It turned out that after Gao Lingjun of Qi returned to Qi, he reported to the king of Qi the defeat of the Chu army, and his words also confirmed Song Yi's prophecy. Tian Rong praised Song Yi for his foresight, so he invited Song Yi to a banquet. Song Yi saw that the opportunity was rare, so he talked about it during the banquet, and Tian Rong talked very speculatively. Tian Rong was also worried about offending Xiang Liang because he did not send troops to attack Qin, and now seeing that Xiang Liang was dead, he also wanted to have good diplomatic relations with the Chu State, so he hoped that Song Yi could take power in the Chu State. And Song Yi had also served as the Ling Yin of the Chu State before, and now he was dissatisfied when he saw that King Huai only gave him the position of Langzhong, and saw that the Qi State strongly supported him, so he said to Tian Rong: "If I Song someone has a future, I will definitely not disappoint the general's recommendation today!" Tian Rong was really happy when he heard this, so he asked the King of Qi to send Gao Lingjun to envoy Chu again, and he must persuade King Chu Huai to worship Song Yi as a general.

Just when the king of Chu was in a dilemma about choosing a general, the two came to the state of Chu. King Huai immediately summoned Gao Lingjun. Gao Lingjun saw Queen Huai and said, "The Qi State is now stable, and I want to reconcile with the Chu State." "King Huai said yes. Gao Lingjun said: "I heard that King Zhao was besieged by Wang Li in Julu, Zhao State is in danger, Qi State is preparing to rescue, why hasn't Chu State moved?" King Huai told Gao Lingjun about his troubles in choosing a general. Gao Lingjun took the opportunity to say: "Congratulations, the king, the minister came to recommend a general to you this time." King Huai was very surprised, so he asked him who he recommended. Gao Lingjun said: "Song Yi of your country is a rare general, does the king know him?" King Huai asked: "Song Aiqing is an old minister of Chu State, why did Mr. recommend him?" Gao Lingjun told King Chu Huai about Song Yi's prediction that Wu Xinjun would fail. King Huai was very surprised, and said: "The thing has not happened yet, but the result is already known, this is indeed a wise man!" Just ask Song Yi what he thinks of Wu Xinjun. Song Yidao: "The minister has long known that there is such an ending, but Wu Xinjun is stubborn and does not listen to advice, so he suffered this fiasco." King Huai told him about saving Zhao again. Song Yidao: "The king should choose a good general, alternate military attacks and Huairou pacification, advance and retreat according to needs, and then widely preach the benevolence and righteousness of the Chu State, so that he will definitely be able to attack Guanzhong." Gao Lingjun said: "Wu Xinjun has always been arrogant and unscrupulous, and he does not accept loyalty, and failure is expected. A person like this, who has already predicted success or failure before the two sides are at war, can be said to be a person who really knows how to use soldiers! If the king can worship Song Yi as a general and go north to save Zhao, the Qi country will definitely send troops to help again! After listening to Gao Lingjun's words, King Huai asked Song Yi about some diplomatic matters, and Song Yi was able to answer them fluently. King Huai was very happy when he saw that Song Yi was full of wealth, so he said: "The widow is ready to worship you to save Zhao from the north, I don't know what you think?" Song Yi was naturally overjoyed, and said at the moment: "Contributing to the king and serving the country is to break your bones, and you will not give up!" King Huai was overjoyed.

The next day, King Huai told several old ministers about worshipping Song Yi as a general, and everyone really agreed with King Huai's decision. Only Fan Zeng hesitated: "King, today send Liu Bang to the west, Song Yi to the north, I'm afraid that Xiang Yu will not accept it?" King Huai said: "Now it's up to you, the old general!" When the widow heard that Wu Xinjun was dying, he had the intention to let Xiang Yu worship you as his father. Xiang Yu was young and vigorous, coupled with his strong temperament, and the widow was also worried that he would kill too heavily if he served as the main general, so he only let him serve as a deputy general, just to show his strengths on the battlefield. Fan Zeng said: "The king's consideration is indeed very reasonable, and the old minister obeys the king's orders." ”

King Huai had made up his mind, so he summoned his ministers to the palace, and then solemnly announced: "Now that King Zhao is besieged by Wang Li in Julu, the situation is urgent, and urgent documents have been delivered one after another, and the widow wants to send two armies to crusade against Qin, which of you is willing to lead the army to the battle?" As soon as the words fell, I saw Xiang Yu stand up and reply proudly: "The minister is willing to lead his troops to the west and enter the pass to destroy Qin!" The sound was like a bell, only to bluff the people to fidget. King Huai looked around at the ministers and set his eyes on Song Yi. Song Yi sensed the meaning of King Huai, so he stood up firmly and forcefully and said: "The minister is also willing to lead troops into the customs." King Huai glanced at Liu Bang again, and Liu Bang stood up and said, "The minister is also willing to lead troops into the customs." Immediately afterwards, Fan Zeng, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Zhaoping, Yingbu, Zhong Liwu and other generals stood up together and expressed their determination to destroy Qin to King Huai. King Huai was very happy, so he said: "Now the widow worships Song Yi as the general, Chang'an Hou Xiang Yu as the deputy general, Fan Zeng as the last general and military advisor, Xiang Bo as Zuo Yin, all the soldiers who originally followed Wu Xinjun on the expedition and the newly recruited soldiers and horses, a total of 200,000 righteous soldiers, will be led by Song Yi and go north to rescue Zhao." ”

As soon as King Huai's words were finished, there was an uproar below, and the soldiers said: "Song Yi! How could it be him? He used to be just a staff member under Wu Xinjun's account, a civilian officer, how could he be a general? Everyone talked for a while, Xiang Yu was also shocked, he originally thought that the general was either him or the righteous brother Liu Peigong, but he never expected that King Huai would let Song Yi serve as the general, but he quickly regained his calm, because the deputy general is second only to the general, and he is also the main general, so he stood up with the generals and accepted the order.

King Huai commanded loudly again: "Another road of soldiers and horses will enter the pass west." This road is full of passes, the Qin army is fortified everywhere, and Liu Bang, Marquis of Wu'an, will serve as the main general, Cao Shen will serve as the deputy general, and Xiao He will be the military division, leading the troops and horses of the headquarters to enter the customs westward. If the two routes go well, I hope you will work hard to capture Emperor Qin. Liu Bang's heart was also shocked, he was shocked not that he was selected as the commander of the Western Route Army, but that King Huai did not allocate any more people to him, but just asked him to lead the original team to the west, and his original team, counting all the newly recruited sergeants in Feng and Pei, was more than 20,000 people, but King Huai handed over the command of the 200,000 Chu army to Song Yi. A little-known literati who is more than half a hundred years old, and Song Yi was only a staff member under Wu Xinjun before, how could such a person be a general? It's incredible! Pei Gong also pondered incomprehensibly. In the end, King Huai said: "Pengcheng is the capital of the Chu State, and it needs a capable general to guard it. General Lu Chen was loyal and brave, and he no longer participated in the Northern Expedition to save Zhao, but stayed to take charge of the soldiers and horses of Pengcheng and defend the Beijing Division. Lu Chen heard King Huai's order and also came out to accept the order.

King Chu Huai's choice of generals to send troops was deliberate, and he made a psychological balance between Xiang Yu, Lu Chen, and Liu Bang. Because they are all subordinates of Wu Xinjun, they all have great achievements in fighting against the Qin army. Although Xiang Yu is not the commander, he must be very satisfied as the deputy commander of the 200,000 army. Although Liu Bang is the coach, he does not have many soldiers. Lu Chen is the son of Lu Qing, and letting him be in charge of the soldiers and horses in the rear of the Chu State also shows that he has a lot of trust in him. King Chu Huai used people like this, and he had a great political vision, which also showed that he had an extraordinary ability to control his subordinates. King Huai then gave the general's seal to Song Yi, and the general's seal to Liu Bang and Lu Chen. The three of them accepted the order together. It was also scheduled to be officially set out on the first day of the leap month of King Huai, and everything was arranged.

On the day of the division, King Huai ordered the generals to swear to the battle. The ministers surrounded King Huai to the center of the school field, and King Huai loudly announced to the generals: "Qin II treated the people cruelly, and the people in the four seas are all resentful. In the past, Wu Xinjun led his troops to go on the expedition, and the places he passed through were invincible and invincible, but unfortunately General Xiang suffered an accident halfway, resulting in a major setback to the great cause of opposing Qin. However, today, the State of Chu divided its troops into two ways to crusade against the State of Qin again, vowing to carry out the uprising to the end! I hope that the soldiers will work hard, move forward bravely, and eradicate the X government! King Huai said to Xiang Yu again: "Aiqing is young, I'm afraid there is something wrong with thinking about things, so the widow thinks twice, or let Song Yi, who is old and serious, serve as a general, and Qing assists him." The generals of the Qin State are all your enemies and enemies of the widow, so it is not only the wish of the widow but also your wish to let you go north to save Zhao and subdue Zhang Han and Wang Li. I hope that Xiang Qing will not care about the deputy position, obey the command of General Song, charge into battle, and make contributions to the country! Xiang Yu also said: "Please rest assured, the minister must kill Zhang Han and Wang Li to repay the hatred of the Chu State." The minister only wants to kill on the battlefield, and there is nothing else to ask for. King Huai said to Liu Bang again: "The main forces of Qin are in the north, so the widow let General Song take command and lead the army to rescue Zhao." I hope Liu Aiqing doesn't blame the widow for not allocating troops and horses to you. Pei Gong said: "The king is very wise in arranging this, how can the minister not understand your good intentions?" On the way to the west, although there are many obstacles, the ministers have no hesitation and will never fail to live up to the king's trust! ”

Seeing that the generals had obeyed his arrangement, King Huai announced arrogantly: "All the soldiers and soldiers, listen to the words of the widow: today is the second large-scale attack of the Chu State after Zhou Wen and Wu Xinjun, and I hope that all the soldiers will work hard to make meritorious contributions and succeed immediately!" When all the soldiers heard King Huai's words, they were all infected, and they shouted in unison: "Long live King Chu!" Banzai! Hooray! The roar of the 200,000 righteous men was so small that the earth trembled. King Huai also announced: "Now the widow has made a promise to the soldiers: 'The one who enters the customs first will be the king of the pass.'" 'Please remember, work hard, and wait for good news!' When the soldiers heard that whoever entered the customs first would be the king of Guanzhong, they were even more excited, and they shouted in unison: "Destroy Qin!" Destroy Qin! ......" Immediately after that, King Huai picked up a glass of wine and saluted the soldiers: "This cup of wine wishes everyone a victorious and triumphant return!" The generals raised their glasses and drank them all.

Suddenly, a person walked in front of King Huai and said loudly: "The eldest husband should gallop across the field, how can he often deal with pen and ink?" Please allow the king to follow General Liu on the expedition, I will definitely serve the king on the battlefield!" When King Huai saw that it was the scribe Lu Jia, he said happily: "The scholar is in the army, and his spirit is commendable, and the widow agrees to you." "Let Lu Jia report to Liu Bang's army.

In order to show his prestige and honor, Song Yi wrote the words 'Qingzi Champion' on the handsome flag, which was just a special title, and then bid farewell to King Huai and went north. From then on, Song Yi was full of ambition with heavy troops in his hands, so he sent an order to the army: 'Soldiers have three meals a day, and one meal cannot be missing; The sergeants are encamped, they must not panic, and all dispatches must be carried out strictly in accordance with military orders! ’