Everyone is familiar with the battle of Qixia.
Result: Embattled, Xiang Yu Wujiang killed himself.
However, when Sima Qian wrote the "Historical Records", the records of the battle of Qixia in various biographies and this era add up to less than 300 words:
The Han king's trap was solidified, and Zhang Liang's plan was used to summon Wang Xin, and then the generals would be killed. ”
Historical Records: The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin
So the king of Han sent an envoy to Peng Yue, such as staying in Hou Ce. When the envoy arrived, Peng Yue learned that the troops would be lowered, and then broke Chu. ”
Historical Records: Biography of Wei Bao Peng Yuelie
Zhou Yin turned against Chu, and then raised the Jiujiang soldiers and the Han to attack Chu, and broke it. ”
Historical Records: The Biography of the Tybrie
In five years, Gaozu and the princes attacked the Chu army together, and Xiang Yu won a decisive victory, and the Marquis of Huaiyin deserved 300,000 yuan. General Kong is on the left, General Fei is on the right, the emperor is behind, and General Jiang and Chai are behind the emperor. Xiang Yu's death can be 100,000. ”
Huaiyin first combined, unfavorable, but bad. General Kong and General Fei were longitudinal, the Chu soldiers were unfavorable, and the Marquis of Huaiyin reverted to it and was defeated. Xiang Yu heard the Chu song of the Han army, thinking that the Han had won all the Chu land, but Xiang Yu was defeated and left, and he was defeated with soldiers. ”
Historical Records: Gaozu Benji".
So he sent a messenger to Han Xin and Peng Yue, saying: "And strike Chu hard." Chu Po, from Fu Hai and King Qi to the east of Chen, north of Suiyang to Gucheng and Peng Xiangguo. Han Xin and Peng Yue both reported: "Please enter the army today." ”
Historical Records: Xiang Yu Benji".
If you look closely, it's weird—
Before and after the battle of Qixia, Sima Qian confessed.
Only how did you fight?There is no detailed document.
History books have always cherished words like gold, but they don't cherish words like gold
Something is wrong.
Before the Battle of Qixia, what was the relationship between Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu and Liu Bang?
It's not just a relationship between the boss and the employee.
In a sense, Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu belong to the nature of solo flight.
In August of the fourth year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty (203 BC), Peng Yue of Liangdi harassed the Chu soldiers and cut off their grain routes.
At this time, Han Xinkai, the king of Qi, launched an attack on the Chu army, and Xiang Yu became afraid.
As a result, the two sides signed the famous "Gap Peace Agreement" in history - to divide the world by the canal gap built by the Wei State during the Warring States Period.
In September, Xiang Yu led 100,000 Chu troops to withdraw to Chu, and Liu Bang also wanted to return west.
But just as Liu Bang was planning to return west, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping suggested tearing up the chasm and negotiating peace and attacking the Chu army.
The Han has half of the world, and the princes are attached to it. The Chu soldiers are exhausted, and the time of the death of Chu is also this day. It's better to take it because of the opportunity. ”
Liu Bang adopted the suggestions of the two, and then launched a strategic pursuit of the Chu army, and when he pursued to the south of Xia, Liu Bang gathered Han Xin and Peng Yue to jointly encircle the Chu army.
Because Han Xin and Peng Yue did not send troops as promised, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu in Guling.
Liu Bang retreated into Chen, and the Chu army surrounded Liu Bang.
Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang: "The princes don't obey the agreement, what can they do?"”
Zhang Liang proposed: Promise Han Xin and Peng Yue that as long as Xiang Yu can be defeated, the vast area east of Chen County to the coastal area will be given to Han XinGive Peng Yue the vast area north of Suiyang to Gucheng.
Liu Bangber didn't fight, and did as he was told.
Han Xin and Peng Yue sent troops.
Zhang Liang's suggestion, Liu Bang's behavior, in today's words, is to play a blank slate.
The ancients were not stupider than us at all, so why didn't Han Peng think about it?
After the failure of the 560,000-strong army to besiege Pengcheng, Zhang Liang proposed to promise Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu that as long as Xiang Yu could be defeated, he would give them the land in the eastern part of the country. Liu Bang did not break his promise.
What is more important is the foil of Xiang Yu.
Han Xin once commented on Xiang Yu:
King Xiang saw that people were respectful and loving, his words were vomiting, people were sick, he wept and shared food and drink, so that people had merit as knights, and they could not bear to give, and this so-called woman's benevolence was also. ”
said that Xiang Wang was too stingy, and he was very similar to the iron rooster and teacher selected by **.
In the battle of Yuanxia, Han Xin had the last laugh, but when the fight was over, Han Xin couldn't laugh.
Liu Bang said: Don't be the king of Qi, I promise to give you the territory east of Chen County to the coast. It is your hometown, and it is quite suitable for you to be the king of Chu.
Xiang Yu has been broken, and Gaozu attacked and captured the Qi Wang army. In the first month of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, the king of Qi was the king of Chu, and he was all under Pi. ”
Translate: The country of Qi belongs to me Liu Bang, and I will also leave the 300,000 Qi troops in your hands. You go to your Chu country and start over.
Han Xin is an MMP: Your uncle's. The trick of unloading the mill and killing the donkey is played in a set.
But Han Xin still obediently cooperated with Liu Bang and completed the "de-Koreanization" of the Han Dynasty's army...
Liu Bang unloaded the mill and killed the donkey, Han Xin didn't have any other ideas?
As early as when Han Xin became the king of Qi, Wu Shi and Kuaitong, they all made accurate predictions about Han Xin's future: the merit is high, and it is not good to die.
It is suggested that Han Shin should establish an independent state, and the two should not help each other.
Wu Shi was a person sent by Xiang Yu in order to divide Liu Bang's power.
Kuaitong is Han Xin's own person, and it is easy to understand - when the time comes, he will be a great hero from the dragon's work.
For Hanxin, it is also the road with the greatest benefits.
But Han Shin refused.
From a modern point of view, Han Xin is a senior partner with moral integrity.
Liu Bang's promise to Han Xin to be the king of Qi is also a test of whether Han Xin will have ambitions. ）
Answer the initial question -
Why didn't Sima Qian record the details of the battle of Qixia?There are 2 reasons for this
This battle was not commanded by Liu Bang, but by Han Xin's troops.
In the Battle of Qixia, the number of Han soldiers participating in the battle was 300,000+.
Han Shin divided his troops into six large army formations.
And Liu Bang is only responsible for the dispatch of one of the military formations (according to Han Xin, Liu Bang's ability can also lead 100,000 soldiers, and he can't handle it if he has more).
Han Xin was in the first echelon and personally resisted the charge of the Chu army;
And Kong Wei, Chen He, who was in the second echelon, and Chai Wu, who was in the third echelon, all followed Han Xin.
It can be said that the main force in this battle is the Qi army led by Han Xin.
As for Liu Bang himself and Zhou Bo, they are just the role of the reserve team.
Not only Han Xin, but also the leader of the participating troops who showed his big face in the battle of Qixia, and all of them became "anti-thieves" in the back:
Peng Yue was framed for rebellion and chopped into meat sauce by Empress Lu;
Yingbu, seeing that his brothers were all killed, fought hard, pulled the flag to rebel, and committed suicide in defeat.
Sima Qian bragged about how awesome the battle of Qixia was, didn't he just kill the face of Hei Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han family?
Sima Qian: I just want to write a book, and I still want it.
If you don't physically eliminate Han Xin, how can Liu Bang sleep?
Han Xin was later arrested back to Chang'an by Liu Bang with a pseudo-Yunmeng trick and deposed as the Marquis of Huaiyin. Locked in a cage of power. He was later killed by Empress Lu.
Here are 2 points to note:
1, killing Han Xin was done by Empress Lu looking for Xiao He. In other words, Xiao He must know the direction of Liu Bang's treatment of Han Xin.
2, Lu Hou is Liu Bang's ** set, whether it is successful or not, Liu Bang can say: I am not in Chang'an (I went to fight Chen Feng), this thing was done by Lu Hou behind my back.
King Chu is far from Han Xin's end.
Huaiyin Hou, no.
Liu Bang: Old Yu, come on.
Han Xin: Xiao Dong, come on.
Lv Hou: Little grandson, mourning.