My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 29 The Beginning of Defeat
"So majestic and fierce!" Xiang Chang's innate magical power of becoming more courageous when faced with setbacks was lit up again. He squinted his eyes, his face as cold as iron, staring at Ying Bu's elite cavalry who were getting closer and closer, and spoke word by word!
It has to be said that Xiang Chang was repulsed and resisted from the bottom of his heart this feeling of being unsure and putting his life and death in the hands of others.

At this moment he secretly made up his mind that if he could pass this level, he would never fall into such a dangerous situation again!

Xiang Chang felt his heart tighten, and Zhou Yin, who knew Ying Bu better, was naturally even more unbearable. Even though he had 200 soldiers behind him, he still didn't feel safe at all!

As Ying Bu led his troops closer and closer, he almost turned his horse around and fled several times. However, seeing Xiang Chang standing next to him without moving, like a mountain, he inexplicably gave people a sense of solidity and reliability, which made him barely remain calm and not move rashly.

"This kid is really brave, worthy of being the son of the Overlord!" Zhou Yin's respect for Xiang Chang increased by two points. He opened his mouth to talk to Xiang Chang to distract himself from the tension in his heart:
"Ying Bu, Long Qie, Zhongli Mei, Ji Bu and the other four generals have all followed the Overlord for a long time. They have learned how to march, fight and deploy troops from the Overlord. However, only Ying Bu has the highest talent and has the essence of the Overlord. My Lord, please take a look. Isn't the formation and state of his marching very similar to those of the Overlord's army?"

Xiang Chang smiled coldly and complained inwardly: Not only has he learned how to march and fight, but he has also learned how to betray his former master!
As Xiang Yu's most trusted general and the only one to be crowned king, Ying Bu originally had a period of gratitude and loyalty towards Xiang Yu!

However, the reason why the two men had a rift was that after Xiang Yu conquered Qin, he proclaimed himself the King of Chu, enfeoffed 18 princes, and exiled the former leader of the princes, King Huai of Chu, to Chen County, Changsha County, in the wild upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River.

It would have been fine to exile King Huai of Chu, after all, he had no soldiers, no generals, and no horses, and posed no threat at all. He was a pure lone king. But Xiang Yu was narrow-minded and angry that King Huai of Chu had taken away his military power and was friendly with Liu Bang. He wanted to kill him as soon as possible, so he ordered Ying Bu to intercept and kill King Huai of Chu when he passed by!

It has to be said that these two men are brave but politically stupid. They suffer from a lack of education, trust their own fists too much, and do not know the importance of justice.

As soon as King Huai of Chu died, Liu Bang, who had been waiting for the opportunity, finally got his chance. He stirred up trouble and, in the name of revenge for King Huai of Chu, he called on all the major princes to attack Xiang Yu. He himself had the legitimate reason to leave Bashu and Hanzhong and rushed to the front as the vanguard!
At this point, Ying Bu found himself in a state of disrepute before the whole world, and was being chased by everyone like a rat. Only then did he realize that he had made a bad move by following Xiang Yu!
He was not as strong as the Overlord who was not afraid of taking on the world as his enemy, so naturally he began to resent the Overlord!

At this time, Liu Bang gathered a group of princes and surrounded Xiang Yu, beating him until he was bruised and swollen.

During this period, the Overlord, who was furious, repeatedly called on his good brother Ying Bu who was standing next to him to help. Ying Bu was resentful and kept shirking the responsibility, saying that he was overworked and weak, and refused to go. When he was really urged, he sent several thousand old and disabled soldiers to deal with it.

This happened time and again. The Overlord saw that the little brother he had supported was so disobedient and seemed to have two minds. Given his character, he was naturally furious, so he sent messengers to scold and rebuke him!

At this point, Xiang Yu was merely angry, not hateful.

It stands to reason that at this time he should have sent an envoy to recall the glorious past years with sincere emotion, and to speak bitterly of the revolutionary friendship of the brothers who were united in purpose and could break any obstacle. There was still room for maneuver and the situation would not be out of control!

But his scolding ruined things, and completely pushed Ying Bu to Liu Bang's camp. Ying Bu was very aware of his tyranny and ferocity, and his resentment turned into fear. In addition, Liu Bang's envoys persuaded him to do something, and he completely turned to Liu Bang!
As expected, Xiang Yu not only did not put himself in his shoes for his betrayal, but instead became furious like a tiger that had been stabbed in the butt. He immediately sent Long Ju to attack this traitor, and after defeating him, he took brutal revenge on him by slaughtering all of his family!
Since then, the friendship between the two collapsed and they became mortal enemies!
Thinking about these past events, Xiang Chang sighed in his heart: My father has fallen to this state, and even I, as his son, have to say “it’s all his own fault”!
Ying Bu’s betrayal was certainly due to his ungratefulness, but his father should bear at least 70% of the responsibility!

Through his past with Ying Bu, it can be clearly seen that the old man relies on his past military achievements and is extremely superstitious and proud of his own military strength. He does not take anyone seriously and does not care about anyone. Even Ying Bu is looked down upon by him as a slave, and he orders him around and does whatever he wants.

Han Xin's evaluation of his mere courage as a common man was extremely accurate, as it really saw through him.

Judging from Han Xin's ending in history, he was completely deceived by Liu Bang's outward concern and care, and did not see Liu Bang's dark nature at all. This shows that Han Xin's ability to judge people was just so-so.

And even with Han Xin's superficial ability to judge people, he was able to see through his father, and revealed that his father was essentially a naughty child who relied on his bravery and was unscrupulous, with no scheming, no skills, no strategy, no scheming, and no foresight in doing anything, and he acted recklessly based on his own preferences!
Having said that, although my dad is such an idiot in political strategy and has so many shortcomings, he has been able to conquer the world alone with his bravery and has persisted for such a long time. It has to be said that his strength in martial arts is indeed amazing enough!
Let’s talk about him and Ying Bu again.

It would have been fine if he treated Ying Bu like a slave. If he had a little bit of the scheming and skills of a superior, or even a little bit of the magnanimity to treat people with sincerity, Ying Bu would not have rebelled!
Xiang Chang sighed in his heart. The past grievances between his father and Ying Bu could be summed up in one sentence: a messy account between two steely straight men!

Looking back at the Chu-Han dispute in the past, the achievements Ying Bu made after he joined Liu Bang were far less impressive than those of Han Xin and Peng Yue. However, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang still made him king.

It seems that Liu Bang is a wise man!
Ying Bu's rebellion was the biggest loss to his father's Great Chu camp. It was like "cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron" for his father. Not to mention that Ying Bu, who was also born in Chu, had been wreaking havoc in his father's base camp, Chu. Even the fact that Zhou Yin was persuaded to surrender by Liu Jia was related to him.

Therefore, it is safe to say that Ying Bu’s rebellion was the beginning of his father’s defeat.

"Well, now that I have decided to be my father's father, what should I do when faced with the mess that his ignorant child has made? Only I, as the father, can clean it up!"

Looking at Ying Bu, the King of Jiujiang named by his father and later the King of Huainan named by Liu Bang, who was approaching quickly, Xiang Chang gathered his spirits and started another huge challenge after his rebirth!
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