When Pei Gong heard the news of Julu, he was also shocked: the two main forces of the Qin State were defeated by the Chu army, and the two generals who led the two Qin armies were also famous figures in the Qin State, one of them was Wang Li, the grandson of Wang Qian, and the other was Zhang Han, who pacified the Zhang Chu State. Especially Wang Li, since he served as the commander of the Great Wall Army, he has fought countless big battles with the Huns, which is really threatening the Huns, so that the children of the Huns cry in the middle of the night, as long as Wang Li's name is said, they will stop crying in fright. And people also know that the combat effectiveness of the Great Wall Army is very strong, and they are the tiger and wolf division that used to gallop across and unify the six countries. Later, when they fought with foreigners, they could use one as ten, and ten as a hundred. The generals of the Great Wall Army are all experienced in a hundred battles and are brave and invincible. is such an army, and it was actually defeated by Xiang Yu, and it was even annihilated by the whole army. Speaking of Zhang Han, since Zhou Wen entered the customs, he was ordered to quell the rebellion, and since leaving the customs, he has destroyed Zhang Chu and Wei, and also defeated the 100,000 army of Qi. He was also recommended by Wang Ben, a famous general of the Qin State, and personally appointed by the Second Emperor, and is currently the protector of the Qin State. is such a senior general, but he failed to stabilize the situation in Julu, but let Xiang Yu defeat him.

Xiang Yu's results are so brilliant, it seems that he is right to kill Song Yi and replace himself, and the times are always calling for far-sighted heroes, not fearful ghosts. King Chu Huai should have worshiped Xiang Yu as a general in the first place, that Song Yi was indeed too incompetent, and he also claimed to be a "champion of Qingzi", which was really a big joke. The Chu army is indeed great and magical enough, they are simply the bravest army in the world. The Chu army has achieved such a huge record, in addition to the fact that every soldier can fight well, doesn't it mainly rely on their commander? It is precisely because of the commander-in-chief's good command and the courage and good fighting of the whole army that such great achievements can be achieved! This commander is his sworn brother Xiang Yu, he is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State, he is extremely brave on the battlefield, especially when he charges into battle, the momentum can be said to be invincible in the world. Xiang Yu is such a hero, how great, he is simply the first warrior in the world, the first brave general in ancient and modern times. If he really entered the pass before the princes of all walks of life in the future and fulfilled the covenant of King Huai, who would dare to compete with him for status? When Pei Gong thought of this, he was so nervous that a hot sweat stain appeared on his back, and his heartbeat accelerated, and he naturally didn't dare to continue imagining the future.

In addition to admiring, Pei Gong suddenly remembered the scene of Xiang Yu slaughtering the city after capturing Xiangcheng, which made him feel creepy. Xiang Yu is indeed brave, but he is fierce by nature, every time he attacks a city, he wants to slaughter the city to vent his anger, and kill all the people who have resisted him, whether they are soldiers or ordinary people, which is very unpopular, maybe this is his fatal weakness. It is precisely for this reason that King Chu Huai opposed him as the commander of the Western Route Army, because he was afraid that he would kill indiscriminately after entering the customs and not promote benevolence and righteousness. And I, Liu Bang, came from the bottom and know the suffering of the people, so I must do better than him in this point, so that the people can support me. Pei Gong thought so, and secretly made up his mind in his heart.

Suddenly, a sergeant came in and reported that Yang Xiong and Zhao Ben had fled to Yangwu County. Pei Gong smiled: "No matter where they flee, they must be caught." Then he summoned the generals to discuss. Xiao He said: "Pei Gong don't worry, I judge that Yang Xiong's death must not be far away!" Pei Gong was very puzzled, so he asked, "Why did the second brother say this?" Xiao He said: "Judging from the news obtained from many sources, the second emperor is basically no longer in the dynasty now, and the affairs of the Qin State, no matter how big or small, are decided by Zhao Gao. And the Qin State has always carried out the art of supervision, and if the generals make the slightest mistake, they may be killed. Yang Xiong lost the battle, and now he has returned to Dongjun, how can Zhao Gao let him go? So Yang Xiong's death is not far away! Pei Gong was overjoyed when he heard this, so he called the sergeants and instructed them to continue to inquire about the affairs of the Qin State.

One day, Pei Gong said to Li Shiqi again: "Since I got Mr., I have conquered Chenliu and Kaifeng, and repelled Zhao Ben, and got a lot of grain and grass; and used Guo Meng's strategy to defeat Yang Xiong and win Qu Yu, these are the results of your plan for me, if I can enter Guanzhong, I must first show your merits to King Huai! Li Shiqi smiled and said: "The general has won the award, this is everyone's credit, I just came up with a small plan, so it is worthy of your praise?" Guo Meng was also modest. Seeing the two of them like this, Pei Gong felt that talent was really important, so he said to the left and right: "I entered the army so smoothly today, all because I got the plan of the master, which shows how important talent is!" Attention, if anyone knows where there are sages, they must recommend them to me! ”

Xiao He walked over when he heard Pei Gong say this, and looked at Pei Gong with that loyal and wise eye: "Since Pei Gong cherishes talents so much, I will recommend one to you now!" When Pei Gong saw that Xiao He wanted to recommend someone, he happily asked, "Second brother, is this true?" Xiao He said it was true. Pei Gong asked who he wanted to recommend. Xiao He said: "There is a celebrity not far from here, I think he was still a big celebrity of the first emperor back then, has Pei Gong forgotten him?" Pei Gong couldn't think of it for a while. Xiao He said bluntly: "He is Zhang Cang, the imperial history of the Qin State, Lord Zhang!" When Pei Gong heard that it was Zhang Cang, he said very unhappily: "I don't want to see this person!" Xiao He said: "You just said that as long as there are sages, you have to recommend them, why doesn't it count?" Pei Gong said: "This person is the imperial history of the Qin State, and he is still a little estranged from me, and he is very unhappy to see him." Xiao He said: "This person once managed the books and archives of the Qin State, and he knows the internal documents of the Qin State well. In addition, he is erudite and talented, and he is an honest official, he is a rare talent! He once offended the first emperor because of his direct admonition, so he was demoted to the head of Qian, and now he lives in seclusion in his hometown Yangwu County. Since Pei Gong cherishes talents, why didn't he invite him to the army? Presumably, he must have a great plan to get out of the dust, and he will definitely be able to help you complete the great cause of entering the customs? ”

Li Shiqi also said on the side: "This person is indeed a celebrity!" Pei Gong said: "This person is talented, but he has no one in his eyes, and I was almost hurt by him before." Pei Gong told Li Shiqi about the past. Li Shiqi laughed and said, "I see." But I heard that 'since ancient times, employing people has not avoided revenge', not to mention that he used to abide by the Qin law. If he is a sycophant and a man who tends to be inflammatory, how can he not be afraid to persuade the First Emperor without losing his head? Pei Gong pondered for a while and said with a smile: "Okay, I know that you two are indeed 'Guan Zhong', but I don't know if he is 'Ning Qi'." I'm going to ask you to invite me that Zhang Yushi, who is outspoken and not afraid of losing his head! Xiao He readily agreed.

The next day, Zhang Cang was really invited by Xiao He. Pei Gong summoned Zhang Cang. After meeting, Pei Gong said a lot of nice things and didn't mention the past at all, which made Zhang Cang, who had just arrived, deeply moved. Zhang Cang also truly realized Liu Bang's corporal Lixian: this person is not exactly a reckless hero, but also a big man with the demeanor of an elder. Although he was only a pavilion chief of the Qin State before, this pavilion chief had the intelligence and bearing that ordinary people did not have. Zhang Cang was moved, so he told Pei Gong about the soup and martial arts. Pei Gong listened to Zhang Cang's words, and was really very happy, and felt that it was too late to see each other, so he asked him to continue to explain his views on the situation. Zhang Cang was excited, he had seen that Pei Gong had a vigorous and resolute pragmatic spirit, so he said a golden and jade theory that really made Pei Gong's heart happy and convinced, he said: "Guanzhong is a place with dangerous terrain, there is a majestic mountain in the east and Hangu Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack; There are large mountain ranges in the area of Long and Shu in the west, and in the middle is a large plain with fertile fields and rich products; In the north, there was another large pasture, and the Qin state relied on these favorable conditions to develop, so as to control the princes and conquer the world. At that time, it was generally believed that there were one million troops in Shandong to attack Qin, and Qin could defend it with only 20,000 troops, which was the origin of the so-called 'One Hundred and Two Qin Pass'. However, after King Chen's uprising, he sent Zhou Wen into the pass, and Zhou Wen also quickly entered the pass, and the speed of the march was extremely fast, which shows that although the terrain in the pass is dangerous, it can still be breached. The gatekeeper can rely on the danger of the situation, but what can the defender rely on? If the rulers do not emphasize benevolence and morality, the country will not be able to defend it. Although the Qin State only sent 100,000 craftsmen to expel Zhou Wen's 300,000 righteous army from the customs, this can only show that Zhou Wen's strategy was wrong, and his army was large and scattered, and it was a thousand-mile attack. ”

When Liu Bang heard this, he was in awe of Zhang Cang, and asked again: "What you said is not wrong at all, so in the opinion of Mr., what should I do?" Zhang Cang said: "The general rushed thousands of miles to attack Guanzhong, but without reinforcements, you will repeat the mistakes of Zhou Wen!" When Pei Gong heard this, he actually sighed. Just when Pei Gong was shocked, a person suddenly walked in, and he said loudly: "Mr. is so unreasonable!" If, as you said, my brother would not have been able to enter Guanzhong without the help of others? And that General Xiang is a powerful man, and now he is the general of the coalition army, he must have entered the customs first? "It turned out to be Fan Xu. When Zhang Cang saw him and knew that he was a rough man, he laughed and said, "That's not necessarily!" Fan Xu asked eagerly: "Then please tell me, sir, how can my brother enter the customs in advance?" Zhang Cang said to Fan Xu: "Although Xiang Yu is the general of the coalition army, Zhang Han's 200,000 horses are still intact, so it will take some time for General Xiang to enter the customs." But now, if Pei Gong can get an ally, he will definitely enter Guanzhong before the princes! Pei Gong was shocked and said: "I entered the customs on the orders of King Huai, and my righteous brother Xiang Yu went north to save Zhao, except for the two of me, who else is willing to enter the customs?" Zhang Cang said: "There are a lot of people who hate Qin, how can it be said that no one is willing to enter the customs?" Recently, I heard that Zhang Liang, the warrior who had assassinated the First Emperor in Bolangsha before, was fighting guerrillas in Yingchuan, and he once had no place to defend the county. Zhang Liang began to oppose Qin soon after Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, which shows that he was also a warrior bent on destroying Qin. If the general can get in touch with him, he will have a helper when he enters the customs! ”

Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Cang recommend Zhang Liang to him, and told him about the previous encounter with Mr. Zifang in Liudi. When Zhang Cang heard that they had known each other for a long time, he said very happily: "Zhang Liang is a hero, I heard that he once captured Yangzhai City, and there is a tendency to go north out of Luoyang. But the Qin State arranged heavy troops at Yuyuan Pass, and Yingchuan was the closest to Luoyang. If you get in touch with him, the Chu army will march from Luoyang, and the Korean army will march from Yuyuan. The two military horses respond to each other, and the certainty of entering the customs will be greater. Pei Gong listened to Zhang Cang's suggestion and thought that this plan was very good, so he immediately sent a team of more than 100 people, let Lu Jia, who was eloquent and eloquent, serve as a liaison envoy, and Ren Ao and Lu Juan as escorts, and go to Yingchuan to contact Zhang Liang.

Zhao Ben, the commander of Sanchuan County, and Yang Xiong, the general of Qin, fled back to Yangwu County, and Yang Xiong wanted to reorganize the army to fight again. Zhao Ben said: "Liu Bang is very cunning, he can't fight hard, we should also use our brains?" Yang Xiong asked if there was any good plan. Zhao Ben said: "Now the rebels are in full swing and have reached Sanchuan. General, you might as well pretend not to fight, and retreat to Dongjun, so that Liu Bang can feel that you are deliberately dodging in order to preserve your strength. Yang Xiong said: "And then? Zhao Ben said: "Then, I also pretended not to fight, returned to Luoyang to defend, and led the rebels to the hinterland of Sanchuan, and you led the brigade to attack Liu Bang from behind, so that he fell into a desperate situation, and Liu Bang will definitely be captured." Yang Xiong thought about it, then patted his head and said, "Okay, this method of the county guard is really good!" After the two discussed, Yang Xiong retreated in the direction of the sour jujube, saying that he wanted to return to Dongjun to replenish his troops. Zhao Ben came to Xingyang, and in order to show weakness, he even arrested some people to defend the city, so people hated the Qin people very much.

Pei Gong was very appreciative of Zhang Cang's plan to unite with Korea, so he made him an important strategist, second only to Li Shiqi. A few days later, the army was almost rested and the equipment was ready. Pei Gong inspected the army again, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted. Pei Gong let Cao Shen, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Ji Xin, Guan Ying, Li Shang, Jin Qiang, Jin Shu serve as the main generals, Xue Ou, Wang Su, Chai Wu, Fu Kuan, Kong Ju, Zhou Chang, Zhou Cao, Zhao Ou, Chen Pei and other dozens of generals as deputy generals, Xiahou Ying is the servant, Xiao He, Li Shiqi, Zhang Cang are the strategists, leading everyone Ma Xi to conquer Sanchuan, and the army is directly approaching Xingyang City.

When Pei Gongjun came to Xingyang City, he challenged Zhao Ben. Zhao Ben came to the city, observed the situation, and ordered the county lieutenant Han Meng to fight. Han Meng received the order, dressed neatly, and led a group of men and horses out of the city. When Han Meng came to the front of the formation, he pointed at Pei Gong with his weapon and said, "Liu Bang villager!" Why do you have to make inches? Pei Gongdao: "No way, the strength is here." If you knew the times, you should have surrendered earlier, right? Han Meng shouted: "I am the general of the Qin State, how can I surrender to the thief?" Give your head to it! Pei Gong was furious and ordered Jin Qiang to go out. Jin Qiang got the order, slapped the horse and killed, and fought with Han Meng for thirty rounds, regardless of whether he won or lost. Seeing that the county lieutenant could not win, the Qin army's general Guan Le, immediately came to help in the battle. Jin Qiang's younger brother Jin Shu saw that someone was helping Han Meng to fight his brother, and he immediately came out to fight Guan Le. At this time, the military drums of both sides sounded in unison, and the shouts of killing were endless. Jin She and Guan Le fought for more than a dozen rounds, and a halberd slashed Guan Le under the horse. Pei Gong saw that a member of Qin would be beheaded, and waved the command flag, and the soldiers and horses of Chu soldiers rushed to the city gate like a tide. The county guard saw Guan Le being beheaded, and the Chu army rushed over and hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. Han Meng retreated into the city.

The Qin army saw the Chu army rushing to the edge of the city and pulled up the drawbridge. During the battle, the Chu army captured many soldiers of the Qin state, most of whom were poorly dressed and had sad faces. Pei Gong felt very strange and took them back to the barracks for interrogation. Only then did everyone tell the truth of the matter: it turned out that they were all citizens in the city, and they were forcibly driven to the city by the Qin army to pretend to be the Qin army, and everyone was still whimpering and crying about their misfortunes. When Pei Gong heard what the people said, he felt very indignant, and said meaningfully: "I was ordered by the king to crusade against Wudao, just to save the people, but I didn't expect to kill so many people today, this is my fault!" Xiao He said: "The officials of the Qin State have arrested the people as shields, which is really hurtful, and they should be given food." Pei Gong asked everyone to go to dinner together. When the meal was finished, Pei Gong let them all go. The people were grateful for Pei Gong's kindness, and they all shouted together, "Long live the Chu army!" Then they kowtowed to Pei Gong and fled for their lives.

Pei Gong let the people go and ordered to retreat ten miles. The soldiers asked why they had to retreat. Pei Gong explained: "Zhao Ben drove the people to the front, I really can't bear to hurt it. "And he sent an order to the army: Stop the siege and do not harm the innocent. When the news reached the city, the fathers and elders gathered together to discuss, saying that Pei Gong was a generous and benevolent elder, and now the defenders of the city are our children, and if the Chu army attacks it, everyone will inevitably suffer. Pei Gong would rather postpone his entry than kill his children, he is really a merciful lord. The world has been harmed by the Qin State for too long, why don't you welcome Pei Gong into the city. And when they heard this, they thought it reasonable, and they secretly summoned the children of each house to counsel. Once discussed, the people agreed to give up resistance. So some people secretly went out of the city to deliver letters.

When Pei Gong heard that there was a change in the city, he quickly came to the city. Then the angry people came to the gate of the city, and they opened it again. Zhao Ben heard that something had happened and hurriedly brought his troops over. But it was too late, the Chu army had already entered the city, and the people were still chanting together: "Capture Zhao Ben alive!" ......" Zhao Ben was shocked, so he and Han Meng fled from the West Gate. Pei Gong occupied Xingyang City, an important town in Sanchuan County.