Chapter 15 In the second quarter, the battle between Xingyang and Chenggao

After Xiang Yu defeated Tian Rong, he fought back against the Han army and defeated Liu Bang in Pengcheng.Liu Bang led the defeated generals to flee westward and stationed in Xingyang (now southwest of Xingyang County, Henan Province).Xiang Yu sent troops to attack several times, but were defeated by the Han army.The two sides confronted each other in Xingyang. How to defeat Xiang Yu, a strong enemy, and win the world when the enemy is strong and we are weak?Liu Bang adopted the opinions of Zhang Liang and others, and formulated a complete set of combat plans. The main contents are as follows: First, Liu Bang personally led the main force of the Han army and used Xingyang-Chenggao (now Si (si si) Water Town, Xingyang County) Second, send Han Xin and others to lead troops across the Yellow River to wipe out the separatist forces north of the Yellow River one by one, threatening the right side of the Chu army; third, send people to persuade Jiujiang Wang Ying Bu surrendered and asked him to attack the left side of the Chu army from the south; fourth, ordered Peng Yue to carry out harassment warfare in Liangdi (now the north and south areas of Shangqiu City, Henan Province) to threaten the Chu army's rear.

Liu Bang successfully realized this battle plan. In August of the second year of King Han (205 B.C.), Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as his general and led his troops across the Yellow River. The forces that threatened Liu Bang turned around to form a threat to Xiang Yu.Liu Bang also mobilized some of Han Xin's troops to supplement them in Xingyang, strengthening the strength on the frontal battlefield. In November of the third year of King Han, Liu Bang sent Xiao He to Jiujiang, and persuaded Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, to betray Xiang Yu, surrender to Liu Bang, and send troops to attack Chu, threatening the left side of the Chu army.Xiang Yu had to allocate part of his troops to the Jiujiang battlefield, which relieved the pressure on Yi Chenggao in Xingyang.Liu Bang also added Yingbo's army to Chenggao, which strengthened the strength here.

Peng Yue's army continued to harass the Chu army's rear, and once even captured Xiapi (pi batch) near Pengcheng, the capital of Chu.Another time, 17 cities in Liangdi were captured in a row, disturbing the rear of the Chu army, forcing Xiang Yu to turn his head several times to fight back against Peng Yue. Let's talk about the frontal battlefield of Xingyang-Chenggao. According to the strength of troops, especially in the beginning stage, Xiang Yu is much larger than Liu Bang.From April of the second year of the Han Dynasty to October of the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, in more than two years, Chu and Han fought each other, and fought each other.In the process, Liu Bang gradually changed from weak to strong, his strength grew stronger and stronger, and he increasingly took the initiative in the war; more passive.Especially in October of the fourth year of King Han, in the battle of Sishui, the Han army won a big victory, and the entire Chu army of Chenggao was wiped out.The battle between Xingyang and Chenggao ended, and the struggle between Chu and Han entered a new stage.