Chapter 29 6. Send a lobbyist, Yingbu rebelled against Chu and returned to Han

In the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang lost so badly that his army of 560,000 was overwhelmed by Xiang Yu's 30,000 horses.Liu Bang felt deeply that he was not yet Xiang Yu's opponent, and this defeat dealt an unprecedented blow to Liu Bang. The princes saw that Xiang Yu was so brave, that the Chu army was still so strong, and that the Han army was really vulnerable, so they all left Liu Bang again. Liu Bang was almost beaten into a lonely family, so he had to go to Lu Zhi's brother Zhou Luhou.At that time, Lu Zhi's elder brother led troops to station in Xiayi for Liu Bang.Liu Bang gradually gathered the scattered soldiers in Xiayi, stationed in Dang County, and then led his army westward, passed through Liangdi, and arrived in Yu County.

At this time, Liu Bang was very depressed. He thought that over the years, he was always afraid of moving his head. Later, he could make great achievements with the help of sages. He planned to compete with Xiang Yu, but he did not expect to lose so badly. Even his father and wife were arrested. .Xiang Yu is really a man of God, am I really not his opponent? Liu Bang sighed and sighed, and his counselors said some comforting words such as victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, but Liu Bang still couldn't let go of it.He sighed and said: "I know that victory or defeat is a common matter in military strategists. You see, I am alone and weak, and the princes have abandoned me when they see the wind is falling. When will we turn defeat into victory?" Liu Bang has no confidence like this. From the beginning of the incident, Liu Bang has given full play to the advantages of the character of the country man. He can always comfort himself and liberate himself. He is neither afraid nor overwhelmed.Xiao He was worried, and quickly persuaded him: "I think back when you started the uprising, you started from scratch, and your territory grew from small to large. Now you can fight against Xiang Yu, and you have hundreds of thousands of troops. What is there to be afraid of? ?”

Fan Kui, who was at the side, couldn't hold back any longer when he heard some people chattering here, and said loudly, "My lord, why is he so concerned about gains and losses now? What did we have when we first started our army? At worst, we can go back to Pei County and start over!" Seeing that even Fan Kui was anxious, Liu Bang laughed all of a sudden: "Oh, even you have trained me?! It seems that I really thought wrong..." After a moment of silence, Liu Bang looked around, and then asked: "I I am willing to set aside all the land east of Hangu Pass and give it to those who can help me defeat Chu, who is willing to fight the world with me?"

The generals present did not expect Liu Bang to ask such a question, and no one answered for a while.In a showdown with Xiang Yu, not everyone has such strength. After all, Zhang Liang is the number one counselor in the world, with careful thought and unique vision. When he heard Liu Bang say this, he stepped forward and said: "Yingbo is a fierce general of Chu, but because of the uneven distribution of titles to King Xiang, there is always a gap between him and King Xiang." At the beginning, when the lord was still in Sanqin, Yingbu did not do much for King Xiang; Peng Yue was also not crowned king, and he rebelled against Chu in Liang. The lord can see that Peng Yue is no small matter. But they can firmly restrain King Xiang. These two people can be used now. Among the generals of the King of Han, only the general Han Xin can entrust important affairs and take charge of his own affairs. He has also made great contributions to you. Give the rewards to these three people, if these three people join hands to help the lord, the state of Chu will definitely be defeated!"

Zhang Liang's words made Liu Bangmao suddenly enlightened, and at the same time gave him a lot of confidence.He thought, he was not from a noble family, nor could he be said to be rich in education, let alone strong in martial arts, but it is not easy to be able to stand up to Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. In May, Liu Bang and Han Xin packed up the remnants and retreated to Xingyang and Chenggao. Taking advantage of the dangers of the Yellow River and Songshan Mountain, they established an important military town to ensure the safety of Guanzhong.At the same time, Xiao He transferred the old, weak and minors from Guanzhong to join the army, and the Han army regained its strength.Han Xin and Guan Ying led the troops to meet the Chu army's pursuers, and won a victory in Xingyang, initially stabilizing their position.Under the auspices of Zhang Liang, the Han army built tunnels, hoarded food and grass, determined to defend Xingyang and Chenggao, relying on Guanzhong, and competed with the Chu army for a long time.A situation of long-term confrontation between Chu and Han was initially formed.

The Han army was temporarily in a safe environment, and Liu Bang began to implement a plan to win over Yingbu.This time, he sent the lobbyist Sui He. Su He is a standard Confucian scholar, who usually speaks "whatever you want", a lot of reasoning, and etiquette is also very cumbersome. Liu Bang often makes fun of him, but he is not angry at all.Zhang Liang could see that Sui He was a good negotiator, reasonable, restrained, and patient. People like Ying Bu should let Sui He persuade him.So Zhang Liang recommended Sui He to Liu Bang.Liu Bang met Sui He specially, and said very sincerely: "I always make fun of you, don't mind, I will leave this matter to you. If you can persuade Yingbo to send troops against Chu, Xiang Yu will definitely attack Yingbo. Bu. As long as Xiang Yu entangles with Yingbo for a few months, I will definitely win the world. The relationship is very important!" Su He said goodbye to Hanwang and went to Yingbo's fief Huainan.

Yingbo is a fierce general who has been following Xiang Yu to conquer the world, and was later named King of Jiujiang by Xiang Yu.It was Yingbu who buried 200,000 Qin soldiers alive; Yingbu sent people to kill Yidi.Xiang Yu and Yingbo have always been very close.However, Xiang Yu ignored his illustrious military exploits when he became king, and a Jiujiang king did not satisfy him.Later, Yingbu blamed Xiang Yu in his heart, and gradually alienated him. He began to embrace his own self-respect, and did not listen to Xiang Yu's command much. Xiang Yu fought against Qi Wang Tianrong and conscripted troops to Jiujiang. Yingbo said he was sick and sent thousands of troops to deal with it; Liu Bang attacked Pengcheng, Yingbo was sick and refused to save him.Since then, there has been a gap between them.These were thoroughly researched before he left, and he wanted to use this to persuade Yingbu to return to Han.

Sui He arrived in Huainan, Yingbo's fiefdom, and even waited for three days, but Yingbo did not meet him.Sui He was very anxious, but he still said slowly to the receiving officials: "The king of Jiujiang didn't see me, isn't it because the Chu army is strong and the Han army is weak? I'm here to talk about who is weak and who is strong. He doesn't Listen to me and I won’t leave.” Then Sui He used the aggressive method again, saying: “You send a message to the King of Jiujiang, just say what I say, and I’m sure he will like it. If something doesn’t catch your ear, drag me to the Beheading on Huainan Street can also show the world that he is hostile to the King of Han and loyal to the King of Chu." Everyone in the world knew that Chu was strong and Han was weak, Yingbu thought it was strange to speak casually, so he received him.

Yingbo saw Suihe and asked with great interest: "Listen to you, the current situation is not that Chu is strong and Han is weak. I would like to hear your opinion." Analysis of the strength and weakness of Chu and Han: "Xiang Yu showed his strength by fighting fiercely. How is he now? He was fighting against the King of Han in the Xingyang area. He wanted to fight but was unable to attack. How long can he maintain his "power" by transporting food and grass from thousands of miles away?" Yingbu said: "The king of Chu is an old and weak soldier, and the king of Han can't be strong, where can he go?" Su He took the opportunity to say: "Even if this Back when he defeated the King of Han, the princes of the world will be in danger. Wouldn’t he settle old scores with you? In the end, I think the inevitable trend can only be that the princes of the world unite to deal with him. No matter how powerful Xiang Yu is, he probably can’t Resist the army of the world, right?" This was indeed on point, Yingbu thought that he had offended the king of Chu, and if the king of Chu conquered the king of Han, he might be the next one.Su He went on to say: "So I think that Xiang Yu looks powerful, but is actually very weak. The real powerful is the King of Han. Although the King of Han is rough, he doesn't care about trivial matters. He can share everything with his subordinates. If you unite with the King of Han, in the future the King of Han will I will definitely give you a large piece of land, so why do you rely on Xiang Yu to see his face?"

These words moved Yingbo's heart, but he didn't have any special expression on his face, he just said lightly: "Okay, then go back and tell the king of Han, we can hide it from King Xiang..." Sui He heard Yingbo His tone has loosened, but it still means perfunctory. If he doesn't publicly betray King Xiang, the matter is still not safe. At this time, someone came to report that the envoys of the Chu army had arrived in Huainan, and Yingbu immediately ordered people to welcome them to the building, and then went to see him.Sui He made a plan, followed Yingbo to the building, and quietly stayed outside.When the envoys of the Chu army saw Yingbo, they were very arrogant. They severely reprimanded Yingbo and urged him to send troops to attack the Han army.Of course Yingbo would not listen to a small envoy's scolding and drink tea casually.Sui He strode into the room, then sat down in a grandiose manner, and said to the envoy of the Chu army: "The King of Jiujiang has already surrendered to the King of Han, so why send troops?" Know what to say.The envoy of the Chu Army looked at Sui He and Ying Bu, stood up hurriedly, and ran away.Sui He shouted at Yingbo: "The matter has been leaked, why keep him?" Yingbo had no choice but to kill the envoy of the Chu army and publicly betrayed Xiang Yu.

Do not disgrace the mission at any time. Yingbo betrayed Xiang Yu, and the Chu army's flanks suddenly fell into a critical state. Xiang Yu hurriedly sent Longqie to attack Yingbo.Yingbo didn't win, so he followed He Chao's path and surrendered to Liu Bang. After Liu Bang's Pengcheng war, he managed bleakly, established a prince, amnesty the prisoners, and poured water into the abandoned hill city. Zhang Han was forced to commit suicide, and Liu Bang was able to establish a solid rear base.Then the stragglers were slowly collected, and they were frequently dispatched with various generals and Guanzhong troops to harass and attack Xiang Yu's vanguard troops, cutting their edge.Yingbu returned, and the Han army was supplemented with troops. The critical situation was relieved at once, and a long-term confrontation with the Chu army began on the front line of Xingyang. Being able to get rid of the shadow quickly after a failure, find out the reason and formulate a coping strategy is the quality that a successful person should possess.After Liu Bang's defeat in Pengcheng, he adjusted his state in time, grasped the situation at the time, and used lobbyists skillfully to increase Yingbo's weight of victory for himself.However, Xiang Yu suffered from the consequences of unfair entrustment, coupled with narrow-mindedness, and took the initiative to push Yingbo to Liu Bang.The return of Yingbu to Han affected the subsequent Chu-Han situation to a certain extent and laid the foundation for Liu Bang's final victory.