30,000 vs 500,000: Xiang Yu’s Stunning Defeat of Liu Bang | Silk and Steel
The Chu–Han Contention takes another dramatic turn as Liu Bang appears to have the war firmly in his hands.After he breaks out of the Sichuan Basin and rapidly conquers the former Qin heartland, Liu Bang gathers an enormous coalition of forces. With the support of Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Chen Ping and a growing collection of regional rulers, his alliance eventually numbers hundreds of thousands of troops.Then Liu Bang makes his move.He marches east and captures Pengcheng, the capital and headquarters of Xiang Yu.It looks like the decisive moment of the war.But Xiang Yu is still in…
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