Chapter 150: Xiang Yu was shocked when he heard the bad news

After Xiang Liang's death, Xiang Bo held on to the body and let out a cry of grief. Zhong Liwu and other generals comforted together, and ordered people to rush to make the coffin. Suddenly, a carriage with torches came from the east. Zhong Liwu hurriedly stepped forward and asked who it was. The person jumped out of the car and replied: "I am Gao Lingjun, the envoy of the Qi State, and I have come to discuss the matter of crusading against the Qin State on the orders of the King of Qi. As soon as Zhao Ping heard that he was an envoy of the Qi State, he angrily reprimanded: "Ungrateful thing, our general has sacrificed his life for the country, if your Qi State can send troops earlier, how can there be such a thing?" What's the use of talking about the of sending troops now? "After that, he actually drew his sword to kill Gao Lingjun. Gao Lingjun was so frightened that he hurriedly climbed under the car. Xiang Bo stopped: "Summoning the general, stop it!" Don't you hear that 'the two countries are at war, and they will not kill them', and besides, he cannot call the shots, and killing him will deepen the hatred between the two countries. Zhaoping stopped at this time. Gao Lingjun was frightened, so he got out of the car. When he saw that Xiang Liang was really dead, he secretly admired Song Yi for his foresight. Zhaoping accused Gao Lingjun and scolded Tian Rong for not being faithful. Gao Lingjun was very ashamed and said: "You are all loyal and righteous people, I am willing to rush back to the Qi State, report the matter of General Xiang's sacrifice to the King of Qi, and ask the Qi State to send troops as soon as possible to help Chu destroy Qin." Zhaoping yelled: "Get out! Gao Lingjun hugged his head and ran away.

At this time, Cao saw that the Chu army was in a dilemma, so he said to Xiang Bo: "General Xiang, now that Wu Xinjun has been killed, the Chu army has suffered serious losses, and if it retreats to Jiangdong at this time, I am afraid it will alarm the people of all Chu." Fan Lao Junshi has a great talent for stabilizing the world, and he should be invited back to temporarily preside over military affairs. Xiang Bo felt that what Cao Shen said was very reasonable, so he hurriedly sent a sergeant to report to Fan Zeng, asked him to return to Dingtao to preside over the overall situation, and asked Zhaoping to rush to Xutai to report the funeral to King Huai.

When Zhang Hantan heard the news of Xiang Liang's death, he was overjoyed, so he immediately sent a fast horse to report to Xianyang, and then gathered the generals of all departments to come outside the city. Zhang Han looked at the countless war horses again, and ordered: "Most of the horses captured this time were lost in Dong'e, and now they are back in our hands, I want to use these horses to re-equip a huge chariot army, gallop the battlefield again, and fight for the country!" The soldiers said yes in unison. Zhang Han handed over this task to the general who was specifically responsible for managing the chariot soldiers, and looked at the injured cultivators and said: "We have been trapped in Puyang by the flood for more than a month, and although we have won a great victory in this battle, we have also lost many horses. Now that the army is very tired, the soldiers should rest for a few days. Then he commanded that all the slain oxen should be slaughtered and all the soldiers were rewarded.

The next day, in Dingtao City, the Qin army held a grand beef banquet, and the soldiers ate meat and drank wine to celebrate the victory. During the banquet, all the generals said to Zhang Han together: "The general is worthy of being the second in Tiandan, Sun Wuzi is resurrected!" Now that Xiang Liang is dead, we have one less big enemy, it seems that the Qin State will definitely be able to pacify the world this time! Zhang Han said with a smile: "The key to defeating the rebels this time is that God has helped a lot, coupled with the desperate efforts of all the soldiers and soldiers, to achieve an unprecedented victory." Everyone was puzzled and asked why God had helped him so much. Zhang Han said with a smile: "If it wasn't for the siege of the city, how could Xiang Yu leave Puyang?" If it weren't for the siege of the city, how could our army smuggle out of the city and disguise themselves as civilians to collect cattle from all over the city? If it weren't for the siege of the city, how could the rebels believe that we were running out of food? If it weren't for the siege of the city, how could the enemy be proud? If it weren't for the siege of the city, how could the rebels believe that we were going to surrender? In short, if we hadn't diverted water to self-consolidation in Puyang, there would have been no fruits of today's victory? Hey! Zhang Han's series of cross-examinations convinced everyone.

Zhang Ping also said happily: "Isn't it? The army has already left the city in batches, and we just deliberately put some food on the city to attract crows and finches to peck at it, and they really believe that we are eating people? Ha ha! The Chu people are really a bunch of rubbish and idiots! Zhang Han also gave some small captured trophies to the sergeant to take out and reward everyone in public. The soldiers of the Qin army were really indescribably happy, and they were intoxicated with the joy of victory for several days and could not extricate themselves.

Under Chen Liucheng, Fan Zeng and Lu Chen were sitting in the camp of the Chu army holding a map to check. Outside the camp, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were attacking the city side by side. And the Qin general Zhao Ben in the city was also personally commanding the counterattack against the Chu army, and he ordered the Qin army to defend the city to the death. Although the Qin army has many people, they lack combat experience, and they have already learned Xiang Yu's history, how dare they come out to confront the Chu army again? Some Qin troops also heard that Xiang Yu would slaughter the city once he attacked it, so everyone could only resist desperately, so the Chu army could not attack the city. After dark, Fan Zeng ordered the soldiers to return to the camp to rest, ending the day's fighting.

That night, the weather was very cold, and Fan Zeng sat alone and pondered: because he was very worried about Wu Xinjun's recent situation, he kept sending people to Puyang and Dingtao to inquire about the news. At this time, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were so tired because of a day's battle that they fell asleep when they returned to the camp. Don't talk about others, just talk about Xiang Yu. He slept until midnight, and suddenly had a strange dream: he dreamed that Wu Xinjun was covered in blood, and came to visit him, but he just stood and did not speak. After Xiang Yu woke up, he was covered in sweat, thinking that his uncle was very lucky, so he immediately got up and came to Fan Zeng's tent and told him the situation in the dream. Fan Zeng was shocked when he heard this, hurriedly got up, and led Xiang Yu out of the military tent. When the two came to the open place of the camp gate, Fan Zeng looked up at the dry elephant: suddenly there was a loud noise in the northeast, and then a big star fell. Fan Zeng stomped his feet and said bitterly: "Alas! Wu Xinjun is afraid that it is...... Is this providential? Xiang Yu listened to it and asked very nervously: "Old military division, is Wu Xinjun good?" Fan Zeng said bitterly: "I'm afraid he is in danger!" Xiang Yu was stunned, and prepared to rush to Dingtao. Fan Zeng said: "If Wu Xinjun really has any accidents, it's too late for you to go." Don't be in a hurry, there will be news tomorrow, and it's not too late to act when things are implemented. Xiang Yu returned to the camp sullenly, as if he had lost his soul, and he had no sleep all night, only until dawn.

The next day, Fan Zeng first invited Pei Gong and Lu Chen to come to the tent and said, "I'm afraid that Wu Xinjun has been killed!" The two were shocked and asked what was the matter. Fan Zeng told the two of them about the dream Xiang Yu had last night and the stars he saw. The two asked Fan Zeng what he should do. At this time, suddenly the meteor Malay newspaper said that Wu Xinjun was attacked by Zhang Han in Dingtao the night before yesterday, lost the battle, and died in the army by dusk the next day, so General Xiang Bo asked the old military division to return to Dingtao to preside over military affairs. When the people heard this, they were astonished. Although Fan Zeng had expected it, he still couldn't believe it was true. Now that he heard that Wu Xinjun was indeed dead, he couldn't help but be terrified, so he looked up to the sky and sighed: "The Book of Changes says: 'When you are moving forward with difficulty, you can't drive fast. That's what I'm talking about! How can we rush for quick success? Wu Xinjun inherited his father Xiang Yan's loyalty and martyrdom, and was bent on restoring the society of Chu. Now his career has just begun, and he died halfway, and the Chu State has lost another pillar of talent! What a pity, what a pity! After that, tears rained down.

At this time, Xiang Yu heard that Dingtao was coming, so he rushed to inquire about the situation. Fan Zeng told the truth. Xiang Yu listened to it and didn't believe that this was true at all. Fan Zeng pointed to the sergeant who delivered the letter and said, "It's true, he was sent by your uncle Xiang. Xiang Yu stepped in front of the sergeant, grabbed the sergeant and asked, "How is Wu Xinjun?" The sergeant was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he roughly told Zhang Han how he used the fire bull array to sneak attack the Chu camp at night. Xiang Yu listened, let go of the sergeant, screamed, and fainted to the ground. Fan Zeng hurriedly ordered someone to carry Xiang Yu to the couch and call for help. After a long time, Xiang Yu slowly woke up.

At this time, Xiang Yu's mind was blank, he cried out in pain, his spirit seemed to be grabbed by something, his face was blue and white, and the muscles and muscles on his lips continued to twitch. The news undoubtedly caused him great trauma, and he was like a wounded lion with a low and painful 'whoosh' sound coming out of his throat. It was only after people called him for a long time that he slowly opened his eyes and said with hatred: "I want revenge!" I'm going to kill Zhang Han now! He must be broken into pieces! After that, he was going to kill Zhang Han, and his eyes were full of flames of revenge.

Xiang Yu's move surprised everyone. Fan Zeng hurriedly stopped: "The old man understands your feelings, who doesn't want to catch Zhang Han?" But now that Wu Xinjun is dead, the soldiers and civilians of Chu will definitely feel uneasy when they hear this news, and Wu Xinjun's body is still on the way, we should rush back to take care of the aftermath first, and then talk about revenge. Xiang Yu immediately urged: "Set off immediately, I want to see Wu Xinjun!" I'm going to see Wu Xinjun! Fan Zeng asked Liu Bang and Lu Chen to break off, and then set off from the village. Zhao Ben saw that the Chu army suddenly retreated, and knew that it was Zhang Han who won the battle, and he did not dare to chase the Chu army again.

Zhaoping came to Xutai and reported in detail to King Chu Huai about the situation of the Battle of Dingtao. When King Huai heard that Wu Xinjun was dead, his face was as shocked as earth, and he said sadly: "The widow has been living in the people for more than ten years, thanks to General Xiang's righteousness and rebellion, the widow can inherit the throne." Now that the cause of cutting down Qin has just begun, and General Xiang has been martyred for the country, if Zhang Han suddenly goes south at this time, things will be in trouble? Situ Luqing and others hurriedly played: "Now the king is sending people to Dingtao to mourn Wu Xinjun, comfort the soldiers, and stabilize the morale of the army; On the one hand, General Fan Zeng immediately rushed to Dingtao to preside over military affairs. With Fan Zeng's strategy, Xiang Yu, and Liu Bang's bravery, Zhang Han will not go south easily. King Chu Huai followed Lu Qing's suggestion and immediately carried it out.