the rear set up a ladder to follow.

Immediately let the soldiers set up a ladder and prepare to attack the city, but at this time, the deputy general next to him felt cheating, and immediately went to Fan Xu's side to pray, "General Qiyu, even if it is a small city in ordinary times, there will be more than 100 people standing guard in turn, and there is no one on the city today, it is too strange, it is better to withdraw the army first, and then make observations." ”

When Fan Xu heard this, he was furious in his heart, "This is a great opportunity for the soldiers to come to the city, and the public actually said such a depressing word, I will order you to command quickly, and there must be no mistake!" ”

The deputy general saw that Fan Xu's obsession with Liaocheng was too great, and he didn't dare to persuade him, so he had to retreat to the rear and command the soldiers to step forward slowly, but the Han army had just erected the ladder.

Above Liaocheng, the fire was soaring in an instant, Fan Xu didn't know why, at this moment, Zhang Chun suddenly stood up from the city gate, reflecting the firelight, and looked at Fan Xu with some disdain.

"Han General Pifu, I will wait here for a long time, and those who want to start fighting with scolding must be radical people, it seems that Han will be nothing more than that!"

Zhang Chun shouted, and without waiting for Fan Xu's reaction, the fire suddenly rose, not a torch, but a burning bow and arrow in front, Zhang Chun waved his right hand, and ten thousand arrows were fired at the same time, shooting out of the city at the same time.

In just two rounds, the Han army lost more than half of it, and Fan Xu had to order someone to withdraw the army, and at this time, the gate of Liaocheng was opened, and many generations of troops rushed out, chasing the Han army is a round of fighting.

The battle to the early morning, Fan Xu led 7,000 Han troops, almost all losses, only more than 100 people fled back to the Han camp, Zhang Chun saw this, he was not in a hurry, immediately withdrew the army back to defense, so as not to take advantage of the Han army to enter.

Fan Hao returned to the tent, his face full of shame, Liu Bang saw his brother-in-law so embarrassed, his brows furrowed, "It's only been a few dozen days, and all 7,000 soldiers have been killed, how can you be convicted!" ”

Liu Bang said and looked at the court official on the side, and the court official said with a little trembling: "Your Majesty, General Fan's army was defeated, and he lost 7,000 Han soldiers, and he should be beheaded according to the law." ”

When Fan Xu heard this, he was very panicked, and immediately knelt on the ground, and said with some tears: "I hope that Your Majesty has made meritorious contributions in the original battle, and I also ask Your Majesty to spare your life, and you will be guilty of meritorious service in the future!" ”

Liu Bang also seemed to have the intention to cover, his eyes immediately swept around, Cao saw this, seemed to understand what Liu Bang meant, and said very respectfully: "Your Majesty, the so-called victory and defeat is a common thing in soldiers, today's defeat can also be made up for in the future, Your Majesty will spare General Fan for the time being, so as not to lose a general due to a battle." ”

"Since that's the case, I'll follow Qing's words." Liu Bang also took over and said.