One night, Zhang Han had a nightmare in which he saw his old father come to him and say that he should go back. After Zhang Han woke up, he felt very puzzled, so he ordered someone to call his three younger brothers and tell them what happened in the dream. Zhang Ping said: "It's all because you're too worried about your father, brother, that you have this dream." Zhang Han was silent when he heard this, and his mind was restless. Zhang Ping persuaded him to send someone to Xianyang to inquire about his family's situation. Zhang Han sent a very fine person and set off overnight.

Ten days later, the person who was suddenly sent came back to report that he had heard that Zhang Han's family had all been killed before he arrived in Xianyang, and that the imperial court was going to send someone to replace Zhang Han, and that a catastrophe was about to come. When Zhang Han heard that his family had been killed by the second, his eyes suddenly turned black, and he fainted on the ground with a scream. When the generals heard the news, they rushed over, and it took a lot of trouble to save Zhang Han from waking up. Zhang Han was angry at this time, and he couldn't speak for a long time. This news was indeed like a thunderbolt from the sky to him, so he shouted and said: "Our brother fought for the country with his life and death, but the emperor is so merciless, this must be Zhao Gao's traitor!" I'm not at odds with the eunuch! "I can't stop crying. Zhang Ping cried and persuaded Zhang Han to lead the army back to Beijing to ask for the crime and eradicate Zhao Gao. When the soldiers heard that Zhang Han's family had been executed, they were all indignant, and there was an uproar in the army. Suddenly, the envoy of the imperial court arrived, and he also brought a general, which was indeed to replace Zhang Han. The envoy walked into the tent unscrupulously, thinking that everyone did not know, and was about to read the edict, but saw Zhang Han and the soldiers glaring angrily. The envoy was so frightened that he did not dare to read the edict again. Zhang Han said very angrily: "You X thieves, do you want me to be the second Yang Xiong?" The messenger was dumbfounded. Zhang Han angrily reprimanded: "Why did the imperial court kill my whole family? The messenger was speechless and could not answer. Zhang Ping's brothers all angrily stepped forward and pointed their knives at the messenger and asked, "Say it quickly!" Why did the imperial court kill our family? The envoy was distraught and replied tremblingly: "This is the meaning of the emperor and the prime minister, and it is none of my business!" Zhang Han was furious, so he shouted: "Take out the two thieves and chop them into meat sauce!" The envoys and generals were taken out by Zhang Xuan and Zhang Qu. After a while, the screams of the two were heard.

In the next few days, Zhang Han set up a mourning hall in the camp to mourn his family. Zhang Han almost collapsed mentally because of the sudden disaster to his family, and he was depressed and sad for three or five days, and all military affairs were abandoned. The soldiers were talking a lot at this time, and they were all ready to persuade Zhang Han to make peace with the Chu army and not fight again, and some even advocated that Qin and Chu unite to march to Xianyang and kill Zhao Gao. Zhang Han's heart is full of contradictions, and he will face a difficult choice.

One day, Zhang Han had just finished crying, and the soldiers advised him to cross the river as soon as possible, otherwise the Chu army would attack and everyone would be in danger. Zhang Han said: "The people here are scarce, the people are withered, and only a dozen fishing boats have been found along the coast, how can the army cross the river?" The soldiers advised them to build a raft as soon as possible. Zhang Han lamented: "What is the movement in the Allied forces? "It's all said that there is no movement for the time being. Zhang Han asked Zhang Xuan and Zhang Qu to go to the river to build a ship. After the two left, Zhang Ping said again: "The court is ruthless and unjust, killing our family, why should we serve them?" It's better to send someone to discuss with Xiang Yu, and the two sides will cease fighting and negotiate peace. Zhang Han thought for a moment and lamented: "We have a grudge against Xiang Yu for killing our uncle, even if we want to reconcile, can he agree?" Zhang Ping said: "No matter what, stabilize the Chu army first, otherwise we will only have a dead end." Dong Fei said: "The general is right, we will send someone to Chuying to deliver an armistice agreement first, if Xiang Yu does not agree, then think of other ways." In this way, our ships were built. Zhang Han sighed a few times and agreed to Dong Peng's request. So he summoned a marquis named Shicheng and asked him to go to Chuying to meet Xiang Yu with a letter requesting reconciliation and a truce.

Xiang Yu was in Handan, and Tanma came to report, saying that the Qin army was mourning and happy, but somehow. Xiang Yu also felt strange when he heard such a thing, so he discussed it with Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng analyzed: "There must be something unexpected in the court of the Qin State. Xiang Yu wanted to attack. Fan Zeng said: "Don't worry, something big must have happened inside the Qin State." While the two were talking, someone suddenly walked in and reported, "Zhang Han's messenger has arrived." When Xiang Yu heard that it was Zhang Han's envoy, he said angrily: "The enemy of the enemy country dares to send a messenger too?" Missing! Missing! Fan Zeng said: "We don't know the reason why Qin Jun is mourning, and now that someone is here, why don't you hear what it is?" Xiang Yu said angrily: "In this case, order the Qin envoy to see him, if he dares to talk nonsense, he will be killed first!" ”

After a while, Shi Cheng walked in, and when he saw Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, he bowed and greeted him. Fan Zeng asked him what business he had to do when he came to Chuying. Shi Chengcheng told the second about killing Zhang Han's entire family, and then handed Zhang Han's armistice agreement to Xiang Yu. But who knew that Xiang Yu read the letter, he was furious, he actually tore up the armistice agreement, and even drew his sword to cut off the corner of the case, and shouted: "Zhang Handpifu, kill my uncle, this hatred is not shared!" I was going to kill him myself, and I was going to sacrifice his head to my uncle, and he dared to propose peace to me? I should have cut you down first, but now spare you from death, go back and tell the old thief to hurry up and get killed! Xiang Yu spoke like thunder, and Shi Cheng's legs were so weak that he collapsed to the ground in fright. When he saw that Xiang Yu was like a celestial, he crawled out of the big tent and escaped from the barracks to report to Zhang Han. When the soldiers of the Chu army saw the embarrassed appearance of the Qin officials, they all smiled and bent over.

When Shi Cheng came to the Qin State military camp, his body was still trembling and he couldn't speak. Zhang Han thought that he had fallen into an evil spirit, so he quickly called a doctor for treatment. After a long time, Shi Chengcai said in a hurry: "Xiang ...... Yu did not allow the general to surrender, he wanted to ...... Take...... Yours...... Head to his uncle! When Zhang Han heard this, there was a "buzz" in his brain, and he only felt that the world was spinning, and he collapsed to the ground. The soldiers were shocked when they heard this, and then there was a sudden commotion and unrest in the barracks. Zhang Han ordered the army to cross the river as soon as possible to avoid Xiang Yu's sudden attack.

After Xiang Yu drove Shi Cheng away, he discussed with his father about entering the army. Yafu patiently said: "Virtuous nephew, don't chase after the poor!" Now that Zhang Han's whole family has been killed, this is really too big a blow to him, and now he is desperate to ask for a truce, in fact, he is begging for surrender, you should accept his surrender! Xiang Yu heard that his father wanted him to accept Zhang Han's surrender, so he was angry, so he said to his father: "The old thief of Zhang Han is my enemy!" My uncle entrusted the great affairs to my father before he died, how could my father persuade me to reconcile with the thief? Fan Zeng said earnestly: "That's not the case, Zhang Han used to be his master, how could he not do his duty for the Qin State?" Now I am forced to ask for a truce! Although you have a deep hatred with him, have you ever thought about it, the young general is suffering more than anyone else, you should focus on the overall situation, and you should understand his difficulties as well as the enemy. In other words, Zhang Han is now in a state of complete collapse in addition to pain. In this case, you should let go of your past suspicions and empathize with the difficulties of others. Besides, there are many coalition troops, and the military rations are about to run out, if Zhang Han surrenders, even if the Qin State is dead, won't the major general's family hatred and hatred be settled in one go? If they did not accept Zhang Han's request, Qin Jun knew that they would definitely die. There is a saying that 'one husband is desperate, and ten thousand people are unstoppable.' 'The 200,000 Qin army counterattacked, and the outcome is indeed unpredictable, please think twice, the young general! ”

Chen Yu also stood up suddenly and said: "What General Fan said is very right, I also wrote a letter of persuasion to Zhang Han, just considering that the allied army is short of food and cannot support it for too long. Now Zhang Han has come to ask for a truce, this must be the result of listening to my persuasion to surrender! Xiang Yu was shocked, thinking of such an important matter, how could Chen Yu write a letter to Zhang Han privately? But in a blink of an eye, Chen Yu was Zhao Jiang, so he listened silently and didn't speak. At this time, Chen Ping, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu and others also stood up and said that there was indeed a shortage of military rations and that Zhang Han's surrender should be accepted.

Xiang Yu listened to everyone's words and said, "However, I have already driven the messenger away. Fan Zeng said: "It's okay, this will also put pressure on Zhang Han." The old man concluded that he would be at a loss from now on, and that he would not do much more. However, at the moment, in order to prevent the Qin army from fighting against the water, we should not attack on a large scale, and only send Yingbu and Pu to lead a small force of Chu troops to follow the Qin army, so that the Qin army will not stay long north of the Zhanghe River, and they will definitely find a way to cross the river and retreat south. When the enemy is halfway crossed, and then the two generals Ying and Pu launch an attack, Zhang Han will fail one after another. If it fails, it will definitely send people to beg for surrender again, and at that time, the major general agreed to Zhang Han's surrender, which is called 'surrendering without a fight'. Xiang Yu listened to Fan Zeng's words, and the doubts in his heart suddenly dissipated, and he turned his worries into joy and said: "Father's analysis is very correct, just implement what you say!" "Suddenly, a military scout came to report that the Qin army had begun to cross the river. Xiang Yu admired Fan Zeng's analysis even more, and immediately summoned Lingying and Pu to lead their troops to attack Zhang Han.

Zhang Han was uneasy when he thought that Xiang Yu would not allow him to surrender in the barracks, so he quickly searched for some boats and ordered the army to cross the river. Nearly halfway through the army, Zhang Han led the Qin army to the north and prepared for battle. Sure enough, there was not much time, and I saw that the dust in the northeast was heavy, and an army had arrived. Zhang Han said: "Xiang Yu is coming. He ordered the soldiers to observe carefully, but after looking at it for a long time, they didn't see Xiang Yu's banner. Zhang Han was relieved, so he ordered everyone to greet him. The two sides fought in front of the battle, and the shouts of killing suddenly became one.

Zhang Han took the lead in rushing into the Chu army's array, and when he saw Ying and Pu killed them head-on, he said: "Treasonous thief!" Don't get off your horse and surrender yet! Tu Bu brandished an iron halberd and shouted: "I am here to take your head on the order of General Xiang Yu, come and lead your death?" "Straight over. The two sides fought fiercely on the Great Plain north of the Zhanghe River. Zhang Han and Huang Bu were fighting each other, and they were killing each other, when suddenly the left flank of the Qin army was in chaos. After a while, a sergeant came to report that another army had been killed. Zhang Han was shocked, thinking that Xiang Yu was coming, so he hurriedly ordered him to retreat. The others laughed on their horses and gathered the army. Zhang Han fled back to the barracks in despair, and asked the sergeant if Xiang Yu had attacked. The sergeants replied in unison, "It's Ji Bu and Zhong Liwu." When Zhang Han heard that it was not Xiang Yu, he was relieved, so he asked the team leaders to quickly count the number of people. As a result, more than a thousand people were lost. Zhang Han really regretted it, so he ordered everyone to defend the camp and resolutely not let the Chu army attack the edge of the camp.

At this time, Zhang Han was worried about Xiang Yu's attack all the time, so he said to the generals: "If Xiang Yu attacks, we will fight him to the death!" Sima Xin said: "Now that our army has crossed the river, it is almost half, and from the overall situation, it is in an unfavorable situation, even if we fight to the death with the Chu army now, we can't repel them." Rather than die in vain, it's better to surrender as soon as possible! Zhang Han said bitterly: "A few days ago, I sent Shi Cheng to send Xiang Yu an armistice agreement, but Xiang Yu did not agree, he did not allow us to surrender!" Sima Xin said confidently: "General Zhang, I will go to Chuying to present the armistice letter, and Xiang Yu will definitely agree." Zhang Han asked, "What can you do?" Sima Xin said: "When I was a prison official in Liyang County before, I once saved Xiang Liang. Now go and negotiate with Xiang Yu, he will definitely give me this face. Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard that Sima Xin had been kind to Xiang Liang, so he hurriedly wrote a sincere agreement to armistice, and asked Sima Xin to take it to Chuying to ask Xiang Yu to accept the truce again.

In the camp of the Chu army, Xiang Yu was very happy when he heard that Zhang Han had been defeated again and again, so he asked the sergeant what kind of troops Zhang Han left on the north bank. The sergeant replied that it was cavalry, and Zhang Han also used chariots to block the perimeter to protect the ferry, and the infantry was crossing the river. Xiang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "The cavalry is the elite of Zhang Han, if it is eliminated, the combat effectiveness of the Qin army will be completely finished." So he immediately ordered Zhong Liwu, Dubu and others to continue to attack Zhang Han.