Chapter 22 Huainan trip

In May, Liu Bang stationed troops in Xingyang, and all the defeated troops had gathered here. Xiao He also brought all the old and weak people in Guanzhong who were not included in the military service list to Xingyang. At this time, Han Xin also brought a large army to meet here. Vibrate again. The Chu army set out from Pengcheng, often chasing and defeating the fleeing Han soldiers along the way with the power of victory.However, there was a battle between Jingyi and Suoyi in the south of Xingyang, and the Han army defeated the Chu army, so the Chu army could not cross Xingyang and advance westward.

Liu Bang, who was confronting the Chu army in Xingyang, was anxiously waiting for news from Sui He. When he arrived in Yu County, Liu Bang said to the group of close people around him: "People like you are not worthy of colluding in big things." Sui He, who was in charge of delivering the report, asked weakly: "You little stupid, Can you speak more clearly?" "Idiot!" Liu Bang scolded, "If anyone can send an envoy to Huainan for me, let them launch an army, betray Chu State, and hold Xiang Yu in Qi State for a few months, then I will be sure to win the world."

"The little one is willing to go for you." Sui He's eyes sparkled. So Liu Bang sent him twenty people to Huainan together. It was Jiujiang Wang Yingbu who was stationed in Huainan. When the Qin Dynasty was overthrown earlier, Ying Bu won many battles with less and fought several beautiful battles. He was a staunch comrade in arms who shared life and death with Xiang Yu. When Xiang Yu led his army westward to Xin'an, he attacked and buried more than 200,000 people under Zhang Han's subordinates at night, and the actual executors were the tattooed cloth; when they reached Hangu Pass, Liu Bang refused to open the city gate. He took the lead and led a small group of people to enter from a hidden path, defeated the guarding army, and was able to enter the pass until he reached Xianyang; even in the assassination of Emperor Chu Yi, Ying Bu also played an important role.

Originally, the two had a good relationship, but a estrangement arose because Ying Bu did not send troops to assist in the battle twice.Once when King Tianrong of Qi rebelled, Xiang Yu went to attack Qi State and recruited troops from him. Ying Butuo said that he was seriously ill and could not go, so he sent only a few thousand people to recruit; Liu Bang attacked Pengcheng, and he refused to help because of his serious illness. Xiang Yu was narrow-minded, so every time he thought about it, he sent an envoy to teach him a lesson and summon him to his side.Ying Bu panicked, afraid that Xiang Yu would use the same trick he used against Emperor Chuyi against him, so he didn't dare to go.

The states of Qi and Zhao in the north have always been dishonest, and Liu Bang also rebelled against Chu in the west. In Xiang Yu's view, Ying Bu is the only one who knows him well, and he needs to use his power to deal with these restless guys, so he has not been moved. Zhang Liang had already figured out these situations, so he suggested Liu Bang to fight for the tattoo.Fortunately, Liu Bang is more obedient most of the time, so he has a later foundation; compared with Liu Bang, Xiang Yu has become an outright negative teaching material. After Sui He arrived in Huainan, because the Dazai was the inner lord, he could not see Yingbu after waiting for three days, so he took the opportunity to lobby the Dazai: "If the king doesn't summon me, he must think that Chu is strong and Han is weak. If I can be summoned, if what I say is right, it is what the king wants to hear; if what I say is wrong, let us lie on the chopping block and chop to death with an ax in Huainan Square , to show that the king has betrayed the heart of the Han State and is close to the Chu State."

These words are not so much advice as threats.When the whole situation is not yet clear, no matter how you force Dazai to express his position, the risk is extremely high anyway, and besides, he is not the one who wants to lobby, so why bother to make trouble?That's why he passed the word to Ying Bu, and from this he was able to meet the King of Jiujiang face to face. Sui He said: "Liu Bang sent me to write a letter to the king respectfully. I secretly wonder why the king is so close to the state of Chu?" Ying Bu said, "I face north and serve him as a courtier." Su He began to expose the shortcomings of others: "The king and Xiang Yu are both listed as princes. They serve him as ministers in the north. They must think that Chu is strong and can entrust the country to him. When Xiang Yu attacked Qi, he personally carried the burden of building the wall. The king should send out all the troops in Huainan and lead them personally as the vanguard of the Chu army. Now only 4,000 people are sent to help Chu. Is this what the ministers who face north and serve other people are like?

"Liu Bang was fighting in Pengcheng. Before Xiang Yu sent troops to Qi, the king should mobilize all the troops in Huainan to cross the Huai River and help Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fight day and night under Pengcheng. The king has tens of thousands of people, but no one crosses the river." Huaihe, this is to watch who wins and who loses. Is this what people who entrust the country to others look like? "Your Majesty pretends to return to Chu State, but wants to rely on himself solidly. I privately think that it is not advisable for Your Majesty to do so. However, Your Majesty does not abandon Chu State because he thinks that Han State is weak. Even if Chu State's army is strong, , but bears the reputation of unrighteousness in the world, because he broke the covenant and killed Emperor Yi.

"However, the king of Chu thought himself strong by virtue of his victory in the war. After Liu Bang gathered the princes, he returned to garrison Chenggao and Xingyang, transported grain from Shu and Han, dug deep trenches, built high barriers, and divided his troops to guard the border fortresses. Chu State If you want to withdraw your army, there is Liang State in the middle, and you have penetrated eight or nine hundred miles into the enemy's territory. If you want to fight, you will not win, and you will not be able to attack the city. Gao, but Liu Bang's army stood firm, unable to attack when attacking, and unable to escape the pursuit of the Han army when retreating.

"That's why the army of Chu is not enough to rely on. If the Chu army defeats the Han army, then the vassals are in danger and must rescue each other. Once Chu is strong, it will attract the attack of the army from all over the world. Therefore, Chu is incomparable. In the Han Dynasty, the situation is obvious. "Now the king is not friendly with the infallible state of Han, but entrusts himself to the endangered state of Chu. I secretly feel puzzled for the king. I don't think the army in Huainan is enough to destroy the state of Chu. As long as the king sends troops to betray the state of Chu, Xiang Yu will definitely Being restrained, as long as he is restrained for a few months, Liu Bang will be safe to seize the world.

"I asked the king to take the sword and return to Han. Liu Bang will definitely divide the land and give it to the king, not to mention Huainan, Huainan must be owned by the king! Therefore, Liu Bang solemnly sent envoys to offer immature strategies. , I hope Your Majesty will seriously consider it." Sui He's words hit Ying Bu's heart, so he secretly agreed to betray Chu Guihan, but did not dare to reveal this secret. At this time, the envoy of Chu State was also in Huainan, eagerly urging Ying Bu to send troops.Sui He went straight to the hotel where the envoy was staying, sat in the upper seat of the envoy from Chu State, and said: "The King of Jiujiang has already surrendered to Liu Bang, why should the State of Chu let him send troops?"

Ying Bu looked surprised.The envoy of Chu State stood up and wanted to leave.Sui He took the opportunity to persuade Ying Bu, saying: "The great event has been accomplished, you can kill the envoy of Chu State, and you can't let him go back. Let's get closer to Han and fight together." At this point, there is no other choice for tattooing cloth.So he killed the envoy and sent troops to attack Chu.Chu State sent Xiang Sheng and Long Qie to attack Huainan, and Xiang Yu stayed behind to attack Xiayi. Liu Bang was overjoyed when he got the news.When Longqie's main force, the Chu army, was fighting Yingbu, Liu Bang took advantage of the vacancy that the Chu army could not divide his troops, and hurried out of Yongdi to attack Feiqiu, Zhang Han's lair.