After Zhang Han sent Sima Yi south in Xiangyi, he led the Qin army across Suishui and marched towards Waihuang. At this time, the king of Wei made Chen Ping serve as the supervisor of the army, built hundreds of large camps on the vast flat land south of the outer Huangcheng, and practiced military horses all day long. And every time Zhang Han pacifies a place, he has to send troops to defend it, so his army source is becoming more and more insufficient. When he came to Waihuang, he could only station the army first.

One day, Zhang Han was discussing things with everyone in the barracks, when suddenly a sergeant came to report that Sima Yi had been defeated by Liu Bang again, and the whole army had been wiped out, and he himself had been killed. When Zhang Han heard that Sima Yi was dead and that his 20,000 ironclad troops had lost all their money, he was so angry that he smashed his fist on several cases, and said angrily: "Liu Bang villager, how dare you do this? When Sima Xin heard that his nephew was dead, he cried and asked Zhang Han for help, preparing to avenge his nephew. Zhang Han tried his best to control his emotions and said in confusion: "I can't imagine that a small pavilion chief, plus an assassin, can defeat my 20,000 ironclad elite soldiers?" This is simply unheard of, unheard of! I must avenge General Sima! ”

After another period of time, a sergeant suddenly came to report that Xiang Lianghuo had merged with Jingju and occupied Liucheng, and that the pseudo-Chu had collapsed. When Zhang Han heard this report, he felt a little more comfortable, and asked Sergeant Xiang Liang who he was. Someone replied: "I heard that he is the son of Xiang Yan, the former Chu general." Zhang Han was shocked when he heard this. Another sergeant came to report that Liu Bang and the Wei people were fighting for Fengyi City, and the two families were killed. Sima Xin asked: "Now that Xiang Liang and Qin Jia are fighting, and Wei and Liu Bang are seizing land, they should take this opportunity to go south and be able to completely annihilate Chu Kou!" Zhang Han said: "The general is not in a hurry, they are all rabble, if the attack is urgent, they will form a group; Don't worry about it for the time being, the thieves will continue to have infighting. At present, Wei is the trouble of his henchmen, and when Wei is destroyed, it will not be too late for us to go south. ”

When the news of Zhang Han's northward journey reached Linji City, the King of Wei recalled his younger brother Wei Bao from Fanghe, and asked Chen Ping: "Now that Zhang Han has destroyed Zhang Chu and is attacking our country again, how should we meet the enemy?" Chen Ping said: "The Qin army has just defeated Zhang Chu, and its morale is booming, so you should avoid its sharp spirit first." However, when the Qin army came to Shandong to fight, their grain and grass must not be supplied, Zhang Han must want to fight quickly, but we did the opposite, if we can block the danger, do not fight with him, and then send troops to cut off his grain route, Zhang Han will be in chaos without a fight. King Wei said: "Yesterday, the military detective came to report that Xiang Liang had been on fire and in Jingju, and he also occupied the city and helped us complete the task of exterminating Chu Kou, so I have to be grateful to Xiang Liang?" Chen Ping pondered: "Xiang Liang is Xiang Yan's son, his reputation is extremely high, it is reasonable for him not to surrender to Jingju, we have not formed an alliance with Qin Jia before, it seems that it is right, the king should immediately send an envoy to stay in the city, and graciously invite Xiang Liang to go north, Xiang Liang will definitely fight with Zhang Han after he arrives, which is of great benefit to us!" The king of Wei followed Chen Ping's advice, and while sending envoys to stay in the city, he let Chen Ping serve as the supervisor and go to Waihuang to help Wei Bao resist Zhang Han.

Wei Bao, the military commander who guarded Waihuang, was the younger brother of the King of Wei, who was young and vigorous, ambitious and talented, and acted recklessly with brute force. One day, when he heard that Zhang Han was attacking, he wanted to fight a battle himself. Chen Ping hurriedly dissuaded: "Zhang Han was arrogant after destroying Chu, which is the first reason why he can't fight; Li You stuck to Daliang and confronted the generals Wu Pu and Huang Xin, and the victory was not scored, so Linji City was actually still under the attack of the Qin army, which was the second reason why it could not be fought; Although the Wei army was large in number, it was not well trained, and Zhang Han's army was small but all regular Qin troops, which was the third reason why it could not be fought. Now the general should ask Qi and Zhao for reinforcements, and we will see the opportunity to cut off Zhanghan's grain route, so that within a month, the Qin army will be short of food and will be in chaos. At that time, the armies of Qi, Zhao, and Xiang Liang will all arrive, and our four-way army will attack Zhang Han at the same time, how can the Qin army be undefeated? Wei Bao felt that it made sense, so he followed Chen Ping's suggestion, sent a request for reinforcements to Qi and Zhao, and then insisted on not fighting.

Zhang Han commanded the army to attack Waihuang, the camp of the Wei army was very strong, and the Qin army could not attack it at all, Zhang Han felt that Wei must have a master to guide him, and the two sides confronted each other for a while, Zhang Han finally inquired clearly: It turned out that Wei reused a person named Chen Ping, and it was the Wei army that became so powerful. This Chen Ping's strategy of governing the country with soldiers is like Li Mu of Zhao back then, so the Qin army is impeccable. Suddenly, one day, Zhang Han got another report, saying that the Wei army had intercepted a large amount of grain and grass transported from Sanchuan. When Zhang Han heard the report, he was shocked, and he became anxious in his heart, and he hated Chen Ping to the core. At this time, it was already April in the summer, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the sergeants were very tired, so Zhang Han said to Sima Xin: "I want to give up attacking Wei and avenge your nephew first!" When Zhang Han's younger brother Zhang Ping heard this, he hurriedly said, "General, what if we leave and the Wei people attack from behind?" It's not feasible to leave at this time! Zhang Han said confidently: "I'm afraid that they won't come to chase after me?" All the generals were puzzled, and Sima Xin asked the general what his intentions were. Zhang Han smiled slightly and said, "Now that Waihuang has Chen Ping, it will be difficult for us to win, let alone capture Linji." I've got to find a way to get rid of Chen Ping first, this hateful boy! With him, we don't want to capture Wei! ”

Sima Xin asked, "How should the general deal with that kid?" Zhang Han pondered: "Find a way to let Wei Ji transfer that kid!" Everyone said in surprise: "I heard that Wei Ji values Chen Ping very much, I'm afraid he won't be transferred?" Zhang Han lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Since Wei Ji used Chen Ping, many people around Wei Ji are dissatisfied with Chen Ping, especially Prime Minister Zhou Shi, if their contradictions are aggravated a little more, it will be too beneficial to us!" Sima Xin said: "I just heard that Wei Qi is very important to Chen Ping." Zhang Han sneered: "I have already sent someone to inquire clearly, there is a favorite minister named Wang Weiguo by Wei Qi's side, and this person likes to collect money very much. I want to send someone to find this person with enough treasure, and then let him slowly frame Chen Ping. When we went to the city to spread rumors, we said that the Qin army was not afraid of Chen Ping, but of Zhou City. If Zhou Shi came to Waihuang to be the supervising army, the Qin army would retreat without a fight! I expected that Wei Ji was an imbecile, and he would definitely transfer Chen Ping. If Zhou Shi becomes the supervisor of Wai Huang, hehe......" The generals said together: "The general's strategy is good, but what is the matter with you saying that you want to feint to attack the southeast?" Zhang Han said: "Now the Chu people are the dragons without a leader, if they attack urgently, they will unite to deal with us, if they feint and then withdraw, the thieves will definitely be angry, and when they are defeated, it is when we destroy the Wei State, and then go south, the southeast will be determined without a fight!" After listening to Zhang Han's analysis, the generals were so impressed that they praised Zhang Han again and again: "The general's strategy is really clever!" ”

Subsequently, Zhang Han sent a lobbyist named Qingsheng and asked him to pretend to be a businessman and go to Linji City to make plans. After Qingsheng came to Linji, after some hard work, he really met Wang Weiguo. On his birthday, he took out all the treasures and offered them to him. Wang Weiguo was very puzzled, so he asked if there was anything he needed help with. Qingsheng said: "I am a businessman, because I have an enemy, and now I am a big official in Wei State, I can't help him, please avenge me!" Wang Weiguo asked who the enemy was. Qingsheng said: "He is Chen Ping, the servant of your country, if he can avenge this revenge in this life and this life, there will be no regrets even if he dies!" After hearing this, Wang Weiguo laughed and said: "I thought it was someone, it turned out to be that poor boy!" Don't say that he is your enemy, or my enemy, the enemy of the whole Wei people! Qingsheng pretended not to understand and asked, "My lord, what's going on?" Wang Weiguo said angrily: "Since this kid came to Wei, I don't know what method he used, the king actually obeyed him, even the prime minister couldn't help him?" Qingsheng was secretly happy, and said: "If I can achieve the goal of revenge, I am willing to give all the money I earn in the future to you!" Wang Weiguo was very happy, so he agreed. Farewell to the birthday. When he reported the matter to Zhang Han, Zhang Han immediately sent people to Linji City to spread rumors. In this way, the people in the city said: Zhang Han is very afraid of Prime Minister Zhou Shi, and if Zhou Shi goes to Waihuang to supervise the army, the Qin army will withdraw.

At this time, Zhang Shuo and Yongya arrived from Fengyi, and they reported the matter of Fengyi to the King of Wei. When the King of Wei heard that Fengyi was lost, he was very annoyed, so he said: "Fengyi is the old capital of Wei, and it should be taken back!" "Some of the ministers said that they would take it back, and some said that they didn't need to take it, but they didn't agree with each other. Wang Weiguo saw that the opportunity had come, so he said to King Wei: "Great King, the servant Chen Ping is outstandingly resourceful, why don't you call him back and ask?" King Wei suddenly realized and said, "Oh, how did the widow forget him?" But he was on the front line as a prisoner, so he couldn't be recalled? Wang Weiguo said: "The two armies faced each other under the city and did not fight. The king summoned him back and asked him to go back. King Wei felt that it was very reasonable, so he immediately sent someone to summon Chen Ping back for questioning.

After Chen Ping arrived, the King of Wei told him about Fengyi. Chen Ping said: "Now the war in Waihuang is very tight, the big war is imminent, if you really defeat Zhang Han, your hegemony will be achieved, and that distant Fengyi, even if it is lost, what regrets are there?" Before the words fell, I saw one person out of the class and said angrily: "What nonsense!" Fengyi is the old capital of Wei, the place where the first king migrated, how can it be said that it is lost? I heard that 'there will be kings in the abundance and pei areas', which shows that this place is very important, and the Wei State must not lose it! It turned out that it was Prime Minister Zhou Shi who said this.

Chen Ping said: "Right now, Zhang Han is attacking Waihuang, how can he think about Fengyi again?" Moreover, the Qin State is the common enemy of the six countries, and instead of fighting the enemy, it will fight for small cities hundreds of miles away. In my opinion, not only should you not have a bad relationship with Liu Bang, but you should also join forces with him to deal with Zhang Han. Zhou Shi said angrily: "Liu Bang is a village man, a small pavilion chief, a person without faith, and betrayed the Qin State, but you want to unite with him for such a villain, this will definitely make the world's knowledgeable people laugh off their big teeth, what a child's knowledge!" Chen Ping saw that Zhou Shi said that Liu Bang was a village man, and thought that he was also a child of a poor family, so he said with a heartfelt word: "'Since ancient times, talented people have come out of the alleys, and they will never be paste. 'In ancient times, Yi Yin, Lu Wang, Bai Li Xi, Ning Qi, Fan Ju and others, none of them were from poor backgrounds, but they could all help the king achieve great things, and why do you want to say that Liu Bang is a village man? Although this person was from a humble background, he was able to stand up and dare to fight with Qiang Qin, and defeated the Qin army several times, and killed Zhang Han's beloved general Sima Yi, which shows that he is a great hero! In my opinion, it should be united with such heroes! ”

Zhou Shi said angrily: "What is Liu Bang? How dare you compare him to the sages of old? Should Wei State have a co-ordination with a pavilion chief? I heard that you used to have an affair with your sister-in-law, and you were driven to the cowshed by your brother, can you also be a marquis? Or did he become a sage? Chen Ping listened to Zhou Shi's words, and said angrily in his heart: "I just used the situation in the world to analyze the things in front of me, and also reminded the importance of cooperation. The past of history is in front of us, if we don't learn from it, things will definitely not succeed, but the prime minister does not talk about serious things, but makes up things that have no shadow to insult me, what is the reason? King Wei scolded the two of them to shut up. Chen Ping reluctantly retreated.

That night, King Wei sat alone with Wang Weiguo, and he remembered the events of the day, so he asked Wang Weiguo: "Who makes sense between the prime minister and the prince?" Wang Weiguo took the opportunity to say: "The prime minister is loyal to the country, how can the king doubt him?" In the past, when the prime minister captured Liangdi, some people advised him to establish himself as king, but the prime minister said, "When the world is in chaos, you can see who is a loyal minister." 'He sent people to and fro five times in Chencheng before he made you king, has the king forgotten this? Mrs. Chen is just a lowly poor boy, he has just arrived, he has no credit to the Wei State, and he has become a servant with just a flamboyant tongue, how can this convince the prime minister and ministers? What Mrs. Chen said today was obviously intended to praise himself and belittle the prime minister and the king, can't you hear it? The king of Wei asked how he was belittled. Wang Weiguo replied slyly: "'Since ancient times, talented people have come out of the alleys, and there will never be any anointing'. Doesn't this mean that the king is a descendant of the royal family, and he is also a child of anointed rice, and he must not be able to achieve great things, and those who achieve great things are those poor boys who were born in the alleys, isn't this too much a servant boasting? When the king of Wei heard this, he was furious and took the case.

Wang Weiguo continued: "Recently, there have been rumors in the city, all of which say that Zhang Han is very afraid of Prime Minister Zhou and is not afraid of Mrs. Chen. If the Prime Minister goes to Waihuang to be a prisoner, the Qin army will definitely retreat! King Wei was surprised and asked, "Is this true?" Wang Weiguo replied affirmatively: "The whole city has spread the word of the army and the people, but the king is very fond of Mrs. Chen, so no one dares to report this to you!" King Wei didn't believe it, so he sent someone outside to inquire, and sure enough, it was the same as what Wang Weiguo said. King Wei began to dislike Chen Ping and no longer listened to him. Not only that, but he also had to verify that what people were saying was true. Wang Weiguo said: "You asked the prime minister to go to Waihuang to be a prisoner, and see how Zhang Han reacted?" The king of Wei nodded in agreement, and immediately sent Prime Minister Zhou Shi to Waihuang to be the supervisor of the army.

Zhang Han was overjoyed when he learned that King Wei had really replaced Chen Ping with Zhou Shi, so he said to the generals: "Although Wei Ji replaced Chen Ping with Zhou Shi, Chen Ping is still in Linji City, if we don't evacuate, Wei Ji will reuse Chen Ping, and he won't believe what people say." So he ordered the immediate evacuation of Outer Yellow City. The Qin army went south with great fanfare.