Liu Bang was surrounded by Xiang Yu for several months in Xingyang City. The corridor was cut off and the food was about to end. General Ji Xin pretended to be Liu Bang, and Liu Bang staged a golden plan to escape and led important generals to escape.
Liu Bang came to Chenggao, made plans, and after some calculations, his troops continued to decline, and he must increase his troops as soon as possible to reverse the situation. Liu Bang coveted the generals Han Xin and Changshan Wang Zhang Er. They led their troops to fight fiercely with Xiangta of Hanoi County, and won many battles. They had 80,000 to 90,000 (including more than 10,000 Zhang Ermen), and the tent was located in Xiuwu, Hanoi County (now Jiahou County).
Liu Bang ordered yingbu to guard Chenggao, but he did not stop in Chenggao. He led the Taifu Zhang Liang , Taiwei Lu Wan , Taipu Xiahou Ying , General Cao Shen to the north and arrived at the Wuhan Army Camp.
On the way from Chenggao to Xiuwu, Liu Bang was thinking about how to draw the troops of Han Xin and Zhang Er. Now the two of them have fewer Chu people under their command. Most of them are surrendered soldiers from Zhao, Western Wei , Dai and Qin. If one is not good, it may cause a mutiny, which really makes Liu Bang worry.
Fortunately, Liu Bang has the Grand Tutor Zhang Liang, and the general is the specialty of him, a professional official in the prime minister. Battle of Pengcheng After Liu Bang was defeated, Zhang Liang planned three strategies in Xiayi: to reuse Han Xin, alienate Ying Bu Xiang Yu, and send troops to hostage Peng Yue harasse Xiang Yu. The first two strategies have been achieved and the results are very good. The last strategy has been suffering from lack of troops. This time, Zhang Liang's old story was re-mentioned. Liu Bang did not need to directly draw Han Xin's troops to Xingyang , but instead took away some Han Xin's troops to Onoze to join Peng Yue. The effect of weakening Han Xin was the same, but the food was much better. As for how many Han Xinjun will be drawn, it will take advantage of the situation. Too little will not work, and too much Han Xin will not agree.
Repair of the Wuhan Army Camp, Liu Bang, Han Xin and Zhang Er held tripartite talks, and all parties bargained and redivided their respective forces and spheres of influence.
Everyone sat in their seats. When Liu Bang saw Han Xin’s inadvertent communication with Li Zuoche , he looked at the general seriously. Han Xin had previously introduced that he was Li Zuoche, the grandson of Li Mu, . Liu Bang did not take Li Zuoche seriously, but now he was suddenly stunned and asked Li Zuoche: "What do you think?"
Li Zuoche bowed and said respectfully: "I heard that the general of the defeated army should not be brave. I forgive my ignorance and dare not propose it."
Li Zuoche said this to Han Xin, but Han Xin asked him to say it directly, and Li Zuoche offered advice to persuade King Yan Zang Tu to surrender, and eliminated the threat from the north without any effort.
Liu Bang said, "But it doesn't matter."
Li Zuoche refused again and said, "King, I'm sorry, if you add tens of thousands of troops to the south to Dang County, Dongjun and Dang County to fight with Overlord , it's like a sheep entering a pack of wolves."
Liu Bang asked: "I would like to hear it carefully."
Li Zuoche lane: "The king west of Chu, Jiujiang , and the fourteen counties in the three kingdoms of Linjiang, such as Warring States Chu, Wei, Han, Lu and Song merge, with more soldiers and enough food. If the king increases his troops by 200,000, he can compete with the king for Xingyang. If the king increases his troops by 120,000, he may retreat to Luoyang . If there is a 60,000 troops increase, it will be useless. The Han, Chu and Qi will eventually form the formation of the three kingdoms together, and Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei will be added. This is the situation of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. The Han Dynasty occupied . The Qin territory , and the princes would join forces to attack Han. At that time, the king had to retreat to Hangu Pass . "
Li Zuoche's words were heartbreaking, but they reflected the basic facts. He stood up and said respectfully, "I wish you could give me advice."
Li Zuoche said again, "Liang Xiang (Peng Yue) repeatedly harassed Xi Chu , and the siege of Xingyang will be relieved without rescue."
Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Lu Wan, Xiahou Ying, Cao Shen and others were stunned. The secrets they discussed along the way were revealed by Li Zuoche. Li Zuoche not only saw through the thoughts of Liu Bang and others, but also threw out a number of 20,000 people, which means giving Han Xin a tactful offer. If there are more, it will be negotiated.
Liu Bang forced himself to calm down and shouted: "Good, great kindness." " He thought to himself: "If there is such a person around me, why would he be embarrassed in front of Xiang Yu? "There is still a gap in the psychological price of 20,000 people and Liu Bang, and he has to bargain, but the atmosphere is still peaceful.
After some verbal battles, Liu Bang still regarded Han Xin as the general, leaving most of the troops behind, giving him a reassurance. But Han Xin wanted to allocate hundreds of cavalry and 20,000 infantry to the Grand Marshal Lu Wan, go to Juyeze to meet Peng Yue, and harass Xiang Yu's rear. In addition, Liu Bang also took Yan Xiangzhao's three thousand Yan soldiers who were in trouble with General Wen Jie, reducing the connection between Yan King Zang Tu and Han Xin. Liu Bang left General Cao Shen to assist Han Xin and appointed him as the left prime minister, plus the htm who had been by Han Xin l1 Guanying , restored to the pattern of attacking Western Wei , called assisting, but in fact, checks and balances. Originally, General Han Xin served as the left prime minister, which was also superfluous for him, and it was acceptable to give it to Cao Shen.
Han Xin's bottom line is that Liu Bang cannot take most of the troops away. Now Liu Bang only cuts about 1/4 of his troops, Han Xin breathes a sigh of relief, and other conditions are easy to say.
As for Changshan King Zhang Er, he was re-elected to King Zhao , and more than 10,000 troops were dispatched by General Han Xin. Zhang Er's army supervisor, Changshan prefect Zhang Cang , appointed as Zhao's prime minister, and continued to supervise and balance Zhang Er. Zhao's king Zhang Er had not had many troops and had no other choice. He could only follow Liu Bang's arrangements, and at least he occupied Zhao's territory and became Zhao's king.
Han Xin glanced at Li Zuoche beside him, and nodded slightly, and agreed.
Liu Bang and Han Xin also had a disagreement. Liu Bang hoped that Han Xin would stabilize Zhao's territory and attack Dongjun , Dang County , attacking Xiang Yu from the flank. Han Xin was so arrogant that he told Liu Bang that he should take Qi first and attack Xiang Yu from behind. But the Han army was at a disadvantage in front of the Western Chu army. If he divided his troops and established a strong enemy, it would likely cause a disaster of destruction.
Liu Bang would never let Han Xin violate the danger and attack Qi. Xiang Yu had not taken Qi for so long. Where did Han Xin get his confidence?
At the critical moment, Zhang Liang came out to rescue: "Qi State has a thousand miles of land, with more than 300,000 troops, which is not easy to break for a while. It would be better to ask Li Sheng to go to the King of Qi to surrender to the Han Dynasty. If Qi does not surrender, make a plan. "
In fact, Han Xin and Li Zuoche have already made it clear that the next step is to annex Qi State and use Qi troops to attack Xiang Yu.
Qi State appears to shake hands with Western Chu and make peace, but in fact, Qi State's general Tian Xian stationed 200,000 troops in Licheng , and may go south to attack at any time Western Chu State Xue County . Xiang Yu killed the King of Qi Tian Rong , and slaughtered countless cities in Qi State. This hatred would not be resolved for a while. King of Qi Tian Guang and Prime Minister Tian Heng were oppressed by the Qi army and were about to destroy the country. Just as the battle of Pengcheng broke out, there was a chance to breathe. Signing the alliance under the city was not a true alliance.
Liu Bang and Zhang Liang of course also wanted to eat the fat piece of Qi, but they lack confidence. They were afraid that they would lose the rice if they were stealing chickens and create another strong enemy. Han Xin and Li Zuoche regarded Qi as a lamb to be slaughtered. The differences between the two sides were mainly reflected in their confidence.
The battle against Qi State A little consensus was reached. Liu Bang ordered the Grand Marshal Lu Wan and General Liu Jia to draw hundreds of horse soldiers and 20,000 infantry soldiers from Han Xin's army, cross the river from Baimajin, and go to Juyeze to meet Peng Yue, intending to attack the rear of Western Chu.
Liu Bang led Yan Xiangzhao to fall off his tail and return to Chenggao to continue confronting Xiang Yu.
