Chapter 149: Last Stand

"The Battle of the Backwater, also known as the Battle of Jingcheng, took place in the third year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, the Han army and the Zhao army fought in Jingcheng, which was a battle of vitality in a desperate situation, and it was also a battle to win more with less."

"When the strength of the two countries is very poor, Chen Yu's team of Zhao Guo Chen Yu has about 100,000 soldiers, and Han Xin's side is insufficient, only more than 30,000 soldiers, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers."

"How do the two countries compare? One has almost no combat power, and the other has a strong army, which is in an advantageous and active position. ”

"Maybe because there is too much difference in strength, Zhao Jun, who thinks he can win, has begun to be arrogant."

"At that time, before the war, Li Zuoche gave Chen Yu a plan, let him lead an army of 30,000 to cut off Han Xin's grain route from the path, and then asked Chen Yu not to fight with Han Xin, within ten days, Han Xin would be defeated, but Chen Yu did not listen to this strategy, Chen Yu thought that he had more troops and occupied a favorable position, and he did not need to use a sneak attack to defeat Han Xin."

"Chen Yu not only didn't listen, but also didn't know how to use the natural location of Jing Cheng, Jing Cheng is a narrow passage into Zhao State, this road two horses can not pass side by side, that is, it is very narrow, for such a terrain, the best way is to ambush the soldiers, so that they can not take care of each other, but these Chen Yu did not do anything."

"Han Xin sent people to keep inquiring about the news, and also learned that Chen Yu did not use Li Zuoche's strategy, and through continuous reconnaissance, Han Xin knew that Chen Yu did not send ambushes or any blocking troops, which is equivalent to letting Han Xin pass through Jingcheng."

In this situation, Han Xin's backwater formation was based on the tactical idea of "putting the place of death and then living, and leaving the place of death and surviving", and successfully defeated Zhao Wangxie, who had more troops than himself. ”

"After this battle, Han Shin became famous in one fell swoop, and the battle will be recorded in history forever."

"At that time, the battle was very dangerous, and the process was something I can't describe in words, but whenever there was a little mistake, it was Han Xin who failed in the end, and it was Chen Yu's stupidity that made Han Xin's thousand-year-old reputation."

Zhu Yuanzhang: I remember that there were no troops left in the Zhao State military camp at that time!

Liu Che: So this Chen Yu is extremely stupid, a general doesn't even have a brain, any war, until the critical moment, it is impossible to put all the troops into the war, unless the winner can be decided immediately, this is military common sense, I don't even understand such a simple truth, I want to know how this became a general!

Liu Xie: In addition, Chen Yu did not accept Li Zuoche's suggestion, which was calculated to death by Han Xin, and Chen Yu did not do anything to dare to come up with such a bold strategy.

Yang Jian: Anyone who uses Li Zuoche's strategy to keep people in the barracks, these situations occur, and it is Han Xin who fails, which is really arrogant!

Zhao Kuangyin: The most critical reason for the success of the last battle is the stupidity of the opponent Chen Yu, only when the strategic level of the coach of the enemy and us is quite different, there is a possibility of success, Han Xin's opponent is Chen Yu, so he can succeed, if Han Xin's opponent is Li Zuoche, the result is not necessarily!

"Han Xin's strategy is also not negligible, interlocking, attracting the main force of the Zhao army to the river, and then taking the camp with a sharp hand and a secret hand, and then defeating the Zhao army with a combination of inside and outside, and finally succeeding, the whole process is not replicable, because time, space, and opponents cannot be copied, and of course no one can succeed a second time."

"Capture Wei, break the dynasty, destroy Zhao, and go to the later Yan and Qi, Han Xin's reputation as a god of war has been achieved."

"At this time, Liu Bang began to be jealous of Han Xin, but Liu Bang was scheming, at this time, many people of insight saw that Han Xin was a person who controlled the overall situation, if he established himself as the king, the world would be divided into three, how could Liu Bang let Han Xin flow away from him, and directly sealed the special seal, added officials to the knighthood, and good brothers are commensurate."

"Don't say it, it works very well, it directly makes Han Xin more loyal, everyone knows that whoever wins over Han Xin will win, Xiang Yu is no exception, and finally invited Wu She, who can speak well, to lobby Han Xin, but no matter what Wu Shi said, Han Xin was unmoved, expressing his loyalty of "although death is not easy". ”

"After Wu Shi left, Han Xin's henchman Kuaiche also came to persuade him, but in the end he failed to persuade Han Xin."

"It is precisely because of Han Xin's stay that there is a world of Han!"

Liu Bang was exhausted by repeated invictories, so he proposed to "divide the world" and make peace with Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu agreed, and sent Liu Bang's father and wife back to the Han camp. ”

However, at the suggestion of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu's eastward retreat to suddenly launch an offensive, and at the same time asked Han Xin and Peng Yue to join forces to encircle the Chu army. However, Liu Bang was impatient and rash, and finally failed. ”

"Facing Xiang Yu, the god of war, who once defeated the Qin army of more than 400,000 with 30,000 horses in the Battle of Julu and defeated the 560,000 Han army with 30,000 soldiers and horses in the Battle of Pengcheng, everyone thinks that only Han Xin is Xiang Yu's real opponent."

"Liu Bang asked Han Xin to serve as the commander of the Han army, commanding 700,000 troops and Xiang Yu's 100,000 horses, which is also a decisive battle in the Chu-Han War - the battle under the nuclear!"

After Liu Xiang's two families negotiated peace in the chasm, Liu Bang treacherously launched a sudden strategic attack on the Chu army, and made an appointment with Han Xin to pursue Xiang Yu together. After receiving Liu Bang's promise to make him the king of Qi, Han Xinqin led 300,000 people to defeat the Chu army. ”

On the eve of the war, Liu Bang proposed peace due to repeated defeats, shared the world equally with Xiang Yu, and made a "chasm covenant". ”

"Xiang Yu returned Liu Bang's family according to the agreement and led the troops back to the east, but when he returned to the west, Liu Bang tore up the contract and counterattacked the Chu army in Guling under the advice of his advisers."

"As a result, Xiang Yu was furious, and Liu Bang suffered a heavy defeat, so he had to stick to the lonely city and ask the general Han Xin for help again."

"Since the Han army set out on the expedition, Han Xin has been invincible, not only has he not received any reward, but the land and troops won in every battle have been taken away by Liu Bang."

However, Han Xin, who has great ambitions, does not care about personal gains and losses, and always adheres to the morality in his heart. When he received the order, he immediately waved 100,000 troops regardless of his previous suspicions, went south to relieve the siege, and captured Xiang Yu's capital Pengcheng in one fell swoop with thunderous momentum, forcing the Chu army to retreat in a hurry and relieving the siege of Guling. ”

"At this time, Han Xin and other Han generals joined forces with Liu Bang one after another, and the Han army, which had doubled in strength, was like a rainbow, and pursued the Chu army in one fell swoop until it fell."

Liu Bang then handed over the military power to Han Xin, let him have full command of the war, Han Xin once said that he led the troops "the more the merrier", this time he has 700,000 troops, and finally has the opportunity to really show the ability to lead the troops, to give the Chu army a fatal blow. ”

"One is a king who can carry the crown and is domineering, and the other is a soldier who anticipates the enemy's opportunity and uses soldiers like gods."

"In the years after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, it was not so much the imperial battle between Chu and Han as the wonderful duel between Xiang Yu and Han Xin, a battle that finally drew a powerful end to this period of history."