When Zhang Han heard that King Zhang Chu had killed the envoy, he was very angry, so he said to Li You: "The rebellions in Shandong are all because of Chen Sheng, if you get rid of him, the rest of the thieves will be scattered." Li Youdao: "Tanma recently reported that a rebel army has reached Nanyang County, and an army should be sent south first, otherwise Wuguan will be in danger." Zhang Han said: "Now that Wei is entrenched in Daliang, if I go south, I am afraid that he will attack from behind." If Wei and Chu unite, it will be very unfavorable to us. Li Youdao: "I am willing to divide my troops to attack Daliang to ensure that the general goes south smoothly." Zhang Han was very happy when he heard that Li You was going to attack Wei, so he said to his deputy general Yang Xiong: "You lead 5,000 elite cavalry, and Lord Qiang will enter Yingchuan directly from Yuyuan Pass, and occupy Yangzhai first. If things go well, Lord Qiang can be stationed in Yingchuan, and you will go south to attack Song Liu's army, and you must protect Nanyang County, and then we will flank Chen County together. At that time, Chen Cheng was attacked by the enemy in the back, and he was able to capture Chen Sheng in one fell swoop. Yang Xiong confidently agreed. Zhang Han then divided his troops into left, center, and right routes, and the left route was led by Li You to attack Daliang City; The right route is Yang Xiong and Qiang Yuan, and the two attack Yingchuan County; He commanded the middle road, went directly south through Xinzheng, and approached Chen Cheng, the capital of Zhang Chuguo.

He Zhi came to Yangzhai City, the county capital of Yingchuan County, where Zhang Chu's general Deng Shuo guarded it. He Zhi heard that Zhang Han had already joined Li You, so he was ready to attack Yuyuan Pass, but Deng said but did not agree. It turned out that Deng said that he had just married a beautiful little wife in the city, so he spent all day drinking, looking for fun, and never took the military to heart anymore. When He Zhi saw Deng Shuo's behavior, he advised him not to slack off on military affairs and to strengthen combat readiness. However, Deng said that he thought He Zhi was a defeated general, so he was very unfriendly to him. He Zhi admonished many times, but was rejected by Deng Shuo. After a delay for several days, someone suddenly came to report from Yuyuan Pass, saying that the Qin general Yang Xiong had entered Yuyuan Pass, and he and Qiang Yuan led the Qin army to drive straight in, crossing Yingchuan County, and were about to hit Yangzhai City. Deng said that when he heard this, his heart became nervous, and he left Wenrouxiang and came to the army. At this time, Yang Xiong had already launched an attack on the city. Deng said that when he saw Yang Xiong suddenly attacking the city, he ordered the Chu army to counterattack. But after a few battles, they couldn't hold on, Deng said that he went to see his little wife, and then he heard the sound of four doors killing the ground. It didn't take long for someone to suddenly come to report that the Qin army had entered the city. Deng said that he was shocked, so he hurriedly protected his little wife's family to break through from the south gate, and then fled.

The Chu army defending the city saw that Deng Shuo fled faster than a rabbit, so they gave up resistance and fled together. After He Zhi left the city, he heard that Deng said that he had come to Jiaxian, so he went straight to see Deng Zong. After the Qin general Yang Xiong led the Qin army into the city, he frantically retaliated against the soldiers and civilians, he killed until the mansion, cut people when he saw them, chopped them when he met the soldiers, killed seven out of seven in a row, and the Chu army that did not have time to escape had tens of thousands of people, all of whom were killed by Yang Xiong, and the city suddenly became a river of blood, and the corpses of the soldiers and civilians were piled up into a mountain, and cried. Afterwards, Qiangyuan re-recruited militiamen, repaired the city walls, pacified the people, and warned everyone not to follow the rebels to make trouble.

He Zhi came to Jiaxian to meet Deng Zong and told him how Deng Shuo had escaped and Yang Zhai had lost. When General Deng Zong heard that Yang Xiong had occupied Yangzhai, he gathered the crowd and said: "The Qin army marched fast, and the city was slaughtered after capturing the city, and the people here are very panicked, we should use the panic psychology of the people to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army as soon as possible." So he sent people to the city and said to the people: "Yang Xiong is a butcher who kills people without blinking, and after he captured Yangzhai, he wantonly slaughtered the city to vent his anger, and many people died. If he comes to capture Jiaxian, he will also slaughter the city! Then the people said that they would defend the city to the death. Deng Zong saw that all the people were united and hated the same enemy, so he said to the generals: "Not far from the south of the city is Rushui, you should ambush two groups of men and horses on the shore, and then order the people to prepare a raft, and when Yang Xiong attacks, they will take a boat to escape to the south bank of Rushui." When Yang Xiong sees it, he will definitely chase after him, and when he reaches the edge of Rushui, our ambush soldiers will be killed together, and Yang Xiong will definitely be defeated? "That's how we do it. Deng Zong first sent Chen Chun, the left captain, and Zhang Xu, the right commander, to ambush, and he and He Zhi were in the city.

In the afternoon, Yang Xiong really killed Jiaxian. When he came to the city, he raised his whip and scolded the Chu army: "The thief who rebels against the country, didn't he surrender early?" Deng Zong said: "There is no way to be tyrannical, and the whole world has risen up to rebel, so you should surrender me?" Yang Xiong was furious and challenged Deng Zong. At this time, the brave general Mangui took the initiative to ask for battle. Deng Zong said: "Now that the enemy is in full swing and can't fight, I want to use Cao Di's method to defeat him!" He ordered the Chu army to stop fighting, pretending to be afraid. Yang Xiong screamed and scolded for a long time, but when he didn't see the Chu army coming out, he dried up. By dusk in the afternoon, the Qin army had indeed slackened, and most of the sergeants dismounted and lay on the ground to rest. The general of the Chu army, Mangui, asked Deng Zong for war again. Deng Zong observed carefully and saw that the Qin army had indeed slackened, so he ordered Mangui to fight. When Mangui received the order, he immediately put on his horse and killed him with a gun.

Yang Xiong saw that General Chu had come out, so he hurriedly got on his horse to meet the battle. The two killed more than a dozen rounds, and although Yang Xiong was slack, he was superhuman, and after a few battles, he stabbed Man Gui to death under the horse. When the Chu army saw that the lord was about to die, they ran to the city. Deng Zong was taken aback when he saw Yang Xiong kill Man Gui at the head of the city, and quickly ordered the drawbridge to be pulled. Yang Xiong killed to the edge of the trench and laughed wildly.

It didn't take long for the sky to get dark, and at this time, the spy personnel of the Qin State came to report to Yang Xiong, saying that the Chu army was preparing a boat to escape by the Rushui River. Yang Xiong smiled and said: "Don't be alarmed first, wait for the thieves to attack halfway, haha!" Yang Xiong was very complacent, and suddenly probed the Malay newspaper and said that Song Liu had captured Nanyang County. Yang Xiong was shocked, so he sent someone to report to Zhang Han while arranging for the soldiers to completely defeat Deng Zong's army tonight.

That night, the cold wind blew strongly, and under the bleak moonlight, Deng Zong first asked Chen Chun and Zhang Xu to lead two groups of men and horses and most of the people out of the city to ambush, and then left a small number of people to defend the city, but he quietly led the Chu army out of the city and came to the Rushui River, so he asked the people to cross the river immediately, and deliberately let them shout loudly, pretending to be chaotic, and put the elite soldiers behind. The spy personnel of the Qin State had already reported the situation here to Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong thought that the opportunity had come, so he let Qiangyuan defend the city, led the cavalry out of the city, and quietly came to the edge of Rushui, only to see that the Chu army was rushing to cross, so he said very contemptuously: "Wait a little longer, let the thieves attack again when they are halfway crossed, and you can win a big victory!" "The soldiers of the Qin army all thought that the victory was in hand, and they were very happy.

After a while, Yang Xiong saw that half of the people who had crossed the river were already there, so he suddenly ordered an attack. As soon as they arrived at the shore and were about to attack the Chu army, they heard a bang, and the two soldiers and horses of the Chu army killed them from the left and right directions, and it was Chen Chun and Zhang Xu, the generals of the Chu army. Deng Zong saw that the two ways were killed, so he ordered the men and horses behind him to immediately turn around and kill the Qin army. In this way, the soldiers and horses of the three roads shouted together to encircle Yang Xiong's cavalry, and the shouting of killing was simply earth-shattering. Yang Xiong thought that the Chu army would flee in panic, but he didn't expect that the Chu army not only did not panic, but also surrounded it in an orderly manner, only then did he know that it was Deng Zong's trick to lure the troops. Yang Xiong had no choice but to order a fight to the death. The two sides fought fiercely on the banks of the Rushui River for more than an hour. However, the Chu army gathered more and more, and Yang Xiong saw that he could not win, so he had to break through. When he came to the city of Jiaxian, the people in the city shouted together: "Capture Yang Xiong alive!" Deng Zong chased after him again at this time. Yang Xiong had no choice but to run towards Yang Zhai City. Yang Xiong came to the city and said to Qiang Yuan: "The Chu army is very cunning, they deliberately lured me to go, but they ambushed the whole army, so they were defeated. Qiang Yuan said: "The thieves won by luck, the general don't worry, I expect that in a few days, there will be internal strife among them, and the county will definitely be self-defeating!" Yang Xiong doesn't think so.

Zhang Han's middle route army marched towards Chencheng and soon captured Xinzheng, and the Changshe in front also heard the wind and surrendered, and the Qin army soon approached the city of Xuxian. Wu Xu, the general of Xu County, led the Chu army to guard the county seat, and he united the troops of Yuanling, Weishi, Yingyin, and Yingyang counties to fight against Zhang Han in Xu County. At this time, Zhang Han was timid in seeking victory, except for the county he was passing by, the surrounding places were still under Zhang Chu's control, although his soldiers were very sharp, but Wu Xu couldn't hold out, and Zhang Han had no choice. The two sides were at a standout under the city. Wu Xu waited for reinforcements from all walks of life, and soldiers and horses from several places arrived in Xu County together. However, they stationed soldiers and horses on the periphery of the Qin army, and Zhang Han saw that the Chu army was also very numerous, so he had to send Sima Yi to Xu County to challenge. Wu Xu insisted on not coming out, and immediately sent someone to report to the king of Chu.

When King Zhang Chu heard that the Qin army had reached Xu County, he gathered civil and military forces to discuss. Shangzhu Guo Cai Ci said: "The king doesn't need to be afraid, Deng Zong led troops to reinforce Yingchuan, and there are still tens of thousands of troops." Zhang Han came so quickly because he took the straight road. Now you should send someone to inform General Deng Zong, let him attack Zhang Han from the back of Xu County, and you should send another general to reinforce Xu County. Xu County has reinforcements from all walks of life, even if Zhang Han is very powerful, he will not call Chen Cheng! King Zhang Chu asked His Royal Highness's generals: "Which of you is going to reinforce Xu County?" I saw a person come forward and say, "I am willing to go!" When everyone saw it, it was Master Sima Zhanghe. He is just over forty this year, he is a powerful man, and he is also the general of the Daze Township Uprising, and now serves as the Sima of the Chu State. King Zhang Chu asked him to reinforce Xu County. Zhang He accepted the order. At that time, he set out with 20,000 soldiers. King Zhang Chu led his ministers to personally send him on the expedition. Zhang He saw that the King of Chu attached great importance to his trip, so he said gratefully: "Don't worry, the king will go this time, and he must repel the old thief of Zhang Han, otherwise he will die in battle!" He cried and said goodbye to King Zhang Chu. King Zhang Chu said earnestly: "Qing will advance the troops, and then Gu will transfer the soldiers and horses from Guling, Yangxia, and Zhexian to reinforce you." If Qing can resist, he will defeat Zhang Han, if he can't win, Qing will retreat, and he will fight Zhang Han in person! Zhang He shed tears and got on the horse and waved west.

Deng said that he suffered defeat in Yangzhai and fled all the way back to Chencheng. In the city, he heard that King Chen had sent Zhu Fang and Hu Wu to serve as Zhongzheng and Si, and was also responsible for examining the mistakes of the generals, so he was worried that the bad deeds would be known by King Zhang Chu, so he came to Zhu Fang and Hu Wu. But he told the matter beyond recognition, shirked his responsibilities completely, and gave Zhu Fang and Hu Wu a lot of gold beads and treasures. The two were very happy, so they led Deng Shuo to see King Zhang Chu. Deng said that he falsely accused He Zhi of fleeing from the battle, but Deng Zong did not save him, which led to the loss of Yingchuan. I was afraid that King Zhang Chu would not believe it, and he also framed Deng Zong for fornicating with Yang Xiong. When King Zhang Chu heard these things, he was very annoyed, so he asked Zhu Fang and Hu Wu if they had this matter. Zhu Fang and Hu Wu have already received the benefits of what Deng said, of course they did. King Zhang Chu was furious, so he immediately sent a general to the front to replace Deng Zong, and wanted to transfer Deng Zong back to punish the crime. The ministers of the court did not know the situation, so there was no one to stop them.

The envoy and other generals rushed to Yangzhai, seized Deng Zong's general seal, and asked Deng Zong to go back. Deng Zong was puzzled, so he asked the messenger why he wanted him to go back. The envoy coaxed: "Zhang Han has arrived in Xu County, and King Zhang Chu wants you to go back to defend Jingshi." Deng Zong believed it, so he handed over the military power to the general, and followed the envoy to set off in a hurry, heading straight for Chencheng.