In the Central Plains in June, the weather is very hot, and there is not a trace of cool breeze everywhere. In the barracks of the Chu army, the flags hung everywhere were also lazily unmoving, and in the evening, on the green campsite, the soldiers were lying down to enjoy the shade, and everyone rested while driving away the mosquitoes that harassed them. The next day, when the sun rose, many of the soldiers took refuge in their tents. At noon and in the afternoon, the heat was unbearable, and some soldiers even suffered from heat stroke, and in severe cases, they vomited. At this time, drinking water has become an urgent need for everyone, and some people have nothing even if they don't eat a meal, but if they don't drink water for a while, they will be angry. Under such circumstances, the officers and men of the Chu army held out until early July.

The military camp of the Chu army was camped outside the city of Gongxian County, and there was no major battle with the Qin army during this period of time. However, at this time, the Qin State had received reports from Zhao Ben one after another, saying that Liu Bang's army was entrenched in Sanchuan and refused to evacuate, which naturally caused Zhao Gao to panic again, and he believed that the ultimate goal of the Chu army was to attack Luoyang and Hangu Pass, so he kept transferring troops from Guanzhong. In this way, Xianyang has become an empty city. Under such circumstances, Zhang Liang judged the situation and persuaded Pei Gong to evacuate Gong County. When everyone came to the Wu clan, Zhang Liang asked Pei Gong to leave Cao and Fan to guard the city, Xiao He, Zhang Cang, Jin Qiang, Jin She, Wang Su, Fu Kuan, Zhao Ou, Xue Ou, Chen Bi, Lu Ze, Lu Shizhi, Zhou Chang, Wu Ru and others guarded the Yuanyuan Pass, and also asked them to send troops to disturb the Qin army on the south bank of the Luo River every once in a while, so as to attract the attention of the Qin State. The rest of the men and horses all withdrew to Yingchuan.

Pei Gong and the ovary came to Yangzhai. King Han personally went out of the city to greet him. When they entered the city, they sat down on the temple. King Han asked how the situation was in Luoyang. The ovary reported that the Qin army was large and not easy to attack. King Han asked Pei Gong: "Since Sanchuan is not easy to capture, how can the general enter Guanzhong?" Pei Gong said: "Now that the Qin people have neglected Wuguan, I plan to follow Zhang Situ's advice and find another way to attack Wuguan in the south." King Han said: "You are all leaving, what can the Qin army do if they come to attack Yingchuan again?" Pei Gong said: "The Wu clan is guarded by Cao and Fan Er, and Xiao He guards the Yuyuan Pass, and the Qin army will definitely not enter the pass." If I can capture Wuguan as soon as possible, I will destroy the Qin State, and there will be no point for Zhao Ben to guard Luoyang! Now the army consumes a lot of food every day, so it is better to save the food and attack Qin Pass. King Han was overjoyed and said: "In this way, the widow has nothing to worry about, I don't know when the general will start the army?" Pei Gong said: "I plan to leave tomorrow." The ovary said: "The soldier is tired, the weather is hot, it's not too late to wait for the beginning of autumn to go out again!" Pei Gong said: "Doesn't Mr. often say, 'Soldiers are expensive and fast'?" If it drags on for time, I am afraid that the Qin people will increase their troops to Wuguan. After listening to Pei Gong's words, the ovary said: "Okay, tomorrow I will send the general with the king to the expedition, and I wish you success!" When Pei Gong heard this, he hurriedly asked the child, "Won't Mr. enter the customs with me?" The ovary replied: "I will stay and hold on to Yingchuan, so that the general will have no worries." Pei Gong said: "Sir, thanks to your plan along the way, everything has improved, but conquering Wuguan is not an overnight thing, such a difficult task, if there is no plan from Mr., I really have no bottom in my heart!" King Han said: "If Situ leaves the widow, the widow is like losing his left and right hands. Pei Gong said to King Han: "What the king said is right, but entering the customs to destroy Qin is very important, if I don't have a husband, it will be like losing my left and right hands." The minister dared to ask the king to allow me to temporarily borrow Mr. Zifang, and when I entered the customs and destroyed the Qin State, I would return Mr. to the king, I don't know what the king wants? King Han was puzzled: "It's just that the widow will have to discuss things with him sooner or later." Seeing that King Han refused to let the ovary go, Pei Gong simply knelt on the ground and pleaded sincerely: "My lord, I hope you will have mercy on those people in the pass, they hope that we will be like a farmer looking forward to nectar on a day of great drought!" Now that Mr. Zifang does not go with me, I will become a blind man touching an elephant, and a blind man has crossed the river, and I hope that the king will understand my distress at this moment. "I can't even kneel down for a long time.

Seeing Pei Gong like this, Zifang was greatly moved, so he stepped forward to help Pei Gong and said: "Since General Liu thinks I am very useful, Zhang is willing to do the work of dogs and horses!" When Pei Gong saw that the ovary agreed to his request, he was moved to tears, and bowed deeply to the ovary. This worship actually worshiped the 400-year-old Han foundation, which is called the wind relying on its strength to shake the clouds. For Mr. Zifang, isn't this what he wants? Ten years ago, he assassinated the First Emperor in Bolangsha, and since then he has begun to assassinate Qin and seek Qin, and it should be said that he is the first big hero in Shandong to set off an anti-Qin wave. Now that the time is ripe and the strength is available, this is the perfect time to destroy the Qin State. There is a saying that 'the stones of other mountains can attack jade'. A wise man is one who uses the power of others for his own use. "Borrowing" is a kind of open-mindedness, but also a kind of wisdom, and it is also the highest state that can achieve great things. That is to say, unity is the only way to have strength, and cooperation can be successful. "Borrowing" is to gather the wisdom of many people and unite the forces of many parties to achieve the goal of success. The power of Pei Gong borrowed the strategy of the ovary, and the strategy of the ovary also borrowed the power of Pei Gong. This kind of historical precedent of borrowing the strength of others to achieve great causes was opened by Zhang Liang and Liu Bang, which is also very worthy of reference and learning for future generations who want to do a great cause. There is a poem that sighs:

Since ancient times, heroes have been bold, and Kunpeng has spread its wings in the present day.

If the sail is smooth, you are not afraid of the waves.

At that moment, the ovary said to King Han again: "King, now that the Han Kingdom is basically stable, there is nothing else to do, and what the minister is worried about is that the tyrannical Qin has not been destroyed." Now that the time to enter the customs is very good, if we can destroy the Qin State, why not the wish of all of us? When King Han saw that the ovary said this, he said: "Well, the widow is waiting for good news in Yingchuan, and I hope you will make meritorious deeds as soon as possible and destroy the tyrannical Qin!" Suddenly, one of His Royal Highnesses stepped forward and shouted: "King, I am also willing to contribute my meager strength and follow Situ into the pass to destroy Qin!" When King Han saw it, it turned out to be Gongzi Xin, he was the grandson of the former King Han Xiang, the son of Gongzi lice, born tall and powerful, so he said happily: "If a prince enters the customs, it can also add glory to the widow!" The ovary asked Gongzixin to lead the Han army to obey Pei Gong's command. Pei Gong said to the ovary again: "Sir, do we have no worries now?" The ovary said frankly: "I have one more thing to worry about. Pei Gong asked what was the matter. The ovary said: "Although Yuyuan Pass is very relieved, I am worried that if Zhao Ben comes out of Xingyang to copy the back road of Yingchuan from the north, what can I do?" Pei Gong said happily: "What's so difficult about this? I will let Zhou Bo guard Xinzheng again, and Yingchuan will be foolproof. He summoned Zhou Bo to tell the matter, and said to Li Shiqi: "Mr. is quite resourceful, and this time I will also bother Mr. Lao to guard with me, I will be a hundred relieved." Li Shiqi accepted the task and set off with Zhou Bo. Zhang Liang said to Pei Gong with confidence: "In this way, we will no longer have to worry about going south!" "Pei Gong is overjoyed.

In the early morning of the next day, the Chu-Han coalition army assembled in the southern suburbs of Yangzhai, and suddenly a military scout of the Korean army came to report, saying that Nanyang County guarded Lü Qi to Yangcheng to defend it, and also ordered all localities to strictly guard against it, and if they easily lost the city and land, they would exterminate the whole clan. Pei Gong laughed and said, "This is all to scare Yang Xiong." When the Zifang heard that the Nanyang County Guard personally guarded Yangcheng, he quickly opened the map to observe, and after a while, he said to Pei Gong: "We should send a surprise army." Pei Gong asked, "What is a strange soldier?" The ovary said: "It is when the two sides are facing each other, suddenly there is a surprising army to kill the enemy, and they have the effect of turning the situation." So he pointed to a road on the map and said: "Pei Gong, you see, this road was walked from south to north when King Chuzhuang won the Central Plains in the past. If we send an army to do the opposite, and suddenly reach the north of Wancheng, it will have a surprising victory. He suggested that Pei Gong divide the army into three routes, he said: "The first road is called the Right Route Army, led by General Guan Ying, westward along Yingshui upstream, over Funiu Mountain, and then through the Xichuan River valley to the south, surprise attack on Lixian. Lixian County is north of Wancheng and has a great role in capturing Nanyang, and this road is called 'Strange Soldier'. If General Guan can arrive in advance, Wancheng will naturally be in control. The baby was given the task. Zifang said: "This second road is called the Middle Route Army, led by Pei Gong himself, we take the southwest road and attack the enemy from the front, which is called 'regular soldiers'." Pei Gong said in surprise: "Very good, Mr. knows the way of the world well, it can really be said that he has good intentions to exterminate the tyrannical Qin!" Zifang continued: "This third road is called the Left Route Army, led by General Li Shang, which can directly attack Ye County, and then go south to capture Huyang City in the south of Wancheng, so that our Third Route Army has formed a north-south flank attack on Nanyang, and this road can be called 'deputy soldiers', which means to assist the regular soldiers. Li Shang accepted the task. Pei Gong listened to the strategy of using troops in the ovary, and was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground, so he ordered: "The three armies fire the trumpet cannon, set off immediately, we must take Nanyang steadily!" ”

On the official road leading to Nanyang, Pei Gong's army marched in turn, and there was no crime all the way. Along the way, when the people heard about Pei Gong's benevolence and righteousness, they all greeted him. When I arrived at Lixian County, I suddenly reported to Malay, saying that the county ordered Huan Qi to defend the city and resolutely not let the Chu army pass. Pei Gong drove his troops into a big way, and when he came to the city, he ordered the soldiers to call for battle. After a while, the city gate opened, and I saw the county lieutenant Guo Kai coming out of the city. He was dressed all over his body, about thirty years old, and made a halberd, which was very majestic. Pei Gong ordered Xiahou Ying to fight. Xiahou Ying galloped to the battlefield. The two fought for more than a dozen rounds, and Guo Kai was defeated and fled back to the city. Guo Kai came to the city and said to the county order: "General Chu is strong in martial arts, and he can't win alone!" The county commander summoned everyone and said: "The county guard has an order, if we don't fight to the death, Yang Xiong is an example!" Therefore, the Qin army all held the determination to die in battle, and defended the city together. Pei Gong saw that the Qin army did not come out, so he had to give the order to besiege the city. However, the surrounding area was relatively flat, and there was a moat to block it, so the Chu army could not attack the city, so they used stone carts to attack the city from a distance, and the big stones hit the Qin army's head and bleed, and there was nowhere to hide.

After holding each other for a few days, the county commander Huan Qi became more and more unconfident, so he discussed a method with everyone. County Cheng Wei said: "I heard that Liu Bang slashed the snake uprising, the hero is invincible, and Zhang Liang gave advice for him, this is a strong enemy!" Since Liu Bangxi's offense, Wang Li, Yang Xiong, Qiang Yuan, and Zhao Ben are not opponents, let alone us! The county commander asked what should be done. Wei Shu said: "Liu Bang is the head of the thief, if he can get rid of it, the big thing will be stable." Guo Kai said: "Liu Bang won't go into battle, how can you get rid of him?" Wei Shu thought for a while, and then said, "I have a plan to get rid of Liu Bang!" Huan Qi asked what the plan was. Wei Shu said: "Tonight, I will shoot a letter to them, saying that we are willing to surrender, and specially invite Liu Bang to enter the city to discuss this matter." After Liu Bang entered the city, the adults set up a banquet to entertain them, and we found some singers and dancers to help the fun. I heard that Liu Bang is greedy for wine and lustful, and he will definitely get carried away. When the thief was drunk, the adults took the cup as a sign, and our armor suddenly killed Liu Bang in the middle of the banquet. In this way, the thief army will be leaderless, and if it is not attacked, we Nanyang will have peace of mind. Huan Qi thought for a while, and said happily: "We have no other way but to take this dangerous move, I'm afraid that Liu Bang won't dare to enter the city!" Wei Shu said: "If he does not dare to enter the city, we will find an excuse to humiliate him." The county order was overjoyed, and a fake letter was written at that time.

After dark, Pei Cheng was discussing things with Zifang and others, when someone suddenly came in and said that the enemy had shot a letter from the city, which happened to be shot on the flagpole of the Chinese army. Pei Gong opened the letter and saw that it read:

Huan Qi was entrusted by the county guard, and he should not have two hearts for the country. But judging from the current situation, using the land of Nanyang projectiles to resist your 100,000 army is simply hitting a stone with an egg. The generals of Nanyang, whether they are wise or foolish, know very well what the result will be. But some time ago, Zhao Gao was killed because of General Yang Xiong's ineffective fighting. And even if we fight to the death, we will inevitably be killed in the end. Now ask the general to negotiate in person, we are willing to reach a consensus with the general, and then give up resistance to save the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city. The book is not exhaustive, crying blood and worshipping, please don't doubt it.

Pei Gong gave the letter to the ovary to read, and after reading it, the ovary said: "The reason seems to be sufficient, but it is still difficult to distinguish the truth from the false." "Let's discuss together. Ji Xin said: "Pei Gong, why don't we just plan and go into the city to try?" Xiahou Ying said: "What if the enemy is deceitful? Ji Xin said quite confidently: "If you don't break into the tiger's den in Longtan, how can you get the dragon and the tiger?" Besides, Huan Qi and the others are all rats, so what are you afraid of? If you don't go into the city today, you will be laughed at by them. I look very similar to Pei Gong, and I am willing to disguise myself as Pei Gong to go to the city to negotiate. Even if the enemy has a conspiracy, am I afraid of a small county order? Xiahou Ying was very bold when she heard this, so she said: "Yes, yes, the two of us are willing to go into the city to negotiate, and if the enemy plays any tricks, we will do it." After listening to the words of the two, the ovary looked at Ji Xin as much as Pei Gong, and praised: "This plan is very good!" After the two of you enter the city, if there is an accident, send a signal immediately, and we will attack inside and outside, and the city will be at your fingertips! "Let Pei Gong and Ji Xin change their clothes. Ji Xin put on Pei Gong's clothes, and he really looked like Pei Gong. Everyone praised in unison: "These are twins!" "Pei Gong is overjoyed. Everyone planned well, and they hugged Ji Xin and came to the outside of the camp. Ji Xin came to the city gate and said to Qin Jun: "I, Liu Bang, sincerely discuss things with you, I hope you don't deceive me!" So he walked with Xiahou Ying and a hundred soldiers to the city. The county order really opened the city gate, but he only let Ji Xin, Xiahou Ying and a dozen other soldiers enter the city, and the rest were blocked at the city gate. The ovary already knew that the county order was fraudulent, so he asked Pei Gong to prepare for the siege.

The county commander led Ji Xin and Xiahou Ying to sit down in the lobby of the mansion, and both sides were polite to each other. There was not much time, the wine and meat were also put on the table, and more than a dozen girls danced to add to the fun. Ji Xin also pretended to be very happy. During the banquet, Huan Qi, Wei Shu, Guo Kai and other officials toasted Ji Xin together. Ji Xin and Xiahou Ying were very vigilant and reluctantly drank a few glasses. After a while, Ji Xin pretended to be drunk, and stared at the girl enough, he was a gentleman with no ambitions. He took Huan Qi's hand and said: "I am ordered by King Huai to seize Nanyang, if the Lord surrenders to the Chu State, if I am torn apart and crowned the king in the future, I will definitely let the Lord be my prime minister!" And then he said something very boring and deliberately delayed time. When the officials of the Qin State saw that "Pei Gong" was so bearish, they all showed disdain. Seeing that Pei Gong was indeed a useless person, the county Cheng Wei Shu glanced at Huan Qi with contempt. Huan Qi suddenly broke away from Ji Xin and smashed the cup to the ground. The singers were so shocked that they fled in a hurry. Suddenly, there was a sound of killing outside, and a group of armored soldiers rushed into the mansion. Ji Xin suddenly rushed over with a strong stride, first snatched the sword of the county order, and then hijacked Huan Qi. Xiahou Ying was even more quick-eyed, and suddenly pulled out his sword and stabbed Guo Kai to death in the hall, then raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "Those who move recklessly will be killed!" At this time, the soldiers saw that the county order was hijacked by Ji Xin, and they didn't dare to do anything. At this moment, someone had already set off a trumpet cannon outside the door. When Pei Gong and Zifang heard the sound, they immediately led a large army to attack the city. The Chu army at the gate of the city swung his sword and slashed at the Qin army, and the city gate was opened in a while.

When Pei Gong came to the mansion, Huan Qi found that two Pei Gong appeared, and his jaw was about to fall off. Pei Gong looked at Huan Qi and scolded: "Why did you lie to me? Huan Qi shouted for mercy. Pei Gong didn't kill him. Then ask whose bad idea it was. Wei Shu said loudly: "It's my idea!" Pei Gong looked at Wei Shu and said, "Didn't you say that Nanyang is the land of projectiles?" Why resist the Chu army? Wei Shuyi said sternly: "We are doing our duty for the country, and it is not the will of heaven that things do not happen, how can we give the city to others?" Pei Gong said: "Since it is the will of heaven, you have sent me down, and you can still make a difference in the future." Wei Shu said loudly: "The strong man would rather die than surrender!" If you want to kill or chop, listen to it! Pei Gong was furious, so he asked the sergeant to escort Wei Shu out. Wei Shu scolded endlessly. Huan Qi collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up. Pei Gong occupied Lixian County.