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After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu enfeoffed 18 princes in the name of "Overlord of Western Chu", but the unfair distribution of benefits aroused public outrage. He sealed Liu Bang to the isolated Hanzhong, and divided Guanzhong into three parts, giving them to the Qin Dynasty general Zhang Han and others, trying to block Liu Bang's eastward advance. Tian Rong, Peng Yue and other princes also rebelled one after another because they were dissatisfied with the result of the enfeoffment, which gave Liu Bang an excuse to "descend Xiang Yu".
In August 206 BC, Liu Bang adopted Han Xin's plan, built a plank road openly, secretly attacked Chencang, raided Guanzhong, and pacified the Three Qin Dynasty.Liu Bang was able to quickly put down the Three Qin Dynasties. The secret attack on Chen Cang was the key. He had superior military strength and an unexpected surprise attack. He used Zhang Han's method to defeat Zhang Han and win a beautiful victory.
But one thing cannot be ignored, that is, in the Three Qin Dynasty, only Zhang Han has been fighting. Sima Xin and Dong Yi resisted for a while, but soon surrendered when they saw that the situation was not good. Liu Bang did not even have time to recruit the two subordinates and take over their territory, so he couldn't wait to lead his army eastward.
Prior to this, in September, the leading troops of the Han army were ordered to leave Wuguan before Liu Bang's army. The reason why they were so fast was because they had to be fast. Their mission was not to attack the city and seize territory, but to pick up people, Liu Bang's wife and children.Liu Bang did not bring his family with him when he entered Shu. Until now, his family is still in Xiang Yu's territory in Chu.Now that the war has begun, he does not want his wife and children to be captured and used as hostages by Xiang Yu.
Some people may say that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have not yet started a direct war, so why is this happening?Of course, Liu Bang's attack on Zhang Han is tantamount to starting a war with Xiang Yu, because Zhang Han and even the Three Qin Dynasties were granted by Xiang Yu, and they were all princes under the "Xiting enfeoffment" system led by Xiang Yu.Liu Bang's declaration of war against San Qin was equivalent to a declaration of war against Xiang Yu.Xiang Yu himself could kill Han Cheng, the king of Han, and that would be called maintaining order.Liu Bang's attack on Zhang Han was breaking the rules, which was called disrupting order, because the rules were set by Xiang Yu, so Xiang Yu could do whatever he wanted, but Liu Bang could not.
Liu Bang's eldest brother in Pei County, Wang Ling, was stationing troops in Nanyang at this time, which was closest to Liu Bang's hometown. He sent troops to greet Liu Bang's family members.Xiang Yu got the information and immediately sent troops to block it in Yangxia.
Wang Ling was a local tycoon in Peixian County. When Liu Bang had not yet made his fortune, he still called Wang Ling his elder brother.Precisely because he is a local tycoon and a fellow villager of Liu Bang, he has resistance to Liu Bang. Most of the fellow villagers in Pei County have gone to Liu Bang, but he refuses. This mentality is the same as Yong Chi's disdain for Liu Bang. Everyone is a fellow villager and knows his roots.They know the bottom line, what Liu Bang is, but they know best. People are noble and inferior, and the more they understand, the less awe they will lack. Only by maintaining a sense of mystery can you have authority, aura, and majesty, so as to control the people under your command.Wang Ling knew Liu Bang so well that he was unwilling to be Liu Bang's subordinate.
Liu Bang passed by his territory during his Western Expedition and he had no intention of joining. Until then, Liu Bang successfully counterattacked the Three Qin Dynasties and became a veritable king of Han. He had many soldiers and generals and was powerful. Wang Ling had no choice but to surrender and led thousands of troops to surrender in Nanyang.
Xiang Yu did not touch Liu Bang's family first, but instead took Wang Ling's mother into the army. Of course, it can also be said that she hijacked the Chu army's camp. Wang Ling's envoy was ordered to rescue Xiang Yu's army. In order to attract Wang Ling to join the army, Xiang Yu deliberately arranged for the Queen Mother to meet the envoy. In front of Xiang Yu, they could not say much, so after a brief greeting, the envoy said goodbye and left.
When the Queen Mother was bidding farewell to the envoy, she found an opportunity to cry to him privately, telling him: "You must assist the King of Han well and don't miss me. The King of Han is a loyal and loyal man, and he will conquer the world in the future. Don't have second thoughts because of me. I have no choice but to die!" After saying this, he committed suicide.
Xiang Yu was furious and wanted revenge even if he died. He ordered the queen mother's body to be cooked in a cauldron to vent his anger.Xiang Yu's actions will only make people think that he is cold-blooded and murderous, and will completely push Wang Ling to Liu Bang's side.
Zhang Liang seemed to think that Xiang Yu was easy to deceive, and the two sides were already at odds. He even wrote to Xiang Yu, saying: "The king of Han only wants to capture Guanzhong. He will stop as promised and does not dare to go eastward." He also handed over the letters between Qi and Wei to Xiang Yu. No need to ask about the contents, they were all against Xiang Yu.Zhang Liang also said in the letter: "Qi wants to join forces with Zhao to attack Chu, so you have to make preparations in advance."
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