In the spring of the second year of the Spring and Autumn Xuangong (608 BC), Zheng Guo sent Gongzi Guisheng to lead 200,000 troops to attack the Song state. Song Wengong sent the generals Huo Zhen, Hua Yuan, and Le Lu to lead the army to resist. On December 10 of that year, the two countries fought a major war in the Great Thorn. Gongzi Guisheng led an army named 200,000, but it was actually 300,000, and as a result, the Song army was defeated, Le Lu was killed, and Hua Yuan was captured.
Zheng Jun also paid a heavy price, and more than 100,000 troops were killed in battle. Huo Zhen single-handedly rode to the enemy position and killed more than a thousand people. It wasn't until the blood stained the robe red and a crested knife was blunted that it was killed back to the main line.
Zheng Jun won a battle, adjusted his men and horses, and waited for the opportunity to kill again. Huo Zhen had only 30,000 men and horses under his command. Outnumbered, he sent someone to report to Song Wengong and quickly dispatch reinforcements.
When the urgent report came, The doctor Gan Yiquan expressed his expression on the public: The situation is critical, and the king should quickly dispatch 100,000 people and horses from Hua Yuan's old department to the rescue.
However, Wen Gong said: "The widow has found a new bushi, invited him to the temple, asked Ji Qi, and then decided on the plan to transfer troops." ”
So the xuanbu master Yan Meng went to the temple. Yan Mengzhan signed and got "Gui Mei" into "睽" 卦. Yan Meng said: Unlucky. It is said that when a man slaughters a sheep, he sees only blood plasma, and the neighbors in the west are prepared with each other, and they cannot be compensated. "Return to the Sister" becomes "睽", no one helps, the winner's surname is Gui, and the loser's surname is Huo. The car broke away from the axle, and the fire destroyed the flag, which was not conducive to the re-emergence of the division.
Wen Gong then ordered that reinforcements should not be sent for the time being.
Yan Meng gave Wen Gong another gua, saying that this gua was a superior gua, and although the king suffered a defeat, it did not hurt the foundation of the Song kingdom. This gua shows that there are beautiful women from the people who come to the deep palace to relieve the king's worries.
Wen Gong was suspicious of the letter, but his heart was secretly happy, and he ordered a reward for the golden hundred and two.
The next day, Neishi Cen Han entered the palace and asked to see Duke Wen, saying: "The subordinate sent an envoy to Ningling and saw two beautiful sixteen-year-old girls, so the subordinate brought them back and wanted to dedicate them to Duke Wen. ”
Wen Gong was overjoyed and hurriedly summoned the two young girls into the palace. Although the two young girls are from the folk, they are graceful and graceful, beautiful and hopeful, and can sing and dance. Wen Gong then rebuked the left and right, causing the two girls to dance. The two young girls were dressed in white silk and danced in front of Wen Gong. With a variety of styles, Wen Gong looked out of shape and hugged the two young girls into his arms.
When Wen Gong was looking for joy in the tent, he did not know that Yan Meng and Cen Han were drinking and celebrating in the palace. Originally, in order to obtain a reward, the two hollowed out their minds, found a beautiful woman, and after some tuning, they then offered it to WenGong in the name of Bu Gua, in order to be happy with Bo And also to show the spiritual accuracy of Bu Gua.
Besides, after Song and Zheng fought a war, they each made adjustments. Guisheng wanted to attack twice, but he was a little afraid of the long-established general Huo Zhen, and moreover, he saw that the other side only had 30,000 horses, and he did not believe that Huo Zhen would lead such a small army to fight. He was worried that Huo Zhen, who was good at using soldiers, had cheated and buried ambush soldiers. Therefore, for more than ten days in a row, he did not dare to go to war and sent soldiers to investigate secretly. After receiving the exact answer, guisheng Yangtian laughed wildly: "Heaven help me!" I think I have such a good chance to make a name for myself! "For a commander-in-chief, it is a pleasure to conquer a long-established general on the battlefield.
The return of the birth then launched a surprise attack. However, Huo Zhen had already made preparations, and with the help of the terrain, within three days, he repelled more than ten attacks in a row, annihilating more than 20,000 enemy troops at the cost of 3,000 people.
Desperate to return to life, he led nearly 200,000 troops to attack in full. Surrounded Huo Zhen's more than 30,000 people.
Huo Zhen said without fear, "There is no other way but to kill the enemy." After finishing his words, he flew the crested sword and rushed into the enemy position, and wherever the big knife went, he took the first rank of more than twenty enemy soldiers, and the Song army was afraid and fled one after another. The returning man was furious and said, "Fugitive, slash!" A bloody battle, fought for several hours. Thirty thousand horses and horses of the Song army were killed in battle, and the Zheng army also suffered more than 30,000 casualties. Guisheng looked for Huo Zhen in front of the battle, but his figure was no longer seen. Seeing that the army suffered heavy casualties, he had no intention of fighting again, and led the remnants back to the division.
Huo Zhen, who had broken through from the single knife and horse in the formation, came to the capital, and before the blood clothes were changed, he went straight into the harem, and he only wanted to ask the king: Why did he delay sending reinforcements?
Song Wenzheng watched two beautiful girls dancing in the harem, and when he saw Huo Zhen, who was dressed in blood, suddenly break into the harem, the two beautiful women screamed in fright and hid behind Wengong.
Wen Gong frowned, scolded Huo Zhen for being rude, and broke into the harem without announcing it.
Huo Zhen looked panicked and said, "The Great King did not send reinforcements, resulting in the death of 50,000 of my soldiers on the battlefield." ”
Wen Gong said expressionlessly, "It is not appropriate for the Master to dispatch troops." The widow obeyed the words of the master. ”
Huo Zhen said with an angry face, "Master Bu is talking nonsense and misleading the country, and when I stab him, I will take his head." ”
Wen Gong suddenly changed his color and ordered Huo Zhen to be imprisoned, threatening to behead him.
When The Grand Master Gan Yiquan heard the news, he hurried into the palace and said to Wen Gong: "After Huo Zhen was a famous general, he was born and died on the battlefield, and made great military achievements for the country, how could he kill the king because of his words?" ”
Wen Gong thought about it and sent a courtier to the prison to tell Huo Zhen that as long as he confessed his mistake to the king, he would be released.
Huo Zhen scolded angrily, "Tens of thousands of soldiers, blood spilled on the battlefield, but the great king did not pay attention to it, superstitiously believed in the words of the master, and was extremely confused, what was wrong with ben?" ”
Enraged, Duke Wen immediately ordered Huo Zhen to be beheaded and his head to be hung at the city gate for public display.
Master Yan Meng and Nei Shi Cen Han each received thousands of taels of gold, and when they came out of the city gate with a snicker, Huo Zhen's head who was hanging on the city gate had his eyes wide open, and from a distance it looked like a person was hidden in the wall.
Gan Yiquan, dressed in cloth, left a resignation and walked out of the side door, and when he was less than 40 years old, he returned to his hometown.