At this moment, however, Xiang Bo, Xiang Yu's uncle, secretly ran to Liu Bangjun overnight because of his close relationship with Sean, telling Sean that Xiang Yu was going to attack Liu Bang and advised him to go quickly. But Sean suggested that Xiang Bo go with him to see Liu Bang. Liu Bang estimated that he was not as strong as Xiang Yu, so he had to tell him when he came to Xiang Bo that he was waiting for Xiang Yu to receive him. There is no ambition to monopolize the Guanzhong area. Please tell Xiang Yu this meaning from Xiang Bo. Liu Bang also called Xiang Bo his brother, gave him a banquet and made an appointment with him to get married. Xiang Bo agreed to Liu Bang's request and asked Liu Bang to visit Xiang Yu early the next morning. That night, Xiang Bo told Xiang Yu what Liu Bang said, and said many good things for Liu Bang, which finally changed Xiang Yu's decision to attack Liu Bang.
The next day, Liu Bang took only one hundred cavalry, and several generals such as Sean and Fan Kuai came to Hong Men to visit Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu gave a banquet in honor of Liu Bang, and Xiang Bo, Fan Zeng and Sean also attended. Although Liu Bang has been forgiven, the atmosphere at the banquet is still very tense. Fan Zeng raised Yu Pei several times and motioned for Xiang Yu to order him to kill Liu Bang, but Xiang Yu was silent. So Fan Zeng called the military commander Xiang Zhuang and ordered him to dance. Liu bang was stabbed to death at the banquet. At that time, Xiang Bo also drew his sword and danced, blocking Xiang Zhuang's sword several times to protect Liu Bang. Sean saw the tension and immediately called Fan Kuai to break into the chancellorsville with a sword and shield. Xiang Yu gave Fan Kuai a bucket of wine and a pig's shoulder. Fan Kuai swallowed the pig's shoulder, stated Liu Bang's contribution, and pointed out that it was the old way of the Qin Dynasty to kill Liu Bang. Under the accusation of Fan Kuai, Xiang Yu.
After the "Hongmen Banquet", Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of the land, named Liu Bang as Hanwang and Qin Jiang as the king of Guanzhong to stop Liu Bang's eastward advancement. Xiang Yu sealed 18 kings. Liu Bang used Zhang Jiliang to burn the plank road he had walked, and in the name of guarding against the attack of vassal soldiers, he showed Xiang Yu that he would not March eastward. With lightning speed, they wiped out the three kings of Guanzhong within one month and occupied all the Guanzhong area. Now, "paving the way, secretly crossing the old position" is also used as a tactic to attack the enemy by surprise.
Most of the kings who were enfeoffed by Xiang Yu were busy maintaining their position and did not really obey Xiang Yu's leadership. Those who didn't seal the packet were even more resentful, and they attacked each other and killed each other in just one month. In the spring of 205 BC, Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu's army to attack Tian Rong, the king of Qi, and led 560,000 troops dissatisfied with Xiang Yu to attack Pengcheng eastward. Xiang Yu quickly led 30 thousand soldiers back to Li, and Liu Bang was defeated. Retreat to Xingyang. Liu Bang's wife Lv Zhi and his father were both prisoners of Xiang Yu. The two sides confronted each other in Xingyang, and Liu Bang used Chen Ping's deviant ways to provoke the relationship between Xiang Yu and his counselor Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng was really left out in the cold, very angry, asked for retirement and died on the road. At the same time, Liu Bang sent Han Xin to cross the Yellow River in the north. In the last battle, Zhao was defeated. The following year, Han Xin led the troops to attack the Qi army and occupied Linzi. Formed a circuitous encirclement of Xiang Yu. At this time, Peng Yue launched a guerrilla war in the rear of Xiang Yu. In order to protect the safety of the right wing of the Chu army, Xiang Yu decided to lead the troops himself. Before he left, he told the general Cao Guai to stick to it (also known as Hulao Pass, now Sishui Town, Xingyang). But Cao Guai was brave and foolhardy, and rushed out, and the result was defeated. Cao Blame and Sima Xin committed suicide.
The battle of elevation is a key battle in the Chu-Han War. At this time, there were no reinforcements outside the Chu army, and there was a shortage of food and grass inside, and the soldiers were tired and demoralized. Xiang Yu was in a hurry and wanted to fight to the death with the Han army. One day, Xiang Yu said to Liu Bang before the war: "The world is uneasy because of you and me. I am willing to fight with you. " Liu bang said with a smile, "I just want to fight you, not you."
Xiang Yu became angry from embarrassment, so he opened his bow and an arrow hit Liu Bang in the chest. Liu bang was afraid that his army would be shaken, and he used his quick wits. He bent down to hold his toes and shouted, This thief shot my toes. Return to the array, wait for the morale to settle down, and rush into the elevation. After he recovered from his illness, Liu Bang went to the oak tree to visit his elders, gave a banquet, cut off the head of Sima Xin, the king of Sai, and ordered. Send it back to his home. In this way, the Han army is more United. In August 202 BC, Liu Bangpa sent two people to negotiate with Xiang Yu, demanding the return of Taigong and Lv Hou. Xiang Yu took the opportunity to blackmail and make peace, and proposed to divide it into boundaries, with Han in the west and Chu in the east.
In June+10, 5438, Liu Bang adopted the suggestions put forward by Sean and Chen Ping, attacked the Chu army on a large scale, and made an appointment with Han Xin, Peng Yue and Ying Bu. , formed a situation of three hundred thousand han army surrounded by ChuJun. In February+February, 65438, the Han army under the command of Liu Bang besieged Xiang Yu. One night, Xiang Yu heard that the enemy troops were all Chu people. As he spoke, he drank wine in his account to relieve his worries, and he also had his own concubine Yu Ji. "。 While drinking, he sang a solemn and stirring Chu song: "Pull up the mountain and make the world angry. You will not die, but you can't help but be afraid of it." After singing, Xiang Yu led 800 cavalry to break through and flee. Liu bang ordered Guan Ying to receive five thousand yuan.
Xiang Yu fled to the Huaihe River, looking for a boat to cross eastward, and his troops were scattered by more than half, leaving only 100 people. When I fled to Yangling, I was misled by an old man and strayed into the mire, which dragged on for a long time. Fled to the east side, leaving only 28 riders, and was finally caught up by the pursuers. Knowing that the tide was over, Xiang Yu said to his men, "I fought for eight years, experienced more than 70 wars and never lost once." Let you know that my failure is God's will, not my fault. "Later, I killed several Han generals, wiped out more than one hundred Han troops, and only lost two. All my men admire his courage. Finally, Xiang Yu fled to Wujiang River, and the director of Wujiang River gave him a boat to persuade him to cross the river, and said, "There are still thousands of miles in Jiangdong, which can be used as a base to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops." Xiang Yu smiled. At the beginning, I led 8,000 Jiangdong children to cross the river, but today it's all over. I have no face to see my elders in Jiangdong. "After a pause, I said," I know you are a good man. My horse has been riding for five years. I will give it to you. " He led more than 20 people to charge the Han army on foot with short knives, killing hundreds of them and injuring himself more than a dozen times. Then he saw Lv Matong, a general of the Han Dynasty, and said. I heard that Liu Bang hung a reward box. Whoever wins my head will be rewarded with one thousand pounds of gold and ten thousand households. Let you get this benefit! "Lv Matong bowed his head and dared not face up to it, pointing to another Han general, Xiang Yu, and said," This is Wang Xiang. " So Xiang Yu drew his sword and committed suicide, and died at 365,438+0. The Han army fought for his body and killed dozens of people. The last five generals each caught a part of their bodies, and five of them were sealed by Liu Bang. The battle between Chu and Han ended in Xiang Yu's failure.