Chapter 12 Section ten

Zhang Han's army of 150,000 came to Chencang, and Han Xin greeted him with an army of 100,000. After a battle, Zhang Han was defeated and retreated to Haoquan.Fight again, lose again, and retreat to the abandoned hill. Zhang Han's army took a step back, and the king of Han advanced.The king of Han and his small court moved out of Hanzhong smoothly and returned to Guanzhong according to Han Xin's plan. The king of Han thought it was like a dream. Under the blows of Han Xin's torrential rain after another, Yong Wang Zhanghan, the most powerful of the Three Qin Kings, shrunk his territory further and further. In the end, there was only a ruined capital, like an iron barrel surrounded by the Han army.Sima Xin, king of Sai, and Dong Yi, king of Zhai, surrendered.

Han Wangle lost his head.In March of the following year, when they heard that Xiang Yu had sent someone to kill Emperor Yi in Jiangnan, they thought it was an excellent excuse to attack Xiang Yu.Can't wait for everything in Guanzhong, so in the name of "revenge for Emperor Yi", he united with various princes to launch an attack on Pengcheng, Xiang Yu's fundamental place. The elite soldiers of Hanzhong were taken away by the King of Han, which made it more difficult to attack Feiqiu.But this is not a problem for Han Xin.After carefully observing the terrain, when the rainy season came, he decided to divert the river to flood the city of Abandoned Hill, forcing the defenders of Abandoned Hill to surrender.Zhang Han, the last staunch enemy in Guanzhong, committed suicide.

Everything in Guanzhong was pacified, and there was joy everywhere. Xiao He was busily busy: posting notices for the safety of the people, amnesty for sinners, giving all the gardens and gardens from the past of the Qin Dynasty to the common people for farming, except for the Qin Sheji, establishing the Han Sheji... After the ceremony, all officials dispersed.Xiao He stopped Han Xin. Han Dao: "What's the matter? Prime Minister?" Xiao He said: "Come with me. There is something I want you to look at. The King of Han, Mr. Zifang and I haven't figured it out until now. You are very smart, maybe you can see something.

Xiao He took Han Xin to a secret room. Han Xin noticed that it took three keys to open the door of the secret room. "The height is one foot two feet eight inches, and the length and width are five feet three inches." Xiao He said: "I can't think of any symbolic meaning of this size. I can't think of any use for it. Han Xin walked around the object, and saw a square doorway at the bottom of one side. Xiao He said: "I suspect this is a fire door. You can start a fire from here to burn the charcoal inside. But what is the use of burning it? It's so high, so it might not be possible to put any food utensils on it? Zhang Zifang asked us to light a fire and try it out. He didn’t see any tricks either. But he thought it must be something not simple, and told us to keep it safe.”

Han Dao said: "Why must it not be a simple thing?" He stretched out his hand, gently stroking the smooth and cold wall above the fire door, stroking upwards little by little. One foot, two feet... Xiao He said: "It is hidden in an underground secret room under the couch of the First Emperor, and is guarded by a powerful mechanism and dark crossbow. It took 127 people to die to get it. Digging a hole under the bed is the worst crime. The taboo thing is considered to be "digging one's own grave" in geomancy (the general name of heaven and earth, that is, the academic of feng shui). Qin Shihuang has always been suspicious, but because of it, he even ignored such a big taboo. It can be seen that he will never It will be something simple."

... Five feet, six feet, there is indeed a thin crack.Han Xin's hand didn't stop, and continued to touch it as if nothing had happened. Xiao He said: "General Han, what do you think it will be?" Han Xin put his hand down, looked at it silently for a while, shook his head, and said, "I don't know." Xiao He showed disappointment on his face, and said, "Even you don't know, no one will know about the karma." Han Dao said, "Maybe it's a symbol of power. Prime Minister, look at it, it's square on the outside and round on the inside, doesn't it look a bit like an enlarged jade cong?"

The disappointment on Xiao He's face deepened, and he said, "If that's the case, it's not worth it. Ovary has never missed it, and this time he may have made a wrong judgment." The situation in Guanzhong is very good, but the King of Han's side is playing very badly. The king of Han led a total of 560,000 troops from the five princes to fight against Xiang Yu's three troops who had come from afar, and they were defeated in a complete mess.The battle of Sui Shui was unspeakably tragic.The corpses of the soldiers of the Han army blocked the huge Sui River so that it could not flow.Han Wang finally escaped by chance, but he also escaped in a panic.Along the way, he pushed his son and daughter out of the carriage several times, in order to reduce the weight and escape quickly. Xia Houying carried the child into the carriage several times, and the King of Han was so angry that he almost killed Xia Houying.

In order to clean up the mess for the King of Han, Han Xin took his newly reorganized Guanzhong army to Xingyang, joined forces with the remnants of the King of Han, defeated the Chu army between Beijing and Suo, and finally stopped the Chu army's westward offensive. But the impact of the Sui Shui fiasco was too bad.Many princes who had formed or were about to form an alliance with the Han all followed the wind and stood on the side of Western Chu, and in turn assisted Chu to attack the Han.The king of Han was so despondent, angry and anxious, he asked Han Xin to deal with the treacherous princes first, venting his anger, and by the way, restraining the Chu army's actions.

In August of the third year of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin was ordered to attack Wei.Cleverly deployed suspicious soldiers, Mu Ying crossed the river, took Anyi City, captured Wei Wang Bao, and pacified Wei State. In leap day, Han Xinyoumin was ordered to attack Zhao and Dai in the north without stopping.Defeat Dai Guo soon, capture Dai Guoxia said. When he was about to attack Zhao, the king of Han sent his elite troops to Xingyang to resist the attack of Chu. Han Xin quickly recruited recruits on the spot to enrich his army, but even so, there was still a big gap with Zhao Jun.He wasn't afraid of the difference in numbers, but he was a little worried about Li Zuoche, Lord Guangwu of the Zhao Kingdom.This Li Zuoche was not as famous as Cheng Anjun Chen Yu, but Han Xin knew that his knowledge was actually higher than Chen Yu's.Fortunately, after inquiring, Chen Yu just did it for himself, so he didn't listen to Li Zuoche's strategy, so he was relieved.

So some ingenious arrangements were made, and the Han army formed a formation at Jingxingkou with their backs on their backs. In one morning, with 12,000 newly recruited soldiers, they defeated 200,000 well-trained Zhao troops.He beheaded Cheng An Jun Chen Yu, and captured Zhao Wang Xie.Han Xin sent an order to the army not to kill Guangwu Lord Li Zuoche, but to reward him with a thousand pieces of gold if he was captured alive.Soon someone brought the left chariot, which had become a prisoner, and Han Xin personally fought for his release, invited him to sit on it, and asked him about the situation in Yanqi area.Li Zuoche was already convinced by the defeat, but seeing Han Xin treat each other like this, he was more grateful, so he sincerely offered advice for him.

After the battle, the generals asked Han Xin in bewilderment: "Why did you violate the common sense of the law of war and stand against the water, but you can win?" Han Xin smiled slightly, and said: "The art of war cannot be rigidly followed. Look at my army: there are all kinds of people: traffickers, pawns, and newly surrendered soldiers. Can the entire group of Wuhe people be commanded with common sense? When I put them into the back moon, it is called "fall into death and then survive, put them in death and then survive". There are also such things in the art of war, but you don't notice! If I put these people into the living place according to common sense, you can see Well, probably half of them escaped before the battle started." All the generals were amazed when they heard it, and they all said: "The general is brilliant, beyond my reach." Soon, the envoy Han Xin sent to Yan came back with good news. Yan was frightened by Han Xin's power and surrendered without a fight. Four allies fell within one year, and Xiang Yu began to feel that the situation in the north was not good, so he successively sent troops across the Yellow River to attack the land of Yanzhao, trying to take back some cities.Han Xin led the army to gallop back and forth across the land of Yanzhao, easily repelling these futile pounces, and at the same time, he was free to send troops from time to time to help the King of Han. But the king of Han's tactics of using troops is really too bad.He lost little by little the favorable situation that Han Xin had created for him in Xingyang a year ago, so he and Xia Houying broke through in a carriage, crossed the Yellow River to the northeast, and went straight to Xiuwu, where Han Xin was stationed. When it came to Wuxiu, the King of Han finally breathed a sigh of relief.But he didn't go directly to Han Xin, and found a guest house to sleep for a night in silence.Early the next morning, I went to Han Xin's barracks.He didn't reveal his identity, he just took the Han envoy's talisman to open the gate of the camp, and then drove straight into the camp. Han Xin's tent is hard to find.Because this coach is different from other generals, he eats and lives like soldiers.After asking several people, I found the coach's tent.Han Xin was still sleeping, and the King of Han asked Xia Houying to guard the door, and he tiptoed in. The camp was not big, so the King of Han glanced at the Indian soldier amulet on a low table next to him.Glancing at the sleeping Han Xin, he took a light breath, and tiptoed cautiously towards the short table.While walking, he kept looking at Han Xin. When Han Xin moved his body, King Han's heart beat wildly, and he stared nervously at Han Xin. Han Xin turned over with his eyes closed, and continued to sleep face-in. The king of Han breathed a sigh of relief, took a few steps, and jumped in front of the short couple, grabbed the commander's seal with one hand, and the military amulet with the other, and then walked backwards towards the tent door, his eyes still fixed on Han Xin. Han Xin was in a heavy sleep, motionless. The King of Han turned around and rushed out of the camp. "Your Majesty," Xia Houying greeted him and said, "Have you seen General Han?" "I see, that kid is sleeping deeply. Look!" King Han proudly raised the things in his hands, "I got it." Xia Houying was dumbfounded: "My lord, you are..." The King of Han said: "Don't make a fuss! The wall is down and everyone pushes it. I'm so unlucky. He may not listen to me. This method is safe! Come on, let's go to the Zhongjun tent to beat the drums and raise the tent!" Han Xin turned over and heard the footsteps of the King of Han and Xia Houying fade away, then sat up, put on his clothes and shoes slowly, and then asked someone to come in to help him wash up. While washing his face, Li Zuoche came in and said, "General, I really don't understand what's going on with you! The King of Han is giving orders with your soldier seal letter and sent all your elite soldiers away, so you let him? " After Han Xin washed his face, he threw the towel into the washbasin, waved his hand to tell the attendants to step back, and said, "Leave him alone! I'll repay him for the king and his subjects." Li Zuo said: "How can there be such a repayment! This gentleman is no longer like a gentleman. He steals like a mouse and a dog, and has no dignity! Why do you still keep your official way?" Han Xin put on his pheasant tail crown in front of the mirror, and said, "I have my principles." When Han Xin walked into the tent of the Chinese Army, the King of Han had already completed a major personnel adjustment. Seeing him coming in, he was only slightly taken aback, thinking that the overall situation had been settled, and he was relieved. As before, Han Xin knelt down respectfully and paid homage to the King of Han. The king of Han raised his hand and said with a smile: "Excuse me. I was beaten badly by Xiang Yu. I want to borrow some soldiers from you. Don't you mind?" Han Xin stood up and said, "It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of the king. I don't know if the king has any other orders?" Xia Houying, who was beside the King of Han, was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "Ah, we have nothing else..." "There is only Qi State left in the north," King Han said with a straight face, "Can you think of a way to take Qi State down?" Xia Houying looked at the King of Han in surprise. Does the king of Han know what he is talking about? The state of Qi has two thousand miles of fertile land, with hundreds of thousands of armored troops. Qi Wang Tian Guang and Qi Prime Minister Tian Heng have ruled Qi for three years, and the Tian clan is extremely powerful.Telling Han Xin to use the remaining force to attack Qi State, isn't it hitting the stone with an egg? Han Dao said: "Yes, but I just want to ask the king for one thing." The king of Han said: "You say." Han Dao said, "If I take down Qi State, can I give Qi State to my minister?" The king of Han laughed.This was originally his tactic of taking advance as retreat, trying to make Han Xin just evade the new mission and forget the unhappiness of stealing the amulet and seizing the army just now. Unexpectedly, Han Xin really thought about it seriously.It seems that this kid is only good at war, and he is still young in the world! "Haha! Fine! As long as you can fight it, it will be yours! Haha..." Taking the land that is still in the opponent's hand as a favor, this kind of business without capital is simply too cost-effective. The King of Han laughed and took out a bamboo talisman from Shuai An's talisman stand, and walked away. Xia Houying glanced at Han Xin in embarrassment, followed with her head down. Han Xin looked at the talisman frame on Shuai's case, and said, "Brother Xiahou, please stay." Xia Houying stopped, turned around, and said dully, "General Han, I...I really don't know..." Han Dao said, "Brother Xiahou, come here." Xia Houying walked over with an embarrassed face. Han Xin fiddled with the talisman with his fingers, "The king of Han took it wrong, that is not a troop talisman." He pulled out a short talisman about five inches from the talisman stand, "This is it. You take it to the king of Han, lest He froze when he was about to transfer troops to the camp later—my soldiers only recognize military orders and don’t.” Xia Houying took the bamboo talisman and was speechless for a while, feeling full of guilt.After a while, he said, "How about...or...when the situation in Xingyang improves, we will send some soldiers to you..." "No," Han Dao said, "I have my own way. When it comes to you, remind the King of Han, don't keep using my soldiers to die." Xia Houying felt even more guilty, and said, "We fought...too badly, but the Chu army is strong, indeed...really difficult to deal with." Han Xin pondered for a while, and said, "Then you tell the King of Han, try not to confront Xiang Yu head-on, just keep deep trenches and high forts, defend against danger, and then divide your troops to help Peng Yue..." "Giving 20,000 to Peng Yue?" Xia Houying was taken aback, "Why? We are very nervous now." Han Dao said: "It doesn't matter, just listen to me. Peng Yue himself has more than 40,000 people, and he has always wanted to take back the land of Liang, but he suffers from insufficient strength. If you add 20,000 to him, his confidence will be greatly increased, and he will definitely try his best to use his own troops to go. Attack Liang. Liang Chuyou Guan, Xiang Yu is bound to relax Chenggao and Xingyang, and move his troops eastward to deal with Peng Yue. Now the troubles of the King of Han will be solved naturally? You pay 20,000 people in exchange for Peng Yue to take all the pressure off. It is more cost-effective than directly attacking Xiang Yu with 20,000 people!" Xia Houying suddenly realized, and praised: "Ah! Good plan! Good plan! What a good plan! Hey, such a good plan, you should go and tell the King of Han yourself." Han Dao said, "Go and talk about the same thing." Xia Houying said: "This is a great achievement, why ask me to talk about it?" Han Xin smiled slightly: "I have already done enough credit, so I will give this to you! My life was saved by you!" Xia Houying looked at Han Xin, his eyes seemed a little moist. Qi State is extremely powerful among the vassal states, and Han Xin cannot afford it.Therefore, this time he adopted the strategy of quick battle and quick decision: to sneak attack Qi's army stationed in Lixia with lightning speed. The main force of the Qi State had all been dispatched to Lixia, Linzi was empty, and was captured by Han Xin in one fell swoop, and then took advantage of the momentum to pursue Qi Wang Tianguang to Gaomi. The capital fell, the monarch fled, the Qi army lost all fighting spirit, and those who were still stubborn were defeated. Xiang Yu panicked when he heard the news.If Qi State also falls, Han, Dai, Zhao, Yan, and Qi will form a dense line of defense to surround themselves from the west, north, and east, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable to them. You can't ignore him now.So Xiang Yu sent Long Qie and 200,000 Chu troops to rescue Tian Guang. Two hundred thousand is not a small amount.In addition to the dramatic battle, Han Xin couldn't gather an army that could match him anyway, so he could only rely on the natural power of heaven and earth. He ordered people to use more than 10,000 sandbags to block the flowing water in the upper reaches of the Weishui River late at night, and then lured the dragon to cross the river to hunt him down.Long Qi was overjoyed, but he knew that Han Xin's army was pitifully small and he had an absolute advantage, so he happily led his army to catch up.When the Chu army crossed the river and just passed a small group of people, the sandbags on the upper reaches were dug open, and the long-preserved torrent roared in, swallowing the Chu army who was still struggling in the river bed without a hitch. No trace!The Chu army was divided into two, and Long Qi was stunned at his part of the team that crossed the river. He suddenly discovered that he had changed from an absolute advantage to an absolute disadvantage. Han Xin returned to the army to fight back. ... After a battle, Long Qie was killed, Qi Wang Tianguang was captured, and the 200,000 Chu soldiers died, surrendered, fled, and disappeared. In the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, in December, more than 70 cities in Qi State were all pacified.When Han Xin returned to Linzi, he rested his army and horses, and at the same time sent envoys to win the victory against the King of Han. He asked the King of Han to give him a title so that he could guard him. The palace of Linzi was built from the time of Taigong Jiang Shang, and it was relatively simple at that time.It wasn't until Duke Huan of Qi became hegemony that it began to take shape.After the Tian family took over Qi, several successive kings of Qi, such as King Xuan and King Hun, paid attention to enjoyment and vigorously expanded it, finally forming the current scale.Although it has been plundered several times by tigers, it is still majestic and magnificent. Han Xin, Li Zuoche, and Kuai Che strolled along the royal road of the palace. Kuai Che was a well-known debater between Qi and Zhao, and his eloquence was excellent. Before Han Xin attacked Qi, he took the initiative to join his account and became a capable and counselor. Like Li Zuoche, he was deeply trusted by Han Xin and talked about everything. .At this time, he saw that several officials beside him were sorting out a large group of concubines and concubines from the original Qi palace, and they were either sent or retained. Yingying was buzzing, and it was very lively, so he laughed; "Your Majesty..." "Hey---" Han Dao, don't call me that, the King of Han's edict hasn't come down yet. "Sooner or later." Kuai Che said; "Well, General, why don't you go and have a look, what kind of things did they pick for you?" " Han Xin glanced over there, and said, "No need. I told you that you don't care about your appearance, as long as you are agile and diligent in doing things." Kuai Che said, "Hey! 'You don't care about your looks, you work diligently'. It's better to use eunuchs, and women have to be used by women! I said, General, you don't seem to have much interest in women." Han Dao said: "Who said that? I'm a foodie, but I'm busy! You've seen it too, how can I have time to think about it?" Kuai Tao said solemnly; "But some people outside say that you have no appetite for women, and it's probably because you have a habit of cutting off your sleeves. Li Zuoche laughed with a "puchi". Han Xin let out a "Bah!", and scolded with a smile, "It's unreasonable! Where does this nonsense come from?" Kuai Che said: "Do you have any evidence to say that when offering captives, which of the generals doesn't keep the concubines of the captives for his own enjoyment? Just you, you don't even look at it, and dedicate your whole brain to the King of Han! The year before last, you defeated Wei Bao, That Bo Ji in the Wei Palace, I heard she is stunning! You are lucky, you gave it to the King of Han without touching a single finger." Han Xin was angry and funny, and said, "Tell them to live my life! There are at least 300 days of fighting in a year, and the remaining 60 days are also marching, and you still have fantasies about women?" Kuai Che said: "Stop working so hard for the King of Han, it's not worth it! He's a villain." Li Zuoche also said: "That's right, General. This time you will become the King of Qi, so let's take a good rest and think about the matter of becoming an empress. Han Xin shook his head and said: "I can't help it, I can't rest, I still owe someone a debt, and there is a project to be done soon..." Before finishing speaking, one of the large group of court ladies suddenly rushed out, caught Han Xin in front of him, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, why don't you want me? Do you think I'm ugly? Your Majesty said that you don't care about appearance!" The guards around Han Xin were startled at first, and when they were about to make a move, they saw that the person was a thin and small girl, who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, so she was not startled, looked at Han Xin, and Han Xin slapped them, "No need!" Nervous' gesture, and then look at the girl. The girl was born with dark skin, and she seemed to be the kind of fisherman's girl that is commonly seen on the coast of Qi State.With a wide forehead and thick lips, and thinning hair, she is indeed not beautiful, but she cannot be called ugly either.It's just that a pair of eyes are quite attractive, round and big, black as lacquer.Seeing her staring at him angrily, Han Xin smiled and said, "Who said you were ugly? It was because you were too young." "I'm young?" The girl became even more angry, "Hmph! Everyone says I'm young! In fact, I'm just a little short. I'll be sixteen in a month." "Sixteen?" Han Xin thought it was interesting, this girl didn't look like she was sixteen, "Well, you are sixteen. Tell me, why do you want to stay? Do you think it's fun to serve me? Tell me You, I am much more difficult to serve than your original King Qi, and it is common to be busy day and night. And" he said with a tyrannical look, "I can kill people!" "Don't scare me with this!" The girl said displeasedly: "I told you that I am not a child, and I know that you will kill people on the battlefield! I want to serve you because you are a great hero who is victorious in all battles. I respect you. I am happy to serve you! What is so great about Qi Wang Tianguang? He is relying on his uncle Tian Heng inside and out, and he has no ability at all!" Han Xin began to be interested in this girl.Although this young girl's words are immature, she seems to be quite assertive, unlike ordinary servants and concubines who are ignorant and ignorant.He asked, "Are you literate?" "Literacy?" The girl seemed to feel insulted, her dark face flushed, and she said, "I have read "Spring and Autumn"!" "Oh?" Han Xin was very surprised, and then looked at the girl carefully, and saw that although she looked ordinary, but there was a spirit of wisdom in her big bright eyes, he smiled and said: "Okay, then tell me, what can you do for me?" do what?" The girl was taken aback, but was speechless for a while, and after thinking for a long time, she said: "I...I can comb the king's hair." Kuai Che and Li Zuoche laughed heartily. Han Xin also smiled. Seeing the girl with a small boxwood comb stuck in her hair, he pointed to it and said, "Okay, try combing it for me now. If you comb it well, I will leave you alone." .” The girl happily said: "Okay! Your Majesty, please sit down here." Han Xin walked over and sat down as he said.The girl untied the bun for him, and loosened the recomb.Her technique is really proficient, she combed quickly and smoothly, without any hair being scratched, and she didn't feel that she was not combed too gently.After a while, the bun was combed and tied. Han Dao said, "Well, yes, he's pretty good at it." The girl said earnestly; "It's what it is, the cowhide is not for bragging." Han Xin stretched out his hand and touched the bun on his head, his expression changed suddenly, and he said, "What did you comb for me? Nonsense! Take it apart and comb it again." The girl said: "It's fun, I made a mistake as a layman, and I don't appreciate it when I correct it for you." Han Dao said: "Nonsense, what kind of layman? I have been combing like that for decades, and you want me to mess with it? Quickly comb it again!" The girl got angry and said: "Rebellion? Who is it? You are not the king of Chu, why do you wear a right bun? We Qi people all have left-side buns. Don't tell me that you, the king, want to fight with your subjects? The other way around? Okay, I'll recomb it for you right now!" As he said that, he was about to undo the bun. Han Xin was startled, and hurriedly raised his hand to block it, saying, "Don't! Don't! Don't tear it down! I blame you." The girl said angrily: "It's not 'forget', you just blamed me." Han Dao said, "Okay, okay, I just blamed you. Hey, why are you so arrogant? I'm originally from Chu, so I don't know the customs of your country of Qi!" The girl said: "Then you should be more modest, listen more and see more!" Han Xin laughed and said, "Hey! It's interesting to teach me a lesson. So many people don't dare to breathe when they see me. Why aren't you afraid of me, little girl?" The girl said: "Why should I be afraid of you? The reason is on my side, the king also needs to be reasonable!" Han Xin laughed and said: "You seem to be a little different from other girls, um--I like you differently. Okay, I want you! But don't call me the king, I am not yet. Tell me, your name is what name"? The girl was very happy and said, "My name is Ji Jiang."