A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 133: The chasm is the boundary, dividing the world in the middle

The third year of the Overlord of Western Chu
April
The general of the Han Dynasty, Zuo Prime Minister Han Xin, led an army of 100,000 and Zhang Er passed through Taiyuan, and successively attacked Dai and Zhao, and then surrendered to Yan. However, Qi was intimidated by Xiang Yu and did not dare to surrender.

At this time, Liu Bang had already used the golden cicada's escape plan to escape from Xingyang to Chenggao.

When Xiang Yu learned that Liu Bang had escaped, he immediately sent Grand Sima Cao Jiu to lead 100,000 Chu troops to besiege Chenggao, while he led 200,000 Chu troops to continue the siege of Xingyang.

In order to understand the siege of Xingyang, Liu Bang made Peng Yue the Marquis of Jiancheng and asked him to continuously send troops to harass the Chu army's back roads and grain roads. He also sent Lu Wan and Liu Jia to lead more than 20,000 people to take advantage of Hanoi County and cross Baima southward. Jin, assisted Jian Hou Pengyue to attack Dangjun in the rear of the Chu army, burned the grain and grass stored by the Chu army, and continuously captured seventeen cities including Suiyang and Waihuang.

On the one hand, Sui He was sent to Jiujiang, who was good at eloquence, to instigate Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang. Yingbu was Xiang Yu's old general. During the Battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu ordered him to send troops to help, but he did not move due to illness. As a result, Xiang Yu was quite resentful of him and sent envoys many times to accuse him, which caused many rifts between the two.

Under Sui He's persuasion, he rebelled decisively and sent troops to assist Peng Yue while also sending troops to Sanchuan County to assist in the war.

On the one hand, Han Xin and Zhang Er were ordered to cooperate with the Bai army and lead their troops to the north bank of the Yellow River to support Xingyang. So Han Xin and Zhang Er led more than 200,000 troops to Xiuwu County on the other side of the Yellow River in Xingyang, and lined up with 100,000 white troops to support Xingyang.

Originally, in order to summon the armies of Han Xin and Zhang Er, Liu Bang followed Li Shiqi's plan and ordered people to engrave seals so that Li Shiqi could patrol various places to entrust and increase his own strength, but Zhang Liang stopped him.

Zhang Liang reached out and picked up a pair of chopsticks on the wine table and said:

"In the past, King Tang and King Wu of Zhou conquered Xia, Jie, Yin and Zhou and then sealed their descendants, based on the consideration that they could be completely controlled and killed if necessary. However, can the king control Xiang Yu now and kill him if necessary? In the past After King Wu of Zhou conquered Yin, he killed King Zhou of Shang and obtained his head. Now can the king obtain Xiang Yu's head?
In the past, the Shang and Zhou Dynasties paid tribute to Shang Rong's residence, sealed Bigan's tomb, and released Jizi's prison, with the intention of rewarding and spurring the subjects of this dynasty. What the king needs urgently now is the time to show loyalty and honor the virtuous? I don't think so.

King Wu used the enemy's savings to distribute money and millet. Now that the king's military supplies have not been found, how can he still have the ability to relieve the hungry and poor? He changed his military chariot into a carriage and turned his weapons upside down to show that they were not in use. Now that the king is in a fierce battle, how can he follow his example?
In the past, King Wu of Zhou used his horses to rest on the sunny slopes of Nanshan Mountain and cows rested under the shade of peach trees, because the world had entered an era of peace. Nowadays, fierce fighting continues, how can we practice martial arts and cultivate literature? If all the land is given to the descendants of the Six Kingdoms, then the generals, soldiers and advisers will all belong to their own masters, and no one in the world will fight for the world with the king. What's more, if the Chu army is strong, the six countries will inevitably surrender if they are weak, so how can they surrender to the king? ? "

Zhang Liang's analysis, every word of it, was exquisite and to the point. After listening to it, Liu Bang broke out in a cold sweat, so much so that he stopped eating and vomited food. He cursed Li Shiqi: "You stinky Confucian scholar, you almost ruined my big event!" Then he gave the order. Immediately destroy the completed seals of the Six Nations, thereby avoiding a major strategic mistake.

When Han Xin's army arrived, Liu Bang saw that Han Xin's troops were much larger than his own, and he was afraid that Han Xin would have second thoughts. Cheng Gao's garrison only had 30,000 soldiers. Knowing that he could not withstand Cao Jiu's 100,000 troops, Liu Bang broke out to the west overnight, leaving Cheng Gao in It fell into the hands of Cao Jiu the next day.

Liu Bang was a little uneasy with no soldiers in his hands, so he secretly crossed the Yellow River with Xia Houying alone and ran to Zhang Er's army in Xiuwu County. Early in the morning, he claimed to be an envoy of the Han Dynasty and entered the Zhao army's fortress.

At this time, Zhang Er and Han Xin had not yet gotten up. Liu Bang entered their military tent directly, seized their seal talisman, and then summoned the generals with flags and changed their positions. In this way, the 200,000-strong army was under Liu Bang's control. In his hand, after Zhang Er and Han Xin got up, they learned that Liu Bang had come, and they couldn't help but be shocked.

After Liu Bang seized power, he ordered Zhang Er to guard Zhao's territory and appointed Han Xin as prime minister. He asked Han Xin to return to Zhao to gather Zhao soldiers who had not been transferred to Xingyang to attack Qi. He led an army of 200,000 from Hedong County into Guanzhong, preparing to leave Wuguan and pass through Wan and Ye, hoping to lure Xiang Yu southward.

In June, Liu Bang's army arrived at Yangcheng. However, due to Peng Yue's constant harassment from the rear, it had already reached Xiapi. As a result, the Chu army was in short supply of food and grass. Xiang Yu had to order Cao Jiu to lead an army of 100,000 back to protect the food and grass.

Seeing that Cao Jiu's army was retreating, Liu Bang took the opportunity to recapture Chenggao. Seeing this, Xiang Yu knew that he could not delay it any longer, so he immediately ordered an attack on Xingyang. Five days later, Xingyang fell. Xiang Yu led the remaining 100,000 Chu troops to march out of Chenggao.

Liu Bang was unable to confront Xiang Yu on his own, so he decisively withdrew from Chenggao and retreated to the Gong County area. He relied on the favorable geographical location to hold on, but Xiang Yu could not attack for a long time, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again.

It happened that Cao Jiu had opened the grain road, so Xiang Yu ordered him to lead troops to support.

Soon Cao Jiu's army arrived, and the Chu army's strength reached 270,000. The Han army only had 160,000 left due to losses and the allocation of some soldiers to Han Xin.

The Chu army's offensive was fierce, and Liu Bang couldn't resist it. Fortunately, Yingbu provided timely support, and the two armies combined were able to block Xiang Yu's offensive. After all, as long as Xiang Yu led the army, the Han army's front line was like paper, and it could be destroyed in a moment. Got mashed.

September
The Chu army's retreat was blocked by Peng Yue again. In order to completely deal with this annoying fly, Xiang Yu decided to set off in person. So the Chu army retreated into Chenggao and Xingyang, appointing Cao Jiu to guard Chenggao and Zhongli Huang to guard Xingyang. They brought 50,000 troops with them. The Chu army went to attack Peng Yue.

Before leaving, Xiang Yu warned the two of them: "Guard Chenggao and Xingyang well. If the Han army comes to challenge them, do not fight them. Just don't let them go east. I will definitely pacify Liang within fifteen days, and then Come back and lead the army." So Xiang Yu went to attack Chenliu, Waihuang, Suiyang and other cities, and captured them all.

After Xiang Yu left, the Han army came to challenge the Chu army many times. Cao Jiu remembered Xiang Yu's teachings and did not send troops. However, Liu Bang sent people to continuously insult Cao Jiu outside the city. He also sent people to inquire about Cao Jiu. He said that he was very filial to his mother, so he directed the filthy words at Cao Jiu.

Five or six days later, Cao Jiu couldn't stand it anymore and angrily led his troops to cross the Si River by boat. When the Chu soldiers were halfway across the Si River, the Han army suddenly attacked from both sides and the Chu army was defeated.

All the gold, silver, jade, treasures and goods of Chu State were intercepted by the Han army. In the end, Cao Jiu and Sima Xin committed suicide on the Si River.

October
Liu Bang recaptured Chenggao again, and then moved forward to Xingyang, preparing to repeat his old tricks, but Zhong Limei remained unmoved. Calculating the time, Xiang Yu should be back, so he retreated to Chenggao, unable to defend himself.

After Xiang Yu defeated Peng Yue, he returned to Chenggao and repeatedly challenged the main force of the Han army to a decisive battle, but failed. He had no choice but to station troops on an unknown hillside south of Xingyang, forming a confrontation with Liu Bang.

The fourth year of the Overlord of Western Chu
February
Han Xin led his troops eastward to attack Qi. Before they reached Pingyuan Ferry, he learned that Li Shiqi had told Qi to return to Han. It turned out that since Liu Bang killed the great Sima Cao Jiu in Chenggao, King Tian Guang of Qi saw that he was the only one following Xiang Yu. When Li Shiqi came to lobby, he borrowed the donkey from Poxia and agreed to rebel against Chu and surrender to Han.

After Han Xin learned about it, he wanted to stop the attack. Kuai Che, Fan Yang's debater, advised Han Xin: "The general was ordered to attack Qi, but the King of Han only sent a secret envoy to persuade Qi to surrender. Is there an order telling you to stop attacking?

Moreover, Li Sheng was just a lobbyist. He surrendered more than 70 cities of Qi State with just a few words. The general commanded tens of thousands of troops. It took more than a year to capture more than 50 cities of Zhao State. Is it possible that a general is not as good as him? Is it the merit of a Confucian scholar? "

Han Xin fell into deep thought, and then thought that when he was practicing martial arts, Liu Bang directly seized his military power and still vividly remembered it. If he didn't attack, how could he get the power to protect himself? So he adopted Kuai Che's plan and led his troops across the river to attack them all.

At that time, Qi State had decided to surrender to the Han Dynasty, and its guard against the Han army was lax. Han Xin took the opportunity to attack the Qi army stationed in Lixia, and then fought all the way to Linzi.

King Tian Guang of Qi was horrified and thought that Li Shiqi had betrayed him, so he had him boiled to death. Before Li Shiqi died, he kept shouting to the sky: "The dog thief Han Xin! I will never die in peace!"

Han Xin's 100,000 troops attacked Linzi, but Tian Guang was no match for Han Xin. He was defeated at Linzi City, fled to Gaomi, and sent people to Xiang Yu for help. When Han Xin attacked Linzi, Xiang Yu heard the news and sent his troops to join forces with King Tian Guang of Qi to fight against the Han. They were known as 200,000 people.

Someone came to offer advice to Long Qie: The Han army went on an expedition and was invincible. However, when Qi and Chu fought on the mainland, the troops were easily scattered. It was not as good as deep ditches and high fortresses to use defense as offense. If the captured city is conquered and the king of Qi survives, Chu will come to rescue him. This will definitely deprive the Han army of food and lead to defeat without a fight.

However, Long Qie always regarded Xiang Yu as the god of war, despised Han Xin, and was eager for military success. He did not use this strategy and led his troops to form a battle array with Han Xin's army across the Weishui River.

Han Xin sent people to make more than 10,000 bags overnight, filled them with sand, and secretly blocked the upper reaches of the Weishui River. Then on the second day, he led half of his army to wade through the water and attack Long Qie's formation. Long Qie sent troops to meet him, but Han Xin pretended to be defeated. Long Qie thought that Han Xin was cowardly, so he led his army across the river to attack.

At this time, Han Xin ordered people to break open the sandbags blocking the Weishui River. The river rushed forward, but most of Long Qie's army failed to cross. Han Xin sent his troops to intercept and kill him fiercely, and Long Qie died in the battle.

Seeing that the troops on the west bank were wiped out, the Qi-Chu coalition forces on the east bank fled in all directions. Han Xin led his army across the Weishui River in pursuit to Chengyang, where all the Chu soldiers were captured. Not long after Qi Wang Tian Guang escaped, he was killed by his cronies and handed over to Han Xin in exchange for wealth.

After Han Xin annihilated the Qi-Chu coalition forces in the Battle of Weishui, he completed the strategic detour on Chu's flanks, and then sent Guan Ying to lead an army directly to Pengcheng.

Xiang Yu was attacked from both sides, and because of Peng Yue's loss of food and grass, he wanted to return Liu Bang's family and sign an alliance with Liu Bang. However, Liu Bang's army was very tired after years of wars, so Han and Chu agreed to use the chasm as a boundary to divide the world. Return to Chu in the east and Han in the west.

The fourth year of the Overlord of Western Chu
October
Xiang Yu led his troops back east.

(End of this chapter)