Chapter 21: Seizure of the Throne
The princes of the Pengcheng Conference, King of Chu Huai, unknowingly laid the general trend of the world in the next few years.
I always believe that the Chu and Han hegemony are the starting point.
The Chu Yi army was divided into two routes, one led by Liu Bang to the west, with the goal of capturing Guanzhong. All the way, with Song Yi as the general, Xiang Yu as the second general, and Fan Zeng as the last general, he led the main force north to rescue Zhao, with the goal of defeating the main force of the Qin army.
Song Yi was still working under Xiang Liang, but suddenly became a general, and there were many people who were not convinced. One of them includes Xiang Yu.
He will not obey anyone but himself.
What is Song Yi? Xiang Yu was always resentful in his heart.
Song Yi knows that it's hard to say if he doesn't know the soldiers, but he can clearly know that he can't read people, let alone the general situation, with such a bloody and cruel person as his deputy, and his position was originally his uncle's, can't he feel that this chair is hot? Can't you feel that the eyes of the people around you are wrong? has no self-knowledge of the situation he is in, and Song Yi's talent can only be a staff officer and a doctor, not a handsome talent.
Liu Bang's troops had already passed through Dangjun, and they had fought with the Qin army, and they had won many battles.
Song Yi led his troops to Anyang (now southeast of Caoyang, Shandong).
According to the Qin calendar, it was the beginning of the third year of Qin II, and in October (the Qin calendar takes October as the first year), the Qin general Wang left 300,000 generals to besiege the huge giant deer city, and Zhang Han's 200,000 army had also occupied Handan, and the "Hebei army" (Zhao army) was in danger. Zhang Han is a kind person, he did not go to grab credit, but built a Yongdao (that is, a passage) for Wang Li, specifically for him to transport grain and materials, so Wang Li's army has more food and abundant supplies, and he can besiege the city with peace of mind.
Zhao Wangxi and Zhang Er saw that they were about to fall into a desperate situation, so they asked for help everywhere.
Zhang Er's face is very big, and he has attracted dozens of princes, including Zhang Er's friend Chen Yu, and Zhang Er's son Zhang Ao, the king of Chengdu.
These princes came and lived, but they were afraid of the Qin soldiers and did not dare to attack.
What kind of brotherly friendship, what kind of father-son affection, at this moment, for Daxian Zhang Er, there is nothing reliable. Among the princes, no one dared to fight the Qin army, and no one dared to save them.
Therefore, only in adversity can we see the truth! Zhang Er's inner experience of this must be very profound.
It stands to reason that Zhang Er should be desperate.
But he didn't despair, although he had seen through the world, but he was not pedantic, no matter how ungrateful these people were, he had to ask them at this time, so there was no need to break off diplomatic relations, stay in the green mountains, and not be afraid of running out of firewood. Zhang Er still kept sending people to rescue the princes, especially Chen Yu, Zhang Er sent envoys to urge him almost every day, because Chen Yu was not only his "friend of the neck", but also the general of Zhao State, Chen Yu had no morality, but he still had obligations. Chen Yu was so annoyed by Zhang Er's messenger that in desperation, he let Zhang Yu come and Chen Ze led 5,000 troops to save the giant deer.
With such a small number of troops, they went purely to die, but they still went (to pay tribute) without hesitation, and the result can be imagined, the whole army was wiped out.
If this continues, Julu City will be broken sooner or later, and King Zhao and Zhang Er will either wait for death or a miracle.
Don't despair, giant deer people, a miracle is about to happen.
The Savior is coming, but there is one thing he has to do before that.
Anyang Chu military camp village, singing and dancing.
Xiang Yu really couldn't stand it, Song Yi arrived in Anyang, and before he could fight with the Qin army, he was frightened by the arrogance of the Qin army, and he ordered the Chu army to stop advancing and stationed in Anyang.
For forty-six days, staying in place, Song Yi only did one thing, "it was a drinking meeting", that is, he held a banquet every day and invited the generals and princes. This also shows that Song Yi is not a general, the enemy is in front, not to train soldiers and horses, to raise food and grass, but to drink and have fun, can such a person lead troops to fight?
Although Xiang Yu is young and vigorous, he also understands the big right and wrong, he has admonished Song Yi several times, he should take the opportunity to enter the army, otherwise it will be protracted, we will not have enough food and grass, and it will be over at that time. And Song Yi's answer was very simple, the Qin army "defeated and the soldiers were tired, taking advantage of its disadvantages", "the husband is stubborn and stubborn, the righteousness is not as good as the king, and the king is not as good as the righteousness", that is to say, I am not as good as you in the war, and you are not as good as me in the plan, I am waiting for Qin Zhaodou to lose both, and then sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman.
Is Song Yi's words right?
Wrong, very wrong. There is a huge disparity in the strength of the two armies of Qin and Zhao, no one will save them, the destruction of the Zhao army is inevitable, under the disparity in strength, how can there be a defeat and a loss for both sides, and take advantage of the fisherman? The Qin army is victorious, the morale is high, the materials will be more fully supplied, and it will be even more difficult to defeat it, and the Chu army is also coming from afar, and the morale of the grain and grass is constantly being consumed, and if you don't fight quickly, you will only drag yourself to death.
It's just that the scholar's view is too superficial, and it must be known that the brave wins when the two armies meet.
Song Yi began to get tired of Xiang Yu, he was very unkind to Xiang Yu, his words were prickly, thinking in his heart that you, a little hairy boy who had not dried up, dared to interfere in the affairs of the old man, and then chirped, and the military law dealt with it, and he would not be spared. In order to prevent Xiang Yu from admonishing again, Song Yi immediately ordered the whole army: those who are as fierce as a tiger, as ruthless as a sheep, as greedy as a wolf, and those who are too strong to make a messenger will be killed!
This order was given to Xiang Yu, and the meaning is very clear, stay where it is cool, don't bother me.
Song Yi continued to hold the wine party, and he was very happy.
Xiang Yu was extremely angry when he saw that he couldn't convince Song Yi, and at the same time, he understood more deeply that the person in front of him was a stumbling block for him to move forward, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so the young Xiang Yu secretly made a decision in his heart.
This decision is not difficult for Xiang Yu to make, because it is something he is good at. Song Yi, since you are not as good as me in "wearing strong and persistent", what is the use of you? It's useless to talk too much, old bones, let's die! There is another point that can tell you clearly, "The heart is ruthless, and the righteousness is not as good as mine".
On the forty-seventh day of Anyang, the cold November, on this day, Xiang Yu got up earlier than before, he was dressed neatly, and first came to Song Yi's camp to worship the general.
Song Yi didn't even look at him, he was already very tired of this little demon king, just like his uncle Xiang Liang was tired of himself.
Xiang Yu didn't say much, just quickly pulled out the shiny sword and wiped it on Song Yi's neck, "Stab", Song Yi didn't have time to shout, blood spurted like an infusion, the head fell to the ground, and a pair of eyes on the head were wide open, and the champion of Qingzi was dead at this moment!
The young Xiang Yu wanted to use the cold and shining sword in his hand to tell Old Man Song that he was the real king of this era, and no one could stop him from reaching the pinnacle of power.
Xiang Yu carried Song Yi's head, went out of the camp, raised his head high and commanded the whole army, and shouted: "Song Yi colluded with the Qi State to rebel, and King Chu Huai secretly asked me to take his life!" "The State of Qi and King Chu Huai unknowingly became scapegoats!
When all the soldiers heard this, most of them were very happy, and some were afraid, and the minority obeyed the majority, and everyone said: The state of Chu was established by the general's family, and the rebellion should be eliminated by the general.
Everyone pushed the boat to promote Xiang Yu as the acting general. On the one hand, the Chu army sent people to kill Song Xiang, the son of Song Yi, who was an envoy to the Qi State, and the so-called eradication of the root cause has always been Xiang Yu's practice. On the one hand, he returned to King Chu Huai.
King Chu Huai was helpless and was forced to make Xiang Yu a general.
Xiang Yu took full control of the Chu army, and King Chu Huai never had a chance to show his wisdom again. The real king is about to rise, and the most courageous man in the late Qin Dynasty finally sat in the seat he should sit in to meet the first huge challenge in his life.
Who doesn't know what the future holds? The only thing you can do is keep moving forward.
There is no road in the world, and when there are many people walking, it becomes a road. And defeating the Qin army is Xiang Yu's only way.
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are divided into two ways, but they have the same goal, and the two will give the final blow to the invincible Qin Dynasty in different time and space, so that this brutal empire will finally be buried in the dust of history.