At that time, Han Xin's military strategy was obvious to all, so later generations praised him as a "soldier fairy and handsome god". In just four years of Chu-Han War, Han Xin, a general, also made great contributions to the establishment of the Han Dynasty. Han Xin, as commander in chief, can strategize, win thousands of miles, and exert every strategy. Among them, Han Xin defeated his opponent with the most "ruthless" tactics in his early years, and defeated 200,000 enemy troops with tens of thousands of troops. What's even more amazing is that no one will dare to use this trick again in the next thousand years!
During the Chu-Han War, Han Xin showed his outstanding military talents. In the second year of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), Liu Bang suffered the biggest fiasco since the war in his hometown of Pengcheng (Xuzhou). At that time, relying on the resolute command of Xiang Yu, the Chu army defeated the 560,000 allied forces of the Han army with 30,000 troops in half a day. It can be said that this time Pengcheng World War I completely lost Liu Bang's main force, which made Liu Bang fall into a crisis situation of "making the old and weak in Guanzhong unable to know Xingyang". Fortunately, at this time, General Han Xin quickly gathered the defeated troops and joined forces with Liu Bang in Xingyang, which prevented the attack of the Chu army and enabled the Han army to rally.
In the battle of Pengcheng, the Han army was weakened and almost completely annihilated, and the governors attached to Liu Bang turned against the Han. Among them, Tian Rong and Zhao Wangxie, the Qi kings of the anti-Chu alliance, also rebelled and made peace with Chu. Later, after returning to China on the grounds of visiting his mother, Wei blocked the river pass, blocked the retreat of the Han army, betrayed Han and made peace with Chu. In August of the same year, Liu Bang failed to make peace, so he had to send Han Xin to attack Wei. Han Xin's diversion led the Han army to cross the Yellow River, raided Anyi, an important town of Wei, and captured Wei to pacify Wei, which was the only way for Liu Bang to get through. (It should be pointed out that the huge battle of Pengcheng was not commanded by General Han Xin. )
In the third year of the late Han Dynasty (204 BC), Liu Bang adopted Han Xin's proposal of "advancing Yanzhao in the north, attacking Qi in the east, taking the Chu grain route in the south, and welcoming King Xingyang in the west" and implemented the strategic encirclement proposal for Chu. At that time, while Liu Bang insisted on fighting directly with Chu, he sent more troops to Han Xin and ordered him to lead the army eastward to open up the northern battlefield. In October of the same year, Han Xin and his armies attacked Zhao in Jingxingkou, Taihang Mountain, and Zhao Wangxie, Cheng and He joined forces with 200,000 soldiers to fight the Han army in Jingxingkou. At that time, it can be said that Zhao took the lead in reaching the battlefield, occupied favorable terrain, and was ready for a decisive battle with Han Xin.
The coming war is the famous Jingxing war in history, and it is also the origin of the idiom "the last battle". Han Xin led the army to travel long distances to the battlefield, and most of the troops were new recruits, so they were at a disadvantage and passive position when marching thousands of miles. "Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou" records: "Xin, who led tens of thousands of troops, wanted to attack Zhao Jingxing. , Cheng, Wen Han attacked it, gathered troops at Jingxingkou, claiming to be 200,000. " In this case, how did Han Xin "live to death"?
Nowadays, to many people, last stand seems quite reasonable. A desperate battle is similar to Xiang Yu's cross the rubicon. However, this is not the case. Simply copying Han Xin is probably born to die. You know, before Han Xin used this tactic, Liu Bang said in the Battle of Pengcheng: "All the Han troops left, followed them into the valley and Surabaya, and killed hundreds of Han soldiers. Chu chased to the east of Lingbi, and more than 100,000 people in the Han Dynasty all entered the water, so the water did not flow. " Also in the last battle, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang drowned 200,000 with more fights and less!
In fact, Zhao Jun was a shoo-in at that time. Captain Li Zuoche (Li Mu's grandson) once suggested: "Han Xin came from thousands of miles away and was short of food and grass. Supplies must be behind the troops. Then he led thirty thousand soldiers and horses and cut off the grain and grass in Han Xin from a path. Within ten days, Han Xin's troops will be defeated without fighting, and the Han army will be destroyed. " However, Chen Yu, the main commander, relies on the rebels and disdains to use clever tricks. He said, "With so few troops in Han Xin, it's cowardly of me to avoid the war. Then all the princes of the world will attack me? " Don't listen to Li Zuoche's advice.
At this time, Han Xin sent someone to inquire about Li Zuoche's plan, but he was glad that it was not adopted. "Historical Records" records: "Han Xin made people look at it, knowing that it was unnecessary, but he was overjoyed and dared to lead the army." After receiving the information, Han Xin boldly led the troops to fight, and settled down and camped three miles away from Jingxingkou. In the middle of the night, Han Xin picked two thousand cavalry, each with a red flag, and went up the mountain to observe Zhao's army, asking them to put the red flag in Zhao's camp after Zhao's deployment. At the same time, he ordered the lieutenant to tell everyone: "After defeating Zhao Jun today, we will have dinner together." At that time, the soldiers didn't trust anyone and had to pretend.
At first light the next day, Han Xin personally led ten thousand vanguard troops, all in the name of the general, with his back against the river. "Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou" records: "Faith is to make thousands of people go first, go out and then go back. Zhao Jun laughed when he saw it. " Seeing this, Zhao was full of ambition and left the camp to fight. At the same time, Zhao was unaware of the lurking Han army. Seeing last stand and no way back of the Han army, he couldn't help laughing. He thinks that Han Xin killed the army, didn't know the common sense of fighting, and despised the Han army even more. Today, Zhao Jun's ridicule at that time was not unreasonable. Because it is clearly stipulated in Sun Tzu's Art of War, it is ridiculous for Han Xin to do the opposite.
As soon as the war started, Han Xin pretended to be defeated, threw away the ceremonial flag, retreated in the direction of Mian Man Shui, and quickly joined the troops who had been back there in advance. When Zhao saw this, he raised the banner of the Han army and pursued Han Xin. At this time, two thousand hussars sent by Han Xin in advance have rushed into Zhao's empty camp, pulled out all Zhao's flags and erected two thousand red flags of the Han army. In this situation, the Han army fought to the death. Zhao was invincible for a long time and wanted to go back to the camp, but he was surprised to see that the camp was covered with the red flag of the Han army. He thought that the Han army captured all the princes and generals of Zhao, so he fled in chaos.
In the end, he was attacked by the Han army on both sides, defeated the Zhao army, killed Cheng He in the water, and captured Zhao Wangxie alive. It can be said that in Jingxing battlefield, Han Xin used the most "ruthless" tactics, and defeated 200,000 enemy troops with only tens of thousands of people, which is famous throughout the ages. Later, the poet Wang Ya of the Tang Dynasty praised Han Xin's superb strategy and command art in the battle of Feishui: "Ge Jiajiu was in the army, and it was difficult to know the situation. Worship Han Xin today and be safe in the future. " For thousands of years, few generals can restore Han Xin's back-water tactics on the battlefield. It can be said that no one dares to use them again!