The next day, the Chu army found that the Qin army was building a bridge at the head of the city, and hurriedly reported it to Pei Gong. Pei Gong led Ning Jun to the top of the city to watch, and found that the Qin army had collected many ships and was building a pontoon bridge on the valley water, so he said: "The pontoon bridge must be destroyed, otherwise it will be difficult for the Qin army to deal with as soon as it crosses the river." Ning Jun saw that the Chu army had already won a battle, and felt that Sima Yi had nothing to fear, so he said: "No, if there is 'the enemy can be attacked half-crossed' in the art of war, why destroy the pontoon bridge?" Pei Gong said: "The enemy is outnumbered, Sima Yi will definitely bring in a large army, and our only barrier is Gushui." Now as long as we hold Xiao County and send troops to defend along the river, the Qin army will have no way to take us. And the lord should also report to Shangzhu as soon as possible, and ask him to send another army and horses to attack Sima Yi from behind, and the Qin army will definitely be defeated. Ning Jun said: "If Shangzhu leads the troops here, there is no pontoon bridge, and we can't cross the river, why destroy the bridge?" Pei Gong said: "If the river is unblocked, the Qin army will drive straight forward, and then Xiao County will not only be difficult to keep, but it will also be dangerous to stay in the city." Would you like to ask the Warden to take a look? Ning Jun laughed and said, "I said Pavilion Chief, you really haven't read the book of soldiers!" If Sima Yi really crossed the river to fight, we just happened to attack halfway through, so why did we have to destroy the pontoon bridge? He resolutely refused to listen to Pei Gong's words and let the Qin army build a pontoon bridge. Pei Gong could only stare dryly.

On this morning, Sima Yi commanded the Qin army to build a bridge on the other side, and when he saw that the Chu army was not moving, he laughed and said: "The villagers in the mountains are indeed stupid, we are trying to find a way to attack them, but they are indifferent, waiting for us to capture them alive!" "General Qin was very happy, just build it, and built ten pontoon bridges in one morning. After the bridge was repaired, Sima Yi sent ten generals to prepare and cross the river to fight. Ning Jun also asked Pei Gong to prepare ten teams of men, which were led by Liu Bang, Zhou Cao, Cao Shen, Fan Xu, Xiahou Ying, Zhou Ding, Cao Wuxian, Lu Shizhi, Zhao Ou, and Tang Li, and each team had 300 sergeants. However, Ning Jun had to wait until the Qin army was halfway across before attacking. Pei Gong resolutely disagreed, saying: "If the enemy comes, our army will not be able to resist, and it should be intercepted directly on the bridge deck, so that the enemy will not be able to cross the river." And Ning Jun just didn't listen to Pei Gong's words. Pei Gong had no choice but to lead the soldiers of Pei County to the forward position in advance and prepare to block the attack.

Pei Gong's bodyguard, Xiahou Ying, saw that Pei Gong was going to go into battle in person, so he said to Ning Jun: "My lord, the junior general can't obey his fate!" Ning Jun said angrily: "Why? Are you afraid of death? Xiahou Ying said: "The young general is not afraid of death, just because I have served as my family's Pei Gong's guard since the beginning of the army, and I have never left him." Now that my family Pei Gong is going to go into battle in person, the young general must protect him, so my team should please arrange someone else? At this time, Fan Xu and the others also said together: "My Pei Gong is the boss, and he can't go into battle in person!" Ning Jun said angrily: "At the moment of the great enemy, you dare to disobey the general's order!" At this moment, the Qin army had already launched an attack. Seeing this, Pei Gong said loudly: "At the moment of the great enemy, how can I, Liu Bang, be greedy for life and afraid of death?" I can't die, hurry up and kill the enemy! With that, he rushed to the bridge deck first. When the soldiers of Pei County saw Pei Gong personally go to the battlefield, they all mustered up their courage, and they also followed Pei Gong to the bridge on the left side like crazy. Ning Jun saw that the soldiers of Pei County were all going to fight, and he stood on the high ground on the shore to watch the battle.

Xiao He was worried that Pei Gong had made a mistake, and ordered Zhu Zhen, Zhou Di, Leng Er, Wei Wuze, Zhou Chang and others to go to protect him. Zhu Zhen and the others picked up the sword and shield and rushed to the bridge. When Xiao He saw that the Qin army was coming, he persuaded Ning Jun to order the Chu army to attack quickly. Ning Jun had no choice but to let the deputy general Bai Zhi beat the war drums violently, and let the sergeant blow the marching horn, and the Chu army launched a full-scale attack. At this time, on the top of the ten pontoon bridges, the soldiers of both sides launched an earth-shattering battle. The first route on the left side was against Chen Lan by Pei Gong; The second way, Zhou Ke stopped Chen Wei; The third way, Cao participated in the battle and lived in Guo Xi; The fourth way Fan Hao blocked Zhou Zao; The fifth road Xiahou Ying slammed Liu Kan; The sixth road Zhou Ding vs. Dai Ye; The seventh road Cao was uninjured and entangled Ding Li; The eighth road Lu Shizhi stumbled Wei Xuan; The ninth road called Ou Li to block Liu Tang; The tenth road Tang Li duel Wu Xian. At this time, because of the large number of Qin troops and the lack of time, there were already several ways to cross the center of the bridge deck and attack this side of the position, and the shouts of killing on both sides were endless.

The Chu army became more and more courageous the more they fought, and they slowly pressed forward, and there were already several ways in which they were in pursuit. For example, Pei Gong's way, because of the attack of Zhu Zhen and others, Chen Lan was defeated first, and he retreated. When Sima Yi saw that Chen Lan was defeated, he shouted, "Who is fighting with Chen Lan?" Left and right replied: "It's Liu Bang." Sima Yi said angrily: "Hurry up and release the arrow and shoot Liu Bang to death!" A group of crossbowmen shot arrows at Pei Gong in unison. Zhu Zhen and the others hurriedly protected them with shields, and the arrows fell into the water one after another. At this time, Sima Yi suddenly and decisively ordered the Qin army to retreat. Xiao He saw that the Qin army had retreated, and for some reason, he asked Ning Jun to withdraw as well. Ning Jun said: "Our army has already won, why should we retreat?" Now is the time to repel the Qin army in one fell swoop! Xiao He said: "The two sides are evenly matched, and the Qin army only has a slight advantage, but it takes the initiative to retreat, there must be a reason!" Ning Jun smiled and said, "What can be the reason?" It must be impossible to resist before retreating. He ordered the Chu army to fight on the bridge and kill the Qin army's position.

But when the soldiers climbed the embankment, they were all dumbfounded. It turned out that the embankment of Gushui was relatively high, and the Chu army could not observe the situation ahead, when they crossed the bridge and then boarded the embankment, they found that the ironclad cavalry of the Qin State had already been waiting on the opposite bank, and was ready to charge, and the war horses were still kicking the ground constantly, and some were still making a dull snort. The soldiers of the Qin army were all wearing black robes and copper helmets, each of them holding halberds in their right hands and shields in their left hands, and the feathers on their helmets were like white waves, undulating and rolling in the wind. This scene simply made the soldiers of the Chu army shudder.

Sima Yi suddenly gave an order, and the ten teams of Qin State's cavalry launched a charge on the bridge deck. Like demons emerging from hell, they breathed a soaring murderous aura, carrying the terror and resentment from the underworld, charging forward one by one. When Pei Gong saw this scene, he was already shocked and hurriedly ordered to retreat. However, the pontoon bridge was already stuffed with their own sergeants, and everyone couldn't retreat in time, so they had to fight the Qin army that rushed over. However, many Chu troops had already been squeezed into the valley. Pei Gong is on the bridge on the far left, and the bridge is also the most downstream in one direction. When Pei Gong saw that the Qin army had arrived, he had no choice but to jump into the water to escape. Everyone saw Pei Gong jump into the river, and they also jumped down, so they could only swim downstream with Pei Gong to protect them. Cao Wushu saw that the Qin army was unstoppable, and as soon as he had an idea, he simply cut off the pontoon bridge. He was on the seventh bridge, after the bridge body broke, the river washed the boats downstream, and the boats broke several pontoon bridges one after another, and the Qin army on the bridge also fell into the water, the men and horses were flooded, and the shouts were endless. Some of the Chu troops who were struggling in the water fought with the Qin army, some pinched their necks, some bit their ears, and some kicked their bodies. Some of the Qin soldiers were howling, and some were climbing towards the boat. The three pontoon bridges upstream were intact, but Lü Shizhi, Zhao Ou, and Tang Li were suppressed by the Qin army, and the Chu army was defeated and retreated. Sima Yi personally attacked from Lu Shizhi's way, and as soon as they landed, they frantically slashed and killed the Chu army. The Chu army was immediately defeated and fled. Ning Jun saw that Sima Yi had crossed the bridge, so he had to run in the direction of Liucheng and fled. Xiao He took more than a dozen people and chased after Pei Gong along the riverbank.

Pei Gong and the soldiers were still in the water at this time, and everyone swam downstream with the current. Cao, Fan and others were also squeezed into the water, and when they went ashore, they saw Sima Yi chasing Pei Gong, so they snatched the war horse from the hands of the Qin army, and rushed up from behind and shouted: "Sima Pifu, don't hurt my lord!" "Struggling to catch up with Sima Yi, the two sides are fighting again. Seeing that he could not resist the many Chu soldiers, Sima Yi stopped the pursuit. He simply led the Qin army to capture Xiao County. Pei Gong was able to escape. Cao Shen and others rode horses, and everyone worked together to find a way to rescue Pei Gong.

After Pei Gong went ashore, Xiao He also arrived. At this time, Pei Gong saw that many people's clothes and pants were washed away by the river, looking very embarrassed, and a few sergeants were fishing for clothes and pants by the river with their bare butts, Pei Gong laughed and said: "The war has become a naked swim, hahaha!" "I couldn't stand up laughing. Everyone saw that Pei was safe and sound, so they were relieved. Xiahou Ying said: "From now on, I swear to follow Pei Gong to the death, and I will never leave you half a step again!" ”

After all the people who fell into the water came ashore, Pei Gong suddenly changed color and said: "Today's fiasco is all caused by Ning Jun's blind command!" If he listened to me and burned the pontoon bridge in advance, how could the Qin army cross the river? The shaft mistook me! "I was indignant. Xiao He said: "Now that Sima Yi retreats, he will definitely attack Xiao County, he will definitely come again, let's get out of here quickly, right?" Pei Gong let Cao and Fan break off, and then got into the car with Xiao He to stay in the city to resume his life. On the way, they collected some more soldiers who had fled from defeat, numbering in the hundreds. At this time, someone suggested that Pei Gong should return to Pei County and should not go to stay in the city again. Pei Gong thought for a while and said, "The eldest husband understands when he comes, and he must understand when he goes, and I can't escape responsibility because of failure." Although we are defeated today, we still have to go to Liucheng to explain to the king of Chu, otherwise we will definitely be laughed at by the people. Xiao He also said: "Pei Gong is reasonable, he should go to stay in the city to see the king of Chu." Before the words fell, suddenly there was another shout of killing behind him.

It turned out that after Sima Yi occupied Xiao County, he sent his generals Chen Bi and Zhou Zao to lead an infantry to chase and kill Pei Gong. Cao and Fan blocked the way. Zhou Zao saw Fan Hao blocking him, and said loudly to Chen Bi: "This person is a butcher, I'll go and catch him!" "Let's catch Fan Xu. Fan Xu sneered and went straight up. The two fought for more than 20 rounds, and Fan Xu dragged Zhou Zao off the horse in order to show his ability, and then ordered the sergeants to tie him up. Chen Bi saw that Zhou Zao was arrested, so he came to rescue his old friend, but was caught by Cao Shen. When the Qin army saw that the two generals were captured by the Chu generals, they went back to report it.

Cao and Fan tied up the two Qin to see Pei Gong in the future. Pei Gong saw that Chen Bi and Zhou Zao were dignified and good-looking, and he liked it very much, so he deliberately scolded: "You look like dogs, but your brains are full of!" When Chen Bi saw Pei Gong like this, he was furious and said: "If you want to kill and scrape, listen to and respect, why do you insult people?" Pei Gongdao: "Lao Tzu is a rough man, and he still knows that he has no way to punish Qin, but why do you still have to work for Qin, isn't this aiding the abuse?" What else can you do if you don't have in your head? People like you live in vain in the world, why don't you kill them? The two of them were scolded by Pei Gong and were ashamed. Xiao He saw that the two of them had a sense of repentance, so he hurriedly said to them: "In the world of life, you must know right and wrong, good and evil, if you two descend to Pei Gong, you can continue to contribute to the country in the future, but if you die, there will be nothing!" When Chen Bi and Zhou Zao heard this, they knelt on the ground with a "poof" and said: "We also know that the Qin State is brutal, but as Qin officials, we have to work hard for the country, if General Liu can give us a chance, we are willing to follow the general to the death, no two hearts!" Pei Gong listened to the words of the two, and was very happy, so he got out of the car himself, and then helped the two of them up: "The two generals are both heroes with lofty ideals, and they can return to the Chu State today, just like the soldiers who voted for Wu and Le Yi returned to Yan, which can be regarded as the luck of the Chu people!" The hardships of the people of the world! Chen Bi and Zhou Zao have followed Pei Gong since then.

When Sima Yi heard that Chen Bi and Zhou Zao had surrendered to Pei Gong, he was simply furious, and he was ready to hunt down Pei Gong in person. Suddenly, someone came from Xiangxian to report, saying that Qin Jia counterattacked from Xiangxian and the Qin army suffered a defeat. Sima Yi was shocked, so he said to his subordinates: "Originally, I wanted to attack Liucheng and capture Jingju, but I didn't succeed because Liu Bang made trouble!" Now let's go back to deal with Qin Jia first, and then clean up Liu Bang!" Then he scolded and withdrew his horses and horses.

When Pei Gong came to Liucheng, it was also dark, and suddenly a person in front of him came running on a horse, he stopped Pei Gong and said: "I am Liu Zhao, Ning Jun's disciple, and now the King of Chu is angry when he hears that you have lost the battle." Entering the city at this time, I am afraid that there will be more luck and less luck, and General Liu must not enter the city! Pei Gong was shocked when he heard this, so he had to get out of the car and meet Liu Zhao. Liu Zhao also got out of the car and said to Pei Gong: "Situ came to the city and reported the defeat to the king of Chu, and said that it was the general's improper command that led to the defeat. When the general enters the city at this time, he will definitely encounter an accident, and he hopes to go elsewhere? ”

After listening to Liu Zhao's words, Pei Gong felt inexplicable, so he told Ning Jun about not listening to the advice and sitting back and watching Sima Yi build the bridge. Liu Zhao said: "Now is not the time to distinguish between right and wrong, the general can first keep his useful body, and then slowly explain the truth of the matter?" Pei Gong asked Liu Zhao: "Why did Mr. come to rescue me?" Liu Zhao said with foresight: "Sima Yi suddenly attacked, just to take Liucheng in one fell swoop, and then force Shangzhu to surrender." And General Liu went out to protect the people who stayed in the city, and this move was fair. Although the battle has been defeated now, it has also blocked the edge of the Qin army, and the state of Chu will not be in a catastrophe. Now only if the general and the king of Chu are united, Sima Yi will not break through the city of Liu. I am only here for the country, even if the king of Chu knows that I informed you in advance and condemned the crime, I can't patronize my personal gains and losses and ignore the safety of the country. Pei Gong sighed: "Sir is really noble, I admire!" So he temporarily stationed his military horses by the Surabaya River, and did not enter the city to resume his life.

After camping, Pei Gong thanked Liu Zhao again and again. Liu Zhao said: "The king of Chu is lonely, and the ministers are making their own decisions, I am often worried, but unfortunately the king of Chu does not have a hero like General Liu to assist, if the king of Chu can get a general, why can't he break Sima Yi?" Xiao He said: "When we first came, we just wanted to borrow a soldier and horse to rescue Fengyi, but who would have thought that things would become like this? Pei Gong also said helplessly: "Right now, I, Liu Bang, am also in a dilemma!" Liu Zhao said: "Recently, I heard that Xiang Liang raised troops from Jiangdong, this person is the son of Xiang Yan, he must have a strong appeal, why didn't the general contact him?" Pei Gong smiled faintly and said, "We don't know all our lives, how can we go rashly?" But those noble children, although they are quite famous, may not be smart? Xiao He said: "Let's wait and see, if the king of Chu must punish us tomorrow, we will make other plans." Pei Gong wanted Liu Zhao to stay. Liu Zhao said: "Now is the critical juncture, I have to go back to persuade Situ and the king to reuse the general, otherwise what if Sima Yi attacks again?" Pei Gong listened to Liu Zhao's words and asked him to go back to Liucheng first.

At this time, it was already dark, so Pei Gong asked the soldiers to light a fire and cook, and the people and animals were getting water from the Surabaya River. But because there were too many people and there was not enough grain to cook, Pei Gong asked Chu Junyuan to return to Liucheng. But the sergeants all said in unison: "Shangzhu Country is cruel and unkind, and the King of Chu doesn't treat us as human beings, only Pei Gong looks down on us, you are the lord of benevolence, and we are willing to follow you in the future!" Pei Gong was very moved and said: "I, like you, was forced to rebel in desperation, since everyone is willing to stay, they will suffer in the future!" He ordered the food to be distributed among the people, and everyone barely had enough to fill their stomachs. In the evening, they gather around the fire to keep warm. In the middle of the night, people also fell asleep. Only the stars in the sky are still blinking, staring at everything in the world.