Hangu Pass is connected with Guanluo, because in the valley, the deep danger is like a letter and gets its name.

From the east to the mountain, west to Tongjin, known as Hangu, known as natural insurance. In the past, the old man rode a bull and passed through Hangu Pass, Guan Yin was happy to see that there was a faint purple gas coming from the east, so he took this as an auspicious omen to report the Zhou room, saying that there will be a king in Guanzhong, and said that 'there will be a king in five hundred years'. Sure enough, five hundred years later, the first emperor was born.

Since it is the barrier in the pass, the Qin people naturally spare no effort to repair and reinforce, after hundreds of years of operation, Hangu Pass has become the world's first male pass with a hundred feet of tenacity and a tiger looking at the eastern part of the country. It's a pity that when Zhou Wen first entered the pass, in order to make Hangu Pass no longer rely on the Qin people, he ordered a large-scale demolition of the city wall, but it is a pity that the 500-year-old Xiongguan was destroyed.

After Zhang Han defeated Zhou Wen, he asked Hu Hai Shangshu to rebuild Hangu Pass, which was the logistics for going east out of Guandong to defeat the anti-Qin princes, and Zhao Gao also knew the importance of Hangu Pass to Guanzhong, so he did not make it difficult, but vigorously cooperated.

After more than two years of maintenance, Hangu Pass finally vaguely restored some of the appearance of the world's first male pass, which also became Zhao Gao's confidence to be the king of the retreat. It's just that many of the corner towers in the pass are seriously damaged and cannot be repaired in a short period of time, which also greatly reduces the defense of Hangu Pass.

Liu Bang's first order after capturing the pass was to let Xiahou Ying lead an army of 30,000 to hurriedly attack Hangu Pass from the rear, wanting to capture the world's first Xiongguan first. Because he had already heard that Xiang Yu had made Zhang Han the king of Yong, which made him very angry.

Yongzhi, Guanzhong also. In the past, Dayu plastic Jiuding divided the world into Kyushu, from Heishui, a large area of land west of the West River for Yongzhou, including the current Guanzhong and Hexi Longyou. Xiang Yu sealed Han as the king of Yong, as the name suggests, he just wanted him to be the king of Guanzhong, how could this not make Liu Bang, who wanted to be the king of Guanzhong, very annoyed.

At that time, he camped in Ba, overlooking Xianyang, and thought that the entire Guanzhong was already in his Liu Bang's bag, so he also despised Xiang Yu, who had never been very eye-to-eye, in his heart. I thought that in terms of age, I can be your Lao Tzu, and in terms of credit, your kid just defeated the main force of the Qin army in the north, Lao Tzu, I worked hard to attack Guanzhong and destroy the Qin State, why are you so much more angry than me.

With confidence, Liu Bang naturally dared to let it go, and regardless of Zhang Liang's opposition, he ordered Xiahou Ying to go to capture Hangu Pass, so as to reject Xiang Yu's princes' army, and he himself patiently waited for the surrender of Qin on Ba.

Hangu Pass is Guanzhong by resisting the enemy from the east, and to the west is his own rear, so there is almost no defense at all, Xiahou Ying led the army to easily attack Hangu Pass. The Qin generals in the pass saw that the army was distracted and saw that they could not hold it, and Xianyang cut off the news again, and it was estimated that it was precarious, so he went out of the city to beg and surrender, and asked Xiahou Ying to let the 20,000 Qin troops under him unload their armor and return to the field, and each went home.

Xiahou Ying is not a tyrannical person, he admires Liu Bang, and even deliberately imitates Liu Bang in his behavior. Seeing that Hangu Pass could go down without a fight, he was naturally very happy, thinking that Guanzhong would be the eldest brother in the future anyway, and these Qin people would be his people sooner or later, and it would be nothing to let them go home early to farm, so he readily agreed.

After getting Xiahou Ying's promise, the Qin general took the disarmed 20,000 Qin troops out of the city in a line and dispersed, while Xiahou Ying took over Hangu Pass with more than 30,000 horses and happily.

It's a pity that his happy days haven't passed for a few days, and Xiang Yu has brought a mighty army of 500,000 soldiers to the pass.

Xiahou Ying on the city tower secretly poked her head out to look, only to feel that her scalp was numb.

I saw that the dense army under the gate could not see the end at a glance, and the first was Xiang Yu, who was domineering on a high horse, and the generals such as Yingbu and other generals around him, as well as the princes from all walks of life, followed closely like the moon. Xiang Yu from Yangqu converged the 100,000 troops of the Yuzi period who went north to reinforce him, and the Chu army under his command was nearly 200,000, plus the 300,000 princes' army was accompanied, and most of the soldiers and horses in the world were already in his hands, how could he not be full of confidence.

Xiang Yu's halberd pointed at the pass, and hundreds of thousands of troops immediately smashed their shields to the ground, and they all stomped their feet and waved their halberds and shouted slogans, and the murderous spirit was fierce for a while, and the soldiers on the pass were all trembling and changing color.

Xiang Yu waved his hand again, and the shouting suddenly stopped, squinting and looking at the city tower. He had already seen that it was not the Qin army that was defending the city, which surprised him a little, could it be that Liu Bang had already succeeded?

Thinking of that slippery man in his heart, Xiang Yu couldn't help but be angry, and roared, and the sound sounded like thunder in front of Hangu Pass.

"Who is in the city, such a big dog, who didn't go out of the city to pay homage when he saw my Xiang Yu coming?"

When Xiahou Ying saw Xiang Yu questioning, he stabbed a general beside him and made a look. The general had no choice but to appear in the city and reply in a trembling voice; "Back to the general, we are Pei Gong's subordinates, and we are Pei Gong's orders to defend Hangu Pass to prevent thieves from invading. In the past, the king and the general, Pei Gong had a blood agreement that 'the king of the first to go down to Guanzhong', today my family Pei Gong has captured Guanzhong, there is no General Lao You, and I hope that the general you will withdraw the army back to Pengcheng according to the agreement, and the people of Chu will naturally be grateful to Dade. ”

When Xiang Yu heard this, he was immediately furious, his eyes widened with anger, and he yelled with a halberd; "Liu Bang, this dog thing, dared to order me. I Nian'er and the others are all Chu people, give you a way to live, and quickly go out of the city and surrender, otherwise the army will attack the city, and the chickens and dogs will not be left! ”

None of the Chu soldiers at the head of the city knew Xiang Yu's killing name, and they were all extremely frightened when they heard the words, and they all looked at Xiahou Ying. Xiahou Ying's face was also pale at this time, and he was hesitant in his heart, he wanted to resist with Xiongguan, but looking at Xiang Yu's majestic appearance, he was not his opponent.

Xiang Yu under the city didn't have so much patience to wait, he saw that Hangu Pass had not replied for a long time, so he ordered the siege of the city, Yingbu and others took the lead in leading the elite to carry the ladder straight to Hangu Pass, and wanted to attack.

It's a pity that the Chu army on the pass did not cooperate with their bravery, they were afraid that Xiang Yu had no intention of resisting, and seeing that the commander hesitated and did not give the order to prepare for battle, they scattered in a hurry and turned around and ran. Seeing this, Xiahou Ying made up her mind and yelled: "Retreat." ”

I have to say that Liu Bang's army is not very good at fighting, but his ability to escape is first-class. Before Yingbu's army climbed to the top of the city, Xiahou Ying rushed out of the back city with a large army, and when Xiang Yu wanted to lead the light cavalry to chase after him, Liu Bang's army had fled without a trace.

Xiahou Ying inadvertently created a miracle in the history of war, that is, the loss under the defeat was less than one hundred, except for dozens of fools who ran into Xiang Yu's army, and those who ran too slowly on the road to keep up with the team, the 30,000 army was almost unscathed and withdrew from Hangu Pass. Such brilliant achievements stunned the historians of later generations, and defined them as Liu's tactics.

On the way to retreat, Xiahou Ying met an envoy sent by Liu Bang, and only then did he know that the army was defeated by the Qin army in Bashang, so he hurriedly led his troops to Gaoling to make peace with Liu Bang. Liu Bang saw Xiahou Ying laughing and crying, and was happy that Xiahou Ying had brought back more than 30,000 troops completely, which made him have another army of 70,000 or 80,000 in his hands, and he felt a lot more at ease; What worries him is that according to Xiang Yu's character, he will definitely not let go of himself easily, and if he fights with Xiang Yu with his current strength, he will definitely bring about his own destruction, which makes him worried.

At this critical time, Zhang Liang was not by his side, which made Liu Bang have a headache, and he summoned Xiao He, Cao Shen and others to discuss in detail how to calm Xiang Yu's anger. Xiao He suggested that he could make a fuss about the Qin people, boasting to Xiang Yu that the Qin people were still extremely strong, and their fiasco was the best evidence.

Liu Bang thought about it and felt that it was indeed feasible, you must know that the Qin State is Xiang Yu's biggest enemy, and the Qin State will not be destroyed for a day, and he Liu Bang is the problem of mustard in Xiang Yu's heart. Liu Bang is self-aware, and according to Xiang Yu's arrogant character, he will never treat himself as an opponent who treats him as an equal.

And this is his chance for Liu Bang to live.

Liu Bang immediately ordered the collection of all the jewels, and asked Xiao He to send people to Xiang Yu's camp in Hongmen overnight, and make old friends with powerful people everywhere, so that they could say more good things for Liu Bang, and he himself rushed to Hongmen with two relatives and fast horses after dawn to ask for guilt.

Liu Bang rushed to the Hongmen camp and asked to see Xiang Yu pitifully, but Xiang Yu closed the door and didn't see him, but asked Liu Bang to tell him to go back to the camp and wait for death, and a day later he led the army to break through his camp.

Liu Bang saw that Xiang Yu was not in a hurry to kill him, and he was relieved a lot, where did he dare to go back, but he opened his throat outside the tent and pleaded loudly, crying bitterly with tears in his eyes, and half of the Chu camp heard this master's broken throat.

In the tent, Xiang Yu and the generals looked at each other, Zhong Liwei and the others listened to Liu Bang's wailing and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, all with strange expressions. Xiang Yu glared at them and said loudly; "Laugh if you want to, and do whatever you want."

The generals laughed out loud at this time, and the exaggeraters were about to laugh out of tears, and Yu Ziqi leaned forward and backwards with laughter, and laughed: "This Liu Bang is also a prince of the command party, and he was made a marquis, how can he be entangled like a scoundrel." ”

Xiang Yu also felt funny in his heart, but he still said with a straight face; "This old thing has always been thick-skinned, when I was with him, I thought he was a good character, but I didn't expect it to be so unbearable, it really disgraced my Chu people's face."

Yu Ziqi said with a smile; "Then big brother, do you mean to let him go?"

Before Xiang Yu could reply, Fan Zeng, who had been keeping a calm face, suddenly interjected; "I can't put it."

"Oh?" Yu Ziqi arched his hand towards Fan Zengyi and said respectfully; "Why did Uncle Fan say that?"

Fan Zeng stroked his beard lightly, and said after a deep groan; "Liu Bang is ambitious, and stoic by nature, don't look at him now without hesitating to stalk outside the tent, the more like this, the more careful you have to be, because he can let go of his dignity, what he wants must be more important. But all those who can achieve great things in ancient times, which one is not able to bend and stretch, don't underestimate this Liu Bang. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Xiang Yu again, and said in a deep voice: "Besides, this Liu Bang is greedy for money and lustful, but as soon as he enters the Guanzhong, he becomes more disciplined, and he will never disturb the people. What is he doing this for? That's to get along with the Qin people, and to be the king and hegemon in Guanzhong, such an ambitious person is likely to be Yu'er's henchman and enemy in the future. ”

Xiang Yu nodded slightly and said; "What my father said is very polite, I also hate this Liu Bang, but he is so bold that he actually went to our army camp alone, which is equivalent to giving my life to our hands, which makes me hesitate. If I kill him, I'm afraid that the world will laugh at my Xiang Yu, but if I ask him to go back to prepare for the war, he will be a scoundrel, which really gives me a headache. Besides, the strength of the Qin army still exists, and if we kill Liu Bang at this time, I am afraid that the princes will have different intentions. ”

Fan Zeng also nodded, feeling that what Xiang Yu said made some sense, and suddenly fell into deep thought.

At this time, one person stood up, it was Zuo Yin Xiangbo of Chu State, and he arched his hand towards Xiang Yu; "General, I don't think we can kill Liu Bang."

Xiang Bo is Xiang Yu's youngest uncle, Xiang Liang became the patriarch of the Xiang clan after his death, whether it was from blood relatives or official positions, Xiang Yu did not dare to be rude to him, so he stood up and said; "If my uncle has anything to say, just sit and say it, and there is no need to be so formal."

Xiang Bo nodded, but he didn't sit down, thought for a moment, and then said all the words that had been thought of in his stomach; "On that day, the king of Chu once had an agreement to 'go down to Guanzhong first', although Liu Bang's methods were a little disgraceful, he was indeed the first to attack Guanzhong. So according to the first agreement, there is nothing wrong with him occupying Hangu Pass morally, if we kill him at this time, I am afraid that we will lose our trust in the world, and the little Chu King and Chen Ying in the family are probably not happy again. ”

"Besides, Liu Bang is just a muddy guy who can't support the wall, even if he is beaten by the Qin army like hundreds of thousands of troops, hiding in Gaoling and crying for his father and mother. If he can also pose a threat to us, it would not be too exalted to him. ”

After saying that, Xiang Bohaha laughed, Xiang Yu and the generals also laughed when they heard him say something funny, only Fan Zeng shook his head and said; "I can't say that, I always think that Liu Bang is a guy who can't see through, so it's better to be careful. Even if you don't kill him, you should put his military power in the air, give him a rich prince, and don't let him have a chance to turn over. ”

Xiang Yu smiled disapprenousively; "Father, you're too worried, I haven't taken Liu Bang's kind of character in my eyes, if he dares to have a rebellious heart, I will kill him like killing chickens and dogs. However, he still has seventy or eighty thousand men and horses in his hands, and it is a great help for us to attack Xianyang, so let's let him go back, otherwise I am afraid that his long-legged soldiers will be scattered in fear. ”

Fan Zeng saw that Xiang Yu had made up his mind, so he sighed and said no more, but he didn't see the smug look that flashed in Xiang Bo's eyes.

When Xiang Yu called Liu Bang into the camp and scolded him angrily, Liu Bang just lowered his head, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said yes repeatedly, not daring to have the slightest contradiction. Xiang Yu stopped drinking with satisfaction, and ordered him to quickly return to the camp and lead the army to rendezvous, and a day later they marched towards Xianyang together, and Liu Bang naturally obeyed.

At this time in the Qin State, when the news of Xiang Yu's army entering the customs came, Han Xin secretly sighed, thinking that Xiang Yu was really fast, if he gave himself a little more time to calmly clean up Liu Bang and rectify the Guanzhong, then he would definitely have more chances of winning.

Hangu has been lost, there is no barrier east of Xianyang, if it is a decisive battle with Xiang Yu's morale several times higher in the field, it is no different from sending him to death. Han Xin had no choice but to retreat, and ordered all the Qin people east of Xianyang to withdraw into Xianyang, and remove the grain, grass and weapons that could be moved, and burn those who could not be moved, leaving no available funds for the Chu army.

Han Xin's Qingbi Jianye really brought a lot of trouble to Xiang Yu, and there was no human population for nearly a thousand miles east of Xianyang, so Xiang Yu had to transfer grain and grass from the Central Plains from afar to supply the 600,000 army. Han Xin sent light cavalry to attack the grain road, and the Chu army could only send a large army to guard the grain road after suffering several losses.

In March of the third year of Qin II, the 600,000 allied troops under the command of Xiang Yu finally arrived at the heart of the Qin Empire - Xianyang City after several years of fierce battles. At this time, the Qin State had already mobilized the whole country into soldiers, and all the adult men in Xianyang City were mobilized, put on armor and climbed the city tower with various weapons, and looked uneasily at the Chu army camp in the distance.

As Xiang Yu's army approached the city, another shocking news also spread - more than 200,000 Qin troops who surrendered to the Chu army at Yinxu were all killed in Xin'an before entering the customs.

When the news came, the whole city wailed, and the next morning, when the dynasty won the court, he was covered with vegetarian clothes, and ordered the whole country to wear filial piety for the dead Qin people.

From the first year of Qin II to the present, after hundreds of large and small battles in the past two years, the Qin State has lost 600,000 adult men, and the halo of imperial glory has also rapidly faded.

In Xianyang City, almost every family wears filial piety, and the Qin people wrap white cloth on their foreheads to mourn the dead Qin people. In Xin'an, in Julu, in Dingtao, in Yongqiu, and in the water, the blood of the Qin army has dyed the empire red, and at this moment, the heart of the empire has also ushered in its unprecedented huge crisis.

Xiang Yu's tyranny completely aroused the bloodlust that had been silent in the hearts of the Qin people for a long time, and the anger made the originally panicked Qin people no longer afraid, and the hands of the soldiers holding the halberd no longer trembled, and their eyes on the incomparably powerful Chu army under the city were full of anger, a kind of anger that the country was about to die and fight to the death.

Old Qin, go to the national disaster together!

The country is dying, how can you not say death!