You had no worries when you were alive, but just before your life was about to end, your eyes were filled with regret.
Xiang Liang is one of them.
Now, Xiang Liang is still living happily. Listen to others and eat enough. Xiang Liang did not understand this truth that was summarized only in later generations. After getting rid of the annoying Song Yi, Xiang Liang's ears became much cleaner. He was full of contempt for Zhang Han who was huddled in Puyang City. What famous general? Aren't you still beaten so hard by me that you don't dare to show your head? When I get the little Ding Tao, Zhang Han won't even care!
Xiang Liang had a beautiful idea, but Zhang Han did not intend to do what Xiang Liang wanted. Surprise victory is Zhang Han's specialty, and he decided to repeat the good show of attacking Wei.
In Linji, Zhang Han once gave a night attack lesson to the Wei army. The pride and laziness growing in Xiang Liang's army were detected by Zhang Han, who had a keen sense of smell. When Xiang Liang thought that Zhang Han was too frightened to leave the city, Zhang Han decided to give Xiang Liang some color. The night is deep and everything is quiet. In Puyang City, Zhang Han organized his army and was ready to go. Under the dim starlight, dense crowds of figures stood quietly. Everyone held the coins in their mouths, and the horses also restrained their mouths. The officers glanced back and forth with sinister eyes, trying to find the unlucky guy who dared to speak out to establish his authority. No one dared to speak, including Zhang Han. He just waved his hand violently, and the army of tens of millions of people suddenly moved, and flew out of the city in an orderly and light manner, heading straight for Dingtao.
It's late autumn in Dingtao, and the air-conditioning is blowing in the night. The colder it is, the more sound people sleep. Even the soldiers on night patrol drowsily performed their patrol duties before sneaking into a leeward corner to take a nap quietly.
It's a dark and windy night, and it's a day of murder and arson!
Without Xiang Liang's army being vigilant or aware, Zhang Han's army had already reached the vicinity of Xiang Liang's army's camp. Looking at the sleeping Chu army camp, Zhang Han stretched out his scarlet tongue, licked his lips, and sneered coldly. What a sumptuous meal! He pointed at Xiang Liang's camp and roared: "Kill!"
With an order, the Qin army rushed in like a whirlwind and a lingering cloud. The Chu army was completely unprepared. They had no idea that Zhang Han still had the courage to attack. The proud Chu army was slaughtered wantonly by the Qin army. Those who were awakened were rushing around like headless flies; those who had no time to get up were blocked in the camp and cut into pieces with swords; those who bravely picked up weapons to resist were shot through by several arrows the moment they swung their swords.
On this miserable night, Xiang Liang, the founder of the new Chu State and the most famous generation of fierce generals after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, died in a chaotic battle. His body just fell together with the soldiers, without appearing more heroic or noble. In the face of death, there is never any distinction between high and low.
A large flag of Chu State was broken in the hunting wind. When the bad news came, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, who were ordered to attack Chenliu (now Chenliu Town, Kaifeng City, Henan), were stunned.
What!
Xiang Liang is dead!
Chen Liujiu can't attack!
Where should they go from here? There was no time to grieve or pay homage. Taking into account the impact of Xiang Liang's death on the morale of the Chu army, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu immediately withdrew eastward in a hurry. Xiang Yu's army withdrew to the west of Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu), and Liu Bang's army withdrew to Dang County (now Dangshan, Anhui). County south).
Chen Sheng originally had a general named Lu Chen under Chen Sheng. After Chen Sheng was killed, he took advantage of Zhang Han to lead the Qin army to attack Wei. He organized a team in Xinyang (now the northern part of Anhui Province) and recaptured Chen County with Yingbo. Zhuang Jia was killed and Zhang Chu's regime was reestablished. When Lu Chen learned that Xiang Liang was defeated and died, he also felt that the situation was critical. He led his army to abandon Chen County, surrendered to King Huai, and stationed in the east of Pengcheng. The three groups of troops were in full formation, preparing to resist the Qin army.
When Xiong Xin, the Queen of Chu Huai, heard the bad news of Xiang Liang's death in battle, he was overjoyed! How could this be bad news? It was obviously great news to him, Xiong Xin!
The existence of Xiang Liang has always shrouded Xiong Xin in the shadow of death, and Xiong Xin is certainly not willing to accept it. As a king, he has to be restricted by his own ministers. What emperor can be willing to do so? If that minister wanted to rebel, would he still be able to survive?
Therefore, he wanted to live, he wanted to be the king of Chu with glory, and he wanted to give orders without being restricted by anyone. He must establish and develop his own power.
When Xiang Liang was alive, he had no chance and could only passively wait for death. Who would have thought that if you didn’t have to endure it for so long, the opportunity would come unexpectedly!
Xiong Xin was very excited. He wanted to quickly take power into his own hands and not let anyone control his life and death. For this reason, he made a decision: move the capital north to Pengcheng. After arriving in Pengcheng, he immediately issued several orders: to take back the military power of Xiang Yu and Lu Chen, to worship Lu Chen as Situ, to worship Lu Chen's father Lu Qing as Ling Yin, and to make Liu Bang the Marquis of Wu'an to balance the relationship between other generals and Xiang Yu. power. Once a mere pavilion chief with only a few thousand people, Liu Bang today has become a powerful marquis, and under Xiong Xin's deliberate move, he has gradually entered the center of the Chu Kingdom's ruling group. Of course, it is necessary to appease Xiang Yu to avoid a strong rebound from the Xiang family. King Huai Xiong Xin granted Xiang Yu the title of Marquis of Chang'an and called him Duke of Lu.
At this time, Chu's ally Ji Bao was also paying close attention to the movements of Zhang Han's army on the western front. With thousands of troops allocated by Xiong Xin, Ji Bao rampaged all the way, and within a few months, he actually recaptured more than 20 cities from the Qin army. King Huai of Chu immediately named Ji Bao King of Wei.
After Xiang Liang died in battle, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, and Lu Chen prepared to attack in the Pengcheng area, while Ji Bao prepared to attack from behind. The two countries took their respective positions and waited for Zhang Han. As a result, Zhang Han, who destroyed Xiang Liang's army, looked down upon Chu's remaining defeated generals. He did not pursue Chu State's effective forces, but sent his troops straight to Zhao State.
The alarm is temporarily lifted. Xiong Xin felt that he urgently needed a confidant he could rely on to help him.
So, who can become Xiong Xin’s white jade pillar holding the sky and the purple golden beam bridging the sea? Just when Xiong Xin was considering this candidate, Lord Gao Ling came to Chu State. Lord Gaoling, who listened to Song Yi's advice, actually escaped a fatal disaster and couldn't help but admire Song Yi. Therefore, after being summoned by Xiong Xin, Lord Gaoling mentioned the matter to Xiong Xin: "I was ordered to see Lord Wu Xin, and I happened to meet General Song Yi who was on a mission to our country. Song Yi told me that Lord Wu Xin would be defeated soon. . Not long after, Lord Wu Xin was defeated and died. The signs of defeat could be seen before the battle, which shows that General Song Yi is a military expert who is familiar with the art of war. I am really happy for the king to have such a talent."
After hearing Lord Gao Ling's praise, Xiong Xin was secretly amazed and immediately summoned Song Yi to question him. After the monarch and his ministers met, they had an in-depth discussion on the current situation, response strategies and other major issues. Xiong Xin was very satisfied with Song Yi. He immediately worshiped Song Yi as a general, gave him the title of Qing Zi Champion, and ordered him to command the generals. "Qingzi" means son, and is a kind of honorific title. Song Yi is the general and has the highest rank in the army, so he is also called the champion. At the same time, in order to appease Xiang Yu, he appointed Xiang Yu as his second general and Fan Zeng as his last general.
While Xiong Xin was seizing the time to seize power, Zhang Han's army had already crossed the Yellow River with fierce force, killing all the way, and invaded Handan, the capital of Zhao State (in today's Handan City, Hebei Province) with overwhelming force. After Zhang Han captured Handan, he did two things: First, he plundered the population and moved the people of Zhao State to Hanoi (southwest of Wuzhi, Henan Province today) to reduce Zhao State's human resources; second, he destroyed the city and completely destroyed Handan. , razed to the ground, causing Zhao to lose the foundation for its comeback. Not long after King Zhao Xie was helped to the throne, he was chased by Zhang Han and fled for his life into Julu City (now Pingxiang, Hebei). Zhang Han insisted on eradicating the problem this time and insisted that King Zhao would not relax. He sent the deputy general Wang Li who led the northern army to reinforce the army to surround Julu. He himself led the army to the south of Julu City to prepare for reinforcements.
In order to keep Zhao as an ally, the far-sighted Xiong Xin ordered Song Yi to lead the main force of the Chu army to rescue King Xie of Zhao.
In the leap month of the third year of Qin II (207 BC), Queen Huai of Chu Xiong Xin ordered Song Yi, the champion of Qing Dynasty, to lead Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng, Yingbu and other generals to go north to rescue Zhao, and ordered Liu Bang to lead an army to attack Qin in the west. Along the way, they collected the remaining troops of Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang, and swore an alliance with the generals, agreeing that "the one who defeats Qin first and enters Xianyang will be the king." Xiang Yu was unwilling to go north, and hoped to go west with Liu Bang to conquer Qin and avenge his uncle Xiang Liang. Xiong Xin was bullied by Xiang Liang in the past and had long been enemies with the Xiang family. How could he let Xiang Yu get his wish?
Xiang Yu was disappointed. At this time, the power was in Xiong Xin's hands, so Xiang Yu had no choice but to obey.
However, there is a saying that goes well: My destiny is up to me, not to God!
After that, Xiang Yu relied on his courage to fight and fight forward, and won the world glory that belongs to him!
