Zhang Han and Xiang Yu looked at each other for a moment. Zhang Han's eyes turned from Xiang Yu to his mount. It was the war horse that had been with him for many years. Now it has become Xiang Yu's pet. This made Zhang Han feel that he was humiliated. He roared angrily, brandished his halberd, and charged towards Xiang Yu.

When a person's anger reaches a certain level, this anger will far outweigh fear. At this time, Zhang Han was in this state. In his anger, not only did his courage double, but the strength of his hands also doubled. He roared angrily. . roared and rushed towards Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu also looked at Zhang Han coldly. When he saw Zhang Han suddenly roaring angrily and rushing toward him, Xiang Yu stared at him for a moment as if he were looking at a clown. He laughed several times, urged Wu Zui to sit down, jumped out suddenly, and raised his big halberd. .Resist Zhang Han’s powerful blow.

"Contact." The two weapons met, sparks flew, and the two separated again. But this time, Xiang Yu refused to give up Zhang Han easily. He didn't run far, so he turned his horse's head and chased Zhang Han.

On the side, Zhang Ping, who had been fighting hard, saw that his father was being chased by Xiang Yu and was in danger. He immediately turned his horse's head, brandished his spear, and led more than a hundred followers to greet Xiang Yu with an angry roar. "Xiang Yu, don't hurt my father."

Xiang Yu was suddenly attacked by Zhang Ping and had to rein in his horse. Wu Zui was frightened and raised his front hooves. He neighed on the spot. Zhang Ping's spear stabbed Wu Zui's abdomen. Xiang Yu had just stabilized his body and immediately raised his halberd and pushed Zhang Ping's weapon away. The spear landed with Wu Zui's horse's hooves. Xiang Yu roared angrily, brandished his halberd and struck Zhang Ping away.

Zhang Ping panicked. He crawled on his horse and hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield. Dozens of his personal followers joined Xiang Yu and fought to the death. But in the end, he was no match for Xiang Yu. Each one of them was stabbed off his horse by Xiang Yu.

Soon, there was a rapid sound of gold ringing from the direction of the Qin Army's camp. On the battlefield, the Qin Army panicked and retreated in a hurry. Xiang Yu picked up a Qin Army soldier with a halberd and roared. At this time, Zhang Han and Zhang Ping were already there. He fled without a trace. In anger, Xiang Yu threw the bodies of the Qin soldiers. He pointed his halberd in front and roared: "Charge over."

The Chu army shouted and charged forward. When the shield soldiers were approaching the Qin army's camp, a dense rain of arrows roared in. The Chu army could not continue to advance and could only fire back with bows and arrows. The battle situation between the two sides fell into a stalemate.

I don’t know how much time passed. The Chu army sounded the gong to withdraw their troops. On the battlefield, the Chu army retreated in groups, dragging their wounded soldiers with them.

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Another disastrous defeat. Zhang Han's confidence was almost destroyed. Half of the bottle of wine had been drunk, but Zhang Han didn't feel drunk at all. At this time, Zhang Ping, who had been beside him, said slightly worriedly: "Father, victory or defeat. Impermanence. Please stop drinking."

Zhang Han raised his head and glanced at Zhang Ping, his son who had followed him in battles for many years. Zhang Han decided that no matter what, he would send his son out. Thinking of this, Zhang Han slammed the table and said with hatred: "Xiang Yu, a common man, bullied me too much. .Do you think I really can’t defeat him?”

Zhang Han stood up suddenly, picked up the long sword on the table, and was about to go out. Zhang Ping held Zhang Han beside him and said urgently: "Father, don't be reckless."

Zhang Han was still angry. One of his followers quickly walked in. He cupped his hands in front of Zhang Han and said, "General. General Dong Yi is asking for an audience outside the tent."

"What is he here for?" Zhang Han looked slightly displeased. Dong Yi's performance today made Zhang Han extremely dissatisfied. If his son Zhang Ping hadn't come to the rescue, Zhang Han knew that he would probably be caught up by Lu Bu and killed in one blow. .But no matter how angry Zhang Han was, he was still the commander of an army after all. He couldn't care about trivial matters. After calming down his unhappiness for a while, Zhang Han sighed and ordered to his followers: "Bring him in."

He followed Chang Nuo and left. Soon, Dong Yi walked into the big tent. He first looked at the wine bottle on the table, and then looked at Zhang Ping. He already knew in his heart that Zhang Han must be worried about today's defeat. Angry. Think about it. Since Xiang Yu went north, the Qin army has been defeated repeatedly. Now the army's morale has been shattered. If they don't find a way out early, they will mutiny sooner or later. However, Dong Yi came tonight not for anything else. But to Remind Zhang Han that as long as Sima Xin is willing to send the Chu army as an envoy, Xiang Yu will definitely allow the Qin army to surrender.

At this time, Dong Yi came to Zhang Han. He cupped his hands and said, "General, are you still worried about the defeat during the day?"

Zhang Han had calmed down his dissatisfaction at this time. He looked at Dong Yi and said with a slightly helpless and reproachful tone: "General Dong, does he have any clever ideas to help me?"

"General, why don't you surrender to the Chu army?" Dong Yi asked back.

What Zhang Han was most taboo about at this time was surrendering to the Chu army, because Zhang Han knew very well that Xiang Yu would not tolerate him. But Dong Yi brought up the matter again at this time. Zhang Han said angrily: "General Dong, this is What do you mean?"

Seeing that Zhang Han had misunderstood him, Dong Yi sighed softly. Then he said slowly: "General, please don't misunderstand me. As far as I know, when Xiang Liang was in trouble in Yueyang, he had to be helped by Sima Xin to escape from prison. In any case, this is what the Xiang family owes Sima Xin. If the general allows Sima Xin to send an envoy, I think that no matter how unwilling the Xiang family is to accept the general, they must return Sima Xin's favor and allow the Qin army to surrender."

After a pause, Dong Yi looked at Zhang Han. Seeing that he was still listening, he continued: "Now the situation in the world has become clear. The court is fatuous. The second emperor is addicted to the harem. My soldiers have fought hundreds of battles and died in service to the country. I may not be rewarded. Have a good death. Why don't you return to the Chu army as soon as possible and find a home for my 200,000 Qin army soldiers."

Dong Yi's words made Zhang Han slightly nod his head. If Sima Xin could really persuade Xiang Yu, why didn't he surrender earlier? Besides, Zhang Han knew very well that he was no match for Xiang Yu. Thinking like this, Zhang Han asked the accountant Outside shouted: "Here comes someone. Go and ask Sima Xin to come over."

Not long after, Sima Xin hurriedly arrived at the Chinese army's tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Zhang Ping, Dong Yi, Shi Cheng and others. He stepped forward and saluted Zhang Han: "I have seen the general. "

Zhang Han smiled and waved his hand, indicating to Sima Xin that there was no need to be polite.

After a moment of silence, Sima Xin cupped his hands and said, "General, you are so anxious to come to me. I don't know what happened."

Seeing that Sima Xin took the initiative to ask, Zhang Han smiled and said, "I heard that Xiang Liang was in trouble in Yueyang. You personally released him."

"Well, it's true. At that time, I was the prison warden of Yueyang." Sima Xin nodded and said, "However, that time Xiangzhuang was marching westward. He had a good relationship with the emperor's uncle Ziying. Ziying came forward and ordered his release. I just let it go."

Sima Xin explained again, but Zhang Han didn't want to know this. He just used this incident to open up the topic with Sima Xin. At this time, Zhang Han thought for a while and asked: "The situation is critical now. Our army is in a dilemma. If we can If this continues, there will inevitably be changes in the army. I would like to ask Mr. Chang Shi to go to Chu as an envoy to come with me. I am willing to surrender to the Chu army. I don’t know..."

Zhang Han stared at Sima Xin with sharp eyes. Sima Xin did not refuse. He knew very well that the Qin army was in a situation at this time. It would be safer to return to the Chu army as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Sima Xin raised his hands and said: "I would like to take the place of the general." One line.”

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Sima Xin was sent as envoy to the Chu army this time. He did not bring many followers. He did not wear military armor. Instead, he wore a spacious robe. He rode in a chariot and took two followers with him. He hurriedly left Jiyuan and went to the Chu army. Go to the station.

After about a day's journey, Sima Xin finally arrived at the Chu camp. When he was about thirty miles away from the camp, a Chu army patrol sent his gaze on Sima Xin. After some interrogation, he found out that Sima Xin had already paid a visit to Xiang Bo. He persuaded the Chu army to patrol the post. Finally, under the supervision of more than a hundred Chu soldiers, Sima Xin's chariot drove through the mountain road and arrived at the Chu army's left guard camp.

The captain of the Zuowei camp obtained Xiang Bo's permission and put Sima Xin and his party in. At this time, Xiang Bo also rushed to the camp gate and met Sima Xin. The two greeted each other and announced their names. I know that this is the benefactor who rescued Xiang Liang. In order to express his gratitude, Xiang Bo ordered people to prepare sumptuous food and wine.

It was already dark at this time. The wine and food had just been served. Xiang Bo and Sima Xin were seated separately. Xiang You sat beside them. There was a brief silence. Xiang Bo raised his glass and said with a smile: "Back then, I heard my brother mention it. Lord Sima, if you hadn't acted righteously, I'm afraid my brother would have died on the way north to build the Great Wall."

Seeing Bo Xiang suddenly mention this matter, Sima Xin cupped his hands and smiled and said, "I'm just trying my best."

Both of them laughed. Sima Xin also raised his glass in return to Xiang Bo. On the side, Xiang You interjected: "The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Although Master Sima doesn't think anything about it, this matter has a great impact on our Xiang family. It's a big deal."

Xiang You's words attracted Sima Xin's admiring gaze. The Xiang family is indeed full of talents, not just Xiang Yu. Xiang Zhuang's heroic spirit and Xiang You's fluent answers also attracted praise from Sima Xin.

As the saying goes, after three rounds of drinking, the relationship between several people became closer. Sima Xin saw that the time was ripe. He picked up the wine glass and said with a helpless smile: "The battle between Qin and Chu has been going on for many years. Both sides have suffered casualties. Neither side can win. "The Qin army is now trapped in Jiyuan and has no intention of fighting anymore. If the Chu army is willing to take a step back, the Qin army is willing to surrender. I wonder if your army is willing to accept the surrender."

Sima Xin finally said what he meant. Xiang Bo couldn't help but laugh happily. He also raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "This matter has to be decided by my general. I'm afraid I will disappoint Lord Sima..."

"No, no, no. Brother Xiang must help with this matter. If the two countries continue to fight, winter is coming, and the casualties on both sides will be even more severe. Moreover, although the Qin army has become a trapped beast, the Qin army still has twenty I am afraid that the army of ten thousand cannot be defeated by the Chu army in a short time. Besides, I have heard that King Huai once said that whoever enters the pass first can be the king of Qin. Is your army really only willing to spend time in Hebei and not enter the pass? ?”

At this point, Sima Xin stopped talking. When he saw Xiang Bo lowering his head and thinking silently, he continued: "If Xiang Yu abandons our army and goes straight into Guanzhong, Zhang Han will definitely attack behind him and stick to Xingyang. At that time, the Chu army will be in front There is an ambush, and we are followed by pursuers. How can we enter the pass?"

Sima Xin's last words completely convinced Xiang Bo. If Zhang Han cannot be surrendered, the Chu army will not be able to advance westward with all its strength. If Liu Bang takes the lead and captures Guanzhong, it will indeed be a big loss. Thinking of this, Xiang Bo nodded in agreement. : "Lord Sima, you may as well drink in peace today. Tomorrow, I will accompany Lord Sima to the Central Army to persuade Xiang Yu. How about that."

"With Brother Xiang's help, this will definitely happen. I would like to toast Brother Xiang with a glass of wine." Sima Xin was overjoyed and raised his glass and drank it all.

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Chapter completed!