Chapter 209: Liu Pei's soldiers enter Lantian

The Chu army descended Mount Rong and continued to advance. Suddenly, the army scouts came to report that Qin had mobilized all the nearby troops, all of them were assembled in Lantian and were ready to resist. Pei Gong asked who the guard was. The military detective said that it was a Qin general named Wang Kun, and he was the son of Wang Wu, the secretary of the Qin State. Pei Gong asked how many soldiers and horses there were. He replied, "About twenty thousand." Pei Gong laughed and said, "It can be inferred from this that Xianyang is already an empty city. Li Shiqi said worriedly: "Although there are not many Qin troops, but there are still more than a hundred miles away from Xianyang, we don't know the truth of the Qin State, we still have to be careful, we can't repeat the mistakes of Zhou Wen." Xiao He also said: "Mr. Li is reasonable, the more we reach the last moment, the more cautious we must be." It is better to station the army first, and wait until the reality of the front is clear before marching. Zhang Liang also agreed with Xiao He's statement. Pei Gong ordered all roads to go down to the village, and then sent people to the front to investigate.

That night, in the camp tent of the left and right Sima of the Chu army, there were two people who were secretly discussing something, they were Pei Gong's left Sima Cao Wushu and right Sima Lu Xuan. Cao Wuxian said to Lu Xuan: "All the princes of the world have risen up to attack Qin, but Pei Gong's army is the first to enter the customs. Now we are about to go to Xianyang, which will be a great credit to the world's attention. But all the way to this point, all the great credit has been given to Cao, Fan, Zhou, and Guan, if we go to Xianyang to talk about merit, we can only stand aside! Lu Juan also said: "This is indeed the case! Cao Wuxian said: "Now there is an opportunity to make the two of us famous." Lu Juan asked what the opportunity was. Cao Wushu said strangely: "I heard that Wang Kun led 20,000 Qin troops to guard Lantian, and the two of us will go to attack the city tonight, if we get the city, the army can directly march to Xianyang tomorrow." Don't miss it! Lu Juan said: "But Pei Gong said that we can't easily enter the army, if we act without permission, I am afraid that he will be punished." Cao Wuxian said indignantly: "Seeing that it is about to arrive in Xianyang, why are you still worried about this?" If we give up this opportunity, we will never come out. Lu Juan couldn't make up his mind, and suddenly someone from the Chinese army battalion came to summon him, saying that Pei Gong had invited them to come over to discuss things. The two of them hurriedly dressed up, and then walked towards Pei Gong's Chinese army tent.

It turned out that the spy personnel heard that the Qin general Wang Kun had sent an army out of the south gate to resist the enemy, about twenty miles away from here. When the soldiers arrived, Pei Gong asked, "How many Qin troops are coming?" "The detective said about three or five thousand people. Pei Gong smiled: "How can three or five thousand people resist my army of one hundred thousand? "I just want to go into the army overnight. Zhang Liang said: "This is the enemy's strategy of advancing and defending, and they are also worried that we will rob the camp, so they deliberately move forward." Pei Gong don't worry, we also have to prevent the Qin people from attacking at night. If there is nothing to do tonight, it can be concluded that the Qin State will not send any more craftsmen. Tomorrow we will be able to win a great victory. Pei Gong said: "What should we do if the Qin people send craftsmen to attack again?" Zhang Liang thought for a moment, and then said: "Let Cao and Fan lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush on the left side of the Chu camp; Guan and Li led 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush on the right side; Zhou Bo led 10,000 crossbowmen to guard the camp gate, even if the Qin army attacked at night, there would be no trouble. Pei Gong instructed the generals to follow the plan, and then let the other men and horses go back to the camp to rest.

Cao Wuxian walked out of the big tent and said to Lu Xuan: "You see that Pei Gong's troops have nothing to do with us, right?" Hum! With only a few thousand Qin troops, what's so terrible? The two of us went to attack the enemy camp overnight, and killed the Qin army in a battle. Lu Juan said: "Didn't Mr. Zifang also say that the Qin army deliberately pushed forward because he was afraid that we would rob the camp?" He also said that he would also prevent the Qin people from robbing the camp tonight, which means that he must not repeat the mistakes of Zhang Chu's general Zhou Wen! Cao Wuxian sneered: "Mr. Zifang's body is not good, and he often catches a cold, so he deliberately persuaded Pei Gong not to enter the army, and his words may not be all right!" As long as the two of us succeed in attacking the camp tonight, everyone will naturally look at each other differently, how can Pei Gong punish the crime? Please rest assured, if something happens, I am willing to take all the responsibility! When Lu Juan heard this, he also agreed to Cao Wuxian's suggestion because of his meritorious service.

At a certain time, the two led their troops and horses to leave the camp quietly, and they came to the Qin army's station, and saw the lights in the Qin camp from a distance, and the sergeants guarding the camp were also dozing. The two thought they had a plan, so they launched an attack from both flanks, and the Chu army rushed straight in. However, when the two came to the camp, they found that the camp was empty, and there were only some flags planted inside, and even the soldiers standing guard were scarecrows in military uniforms. Cao Wuxian knew that he had won the plan, and hurriedly led the sergeant to retreat. Suddenly, there was a bang, and torches suddenly lit up on all sides, followed by the sound of killing. It turned out that the camp was guarded by Su Ji, the left captain of the Qin State, and Liu Xuan, the right captain, although both of them were brave generals, but tonight, they were ordered by Wang Kun to deliberately set up an empty camp here to wait for the Chu army to take the bait, and Cao and Lu entered their trap. Su Ji and Liu Miao saw that the Chu army had entered the camp, so they rushed from the periphery to the inside, and for a time the golden drums were noisy, and the sound of killing was moving, and the two sides started a desperate battle.

Pei Gong was resting in the camp, and suddenly the two brothers Jin Qiang and Jin She, who were patrolling the camp, broke in and reported that Cao Wushu and Lu Juan had gone to attack the enemy camp. Pei Gong was shocked and asked when he left the camp. It's been half an hour since the two of them spoke. Pei Gongdao: "Why didn't you report earlier?" The two men replied, "I thought I was ordered to go." But now that the military detectives came, they learned that they had gone to attack without permission. The two are already under siege, and they are in great danger. Pei Gong said to Jin Qiang and Jin She: "You two go and answer!" The two of them set off at once.

The Jin brothers rode their horses and carried their guns, galloped to the camp of the Qin army, and when they saw that the two sides were still fighting, they rushed in desperately. At this time, Cao Wushu and Lu Juan were exhausted, and they were about to be caught by the Qin army, so they had to fight desperately. However, the enemy became more and more surrounded, and when he was disappointed, he suddenly saw someone coming to the rescue, so he followed the rescuers and fought their way out of the siege. And most of the Chu army was killed in the camp by the Qin army. After the Jin brothers saved Cao and Lu, they immediately rushed back to restore their lives.

Pei Gong was very angry when he saw that Cao Wushu and Lu Juan had suffered heavy losses, so he was ready to take military justice. At this time, all the generals pleaded together. Pei Gong gave them thirty rods each. Lu Juan was immediately taken out after receiving the punishment. Because Cao Wushang was already injured, Pei Gong said that he would receive a cane punishment after the injury was healed. The two were remorseful, and returned to the military to think about the past.

The time was not long, the sky was already bright, and Pei Gong got up to raise the account. Suddenly, the Malay newspaper said that the left and right captains of the Qin army had retreated to Lantian. Pei Gong summoned last night's military detective for questioning. It is said that there is no Qin army in Xianyang, even the craftsmen of Afang Palace have run out, and there are only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left on the construction site. Pei Gong saw that Xianyang was indeed an empty city, so he ordered the army to set off. The army came to Lantian City. Pei Gong sent Cao Shen and Fan Hao to besiege the West Gate; Zhou Bo, Jin Qiang, and Jin She attacked the East Gate; Guan Bao and Li Shang attacked the north gate; Mei Kai attacked the south gate, and he personally led dozens of deputy generals such as Xiahou Ying and Chai Wu to the north gate to form a formation, ready to resist the rescue army from the Xianyang direction at any time. Zhang Liang and Xiao He were strategists, but they stood in Gaofu and looked at the overall situation. Fu Kuan, Wang Su and other generals protected them. Ren Ao, Zhou Chang, Zhou Ke and others led 20,000 people to camp in the south of the city, responding to all roads at any time, and the whole layout was very rigorous.

Everyone set up a formation, and there was not much time, Zhang Liang saw the northwest flag rolling up from a high place, the dust rose to the sky, and a team of men and horses killed. Zhang Liang said: "This is the reinforcement of Xianyang. He immediately led the soldiers to report to Pei Gong's array. There was not much time, and the Qin army was killed. When they came to Pei Gong's array, the leaders turned out to be two young generals, one wearing gold chain mail, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, and under his crotch was a group of slender horses, which was a thousand-mile horse; The other is a silver-armored and white-robed robe, holding a gold-handled lance, and under his crotch is a horse from Longxi, which is also a thousand-mile horse. The two teenagers looked majestic and dignified, and they turned out to be the two princes of the Emperor of Qin, the third emperor, Yingwen and Yingkui brothers. The two of them came to the front of the battle, restrained the war horses, and then danced their weapons, eager to try.

The two sides confronted each other for a moment, and Yingwen shouted: "I am Yingwen, the eldest son of Emperor Daqin, where is Liu Bang?" Come and die! Ying Kui also shouted: "I am Ying Kui, the second son of Emperor Great Qin!" Who dares to fight me? When Pei Gong learned that they were the sons of the third generation, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, because he already felt that the Qin State was really uncontrollable, so he said loudly: "I am the villain Liu Bang in your heart!" Your father is indeed wise, he killed Zhao Gao, except for a harm to the world, but the second emperor is deeply guilty, and the people of the world will not let go of Qin. I was ordered by King Chu Huai to come to crusade against Qin. I see that you two are still children, and you really can't bear to be hurt, so you should go back and persuade your father to give up resistance and surrender as soon as possible. This not only saved their lives, but also saved the people of Xianyang from being killed! When Ying Kui saw that Pei Gong persuaded him to surrender, he said angrily: "Liu Bang villager, we are all descendants of the Ying family, how can we surrender to the thieves?" I'm going to kill you today! "Let's just shoot the horse to kill Pei Gong. Pei Gong looked at Yingkui and waved the Ling Qi very regretfully. Xiahou Ying rushed over.

Ying Kui came to the front of the formation and brandished a big lance to stab Xiahou Ying. Xiahou Ying raised his halberd to meet him, and after 30 rounds of fighting, he did not see a victory. Xiahou Ying thought to herself: If I don't kill this child today, everyone will laugh at me, but if I kill him, I can't bear it in my heart. After a few more rounds of fighting, Xiahou Ying hit his horse and fled eastward. Although Yingkui was brave, he had no battle formation and lacked experience, and mistakenly thought that General Chu couldn't beat and run, so he whipped his horse a few times and chased after him hard. Xiahou Ying suddenly turned around, knocked Yingkui's weapon to the ground with a spear, and then captured him alive, and asked the sergeant to take the horse over, and everyone ran back to the position together. The officers and men of the Chu army cheered in unison.

Yingwen saw that his younger brother was captured by the Chu army, so he waved his army to cover and kill. Xiahou Ying saw Yingwen rushing towards Pei Gong, so he urged the horse to meet him. The two intersected with their weapons, and it was a good kill. At this time, there was chaos on the battlefield, and some people persuaded Pei Gong to leave the battlefield. Pei Gong said: "When the two sides fight, it is like two calves fighting against the horns, and the ox exerts force at the same time, at this time, if one ox retreats first, the other will take advantage of the situation to attack." Fighting a war is like an ox reaching a horn, when the two sides are evenly matched, which side of the general retreats first, the morale of the army will be exhausted, once there is no morale, the army will be defeated! What's more, our army is several times larger than the enemy, how can we retreat? He drew his sword in his hand and shouted: "Catch the Qin general and get the reward!" "It's a morale boost. At this time, Zhou Chang and Ren Ao came to respond, and everyone surrounded Yingwen and fought. Xiahou Ying was afraid that Pei Gong would encounter some accidents, so she gave up Yingwen to protect Pei Gong. The generals surrounded Yingwen and fought together. Yingwen was beaten by a group and couldn't resist it, so he went to the north gate to kill. It happened that the baby was watching in front of the battle, and Yingwen was caught by him, and at the same time, he captured the horse together. Yingwen was unwilling to be humiliated, and when everyone was not paying attention, he hit the stone next to him, and his brain burst to death. When the Qin army saw that the emperor's eldest son was dead, they all surrendered to the Chu army.

When Yingkui saw that his brother was dead, he scolded Chu Jun and Pei Gong. Pei Gong had no choice but to let the sergeant let him go. Ying Kui came to Ying Wen's body, picked up Ying Wen's sword and committed suicide. Pei Gong sighed, so he asked the soldiers to bury the two, and then commanded the army to come to the city. For a few days, Pei Gong sighed, so he said to the soldiers: "The descendants of the First Emperor are all heroes, but I didn't expect them to be miserable by Zhao Gao!" Now there are no more rescuers in Xianyang, and Wang Kun has not surrendered, why is this? Zhang Cang analyzed: "It may be that I was infected by Yingwen and Yingkui, and I also want to be loyal to the Qin State." I try to write a surrender letter, tell them it's not necessary, and see how they respond? Pei Gong asked Zhang Cang to write a letter and asked Zhou Bo to shoot into the city.

When the sergeants in the city picked up the letter, they showed it to Wang Kun. It turned out that the letter read:

General Wang: Your father, Wang Wu, was also a virtuous minister of the Qin State, and was eventually persecuted to death by traitors. Now General Wang does not avenge his father, but helps the torture and sacrifices his life in vain, is this filial piety? Now that the whole country of Qin is empty, there is no soldier to send to fight, and the general is still defending the city alone, is he bent on doing his best for Qin? What's the point? Even if the general is dead, who else will revive the Qin State? If the general can leave a useful body, he can still contribute to the country in the future, and I hope to think twice.

After Wang Kun read the letter, he discussed with his subordinates. The soldiers all said: "Right now, there are three layers in the Chu army and three layers outside, how can we repel them?" Besides, the Qin State has suffered from Zhao Gao's disaster for a long time, and even the third generation has no power to return to the sky, even if we die, it really doesn't mean anything! Seeing this, Wang Kun had no choice but to erect a flag on the head of the city. Pei Gong was overjoyed and greeted Wang Kun in front of the battle. Wang Kun opened the city gate, came to the front of the Chu army, handed over the seal ribbon to Pei Gong, and then welcomed the Chu army into the city. And the people also burned incense to greet them. Pei Gong ordered the army not to disturb the people, and those who violated the order would be beheaded. The people were very happy. Those who fled also heard of Pei Gong's benevolence and returned to the city. Pei Gong then abolished all legal systems in the Qin state. The people shouted long live.

Pei Gong held a banquet in the city and toasted to celebrate. Xiao He recorded everyone's merits one by one, as well as the captured loot. Xiahou Ying and Guan Ying took the BMW they got from the battlefield to present to Pei Gong. Pei Gong saw that the body of the horse was white, only the horse's mane and four hooves were black; The horses were as white as frost and snow, and there was not a single stray hair on their bodies. The two horses were tall, with small ears and wide hooves, and they were both BMW horses of the Qin State, so they said to the two: "I can't take the treasure you got by sacrificing your life and death on the battlefield, and besides, the BMW should be worthy of heroes." So he gave Ma Yuan to the two. The two were overjoyed, and both led their horses to the outside of the city for a test ride. The two of them jumped on horseback, let go of their bridles, and with a few lashes, they disappeared into the night.

Yingwen and Yingkui died in battle, and the news of Wang Kun's surrender reached Xianyang, and the third emperor cried and fainted, and the hundred officials also panicked. Prime Minister Wang Juan burst into tears and said: "The matter has come to this, please forgive some craftsmen again, and you can get thousands of people, the old minister led them to stop the rebels!" The third world said: "In the past three years, the craftsmen have been sent to Shandong to fight in batches, and now the rest are old, weak, sick and disabled, how can I bear to let them die?" Wang Juan asked for all the guards in Xianyang to be gathered, a total of more than 2,000 people. Wang Juan led these guards to resist the Chu army.

The next day, Pei Cheng was discussing things in the palace, and suddenly someone came to report that another army and horses came from the direction of Xianyang. Pei Gong hurriedly led the soldiers out of the city to inspect. After a while, the Qin army came to the city, only to see that at the opening of the door flag, an old man with a pale face and a loyal and awe-inspiring man stood up, and he said loudly: "Traitor Liu Bang!" The Qin State has suffered many misfortunes and disasters, and it is all you fanatics who are making trouble! Why not retreat now? Pei Gong asked the people around him, "Who is this?" Wang Kun replied: "He is the old prime minister of the Qin State." He was previously demoted and reduced to a prisoner, but after the third succeeded to the throne, he was reinstated. Now he is leading the troops here, he is here to be loyal to the Qin State. Pei Gong was in awe, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The old minister Wang is disrespectful!" Disrespectful! Liu Bang is in armor, so he can't get off the horse to see him. Wang Juan said angrily: "Hmph! Anti-thief Liu Bang! If you don't withdraw early, I will let you die without a place to bury! Pei Gong was not angry, and said in a very gentle tone: "Your loyalty and righteousness are well known in the sea, but Zhao Gao is in chaos in the country, so that the world is in chaos." Although the third generation is wise, the Qin State has long been hopeless. I have been ordered to come here today for the purpose of eradicating the X government and eliminating the Qin State. The Qin State is immortal, and the hearts of the people are immortal! I also hope that the old prime minister will recognize the situation. 'Thou knowest not that thy husband is a praying mantis, and thou art angry with his arm as a rut, and thou shalt not know that he is incompetent'? Wang Juan said angrily: "You say this, it depends on whether you can pass from here?" Hum! Pei Gong said: "Please don't force each other hard, why don't you follow the example of the great sage of the previous dynasty, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and return to the Chu State, and the people of the world will also praise your virtue!" Seeing that Pei Gong persuaded him to surrender, Wang Juan became more and more angry, so he said: "I am the prime minister of the great Qin State, how can I bend my knees and surrender to the thief?" I advise you to withdraw as soon as possible, or you will die without a place to bury!" Pei Gong said: "The old prime minister can't be strong!" I rushed thousands of miles to attack Guanzhong, how can I have any reason to retreat? Wang Juan immediately shouted: "Soldiers, take down the thief Liu Bang!" The guards looked at the mighty and majestic soldiers of the Chu army, and they didn't dare to step forward. Seeing this, Zhang Liang immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Old Prime Minister, you obviously know that Qin Guoqi is exhausted, why do you want to send them to death?" Now Pei Gong imitates the story of King Wu's war, enters the customs with righteousness, hangs the people and fights crimes, if you can really follow Weizi and return to the Chu State, the people of the world will definitely praise your wisdom! I hope that the old prime minister will think twice. Wang Juan said: "Who are you?" Dare to talk nonsense here? The ovary said: "Below is Zhang Liang, who attacked the first emperor in Bolang sand cone back then!" Wang Juan was shocked and said: "It turns out that you madman is making waves here!" Hurry up and take down the traitor Zhang Liang! "But the guards of the Qin State still look at me, I look at you, and none of them dare to step forward.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Wang Juan looked up to the sky and laughed: "I have no hope of killing thieves!" Well, if you keep claiming to be the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, please take benevolence as the foundation. Liu Bang, I have a sentence to say today, can you listen? Pei Gong said, "Please speak!" Wang Juan said: "Since you won and our Qin State lost, then please don't kill innocents indiscriminately when you arrive in Xianyang, and don't kill Ziying and the ministers of Qin, because they have no fault!" Pei Gong agreed: "I, Liu Bang, am by no means a person who kills indiscriminately, please rest assured that the old prime minister!" I'll keep it in mind. Seeing that Pei Gong agreed to his request, Wang Juan dismounted and bowed in the direction of Xianyang and said, "The old minister is no longer able to protect the Qin State!" I hope your majesty take care! The first emperor, the old minister is here! After speaking, he crossed the sword and was about to kill himself.

Pei Gong hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, since ancient times, there have been virtues for non-virtues, why do you need to accompany the funeral of the Qin State?" Please stay useful and continue to benefit the people of Great Qin! People in the future or in future generations will have their own opinions on the destruction of the Qin State, but the sin will never be you loyal ministers! Pei Gong was almost pleading, but when Wang Juan heard Pei Gong's words, he laughed a few times, and then resolutely killed himself. When Pei Gong saw that Wang Juan had died for his country, he lamented it, so he asked the soldiers to bury the body, and then sang indignantly:

He is separated, and he is the seedling. The line is vigorous, and the center is shaky.

He is separated, and he is the spike of grass. The line is vigorous, and the center is drunk.

He is separated, and he is real. The line is vigorous, and the center is like choking.

Those who know me say that I am worried; Those who do not know me say what I want.

Who is this?