Zhou Wen's former army, Kong Fan and Kong Long, led their troops westward. The news reached Gong County, and the county commander of Gong County was named Cheng Delan, and when he found out that the county was guarding the battle in Xingyang, he did not dare to have a trace of slackness, so he actively prepared for the war. When the Kong brothers came to the city, they saw that the city gate was closed, so they scolded and challenged: "I am the vanguard of the Chu army!" Qin Nu Yinggou, hurry up and sacrifice the city? Cheng Delan had few eyebrows and beards, living like a fat woman, and when he heard the two of them scolding him like this, he said: "Chu thief, you are just a nameless rat, and you dare to come to take the city?" Kong Long laughed and said: "Don't say that your little Gong County, even Xianyang City, I will take it!" Cheng Delan was furious, so he ordered the county lieutenant to fight. The county lieutenant's name is Cai Kui, who is also wide and fat, with a beard, and is neatly dressed at the moment and kills out of the city. Kong Long, who was on the rebel array, went to fight. Kong Fan warned him to be cautious. Kong Long then carried Changge out of the battle. The two fought in front of the battle for twenty or thirty rounds, and Cai Kui's roar was like thunder, and his strength was endless. Kong Fan was afraid that his younger brother would make a mistake, so he urgently ordered the gong to be withdrawn. Kong Long stepped back and said, "Brother, General Qin is also a capable person, I can't fight him, what should I do?" Kong Fan said: "It doesn't matter, the people behind you will talk about it when they arrive." "And set up camp.

That night, Yuan Yi and Wen Luan also arrived in the army, and Kong Fan told them about the day's events. Yuan Yi said disapprerovingly: "It's okay, when I was leaving, General Zhou had already given me a strategy, saying that it was to take this city lightly." Then he told them the plan. After the Kong brothers got the plan, they were very happy, and the four of them were ready.

At the same time, Cheng Delan in the city was also boosting the morale of the Qin army, and he said to the soldiers: "The county supervisor is sticking to Luoyang, and the county guard is supervising the battle in Xingyang, this is just a small group of Chu soldiers, what are you afraid of?" When the thieves are asleep tonight, I will send the county lieutenant to rob the camp, and I will definitely be able to kill the thief leader!" The soldiers of the Qin army were ready to rob the camp. At about the end of the day, Cai Kui was about to set off, when someone suddenly came to report that there was a fire in the rebel barracks. Cheng Delan and Cai Kui came to the city to watch, and sure enough, they saw the fire in the barracks of the righteous army, and the shouts of killing were endless, as if there were countless soldiers and horses fighting. In the midst of doubt, someone in the city came to report that the county guard came to inspect and found that there were thieves in charge, so they started fighting, and you quickly send troops to help the war! Cheng Delan heard that it was the soldiers and horses of the county guard, so he dared to slack off, so he immediately sent the county lieutenant out of the city to help in the battle.

The county lieutenant accepted the order and led his troops out of the city gates, galloping across the moat and killing the camp of the rebels. Cheng Delan was watching from the enemy tower, and when he was getting carried away, suddenly a cold arrow shot from under the city, hit the throat, and was planted in the city. It turned out that the archery shooter was Kong Fan, and their brother had been lurking in the city for a long time. Qin Jun saw that the county commander was dead and the county lieutenant was not there, so they all dispersed in a hurry. Kong Fan threw the rope with the hook to the fortress, and the rebels soon climbed to the top of the city and raided Gongxian.

Cai Kui led the Qin army to the front of the righteous army camp, and was about to rush inside to kill, when suddenly a general rushed in front of him and shouted: "I am Yuan Yi, the general of the Chu army, you have fallen into the plan of my general, and you will die quickly!" Cai Kui was so shocked that it was too late to run, so he stepped forward and fought hard. At this moment, another military horse suddenly arrived, the first general was majestic, and a handsome flag was erected behind him, with a big 'Zhou' written on it, which was Zhou Wen, the general of the righteous army. When Zhou Wen saw the county lieutenant, he shouted: "Qin Nu still doesn't get off his horse and surrender?" Cai Kui yelled badly, turned around and left, but was caught up by Yuan Yi and Wen Luan, and they were hacked to death under the horse. Zhou Wen waved his army to cover the kill, and the Qin army fled. By the time the army came to the city, the Kong brothers had already occupied the county seat. Zhou Wen slowly entered the city, and before dawn, the rebels had already occupied Gong County.

The people in the city have been intimidated by the Qin law for a long time and have suffered a lot, and now the righteous army has entered the city and abolished all strict laws and regulations, and the people are happy to dance. That night they flocked to the streets, lit bonfires, sang and danced, and celebrated their freedom. Zhou Wen then arranged a banquet to reward the soldiers. The soldiers praised Zhou Wen for using soldiers like a god. Zhou Wen said with a smile: "I expected that Li Youzai and his subordinates would do their best, so I gave Yuan Yi a strategy in advance." Then he brought his own army to come overnight, but he deliberately set fire to the camp and shouted, and sent the soldiers of the Qin State to the city to report, Chen Delan heard that the county guard was fighting, so he must have sent troops to fight, but I let the Kong brothers sneak attack the county seat. The way of using troops lies in treachery, and whoever masters the trick will win. I remembered that when I was in Xiang Yan's army before, I saw that although General Xiang was good at fighting, he was not good at strategy, so he was defeated by Wang Qian. Now we should also fight tooth for tooth and fight poison with poison in order to defeat the Qin State! After listening to Zhou Wen's analysis, the generals were very impressed. After breakfast that day, Zhou Wen ordered the Kong brothers to lead their troops to continue westward.

The Kong brothers marched all the way to Luoyang, and there were many migrant workers who fled on the way, so the Kong brothers took all of them into the army and asked them about the situation in Luoyang. The migrant workers all said: "The county supervisor has repaired the city and mobilized troops from all over the city, and there are already tens of thousands of people." When they heard this, they consulted on what to do. Kong Fan said that the two of them have not won a battle alone since they became pioneers. Kong Long said: "Isn't it, we should also use our brains well, just like General Zhou did." Luoyang is a famous city, and if it can be captured, the soldiers will be impressed. Kong Fan thought for a while and said, "Let's get there first and see the terrain." So they came to the city and watched for a while from a distance. Kong Fan pointed to a forest in the south of the city and said, "Brother, you see that there is a tree in that place, if you can set up an ambush in advance and suddenly kill it when the enemy arrives, what do you think the effect is?" Kong Long looked at it for a while, and then agreed with his brother's statement. Kong Fan asked his younger brother to challenge, and he came to the forest to set up an ambush.

The name of the Sanchuan County Supervisor is Han Qi, in his thirties, he is good at using an iron halberd, and his martial arts are strong. He saw from a distance that a young general came to challenge, so he said very contemptuously: "Rat, do you dare to come and die?" Kong Long shouted: "Qin Nu, I am Kong Long, the pioneer of the Chu State, and I am ordered to take Luoyang today, and quickly sacrifice the city!" Han Qi laughed and said, "I am the general of the Qin State, and you rat generation dare to provoke!" As soon as the words fell, the county lieutenant Pang Yu shouted: "I'm going to kill that thing!" Han Qi said okay. Pang Yu went straight down to the city, opened the city gate and came out. Kong Long saw that the Qin general had come out, so he let his horse rush over. As soon as the two of them fought, the weapons collided and sparks flew together. The two fought for more than a dozen rounds, and Kong Long was defeated and fled. The lieutenant laughed and did not chase after him. Kong Long saw that General Qin would not come to chase him, so he turned around and provoked: "Do you dare to chase me?" Pang Yu said: "You rat generation, what's the use of chasing you?" Kong Long said: "There is an ambush ahead, forgive you and don't dare!" Pang Yu disdainfully went into the city.

Kong Long saw that General Qin would not come to chase after him, so he came to the south of the city and said to his brother: "There is a guy who came out to fight for a while, I pretended to be defeated and fled, but he did not come to chase after him. Kong Fan said: "If General Qin doesn't come to catch up, it shows that he is timid." I don't think there's an ambush, just go ahead and take on the challenge. So the two of them took all the soldiers and horses to the city to challenge. Kong Long shouted: "The vanguard of the Chu State is here, Qin Nu quickly dedicate the city!" After shouting, I heard the gates of the city rumble open, and then a row of chariots galloped out of it, and they galloped to the sides. After a while, a rectangular battle formation was formed. The Kong brothers counted it, and there were about 400 chariots, and they couldn't help but get nervous, so they also formed a rectangular formation of the infantry behind them. Suddenly, a drum sounded in the city, and the chariots of the Qin army rushed towards them.

At this end of the position, the rebels held their weapons tightly, poking one end on the ground and the other facing the front. After a while, the chariot of the Qin army rumbled to arrive, because the cart had inertia, and as soon as the two sides fought, the lineup of the rebel army was rushed into chaos. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Kong brothers quickly ordered a retreat. Unexpectedly, the chariots of the Qin army chased closely from behind, and those who ran slowly were caught up and killed by the Qin army, and the rebels had no power to fight back. Kong Long shouted anxiously as he ran: "Last time they didn't chase them, but this time they chased them desperately, how is it good?" Then he shouted at the enemy formation: "There is an ambush ahead, do you dare to chase it?" The Qin army in the car couldn't hear it at all, and chased even more fiercely. Kong Fan sighed: "Oh my God! Are we going to be killed here by them? At this critical juncture, Kong Fan suddenly remembered the forest where he had been ambushed, so he hurriedly led everyone to run towards the woods, and when they came to the edge of the woods, they got in. Pang Yu saw that the two were hiding, so he had to stop the car and said: "This is a small group of bandits, don't worry, quickly retreat!" The Kong brothers escaped the catastrophe, so they gathered the defeated soldiers and rushed to the corpse country, where they set up camp.

The next day, Zhou Wen's army had arrived. The Kong brothers hurried to the army to plead guilty. Zhou Wen picked up the two of them and said with a smile: "Is Luoyang City easy for the two of you to take?" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and besides, you have found out the reality of the enemy, which is a great achievement! Kong Fan was puzzled: "What is the reality? Zhou Wen said with a smile: "The enemy has four hundred well-equipped chariots, how can you know if you don't fight?" That's what you do! The generals on the left and right said in unison: "The Qin army has chariots, we also have them, they have four hundred times, we have six hundred times, see who can't beat whom!" Zhou Wen pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "Pass my general order and go straight to Luoyang!" ”

Strange to say, on this day, the sky over Luoyang, suddenly black clouds were thick, as if it indicated that a big war was coming. At this time, Han Qi, the county supervisor, had already discovered that the righteous army was coming to capture Luoyang City, so he immediately ascended to the top of the city to command the formation. The general of the chariot army first drove four hundred chariots out of the east gate, and they quickly set up two rectangular battle formations on the vast plain to the east. The infantry generals followed, and four legions were arranged behind the chariots, one infantry corps of about 10,000 men, plus the chariots and cavalry, about 50,000 men. As soon as Han Qi finished arranging, he had already heard the sound of horns and war drums faintly coming from the east. When I looked carefully, I saw a long black line appear on the horizon in the east, and this black line became thicker and thicker, and finally became a sea of people, could they be called the so-called group of thieves by the Qin State?

In this corps, most of them were pawns who served the Qin State, and many of them were Qin soldiers, so they were all dressed in black. Because they hated the Qin State very much, they were very active in the anti-Qin ranks. The soldiers and horses were getting closer and closer, and at the front of the line was also the chariot corps, about six hundred times, and the rebels were getting closer and closer, and the sound of the horses' kicking, nasal sounds, neighing, and the rolling of the wheels was in the ears. They were followed by cavalry legions and infantry legions, all of which were marching in orderly formation, majestically and with high spirits. The footsteps of the warriors, the rubbing of the cuirasses, and the clashing of weapons became louder and louder. There are also the hunting sounds of the military flags blown by the strong wind, and the drumming of the soldiers, which are intertwined into a marching symphony. Han Qi saw that the lineup of the rebel army was so huge, it could be said that it was surging, and it seemed that the tide was coming, and his heart was shocked, because this was the first time he had seen such a scene since he became an official. Since the First Emperor unified the Six Kingdoms, who would dare to start a war? Who would dare to come with so many troops to invade the land of Great Qin? This is really the first time, and it seems that the person who came was not good. The county eunuch muttered in his heart, and he watched the rebels' every move closely. The rebels came to a stop about five hundred meters away from the Qin army's position.

Han Qi didn't expect that there were so many rebels, judging from the lineup alone, the number of people in front of him was no less than 100,000, and there were those who couldn't see the edge in the distance. But didn't the county guard fight in Xingyang? Why did so many rebels arrive in Luoyang? Could it be that the county guard lost the battle? Or is he already serving the country...... Han Qi didn't dare to think about it anymore when he thought of this, he regretted that he didn't transfer all the soldiers and horses to the city, and only left five thousand crossbowmen in the city when he left the city. However, Han Qi thought to himself that his five thousand crossbowmen were not vegetarians. When Han Qi thought of this, he showed unusual calmness, he wanted to use this method to calm people's hearts and stabilize the situation first, and then fight a big battle, dealing a heavy blow to the rebels, and at the same time giving the Qin army a boost in prestige. When he thought of this, a wave of blood surged into his heart, and he suddenly laughed loudly: "Traitor! Chu Ko! There are many of you, but you are a rabble! Why don't you be the people of Great Qin? But they want to rebel, why is that? Aren't you afraid of death? Hearing that their commander was full of confidence and his spirits were lifted, the soldiers of the Qin army held their breath and wanted to hear how the other party answered.

At this time, a sturdy chariot galloped out of the middle of the position of the rebel army, and the general on the cart was the majestic commander of the rebel army, Zhou Wen. He was driven by a driver and protected by two armor soldiers, and came to the front of the position and replied loudly: "Qin Shi Bao Zheng, mutilating living beings, our King Chen was born out of thin air, advocating the world against Qin, and its purpose is to enter Guanzhong and overthrow Bao Zheng." I heard that the adults are from the Han country, have you forgotten the pain of losing your country? Han Qi sneered: "The unification of the world by the Qin State is a foregone conclusion, the so-called three kings and five emperors have a Taoist system, and Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin inherit the mandate of heaven." That Chen Sheng is just a nobody, a pawn on the sidelines, what can he do, but you follow him to commit rebellion, what a group of thugs who don't know the times and violate the will of heaven and the people! Think that so many virtuous ministers, good generals, national soldiers, and heroes of the Six Kingdoms back then had a great deal of cooperation and indulgence, and united millions of people, none of them were the opponents of the Qin State, and you were just some wandering untouchables, bandits and grass cowards, and what else did you want to create the world of Yao Shun? It's a dream! Is the treasure of the Qin State something you can covet? ”

When Zhou Wenwen heard this, he said sternly: "Not bad! The three kings and five emperors have different ways of Zen, and Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin also have different inheritance methods, but as long as they can match the times and conform to the will of heaven and the people, they are righteous xx families. Moreover, the hero does not ask about his background, although King Chen was born in the army, but he can raise his arms and shout, and the world gathers to respond, this is to master the ability to adapt to expediency, and the ability to master the ability to adapt to the situation is to perceive the opportunity of safety and misfortune, and he can also carefully choose to advance and retreat, as the so-called presiding over the right path and relying on righteousness, so our army can advance and retreat in an orderly manner, with a degree of rigidity and softness, and it is natural to be invincible and invincible when it comes to fighting. I am now under the order of King Zhang Chu, leading 300,000 soldiers here just to kick the Qin Pass, but with these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how can you stop me from stepping through the rolling wheels of the Qin Pass? I still advise your lordship to recognize the situation as soon as possible, turn against Chu, and work with my king to create a benevolent and clear world of Yao Shun, right? ”

When Han Qi heard Zhou Wen's words, he was secretly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that this Zhou Wenzhen was not a vulgar person who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, he had a deep cultural heritage in his chest, so he had to smile and say: "Although you can quibble, but I don't know if you can fight?" I must catch you today, dig out your heart and lungs! Zhou Wen saw that Han Qi's attitude was very tough, so he galloped back to the position and came to command under the command of the commander of the Chinese army. On his left are Wang Wu and Deng Zhong, and on his right are He Zhi and Yang Sheng. Kong Fan, Kong Long, Yuan Yi, and Wen Luan led the cavalry respectively. The infantry was divided into several corps, each led by two lieutenants.

Han Qi deserved to have the style of a general, he saw the scene in front of him, he did not panic, but first sorted out his armor and sword, and then walked down the city tower. Striding up to a chariot prepared in advance, he took the weapon from the sergeant's hand, which was a long iron halberd, and then jumped into the chariot with agility, and shouted: "Out of the city!" So the rider rode out of the gate, and the chariot came to the front of the line with swift speed. After Han Qi waited for the car to stop, he glanced around at the lineup of the rebels again, and his demeanor as a great general made all the soldiers in awe.

At the same time that Zhou Wen drew his sword out of its sheath and pointed it forward, Han Qi also drew his sword, and then shouted an order to the soldiers: "Soldiers, prepare to fight!" The Qin troops in the rear shouted together: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! "The momentum is high, the sound is shocking. Zhou Wen also said angrily: "In this way, I have to fight the male!" Then he turned back to the legions of the rebels and ordered: "Soldiers! Chu and Qin don't share the sky! There is Qin and no Chu, there is Chu and no Qin, rush! When the soldiers of the rebel army heard Zhou Wen's order, the soldiers in front of them drove the chariot and rushed forward, followed closely by two infantry regiments. The Qin army came in the opposite direction. In an instant, the sound of soldiers on both sides shook, the sound of cars rumbled, thousands of horses galloped, and the dust of war immediately filled the entire sky. As soon as the two sides came into contact, they heard various collision sounds intertwined, forming a noisy and tragic sound, as if the sky was collapsing......

The two sides have been fighting fiercely for a long time, and the positions have been in disarray. Because the Qin army was small in number, they also had two legions behind the chariot soldiers. After a fierce battle between the two sides, the situation became more and more unfavorable to the Qin army. Han Qi saw the situation in front of him on the chariot under the banner of Shuai, so he decisively ordered the cavalry to kill from both sides to cover, and the rest of the soldiers all withdrew, and at this time, the moat of Luoyang City was full of Qin troops. Luoyang is a big city, there are three door openings on the city wall on the east side, everyone is rushing to enter the city, and there are also crowds on the suspension bridge, retreating to the city together, especially in the city gate hole, it is even more messy. Han Qi finally evacuated the battlefield under the protection of the armor soldiers, he entered the city from the middle gate, and then ran to the city to watch. I saw that some of the infantry of the rebel army had already attacked the moat and was robbing the spoils of war, and the chariots of the rebel army in the distance rushed towards the city again. Han Qi hurriedly ordered the withdrawal horn to be sounded and the cavalry also withdrew to the city. The cavalry of the Qin army galloped into the city from the three gates at the same time. When the soldiers in the city saw that the Qin army had entered the city, they hurriedly pulled up the drawbridge and closed the city gate. Han Qi watched for a while, only sneered, and then ordered the crossbowmen to prepare. Qin's crossbow is famous all over the world, before Han Qi went out of the city, he arranged archers in the city, and arranged foot crossbows, machine crossbows and car crossbows in the city, this kind of arrows have a long range, especially the car crossbow, because the arrows are thick and long, the range is thousands of kilometers away.

When the chariots of the rebels attacked the city, they were blocked by the ditch. Seeing this, Zhou Wen decisively ordered the chariot troops to retreat, and the two legions and cavalry corps that were fighting in front of them scattered from the two flanks and retreated. Then let the infantry corps waiting behind attack the city again, they pushed the huge siege equipment, from far and near, slowly approaching, came to the side of the ditch, put the equipment on the moat and rushed to cross the ditch. When the soldiers who attacked the city set up a ladder and began to attack the city, the shouts of killing were earth-shattering. I saw more than a dozen adjutant generals of the Qin army in the city, and they shouted hoarsely, commanded, and ordered the sergeants to release arrows. Ten thousand arrows suddenly fired in the city, and the Qin army also threw down the fire-burning things such as wood, stones, and sulfur, and then shot them with rockets. As a result, many of the poor besieging rebels were shot, stoned, and burned to death, and some of the huge ladders with complex structures were also set on fire, emitting thick smoke.

The two sides fought for more than an hour, and the positions of the rebels were filled with many corpses, and the fire under the city burned the corpses to a disgusting smell. At this time, the Qin army's medium and long-range arrows and crossbows began to exert their power again, only to see that in Luoyang City, arrows shot out like flying locusts, and sharp arrows poured down on the positions of the righteous army like raindrops, and the soldiers hurriedly covered them with shields, but still injured many people. Zhou Wen saw that the rebels could not advance, so he let the sergeants shoot. However, their range was far less than that of the Qin army, so they were passive everywhere. On the contrary, the Qin army in the city, all of them can fight to the death, the front one fell, and the back one was replenished, they also used various defensive equipment to counterattack, and the giant ladder of the righteous army could not get close to the city wall. Among them was a general of the Qin army named Wu Ancheng, who was very brave, he was hit by several arrows in his body, but he still commanded the battle and did not flinch. The two sides fought until dark, and Zhou Wen had no choice but to order to stop the fighting. This was the first major battle of the rebels since they marched westward, and it was also a fierce battle, with no less than 20,000 casualties. The Qin army suffered about a few thousand casualties, because they were all regular Qin troops, so they finally held the city to the death.

That night, in the cold moon, in the camp of the rebels under the city, the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield together, some nursing the wounded, some burying the bodies of their comrades, and those who participated in the battle during the day, because they were very tired, fell asleep on the camp.