Han Xinli has no chicken, set up as a virtuous minister of the Han Dynasty, when he did not meet, he did not have a day of urn food, and to Xingtong, he was sealed by the king of Qi, scared Yan to take Zhao, commanded millions of male soldiers, once the time was rested, he died at the poisonous hands of the Yin people.In China's feudal history, the generals who lead the troops in battle are an extremely high-risk profession, and they not only have to face the dangers on the battlefield, but also beware of the open and secret battles in the center of power. Due to the large number of military powers, many generals were suspicious and suspicious of the king, whether loyal or not, which also made the two naturally antagonistic.
Liu Bang's film and television image.
In the early days of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, Western Chu occupied an absolute suppression of the Han army, and once drove the other party into Sichuan, hoping to expel it from the Central Plains through the Qinling Mountains. This situation was extremely unfavorable for the Han army, but fortunately, Xiao Xiangguo recommended a great military talent for Gaozu - Han Xin. Under the planning of the soldiers, the Han army combined the virtual and the real, and the soldiers were divided into three ways, successfully broke through Zhang Han's defense and occupied the entire Guanzhong.
Hanshin film and television image.
Unexpectedly, after the Han army left the customs, Han Xin, the first meritorious minister, was actually placed in Zhanghan, where the waste hill was guarded without threat, and the main force of the Han army was led to Pengcheng by Fan Xu, Guan Ying and other abundant elders, from this arrangement, we can see that Gao Zu did not have 100% trust in the soldiers. Next, the soldiers asked Gaozu for a total of 50,000 people to attack the Zhao State, but Liu Bang did not agree happily at first, which proved his previous view.
After Yingbu returned to Han, he kept his promise to put pressure on Western Chu
After the Battle of Pengcheng, Gaozu, who was in a bleak situation, asked Zhang Liang for advice on how to defeat Western Chu, and Liuhou recommended several plans for Gaozu, one of which was to win the support of Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, to play a role in eliminating the advantages of the other:
The king of Han dismounted and sat in the saddle and asked:"I want to donate to the east of the pass and abandon it, who can work with the co-meritor? "Liang Jin said:"Jiujiang Wang Duobu, Chu Xiaojiang, and Xiang Wang Youxuan; Peng Yue and Qi Wang Tian Rong turned against Liang Di: These two people can be urgent. And Han Xin, the general of the Han King, can be a big deal, and he will be on the side. That is, if you want to donate it, donate these three people, and Chu Ke can break it. "
Yingbu film and television image.
Yingbu was a member of Western Chu and became a strong general first, because after receiving the separation, he did not want his power to be damaged, and did not respond to the overlord's request to send troops during the battle of Qichu and the battle of Pengcheng, so there was a problem on both sides. At that time, the overlord was busy fighting the enemy army, and he couldn't spare the energy to ask Yingbu for the crime, and the matter was temporarily closed
King Xiang complained about this, and the envoy ordered the cloth to summon the cloth, and the cloth became more and more frightened, and he did not dare to go. Xiang Wang Fang Bei worries Qi, Zhao, the west suffers from the Han, and the person who is with him is the king of Jiujiang, and there are many cloth materials, and he wants to use it personally, so he did not hit.However, according to the character of the overlord Jianwei must report, if the situation is calmed down, he will inevitably have a reckoning with Yingbu, considering the geographical factors of the territory of both sides, it is difficult for Yingbu to resist the Western Chu army.
Jiujiang is located in the hinterland of Western Chu.
When the Han envoys came to surrender, Yingbu did not show resistance, and after some exchanges between the two sides, he finally threw himself into the camp of the Han army.
This decision also shows that Yingbu has put the hope of victory on Gaozu from now on, and he is unwilling to send troops to support Western Chu, and he can still use other excuses to prevaricate the past, perhaps the overlord will not embarrass him too much if he respects his talents. But when he killed the Chu envoy with his own hands to show his attitude, it meant that he completely stood on the opposite side of Western Chu, and the relationship between the two sides could never be coordinated, and it was bound to fight to the death.
Therefore, when Yingbu returned to Han, in order to compete for the right to speak in the power center of the Han Dynasty, he began to raise troops from all over the territory to attack the hinterland of Western Chu.
The Xingyang dilemma was resolved, and the Han army was given sufficient time to breathe
The biggest change brought about by the Yingbu rebellion against Chu was that the Western Chu army besieging Xingyang began to return to Pengcheng to prepare for the conflict with the Jiujiang army, and the dilemma of Xingyang was resolved.
At present, the city of Xingyang has gathered all the strength of the Han army, of which the infantry is led by Han Xin:
Xinfu collected troops and the king of Han would meet Xingyang, and re-attack between Chu Jing and Suo, so the Chu soldiers could not go west.The cavalry in the city was led by the baby
Naibai Guan Ying was the middle doctor, and Li Bi and Luo Jia were the captains of the left and right, and the Langzhong cavalry was attacked and rode in the east of Xingyang, which was broken.
Infant statue. As Wei Bao surrendered to the Han army, the more than 10,000 troops he brought with him were also incorporated into the Han army's camp.
The soldiers and horses brought by the soldiers and immortals from Guanzhong, the soldiers and horses sent by Xiao Xiang from Bashu, and the escaped soldiers who were recruited by the infants, there were still as many as seventy or eighty thousand.
According to Bing Xian's assumption, when he attacked Wei Bao and took away 20,000 soldiers, Gao Zu allocated him another 30,000 soldiers to make up 50,000, so this plan is feasible.
Even if these 50,000 people go north, Xingyang still has a defensive force of 20,000 or 30,000 people, considering that the city defense of Xingyang City is extremely strong, even if it faces Western Chu, it can fight for a while.
More importantly, Western Chu was dragged into the quagmire of war by Yingbu, and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Yan, and Qi in the north, which were pro-Western Chu, were secretly developing their own forces, and were neither willing to start a war with the Han army, nor responding to Western Chu's request to send troops.
To sum up, there was no pressure on the Han army to allocate 50,000 soldiers.
Why did the soldiers insist on going north?
The defenders of Xingyang finally came out of the shadow of the siege of the Western Chu army, and 20,000 of them had just experienced a battle across the Yellow River, so it was reasonable to take the opportunity to take a break, but the soldiers urged Gaozu to seize the opportunity to attack Zhao, and the pressure on the troops caused by this arrangement was inevitably too great.
The boundary monument of the Chu River and the Han border.
However, if we recall the time before the Battle of Pengcheng, we know that the Han army lost at **.
At the beginning, when the Han army left the customs, Wei Bao, who had the control of the western Henan passage, was forced to threaten by force and took the initiative to give up the right of passage to the Han army, and Chen Yu in the north was also deceived by Gaozu and joined the Han army camp:
In the second year of the Han Dynasty, the east attacked Chu, and the envoy sued Zhao, wanting to be with him. Chen Yu said:"Han kills Zhang Er from the slave. "So the king of Han begged the human beings to behead them, and held their heads to leave Chen Yu. Chen Yu sent troops to help Han.Gaozu's original intention was to subdue the northern forces and eliminate potential hidden dangers through a heart-to-heart war, and judging from Wei Chen's performance in the early stage, Gaozu's goal seems to have been achieved.
However, when the Han army was wiped out in Pengcheng, Wei and Chen ran faster than the other, and led their troops back to their own territory.
Judging from this result, Gaozu's so-called subjugation of the northern forces is completely empty talk.
For Wei and Chen, what they are pursuing is not to win the world, but how to retain their vitality in the troubled times and ensure that their interests are maximized.
Wei Bao's film and television image.
Therefore, Bing Xian believed that instead of winning the support of the other party through unreliable political means, it was better to rely on force to completely eliminate potential hidden dangers, which was also the real reason why he insisted on going north.
The apparent reason for Gaozu's reluctance to provide support
In the face of the request of the soldier immortals, Gao Zu did not agree happily.
In fact, the troops led by Han Xin have always been the object of Gaozu's concern
Under the letter of Wei Po Dynasty, the Han Dynasty made people collect their elite soldiers, and Xingyang was far away from Chu.In ancient times, the troops were mobilized by the soldier talisman, although the command ability of the soldier immortal was outstanding, but Gaozu was not willing to put the command of the troop in his hands, and only handed over the tiger talisman when needed.
This situation can be understood as both Gao Zu's control of the core power and his distrust of the soldiers.
On the surface, when the Soldier Immortal proposed to attack the Zhao State, Gaozu had a good reason to refuse.
Since the division of the three families, Zhao has become a benchmark for establishing a country by force. Even before the Hufu cavalry reform, Zhao Suhou insisted on resisting the more powerful Wei and Qi states by force.
Powerful cavalry of the Zhao State.
After the Hu Fu cavalry shooting, the Zhao people and the fierce and warlike Hu people merged with each other, which made the Zhao State form a social atmosphere with strong people's willingness to fight and strong combat strength. The common people actively joined the army, countless military talents emerged in the court, and Zhao was rich in horses to arm the cavalry, so Zhao did not fall behind in foreign wars, and the combat effectiveness of the Han army, which was mainly mixed, was still difficult to compare with Zhao Guoqiang's cavalry.
In addition to the strong armed forces, Chen Yu, the ruler of Zhao at that time, was an outstanding talent in the military and political affairs, especially his construction of the army and his grasp of the situation were excellent, which also became another reason for Gaozu's fear.
In Gao Zu's opinion, Zhao Guo's combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and it is not suitable to take the initiative to provoke, especially Chen Yu and himself do not have a direct contradiction, he is more concerned about Zhang Er in the Han army's camp, so the two countries can completely maintain peaceful coexistence.
In case Han Xin leads the troops to the north, unable to achieve the final victory of the war, then even if this army is not completely annihilated, it will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness, if Western Chu gets the information, it is possible to launch a large army to attack Xingyang, if Xingyang City is broken, then the Western Chu army will inevitably enter the Guan**Shu first, completely eliminate the Han army.
At present, the strength of the Han army has not yet recovered to its peak, and the best way is to use the resources of Guanzhong and Bashu to step up recuperation, and it seems that it is not a better choice to rush north and fight everywhere.
There is a deeper thought behind the superficial causes
Judging from the superficial reasons, Gao Zu's worries seem to be reasonable, but if you look closely, there are more far-reaching thoughts behind the superficial reasons.
Liu Bang and Xiao He.
Gaozu's attitude towards Western Chu at this time was very resolute, and the two sides must fight each other, and there must be no situation where the world is conquered. In order to achieve this goal, he even set up the crown prince, and clearly asked Xiao Xiangguo to assist the prince in his growth, this move can be regarded as his firm determination to give it a go.
However, Liuhou has clearly pointed out that with the strength of the Han army itself, it is difficult to shake Western Chu, and it is necessary to achieve the goal by fighting many battles and borrowing the power of the world.
At present, due to Zhang Er's fake death, Chen Yu basically cannot reconcile with the Han army, so the existence of Zhao will inevitably bury a huge hidden danger for the Han army to go east.
With the lessons of the Battle of Pengcheng, the elimination of Zhao should be put on the agenda, but Gaozu hesitated, not because he lacked the confidence to fight a decisive battle with Zhao, but because what he was really afraid of was Han Xin.
In-depth analysis of why it is difficult for the soldiers to gain the trust of Gaozu?
Later generations of scholars have a surprisingly consistent attitude towards Bingxian, basically believing that he was forced to rebel and died innocently because of Gaozu's suspicion.
Statue of Zhang Liang. The process of Bingxian stepping onto the stage of history can be divided into three parts, the first part is to successfully lead the Han army out of Sichuan to the battle of Pengcheng, the second part is to pacify the four northern strongs to defeat Western Chu, and the third part is to be suspicious and finally die at the hands of Empress Lu.
In the first two parts, Bingxian's actions fully prove that he is very loyal to the Han regime, and in the third part, although he does some things that are not appropriate, it does not force him to rebel.
Regarding the loyalty of the soldier immortal, it does not actually depend on his own performance, but more on the opinion of the high ancestor.
From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the end of the Qin Dynasty, it was the time when the scholars rose, and the soldiers and immortals were typical representatives of the scholars. The nobles are characterized by high mobility and the pursuit of the world, and they are not confined to loyalty to a particular country or regime, but go around preaching their ideas and finding opportunities to truly express their ambitions.
True loyalty and responsibility did not appear at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
During this period, the idea of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism had not yet been popularized, so the concept of loyalty was not sufficient to measure whether the soldiers would remain in the Han regime for a long time.
Gaozu feared that if Han Xin stayed out of his jurisdiction and gathered a large number of troops with his outstanding military skills and military management methods, he might be able to support himself in the north.
This was a very frequent occurrence at the time, and if this social background is understood, then the Anglo-Boer rebellion mentioned above becomes easy to understand.
Even if Bingxian has made outstanding contributions to the Han army, this does not mean that he is loyal to the Han army, in fact, this may just be a specific means for him to display his talents. Through this means, the ability of the soldier immortal can be fully proven, winning him great prestige and support, and when this support reaches a certain amount, no matter whether the soldier is self-reliant, he can get the response of his soldiers.
If this situation really occurs, then it will undoubtedly be a catastrophe for the Han regime, and Gaozu's sense of distress ultimately determines that he cannot trust the soldiers and immortals 100%.
Xiao He chased Han Xin under the moon.
The period when Han Xin rose to prominence in the Han army was the most difficult period for Gaozu. When he was in Shudi, Han Xin had actually moved to change the court, which led to the allusion of Xiao Xiangyue chasing Han Xin. Under Xiao Xiang's strong recommendation, Gao Zu had to make a political statement, which was not more for Han Xin, but for Xiao Xiang.
If Gaozu turned a blind eye to Xiao Xiang's efforts and rejected his request to worship Han Xin, then Han Xin, who had not achieved his political goals, would have left again, and it was impossible to speculate what Xiao Xiang would think. At this time, Zhang Liang was still by Han Wangcheng's side, and the elders of the Fengpei region were already tired of homesickness, and if Xiao Xiang left again, then the Han regime would completely decline.
Therefore, Gao Zu can only gamble, he must bet that Xiao Xiang's vision is not a problem, but also bet that the ability of the soldier is worthy of Xiao Xiang's trust. The essence of this choice is actually an inevitable choice under the complex game, and it does not mean that Gao Zu truly appreciates the soldiers, on the contrary, this kind of choice made under the slight coercion may also aggravate Gao Zu's rebellious psychology and lay the groundwork for the suspicion of the soldiers and immortals in the future.
Hanshin image. Although the soldiers and immortals fought four key battles in succession after being worshipped, namely, the darkness of Chen Cang led the Han army out of Sichuan, immediately supported Xingyang, skillfully crossed the Yellow River to attack Wei Bao, and eliminated Daiguo on the way north, but in the eyes of Gaozu in the rear, these wars were a comprehensive embodiment of the Han army's military strength and logistics capabilities, far from the work of the soldiers alone. Judging from the real combat effectiveness of the Han army at that time, if there was no combination of soldiers and immortals, and being proficient in the art of war, the results of these wars are still unknown. As the so-called vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of heroes, the ability of soldiers and immortals has been brought into full play in these wars, and the generals and soldiers in the army also admire him very much.
Unfortunately, this affection did not make Gao Zu trust Bingxian even more, but only increased his suspicion of the latter. The possession of the most elite troops, the immense prestige among officers and soldiers, and the remoteness from the core of the Han regime, combined with the idea of self-respect.
Although Gao Zu finally chose to believe in the soldiers again, this time it was just a continuation of the time before leaving the river, and it was an inevitable choice under the complicated game. In the interweaving of this complex feeling of helplessness and hope, Gao Zu's view of the soldier immortal also became more confusing, laying the groundwork for the final tragic ending of the soldier immortal.