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As soon as the name Zhang Han is mentioned, as long as you are familiar with the history of the Qin Dynasty, you will give him a thumbs up, because he is the most dazzling star in the last years of the Qin Dynasty.

In 208 BC, the rebel army of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who appeared less than four months ago, entered Guanzhong.

You must know that at this time, it was less than ten years before the establishment of the Qin Empire, and logically speaking, no matter how strong the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebels were, it was impossible for them to develop so smoothly, what was the problem?It lies in the policy of non-resistance of Qin II.

How could there be an emperor who pursued a policy of non-resistance against the rebels?Other emperors may not, but Qin II will. Why would he?Because of his inexplicable self-confidence.

What did the Qin State rely on to unify the six countries back then, and unify the six countries by force, you can understand that there are thieves in the six countries, but you say that there are rebel armies in the six countries, which is difficult to understand.

What's more, Qin Shi Huang had already gathered the world's weapons to Xianyang and cast twelve bronze men, you said they were going to rebel, so what did they rebel with?

What is the result of this ostrich behavior?What brought was that Zhou Wen led no less than 200,000 troops into Guanzhong (Hangu Pass had already been broken), stationed the army west of Xishui, and tried to break through Xianyang in one go.

You must know that the west of the water is now Lintong District of Xi'an City, and you can imagine how close it is to Xianyang.

But this matter was sudden for Qin II, and he couldn't find any way to solve it.

At this critical moment, Zhang Han stood up.

Who is Zhang Han?He was the Shaofu of the Qin State, and his main job on weekdays was to be in charge of court affairs, and he also held another position at that time, which was the head of the Lishan Contractor, responsible for the construction of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.

You must know that the main forces of the Qin Empire at that time were all outside, part of it was on the Great Wall, and the other part was in Lingnan.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and Zhang Han can't force the rebel army back with just one mouth.

And how did he solve the problem of troops?At that time, there were more than 100,000 prisoners in Lishan to build the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, so why couldn't these 100,000 prisoners be mobilized?

Qin II accepted this plan, after all, there was no other plan besides this plan.

"The thieves have arrived, the crowd is strong, and now it is close to the county, and it is too late. There are many disciples in Lishan, please forgive them, and give troops to attack them. The second was to amnesty the world, so that Zhang Han was exempted from the Lishan disciples and human slaves, and sent them to attack the Chu army and defeated it. —Zizhi Tongjian, Qin Ji II

Zhou Wen's ending was suicide, Wu Guang's ending was dying of infighting, and Chen Sheng's ending was dying at the hands of a coachman.

Their endings all have one thing in common, that is, they have an indirect relationship with Zhang Han.

Why did Zhou Wen commit suicide?Because he was defeated in the rope pond, there was no way to retreat, and if he wanted not to be captured, there was only one way to commit suicide.

Why did Wu Guang have infighting?Because he surrounded Xingyang, but he couldn't fight it for two whole months, and Zhang Han's army was approaching at that time, if he didn't retreat, there would be a great possibility that he would not be able to retreat again.

But he still insisted on his opinion and asked to continue the attack on Xingyang, and his subordinate Tian Zang had no choice but to kill him and forcibly order the army to retreat.

And why did Chen Sheng, as the biggest leader of the rebel army, die at the hands of a coachman?Because at that time, the capital Chen County had been breached, and the rebel army subordinate to him had basically been cleaned up.

Faced with this situation that it is basically impossible to make a comeback, even if it takes his life, the possibility of retaliation is very small, so his coachman Zhuang Jia is ruthless and carries his head to ask for credit from Qin State.

You must know that at that time, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebel army had already occupied the entire four counties of Sanchuan County, Yingchuan County, Nanyang County, and Chen County, with an army of no less than 500,000, but it was still planted in Zhang Han's hands, which is simply appalling.

And he later destroyed Wei and Xiang Liang one after another.

You must know that in the battle to destroy Wei, Zhang Han is not only fighting against one country of Wei, but with three entire countries, because there are also Qi and Chu who came to the rescue.

But what was the result?The states of Qi and Chu were all repelled by Zhang Han. At the same time, annihilated the main force of Wei and forced Wei Wangzhan to surrender in Kaesong.

And Xiang Ran is the rebel army second only to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the Chu State, and Xiang Yu took over his team.

It is inconceivable that an amateur general leads an amateur army and wins one big battle after another.

But is that really the case?No.

Zhang Han was not an amateur, and his army was not completely amateur at the beginning, but was in a semi-amateur state, and directly became a regular army later.

Although Zhang Han's position is Shaofu, it seems to have nothing to do with the military at first glance, but you must know that he was the one of the generals who followed Nei Shi Teng to destroy Han back then.

Later, he also had his figure in the destruction of Chu and Qi.

All in all, his original job was to be a general.

Later, when the Qin State was founded, he did not have a prominent background like Meng Tian, and second, he did not have the military exploits of Wang Qian, so he could only stay in the court obediently.

And the reason why he said at that time that he wanted to use the Lishan prisoners was not because the Qin State had no large army available, but to increase the chances of victory.

You must know that every dynasty has heavy troops gathered in the vicinity of the capital, how could the Qin State not have its heavy troops.

It has a total of three heavy troops, namely the Lang Zhongling Army, the Guard Army, and the Lieutenant Army, and the combined number of these three armies is not less than 50,000.

And the most important thing is that any of these three armies are soldiers trained from the battlefield, and it can be said that it was the most elite army at that time, and there was no one.

And Zhang Han drove Zhou Wen out of Guanzhong, that is, he stopped the pace of attack, and this stop was a full two months.

In the past two months, Zhou Wen has always been a thief, and his army has been stationed in Caoyang, the gate of the Qin State, preparing to counterattack the Qin army.

But Zhang Han has always turned a blind eye, what is he doing?He's in a general mobilization.

"Qin Guoxi raised troops and benefited Zhang Han. —Historical Records: Xiang Yu Benji

Some people may be curious, isn't there still a Zhao Tuo in Lingnan in the Qin State?Why didn't Zhang Han give him an order?

Because there is a rebel army between Qin and Zhao Tuo, the simple thing is that Zhao Tuo has lost contact with Qin, and all he can do is sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

It is precisely because Zhang Han regathered the most powerful force of the Qin State that there is a legend behind.

However, he was able to drive Zhou Wen out of Guanzhong by relying on the miscellaneous army to make up the majority of the army, which is enough to show that his ability is indeed not weak. Because there is an old saying: "Han Xin leads the troops, the more the merrier".

At that time, the number of prisoners was greater than that of the regular army, but he was still able to lead these more than 100,000 prisoners to defeat Zhou Wen, you can imagine his ability, but unfortunately, he ran into Xiang Yu.

The battle of Julu was a battle that decided the fate of the Qin State, and the calculation of Zhang Han and Wang Li in this battle was Yangmou.

If the princes come to attack, then they can wait for work and send reinforcements around the point, if the princes do not come to attack, then the food in Julu City will definitely be lost, and it will be self-defeating when the time comes.

Originally, there was no problem with this set of plays, but I encountered a fateful Xiang Yu.

You must know that at that time, there was not only one army near Julu, but also Chen Yu, Zhang Ao, Yan Jun, and Qi Jun, a whole four armies.

But none of these four armies dared to attack, because Chen Yu had attacked once, and the result?The army of five thousand vanguards collapsed in an instant, and he immediately turned around and ran.

In this case, who do you say would dare to attack?In fact, the direction of the princes' attack was wrong, and what they wanted to attack was not Wang Lijun, or Zhang Han's army, but the channel of contact between Wang Li's army and Zhang Han's army.

Because all the food of Wang Li's army came from Zhang Han's army, if the passage in the middle was occupied, it was only a matter of time before Wang Li's army was defeated, and the direction of Xiang Yu's attack was the passage.

Of course, there is a huge risk hidden in this move, and this huge risk is that it must be solved quickly.

Presumably, the princes at that time also realized that attacking the passage was a good plan, but if you didn't make a quick decision, the total annihilation of the army was inevitable.

Because you blocked the passage, you were facing Zhang Han's army of 200,000, and the number of princes' armies at that time was generally about 30,000, you said that they had the courage to implement this plan, but Xiang Yu dared.

He blocked the passage with an army of 20,000 men, and then launched a fierce attack on the giant deer.

And what's interesting is, what is the princes' coalition doing at this time?is still watching from the wall, no wonder the Qin State was able to destroy the Six Kingdoms back then, and they were still staying out of the matter at this time.

But fortunately, Xiang Yu fought for strength, and before the decisive battle, he had already broken the cauldron and cut off all the retreats of the soldiers, either winning or dying.

Therefore, the morale of the soldiers is stronger than the other.

And Wang Li's army even has a problem with food, although the army has a full 200,000, and Xiang Yu only has 30,000, but they still have to watch out for the army in Julu City.

What's more, the alliance of princes is a group of people who see the wind and rudder, and when they noticed the rout of the Qin army, they immediately dispatched the whole army to assist Xiang Yu in attacking the Qin army.

Therefore, the rout of the Qin army became an understandable thing, and Wang Li was also killed in this battle.

As soon as Wang Li died, the unlucky one was naturally Zhang Han.

Originally, there were already five princes, including Xiang Yu, but now that the wall has fallen and everyone is pushing, the number of princes has increased by five in an instant, namely King Wei, King Zhao, Liu Bang, Sima Wei, and King Han.

Not only was he defeated on the battlefield, but even the channel of communication with the Qin State was cut off, and the situation in the imperial court at that time also changed.

The reason why Zhang Han was able to become a general back then was because of Li Si's support, and later he sent a letter to Guguan, and there was never a problem with backup, also because of Li Si's support.

But now that Li Si has died in the hands of Zhao Gao, he has lost his right to speak in the imperial court, and for the defeat of the Battle of Julu, Zhao Gao obviously wants to pull him out of the top bag.

You know, he ordered Sima Xin, the second person after him, to go to Xianyang to ask for reinforcements, but he didn't get any reply for three whole days, but instead, he got the order to chase and kill.

"Zhang Han is afraid, so that Chang Shixin asks for help. To Xianyang, stay in Sima Gate for three days, Zhao Gao did not see, and there was a heart of unbelief. Changshi was frightened, and he still went to his army, not daring to go out of his old ways. Zhao Gaoguo made people chase after him, but he couldn't catch up. —Historical Records: Xiang Yu Benji

Since this is the case, then there is only one way to surrender.

And Xiang Yu knew that the power of the Qin army under his command, if it were not for the superiority in strength and morale, would definitely not be able to defeat this Qin army.

Therefore, in order to prevent future troubles, this Qin army was killed. Although the state of Qin was still in existence at this time, it had already declared its demise, because there were no more soldiers to fight.

The fall of the Qin State can actually be said to be a historical arrangement, because at that time, no opponent could pose a threat to the Qin State, and there was only one Xiang Yu who could pose a threat to the Qin State. If there is no Xiang Yu, it is not impossible for the Qin State to sweep the world, unify the six countries again, or retreat to Guanzhong, but it is not impossible to have Xiang Yu, the "disaster star" of Xiang Yu.