God of War through the ages: Han Xin

Chapter 7

In September of the first year of Emperor Qin II (before 209), Xiang Liang, who was full of intrigues, asked his nephew Xiang Yu, who had the courage of a million men, to kill Yin Tong, the stupid governor of Kuaiji County, and gained the ruling power of Kuaiji County.Xiang Liang's ambition is definitely not to be a happy land rich man, what he wants is the whole world, at least the world that Chu State once had!
In the world of Chu State, before Xiang Liang, Zhang Chu Wang Chen Sheng was struggling to support under the strong pressure of the Qin army.Because Xiang Liang is in the early stage of starting a business, his strength is not very strong, so he is happy to be affiliated with Chen Sheng's family and borrow chickens to lay eggs.However, what Xiang Liang didn't expect was that Chen Sheng was beaten so carelessly by Zhang Han, the last famous general of the Qin Dynasty.

As the Qin army pushed towards the southeast like a duck, defeating Zhou Wen, killing Wu Feng, killing Fang Jun and Zhang He, the main force of Zhang Chu's army was almost completely wiped out.Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Sheng drove his car with money and retreated to the east in a hurry.Chen Sheng hoped to escape back to the state of Chu. Unexpectedly, in Xiachengfu (now Guoyang, Anhui), the coachman Zhuang Jia suddenly turned against him.

After Chen Sheng's death, General Zhao Ping, who was ordered by Chen Sheng to attack Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu), in order to find a reliable backer for himself, under the banner of Chen Sheng, worshiped Xiang Liang as the state of Shangzhu, and asked Xiang Liang to cross the river to destroy Qin.Xiang Liang didn't know that Chen Sheng was dead at this time, but regardless of whether Chen Sheng was alive or not, Xiang Liang always wanted to cross the river to destroy Qin.

After receiving Zhao Ping's so-called "Chen Wangling", Xiang Liang did not dare to delay, and immediately set off for the north.

On a crisp autumn afternoon, Xiang Liang was fully armored, and Xiang Yu stepped off the black horse and held a halberd in his palm, leading them to conquer the world with all their capital—the eight thousand disciples from the east of the Yangtze River, holding high the banner of Great Chu, Facing the wet river wind, we crossed the Yangtze River westward by ship.

After this Chu army crossed the Yangtze River, it continued to march northward, preparing to cross the Huai River, and get in touch with the countries in Shandong to plan a grand plan to destroy Qin.

But just when this army from Jiangdong had just crossed the Huai River, in front of the Chu army camp, a young man in shabby clothes but with a cold iron on his back suddenly came, and he told the guards standing guard in front of the camp a little arrogantly. : "Tell Shangzhu that Han Xin is here!"

The Chu army was in a commotion.

Xiang Liang rode a horse and stood on the south bank of the Huaihe River, holding a whip horizontally in his right hand, commanding Jiangdong's soldiers to cross the river calmly, while Xiang Yu rode his beloved black-tailed horse, cruising back and forth along the bank, just in case.

On the banks of the Huaihe River, the wind blows the flags and hunts, people shout and neigh, it is really lively.

Someone has already told Xiang Liang: "Shangzhu Kingdom, there are strong men coming to vote!"

"Let him come and see me." Unlike Xiang Yu later, Xiang Liang looked down on people anyway, but he still respected talents.

When Han Xin stood silently in front of Xiang Liang, Xiang Liang carefully looked at this young man of unknown origin, trying to read something from Han Xin's eyes.But to Xiang Liang's great disappointment, he read nothing from Han Xin's eyes. "Mediocre!" This was Xiang Liang's initial evaluation of Han Xin after seeing Han Xin for the first time.

Although Xiang Liang learned from Han Xin that he was a descendant of the Korean clan, this did not make Xiang Liang take a look at Han Xingao.Han Xin was poor and poor, with few guns in his hands, which did not help Xiang Liang's career much, and Xiang Liang had no reason to immediately designate Han Xin as a general, but only arranged him to eat as a leader in the army, as a general. Chief soldier.

Ideals are beautiful, but reality is often cruel.

When Han Xin bid farewell to the cemetery of his deceased mother full of ambitions, he still imagined that Xiang Liang could be convinced by his amazing talent in the first conversation between the two sides, and then he would be named a general and lead thousands of troops to the battlefield. , Inscribe his pride on the monument of history.

It's a pity that Han Xin's Bole is not Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang is just a passing passerby in his life to Han Xin.But now Han Xin had to leave his fate to Xiang Liang, a stranger, to decide, and Han Xin felt extremely wronged.

At this time, Han Xin was penniless, because Xiang Liang's army just crossed the Huai River, and Han Xin could join the army nearby without spending travel expenses.If you invest in others, what will Han Xin eat on the road?Han Xin had no choice, he could only stay in Xiang Liang's army with his head down and his heart down, and be an inconspicuous passerby.

Passerby A and Bridge B, almost no one noticed Han Xin's existence.And Han Xin, watching these famous generals silently every day, watching them proudly write their vigorous lives, Han Xin has mixed feelings.Seeing other people calling the wind and rain in front of oneself, "envy, jealousy and hatred", the painful and sad feeling can only be realized by experiencing it personally.

Xiang Liang ordered that after the rest of the army was completed, 7 to [-] people were armored, armed with weapons, left the north bank of the Huaihe River, and marched toward the north in high spirits.Han Xin was like a zombie among them, being pushed by the turbulent crowd, and he didn't know where his future was.

The sky is high and the sun is far away, the mountains are far away and the water is long, the wheat fields beside the road are green, and the wind and flags are picturesque.

Based on the 7 children from the east of the Yangtze River, and assembled [-] people from all corners of the country, this army went all the way north to Xiapi (now Gupi Town, Suining, Jiangsu Province), tens of kilometers northwest of Xiangliang's hometown Xiaxiang.Xiang Liang ordered to rest here, and kept an eye on all the information from the Kanto.Among the massive amount of information, Xiang Liang noticed a piece of information: Liu Bang, the former head of the pavilion in Sishui, had risen and occupied Pei County, calling himself Pei Gong.

The time when Liu Bang raised his troops in Pei County was about the same as the time when Xiang Liang raised his troops in Kuaiji County, two months after Chen Sheng's uprising, that is, September 209 BC.

Liu Bang came from a humble background and was strong as a subordinate official, but this could not hide his ever-expanding ambition under a kind face.Seeing that the Tyrant Qin was about to collapse and heroes from all over the world rose up with their swords, Liu Bang couldn't have no idea in his heart.But what really made Liu Bang decide to oppose Qin was the experience that Liu Bang escorted the conscripts to serve in Lishan as the head of the pavilion and built the palace for the tyrant of the Qin Dynasty.

All the servants knew that this trip to the west would never return, so they deserted halfway.Liu Bang saw more and more people fleeing. He knew the laws of the Qin Dynasty.To go to Xianyang is to die.Instead of dying, it is better to find another way to make a living. Liu Bang let go of all the servants very generously. Only a dozen strong men felt Liu Bang's kindness and were willing to follow the pavilion chief to share life and death.

After that, there is the famous story of cutting the white snake, "Ji was drinking, and in the night path, there was a big snake in the path, Ji drew his sword and cut the snake."Don't underestimate the significance of cutting the snake, not to mention that this unlucky snake symbolizes the once mighty Great Qin Empire, and it also shows Liu Bang's character.Don't look at Liu Bang who is usually full of joy and harmony, but once the target is determined, Liu Bang's strikes are extremely ruthless, and he will never show any mercy.

Liu Bang didn't dare to go to Xianyang to see his death, and he couldn't return to Peixian County for business for the time being, so he simply hid in Mangdang Mountain to avoid the limelight and wait for the opportunity.

Opportunities always come inadvertently. When Liu Bang was in Pei County, the county magistrate was not a peaceful master. Hearing that Chen Sheng cut trees to rise, he also wanted to break into this feast to get a share.Xiao He, the chief official of Pei County (director of the county magistrate's office), and Cao Can, the jailer (chief of justice), scoffed at Pei Ling's idea of ​​becoming a prince. The most suitable candidate for Pei Gong in their hearts was Liu Bang.

Under Xiao He's flickering, Lord Peiling sent Liu Bang's "dog meat" friend Fan Kui to Mangdang Mountain to invite Liu Bang back to Pei County to discuss major issues, but when Liu Bang just arrived outside Pei County, Pei Ling regretted it.Peiling believed that Liu San was ambitious, and he would be detrimental to his hegemony after returning to Peiling, so he refused to open the door to Liu Bang.

Peiling ignored the personal connections that Liu Bang had accumulated in Pei County for so many years. Whether it was official or private, the benevolence, righteousness and generosity of the pavilion chief in Sishui deeply impressed many people.Liu Bang only sent a letter to the city, and the elders in the city rushed into the county government office, killed Mr. Peiling who was still dreaming of Spring and Autumn, and then opened the city gate, cheering for the return of the pavilion chief of Sishui.

In Pei County, no one has more prestige than Liu Bang, so Liu Bang became the acting county magistrate of Pei County smoothly. This is the famous "Pei Gong" in history.Since then, Liu Bang has stood at the foreground in high spirits, leading the parents and children of Pei County to embark on a difficult and dangerous road ahead.

At the beginning of the game, the situation developed very smoothly. Liu Bang left his hometown Yongchi to guard Fengyi (now Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province), and led his army northward, and successively captured parts of northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong.But what Liu Bang didn't expect was that Yong Chi openly betrayed Liu Bang under the lure of Zhou Shi, Prime Minister of Wei State.

Liu Bang was furious, and while cursing Yong Chi for being unethical, he led his army back to the city of Fengyi, preparing to regain the old land.Liu Bangneng took Xuejun (now Qufu, Shandong), but he had no choice but to take the small town of Fengyi, "If you can't take it, Peigong will return it."

While Liu Bang was crying and scolding Yong Chi, an important news came. Ning Jun and Qin Jia from Dongyang made Jing Ju the king of Chu, and they are now stationed in Liu (to the west of Weishan Lake in Peixian County, Jiangsu Province).Liu Bang felt that this group of strong men was of some value to him, so he went to the land to rescue soldiers. On the way, Pei Gong met Zhang Liang, a Korean nobleman who also wanted to find Jingju. Liu Bang was overjoyed. carry on.Zhang Liang was a representative figure among ancient Chinese counselors. Some people in later generations compared Jiang Shang and Zhuge Liang with Zhang Liang. A man of the country.

Liu Bang was wandering around Pengcheng, and Xiang Liang, the Shangzhu state of "Zhang Chu" not far away from him, was not idle either, racing around to scrape land and expand the scale of production.The first person to hit Xiang Liang's knife edge was Liu Bang's political ally Qin Jia.As for the reason for attacking Qin Jia, it was very simple. Xiang Liang attacked Qin Jia on the grounds that Qin Jia made Jingju king without the permission of King Chen Sheng.

Xiang Liang's coalition forces were [-] to [-], and it couldn't be easier to deal with a small shrimp like Qin Jia.Three attacks, five divisions, two, Qin Jia was killed by Xiang Liang in Huling (now Yutai, Shandong), "King of Chu" Jing Ju fled like a bachelor, and their army instantly became Xiang Liang's men.

Since Chen Sheng's death, Xiang Liang, who has become increasingly powerful, has become the leader of the world's anti-Qin alliance. This can be seen from Xiang Liang's martial arts conference held in Xuedi.But what makes Xiang Liang even more happy is that he got an inexhaustible strategic genius in Xuedi, and he is Fan Zeng from Juqian (now Tongcheng, Anhui).

Fan Zeng's first strategic suggestion to Xiang Liang was to support the descendants of the orthodox royal family of Chu State, so as to reassure the Chu people.Xiang Liang followed Fan Zeng's advice and found Xiong Xin, the grandson of King Xiong Huai of Chu Huai who was herding sheep at the landlord's house among the people.Everyone knows that although Xiong Xin is the king of Chu, he is just a puppet in the hands of Xiang Liang, the newly appointed Wu Xinjun.

Not long after Xiang Liang and others reestablished Chuhuai King Xiongxin, Qin general Zhang Han defeated Wei and Qi with overwhelming momentum, killed Wei King Wei Jiu and Qi Wang Tian Dan, and then surrounded Tian Rong in Dong'a .Qi State is an important strategic ally of Chu State. When Qin destroyed Qi, Chu State lost its strategic barrier. Chu State must save it.

Xiang Liang and Liu Bang, who had already formed an alliance with him, jointly sent troops to the north to rescue Tian Rong. The Chu army was very fierce and "defeated Zhang Handong."Tian Rong returned to Qi State gratefully.On the Guanzhong battlefield, the real protagonists are Zhang Han of Qin State and Xiang Liang of Chu State. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are still important supporting roles at this time.

After defeating Zhang Han, Xiang Liang asked his nephew Xiang Yu to cooperate with Liu Bang and lead his troops to attack the Qin army in the north.This is also the first time that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have cooperated. Qin defeated Zhang Han invincible all over the Kanto.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang then beat Zhang Han into a mess in Puyang, and Zhang Han fled with a bruised nose and a swollen face.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang attacked Dingtao, but because they failed, they moved to Yongqiu, which is now Qixian County, Henan Province, and fought with the local Qin army for several rounds. Li Si's eldest son.

At this time, a major incident occurred in Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty. Prime Minister Li Si was defeated in the political struggle with Lang Zhongling Zhao Gao and was captured by the barbarians.Li Si is also a good hand in intrigue and trickery, but it is a pity that he met Zhao Gao, a master of power manipulation. Zhao Gao slandered Li Si and his son Li You for infidelity with Chen Sheng and other "Chu robbers" and conspired against him.Ying Huhai had long seen Li Si as an eyesore, so he just took this opportunity to get rid of Li Si.

In July of the second year of Qin II (before 208), Li Si was beheaded in Xianyang City by the Yi tribe.

Li Si's death dealt a fatal blow to the foundation of the Qin Dynasty's rule, and the triangular balance of the Qin Dynasty's palace, mansion, and prison was completely broken.Among these three poles, Zhao Gao is the strongest, while Ying Huhai and Li Si are both in a weak position. Ying Huhai got rid of Li Si, but the power vacuum left by Li Si was occupied by Zhao Gao. Ying Huhai is confronting Zhao Gao's power in a more disadvantaged position.Although the demise of the Qin Dynasty began with Yingzheng, the most critical step was the killing of Li Si.The Qin Dynasty has become an empty shell, and its demise is inevitable.

During this period of time, Zhang Han was invincible against Xiang Liang repeatedly, but this did not make Zhang Han lose his desire for victory.On the contrary, the more predicament a person is in, the stronger the outburst of instinctive power will be.Qin Ershi knew that Shandong had become a mess at this time, and Xiang Liang was the most powerful among them. If he could get rid of Xiang Liang, he could get rid of the arrogance of all the anti-kings.Qin "learned to raise troops to benefit Zhanghan". In order to extinguish the hope of Chu's revival, the Qin Dynasty was also making a last-ditch effort.

Xiang Liang is still dreaming in Dingtao of the great dream of restoring Chu and destroying Qin. Everyone has the right to dream, but the dream will always wake up one day, but Xiang Liang does not know that the moment he wakes up, It's the end of your life.Under the leadership of Zhang Han, the fierce Qin army rushed into the camp of Dingtao Chu army like lightning...

"(Qin Army) defeated (Chu Army) Dingtao, and Xiang Liang died."

Xiang Liang's death was sudden, but it was also reasonable.Pride is the twin brother of failure, and the truth that "pride always loses" couldn't be more obvious.The big tree Xiang Liang fell, and the monkeys squatting on the big tree, such as Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, and Han Xin, all fled in all directions to pursue their new dreams.

(End of this chapter)