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Chapter 239

"The following year, Chen Sheng, who took the lead in the uprising, was defeated by Qin general Zhang Han, and Chen Sheng was killed by his own people."

"Liu Bang realized that a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Even the Qin Dynasty, which had reached its end, was definitely not something he could compete with alone."

"He heard that Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu, descendants of Chu aristocrats who had a deep hatred against the Qin Dynasty, were powerful and stationed in Xue County, so he went to seek refuge with him. Xiang Liang gave him five thousand more troops. He followed Xiang Liang and supported King Huai of Chu. Recover a large amount of Wei land occupied by the Qin army."

"In order to seek greater space for development, Liu Bang defected to Xiang Liang. Because he was loyal, courteous to virtuous officers, and loved soldiers as his own son, King Chu Huai arranged for him to capture Guanzhong."

"In 208 BC, Xiang Liang fought with Qin general Zhang Han in Dingtao. Xiang Liang died in the battle, and Zhang Han turned to attack Zhao."

"At this time, Liu Xiang's army was nominally in charge of King Chu Huai, so King Zhao asked King Chu Huai for help."

"King Huai of Chu decided to attack in two directions: west and north. The west route army was led by Liu Bang and attacked Xianyang. The north route army was led by Xiang Yu and went towards Zhao to attack Zhang Han and save King Zhao. He also agreed on who would enter Guanzhong first. , who is the King of Guanzhong."

"At that time, Xiang Liang died in battle and the morale of the Qin army was high. No one was optimistic about the Western Expeditionary Army."

"Liu Bang's connections and reputation for benevolence and righteousness accumulated over the years played a huge role at this time."

"During the westward march, Li Shiqi, a famous scholar from Gaoyang, admired Liu Bang's reputation for kindness and took the initiative to join him. Even Li Shiqi's younger brother Li Shang joined him with more than 4000 people. Liu Bang's military strength increased greatly."

"Later, he met Zhang Liang again. Many righteous troops who resisted the Qin army along the way came to join him. Liu Bang's strength and morale greatly increased. He actually arrived at Bashang one step ahead of the princes. When Prince Qin learned about it, he held the jade seal in his hand. , voluntarily surrendered, and the Qin Dynasty was destroyed."

"Liu Bang immediately abolished the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty, made a three-part agreement with the elders in Guanzhong, sealed up the treasury, and did not harm the people. He won the hearts of the people. Later, he was named the King of Han by Xiang Yu and ruled the Bashu region and Hanzhong."

"During this process, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu became friends. There was a big age difference between the two, but Liu Bang had the air of an elder and was good at getting along with others. Xiang Yu, who was fierce and irritable by nature, got along very well with him, and the two even became sworn brothers. .”

"At that time, Xiang Yu didn't know that this man was his nemesis."

"In terms of ability, he is the majestic overlord of Western Chu. He is "powerful and powerful" and is famous for leading troops in battles. In the future, he will overthrow the Qin Dynasty and rule the world. Who else but him? How could he think that he was already in the middle of the country at that time? Will the young Liu Bang be his opponent?"

"But Xiang Yu doesn't understand that a person's abilities are divided into many types. You don't necessarily have to be brave to become a king. On the contrary, it is a bad idea to become king with bravery."

"Liu Bang didn't have any real skills, but he knew how to employ people and often listened to other people's opinions. This unique personality charm attracted many talents, such as Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Xiao He, Fan Kuai, Li Shiqi, Xia Houying..."

"A large part of the reason why these people follow Liu Bang is because of Liu Bang's charisma."

"For example, Li Shiqi, a Confucian scholar who Liu Bang always disliked being literate, was very rude when he first met with Li Shiqi. After being criticized by Li Shiqi, Liu Bang changed his attitude on the spot and treated him as a guest of honor."

"There is also Han Xin. When he joined Liu Bang, he was not taken seriously because he had no chance to display his talents. Xiao He recommended him in front of Liu Bang many times, which made Liu Bang change his mind. He fasted and bathed, held a grand ceremony, and personally worshiped Han Xin as a general."

"You must know that Liu Bang was already the king of Hanzhong at that time, and Han Xin was just an unknown little player. Liu Bang condescended to condescend to him and worship him as a general. Han Xin was very grateful and dedicated his help, becoming one of the capable generals who defeated Xiang Yu in the future."

"The irony is that the first person Han Xin turned to was actually Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu didn't take him seriously and let a talent go in vain." "Compared to Xiang Yu, Liu Bang obviously knows how to retain talents better."

"Just because Liu Bang entered Guanzhong first, Xiang Yu was displeased."

"Liu Xiang's army nominally respected King Chu Huai, but in fact, Xiang Yu did not take King Chu Huai seriously."

"While attacking Guanzhong, there was a Hongmen Banquet. Xiang Yu was arrogant. After defeating Zhang Han, he led his troops to Guanzhong. Advisor Fan Zeng suggested that he would kill Liu Bang while his troops were far superior to Liu Bang."

"It was agreed at that time that whoever saves people will be the king of Guanzhong."

"It seems that the Qin Dynasty at that time was about to fall and there was no threat. Xiang Yu was too lazy to hide his ambitions. He did not fulfill his promise to make Liu Bang the king of Guanzhong. He only made Liu Bang the king of Han, and his main territory was Bashu."

"Not only that, Xiang Yu also killed King Huai of Chu, leaving behind evidence of disloyalty and unbelief."

Qin Shihuang: Those who succeed must be tolerant of others. Xiang Yu is too arrogant. Even if he has high military force, he is not suitable to be emperor.

Liu Che: What a reckless man!As an overlord, he can't even fulfill his own promise. Who dares to follow such a person.

Wei Zheng: Those who achieve great things must have wisdom that ordinary people cannot understand, and at the same time, they must have secrets that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"He had murderous intentions and wanted to get rid of people, so Xiang Yu organized a Hongmen Banquet for Liu Bang."

"Xiang Yu's uncle, Xiang Bo, had a good relationship with Zhang Liang and informed him of the incident. Zhang Liang hurriedly asked Liu Bang to apologize and show weakness, and even married Xiang Bo. When Xiang Yu saw this, his murderous intention disappeared a lot, and he held a Hongmen banquet to entertain him."

"Liu Bang only brought a few people to the banquet, and he seemed unsuspecting, which made Xiang Yu even more embarrassed to target him. At the banquet, Fan Zeng ordered "Xiang Zhuang dances with the sword, with the intention of Pei Gong." It was Xiang Bo who took action and drew his sword and danced to protect Liu Bang secretly. Opportunity to leave with an excuse.”

"After the banquet, Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, killed Qin Prince Ying, and burned Epang Palace. What he did was really unwise and left a ferocious impression on people, which was in sharp contrast to Liu Bang's kindness."

"Liu Bang also noticed that Xiang Yu regarded him as a threat, but under the circumstances, Liu Bang could not deal with Xiang Yu."

"So Liu Bang swallowed his anger and entered Hanzhong, worshiped Han Xin as his general, worked hard, and pacified the Three Qin Dynasty in the second year of Han Dynasty."

"While Xiang Yu was attacking Qi, Liu Bang went out to the east and occupied Pengcheng, the capital of Western Chu. He sent people to detail Xiang Yu's crimes, tell them to the world, and gain a head start."

"Unexpectedly, Xiang Yu's bravery exceeded imagination. He attacked with [-] light cavalry and killed Liu Bang's [-] troops. Another [-] fell into the water and drowned. Liu Bang was so frightened that he fled to Xingyang in embarrassment."

"Liu Bang then realized how terrifying Xiang Yu was and decided to use a strategy to deal with him."

"He sent people to persuade Yingbo to rebel against Chu, and together with Peng Yue, he rioted in the rear of Western Chu. He himself collected the defeated troops. At the same time, he ordered Han Xin to open up the northern battlefield, defeat Wei and Zhao, and expand his troops."

(End of this chapter)