After the Xuecheng Conference, the Xiang Group headed by Xiang Liang became the backbone and absolute leader of the anti-Qin movement. In order to maintain this advantage, Xiang Liang has done in-depth and meticulous work in two aspects.

first, protect your position in internal affairs.

Now Chu Huaiwang is Xiong Xin, the former grandson of Chu Huaiwang, and there are also people named Mi Xin, both of whom are the same person. Because Chu is a surname, Xiong ("surname" and "surname" are two completely different concepts in the pre-Qin period). At that time, when Xiang Liang found Xiong Xin, this noble descendant was herding sheep for others. With fear, Xiong Xin came to the revolutionary base. Xiang Liang asked Xiong Xin to copy his grandfather's posthumous title and made him Chu Huaiwang. This Xiong Xin never dreamed that he would be successful. Comrade Xiang Liang believed that posthumous title, Xiong Xin's grandfather, was used to meet the wishes of Chu people. To say that the original Chu Huaiwang died cowardly enough. He was like a clown and * * *, cheated by Yi Cheung and finally died in Qin. According to the thinking of China people, it is unlucky to use this unlucky title, and it turns out to be unlucky. However, Xiang Liang just wants a name, and it doesn't matter if he is lucky or not. If this Chu Huaiwang is cheated to death by the enemy like his grandfather, it will just boost morale. But only such a naive Chu Huaiwang can guarantee the stability of the Xiang Group? I can't. Xiang Liang also made his cronies Chen Ying the pillar country of Chu, sealing him five counties, and assisting Huai Jiandu to look at Taiwan (Xū YI, Xu Yi). It's nice to say that assisting is actually monitoring. Xiang Liang hoped that Chu Huaiwang wouldn't make trouble while he was out fighting. What about Xiang Liang himself? Known as Wu Xinjun. Definitely the number one! After placing cronies in various positions, Xiang Liang finally freed himself to clean up the Qin State like the sunset.

second, establish and stabilize the position by relying on the meritorious military service.

in order to maintain a stable position, what matters is strength. Therefore, after several months of adjustment, Comrade Xiang Liang personally led his troops to attack Kang Fu (G ā ngf incarnation, just now), and went to rescue Dong A with the troops of Qi Jiang Tian Rong and Sima Long Qie (jū, Ju), and defeated Qin Jun in Dong A.. Tian Rong immediately led his troops back to the State of Qi, driving away the King of Qi's holiday. Fake escape to Chu. Fake Xiangtian Cape fled to Zhao. Tian Jiao's younger brother Tian Tian was originally a general of the State of Qi. He stayed in Zhao and dared not come back to the State of Qi. Tian Rong made Tian Shi, the son of Tian Yan (dān, Dan), king of Qi. After Xiang Liang captured Qin Jun near Dong 'e, he went to pursue the defeated army of Qin. Xiang Liang's first few hatchets were good and went smoothly. However, it was not the main force of Qin that he defeated. It's basically a miscellaneous army. This kind of meritorious military service is not convincing. The following one thing shows that Xiang Liang's authority is not great. Many people only listen to his command and Chu Huaiwang's orders in name. Sometimes I don't even listen in name. In order to supplement the troops, Xiang Liang sent messengers to urge Qi to send troops for many times, hoping to join forces with Qi to March westward. Tian Rong said, "Chu killed Tian fake, and Zhao killed Tian jiao and the field before I sent troops." Hehe, it's similar to doing business. Xiang Liang was very unhappy. He said, "Tian is the king of our allies. I have no choice but to follow me. I can't bear to kill him." Zhao refused to kill Tian Jiao and come to the field to make a deal with Qi. Qi always refused to send troops to help the Chu army. Xiang Liang had no choice but to send obedient Liu Peigong and his nephew Xiang Yu to attack Chengyang. After occupying Chengyang, Xiang Yu came forward to organize the Chengyang Massacre. This massacre, mainly * * *, told those cities of Qin that this is the consequence of not surrendering. Xiang Liang himself went west, defeated Qin Jun in the east of Puyang, and Qin packed up the defeated troops and retreated to Puyang City. Pei Gong and Xiang Yu went to fight Dingtao. This time, Qin Jun was prepared, but the rebels who were good at fighting did not capture Dingtao. Liu Peigong and Xiang Yu also know guerrilla tactics and leave if they can't win. They left Dingtao and marched westward, and captured the cities along the road as far as Yongqiu, defeating Qin Jun and killing Li You. Then I turned around and attacked Waihuang, but I still didn't attack it. On the whole, these battles were played blindly and unplanned. What does this mean? It shows that Comrade Xiang Liang lacks the ability to make overall plans. The already few troops were dispersed, and it was impossible to deal with a truly powerful opponent. What is even more depressing is that Xiang Liang doesn't know where the real main force of Qin Jun is.

Xiang Liang tried to win more battles and increase his authority, but he didn't get it. Although several battles were won, the most important battle was not taken down. But then again, the battle that didn't win was fought by Liu Peigong and his nephew Xiang Yu, which didn't cause much loss to his prestige. Xiang Liang was a little proud, because under his wise and correct leadership, he almost took the attack and won the battle. Xiang Liang's prestige reached its peak at this time.

Xiang Liang's troops set out from Dong 'e and marched west to Dingtao. Liu Peigong and Xiang Yu lost face here, so Xiang Liang should teach Qin Jun a good lesson. After a period of war practice, I finally have time to make a summary. The summary meeting was held in a grand and peaceful atmosphere. Comrades attending the meeting spoke in succession. Except Song Yi, the second in command, all other comrades affirmed the correct leadership of Comrade Xiang Liang, and agreed that following Comrade Xiang Liang would soon usher in greater victory. Song Yi couldn't listen any longer. He said, "Comrade Xiang Liang, after winning the battle, the generals will be proud and the foot soldiers will be lazy. Such an army is bound to lose the battle. Now the foot soldiers are a little lazy, and the Qin army is increasing day by day. I am worried for you! " Xiang Liang was very unhappy to hear Song Yi say so. On the surface, he accepted Comrade Song Yi's opinion modestly. At the end of the summary meeting, Comrade Xiang Liang arranged the next stage of work. He asked Song Yi to go to Qi for two purposes. One is to let this guy Song Yi leave the core of the leading group; The second is to scare Qi, who keeps calling the shots, and hope that Qi will return to the revolutionary family. Song Yi was ordered to know what was going on and set off for Qi immediately. Xiang Liang really lost his head, at this time, in addition to excluding dissidents, there is no other move. He turned a blind eye to the increasing number of Qin troops. Maybe Comrade Xiang Liang really thinks that the army of Qin State is a mob.

Before the Battle of Dingtao, an episode was recorded in the historical records. On the way to the State of Qi, Song Yi met the envoy of the State of Qi. Song Yi asked, "Are you going to see Xiang Liang, the Wu Xinjun?" The envoy of Qi replied, "Yes." Song Yi said: "In my opinion, Wu Xinjun's army is bound to fail. If you walk slowly, you can avoid physical death, and if you walk fast, you will catch up with the disaster. " . There is no record in the history books of why the envoys of the State of Qi went to see Xiang Liang. Now, it should be to be nice. After all, Xiang Liang did win several battles. Qi is unwilling to offend Xiang Liang. However, the words of Song Yi and the emissary of Qi were meaningful, and he was clearly taking credit. From the angle of the emissary of Qi, Song Yi was a great man. Where's Song Yi? Whether what he said can be fulfilled or not, he will leave a good impression on Qi people. If Chu really fails in the future, he can still go to Qi. Where's the envoy of Qi? All he has to do is delay the meeting with Xiang Liang, and he doesn't have to take any responsibility. In that war-torn era, it was completely normal to delay a little time on the road. Song Yi's wishful thinking is good. No matter what happens, he is safe. However, Song Yi, whose revolution was incomplete, did not bring peace to himself after all. This is another story, not to mention it for the time being.

Unfortunately, Song Yi was right. After everything was ready, Zhang Han, the commander of the Qin Dynasty, launched an attack on the Chu army. Xiang Liang has just driven away Song Yi and is immersed in the joy of victory. The Qin army suddenly appeared. Xiang Liang died before he came to regret it. The course of the great war is not recorded in detail in the history books. Why? I'm afraid this battle is too suspense. Compared with the battle of Julu in the near future, the battlefield battle is nothing. The consequences of this campaign were not serious, because the death of Xiang Liang pushed Xiang Yu to the forefront of history. As you can imagine, if Xiang Liang dies, Xiang Yu will not be the leading role. Xiang Yu doesn't become the leading role, so it's really hard to say the outcome of the anti-Qin struggle. The assumption that history can't allow is meaningless. The news of Xiang Liang's death has dealt a severe blow to the booming anti-Qin rebel army. At that time, Pei Gong and Xiang Yu left Waihuang to attack Chen Liu, but Chen Liu persisted and could not attack. Pei Gong and Xiang Yu discussed together and said, "Now Xiang Liang's army has been defeated, and the foot soldiers are very scared." So, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and Lv Chen's army retreated eastward together. Lv Chen's army was stationed in the east of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu's army was stationed in the west of Pengcheng, and Pei Gong's army was stationed in dàng County. This is a situation of horns, ready to fight against Zhang Han's next round of attacks.

After defeating Xiang Liang's army, Zhang Han made a fatal mistake. He didn't muster up the momentum and pursued the victory to completely destroy Chu. He believes that the main force of Chu has been eliminated, and other Chu troops are not worth worrying about. After careful consideration, Zhang Han crossed the Yellow River to attack Zhao, which was more threatening, and defeated Zhao. At that time, Zhao Xie was king and Chen Yu was general. Zhang Er, as a country, fled into the great Lucheng. Zhang Han ordered the king to leave and surround Julu. His army was stationed in the south of Julu, and a tunnel with walls on both sides was built to convey food and grass to them. As a general of Zhao, Chen Yu led tens of thousands of foot soldiers stationed in the north of Julu. This is the so-called Hebei Army. It makes sense for Zhang Han to completely destroy Zhao, because Zhao is obviously more threatening to Qin. As an outstanding general in the late Qin Dynasty, Zhang Han's troops were victorious in successive battles, and the shaky Daqin Empire seemed to settle down with his efforts.

After the defeat of Dingtao, the Chu army was afraid of the king and went to Pengcheng from Xutai, and then made some personnel changes. He merged the troops of Xiang Yu and Lv Chen to take command personally. Lv Chen was appointed as Stuart, and Lv Chen's father Lv Qing was appointed as Lingyin. Pei Gong was appointed as the governor of Dang County and Hou of Wu 'an to command the troops of Dang County. Chu Huaiwang made this arrangement to recover part of its rights. After all, Xiang Liang's authoritarian life is hard. Xiang Liang died, take this opportunity, you can take back power, suppress the xiang group. Who is in command of the troops? Chu Huaiwang, who was born as a herdsman, couldn't make up her mind.

The influence of the battle of Dingtao can be summarized as six points: First, Chu was badly weakened, and the prestige it had just established was gone; Second, Zhao is in danger; Third, Qin Jun's morale is high, and it seems to reproduce its former glory; Fourth, Liu Peigong's opponent has changed, and his opportunity has come again; Fifth, Song Yi, who was excluded by Xiang Liang, saw a bright future; Sixth, this campaign brought one of the most important figures, Xiang Yu, to the front of history.

When the revolution comes to its most dangerous moment, most people are watching. Chu Huaiwang, who was born as a herdsman, is trying to suppress Xiang Jia's power again. What measures has he taken? Is Xiang Yu willing to be at the mercy of Chu Huaiwang? A bloody campaign to seize power is quietly opening.