There were many famous figures in ancient times, and these figures were also controversial. Zhou Yafu's life not only experienced a variety of lives, but also the object of discussion. How did Zhou Yafu, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, quell the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms?
In the second year of the Reign of Emperor Jing of Han, the chancellor Chao mistakenly saw that Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was distressed by the excessive power of the princely states with the same surname, which threatened the Central Dynasty. Therefore, he suggested that Emperor Jing of Han begin to weaken the power of the princely states in order to strengthen the power of the dynasty.
Emperor Jingdi of Han also adopted Chao's suggestion, but did not expect to cause opposition from the princes, so the Seven Kingdoms of the Western Han Dynasty staged a famous rebellion.
The princes of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Jing Emperor in the three years, mainly Liu Hao the King of Wu and Liu Peng the King of Chu, were not satisfied with the Han Dynasty Jing Emperor's policy of weakening the power of the princes, so they united to fight against the Central Dynasty. Emperor Jingdi of Han had no choice but to kill Chao And try to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and he decided to launch an army to suppress the Seven Kingdoms. The Han army was commanded by Zhou Yafu.
Because the Seven Kingdoms had agreed earlier, the coalition army was able to proceed smoothly in the early stages of the rebellion and stretch several cities to the west. However, there was stubborn resistance in the territory of the Liang state, a buffer zone between Chang'an and the eastern princes. After all, Liu Wu, the King of Liang, was the younger brother of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. But Liangcheng was strong and reliable, and the rebels could not conquer it for a while, so they wasted a lot of time here.
However, in the face of the huge Seven-Nation Alliance, Liu Wu, the King of Liang, was also empty in his heart and had been urging Zhou Yafu to send troops to rescue him. Zhou Yafu, who is familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War, believes that the rebel army at this time is too powerful and it is unwise to confront it, so he has been standing still, no matter how urged by the King of Liang. However, Zhou Yafu had been waiting for the rebels to get tired, and secretly sent troops to capture the food and grass of the rebels, resulting in the loss of supplies for the coalition forces, the soldiers had no combat effectiveness, and the morale of the whole army was greatly reduced.
Seeing the demoralization of the rebels, Zhou Yafu and liang's troops jointly attacked the Seven-Nation Alliance, and soon the coalition army was torn apart. Liu Tao, the king of Wu, fled to Eastern Vietnam with his soldiers. In the end, he was beheaded by the Yue King and dedicated to the Han Dynasty. Six other kings committed suicide, and the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was quelled. In the process of quelling the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Zhou Yafu knew how to wait patiently for opportunities and correctly grasp them, so he won the war.