Chapter 149: Xiang Liang died in a sneak attack
The day after Song Yi left the Chu camp, Zhong Liwu suddenly sent someone to send Wu Xinjun Zhang Han's surrender letter, which read:
General Chu Xiang: Because my army has run out of food and grass, there is no way to continue fighting, the war horses have also been killed to satisfy hunger, the whole city soldiers and people are complaining, I don't want to see the people starve to death, the soldiers are killed, I am willing to lead all the soldiers to surrender to the Chu State, and I also ask for your permission. Zhang Han, the general of the defeated army of the Qin State, bowed again.
Xiang Liang was overjoyed after reading the letter, and immediately approved Zhang Han's surrender, and then asked about the situation in Puyang. The messenger replied: "The enemy's food has long been eaten, the army and the people are fighting everywhere to dig wild vegetables, the war horses have been killed, and the city is full of remnants of birds pecking at food. Wu Xinjun was overjoyed and said, "You go back and tell General Zhongli first, let them get ready, and then I will lead the army to accept Zhang Han's surrender." After the messenger left, someone asked Wu Xinjun: "Is this a trick played by Zhang Han, he is deliberately deceiving us?" Wu Xinjun smiled: "What tricks can Zhang Han play?" When they see that the rescuers can't be helped, they will die if they don't surrender, and they are completely involuntarily, what is there to doubt? While he was talking, suddenly Fan Zeng sent someone to bring a letter, which said:
The Qin State was recruiting troops and horses everywhere to rescue Zhang Han, and Zhang Han must have wanted to defeat the Chu army. I watched the dry elephant at night, and saw that the Taibai star was directly in the sky above Dingtao, the main star was dim, and the guest star was doubled bright, which indicated that the commander was more auspicious and less auspicious, and I was afraid that it would be unfavorable to the general, so I was worried, so I sent Pei Gong's general Cao Shen to Dingtao to rush to Dingtao, in case of accidents, the army will arrive soon. The Qin general Zhang Hanji is very good at using soldiers, so please be cautious and cautious.
After reading the letter, Xiang Liang thought to himself, isn't this Fan Zeng using celestial phenomena to curse me? said very unhappily: "Zhang Han agreed to surrender, which is in response to the matter of 'the boss is more auspicious and less auspicious', isn't this what Qin General Zhang Han is talking about?" The military advisor turned the main star and the guest star upside down, and instead suspected me of having an accident, which is really worrying! Besides, the enemy is far away in Dongjun, how can he reach Dingtao? He ordered a banquet to celebrate Zhang Han's surrender, and he didn't take Fan Zeng's words to heart at all.
After drinking until dark, Huan Chu and Yu Ying discussed: "Although Zhang Han wants to surrender, Fan Junshi's words should be taken seriously, and the two of us should have a good heart." He took the initiative to go out to patrol the camp, and until the third watch, he didn't dare to slack off. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that a Qin army had been found in the direction of Wanqu. Huan Chu asked how many people there were. The sergeant said that he only saw some torches, and could not see the people clearly. Huan Chu said to Ying: "I will personally go to inspect it, and if it is the Qin army, I will kill them." Yu Ying said: "Didn't Zhang Han agree to surrender, how could there be soldiers and horses coming?" This is very strange, and it should be reported to the general first. Huan Chu and Yu Ying hurriedly came to see Xiang Liang. But at this time, Xiang Liang was already drunk and couldn't report it at all. The two decided to lead a cavalry out to see what was going on. When they came to the west of the city, they found that it was the reinforcements of the Qin State, so they rushed forward and pursued them with all their might. The Qin army threw away its armor and fled in defeat. It turned out that this army was the Lu Fan army sent by Zhang Han to lure the Chu army. The two of them chased twenty or thirty miles in one go, and they also got a lot of booty.
Outside Dingtao City, in the camp of the Chu army, the lights were bright, and the sergeants all fell asleep. On the fourth watch day, suddenly a group of monsters appeared on the periphery of the Chu army's military camp, it turned out that they were all cultivated cattle collected by the Qin army everywhere, with various monster patterns on their heads, and sharp bayonets tied to their horns, which were as eerie as lightning in the dark night. Qin Jun tied an oilcloth to the tail of the ox and lit it again. As soon as these ploughing cattle were burned by the fire, they mooed and howled like devils out of a hole, rushing from the periphery of the Chu army camp to the Chu camp, unstoppable. They were followed by a group of Qin State's elite iron cavalry, and they rushed into the Chu army's military camp with a shout. In just a moment's time, in the Chu army camp in the wilderness east of Dingtao, thousands of cattle were galloping, just like a volcanic eruption, and all kinds of strange sounds were also connected. At this time, the cavalry corps of the Qin State was also killed together under the leadership of Zhang Ping. It turned out that this night attack was Zhang Han's use of the 'Fire Bull Array' used by the previous generation of famous generals Tian Dan.
The soldiers of the Chu army drank wine for most of the night before returning to the camp to sleep, and the snoring of thunder came and went one after another. At this time, they were awakened by this sudden voice, and they all crawled out of the big tent in a panic to see what was going on. I don't know if I don't know it, but I was shocked when I saw that all the monsters in armor were coming in front of me, they either had green fangs or magnificent faces, and they looked very terrifying and terrifying, like divine soldiers descending from the sky. How dare the Chu army resist, they turned around and fled, all of them were so frightened. The monster rushed to the camp and used its long horns with knives to resist the Chu army. Chu Jun turned over on his back and turned on his back, his farts were rolling and urinating, crying for his father and mother. Some of the Chu troops ran desperately forward, but they were caught up by the monsters, still stabbing sharp knives into their backs, and some were picked up by sharp knives and thrown in the air, and the wounded sergeants howled and wailed like pigs. More than 100,000 Chu soldiers were like lambs to be slaughtered, and they didn't have time to put on their armor and pick up weapons, so they died in fear and screams, and they were either stabbed to death by the horns of monsters, or cut down by the sturdy Qin army, and they all died miserably.
Subsequently, the infantry of the Qin State swept directly from the vast plain to the north like a rolling black wave under the illumination of countless torches. Zhang Han, the commander of the Qin army, also killed him personally, and Changshi Sima Xin followed closely behind. The two of them slaughtered violently under the north city gate and rushed straight in; Dong Fei entered from the West Gate; Lieutenants Hou Jian, Zhou Shuping, Zhang Qingchen and others entered from the east gate, and the three-way Qin army was like a flood beast, surging in from the three city gates. In an instant, a Dingtao city was swept away by the Qin army, and the Chu army also scattered and fled. After the Qin army entered the city, they threw torches into the houses, and a fire broke out in the city, and the flames rose to the sky. Wu Xinjun fell asleep in the palace, and after being awakened by the reported generals, he was taken aback and jumped up, but because he was drunk, he almost fell down, so he drunkenly raised his sword and went out to check the situation.
At this time, Ding Gong, Xiang It, Zheng Bu, Ding Ji, Dong Qian and others all came to protect them, and some sergeants also flew from all directions to report the news of the Qin army's entry into the city. Wu Xinjun heard that the Qin army had entered the city, so he led the soldiers out of the palace. I saw that the city was already in flames, black smoke was filled, and the shouts of killing around were also connected. Wu Xinjun was shocked when he saw the scene in front of him, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to meet the enemy. However, there were not many defenders in the city, and before the soldiers had gathered together, one of the generals of the Qin State was killed head-on, only to hear him shout: "Zhang Han, the general of the Qin State, is here!" Wu Xinjun was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered the left and right to fight. The soldiers stepped forward to stop Zhang Han and fight. Wu Xinjun was protected by everyone and ran towards the west gate. Qin's generals Dong Fei and Zhang Ping happened to be killed from the front. Wu Xinjun waved his sword to meet him, but because he was drunk, he couldn't fight, so he had to turn his horse's head and break through to the east gate. But as soon as everyone walked not far, Qin generals Hou Jian, Zhou Shuping, Zhang Qingchen and other generals intercepted the way again. Wu Xinjun broke through to the south gate again, and who knew that the three-way army led by Zhang Han was killed together. At this critical moment, there were two generals in the northwest corner shouting and rushing to kill, and everywhere they went, the Qin army fell to the ground one after another, it was the infantry generals of the Chu State, Huan Chu and Yu Ying.
It turned out that the two went to pursue the Qin army, and the Qin army retreated without a fight. The two suddenly woke up, fearing that the enemy had lured them, and immediately returned. When they came to the city, they saw that the Qin army had broken through the Chu camp, and the entire Dingtao seemed to be boiling, and they saw that the Qin army was under the west city gate. It turned out that Wu Xinjun broke through here, but was blocked by the Qin army, so there were a lot of people gathered here. Huan Chu and Yu Ying immediately rushed into the ground formation, and fought hard to enter the city, and at this time they heard that Wu Xinjun had gone to the south gate, so they killed to the south gate to respond. When the two arrived at the south gate, they happened to meet Wu Xinjun trapped under the doorway, so they rushed forward to protect Wu Xinjun from the city. Zhang Han led the generals of the Qin army to come forward and surround Huan Chu and Yu Ying. Huan Chu was in front and Yu Ying was behind, and the two of them used all their strength to open a bloody road and protect Wu Xinjun out of the city. At this time, all the Qin troops stepped forward to attack Wu Xinjun again. Wu Xinjun was preparing to jump over the suspension bridge over the moat. Zhang Han was afraid that Wu Xinjun had escaped, so he hurriedly put down his weapon, stretched out his bow and arrows, and shot with arrows. Poor Wu Xinjun was only wearing a pajama this night, and he had no armor to protect himself, and he was hit by several arrows on his body, and almost fell off his horse. Huan Chu and Yu Ying hurriedly blocked the front with their bodies, knocked down the arrows with their weapons, and together protected Wu Xinjun to jump over the moat and rush forward.
When Zhang Han saw Wu Xinjun escape, he gave a death order that the soldiers must be captured alive. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that Ji Bu and Zhong Liwu had returned from killing Dongjun and that the men and horses were crossing the river. Zhang Han was shocked: "The two of them were deceived by me, they must be angry in their hearts, and they must come to fight hard." Xiang Liang is the leader of the rebels, although he was hit by an arrow, he may not die, if he catches Xiang Liang, Chu Kou will be defeated! So he only cared about chasing Wu Xinjun. At this moment, another army of soldiers and horses came from the west, led by a bronze face with long hair, a black robe and gold armor, holding the sword in the sky in his right hand, holding the reins of the horse in his left hand, and shouting: "Where is Zhang Han?" Don't hurt Wu Xinjun! "It turned out that it was Cao Shen who came to reinforce Dingtao on the order of Fan Zeng. When Cao Shen rushed to the city, he heard the shouts of killing under the south city gate, and saw Zhang Han's general flag, so he rushed into the position. After a while, he caught up with Zhang Han and rushed his army to pieces. Zhang Han was bent on killing Xiang Liang, and he originally left others behind, but when he heard someone chasing after him, Zhang Han was so angry that he gritted his teeth and had to turn around to fight Cao Shen. The three Qin generals surrounded Cao Shen together. Wu Xinjun was able to get out and leave.
Ji Bu and Zhong Liwu led the Chu army across the Jishui River, and went straight into the city, but they didn't see Wu Xinjun, and they killed from the city to the south of the city, and came to the camp of the Chu army, and saw that there were fires everywhere, and the battlefield was already chaotic, and Wu Xinjun was still nowhere to be found. The two were anxious and angry, and when they heard the sound of killing on the outskirts of the south gate, they led the sergeants to kill here. From a distance, he saw the Qin army fighting around a person, so he entered the siege to save the Chu general, and at a glance, he knew that the Qin army was besieging Cao Shen, the general of Pei Gong. Zhong Liwu came to Cao Shen and asked him why he came here. Cao Shen said: "Old Master Fan knew that Zhang Han was going to come to attack, and he was afraid that Wu Xinjun would be in danger, so he ordered me to respond." When Ji Bu and Zhong Liwu heard that Wu Xinjun was still alive, they were relieved, and said together: "Kill the enemy first, and then go to find Wu Xinjun!" Everyone worked together to fight with the Qin army.
The battle lasted until dawn, and Zhang Han saw that the entire battlefield was already full of corpses and rivers of blood, so he ordered the soldiers to enter the Dingtao City and occupy a favorable position. Cao Shen and Zhong Liwu and other generals did not dare to fight, so they gathered their men and horses and went south to chase Wu Xinjun, and suddenly Xiang Bo led an army to arrive. Xiang Bo asked Ji Bu: "Didn't you come to report to Wu Xinjun one after another, saying that Zhang Han was going to surrender?" Only then did everyone know that they had been deceived by Zhang Han. Zhong Liwu said: "When Dashui besieged the city, we didn't expect that the Qin army would secretly go out of the city. Just the night before, a military scout came to report that the Qin army was infested in Chengyang. The two of us were afraid that Zhang Han had a conspiracy, so we rushed here overnight, not wanting them to attack our camp at night! "Everyone had to join forces to chase Wu Xinjun.
After everyone caught up with Wu Xinjun, they saw Huan Chu and others inspecting Wu Xinjun's injuries on the side of the road. Everyone hurriedly dismounted to greet Wu Xinjun, only to see that he was seriously injured and covered in blood. After a while, Ding Gong, Zheng Bu, Ding Ji, Dong Qian and other generals also arrived, and the soldiers called for help together. After a long time, Wu Xinjun woke up. He endured the pain, grabbed the hands of Xiang Bo and Zhong Liwu and said, "I regret that I didn't follow the advice of Old Master Fan, so I have today's fiasco!" I, I'm dead! It's hard to die! Then he fainted again. Uncle Xiang called for a long time. Xiang Bo saw that Wu Xinjun was seriously injured, and he was afraid that the bumps would aggravate his condition, so he had to order a temporary camp and send someone to guard the intersection ahead. Seeing that things were not good, everyone hurriedly sent people around to find the lost military doctor.
After the military doctor found it, he hurried to treat Wu Xinjun. At noon, Wu Xinjun woke up again. He said to the generals with hatred: "I regret that I didn't follow the advice of Old Master Fan, so I was defeated today!" Fan Junshi has a great talent to stabilize the world, please tell my nephew Xiang Yu, let him worship Fan Junshi as the 'second father', the military master is just like me, you all have to assist him well, work together to defeat Zhang Han, and overthrow the unprincipled Qin State! I, I'm blind when I die! Then he fainted again. At dusk that night, Wu Xinjun finally died of his injuries and died at the age of fifty-seven. All the soldiers were grieved.