First, Liu Bang's image of a generous elder
The famous qin general Zhang Handan organized 700,000 prisoners to go out to quell the rebellion, and Chen Sheng and Xiang Yan, the most powerful, were destroyed one after another, and then crossed the Yellow River north to destroy the Zhao army, and for a time the anti-Qin forces in the world were panicked. As the leader of the anti-Qin rebels, King Huai of Chu moved the capital to Pengcheng to avoid the Qin army. The State of Zhao asked the State of Chu for help, and on the one hand, King Huai of Chu sent Song Yi and Xiang Yu to lead troops to rescue Zhao, and on the other hand, he sent Liu Bangxi to plunder the Qin lands, and asked the king to enter Guanzhong first.
At that time, the Qin army was chasing after the north, and all the rebel armies were defeated in a battle, and the king of Chu Huai would plunder the Qin land in the west, and all the generals did not dare to go, only Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were willing to go. King Huai of Chu believed that Xiang Yu was extremely cruel, attacking all the way and slaughtering all the way, resulting in no chickens and dogs in a hundred miles, no one in a thousand miles, and the Qin army must fight to the death when it encountered Xiang Yu. Liu Bang's benevolent treatment of the people can receive the effect of soothing the people, let Liu Bangxi plunder the Qin land, and let the people of the Qin State voluntarily surrender.
Han Gao Zu Liu Bang
Why is it said that the great hero Xiang Yu is cruel and easy to kill? On the one hand, Xiang Yu's martial arts are a rare fierce general of ten thousand enemies, killing countless people on the battlefield, and after the war, he also kills the butchers; on the other hand, Xiang Yu's grandfather Xiang Yan and uncle Xiang Liang are all killed at the hands of the Qin army, so he likes to slaughter the Qin people for revenge. There are many records of Xiang Yu's killing and slaughtering of the city in the "Records of History", which is shocking to read!
Historia. Xiang Yu Benji: The door was horrified, disturbed, and killed dozens of hundreds of people... Xiang Liang made Xiang Yu bei attack Xiangcheng, xiangcheng could not hold on, it had been pulled, and it was all pitted... Xiang Liang made Pei Gong and Xiang Yu bei attack Chengyang, Tu Zhi... So the Chu army attacked more than 200,000 Qin soldiers in the south of Xin'an City at night... A few days later, Xiang Yu led troops to slaughter Xianyang in the west, killed the prince and baby of Qin, burned the Qin palace, the fire was not extinguished in March, and collected its goods and treasures women and the east...
Western Chu overlord Xiang Yu
Comparatively speaking, Liu Bang was 24 years older than Xiang Yu and was himself a minor official of the Qin State, so Liu Bang did not have so much hatred for the Qin Dynasty. When Liu Bang was young, he did not do his job, always abducted and deceived his neighbors, he was open-minded and cheerful, so he did not like to kill people so much in personality. Although Liu Bang did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, it did not mean that he did not kill people, Liu Bang once slaughtered Chengyang City with Xiang Yu, and slaughtered Yingyang and Wuguan when he plundered Qin in the west. Compared with Xiang Yu's bloody killing, Liu Bang was much gentler, so Liu Bang had the image of a benevolent elder in the eyes of the world's subjects.
Historia. Gao Zu Benji "Huai Wang's veteran generals all know: "Xiang Yu is a strong thief. Xiang Yu tried to attack Xiangcheng, and Xiangcheng had no remnants, all of them were pitted, and all the things that passed were destroyed. And Chu Shu advanced, and former King Chen and Xiang Liang were defeated. It is better to send the elders to help the righteous and go west, and warn Qin's father and brother. Father Qin and brother have suffered from their lord for a long time, and now they are sincere in their elders, and they should not be invaded, and they should go down. This xiang yu is strong, and now it is impossible to send. Du Pei Gong Su is lenient and elderly, and can be dispatched. Xiang Yu was not allowed, but the Duke of Pei was sent to the west to collect King Chen and Xiang Liang to scatter the pawns.
2. Liu Bang's troops and lines
At the time of the Hongmen feast, Liu Bang had already occupied Guanzhong, and he had an army of 100,000; Xiang Yu had an army of 400,000 after the Battle of Julu. After the defeat of Xiang Liang's army, King Huai of Chu moved the capital to Pengcheng, took in the armies of Xiang Yu and Lü Chen, and appointed Liu Bang as the governor of Yan Commandery and the Marquis of Wu'an. Xiang Yu went north to rescue Zhao, and the main army of the Chu state led by him was only 50,000, so Liu Bang's army did not exceed 10,000 before he sent troops, and it was mainly the army at the time of his Pei County uprising.
King Huai of Chu asked Liu Bangxi to plunder qin land, sent him an army of less than 10,000 people, and let him expand his army along the way, that is, to collect Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang's scattered soldiers. Xiang Liang's army partially fled after Dingtao was defeated by the Qin army, and they originally belonged to the Chu army, so it was reasonable to submit to Liu Bang. After Chen Sheng's army collapsed, they also defected to other rebel armies, so they could also submit to Liu Bang. However, the number of these scattered soldiers will not be too large, and it is estimated that there are more than 5,000 people.
In addition to collecting scattered soldiers, Liu Bang could also annex or unite other rebel armies. Liu Bang's army marched to Changyi, and Peng Yue led his troops to return, counting more than 5,000 people. The two armies joined forces to fight the Qin army, and when they retreated to Li County, they encountered the Marquis of Gangwu, and Liu Bang annexed the army of the Marquis of Gangwu, increasing the number by more than 4,000. With more than 24,000 men, Liu Bang led his troops to cooperate with the Wei army and attacked the city of Changyi, but was again defeated and retreated.
Liu Bang began to win the battle, thanks to the addition of Li Shuqi, Who knew Chen Liushou and used a trick to obtain Chen Liucheng. After taking Chen Liucheng, Liu Bang's army had grain and grass, and Chen Liu's Qin Dynasty defenders also returned to Liu Bang, numbering about thousands. Liu Bang led an army of 30,000 to attack Kaifeng and returned defeated. At baima and the Qin general Yang Xiong fought, the two battles defeated Yang Xiong, and then attacked Yingyang in the south, and the city was destroyed and slaughtered. With the help of Zhang Liang, Liu Bang's army took Nanyang County, which of course was taken by both Zhan and Tan.
Dr. Li eats it
When the Six Kingdoms jointly attacked Qin, they basically took the road of Hangu Pass, and Liu Bang entered Qin from Wuguan. Hangu Pass is the eastern gate of the Qin State, and Wuguan is the southern gate of the Qin State, and the pressure from Wuguan to Qin is much less than the pressure from Hangu to Qin. After passing through Wuguan is the Shangyu County of the Qin State, and after passing the Shangyu County is Xianyang, the distance from Wuguan to Qin is short, the road conditions are good, and it is unexpected.
In summary, it can be seen that when Liu Bang entered Xianyang, the number of troops was between 40,000 and 50,000, and after the surrender of the Prince of Qin, part of the Qin Dynasty army joined Liu Bang's army, so at the Time of the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang had an army of 100,000 people and claimed that there were 200,000 people.
The Prince of Qin infant descended to Liu Bang
Iii. Liu Bang's War and Peace Talks
According to the Chronicle of History. According to the Gaozu Benji, Liu Bangxi plundered Qin in a total of eight battles, of which two defeats and six victories were as follows:
1, the Battle of Changyi, defeated; 2, the Battle of Chen Liu, won; 3, the Battle of Kaifeng, lost; 4, the Battle of Baima, won; 5, the Battle of Yingyang, won; 6, the Battle of Nanyang Wancheng, won; 7, the Battle of Wuguan, won; 8, the Battle of Lantian, won.
The combat effectiveness of Liu Bang's army was poor, and during the Battle of Changyi, Liu Bang's army was superior in number, but it was unable to defeat the Defenders of the Qin Dynasty; at the Battle of Kaifeng, Liu Bang was still superior in number, but still could not take the law. After Qin Shi Huang unified the world, most of the army was sent abroad or concentrated near Xianyang, and only some local garrisons were left in the counties and counties, responsible for catching thieves and enforcing the law, and the number of county guards was as many as 5,000, and as few as 1,000 or 2,000.
Later, under the guidance of the wise man, Liu Bang understood that in addition to attacking the city and plundering the land, it was also possible to surrender, and it was precisely by relying on the policy of about surrender that Liu Bang went all the way to the wind, and the troops expanded like a snowball. Li Shiqi brought Liu Bang chen liu qin army and grain, and the city of Zhiwan in Nanyang County was also about to descend, and the road to the west was like a cloud. Xiang Yu likes to fight hard, like to subdue people, or kill, the main army of the Qin Dynasty is basically destroyed by Xiang Yu, and the three great battles of Xiang Yu are also countless slaughters.
Historia. Gao Zu Benji is a foot plan, Mo Ruo surrendered, sealed its guard, because it stopped guarding, led its armor to the west. Those who have not yet descended the city, hear the sound and wait for the door to wait, and there is no tired way to pass under the feet. ''Pei Gong Yue:''Good.' ''It was Wan shou who became the Marquis of Yin, and sealed Chen Hui thousands of households. Lead the troops to the west, and there are no ones who go down. To Danshui, the gills of The Marquis of Gaowu and the Marquis of Xiang descended to the Western Tombs. He also attacked HuYang, met Fan Junbei and mei feng, and both, and li.
Zhang Liang believed that instead of fighting the Qin army to the death, it would be better to surrender the Qin army, seal the official position of Qin general, and let him lead the troops to fight after him. As long as one Qin general surrendered Liu Bang and obtained the high-ranking official Houlu, then the Qin army that did not surrender would follow the trend. Winning without a fight and absorbing troops can increase their strength and quickly realize the pursuit of entering the level first. Liu Bang was extremely talented, and soon understood that Zhang Liang's strategy was reliable, so he acted on Zhang Liang's plan.
Zhang Liang of the Three Masters of the Early Han Dynasty
The Wancheng defender surrendered Liu Bang and was given the title of Marquis of Yin; Chen Hui, a disciple of Nanyang Taishou, persuaded him to surrender and was given the title of Qianhu. The generals of Xiling Commandery and General Liu Bang on the banks of the Danshui River were given the titles of Marquis of Gaowu and Marquis of Xiang, respectively. The Qin Dynasty who surrendered to Liu Bang was basically given the title of Marquis, at least higher than the original official, so most people were willing to follow Liu Bang to fight the world. Not stingy with officials is Liu Bang's greatest advantage, after Xiang Yu's death, five small soldiers indiscriminately split the corpse of Xiang Yu, and afterwards Liu Bang still gave the five people the title of marquis according to the agreement.
After the Battle of Lantian, the Qin army was defeated, and the Prince of Qin went out of the city to surrender, and Liu Bang accepted the surrender of the child and planned to appoint the child as the prime minister. After Liu Bang's army entered Xianyang, it absolutely did some burning and looting, and Liu Bang himself went to the Qin Palace to think of blessings, not to mention his subordinates. Fortunately, Liu Bang was promptly awakened by the sages around him, and he began to rectify military affairs, list an people, and also made three chapters with the Qin people, which won the favor of the Qin people!
Fourth, Chu and Han fought each other
A careful study of the history of the Chu-Han struggle reveals an astonishing fact, that is, Liu Bang's unification of the world was the second unification war of the Qin State. According to the agreement of the King of Chuhuai, Liu Bang entered Guanzhong first, so he was the king of Qin, but Xiang Yu, believing that his arm was strong, drove Liu Bang to the land of Hanzhong and Bashu; divided the land of Guanzhong into three and divided it into three Qin generals. After Han trusted the great general of the Great Han Kingdom, he quickly led his troops north to destroy the Three Qin Kings and unify the old Qin state. Based on the old Qin state, Liu Bang once again launched a war to unify the world; after completing the great cause of reunification, Liu Bang fully inherited the political system of the Qin Dynasty, which is known as the Han Dynasty Qin system.
Liu Bang himself could not defeat Xiang Yu, and his main task was to contain Xiang Yu, fight if he won, defend if he didn't win, fight if you retreat, and defend if you attacked. Liu Bang contained Xiang Yu, and Han Xin led his troops to attack the city and seize the land, laying two-thirds of the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the rest of the princes leaned towards Liu Bang. Han Xin was like Wang Qi's resurrection, he single-handedly destroyed most of the princely states, and the battle to destroy Chu was also commanded by him.
Han Xin of the Three Masters of the Han Dynasty
The rogue-like Liu Bang completed the same great cause as Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world, but there were too many dazzling figures in his time, resulting in Liu Bang being unable to compete with Qin Shi Huang. After Liu Bang became emperor, he had been working to restore most of qin shi huang's system, but he only completed the elimination of foreign princely states, and did not fully realize the county system.
Historia. Gao Zu Benji Gao Zu Chang Xianyang, throughout the view, Guan Qin Emperor, Ran Tai Xie Yue: "'Oh, the big husband should be so also!'"