Who are the historical figures of "The Last Stand"?

Han Xin

Han Xin (about 231 BC - 196 BC), Han nationality, native of Huaiyin (formerly Huaiyin County, Jiangsu Province, now Huaiyin District), was the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty, China An outstanding military strategist in history, he was listed as one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty along with Xiao He and Zhang Liang.

Zhang Er

Zhang Er (264 BC - 202 BC) was a native of Daliang (now northwest of Kaifeng, Henan), and his family was in Waihuang. He was a figure in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. He participated in the peasant uprising in the late Qin. When Xiang Yu enfeoffed the eighteen princes, Zhang Er was named the King of Changshan (in later generations, to avoid the taboo of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Hengshan was named Changshan). After the capital was established in Xiangguo (Xingtai) He returned to the Han Dynasty and became a subordinate of Liu Bang, and was named King of Zhao. Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty passed away in the fifth year, and he was given the posthumous title of King Jing, and was called King Jing of Zhao.

Chen Yu

Chen Yu (? - 204 BC), first known as Chen Yu, was a native of Daliang (now Kaifeng, Henan). A famous scholar from the Wei State with an arrogant personality, he was a close friend of Zhang Er. After the uprising in Dazexiang, they both defected to Chen Sheng, and later followed the military official to occupy the land of Zhao. The military official established herself as Queen Zhao and served as a general. However, the military official was killed by his subordinate Li Liang. He and Zhang Er established Zhao Xie as King of Zhao. Li Liang led the Qin army general Zhang Han to attack Zhao. Zhang Er and Zhao Xie defeated Julu and were surrounded by Qin general Wang Li. They felt that they had few troops and did not dare to attack Qin. Zhang Er was furious and blamed Chen for not keeping his faith. He sent 5,000 troops to rescue Julu, but the whole army Disappeared. Later, Xiang Yu's army arrived and defeated the Qin army, breaking the siege of Julu. When Zhang Er saw him again, he blamed him for his betrayal. Chen was angry and handed over the commander's seal. From then on, Zhang and Chen broke off their friendship. When Xiang Yu divided the vassals and kings, Chen was only made a lord. He was dissatisfied, so he joined forces with Qi King Tian Rong to drive away Zhang Er and reestablish Zhao Xie as the acting king. After Han Xin pacified Wei, he attacked Zhao with Zhang Er. Chen did not accept the advice of counselor Li Zuoche and despised Han Xin's back-to-the-water formation method. After his defeat, he was beheaded in the river.

Li Zuoche

Li Zuoche (date of birth and death unknown), a native of Bai (Xingtai Longyao) in the Western Han Dynasty, was a counselor in the late Qin Dynasty, the grandson of the famous general Li Mu of Zhao State, and assisted him in the early days King Xie of Zhao made great military exploits for the State of Zhao and was named Lord Guangwu. In the third year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), Han Xin sent troops to attack the State of Zhao. Li Zuoche suggested to Chen Yu that he lead his troops to bypass the rear of the Han army to cut off its food and grass. , but Chen Yu didn't take it seriously. Later, the Zhao army was defeated, the State of Zhao was destroyed, Li Zuoche was captured, and was treated politely by Han Xin. Han Xin asked him for a strategy, and used the military strategy of first imaginary and then real to obtain the land of Yanqi. Han Xin said, "I heard that a wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot; a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot." Later generations will quote this as a famous saying. In addition, Li Zuoche also wrote the military book "Guangwu Junlue".

Zhao Xie

Zhao Xie (?-204 BC), surnamed Zhao. People from the late Qin Dynasty. Zhao aristocrat during the Warring States Period. In 208 BC, he was established as King of Zhao by Zhang Er and Chen Yu, with the capital Xindu (now southwest of Xingtai, Hebei). Qin general Zhang Han attacked Zhao and besieged Julu (today's southwest of Ping Township, Hebei Province) with heavy troops. Xiang Yu led his troops to rescue Zhao and defeated the Qin army. He and Zhang Er were able to relieve the siege. In 206 BC, Zhang Er entered the Pass from Xiang Yu and was granted the title of King of Changshan. He was moved to Dai Wang. Later, Chen Yu defeated Zhang Er and he became the king of Zhao again. During the Han-Chu war, Chen Yu was defeated by the Han general Han Xin and was killed. He fled back to Xindu and was also hunted down.

Remarks

The last-ditch battle, also known as the Battle of Jingxing, took place in the third year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (204 BC). The Han army and the Zhao army fought at Jingxing. Han Xin, the general of the Han army, took advantage of Zhao The army commander, Chen Yu, underestimated the enemy and set up a defensive formation, which was taboo for military strategists. He encouraged his soldiers to fight bravely in order to escape death. He also dispatched two thousand light cavalry to seize the Zhao army's barracks and planted Han flags in the barracks. When the Zhao army wanted to go back to the camp to rest for a while, they were surprised to see that the camp was full of Han army flags. They thought that the Han army had captured all the kings and generals of Zhao and that the situation was over, so the army was in chaos and fled in panic.