Pei Gong came to stay in the city, set up the people and horses outside the city, and entered the city alone with Xiao He. Someone had already reported to the king of Chu, and when the king of Chu heard that Liu Bang was coming to vote, he immediately sent an order to meet him.

When Pei Gong saw the queen of Chu, he saluted and said, "Liu Bang of Pei County pays a visit to the king." The king of Chu looked at Pei Gong carefully, and when he saw that he was majestic, he asked, "May I ask which son are you?" Pei Gong was displeased when he heard the King of Chu ask him which family he was the son of. Xiao He said: "King, we are from Pei County, and we also responded to Zhang Chu's uprising, and we fought with the county supervisors and county guards who came to suppress it, and we have achieved a little success. Later, due to the traitors inside, he colluded with the Wei people to attack Fengyi City. Fengyi is the hometown of my family Peigong, so my family and father are all trapped in the city. Now that the Qin army is coming to attack Surabaya County, my family Pei Gong is worried that his family will suffer, so he came to borrow troops from the king. The king was the supreme commander of the state of Chu and the backbone of the anti-Qin resistance. I've heard that 'rivers run because they bring together countless streams; The reason why Taishan is Cui Wei is because every stone makes it tall'. Therefore, the one who claims the throne will not reject the scholars of the world. It is precisely because of the king's benevolent heart that you have raised another banner of resistance against Qin after King Zhang Chu, so everyone in Chu should be protected by you, is it right, my lord? When the king of Chu heard Xiao He's words, he felt very pleased, so he couldn't help but say: "Yes, yes, what you said is too good, the widow should protect you." Xiao He said: "My family Pei Gong soldiers are widowed, if you fight hard with the Wei people, it will hurt your family, so we came to meet the king, please the king has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, borrow us a soldier and horse, if we can help us recapture Fengyi, we will immediately return the soldiers and horses, and in the future, we will also serve the king, no two hearts!" The king of Chu listened to Xiao He's words and said, "The widow should help you." ”

Suddenly, one of the squad members got up and said, "King, Shangzhu Kingdom is fighting in Surabaya County, and the outcome is not yet known. If Liu Bang borrowed soldiers and horses, and the Qin army suddenly attacked, would he not be able to protect the city? It turned out that it was Ling Yin Ningjun who spoke. The king of Chu was puzzled: "In this case, please General Liu stay here temporarily, let the widow find out the battle ahead, and then lend troops to you?" Pei Gong said: "King, now that the Qin army has not arrived, help me rescue my family first; If the Qin army attacks, I'm afraid that my family will suffer! The king of Chu was puzzled: "The general will step back for the time being, and let the widow discuss." Pei Gong and Xiao He had no choice but to retreat.

The two went out of the city and came to the camp. When Fan Xu heard that the king of Chu was not happy, he said angrily: "Is it possible to pick bones from the dog's mouth?" At this time, Pei Gong remembered the words of the King of Chu who asked him which son he was, and he was displeased, so he didn't want to waste time here. Fan Hao said: "It's better to let Lao Fan cut in and chop off Jingju, eldest brother, you will be the king of Chu, and the second brother will be the prime minister, and we will fight with the Qin army again, what do you think?" Pei Gong asked Fan Xu, "What are you doing?" Fan Xu said with confidence: "I will naturally be a general!" Xiao He said: "You are what a child said." Now we are walking under the roof of others, and you are so bold? Now that the Qin army is about to fight, and we have another internal strife, at that time, Sima Yi is coming, Qin Jia is also coming, and the two of them are together to settle accounts, even if you Fan Hao has a sharp axe, I'm afraid you won't be able to chop it! Fan Hao whispered: "I'll chop slowly, if I can't chop, I can ask others to help chop!" The crowd just thought it was very funny. Cao Shen thought again: "I think the King of Chu is a useless thing, why don't you borrow it elsewhere?" Xiao He said: "Let's wait and see, if the King of Chu really doesn't see us tomorrow, we will think of other ways." Pei Gong had no choice but to station his men and horses.

In the palace of the king of Chu, Ning Jun was discussing with the king of Chu about borrowing troops, and Ning Jun said: "Liu Bang is a hero!" Once gathered in Mangdang Mountain to oppose the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers were not his opponents? After the army was raised, the county supervisor and the county guard were also killed by them. I heard that Cao Shen, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo and others under him are all great warriors, and Xiao He is also a wise man, so this person should not be underestimated. Now they did come to borrow troops because Fengyi was trapped, otherwise how could they come here? At present, Sima Yi is attacking Surabaya County, and if Shangzhu is defeated, the Qin army will kill Liucheng. Therefore, the king should leave Liu Bang first, and if there is really any war, he can let them resist the enemy. After listening to Ning Jun's words, King Chu felt that it made a lot of sense. While the two were discussing, a sergeant suddenly rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty! After Qin surrounded Xiangxian with Sima Yi's army, he did not rush to attack the city, but brought a cavalry straight to Liucheng to kill! When the king of Chu heard this, his face changed in fright, and he didn't know what to do. Ning Jun was also panicked, and hurriedly said: "King, there is no general here, fortunately Liu Bang is here, he can only let him meet the enemy, please summon Liu Bang immediately, if he is willing to lead the troops to defeat Sima Yi, the king will help him recover Fengyi City." The king of Chu immediately summoned Liu Bang into the city to meet him.

When Pei Gong arrived, the king of Chu told him about Sima Yi's attack and asked him to go out of the city immediately to defend against the Qin army. When Pei Gong heard this, he was very shocked in his heart, so he asked how many Qin troops came. The king of Chu said: "Visiting the Malai report, it is said that Sima Yi only led a cavalry, and I don't know how many people there are?" Pei Gong is still thinking. Ning Jun hurriedly said: "I heard that General Liu often regarded himself as Xinlingjun in Pei County, and now that others are in trouble, don't you sit idly by and don't save him?" If Sima Yi can be defeated, the king will definitely help the general recapture Fengyi. Pei Gong was originally a bold and righteous person, and this sentence just touched the weakness, so he said: "It's a pity that there are only three hundred knights around me?" The king of Chu immediately said, "How about this king give you a thousand elite soldiers?" When Pei Gong saw the current enemy, he immediately agreed: "The king values Liu so much, I, Liu Bang, am willing to fight with Sima Yi!" And he accepted the task. The king of Chu was overjoyed, so he asked Ning Jun to immediately order troops, and then asked Pei Gong to resist the enemy.

Pei Gong led the Chu army out of the city. Fan Xu said: "The king of Chu lent us such a little soldiers and horses? "Xiao He told everyone about Sima Yi attacking and the king of Chu asking them to resist the enemy. When Fan Xu heard this, he said angrily: "Wei Gou hasn't driven away yet, Qin Wolf is here again!" Xiao He said: "The enemy is currently peaceful. If the Qin army is defeated, the king of Chu will not be able to borrow troops. Pei Gong said: "'If the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached?'" 'If you don't defeat Sima Yi, stay in the city first, and we will finish Peixian later, you should understand this truth! So he gave the order to go on an expedition. The sergeants set off first. Suddenly, Ning Jun ran over and said, "The king sent me to be the overseer. Pei Gong asked Ning Jun to get on the horse. At this time, the fathers and elders in the city rushed together and said to Pei Gong: "General Liu, we can only rely on you to protect us, if we can defeat Sima Yi, you are our recreated parents!" Pei Gong was deeply moved, so he comforted his fathers and elders, and then waved westward.

Sima Yi was already extremely arrogant because of his successive victories, he came to Xiangxian County, first had a small fight with Qin Jia, and felt that Qin Jia was the hot bun he put in his pocket, and sooner or later it would be his mouthful, and with his smart brain, he said to the left and right: "Liucheng is the old nest of the Chu people, if the nest is served first, this Qin Jia rookie will surrender without a fight!" So he sent 20,000 foot soldiers to surround the county government, and 3,000 elite cavalry responded at any time, and only led 2,000 ordinary cavalry to go straight to Liucheng.

Seeing that Sima Yi was too strong to fight, the guard general of Xiao County abandoned the city and fled at an accelerated pace to report to the King of Chu, and met Pei Gong and Ning Jun who came to resist the Qin army on the way. Ning Jun asked about the situation. The general reported up and down: "Great ...... My lord, Xiao County has been ...... Ma Yi captured, and after he occupied Xiao County, he killed here, and the soldiers were unstoppable! Pei Gong asked how far it was from Xiao County. The general said: "Big ...... About 30 miles. This man stuttered in a hurry, but it seemed to be a common problem. Ning Jun hurriedly asked Pei Gong: "How does the general meet the enemy?" Fan shouted and said that he was going to chop off Sima Yi's skull. Xiao He said: "The morale of the Qin army is high, and its edge should be avoided." Fan Xu said categorically: "Sima Yi came, I cut him with an axe, what else to avoid?" Ning Jun looked at Fan Xu's reckless appearance, and sneered: "Sima Yi is Zhang Han's right-hand man, he is not a pig or a dog, how can you cut it?" Don't be brave, don't you? Fan Hao said angrily: "You can't kill Sima Yi, you chop me up!" Pei Gong reprimanded angrily: "Don't be reckless, Lord Ning is right, we can't underestimate the enemy, if we lose the first battle, we will be frustrated!" Fan Hao had no choice but to stare dryly.

Pei Gong asked Xiao He what to do. Xiao He thought for a while, and then said, "You can set up an ambush to break it." Pei Gong immediately ordered Cao and Fan to take two hundred and fifty soldiers each to ambush in the dense forest on both sides of the road; Cao Wuxian, Lü Shizhi, Zhao Ou, Tang Li, Zhou Chang, Zhou Ke, Zhu Zhen, Zhou Ding, Zhou Sui, Leng Er, Wei Wuze and others led three hundred Chu troops to go around to Sima Yi's back from the left side, and when Sima Yi was spared, they immediately cut off the way back; Xiahou Ying led two hundred soldiers to meet the battle, and if he met Sima Yi, he could only be defeated but not victorious, so as to lure the Qin army into an ambush circle. Cao and Fan came out from the left and right, Cao Wushu and others volleyed from behind, and Xiahou Ying turned back to fight. Attacking from four sides, Sima Yi will definitely be defeated. Pei Gong himself personally led the three hundred men and horses of Pei County to seize Xiao County. If Sima Yi is defeated, he will definitely flee south and chase after him from behind. There was a valley water in the south of Xiao County, and Sima Yi must not have been able to cross the river, so he was captured. After listening to Pei Gong's arrangement, everyone was very happy and ready to go. Pei Gong led Xiao He, Ning Jun and others to detour to Xiao County from the right side to kill.

Sima Yi went out of Xiao County, walked more than 20 miles and met Xiahou Ying, he saw that someone came to block under the banner of the Chu army, so he asked left and right: "Who is this, so bold to block the way?" The deputy general Chen Lan stepped forward and asked Xiahou Ying loudly: "Who is the thief in front of him, who dares to stop the army?" I saw a white-clothed general walk out of the other party's banner, and replied majestically: "I am Xiahou Ying from Pei County, I usually like to fight, I heard that there is a general of the Qin State in front of me, so I want to come to the meeting!" Sima Yi laughed when he heard this, and said to the left and right: "This cold baby is still very humorous? Do you still want to meet with me? Have you ever heard of this birdman? Qin Jun said very contemptuously: "I haven't heard of it!" Adjutant General Guo Xi said: "I've heard of it!" This person is a native of Pei County, who once followed Liu Bang to fall into the grass in Mangdang Mountain, and later rebelled. Sima Yi laughed, and almost smiled crookedly, so he said to Xiahou Ying: "Ignorant child! Yamano Villager! You follow Liu Bang like a pheasant follows a boar, a lamb follows a calf, what can happen? Now that the heavenly soldiers have arrived, they will descend as soon as possible, right? Otherwise, you won't even be able to see your mother's face. Ha ha! Xiahou Ying was furious, clapped his horse and stood still. Sima Yi's school captain, nicknamed 'Throat-Breaking School Captain', is that he can pierce the opponent's throat after only one round in battle. immediately volunteered: "Adults don't have to do it, I'll go through the throat!" "Slap the horse and dance the gun, and stab Xiahou Ying directly. Xiahou Ying stood still, seeing that the tip of the gun had reached his eyes, and suddenly with a backhand, he pierced the throat of the 'Captain with a broken throat'. Sima Yi was shocked, so he urged the horse to fight. The two of them killed for thirty rounds, because Xiahou Ying wanted to make a plan, so he stabbed falsely, turned around and ran away. Sima Yi laughed wildly and chased after him.

Xiahou Ying ran away, and when she saw Sima Yi chasing after her, she turned back and fought again, and then walked again, constantly luring. Chen Lan and Guo Xi saw that although Xiahou Ying had retreated, his Gofa was not chaotic at all, so they stepped forward and said to Sima Yi: "General, that Leng Wa seems to be tempting us, I'm afraid there is an ambush." Sima Yi said: "I think it's a gelding, but there is an ambush, am I afraid?" "Keep catching up. Suddenly, a drum sounded, and Cao and Fan came out of the dense forest on the left and right; Cao Wuxian, Lu Shizhi and more than a dozen deputy generals cut off Sima Yi's return route from behind. Sima Yi saw that the shouts of killing were loud from all sides, so he laughed and said: "Measure these lynx road rats, village bandits and village tyrants, and they can also be regarded as ambushes?" See how I clean up? "Wave your army to cover up the past. Xiahou Ying turned back to fight at this time, and the soldiers of the Chu army waved their weapons one by one, and also slashed at the Qin army. Xiahou Ying specifically looked for Sima Yi to fight, and the killing sound of both sides was earth-shattering. Sima Yi is indeed a strong martial artist, and he was so angry that he screamed, and he fought with Xiahou Ying for thirty rounds. At this time, Cao and Fan also killed, one came to chop Sima Yi, and the other sat down on the horse.

Sima Yi parried left and right, only a few moves, seeing that the splitting of the ground was difficult to resist, and the opening of the sky knife was not easy to parry, he was frightened in his heart, stabbed falsely, and quickly turned around and escaped. Seeing that someone was intercepting in front of him, he hurriedly opened his bow left and right, killed a bloody road, fled to Xiao County with his tail between his legs, ran to the city in one breath, and shouted to open the door. Suddenly, a drum sounded, and the banner of the Chu army had been erected on the head of the city, and Pei Gong stood under the banner of the gate and shouted: "Sima madman, get off the horse and surrender?" Sima Yi was so shocked that he had to walk around the south of the city. When I came to the Gushui River, it was really fateful, and when I saw a small boat docked on the shore, I hurriedly climbed up and rowed to the south bank to escape. Some of the Qin troops who had fled also came to the river, jumped into the river and swam desperately to the opposite bank, and about two or three hundred people escaped with their lives.

Sima Yi went ashore, and he hadn't figured out what was going on in his heart, so he didn't quite accept the fact of defeat, so he asked left and right: "Who is the general of the Chu army?" Someone replied: "General, are you scared stupid?" The name of the Chu general is Liu Bang, a Ga Pavilion chief in Pei County. Because this person privately let go of three hundred prisoners, he has been in Mangdang Mountain for a long time, and now he is also following the Chu people to riot, but I didn't expect Jingju to send him to fight, and we were defeated by him! After hearing this, Sima Yi was so ashamed that he had no choice but to say: "Since I left the customs, I haven't encountered any situation, but now I have lost in the hands of this Ga Pavilion Chief, which makes the mothers-in-law in Surabaya laugh to death." Come! Go to Xiangxian and come back to help with those 3,000 elite horsemen! A member of the Qin General answered the order and went. Chen Lan said: "We should search for the ferry overnight, and we can build a pontoon bridge tomorrow, otherwise how can we cross the river when the military horses arrive?" Sima Yi ignored the fatigue of the sergeants and told them to hurry to search for ferries.