Liu Bang had many sages, and it was these sages who laid the foundation for him and established the Han Dynasty. Most of Liu Bang's advisers and generals were able to rule the world and were good at war, and it was difficult to distinguish who was strong and who was weak, and the size of their contribution to Liu Bang. However, when it comes to the most capable generals under Liu Bang, Han Xin deserves it.
Han Xin's family is poor, but he loves soldiers' books, is tireless in learning, and has great ambitions. In his youth, Han Xin was often looked down upon, and the rural hooligans humiliated him and made him the laughing stock of his hometown. After Chen Sheng and others revolted, Han Xin defected to Xiang Liang and then followed Xiang Yu, but neither Xiang Liang nor Xiang Yu was ever more important than him. However, Han Xin was not discouraged, he turned to Liu Bang, and finally got Liu Bang's reuse under Xiao He's recommendation.
Han Xin was known as the "God of War", which was enough to show his ability to lead soldiers to fight. Han Xin had won many battles in his life, and even Xiang Yu was very jealous of him and desperately wanted to win him over. Han Xin is good at fighting and plotting, and he is also good at plotting, and the "war against the water" shows the characteristics of Han Xinqi's simultaneous use to the fullest.
As Liu Bang's strength grew stronger, he felt that the time was ripe to attack Xiang Yu, so he ordered Han Xin and Zhang Er to lead an army to the east. In 205 BC, Han Xin led tens of thousands of troops and horses to sneak into the State of Wei and take the King of Wei captive. After the victory, Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to continue to advance eastward and attack the State of Zhao.
King Zhao ordered Chen Yu to lead 200,000 heavy troops to defend Jingxingkou. Jingxingkou was an extremely narrow mountain pass, which was the only way for Han Xin to attack the Zhao kingdom. Chen Yu's 200,000 heavy troops were the main elite of the Zhao State, while Han Xin only had tens of thousands of people in his hands, and he was extremely tired after fighting all the way, except for the wounded soldiers, the number of troops who could fight the enemy was less than 20,000.
However, Han Xin's prestige still played a deterrent role, and a strategist of the Zhao Army advised Chen Yu: "Although Han Xin's troops are small, he has won many victories along the way, and the army is flourishing and it is difficult to stop. However, it was extremely difficult for them to transport grain and grass, and now after arriving at Jingxingkou, the Han army's troops transporting grain and grass were bound to be left behind. Please give me 30,000 troops, I will lead the army to cut off the grain and grass of the Han army, cut off its rear road, the general cannot defend this town, even if we do not fight, the Han army itself will starve to death. ”
This can be described as a poisonous plan, straight into Han Xin's heart, if Chen Yu listens to the advice of this counselor, Han Xin will be difficult to win. However, Chen Yu was a stereotypical scholar with little experience in fighting, and he believed that a righteous army should not use tricks, coupled with the huge superiority in troop strength, Chen Yu rejected the advice of the strategists and insisted on fighting the Han army head-on.
After Han Xin led his army to the vicinity of Jingxingkou, he ordered the large army to stay and rest, eat only some snacks to fill their hunger, and promised to entertain everyone after the great victory. At the same time, Han Xin ordered two thousand light horses to hold the Han army flag and ambush near the enemy camp. After dawn, Han Xin ordered the army to turn their backs on the river and set up a combat array to meet the Zhao army. After Chen Yu saw this scene, he laughed unceasingly, and he said to the left and right, "Doesn't this Han Xin know that fighting with the back of the water is a big taboo for soldiers?" ”
After the Han army came into contact with the Zhao army, it immediately collapsed, and Han Xin and Zhang Er fled into the wilderness. Chen Yu ordered the army to pursue, but when the Zhao army penetrated deep into the hinterland and the camp was empty, two thousand light horses immediately came out and planted han flags in the camp. The Zhao army, which was deep into the hinterland, was also ambushed and repulsed by the Han army.
At this time, the Zhao army was still superior in strength, but when the Zhao army retreated, they saw that all the banners of the Han army were behind them, thinking that they were surrounded by the Han army, and the Zhao army immediately fell into chaos. The Generals of the Zhao Army killed many deserters, but they still could not suppress the collapse of the army. In the end, Han Xin defeated the 200,000 Zhao army with more than 10,000 troops, beheaded the General of the Zhao Army, and captured the King of Zhao who was preparing to celebrate his achievements.
In this battle, Han Xin's tactics look simple, but in fact they are extremely dangerous. Chen Yu felt that Han Xin did not understand the art of war, and many Han troops thought the same thing, but Han Xin gave the order, and they could only obey the order. On the battlefield, if there was any mistake in Han Xin's orders, the Han army would not even have a chance to escape. However, Han Credit's soldiers are like gods, good at using strange schemes, and finally win more with less, so he is known as the "god of war", which is really worthy of the name.