During the Eastern Han Dynasty, why was the Battle of Liqiu called a big gamble?

Cen Peng ordered the guards to relax their supervision of the captives, and the captives escaped in the night, telling Qin Feng of Cen Peng's plan, and Cen Peng won the war by attacking the east and west.

Because the Battle of Liqiu was a battle in which less won more, Liu Bang pressed all his net worth, and once the war failed, all his things were in vain, so it was a big gamble.

When there is a huge disparity in strength between the two countries, the weaker countries take the lead in challenging the stronger countries, which in itself is a gamble.

The Battle of Liqiu is one of the most classic battles in the founding war of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is also one of the most beautiful battles of the founding general Cen Peng. Cen Peng is a good man, good at fighting tough battles, and has a calm personality, but the battle of Liqiu is unusual, and he plays a heart-pounding gamble.

Liu Xiu personally conquered, quelled the Deng Feng rebellion, and after recovering Nanyang, he set his sights on Nanjun. Nanjun is entrenched in a big warlord - Qin Feng. Qin Feng was a small official during Wang Mang's new dynasty, and when the world was in turmoil, he also followed the "fashionable" to rebel, seized Nanjun, and gradually became bigger by taking advantage of geographical advantages, building the capital Liqiu, and proclaiming himself the king of Chuli.

Liu Xiu tried to win over Qin Feng many times, but was humiliated by Qin Feng's reply. There is no hope for peace, and it can only be relied on by force, and Liu Xiu handed over this important task to Cen Peng.

Cen Peng was originally a civil official during the New Dynasty, but he didn't expect the times to create heroes, and in the war years, he was actually transformed into an outstanding military strategist, and the Battle of Liqiu is one of his masterpieces.

Let's take a look at the map first: the mountains that stretch from west to east divide a large plain area into two parts, north and south, with Nanyang County, which Liu Xiu has just pacified, and Nanjun to the south.

At the boundary between Nanyang-gun and Nan-gun, there is a castle called "Yangyang", which guards the narrow mountain road that protrudes from Nanyang to Nangun. The Han River meanders all the way from Hanzhong, flows through Nanyang, passes through Xiangyang, and enters Nanjun.

Liqiu is located in the mountain pass, less than 40 kilometers from Xiangyang, adjacent to today's Yicheng City.

Obviously, if Cen Peng wants to conquer Nanjun, Xiangyang is a nail that he can't get around. Xiangyang guards the intersection of land and water, and is the throat of ancient warfare. This is the reason why large-scale wars have always broken out in this place of Yangyang from ancient times to the present.

Such an important strategic point, of course, Qin Feng regarded it as his fate, and he deployed heavy troops in Dengcheng, north of Xiangyang, to form a corner with Xiangyang. Two vicious dogs, guarding the narrow mountain pass, can be said to be a husband and a man.

Cen Peng surrounded Xiangyang and Dengcheng for several months without progress. Just when Cen Peng was at a loss, Liu Xiu's holy decree arrived, and he scolded Cen Peng: This is a big thing that can't be done?

Liu Xiu is a god of war-level emperor, in terms of force value, he is a cut above all the generals, usually when the generals can't figure it out, Liu Xiu personally goes out. This situation makes Liu Xiu, the emperor, very tired, and it is normal to lose his temper.

However, Liu Xiu underestimated Cen Peng a little, Cen Peng is a good person, and he has a very long preparation period before every big battle, such as before attacking Gongsun Shu, he has been preparing for two or three years. Hard-hitting has never been Cen Peng's style, at this moment he already has a bold plan, and it is likely that in order to reduce the risk, he is thinking about the plan.

Because this war was originally won with less, and the Chu army led by Xiang Yu was against the Qin army, and the Qin army had two generals on this side, one was Zhang Han and the other was Wang Li. At that time, the Qin State was already in danger, and Xiang Yu's existence crushed the last straw for the other party.

Because after Liu Xiu defeated Liqiu, Jiangxia, Wuling, Guiyang, Cangwu, Lingling, Changsha and other places all took refuge in Liu Xiu. You can have your own base, so the Battle of Liqiu is very important and is called a big gamble.

Because with Cen Peng's strength at that time, there was no way to win Li Qiu, and once he failed, his previous efforts would be lost, but Liu Xiu was betting that he could win it, so it was a big gamble.

Friends who have seen the Three Kingdoms know that Jingzhou belongs to the three families of Wei, Shu and Wu, and the importance of its strategic location is self-evident. The Battle of Liqiu, which took place in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was in the Jingzhou area. In the third year of the establishment of the army, Liu Xiu successively eliminated Liu Yong, Deng Feng and other forces on the separatist side in the Battle of Kwantung, and then waved his army to the south, sending Cen Peng, the general of the southern army, to lead 30,000 men to crusade against Qin Feng stationed in Liqiu.

Qin Feng, who established a separatist force in Liqiu, became a stumbling block to Liu Xiu's unification of the world, which must be swept away. After receiving the order, Cen Peng quickly went south, and first conquered the military town of Huangyou. In order to prevent the Han army from moving south, Qin Feng and his general Cai Hong led 100,000 people to be stationed in Deng County, which was the only way for the Han army to go south.

He also sent his son-in-law Yancen to guard Dongyangju near Deng County. The two places were at each other's horns, and they successfully delayed Cen Peng's southward movement, and he did not advance half a step for several months. The news that Cen Peng's army had not advanced for several months angered Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu scolded non-stop, and Cen Peng had to adjust his strategy and seek an opportunity to break through.

Cen Peng suddenly gave an order to the soldiers to attack Shandu County west early tomorrow morning. Shandu County is located in the upper reaches of Deng County, and if you take Shandu, you can go down the river to pull out the nail of Deng County. When Cen Peng announced this plan, he did not shy away from the prisoners in the team, and specially ordered the guards to relax the supervision of the prisoners, and the prisoners really escaped at night and told Qin Feng about the plan to attack the mountain capital in the west.

Qin Feng was overjoyed and sent an army to rescue Shandu immediately. When Qin Feng led his army to march westward, Cen Peng led the Han army to the east and quietly crossed the water and attacked Atou Mountain, where Qin Feng's general Zhang Yang was stationed. Cen Peng successfully realized his plan to attack the east and west.

There were very few defenders of Atou Mountain, and when they saw the Han army attacking, they fled one after another. The fall of Atou Mountain meant that Cen Peng had torn a bloody hole in Qin Feng's defense system, and he could cut wood from the bottom of the mountain and go straight to Qin Feng's old nest, Liqiu. Li Qiu's forces were empty, and it was only a matter of time before he took it.

Now Cen Peng had to think about how to deal with Qin Feng's 100,000 army that had shaken his senses. After Qin Feng was shaken, he marched towards Liqiu non-stop. Cen Peng took the Dongshan around Liqiu as a camp to recuperate and wait for work.

When Qin Feng's army arrived, it was already a tired army. The two sides immediately fought, Cen Peng wiped out Qin Feng's 90,000 soldiers and horses in a battle, and Qin Feng led the remnants to hide in Deliqiu City, not daring to fight. Later, Qin Feng's prime minister Zhao Jing also surrendered to Cen Peng, and finally the city was breached, and Qin Feng was captured alive.

The 30,000 army went deep alone, knowing that they would suffer the enemy on their backs, but the soldiers were fast, and this trick called the black tiger to dig out his heart, which was definitely a big gamble.