The news of Chen Sheng's mutiny reached Xianyang, but Zhao Gao told the second emperor that a group of thieves were making trouble. When the second heard that it was a trivial matter, he handed it over to the teacher to deal with. Zhao Gao was hating Li Si in his heart at this time, so he sent an edict to Li You of Sanchuan to exterminate the rebels as soon as possible. Li You is Li Si's eldest son, who is in his forties and serves as the county warden of Sanchuan County. This man is both civil and military, and he is a famous general of the Qin State. At this time, he had already stepped up the construction of the urn city, preparing for this sudden military mutiny. It turned out that after the Qin State unified the six countries, in order to prevent the people from rebelling, the walls of many large counties were flattened. The outer city of Luoyang is no exception, and the city walls have long been demolished. Now that there is an unexpected incident, the outer city is rebuilt.

Li You then gathered officials of all sizes and said: "Chen Sheng has already sent several rebels to attack the city, Chen County and Dangjun have fallen into the hands of thieves, if they continue to advance westward, they will reach Sanchuan." Xingyang is the gateway of Sanchuan again, it is located in the world, the north is based on Guangwu, the east controls the chasm, the south is according to Beijing, Suo, and the west is swallowed into Gao, which is called the 'land of four stops'. Aocang in the north is also a place to store grain, if Xingyang is lost, Sanchuan will be in danger. After listening to the county guard's analysis, everyone agreed. Li You said again: "Jingxian in the south of Xingyang and Wuqiangyi in the east are two important places, and the guards should be strengthened, which of you will guard them?" The deputy generals Hao Peng, Zang Ba, Wu Shen, and Xin Bi stepped forward and said, "I'm willing to go!" Li You was overjoyed, so he sent Hao Peng and Zang Ba to raise 5,000 troops to Wuqiangyi to guard; Wu Shen and Xin Bi went to Jingxian to guard, and the two route armies set off on the same day. Li You also said: "Yuyuan Pass is the throat of Yingchuan to Luoyang, and it is reported that Wu Guang's rebels are attacking Yingchuan, so this pass is very important. He sent another army to guard the pass, and then left the county supervisor to guard Luoyang, and he took the generals and colonels to Xingyang.

The soldiers of the false king rested in Yingchuan for several days, and everyone enjoyed the joy of victory, and also opened the warehouse of the official government, leaving half of the grain in the army and distributing half to the people. The people naturally supported the rebel army, so they let their children actively join the army. Because the number of people joining the army increased dramatically, and the weapons collected from the government were far from enough, the false king asked the blacksmiths of the city to build weapons around the clock. At this time, the meteor Malay reported that the Qin State had added soldiers and horses at the Yuyuan Pass, and the defense was very tight. The false king consulted with the generals about how to march to Sanchuan. The messenger who overreported Zhou Wen arrived. The false king let the messenger in, and when the messenger saw the false queen, he presented Zhou Wen's handwritten letter, which said:

Your Excellency False Wang: I heard that your army has captured Yangzhai City, Yingchuan Dading. I also occupied the two cities of Chenliu and Kaifeng, and now I am heading towards Xinzheng. Recently, Tanma reported that the Qin State sent Li Yuan, the commander of Sanchuan County, to guard Xingyang. Xingyang is known as the 'land of four stops', easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are no several times the number of troops can not be captured, and Li You is a famous general of the Qin State, so I want to attack Xingyang with the false king. If Xingyang is in hand, Sanchuan will be in control. The king took leave to judge the situation and lead the victorious division to Xinzheng to join the division and jointly attack Xingyang City. Zhou Wenton bowed his head.

Wu Guang consulted with the military advisor, and Chai Jing said: "Since Yuyuan is heavily guarded, it is better to join forces with General Zhou to attack Xingyang." Xingyang is indeed the gateway of Sanchuan, if the door is opened, it can drive straight into the whole county, General Zhou said very reasonably. The false king immediately led a large army to Xinzheng. When they came to the edge of the river, two people came to join the army, and they also prepared boats in advance for the rebels to cross the river. One of these two is named Hou Rui, and the other is Han Fei, and they also brought tens of thousands of changfu to build the avenue. The false king was overjoyed, so he made the two captains and followed the army to march.

Yingchuan County Shouqiang Yuan fled back to Sanchuan from Yuyuan, and heard that Li You had gone to Xingyang, so he galloped to Xingyang. After he saw Li You, he told Li You about the fall of Yingchuan. When Li You heard about the situation, he was also stunned. Qiang Yuan said: "General, the mob of Chu responded to Chen Sheng in the thousands, and the number of rebels is simply too many to count. I heard that Chen Sheng was just a recruit captain sent to the border, and because of the heavy rain, he missed the deadline and took the risk. He has now erected the anti-flag of 'Zhang Chu' to call for troops and horses, and has also sent the Fifth Route Army to attack the city in all directions, and I am afraid that they will cut off the back road. Li You said: "I have already sent heavy troops to the pass, even if there are millions of troops, I can't think of coming." I'll give you a convoy now, and you will personally go to Aocang and transport all the grain to Xingyang. After Qiang Yuan left. Li You transferred all the soldiers and horses to the city, and then strengthened the city walls and prepared for battle.

Zhou Wenjun left Kaifeng and went all the way to the west, and all the places he passed responded to, and the people warmly welcomed him, and the number of people gathered more and more. When the army was about to arrive in Xinzheng, there were also two strong men who came to join the army, one was called Yuan Yi, and the other was Wen Luan, who was also a pawn of Qin, and led tens of thousands of people to join the army. Zhou Wen saw that the two of them were extraordinary, so he asked them to serve as the vanguard of the Qin War. The front arrived in Xinzheng County, and the team of the false king also arrived, and the two armies met outside the city. The soldiers were full of fighting spirit and confidence. When Zhou Wen saw the false queen, he first congratulated him on the victory, and then entered the county seat and inspected the army in the city. I saw a sea of people outside the city, spears and halberds stood in a forest, military flags and battle flags covered the sky and the sun, the soldiers beat the war drums to the sky, and the rebel army passed under the city one by one. At this time, someone came to report that the weapons were far from enough. The false king ordered all the blacksmiths in the city to stop making anything else, and to make weapons all of them. The blacksmiths sweated and worked day and night. When the false king saw that the situation was so good, he ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep, and lavishly rewarded the soldiers. At that time, there were 10,000 captains and 1,000 adjutant generals in these two rebel armies.

A few days later, the army marched towards Xingyang, and they came all the way to a place not far from their destination, when suddenly a meteor Malay reported that Jingxian and Wuqiangyi were guarded by Qin troops. The false king and Zhou Wen split up to capture these two places. Zhou Wen's vanguards, Yuan Yi and Wen Luan, arrived at Wuqiangyi first. Hao Peng relied on his bravery, draped the horse, and held a spear to kill. The two armies faced each other. Yuan Yi was the first to fight, and he brandished an iron halberd to engage Hao Peng, and the two had a good fight. Zang Ba saw that Hao Peng couldn't win in the city, and he also killed him. Wen Luan patted his horse and went to fight Zang Ba. The four of them were like two flames under the city, and they were inseparable. After a long battle, Zhou Wen's army had arrived, so he waved his army to cover the past. Zang Ba and Hao Peng saw that the rebels were coming overwhelmingly, so they stabbed and fled the battlefield, and the two did not dare to enter the city again, so they reported to the county guard. Zhou Wen saw that Yuan Yi and Wen Luan had won the first battle, so he promoted them to the left and right lieutenants, and then continued to march into the army.

The false king came to Jingxian. Wu Shen and Xin Bi saw that the rebels were too many to see, so they jumped over the wall and fled, and they ran towards Xingyang with a lot of urine. The false king and Zhou Wen won the city, joined forces, and then erected the banner of "Zhang Chu" and marched to Xingyang. The false king and Zhou Wen both sat in luxurious chariots, and there were horseback soldiers on the left and right, and the smoke and dust of the two military horses were billowing from the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and the team was more than a hundred miles long.

The four generals of the Qin State fled to Xingyang and told Li You what had happened. Li You saw that the four of them were so embarrassed, and Xin Bi also broke his leg. Li You sighed: "Why are there so many rebels! Now that these two cities have been lost, the thieves will soon reach the ground of Sanchuan! So he commanded all his men to prepare for battle.

The fake king and Zhou Wen came to the city of Xingyang, and they saw the big banner of the word 'Li' floating on the head of the city from a distance, and they knew that it was Li You, the guard of Sanchuan County, who was here to fight. The false king shouted to the head of the city: "Li You, listen, I am Wu Guang, the king of Zhang Chu, and now I am under the order of the king of Zhang Chu, hang the people and fight for the crime, and enter the customs with righteousness." I already have an army of 500,000 under my command, and if you don't say a word, you will level your city!" Li You said angrily: "The general of the Qin State is here to guard the land. You! It's just a pawn, a super horseman, who dares to gather a crowd to rebel, I advise you to surrender immediately, if you don't say half a word, I will kill you, and I will chop you into meat sauce! ”

The fake king laughed and said, "Li You! Although you Lao Tzu is the prime minister of Qin, he is squeezed out and framed by Zhao Gao everywhere, and he is a puppet at best. Now that you have descended to the state of Chu, let's get rid of that traitor together, and King Zhang Chu will not treat you badly. Li Youdao: "How can a phoenix be with a chickadee?" My father is a great minister, a pillar of the country, how can I tarnish his reputation by being a thief? If you surrender quickly, I will spare you from death! The false king was furious, so he slowly drew his sword and said, "In this way, do you dare to go out of the city to fight?" Li You said: "Why don't you dare!" I'd like you to see the power of my Li family's gun! It turned out that there were not many Qin troops in the city, and Li You was the only one who fought in order to show his bravery, so he walked down the city after saying that. After a while, the heavy gate of Xingyang City opened. First, five hundred armor soldiers rushed out, and they stood on both sides, and then Li Youti slowly walked out with his reins.

When Li You came to the front of the formation, he saw that he was tall and burly, with a dignified appearance, eyes like stars, broad cheeks and eyebrows, and a calm demeanor. He wore a red tasseled beast helmet, a gold ring buckle armor, a purple robe and a jade belt, and rode the famous red horse, and the horse was also decorated with diamond-shaped armor made of gold and copper, shining in the sun. Li You held the reins of the horse in his left hand and the famous bronze gilt lance in his right hand, and was not angry and arrogant. Judging from his attire, you can see how rich and powerful the Qin State is.

When the fake king saw Li You in front of him, he couldn't help but praise: "This is the real general!" Then he shouted at the camp: "Who dares to fight?" As soon as the words fell, Han Fei's friend Li Zhi behind him slapped his horse and shouted: "I'll kill that Qin slave!" Li Zhi Tige slapped his horse and rushed straight towards Li You. Li You turned a blind eye, stood there motionless, watching Li Zhi running from far and near, and when he was about to approach, he raised a lance in his hand like lightning, and had already stabbed Li Zhi to death under the horse, as if it was effortless. The soldiers of the rebel army were shocked when they saw the scene in front of them. When Han Fei saw that Li Zhi was killed, he slapped his horse and said, "I want revenge!" Then he rushed towards Li You. Han Fei was strong in martial arts, and after coming to the front of the battle to fight, he fought for dozens of rounds before fleeing in defeat. But Li You didn't let him go, but rode a horse to catch up.

On this side of the position, Hou Rui saw that Han Fei was in danger, and hurriedly hit his horse and rushed towards Li You, shouting as he rushed: "Qin Nu! Don't hurt my friend! Hou Rui came to the front of the formation, let Han Fei go, and stabbed Li You with a halberd. Li You separated Hou Rui's weapons with a lance and fought with him. Han Fei turned around and saw Hou Rui fighting Li You alone, and rushed over again to help in the battle. Li Youli fought the two generals with ease, and it seemed that the two were not opponents. At this time, he annoyed the brave generals in the righteous army, the Zhu brothers, and the two of them also came to the battle to help, and the four of them fought for a long time, but they still couldn't defeat Li You. The four generals under Zhou Wen, Yuan Yi, Wen Luan, Kong Fan, and Kong Long couldn't sit still at this time, so they came forward to fight together. The false king was overjoyed and ordered the sergeants to beat drums and cheer. Li You shook his spirits, fought against the eight generals of the righteous army, and fought like a lamp in the middle of the formation, and the two sides fought for fifty rounds. The fake king and Zhou Wen were stunned, and they only praised Li You's martial arts. At this moment, Li You took care of one thing and lost the other, and his hands and feet became flustered, so he put aside the weapons of a general and fled to the city. This is called 'one person is difficult to defeat four hands', 'punching to death boxing sticker'. No matter how powerful Li You is, he can't beat the group beating of the eight athletes.

Although the false king admired Li You's martial arts, when he saw that he was defeated at this time, he shouted happily: "Attack the city quickly!" So he commanded his soldiers to rush down the city. The sergeants crossed the ditch and reached the bottom of the city, and the sergeants set up ladders and climbed hard. The Qin army immediately counterattacked, and they fought to the death under the inspiration of Li You, so they could all use one as ten and ten as a hundred. An hour later, the city was already filled with the corpses of the rebels. Seeing that the siege had no effect, the false king ordered the siege to be halted and his army withdrawn to camp.

That night, the false king and the soldiers gathered in the big tent, and they were full of praise for Li You. The fake king said: "The Qin State has this hero, how easy it is for us to take Xingyang!" The military advisor Chai Jing had an idea and said, "I have a plan, and I will definitely be able to defeat Li You." The false king asked what the plan was. Chai Jing gave such an order to everyone. When the false king and the generals heard this, they all rejoiced in their hearts, so they asked everyone to rest for a night before fighting Li You.

Early the next morning, when the rebels had finished their breakfast, the false king let the drums go into battle, and the army came to the city again. The fake king saw that Li You was at the head of the city, Qiang Yuan was also there, and there were some powerful and majestic armor generals on the left and right, so he shouted loudly: "Li Junshou, I know that you are strong in martial arts, do you dare to fight today?" Li You laughed and said, "Why don't you dare? I'm only going to fight you alone, do you dare? Zhou Wen stood up and said: "How can the false king fight easily, if you can defeat me today, you will be qualified to challenge the false king!" Li You said angrily: "Shanye villager, I am a dignified general, I'm afraid you won't succeed!" And he went out of the city again. Zhou Wen then waved the golden gun and engaged Li You. This week, Wen is also strong in martial arts, and the two fought for 80 rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. The soldiers on both sides applauded in unison. Seeing noon, Zhou Wen was defeated and fled. Li You chased after him for a while, and suddenly woke up and stopped the war horse. Suddenly, I heard someone shouting: "The drawbridge is on fire, General Li should return quickly!" Li You looked back and saw that a fire suddenly broke out on the suspension bridge.

It turned out that the soldiers of the Righteous Army followed the orders of the military advisor, and while Zhou Wen and Li You were fighting, they quietly sneaked to the side of the suspension bridge and set the suspension bridge on fire with flammable materials. The false king also commanded the eight strong generals to kill Li You together. Zhou Wen reflexively killed again. Li You was shocked and hurriedly turned his horse back. In order for the people to come up, he galloped on horseback, and when he saw that the general of the rebel army was about to catch up, he shouted to the soldiers in the city: "Pull up the drawbridge quickly!" Violators will be killed! "The fire on the bridge is getting stronger and stronger, and the Qin army is afraid that their county guard will not be able to enter the city, so they are waiting, and now they have to pull the suspension bridge rope when they hear the order of the county guard. The bridge deck then slowly rose into the air. At this time, Li You's Chiji Pegasus arrived, and Li You jumped with his inertia, and the Chiji flew into the air, crossed the line of fire, and jumped into the city like a Pegasus god general. By the time Zhou Wen and the eight generals came to him, the suspension bridge had risen two feet high, and the generals had no choice but to look at the bridge and sigh, all of them dumbfounded.

In the next few days, the rebels challenged one after another, but there was no movement in the city. Two days later, a no-war card was hung up in the city. It turned out that although Li You was brave, when he crossed the line of fire, the fire burned his eyebrows and long hair, so he was ashamed to see people. In addition, there are too many rebel troops, and there is no exact number of them, so Sima Qian only said that there were hundreds of thousands of rebel troops. Therefore, Li You didn't dare to fight anymore, so he could only hold on in Xingyang City. Even so, it is also a miracle in military history that he alone was able to block the progress of hundreds of thousands of people.

A few days later, a scout sent by the false king came back to report that Han Qi, the Sanchuan county supervisor of the Qin State, was stepping up the construction of Luoyang City. When the false king heard the news, he summoned all the generals and said: "Now Li You is brave and difficult to defeat, Xingyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he can't attack it in a hurry?" If our army is delayed for a long time, Luoyang City will also be built. It won't be easy for the Qin State to transfer a large army again? The opportunity must not be lost, General Zhou should divide his troops and march westward. Moreover, the Qin people were devoted to Chu, except for loyal ministers like Li You, the rest of the Qin generals might not have the determination to fight. Sergeant Chai Jing said: "The false king is reasonable, the county supervisor has stepped up the repair of the city, which shows that the city is empty, if General Zhou goes to attack Luoyang, Sanchuan will be attacked before and after, and it will be at his fingertips." Zhou Wendao: "Li You is so brave, I am afraid that he will become a worry." The fake king said: "No matter how powerful Li You is, there are very few Qin troops, and he will definitely not do anything by himself." Besides, if I take this city, I will definitely follow the westward march of the army, and General Zhou will advance westward as soon as possible, right? Zhou Wen was still hesitating.

Chai Jing analyzed: "There are four advantages to dividing troops to the west: first, the army of Qin is now far away in the north, and Guanzhong must be empty; Second, when the craftsmen of Xianyang fled, the Qin State could not stop it, indicating that Xianyang had no army to send; Third, the second emperor has been deceived by Zhao Gao for a long time, and there must be no loyal ministers and good generals who are willing to fight to the death; Fourth, take advantage of the fact that Luoyang City has not yet been repaired, and take the city as soon as possible. With these benefits, Mikawa-gun will definitely be able to get it. If Sanchuan is occupied, it will attack Hangu Pass with all its might, and Hanguan will be broken, and Xianyang will be in control. At that time, the rebel army drove straight in, and Qiang Qin would soon be finished! After listening to the analysis of the military advisor, the fake king became more confident, so he said to Zhou Wen: "The analysis of the military advisor is very good, General Zhou's westward expansion is correct, you immediately carry out the order!" Zhou Wen accepted the order.

On this day, Zhou Wen made Kong Fan and Kong Long the first team; Yuan Yi and Wen Luan are the second team; He commanded the three armies of chariots, infantry, and cavalry to form a huge formation, with Wang Wu, Deng Zhong, He Zhi, and Yang Sheng as deputy generals, and formed the third team. General Wen Zhu escorted the baggage hall to the fourth team. The army bypassed Xingyang City and marched towards Luoyang. When Zhou Wen was leaving, he said to the fake king: "Although Li You is a fierce tiger, as long as the false king traps him here, I will have no worries." The false king smiled and said: "Li You is already a turtle in the urn, and it will be difficult for him to fly away with his wings, and I will capture him alive." Hahaha! Zhou Wen went away with the soldiers in the laughter of the fake king.