Chapter 408: Battle of Gaixia
"Senior Han Xin, don't you think Liu Bang is not happy after you were crowned king?" Li Wu asked. Han Xin shook his head and said, "No, His Majesty is very happy and is laughing happily."
Several people were numb, probably because they were so angry that they laughed.
Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, didn't want to say anything in front of the sky curtain. He was also numb. Did Han Xin really not understand or was he pretending not to understand?
"Senior Han Xin, you shouldn't propose to be crowned king at this time," Li Wu said. This would really attract hatred.
Han Xin was puzzled, "Why? I have won so many battles and pacified Qi. If I don't serve as the acting governor of Qi, there will definitely be rebellion again."
Han Xin still felt that he had done nothing wrong, so he didn't know why the emperor treated him like that in the end.
"Is that all you think?" Li Jing asked.
"What else can I think of? I haven't thought about rebellion or anything like that," Han Xin shook his head.
The three of them believed what he said. After all, there was no conclusive evidence to prove that Han Xin wanted to rebel.
"Then you should go back and have a good talk with Emperor Gaozu of Han, otherwise he will always think that you want to rebel," Li Wu said. Han Xin widened his eyes, opened his mouth, and nodded.
"Later, Liu Bang sent Zhang Liang to confer the title of King of Qi on you, Han Xin, and to recruit your troops to attack the Chu army.
Senior Han Xin, you see, these small characters have been dealt with almost completely, and he has also become the King of Qi, so he is ready to join Liu Bang in taking down Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu also sent people to persuade Senior Han Xin, saying that Liu Bang had fallen into Xiang Yu's hands many times, and it was Xiang Yu's mercy that allowed Liu Bang to survive.
Every time Liu Bang escaped, he betrayed the alliance and stabbed Xiang Yu in the back. This kind of person is the most untrustworthy. In short, he said a lot of bad things about Liu Bang, saying that there would be no good ending for following Liu Bang.
Let you, Senior Han Xin, unite with Xiang Yu, divide the world into three parts with Chu and Han, and establish yourself as king.
Let’s not even talk about it. If other people heard this, they would really be fooled.
Fortunately, Senior Han Xin, you are determined.
He vowed not to betray the Han Dynasty and rejected the suggestion.
Well, how should I put it, Emperor Gaozu of Han, well, as for his people, they lived quite well, and he was indeed a good emperor, but as for his subjects and his family, it was really miserable," Li Wu shook his head. It was undeniable that Emperor Liu Bang did a good job.
Many people in front of the sky curtain nodded, and Liu Bang himself didn't want to say anything.
"In 202 BC, another famous scene came, the famous Battle of Gaixia in history.
They joined forces here to kill Xiang Yu, who was eventually defeated and committed suicide.
Alas, if Xiang Yu had escaped at the beginning, he might have had a chance to start over.
After all, Liu Bang only lived for six more years before he died. If Xiang Yu had escaped and made a comeback again, it would be hard to say who would be the ruler of the world.
But if Xiang Yu ran away, he would no longer be the King of Western Chu.
If he ran away, he would be too ashamed to face the elders of Jiangdong. It was fate and time," Li Wu shook his head. Xiang Yu led 8,000 young men from Jiangdong to venture out. If he returned alone, how would he answer when the elders of Jiangdong asked him about it?
Although he might not be blamed, how would Xiang Yu respond?
Does that mean that all the others died and he was the only one who escaped?
So he simply chose not to go back, he didn't know how to face it.
"Little Immortal, Xiang Yu can't go back," Li Jing shook his head and smiled.
Xiang Yu in front of the sky also fell silent.
It was naturally impossible for him to go back. He didn't dare to go back and had no way to go back. He actually defeated Liu Bang.
In the end, he was defeated by Liu Bang, which was very hard for Xiang Yu to accept.
Why, why did he lose to Liu Bang?
Isn't he awesome enough?
Xiang Yu was a little confused, and it was Xiang Yan who comforted him, saying that things had not happened yet, so don't think too much.
If you meet Liu Bang again in the future, just kill him directly and don't be so fussy.
The barrage is also discussing this matter.
After hearing this, Liu Bang was not calm. He only had a few years left to live!
No, the Han Dynasty was established not long ago. If he died so early, Liu Ying would be a disaster. Liu Bang couldn't help but look at Lu Zhi.
Wouldn't that mean all power would fall into the hands of the Queen?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lu Zhi smiled back at Liu Bang. She was very happy now, extremely happy. When she heard that Liu Bang would not live for many years, she was naturally happier than anyone else.
Liu Bang turned his head away, but couldn't help asking, "Will the Queen learn from Wu Zetian?"
The other ministers wished they had heard nothing.
Look, Your Majesty is doubting the Queen again, but that's true.
"Of course not," Lu Zhi said with a cold snort.
After hearing what Lu Zhi said, Liu Bang breathed a sigh of relief. That’s good. If the queen said this, then it must be true.
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"At that time, Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu's unpreparedness and the hunger and fatigue of the Chu army and suddenly launched a pursuit of the Chu army.
Senior Han Xin, please set out from Qi.
Peng Yue set out from Liangdi and headed south to encircle several armies of Chu.
However, Senior Han Xin and Peng Yue did not go to join the forces, which led to Liu Bang's defeat.
In order to allow Han Xin and Peng Yue to go to war, Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's advice and gave Han Xin the vast area east of Chen County to the sea as his fiefdom.
He also appointed Peng Yue as King of Liang, and gave him the area from Suiyang County to Gucheng in the north as his fief.
I think Liu Bang has already hated you, Senior Han Xin, in his heart," Li Wu shook his head.
The others were silent and all talked about Han Xin, saying that he should not have done that and that it was normal for him to be killed by Liu Bang.
Which emperor could tolerate being oppressed like this by his subjects?
Han Xin asked, "Did I do anything wrong?" But Han Xin felt that he did nothing wrong.
"Senior Han Xin, that's all you think," Li Wu shook his head. Although Senior Han Xin's tactics were very strong, his emotional intelligence was worrying.
"This battle will be commanded by you, Senior Han Xin.
Senior Han Xin, you marched south from Qi and occupied the Chu capital Pengcheng and other large areas including eastern Henan.
Peng Yue also advanced westward from Liang.
Liu Jia and Ying Bu went north from Xiachengfu.
Liu Bang led his troops out of Guling and advanced eastward. The Han army surrounded the Chu army from the south, north and west.
Finally, Xiang Yu was forced to retreat to Gaixia.
In December, the Han army and the Chu army fought a decisive battle at Gaixia.
The Han army is led by you, Senior Han Xin, and has a total of 300,000 troops.
The Chu army was led by Xiang Yu and had about 100,000 men.
Senior Han Xin, you first fought with Xiang Yu, were defeated, and retreated.
Chen He and Kong Lu attacked from the left and right, and the Chu army was at a disadvantage. Senior Han Xin, you attacked again and defeated the Chu army at Gaixia.
The Chu army was defeated and retreated into the fortress to defend itself, but was surrounded by the Han army.
Later, the Chu army suffered repeated defeats and ran out of food.
At night, Xiang Yu heard the songs of Chu coming from all directions, and he was shocked, thinking that Chu had been completely occupied by the Han army.
Senior Han Xin, you took advantage of the situation and attacked, and the Chu army was defeated. Xiang Yu's soldiers wanted to escort him onto the boat and leave, but Xiang Yu was unwilling and finally committed suicide.
This is the Battle of Gaixia.
Senior Han Xin, you did not gain any benefit after returning. Liu Bang immediately seized your military power and made you the King of Chu."