Chapter 25 2. Darken Chen Cang, Han Xin made a move to startle the world

When Liu Bang's army arrived in Hanzhong, Liu Bang worshiped Han Xin as a general under Xiao He's strong recommendation. This was a big event for Liu Bang's army, but Liu Bang didn't really realize Han Xin's talent. Liu Bang wanted to talk to Han Xin about the situation in the world and have a look.So Liu Bang came to Han Xin and asked him: "Prime Minister Xiao has praised the general many times, what strategy does the general use to teach me?" Han Xin first smiled slightly, condescended for a while, and then said: "The king of Han wants to fight for the world in the east. The enemy is King Xiang." Liu Bang nodded in agreement, but said in his heart: "The ordinary people know that Xiang Yu dominates the world, how can you say it?" Han Xin didn't mind Liu Bang's expression, and then said: "In the case of being brave and strong In terms of benevolence, benevolence, and military strength, compared with King Xiang, who does the King of Han think he is stronger?" Liu Bang was silent for a moment, and replied truthfully: "Not as good as King Xiang." Han Xin said frankly: "But I think King Xiang is not as good as you. "

Liu Bang was surprised by this, and then Han Xin counted Xiang Yu's characteristics to Liu Bang and analyzed them one by one: King Xiang was very majestic. When he was angry, he roared like a beast, and the whole army was frightened. But he couldn't let go of the talented general he appointed. This is not the demeanor of a general, but the courage of a man. King Xiang doesn't talk much at ordinary times, but he treats people with gentle words, respect and kindness, and he can also share his own food with soldiers; Weighing it over and over again in his hands, he is reluctant to give it to others even after grinding away the edges and corners. This is just a woman's heart.

Although King Xiang dominated the world and made the princes submit to him, he was short-sighted and gave up the favorable terrain in Guanzhong to build his capital in Pengcheng. The places where King Xiang's army passed were rampant, and the people could not live a good life. Most people in the world were resentful, but they were forced to obey. He had already lost the hearts of the people... This analysis convinced Liu Bang. He complained all day long, but he didn't seriously analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the two.Han Xin's words immediately swept away the dark clouds in Liu Bang's heart, and gave birth to the feeling of hating to meet Han Xin.Liu Bang then asked: "What do you think the general should do now?"

Han Xin replied categorically: "Do the opposite." Then Han Xin confidently explained his plan of "making a decision to go east": "Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi were all generals of the Qin Dynasty. His sons fought for several years, and countless were killed and fled, and they coaxed his subordinates to surrender to the princes. In Xin'an, King Xiang buried more than 200,000 surrendered Qin troops alive. The fathers and brothers of Qin hated these three people Relying on his power, Xiang Yu forcibly appointed these three people as kings, and no one in the Qin Dynasty loved them. However, when the King of Han entered Guanzhong, Qiu did not commit any crimes, abolished the cruel and inhuman decrees of the Qin Dynasty, and made three chapters with the people of Qin. The people all hope that you can be king in Qin. According to the agreement of the princes, you should be king in Guanzhong. The people in Guanzhong also know this agreement. You lost the title you deserved and went to Hanzhong. Resentment. Most of your officers and soldiers are from the east of Xiaoshan Mountain. They tiptoe to the east day and night, looking forward to returning to their hometown. Taking advantage of this longing mood, you can definitely do great things. Otherwise, when the world is peaceful, people will live and work in peace and contentment Then, there will be no more chances to compete for the world.”

Liu Bang gratefully said to Xiao He: "You help me recover Han Xin, and I will remember you for your great contribution! Han Xin can help me today, is it not easy to pacify Sanqin?" Then he asked Han Xin respectfully: "How does the general think we can attack? Where's Zhang Han?" Han Xin replied: "I'm going to build the plank road in the open, and keep the old warehouse in the dark." After hearing this, Liu Bang's mood suddenly brightened, his spirits were greatly lifted, and he praised him a lot, so he ordered a banquet to be held, and he and Han Xin and Xiao He ate and talked. Under the strategic measures.

This is the very famous "Hanzhong strategy" in history. The "Hanzhong Strategy" is not only Liu Bang's program to seize the world, but also the cornerstone of Liu Bang's establishment of the empire. Besides, when Xiang Yu left for Pengcheng, he issued a secret order to Zhang Han who stayed in Xianyang: closely monitor Liu Bang's movements, and if he finds any abnormal behavior, he will immediately launch a crusade.At that time, the fiefdom of King Yong Zhanghan was in the west of Xianyang, and the capital of the country was in Abandoned Hill, which was the first blockade line for Liu Bang's eastward advance.Zhang Han felt that Liu Bang burned the plank road when he left, and it was not so easy to kill him back. King Xiang was a little nervous.

Chen Cang was originally the official warehouse where the Qin Dynasty collected grain. If Liu Bang had to pass through here, Zhang Han sent troops to guard it. However, considering that the plank road was burned and had not been rebuilt, it was impassable, so he didn't take it to heart and only set up a simple outpost. . One day, a spy came to report that hundreds of Han soldiers were repairing the plank road.Zhang Han said with a smile: "The mountain is high and the road is dangerous, and the plank road is so long. It is easy to burn it down, but it is difficult to build it. There are only a few hundred people, what can it do? Liu Bang wanted to go east, so why did he burn the plank road at that time? He is really stupid." It’s good enough, let’s see when he will be able to build the plank road.” Zhang Han despised Liu Bang in his heart, and didn’t take the matter of building the plank road to heart at all.

He never expected that when he secretly laughed at Liu Bang, Liu Bang was implementing his plan in an orderly manner. Under the cover of hundreds of Han soldiers building the plank road, the Han army set off quietly. In August, Han Xin led his army from Nanzheng, and went straight to Chencang along the secret ancient road in the Qinling Mountains in batches.Chencang's defenders all followed Xiang Yu to conquer the world. Now that the princes are divided, they feel that the world is peaceful and Chencang is also a paradise, so they drink, drink, gamble and pass the time all day long.When Han Xin led the army to emerge miraculously, they fell into panic all of a sudden, and then rushed to fight.Han Xin had been dormant for a long time, and at this time he finally had the opportunity to make a contribution. He was so brave that the Han army, who had been in Hanzhong for a period of time, was like a tiger out of its cage, and went straight to the Chencang defenders.The defenders had no power to resist, and were dispersed by the Han army without holding on for long, and Chen Cang was easily taken by Han Xin.

In mid-August, Zhang Han was drinking tea leisurely, when suddenly an urgent report came, saying that the Han army had arrived at Chencang.Zhang Han yelled at the person who came to report: "Nonsense, what a hell! The plank road hasn't been repaired yet. Where did the Han army come from? Can they fly high?" Everyone around Zhang Han felt that the information was inaccurate, and persuaded him: "Send someone to find out again." Before the sent people came back, some deserters from Chencang fled to Feiqiu, reporting that Liu Bang's army had captured Chencang and killed the guard.Zhang Han panicked all of a sudden, and said: "King Xiang ordered me to watch Liu Bang, but now that the Han army has attacked Chen Cang under my nose, how can I explain to King Xiang?" , how did you get there?Is there another trail to Chencang?Zhang Han didn't have time to find the answer, so he immediately led tens of thousands of troops and went straight to Chencang.

As soon as Zhang Han arrived at Chencang, he felt that something was wrong. The morale of the Han army was really high and they were very powerful.Han Xin had already mobilized before the war: "Taking Chen Cang and destroying Zhang Han, we can go home and reunite with our parents, wives and children..." This sentence was very powerful. At that time, these soldiers were unwilling Going to Hanzhong with Liu Bang, and seeing Liu Bang burning down the plank road, I felt that there was no hope of going home. It was not pleasing to see Liu Bang, but Liu Bang ordered to hide Chen Cang again. Kill the enemy!

I saw the bravery of the Han army, one against ten, all of Zhang Han's tens of thousands of troops were scattered, all crying for their father and mother, and running away with their heads in their arms.Zhang Han was defeated, and immediately led the remnants of the defeated generals to flee.Fleeing to Haoquan, Zhang Han sealed the city behind closed doors.With a big wave of Han Xin's hand, the Han army chased after him. They went to the bottom of the city, dug tunnels, set up ladders, and quickly attacked the city wall.Zhang Han was overwhelmed again, flattered his horse and fled again, and fled back to the capital of the country, Feiqiu.Unexpectedly, Zhang Han, the famous general of the Qin Dynasty, was beaten so embarrassingly by Han Xin. Han Xin's shots were extraordinary, and no one dared to underestimate him since then. Soon, word spread among the princes: Liu Bang has won a strong general! "Building the plank road in the open, keeping the warehouse in the dark", launching an attack in an unexpected place for the enemy, Han Xin won the first battle, which is of strategic significance: First, Liu Bang obtained a stable and reliable rear base, which continued until the Battle of Gaixia. Supporting the main force of the Han army; the second is to inspire the fighting spirit of the Han army and strengthen Liu Bang's determination to defeat Xiang Yu.Han Xin became famous all over the world in this battle and became another dazzling figure on the historical stage of the end of Qin Dynasty.