Chapter 170: Xiang Yu defeats Qin
King Huai wanted to make Chu Yun a general, but he resigned many times, and had no choice but to give up, Chu Yun promised King Huai that he would help break the Qin army, and King Huai was willing to let him go.
Song Yi stayed in Anyang for forty-six days without marching, allowing the Qin army to surround Zhao.
Xiang Yu was not angry, he saw Song Yi, and said with dissatisfaction: "Qin trapped Zhao and endangered it, why don't the generals lead the troops to cross the Yellow River to destroy Qin, the Chu army will attack outside, and the Zhao army will respond internally, and the front and rear will be able to defeat Qin!" ”
Song Yi sneered: "No, I want to kill and absorb the cattle body flies, but I don't destroy the cattle hair and live lice." The Qin army attacked Zhao, and if it was victorious, the army was tired, that is, it took advantage of the fatigue of the Qin army and waved the army to kill; If Qin is not victorious, our army will beat the drum and march westward, and we will be able to defeat Qin.
Therefore, it is better to let the Qin and Zhao armies fight. As for charging into battle with armor and sharp weapons in hand, I am not as good as you; But when it comes to strategizing and strategizing, you are not as good as me. ”
Song Yiyu ordered in the army: "Anyone who is as fierce as a tiger, as ruthless as a sheep, as greedy as a wolf, and stubborn and disobedient to the command will be beheaded!" ”
Xiang Yu left angrily, but Song Yi was unmoved.
Xiang Liang's death shocked the princes.
The Qin army defeated Yu Wei and often chased the north. After a series of victories, Zhang Han thought that Chu was no longer worried, so he went north to attack Zhao.
After capturing Handan, the people were moved to Hanoi, while the Zhao army retreated to Julu, and Zhang Han led the army to besiege Zhao Wangxi and Zhao Xiang Zhang Er in Julu.
In order to disperse the Qin army, King Huai divided the troops into two routes, led by Liu Bang and Song Yi, Song Yi was the main general of the North Road, and Liu Bang was the main general of the West Road.
The Qin army was strong, and the whole Chu State said that the western expedition would be defeated, and they were unwilling to lead the western expedition.
So they took Pei Gong as the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, under the pretext that Liu Bang was generous and could reduce the resistance to the west.
Xiang Yu actively asked to go west with Pei Gong because of his uncle's death.
However, the veterans of Chu rejected Xiang Yu's request on the grounds that Xiang Yu was a "fierce thief" and "everything he did was ruined" and was not conducive to the Western Expedition, and let him serve as the deputy general of the Northern Route Army and go north to rescue Zhao.
Chu Yun thought about it for a while and decided to go to Julu to meet Xiang Yu first.
Pei Gong's army sent troops from Dang and went north to collect Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang's scattered soldiers.
To Chengyang, in the wall bar with the Qin army, the Pei Gong army attacked the Qin army, broke the Qin army, and the Qin general Wang Li fled.
Pei Gong led his troops westward and met Peng Yue in Changyi.
The two joined forces to attack Changyi, but before they fell, Pei Gong returned to the army.
In Li, Yu Gangwu Marquis seized his army, and Pei Gong's army increased by more than 4,000 people.
Liu Ji and Wei generals Huang Xin and Wei Shentu Wu Pujun jointly attacked Changyi, but did not capture it.
Pei Gong decided to abandon Changyi and lead his army westward.
"Liu Ji is sleek, abandoning hard bones, picking soft hits, retreating when he is strong, and advancing when he is weak." Chu Yun looked at the current situation and was not worried about Liu Ji's situation.
Song Yi sent his son Song Xiang to Qi as the prime minister, personally sent to Wuyan County, and held a banquet to entertain the guests.
In winter, the north wind was bitter, the weather was cold, the rain was non-stop, and the soldiers were hungry and cold.
Song Yi's move aroused the resentment of the generals and soldiers in the army, and the soldiers and the people of the county were very dissatisfied with him.
"Eh, I heard that General Chu has arrived, let's wait."
The news that Chu Yun was coming to the giant deer was spread in the army, and they all very much hoped that Chu Yun could come and lead them in battle.
He is a famous general of the Chu State, and he is the god of war praised by the world, if he comes, he can defeat the Qin army.
Xiang Yu gathered the old department and decided to take Song Yi's place.
He said to his subordinates: "I should have joined forces to attack Qin, but I have been stuck for a long time.
Now there is another year of famine, the people are poor, the soldiers only eat coarse food, and there is no food in the army.
Song Yi forgot his official duties because of his selfishness, and the guests of the banquet did not lead the troops to cross the Yellow River, but took the grain of Zhao as military food, and joined forces with the Zhao army to attack Qin.
However, he said, 'Take advantage of the exhaustion of the Qin army to launch an attack'.
Attacking Xinzhao with Qin's strength will definitely be able to overcome it. Zhao was captured, the Qin army was stronger, how could there be fatigue!
Our army has recently suffered a defeat, the king of Chu is uneasy, and he gathered the whole country's soldiers and horses to deliver them to the general, and the country's safety is in this move.
Song Yixian is not sympathetic to the soldiers, and he is subservient to his own selfish interests, and he is not a loyal minister! ”
"If you want to attack Qin, you must kill Song Yi." Fan Zeng said.
He expounded that if it goes down further, after the Zhao army is destroyed, the Chu army will be defeated, and the Chu state will also perish.
"But Song Yi is the general who accepted King Huai's fate!" A soldier said.
"Hmph, King Huai is just an empty shelf, he is dominant in troubled times, and he has the power of the army, and King Huai doesn't dare to mess around." Fan Zengdao.
"But on General Chu's side, he is the Chu clan who supports King Huai." The general said.
Fan Zeng said: "Chu Yun has no ambitions, who holds the power of the army, who cares about the king, he doesn't care at all, as long as King Huai is still King Huai, Chu Yun will not make a move."
Immediately, they secretly conspired, and they went to see Song Yi by discussing the military situation.
"Xiang Yu, what do you mean by bringing so many people here?" Song Yi shouted.
"I received a secret order from the king, Song Yi was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he took back the military power and dealt with it by military law." Xiang Yu shouted.
Song Yi was in a hurry and said, "Xiang Yu, you dare to commit a crime and falsely convey the holy will,"
Xiang Yu held a big knife and cut off Song Yi's head, and all the generals in the army were controlled.
"Song Yi is greedy for life and afraid of death, he is afraid of moving forward, he conspired with Qi to rebel against Chu, and King Huai secretly ordered me to kill him!" Xiang Yu said coldly.
All the generals gave in because of fear, and no one dared to resist, and they unanimously said: "It was General Xiang who supported the king of Chu, and it was you who killed the rebellious ministers and thieves, and the general should replace Song Yi against Qin." ”
So they jointly promoted Project Yu as the acting general. Xiang Yu immediately sent people to chase Song Yi's son Song Xiang, and chased him to Qi and killed him.
and sent Huan Chu to report the situation to King Huai, who was afraid of Xiang Yu and appointed him as a general.
Chu Yun rushed over and joined Xiang Yu.
"I heard that Brother Xiang is a general, congratulations!" Chu Yun said with a smile.
"My uncle died in battle, I should have been a general, why should I be a trickster!" Xiang Yu said proudly.
He ignored Chu Yun, but randomly asked someone to arrange a place for Chu Yun to live.
Xiang Yu has always felt that Chu Yun can only use intrigue and trickery, and he always looks down on Chu Yun in his heart, but now that he is a general, he will not take Chu Yun in his eyes.
Chu Yun frowned, but didn't care.
In 207 BC, Xiang Yu obeyed Fan Zeng's plan and first sent Yingbu to lead 20,000 elite soldiers across the Yellow River, and then he led his troops to cross the river, bringing only three days of dry food, breaking the kettle and sinking the boat, to fight a decisive battle with Zhang Han.
After three days of bloody battles, the Chu army was extremely brave, with one enemy and ten, the 300,000 army of Zhang Han was defeated, and the defeat was like a mountain.
The Qin army was killed by 100,000, and Zhang Han had no choice but to lead 200,000 Qin troops to surrender.
Xiang Yu accepted Zhang Han's surrender, and at this time Fan Yan said: "Although Zhang Han surrendered, his 200,000 army threatened us, so it is better to kill him in a trap to prevent future troubles."
When Chu Yun heard this, he vetoed: "Killing 200,000 soldiers is too inhumane, we should appease and absorb, this is an army with good combat strength."
Fan Zeng said: "If the 200,000 Qin army rebels, they will destroy the Chu State."
Chu Yun said: "I have a way to keep them from rebelling, and we can't do things that hurt heaven and reason."
After the discussion was over and Chu Yun left, Fan Zeng said: "Chu Yun was once the general of the Qin State, if you don't kill the Qin army, it will be in Chu Yun's hands, and it can threaten your position."
"I suggest that Chu Yun and Qin Jun be killed together to prevent future troubles."
"General, Chu Yun once saved you and General Xiang, and he said that King Huai's envoy, if you kill him, won't you be trapped in disloyalty and injustice, and then the world will scold you." Xiang Yu's deputy general Huan Chu said.
He followed Xiang Liang to fight all his life, and he was favored by Chu Yun, so he spoke for Chu Yun.
"Then kill the Qin army, and Chu Yun will have twenty staff to set an example." Xiang Yu said coldly.