Han Xin was forced to rebel, but his strategy was poor. Both Sima Qian and Sima Guang commented that there is nothing to rely on in the world to rebel again. Then, if Han Xin listens to Five Blessingg or Kuai Tong and becomes independent and starts his own business, can he rule the country?
Let's take a look at the situation of Chu Han at that time. The two armies of Chu and Han are at loggerheads near Xingyang, Guangwu and Gaoping. Lean soldiers are exhausted from fighting for a long time, and old and weak soldiers are exhausted and demoralized because they have to escort food and grass. At this time, on the one hand, it depends on whose supply, on the other hand, it depends on who can gain new strength, especially the latter, and can gain an overwhelming advantage in a short time.
Look at the situation in Han Xin at that time. At that time, Han Xin had pacified Qi, and was named King of Qi, guarding Qi, with rich lands such as Jimo and Langya in the east, dangerous places such as Mount Tai in the south, natural barrier of the Yellow River in the west and Bohai Sea in the north. Two thousand miles away, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the land is rich and dangerous. Although Han Xin's soldiers confessed, it was a second-rate army that Zhao had no time to send to Xingyang. But after the capture of Chu, the quality of soldiers has been greatly improved. Otherwise, we wouldn't have broken 20 Wan Chu armies in Longyou. Besides, when Gaixia fought a decisive battle, Han Xin led an army of 300,000 troops to confront Xiang Yu's Chu army. It can be seen that Han Xin's army at that time was at least 100,000 when he was in Qi, and it was well-supplied and well-fed.
From Xiang Yu's point of view, Qi has been destroyed, and there are no more warlords following the Chu army. Moreover, 200,000 fresh troops brought by Long Qie to save Qi were wiped out and killed in succession. At this point, Peng Yue, the king of Liang, led the troops back to Liangdi, often harassing the Chu army back and forth and cutting off the route for providing foodstuff for the Chu army. Even Tian Heng, the uncle of Tian Guang, the King of Qi, now belongs to Peng Yue. Judging from the fighting situation, Xiang Yu's army at this time is probably. But now Xiang Yu has hundreds of soldiers, and there won't be any more. We have to deal with Liu Bang and Peng Yue at the same time and worry about Han Xin's attack. So Xiang Yu thought of sending troops to persuade Han Xin to stand on his own feet. In this way, the world situation will be greatly improved, at least it will not make enemies in many ways as before.
What did Wu Xie say to the Han Xin camp to make Han Xin stand on its own two feet?
When Wu She saw Han Xin, she said, "The world has long endured Qin's tyranny. Everyone joined forces to attack Qin, and Qin has been destroyed. According to the merits and demerits, we divided the land and became kings to train our soldiers. Now Hanwang crusades eastward, invades other people's fields and seizes other people's fiefs. He has breached the Sanqin and led the army out of Hangu Pass. Now he's collecting governors from all walks of life in the East to attack Chu. His intention is not to annex the whole world, nor will he give up. His greed has reached this point, which is too much! Besides, Hanwang cannot be trusted. He fell into the hands of Wang Xiang many times. It was Wang Xiang's pity that kept him alive. However, once he escaped, he broke the covenant and attacked Wang Xiang again. He is so inaccessible and untrustworthy. Now, although you think you have a deep friendship with Hanwang and try your best to fight for him, you will eventually be captured by him. You can continue to this day, because Wang Xiang still exists today. Now that Liu Hexiang is competing for the world, it is important for you. If you stand on the right, Hanwang wins; if you stand on the left, Wang Xiang wins. If Wang Xiang is destroyed today, you will be the next to be destroyed. You and Wang Xiang are old friends. Why not oppose the alliance between Han and Chu, with three points in the world and self-reliance as king? Now, if you miss this opportunity, you must stand on the side of Hanwang and attack Wang Xiang. Should smart people do this? "
Wu Shuo said so much, in fact, he said four things:
One? Liu bang's ultimate goal is to seize the world.
Two? Liu bang is cunning, unreasonable and untrustworthy.
Three? Han Xin can live to the present because of the existence of Xiang Yu.
Four? Now is the best chance for Han Xin to stand on its own feet. Liu Xiang asserted that the result was Han Xin. Even if you don't help Chu attack Han, you should protect yourself independently and divide the world into three parts. Helping Han attack Chu is a dead end, not the work of a wise man.
Have to admit, this man set foot in military strategists, although in history, such a field, but the judgment of the situation is surprisingly accurate, what happened behind all come true, it's a pity that Han Xin at that time, out of Liu Bang's gratitude to him, refused him.
Kuai Tong, a Qi man, came at the right time. He knew that Han Xin now held the key to the victory and defeat in the world, so he advised him to stand on his own feet and seek wealth for himself under the guise of Yue Se. What did Kuai Tong say?
After Kuai Tong knew Han Xin, he talked about physiognomy under the guise of Joseph, and later began to persuade Han Xin to stand on his own feet. Kuai Tong said to Han Xin: "At the beginning, there was an uprising in the world, and heroes made their names and shouted one after another. People with lofty ideals gathered like clouds, mixed like fish scales, flames were flying everywhere, and the wind was suddenly blowing. At this moment, all I care about is the demise of the Qin Dynasty. Nowadays, the division between Chu and Han makes the innocent people in the world frightened, and the bones of father and son are exposed in the wild, countless. The Chu people set out from Pengcheng, besieged on all sides, chased the defeated army to Xingyang, and marched triumphantly like mats, shaking the world. So the army was trapped between Beijing and Suo, stuck in the mountainous area to the west, for three years. Hanwang led hundreds of thousands of troops to resist the Chu army in Gongxian and Luoyang. With the danger of mountains and rivers, although I fought several battles a day, my efforts failed, and even I failed to save myself. Defeated in Xingyang, injured in, so fled between Wan and Ye counties, which is what we call both wisdom and courage. The long-term dangerous traffic jam has dampened the spirit of the soldiers, and the grain in the warehouse has been exhausted. People are exhausted, miserable, complaining, restless and helpless. In my estimation, this situation is not the sage of the world, nor can it quell the disaster of the world. Today, the fate of two kings, Liu Hexiang, is in your hands. You help Hanwang, Hanwang will win; Help the king of Chu, and the king of Chu will win. I'm willing to sacrifice my courage and put forward a stupid plan, but I'm afraid you won't adopt it If you can really listen to my plan, it is better to let both Chu and Han be unharmed and exist at the same time You stand with them to form that situation, and no one dares to make a move. With the virtue of your sage, you have a lot of troops and equipment, occupy the powerful State of Qi, force Yanzhao to submit, send troops to the empty areas of Liu and Xiang armies, contain their rear areas, conform to the people's hearts, go west to stop the struggle between Liu and Xiang, and plead for the lives of the military and civilians. Then, the world will respond quickly, who dares not to listen! Then, cut off the territory of big countries, weaken the power of big countries, and use it to enfeoffment princes. After the restoration of the princes, the world was grateful and obedient to Qi. Hold the old territory of Qi State, according to Jiaohe and Surabaya, use kindness to inspire the ministers and humble themselves, then the kings of the world will come to worship Qi State in succession. I heard:' Don't you accept the benefits from heaven? Instead, it will be punished; If you don't take action then, you will be in trouble. ? I hope you will consider this matter carefully. "
Kuai Tong said that there were many contents involved in this competition, but the contents were different from Wu's. Kuai Tong mainly said three things:
One? The two armies of Chu and Han were at loggerheads for many years, and both suffered losses.
Two? Han Xin is the key to Liu Xiang's success.
Three? Han Xin's strategy of self-reliance and pacifying the world.
The main difference between express communication and military involvement lies in the third point. Wu told Han Xin to help Chu or stand on his own feet. He didn't talk about strategy, but Kuai Tong even thought of strategy. Of course, this has something to do with their starting point. Wu She only asked Han Xin not to help Korea, but to stand on its own feet or help Chu. As long as you don't help Korea, where there is a mind to really plan for Han Xin's self-reliance, while Kuai Tong is different. He also expects Han Xin's self-reliance to bring him prosperity. Of course, he has to plan wholeheartedly.
Han Xin refused again on the grounds that he wanted to repay Liu Bang's kindness in meeting him. Kuai Tong then continued to persuade Han Xin from two aspects, that is, Gao Zhen made peace and he would not come again. Unfortunately, both of them were rejected by Han Xin and Han Xin at the same time, and they still have their own vitality. So when he was finally killed, he regretted not listening to Kuai Tong.
If Han Xin listened to Kuai Tong and stood on its own feet, could it finally unify the whole country? The answer is no.
Let's take a look at the strategy of Express. Han Xin led his own army in Qi, landed forcibly, then sent troops to the rear of Liu Xiang, occupied the territory, and then stopped Liu Xiang's competition. The vassals in the world will respond, and then, after that, they will cut off the territory of the great powers and weaken the power of the great powers to enfeoffment the vassals. At that time, all the governors in the world would be grateful, and Han Xin had occupied the homeland of Qi for a long time. As long as you are gentle and virtuous, the world will naturally return to Qi.
This strategy looks perfect, but in fact it is not feasible, and it can even be said that it is wishful thinking of Express. This strategy is almost a copy of Xiang Yu's previous behavior. It's a strategy of striving for hegemony rather than claiming the emperor. Xiang Yu is in danger at this time, which has proved the failure of this strategy. Let's analyze:
First, the first step is feasible. The forced landing of Zhao Yan was originally shot down by Han Xin. With the strength of Han Xin now, it is more abundant than before, so it is no problem to land in Zhao Yan by force.
Secondly, the second step is also feasible. After the forced landing of Zhao Yan, Han Xin owned the original territory of Qi, which can be said to be the best in the world. Have strong strength and prestige, and supplement the troops to attack the empty areas of Liu and Xiang. It can be said that Liu Hexian's elite soldiers were originally in confrontation with Xingyang, and they were all exhausted. The soldiers in the rear lack actual combat experience and are ineffective.
Again, the third step is not feasible. At this time, Han Xin occupied the rear of Liu Xiang, and his strength improved, but it was wrong to stop the struggle between them. Judging from Liu Xiang's strength, the most important thing to do at this time is to help Chu attack Han and destroy Liu Bang. At this time, Liu Bang had more troops than Xiang Yu, and more advisers and warriors than Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu is alone, and there are no effective generals under his command. From the perspective of unifying the whole country in the future, he should help Chu attack Han. In any case, we can't stop the competition between them, not to mention Liu Xiang, neither of them is a fuel-efficient lamp.
Finally, the fourth step is even more infeasible. Morally speaking, Liu Xiang and Han Xin used to be the old owners of Han Xin, relying on their own strength. Morally speaking, they are not very convincing, and they took the same road as Xiang Yu, and even stopped Liu Xiang's struggle in the previous step, taking the route of hegemony and packet. This is unrealistic. Whoever cuts his territory will have complaints and grievances, but when the strength is small, he will endure it.
In fact, even according to Kuai Tong's route, Han Xin finally succeeded in dominating and enfeoffment the vassal. With the existence of Peng Yue, Ying Bu and Xiang Yu at that time, he was willing to enfeoffment. Han Xin occupied the territory of Zhao Yan, Qi, and later captured the land of Liu Xiang, but he still sent generals and troops to station. Among these people, there will definitely be people who want to dominate the country, and there will still be people who can't help but seduce, lobby and stand on their own feet as kings, which is similar to the situation after the Guangwu Uprising in Chen Sheng. And with Han Xin's character, he is suitable to be an excellent general, not a rough and black monarch. In this respect, the final victory may be Liu Bang's.
Fundamentally speaking, Kuai Tong's strategy is to unify the whole country, not the whole country at all, but the route of enfeoffment in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After Qin unified the world, although the world was in chaos, people's hearts were United, which was the general trend of the world at that time, and the enfeoffment system was contrary to this trend. If Han Xin starts to stand on his own feet, he will not follow Kuai Tong's strategy in the next few steps, but make his own development strategy according to the world situation, just as he did at that time. It's really hard to say who this world belongs to.
However, if Han Xin stands up and stands on its own feet according to Kuai Tong's strategy, it will certainly not be able to unify the whole country.