Xiang Yu led the army to Yingchuan, and heard that Xiangcheng was guarded by the Qin army, so he came to attack the city. But after two days of attacking, it has not been overcome. Xiang Yu was very annoyed, so he asked the sergeant to shout to the city: "From today on, those who surrender will not die, and those who resist will be buried alive after the city is broken!" The Qin army relied on the strong city and ignored Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu was furious, so he personally attacked the city, he held a big shield like a mad lion, and quickly climbed the ladder when he attacked the city. Xiang Yu killed the head of the city, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, slashing and chopping frantically, whether it was a soldier or a general, all fell, and captured the government in one fell swoop. In order to fulfill his promise, Xiang Yu asked the sergeant to escort all the 2,000 surrendered Qin troops to the outside of the city and bury them. When the Qin troops in Yingchuan heard the news, they were all frightened, and their determination to resist was even greater. After Xiang Yu occupied Xiangcheng, he sent fast horses to inquire about the situation in Yuyuan Pass.

One day, Xiang Yu was discussing things with Yingbu and others in the palace, and suddenly Xiang It fled back from Linji with Wei Bao, Zhou Shu, Bai Zhi, Feng Jing and others, and they told the story of the defeat. It turned out that after Wei Bao said goodbye to Wei Yuan, he connected with a few cronies, and they heard that Chu General Xiang He was camping on the south bank of Jishui, so they came to Xiang Qi's camp to take refuge temporarily, and then everyone summed up again and decided not to take risks again. Xiang It led everyone to Yingchuan to see Xiang Yu. After Wei Bao saw Xiang Yu, he told the story of King Wei's self-immolation to protect the people. Xiang Yu was very shocked when he heard this, and said: "I really didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Zhang Han actually defeated the 100,000 army of the King of Qi and captured the capital of Wei. I'm going to meet him right now and see how capable this old thing is! Zhu Jian heard that Xiang Yu was going to meet Zhang Han, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Now that the Qi army is defeated, the life and death of the King of Qi are uncertain, and Linji City is occupied by the Qin army. Xiang Yu hesitated, and suddenly the sergeant who inquired about the pass came back, saying that there were already heavy guards on the pass. Yingbu and others also began to persuade them not to venture into the army. Xiang Yu pondered for a long time and decided to return to Xue County.

King Qi was unconscious in Jiyang, Tian Rong and others wanted to retreat to Qi State, but they were afraid that the bumps on the road would be unfavorable to King Qi's injury, so they insisted on it for a few days, but the military doctor still failed to rescue Tian Dan, and the King of Qi, who was very talented, also hiccuped. Just after they heard that Zhang Han had captured Linji City, Tian Rong hurriedly took the body of the King of Qi with him, and fled in the direction of Qi with thousands of remnants of the defeated army. They came to Dong'e, fearing that Zhang Han's attack would lead the disaster to Qi, so they stopped in Dong'e, sent the body of the king of Qi to the soldiers back to China for burial, and then called on men and horses to resist the Qin army, and at the same time, Tian Rong also sent a messenger for help to the Chu State, preparing to stop the Qin army in Dong'e.

More than a month has passed since Xiang Liang trained troops in Xue County, and the army has mastered the essentials of marching, arranging formations, and fighting battles, and all kinds of chariots and siege equipment have been almost built. One day, Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng were reviewing the army, and suddenly the news of the defeat of the Qi army and Zhang Han's capture of Linji suddenly came. Xiang Liang was shocked, so he hurriedly sent someone to inquire about Xiang Yu's situation. A few days later, it was reported that Xiang Yu led Wei Bao and the others back. Xiang Liang hurriedly summoned them to inquire about the situation. Wei Bao recounted in detail what happened before, and when it came to King Wei's self-immolation to protect the people, he couldn't help but burst into tears. Xiang Liang said emotionally: "Chu and Qin are also incompatible, and the decisive battle is a matter of time. Please mourn the general, I will avenge you! "Suddenly, the envoy of the State of Qi has also arrived in the State of Chu, and he told him about the death of the King of Qi, the fact that Zhang Han attacked Qi again, and that the Qi army had retreated to Dong'e." Xiang Liang knew at this time that the Qi State was facing another catastrophe, so he asked Fan Zeng what to do, and Fan Zeng said in a firm tone: "Zhang Han's next target is the Qi State. We can fight him! ”

The two of them led the envoy of Qi and Wei Bao to see King Huai of Chu, told King Huai of the emergency situation of Qi, and then generously said: "O king, today's Qin State, the second is unreasonable, and Zhao Gao's autocratic power has made the people's lives miserable. Since Zhang Han left the customs, in just a few months, two countries have been defeated one after another, and a big country has been hit hard, and the king of Qi has died, which shows the rampant extent of the Qin army. Now the atrocities of the Qin army have made the people of Shandong panic, and Zhang Han relied on the obscenity of the previous Qin State when he attacked and destroyed the Six Kingdoms, and attacked Qi in a big way. If the state of Qi was captured by Zhang Han, the Qin army would be even stronger. At present, our Chu State has stabilized, the team has grown to more than 100,000, and the chariots and siege equipment have all been built, it is a good time to attack Qin! When King Huai heard Xiang Liang's words, he was overjoyed and said, "Aiqing is right, can you two have the same idea?" Fan Zeng said: "The minister's thoughts are the same as Wu Xinjun's, and the two of us cautiously asked the king: Now we can officially go out to attack Qin." Seeing this, King Huai was even more excited, so he said: "The widow has been living in the people for more than ten years, thanks to Wu Xinjun and General Fan Lao relying on loyalty, and with the loyalty of Kuang Fu Chu State, the widow inherited the foundation of the previous king, and everything you do is the righteous act that a loyal minister should do, I hope that Xiang Qing will inherit the loyalty of your father Xiang Yan, and General Fan Lao formulated a plan to attack Qin, and immediately send troops to attack Qin, and the widow should help each other!" ”

Fan Zeng said again: "The minister has one more thing. King Huai said, but it didn't hurt to speak. Fan Zeng then said eloquently: "In the past, the Qin State occupied the danger of Kun and Han and protected the relevant China, which was based on the wealth of Guanzhong, and made the Qin State advance and retreat, and finally swept the world and unified the six countries. Now Wu Xinjun raised troops from Wuzhong and crossed the river and Huai. The Great River and the Huai River can also be regarded as natural hazards, just like the Kunshan and Hangu Pass of the Qin State, and the rich Jiangnan can be compared to the Guanzhong of the Qin State. If the state of Chu can occupy the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River, and possess the dangers of the Jiang and Huai, it can also be used as the basis for the contest with Qin in the future. At present, the king should take the throne, which is very close to Jiangnan. If the Northern Expedition does not go well, you can also retreat to Wuzhong to defend it, so as to continue to order the people to fight against Qin. The minister was just worried about the king's safety, so he asked the king to know it. King Huai smiled and said, "What I want is right, the widow should immediately drive to the platform." Xiang Liang recommended to King Huai again: "Lu Chen's father, Lu Qing, is a loyal elder, so let him assist the king together with Shangzhuguo. King Huai also agreed very much, and immediately named Lu Qing as Situ. Wu Xinjun selected another 10,000 sergeants, and 500 honor guards of armor escorted King Huai south. King Huai immediately set out. When he left Xue County, the soldiers went out of the city to bid farewell, and the scene was very grand. King Huai also issued a decree not to disturb the people along the way. In this way, the people all burned incense to welcome King Huai, and the people ate pot pulp all the way, and more and more people joined the army.

After King Huai left, Xiang Liang summoned all the soldiers to the general's mansion to listen to the order. Xiang Liang divided the Northern Expeditionary Army into four routes: the first route was Xiang Yu as the main general, Zhu Jian was the marching Sima, Yingbu and Pu were the deputy generals, and there were ten generals, leading 20,000 cavalry to go first. The second route was Liu Bang as the main general, Lu Chen and Cao Shen were the deputy generals, and Xiao He served as the marching Sima, leading 10,000 horses and infantry troops in the center. The third route Wu Xinjun personally served as the commander, Fan Zeng served as the general, the deputy military division, Shenmu as the military division, Song Yi as the marching Sima, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Huan Chu, Yu Ying as the deputy generals, Zhaoping as the captain, dispatched nearly 1,000 chariots and 100,000 infantry. The fourth road Xiang Bo was the main general, and concurrently led the commander of Su Du, Yu Ziqi served as the grain officer, Xiang Zhuang, Ding Gong, Xue Gong and others served as deputy generals, and led 20,000 sergeants to escort the grain trucks, nest cars, crash cars, Yiran, cloud ladders, Shen Ji, crossbow machines and other siege equipment, as well as camping tents and other military supplies, and selected the first year of King Huai in the autumn and July Jiazi Day officially set out.

On the day of leaving the school, the soldiers all reported to the school field, only to see the military flag hunting, and the halberd was bright. The Chu army had a total of 150,000, claimed to be 200,000. Xiang Liang killed the animal and sacrificed the flag, and paid tribute to the god of war Chiyou, and then inspired the soldiers: "In the past, when our great King Chu Huai served as the commander of the six countries, how powerful was the state of Chu? However, later the Qin State repeatedly deceived the Chu State, and the war of the Chu State did not go well, and the three battles conducted by King Huai at that time were frustrated one after another, and the hegemony was gone forever. Thinking about the shamelessness, arrogance, and unreasonableness of the Qin State, it is simply to the point of being unspeakable and outrageous: especially the unrighteous Zhang Yi, who actually said that six miles was six hundred miles to deceive the Chu State, and later the King of Chu Huai was deceived by the King of Qin Zhaoxiang to Wuguan and detained, and finally died pitifully in the Qin State. These old hatreds of the country really hurt every Chu person deeply. More than ten years ago, although Ying Zheng conquered the land of Chu with powerful force, he couldn't conquer the heart of the Chu people in the end! Soldiers, who wants to be a slave to the country? If a person has no faith, he will not stand, and if a country has no faith, he will perish! The state of Qin is really not authentic, so our prophet Nan Gong said: 'Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu'! This is a prophecy, but also a curse: if the Qin State does not die, we Chu people will never give up! There are thousands of miles in the Fang Garden of the Chu State, and there are millions of people with lofty ideals, how can they be the slaves of the Qin people? Seventy years ago, the loyal martyr Dr. Qu Yuan would rather die by throwing himself into the river than being a slave to the country, and this feat still inspires our patriotism! Xiang Liang's words were like a stick, and they were deafening, and the soldiers shouted in unison: "Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu!" Then the Chu army marched towards the north.

The vanguard led by Xiang Yu crossed Huling and came to Kang's father. At this time, Tian Rong's messenger for help came again, and after he saw Xiang Yu, he said: "The Qin army has arrived in Dong'e, please come to relieve the siege as soon as possible, otherwise the city will fall, and the Qin army will drive eastward for a long time, and the Qin country will be finished!" When the messenger finished speaking, tears broke down in his eyes. Xiang Yu immediately reported to his uncle. After receiving the report, Xiang Liang said impassionedly: "Since ancient times, saving people is like fighting fire, soldiers are fast and fast, who will save Qi if I don't save Qi?" After saying that, he hurriedly ordered the whole army to speed up.

Tian Heng heard that Zhang Han had besieged Dong'e City, so he led the army of the whole country to save Dong'a. In order to boost morale, Tian Heng first set up a mourning hall for the king of Qi after arriving in Dong'a, in order to encourage the soldiers, and then said: "Qi and Qin are not separate!" We must kill Zhang Han, wash the hatred of Linji with blood, and avenge the king. After that, he led the soldiers to kill the camp of the Qin army. Zhang Han saw that the Qi army came to the rescue, and immediately led the army to meet Tian Heng. The two sides fought a battle on the wide flat land east of the city, and the Qi army suffered another crushing defeat. After Tian Heng was defeated, he fled to Stubble.

Zhang Han defeated Tian Heng's army, and became even more unscrupulous, so he surrounded Dong'a and attacked day and night, and suddenly reported that the Chu army had arrived. When Zhang Han heard that the Chu army came to the rescue, he was not nervous at all, because he had defeated 100,000 Qi troops some time ago, so he didn't take the Chu army to heart at all. Dong Fei and Zhang Ping are humanitarian: "Since our army came out of the customs, it has successively killed Zhou Wen, defeated Wu Guang, Ketian Zang, destroyed Chen Sheng, punished Tian Dan, burned Wei Blame, chased Tian Rong, broke Tian Heng, invincible, and now there are millions of Chu soldiers, what are you afraid of?" Moreover, Xiang Liang's Chu army was all some nomads who had just been gathered, and it was purely a rabble. When Xiang Liang comes, we are willing to take the lead, and we can capture Xiang Liang alive in one battle, hahaha! ”

But Li You said worriedly: "I heard that the general of the Chu army is none other than Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang is the son of Xiang Yan, with Xiang Yan's reputation, his descendants must have some means, we can't despise him too much! As soon as the words fell, I saw a person stand up and shout: "The general should not grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige!" If Xiang Liang comes, I'll cut off his skull first! Li You saw that it was the tiger general Peng Sheng, and said: "The general's bravery is indeed brave, but I am afraid that he will not be able to fight Xiang Liang!" "Peng Sheng relied on his strong martial arts and bravery, and because he had a good relationship with Sima Yi. After Sima Yi's death, he often wanted to kill the Chu people to take revenge, and now that the time had finally come, he said such things. When Zhang Han heard Peng Sheng's words, he pondered for a long time, so he had to let Li You besiege the city first, and he led the army to the open flat land a few miles south of the city to set up a formation.