If we were to use the words of later generations to describe the mood of Han Guang, the "King of the Generation", these four words could not be more appropriate.
"From mid-October to November, in less than half a month, Han Xin defeated his troops in succession, killed our general Wang Huang, captured Jicheng, and completely occupied Guangyang County..."
In Juyang, the capital of Shanggu County, Han Guang heard that the front line was losing battles one after another, and he was so worried that he couldn't even eat the lamb in front of him.
They both have the surname Han, so why is the difference so big?
He was originally a minor official in Shanggu. During the anti-Qin wave a few years ago, the Shanggu garrison rebelled and occupied Shanggu and Daijun. He also gained the title of King of Dai through his "mutual kingship" with Zang Tu. In the following two years, , successively expanded to Yanmen, Yuyang, and Guangyang when Yan and Zhao collapsed, and for a time became the most powerful anti-king in the north, and of course the only one left with great achievements.
His collusion with the Huns was seduced by Kuai Che, a native of Fanyang. At that time, Han Guang had taken in Han Sheng, a fellow of the same tribe, the alchemist of the First Emperor of Qin, and Kuai Che came to him. He wanted to alienate the monarchs and ministers of the Qin Dynasty and bring chaos to the world, so he got acquainted with him. , just as Heifu was gradually wiping out the princes, Kuai Che came again and gave Han Guang the idea of forming an alliance with the Xiongnu...
"The Central Plains ceased military revolution, so they were able to strengthen themselves. There were more than 100,000 people who controlled the strings. After destroying Donghu, they have now recovered Beijia and occupied Yunzhong. They often harass Yanmen and Daijun. If they can get their help, they can One hundred thousand horsemen march south to Dai's land and fight with Heifu, or the two tigers may kill each other, but Dai's country can survive!"
Although he knew that he was drinking poison to quench his thirst, Han Guang still raised his cup and drank the poisonous wine!
I have no choice but to drink, and I will die of thirst.
Not only did he recognize Mao Dun as his father, but he also discussed sending his daughter to the Huns in the future, marrying Mao Dun's son as the Yan family, and "making peace" with him. He also agreed to give the Huns Xun, wine, rice and food as a reward for sending troops to the Huns.
But now, the performance of the Huns on the Yandi battlefield is unsatisfactory. On the one hand, they did not listen to the orders of Han Guang's general Huang Guang and others, and only focused on looting property. On the other hand, they did not fight hard and retreated when the Dai army was in trouble. Walk.
Even in a battle on the outskirts of Jicheng, facing Han Xin's army, the cavalry led by the Xiongnu King Zuoxian were helpless against the Qin army's strong bows and crossbows. After the traditional long-range harassment failed, they tried to charge and trample them. After being repelled, he actually withdrew from the battlefield, resulting in the fall of Jicheng and the death of Wang Huang.
Han Guang had only 40,000 soldiers under his command. After the battle at Jicheng, the number was reduced by half.
Faced with his doubts, Kuai Che disagreed and said: "The Qin army's powerful crossbows have a very far range, and the Xiongnu's horn bows cannot reach it; the Qin army's divisions and brigades fight in an orderly manner, and the Huns can't defeat them if they have no formations." Also, if they are fighting in the city, dismounting from their horses and fighting, if the Qin army has strong armor and sharp blades, with long and short swords and halberds connected, then the Xiongnu soldiers and leather will not be able to withstand them. This is the Qin army's special skill."
"So if you want the Xiongnu to fight the Qin army, or even help defend the city, you are using them in the wrong place!"
Han Guang was extremely angry: "Then what's the use of borrowing troops from the Xiongnu?"
Kuai Che's view coincides with that of Li Zuoche: "There are many mountains and hills in Daibei, and there are many plains and vast fields. In this land of chariots and cavalry, there are not even ten infantrymen. The Huns were born in the bitter cold desert north, and they eat meat and cheese." For food, we are tired from wind and rain, and are not tired from hunger or thirst. Therefore, fighting in Daibei is the place where the Xiongnu comes into play! "
Hearing that the battlefield would be fought on his own territory, Han Guang became even more desperate: "I still hope that the Xiongnu can help me defend Sanxing..."
Daibei is separated from the Central Plains by Taihang Mountain and Yanshan Mountain. The so-called Sanxing refers to the three passages between Daibei and the Central Plains.
From east to west, one is the military capital Xing, which is the later Juyongguan. The military capital Shanxia is located just north of Jicheng.
, a serious danger at the junction of the three places in Shanggu. Whoever gets it is like getting the key. He can attack when he goes out, and he can defend when he retreats.
The second is Puyinxing, which is the later Zijingguan Pass. It is eighty miles west of Yi County. The road leads to Daijun. The valley is rugged and has many redbud trees.
The third road is between Dai County and Hengshan County. It is called Feihuxing. It has two steep cliffs, a slight line of traffic, and meanders for more than a hundred miles.
As the only way from the Central Plains to Daijun, Han Guang placed his hope on guarding the three places so as to "defend the enemy outside the country's gate."
But Kuai Che easily shattered his dream.
"Taking advantage of the victory in Guangyang, Han Xin has sent troops to attack Puyin in the west. However, I recently heard that General Heifu's army of 100,000 has arrived at Hengshan and will also attack Feihu in the north. King Dai now only has more than 20,000 people left. He divided his troops.
If you guard three passes and are enemies with ten times as many thieves, can you really defend them?"
"Once the pass is broken and the army is killed, people in Dai County will surely rise up to respond to Heifu and bind the king to surrender!"
Because of the introduction of the Xiongnu into the country, Han Guang, who was originally quite popular, encountered great opposition in the land of the Yan Dynasty. The Yan Dynasty was harassed by barbarians all the year round and resented the Xiongnu people even more than the Qin army. In Guangdong,
When he was in Yangjun, some generals chose to defect.
The poison that I drank started to take effect, but the thirst in my mouth remained the same.
Han Guang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and bowed to Kuai Che:
"Then what should I do? Please teach me, sir!"
"The answer is right in front of you."
Kuai Che said:
"Your Majesty, may you know that on the eve of winter last year, Xiang Ji sent troops to attack Hengshan and Nanjun in order to destroy Heifu's southern division and relieve the enemies on Chu's flanks? How did Heifu's subordinate Li Xian and others respond?"
Han Guangdao: "I heard that they were clearing the field and filling up the wells, so that Xiang Ji wasted nothing..."
"That's right! Let Xiang Yu march to an uninhabited land with no food available, and then use the rain and snow to make him retreat in spite of the difficulties. This caused Xiang Yu to waste several months and be surrounded from all sides. From that time on, Chu
The country is doomed!"
Kuai Che said: "The situation faced by Dai State today is quite the same as that of Li Xian and others at that time. Since it cannot compete with the Qin army, it cannot attack or even defend, but should avoid its edge. The general is not as good as the general. Du, Puyin,
The Flying Fox defenders all withdrew, making a retreat in defeat, burning the barns, filling up the wells, and led them westward, retreating to the Yanmen Pingcheng area..."
"In this case, after General Heifu's army entered Dai, he could only attack in vain. The Qin army could not plunder in the vast and sparsely populated Dai land, and it would not last long. It was a severe winter, and the cold wind was blowing sharply.
The wind and snow are much more severe than those in the south, and the Qin army is mostly from the south, so they will suffer heavy casualties."
"If Heifu realizes the difficulty and retreats, leaving his army on guard and retreating, the Xiongnu can help the king to overwhelm the few with their numbers, regain the land, and make Heifu's efforts completely defeated."
"If Heifu is eager to destroy the Dai Kingdom and expel the Xiongnu, and pursues them blindly, it would be better. We can lure them deep into the grassland and destroy them at the border of the grassland!"
Seeing that Han Guang was still hesitating, Kuai Che carried out Mao Dun and forced him to say: "This is also a policy approved by the Xiongnu Great Chanyu. The Xiongnu will help Dai's army withdraw to the west, and will gather nearly 100,000 cavalry and wait on the grassland.
, so as to give the exhausted Qin army a fatal blow!"
"This is the only chance for Dai to survive."
It is also the only possibility for the world to continue to be divided!
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Han Guang hesitated again and again. He regretted borrowing troops from the Xiongnu, but how could it be so easy to get off the pirate ship? In the end, he could only reluctantly agree.
But three days later, when Han Guang began to leave Juyang and withdraw his troops to the west, Kuai Che did not want to go with him. Instead, he asked him for a team of troops to go east...
"What does Mr. Kuai want?" Han Guang was full of doubts. Kuai Che was a minister of Zhao Xie at first, but later abandoned Zhao Xie when Zhao was in danger. Now, is he going to escape from Dai, which is in danger?
"To win this battle, you must test cavalry archery and spear formation combat. I am not good at this, but I am good at fighting against the enemy..."
Kuai Che said: "I want to go somewhere to find a new ally for the king and the great Chanyu!"
Han Guang made a wild guess: "Could it be...Han Xin? Sir, can you say that Han Xin rebelled against Qin?"
Now Han Guang can only hope for a miracle.
Kuai Che shook his head: "Han Xin is loyal to Hei Fu. I have tried it through a confidant of Han Xin, Captain, who is 'who only thinks about him'. It is absolutely impossible for Han Xin to betray Hei Fu!"
"Then sir, you want to..."
Kuai Che pointed to the east: "Yes, Fusu who is in western Liaoning may be the most likely ally to join us!"
Han Guang frowned: "But Fusu is also known as the Qin Army. I also heard that Fusu and Heifu are old friends. He also expelled the Donghu in Liaodong..."
In the past two years, Han Guang had been in a hostile state with Fusu, who occupied the two Liao Dynasties, because the other party had always called the Qin army and never thought of turning enemies into friends.
Kuai Che smiled and said: "Hei Fu also claims to be the regent of Qin, but can this Qin be the same as that Qin?"
"Fusu is the legitimate heir of the First Emperor of Qin and is called King Zhao, but Heifu is just a Qin minister and is the Duke of Xia. Will he bow to Fusu and become a minister?"
Kuai Che shook his head: "Absolutely impossible, so Heifu announced to the outside world that Fusu is dead!"
"As for the friendship between the two... Fusu, based on the two Liaos, wanted to enter the Central Plains and reorganize the country. However, Heifu defeated the Six Kingdoms first, and Chen Ping, one of the Nine Qings, did not stop Fusu. He repeatedly
How can Fusu not hate him for making things difficult? The great friendship has long since been polished off and become alienated, not to mention..."
Kuai Che murmured: "Both of them hope that they can be the hero who will conquer the world."
"But one such hero is enough!"
"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. The black man is called a Qin official, but he is actually a Qin thief. He killed Hu Hai and drove away the Ying clan. I suspect that the Meng brothers were also secretly killed and put the blame on Zhao Gao."
"His intention to usurp the throne has long been obvious. After he unifies the world, he will surely use the opportunity to seize the throne of emperor! In addition to dealing with the Dai and the Xiongnu, another reason for him to go north this time is to personally
Can you rest assured after solving Fusu?"
"Dai and the Xiongnu are just a problem for Heifu, but Fusu is a serious problem that threatens him to usurp the Qin Dynasty!"
Kuai Che sneered: "So if the two Qin countries meet, they will fight first. How can they care about us?"
"And what will Fusu think when faced with the black man who wants to take over the world with the surname Ying?"
"I once met Fusu. At that time, he was still an ignorant and old-fashioned young man who only knew how to act according to his father's orders. But now, Fusu has seen betrayal and separation, and has seen the killings in the world. He originated from Haidong, has experienced hardships, and has a style that is consistent with his actions.
It was very different back then.”
"So I don't believe that Fusu will hand over the kingdoms of his ancestors!"
"And if he wants to avoid dying like Hu Hai, he can only put aside his prejudices and cooperate with us!"
Politicians are great at analyzing people's hearts and are best at exploiting the weaknesses in human nature.
Greed for power, confusion about the future, fear of enemies, resentment against those who will take away everything from you, anger at unfair situations, doubts about loyal ministers and friendly friends, and the pride of being unable to bow your head and be a subordinate...
Kuai Che didn't believe that Fusu didn't have one or two emotions in his heart.
As long as there is, Kuai Che can use words to amplify it!
"I will personally go to Liaoxi and risk my life as a political strategist to convince him!"