At the beginning of the Qin dynasty, the princes disputed, and the heroes rose together, and the world was in chaos. The land of China is full of smoke and war. The change of various vassal forces gradually evolved into a battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, which was called the Chu-Han War in history.
In May of the second year of Emperor Gaozu (205 BC), Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu in Pengcheng, and the vacillating governors of various countries took advantage of the situation to learn from the Han Dynasty. Liu bang was forced to retreat to Xingyang and was in a dilemma for a while. The situation is very difficult. In order to get rid of the unfavorable situation, Liu Bang adopted Han Xin's suggestion that "the northern part promotes Yanzhao, the eastern part attacks Chu, the southern part must take Chu as food, and the western part welcomes King Xingyang" (The Biography of Hanshu Han Xin), and decided to strategically encircle Chu. Liu bang continued to stick to Xingyang's frontal battlefield; Peng Yue, the only way for Xiang Yu's army, launched guerrilla warfare behind the right wing of the downtown; Han Xin led the army northward, opened up a new battlefield in the left periphery of the northern line of the Central Plains, wiped out various governors north of the Yellow River, detoured behind enemy lines, and attacked Xiang Yu's army circuitously.
Han Xin, who shouldered the heavy responsibility of going north, lived up to his mission and won praise all the way, and good news spread frequently.
In August of the third year of Emperor Gaozu (204 BC), the first battle of Han Xin's northern expedition to Wei started. Han Xin took a diversion route from east to west to avoid a real attack. First, a large number of ships were concentrated in Linjin, opposite Puban, pretending to cross the river, but secretly using wooden vendors as temporary crossing tools, crossing the river from the upper reaches of xia yang and raiding Anyi, suddenly appearing behind Wei Jun, greatly breaking Wei Jun, pacifying Wei and changing Wei to Hedong County.
Win the flag in the first battle of the Northern War. In September, Han Xin, with lightning speed, invaded the North and defeated it in one fell swoop, killing Xia, the Lord of Daiguo, saying that the traditional friendly neighbor of Zhao was conquered by Han Xin and cut off Zhao's arm!
Han Xin successively conquered Wei and Dai, and at that time the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and the Chu-Han war situation showed a reversal to Liu Bang. If Han Xin makes persistent efforts to attack Zhao, Xiang Yu Group will be in danger.
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However, just as Han Xin passed all the way, besieged the city and pulled out the village, and approached Jingxing Pass, the west gate of Zhao, Liu Bang was besieged by Xiang Yu in the main battlefield of Xingyang. Ying Bu's army, which Liu Bang had high hopes for, was always in a hurry and its strength was tight. Liu Bang was helpless, so he had to dispatch most of Han Xin's elite soldiers to attack Zhao, and put them into the main battlefield of Xingyang, leaving Han Xin with less than 30,000 recruits.
In history, Han Xin, known as "Han Xin used troops, the more the better", faced an earlier and earlier 200,000 Zhao troops. As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Han Army, Han Xin was worried about the military quality and combat effectiveness of these 30,000 recruits, and it was more appropriate to describe them as "the soldiers don't know who they will be, and the soldiers don't know who they will be". As Han Xin himself said later, commanding these recruits is simply "fighting against the citizens". Once the fighting started, how to effectively organize and command soldiers, how to calm morale in time and how to fully stimulate morale became thorny issues that Han Xin had to think about.
Besides, Han Xin is about to face Ye Zhao in preparation. At this time, although Zhao was no longer the overlord of the East more than 100 years ago, it was also a vassal state after the demise of Qin and the first vassal state of the six countries after Chu. When King Chen Sheng was the king of the world, he could only watch it revive. Zhang Han made Xiang Yu famous because he failed to defeat Zhao. Zhao's strength far exceeds that of Wei and Dai, and his generals are by no means mediocre. Zhao Wangxie and head coach Chen Yu mobilized 200,000 troops in a short time, gathered in Jingxingkou, and made a deep trench barrier, ready for Han Xin's attack.
Chen Yu, the head coach of the Zhao army, is known as a saint and has a reputation as a strategist. He is the general of Chen Sheng and Zhao, who defeated Zhao's traitor when he was a military division. Once a perfect match with Zhang Er, it swept the governors of Zhao Yan, Hebei Province, and it was a devastating sweep.
Especially the military strategist is the general of Zhao Presbyterian Church. He has both wisdom and courage. He has been guarding Jingxing Pass for a long time and knows the military geography of Jingxing Pass like the back of his hand. He has rich experience in actual combat and pass defense. Wu Anjun Li Mu, a famous soldier in the Warring States Period, was called Guangwujun, which is a great legacy of Li Mu.
And at this time, the central battlefield of the Han army has just been frustrated and the weather is unfavorable; It is hard to get a ticket for Han Xin's expedition to Zhao homeland, and it is bound to face many unfavorable situations, such as fighting alone, losing popular support, and difficult logistics supply.
In particular, Jingxingguan, the natural barrier of Taihang Mountain across Han Xin's army, is firmly in Zhao's hands. For Han Xin, Zhao's convenient geographical location is a natural barrier for the Han army.
The majestic Taihang Mountain stretches for 800 miles from north to south, across the western edge of Hebei Province, with endless mountains and mountains, forming a natural military barrier in the western part of Zhao State. There are only eight broken valleys in the 800-mile Taihang called "Ji", which can connect things, and it is called Taihang Eight Ji. This Jingxing, which is "high on all sides, low in the middle, deep as a well and shaped like a stove", is located about 40 kilometers west of Shijiazhuang today and is an important military pass in the north of Taihang. Jingxing is listed as the fifth of "Eight Strings in Taihang" in the narrative. "Lv Chunqiu's Tour to Shi Lan" lists Jingxing as the sixth of the "Nine Blocks in the World".
Jingxing is not only a communication fortress between Yan, Zhao, Jin and Qin, but also a "life-and-death pass" of "and while one man guards it and ten thousand cannot force it" in military geography, and has become a valley of broken souls, a life-and-death pass and a vanity fair for famous military experts in past dynasties. Wang Jian, the Qin general, passed Zhao in those days; Later, Tuoba GUI of the Northern Wei Dynasty broke through the barriers and opened Zhongshan; In the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi broke through Changshan and attacked Boling. The Battle of Gengzi in the late Qing Dynasty, the Battle of Jinfeng in the early Republic of China, and the Hundred Regiments Battle of the Eighth Route Army during the Anti-Japanese War all left bullet holes in the ravine cliff of Jingxingguan.
"The way to Jingxing, the car can't be square, and riding can't be arranged." When recording this battle, Sima Qian vividly described the rugged and sinister Jingxing ancient road more than 2000 years ago. At this time, General Han Xin and his 30,000 recruits were crossing the Jingxing natural barrier guarded by 200,000 Zhao troops.
Although the collapse of Daiguo eased Han Xin's flank containment and the threat from the north, Wucheng was still under the control of Zhao's general Qi. If Han Xin rashly moves eastward, it will inevitably be attacked by Wu Cheng's general Qi.
No matter from the overall consideration of the whole Chu-Han War or the crisis faced by Han Xin itself, Han Xin has only one choice for this crucial battle, and that is to make a quick decision. If you don't fight, you must win the first battle, defeat Zhao's main force and gain a foothold, so that it can no longer pose a threat to the Han army. Protracted war and war of attrition are the taboos of the Han army's long-distance attack. Otherwise, if Xiang Yu defeated Ying Bu and dispatched troops to join forces with Zhao, Han Xin would be in a dilemma. Later, the development of the war situation fully confirmed this point. Soon after Zhao was pacified, Han Xin was ambushed by the raiders of Xiang Yu crossing the river.
What are the chances of winning the Han army in terms of time, location, people and peace? Weighing the pros and cons, how should Han Xin cut? War is imminent. How should we plan this activity? Han Xin came to Jingxing Pass, frowning, bridled the reins and looked at it thoughtfully.
However, Han Xin deserves to be called Han Xin. In the face of this natural barrier and aggressive Zhao, Han Xin didn't disappoint Liu Bang, who was under siege for many times, and didn't embarrass Xiao He, who struggled to keep him. Liu Bang paid tribute to him by setting up an altar, so Han Xin won the reputation of "three outstanding heroes of early han dynasty" without any waves.
Han Xin, whose fate is even more difficult, understands that he is neither a noble family nor a noble official, but his parents died when he was a child, and his family was surrounded and poor. Only by making contributions can you become famous. Han Xin can't forget being abused by Mrs Tingchang in her early years, fed by her floating mother and humiliated by the butcher's leg. This once shameful scene has always been a lingering shadow in his heart, inspiring him to study hard, master the art of war, and aspire to bring peace and stability to the country and show his ambition.
However, since Han joined the army, he has been unknown. First he became a doctor of Xiang Yu, then he became Lian Po of Liu Bang (a small official in the grain depot), and he was almost punished and killed by Liu Bang's subordinates. After the robbery, he fled, only to be recommended by Teng Gong Xia Houying as an anti-move in the Han army. Unfortunately frustrated, he even joined the ranks of deserters. Later generations felt that Xiao He had an eye for pearls, and he was struggling to retain them under the moon. He recommended Liu Bang and set up an altar to worship, which made Han Xin have his hard-won place today.
At the beginning, Han Xin, who worshipped the general, was sharp-edged, interviewed Liu Bang about the advantages and disadvantages of Chu and Han, balanced the general trend of the world vertically and horizontally, and urged Chen Dongzheng to set the strategy for the world. From a strategically placed position, Liu Bang is overwhelmed, feeling that it has been a long time. Later, he led an army to arise in Hanzhong, built a plank road, sneaked into Chencang, defeated Zhang Han, and enabled Liu Bang to pacify Sanqin, winning eight hundred miles in Qinchuan, Guanzhong. In the second year, he led the troops out of Hangu Pass again, and the soldier front matched the Chu capital Cheng Peng. ...
Han Xin's journey is not easy. This northern expedition, opening up a new battlefield in the northern line, should be a good opportunity for him to win the championship, draw his sword out of its sheath, make contributions and show his true colors as a hero. Difficulties belong to cowards, not Han Xin, the indomitable hero in cloth.
Only by strategizing can we win the battle thousands of miles away. Military forces did not move, the situation rolled in Han Xin's mind, and the blueprint picture of the battle began to unfold slowly in his chest.
Know yourself and know yourself, and you will win every battle. Han Xin this confidant, the first thought should be Zhang Er, the long mountain king was specially given to him by Liu Bang before this war. If you want to know each other, Han Xin should also think of Zhang Er. Although Sima Qian rarely mentioned the intelligence spy war and Zhang Er's activities in this war; Although future generations praised the magic of Han Xin backwater array when referring to this historic war, we can still infer Zhang Er's irreplaceable key role in this war from Han Xin's thorough understanding of himself and himself.
Because, for Zhao's mountains and rivers, every grass and tree is familiar with the heart; Zhang Er knew Zhao's general's temperament and fighting characteristics, especially Zhao's coach Chen Yu. At the same time, he has a deep personal relationship and wide popularity with Zhao and Zhao's elites, especially those who spy on Zhao's military secrets.
Shortly after the Chen Sheng Uprising, Zhang Er and * * * followed Chen Shengbu Chen Wu and moved to Hebei. They occupied the state of Zhao for many years and held high positions, successively assisting and Zhao Xie as the two princes of Zhao. Zhang Er and Chen Yu are colleagues and fellow villagers. Both of them are Liang people from Wei (now Kaifeng, Henan) and have close contacts. In his early years, Chen Yu's father worked with Zhang Er. Later, Zhang Er's son got a job under Chen Yu. As early as Liang, the two of them were already friends at a loss.
The * * * affair of the two men can be said to be the perfect match. They were once a captain of the Chu regime with Chen Tong at that time. * * * planned and supported the separation from Chen Sheng, and became the prince of Zhao in Han Zionism, a right prime minister and a general. Zhang Er's ingenuity, Chen Yu's fighting and the tacit cooperation between the two groups were overwhelming in Hebei, and no one could stop them, thus pacifying the forces of various factions in Hebei. Later, * * * joined hands to quell Zhao Zai's rebellion, welcomed Zhao Xie as the king of Zhao, and moved the capital of Zhao from Handan to Xindu (now northeast Xingtai). Even when Tai Shigong wrote Historical Records, he could not separate them, so he had to write them into Biography of Zhang Er Chen Yu at the same time.
More data show that when Zhang Er was in Zhao, there were hundreds of close friends in Zhao's army alone. He often goes fishing and hunting alone in the river with them, and has close contacts and extraordinary personal relationships.
After the Battle of Julu, the two men were suspicious of each other and turned against each other. Chen Yu and Tian Rong, the king of Qi, jointly defeated Zhang Er. Zhang Er then took refuge in Hanwang and Liu Bang. Chen Yu recovered Zhao's land and named Zhao Xie the king of Zhao again.
The two men, who used to be close friends, are now their own masters and meet at Jingxing Pass. The country hates personal grudges, and both sides can't wait to kill each other at once. This replacement of enmity from friends and hatred from love not only makes future generations lament, but also helps Han Xin to destroy and pacify Zhao.
Therefore, we have reason to speculate that it is precisely because of his special identity and relationship that Han Xin was able to quickly learn about the ingenious plan of deep trenches and high fortifications, hard walls, detouring the rear, robbing the trench, cutting off its grain route, and waiting for an opportunity to fight. On the grounds that "volunteers don't have to cheat", it was probably based on the intelligence and planning of Zhao. Han Xin concluded that Zhao was among people, and no one left behind in the old camp. Even we boldly speculated that it was possible to turn against some generals of Zhao and attack Han Xin's 2000 cavalry from the inside. Otherwise, in the case of Zhao's absolute advantage of 230,000, how can it be unexpected if it is not stupid, and the camp behind it is unguarded, even two thousand small troops can't withstand it? Look at Li Dingguo's dilemma after Sun Kewang voted later, and you can see the role of Zhang Er.
So, before the two armies met, Han Xin and Chen Yu, because of the existence of Zhang Er, the balance of victory has been tilted to the Han army by more than half.
For Zhao, the strategy of defending first and then attacking is seamless and exquisite, which is the weakness of the Han army. He keenly and accurately judged that the Han army's "going abroad to fight" was inevitably "unstoppable"; It is bound to be difficult to transport grain thousands of miles and supply logistics. In order to spare no effort to master the deep ditch and high base, Chen couldn't get out. He used Indiana Jones to detour behind the Han army, seized its trench and cut off its grain route, leaving the Han army in a dilemma of "not fighting before, not returning after", and then waited for an opportunity. Zhao is sure to win, otherwise, the two of them will be captured by Han Xin. In fact, this is similar to Han Xin's later battle plan of back water array and flag raising.
Alas, Li Zuoche's coach is Chen Yu, a veteran with a reputation as a great scholar and a literary background. He has the weakness of saving face, stressing ostentation and extravagance, and advocating a step-by-step attack. In the face of a cruel war in which everything is fair, it is simply another Song Xianggong near-re-embodiment, pretending to be a gentleman, claiming to be a teacher of righteousness against aggression with the righteous words of a politician, and insisting that just men do not have to cheat. What's more, the enemies attacked by Han Xin, in his view, have already been exhausted after thousands of miles; Although it claims to be tens of thousands, it is actually only a few thousand rabble. There is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War: "Divide it by ten and multiply it by ten." With our own 200,000 mighty division, we avoided this small enemy. What should I do if I encounter a strong enemy invasion again? Wouldn't it make the governors despise and laugh at each other? As soon as this precedent is set, everyone will dare to bully Zhao in the future!
Chen Yu's weakness was greatly magnified and inflated at this time, and the arrogant soldiers underestimated their enemies. In his view, today's Han Xin is a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch, and Han Xin who has drilled through others' crotch has never seen it. Consciously confident and capable, we should not only win this disproportionate battle, but also win an upright, confident and beautiful show!
I wonder if this is the sorrow of a gentleman or a curse on war and military strategists? The war was so cruel that the real gentlemen and Confucian scholars in later generations gradually became rare animals. As a strategist, Li Zuoche can only sigh in the sky! And Han Xin, who is also a strategist, will certainly smile in the sun like Chen Yu when he sees his back. Both sides are laughing at each other, but who can laugh at the end?
In the past, Song Xianggong met Chu Chengwang in the great war. Farrow met Hannibal in Canny, ancient Rome; In the third year of Emperor Gaozu (204 BC), in October, Confucian Chen Yu met Han Xin who was good at deception and conspiracy, but he ignored him. A wonderful and cruel battle is inevitably on the verge.
Han Xin already had a plan, and didn't go straight to Jingxing Pass to attack the camp and pull out the village. Instead, he sent generals to capture Wu Cheng at one stroke, slay Qi, the general guarding Zhao Cheng, and swept away the left-wing threat of the Han army moving eastward into Jingxing. Then he led the army to camp 30 miles away from Jingxingguan, and the whole army rested.
In the middle of the night, the ravine in front of Jingxingguan was as quiet as usual, but the Han army camp was solemn. Han Xin began his long-planned deployment and deployment.
Han Xin's first order was to send two thousand hussars, each with a red flag of the Han army, and take advantage of the night to quickly go around the path to embrace the calf mountain (now northwest of Deer) to hide and spy on Zhao. When Zhao wanted to fight the Han army, they immediately rushed into Zhao Ying, seized the barrier, removed Zhao Zhi and planted the red flag of the Han army again.
Han Xin's second order will be: "Today, Zhao will eat!" It seems to be a routine pre-war mobilization order to treat everyone to a big meal after the war. Few men and women of the Han army present at that time took it seriously, and everyone was more worried about whether they could eat their usual meals again. What puzzled the generals even more was that Han Xin repeatedly sent 10,000 vanguard troops, backed by Mianman River and Jingxing Water Array to meet them, cut off their retreat and fight to the death with Zhao. Sun Tzu's Art of War clearly states that the principle of disposal is "Right belongs to the mountain and left to Shui Ze", but Han Xin did the opposite, and let them fight for a while, so that they wouldn't kill each other! No one dares to think about today's big meal. However, the military orders are like a mountain, and the armies from all walks of life in Han Xin have quietly arrived at the designated positions, waiting for them. And Zhao, who is with him, is dreaming their dreams in the high camp of Gentle Township.
At dawn, Han Xin and Zhang Er, wearing helmets and armor, led the rest of the Han soldiers. Flags fluttered, flags fluttered, and people were tall and big, and they came to Zhao Daying in a mighty way. When Chen Yu was in no hurry, he was still a Confucian. I saw Han soldiers in battle array, Han will hunt with flags, and Han Xin will fight in person. Chen Yu couldn't help secretly rejoicing, laughing at Han Xin's ignorance of the art of war, breaking his own way and falling into a trap; Zhang Er, the enemy, was defeated by his men, and he died beyond his capacity. Don't fight at this time, but when. Immediately ordered Zhao Quanjun to attack and wipe out the pounce Han Xin. Chen Yu didn't know that his move hit Han Xin's heart and lured him out of the camp. Han Xin automatically gave up the geographical advantage of the deep ditch barrier.
In an instant, drums thundered in Jingxingguan Valley, horns rang, colorful flags covered the sky, war horses neighed, swords and halberds clanged, and soldiers shouted quarrelling, one after another, echoing in the long Jingxingguan Valley and the turbulent Mianma River.
It seems that, as Chen Yu expected, the Han army is really vulnerable. Less than an hour after the battle between the two sides, the Han army lost their heads and armor one by one, and fled in succession, with flags and drums discarded everywhere. Han Xin and Zhang Er were also trapped by the rebels and escaped. Chen Yu was overjoyed. It was time to destroy Han Xin and seize his enemy, Zhang Er. He made the flag dance wildly, personally commanded, and led the Zhao army to pursue it in an attempt to destroy the Han army on the east bank of Mianman River.
Han Xin also secretly happy, as he expected, Chen Yu was confused by his deception and was lured into his long-planned backwater array. This and his Zhao, is a thorough understanding of the Han Xin backwater array of secrets and severe. In the war in the cold weapon era, scientific and reasonable disposal plays a vital role in the victory or defeat of the war. Arranging troops is a compulsory military course for every ancient general. The battle of Jingxing made Han Xin's backwater array immortal, which perfectly and truly reflected Han Xin's extraordinary disposal skills and military education. Military strategists of all dynasties were so amazed that there were countless imitators later. But today, few people really talk about the miraculous effect of the Han Xin Jingxing War, and some even fell to the ground, leaving a laughing stock for future generations. The secret of Back Water Array lies not only in Han Xin's espionage work, but also in Han Xin's extraordinary use of Jingxingguan military geography.
This is a proposition that we can never avoid when discussing the final position. There are two rivers in Jingxingkou-Mianman River and Jingxingshui River, one in the north-south direction and the other in the east-west direction, which intersect at right angles in front of Jingxingkou. Between these two rivers, a flat area similar to a peninsula naturally forms, with its front facing the southeast where Zhao Jun's camp is located.
Zhao deep ditch barriers commanding, high mountains and deep valleys, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Zhao is led to the flat peninsula between the two rivers, Zhao will completely lose its absolute geographical advantage, which is the ideal battlefield position that Han Xin dreams of. As a result, Han Xin exposed the identity of the coach with great fanfare and lured the enemy down the mountain; Then pretend to be defeated and retreat, throw flags and drums everywhere, and then lure the enemy into the peninsula for a decisive battle. Zhao stepped into the trap set by Han Xin-backwater array.
In fact, Han Xin's intention to pour water on the peninsula is even more profound. He didn't just show weakness to Zhao, luring the enemy in. More importantly, kill the recruits he led, such as those who drove away the "city dwellers", so that these recruits, no way back, have no combat experience, weak fighting capacity and nowhere to escape, and can only survive. "If you are trapped in death, you will live." This is what Han Xin himself said after the war. He simplified the war between princes for world hegemony into a very simple philosophy of soldiers saving their lives. This is the cruel reality of the war, but it has solved all the problems of Han Xin's command of new recruits, and also made Han an eternal star.
At the same time, due to the existence of these two rivers, the threat that Han Xin may come from the flank and rear is virtually eliminated. In this way, the Han army, which was originally short of troops, can deploy all the troops originally used for flank and rear wing vigilance on frontal attack and defense. In terms of quantity, the absolute number of Han troops has not increased, but the number of troops that can directly fight has greatly increased. More importantly, the Han army can deploy about 2,000 circuitous cavalry to decide the war situation.
Before the end of the war, Chen Yu had lost to Han Xin in terrain utilization and troop deployment. In this way, in Han Xin's magical and ingenious transformation of geographical advantages, the combat effectiveness of both sides has been subtly transformed into each other, and the balance of victory has once again tilted towards Han Xin.
Shortly after Chen Yu rushed out to attack Han Xin and Zhang Er, he gradually really tasted the real power of Han Xin backwater array and backwater soldiers. In addition to the soldiers who put all their eggs in one basket, everyone is tenacious and invincible, several times as many as Han Xin's Chen Yu's 200,000-strong army. In the narrow battlefield of the peninsula preset by Han Xin, they first fell into a chaotic situation of crowding each other. Because the width of the front that the two sides can directly contact is very limited, Zhao Jun, who really directly carries out combat attacks, is equal to the frontal defense force of the Han army. The vast majority of Zhao who stayed can only cheer. This makes Chen Yu's formula of "ten encirclement, twice the war" completely invalid. Zhao, who was in an absolute superior force, could not actually surround the Han army because of the restrictions of the two rivers.
This is another amazing secret of Han Xin backwater array. Han Xin brought the geographical advantage of the battlefield to the extreme, which made the two armies, who were originally outnumbered, achieve a relative balance in the actual combat area of the "Han Army Defence Line".
At this time, Chen Yu wanted to annihilate the passion and impulse of the Han army in one fell swoop, and was gradually overwhelmed by the long-term deadlock in the melee. The coach is still so, not to mention the first-line blood shed, the exhausted Zhao soldiers! Zhao, who is in absolute advantage, was defeated. At this time, Chen Yu may have thought of the advantage of Li Zuoche's circuitous fighting in the rear, decided to retreat back to camp, and then tried to break the enemy's good plan. What he never expected was that his empty and unprepared stronghold was immediately occupied by two thousand hussars who had been embedded in Baodu Mountain by Han Xin. When he returned to his horse, he looked at the old camp of Zhao Army that once belonged to him. It was already covered with the red flag of the Han army, standing in the wind, hunting and dancing, covering the sky. He couldn't judge how many Han troops there were. Suddenly, his blood swelled, his eyes turned black, and he bridled the reins and remained silent for a long time.
His soldiers reacted faster than he did, and immediately realized that they were caught between two sides by the Han army. The front can't break through the backwater array, and the rear nest is taken. The defeat of the Han army has become a bubble, and the general trend has gone. Suddenly, Zhao Jun was in chaos and fled everywhere. It can also be seen that the quality of Zhao's soldiers is not much better than that of Han Xin's recruits, nor are they battle-hardened soldiers. When Chen Yu came to his senses and came back to control and dispatch his army, it was all over. No matter how to kill the escaped soldiers, it has no effect. The defeat was like a mountain, but his 200 thousand army collapsed completely. Chen Yu had to run for his life.
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This makes us admire the tenacious resistance of the backwater array, but also marvel at the ingenious surprise attack of raising and changing flags. It is a remarkable feature of Han Xin's use of soldiers that they are peculiar and complement each other.
Without the success of the light cavalry's circuitous sneak attack and flag raising, the final outcome of the whole campaign will not change. Zhao Can completely relies on the superiority in numbers, and goes into battle one by one. Eventually, the Han army will be exhausted. To say the least, Zhao Can retreated to the old camp and adopted Li Zuoche's plan. At least, he can hold Han Xin's army until it collapses. Similarly, if there is no stubborn resistance from the back water array, the circuitous cavalry who pull the flag and change the flag will only play a small role in harassment. If the main force is wiped out, we can still count on these two thousand cavalry and their red flags to reverse Gankun!
The persistence of backwater array and the detour of light cavalry can be said to be an indispensable fist for Han Xin to win in Jingxing. The interaction of fists, two-pronged approach and perfect combination made Chen Yu stupefied, showing the infinite power of Han Xin's combination boxing. When Chen Yu ran away, Han Xin laughed completely. At this time, it was his turn to go out. Back water array counterattack, light cavalry rushed down the barrier, it's time for Han Xin to completely defeat Zhao.
Perhaps some witty officers and men of the Han army have understood the second military order issued by Han Xin at this time-"If you break Zhao today, you will have food!" It turned out that it was not the general's empty talk, but the victory was in hand. The morale of the Han army was greatly boosted and high. Everyone fought bravely, and everyone rushed to win the battle. Alas, Chen Yu's 200,000-strong army, flanked by the Han army on both sides, burst its banks like a river and was annihilated.
Alas, Chen Yu, who has been eager to kill Zhang Er, was finally hunted down by Zhang Cang, a colleague of Zhang Er, on the bank of Bahe River (now Weihe River in Hebei Province), and the once embarrassing friendship was finally embarrassing; Li Zuoche, who shouldn't have suffered this defeat, was tied to a chariot in Chen Yu, and her heart was empty and her luck was bad. Finally, Han Xin rewarded her daughter and captured her. Zhao Xie, who inherited the throne of the State of Zhao for 100 years, witnessed the final demise of the State of Zhao and was captured alive by the Han army in (now southwest of Xingtai, Hebei). Since then, Zhao has been incorporated into the territory of Hanwang and Liu Bang.
What makes us feel more deeply is that this last stop is not Han Xin's initiative and stunts, but should be Xiang Yu's cross the rubicon in the recent Battle of Julu. According to Han Xin's whereabouts, at that time, he should be a doctor in Xiang Yu's army and personally participated in the Battle of Julu! Presumably, Han Xin had a deep understanding of the beauty of burning one's bridges, so he used it for reference in time in the war of Jingxing, which showed his intention and cleverness. The other Chen Yu, who also personally experienced the Battle of the Giant Deer, was insensitive and had no vigilance. Instead, he laughed at Han Xin's defeat without fighting. The difference in military literacy between the two is obvious. Chen Yu is so ignorant of progress, how can he be invincible!
Han Xin himself summed up the reason for his victory as: being trapped to death and being born, leaving him to die and survive. This is undoubtedly a key to winning the battle, but it is far from the whole. The real key point is actually the classic that everyone often says: know yourself and know yourself, and fight every battle. And combine it skillfully and organically with unexpected tactics. Zhang Chi grasped the beat of the battle moderately and accurately, and Han Xin composed this magnificent victory symphony.
Behind the water array lies not in how mysterious it is, but in Han Xin's full grasp of the enemy's situation, insight into combat geography, and the right medicine! It is not the tacit understanding and "philosophy" between Indiana Jones and Bing Zheng, but the fact that Han Xin is completely sure to destroy the enemy camp! Jingxing's victory also lies in that there is not only a Hannibal-Han Xin on one side, but also a Faroe-Chen Yu on the other.