Han Xin's military talents are obvious to all. Later, people praised him as "outstanding, slightly out of the world." A military genius like Han Xin is inevitably arrogant, and only a handful of people can make him admire him. Han Xin once said to Xiao He, "Was it a war in Tian Lei? Kill ten thousand, and lose eight thousand. Qin family has made him white! " However, even such a Han Xin, there is also a person who admires him from the bottom of his heart. Leave a famous saying through the ages before death, and be honored as a god after death!
The person who can make Han Xin admire most in his life is Li Zuoche, Guangwu Emperor of Zhao, and Li Zuoche is the grandson of Li Mu, a famous Zhao. At the end of Qin Dynasty, the six countries assisted Zhao Wangxie and made great contributions to Zhao Li, so he was named Guangwudi. In 205 BC, Liu Bang was defeated in the Battle of Pengcheng, and the vassal states rebelled and made peace with Chu. In this case, Liu Bang adopted Han Xin's "Raise Yanzhao in the north, attack Qi in the east, break the Chu grain route in the south, and welcome King Xingyang in the west." In other words, while insisting on fighting directly against Chu, we should also open up the northern battlefield.
In 204 BC, Liu Bangpa sent general Han Xin and led more than 10,000 newly recruited Han troops eastward to attack Zhao, a subordinate force of Xiang Yu. When the prince of Zhao saw this, he was appointed commander-in-chief and lieutenant, and led nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses to war. Zhao took the lead in reaching the battlefield and occupied favorable terrain. Commander-in-chief Chen Yu thought that Han Xin had only tens of thousands of troops, so he was ready to fight Han Xin. Li Zuoche, the lieutenant, said, "Han Xin has come a long way, but it is short of food and grass. Supplies must be behind the troops. When the time comes, he will lead thirty thousand soldiers and horses to cut off Han Xin's grain and grass from a path. Within ten days, Han Xin's troops will be defeated without fighting, and the Han army will be destroyed. "
However, Chen Yu, the main commander, relies on the rebels and disdains to use clever tricks. He said, "With so few troops in Han Xin, it's cowardly of me to avoid the war. Then all the princes of the world will attack me? " Don't listen to Li Zuoche's advice. At this time, Han Xin sent someone to inquire about Li Zuoche's plan, but he was glad that it was not adopted. So Han Xin quickly selected two thousand Qingqi, detoured from the path to the flank of Zhao Daying in the middle of the night, and hid, waiting to be hit. Early the next morning, Han Xin and his main forces left Jingxingkou and set a "back water array" on the east bank of Mianhe River to lure Zhao to attack. This is the famous last battle in history. After the war, he was killed, Zhao Wangxie was captured and fled, and Zhao perished.
After the city was broken, Han Xin knew what Li Zuoche had done and offered a reward for his daughter. The purpose is not to kill him, but to take it for yourself. As the saying goes, under the four rewards, there must be a brave man. Soon, someone caught Li Zuoche, Guangwu Emperor, and sent him to Han Xin overnight to receive his reward. When Han Xin saw Li Zuoche himself, he immediately untied him and asked him to sit facing the east and treat him with courtesy. Just then, Han Xin received an order from Liu Bang to attack Yan Ji. Han Xin is very clear in his heart, this time Zhao has a fluky psychology, and the foot soldiers are exhausted from continuous operations, and Yan Qi may not be able to attack.
So, Han Xin repeatedly asked Li Zuoche about the method of attacking Yan. Li Zuoche is very resourceful, but now he has been repeatedly pushed off as a prisoner. Finally, at Han Xin's repeated request, he said an eternal famous saying: "No matter how smart a person is, he will lose if he has a long thought;" A fool who worries too much will gain something. " Then he went on to say: "It is not appropriate to attack Yan Qi at present. It is necessary to pay for the people, reward the soldiers and contribute, and at the same time March into Yan State with superior forces, creating momentum and forcing Yan State to submit. Once the prince submits, Qi will also submit. This is the method of being virtual first and then real in Sun Tzu's Art of War. "
Li Zuoche's meaning is very clear, even if the smartest people think about it thousands of times, there will always be mistakes. General, although your operational strategy is a westward journey, you should think about it from another angle. Now the men are exhausted. If you attack the fortified city of Yan easily, you may not get what you want. When the time comes, you will be riding a tiger, and Qi will besiege you from the side. I'm afraid it's hard for you to get away with it. Finally, Han Xin adopted Li Zuoche's suggestion and soon won the Yan State and Qi State.