When the news of Wang Li's death reached Xianyang, Zhao Gao was very panicked and hurriedly gathered his clansmen to discuss. His brother Zhao Gui asked: "Prime Minister, where was Zhang Han when Chu General Xiang Yu and Wang Li were fighting in Julu?" Zhao Gao said: "He is in the camp of Thorn Plain. Zhao Gui asked, "How far is Thorn Plains from the giant deer?" Zhao Gao said: "It's probably less than ten miles away." Zhao Gui said strangely: "At such a close distance, why didn't Zhang Han rescue?" Zhao Gao said: "I heard that it was his poor cooperation that caused the fiasco of the Great Wall Army." Zhao Pan jumped up and said: "Hey, Prime Minister, Zhang Han is dedicated to exterminating the Shandong rebels, and if he doesn't cooperate effectively, he should be removed from his post and investigated." The others echoed in unison: "Yes, yes, yes, he should be removed from his post and investigated." Zhao Gui thought about it: "No." Now that Wang Li is dead, if Zhang Han is removed from his post and investigated, then who else will lead the army to fight the rebels? Zhao Gao also said: "Yes, right now, Chu is very arrogant, and that shepherd boy Chu Huai King also sent another rebel Liu Bang to prepare to enter Guanzhong west." Zhao Gui asked contemptuously: "What is Liu Bang?" Zhao Gao said: "He was a pavilion chief in the Surabaya Pavilion in Pei County, and he also gathered a group of robbers to rebel earlier, and was later worshiped as a general by the shepherd boy King Chu Huai. Zhao Pan sneered: "A little pavilion chief also wants to enter the customs, this is simply breaking ground on Tai Sui's head, he Liu Bang is really bold!" Zhao Gui continued: "Now you should order Zhang Han to fight Xiang Yu immediately, and then go south to encircle and annihilate Liu Bang as soon as possible, otherwise Sanchuan will fall, and Hangu Pass will be dangerous again!" Zhao Gao thought about it and felt that what Zhao Gui said made sense, so he immediately sent an envoy to Hebei to convey the battle order to Zhang Han.

When the envoy came to the camp in Jianyuan, Hebei, he pretended to pass on the edict of the second: "Zhang Han led an army of 200,000, but watched Wang Li's Great Wall army annihilated, what is the reason? Is this sorry for the first emperor and sorry for me? I now order the general to immediately leave the army and launch an attack on the rebels, to defeat them resolutely and completely, and then go south to encircle and suppress Liu Bang. Otherwise, Sanchuan fell, and Guanzhong shook again. After Zhang Han received the edict, he hesitated in his heart: "Lord Angel, our army has just lost General Wang Li, and its morale is very low, and the rebels are in full swing, so we should avoid its edge at this time?" The messenger said, "Does the general want to disobey the edict?" Zhang Han was shocked and said: "The minister doesn't dare!" And he immediately ordered the troops to be assembled. However, because the soldiers of the Qin army had just lost Wang Li, their morale was indeed not high. But when they heard that the envoys of the imperial court wanted them to fight as soon as possible, the soldiers had to cheer up. Zhang Han immediately issued a war letter to Xiang Yu, agreeing to fight tomorrow, and then review the army. The envoy watched Zhang Han's preparations throughout the whole process, and his heart was satisfied.

After Xiang Yu received Zhang Hanzhan's letter, he discussed with Fan Zeng. Suddenly, a sergeant walked in and reported that the generals of Yan and Qi were going to meet Lu Gong. It turned out that Xiang Yu saw that the coalition forces were as timid as mice, so he had not officially met them yet. Zhong Liwu said angrily: "They are all here to rescue the giant deer, but they are all shrinking their hands, isn't this the mission of the monarch?" Tomorrow they should be allowed to fight with the Qin army, otherwise what's the point of carrying the reputation of saving Zhao? Xiang Yu listened to Zhong Li's words, and officially ordered: "Okay, General Zhong Li is reasonable, tomorrow I will ask the coalition forces to start a war with the Qin army first, and see if they dare to fight?" Then the sergeant turned and walked out. He stood at the gate of the camp and said loudly: "The general has an order, you will start a war with the Qin army tomorrow!" If you don't dare to fight, please return to China! When the generals of the coalition heard this, they were both frightened and ashamed, and they all looked at each other.

The next day, the entire Qin army was dispatched again under the leadership of Zhang Han, and they launched a new round of attack on Julu, and the Qin army's queue was still in the order of the previous days. At this time, the armies of Yan, Qi, Han, and Wei had also set up their positions, and they were ready to fight. Xiang Yu gathered at the head of the city with King Zhao and others, and they watched the battle while drinking.

The old general Fan Zeng was a very serious and responsible person, and when he saw the arrival of the Qin army, he carefully watched the formation. He found that although the Qin army was in a neat queue, it had no morale, so he said happily: "The wounded tiger is no longer majestic!" When Xiang Yu heard this, he asked, "Why did Father say this?" Fan Zeng said: "Zhang Han has been defeated by our army several times, although he took the initiative to come this time, there may be other reasons?" Xiang Yu asked what the reason was. Fan Zeng said: "The Qin State has Zhao Gao in power, and now that Wang Li's army has just been defeated, the generals must not have the determination to fight." But Zhang Han came to avenge the Great Wall Army so quickly, someone must have forced him to do so. Yingbu said quickly: "I think Zhang Han must have heard that it was not the Chu army in front of the battle, so he dared to come." Xiang Yu and King Zhao drank calmly and didn't care about the war. However, Fan Zeng, who was old and serious, had already secretly prepared all the Chu troops, and also let Xiang Yu's sworn brother Changlong and like this, also prepare in advance. Because this battle is likely to be the final showdown between Qin and Chu, if the Chu army can win, the war in Hebei will basically be over.

Although King Zhao and Zhang Er felt that they had the support of the Chu army, they were still uneasy in their hearts. Because they have long been frightened by the Qin army, as the saying goes, 'once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope'. King Zhao persuaded Xiang Yu anxiously on the side: "The Qin army is strong and strong, and the formation is neat. Lu Gong, would you better drink a few fewer glasses? When this battle is over, Lone must please have enough drinks? Xiang Yu listened to King Zhao's words and laughed: "The Qin army is a ripe rice, if others can't harvest it cleanly, I'll go again." Now take advantage of the interest to drink two glasses, if Zhang Han is defeated today, I will go west to Xianyang, how can I have the kung fu to drink with the king again? As he spoke, he drank bitterly.

Zhang Han came to Julu to stabilize his position, and when he saw the armies of Yan and Qi lined up in front, he asked who would challenge. I saw my younger brother Zhang Ping be the first to stand up and say, "General, I'll go." Seeing that it was his younger brother, Zhang Han said with affection: "You go to challenge, if Xiang Yu fights, you must not fall in love with the war." And he ordered the sergeant to beat the drums. Zhang Ping rode a white horse, his whole body was draped, he held a large shield in his left hand, and a halberd in his right hand, and rushed straight out of the position. Zhang Han saw his younger brother galloping fearlessly towards the vast battlefield, and sweated for him in his heart. Zhang Ping came to the center of the position of the two armies and restrained the horse, and then shouted: "Who will be the first to send the anti-country traitor to death?" Qi General Tian Du wanted to make a head, so he said to his own position: "Who will fight?" Deputy General Zhou Xin agreed and galloped out. The two horses intersected, and Zhang Ping beheaded Zhou Xin under the horse in just one round. The princes' army was shocked. Unexpectedly, Zhou Xin's war horse was untrained, coupled with fright, and he hadn't yet reached the position, but a horse stumbled and fell. Seeing this, Qin Jun burst into laughter.

Suddenly, Yan General Zang Tu shouted: "Where is Zhang Long, the famous general of Yan State?" When Zhang Long heard the call, he drove the chariot out in response, and he wanted to use the chariot to knock Zhang Ping and his horse over, so he galloped on his horse. However, when his chariot had not yet galloped to Zhang Ping's side, Zhang Ping sent out the halberd in his hand from afar, and pierced into his body ruthlessly and accurately. Zhang Ping galloped forward again, raised his shield, knocked out the driver who was driving for Zhang Long with his backhand, and pulled out the halberd from behind Zhang Long, and blood splattered. The chariot also lost its direction, like a headless fly crashing around. When Qin Jun saw it, he simply smiled and bent over. Zhang Han saw that his younger brother was very brave, so he praised it: "My brother is really a tiger general!" At this time, the drums of the Qin army became more violent. The false king of Wei, the general Wei Bao, saw that the generals of Qi and Yan were defeated by Zhang Ping, so he shouted: "Zhang Ping, don't be strong, Wei Bao will take your head!" So he rode out of position. The Wei army hurriedly beat drums and cheered. The two horses intersected, their weapons were raised, and the two fought seriously for thirty rounds.

Xiang Yu heard the report and said, "Wei Bao can fight Zhang Ping for thirty rounds, it's okay!" Once again, the two sides beat the drums of war. But when the two fought for more than 20 rounds, Wei Bao was out of breath and couldn't resist. I had to make a false move, turned around and ran back to the position. Seeing that Wei Bao was defeated, Zhang Ping hurriedly raised his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at Wei Bao, right in the back. Wei Bao almost fell off his horse, but thanks to the thick armor, he didn't hurt the vital point. Seeing this, Zhang Ping couldn't stop laughing, and then continued to challenge. However, at this time, there was silence in the coalition positions. After a while, Zhang Han saw that there was no one in the coalition army to fight, so he prepared to withdraw his troops. Suddenly, another person shouted: "Zhang Ping, don't go!" Yan will Zang Di come also! It turned out to be Zang Di, the general of Yan Kingdom, who thought about it for a long time, and felt that he couldn't get over it in the face of everyone if he didn't fight, so he killed it hard. When the coalition forces saw Zang Tu fighting, they beat drums and cheered together.

I saw that Zang Di's outfit was very luxurious, he had a silver helmet and silver armor, a brocade robe and a jade belt, picked up a long wide-faced steel knife with both hands, rode a yellow horse, and galloped from the formation to the battlefield. When he saw Zhang Ping, he didn't answer, and slashed with a knife. The two fought for forty rounds, and Zang Di was defeated and fled. Xiang Yu heard the report and nodded: "If you can fight with Zhang Ping for forty rounds, you can be regarded as a warrior!" Zhang Han couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that his younger brother had defeated many enemy generals, so he commanded the army to drive towards the position of the coalition army. They marched in order, the chariots opened the way in front, the wheels rumbled, the men and horses marched in unison, and the soldiers shouted: "Victory!" Win! ...... "This is clearly to give yourself courage, it is really a car and a horse, and a man is struggling to die." When the allied soldiers saw the Qin army approaching step by step, they were all shocked and slowly retreated.

When King Zhao and Zhang Er saw the Qin army approaching step by step, they were so frightened that their faces were like dirt, and the two of them walked up to Xiang Yu together, knelt down with a plop, and then said tremblingly: "Duke Lu, the Qin army is coming, and it is almost to the Chu camp, what do you think?" Xiang Yu said: "I take the head of the general in the Ten Thousand Horse Army, just like picking up something!" Just Zhangping, what are you afraid of! So he took a jar of wine, drank it with a grunt, then threw down the jar, got up and bowed to Fan Zeng and Xiang Bo, and went straight down to the city. When Xiang Yu came to the city gate, a sergeant had already prepared his Canglong Swallowing Moon Halberd and the Black Horse. Xiang Yu poked the halberd on the horse and shouted: "Open the city gate!" And he rushed out of the gate. Zhong Liwu and Ji Bu followed, and their mission was to protect the general. Xiang Yu beat his horse through the Chu camp, and when he saw that the coalition forces were still retreating, he shouted: "Get out of the way!" "It sounded like thunder. The coalition soldiers hurriedly flashed a path. The black sand was gone, only to hear the sound of the ground coming from the ground, followed by the dust that was raised in the sky. By the time the dust cleared, the black horse had already returned to its position. When everyone looked carefully, Xiang Yu had already captured Zhang Ping alive and threw him on the ground, and then shouted: "Tie up, wait for me to catch Zhang Han and cook it together!" The coalition soldiers were shocked and knelt down towards Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu returned to the battlefield again, and when he looked closely, the Qin army was already so frightened that he couldn't stop. Xiang Yu glared ahead, waved his halberd, and then hit the horse forward. The coalition forces were now advancing behind him. When the Qin army on the opposite side saw Xiang Yu, they retreated backwards, and there was a big reversal on the entire battlefield. Xiang Yu advanced fifty or sixty steps, and the Qin army also retreated fifty or sixty steps. Xiang Yu suddenly pointed at Zhang Han with a whip and shouted: "Zhang Han old thief, kill my uncle, come and pay for your life!" And he led all the sergeants in the charge. When Zhang Han saw that his younger brother was captured alive by Xiang Yu, he knew that he was going to be unlucky today, and now that Xiang Yu was killing again, he was so shocked that he hurriedly shouted left and right to intercept Xiang Yu. Fan Zeng saw Xiang Yu taking the lead in the charge at this time, so he decisively ordered the entire Chu army: "Soldiers! Defeat Zhang Han today, attack quickly! When all the Chu troops heard Fan Zeng's order, they roared and launched a charge against the Qin army, all of them were a hundred times more courageous, the sound shook the sky, and the momentum could overwhelm everything. Many of the Chu troops were like flying men, they crossed the positions of the coalition forces and rushed straight to the front.

On the vast battlefield dozens of miles south of the city, there was a sea of people at this time, and the coalition army had the courage of Xiang Yu and the Chu army, and they rushed towards the position of the Qin army like a wave. The Chu army is even more extraordinary, as soon as they come into contact with the enemy, they use methods such as stabbing, stabbing, chopping, chopping, splitting, hooking, and picking to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and each soldier also issued an earth-shattering cry in his throat, and they can all be ten with one and ten as hundred. Xiang Yu was the first to rush into the Qin army's position, he brandished his weapon to split the way forward, and swept all the people, horses, and vehicles over and picked them apart. For a time, the entire battlefield was full of halberds, flags covered the sun, and the sound of killing shook the ground, and flesh and blood were flying everywhere, and people were turning on their backs. The two sides of this battle invested as many as 600,000 troops, which was also the largest battle in the Battle of Julu. The tragic scenes on the battlefield are evidenced by Qu Yuan's poem "National Martyrdom":

Wu Gexi was rhinoceros armor, and the car was wrong and short-handed.

The sun covers the enemy like a cloud, and the arrows and fallen soldiers compete for the first.

Ling Yu staggered for the rest of the line, his left side was injured and his right blade was injured,

The haze is two rounds and four horses, and the jade is beaten to beat the drum.

When the sky falls, the spirit is angry, and the wilderness is abandoned.

Can't get in and out, and the plains are far away.

With a long sword, he carried the Qin bow, and his head was not punished.

Cheng is both brave and martial, and he is strong and invincible.

The body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is resolute.

Just when the battle was raging, suddenly a team of men and horses appeared from the rear of the Qin army, and it was the intervention of this team that changed the entire battle situation between the two sides. It turned out that this army was the three hundred warriors led by Long Ji and all the Zhao troops led by Zhao general Chen Yu, and they went to the designated position to prepare in advance according to Fan Zeng's plan. When Xiang Yu attacked from the front, the two of them went around to the enemy's rear and attacked again. Someone rushed to report the situation to Zhang Han. Zhang Han heard that there was also an enemy in the rear, so he led a team of cavalry to meet the battle. As soon as he came to the rear of the position, he saw a tall general, with a golden helmet and golden armor, a yellow face and purple beard, a foot long, and a broadsword in his hand, who had already killed the position. Zhang Han immediately shouted: "The thief general in front, which country's soldiers and horses are they?" How dare you sneak up on my rear? Long He said loudly: "Sima of Qi State, Long He is here, where is Zhang Han fleeing?" Zhang Han was shocked, so he thought: "You must kill this thief general, otherwise the Qin army will be attacked from front to back." "Straight up to the fight. The dragon here was also about to fight with Zhang Han, but now he saw that he had sent it to the door, so he immediately stepped forward to fight with him. Chen Yu and other Qin generals were also killed.

Xiang Yu was invincible, he killed Zhang Han's Chinese army camp, but when he didn't see Zhang Han, he rushed to the left camp to kill. At this time, I happened to meet Huan Chu and Yu Ying, who were killed from the right camp, and asked Zhang Han where he was. Both said they had never met. The three of them joined forces and slaughtered the rear camp. At this time, Ji Bu and Zhong Liwu also came to Xiang Yu, and they rushed into the rear camp of the Qin army together. At this time, Zhang Han was still fighting with Long Ji, and suddenly heard that Xiang Yu was coming, so he fought hard to kill Long Ji and rushed forward. At this time, news had already come from every part of the battlefield that the Qin army could not resist, and some of the battle formations had retreated. Suddenly, someone shouted: "Capture Zhang Han alive!" Don't let Zhang Han run away! When Zhang Han heard this voice, he suspected that Xiang Yu had already targeted him, so he decisively ordered the whole army to retreat south. Unexpectedly, under this order, the 200,000 Qin army retreated to the southwest like a tide, and it was really defeated. Xiang Yu saw that the Qin army was beginning to retreat, so he led a large army to cover up and pursue. They chased for twenty or thirty miles, and suddenly a Chu general caught up and said to Xiang Yu: "General, my father has an order, saying that the poor Kou Mo chases." Now that Zhang Han has been defeated, there is the Zhanghe River in front of him, and if the Qin army fights to the death, it will be too dangerous. If you let them cross the river, you can attack them halfway! "Xiang Yu suddenly thought of the words 'put to death and then live', so he decisively ordered to stop the pursuit. At this time, all the officers and men of the Chu army and the coalition army stopped pursuing. By the time the army withdrew, the Qin army had discarded countless spoils along the way, all of which were obtained by everyone.

Zhang Han led the Qin army to run wildly to the south, until he came to the Zhangshui River, looking up to the sky and shouting: "There is a big river in front, and there are chasing soldiers behind!" Does God want me to die here? After Zhang Han finished speaking, he asked a deputy general to quickly give him a knife, so as not to be caught by Xiang Yu with a thousand knives. When the lieutenant saw the commander like this, he shouted angrily: "Stop! Cease! Cease! Since we only have a dead end, let's fight with Xiang Yu! At this time, all the generals said in unison: "Yes, yes, yes!" Rather than let them be killed, they should die with them! Van Zheng is now a dead end! "Everyone has set up a position, just wait for Xiang Yu to dare to arrive, and they will die with the Chu army. But everyone waited for a long time, but they didn't see the Chu army chasing after them. At this time, the last sergeant who escaped reported that "the Chu army only pursued for thirty miles before withdrawing." When General Qin heard that Xiang Yu didn't chase after him, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "God has given him a way to live!" ”。 They camped on the shore. After the camp was erected, Zhang Han asked him to count the number of people, only to find that he had lost 30,000 or 40,000 people, and he was at a loss from then on.

Xiang Yu returned victorious, and Fan Zeng welcomed everyone into the city. When everyone came to the mansion, Xiang Yu said to Fan Zeng: "If you continue to chase and kill Zhang Han, I will definitely capture him alive, and it's a pity to let him go now." Fan Zeng said: "I watched the dry elephant at night, and saw that Zhang Han's general star was still very bright, which means that he can't die, so please don't chase after the virtuous nephew, otherwise they will fight to the death." The father asked Chen Ping to count the captured booty, including food, equipment, vehicles, horses, bows, shields, flags, armor, swords, spears, etc., and the coalition generals were all happy. Suddenly, a sergeant came in to report that the generals of various countries had come to ask the general for instructions on the combat mission with condolences and were waiting outside the camp gate to receive them. Xiang Yu rebuked the guards and said, "No! ”

Fan Zeng hurriedly said: "Virtuous nephew, have you heard the story of the Eight Hundred Princes Meeting Mengjin?" Xiang Yu replied: "Wu Xinjun once told this story, but I don't remember it very well. Fan Zeng said: "When King Zhou was king, Jiang Ziya first issued a national mobilization order for King Wu of Zhou. He called on the princes of the world to assemble in Mengjin, and the princes of 800 towns were present. The king of Wu swore an oath with them, and made an appointment to raise an army to fight against them. Later, in the first battle of Makino, King Wu's army defeated the army of Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty. and Guan Zhong helped Duke Huan of Qi meet the princes nine times, so that he corrected the ruling order of the Zhou Dynasty and became the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Now that the generals of all countries have come to you to ask for instructions and bring condolences, this is a good opportunity for you to achieve the great cause of the king, how can you not meet them? Xiang Yu respectfully asked: "How do you say this?" Yafu said: "Now the armies of Yan, Qi, Wei, Han, and Zhao combined, there are also 200,000 people, and they do not go back now to give orders to their king, because they fear you!" So you should summon them immediately and accept the gifts. If everyone listens to you, won't you become a general of the princes of the world? If you lead an army of 400,000 against Zhang Han, what will happen to him? Xiang Yu suddenly woke up as if he had been empowered: "What does Father mean that I will command the soldiers and horses of the Six Kingdoms? Fan Zeng said: "Yes, when you defeat Zhang Han, you can lead the world's soldiers and horses into the customs, and the great cause of destroying the tyrannical Qin will be within reach!" Xiang Yu was very happy when he heard Fan Zeng's words, and praised him: "Yafu is my Jiang Ziya, Guan Yiwu!" Now that you are planning for me, why worry about the immortality of the Qin State? He immediately ordered all military camps to be on strict alert, and then ordered the tiger guards to stand guard in line, and let each battalion blow the horn to show the prestige of the Chu army. Then summon the generals of the various countries. Fan Zeng asked Chen Ping to come out and say to the generals of various countries: "When you fought with Wang Li, the general resented that you did not participate in the war, and now you are still angry, when you enter the meeting, you should be careful!" When the generals of the various countries heard this, they looked at each other in fright.

Next, the generals of the coalition army came to the front of the military camp of the Chu army, and they saw a person sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army from a distance, his momentum was like a rainbow, his eyes were like torches, and the generals and tiger guards on both sides were also like heavenly soldiers and god generals. Suddenly a thrilling horn sounded at the camp gate. After a while, I saw Han Xin, who was standing guard, come out first and said, "The general has an order, please come in and see you!" There were about twenty or thirty people who came into the meeting, and they entered the Chu army's barracks together, and they didn't dare to look left and right, so they followed Han Xin into Xiang Yu's Chinese army tent, and then lowered their heads and moved to Xiang Yu's front with their knees, and saluted in unison: "See Lu Gong!" Then he gave his name and his name, and knelt there without moving.

Xiang Yu was almost laughed at by their respectful appearance, so he said: "Although I defeated the Great Wall Army, I haven't captured Zhang Han yet, are you willing to fight with me?" The generals replied tremblingly: "I am willing to obey the dispatch of Lu Gong!" Xiang Yu asked, "Why don't you dare to fight with the Great Wall Army?" Wei Bao replied with courage: "I heard that he is very brave, and the Huns are terrified, so we dare not fight!" Xiang Yu laughed and said: "Your soldiers and horses add up to 200,000, even if each person sprinkles a soak of urine, he can drown hundreds of Qin troops?" The generals were sweating profusely and did not dare to speak. Xiang Yu said deliberately: "I originally wanted to push you out and behead you!" But I read that you all came here for righteousness, and you contributed condolences to the Chu army, so you were exempted from the death penalty, right? But you must make meritorious contributions in the future, and when you catch Zhang Han, we will enter the customs together, how about it? The generals replied in unison: "Lu Gong's divine power is rare in ancient and modern times!" We are willing to make meritorious deeds and obey your command! Xiang Yu said gently: "Since this is the case, I am a little happier." Now go back and put your horses in order, and then listen to my commands; If you catch Zhang Han, I'll invite you to drink! The generals said yes again and again, and then walked on their knees and exited Xiang Yu's Chinese army tent.

After Xiang Yu met with the generals of the princes, he naturally became the general of the coalition army, and since then he has commanded the soldiers and horses of the six countries, shocked China, and laid the hegemony of his life. There is a poem in the past:

King Xiang brought a halberd to save Zhao, and the thunder and lightning swept the sky.

The minister avenges the king, the son repays the father, and kills all the Qin soldiers like mowing grass.

The battle was full of vigor and roaring, and the princes were terrified on the wall.

Why should King Xiang be the Son of Heaven, only this quick battle has not been fought for eternity.