When Zhaoping came to Linzi City, the capital of Qi, 300 kilometers away, he saw a scene of singing and dancing, which was in stark contrast to the situation of the soldiers of the Chu army fighting bravely to kill the enemy on the front line, and Zhaoping was very puzzled in his heart. It turned out that Tian Rong and Tian Heng had already expelled the traitors Tian Jia and Tian Jiao at this time. Tian Jiao's younger brother Tian Jian happened to be on a business trip in Zhao State, so he didn't dare to return to Qi State. Tian Rong and Tian Heng established Tian Dan's son Tian Shi as the king of Qi, and the power of Qi was controlled by Tian Rong. After Zhaoping saw Tian Rong, the general of Qi State, he said: "In the past, the general was besieged by Zhang Han in Dong'e, and Wu Xinjun personally led his troops to relieve the siege day and night. Now that the general has expelled the traitors, why don't you send troops to attack the Qin army with the Chu army as soon as possible? Tian Rong said: "Because the rebellion of the Qi State has just been quelled, and the people's hearts have not yet been attached, how can we easily send troops?" Tian Heng had a different opinion, and immediately stood up and said: "General, now Zhang Han is trapped in Puyang, like a dragon imprisoned in the abyss, this is an excellent opportunity to destroy him, besides, Chu Xiangliang has the grace to save Qi, if Qi and Chu join forces, they will definitely be able to defeat Zhang Han." If Zhang Han is defeated, the strength of the Qin State will be wiped out, so it will be just around the corner to enter the Guanzhong, and I hope the general will think twice? Tian Rong listened to Tian Heng's words, so he asked Zhaoping to go to the pavilion to rest temporarily, and they had to discuss.

After Zhaoping left, Tian Rong said to Tian Heng: "Brother Xian, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other!" Tian Heng was surprised and asked why. Tian Rong said: "Think about it, the Qi army and the Chu army entered Guanzhong at the same time, how will the land of the Qin State be divided equally?" Because at that time, the merits of Qi and Chu were equal, and it was the state of Chu that submitted to the state of Qi? Or did the State of Qi submit to the State of Chu? Therefore, my opinion is: for now, we should not send troops, let Chu go to fight Qin first, and if Xiang Liang is defeated, we will send troops to fight Qin again. At that time, the Qin army must be very tired, we will be able to swallow the whole of Qin alone if we defeat it, and the Qi State will have exclusive possession of the rich Guanzhong, and we will become a veritable overlord of the world! Tian Heng listened to Tian Rong's words and pondered: "But I'm worried: the power of the Qin State is still very strong, if Qi and Chu do not join forces, will the strength of the Chu State family be able to defeat the Qin State?" Besides, Xiang Liang has the grace to save Qi, if we don't help Chu attack Qin, I'm afraid that Qi will lose its trust to the princes? Tian Rong lowered his head and drank tea, and said with a smile: "This is also easy to do, let's put forward a condition, if Xiang Liang agrees, it will not be too late to send troops." Tian Heng said: "What conditions?" Tian Rong said: "I heard that Tian Jiao fled to the Chu State, and Tian Jiao fled to the Zhao State. Since the state of Chu is friendly with our country, it should not accommodate the traitors of the state of Qi? Isn't it a good excuse that if Chu and Zhao don't send Tian Jiao and Tian Jiao to our country, we won't send troops? Tian Heng was very surprised, and felt that it was very inappropriate to do so, but he couldn't find a good way to convince Tian Rong.

Subsequently, Tian Rong summoned General Zhaoping and told him this condition. Zhao Ping was very angry when he saw Qi Guo like this, so he said: "If Wu Xinjun didn't save Qi Guo, how could you have today?" If the general is so unfaithful, how can he achieve hegemony? Tian Rong said angrily: "What are you?" How dare you speak outrageously? Zhaoping also said angrily: "Wu Xinjun sent the whole country to rescue the Qi country, you are so ungrateful, you will be retributed in the future!" Tian Rong was furious and drove Zhaoping out of Linzi City. Zhaoping had no choice but to come all the way to Xutai to see if Tian Jiao, a traitor of the Qi State, was really in the Chu State. When Zhaoping saw Queen Chu Huai, he told Tian Rong's original words. King Chu Huai is the king of benevolence and righteousness, and after hearing this, he sighed and said: "Yes, Tian Jiao is indeed here, but he is at the end of his rope, how can the widow bear to send him to the Qi State?" "I let Tian Jiao live in Chu State and did not harm him. At this time, because Wei Bao asked King Chu Huai many times to help him recover Wei. King Huai of Chu sent Wei Bao and Zhaoping to lead 2,000 men and horses north to recover the land of Wei and assist Xiang Liang from the flank.

Wu Xinjun was in Dingtao, sent soldiers to camp along the Jishui River, divided troops to guard, and also waited for the arrival of the Qi army. In addition, he sent two generals, Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu, to the north to inspect and constantly investigate the water potential of Puyang. When Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu led their army to Puyang, they met the detective soldiers of the Chu State, and they said that the river outside Puyang City had not receded, and Zhang Han was still trapped in the city. When they heard the report, they were relieved, and they walked another way, when they suddenly saw a large number of farmers driving their cattle south. Zhong Liwu thought it was strange, so he stopped the farmer and asked them where they were going. The peasants replied, "We are the people of Puyang, and when we heard that Xiang Liang of Chu was coming to attack the city, everyone was afraid of being killed, so they fled for their lives. I also heard that the army of Chu was benevolent and righteous, so I wanted to take refuge in Dingtao. Zhong Liwu didn't doubt it, so he let the people go south and showed them the way. The two of them heard all the way, so they gathered them together and reported them to Wu Xinjun.

Zhao Ben led 150,000 new troops to Xingyang and reorganized the remnants of Li You, and the military prestige was reinvigorated. At this time, Zhang Han's sergeant also arrived in the city and reported the situation in Puyang to Zhao Ben. Zhao Ben learned that Zhang Han could not leave the city, so he divided his troops into 50,000 troops, let the deputy general Lu Fan lead, rushed to Dongjun to help Zhang Han get out of the predicament, and personally led the brigade to resist the westward Chu army, and the army soon occupied Kaifeng City. At this time, the Chu army had also captured Chenliu and was resting in the city. When Fan Zeng got the news, he led his soldiers and horses to Kaifeng. When the Chu army came to the city, Fan Zeng asked Xiang Yu to challenge Zhao Ben directly. Zhao Ben didn't know how powerful Xiang Yu was, so he killed it all at once. However, as soon as the two sides fought, the Qin army was defeated and fled. Zhao Ben relied on his skills to fight Xiang Yu for twenty or thirty rounds, and when he saw that the sergeants had finished running, he had no choice but to run back to the city. It turned out that the Qin army were all craftsmen from Xianyang, and they had never fought, and when they met the brave Chu army at this time, they didn't fight at all, so they ran faster than rabbits. The Chu army saw that the Qin army had run out, and Zhao Ben also fled, all of them laughing back and forth. Xiang Yu waved his army to cover up, and those who ran slowly were killed by the Chu army under the city. Zhao Ben fled into the city, quickly closed the city gates, and then fortified himself. Fan Zeng encamped the Chu army under the city and camped a large area.

Zhang Han is in Puyang, brewing a great plan, this plan is derived from the sentence said by his subordinates, "Even if Tiandan is alive, the situation cannot be saved!" Because of these words, Zhang Han prepared to attack Xiang Liang with a fire ox array, and he wanted to defeat the Chu army by surprise. At this time, he had already learned that Xiang Liang was proud, and when he heard that Zhao Ben had sent Lu Fan to respond, he was really overjoyed, so he secretly communicated with Lu Fan. At night, he asked Lu Fan to quietly smuggle out the sergeant, every night. And let the sturdy sergeants disguise themselves as farmers to collect ploughing cattle everywhere, and then send the collected ploughing cattle to Dingtao. The soldiers of the Chu army knew nothing about this move, and Xiang Liang had no way of knowing.

However, Wu Xinjun was also cautious, and he kept sending sergeants to inquire about the situation in Puyang. When the river receded slightly, he asked Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu to camp under Puyang City, and closely watched the Qin army's every move. The two set up camp in Puyang and went out of the camp every day to inspect the situation of the Qin army. After seven or eight days, the river began to slowly recede. After a few more days, some of the road surfaced out of the water. Zhang Han saw that the Chu generals were monitoring the city every day, so he deliberately sent the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to the city to complain bitterly, and they shouted: "God, God, the food in the city has been eaten, and the Chu army is coming to besiege the city again, what should we do!" The court won't come to the rescue, we're about to starve to death! It's better to surrender to the Chu army! Then I heard a miserable cry. Ji Bu said happily: "The Qin army can't support it anymore, so it's better to send troops to attack the city." Zhong Limo was puzzled: "Zhang Han is scheming, we don't know the truth in the city, so don't act rashly, besides, General Fan has repeatedly told him before: Zhang Han is very good at using soldiers, and he is a scheming person." Ji Bu volunteered: "Zhang Han has been trapped for more than a month, and the food has long been eaten, so I am willing to lead a team of soldiers and horses to set up a raft to challenge and test the situation." Zhong Li said: "It's just that there is no raft." Ji Bu said: "We are southerners, are we afraid that we will not be able to build a raft?" Zhong Liwu was very happy, so he sent a sergeant to cut down trees nearby, and in three days he built hundreds of rafts.

When everything was ready, Ji Bu asked Zhong Liwu to guard the camp, and he dressed up neatly and led the elite soldiers to row down the city on a raft. Zhang Han reported and personally went to the city to inspect it. When the Chu army came to the city, the Qin army waved their flags and shouted, but they couldn't even shoot arrows far, and they pretended to be hungry. Seeing this, Ji Bu was very happy, so he let Zhang Han go out of the city and surrender. Zhang Han replied: "Even if the eldest husband starves to death, he will not surrender, and besides, the Qin State has already sent troops to the rescue!" Then he ordered the city to be defended, pretending to be a sworn to live and die with the city. Ji Bu challenged several times in succession, but Zhang Han only ordered him to stick to it. Ji Bu saw that he was attacking the city on the water, and he couldn't attack it for a while, so he had to withdraw to the camp. Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu saw that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army was very poor, so they slowly relaxed their vigilance. After another two days, a sergeant suddenly came to report that the Qin army had broken through at the east gate. Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu hurried to the east gate, and they saw hundreds of old and weak soldiers and civilians from a distance, many of whom were women. They carried the basket of vegetables and ran to the higher place outside to dig wild vegetables, and when they saw the Chu army coming, they ran into the city again, and then they heard the sound of crying. The Chu army challenged for several days in a row, but Zhang Han still ordered to hold on. Zhong Liwu wrote a letter to report these situations to Xiang Liang.

Another day, the Chu army unexpectedly captured a Qin soldier who had gone out of the city to deliver a letter, and found a letter from him, which read:

The city is in danger, even the war horses have been killed, because of the lack of food, the birds smell the fishy smell and come to the city to peck at it, and I hope that General Lu will come to the rescue quickly.

Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu read the letter, and then went out of the camp gate to observe, and sure enough, they found that there were many crows and birds gathered on the top of the city. Zhong Li said happily: "The water is gradually receding, and Zhang Han may want to break through." Wu Xinjun should be notified as soon as possible and asked him to lead the army to come, and Zhang Han will definitely be captured alive. After the two discussed, they immediately sent someone to report to Wu Xinjun.

Wu Xinjun was in Dingtao, and he was very happy to get the news of the victory of the Chu army one after another. However, Fan Zeng sent a letter saying that Qin sent Zhao Ben, the son of Zhao An, to lead more than 100,000 craftsmen to resist, and also sent people to reinforce Zhang Han. I am worried that Zhang Han has another conspiracy, so I ask General Xiang to immediately lead his troops north and eliminate Zhang Han in one fell swoop. When Wu Xinjun heard that the Qin State had sent craftsmen for reinforcements, he couldn't stop laughing and said, "How can craftsmen fight? Song Yi saw that Wu Xinjun didn't take Fan Zeng's words to heart, and hurriedly said: "The general crossed the river north and came here, and repeatedly defeated the Qin army, which is indeed the luck of the Chu State. However, the good things are today, and the terrible things are also today! Wu Xinjun asked what he meant by this. Song Yidao: "I have seen with my own eyes that every time the Chu army finishes a battle, the soldiers have a proud mood. In the art of war, there is a saying that 'an arrogant soldier will be defeated'. Please be cautious! After all, Zhang Han is a scheming general, Fan Lao Junshi clearly said that the Qin court sent troops to reinforce Zhang Han, and asked the general to fight a decisive battle with Zhang Han immediately, only by catching Zhang Han, the Chu army has no worries! Wu Xinjun said unhappily: "Zhang Han's food has been eaten, and he is trapped in the city by Zhongli and them, how can he have the strength to fight again?" It's a pity that the soldiers and horses of the Qi State have not arrived, if the Qi army arrives, I will immediately go west to Sanchuan! Song Yi wanted to persuade again, but Wu Xinjun couldn't listen to it at all. Song Yi saw that Wu Xinjun insisted on going his own way, so he said: "The army of Qi has been delayed for a long time, I want to personally send an envoy to Qi State, if I can't invite Qi soldiers, I am willing to be dealt with by military law!" Xiang Liang was a little upset when he saw him chattering, so he agreed to let him go to the Qi Kingdom.

After Song Yi left, Zhaoping suddenly came to the army, and he reported to Wu Xinjun about the envoy to the State of Qi and the journey to meet King Huai of Chu. When Wu Xinjun heard that the Qi State did not send troops, he said angrily: "I led the troops of the whole Chu country to relieve the siege of Dong'e, but I didn't expect Tian Rong to be so ungrateful, this kind of thing is not enough to conspire with great things." Attacking the Qin State is none other than Chu! Suddenly, someone came in and reported: "The grain escorted by Xiang Bo and Yu Ziqi has arrived in Dawu County, please ask for instructions on whether to open to Dingtao." Wu Xinjun was overjoyed and said, "Bring all the grain here!" Our Chu army is well-fed, why do we still need to rely on the strength of the Qi State? Who else is there for today's affairs? Attacking Guanzhong, right now. Hahaha! Before the words fell, Zhongli's sergeant came to report that Puyang Shui was retreating, and Zhang Han's army was still trapped in the city. The Chu army challenged many times, but Zhang Han just didn't fight. When Xiang Liang heard this, he laughed heartily, and immediately ordered Huan Chu, Yu Ying and other generals of the Chu army to gather together to drink and celebrate, and when the grain and grass arrived, they immediately marched to Sanchuan.

Song Yi left the Chu camp and hurried towards the Qi State. Suddenly, a carriage galloped in front of him, and after a closer look, he recognized that the person was Gao Ling Jun Xian of Qi State, so he asked loudly: "Are you Gao Ling Jun?" Is the gentleman going to see Wu Xinjun? Gao Lingjun replied, "Exactly." Song Yi asked, "Why did you go to see him?" Gao Lingjun said: "The king of Qi was very guilty because he did not agree to Wu Xinjun to send troops, and now he regrets it, so he sent me to explain to Wu Xinjun that Qi is ready to send troops." Song Yi said: "No need, according to my inference, Wu Xinjun will definitely be defeated!" I advise Mr. to go slowly, otherwise he will definitely encounter death! That's why I fled from Dingtao in a hurry! Gao Lingjun asked why. Song Yi told Gao Lingjun how proud the Chu army was and Wu Xinjun did not listen to the advice, and finally persuaded him again not to send him to death in vain. After Song Yi finished speaking, he didn't pass Gao Lingjun and asked the coachman to hurry towards the Qi country.

Gao Lingjun was puzzled, so he slowed down and inquired about the news of the Chu army as he walked.