Zhou Wen led the rebel army all the way to Xianyang, but encountered weak resistance. When they arrived at the territory of Liyi, suddenly a meteor Malay reported that the Qin army was arrayed on the west bank of the water to meet them. Zhou Wen asked who the general with the troops was. The sergeant replied, "But when I saw the word 'king' written on the banner, I don't know who the general is." Zhou Wen then asked Han Qi: "Does the general know who is surnamed Wang among the current generals of the Qin State?" Han Qi said: "Those who are ordered to resist at this moment must be pillar-level figures, isn't it the old general Wang Ben?" Zhou Wendao: "What position does he hold in the court?" Han Qi said: "This person was given the title of Marquis of Tongwu by the First Emperor, because of the influence of his father, he has been idle at home for a long time, and now because of Zhao Gao's autocracy, he has long been out of state affairs." If the Qin State uses this person as a general, we will encounter a strong enemy. Wang Wu happened to be by his side, and said indignantly: "This thief attacked the Chu State more than ten years ago, and his son Wang Jian is also the enemy of the Chu people, and now he is here to catch him cramps and skin him, and avenge my thousands of Chu souls!" Zhou Wen ordered the army to continue advancing.

Zhou Wen came to the water pavilion to stop the people and horses, and then came to the river bank to watch, only to see that the Qin army had demolished all the bridges on the river, and then waited on the opposite bank. He and Han Qi and other generals boarded a lookout car to take a closer look, and saw from a distance that the Qin army had lined up the army into five large legions, and one legion was a huge military formation, composed of a military array and a military curtain command post. Each formation is roughly the same, with three strikers and two rearguards. The forwards are the right formation, the left formation and the central formation. The right phalanx is backed by Lishan, the left curved array is next to Weishui, and the Chinese side is spread out horizontally. The two formations of the rearguard were assembled at the junction of the forward to provide support. Each army formation is about 10,000 people, and it has its own independent combat system.

Originally, the right phalanx of the Qin army was arranged in a rectangular shape in depth, with about 6,000 people, and was the main force composed of crossbowmen, infantry, and chariots. At the front of the phalanx were three columns of crossbowmen, each column of sixty-eight people, a total of two hundred and four people, the sergeants did not wear armor, but held bows and crossbows, and carried quivers at their waists, forming the vanguard of the military formation. The forward was followed by the 38th Column, which was interspersed with chariots and infantry. The chariot soldiers wore armor and held long weapons such as ge, spears, halberds, and halberds, and drove a chariot respectively. There were non-armored infantry and armored infantry, light and heavy infantry, who were armed with weapons of different lengths. On the two flanks of the right phalanx, there is a column of crossbowmen in a horizontal formation, which is arranged outwards respectively, which is the wing position of the right phalanx to prevent the enemy from attacking from both flanks. At the end of the right phalanx, there is a column of crossbowmen arranged backwards, which is the rear guard of the right phalanx, preventing the enemy from attacking from behind. The layout of the right phalanx, according to the formation of long soldiers in front and short soldiers in the back, takes into account both offense and defense, and does not leak.

The left curved formation is a curved ruler-shaped military formation composed of four sub-formations, composed of a mixture of 900 crossbowmen, infantry, chariot soldiers, and cavalry. The four sub-formations are the crossbow formation, the cavalry formation, the mixed formation, and the chariot formation. The crossbowmen array protruded from the front of the left curved formation, consisting of three hundred and thirty-two crossbowmen. The table of the crossbow array, that is, the four sides of the military formation, are composed of 172 crossbowmen who shoot upright, and the center of the formation is 160 kneeling crossbowmen, arranged in eight columns. The outer side of the crossbow array is the cavalry array, which is a rectangular military formation composed of six chariots and one hundred and eight cavalry cavalry, with the chariot in front and the cavalry in the rear, the chariot in a column of three times, and the cavalry in a group of four horses.

The inner side of the crossbow formation is a mixed formation, which is a rectangular military formation composed of a mixture of chariots, cavalry, and infantry, with nineteen chariots arranged in a three-way column, and two hundred and sixty-four infantry in a group to follow behind, and eight cavalry behind the formation. The chariot formation was flanked and mixed into a formation, and the forward converged to the right phalanx, which was a square phalanx composed of sixty-four chariots and one hundred and ninety-two armor soldiers. Sixty-four chariots were arranged in eight columns, each of which was eight chariots, each of which was drawn by a horse, and there was a driver and two armorers, all of whom were heavily armoured. The left curved array is complex, forming a so-called large array with a small array, and a layout within a array. The combination and transformation of the four formations are flexible and free, especially the mobile use of cavalry, which can be described as rare in the world.

After the left curve is the Chinese formation. The composition of the central phalanx was similar to that of the right, consisting of 3,000 crossbowmen, light and heavy infantry, and chariots. The Chinese side is also a rectangular military formation, and unlike the right side, the Chinese side is horizontally arranged, with the rearguard on the left and the right wing on the right, which is the support force of the corps phalanx. The headquarters of the corps, the curtain of chariots, and the drum and flag of honor were arranged in the depth of the left and right phalanxes, in the rear of the entire corps phalanx.

The large battalion of the Qin army was behind the three corps of the forward, relying on the two corps of the rear guard to move, all of which were clearly guarded and heavily guarded. If during the battle, the sergeant who gave the order would come and go freely, and there was a certain procedure for the transformation of the golden drum banner, just like the hand behind the scenes in the lantern and shadow play, directing the legions and military formations to move according to the law, like a shadow.

Zhou Wen was shocked when he saw this, and said: "Although the number of Qin troops is small, the formation is strict and orderly, and there is still such an army in the Qin State!" The general must be a military genius! Han Qi said: "This army is small and fine, strong and neat, majestic and strange, it must be the Gongwei Army of the Beijing Division, also called the Lieutenant Army, it is the most elite army of the Qin State, it seems that the Qin State has shown the last trump card." Zhou Wendao: "Although our army opened the road with chariots, it was unable to launch a full-scale offensive due to the narrow terrain and the barrier of playing in the water. So he ordered the crossbowmen to be moved to the front, about five or six thousand men. The crossbowmen were followed by armorers with long weapons and shields, divided into two rectangular battle formations, each with 10,000 men, all of whom were protected by large shields in armor and ready to go. They were followed by chariot soldiers, cavalry, and then non-armored sergeants. Because the rebel army already had 300,000 horses at this time, everyone had to follow slowly more than ten miles behind them. The Wen Chu Army of the Empress of the Palace also collected food and salary in Zheng County, arranged food and lodging for the soldiers, and did logistics work.

After Zhou Wen arranged the military formation, under the protection of the armor soldiers, he drove to the front and asked loudly to the opposite bank: "What is the name of the person blocking the road ahead?" Come out and talk! At this time, a sturdy chariot galloped out of the Chinese military formation of the Qin State, with a driver on the cart, and two heavily armored soldiers holding shields and halberds, protecting a white-haired veteran. The veteran is of medium stature, with a bronze face, high cheekbones, thin eyes, a fluttering silver beard, gold armor and a golden helmet, and a black robe and jade belt. When Wang Ben came to the front of the battle, he was shocked when he saw the crowd of rebels. It turned out that this group of thieves, who were called thieves, were not thieves at all, but a powerful armed force. At this time, he had been completely enraged by Zhao Gao's misguided behavior, and he felt infinite indignation at state affairs, because he was not at all aware of the uprising frenzy in Shandong. Now that the matter has come to this, he has shown the bearing and quality that a battle-hardened veteran must have, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed: "You are all Chu people, right? That's a lot of people, huh? Seventeen years ago, the First Emperor once sent Wang Ben, the son of Wang Qian, to attack the Chu State, and once broke the Chu army and captured more than a dozen cities. I am the general Wang Ben who led the troops this time! ”

Wang Ben brought up the events of the year again at this time, and then reported his name, the purpose was to make the other party afraid, which was also a psychological tactic. Zhou Wen also remembered the Qin army's attack on Chu at this time, so he said loudly: "Sure enough, it's you!" Wang Ben laughed and said, "Since you know my name, why do you dare to rebel?" Zhou Wen said: "I am Zhou Wen, the celestial officer in Xiang Yan's army back then, and I am also very aware of the cunning of your Qin people. Today, I am still on the orders of the King of Chu to come and destroy your unscrupulous country! Wang Ben laughed and said, "Bold Zhou Wen! Since you are Xiang Yan's subordinate official, you know better how your Chu State failed miserably back then? Why do you want to rebel today? Zhou Wendao: "General Wang, you are also an old man, you should always know how King Chu Huai was miserable by the Qin State, right?" Is this a matter of not being able to do so? You Qin people, whether old or young, are all insidious and vicious, and scheming. Take the current Hu Hai boy as an example, what is the difference between him and Xia Wei and Yin Xun? Everyone in the world knows that the successor to the throne is the eldest prince Fusu, but that kid conspired to usurp the throne, and later killed Fusu, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, and mutilated the clan, how can such a madman be the emperor? He not only harmed your Qin State, but also harmed the people of the world, and you are loyal to such a tyrant, you are really confused! I want to avenge King Chu Huai now, and I want to avenge thousands of Chu people! Therefore do not stand in my way, for those who oppose me will perish! I'm going to hit Xianyang, catch that bad boy, and cut him with a thousand cuts! And at your age, you still don't distinguish between right and wrong, black and white, and continue to help and abuse, I am really ashamed of you, and I am ashamed of your father! ”

Wang Ben laughed when he heard this: "The grievances between Qin and Chu have become a thing of the past, and there are descendants to judge the success or failure of right and wrong." Now success or failure is a foregone conclusion, and more than ten years ago, the Qin State unified the world. Now that the throne of Qin is also a foregone conclusion, who will ascend the throne and who will not be on the throne is a matter for the Qin people, and you don't need to worry about it! I now advise you to beg for mercy quickly, and see what I do with you. Otherwise, if you cross the river, you will be torn into pieces! Zhou Wen said angrily: "In this way, I have to fight!" I am here today with 500,000 righteous men to see how you can stop me from stepping on the rolling wheels of Xianyang? At that time, the rebel army was estimated to be about 300,000, and Zhou Wenxu said that it was 500,000, which was also to scare the Qin army. So the herald ordered the crossbowmen to prepare. Wang Ben saw that Zhou Wen was determined to fight, so he ordered his driver to gallop back to the headquarters of the Chinese army.

When the 5,000 volunteer crossbowmen heard Zhou Wen's order, they launched a shot at the Qin army's position on the opposite bank. The Qin army hurriedly covered it with a shield. After an arrow was fired, the position of the Qin army remained unmoved. In terms of numbers, the rebels did have an absolute advantage, but due to the limitations of the terrain and the barrier of playing in the water, the rebels could not attack on a large scale. Zhou Wen ordered the engineers to immediately push the folding bridge to the edge of the water, preparing to cross the river to attack the position of the Qin army. In a few moments, they had built several temporary bridges. A part of the halberd-wielding armor soldiers rushed over first, and then launched an attack on the junction of the Qin army's forward formation, followed by fifty chariots. At this time, the positions of the Qin army were converted together, the nine formations were unfolded, the junction was closed, and the counterattack began. The Qin army was first shot by upright and crouching crossbowmen in turn, and at that time it was also a volley of ten thousand arrows. Then the crossbowmen dodged and retreated to the two wings, the gate of the formation opened, the chariots were dispatched, the infantry followed, and broke into the intruding Chu army formation, and attacked the rebel armor after being shot. Just as the chariots and soldiers exchanged halberds and the infantry began to fight, the Qin army dispatched cavalry again, preparing to rush to the bridge to cut off the rear road of the rebels. When Zhou Wen saw this scene, he immediately ordered the crossbowmen to cover and ordered the trumpet to be blown. The rebels retreated to the west of the bridge, but the Qin army's offensive was fierce, and the rebel soldiers lost more than half. Zhou Wen was very unhappy when he saw the defeat in the first battle, and at this time it was also dark, and the two sides had to go back to the camp for a truce.

After breakfast the next day, Zhou Wen was inspecting the riverbed and embankment, when he suddenly saw Wang Ben's chariot galloping out again, followed by two horsemen on the left and right, and they came to the river and beat the drum to challenge. Zhou Wen led the soldiers to the front of the battle to respond. I saw the cavalry general on the right side of Wang Ben galloping out of the position, he was fully armored, holding a square-headed machete, red-faced and yellow-bearded broom eyebrows, and a golden-maned flame horse under his crotch, and came to the front of the battle with a fierce momentum: "I am Yang Xiong, the general of the Qin State, yesterday you rushed into battle, and today I will fight alone!" Then he ordered the sergeant to build a bridge, and rode alone over the bridge to the front of the camp and shouted: "Who dares to duel with me?" Zhou Wen knew that he was bold at a glance, so he said: "I'll duel with you!" As soon as the generals of the rebel army heard that Zhou Wen was going to fight again, they rushed to go. Zhou Wendao: "It will be an example for the whole army, and a duel with the enemy's warriors can boost morale!" So he shot the horse and went out. The two fought for 50 rounds on the east bank of the water, and there was no winner or loser. Suddenly, the Qin army Mingjin withdrew his troops, and Yang Xiong heard the call to collect the troops, so he turned around and ran back. Zhou Wen immediately shouted: "Don't send a capable person alone!" I saw the cavalry general on Wang Ben's left shouting: "Sima Yi, the general of the Qin State, is here!" Zhou Wen looked up and saw a big man with a yellow face and purple hair, silver armor, silver helmet and purple python robe, sitting down to chase the wind and pass the wheel, holding a bronze big puff in both hands, crossing the bridge and rushing towards him.

Zhou Wen didn't answer, and raised his gun and stabbed. The two fought for another fifty rounds in front of the camp. The Qin army blew the call to collect troops again. When Zhou Wen saw that General Qin had run away, he said angrily: "Soldiers! Prepare to build a bridge, we must completely defeat the Qin army! Enter Xianyang! The rebels shouted in unison on the other side: "Defeat the Qin army!" Enter Xianyang! ......" roared so loudly that the river was almost so shocked that it was about to flow backwards.

When Wang Ben returned to the camp, he immediately summoned Yang Xiong and Sima Yi and said: "Now that the enemy is outnumbered, if the rebels build a bridge and attack it, our army is afraid that it will be difficult to resist, and we must prevent them from crossing the river." He immediately sent people to Lishan and asked Zhang Han to attack the rebels overnight. After the sergeant left, Wang Ben said again: "Now that the rebels are in full swing, it is not appropriate to confront them head-on. If I want to defeat them, I'll have to do it myself! Yang Xiong asked, "Old general, what is the best plan?" Wang Ben was silent for a while, and then said firmly: "I'll go and surrender!" The generals said in unison: "If you want to surrender, just send someone else, you are the commander of the army, how can you go to danger in person?" Wang Ben said: "They won't believe it at all." It's just me! Sima Yi said: "The two armies are fighting, how can there be a precedent for the commander to surrender to the enemy?" This trick is too risky, in case of accidents, it will be too late to regret it! Wang Ben said: "It is precisely because there is no such precedent that the enemy is willing to believe it!" As long as he can hold off the rebels, Zhang Han will definitely be able to achieve great success. I, Wang Benshi, have received the grace of the country, and I am also an old man in my sixties this year, even if I have my liver and brain, I have no regrets! When they heard this, their hearts sank. Wang Ben gave such and such instructions to Yang Xiong and Sima Yi.

In the camp of the righteous army, that night, Zhou Wen arranged for the soldiers to have dinner early, and gathered the crowd to discuss: "Wang Ben led the lieutenant army to resist, this is the last line of defense of the Qin State, if you don't give them a chance to breathe, you can hit Xianyang in one fell swoop." So he ordered the engineers to build a bridge overnight and launch a general attack early the next morning. Suddenly, someone came in and reported: "General Zhou, an envoy from the Qin army has come to visit the camp." When the soldiers of the rebel army heard that a Qin envoy was coming, they all drew their swords angrily and prepared to kill the envoy. Zhou Wendao: "The two countries exchange troops, and they don't kill them." Since they have sent a messenger, let him in, and listen to what the messenger has to say, and then it will not be too late to fight. He told the soldiers to stand on both sides of the barracks, and then ordered the Qin envoys to come in.

After the envoy of the Qin State got permission, he strode over on the bridge that had been built, came to the gate of the camp of the righteous army, and then stood proudly, he looked around the camp of the righteous army and said loudly: "I am Wang Ben, the general of the Qin State, I have come to visit the camp, and I will quickly inform General Zhou to come out to greet me!" With that, he walked towards Chu Ying. When the rebels heard that Wang Ben was coming, they were all stunned, and someone hurriedly reported to Zhou Wen. It turns out that most of the rebels are from more pawns, they all know that Wang Ben is a famous general of the Qin State, when he attacked the Six Kingdoms in the past, Wang Ben destroyed three countries, made great military achievements, and his prestige shocked the world, and he is still the commander of the Qin army, but why did he suddenly see himself as a messenger? The sergeants were shocked, some people slowly stepped forward to watch, and some people came to Wang Ben's eyes with torches to take a closer look. Wang Ben suddenly laughed out loud and said, "I look the same as you, right?" I also have a nose and a mouth, and two eyes under my eyebrows, but I am just outstanding, and my martial arts are far inferior to your General Zhou! Hahaha! ”

At this time, Zhou Wen got the report and greeted the soldiers who came out of the tent to greet them. When Zhou Wen and the others saw that it was really General Wang Ben, they were all stunned. When Wang Ben came to Zhou Wen's side, he smiled and said, "Old friends have met again!" Zhou Wen saw that Wang Ben's appearance was neat and loyal, so he saluted and said: "The general's name is like thunder, but when the two armies are fighting, you suddenly came to worship the camp, I don't know what your mission is?" Wang Ben smiled and said: "I am ordered by the emperor to come to make an appointment!" Zhou Wen was shocked: "It can't be a fraud, right?" Wang Ben said: "Xianyang has no army to fight anymore, so the emperor decided to surrender the Chu army to the old grudge!" When the soldiers of the righteous army heard that the Qin State was going to surrender, they asked in disbelief: "You are still fighting during the day, and you are suddenly going to surrender at night, who are you fooling?" Wang Ben smiled and said, "Yes, I originally wanted to resist, but when the emperor heard that you have 500,000 troops, he changed his attention, because it is futile to resist." Think about it, if the Qin army surrenders, you can enter Xianyang City with gongs and drums, and the people of Xianyang are safe, why not do such a thing? It's just that we have a purpose. Zhou Wen asked what the purpose was. Wang Ben said sonorously: "Don't hurt the Second Emperor!" The soldiers of the rebel army were all surprised.

Zhou Wen said: "Are the sergeants willing to surrender?" Wang Ben said: "Yes." Zhao Gao deceived the emperor and misled the country, which caused the incident. You came from Shandong, and the emergency documents were like snowflakes, but Zhao Gao covered the sky with one hand and refused to report it, so that the people of Qin did not understand the situation in Shandong, and you entered the customs. And the army of Qin is in the south and north, and it is too late to come to defend the capital? It's better to descend, lest the living soul be ruined! Although the second emperor was mediocre, he still had a good heart, so under the consultation of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he had the idea of protecting the people, so he sent me to make an appointment, please don't doubt it. Everyone was very surprised, so they said: "Emperor Qin is cruel and unkind, and he has made us miserable, even if he surrenders, he will kill the second!" Wang Ben said: "He is still young, the fault is Zhao Gao, if you kill Zhao Gao, the Qin people really can't ask for it, but please don't kill the second." I have come to discuss with you heroes today for the sake of the second generation, otherwise, as the commander of the Qin army, how dare I venture into your army? Please put benevolence and righteousness first, and for the sake of the second emperor's sincerity to surrender, don't hurt him, right? He's only a twenty-year-old doll after all! After Wang Ben finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the soldiers of the righteous army. Although the generals of the rebel army were all excited, they were speechless when they saw an old general so humble for their emperor. Zhou Wen then pondered: "The general's family is all loyal to the Qin State, and you, as the commander of the Qin army, are now disregarding your life to surrender, I really admire!" Please wait here for a moment while I can come in and discuss the matter. Zhou Wen led the generals of the righteous army into the barracks.

When everyone came to the camp, Zhou Wen discussed the matter with everyone. Han Qi analyzed: "There are not many Qin troops in Guanzhong, either they are transferred to escort grain and grass, or they supervise the people to build palaces, and now there is no army to send is the truth, and the second is incompetent, Zhao Gao is authoritarian, and some loyal ministers are either dismissed or expelled, and they don't want to work for the Qin State anymore, which is also a fact." Now Xianyang does not have an army for them to send except for the prisoners who can be driven. From this point of view, Xianyang is really an empty city. However, Wang Ben was a general of the Qin State, how could he surrender easily? Is this suspicious? Zhou Wen listened to Han Qi's analysis and felt that it was reasonable, but after thinking about it again, he said: "Wang Ben is the commander of the Qin army, if he doesn't really surrender, how dare he come to surrender?" At this time, many generals said: "We have been fighting all the way, everyone is tired, it is better to agree to Wang Ben's conditions, sleep well tonight, and then decide this matter tomorrow." Whether they descend or not, when we arrive in Xianyang, we will first seize the second, and then occupy the Xianyang Palace, and everything will be settled! Deng said: "It doesn't matter if the second boy dies or not, the important thing is to occupy Xianyang first, and all the good things in it are ours!" Han Qi hesitated: "If we don't enter the army tonight, what if we wait until tomorrow and the Qin State transfers reinforcements from elsewhere?" Wang Wudao: "According to the reports of various scouts, the Qin State really has no army to send. It's better to summon Wang Ben to try, if he takes the initiative to stay, it means that he is sincerely surrendering; If he is in a hurry to leave, it means that he has surrendered. We'll kill him, attack again, and capture Xianyang City in one fell swoop!" And they said yes. Zhou Wen immediately summoned Wang Ben.

After Wang Ben came in, Zhou Wen asked, "Since the Qin State is preparing to surrender, will the Qin army hold a disarming ceremony?" As soon as Wang Ben heard that Zhou Wen had been fooled, he said: "Of course, I will discuss with the general first, if you promise the surrender of the Qin State, I will let all the Qin troops come to disarm collectively tomorrow." Zhou Wendao: "Then what else does the general have to arrange tonight?" Wang Ben said: "Since the generals of your army have agreed to the surrender of Qin, I will celebrate with you tonight!" What else could be on? The old man has fought all his life, and now he finally stops fighting, haha, this is also something to celebrate? Zhou Wen said happily: "We Chu people have always been known for our benevolence and righteousness, and we can accept your surrender. Wang Ben was overjoyed when he heard this: "This is very good, you can get drunk tonight!" Zhou Wen also said: "One drunk party rests!" So he ordered a banquet to be arranged. The soldiers of the rebels were all overjoyed.