Yuxi, Yuxi, what can I do!
After the treaty between Han and Chu was signed, King Xiang Yu of Chu took the lead in withdrawing his troops and returning eastward. Seeing that Xiang Yu kept his promise, Liu Bang also began to make arrangements to withdraw his troops. However, for Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, this covenant is just a few lines of words. What's more, Zhang Liang regarded the king of Han as a mortal enemy of being killed. The good opportunity is right in front of you at this moment. God cannot take it, but it is a disaster!
So the two men immediately suggested that Liu Bang break the alliance and pursue Xiang Yu.
Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was by no means a good man or woman. War is just war, and the nature of war is always written by the victor. For example, when Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, it was cruel and cruel to the princes, but it was a great unification of great benefit to China. Faced with this huge temptation, Liu Bang immediately agreed to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's suggestions.
In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (AD 202), Liu Bang led an army of more than 200,000 to pursue Xiang Yu. At the same time, Liu Bang issued an order to Han Xin and Peng Yue, asking them to send an overwhelming army to Guling (now Taikang, Henan) to join him and attack Xiang Yu.
When he arrived at Guling with excitement and anxiety, Liu Bang was surprised to find that Han Xin and Peng Yue did not come! Liu Bang, who was fighting alone, panicked. The sky is big and the earth is big, human life is the biggest.
Xiang Yu was furious when he learned that Liu Bang had broken his promise and gnashed his teeth with hatred, vowing to kill Liu Bang and then do it soon. Early the next morning, 100,000 Chu troops marched out and launched a fierce attack on the Han army, killing more than 20,000 Han troops. Liu Bang was beaten and fled in embarrassment. He retreated to Chenxia (the name of the county, the current address is unknown) and built a wall to defend himself.
Liu Bang was so anxious that he turned around and said anxiously to Zhang Liang: "Zifang! Zifang, you have harmed me. These princes do not obey orders, what should I do?"
Zhang Liang quickly comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Han Xin was named King of Qi. He knew clearly that this was not your wish, so he naturally had suspicions in his heart. Peng Yue fought guerrillas in Liang and made many contributions to you. But because Ji Bao was still alive at that time, you made Peng Yue Prime Minister of Wei. Now Ji Bao is dead, and Peng Yue has not yet become king. Moreover, the Chu Kingdom is about to be destroyed, but Han Xin and Peng Yue's territories have not increased. Therefore, they It is natural that he refuses to come.
I suggest that your Majesty give the area from the east of Chen County to the seaside to Han Xin, and the area from the north of Suiyang to Gucheng to Peng Yue. If they want to get these fiefs, they will have to fight Xiang Yu. Are we still afraid that they will not be willing to contribute? In this way, why fear the Chu army? If the king can share the world with them, they will definitely come immediately. If you refuse, the situation becomes unpredictable. "
Liu Bang suddenly realized: "Oh, it turns out that the two of them had this idea. Okay! Zifang, I listen to you and promise it to them first!" He agreed, but in his heart Liu Bang was thinking about how to settle the accounts with Han Xin and Peng Yue. The problem.
The dangers in the world always force people to do the things they least want to do.
Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's plan. As expected, Han Xin and Peng Yue were very satisfied and hurriedly led their troops to come to help. While Han Xin and Peng Yue were acting, Liu Bang's cousin Liu Jia crossed the Huai River and successfully induced Xiang Yu's Grand Sima (the highest military officer) Zhou Yin to rebel. Zhou Yin led his troops to clear out the Chu army that occupied six counties and welcomed Yingbu's return. Liu Bang immediately named Yingbu the King of Huainan and asked him, Liu Jia, Zhou Yin and others to assemble eastward to fight against Xiang Yu.
Under Liu Bang's deployment, Qi King Han Xin led the Qi army southward and occupied Pengcheng, the capital of Chu, and vast areas such as northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan today. The frontline of the troops was directed at the flank of the Chu army and attacked Xiang Yu from east to west; Peng Yue led Tens of thousands of Liang troops first went south, then westward, and together with Liu Bang's army forced the Chu army; Huainan Wang Yingbu, Liu Jia, and Zhou Yin led tens of thousands of troops from Huaibei, launched an attack on Chu from the southwest, and defeated Shouchun first. Chengfu was captured again; Liu Bang led his troops of more than 200,000 troops out of Guling and advanced from west to east. Five armies, nearly 700,000 strong, were dispatched by Han Xin in the center, forming an encirclement of the Chu army from the west, north, southwest and northeast. Faced with this unfavorable situation, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was forced to retreat to Gaixia (southeast of today's Lingbi County, Anhui).
In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Xiang Yu tasted the feeling of being besieged for the first time in Gaixia, a place with high hills and cliffs. The princes besieged the arrogant Xiang Yu heavily. Liu Bang has suffered countless defeats since he started his army, and he has no experience in fighting with large armies. Because of his humble background, he did not receive systematic strategic and tactical education. Since Han Xin secretly visited Chencang, he has fought dozens of battles without losing a single victory. He is said to be a brave man in the army, and he is extremely talented in military affairs and has first-class strategic and tactical skills. Therefore, Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as the commander-in-chief of the battle, fully responsible for the final battle against Xiang Yu.
Han Xin did his part and issued the order. Through research on Xiang Yu, Han Xin found that Xiang Yu was best at fighting surprise attacks and tough battles, but was not good at fighting positional battles and protracted battles. Xiang Yu's tactics in battle are quite lacking, and he relies entirely on his momentum. In view of Xiang Yu's characteristics, Han Xin ordered Yingbu, Liu Jia, and Zhou Yin's troops to block all the Chu army's escape routes from the south; he ordered Peng Yue's army to block Xiang Yu's possible escape routes from the north; Han Xin himself led 300,000 Qi troops, together with 200,000 Han troops. Army, attack the 100,000 Chu troops trapped in Gaixia, and start a decisive battle!
At this time, Xiang Yu was already at an absolute disadvantage: all the land of Western Chu north of the Yangtze River had been lost, and the 100,000 Chu army was absolutely alone; the Chu army had been short of food and grass for several months, and the soldiers could not eat enough, and the horses could not be fed. There was no supply of fodder; compared to the tired Chu army, the princes' combined troops were nearly 700,000, with high morale, abundant physical strength, and sufficient food and grass. It was already the dead of winter when the decisive battle began, and the Chu army had just withdrawn from Guangwu, and most of them wore The autumn equipment cannot withstand the cold; the coalition forces advance in an orderly manner in five routes, camp step by step, leaving no possibility for the Chu army to escape; the Chu army is far away from the five counties in Jiangdong at this time, and even if it breaks through the encirclement, it will be difficult for the Chu army to defeat the Han army. Under pursuit, return home in time.
When everything was ready, Han Xin took the lead in attacking Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu was unfazed and led the entire Chu army to attack Han Xin's army. In this desperate situation, fighting with soldiers can only increase one's own consumption. Xiang Yu can't afford it. He wanted to use a fierce attack to pull out the coalition's headquarters and create opportunities for escape.
Facing the Chu army's crazy attack, the Qi army under Han Xin could not resist it. Han Xin immediately ordered the main force to retreat. Han Xin retreated decisively, and Xiang Yu pursued decisively. At this critical moment, the Han army under Liu Bang came over from the left and right wings to rescue Han Xin, quickly cutting off the connection between the Chu cavalry rushing in front and the Chu army infantry falling behind, and massacred the Chu army infantry. .
Seeing that it was impossible to kill Han Xin, Xiang Yu hurriedly turned around and fought back, trying to rescue the infantry. At this moment, Han Xin immediately ordered the army to stop retreating and pursue Xiang Yu instead. Faced with attacks from both front and back, Xiang Yu had no choice but to fight his way back to Gaixia.
In the Battle of Gaixia, known as the "Waterloo of the East", the Chu army lost 40,000 lives, 20,000 were captured, and only 40,000 returned to the camp with Xiang Yu. The casualties of the Han army were even more severe, with hundreds of thousands of people dead, but after all, the Han army was powerful, relying on many people and bullying few. The truth is so cruel.
After Xiang Yu retreated to Gaixia, he was once again surrounded by the princes.
Late at night. In the cold night, the bonfires in the two military camps echoed the stars in the sky, shining brightly. At this moment, the hungry soldiers of the Chu army gathered in front of the campfire, hugging each other to keep warm.
However, the front of the heart is warm and the back is cold; the face is hot but the heart is cold. Many people are thinking: Jiangdong, my hometown, can I still go back alive to see my parents?
No one spoke, no one moved, and the entire Chu army camp was as quiet as death except for the occasional patrol team. At this moment, Chu singing came from the Han military camp.
Everyone knows that Liu Bang made his fortune in Chu and occupied Chu. He had many Chu people under his command. When they saw their former compatriots under heavy siege, and thought of their comrades who had fallen on the battlefield in the past few years, they might have been instructed by someone to sing the songs of Chu.
The throaty song of Chu was like a sharp arrow or a copper hook, shooting into the chest of the Chu army and hooking the heart of the Chu army. Amidst the sad singing, the soldiers of the Chu army looked south with tears streaming down their faces. There are dilapidated thatched houses, there are white-haired people standing against the door, there are delicate people sewing clothes under the moonlight, and there are young people holding their fingers in their mouths.
For whose hegemony, whose country, whose desire, and whose dream, are they going to die in a foreign country?
Chu Junjun was confused. The figures with tears streaming down their faces looked at their king's tent with nostalgia and disappeared into the vast night.
Xiang Yu was also awakened by the sound of Chu singing. He stood in bed and listened, feeling melancholy, and sighed: "Has Liu Bang conquered all of Chu? Why are so many people singing Chu songs?"
At this moment, the beautiful Yu Ji is accompanying Xiang Yu. She is not Xiang Yu's married wife, nor is she even Xiang Yu's first wife. But she has always stayed by Xiang Yu's side. This graceful woman from the south of the Yangtze River has followed the rude man in front of her on countless expeditions. Seeing her man becoming more and more anxious and depressed. Seeing that Xiang Yu had not slept for a long time, the well-behaved Yu Ji brought wine and food to make Xiang Yu happy.
Looking at the beloved woman who followed him everywhere, Xiang Yu sighed, drew his sword and sang generously:
The strength can lift the mountains and the world is overwhelming, but the times are unfavorable and the virtues will not fade away.
What can you do if your glory is not gone? What can you do if you are worried!
-----"Gaixia Song"
I have the power to lift mountains, and I have unparalleled domineering power. However, the times were not in my favor, and Wu Zui could not fly. Wu Zhui cannot fly, I have nothing to do, Yu Ji, Yu Ji, what should I do?
Men sing when they are sad, and women cry when they are sad.
Xiang Yu kept singing, singing loudly, venting his depression. Yu Ji leaned beside Xiang Yu and whispered softly:
The Han soldiers have captured the territory, and there are songs of distress from all directions.
The king is exhausted, how can I survive as a lowly concubine?
-----"Song with Gaixia"
As he sang, Xiang Yu's tears finally burst out uncontrollably, and his attendants wept so hard that they could not lift their heads.
According to legend, after Yu Ji finished singing, she forced herself to smile, then took Xiang Yu's sword, danced one last time for the man she loved, and then committed suicide with the sword.
Her fragrance disappeared and her soul returned to the sounds of nature, leaving Xiang Yu standing alone in the hunting wind, feeling extremely sad.
