At the end of the Qin dynasty, there was chaos in the world, and the forces of the six countries rose from the ground. Why do Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fight for the world? There is a simple reason. If Xiang Yu was the first person to destroy Qin, then Liu Bang was definitely ranked second, because he was the first to enter Xianyang and forced Zi Ying, the king of Qin, to surrender. Compared with the powerful Xiang Yu, why can the weak Liu Bang go to Xianyang first? There are three reasons for reading Historical Records.
1. Be tolerant of the elderly
Xiang Liang was defeated and killed, and the news came that Wang Zhao was besieged by Qin Jun in Julu. Chu Huaiwang immediately held a military meeting. Decided to divide the soldiers into two ways, all the way thinking that the main general, Xiang Yu will go north to save Zhao for the second time; The other route, Liu Bangxi, went straight to attack. At the meeting, it was also decided that the two armies that entered the customs first could be named the king of Guanzhong.
At the meeting, Xiang Yu expressed his willingness to enter the customs with Pei, but was rejected. The reason is that Xiang Yu took the city and slaughtered it. Everyone thinks that people who enter Xianyang must be "generous to their elders", and Liu Bang just fits in. Record: Xiang Yu is strong today and cannot be sent away today. Pei Gong has always been generous to the elderly and can send them away.
2. seal the official position and go west
Although the Battle of Julu attracted Qin Jun's main force, Liu Bangyi moved westward. Facing numerous Qin Jun, Liu Bangyi had only a few thousand troops. If you attack the city and pull out the village all the way, you will be wiped out before you reach Guanzhong. More importantly, he wasted time. Therefore, the doorman Chen Hui suggested that there was no need to attack the city. As long as the enemy generals are blocked, they will be unimpeded. Sure enough, Liu Bang continued to seal the official position, and the army was not only unimpeded, but also increased to 20,000.
3. The combination of bait and war
Xiang Yu's victory in the Battle of Julu helped Liu Bang to some extent, and also made Qin Jun in Guanzhong shake his confidence. At this time, Zhao Gao had killed Hu Hai and sent someone to contact Liu Bang, hoping to carve up the Guanzhong together. Liu Bang thought there was fraud, so he sent Li Chi and Liu Jia to persuade the generals of Qin. After all, Qin Bing's fighting capacity is still very strong. On the surface, Liu Bang promised them to surrender, but took the opportunity to seize Wuguan.
These three reasons made Liu Bang enter Xianyang first. If there were no "generous elders", Liu Bang would not even be qualified to go west. If there is no "sealing the official to the west", Liu Bang may stop at the road to the west; Without the "combination of inducement and war", Liu Bang could not have successfully entered Xianyang, and Xiang Yu might have defeated him. In this way, Liu Bang became the "Guanzhong King" who had the power to destroy Qin, and was qualified to compete with Xiang Yu for hegemony.