Chapter 40 9. The old general loves to be cute

During the Battle of Ji County, Huan Jue, a veteran general of the Warring States period, faced his peer Liu Bang, and perhaps he thought in his heart that this fifty-year-old man in front of him might not be as powerful as Li Mu, the famous general of Zhao State twenty-nine years ago.If you have the ability, don't you use it early?You're already fifty years old, why bother? But as soon as they fought, Huan Jue understood, no wonder Liu Bang had to be quiet for 29 years before making a move, he had to kill his only nemesis, Qin Shihuang. In the Battle of Ji County, Cao Can, Fan Kui, and Zhou Bo fought extremely fiercely, and easily broke through the formation of Ji County's army.At that time, the old general Huanjuan sighed, turned around and left.Instead of entering Nanyang, he fled directly into Wancheng, closed the city gate tightly, and closed himself up.

Liu Bang chased after him aggressively, besieged Wancheng, and began to attack.When the fight started, Liu Bang realized that it was no wonder that the old man Huanju wanted to flee to Wancheng.This city has been painstakingly managed by Huan Jue for twenty-nine years. As early as the Warring States period, he guarded the city and repaired Wancheng to such an impenetrable level that it could not be defeated at all. Once encountering a battle that you don't understand, someone must make a battle report—in Wancheng, in front of this city that cannot be defeated at all, Fan Kuai's military merits report stated that he was the first to ascend the city, beheaded eight ranks, and captured forty-four people.He was bestowed with the title of Xian Chengjun.

Xian Chengjun is an extremely elegant title, which is obviously not so compatible with the eighth level of beheading, which shows that Liu Bang is discouraged.Forget it, according to the old rules, any city that cannot be conquered should be given up and not fought, and go to an empty city that is not guarded by Qin soldiers, and the victory is guaranteed. So Liu Bang ordered the army to set off, left Wancheng alone, and continued to advance towards Xianyang.The army had already set off, but Zhang Liang suddenly stopped in front of Liu Bang's horse and said, "No, Wancheng must be fought. I understand your anxiety to advance to Xianyang, but at this time the Qin army is still powerful, and then Going forward, you will definitely meet more Qin troops. If you don’t conquer Wancheng now, when the old guy Huan Jue suddenly rushes out of the city and attacks on both sides with the Qin troops blocking the way, you will die. "

Liu Bang was cruel, and said: "Yes, you are so right, but Wancheng really can't be defeated, otherwise...or let's just scare the old monster Huanju to death!" So Liu Bang ordered all the troops to put away their flags, march quietly and hurriedly, and rushed to the foot of Wancheng by taking the trail before dawn. Suddenly, the flag was raised, and Wancheng was besieged—three circles around Wancheng. Veteran General Huan Jue thought that Liu Bang had already left, but just breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly found that Liu Bang had returned, and he came quietly and fiercely, and it was obvious that he would not stop until Wancheng was captured.According to history books, Huan Juan was desperate at that time and wanted to commit suicide.

After all, Huan Jue was someone who had seen great battles. How could he be so weak and commit suicide when he faced the famous general Li Mu several times? This is because there will be changes in the future.According to relevant historical materials, when Huanju was about to commit suicide, Chen Hui, his doorman, said: "Don't worry, it's not the last moment. It's not too late to commit suicide after I go to talk to Liu Bang." So this Chen Huisuo went down the city wall, came to see Liu Bang, and said: "I heard that I have an agreement with King Huai of Chu. The first to enter the pass will be the king. The current situation is like this. It is like a big county government. There are dozens of cities adjacent to this. The population is large and the food is sufficient. The reason why the soldiers and civilians do not surrender is because everyone believes that after surrendering, they will be slaughtered and there is only one dead end, so everyone is desperately defending. If you stare at If Wancheng is not let go, if you stay here for a long time to attack the city, there will be many casualties. If you are unable to attack for a long time and are forced to withdraw, the soldiers and civilians of Wancheng will definitely go out of the city to hunt down and kill them endlessly. In this way, not only the plan of entering Xianyang first It will fail, and it will be attacked by the powerful Wan army. I think for the sake of my step, it is best to reach a consensus, set a condition, and allow the soldiers and civilians of Wancheng to surrender. Then make the Nanyang governor a marquis, or let him stay in Nanyang. As soon as you come, you can take the soldiers from Wancheng and march into Xianyang with you. Those cities that have not yet surrendered will definitely open their city gates when they hear the news, and welcome you in. Then you can stop fighting And victorious, the soldiers are not bloody, the road is smooth, and the passage is unimpeded."

Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately agreed to Chen Hui's request.So Huan Juan, the governor of Nanyang County, formally surrendered to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang made him Marquis of Yin.For this reason, Chen Hui was granted the title of Thousand Households in Shiyi, which means that he can receive the taxes of a thousand families. At this time, we understood that Huanjuan's so-called suicide was just the old man's cuteness, and his purpose was to play the sad card. Not only did he want Liu Bang to let him go, but he also wanted to get a title from Liu Bang.It turned out that this old general from the Warring States period was actually a cunning old man, and he couldn't see the battle.It's no wonder that during the Warring States Period, he was beaten by Li Mu and wiped out his entire army.

A person like Huan Jue, under the hands of Qin Shihuang, was able to destroy the Six Kingdoms, which shows how hopeless the Six Kingdoms were at that time.As the saying goes, those who destroy the six are the six countries, not Qin.Qin Shihuang was able to destroy the six kingdoms, the victory on the military battlefield was only one aspect, and the main battlefield was still the power struggle among various countries.For example, Li Mu, the general of Zhao State back then, had no one in Qin State to be his opponent, but Qin Shihuang sent people to make countermeasures and instigated King Zhao to kill Li Mu and self-destruct the Great Wall, which eventually led to the demise of Zhao State.

After Qin State wiped out all the vassal states, it was finally his turn now.The old general Huan Jue saw this clearly, so he refused to be buried for the Great Qin Empire. From now on, he officially jumped on the new boat of Liu Bang. Wancheng's method of handling it is called Yuejiang Fengshou.It means that the local government admits to surrender, but the leadership team does not move, and they have to be knighted and make a wish.The condition is to become Liu Bang's rear from now on and provide logistical support for Liu Bang's march into Xianyang.Liu Bang made a lot of money from this deal. After Huanjuan surrendered, all the cities in the west of the county opened their gates to welcome Liu Bang's army.

So Liu Bang continued to advance and arrived at Danshui, where troubles arose again.But this trouble is not Liu Bang's trouble, but the trouble recorded in history books. In "Historical Records Gaozu Benji", Liu Bang's next itinerary is described, saying: "To Danshui, the tombs of Gaowu Houji and Xianghou descended to Xiling." It is said here that Liu Bang continued to march to Danshui, Gao Wuhou Ji, and the mausoleum of Xianghou Wang all ran to defect.The Wang Ling mentioned here is the boss of Qianpei County in the early years. When Liu Bang was young, he was a little brother under the boss Wang Ling.Now that the boss is here, calling the former little brother the boss is a very happy thing in the world.

But wait a minute, the same "Historical Records" overturned this statement again while people were not paying attention: The king's mausoleum, Gupei people, was a county tyrant at the beginning, and his elder brother served the mausoleum when the ancestor was Wei.Ling Shaowen is self-willed and outspoken.And Gao Zu started from Pei and entered Xianyang, and the mausoleum also gathered thousands of people from the party, living in Nanyang, and refused to follow Pei Gong. This section of record comes from "Historical Records The Twenty-Sixth Family of Prime Minister Chen", which says that the big man Wang Ling did not buy Liu Bang's account-"Living in Nanyang, he refused to follow Pei Gong".

So this big guy, Wang Ling, will he buy Liu Bang's account? He buys it, and he doesn't buy it, between buying and not buying.