The Chu army left Zheng and had just crossed the Yellow River when a scout came to report: The Jin sent Xun Linfu as a general and Xianhu as a deputy general, and sent 600 chariots to rescue Zheng. The army had arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River.
King Chuzhuang sneered: "This is obviously an attempt to take advantage of the situation. I fought for four months, but they never came to save me. As soon as I left, they came back."
Sun Shu'ao said: "Not necessarily. If Jin really wants to go to war with us, it would be most suitable when we and Zheng are inextricably linked. Sending troops now is mostly just for show. After all, they still regard themselves as the overlord."
King Zhuang of Chu said: "No matter what, let's stop first and see what Jin wants to do." So the Chu army stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Sun Shu'ao guessed right. Xun Lin's father really didn't want to fight with Chu, because he knew that the Chu army at this time was no longer what it used to be, with high combat effectiveness and morale. So when he saw the Chu army crossing the Yellow River, he ordered to stop advancing.
We set up camp on the spot and called the generals for a meeting.
At the meeting, Xun Lin's father clearly expressed his intention to wait and see. Then Shihui said: "Zheng has been resisting for more than three months, and we have not rescued them. Their surrender is also expected. Since Chu has withdrawn its troops,
Let’s go back too.”
When Xianyu heard this, he immediately jumped up and said: "Since we have sent out troops, what will Zheng Guo think if we retreat without fighting? What will the princes think? The Chu army has been fighting under Xingyang City for three or four months and is already exhausted.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We should cross the river quickly. I am sure we will win in one battle."
Xianyu is the son of General Xianzhen of the Chinese Army. He is a young man in the Jin army. He belongs to the main war faction together with Zhao Dun's half-brothers Zhao Tong, Zhao Kuo, Zhao Chuan's son Zhao Min and others. Therefore, Xianyu belongs to the main war faction.
When Yu called for war, Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo agreed with him and also asked for war.
Scholars will say: "The Chu army is no longer what it used to be. Although they fought for three or four months, their strength has not been exhausted much. We must not underestimate the enemy."
Xianyu mocked: "Mr. Old, you should sit in the court and plan important events. Let us young people take charge of the battle."
Xun Lin's father waved his hand irritably and said, "What the scholar council official said makes sense. We will return to the court tomorrow. Anyone who disobeys the order will be subject to military law."
After the meeting, Xianyu, Zhao Tong, and Zhao Kuo got together. They all thought that Xunlin's father and Shihui were all old men and had no fighting spirit. There was clearly an excellent fighting opportunity in front of them, how could they give it up so easily? All three of them thought that
The children of the generals felt that even if they violated military orders, they could make up for their mistakes as long as they performed meritorious deeds. So they decided to force Xun Lin's father to submit.
That night, Xianyu, Zhao Tong, and Zhao Kuo secretly crossed the Yellow River with their troops to pursue the Chu army.
Han Jue, Sima of the Jin Army, discovered that someone had mobilized troops and horses, and rushed to report to Xun Lin's father: "Xianhu led Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo across the Yellow River. Do you know? If they encounter the Chu army, they will definitely suffer.
You are a general of the Chinese army, and you cannot escape the crime of losing an army and humiliating the country. General, please make up your mind quickly."
Xun Lin's father's lips trembled with anger, and he didn't know what to do for a moment. He said, "You, what do you think we should do?"
Han Jue said: "As things stand now, I see that only a large army can cross the river to meet them. If we win, we will certainly have merit. If something goes wrong, we will all bear the responsibility for the failure together. It is better than you alone."
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Under this situation, Xun Lin's father had no choice but to order the entire army to withdraw from the camp and cross the Yellow River without leaving a single soldier behind, preparing to fight the Chu army.
As for Xianyu and others, they had just crossed the Yellow River and before they could push forward, they heard that Xun Lin's father was following them. Xianyu was very proud and said to Zhao Tong: "I told you before, as long as we cross the river,
, they dare not not come.”
Xunlin's father crossed the river and immediately sent people to chase Xianyu, ordering them to stop and wait on the spot. But Xianyu didn't care and continued to move forward. Xunlin's father led the army and chased Xianyu until they reached Bicheng before catching up with Xianyu.
縠. He gave the order again, telling the whole army to stay down.
He called Xianyu and others to the Central Army tent and scolded them severely, but did not punish them, because Xunlin's father felt that he had also crossed the Yellow River, and the original military order "no crossing the river" was ignored.
It was invalidated. But Xianyu didn’t think so. Instead, he felt that he was right.
The movements of the Jin army did not escape the eyes of the Chu people.
When Sun Shuao saw the Jin army stopped in Bi City, neither advancing nor retreating, he said to King Chuzhuang: "It seems that Xun Lin's father does not want to go to war with us. We might as well send someone to make peace. It would be great if they agree."
If they disagree and start a fight, it will be beneficial to us if we are polite and they are rude."
King Chuzhuang thought it was good, so he sent people to the Jin army camp to make peace. Xunlin's father wished that the two sides would not fight. He said to the Chu envoy: "Reconciliation is the blessing of the two countries. I also plan to make peace with the Chu state."
Make peace."
When Xianyu heard that the Chu people were coming to make peace, he hurried over to try to dissuade Xunlin's father. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp, he met the Chu envoy who came out of Xunlin's father's military tent.
Yu stepped forward to stop the envoy, and scolded him. After he finished cursing, he also said: "Even if General Xun agrees to make peace, I will kill all of you first. You go back and tell that king of yours.
If you dare, don't run away. I'll be there soon."
The Chu envoy was so angry that he turned blue, but since he was in the Jin army's camp, he did not dare to get angry, so he had to suppress his anger and walked out as if he was running away.
As soon as they left the camp gate, they happened to meet Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo. The two brothers also heard the news of peace and came in a hurry. When they saw the Chu envoy, they said something to you and another to me.
It was such a humiliation that Chu was so angry that he was half dead.
After finally waiting for the Zhao brothers to leave, the Chu envoy was about to get on his horse and leave, but he saw a young general coming on horseback. When he arrived, he pointed his riding whip at the Chu envoy and said, "I heard you came to sue for peace. What? Not yet?
I beat you and you are so scared that you fall down? Go back and tell your King of Chu that I don’t agree with you, Zhao Min, and I want to kill him so that I can stand on my back."
The envoy of Chu State returned to the Chu camp angrily. He told the whole situation. The generals of Chu State exploded and all were gearing up, clamoring to compete with Jin State. King Zhuang of Chu State was very calm.
, he waved his hand to tell everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Wait a little longer and see what Father Xun Lin says."
One day later, Xun Lin's father sent an envoy. This man was called Wei Qi. He also belonged to the young group of the Jin army. Like Xian Yu and others, he was in charge of the battle. He was originally sent by Xun Lin's father to tell the story.
But as soon as he arrived at Chu camp, he didn't mention a word of "harmony" and just called "war" in one breath.
King Chuzhuang couldn't bear it any longer. He drank Wei Qi away and then ordered: "Tonight, we will kill the cattle and sheep and give a big reward to the three armies. Early tomorrow morning, we will attack the Jin army."
In the early morning of the next day, when the morning sun had just risen and the clouds were glowing for a long time, the earth seemed to have just woken up from its sleep, the horns sounded from the Chu army camp. Then, the flags in each camp were waving, the horses neighed, and the Chu army began to gather.
The King of Chuzhuang was wearing armor and came out of the Chinese military tent with shouts and crowds. Even Sun Shu'ao also wore armor and carried a bronze sword, following closely behind the King of Chuzhuang. Their chariots were parked not far away.
As soon as the two of them walked to the car, they heard war drums beating loudly outside Dazhai. King Chuzhuang was stunned and asked the people around him: "What's going on? Let's go and have a look."
The two soldiers rushed out and reported shortly: "Lord, there is a group of Jin troops coming to challenge. The leader is a young general."
King Chuzhuang thought to himself: Before I took action, you guys came over first. He immediately gave the order, opened the gate of the stronghold, and the whole army attacked. As soon as the order was given, the messenger standing on the high platform waved the flag, and in an instant, the horn sounded.
When the sound was heard, the Chu troops roared and killed each other from every camp.
Outside the village, it was Zhao Min who came to challenge him. He did not come under orders, but secretly brought his troops to cause trouble. In his imagination, as long as a group of Chu troops came out, he would rush forward.
, beheaded a group, and then took the heads of the enemy troops and retreated, so that they could show off a lot. Unexpectedly, the Chu army that came out was not a single one, but an entire army. He had never fought in a war before.
He had never seen such a scene before, and his face turned pale with fright. Before the Chu army could reach him, he turned around and ran away. His soldiers also shouted and followed him, throwing away their armor and running wildly. The Chu army
The army followed him like a pack of vicious wolves, and soon they reached the Jin army camp in Bicheng.
Xun Lin's father had just received the news. He hurriedly mobilized his troops and went out to fight. In a moment, the Jin army followed him out of the military camp in a panic.
When the two armies faced each other, King Zhuang of Chu jumped on the drum cart and beat the drum himself. The Chu army shouted like a wave and attacked across the board, overwhelming the Jin army. The soldiers of the Chu army had long held their breath. As soon as the two sides fought, the Chu army
Everyone on the country's side worked bravely and took the lead. The Jin side responded in a hurry, but after being frantically charged and killed by the Chu army, chaos soon broke out. Seeing that the Jin army could not resist, Xun Lin's father ordered a retreat. This time it was even more troublesome.
, the generals fled with their troops, and the whole situation suddenly got out of control.
General Xun Ming of the Jin army led a small number of defeated troops to the west, and met the troops of Chu general Xiang Lao. The two fought for several rounds, and Xun Ming was captured by Xiang Lao. The Jin general Xun Shou
He was a famous archer. When he saw his son being captured by the Chu people from a distance, he raised his hand and shot an arrow, killing Mr. Xiang under his horse. The soldiers of the Jin and Chu armies shouted and surrounded him, thinking that
They fought for Xiang Lao's body. As a result, the Jin army took away Xiang Lao's body, and the Chu army took away the living Xunying.
Xun Shou was about to fight to save his son when he saw the son of Chuzhuang King, Gongzi Yuchen, coming from the side to kill him. He had to abandon that side and come here to look after him.
He saw accurately and shot an arrow, hitting the young master Yuchen on the shoulder. The young master Yuchen screamed and fell down from the chariot. The Jin soldiers rushed forward and captured the young master Yuchen in a blink of an eye.
The militant Xianyu was indeed a bit powerful. He was wounded in many places, but he was very brave. The Chu soldiers could not stop him. He broke out of the siege, led a group of defeated soldiers, and headed north until he stopped at the edge of the Yellow River.
Come down.
There were many footprints on the shore. Xianyu inquired and found out that Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo had crossed the Yellow River long ago. Xianyu sighed: "These Zhao brothers are so powerful. They can run faster than me every time."
Zhao Min, who likes to cause trouble, is not good at fighting, but is very good at escaping. He drove his chariot for a while, and suddenly found that Chu soldiers were always chasing him. He immediately understood that it was because his chariot was too conspicuous.
So he jumped off the chariot and started running among a group of soldiers. As he ran, he found that the Chu soldiers did not chase the soldiers, but specifically chased him. He understood again that it was because his general's armor was too eye-catching.
When I was worried that I had no place to hide, I suddenly saw a forest, so I quickened my pace and ducked in.
Zhao Min hid in the woods, took off his armor three times, and came out from the other side of the woods wearing only underwear. At this moment, a Jin military chariot passed in front of him, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.
Shouting: "Who is in the car? Take me and run with you."
There were three people in the car. The driver was Feng Bo, the general of the Jin State. Sitting behind him were his two sons. As Feng Bo galloped away, he said to his two sons: "Don't look back. Don't go there."
Look back and pretend you didn’t hear anything.”
Unexpectedly, Feng Bo's two sons were disobedient. Not only did they look back, but they also said, "Father, it seems to be General Zhao Min. Let's take him with us?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Zhao Min shouting: "General Feng Bo, I see you, please stop, stop, and take me with you."
When Uncle Feng heard the shouting, he pulled the reins angrily, turned around and said to his two sons: "You two melon boys, I told you not to look back, don't look back, but you didn't listen. This time it's okay, you have to get out and scream."
He comes up."
In this way, Feng Bo's two sons made room for Zhao Min, while he himself mingled with the soldiers and fled for his life. Originally, Feng Bo wanted to keep one of his sons in the car, but his two sons apologized to each other and both asked to go on.
Feng Bo was so angry that he drove them all out of the car. As a result, both sons died in the chaos.
Zhao Min fled to the Yellow River with Feng Bo. At this time, Xun Lin's father was directing the crossing of the river. There were many people and few boats, and the large group of people wanted to cross the river first. Many soldiers did not listen to the ban and jumped into the river one after another, clawing at the side of the boat with their hands, thinking
He swam across the river with the boat. As a result, there were more people boarding the boat, and the boat began to sink. Xianyu stood on the boat, pulled out his sword, and slashed the fingers. For a while, ghosts and wolves howled, and they let go.
All of them had their fingers chopped off. The fingers that were chopped off in the cabin could be held in the hand. Zhao Min also imitated Xianyu and slashed at the side of the ship with his sword. Countless fingers were chopped off by him, many of them
In the blink of an eye, people are swept away by the turbid waves.
A large group of soldiers who were unable to get on the boat abandoned their weapons and knelt on the shore, looking at the generals' boat as they gradually moved away, crying and cursing. Many of them looked back from time to time, thinking that Chu's pursuers were
It's coming. They are destined to die.
However, Chu's pursuers never showed up, because at this time King Zhuang of Chu was marching into Bi City with his troops.
Wu Shen, a senior official of the Chu State, advised the King of Chuzhuang to send people to pursue the Jin army. The King of Chuzhuang said: "The Chu State has been unable to raise its head since its defeat in Chengpu. This time we won a great victory in Bicheng, which can be regarded as a snowfall.
What a shame. Even though Jin was defeated, it is still a big country after all. Chu can't destroy them, and they can't destroy Chu. The two big countries still want to negotiate peace. Why kill more people?"
Xun Lin's father was able to escape. In the battle of Bicheng, most of the Jin army was lost.
When Zheng Xianggong heard that King Zhuang of Chu had defeated the Jin army, he personally brought cattle, sheep and fine wine to Bi City to reward the Chu army. That night, a big banquet was held in Bi City. Torches were lit all night long in the city, making it bright for half the day. Some people
While he was drinking, he said to King Zhuang of Chu: "This battle is worth remembering. Chu State sacrificed many soldiers. Can the bones of those soldiers be piled up and made into a monument to commemorate it?"
King Chuzhuang said: "Occasionally we win a battle, what is it worth remembering? So many people have died, why do we show off our martial arts? This is not a show-off thing. Let people bury those bones."
The victory also triggered a defection.
As soon as the news of the victory in the battle of Bicheng reached Yingdu, Qu Wu, a senior official of the state of Chu, became extremely excited because another news came at the same time: General Xiang Lao had been killed in battle. He knew that the old man who had haunted him in his dreams was
Xu Niang Xia Ji was widowed again. Qu Wu immediately asked someone to go to a matchmaker and got Xia Ji without much effort. Then he left Chu State with his newly married Xia Ji and defected to Jin State.
After Jin was defeated, Jin Jinggong hoped that someone familiar with the situation in Chu would come to help him. Qu Wu's arrival was like giving a pillow to a sleepy man. Jin Jinggong was very happy and appointed Qu Wu without hesitation.