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Chapter 148 The Battle of Pengzhou, Liu Bang lost his wife and lost his army
[If it's the Battle of Julu, it's Xiang Yu's Battle of Conferred Gods. 】

[Then the Battle of Pengcheng is Xiang Yu's epic battle. 】

[In April of the first year of the Han Dynasty, the princes stopped their troops and went west, and each sealed the country. Xiang Yu returned to Pengcheng to become his overlord of Western Chu. 】

[Liu Bang was granted the title of King of Han and entered Hanzhong. 】

[Because of the uneven distribution of benefits, many people have different ambitions and plan to rebel. 】

[In May of the same year, Tian Rong rebelled against Chu. In just three months, he disrupted the enfeoffment system carefully set up by Xiang Yu, setting off a wave of rebellion against Chu in the world. 】

"The enfeoffment system?"

"Why did Xiang Yu implement the enfeoffment system?"

"Is the system I created not enough for him?"

Seeing this, Emperor Shihuang Yingzheng was a little puzzled.

The enfeoffment system was implemented after King Wu overthrew Zhou and established the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The Son of Heaven distributes the land to his relatives or heroes, and the enfeoffed lands are called vassal states, feudal states, or vassal states.

But this system has a big flaw.

That is, the vassal state is relatively independent, with land management, administrative and military power, and it is easy to form local separatist forces.

You must know that as the vassal states become stronger and more powerful, the royal power will weaken.

In this way, the center of the dynasty will be threatened.

Even Qin Shihuang Yingzheng himself used the centralized system and the county system.

The purpose of Yingzheng's doing this is to strengthen his own power and prevent the princes from becoming bigger and stronger.

So Xiang Yu's operation now makes him a little incomprehensible.

Didn't the Zhou Dynasty already tell him that the enfeoffment system has great disadvantages?
Besides, even the Tang Dynasty in later generations suffered a lot because of the existence of the separatism of the feudal towns.

"It seems that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are hidden deep enough."

"I have spent so much time, but I still haven't been able to find any trace of them."

"I don't know if there are their correspondents in Daqin, and I will give them a tip-off?"

"If so, who are these people?"

Ying Zheng was puzzled.

…………

Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled.

Enfeoffment?
Zhou Tianzi, Son of Heaven.

It sounds nice.

In fact, he is a king.

At that time, many princes could be called kings.

Zhou Tianzi has little binding force.

The disadvantages of enfeoffment are obvious.

"Tian Rong, one pig's head."

"I don't know if the princes of all parties were stupid at that time. Xiang Yu was still unwilling to divide the feudal system. As long as he did not object to it on the surface, Xiang Yu would not just make trouble."

"In this way, the fief almost has its own fief."

"As for their group, they all helped Liu Bang beat Xiang Yu in the future. As a result, Xiang Yu was wiped out, and the princes were also wiped out by Liu Bang."

"I thought that if I helped Liu Bang, Liu Bang would let them go. I was thinking too much."

"It's sad."

"Especially that Lishan prisoner who is ungrateful! Xiang Yu's generals value him very much when he is the only one who made him king, and his kingdom is on the edge of Xichu. This is because Xiang Yu regards him as his right-hand man, and he Woolen cloth?"

"Among the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han, only King Yong Zhanghan really tried his best, but it's a pity that Xiang Yu didn't seize the opportunity."

"Hey, a generation of arrogance, political awareness is too low, so what if you know how to fight, and you will be calculated to death in the end."

For what happened to Xiang Yu, Li Shimin only felt pity.

If Xiang Yu had a brighter mind, he wouldn't have ended up in such a mess.

The projection of the dome continues to change:
[In Xiang Yu's view, Tian Rong is the chief culprit of Qi's blatant rebellion against Chu. If he is not removed quickly, the world will have no peace. 】

[In the spring of the second year of the Han Dynasty, Xiang Yujun and Tian Rong fought decisively in Chengyang, and the Chu army won a big victory. 】

[Tian Rong's defeated troops retreated to Pingyuan County. Unexpectedly, the soldiers and civilians of Pingyuan County surrendered and killed Tian Rong. 】

[After Tian Rong's death, his younger brother, General Tian Heng, led the soldiers of the Qi army to resist Xiang Yu's army to the death. 】

[This action made Xiang Yu very angry, and increased the revenge of the Qi army. In the local area, he even murdered the captured soldiers, and took the old, weak, sick and disabled women and children as hostages. struggle. 】

[The Chu army is deeply mired in the quagmire of fighting against all over the country, and has no time to take care of other things. For Liu Bang, who has always been ready to move, after careful consideration, the Chu army decided to adopt the strategic policy of first Qi and then Han. 】

[As for Xiang Yu's violation of King Huai's covenant, all the princes dared not speak out, and what was even more aggressive was to kill King Huai in the south of the Yangtze River, which aroused public anger. 】

[It is precisely because of this that Liu Bang accepted the suggestion of the first and third old Dong Gong in Luoyang that "the army is unknown, the accident will not be successful, and it is clear that he is a thief, and the enemy can be subdued". Chuanxi declared that the world established an emperor, but Xiang Yu killed him. 】

[The call to action spread to various places, and immediately received responses from the princes who were dissatisfied with Xiang Yu. 】

[Wei Wangbao please reply to the letter, Liu Bang asked him to send troops to help, Liu Bang's envoy came to Zhao, Zhao Xiang Chen Yu, but asked Liu Bang to kill Zhang Er before he was willing to obey. 】

[Liu Bang couldn't bear to kill Zhang Er, so he found a man who looked like Zhang Er from the soldiers and killed him. He cut off his head and told Chen Yu. Chen Yu believed it was true, so he sent troops to join Han. 】

[Other princes took a wait-and-see attitude and were unwilling to contribute to Xiang Yu. Therefore, Xiang Yu was in a very isolated position. 】

[When Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu's stalemate in Chengyang, he led an army of five princes with about 56 people to attack Pengcheng, the capital of Chu. 】

"An army of 56 besieged Xiang Yu. Could it be that Xiang Yu can also turn the tables?"

"Is Xiang Yu so brave?"

Meng Tian's attitude towards Xiang Yu has changed.

It would be an exaggeration if Xiang Yu could make a comeback.

[At the same time, in the Battle of Pengcheng, under the command of the King of Han, they successfully captured the capital of Chu State. 】

[For Liu Bang, this battle is the second large-scale battle victory after the army raised troops in Peixian County. There is no doubt that this will become the established basis for the future Southern Expedition and Northern War. 】

[Liu Bang, who has been successful all the way, entered the city as a victor, almost triumphant. 】

[In Pengcheng, he was even more busy dividing up the rare treasures left by Xiang Yu and the countless beauties' family members, and even drank and had fun every day, throwing a celebration banquet.From the top commander to the soldiers, none of them was immersed in this grand banquet, and then ignored King Xiang who was far away in Qidi. 】

[After Liu Bang entered Pengcheng, on the one hand, he ordered Zhou Luhou, the younger brother of Changchang, to garrison troops in the city, and at the same time worshiped Peng Yue as Wei Xiangshi to live in Liang. 】

[Xiang Yu also ordered Fan Kui to attack Zoulu, Xiaqiu, and Xue in the north, and ordered Fan Kui to lead his troops to station in present-day Yi County, Zaozhuang, Zou County, Qufu, and Ziyang in Shandong to protect the safety of Pengcheng. 】

[At this time, Xiang Yu is in an unprecedented crisis. 】

[Xiang Yu is facing two fronts of battle: Qi has not yet settled down, and when he returns to the army to save Chu, he will be attacked by the enemy. 】

[Great disparity in military strength: Liu Bang's coalition army of more than 50 princes has an unprecedented scale. Xiang Yu's total strength is unknown at this time, but it must be far less than 50. This is a battle of unequal strength. 】

[The position is embarrassing: the rear has fallen, and the lone army has penetrated deep. At this time, Xiang Yu's land is completely lost, and the lone army without a foundation can only fight quickly]

[Far away from the battlefield: Xiang Jun can only run around on foot, while Liu Bang's coalition army waits for work at leisure, using fortifications to resist the returning Chu army. 】

[Allies betrayed, and the political environment made Xiang Yu fall into a state of extreme isolation. 】

[Faced with such a dangerous political and military environment, will Xiang Yu admit defeat? 】

[Not really. 】

[Xiang Yu formulated a bold strategic plan, leaving all the generals to attack, and led [-] fine riders to gallop south. After Lu Xiaqiu defeated Fan Kui and other troops, he immediately encircled Huling to Xiao County. 】

[Several battalions of Liu Bang's soldiers were stationed in the southeast of Xiao County. Xiang Yu's army arrived at Xiao at night, and took advantage of dawn to counterattack the Han army's flanks from west to east. They began to attack in the morning and fought a big battle with the Han army, and defeated the Han army at noon.]

[Xiang Yu's army, who was late at night and came out at night, cleverly avoided the city. Because they were familiar with the local terrain, they were not noticed, and quickly marched into the Pengcheng area. 】

[After Xiang Yu penetrated into Pengcheng, he did not start a battle immediately, but detoured to the west of Pengcheng to cut off the connection between the coalition forces and the rear. 】

[The coalition forces of the princes who were lax in military affairs panicked for a while when the Chu army suddenly appeared in the west of Pengcheng. 】

[Thirty thousand elite soldiers of the Chu army, everyone regards death as home, ready to fight to the death. 】

【Xiang Yu deployed his troops and led the soldiers to charge directly at the coalition army. At that time, they scattered the princes' armies and scattered them in all directions, falling into a passive situation of fighting on their own. The soldiers approached noon, and the coalition army was defeated. 】

[Liu Bang was defeated, Xiang Yu pursued from behind, and more than [-] Han soldiers were wiped out in Gu and Surabaya. 】

[Liu Bang wanted to continue going south, and wanted to use the Luliang Mountains in the south of Pengcheng to resist, but he couldn't gain a foothold because of Xiang Yu's fierce pursuit, and killed tens of thousands more. 】

[Xiang Yu's army pursued the Han deserters to the Sui River east of Lingbi, and beheaded more than [-] Han troops. 】

[Liu Bangjun fled into Sui Shui, countless people drowned, and Sui Shui did not flow. 】

[Xiang Yu's army surrounded Liu Bang and his remnants for three floors. Just as they were about to gather and annihilate, suddenly a strong northwest wind struck, flying sand and rocks, and uprooting trees. 】

[Liu Bang took advantage of this opportunity to escape with only a dozen cavalrymen. 】

[Liu Bang escaped, but his father and wife were captured by the Chu army. 】

[In the Battle of Pengzhou, Liu Bang lost his wife and lost his army. 】

【In this battle, the strength of the Han army was severely injured, and almost the entire army was wiped out. The princes who were attached to Liu Bang turned their backs to the Han and surrendered to Chu. Liu Bang had to collect the remnants and retreat to Xingyang. 】

[Pengcheng suffered a disastrous defeat, which left a profound lesson for Liu Bang. 】

[So that when Liu Bang won the world and recalled the past with Han Xin, discussing the ability of the generals to lead troops, Liu Bang asked Han Xin, how many soldiers and horses can I command?Han Xin replied without hesitation, "Your Majesty can only command more than [-] people at most. Your Majesty is not good at generals, but good generals. One word tells the truth."]

[Winning more with less is Xiang Yu's forte. Tens of thousands of people often defeat tens of thousands of people. This is because Xiang Yu's heroic spirit is invincible in the world, and his soldiers will definitely be infected, so they all have the kind of contempt for the world. arrogance. 】

(End of this chapter)