In the Chu-Han War, on the battlefield of the State of Qi, a tragedy occurred. One of Liu Bang's most trusted strategists, Li Shiqi, was killed by the King of Qi. Not long ago, Li Shiqi was also a guest of the King of Qi, and persuaded the King of Qi to surrender successfully. But in the blink of an eye, he got such a fate. What's going on here?
First, the volunteer Li Zhiqi.
At the most difficult moment of the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang's adviser Li Shiqi came to see him. He suggested to Liu Bang that he ask to persuade the King of Qi to surrender to Liu Bang. Liu Bang, who was overwhelmed by Xiang Yu's huge military pressure, of course, immediately agreed to this.
Who are they? He was one of Liu Bang's most trusted advisers and a hero who assisted Liu Bang in starting his family. When Liu Bang led his subordinates to conquer Guanzhong in the west, Li Shiqi saw that Liu Bang was extraordinary and decided to defect to Liu Bang. When he saw Liu Bang, he righteously rebuked Liu Bang for his attitude toward him. This made Liu Bang look at him with astonishment and extra respect.
It is precisely because Liu Bang and Li Shi have similar personalities and are like-minded, so the cooperation between the two is very pleasant. Under Li Shiqi's plan, Liu Bang took Chen Liu lightly, and the army expanded several times at once. Since then, Liu Bang's strength has greatly increased, and he has become a main force in the Central Plains. Li Shiqi's younger brother Li Shang also led an army to join Liu Bang and became one of the top ten generals under Liu Bang.
Li Shiqi did not live up to the expectations of the people, and after he came to the State of Qi, he analyzed the situation in the world for the King of Qi. The King of Qi, under the coercion and inducement of Li Shiqi, surrendered to Liu Bang. The State of Qi removed its military vigilance, believing that the general situation had been determined, the King of Qi and Li Shi were drinking and feasting every day. But at this moment, the news came that made King Qi angry.
It turned out that the army led by Han Xin had entered the State of Qi, and due to lack of defense, the State of Qi was defeated. The King of Qi summoned Li Shiqi to question him, and offered that if Li Shiqi asked Han Xin to retreat, he would spare Li Shiqi's life. However, King Qi's suggestion was rejected by Li Yiqi. Therefore, the angry King qi cooked Li Zhi to death. A generation of brilliant strategists and lobbyists ended miserably.
Second, Han Xin, who was deeply insulted.
In the early days of the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang was not Xiang Yu's opponent. In the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's 560,000-strong army was defeated by Xiang Yu's 30,000 elite horsemen. After that, Liu Bang took Han Xin's advice and personally led the main force to hold Xiang Yu in Chenggao, while Han Xin led a partial division to pass through the northern battlefield.
Under the control of Liu Bang, Han Xin's partial teacher was able to show his skills. Han Xin attacked the State of Wei and the State of Dai, and then defeated the main forces of the State of Zhao and occupied the Warring States at the Battle of Jingxing. He took Li Zuoche's advice, spoke first and then forced a landing in Yanguo. At this time, Han Xin's reputation was in the ascendant, which made the State of Qi feel seriously threatened.
However, at the same time, on the frontal battlefield, Liu Bang's situation became increasingly difficult. He was defeated by Xiang Yu many times, and had to run to Han Xin for help. Liu Bang infiltrated Han Xin's tent in the middle of the night and seized his military charm. When Han Xin woke up in the morning, his army had fallen into the hands of Liu Bang. Liu Bang took Han Xin's elite soldiers to Chenggao, but asked Han Xin to send zhao guo's non-military service to attack the state of Qi.
However, when Han Xin led his army to the border of the State of Qi, he learned the news that the State of Qi had been persuaded to surrender. Han Xin originally wanted to withdraw his troops, but was stopped by his adviser Pu Tong. Pu Tong said that Han Xin had been ordered by Liu Bang to attack the State of Qi, and now he had not received the order to return to the division, and Liu Bang had sent someone to say that han Xin had not been informed of the surrender of the State of Qi, and that Han Xin did not need to withdraw his troops.
Moreover, Li Zhiqi was only a person, and he relied on the advantage of his tongue to persuade more than seventy cities in the State of Qi to surrender. Han Xin led tens of thousands of people, and after a year of war, he conquered more than fifty cities of the Zhao State. In such a comparison, your years of military achievements are not as good as li shiqi's such a corrupt confucian? Han Xin listened to Qu Tong's words and felt deeply insulted in his heart, so he launched a war against the State of Qi. Although Han Xin laid siege to the State of Qi, he also let Li Shuqi die.
Third, the fox in the fox fake tiger wei eats it, and the angry tiger Han Xin.
In this incident, Li Shiqi's death seems to be very unworthy. If he had not participated in the war against the State of Qi, he would not have lost his life. However, if we look at his situation at that time, we can judge his psychology at that time, and we can also see the root cause of his tragic death.
The reason why Li Shiqi took the initiative to ask Miao to persuade qi to surrender was entirely a kind of gambler's mentality. This was because he had already lost Liu Bang's weight and was anxious to make a miracle to save his prestige. Not long ago, Li Shiqi offered Liu Bang a plan, that is, to divide the descendants of the six kingdoms as kings and jointly fight against Xiang Yu.
Liu Bang did not see the harm of this plan, and gleefully carved the seal of the king, preparing to implement this plan. After Zhang Liang learned of this, he pointed out to Liu Bang the drawbacks of this strategy. That is to spread your power and make enemies for yourself. Liu Bang listened to Zhang Liang's analysis, and was so frightened that he sent someone to destroy the wang seal before he finished eating, and scolded the sacrificial li shi as a "vertical Confucian".
Because of this incident, Li Shi's position in Liu Bang's heart plummeted. Therefore, Li Shiqi would take the initiative to ask Miao to persuade the Surrender of the State of Qi. However, Li Yiqi went to persuade the State of Qi to surrender, not because of his personal ability, but because he found a huge opportunity. However, this opportunity was based on Han Xin's actions.
At that time, the State of Qi was in a desperate situation. The King of Qi himself rebelled against Xiang Yu's subordination and established himself as king. In Xiang Yu's eyes, qi guo was his enemy. On the front side of the State of Qi, there is Han Xin, who is invincible and invincible. Qi Guo knew that he was not Han Xin's opponent, and once he fought with Han Xin, he would be more fierce and less lucky. Therefore, the State of Qi, which was in a dilemma, was likely to surrender under the coercion and inducement of Li Shiqi.
However, there was an important premise for Li Yuqi to persuade the State of Qi to surrender, that is, Han Xin's large army suppressed the territory and exerted heavy military pressure on the State of Qi. In fact, Han Xin began to act against Yan and Qi as early as after the Battle of Jingxing. The State of Yan surrendered to Han Xin because of its weak strength. Although the State of Qi did not surrender, it was also afraid of Han Xin's military pressure.
Li Shiqi saw this and went to carry out his persuasion activities when Han Xin attacked the State of Qi. Sure enough, under the military pressure of Han Xin, the State of Qi surrendered. However, when Li Shiqi was satisfied, he did not take into account Han Xin's feelings at all. Because even without Li Zhiqi's persuasion, Han Xin could still successfully defeat the State of Qi, and Li Zhiqi actually captured the military merits of Han Xin's army halfway.
Li Shiqi persuaded qi to surrender, just like the fox of the fox fake tiger power, using the power of Han Xin to seek fame and fortune for himself. At first, Han Xin still wanted to be a hoodwinked tiger and withdrew his troops. However, at the prompting of Pu Tong, when Han Xin understood that he was the tiger who had been tricked, he was of course furious. As a result, Li Zhiqi became a victim of Han Xin's attack on the State of Qi.
We look at the whole incident, Liu Bang's performance is intriguing. Due to Liu Bang's inaction, the actions of Han Xin and Li Yiqi were not coordinated, resulting in a contradiction between the two. In this way, Li Yuqi lost his life in vain, and Han Xin offended Liu Bang and Li Shang Junchen, and only Liu Bang yu Weng gained profits and obtained the State of Qi. After this, the area controlled by Han Xin bordered Xiang Yu, seriously threatening Xiang Yu's flank. Xiang Yu's strategic situation became more and more unfavorable, and gradually went into decline.
epilogue:
Li Shiqi went to say that he surrendered to the State of Qi and achieved great success. If all goes well, Li Zhiqi will become the greatest hero under Liu Bang. But his success was based on the pressure of Han Xin's military operations on the State of Qi, which brought him the disaster of killing. Feeling deeply insulted, Han Xin launched the Battle of Qi, killing Li Zhiqi by the hand of the State of Qi.
Li Yiqi's death was his own responsibility, and he wanted to fake tiger power and seize the military merits of Han Xin's army, which was naturally retaliated by Han Xin's entire army. However, the reason for Li Yiqi's death and Liu Bang's inaction was Liu Bang's cold eyes, which caused the tragedy of the two cannibalism. In the end, only Liu Bangyu won and laid his own victory in one fell swoop.