At the end of the Qin Dynasty, starting from the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in Daze Township, the world rose up one after another, especially the descendants of the royal families of the original countries, who also actively or passively became the leaders of the rebel army.
Among them, Xiang Liang, a native of Chu, and his nephew Xiang Yu, also responded to the uprising, supporting the descendants of the Chu royal family as the king of Chu, and raising the banner of an uprising. But soon after, Xiang Liang was defeated and killed by Qin Zhanghan's troops, and Xiang Yu also lost his uncle.
There was a man named Song Yi under the command of the king of Chu, who once analyzed the war situation and accurately predicted the victory or defeat of the Xiang army, and everyone was surprised, thinking that he was a person who knew how to lead troops to fight. So the king of Chu immediately summoned Song Yi to discuss the current war and favored him.
And said that Zhang Han defeated Xiang Liang, he arrogantly thought that the troops of Chu were not enough to fear, and then crossed the Yellow River, went north to attack Zhao, and quickly defeated the Zhao army, King Zhao fled to Julu City, Qin general Wang Li led the army to surround Julu City, and Zhang Han also led a large army to garrison the Thorn Plains south of Julu.
When the Zhao uprising was surrounded by Qin, he sent people to the king of Chu for help many times. The king of Chu thought that Song Yi knew how to lead troops to fight, so he appointed him as the general, with Xiang Yu as the second general and Fan Zeng as the last general, to lead the army to rescue the Zhao state. The generals of all the troops also let Song Yi command, so Song Yi was called "Qingzi Champion".
Song Yi led the army to set off, but after arriving in Anyang, he did not leave, and stayed in Anyang for more than 40 days. Xiang Yu couldn't sit still, he found Song Yi and said: The Qin army surrounded the Zhao army, and the situation was so urgent, it was reasonable to quickly lead troops across the Yellow River, so that the Chu army would respond outside and the Zhao army would fight inside, and the Qin army would definitely be defeated.
Song Yi disagreed, and said: It's not what you said, now that the Qin army is attacking Zhao, even if this war is won in the end, the Qin army will be exhausted, and we can just take the opportunity to launch a fierce offensive against the Qin army; If I can't win the battle, I will immediately lead my army to the west, so that I can definitely conquer Qin in one fell swoop. Therefore, it is better to let the two armies of Qin and Zhao fight each other first. If you say that you are wearing armor and holding a sharp ** on the battlefield, I am not as good as you; But you are not as good as me in terms of strategizing and strategizing.
Song Yi was afraid that people like Xiang Yu would be in the army, so he issued an order in the army: All those in the army who are as brave as tigers, as sheep as **, as greedy as wolves, and stubborn and disobedient to orders will all be beheaded.
A few days later, Song Yi asked his son Song Xiang to go to Qi to serve as the prime minister, personally sent Song Xiang to Wuyan County, and set up a banquet for guests. At that time, it was already winter, the weather was not only cold, but also rained heavily, and the food in the army was not very sufficient, and the soldiers were in a state of hunger and cold.
Xiang Yu thought in his heart: he was supposed to unite to attack the Qin State, but now he has been stranded repeatedly. There was no surplus food in the army, and the soldiers ate vegetables mixed with beans, and they couldn't eat enough, so they even had to hold a banquet to entertain the guests. Instead of joining forces with the Zhao army to resist Qin, he said that he would launch an offensive while the Qin army was tired, and attack the newly established Zhao State with the strength of the Qin State, which was bound to win. If the state of Zhao is captured, the Qin army can only become stronger, and what time will there be when it is tired? What's more, our army has just been defeated recently, and the king of Chu is now unable to sleep, he handed over the country's troops to Song Yi, and the life and death of the country are in one fell swoop. But Song Yi is not sympathetic to the soldiers, and only cares about his own selfish interests, how can he be called a courtier who puts the interests of the country first?
One day in November, the cold wind was blowing, Xiang Yu got up early in the morning and went to find Song Yi again, hoping to send troops out of the station as soon as possible. But like the previous times, Song Yi still insisted on his opinion, and during the quarrel, Xiang Yu pulled out his sword and cut off Song Yi's head in one fell swoop.
After Xiang Yu came out of the account, he gave orders to the soldiers: Song Yi conspired with the State of Qi against Chu, and the King of Chu secretly ordered me to kill him. At that time, all the generals were afraid of Xiang Yu, and no one dared to speak out to resist and said in unison: It was the general and your family who first supported the king of Chu, and now it is you who have eradicated the rebellious ministers and thieves.
So they jointly elected Xiang Yu as the ** general, and Xiang Yu immediately sent people to chase Song Yi's son Song Xiang, and after catching up with him, he killed him. At the same time, Xiang Yu sent Huan Chu to report the situation to King Huai, and King Huai ordered Xiang Yu to serve as a general.
Because Xiang Yu killed the "Qingzi Champion" Song Yi, he suddenly became famous in Chu State. Xiang Yu immediately led his troops to cross the Yellow River to rescue Julu, and after crossing the river, he used the strategy of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, as a way to show the army's determination to regard death as home. The Chu army took the lead one by one, fought with the Qin army, and after nine rounds, finally defeated the Qin army. This battle also played the prestige of Xiang Yu and laid the foundation for the later hegemony. When the Chu army conquered the Qin army, Xiang Yu summoned the generals from all walks of life, and when the princes and generals entered the gate, they all knelt down and marched, and no one dared to look up. Xiang Yu thus became the general of the princely armies.
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