Chapter 33 Origin

On July nights, the weather is a bit muggy.

The east gate of Xingyang City suddenly opened, and more than 2,000 armored soldiers poured out of the city, and the Han army completely gave up defending the city, and laid down their weapons and went out to surrender. The overlord Xiang Yu, who has been besieging the city for nearly two years, finally waited for this scene. His heart was a little excited, and he ordered the Chu army to gather at the east gate to encircle and annihilate the Han army.

Xingyang City was full of people. The Chu army faintly heard the shouts in the city gate, the food in the city is exhausted, and the king of Han surrenders! Subsequently, with the faint light of the fire, the Chu army saw the king of Han rushing from the city gate. (The city is exhausted, and the king of Han descends.) "Historical Records - Xiang Yu Benji")

When the soldiers of the Chu army besieging the city saw these scenes, they all shouted long live. Because they've waited too long for this moment. For more than a year, they have been thinking about finishing the war as soon as possible, returning to their hometown as soon as possible, and reuniting with their families as soon as possible. They are also tired of this endless military life.

However, when they saw the soldiers in front of them, they felt a little strange. It turned out that these Han soldiers were all pretending to be women, and they were not real Han soldiers at all! And the one sitting in the Han King's special car, although his figure looks somewhat similar to the Han King Liu Ji, is not the real Han King Liu Ji, but the personal guard Ji Xin of the Han King Liu Ji.

Ji Xin was the most loyal personal guard of Liu Ji, the king of Han, and once carried out an escort mission at the Hongmen banquet, when he and Fan Xu, Xiahou Ying, and Jin Qiang escorted Liu Ji, the king of Han, to escape from the Chu army camp. When he knew that Xingyang City could no longer be defended, he resolutely proposed to pretend to be Liu Ji, the king of Han, and suffer death for Liu Ji, the king of Han. He knew that there was only one result of doing this, and that was to die! But he was never afraid.

The dark night couldn't hide the anxiety of the overlord Xiang Yu, and when he saw Ji Xin, he knew that this was not the real Han King Liu Ji. The Chu army surrounded the disguised Han king, trying to extract some important information from his mouth. But they were disappointed, and Ji Xin did not satisfy their curiosity.

- Where is King Han? (Han Wang Anzai is.) "Historical Records - Xiang Yu Benji")

- King Han has left! (The King of Han has come out.) "Historical Records - Xiang Yu Benji")

Xiang Yu, the overlord with bloodshot eyes, vented his anger on this pseudo-Han king. He ordered Ji Xin to be burned to ashes! (Xiang Yu likes to use fire the most, and Han Xin likes water the most.) ）

This was the result that Ji Xin had already predicted, and he had never been afraid. Ji Xin showed his heroic and steadfast spirit.

In 204 BC, the revolutionary martyr Ji Xin was burned to death in Xingyang.

【Liu Ji】

When the east gate of Xingyang City was chaotic and noisy, dozens of Han cavalry quietly slipped out of the west gate and hurried back to Guanzhong, and among them was the real Han King Liu Ji. This is the third time that Liu Ji, the king of Han, almost died in the hands of the overlord Xiang Yu, the Hongmen banquet, Pengcheng was defeated, and he was trapped in Xingyang, which was really more and more embarrassing.

However, Liu Ji, the king of Han, who was already very experienced in failure, did not have much emotional fluctuations this time, and he seemed more tolerant and calm.

In the following time, he lost the strategic city of Xingyang. The two generals defending the city would rather die than give in, and in the face of the coercion and temptation of the Chu army, they were still unmoved, and were finally executed by the overlord Xiang Yu, and the hero died. Before sacrificing, he also scolded the overlord Xiang Yu severely, showing the backbone of the revolutionary fighters who fought for the lofty revolutionary ideals.

At that time, the overlord Xiang Yu promised to reward him as a general and give him 30,000 households. This position was won by him by assassinating his boss Song Yi back then, which shows the unprecedented generosity of the overlord Xiang Yu. (For my general, I will take the public as the general, and seal 30,000 households.) "Historical Records - Xiang Yu Benji")

However, these two martyrs didn't blink, snorted, and spit out the saliva of the overlord Xiang Yu. He also shouted loudly that the Chu army was not the opponent of the Han army at all, and if he did not surrender to the Han army quickly, he would definitely die! (If you are not interested in surrendering to the Han, if you are not a Han enemy, if you are not an enemy of the Han.) "Historical Records - Xiang Yu Benji")

These two martyrs of the Han Kingdom are not big figures in the vast smoke and clouds of history. Their names may not be known to many people, one is called Zhou Ke, and the other is called Fang Gong. They have made outstanding contributions to the Han Kingdom, but they have not left too many historical traces. Especially this fir duke, descendants don't even know what his real name is, where he comes from, and what kind of pursuits and dreams he has in his heart. Zhou Ke was slightly luckier than him, at least later generations knew that Zhou Ke was a native of Pei County, a fellow countryman with Liu Ji, the king of the Han Dynasty, and had served as a civil servant in the provincial government of the Qin Empire (Surabaya Death History), and later as a high-ranking official in the warlord government of the Han Dynasty (Yu Shi Dafu), and his last duty was to guard the strategic city of Xingyang - but he failed. It is rumored that many places in later generations enshrined it as a city god, and the folk commemorated this little historical figure and the great hero of the Han Kingdom in such a special way. (Such as Fujian Capital City God Temple, Haicheng City God Temple.) Lin Tong of the Song Dynasty "Changle Tujing" said: "The god of the City God Temple is the Western Han Dynasty Imperial History Zhou Caoye. "Haicheng County Chronicles" records that during the Longqing period of Ming Muzong, the people of Nancheng in Fujian Province worshiped Zhou Ke as the city god of Haicheng. ）

Of course, Liu Ji, the king of Han, will not forget the sacrifices made by these heroic martyrs, but he does not have time to deal with these matters at present, and at this time he is most concerned about how to complete the revolutionary task as soon as possible and strive for world domination.

He was very unwilling, accurately summoned the army to return to Xingyang, and fought to the death with the Chu army again. However, this thought was quickly annihilated. Because his subordinates warned him that Han and Chu had been fighting each other in Xingyang for a long time and had never been able to make a substantial breakthrough, and the Han army was often in a passive position. It is better to change the military strategy and lead the northern army, mainly the military forces of Zhao, Yan, and Qi, to form a strategic encirclement of the Chu army, so that the world can be determined. (Make Han Xin and others Ji Hebei Zhaodi, even Yanqi, and the king go back to Xingyang, not too late.) "Historical Records - Gaozu Benji")

That's a good suggestion.

【Hanshin】

When the eyes of the whole country are focused on the main battlefield of Xingyang, no one would have thought that there is a shining pearl in the north that is rising, and Han Xin, the general of the Han Kingdom, is victorious all the way, invincible, and invincible everywhere he goes.

Han Xin, who was young, became a military star in the national attention, and all the spotlights were on him, and his prestige reached unprecedented heights.

Of course, Han Xin couldn't understand the mood of Liu Ji, the king of Han. He may not know that Liu Ji, the king of Han, is looking forward to him going back day and night to save the situation, and he just wants to complete the task of the northern expedition wholeheartedly. For Liu Ji, the king of Han who had been defeated, the general Han Xin could only express regret.

The great general Han Shin is preparing to lead his army to Qidi to prepare to recover this area. He listened to the advice of the general Li Zuoche, slowed down the pace of his march, and began to reorganize the army.

This period was a rare time of peace before the war. The general Han Xin slept earlier and more comfortably, and he was not so nervous about the vigilance of the surrounding area.

However, what he didn't expect was that when he got up and opened his eyes, he found that Liu Ji, the king of Han, appeared in front of him - this was not a dream!

【Liu Ji】

Liu Ji, the king of Han, came to the military camp of the great general Han Xin, not to inspect the work, but to deprive Han Xin of military command. He lied that he was an envoy of the Han State, deceived all the Han soldiers, and then stole Han Xin's general seal and talisman while the general Han Xin was asleep - the general Han Xin was too sleepy, and the security work was very poor, and the seal was not kept very well.

For the arrival of the Han King Liu Ji, the general Han Xin was very surprised, and he did not know what the purpose of the Han King Liu Ji was to go to the front in person. Han Xin may feel a little nervous, because his seals and runes have been suddenly stolen by Liu Ji, the king of Han, and his work may still be "in line with the expectations of the leadership".

In fact, Liu Ji, the king of Han, was very satisfied with the work performance of the great general Han Xin during this time, and Han Xin achieved a breakthrough victory in the northern battlefield. In contrast, Liu Ji, the king of Han, felt that he was a little unsatisfactory, after all, the Xingyang City he was defending had fallen. This time, Liu Ji, the king of Han, came to send his troops back to Xingyang City, preparing to fight to the death with the Chu army.

Liu Ji, the king of Han, originally wanted to order the general Han Xin to lead his troops back with a paper order. However, the great general Han Xin has made many achievements in war and his prestige is growing, and it may be difficult to mobilize it with a single order - after all, he will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected. Therefore, Liu Ji, the king of Han, had to make a trip in person, and he had to take such a sneaky way.

On the whole, the strategy of the operation has not changed. Liu Ji, the king of Han, made only minor adjustments to the personnel issue - Han Xin was appointed Xiangguo and led the soldiers of Zhao to continue the attack on Qidi. And Liu Ji, the king of Han, led a large army of the Han army, returned to the main battlefield of Xingyang, and continued to compete with the Chu army for the world.

Liu Ji, the king of Han, who had obtained a large number of troops, immediately returned to Chu.

The original battle plan of Liu Ji, the king of Han, was to fight hard with the Chu army on the frontal battlefield and fight to the death. He has such confidence, and that is because he has just deprived a large number of troops from the great general Han Xin.

However, after a brief military meeting, this plan was quickly rejected, because the frontal battlefield was hard-fought and that was the strength of the overlord Xiang Yu, not the strength of the Han king Liu Ji.

In the end, Liu Ji, the king of Han, gave up his original battle plan and did not engage the Chu army head-on, but took a roundabout way to cut off the grain route of the Chu army and burn the military rations of the Chu army.

In the following time, the Han army and the Chu army faced off for several months, and both sides were very cautious, and both warned their soldiers not to go into battle easily - if the enemy does not move, I will not move.

The endurance of the Han army seems to be more durable.

The generals of the Chu army could not withstand the insults of the enemy, so they went to battle without authorization, but were ambushed by the Han army, and finally the city was defeated and committed suicide to apologize. The overlord Xiang Yu had to lead his troops back to Xingyang and once again hold on to the Han army.

Going round and round, time seems to have returned to the beginning.