In 208 BC, after defeating the army of Zhao State, Han led his army to break through Handan City. In order to prevent the rebellion in Zhao, the residents of Handan were exiled to Hanoi and the walls of Handan were demolished.
Zhang Er and Zhao Wang Zhao Xie fled to Julu and fell into the encirclement of Wang Li . However, in this siege, an epic showdown kicked off. After this battle, Qin Empire lost all its elites, and a genius war god emerged.
The Qin army's strategy is very simple "surround the point and attack the aid". For Julu City, it is equivalent to a target, constantly attracting the princes to send troops to support. After the time is ripe, with its powerful force, it eats all the troops coming to support in one bite and completely quells the Kanto rebellion. Therefore, with its powerful troops, the Qin army was not in a hurry to capture Julu City.
At this time, Zhang Er and King Zhao in Julu City were like ants on a hot pan, constantly sending rescue signals to the princes of Guandong. The troops who came to reinforce rushed to Julu City one after another. However, no one dared to challenge the Qin army due to its powerful military power.
In the same year, King Huai of Chu appointed Song Yi as the general, Xiang Yu as the second general, Fan Zeng as the last general, and began to lead Chu army to rescue Julu.
In 207 BC, Song Yi stopped and stopped after leading his troops to Anyang , and he stayed for forty-six days. During this period, the debate between Xiang Yu and Song Yi on rescue strategies was recorded locally in Zizhi Tongjian .
Xiang Yu said: "Qin surrounds Zhao urgently, so it is better to lead troops to cross the river quickly; Chu attacks outside, Zhao responds inside, and defeats the Qin army."
Song Yi said: "No, if you fight the flies of the cattle, you cannot break the lice. Now that Qin attacks Zhao, if you win, the soldiers will be exhausted, and I will bear the exhaustion; if you don't win, I will lead the troops and drums to the west, and I will definitely be promoted to Qin. Therefore, it is better to fight Qin and Zhao first. If you are held on to the sharp edge, righteousness is not as good as the public; if you are on the verge of planning, righteousness is not as good as the public."
Let's analyze the strategies of the two people. To be honest, Song Yi's strategy is more confident of defeating the Qin army.
First look at Song Yi's strategy: the Qin army attacks Zhao, and the army will inevitably be exhausted after defeating. Take advantage of the exhaustion of the Qin army and then launch an attack on it; if we do not win, we can also beat the drums and lead the army westward and destroy the Qin Dynasty in one fell swoop.
The Qin army attacked Julu City. Judging from the situation at that time, it was only a matter of time before the capture of Julu City. So when siege, the more tenacious the Zhao army defended and the longer it took, the more tired the Qin army would be. Even if Julu City was captured in the later stage, Julu City at that time was also a waste city, which was not conducive to defense. The Chu army chose to attack at this time, and there was still a high probability that it would defeat the Qin army.
What if I can’t defeat the Qin army? Taking advantage of the fact that the main forces of the Qin army are all in Guandong, Guanzhong will inevitably be empty. Taking the opportunity to attack Guanzhong, you will definitely be able to destroy the Qin Dynasty.
Song Yi's strategy may have targeted Guanzhong, the hinterland of the Qin Dynasty, from the beginning.
Xiang Yu’s strategy: Don’t worry about that much, just do it first, cooperate with the inside and the outside, and we will definitely win.
If I were King Huai of Chu, I would also choose Song Yi’s strategy for the two people, which is relatively safe and more practical. Song Yi's strategy was to cooperate with the princes. After going to war with the Qin army, if the war was unfavorable, someone would need to stick to the Qin army, and then the Chu army would sneak attack Guanzhong. Therefore, it is necessary to establish good relations with the princes of Guanzhong, and Song Yi did the same.
Song Yi sent his son Song Xiang to Qi as prime minister, why did he do this?
Before this, Qi generals Tiandu rebelled against Tian Rong and led their troops to assist Chu to support Zhao. A series of exchanges of interests must be held between Song Yi and Qi. Song Yi sent his son to Qi as prime minister, just as a hostage and deposit to hold Qi. Don't let Qi attack from behind while the coalition forces attacked Qin , resulting in the loss of the entire battle. Since Qi State was able to agree to Song Yi's conditions, Song Yi must have made a series of promises, and the only thing that promises could be that after the matter was completed, Qi generals would inevitably be taken down and sent to Qi State for disposal.
Song Yi family should have a ancestral strategy school. When the situation was very good, he judged that Xiang Liang would lose, and it came true later. His other son, Song Chang , helped Emperor Wen of Han steadily sit on the throne of the emperor in the chaos in the early Han Dynasty, completely ending the chaos in the late Qin Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty.
It’s a pity that destiny is in the feathers, not in the righteousness.
Xiang Yu has killed Qingzi champion, shocking the State of Chu, so he sent Dangyangjun and general Bo to cross the river to save Julu. The battle was Shaoli, and the corridor of Zhang Han was cut off, and Wang Li's army was short of food. Chen Yu Requested troops again. Xiang Yu then led all the troops across the river, and all the ships were sank, and the cauldron was broken, and the house was burned, and the food was held for three days to show that the soldiers would die, and none of them returned to their hearts. So he besieged Wang Li, met the Qin army, fought nine battles, and defeated him, and Zhang Han led his troops to stop him. The princes dared to attack the Qin army, so they killed Sujiao and captured Wang Li; they did not surrender during the period and burned themselves to kill. At that time, the Chu soldiers were the best of the princes. There are more than ten people who save Julu, so no one dares to steer the troops. When Chu attacked Qin, all the princes and generals looked at them from the wall. All the soldiers of Chu were ten, and their voices moved the world, and all the princes were frightened. So he had defeated the Qin army and Xiang Yu summoned the princes and generals. When the princes were about to enter the gate, they all walked forward, and no one dared to look up. Xiang Yu was then the general of the princes. All the princes belong to it.
After Xiang Yu killed Qingzi champion and seized the leadership of the army, he quickly sent Dangyangjun and General Pu to lead 20,000 soldiers to attack Zhang Han's corridor, resulting in the rations of Wang Li's besieged troops being cut off.
Usually, when we mention strong and courageous words, we always habitually think that this person is simple-minded. However, Xiang Yu was not only extremely brave, but also a genius player in the interpretation of the situation on the battlefield. He accurately attacked the Qin army's key points for the first time.
Due to the interruption of the grain channels, a crisis of shortage of food began to occur in Wang Li's army. After succeeding in one blow, Xiang Yu led the main force to quickly cross the river, burned his boats, and completed the most famous attack in Chinese history.
genius is always wild and unexpected.
After Xiang Yu briefly rested the troops, he directly led his troops to attack Wang Li's besieged troops. After Wang Li used the Qin army to surround Julu, the single point of power was not more than Xiang Yu, which allowed Xiang Yu to form an advantage in the local area, fighting less with more.
"Nine Battles", which means that after defeating the Qin army at one point, the Chu army did not stop, but quickly attacked the Qin army besieged in other places, resulting in the Qin army being unable to organize effective defense for a period of time. Seeing the extraordinary bravery of the Chu army, the Qin army was about to collapse, so they quickly joined the battlefield and attacked the Qin army. In the end, the coalition of the princes completely defeated Wang Li's besieged troops and saved Julu. After the war, after seeing the courage of the Chu army and Xiang Yu, the princes were all frightened and wanted to kneel down to see Xiang Yu.
With his courage and courage, Xiang Yu completed the miracle in military history and changed the direction of Chinese history.
