"Squirrel Father and Son Reading the Western Han Dynasty" Series of Stories (10): The Death of Xiang Liang
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"What? Qi Wang Tian Dan (dān) and Wei Wang Wei (jiù) were all killed by Zhang Handan (hán)? Zhang Handan actually forced the King of Wei to set himself on fire? ”
In the second year of Qin II, that is, in June 208 BC, Xiang Liang, the supreme military commander of the Chu army who was holding a crowd meeting in Xue County, heard this news and was stunned on the spot.
The rebel army had just established a new King of Chu and restored Korea, and it was when morale was super high, and it was not expected that the anti-Qin coalition army had suddenly folded two princes, and the territory of Wei and Qi might fall into the hands of the Qin army again.
The blow was too great, and all the rebel leaders, including Liu Bang, were silent.
After pausing for a while, Xiang Liang said decisively: "Since The launch of Qin II, Zhang Handan has killed several generals and princes of my rebel army in a row, and I Xiang Liang will kill him and avenge these brothers!" ”
Zhang Handan
The generals advised: "Wu Xinjun, Zhang Handan has won consecutive battles, it is unstoppable, be careful!" ”
Xiang Liang sneered, "Before Zhang Handan was activated, he was just an internal affairs manager who dealt with money and eunuchs, what was there to fear?" ”
Who would have thought that the battle with Zhang Handan was actually the last battle in Xiang Liang's life. Soon, Xiang Liang also died at the hands of Zhang Handan.
Who are Wei Wang Wei and Qi Wang Tian Dan?
Why were they killed by Zhang Handan?
Why did Xiang Liang lose to Zhang Handan?
Tian Dan was killed in order to save Wei Wei, and Wei Wei's death was to save the people of the whole city and took the initiative to set himself on fire.
Wei was a prince of the State of Wei, and after Qin unified the world, he was deposed as a commoner. In 209 BC, he followed Chen Sheng's rebellion and was created the Prince of Wei under the active efforts of his subordinate Zhou Shi.
Wei Wang Wei Blame
Unfortunately, he was not yet on the throne, and Zhang Handan's iron horse killed the State of Wei.
Wei Wei already knew Zhang Handan's name. Hundreds of thousands of troops of the Chu army vanished in the blink of an eye, and the other small fish and shrimp that were wiped out by the regiment were countless, and what did this weak new king rely on to fight him?
Wei blamed himself and had no choice but to send zhou shi, the minister of state, to ask the Qi army and the Chu army for help.
The "Chu" here is, of course, Xiang Liang, the leader of the new generation of Chu troops. After Xiang Liang received the retribution, he immediately sent the Xiang clan and the Chu general Xiang Tuo to save Wei.
The leader of the Qi army was Tian Dan, the King of Qi.
Qi Wang Tian Dan
Tian Dan's story of the uprising is somewhat similar to that of Liu Bang and Xiang Liang. He was originally a prince of the State of Qi during the Warring States period, and after Qin destroyed Qi, he and his cousins Tian Rong and Tian Heng moved to Di County.
Tian Rong and Tian Heng are both heroes of the "Chu-Han Struggle", and we will talk about them both later.
Tian Rong
The Tian family is a local tycoon in Di County, and the family is powerful and very popular. After Chen Sheng's uprising, Tian Dan rose up and gathered all the people, so he killed Di County Andi County, and established himself as the King of Qi.
Although Tian Dan once had friction with the State of Wei, wei and Qi had cold lips and teeth, and to save the state of Wei was to save the state of Qi, so he did not say a word and personally led troops to save Wei.
Zhang Handan took advantage of the night sneak attack, defeated the Reinforcements of the State of Qi, and killed Tian Dan and the State of Wei and The State of Zhou.
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After that, Zhang Handan sent someone to send a letter to Wei Wei in Linji City: "Classmate Wei Wei, no one can save you, hurry up and surrender." ”
Wei Wei replied, "It's okay to surrender, but Zhang Handan, you can't slaughter the city." ”
Zhang Handan replied, "I can not slaughter the city, but you must commit suicide, and you must self-immolate." ”
Wei Wei replied, "No problem. I set myself on fire. ”
Wei Wei did what he said, and resolutely set himself on fire for the lives of the people of the whole city.
The first generation of Wei kings and qi kings who had just been crowned kings bid farewell to the stage of history in this way.
Compared with the selfish and profit-seeking behavior of other rebel leaders, Wei Gui and Tian Dan had a strong aristocratic demeanor, and they were the two most tragic and respectable princes who died at the end of Qin.
However, it is said that Xiang Liang led his army to engage Zhang Handan, and Zhang Handan was defeated consecutively. Xiang Liang was overjoyed, a little proud, and began to despise the Qin army during the conversation, not noticing that Qin II was continuing to reinforce Zhang Handan.
Chu Guo ordered Yin Songyi to see this and privately reminded Xiang Liang: "The generals of our army have begun to have pride up and down, and there has been a phenomenon of laziness, but the Number of Qin soldiers is increasing day by day, and I am a little worried about you!" ”
Song Yi
Xiang Liang did not listen to Song Yi's advice and instead sent him on a business trip to the State of Qi.
On the way, Song Yi met a Qi envoy Gao Lingjun who was going to the Chu state, so he asked him: "Are you going to meet us Wuxin Junxiangliang?" ”
Gao Lingjun replied, "Yes." ”
Song Yi said, "I am sure that Xiang Liang will be defeated." If you walk slowly, you will not die. Early in the morning, I am afraid of suffering. ”
Song Yi's phrase chèn was unfortunately fulfilled.
Soon, the State of Qin did indeed mobilize all its forces to reinforce Zhang Handan, and the Qin army took advantage of the night to sneak attack and defeat the Chu army at Dingtao County, and Xiang Liang was killed.
At this time, it was the second year of Qin II, that is, September 208 BC, three months before the Xue County Assembly, nine months after Chen Sheng was killed, and only one year after Xiang Liang raised an army in Jiangdong.
Squirrel father and son read the Western Han Dynasty
The little squirrel asked, "After Xiang Liang was a famous general, why did he lose to Zhang Handan?" Is Zhang Handan really so invincible? ”
Father Squirrel replied: "Zhang Handan is indeed a military genius, before Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Zhou Wen, Wu Chen and other rebel leaders died directly or indirectly at his hands, which should not be underestimated." However, there may be three main reasons for the failure of the xiangliang. ”
Xiang Liang (left) with Xiang Yu
"Is the first light enemy?"
"Yes! Xiang Liang had previously defeated Zhang Handan several times in a row, so he did not think that he was his opponent, and with the Chu army winning a big victory in another battlefield, Xiang Liang began to be careless, and did not pay enough attention to the continuous reinforcement of the Qin army and Song Yi's reminders. ”
"What big victory?"
Xiang Liang's nephew Xiang Yu and Liu Bang joined forces to behead Li You, the son of Li Si, the county sheriff and chancellor of the Qin state, at Sanchuan County. This is the second reason for Xiang Liang's failure: Xiang Yu was not around and failed to protect his uncle Xiang Liang in time. ”
Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
"What about the third reason?"
"Eager to win. Xue County's assembly had just established Xiang Liang's position as the supreme military commander of the Chu state, and he had proclaimed himself 'Wu Xin Jun', so he urgently needed a big victory, especially the personal killing of Zhang Handan, to establish his authority. Once a person is in a hurry to win, he will relatively ignore the risk and become less cautious. Therefore, Zhang Handan was able to successfully attack the night again. ”
"If Xiang Yu had directly confronted Zhang Handan, would the ending have been different?" The little squirrel asked again.
The squirrel father patted the little squirrel's head: "Although it is said that 'history cannot be assumed', history has really arranged a duel between Zhang Handan and Xiang Yu, which is the 'battle of the giant deer' in which Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and fought against the water." ”
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