Many people who seem insignificant only live in that moment, even if they can achieve great things later. Many people can only see with their own eyes. Liu Ji was just a pavilion in Surabaya, and Fan Kuai was just a butcher selling dog meat. Who could have known that later, one of them would establish a new dynasty and become the founding emperor, while the other would become a founding hero? Today, we will take a look at the butcher Fan Kuai’s experience of following the gang boss Liu Bang, and see how this humble butcher became the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty.
Fan Kuai was born in Baishuiqiao, Wukang County, Zhejiang Province in 242 BC. He grew up poor but lost his father at a young age. At the age of seven, he moved to Fengpei, Jiangsu with his mother and became a native of Pei. In his early years, he was a dog seller. He had a close relationship with Liu Bang and once hid in Mangdang Mountain with Liu Bang. Together with Xiao He, he promoted Liu Bang to fight against Qin. When Liu Bang became Pei Gong, he asked Fan Kuai to be his adjutant. Following Liu Bang's campaign, he first attacked Hefang Linghu, defeated the scouts and the leader's army in Feng County, and then pacified Peixian County. In the battle between Dangdong and Sima Ling, he fought bravely and beheaded fifteen people, repelled the enemy, and was named a national doctor. When resisting Zhang Han's army, Fan Kuai took the lead into the city, beheaded 23 people, and was named a doctor.
After that, he often followed Liu Bang on expeditions and made military exploits. Yang, who went to the next household, Li You followed the army, beheaded sixteen people, and was knighted. In the battle to siege the governor of Dongjun, he repulsed the enemy, beheaded 14 people, and captured 11 people. Therefore, he was awarded the title of Five Great Meritorious Officials. After that, he defeated the Qin Hejian defenders, Zhao Ben and Yang Xiong's troops. Due to his merits, he was awarded the titles of "Qing" and "Xian". Then you will gain more, and then you will be bestowed. Fan Kuai led his army to kill the school captain, beheading ten of them, capturing 140 people, and surrendering 2,900.
Liu Bang led his army into the pass and destroyed Qin and sealed the pass. He wanted to be king in Guanzhong based on the saying in the Old Testament of King Huai of Chu that "the one who settles in Guanzhong first will be the king", which aroused Xiang Yu's dissatisfaction. Send Dangyang and Bu and others to attack Hanguguan. After Xiang Yu entered the Pass, he stationed his troops west of Xi'an and made sure to kill Liu Bang. As early as after Liu Bang took control of Xianyang, Fan Kuai urged Liu Bang to return to military hegemony and not to covet the luxury of Duke Qin. When Xiang Yu came to the city and was alone, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang led more than 100 followers to Hongmen to apologize, and Fan Kuai also followed. Pei Gongdai met Xiang Yu through Xiang Bo's relationship, apologized to Xiang Yu, and explained that he did not block Hangu Pass to prevent the princes' troops from entering Guanzhong.
Xiang Yu held a banquet to reward the lieutenants of the army. Everyone was drunk, and my father Fan Zeng wanted to murder Pei Gong. He ordered Xiang Zhuang to dance with his sword and dance in front of the table. He wanted to take the opportunity to kill Pei Gong, but Xiang Bo kept standing in front of Pei Gong. But it was said that Pei Gong and Zhang Liang were at the banquet, and Fan Kuai was outside. When he heard that the matter was urgent, he came to the camp with an iron shield. The guards of the camp stopped Fan Kuai, who walked straight in and stood under the tent.
Xiang Yu looked at him and asked him who he was. Zhang Liang said: "He is a participant of Pei Gong in Fan Kuai." Xiang Yu praised: "What a strong man!" After saying that, he gave him a large bowl of wine and a pig's front leg. Fan Kuai drank a glass of wine, then drew his sword, cut open the pig's legs and ate them all. Xiang Yu asked him: "Can I have another bowl?" Fan Kuai said: "I am not even afraid of death. Do I still care about this bowl of wine? Besides, our Duke Pei went to conquer Xianyang first and slept in Bashang so that he could wait for you. As soon as you arrived here today, the king believed the villain's nonsense and became estranged from Pei Gong. I am worried that the world will fall apart again and the people will suspect that you are responsible for this!" Xiang Yu listened and remained silent.
Pei Gong used the excuse of going to the toilet and hinted that Fan Kuai would l
After Liu Bang gained a foothold in Hanzhong, he and the famous general Han Xin commanded the Battle of Three Qin, thus kicking off the Chu-Han War. prelude. During the war, Fan Kuai fought alone or with the king of Han against the army of Zhang Pinghe, the county magistrate's brother. He was very brave and often took the lead into the city to kill captured enemies. Because of his work, he was promoted to doctor and general, and made Fan Xiang in Lingdu his food city.
Later participated in the battle to destroy Chu, slaughtered Zao, was defeated in Huangwai, became the Chu army, and captured Daxiong's current situation in Zou, Lu, Xue and other places. After Xiang Yu defeated the King of Han in Pengcheng, Fan Kuai retained the houses in Xingyang and added two thousand houses as his food town. A year later, he followed Emperor Gaozu to pursue Xiang Yu, captured Yang Xia, captured four thousand soldiers of General Chu Jiangzhou alive, surrounded Xiang Yu in Chen County, and returned in triumph.