Chapter 32 I am the most powerful

In order to mobilize Han Xin to participate in the Battle of Gaixia, Liu Bang once again sealed a large area of ​​land to Han Xin against his will, making him come to fight to the death willingly.However, as soon as Xiang Yu died, Liu Bang immediately showed Han Xin's color.It's just because Han Xinli has unrivaled achievements, if you act too hastily and beat him to death with a stick, you are afraid that the world will disapprove and you will lose people's hearts.So the first step is to deprive him of his military power and change him to the king of Chu.Later, taking advantage of Han Xin's weakness of arrogance and inability to deal with interpersonal relationships, someone accused him of "wanting to rebel" as an excuse, "using Chen Pingmou" to arrest him in Yunmeng, take him back to Luoyang, and kill him to the fullest. He was demoted to Marquis of Huaiyin.From then on, Han Xin's resentment could not be dispelled, and his interpersonal relationship became more tense. "Shame and Jiang, Guan and so on", he has made too many enemies, and the surrounding environment is becoming more and more unfavorable to him.In the end, losing his mind, supporting Chen Xi's rebellion, and causing death is also what he deserved.Before dying, Han Xin let out a long sigh: "I regret not using Kuai Tong's plan!" By the time he realized it, it was too late.

What does Han Xin mean by this?Did he lament that he was not decisive enough to take a bold gamble at the time, or did he deliberately show that he had a chance but was not wronged?Didn't Han Xin know that saying this would bring disaster to Kuai Tong? Liu Bang wiped out Chen Xi's rebel army, and his troops returned to the court. He was half worried and half happy about Han Xin's death. The worry was that he would lose a powerful arm; , the good bow is hidden", Lu Hou's move just happened to get rid of his worry.He heard that Han Xin had mentioned Kuai Tong before his death, so he immediately sent someone to arrest Kuai Tong and boil him.

"You instigated Han Xin to rebel?" Liu Bang teased with confidence. "Yes, I said that three parts of the world." Kuai Tong seemed to be teasing. "Don't you know that rebellion is to destroy the nine clans?" Liu Bang didn't want to cover up his fierce appearance, he was about to explode. "At that time, you were not the emperor, so how could it be considered rebellion if you didn't listen to you? During the reign of Emperor Qin Shihuang and the overlord of Chu, everyone refused to obey you. Can you kill all the people in the world for the crime of rebellion?" In his provocative tone and eyesight, Kuai Tong planned to spread his reputation for thousands of years through the death penalty.

Liu Bang was intimidated, as the saying goes, "People are not afraid of death, so why are they afraid of death."He wanted to buy Kuai Tong and promise him an official position.Kuai Tong flatly rejected the appointment and returned to Jixia to set up a school. In addition to admiration, people have a little regret, since the emperor has given up the past and gave you a chance, why don't you know how to praise him?Only the pillars can be used as pillars, as beams, and even purlins, although a little wronged.If you are going to use it to make chopsticks or matchsticks, then it would rather be idle there, it will not "condescend".Kuai Tong refused to be an official of Liu Bang, firstly because Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping had already had preconceived ideas, and secondly because his strategy and courage had been proven, so of course he would not just settle for it.Idle is really a helpless choice.That's another story.

When Han Xin was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle over whether to follow Kuai Tong's suggestion, Liu Bang was not idle. He sent people to urge Han Xin to attack the Chu army, and at the same time sent envoys to the tattoo cloth with seal ribbons to seal him. As the king of Huainan, he was ordered to go to Jiujiang to cut off the retreat of the Chu army.However, Peng Yue kept making small moves at this time. He continued to commit murder, arson, burning, killing, and robbery in the belly of the Chu army, which made the Chu army's food and grass urgent.How wise Zhang Liang's three-step plan was at the beginning. At the critical moment, the three people he mentioned, Han Xin, Ying Bu, and Peng Yue, all played an inestimable role.

Liu Bang not only actively contacted the kings to help.What's more, a good thing happened, a raccoon cavalry of more than 3,000 people came.The arrival of this cavalry is entirely due to Chen Ping. The leader of this group of raccoon cavalry is a Han named Guo Yi.Guo Yi and Chen Ping are from the same village, and they are good friends since childhood.After growing up, Guo Yi followed his father to Luoyang to start a silk business. At that time, the raccoon people in the north traded BMWs and silverware for silk products. son in law.The following things are very simple. After the death of the king of the county, he took the place of the king of the county.

It just so happened that when Guo Yi went home to visit his mother this year, he heard that Chen Ping was very popular in Liu Bang's army, so he came to have a look.Under Chen Pingxiao's reasoning and emotion, Guo Yi finally decided to lead thousands of cavalry to support him. Sure enough, the appearance of thousands of his heroic and tall cavalry surprised Liu Bang and played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army.Unlike Liu Bang who took reassurance, Xiang Yu at this time not only did not have reassurance, but even eating rice became a luxury.Peng Yue led troops to garrison in Liang, attacked and harassed the Chu army from time to time, and cut off the food supply of the Chu army.Han Xin and Ying Bu joined forces to besiege the Chu army. The Han army was full of energy and food and grass, and Xiang Yu ran out of ammunition and food, and his soldiers and horses were exhausted.

But just when Xiang Yu was on the verge of collapse, Hou Gong, Liu Bang's envoy, arrived in Xiang Yu's camp.It turned out that Liu Bang had sent Lu Jia to Xiang Yu's camp to negotiate peace earlier.Long Qi's death was hitting him at the time, and he was sending someone to do Han Xin's work, so he sent Lu Jia away before he could open his mouth. But now and then, Han Xin insisted on refusing to surrender to him. At this time, the food and grass were exhausted, and the soldiers' morale was scattered. It is undoubtedly the best way to negotiate a peace.Seeing Duke Hou, although Xiang Yu was a little excited inside, he pretended to be calm on the surface. He said to Duke Hou calmly, "What did Liu Bang send you here for?"

"Negotiate peace." To Xiang Yu's knowing question, Hou Gong answered straightforwardly.He said: "The past few years of the conflict between Chu and Han have made people miserable, and the people are in dire straits, and both sides are exhausted, to the point of lack of clothing and food, it is better to negotiate a peace." "Is there any condition for Liu Bang to negotiate a peace?" Xiang Yu knew that his situation was far behind Liu Bang at this time, so he asked this question. "My king just wants to draw a line with you. From then on, each side will guard one side and never invade each other." Hou Gong answered concisely.

"Just this one condition?" Xiang Yu asked back. "Yes, there is an additional condition. I ask the king to release the Grand Duke and Empress Lu..." As soon as this additional condition was raised, Xiang Yu was very angry, and the consequences were serious. Fortunately, Hou Gong immediately persuaded Xiang Yu.He said: "Your Majesty released the Grand Duke and Empress Lu. Not only will Liu Bang be grateful to you, but everyone in the world will think that you are the king of benevolence, righteousness and filial piety. Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Who else will be your opponent in this world in the future." Xiang Yu was very helpful in his heart, he had always been soft rather than hard, and he was a little overjoyed after hearing these good words. In addition, the situation at that time was really not good for him, so Xiang Yu agreed to the request for a peace negotiation.

They agreed to divide the sphere of influence with the boundary (that is, Guangwu Jian) ​​as the boundary.The area west of the Honggou was assigned to Han, and the area east of the Honggou was assigned to Chu.After the agreement was signed, Xiang Yu saw that everything was settled, and it seemed to be surprisingly smooth, so he immediately released Liu Taigong and Empress Lu as agreed, and the officers and soldiers of the Han army shouted long live.Xiang Yu led his troops back east, and Liu Bang also planned to lead his troops back to Guanzhong.