Born in 231 BC, Han Xin was a famous military figure in history and one of the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty, known as the "Bing Immortal". Some descendants have commented that Han Xin is invincible in the use of soldiers, and his idea of "military power strategists" occupies a place in ancient Chinese thought, and is also the first person in the world to use the technique of "planning for war". Han Xin once used 10,000 Han troops against 200,000 Zhao troops, fighting a battle against the water, why is Han Xin full of self-confidence?
Some people have compared Han Xin's ability to govern the country to Xiao He, military strategy to Xiang Yu, and zhang Liang to his ability to control troops. Such a talent in the war can be described as a hundred battles and victories, Han Xin points soldiers, the more the merrier, this is Han Xin's highest evaluation of himself.
According to historical records, Han Xin ordered soldiers, the more the merrier, this sentence comes from the dialogue between Han Xin and Liu Bang, Han Xin was Liu Bang's confidant, and contributed to the process of Liu Bang's unification of the world. Liu Bang once asked Han Xin how many troops he could assign, Han Xin replied 100,000, Liu Bang repeated what he had just said, and Han Xin replied this time that the more the better. In ancient times, how many troops to lead is one of the scope of a general's ability, throughout the long river of history, the generals who can command more than 100,000 troops are very few, Han Xin's strength is not bragging, and the success of the Backwater War has made Han Xin's name permanently imprinted in the books of history.
In 204 BC, the Han army and the Zhao army launched a war at Jingxing, and Han Xin, under the assignment of Liu Bang, led 10,000 horses to eliminate Xiang Yu's remaining strength in the Zhao state. However, the State of Zhao sent 200,000 soldiers to the battle, geographically and quantitatively, the Zhao army had an absolute advantage, and the Han army led by Han Xin was tired and weak at this time, and the grain and grass were also exhausted, so the Han army would undoubtedly lose. Han Xin's actions at this time reversed the outcome of this war to a certain extent, and Han Xin took advantage of the pride of the other general and the psychology of the enemy to send 2,000 troops to secretly enter the Zhao army camp and plant the Han flag in front of the Zhao army's military camp to disturb the hearts of the Zhao army.
While inquiring about the intelligence of the other side's army, han xin divided the Han army into two parts, one part of which faced the camp of the Zhao army head-on, and the other part used the formation of "backwater battle" to ambush the riverbank. This is the famous backwater battle in history, the backwater battle is a very dangerous technique, as long as one soldier in the army retreats, then the result is bound to be failure, Han Xin's courage and wisdom are amazing.
The ending was naturally as Han Xin thought, the Zhao army vigorously attacked the Han army, but for a while they could not suppress the Han army, they returned to the Zhao army camp for a short rest, the Zhao army saw the flag of the Han army planted in the military camp, for a time the army was chaotic, the soldiers fled everywhere, Han Xin at this time led the army to annihilate the Zhao army in one fell swoop, this seemingly impossible war, finally succeeded under Han Xin's plan.
The word "backwater war" is understood from the surface as the meaning of making a final effort in a difficult situation, and Han Xin believes that when people are in a desperate situation, the momentum and ability they explode are far greater than in ordinary days, which is also the key to winning the war. The success of the Backwater War laid the foundation for Han Xin's position in history, and was studied and praised by future generations.