When talking about Wang Li, we have to mention the Battle of Julu.
Wang Li was defeated by Xiang Yu in the Battle of Julu. Many people regarded Wang Li as an incompetent general.
But is this really the case?
In the early days of the Battle of Julu, Wang Li led the Great Wall Army to besiege Julu City, but failed to capture it. Zhang Han, his partner, was stationed in Julu Nanjiyuan at this time.
It is recorded in the history books that Zhang Han said: "Building a corridor belongs to the river, and the king is away."
That is to say, deliver military supplies to Wang Li and confront Chen Yu, who has tens of thousands of troops.
The situation at that time is also recorded in history books: "Chen Yu himself had few troops and was defeated by Qin, so he did not dare to advance."
But later, Chen Yu, under the order of King Zhao, sent five thousand people to attack Zhang Han, but ultimately failed.
Regarding the Julu area, "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" lists it as one of the "Nine Sou".
That is, the nine lakes with a lot of grass growing around them.
Generally speaking, ancient battlefields, such as places surrounded by mountains, lakes, swamps, etc., have relatively dangerous terrain and are very difficult to attack.
Therefore, it was normal for Wang Li to be unable to capture Julu City for a while.
It's not that Wang Li is incompetent.
And here’s the thing.
At that time, Zhang Han had 200,000 troops. He could divide some of them to confront Chen Yu, and then divide some of them to assist Wang Li and participate in the siege.
But in fact, Zhang Han did not participate in the siege, nor did he attack Chen Yu, but sat quietly and watched the battle.
This is inevitably surprising.
Of course, it is also possible that the terrain of Julu City was difficult and too many troops could not be deployed, so Wang Li was asked to be the main force in the siege, while Zhang Han was responsible for logistics, intercepting reinforcements from all directions, and protecting Wang Li's rear.
But then again, it would be fine if Zhang Han did not participate in the siege, and he did not even attack Chen Yu.
You know, it took Xiang Yu more than sixty days to reach the battlefield.
In other words, Zhang Han had time to defeat Chen Yu and help Wang Li relieve pressure before Xiang Yu came to Julu.
But until Xiang Yu arrived on the battlefield and began to counterattack, Zhang Han remained indifferent and allowed Xiang Yu and the princes to besiege Wang Li.
After Xiang Yu arrived at the battlefield, he first launched a tentative attack and ordered Dangyang Jun and General Pu to lead 20,000 people across the Zhang River to prepare for a direct attack on Wang Li's rear army.
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Han would definitely keep the Chu army out at this time so that Wang Li could concentrate on attacking the city.
But what is incredible is that Zhang Han did not send troops to intercept the Chu army, but allowed the Chu army to cross the river.
This, this, this...
This is crazy? Really friendly forces? !
Two hundred thousand Qin troops did nothing in front of twenty thousand Chu troops.
What's even more outrageous is that the 20,000 Chu State's vanguard troops first attacked the "corridor" that transported Wang Li's logistics.
"Anthology of Historical Records" records: "Afraid of the enemy copying the baggage, they pretended to build walls like streets."
Therefore, attacking the "corridor" is almost the same as attacking a city.
However, Zhang Han did not respond to this tentative attack, causing the "corridor" to be inexplicably cut off.
In the end, Wang Lijun and his army were completely divided into two parts.
Historical records record: "Xiang Yu's troops were outnumbered at Zhang Han Yong Road, and Wang Li's army was short of food. Xiang Yu led his troops across the river, and Zhang Han led his troops to relieve them."
This means that Wang Li's food road was cut off, and Zhang Han didn't think of a way to remedy it, so he retreated directly.
So Xiang Yu seized the opportunity to fight, burned cauldrons and boats, and led the remaining 30,000 Chu troops across the river.
Of the Battle of Julu recorded in historical books, only the chapter "Biography of Zhang Er Chen Yu" records Zhang Han's participation in the battle.
That is, Xiang Yu's army first repulsed Zhang Han, and then besieged Wang Li with the princes' army. The rest of the chapters did not mention Zhang Han's participation in the battle.
In fact, even if Zhang Han was defeated by Xiang Yu outside Julu, the loss should not be that big.
From the fact that Xiang Yu later killed 200,000 Qin troops in a trap, it can be seen that Zhang Han's army suffered almost no losses.
Therefore, Zhang Han was fully capable of returning to the battlefield and besieging Xiang Yu and other rebels from behind.
Unfortunately, when Xiang Yu attacked Wang Li's army, Zhang Han stood still and allowed the rebels to encircle and annihilate Wang Li's army.
Due to lack of food and grass and facing siege by the princes, Wang Li was eventually defeated and died.
It can be said that Xiang Yu won the Battle of Julu. To a certain extent, the first hero was not the soldiers of the Chu army or the various rebels, but Zhang Han.
If Zhang Han did not passively avoid the battle and actively cooperated with Wang Li, Xiang Yu would probably have difficulty annihilating Wang Li.
There is even a possibility that Wang Lijun will counterattack and reverse the situation.
Of course, there are no ifs in history. Although Wang Li's defeat was due to Zhang Han, it was also due to his own reasons.
He was born into a family of generals and had three princes. Compared to Zhang Han, he was more arrogant.
Since ancient times, if generals are at odds, they will definitely fail, without exception.
Wang Li looked down on Zhang Han, and Zhang Han was not convinced by Wang Li. This led to the tragedy of the Battle of Julu.
Therefore, from another level, Wang Li is not incompetent, but stupid.
To put it bluntly, it means low emotional intelligence.
If Wang Li and Zhang Han could live in harmony and share the same hatred, Xiang Yu might not have had to recruit Zhang Han to surrender and kill 200,000 Qin troops.
It is true that a slap cannot make a difference.
If Zhang Han had no selfish motives, he would not sit back and watch Wang Li fail.
Sighing.
Zhao Hao cast his gaze on Gong Ziliang and frowned: "Wang Li's injury, what does it have to do with me teaching you Pai Gow?"
"Why."
Gong Ziliang shook his head and sighed: "Although there is no direct relationship, Wang Li was injured because of me!"
"Because of you?" Zhao Hao was a little confused.
Gongzi Gao glanced at Gongzi Liang and explained: "Three days before the Doctor's Palace meeting, it was the ninth brother's birthday. Emperor Father specially allowed us to go out of the palace to celebrate. On that day, Wang Li happened to be racing a horse, so we joined in the fun. "
"So, you and Wang Li were betting on horses?" Zhao Hao pointed out the key points in one sentence.
The young master nodded solemnly and said: "The Wang family and the Meng family are the two pillars of the empire. As the sons of our father, we should be close to them. However, Wang Li is arrogant and does not take us seriously at all. Ninth Brother was so angry that he bet on horse racing with him!"
"As a result, there was an accident during the horse racing and Wang Li was injured?"
"good!"
"How did your father decide on this?" Zhao Hao asked.
"My father originally wanted to punish the ninth brother, but Marquis Tongwu took the lead in pleading guilty to my father, indicating that this incident had nothing to do with the ninth brother, and was Wang Li's fault!" Young Master Jianglu interrupted.
Zhao Hao looked at Gong Ziliang with a smile and joked: "No wonder the Ninth Brother, on the day when the government was discussing politics, dared to stand up and scold Chun Yuyue. Is this because he wanted to express himself?"
"What are you talking about? Then Chunyu Yue called us a bunch of losers. Naturally, I have to stand up and scold him and complain for the brothers!" Gong Ziliang retorted with some dissatisfaction.
"But you weren't that brave before!"
The young master Jiang Lu said a heart-wrenching and fair statement.
Young Master Ronglu also took advantage of the situation and added: "When Chun Yuyue asked questions in class, the ninth brother did not dare to look at him!"
"..."
A bit of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Gong Ziliang's face.
The atmosphere was not harmonious.
"cough...."
Zhao Hao coughed lightly, breaking the awkwardness, and changed the subject: "Is Wang Li seriously injured?"
"It looks quite heavy..."
Young Master Gao muttered: "A sharp stone cut a deep wound on my chest, which caused a lot of blood. Fortunately, the doctor arrived in time, otherwise it would have been a disaster."
Zhao Hao shook his head: "As long as the internal organs are not injured and the wound is sutured, it will be fine."
"Can the wound be sutured?!"
When the four young masters and senior officials heard Zhao Hao's words, they were suddenly shocked.
