Let’s talk about Song Yi. He was ordered to rescue Zhao Jun, went to Anyang and settled there, but never took action again.
This stay lasted for forty-six days. Zhao Wangxie was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the Chu army like a long drought waiting for the rain, but Song Yi was leisurely watching the scenery in Anyang. The Chu army officers and soldiers could not figure out what Qingzi Champion was planning.
Song Yi was not in a hurry to act, but Xiang Yu was anxious and couldn't help but said angrily: "I want to go west, but you don't let me go, but let me go north. Now I am going north with the army, but Song Yi just stays here and refuses to leave. Fight and don't fight. , Retreat and not retreat, what kind of peace of mind do you have!" Xiang Yu, who really couldn't bear it, went to Song Yi angrily: "General, the Qin army has now trapped King Zhao in Julu City. We have been ordered to rescue and should quickly cross the river to launch an attack. . The Zhao and Chu armies are attacking from inside and outside, and the Qin army will be defeated. The opportunity is fleeting, why don't you send troops?"
Seeing that it was Xiang Yu, Song Yi secretly curled his lips with disdain, but still put on a amiable face: "Xiannie, what you said is wrong. Is the gadfly powerful? It stings the old cow and there is nothing you can do. But it is so powerful. The gadfly is like a gadfly, but it can't do anything with the gadfly. The state of Qin is like a gadfly, and the state of Zhao is like a gadfly. How can it be so easy for the state of Qin to take over the state of Zhao in one go? The reason why I ordered the army to station here is to Wait for the opportunity. If Qin wins, his soldiers will be tired, so I will attack him when he is tired. If Qin loses, even better, I will directly lead the troops to the west and destroy the Qin Dynasty in one fell swoop. This is called waiting for work with ease. When it comes to charging into battle, I'm not as good as you; when it comes to strategizing, you're not as good as me. You don't have to worry about how to fight this battle." After speaking politely to Xiang Yu, Song Yi turned around and gave the order to the soldiers gloomily: " Pass on my order, from now on, anyone who is as fierce as a tiger to his soldiers, as disobedient to his superiors as a sheep, as greedy as a wolf for property, and who is stubborn and disobeys orders, will be killed!"
Listen to the sound of gongs and drums, listen to the sound of speech. This order is obviously specifically for Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu usually has a bad temper. He scolds his subordinates when he opens his mouth and beats them when he raises his hands. He is also unconvinced by Song Yi and does not obey his orders. At this moment, Song Yi pointed at the monk and called the thief bald, saying that Xiang Yu was wrong. The implication is that if Xiang Yu has any objections again, he will have his head.
Xiang Yu knew that Song Yi would really dare to kill him as long as he found an excuse. So, he decided to endure it for the time being.
Xiang Yu was shocked, and Song Yi got angry. At this time, in order to please Song Yi, Tian Rong of Qi State asked Song Yi to let his son Song Xiang come to Qi State to be the prime minister. How could Song Yi not agree to such a good thing? He immediately sent his son off in person, traveling more than 400 miles from Anyang to Wuyan (now east of Dongping, Shandong). As mentioned before, the distance from Anyang to Julu, which was besieged by the Qin army, was only more than 400 miles. Song Yi's move was very arrogant. Not only did he come to see him off with "Four Hundred Miles of Prime Ministers", he also held a banquet in Wuyan and had a farewell meal with his son. It was late autumn, the weather was cold and it rained heavily. The Chu army did not have enough food and grass, and all the soldiers were cold and hungry. However, Song Yi accompanied his son to drink wine and eat meat, and everyone could not help but complain.
According to the analysis of some historians, based on Song Yi's various performances, it is likely that the Chu royalist faction headed by King Huai of Chu was seeking to destroy Zhao Lianqi at this time to completely eradicate the threat of the Xiang family. Qi State, headed by Tian Rong, was very dissatisfied with Chu State's Xiang Group and Zhao State because of taking in Tianjia, Tianjiao and Tianjian. Song Yi was ordered to assist Zhao, but he dared to stay in Anyang for forty-six days, and even dared to send his son to Qi to be the prime minister. It was probably because he got the consent of King Xiong Xin, the Queen of Chu, and it was an act to show his goodwill to Qi. Some people believe that Song Yi issued the military order on the pretext of Xiang Yu's disobedience, etc., in order to prepare an excuse to kill Xiang Yu, so that Xiong Xin would not have the excuse to kill the hero.
Regardless of whether Xiong Xin has a plan to destroy Zhao Lianqi or not, facts have proven that Song Yi, the main figure in Xiong Xin's faction, is close to Qi. As for Zhao Guo and Xiang Yu, he was absolutely conceited and had no good intentions.
However, Song Yi saw through Xiang Liang's arrogance, but did not realize that he had made the same mistake. The accuracy of the prediction of Xiang Liang's defeat, the praise of Lord Gao Ling, and the unyielding appreciation of Queen Huai of Chu greatly inflated Song Yi's self-confidence, and he really thought that he was an unparalleled general.
Song Yi's arrogance made Xiang Yu explode again. He cursed bitterly: "We were originally here to save Zhao Faqin, but Song Yi, an old man, stopped moving forward! There was a famine this year. The people had no food to eat, and the soldiers also lived on eating taro mixed with beans! We There was a shortage of military rations, but this old man was throwing a banquet there! The soldiers had no food to eat. Instead of leading everyone into the State of Zhao to obtain supplies and join forces with the State of Zhao to attack Qin, he instead said that he would wait until the Qin army was tired before sending troops! With the strength of Qin State, there is no difficulty in destroying Zhao State. Once Zhao State is captured, Qin State will be even stronger. At that time, there is no need to talk about taking advantage of Qin State's fatigue! We have just lost the battle, and the king is very worried. We entrusted him with food and salary for the soldiers and had high hopes for him. The safety of the country was at stake, but he did not care about the soldiers, but engaged in malpractice for personal gain! Is he still a human being? What a petty person!"
The more Xiang Yu talked, the more excited he became, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The murderous intention filled his heart, and he could not calm down for a long time.
Early the next morning, Song Yi, who had sobered up, beat drums and gathered his generals for a morning meeting in the commander's tent. Seeing all the generals gathered, Song Yi cleared his throat and was about to speak when Xiang Yu suddenly pulled out his sword, rushed towards Song Yi with a whistling sound, raised his sword and struck. With a flash of sword light, Song Yi's head rolled to the ground!
It's that fast! allow! ruthless!
What happened?
But after that moment, all the generals screamed in surprise, and they were all dumbfounded. The air in the handsome tent seemed to have solidified. Xiang Yu sneered, grabbed Song Yi's hair, lifted his head, and said loudly to the generals: "Don't panic, everyone. Song Yi conspired with Qi to rebel against Chu, and King Huai of Chu secretly ordered me to hoe the traitors!"
Xiang Yu held a human head in one hand and a sword in the other, with a fierce look in his eyes and murderous aura overflowing from his body. All the generals were shocked by Xiang Yu, and no one dared to question it. They said in unison: "It was your family, General Xiang, who supported King Huai of Chu to come to power. Today you kill this rebellious man. This is your family matter. We dare not Intervene!" Amidst the compliments, someone finally proposed that Xiang Yu temporarily act as general.
Xiang Yu did not hesitate and immediately issued the acting general's first order: hunt down Song Xiang! This order was resolutely carried out. The soldiers responsible for the pursuit pursued him all the way to the territory of Qi State before catching up with Song Xiang, who was unaware, and took his head back.
Xiang Yu, who held military power, immediately sent General Huan Chu to deliver a letter to King Xiong Xin of Chu. It was called to report the incident, but in fact he was asking Xiong Xin for a formal appointment. When Xiong Xin heard that Song Yi had been killed, he felt a thunderbolt from the clear sky and almost fainted. He secretly chanted in his heart: It's over, it's all over! It was only through the help of others that I escaped from the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den again.
Such is God’s will!
In desperation, Xiong Xin officially worshiped Xiang Yu as general and was awarded the seal. However, while he still had some strength to speak, Xiong Xin still set up some obstacles for Xiang Yu. Except for the two generals Dangyang Junyingbu and General Pu who could not be transferred, all other generals, according to Xiong Xin's order, were not under Xiang Yu's jurisdiction. Therefore, Xiang Yu only had 50,000 troops at his disposal at this time.
Xiang Yu had other plans in mind: Chu State was his own territory. King Huai of Chu and the champion of Qingzi don't count, they all have to listen to Xiang Yu. If anyone dares not to listen, he will kill that person.
Although he has reached the pinnacle of power, Xiang Yu's abilities are insufficient and need to be tested in actual combat. No matter what the considerations were, Xiang Yu, who was ordered to save Zhao, could no longer look back.
Xiang Yu's army, fifty thousand.
Wang Lijun, two hundred thousand.
The one to four military strength comparison created a famous crazy battle in history.
The famous battle of giant deer!
