After Han Xin pacified Qi, counselor Kuai Tong once persuaded Han Xin to "divide the world into three parts and stand on a tripartite footing", but he was ultimately rejected by Han Xin. So, if Han Xin becomes independent according to Kuai Tong's words, what will happen to the situation in the world, and what will be Han Xin's final fate? Background: Han Xin opened the northern front to capture Qi, and Xiang Yu fell into a situation of being attacked from both sides

After the Battle of Pengcheng, although Liu Bang stabilized his position and confronted Xiang Yu on the front line of Xingyang, the frontal pressure was very huge, so he adopted Han Xin ?Lift up Yan and Zhao in the north, attack Qi in the east, cut off Chu's food road in the south, and meet with the king in Xingyang in the west. ?The strategy is to send Han Xin and Zhang Er to open the northern front. Later, Han Xin sneaked into Xia Yang and surrounded Anyi. King Wei Bao of Wei was forced to surrender and his family was captured.

In the second year of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), Han Xin continued to move closer to the east. In the last September, he broke through the Dai army and quickly captured the Dai area, and then defeated (Han) Xin and Zhang Er with the number of soldiers. Wan, wanted to go east to Jingxing to attack Zhao, and defeated the Zhao army in a last-ditch battle. The leader of the Zhao army, Chen Yu, was killed. When he was more than fifty years old, he went to Zhao for more than fifty years. It took one year to fully capture the land of the Zhao Dynasty. Liu Bang named Zhang Er the Zhao Dynasty. king. ("Historical Records? Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin")

After that, Han Xin sent an envoy to Yan at the suggestion of Li Zuoche. King Zang Tu of Yan surrendered without a fight and surrendered to Han King Liu Bang. However, after Liu Bang was defeated in the Battle of Chenggao, he was angry that Han Xin and Zhang Er had stationed troops to practice martial arts and did not rescue them. He rushed into Han Xin's military camp to seize Han Xin's military power, and asked King Zhao Zhang Er and Han Xin to recruit and train soldiers again and continue eastward. Capture Qi.

Afterwards, Han Xin, under Kuai Tong's persuasion, led his troops to attack Qi despite Li Shiqi's persuasion to surrender to Qi. Qi was determined to surrender to Han and did not take precautions, and was quickly defeated. . By the fourth year of the Han Dynasty (203 BC), Han Xin had completely pacified Qi. In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, Xiang Yu first defeated the dragon and led his troops to attack Han Xin, but was defeated. Later, he sent Wu She to persuade Han Xin to rebel against the Han, but Han Xin did not do anything. move. At the same time, under Zhang Liang's persuasion, Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, also switched sides to Liu Bang.

At this point, Liu Bang has directly controlled Shu, Sanqin, and Wei. Zhang Er, Zang Tu, and Wu Rui all surrendered to Liu Bang. Although Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang returned to the Han, Jiujiang The area was occupied by Xiang Yu, while Han Xin occupied the whole area.

At this time, although Xiang Yu still maintained a certain advantage on the frontal battlefield, Liu Bang had strategically surrounded him. Xiang Yu was already in a situation of being attacked on three sides, and Peng Yue was constantly harassing him behind his back. Liang Dao, the situation is already extremely unfavorable. Content: Kuai Tong proposed to seize Qi, connect Yan and Zhao, prevent the world from war and appease the princes

Kuai Tong was serving as a counselor under Han Xin at this time. Sima Qian commented on his good deeds, discussing the long and short of the Warring States Period. Contingency, a poem of eighty-one?, means that he is good at analyzing and stating the world's situation and interests, and he is an eloquent speaker with outstanding eloquence.

After Han Xin stabilized his rule in Qidi, Kuai Tong first analyzed the world situation at this time for Han Xin. He believed that Liu Bang faced Xiang Yu's successive defeats and was already "a man with both wisdom and courage"; Although Xiang Yu was invincible, after three years of confrontation with Liu Bang, his morale was dampened, his treasury was depleted, and his people were miserable. He also believed that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were at a stalemate at this time, and Han Xin's occupation of the whole land was enough to influence the situation in the world. Whoever sided with him might win the final victory.

Therefore, Kuai Tong suggested that Han Xin take control of the Qi Dynasty and move out of the empty land from Yan and Zhao to control the latter. Because of the people's desires, Xixiang asked for orders for the people. Who in the world dares not to listen! ?It means that you can occupy the powerful territory of Qi, unite Yan and Zhao, send troops to the empty land to control their rear, and then comply with the people's sentiments and mediate the battle between Chu and Han, thus saving the soldiers from death and the common people. Live and work in peace and contentment, who dares to disobey God!

At the same time, according to the state of Qi, there are lands of Huai and Si, and the princes will be virtuous and bow to each other deeply, so that the kings of the world will follow each other and come to Qi. ?It means that as long as you occupy the homeland of Qi, you will have the land of Huai and Si, and then appease the princes with kindness and treat the virtuous and corporal, then all the princes in the world will inevitably submit to Qi.

Analysis: Although Kuai Tong's suggestion seems feasible, it is actually extremely difficult to succeed

As mentioned above, although Kuai Tong's analysis of the world situation has some truth, his suggestion to persuade Han Xin to become independent also has some validity. Feasibility, but judging from the situation at the time, it was not that difficult for Han Xin to successfully stand on his own feet. The main problems were as follows.

△Liu Bang easily seized Han Xin’s military power twice.

1. Han Xin had no soldiers or generals and was unable to stand on his own. Han Xin is known as the "Soldier Immortal" and is extremely good at conquering and fighting. However, he has never formed his own power and has never been able to cultivate trusted generals and troops. Of course, this may also be the result of Liu Bang's constant "sanding". This can be seen from the fact that Liu Bang broke into Han Xin's military camp twice after the Battle of Chenggao in the third year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC) and after the Battle of Gaixia in the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), and easily seized Han Xin's military power. . At the same time, throughout Han Xin's life, except for Kuai Tong who once considered Han Xin's position, even when he was later demoted and killed, there were still few people who spoke for him, which shows the weakness of his power. Even though Han Xin was a handsome man, his generals and troops were all loyal to Liu Bang. Under such circumstances, it might not be a wise move to stand alone rashly.

△Zhang Er and Liu Bang have more of a subordinate relationship

2. This strategy can be used to dominate, not to conquer the world. Judging from Kuai Tong's strategy, he was obviously considering the situation of the world based on the idea of ??enfeoffment. For example, by strongholding Qi, from Yan and Zhao, King Zang Tu of Yan surrendered to Liu Bang because he was afraid of Han Xin's eastward advance, so there was still They may have defected to Han Xin, but the situation of Zhao Wang Zhang Er is different. Although Zhao Wang Zhang Er and Liu Bang are both vassal kings, they have a subordinate relationship with Liu Bang. It is not easy to persuade him to switch to Han Xin. In addition, Liu Bang himself does not actually want to return to the feudal system. What he wants is to seize the world. Therefore, it may not be easy to persuade Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to stop their troops; Xiang Yu has always wanted to dominate, so even if he stops his troops with Liu Bang, Han Xin will not be allowed to occupy the entire land and dominate the world.

△Liu Bang’s ambition is for the world

3. The unification of the world is irreversible, and Han Xin’s defeat is inevitable. Even if all the above two items are achieved, from a historical perspective, the unification of the world is already an irreversible historical trend. Under the pressure of Han Xin and Xiang Yu joining forces, Liu Bang may agree to temporarily stop his troops and seek peace, but he will never be willing to do so. Divide the world with two people. Judging from the strength comparison and team capabilities of the two sides at this time, Liu Bang's possibility of eventually taking over the world is undoubtedly far greater than that of Han Xin and Xiang Yu. In fact, just one year after Han Xin captured Qi, Xiang Yu could no longer hold on. What needs to be made clear is that although conquering the world requires force, it cannot be achieved by relying solely on force. Otherwise, there are many famous generals in history, but why are so few famous generals able to successfully conquer the world?

Perhaps due to Liu Bang’s kindness, Han Xin finally rejected Kuai Tong’s suggestion. However, as mentioned above, Han Xin did not actually have the conditions to stand on his own at this time, let alone dominate the princes or seize power. The world is under control, and this may also be an important reason why Han Xin finally rejected Kuai Tong's suggestion.

As mentioned above, if Han Xin agrees to Kuai Tong's strategy, not only will it be difficult to reverse his fate, but he may die faster.