Chapter 27 4. Borrowing a knife to kill people, the king of Han broke Pengcheng in one fell swoop

In the third year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), in March of Yangchun, the weather was very good, and Liu Bang was in a very good mood.From the desolate Hanzhong to Guanzhong, Liu Bang fought all the way, but he didn't fight Xiang Yu head-on. With the help of Han Xin, the resistance Liu Bang encountered was almost vulnerable.Liu Bang has been wronged under the banner of the Xiang family for so long, and he has long been tired of seeing Xiang Yu's face, and the next step is bound to usher in a big battle with Xiang Yu. After the initial victory, Liu Bang's second strategy started.Full of confidence and high morale, Liu Bang led his army across the Yellow River from Linjin to attack the State of Yin, captured the King of Yin, and collected the land of Yin into Liu Bang's pocket.After that, Liu Bang made persistent efforts and led his army to cross Pingyinjin to the south and reach Luoyang.

After arriving in Luoyang, Liu Bang heard various rumors one after another. Some said that Emperor Yi was dead, and some said that Emperor Yi had disappeared for no reason... Liu Bang thought to himself: This feather would not do such a stupid thing, even if Emperor Yi is dead. No matter how much he gets in the way, he can't be killed. This is shooting himself in the foot.Based on Liu Bang's understanding of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu would not do such a stupid thing.But Liu Bang didn't know that Xiang Yu was eager to dominate the world, and he couldn't care about so much, so he did such a stupid thing.

Within a few days, the people Liu Bang sent out to inquire came back and confirmed the news one after another: Emperor Yi was indeed killed by Xiang Yu! Liu Bang, who grew up in the war, immediately realized the great value of this information.God help me too!Liu Bang decided what to do with little consultation with his brain trust. On this day, mournful cries suddenly came from Liu Bang's tent. Xiao He, Cao Shen and others were shocked when they got the report, and hurried to Liu Bang's place.I saw Liu Bang bared his left arm and was crying with snot and tears.Everyone, you look at me and I look at you, but you don't know what's going on.At this time, Liu Bang cried and said: "Emperor Yi, you died so unjustly..." Only then did everyone understand why Liu Bang was crying, and the stone in his heart fell.Everyone stepped forward to persuade: "My lord, my condolences..." After Liu Bang finally finished crying, he wiped his nose and tears, and then ordered a grand funeral ceremony for Emperor Yi.Liu Bang cried so loudly that many Han soldiers heard it, and they all privately praised the King of Han for "really loyal, filial, benevolent and loving".

While the funeral ceremony was held, Liu Bang also ordered someone to write a notice and sent envoys to deliver it to the princes.The notice said: "The emperor of Yi was established in the world, and he was regarded as the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Now Xiang Yu exiled Emperor Yi and killed him in the south of the Yangtze River. Sending Emperor Yi off for a ride. Next, I plan to lead all the soldiers in Guanzhong, gather the soldiers and horses of Henan, Hedong, and Hanoi counties, and go south along the Yangtze River and Han River. I hope that the princes from all walks of life will join me in crusade against Chu Those who kill Emperor Yi will avenge Emperor Yi!"

The drunken man's intention is not to drink.This funeral announcement is of course Liu Bang's carefully planned attack on Chu.How many people in the world are dissatisfied with Xiang Yu?The number is countless, killing captives, harassing the people, making the king unfair...Xiang Yu did offend many people, but everyone dared not speak out, and there was no reason for it. At this time, Liu Bang raised his arms and shouted, who Not taking this opportunity?In this essay, Xiang Yu became a public enemy of the world, and Liu Bang took the moral initiative, doing justice for the sky, and became famous as a teacher.Liu Bang cleverly used the name of "discussing rebellion" to put on a reasonable cloak for his eastward expansion and competition for the world, and the anti-Chu forces immediately united.

At this time, Peng Yue of Qi State was playing "guerrilla warfare" with Xiang Yu, instead of confronting him head-on, he harassed Xiang Yu in small ways.Xiang Yu was so annoyed that once he won a battle, he killed some people to vent his anger, and the common people didn't like him at all.Xiang Yu couldn't solve the problem of Qi State for a long time, and Pengcheng, the capital of the country, was empty. Seeing this perfect opportunity, Liu Bang divided his troops into three groups. He personally led the central army to go straight to Pengcheng. The armies of other vassal states continued to join, and the Han army continued to grow on the way. people.At this time, Liu Bang felt that it was a bit difficult to lead the troops. This army came from different vassal states.In order to better command this mob, Liu Bang kept saying: "Pengcheng is ahead, and there are piles of gold and silver..." The generals below felt that Liu Bang's words had hidden meanings. Got hands and feet?With all kinds of thoughts and speculations, soldiers and horses from all walks of life bravely killed the enemy, hoping to reach Pengcheng as soon as possible.Liu Bang's attacking Chu army surrounded Pengcheng very smoothly.

Pengcheng fell. This is Xiang Yu's lair, I actually hit Xiang Yu's lair?Liu Bang's mood at this time is no less than the excitement and excitement when he entered Xianyang City back then.The teacher who never forgets the future, Liu Bang said silently: "This time, I can't take advantage of Xiang Yu anymore. I must get back what belongs to me!" Xiao He originally planned to tell Liu Bang to guard against Xiang Yu's return, but thinking of Liu Bang's grievances in Xianyang, he felt that it might not be too good for him to say it again, let's indulge once, if Liu Bang is made useless this time, Liu Bang will really be angry up.Xiao He didn't say anything, neither did others. "I can never wrong myself again this time..." Liu Bang thought to himself.

After occupying Pengcheng, the soldiers of the Han army began to plunder like wild horses that had run wild.The Han army has always been strictly disciplined, and this is the first time that they let go of their hands and feet.The rare jewels and beauties in King Xiang's palace were all distributed by the generals themselves.In order to celebrate the victory, Liu Bang set up a water banquet and drank day and night.I saw that Pengcheng was brightly lit and noisy with people, squandering all the property Xiang Yu had accumulated in the past few years. Only then did Liu Bang feel a little better, and thought bitterly: Now I finally let out a bad breath!

The Battle of Pengcheng can be said to be Liu Bang's stain. He has known how to win people's hearts for so many years, so why was he dazzled by this small victory?It is also difficult for Liu Bang to avoid this fatal weakness. In addition, Liu Bang has lived too tired these years, which is easy to understand. Xiang Yu, who was pinned down by the Qi State, heard that his lair had been seriously harmed by Liu Bang, so of course he would not let it go, quickly deployed, and killed him back, but Liu Bang was still intoxicated by this hard-won victory, but he didn't know that Pengcheng was about to attack again. Changed hands.

Liu Bang declared war on Xiang Yu with the signboard of "challenging rebellion", which put Xiang Yu in a disadvantageous position politically against the public enemy of the world, and made him fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness; It is the political capital of the leaders of the world.However, the victory in the First Battle of Pengcheng also caused Liu Bang, who was on the rise, to fall into a short-lived state of satisfaction, which was very dangerous for him.