As we all know, there are many well-known generals in our history who played a very important role in fighting wars, some of them were generals who led the army to fight in blood, and some were commanders who gave advice on how to subdue the enemy behind their backs, and their role should not be underestimated, for example, Han Xin was a very strategic general.
When we think of Han Xin, we will think of words such as "humiliation under the crotch" and "backwater battle". And the battle of the backwater is a battle that Han Xin really began to make a name for himself in the world. This battle was also a turning point in Han Xin's military career, and the deployment strategy he used defeated the 200,000 Zhao army with 30,000 troops, creating a miracle in military history. This war finally opened up the northern battlefield and successfully reversed the situation of the Chu-Han war. However, no one dared to imitate this strategy of his for thousands of years, which is also a reason why he has been respected by generations of soldiers.
So in a war that seems to be inevitable to lose, how did Han Xin turn defeat into victory? I have to say that Han Xin used the most sinister move for this war, and finally won the danger. First of all, he sent someone to understand the situation of the Zhao Kingdom before the war, but he did not expect that this King of Zhao was actually a straw bag that did not listen to people's advice.
At that time, Guangwujun advised him not to let him go to war, because the Han army led by Han Xin waded through the mountains and rivers, because the salaries could not be delivered in time, and the soldiers were hungry and weak, so as long as they first stationed the camp, intercepted their advance, and then sent troops to surround their back roads, so that they had nothing to eat in the wilderness, and then they could easily take them down.
However, King Zhao thought that if he evaded first and then attacked, it would be even more difficult to deal with in case a powerful follow-up force came, and he did not want others to think that he was too timid to face the battle, so he finally decided not to listen to Guangwujun's advice and chose to directly meet the battle.
So Han Xin began psychological warfare, and Han Xin first asked the spies to inquire whether Chen Yu had taken Li Zuoche's advice, and then he deployed the formation! Not only that, Han Xin also let two thousand cavalry follow behind the Zhao army and planted his own Han flag, although this was only a small move, but it determined the victory or defeat. The flag is a symbol of the military heart, if in the war Zhao Jun found that behind him was all enemy troops, naturally confused the military heart, and then let the Han army warriors shout, Zhao Jun's heart naturally collapsed.
Later, Han Xin led the army to officially start the war, and then pretended that he had lost the battle and wanted to retreat, the Zhao army continued to chase forward, and everyone finally retreated to the riverside, and Han Xin let the three thousand cavalry shout loudly in the barracks of the Zhao army: The Han army is victorious! The Zhao army was frightened and immediately turned back, found that the military camp had been occupied, and immediately panicked.
Then, Han Xin summoned up the morale of the soldiers and took the opportunity to start a counter-offensive, and the Zhao army, which had long been in chaos, faced with the Han troops who were attacking back and forth, and their mentality had completely collapsed, losing the confidence to fight, and finally the army was defeated, and the King of Zhao was also captured. I have to say that Han Xin really has courage and strategy, and it is precisely because the soldiers are not tired of deception.
The battle was very dangerous, mainly because Han Xin had considered it more thoughtfully in advance, plus The Zhao army had just bumped into the muzzle of the gun, which was right in Han Xin's arms, which led to Han Xin's defeat and victory, but in case of any problem in any link, it might be completely destroyed. But because this trick is too dangerous, no one in the future has ever used such a method.
What do you think about that?