Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 259 The Reason for the Failure of the Overlord of Chu
The deflated Liu Bang had a strange expression, embarrassing, slightly angry, and helpless.

Lin Feng's words from the post-2000 generation really made it difficult for him to refute.

His great-grandson, Emperor Wu Liu Che, is more powerful than Qin Shihuang?Liu Xiu, the son of the plane of his old Liu family more than a dozen generations later, is stronger than the mighty King of Chu?
Liu Bang's own military talent is better than Tiance Admiral Li Shimin?
Obviously, these are all incomparable.

of course.

The Great Han Dynasty founded by Liu Bang, looking at the history of China, the Great Han Dynasty is said to be the second, who dares to say the first?
"I admit that the first emperor and the overlord of Chu are more powerful." Liu Bang rarely lowered his head.

Lin Feng didn't think it was a big deal, and asked in a serious manner, "Emperor Gaozu, if you compare with the Overlord of Chu, who is more powerful?"

"Hahaha……"

Liu Bang laughed loudly, drank a cup of tea, and then said unhurriedly, "If you are talking about fighting alone, in terms of personal force value, I am naturally inferior to Xiang Yu, not only I, even if you compare the Spring and Autumn and Warring States and the Qin Dynasty. In the 800-year history, among all the generals, there is no one who can rival Xiang Yu."

This is the highest praise for the Overlord of Chu!

It seems that no matter which dynasty, no matter which king or commander-in-chief, they are all convinced by the personal combat power of the Overlord of Chu.

It is not disrespectful for Liu Bang to call "Xiang Yu" directly.

Because Xiang Yu was originally named Yu.

Xiang Yu is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State, and he is the representative figure of "Soldier Situation" in Chinese military thought.

Four styles of military strategists: military situation, military strategy, military yin and yang, and military skills.

In addition, Xiang Yu is definitely one of the strongest military generals in our Chinese history. After all, the ancients commented on him as "the bravery of feathers is unique throughout the ages".

"but."

"People are not sages and sages without faults. Xiang Yu is very strong, but he has too many shortcomings."

"This is also the reason why I can seize the country, but he can only hate Wujiang." Talking about the past, Liu Bang was also quite emotional.

Lin Feng asked, "Emperor Gao Zu, why do you think Xiang Yu failed?"

Liu Bang is already a winner.

Xiang Yu is the biggest competitor. In the era of the Han Dynasty, no one would dare to ask, because it is a serious crime of beheading.

As a person of later generations, Lin Feng doesn't have so many taboos, and this is a dialogue between ancient and modern times, which can't be discussed, so what's the point of dialogue?

Liu Bang didn't shy away from it, but he didn't answer immediately, but talked about Xiang Yu's bravery.

It is said that Xiang Yu is proficient in eighteen kinds of weapons, among which he loves the king of a hundred soldiers - gun!
Before Xiang Yu raised his army, a meteorite fell from the sky in Kuaiji County. Later, Xiang Liang privately invited local celebrities who forged weapons to use this stone to get iron to forge weapons for Xiang Yu. It is two feet nine inches long and weighs 129 jin. The barrel of the gun alone is as thick as the mouth of a bowl. Xiang Yu named it "Overlord"!
An ordinary person needs two people to lift this spear, but Xiang Yu's natural supernatural power made this spear only one-handed, and later he created a set of invincible marksmanship "Eighteen picks with one hand"!
At the beginning of the uprising, Xiang Yu killed nearly a hundred of Yintong's guards by himself, frightening them to lie on the ground and dare not move. In the next hundred or so battles, Xiang Yu took the lead in killing soldiers and beheading the generals every time, and he was alone on the edge of the Wujiang River. Kill hundreds of people!Absolutely the strongest warrior in history!
The sound suddenly stopped.

Liu Bang squinted his eyes and said slyly, "If Xiang Yu is so defeated by me, who do you think is stronger?"

He stretched his neck and stared at Lin Feng.

Waiting for that answer.

Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment, then the corners of his mouth twitched, Han Gaozu was about to move back to the rhythm!
To find a place for the original deflation.

However, Lin Feng was not used to him, and said professionally, "It is said that in the battle of Pengcheng, Emperor Gaozu had 60 troops, but in the end, you were killed by the three kings of Chu, throwing away your helmet and armor, and fled in a hurry. Is there such a thing?"

Liu Bang, who was waiting for the "answer", seemed to have been stepped on his tail, and his expression changed instantly.

Then he slammed the table hard and shouted, "Fart, fucking fart, who said that? Who spread the rumor?"

Lin Feng said, "Could it be that the battle of Pengcheng was fake?"

So what if Han Gaozu got angry?Lin Feng said, I have systematic teleportation skills, I can't be scolded, but I can't hide?

Seeing that Lin Feng was neither humble nor overbearing, Liu Bang immediately acted like a discouraged ball, and said helplessly, "I guess there is! But the situation at that time was not what you rumored in later generations. There were hundreds of thousands of troops inside and outside Pengcheng, and the five princes' armies totaled about 56 people." , but these are a group of mobs who refuse to obey discipline and are not under my command, that's why they suffered such a tragic defeat."

Lin Feng said, "I heard that you lost very badly in this battle, didn't you?"

"is not that right?"

"That's horrible!"

"The foundation of the great Han country and country almost disappeared overnight."

When Liu Bang said this, his body was trembling slightly. Obviously, the shadow brought about by the First Battle of Pengcheng has not disappeared.

According to historical records, at that time, Xiang Yu led 10 elite riders to gallop southward. After Lu Xiaqiu defeated Fan Kui and other troops, he immediately encircled and blitzed from Huling to Xiao County.Xiang Yu's army arrived at Xiao at night, took advantage of dawn, counterattacked the Han army's flanks from west to east, began to attack in the morning, fought a big battle with the Han army, and defeated the Han army at noon.The Han army's sudden attack on Xiang Yu's army was unable to organize effective resistance, trampled on each other, and made a mess. Xiang Yu's army beheaded more than [-] people in the suburbs of Pengcheng. "

Liu Bang was defeated, Xiang Yu pursued from behind, and more than [-] Han soldiers were wiped out in Gu and Surabaya.Liu Bang continued to go south, trying to use the Luliang Mountains in the south of Pengcheng to resist, but Xiang Yu's fierce pursuit was unable to gain a foothold, and he killed tens of thousands more.

Xiang Yu's army pursued the Han deserters to the Sui River east of Lingbi, and killed more than 10 Han soldiers.

Liu Bangjun fled into Sui Shui, and countless people drowned, "Sui Shui did not flow".

Xiang Yu's army surrounded Liu Bang and his remnants for three floors. Just as they were about to gather and annihilate, suddenly a strong northwest wind hit, flying sand and rocks, and uprooting trees.Liu Bang took this opportunity to escape with only a dozen cavalrymen.His father and his wife were captured by the Chu army, and the Han army was almost wiped out.

In this battle, the vitality of the Han army was severely injured, and almost the entire army was wiped out. The princes attached to Liu Bang turned their backs to the Han and surrendered to Chu.

Liu Bang had no choice but to collect the remnants and retreat to Xingyang. From then on, the struggle between Chu and Han became more intense and cruel.

It can be said that in the battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang suffered the biggest defeat since he started his army. His father and wife were captured by the Chu army, and all the princes also turned their backs to Chu.Xiang Yu fully demonstrated his unique military command ability of bravery, courage, and great talent. This battle can be said to be a complete victory. Xiang Yu not only wiped out Liu Bang's main force, but also made Liu Bang fall into a crisis situation of "the old and weak in the pass, but not ready to learn about Xingyang"; It also reversed Xiang Yu's political situation of being besieged on all sides and being isolated and helpless, and regained the initiative in the Chu-Han War.

"Your later history is not so accurate!"

"At that time, Xiang Yu still made the mistake of a woman's benevolence. It's like not killing me at the Hongmen banquet."

"Although this battle ended with Xiang Yu's complete victory, at the last moment, Xiang Yu did not go all out to pursue the victory, so that later, I was able to successfully escape to the west, occupy the geographical advantage of Xingyang and Chenggao, rely on the resources of Guanzhong and Hanzhong, and finally rely on the superior The geographical and material resources of Xiang Yu, the guerrilla master Peng Yue behind Xiang Yu, and the superior power of the entire group finally dragged Xiang Yu over and won the world."

Liu Bang's analysis is not unreasonable. If Xiang Yu chased him fiercely at that time, he would kill Liu Bang.

There is no such thing as the Han Dynasty.

Perhaps Xiang Yu felt at the time that he had achieved such a great victory, and Liu Bang, a jumping clown, couldn't afford to make any waves, so he didn't continue to chase and kill, which led to letting the tiger go back to the mountain and falling short.

Lin Feng said, "After 2000, there was a big figure in China from the collapse era who also commented on this battle."

Liu Bang frowned, and asked, "The big man who crushed the era?"

Lin Feng said, "His surname is Mao, and he is a god-like existence in the younger generation's era."

Liu Bang nodded and said, "What did this later big shot say to the battle of Pengcheng?"

Lin Feng said, "This big man wrote a poem."

"The wind and rain turned pale and yellow in Zhongshan, and a million soldiers crossed the river."

"The tiger dominates the dragon, the present is better than the past, and the world is turned upside down and generous."

"It is advisable to chase after the poor with the remaining bravery, and not to be known as the overlord."

"If the sky is loving, the sky is also old, and the right way in the world is vicissitudes."

Among them, "It is advisable to pursue the poor with the remaining courage, not to become famous and learn to be the overlord." One sentence is about not making Xiang Yu's mistakes in the Battle of Pengcheng.

Liu Bang savored the poem carefully, and said approvingly, "Unexpectedly, this big man after 2000 is also a talented poet. The "Great Wind Song" I sang is equally as good as his poems!"

Lin Feng changed the subject and said, "Emperor Gaozu, you said just now that Xiang Yu could not conquer the world. What is the reason?"

Liu Bang replied, "It's very simple. The reason for his failure is 'the benevolence of women, the courage of men'."

He also said that when he was defeated, if he crossed the Wujiang River and made a comeback, it is still unknown who will die.

And Xiang Yu sighed to the sky: "Ji and 8000 children from Jiangdong crossed the river to the west, and none of them returned today. Zong Jiangdong's father and brother pity me and become king. How can I meet him?"Even if you don't say anything, do you feel ashamed of yourself alone? "

Heroic life failed to overcome his self-esteem!Giving up a glimmer of life, it can be seen that Xiang Yu's failure was mainly defeated by himself.

Lin Feng agreed, "Chu Han Chunqiu" records that Yu Ji drew her sword and danced sadly at that time, and said in a song:
"The Han soldiers have already conquered the land, and the songs of Chu are everywhere. The king is exhausted, and the concubine can't live."

After singing, he swung his sword and killed himself.

Xiang Yu is a man who strives for strength and wants to save face. His most beloved concubine was forced to commit suicide. He felt sad, desperate and ashamed. His self-esteem was severely hit. Therefore, when Xiang Yu fled to the bank of the Wujiang River with his remnant soldiers, he suddenly felt ashamed and had no face to meet Jiangdong's elders, so he chose to die.

Before that?
Xiang Yu had many chances to kill Liu Bang, such as the Hongmen Banquet, the First Battle of Pengcheng, etc., but all missed opportunities because of "the benevolence of women".

At this time.

The tea and snacks in the palace are finally on the table.

Liu Bang also thought of something, and asked, "Xiao Lin, since you have delicious food to enjoy, you can tell me now, among the hundreds of emperors in China, how can I rank among the emperors?"

Delicacy?

Lin Feng lowered his head, looked at the three small dishes, and there were dark things inside, doubting his life.

Dahan Palace, is it really so poor?
He said in embarrassment, "Emperor Gaozu, in the history of the Chinese dynasty, there are too many outstanding emperors, too many. Your ranking is probably outside the tenth place, and within the twentyth place."

"So low?"

Liu Bang's eyes widened, and he began to think about life.

"Come here, come here quickly, don't you know Mr. Lin is my distinguished guest? Serve these snacks for the dogs?"

"Hurry up, if you have any delicious court dishes, send them all." At this moment, Liu Bang suddenly shouted to the outside, people who didn't know, really thought he was showing kindness!
What about Lin Feng on the opposite side?

Seeing the servants around him taking away the three plates of snacks, his face turned dark.

"I don't give anything to the dog. I just took a bite, and the food is still chewing in my mouth..."

Looking at the opposite emperor who "succeeded in the conspiracy", Lin Feng was speechless, Emperor Gao Zu, I think you are cursing, but I have no proof...

(End of this chapter)