Because the gate of Hangu Pass was destroyed, Zhang Han stepped up construction, and also recruited troops and horses from everywhere, so he stayed for a while. At this time, the imperial court issued an order to go out of the customs to fight, and Zhang Han left the deputy general Peng Shen to guard the Guguan, and then led the soldiers and horses to Caoyang.

Zhou Wen was stationed in Caoyangyi, and he gradually gathered up the fleeing people, and let Wenchu transport some of the grain and grass to Shaanxi County in the east. On this day, Zhou Wen was inspecting the wounded, and suddenly heard that Zhang Han had left the customs, so he gathered the crowd and said: "The enemy is now in full swing, and he cannot fight for the time being." But Zhang Han insulted and challenged the city for a long time. Zhou Wen said to everyone: "If we avoid the war like this, I'm afraid that our morale will become more and more low." I now have a way to maybe save the day. And they asked what was the solution. Zhou Wendao: "We were defeated by the Lishan prisoners led by Zhang Han, and I heard that those prisoners were all poor people and slaves in Shandong, and they were used by the Qin State because they did not know the truth. I want to explain to those prisoners the situation of the uprising in Shandong tomorrow, and then encourage them to fight back and kill Zhang Han. If this plan is successful, it is possible to enter the customs again! "When everyone heard about this method, they all thought they could give it a try.

The next day, Zhang Han came to challenge again. Suddenly, the west gate slowly opened, and Zhou Wen, Han Qi and other generals led the team to kill. The two armies faced each other. Zhou Wen shouted at Qin Junzhong: "Brothers of the Qin State! You are all the children of poor families who were captured by the Qin State and sent to Lishan to work, and now Chen Sheng, the king of Zhang Chu, has taken the lead in the uprising, and has also established the Zhang Chu regime, and sent several large armies to attack the Qin State at the same time. I was ordered by the king of Chu to enter the pass to save you, seeing that the Chu army was about to hit Xianyang, but the Qin State let Zhang Han lead you and launched a surprise attack on my water camp, which caused Zhang Chu's army to suffer a miserable defeat. Now the world has been suffering from the Qin State for too long, this is a well-known thing. You should think carefully about whether you should continue to be used by the Qin State or decisively rebel against you. If you can kill Zhang Han, you will be free, and your wish to return home will come true. You must think clearly, don't miss this opportunity? When the craftsmen heard this, they were in an uproar. At this moment, Zhou Wen commanded the sergeant to rush towards Zhang Han. Zhang Han was shocked, hurriedly raised his weapon and said, "The soldiers of the Qin State! Please don't listen to the nonsense of the thieves, if you are rebellious, I can let you go home! In order to prevent accidents, Zhang Han hurriedly ordered Yang Xiong to kill from the left side, and Sima Yi to kill from the right side, and he was in the center to block the forward position of the Lishan craftsmen, not allowing him to get close to Zhou Wen again. However, some of the craftsmen alone were already in an uproar. Zhang Han was worried about the mutiny, so he decisively ordered a retreat. Zhou Wen chased after him with a shout, and it was not until Zhang Han entered Hangu Pass that they returned victorious.

Zhang Han returned to the gate, thinking about the consequences, and felt scared. That night, when he came to inspect the camp again, he heard some people still talking about it, saying: "Zhang Han only said that we should go down the mountain to kill the thief, but who knew that the thief was a rebel army in Shandong!" The Qin State has been pitting us for a long time, why do you have to buy your life for the Qin State now? If we drop Zhou Wen, everyone will be able to go home immediately? Another person said: "Wait a minute, if Zhang Han's words don't count, we will arrest him and take him to see Zhou Wen." When Zhang Han heard this, beads of sweat oozed from his back, so he returned to the gate and told everyone what he said. The soldiers were shocked when they heard this. Zhang Han said again: "The situation is urgent, you should report it to the imperial court immediately, otherwise once the craftsman rebels, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Two days later, Zhang Han suddenly heard that a group of men and horses came from the direction of Xianyang, and hurriedly came to Xiguan to inspect, a team of Qin soldiers and horses came to Guanxia, and a horse galloped to Guanxia, and said: "General Zhang, the imperial court sent the chief Shi Sima Xin and the captain Dong Peng to lead 50,000 soldiers to reinforce!" When Zhang Han heard this, he was really overjoyed, and hurriedly went out to greet him.

Zhang Han arrived at the pass, and the court officials had also arrived, and everyone dismounted to meet each other. This Sima Xin is about fifty years old, of medium height, fat and full of brains, snow-white temples with two locks of short hair, slitted eyes, thin lips, very rich, and soft-spoken. Dong Fei was younger than him, but he was very tall, looking skinny, but he was as strong as a rock. He has a yellow face and a long beard, triangular eyes, a high nose, and a very funny appearance. Zhang Han saw the two of them, so he asked the soldiers and horses to be stationed at the pass, and then entered the pass together. Everyone came to the Governor's Mansion and sat down. Zhang Han asked where the soldiers and horses were transferred from, and what was the situation in the imperial court. Sima Xin and Dong Peng hesitated, wanting to speak and stopped.

Zhang Han asked very strangely: "General, is there something wrong?" Sima Xin said: "These sergeants are forcibly recruited from all over Guanzhong, and if they don't come, they will be beheaded, and everyone is afraid of the 'art of supervision'!" "Zhang Han asked what the 'art of supervision' was. Sima Xin said: "It is to make the laws of the country extremely strict, and use strict laws to supervise and blame the courtiers and all officials, and the officials will supervise and blame the officials and the people at a lower level." The affairs of the court are decided by the emperor alone, the ministers cannot persuade the king, and the people cannot disobey the officials. Even if acquaintances meet on the road, they can only greet each other with a smile on their eyes, and resolutely do not speak, otherwise they will be talking about the government in vain, and those who violate the ban will be arrested and punished. The imperial court also set the method of rewarding officials as: whoever collects the heaviest taxes from the people is a capable official; Whoever kills the most people according to the Qin law is a loyal minister. Alas, the original intention of the imperial court may have been to intimidate the people by killing and prevent further rebellions. ”

When Zhang Han heard this, he was also very shocked, so he asked: "This is indeed the art of destroying the country, I don't know whose idea it was?" Sima Xin said: "It was offered by Prime Minister Li Cheng." Zhang Han asked strangely: "Prime Minister Li Cheng has always advocated shaking the thin Fu, asking the court to be sympathetic to the people, and has repeatedly persuaded the emperor to stop civil engineering projects and release a group of disciples, why is he now persuading the emperor to implement the art of supervision?" Sima Xin said: "Everyone can't understand, maybe Zhao Gao forced it?" Zhang Han was puzzled: "How can you say this?" Sima Xin said angrily: "Zhao Gao has slandered Prime Minister Li Cheng in front of the emperor many times, saying that Li You is illicit with the Chu people. Some time ago, Li You's family was forced to take the risk to go to Xingyang to investigate. As a result, Li You was loyal to the country, and he pinned down Wu Guang's hundreds of thousands of rebels under the city of Xingyang. Zhang Han sighed: "Li You is really a general!" ”

Sima Xin said: "But I heard that Zhao Gao often framed Prime Minister Li Cheng in front of the emperor, and recently he persuaded the emperor not to meet the ministers in the court, and wanted to control the emperor. The emperor is young, and he has already listened to Zhao Gao's words. Therefore, Zhao Gao is authoritarian, and Prime Minister Li Cheng is also powerless! As for why Prime Minister Li Cheng entered the discipline technique, I really don't know why? Zhang Han listened to Sima Xin's words, and sighed: "Since ancient times, power and treachery have been in power, how can soldiers make meritorious contributions? Only by working together to fight the rebels and seize the land can we prove General Li You's innocence! Zhang Han said to Sima Xin again: "Now the army's heart is unstable, and the craftsmen do have the intention of rebelling, I am very worried about this?" Sima Xin took out the secret order of the imperial court and let Zhang Han look at it. Zhang Han opened it and almost jumped up in fright, it turned out that the imperial court wanted him to kill the craftsman secretly and decisively. Zhang Han was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.

This night, Zhang Han came to the Xiguan City Tower, looked at the Qin army camp, and his heart was full of contradictions. When he wanted to kill so many people, he was so nervous. Although he was afraid that the craftsmen would rebel, if it weren't for them, the Qin State would have been finished long ago, how could he poison them now. Suddenly, someone said: "The general doesn't need to be afraid, this is for the sake of the country." Now that all parts of Shandong are rebelling, if they are put back, it will be equivalent to adding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the rebels, so the decision of the imperial court is correct, you will carry out the order! Zhang Han looked back, it was Sima Xin who spoke, and said, "You can't do it now, wait until Zhou Wen is caught, right?" ”

At this time, a large group of craftsmen suddenly came to Guanxia, and when they saw Zhang Han, they shouted loudly: "We are going back to Shandong, please let us go back, right?" Zhang Han said: "Now that the war is about to start, as long as Zhou Wen is captured alive, I will definitely let you go back." The craftsmen said: "The general used to just let us drive the thieves out of the customs, and now he says that he wants to catch Zhou Wen, if you talk like this, it doesn't count, we will do the opposite!" When Zhang Han heard the word anti, he was terrified, so he had to pretend to be calm and said: "Yes, after this battle, I will definitely let you go home and never break my word!" Never break your word! The craftsmen dispersed in twos and threes. Zhang Han came to the Governor's Mansion. Yang Xiong and Sima Yi said: "General, if you don't follow the edict, it's really dangerous!" Zhang Han pondered: "Now I still have to use them to fight, let me think about it again, right?" This night, Zhang Han completely lost sleep.

The next day, Zhang Han was very tired, but he still beat his spirit, so he summoned the generals and said: "At present, there are many traitors, and there are too few Qin soldiers, if the disciples and the rebels are allowed to come into direct contact, Zhou Wen will encourage the disciples to rebel, so if the rebels are not allowed to contact the disciples, it will be fine for the time being." Visiting the Malay News, I heard that Zhou Wen had transported all the grain to Shaanxi County, which showed that Zhou Wen had plans to retreat. If we attack Shaanxi County and destroy their grain routes, Zhou Wen will retreat without a fight. When the time comes, you will be able to hit Luoyang City. The generals acted separately according to Zhang Han's plan.

Zhou Wen was in Caoyangyi, and one day he suddenly received a letter from Wen Chu, saying that Sima Yi had come to attack Shaanxi County, and the city was in danger. Zhou Wen was shocked: "I didn't expect the Qin army to bypass us to seize Shaanxi County, where there is a hoarding place for grain and grass, if it is lost, our army will be finished!" Someone said: "Caoyangyi has few people and a small city, so it can't be held for a long time, so it's better to retreat to Shaanxi County." Zhou Wen listened to everyone's words, and after thinking about it, he abandoned Cao Yang and ran to Shaanxi County. Halfway through, a team of people suddenly blocked the way, and the leader said: "I am Zhang Ping, the brother of Zhang Han, the general of the Qin State, and now I am here to take your life on the orders of my brother!" Zhou Wen was furious and danced his weapon to kill Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping used a halberd and fought with Zhou Wen. Han Qi, Yang Sheng, He Zhi and others also attacked together. Zhang Ping was defeated and retreated. Zhou Wen didn't chase after him, and walked another way, and another team blocked the way, leading the general, and said menacingly: "Yang Xiong, the general of the Qin State, is here!" The soldiers of the righteous army worked together to protect this Zhou Wen, rushed through a bloody road, and seized the road to the east.

Zhou Wen came to the city of Shaanxi County and shouted to open the door. Suddenly, the golden drum sounded, and the banner of the Qin State was raised on the head of the city, and a general walked out under the banner of the gate, which was the Qin general Sima Yi. I only heard him say angrily: "I have been taking the city for a long time, hahaha!" This is the head of a traitor, take it! As he spoke, he threw a human head down. As soon as Zhou Wen saw that it was the head of General Wenchu, he almost fell off his horse in despair.

Zhou Wen saw that Wen Chu was dead, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he had angina, and he covered his chest with both hands, and suddenly Sima Yi slapped his horse and killed. Zhou Wen knew that he could not resist the enemy, so he led everyone to retreat east around the city. Sima Yi shouted: "Capture Zhou Wen alive!" The generals protected Zhou Wen and walked away. Zhang Ping, Yang Xiong, and Sima Yi worked together to chase and kill another journey.

Zhou Wen led the defeated army to Mianchi, and the Chu general who defended the city was Yu Kui, and when he heard that Zhou Wen had arrived, he immediately came out to greet him. After Zhou Wen entered the city, he saw that there were few of his hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses left, so he cried bitterly. The general comforted: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and I hope the general will not be pessimistic." "Everyone advised the false king to ask for help as soon as possible. Zhou Wen said to Kui: "We are already sleepy and tired, and the annoying general personally went to Xingyang to tell the false king and asked him to lead troops to reinforce." Yu Kui ran in the direction of Xingyang. Zhou Wen received normal supplies in the city, and his spirits were lifted, so he actively prepared for war.

Zhang Han sent Sima Yi to attack Shaanxi County, and asked his younger brothers Zhang Ping and Yang Xiong to intercept and kill Zhou Wen in the middle of the road. Zhou Wen was defeated again and again, and Zhang Han was very happy. However, because the Qin army was too small to attack in a big way, he had to lead the army to Mianchi to surround the city, and hurriedly recruited troops from all directions. During this period, Zhang Han sent Yang Xiong and Sima Yi to attack Luoyang. In this way, the Qin army opened up the road to Shandong, and also conveyed the decrees of the imperial court to all directions, and released cruel words: the county guards and county orders of each county must be killed, and all those who make trouble, whether they are people or thieves, must be arrested and confiscated, and those who are distributed will be killed; If the law is not followed, the local governors will be executed after the rebellion is put down.