Chapter Ninety-One: Victory in the First Battle of the Banner of Righteousness

Liu Bang seized Pei County, and called on the people to oppose Qin, this news spread to Surabaya County, the county guard Yin Zhuang was very angry, so he recruited his subordinates and said: "Xiao He actually fled to Pei County to join forces with the strong to rebel, it is really bold!" Which of you has a good plan to capture the rebel? At this time, another official who worked with Xiao He, Zhou Cao, said: "Xiao He is a wise man, and he fled from here to join Liu Ji, which shows that the Qin State has indeed lost the hearts of the people!" Now Chen Sheng has raised troops and established Zhang Chu, and the powerful people in various places have responded, which shows that the people's hearts are towards Chu. We are also Chu people, why don't we respond to Zhang Chu? "This Zhou Ke is also from Pei County, he is big, thin and long-faced, and he is very bold, because he respects Xiao He very much, so he said such things. When the county supervisor Gao Ping heard this, he was furious and said, "You are!" Now that the national crisis is at hand, you don't want to repay, but have a rebellious heart, what is the reason? "Just drink the order left and right to push Zhou Cao out and behead him. Jun Cheng Bian De hurriedly said to the county guard: "My lord, Zhou Cao's words are not wrong. It is not surprising that now that Linjun has rebelled against the Qin State, and Surabaya County has only begun to respond. If we are to deal with the rebels now, we need to work together. But we have not yet raised an army to suppress the thieves, but we have killed our own people first, which is really unlucky! It's better to put Zhou Ke in custody first, and when Liu Ji and them are caught, they will be punished together, what do you think? The county guard said: "This is exactly what I want. He ordered Zhou Ke to be thrown into prison.

When the county supervisor saw that Zhou Ke had been arrested, he confidently said to the county guard: "Liu Ji is just a small pavilion chief under the rule of Surabaya, an unknown person, a mountain villager, although the officers and soldiers have been arrested several times before, they hid in the mountains and did not come out, so they were not caught. Now they themselves have sent them to the door, and I must bring them to justice, otherwise the people of Linxian County will rebel! Jun Cheng said: "Liu Ji gathered a group of outlaws in Mangdang Mountain, and now there is Xiao He to give him advice, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with." The county governor said bluntly: "You don't want to grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige!" I must capture Liu Ji alive this time, capture Xiao He alive, if it is not successful, please cut off my head! The county guard said: "You can't joke about fighting. The county supervisor patted his chest and said, "I wish to make a military order!" Jun Cheng said again: "Master Gao can't be rash, I know Xiao He best, this person is familiar with laws and regulations, likes to study military books, and has knowledge above ordinary people." In the past, Zhang Cangyushi recommended him to enter the court to serve the first emperor, but he politely declined, which shows that he has other ideas, and now he has abandoned the official and left, indicating that he has long been rebellious. At present, the people of various counties have killed their superiors and rebelled, and this is what we should be wary of. Xiangxian is very close to Chen County, if Chen Sheng sends troops to attack, Xiangxian will be over, what else do you have to think about going to war? ”

The county supervisor asked the county officer, "What do you mean by this?" Do you want to indulge Liu Ji's rebellion? Jun Cheng said eloquently: "Although we are officials of the Qin State, we are indeed Chu people. Now that Chen County is owned by Chen Sheng, we should remain neutral and wait for Zhang Han to go south. If the state of Chu wins in the future, it will fall to the state of Chu, and if the state of Qin wins, we will continue to be the courtiers of the emperor of Qin. This is much better than mobilizing the teachers and making a big move! When the county supervisor heard this, he was furious and said, "As the ruler of a county, how dare you say such a thing? Jun Cheng said: "I know that you are ostensibly serving the country, but in fact you want to revenge yourself!" What I am thinking about is the situation in the world, the safety of the city, and the lives of the people. And you are bent on fighting and killing, what if someone in Xiangxian also responds to Zhang Chu? So the county eunuch drew his sword and killed the county man. The county guard hurriedly stopped drinking and said, "Don't you two quarrel again?" Now that the army of the Qin State has left the Hangu Pass, we are the officials of the Qin State, so we should serve the country! Now Chen Sheng has rebelled in Qi County first, and if we don't crusade against Pei County, I'm afraid Surabaya County won't be able to keep it. Now whoever betrays Qin again will be killed! "I immediately ordered the county supervisor to dispatch troops and horses, and immediately send out tomorrow to conquer Peixian. The county supervisor shouted yes, and walked out on his toes.

Zhou Cao's younger brother Zhou Chang, is a military attache in the county, he is a powerful person, he is not only similar to Zhou Cao, but also has a very similar personality, but he is born with a flaw, that is, he speaks late. That day, I heard that my brother was arrested by the county guard, and I was very unhappy. After dinner, he thought about it, so he made a major decision: Zhou Chang sneaked into the Xiangxian prison in the dead of night, found his brother, and then killed the prison guard and rescued his brother. The two escaped from Xiang County overnight and went straight to Pei County.

On this day, in the county government of Pei County, Liu Bang and Xiao He were discussing things, and suddenly someone reported that the brothers Zhou Cao and Zhou Chang were here. When Xiao He heard that the two of them were coming, he said very happily: "This must be something in the county." He walked out with Liu Bang to greet him. After the Zhou brothers saw the two of them, they told them in detail about yesterday's incident, and said that the county supervisor would lead troops to suppress it today. Liu Bang said: "The two of you came to vote overnight, which is the luck of Pei County and the blessing of the people." The county supervisor just wanted to kill more people, and he was bent on carrying out the art of supervision. Hum! This time, we must let him have no return! After dawn, Xiao He said: "Please Pei Gong immediately order troops and prepare to meet the enemy." Liu Bang ordered all the soldiers and soldiers to come to the school to listen to the order.

On the school field in Pei County, the team was assembled in a while. Liu Bang and Xiao He came to the school, and the two of them were dressed very well today: I saw Pei Gong wearing armor, a golden helmet, and a big red cloak outside, looking really like a general. Xiao He also changed his usual attire, changed the black official uniform of the Qin State, and put on the costumes of the Chu people, and the color on the outside also changed to red. The two of them walked into the school field, took vigorous steps, and boarded the temporary point-and-place platform. At this time, they saw that the soldiers were already waiting in a neat line, and standing at the front was a row of cavalry generals, and behind each general was a war horse, led by a sergeant. The first is the general Cao Shen, who is holding a sword that opens the sky, majestic and majestic, and is waiting for the order to go out; The second Ji Xin, holding a square-headed machete, is also a fierce man, and he is bent on making contributions; The third Fan Xu, holding a splitting sword, was like a fierce god, just looking forward to getting on his horse to kill the enemy; The fourth Zhou Bo, holding a steel spear in his hand, looked at the wind god up close, and had long been looking forward to participating in the battle; The fifth is the white-faced knight Xiahou Ying, I saw him holding a golden sickle in his hand, and from a distance, he was a strange man in the world, thinking of going to the battle. The soldiers in the back are also holding shields and waiting in formation, looking like tigers coming out of the forest, all like the gods of war. This is exactly what it is: the red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the halberd is shining in the dawn; The horse fat man is as strong as a tiger, and the mountains and rivers shake with a roar.

Liu Bang saw the scene in front of him, looked around, and said with confidence: "You are all heroes and heroes in Pei County, but it's a pity that the Qin State has forced everyone to a dead end!" Today, the county supervisor is coming to suppress it, this is our first battle, so we must win! The soldiers in the audience shouted in unison: "Victory!" Win! Win! At this moment, someone suddenly arrived: "Report...... Report to Pei Gong, the county supervisor led the army less than ten miles away from the city! After Liu Bang heard this, his expression was serious, and then he said loudly: "Get on the horse!" The five horsemen and the cavalry behind them mounted their horses together. Because the Qin State was very rich, Liu Bang took over everything in the county, and there were nearly 1,000 Qin army troops, so their attire was still very regular. At this time, Liu Bang grabbed the scabbard with his left hand, slowly unsheathed the sword with his right hand, and then said categorically: "Eliminate violence and peace, save the people!" The soldiers shouted in unison: "Eliminate violence, save the people!" At this time, someone led a red handsome horse, and Liu Bang said to Xiao He: "The city will leave it to you!" Xiao He said: "I wish Pei Gongqi a victory, a good omen!" Liu Bang nodded, so he stepped off the stage, saddled on the horse, and then said with a sword: "Let's go!" The soldiers galloped out of the south gate amid shouts of killing. There is a poem:

At that time, everything was new, and the hero was a homeless person.

Ma Feng Bole works hard in every way, and people meet Mingjun Wanli Spring.

Open up the world and make contributions to the world.

After King Tang went, King Wu was there, and Liu Bang felt very close.

A few miles away from the city, Liu Bang chose a relatively open place as the battlefield, and then quickly formed a formation. There was not much time, and the soldiers and horses of the county supervisor arrived. After a while, the two armies faced each other and set up a position. The county supervisor looked at Liu Bang from afar under the banner of the gate, and then said proudly: "Liu Ji villager, you dare to rebel?" Liu Bang said with a smile: "The county supervisor has worked hard! This time, you are tired of leading the army to come, do you want to perform well for Tyrant Qin? However, I, Liu Ji, have changed my name to Liu Bang from today onwards, Liu Bang means Six Kingdoms, I want to revive the world and avenge the people of the Six Kingdoms! You high-ranking fellows are destined to be my captives from now on! Now that Chen Sheng has established himself as the king of Chu, I have revolted in response to Zhang Chu's call, and I am going to be a complete enemy of you, so you can surrender quickly, right? The county supervisor laughed wildly and said: "You madman, change your name to Eight States and Ten States, and the country will not let you govern it, and it will not be your turn to point fingers at the rivers and mountains of Great Qin!" 'Under the world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. 'Now the world is still the world of Qin, you were originally a lowly villager, an outlaw thug, but now you have gathered some fugitive pawns, and teamed up with a few people who slaughtered dogs and made baskets, trying to rebel, it is really wishful thinking, I don't know whether I live or die! ”

Liu Bang looked up to the sky and laughed, then slowly drew his sword and said, "Then let the battle decide which of us is right and who is wrong?" When he finished speaking, he turned around and shouted, "Who is going to cut off his head?" Cao Shen jumped straight out: "I'll go!" As he spoke, he galloped out of the military formation and came to the forward position of the two armies. A general also flashed behind the county supervisor, it was the county lieutenant Yu Rong, who was in his thirties, tall and mighty, and proud of his bravery, so he came to fight Cao Shen with a halberd. Cao Shen stepped forward to catch it and fight, and the two fought for more than a dozen rounds in front of the battle, regardless of victory or defeat. The soldiers on both sides cheered in unison, and the military drums of the two sides beat to the ground. Cao Shen fought for a few more rounds, and suddenly his sword fell and hacked Yu Rong to death under the horse. The county supervisor was shocked and asked the captain Han Wei to fight. Here, Fan Hao rushed out first, and shouted in his mouth: "Get out of the way!" Let me cut off this dog's head! He grabbed the front of Cao Shen, intercepted Han Wei and slashed bravely. The two fought for thirty rounds, and Fan Hao slashed Han Wei with a single shot. Pei Gong saw that the two of them had succeeded in the first battle, so he waved his army to cover up and kill. At this time, the county supervisor commanded the Qin army to meet the battle together. The two sides launched a rather tragic battle, and the shouts of killing on both sides were endless. In a short time, the momentum of the Qin army dried up, and then they fled in defeat, and finally became overwhelmed. Seeing that the Qin army was defeated, Pei Gong led his soldiers to pursue the victory. There is a poem that sighs:

Open the world and the dragon and snake leap, try the knife and try the sword.

Thousands of miles are included, and now we are stepping forward from the beginning.

In the process of escaping, the county eunuch was shot in the shoulder by Zhou Bo and fled. In the righteous army, Yongya wanted to make a meritorious contribution, so he rushed after the county supervisor. Liu Bang was worried that there was an ambush in the county guard, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. Yongya returned to the main formation and said: "I was about to capture the county supervisor alive, why did Pei Gong collect his troops?" Liu Bang said: "With the courage of Cao and Fan, and Zhou Bo's magic arrow, it is enough to make the county supervisor tremble, I am afraid that there will be an ambush in front of the county guard, so I withdraw the troops." ”

The rebels returned to Pei County, and Xiao He greeted them at the gate of the city. As soon as everyone saw each other, everyone cheered. Xiao He was also very happy, so he welcomed everyone into the city, and the city was full of jubilation. When the soldiers came to the county office to sit down, Xiao He said happily: "Those who do great things must carefully consider the beginning and end of a thing. Now that Pei Gong has made a good start, then I think our results will not be too bad! Liu Bang said with a smile: "There is a "Book of Shang" that 'if you want to make the country clear, you must use people who are sage.' Now that I have a wise man like you, will I have to worry that there will be no one to guide us to success by understanding the intentions of the sages?' Xiao He said: "The lord praises me so much, I should plan a better future for you!" After a while, Liu Bang said again: "Although the county eunuch was defeated today, I am worried that he will not give up." Xiao He said: "I have been in the county for a while, and I know that the people are back, if the county supervisor comes again, I still have a way to deal with him!" Liu Bang was very happy, so he beckoned everyone to celebrate first.