The Romance of Fan Zeng

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted, causing chaos in the world and the princes rising together. Fan Zeng reviewed the situation and finally chose Xiangliang Group. Fan Zengxian: The first plan is to avoid the real situation and attack the weak situation, develop northward, and avoid fighting Zhang Han, the main force of the Qin army. Let Xiang Liangjun develop into the most powerful military group in Chu State. The second plan is to hold the emperor hostage to order the princes. He established Xiong Xin, King Huai of Chu, to unify Chu's military forces and make Xiang Liang the actual leader of Chu. The third plan is to wait patiently. Xiang Liang was defeated and killed. King Huai of Chu seized Xiang Yu's military power. Xiang Yu listened to Fan Zeng's words and chose to be patient and maintain his strength. The fourth plan is to seize power through false edicts. Xiang Yu followed Fan Zeng's arrangements, saw the right opportunity, created public opinion, framed Song Yi, the commander of the Chu army, and falsely ordered Song Yi to be killed, seizing the command of the Chu army. The fifth plan is to burn the cauldron and sink the boat. Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, defeated Zhang Han's army, broke the siege of Julu, and was supported by the princes as a general. The sixth plan is to attack vertically and horizontally. A Hongmen Banquet was held to frighten Liu Bang and force Liu Bang to take the lead in supporting Xiang Yu as the Overlord of Western Chu and preside over the enfeoffment. It split Qin, Qi, Zhao, and Wei, strengthened the Chu State, and made the Chu State dominate. The seventh strategy is to attack them unprepared. The Chu army was deeply trapped in Qi State, and Liu Bang took advantage of the situation and captured Pengcheng. Facing the defeat, Fan Zeng remained calm and asked Xiang Yu to lead his light cavalry through Liu Bang's hometown of Pei County and detour to the southwest of Pengcheng. The Han army was caught off guard and the main force of the Han army was almost wiped out. The eighth plan is to ignore past grudges. For the princes who surrendered to Liu Bang and attacked the Chu State, they would ignore their past grudges as long as they rebelled, causing the princes to defect one after another. Even Qi and Zhao, who took the lead in rebelling against Chu, turned to Xiang Yu. Although Chu had the courage of Xiang Yu and the wisdom of Fan Zeng, it lost its talents and was unable to survive alone, and eventually fell.