In the past, Sima Xin only had to cross Xianyang and follow the Wei River to reach Yi County. However, at this time, the war was imminent, and the Yong Army was firmly entrenched in Yi County. The situation was unpredictable. In order to rush to the rescue of the Yong Army as soon as possible, Sima Xin ordered his troops to follow.

It is better to transfer to Meiyang County and go to Yi County from there, which can save nearly half of the distance.

But Sima Xin ignored one point. Going east from Guo County, you can go straight to Meiyang County without being discovered by Yong's army. On this day, due to the continuous rain and light rain, the sky was always covered with a layer of dark clouds, and the sky became darker.

It seems gloomy, but the torches of Zhai Jun can illuminate the surroundings. Each of the nearly 30,000 troops has a torch, stretching into a winding curve, like a fire dragon soaring in the night.

They ignored whether there was any danger around them. Only a few groups of scouts were clearing the way ahead. The army quickly moved forward along the mountain road. Thirty miles away, they reached Meiyang County. After passing Meiyang County, they went west for seventy miles, turned south, and forty miles away.

Here is Yi County.

Seeing the target right in front of us, suddenly, a heart-stirring drumbeat suddenly sounded in the forest. In the hazy night, countless torches flashed from the woods. The torches were swaying in the woods along with the faintly appearing military flags, and the shouts of tens of thousands of sergeants were heard.

The sound shook all around.

Suddenly, a low horn sounded in the night, and countless feather arrows were shot at the place where Sima Xin's Zhai army was like a reminder. The rain of arrows killed nearly a hundred people in an instant, and Zhai Jun became extremely panicked.

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They rode their horses and rushed towards the mountains and forests. At this time, the archers in the mountains and forests began to retreat. Behind them, shield soldiers, cavalry, spearmen, spearmen, and halberdiers shouted and suddenly came out of the mountains and forests, leading the soldiers.

Zhai Jun rushed away.

Screams rang out on both sides of the mountain road, and there were casualties on both sides. Sima Xin was guarded by three thousand guards at the core. General Sima Xin rode his horse and led another army to kill quickly towards the mountain forest. But at this moment, suddenly,

From the north and south sides of the mountain road

The Han army rushed out. The number of the two Han armies was about 20,000. The general in the south was strong and muscular. When he came to a distance of 300 steps from Zhai's army, he shouted loudly: "Fan Kuai is here."

, Sima Xin, why don’t you surrender quickly?”

On the back, a general wearing silver armor also rode out of the square formation. Looking at the panicked Zhai Jun, he just raised his head and laughed and said, "Uncle Zhou has been waiting here for a long time."

The soldiers and horses from the north and south did not accept the move of surrendering to Zhai Jun. In just a cup of tea, the two generals each waved their weapons in the direction of Zhai Jun. The soldiers shouted and roared and killed towards Zhai Jun.

Countless iron caltrops had been buried on both sides of the mountain forest. The Zhai army did not know that the Han army was prepared. They swarmed to kill, but the horses were pierced by the iron caltrops. They screamed and threw the men down, and the men were also touched by the iron.

The thorn queen howled and rolled all over the ground, but soon, the Han army rushed up. They brandished their spears or long swords and stabbed with all their strength. There was a burst of screams, and the corpses on the ground could no longer move.

This was just the beginning of the nightmare. An endless stream of Han troops began to swarm in, surrounding Zhai Jun from all directions. Zhai Jun suffered heavy casualties at this time. All 30,000 people and 7,000 soldiers and horses were killed and wounded. They gradually moved towards Sima Xin.

The position depends on

Together, the original long snake formation was cut off by several sections and formed into separate formations. The Han army used bows, arrows, spearmen and shield soldiers to approach the Zhai army. The battle circle shrank smaller and smaller until the Zhai army could no longer retreat, and they began to fight back vigorously.

, but were ruthlessly killed by the Han army.

Sima Xin retreated to the north under the protection of the guards, but to the north, Zhou Bo's archers acted as a barrier and kept shooting feather arrows to block Zhai's army from fleeing north. After paying heavy casualties, Zhai's army finally broke out of Zhou Bo's arrows.

However, what followed was a second attack by infantry, cavalry, and spearmen. This time, the Zhai army could not break through forcefully, and they had to fight in a melee with the Han army. At this time, Uncle Zhou was also carrying goods.

The spears rushed into the formation and stabbed left and right. Many Zhai soldiers died in Zhou Bo's hands.

When Zhou Bo was in the mood to kill and no one could defeat him, he suddenly saw Sima Xin in a black python robe among the crowd wielding a long sword. He laughed loudly, abandoned Zhai Jun beside him, and only

He led more than ten people and went straight to Sima Xin.

Sima Xin had just killed one person at this time. He raised his bronze sword back and shouted at the hundreds of people beside him: "Come out with me."

Hundreds of guards shouted in response. They had just taken more than ten steps when a general suddenly appeared from the front. He was very fast and rushed to Sima Xin. With only one spear, he pierced Sima Xin's chest.

Xin touched the spear shaft on his chest in disbelief. He wanted to shout, but his throat was filled with blood and he couldn't shout. He just looked at Uncle Zhou unwillingly and slowly fell off the horse.

Seeing that Sima Xin was dead, hundreds of Zhai Army cavalry roared angrily and threw their weapons at Uncle Zhou. Uncle Zhou dodged and jumped off his horse, but unfortunately his horse was corked by the enemy's weapons.

, then, Zhou Bo turned around and shouted: "Kill, kill me."

Led by Uncle Zhou, the Han army rushed towards the Zhai army. Uncle Zhou walked alone to Sima Xin's body, cut off his head with his sword, then held it in his hand, picked a horse from the Han army, and headed forward.

He rode his horse away, raised Sima Xin's head in the most intense place of the battle, and shouted loudly: "Sima Xin is dead, whoever surrenders will avoid death."

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In the early morning, an inexplicable panic suddenly arose in the Yongjun camp. News came one after another. After being silent for several days, the Han army suddenly marched westward and captured Meiyang County and Haowei County overnight. It was promising to move toward Xianyang.

What made the Yong army even more frightened was that the Zhai army who came for reinforcements was ambushed by the Han army near Meiyang County. King Zhai Sima Xin gave him the head, and all the Zhai army surrendered.

In other words, Zhai State has no owner, and Zhai State has no ability to resist the Han army. What worries Yong Jun most is that once Xianyang is lost, the enemy army can go south along Xianyang and reach Abandoned Qiu, or

Going north along Xianyang, you can go down to Yueyang. If Yueyang is lost, Zhai will be destroyed.

In such a severe situation, not only Yong's army was in panic, but even Zhang Han was in disarray. Everything was as Han Xin expected. Sima Xin was defeated, and Dong Yi's army would not be able to come for a while. At this time, Guanzhong, Zhang Han

Han's 100,000-strong army is no longer something to be afraid of. Moreover, the Han army has opened up the road to the east. It can approach Xianyang, and then pass through Qiu, and it can also directly capture Zhai. In other words, the Yong army has no backup.

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At this time, everyone in the big tent had sad faces, and Zhang Han was even more restless, pacing back and forth. Prime Minister Wang Han sighed, he no longer advocated fighting the enemy here. Seeing Zhang Han's anxious look, Wang Han

Han cupped his hands and said: "Now that the Han army has taken advantage of the right time and place, if we stay here, we will soon be cut off by the Han army. It will be difficult to retreat at that time. I think the king will not be prepared to retreat."

The best policy is to abolish Qiu and defend Yingcheng."

"Retreat to Abandoned Qiu? Do you want Xi County? If the Han army opens the plank road here and a large amount of grain and grass go north, it will be even more disadvantageous for us." Zhang Han reprimanded displeasedly.

But the situation was over, and everyone knew in their hearts that Wang Han did not want to contradict Zhang Han too much. He could only sigh softly, walked to the map and looked at it silently without saying a word.

Zhang Han was still angry. He looked outside the tent and shouted: "Come here, gather your troops. I will fight the Han army to the death!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." This time, everyone knelt down and fought to the death with the Han army? One hundred thousand against three hundred thousand, the result can be imagined. Moreover, what Liu Bang hopes most at this time is for Zhang Han to take the initiative to fight. In this way

, their advantages will be even greater.

Wang Han originally wanted to remain silent and let Zhang Han think about it by himself, but at this moment it seemed that Zhang Han was in a state of chaos and he began to go to extremes. Wang Han could no longer sit still and wait for death. He half-knelt on the ground and cupped his hands.

Said: "Your Majesty, stick to the

In Xi County, we can only rely on the camp for cover. If we retreat to Feiqiu, the walls of Feiqiu City are strong, and we stick to the city, there is still a glimmer of hope. Moreover, if the Chu army comes to rescue us, we will have new strength.

There is no need to worry about the Han army anymore."

Zhang Han remained silent and ignored Wang Han. Wang Li could only sigh peacefully. He knew that even Wang Han could not persuade Zhang Han, and it was even less possible for him.

Just when the atmosphere in the camp was gloomy and everyone was gloomy, a voice from outside the tent reported: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is back."

This report brought Zhang Han back from his thoughts. At this time, he looked outside the tent and shouted loudly: "Let Zhang Ping come in and see me."

Not long after, the curtain was opened, and Zhang Ping walked in quickly. Just as he was about to salute, Zhang Han waved his hand: "It's already time, there's no need to salute."

Immediately, Zhang Han looked at his dark-faced son. He had suffered a lot during this trip to Jiangdong. Seeing him now, Zhang Han felt that the irritability in his heart was not so severe. He sighed softly and patted him gently with his hand.

He patted Zhang Ping on the shoulder: "Close

You must also know the situation in China at this time. The Han army is pressing hard on the border, and the situation is worrying. To the north, King Zhai is defeated, Haoji has been lost, Xianyang is in danger, and Abandoned Qiu may be threatened at any time. Where should we go? I want to hear your suggestions.

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Seeing his father asking about him, Zhang Ping felt warm in his heart. He looked at the people in the tent, and everyone's face was full of sadness. At this time, Zhang Ping forced himself to calm down. Only by calming down can the thoughts in his heart become clearer.

Only when you are calm can you think more. He looked at Zhang Han and sighed: "Father, when I visited Dongchu, King Xiangzhuang of Dongchu had already anticipated such a disaster in Guanzhong. He asked his children to

My son rushed back to Guanzhong as soon as possible and persuaded his father to form an alliance with King Zhai and King Sai to fight against the Han army. He would also send troops to march westward to reinforce us. But at this time, it seems that the situation in Guanzhong is far more complicated than the King of Eastern Chu thought.

We have also reached a precarious situation, and the chance of winning a battle here is not great. Once we lose the troops in our hands, I am afraid that even if the King of Dong Chu enters the pass, we will not be able to hold on for that time."

Having said this, Zhang Ping paused, thought for a moment, and then said: "Instead of doing this, we might as well retreat to Abandoned Qiu, divide our forces to guard Xianyang, and dispatch a force to gather the counties of Zhai State and open the road between Datong and Se State.

The best policy is to wait patiently for help from the Chu State. Otherwise, if we wait here, even if the camp is not broken by the Han army, sooner or later our military morale will be slowly exhausted, which will be detrimental to the army. Please think twice, father."

Even Zhang Ping advocated retreating to Abandoned Qiu. Zhang Han knew that he had no choice. However, ensuring that the road with Sai was smooth and waiting for reinforcements might be the best way at the moment. Thinking of this, Zhang Han

After sighing softly, he looked at the people in the tent and ordered: "Pass my order to retreat to Feiqiu."

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