Han Xin (about 23 BC1-BC 196), a native of Huaiyin (formerly Huaiyin County, Jiangsu Province, now Huaiyin District, Huai 'an City), was a founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty, an outstanding strategist in the history of China, tied for three outstanding heroes of early han dynasty with Xiao He and Sean, and was also called a famous soldier in the third year of Han Dynasty with Peng Yue and Ying Bu.
In his early years, he was very poor and often sent food from people. At the end of Qin Dynasty, he took part in the anti-Qin struggle and defected to Xiang Yu. After that, he was recommended by Xia Houying and worshipped Su Dawei, but he was not reused. Xiao He recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang, so Liu Bang named General Bill Han. Han Xin analyzed the Chu-Han situation to Liu Bang. Transfer troops to the east, and Sanqin can be captured. Liu bang adopted this suggestion, immediately made arrangements, and soon occupied Guanzhong.
In the Chu-Han War, Han Xin played an outstanding military talent. After Wei pacified, he finally defeated Dai and Zhao. Then go north and surrender to Yan. In the fourth year of Han Dynasty, Han Xin became prime minister, led troops to attack Qi, captured Linzi, and led 200,000 Chu troops to assist Qi in Weifang Water. So Liu Bangli made Han Xin king of Qi. In October of the following year, Han Xin was ordered to meet him, panic in the Chu army and force Xiang Yu to commit suicide.
After the establishment of the Han dynasty, he was relieved of military power and moved to the king of Chu. Be denounced for rebellion and demoted to Huaiyin Hou. Later, Lv Hou conspired with Prime Minister Xiao He to trick him into Changle Palace, where he was beheaded and killed three families.
Han Xin is the representative figure of China's military thought of "seeking war", and is praised by Xiao He as "the unparalleled national scholar".
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Han Xin was familiar with the art of war and said that "the more the better". Han Xin, as a tactician, left many tactical allusions for later generations: building a plank road in the Ming Dynasty, secretly crossing Chen Cang, setting up doubts in the Jin Dynasty, smuggling in xia yang, crossing the army by wooden merchants, taking water as a camp, changing the flag and changing the sign, interpreting, cutting off water from Shen Sha, fighting halfway, being besieged on all sides and ambushing on all sides. His military tactics have been highly praised by military strategists of past dynasties. As a strategist, Han Xin is the most outstanding general after Sun Wu and Bai Qi. His greatest feature is his flexible use of troops. He is the most skillful general in the history of China War. The battles of Jingxing and Weishui commanded by him are masterpieces in the history of war. As a strategist, his remarks when he met the generals became the fundamental strategy for the victory of the Chu-Han War.
The thirteenth volume of Qinghe County Records of Xianfeng recorded: "Three Articles by Han Xin", with a small note: "Emperor Hancheng ordered Hong Ren to discuss four books on the second army, including three articles by Han Xin. Before and after the Han dynasty, there were records of art and literature. And Yun Hanxing, Han Xin's art of war, where 18 1, deleted, set 35 articles. Zhu Lu stole it. Gai Huaiyin is the oldest person to write a book. " So Han Xin once wrote three military works, which is the earliest record of Huaiyin people writing books.
During the period of house arrest, Han Xin and Sean worked together to sort out the art of war since the pre-Qin period, and got 182, which is the first large-scale art of war book in China history, laying a scientific foundation for the study of China and military art, and collecting and supplementing military laws. There are three articles about the art of war that have been lost.
Resources Baidu Encyclopedia Han Xin