Chapter 31
【At this time, Zhao's general Sima Yan was about to cross the Yellow River and enter Hangu Pass. In order to stop Sima Yan, Liu Bang took Pingyin County to the north and cut off the Yellow River ferry.】
【Liu Bang himself continued to march south. He did not choose to attack Hangu Pass. The previous lessons of the Six Nations had already taught Liu Bang that Hangu Pass was known as the most powerful pass in the world. Even the Alliance of Six Nations could not capture this pass back then. Liu Bang naturally also I don't dare to be stubborn, I have to meet with a bloody blow at this level.】
【Liu Bang led his generals to the south and fought with the Qin army in the east of Luoyang and the north of Shixiang, and once again defeated Zhao Bi's army.】
【After defeating Zhao Bi, Liu Bang continued to attack Luoyang, but still failed to capture it. He had to go south again to Yangcheng and collect the horses and cavalry in the city.】
【After resting for a while in Yangcheng, Liu Bang attacked Nanyang County southward and defeated the Nanyang County guard Lu Ji in the east of Jixian County and the east of Yangcheng. Lu Ji retreated to Wancheng.】
【The city wall of Wancheng is also tall and indestructible. Liu Bang knew his ability to attack fortresses and felt that he could not conquer Wancheng in a short time, so he wanted to bypass Wancheng again and head west directly.】
【But Zhang Liang didn't think so. He wanted to advise Liu Bang: Although you want to enter the pass in a hurry, the Qin soldiers are still in large numbers and are 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 his advice and led his troops into Wancheng at night. Before dawn, he surrounded Wancheng.】
【When the sky was slightly dark, Cao Shen and Fan Kuai led the army to attack Wancheng and captured the formation first.】
【Seeing the critical situation, Wancheng's general Lü Ye wanted to commit suicide and die for his country, but was dissuaded by his retainer Chen Hui.】
【He said that he could go to the enemy camp as an envoy to negotiate peace with Liu Bang. In the end, Lu Jie made an agreement with Liu Bang and surrendered the whole city.】
【Liu Bang granted Lü Jue the title of Marquis of Yin, granted Chen Hui the title of a thousand households in the city, and Nanyang County was all pacified.】
【At this moment, Liu Bang is only one step away from Guanzhong. If he attacks Hangu Pass from the west or breaks Wuguan Pass from the south, Guanzhong will be within easy reach.】
【Liu Bang finally chose Wuguan as the main direction of attack. He led his army first to the west, fighting and winning all the way. After arriving at Danshui, Gaowu Houyi and Xianghou Wangling also joined the army led by Liu Bang, and they worked together to capture Xiling. , Hu Yang】
【Later, Fan Jun Wu Rui's general Mei Rui also arrived in Huyang, joined forces with Liu Bang's army, and once again captured Xi, Li and other places.】
【Liu Bang then turned south and finally reached the east of Wuguan. One step further, he reached Guanzhong】
【At this time, the situation in the world was still one-sided. Xiang Yu defeated the Qin army in Julu. The famous Qin general Zhang Han also led an army of 200,000 to surrender to Xiang Yu.】
【The Qin Dynasty was unable to recover, so Liu Bang sent Wei Ningchang to the Qin court to persuade the King of Qin to surrender.】
【Qin Prime Minister Zhao Gao was afraid of rebels in the world, so he killed Qin II in the hope of quelling the people's resentment. He also sent an envoy to report back to Liu Bang, hoping to make an agreement with Liu Bang to divide Guanzhong equally.】
【Zhang Liang believed that this was Zhao Gao's plan to slow down the troops. He suggested that Liu Bang could send Li Shiqi and Lu Jia to persuade the Qin generals to surrender at Wuguan, and take this opportunity to attack Wuguan.】
【Liu Bang followed his words and finally defeated the Wuguan defenders and successfully entered Guanzhong.】
【After entering Guanzhong, Liu Bang led his army directly to Xianyang and ordered Li Shang to attack Qin's Hanzhong, Ba, Shu and other places.】
【Prince Ying of Qin was shocked when he saw Liu Bang entering Guanzhong, and immediately sent the Qin army to stop him. The two sides started a battle at Yaxia. As a result, the Qin army was defeated by Liu Bang. Liu Bang took advantage of the opportunity and arrived at Lantian near Xianyang, the capital of Qin.】
【Seeing that Liu Bang was about to approach the city, Ziying mobilized his last strength and fought Liu Bang again in Lantian, but was defeated again. From then on, the Qin Dynasty completely lost all resistance】
【In October of the third year of Qin II, Liu Bang's army arrived at Bashang ahead of other princes.】
【The prince of Qin rode in a plain chariot and a white horse, tied his neck with a ribbon, and held the emperor's jade seal in his hand. He surrendered by the Zhi Road, and the Qin Dynasty was officially destroyed.】
【But this was not over yet. Liu Bang did not kill Ziying. Instead, he treated Ziying with great courtesy. He summoned the local prestigious Qin people and made a three-part agreement: those who kill will die, and those who hurt and steal will be punished accordingly.】
【In addition, all other harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty were abolished, and Liu Bang did not offend the local Qin people. This allowed Liu Bang to gain the hearts of the people in Guanzhong and eliminate the rebellious spirit of the old Qin people in Guanzhong.】
【It's just that after Liu Bang entered Xianyang, he looked at the magnificent palace and felt a little nostalgic. He planned to live there and wandered around singing and dancing every day, which gradually began to wear down his fighting spirit.】
【Fan Kuai advised him to pay attention to the fact that the world was not yet peaceful, and not to forget Qin's past experience. Liu Bang couldn't listen at all. It wasn't until Zhang Liang came to persuade him in person that he realized the seriousness of the problem.】
【But at this time, it was already a little late, because his biggest enemy, Xiang Yu, had already arrived. 】