A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 125 The Death of Qin
five days later

The coalition army of 500,000 troops arrived at Hangu Pass. When they were about to attack the city, they found that the flag on the city was not that of Qin, but that of Liu.

Xiang Yu was confused and sent people to inquire, and learned that the person guarding the pass was a general under Peigong's command.

Xiang Yu was not happy when he learned that Pei Gong had entered the pass first, but it was not easy to get angry in front of everyone, so he sent someone to tell the people guarding the pass: General Xiang Ji, the leader of the coalition forces of the princes, is here. General, please hurry up. Quickly open the city gate and let the princes' troops enter.

However, the reply of the guard of Hangu Pass was: Please report back to General Xiang. Our department has not received an order to let your army enter the pass. Forgive me for being rude and cannot turn it on or off.

Xiang Yu was very angry when he heard the guard's answer. He clapped his horse on the spot, pointed his gun at the guard on the wall and shouted loudly: "This general is the general of the Chu State. Xiang Yu is the commander-in-chief of the coalition of princes. Liu Ji is also from the Chu State." , according to your status, under my general, how dare you block my way, why don't you switch the switch quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The guard still refused to switch on the grounds that he had not received the order.

Xiang Yu was furious, returned to the army, and ordered Yingbu to lead the army to attack the key point.

Even though Pei Gong's army occupied the advantageous location, it still could not withstand the fierce attack of Xiang Yu's army. On the third day, Xiang Yu's army broke through Hangu Pass.

Half a million coalition troops were stationed in Xinfeng and garrisoned in Hongmen.

Let’s first talk about how Liu Bang entered Guanzhong first. Previously, the King of Chu asked Song Yi and Liu Bang to attack Qin in two groups. Song Yi went north to rescue Zhao, and Liu Bang went west to attack Qin.

Song Yi, who was heading north, was killed by Xiang Yu and eventually became Xiang Yu's army. Liu Bang's journey to the west was also very bumpy.

First, Liu Bang's army went all the way from Pengcheng to the west to capture the city and collect the scattered soldiers of Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang. Originally, Liu Bang's headquarters had only 5,000 troops. After being taken in along the way, the number of troops reached 10,000.

Liu Bang's army arrived at Chengyang County via Dang County and faced off against the Qin army in Dang County in Gangli. Liu Bang led his army to fight the Qin army and relied on his hometown generals to defeat his army.

Then, Liu Bang led his troops westward and met Peng Yue's troops in Changyi. The two armies joined forces, with a total strength of 20,000, and prepared to attack Changyi together. However, the army was besieged for half a month and failed to capture it, so they had to return to Junli County. .

In Li County, Liu Bang encountered Chai Wu's army, which was dispersed by Zhang Han's army. He relied on the power granted by the King of Chu to "receive the scattered soldiers of King Chen and Xiang Liang". Liu Bang annexed Chaiwu's 4,000 men.

Then he joined forces with Lu Cheng's army led by King Zhang Chu's old general Lu Chen to attack Changyi, but failed to capture it again. Liu Bang decided to abandon Changyi without fighting and led his army to continue westward. Lu Chen and Peng Yue also decided to march with Liu Bang. Liu Bang's army reached 30,000 troops.

Later, Liu Bang adopted the strategy of Li Shiqi, a soldier of the Gaoyang clan, and led his army to attack Chenliu County. He defeated it and obtained the grain and grass hoarded by the Qin army. Liu Bang granted Li Shiqi the title of King of Guangye and appointed his younger brother Li Shang as a general to lead Chen Liu's army and follow the army westward.

Liu Bang's army fought with the Qin army in the south of Bo County, defeated the defenders of Hao County, and then went west to Kaifeng (formerly Daliang City). Qin general Zhao Bi led the Qin army to fight Liu Bang in the north of Kaifeng.

Liu Bang's generals Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, Guan Ying and other generals fought bravely to kill the enemy and defeated the Qin army. Qin general Zhao Bi retreated to Kaifeng. Liu Bang's army besieged it and attacked the city many times but failed.

Turning to the west, he fought with Qin general Yang Xiong east of Baima and Quyu, and defeated Yang Xiong's army. Yang Xiong's army was defeated and retreated to Yangwu. The two sides fought again in Yangwu, and Yang Xiong was defeated again. Then he retreated to Rongyang and held firm. out.

Liu Bang knew that his army was disadvantageous in attacking the city, so he turned south and entered Yingchuan County.

There is a rebel army in Yingchuan County, which is the army of the King of Han led by Zhang Liang. After Xiang Yu and Liu Bang retreated to Pengcheng, Zhang Liang persuaded the King of Chu to make Han, a descendant of the Han Dynasty, the king of Han, and then followed the king of Han westward to Han to capture the city and regain his homeland.

However, for several months the captured territory was lost every time, and the situation was never opened up, so the troops wandered around Yingchuan County.

Just as Liu Bang's army was heading south, Zhang Liang came to visit him. Under Zhang Liang's leadership, Liu Bang's army captured the city and territory in Yingchuan County and soon recovered the old areas of Korea. Liu Bang was very eager to get Zhang Liang's help, so he asked Han Wangcheng to stay in Korea. The old capital is Yangzhai.

Then he used a strategy and told the King of Han that he was going to exchange the old land of South Korea for Zhang Liang's help. The King of Han readily accepted it and met with Zhang Liang, asking him to serve Liu Bang as the leader in the future. Zhang Liang was cold and turned to Liu Bang's army.

Liu Bang originally wanted to enter Guanzhong first from Hangu Pass, so at this time the army had already entered Pingyin County and captured the Yellow River ferry to prevent other princes' armies from entering the pass before him.

But at this time, Zhang Liang said to Liu Bang: "If my lord wants to enter Guanzhong first, he must not enter through Hangu Pass. Hangu Pass is a strategic location, and the eyes of the world are there. If you attack there, We will definitely encounter very stubborn resistance. It is better to go south, enter the Pass through Wuguan, and avoid the sight of everyone in the world."

Liu Bang thought it was very reasonable, so he prepared to go south. When passing Luoyang, he encountered the Qin general Zhao Bi's obstruction. Liu Bang fought with him again and defeated him again. Then he attacked Luoyang, but still failed to break through, so he had no choice but to continue southward.

After passing Yangcheng, they finally broke through. The army rested here for three days, gathered the horses and cavalry in the city, and then went south to attack Nanyang County. They defeated Nanyang County Governor Lu Jue east of Jixian County and east of Yangcheng. Lu Jue retreated to Wancheng.

Liu Bang saw that Wancheng was high and deep, so he wanted to bypass Wancheng and directly attack Wuguan. But Zhang Liang advised: "Although you want to rush into the pass, the Qin army is still in large numbers and is far away from danger. If we don't go down to Wan now, Wan will attack from behind and force Qin in front. This is a dangerous road."

Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's advice and attacked Wancheng overnight. The battle lasted for a day and night. In the end, Cao Shen and Fan Kuai captured the battle first, and Wancheng was captured. The governor Lu Jie wanted to commit suicide, but his retainer Chen Hui tried to dissuade him. , and sent an envoy to Chu camp, and agreed with Liu Bang to surrender the whole city, so Liu Bang completely obtained the entire Nanyang County. Liu Bang's army continued westward. Because of Lu Jue, the cities he encountered fell into the wind until they reached the foot of Wuguan City. At this time, Liu Bang's army had reached 60,000 people.

Liu Bang's Chu army marched to the east of Wuguan, followed Zhang Liang's plan, and sent Ning Chang as envoy to the Qin court. At this time, Zhang Han also surrendered to Xiang Yu. Qin Prime Minister Zhao Gao was frightened, so he killed Qin II and ordered an envoy to report back to Liu Bang, hoping to make an agreement with Liu Bang to divide Guanzhong equally.

Liu Bang thought that Zhao Gao was cheating and was unwilling to agree. At this time, Zhang Liang said: "I heard that the guard general of Wuguan is the son of a butcher. A philistine like this can win his heart with just a few coins. You can send an advance force, prepare food and wages for 50,000 people, and add a large number of military flags in the surrounding mountains to bluff and act as suspicious soldiers. Then send Li Shiqi to bring more treasures and property to persuade the Qin general, and the matter may succeed. .”

Liu Bang acted according to his plan and sent Li Shiqi and Lu Jia with a large amount of treasure to persuade the general of Wuguan to surrender. The general of Wuguan also knew that Zhang Han had led his army to surrender, so he was already shaken. In addition, Li Shiqi After bringing a large amount of treasure, he decisively chose to surrender and let Liu Bang enter the pass.

After entering Wuguan, Liu Bang's army had a clear road ahead, and there was no danger to resist it. So Liu Bang led his army westward and ordered Li Shang to lead an army of 30,000 to attack Hanzhong, Ba, Shu and other places.

Liu Bang's army continuously defeated the blocking Qin army along the way, and soon entered Lantian near Xianyang, the capital of Qin.

At this time, Qin Ting was the son of Prince Qin. After Zhao Gao killed Qin II, he believed that the current Qin Dynasty was drifting and the land it occupied was no longer the strength of the Qin Dynasty, so he should be removed from the throne, so he made Fusu's son Ziying King of Qin.

But on the third day when Ziying fasted in order to ascend the throne, he united with his internal servants to personally kill Zhao Gao and annihilate the entire clan. But at this time, Liu Bang's army had already entered Lantian. King Qin gathered the last strength of the Qin Dynasty and wanted to give it a try.

So he fought with Liu Bangjun in Lantian, and suffered a huge defeat. Liu Bangjun marched to Bashang, and then followed Xiao He's suggestion, summoned local celebrities, and made a three-part agreement with them: those who kill will die, and those who hurt and steal will be punished accordingly.

The people of Qin who had suffered from the harsh laws of Qin for a long time came to Liu Bang one after another. They all said that Liu Bang was a generous elder, because Liu Bang was already forty-nine years old at this time. And Liu Bang's military strength reached 100,000.

The third year of Qin II

October
Prince Ying of Qin knew that the situation was over, so he rode in a plain chariot and a white horse, tied his neck with a ribbon, held the emperor's jade seal in his hand, and surrendered to Liu Bang by the Zhi Road in front of the Xianyang City Gate.

At this point, the Qin Dynasty was officially destroyed and lasted for fourteen years.

After Liu Bang entered Xianyang, he looked at the magnificent palace and the graceful women in the palace. Liu Bang was nostalgic for it, and even came up with the idea of ​​closing the pass and becoming a free king.

So he sent an order to the general guard at Hangu Pass not to let a single prince enter the pass.

Fan Kuai advised him to pay attention to the fact that the world has not yet been peaceful, and it is not enough to be a rich man. Don't forget Qin's lessons learned from the past. But Liu Bang, who was deeply trapped in the land of gentleness, couldn't listen at all.

It wasn't until Xiang Yu's army conquered Hangu and was about to enter Hongmen that Liu Bang suddenly woke up.

He quickly ordered people to close the palace and treasury, and returned to Bashang to station himself, pretending not to dare to accuse him. Then he hurriedly wrote to Xiang Yu, first telling him about their previous friendship, and then saying that he never dared to touch every plant and tree in Xianyang, and that preventing the general from entering the pass was really not his order, but the result of the guard general acting without permission.

No one in the world today knows that the credit for the destruction of the Qin Dynasty belongs to the general. Liu Ji is just a subordinate of the general. How dare he take credit? Everything in Xianyang City has been sealed up. This is to wait for the arrival of the general. If you don’t believe it, you can send people into Xianyang. Check to see if I am lying. Please let the general know all this.

In this way, Xiang Yu's coalition forces stationed 500,000 troops at Hongmen, and Liu Bang's army stationed 100,000 troops at Bashang.

After Xiang Yu got Liu Bang's letter, he was a little hesitant because he also had a good impression of Liu Bang. When Xiang Liang died in battle, only Liu Bang stood with him. The two of them had a very good relationship before.

At this time, Fan Zeng, who went to Xianyang for inspection, came back and said to Xiang Yu: "Liu Ji was greedy for money and lust when he was in Shandong. After entering the customs, he did not take property from women. It seems that his ambitions are not small. In addition, although everything in Xianyang City remains the same as before, there are still many things in the palace. There were many missing items in the household registration list, and it was obvious that they had been taken away by Liu Ji's people.

Instead of seizing the treasure and the beautiful woman, he instead seizes the household registration list. His plan has proven that he has a cruel heart. I think we should kill him as soon as possible."

Xiang Yu hesitated and said, "It's just some tattered books. Just take them away. I'm going to burn them in the end anyway, so there's no need to make such a fuss!"

Fan Zeng was furious and wanted to say something, but someone came to report: Cao Wushang, the commander of Pei Gong's army on the left, came to see him.

Xiang Yu asked people to lead him in. Cao Wushang said: "Actually, Liu Bang was lying to the general about everything, saying that he had not touched anything in Xianyang. In fact, long before the general entered Hangu Pass, Liu Bang had been sleeping in the palace at night, surrounded by people on both sides. Hug, he is as happy as a god, and the order of the Hangu Pass guard not to open or close was actually given by him himself, all because he wanted to become the king in the pass and then make Prince Qin Ying the prime minister!"

Xiang Yu felt that he had been deceived, so he stood up and said, "Liu Ji, my son, how dare you deceive me? Send an order. The army will camp out tomorrow. The target is Ba Shang!"

"I will obey the general's order!"

After the military meeting, a Chu general quietly took the horse and galloped away to the west.

(End of this chapter)