In ancient times, there were many people who could be called "famous generals", but only a few people could be called "military gods" by later generations, and Han Xin, the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty, was one of them.
Han Xin is a famous military genius in history, considered to be one of the "Four Saints of the Bing Family", and also a "Three Masters of the Early Han Dynasty" with the same name as Zhang Liang and Xiao He, and is a representative figure of the ancient "Military Power Strategist". In the process of assisting Liu Bang in unifying the world, Han Xin achieved brilliant results, laid his position in the history books, and was recognized as a "soldier immortal god marshal" in history.
Then, before Han Xin made his debut, he had no money, no connections, no actual combat experience, and he had not fought a war, why did he come out of nowhere and be able to sweep the world? Speaking of this, I have to sigh that some people are born to fight.
Sima Qian recorded in the "Chronicle of the Marquis of Huaiyin" that "the Marquis of Huaiyin was a believer in Han, and the Huaiyin people were also." When I was clothed, I was poor and had no way... The sword of the scepter follows". It can be seen from here that before Han Xin debuted, he was a cloth cloth, and all he had left on his body was a sword he carried. Although Sima Qian referred to Han Xin as "Cloth Cloth" in the Records of History, this may not actually be the case, and It is very likely that Han Xin was born into a fallen nobleman in the Six Kingdoms.
In ancient times, it was a society that paid attention to origin, especially in the pre-Qin period, it was even more difficult for the pingtou people to get ahead. Even at that time, ordinary people were not even qualified to learn to read. Because the books at that time were all engraved on bamboo, they were very precious, and generally only the children of the nobles at that time had the qualifications to read and write.
However, Han Xin was invincible in his life, and there was no doubt that he was well versed in the art of war, and could not be an illiterate man. However, in the history books, it is impossible to find who Han Xin studied under. Then, there is only one possibility that Han Xin received a family education. Because the books on the art of war before the pre-Qin Dynasty were basically monopolized by the aristocratic class, ordinary people certainly could not cultivate talents like Han Xin. Only aristocratic families can cultivate talents like Han Xin.
After Qin Shi Huang swept away the Six Kingdoms, most of the nobles in the original Six Kingdoms were reduced to commoners, and from this point of view, Han Xinzu was most likely the nobles of one of the Six Kingdoms. Although the family has gradually declined in the generation of Han Xin, the books handed down by the ancestors are still there. Therefore, Han Xin's martial art should come from the results of family education.
When Han Xin was young, he was very poor, and he could not even guarantee three meals a day, and even suffered "crotch humiliation" because of it. If it wasn't for the drifting mother who saw Han Xin pitifully give him a few mouthfuls of food to eat, maybe Han Xin would not be able to live to the day when the herd was chasing the deer. Then, Han Xin obviously has a sword on his body, why not sell the sword for living expenses? This may be because of his aristocratic status.
The swords of the Qin and Han dynasties were basically bronze swords, and at that time, each sword was valuable. After Qin Shi Huang confiscated the world's weapons, it was even more impossible for ordinary families to hide this object. At that time, the sword was a symbol of aristocratic status, and Han Xin wanted to rely on this sword to make a meritorious career, so he would rather starve than sell this sword.
Although it is said that when Han Xin debuted, he had neither money nor connections, but he had a family heirloom skill, and a sword that could make a meritorious career. Such a birth condition was already very good at that time. Moreover, Han Xin could also be regarded as a timely time, after Chen Sheng Wu Guang issued the slogan "Prince General Xiang, Ning Has a Kind of Hu", Han Xin also took the sword into Xiang Liang's command, and later turned to Liu Bang because he was not valued.
Although Han Xin was not taken seriously under Xiang Liang and Liu Bang, there was a saying that gold would shine sooner or later. Han Xin, who has a lot of skills, finally proved his worth on the battlefield. Moreover, compared to other people at that time, Han Xin's starting point was already high enough, although he had no money, no connections, and no actual combat experience, but these could be quickly obtained on the battlefield. For example, Liu Bang's general Fan Duo was only a butcher at first, and later after following Liu Bang to fight the world, after several battles, he soon became a fierce general on his own. And a person like Han Xin, who is well versed in the art of war, after having actual combat experience, once he is reused, he will certainly be able to soar to the sky.
People often say that "Han Xin points troops, the more the merrier", in fact, in addition to the "battle of the lower", most of the battles in Han Xin's life are won by less, and the weak is victorious by the strong. Being able to achieve such brilliant results, in addition to his military talent has reached the realm of divinity, it also has a lot to do with the education he received. This is also why the same "cloth clothes" debut, Fan Duo can only become a generation of fierce generals, while Han Xin can become a famous general for thousands of years.
Unfortunately, although Han Xin was well versed in the art of war, he did not understand the way of hiding clumsiness. If Han Xin could be like Zhang Liang and understand the principle of "flying birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden", perhaps his ending will be better. In this way, it will not leave behind the eternal regret of "one confidant of life and death, two women of survival".