God of War through the ages: Han Xin

Chapter 40 The Gap, Divide the World?
Han Xin made the most difficult decision in his short life.

Han Xin rejected Wu She and Kuai Che's anti-Han strategy, but their explicit words left an indelible mark on Han Xin's heart.Especially Kuai Che, Liu Bang's bad nature was analyzed by Kuai Che to be almost "naked", allowing Han Xin to see Liu Bang different from what he saw.

Objectively speaking, Kuai Che persuaded Han Xin to rebel and stand on his own feet, but he was actually gambling. Han Xin might not be able to defeat Liu Bang.Among other things, the meritorious generals around Han Xin, such as Cao Shen, Guan Ying, and Fu Kuan, are all Liu Bang's direct descendants. It is impossible for Han Xin to command them to rebel against Liu Bang.

Another point is that Han Xin has just pacified Qi State, and he is not familiar with the place where he was born. He has not yet established his own prestige and cronies in Qi State, and Qi people may not obey him.If he is rashly independent under such circumstances, it is a question of how far Han Xin can call on the people of Qi to fight for him with Liu Bang's superb political skills.

Of course, Han Xin chose to stay in the Han camp, which was also a gamble.Han Xin's bet is that Liu Bangnian has great achievements and will not attack him.Han Xin once hesitated, but he still couldn't bear to recite the Han, the main reason is here.In Han Xin's view, the risk of betraying the Han is far greater than the risk of Liu Bang's black hands against Han Xin, and the two evils are the lesser, so Han Xin chose the option with a relatively small possibility of harm.

The current situation is very favorable to Han. Han Xin successfully wiped out the last main force of the Chu army. The Chu army in Henan is already at the end of its strength, and Xiang Yu has only a few days to live.Han Xin's army is about to go south to join the main force of the Han army, and fight a big battle with Xiang Yu, completely ending the grievances with Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu's allies Wei, Zhao, Yan, Qi and other countries were all captured by Han Xin, Ying Bu also rebelled, Fan Zeng and Long Qie both died, and now Xiang Yu is completely alone.Unaccompanied, Xiang Yu's heart was infinitely desolate.Liu Bang and Han Xin kept tightening the rope around their necks, and Xiang Yu felt that it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe.

The strength of Chu and Han changed again, and there was only one way in front of Xiang Yu-peace talks.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu still controls Liu Bang's father, Tai Gong, and wife Lu Zhi, so he is not afraid that Liu Bang will not accept his softness.Liu Bang also sent envoys to Chuying to ask Xiang Yu to return the Taigong and Lu Zhi.There is a price to be paid for eating lunch. Liu Bang knew that if he didn't bleed Xiang Yu, his father would not come back.

After arduous negotiations, the two countries of Chu and Han finally reached a cease-fire agreement, and with the divide as the boundary, Chu belonged to the east, Han belonged to the west, and the world was divided in the middle.

Honggou is an important artificial river connecting the Yellow River and the Huaihe River. It starts from Guangwu on the south bank of the Yellow River, and has a slight northwest-southeast direction. When it reaches Daliang (now Kaifeng), it basically runs north-south. Qiu) into an important tributary of the Huaihe River - Ying River, Honggou is the predecessor of Caishui, a famous river in Tang and Song Dynasties.

The so-called division of the world between Chu and Han actually accounted for at least [-]% of the world, and the territory of Chu has shrunk significantly, with Chengyang in the north and Xingyang in the west. In one corner, the situation is not optimistic.

Xiang Yu was eager to seek peace, but in fact he wanted to retreat as an advance, first carry out strategic contraction, and after a certain period of recuperation, he will find Liu Bang and Han Xin to settle the general account after he recovers.Liu Bang will not let Xiang Yu go, but confronting Xiang Yu in Henan for several years is very boring. Liu Bang is already tired and needs to rest.

In September of the fourth year of the Han Dynasty (203 BC), Chu and Han formally concluded a peace treaty. Xiang Yu also kept his promise and released Liu Taigong and Lu Zhi, who had been detained for a long time, back to the Han camp.When the car carrying the Taigong and Empress Lv slowly drove into the gate of the Han camp, the sound of "long live" that shook the world and the earth erupted in the Han army, which lasted for a long time.

Seeing his elderly father getting off the car tremblingly, Liu Bang, who had been waiting for a long time, could no longer control his excitement, and Changbai fell to the ground crying. The scene was very touching.Only Lu Zhi was still looking at this strange place with curious eyes, and she was more concerned about where her son Liu Ying was now.Hearing that Liu Ying was not in the camp, but in Guanzhong, Lu Zhi's face was full of disappointment.

Being Liu Bang's relatives is not an easy task, just like being Liu Bei's wife has to be heroic at any time.The Taigong and Lu Zhi have not lived a stable life in recent years. They were either afraid of Liu Bang, or they were taken hostage by Xiang Yu. The Taigong was almost thrown into the frying pan by Xiang Yu.With Xiang Yu's lustful nature, how likely is it that Lu's pheasant will remain perfect in the Chu camp?

Liu Bang didn't think of this. He is still very happy for the return of his father and wife.Now that the family is reunited, Xiang Yu has withdrawn his troops and returned east, and Liu Bang is going to take his family back to Guanzhong to enjoy the blessings.When Liu Bang ordered the westward retreat, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping suddenly jumped out, opposed Liu Bang's westward withdrawal, and advised Liu Bang to take advantage of Xiang Yu's unpreparedness to go eastward and take Xiang Yu in one fell swoop.
Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's reason for attacking Chu was: the world is divided into three parts, the Han has the second, the princes are all attached to the Han, and the Chu army has no food, and the hearts of the people are scattered.The morale of the Han army is strong, and there are enough food and soldiers. If they march west with a drum, they will surely bring Xiang Yu's head under his command.Xiang Yu, a jackal and a tiger, if he enters the mountain today, he will suffer from it tomorrow, so it is better to get rid of it early.

With Liu Bang's strategic foresight, he should have also thought of this surprise attack strategy, but he still chose to stop the war and stop the peace.During the Warring States period, chivalry prevailed, and everyone wanted to be a gentleman in order to keep his name forever. Liu Bang would naturally be affected by this social atmosphere.To be a man, you must learn from Jizi hanging swords. A gentleman is more important than a thousand pieces of gold. Liu Bang has agreed to Xiang Yu's peace, but launched a surprise attack when Xiang Yu was unprepared. Liu Bang will bear the eternal infamy of "breaking the promise" for this.

Whether it is fame or profit, Liu Bang is thinking painfully.Liu Bang is different from Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu is often constrained by the so-called moral force, while Liu Bang is relatively relaxed.The two were right. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss this village, this shop will disappear. When Xiang Yu recovers, he will definitely bite Liu Bang back.

If the weeds are not removed by the roots, there will be future troubles!

Between bearing eternal infamy and leaving eternal hatred, Liu Bang hesitated to choose the former.Liu Bang believed that if the strength of the Chu army hadn't been too damaged, Xiang Yu would have also torn up the still-dried chasm treaty and stabbed him in the back.

Although he made a strategic decision to pursue Xiang Yu, does Liu Bang have the courage to single out Xiang Yu?Probably not, even if Xiang Yu has fallen into peace now.The biggest side effect of Pengcheng's fiasco was not the loss of 20 troops, but Liu Bang's fear of Xiang Yu as a tiger from now on. This is a fear from the heart.

Just relying on Liu Bang's army advancing eastward from the front line of Henan, it is difficult to put Xiang Yu to death. Now Liu Bang needs the military support of Han Xin and Peng Yue most, and at the same time has the greatest psychological comfort: with Han Xin, Liu Bang is enough to deal with Xiang Yu.

I don't know if it's because Han Xin's military training ability is too strong, or the historical records are wrong. How many troops does Han Xin have at this time? "Historical Records Gao Zu Ji" said that Han Xin had 30 soldiers!This is a very large number.

However, Xiang Yu has only [-] troops at his disposal, and Han Xin alone maintains a three-to-one advantage over Xiang Yu. With the addition of Liu Bang and Peng Yue's troops, Xiang Yu is doomed!
But what made Liu Bang angry was that when he officially broke his face with Xiang Yu, the troops of Han Xin and Peng Yue never showed up, leaving Liu Bang embarrassed in front of the angry Xiang Yu.

Although Chu and Han are bounded by the gap, the state of Wei to the east of the gap is controlled by Peng Yue, an ally of Liu Bang, so Xiang Yu must bypass the state of Wei when returning to Pengcheng. He found that Liu Bang's army was behind him.Xiang Yu knew that Liu Bang was a scoundrel, but he didn't expect Liu Bang to be so dishonest. Xiang Yu was furious, and with the same angry Chu soldiers, he beat Liu Bang until his nose was blue and his face was swollen in Guling...

Liu Bang sat in the big camp and yelled at Han Xin and Peng Yue. These two liars said in front of the Han envoy that they would definitely send troops to help the Han destroy Chu, but none of them came.

Peng Yue was not a direct descendant of Liu Bang from the very beginning. Although the two had cooperated for many years, Peng Yue was an independent faction.What about Han Xin?He is the great general of the Han Dynasty personally worshiped by Liu Bang. He received the favor of the King of Han and used the soldiers of the King of Han to make him rampant in the world today.Just when Liu Bang needed Han Xin's help the most, Han Xin repeatedly increased his social status, which made Liu Bang's favor for Han Xin plummet.

Han Xin has received Liu Bang's order to send troops to the south and still stands still. What is the reason?Just as Zhang Liang analyzed to Liu Bang, although Han Xin became the king of Qi, he also got the seal of the king of Qi, but in theory, Han Xin did not have his own fief, and he had doubts about whether Liu Bang could realize his promise of sealing Qi after the war .

This is also the case with Peng Yue. Peng Yue has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but Peng Yue has no title, and the highest position is only the prime minister of Wei Guo.Under the background of Zhang Er's insignificant achievements but being crowned King Zhao, how can Peng Yue achieve psychological balance?

Han Xin and Peng Yue are the two major heroes of the Han Dynasty who pushed Xiang Yu almost to a dead end. Han Xin was on the frontal battlefield, and Peng Yue was on the battlefield behind the enemy. that salary.Can't accuse Han Xin and Peng Yue of being greedy. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, wasn't Liu Bang also furious for his outstanding achievements and being named a remote Han?Why would he ask Han Xin and Peng Yue to do something he couldn't do himself?

Zhang Liang's idea to Liu Bang was: since the death of Wei Bao, Wei Guo has no king in the country, so Peng Yue can be made the king of Wei; Han Xin's family is in Huaiyin, and the land north of the Huaihe River can be cut off to benefit Han Xin's enfeoffment.Zhang Liang saw through Han Xin very early on. This young general has always had a heart for being ridiculed in Huaiyin. Returning home with a good clothes is one of the two major motivations for Han Xin to travel the world (the other is famous in history).

Zhang Liang and Han Xin didn't have many life intersections, but Zhang Liang has always admired Han Xin very much. He once said that in the battle of the King of Han, only Han Xin can make big decisions.Zhang Liang's ability overlaps seriously with Han Xin's. If Zhang Liang was not weak and sick, perhaps Liu Bang would have given Zhang Liang the seal of the Great General long ago.Zhang Liang regretted that he did not have the opportunity to display his talents, and the appearance of Han Xin made up for his regret.Zhang Liang is generous.He will not hate Han Xin because of this, this is not Zhang Liang's style.

Liu Bang was not as open-minded as Zhang Liang, but he also knew that these two powerful princes would not be willing to pull out the chicken feathers on their bodies without bleeding some blood on Han Xin and Peng Yue.Liu Bang accepted Zhang Liang's suggestion and named Han Xin and Peng Yue great powers.Han Xin was really overjoyed, he was very happy that the King of Han could understand his thoughts.Han Xin happily told the Han envoy: "Sir, please go back and tell the King of Han, I will attack Chu immediately."

Han Xin was just a naughty child. He took a fancy to the toy he wanted, and if his parents didn't buy it for him, he kept crying until he got the toy. Although Liu Bang never regarded Han Xin as his own child.

Huaiyin was the "toy" that Han Xin wanted.

Han Xin's "coercion" of Liu Bang to grant him a great power is actually more like a good-natured joke on April Fool's Day.If Han Xin really disrespected Liu Bang, he would have rebelled against Wu She and Kuai Che long ago, so why bother talking about a title under Liu Bang?
Han Xin is not a volunteer, he has the right to ask for the labor remuneration he should get. After Liu Bang agreed to his salary conditions, Han Xin will complete his work with a very professional attitude.

The army of Qi is 30 strong, the flags are flying, and the smoke and dust are billowing.Han Xin’s steed galloped down the official road to the south, and all the generals wore armor and swords, followed by their horses. The destination of this huge army was Gaixia (now southeast of Lingbi County, Anhui Province to northeast of Guzhen County, Anhui Province).

Han Xin had already received the information that Peng Yue, the new King of Wei, led his army to leave Daliang and gallop towards Gaixia.

Han Xin was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)