In the history of the Chu-Han rivalry, Han Xin was a brilliant military superstar, and it is true that he was an outstanding military expert, known as a soldier immortal.
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty once divided the art of war into four categories, namely, the yin and yang of soldiers, the strategy of military power, the skills of soldiers, and the situation of soldiers.
Military power strategists: defend the country with integrity, use troops with odds, plan first and fight later, and combine the situation, pack yin and yang, and use military skills. Obviously, Han Xin is an excellent representative of the military power faction.
Soldiers: Those who move the posture, thunder and wind, the first to arrive later, the clutch backs, the change, and the enemy with light diseases. Xiang Yu deserved to be the representative of the military situation.
Statue of Han Xin
As two outstanding military geniuses during the Period of Chu-Han Rivalry, posterity hoped that the two could have a good duel, but unfortunately, the great battle between Han Xin and Xiang Yu was a scuffle, and the situation between the two sides was not the same, Han Xin's troops were strong, Xiang Yu was poor, and he was surrounded and suppressed on all sides.
Chengwang defeated Kou, history likes to praise the victors, and driven by the regret that the two military geniuses rarely clashed, it was rumored that Han Xin defeated Xiang Yu, which meant that all the credit for defeating Xiang Yu was counted on Han Xin's head.
Background to the Battle of the Fall
After Han Xin attacked Qi and Zhao in Hebei, he prepared to attack the Chu state, so Xiang Yu sent the general Long and resisted Han Xin, but unfortunately Long was defeated under the absolute superiority of troops, and was eventually killed by Han Xin, which was completely unexpected by Xiang Yu and shocked.
Because of the 200,000 Chu soldiers led by Long He, even if they were not victorious under normal circumstances, they would not be defeated, but unfortunately, Long and regarded himself as knowing Han Xin, the enemy ventured forward, was led by Han Xin to half a crossing, released water, and defeated Long With the help of water, Xiang Yu's army had already broken his bones.
When Long Yue was defeated, Peng Yue made a comeback at Gucheng, and Xiang Yu was furious, personally led his troops to support peng Yue, attacked Peng Yue, and left Sima Cao to garrison the same place before leaving, and warned Cao Wei not to fight Liu Bang, only to hold on for fifteen days.
Liu Bang learned that Xiang Yu had divided his troops and left, and the time had come, so he tried everything to provoke Cao Wei, who remained behind, and lured him into battle, Liu Bang He Xuren, angering others was his foremost, sent soldiers to insult Cao Wei for five or six days, Cao Gui could no longer bear it, forgot Xiang Yu's advice, and went out of the city to fight with Liu Bang, resulting in a fiasco.
When Xiang Yu learned that Cao Zhao's army had been defeated, he had to lead his troops back, but at this time, he was already suffering from the enemy, the grain and grass were not followed, and there was not even a decent garrison in the city, the situation was very critical, and he, who had always been proud and arrogant, had to sign a peace agreement with Liu Bang, that is, a peace talk.
After signing the Gulf Agreement. Xiang Yu led the army back to the east, Liu Bang tore up the contract at the suggestion of Zhang Liang Chen Ping, and suddenly launched an attack on Xiang Yu, but Han Xin Peng Yue and others broke the agreement and failed to arrive as scheduled, Liu Bang was counterattacked by Xiang Yu, breaking the Han army, Liu Bang had to go deep into the ditch and hold out.
In the end, Liu Bang took the sealing of land as a condition, Han Xin Peng Yue and others came to support, Han Xin Yi Road, Peng Yue Yi Road, Liu Jia Yingbu Yi Road, Zhou Yin Yi Road, plus Liu Bang's headquarters army, a total of five Han troops, a total of more than 600,000 troops, surrounded and suppressed Xiang Yu on all sides, Xiang Yu was forced to lead 100,000 Chu troops to retreat to Xiaxia.
Xiang Yu
The Battle of the Bulge begins
Han Xin led 300,000 troops as the front army, taking the lead in attacking Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu led 100,000 troops to repel Han Xin, but the Han army came from two roads, Han Xin also took the opportunity to counterattack, Xiang Yu could not resist the enemy, retreated, and the barrier was held.
At this time, Xiang Yu was surrounded by Hundreds of thousands of troops of Liu Bang, and the supply of grain and grass could not be supplied, it can be said that he fell into a desperate situation, coupled with the Fact that the Han army sang Chu songs at night, the Chu soldiers all thought of home, and had no intention of fighting, Xiang Yu had to lead 800 elite horsemen to break through at night, the Han army pursued, Xiang Yu was damaged, when he ran to Yinling, Xiang Yu got lost, under the guidance of an old farmer, mistakenly entered the swamp land, delayed the speed of escape, and finally the Han army caught up with Xiang Yu, and after the fierce battle, Xiang Yu only had twenty-eight horsemen, and finally fled to Wujiang, brandishing his sword.
Xiang Yu killed himself in Wujiang
summary
The confrontation between Han Xin and Xiang Yu was only a big scuffle, Xiang Yu's fiasco was not the work of Han Xin alone, the beginning of this battle began with Liu Bang tearing up the contract, in the absolute superiority of a five-way army encirclement and suppression, the only head-on confrontation Han Xin led 300,000 troops was defeated by Xiang Yu's 100,000 troops.
However, this does not mean that Xiang Yu's military ability is higher than Han Xin's, because the two have their own military strengths, head-to-head confrontation is Xiang Yu's strength, and the tactical application of the frontal command is Xiang Yu's natural advantage, so he is the representative of the military situation, and Han Xin is the representative of the military power.
Defeating Xiang Yu Han Xin is indeed meritorious, because he is one of the five road army, and the defeat of Long And, Liu Bang's advantage is greatly improved, but can not be counted all the credit on Han Xin alone, even if from the overall situation, Han Xin attacked the city on the road and made great contributions to Liu Bang's unification of the world, but he was also only one of the three masters of the early Han Dynasty, and Zhang Liangxiao He's merits should not be underestimated, starting from the locality, Han Xin was only one of the five road armies of Hua Yu.
Obviously, it is not appropriate that Han Xin defeated Xiang Yu, there is a suspicion of monopolizing the credit, Han Xin is good enough, but he cannot crown all the honors at will, as an admirer of Han Xin, it is even more rational to look at the last battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.