Chen Yu had a counselor by his side, named Li Zuoche. He was a descendant of the famous Warring States general Li Mu. After learning that Han Xin was preparing to attack the Zhao state, he told Chen Yu. The Han army was menacing and unstoppable. We should avoid its sharp edge and adopt a strategy that is beneficial to us in order to win. The Han army's grain transportation road was thousands of miles away. As long as we send a crack army, take a detour to cut off their grain and grass supplies, and wait until Han Xin passes through the mouth of the well, and then send troops to hold the pass. This put the Han army in a dilemma. We sent small troops to harass them continuously, and it would not be long before the Han army would break through.
But Chen Yu is a Confucian general, in fact, he is a Confucian general who speaks well, but he is not good at speaking and is pedantic. Chen Yu believed in the view that the righteous soldiers did not need to deceive and scheming, and dismissed Li Zuoche's schemes.
At this time, Zhao Jun had more than 200,000 people. Han Xin only has 30,000 people. The Zhao army crushed the Han army, and Chen Yu wanted to defeat Han Xin through a dignified confrontation. Thus elevating his prestige and position among the princes. If you are in a crushing situation and do not dare to confront the Han army head-on, even if you win, you will be made fun of and despised, thinking that Chen Yu is timid and afraid of things. Chen Yu thought so, probably, song Xianggong at that time also thought so! This kind of person is also a person who wants to die and suffer from face.
After Han Xin heard that Chen Yu did not use Li Zuoche's plan, he was very happy. It can be seen that Han Xin was a traitor in the Zhao Army. Han Xin believed that Chen Yu would undoubtedly lose. Han Xin had already learned and applied Sun Tzu's art of war.
On the east side of the well mouth. There was a north-south river, and the base camp of the Zhao army was stationed on a hillside on the east bank of the river. Chen Yu's strategy was to lead the Han army to the east bank of the river, so that the Han army had no way to retreat at all, thus eliminating them. Presumably, Chen Yu had never heard the phrase "put to death and be born later", otherwise, he would definitely give himself a slap.
After Han Xin led a large army through the mouth of the well, he sent a cavalry force of two thousand men. Let them ambush in a grove behind the Zhao army camp. After the Zhao army was all dispatched, it occupied the Zhao army camp.
Han Xin led the main force across the river and established a camp on the east bank of the river. When Han Xin's army crossed the river, the half-crossing attack was a good opportunity to defeat Han Xin. However, Chen Yu, who was a Confucian general, just like Song Xianggong at that time, also missed this opportunity. It can be seen that Chen Yu is a pedantic guy.
The next day, Han Xin led a part of the Han army to attack the Zhao army camp, Chen Yu saw Han Xin's army coming, so he commanded the army to meet the battle, and the two sides launched a fierce fight.
It wasn't long before Han Xin saw that the time was ripe. Of course, this was Han Xin's plan, the Han army pretended to rupture, in order to let the whole Zhao army attack, Chen Yu saw the Han army rout, and sure enough, Chen Yu thought that the time had come to completely annihilate Han Xin's army, so he dispatched all the Zhao army to pursue the fleeing Han army. Strive to kill Han Xin and completely annihilate the Han army in one fell swoop. Make yourself famous. Unfortunately, Chen Yu did not know that it was not chen Yu who made a name for himself. He was just a clown similar to Song Xianggong.
After Han Xin led the retreating troops to the river and met the large troops lined up by the river, he said to the generals, Now we have no way to retreat, there are pursuing soldiers in front, and the only thing that wants to survive is to fight to the death. Most of Han Xin's men and horses were newly recruited, had no experience in fighting, and if they were in a place where they could escape, they would have scattered and fled long ago. Each went back to his own home, and each looked for his mother. But now there is no way to live, only a dead end, and only by defeating the Zhao Army can there be a way to live.
Therefore, in order to survive, the Han army fought with the Zhao army to the death. It was difficult for the Zhao army to take it for a while, so Chen Yu ordered to withdraw to the camp first, and then make plans for the future. However, when the Zhao army retreated, it found that its base camp had long been taken down by the two thousand men and horses ambushed by Han Xin.
At this time, Han Xin led the main force of the Han army and the two thousand men and horses who had taken the base camp of the Zhao army, attacked the Zhao army, the Zhao army was defeated, and Chen Yu fled, but not long after escaping, he was killed by his subordinates. King Xie of Zhao made him a prisoner. Han Xin took care of Zhao Di.