"When you pull up the mountain, you will never die. This is a poem written by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, lamenting his failure in the struggle between Chu and Han. Xiang Yu attributed more responsibility to "the destruction of Chu by heaven is not the crime of war."
In order to prove that "the death of this heaven is not the crime of war." (overlord) is divided into four teams and four directions. The number of encirclement of Han army was heavy. King Xiang called his horse and said, "I will take that general for the public." To ride on all sides, the period of Shandong is three. So King Xiang called for the Han Army to be defeated, so he killed a general of the Han Dynasty. At that time, Marquis Chiquan was a cavalry general. He chased King Xiang, who was angry and scolded. Marquis Chiquan's men and horses were all frightened. There were three places in Biyi and his cavalry Association. The Han Army did not know where King Xiang was, but divided the army into three groups to recover. Xiang Wang Naichi beheaded a Duwei of Han Dynasty, killed hundreds of people, gathered his cavalry again, and killed two of his cavalry ears. It is said that the rider said, "what is it like?" the rider said, "like the great king's words." But they all dismounted on foot and fought with short arms. Duji killed hundreds of Han soldiers. (quoted from the historical records of Xiang Yu)
There is no doubt about Xiang Yu's bravery. It is also recorded in Zizhitongjian. For example, when the Chu and Han armies faced off in Guangwu, the Han Army insisted on not fighting, and Xiang Yu sent three generals to fight. There was a marksman from Loufan in the Han Army, so he shot all the three Chu generals. Xiang Yu is very angry. He wears armor and carries an iron halberd to fight. The shooter of Loufan aimed at Xiang Yu outside the city and was about to shoot an arrow. Xiang Yu was angry and drank. The shooter was so scared that he ran away and did not dare to fight any more. Since then, he has "evaporated" in the world.
Xiang Wang was only thirty-one years old when he died, and there were many reasons for the collapse of his Western Chu empire. For example, the overlord himself was headstrong and refused to accept the correct opinions of the ministers; he killed the innocent people indiscriminately and lost the people's heart, so he often slaughtered the city, killed the dead and cooked the living people; ③ The most important reason is that he is not good at employing people. The famous general Han Xin can only serve as "Zhiji Lang" (similar to the guard platoon leader). Liang Wang Pengyue, a "guerrilla war expert", was born as a fisherman and was despised by Xiang Yu all the time. Xiang Yu scolded Wang yingbu, a fierce general like Jiujiang. ④ In politics, Xiang Yu is a complete idiot. He made low-level mistakes in the enfeoffment of King Han, king Qi and King Jiaodong, and artificially created contradictions and enemies And so on.
In 2002 BC, even Xiang Yu's most reliable chief, Ma zhouyin, rebelled against the Western Chu and assisted Liu Jia to rebel in Jiujiang in order to meet King yingbu's soldiers. By Li zuoche feigning surrender, all the rebels together with Han Xin's army lay in ambush and besieged Xiang Yu. Soon, the Chu army was isolated. With the death of Yu Ziqi and other generals, Zhongli's barbarian department was divided and surrounded. "The Han drum three links suddenly reached one million, and the Chu songs rose everywhere, missing eight thousand." Xiang Yu's last remaining generals are Zhou Lan and Heng Chu. With less than 8000 soldiers, even Xiang Bo runs away. Overlord is really a lonely family, to the end!
In addition to the rebellious yingbu, Pengyue and other five Marquis, as well as Lu Matong who took the body of the overlord, is it true that no one was willing to work for Xiang Yu in the whole Chu Han war? Looking back on the short history of the Western Chu Empire, we find that there are not a few "loyal ministers and good generals" who are loyal to the Western Chu, and they were also known as "five tiger generals". Let's not mention fictional characters like Yu Ziqi, nor the well-known Great counselors such as Yafu Fanzeng, Xiang Yu's failure, and the demise of Western Chu. From this point of view, it's a bit of a tragic color of "a handsome man without a plan, exhausting thousands of troops".
Here I just cite five famous "loyal ministers and good generals" who fought for the West Chu, so that people can have at least a superficial sense of that short period of history.
First, Ji Bu, a native of Chu, was famous for his chivalry before his nephew Xiang Liang. Ji Bu is very loyal and trustworthy. He is totally different from the fickle yingbu, the head of the "five tigers". As the saying goes, "if you get a hundred jin of gold, it's better to get a jibuyino."
It is said that fan Zeng, the commander of Xiang's army, came out of the mountain at the invitation of Ji Buli. Ji Bu is good at using a painting halberd. He is one of the "five tiger generals of Western Chu".
Ji Bu participated in a series of important battles in the late Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty, such as the Kuaiji uprising, the battle of Julu and the battle of Pengcheng. Ji Bu helped Xiang Yu fight in the East and kill in the west, and made great achievements in the war. He once led his troops to hunt down Liu Bang, so that the later emperor of the Han Dynasty had no way to heaven and no way to land. After the fall of Western Chu, Liu Bang offered a reward for Ji bu. He threatened that anyone who dared to hide Ji Bu would destroy his three clans. But there are still many people willing to risk their lives to help Ji bu. The most famous one is the Zhu family. Liu Bang pardoned Ji Bu by giving advice to Xia Houying.
Ding Gong, Ji Bu's half brother, is a model of infidelity to the Western Chu. He is also a general under Xiang Yu's command. In the situation of "stabbing Liu Bang to death with a short knife and trampling on Liu Bang's body with a horse's hoof", Liu Bang Let him go because of his good words. After Liu Bang won the world, he did not hesitate to kill Ding Gong, who came to take refuge with him, and declared to the world that Ding Gong was unfaithful to Western Chu for favoritism.
Second, Zhong LiMao, a native of Yilu Township in Hanqu County, is a direct general of Xiang family. He has always been a loyal minister around the overlord, and his loyalty is well-known. It is said that Zhong LiMao is good at using a long gun. He is proficient in martial arts and knows the art of war. Zhong Limai also participated in the battle of Julu and other important battles. In 203 B.C., he guarded Xingyang, but the Han Army's heavy siege failed to overcome it. Zhong LiMao stabilized the Chu army, and Xiang Yu took the opportunity to lead the counter attack. Zhong Li's guarding Xingyang made an important contribution to the delimitation of the Han boundary of Chu River and won a temporary respite for Xiang Yu.
After Xiang Yu's defeat, Zhong Limai went to invest in his friend Han Xin. Liu Bang hated Zhong LiMao and ordered him to be wanted nationwide. In order to protect himself, Han Xin betrayed his good friend. Zhong Limai told Han Xin about his interests, but Han Xin refused, and Zhong Limai was forced to commit suicide. As Zhong Limai said, Han Xin soon died ugly.
Third, Huan Chu, a descendant of Chu officials, was wanted by the state of Qin and died in Zezhong. Xiang Liang joined the Chu army and fought bravely in Huan Chu. Huan Chu was good at using spears (or spears and other weapons), and together with Zhou Lan, he was called the "two general of hem ha" around Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu killed Song Yi to seize military power, and Huan Chu was ordered to return the succeeding facts to King Huai of Chu.
Huan Chu's rank in Western Chu was not very high until yingbu's rebellion. He followed Xiang Yu faithfully all his life. He was one of the last twenty-eight riders in the bloody battle of Wujiang, and finally died bravely.
Fourth, Longqi (the word "Qi" is pronounced "Ju") is good at using long broadsword. He is as brave as Wang yingbu of Jiujiang. He can be called the third hero in the late Qin Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty.
However, Longji was impulsive and not calm when he was in trouble. Although he had rich experience in commanding the army, he was brave and resourceless. Longji was always the most important general of Xiang Yu. He was one of the few generals in the Western Chu empire. At that time, "King Xiang heard that the Marquis of Huaiyin (Han Xin) had already taken Hebei Province, broken Qi and Zhao, and wanted to attack Chu, so he sent the dragon to attack it." Originally, Xiang Yu sent a deputy general Zhou Lan to Longji, but Zhou Lan's correct advice was not adopted by Longji, so he relied on courage to advance. Han Xin sent his cavalry general Guanying to attack him. He intercepted the flow of water and attacked him half way. He defeated the Chu army and killed Longqi.
Long Qie was faithful to the old saying that "if the earthen jar does not leave the well, the general will die before the battle". Long Qi's death greatly stimulated Xiang Yu. For the first time, the overlord of Western Chu knew what fear was and took the initiative to ask Han Xin and Liu Bang for peace.
Fifthly, Cao Jiu is a Confucian general. He is good at using broadsword and his martial arts are not bad. Cao Jiu was originally a prison officer in Qi county of Qin State (such as the warden, maybe not so big). Once Xiang Liang (Xiang Yu's uncle) was imprisoned for breaking the law. Cao Jiu and Sima Xin (later one of the famous three marshals of Qin State) saved Xiang Liang. Cao Jiu was Xiang's life-saving benefactor. Later, it is said that Cao Qian made great contributions to the rebellion against Zhang Han, so he won Xiang Yu's trust. Then he had a prosperous official career and paid homage to Da Sima. Cao Qian is on guard for Chenggao, an important town. Xiang Yu wants him to stick to it for 15 days. However, after Xiang Yu's army was transferred by Peng Yue, Liu Bangbing surrounded Chenggao.
It is said that Liu Bang wanted the Han soldiers to have a kitchen knife, a chopping board, a knife and a curse (Liu Bang, who was born from a naughty family, was really good at swearing). Finally, Cao Jiu, who insisted on not fighting, was enraged. Cao Jiu led his army to rush out of the city, and the Han Army fled. As soon as Cao Jiu chased him, he was ambushed. Then he was surrounded and annihilated by the Han army. Cao Jiu was defeated and had to commit suicide. At the same time, another demoted General of the state of Qin, who was also a famous person loyal to the Western Chu Dynasty, was also suicidal. His name was Sima Xin.
