Alienate Xiang Yu from Fan Zeng In 203 BC, Liu Bang was besieged by Xiang Yu in Xingyang City. During this period, it can be said that there was no food and no external reinforcements. Liu Bang wanted to make peace with Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu refused. Faced with this situation, Chen Ping provided Liu Bang with a plan to buy off some generals of Xiang Yu and let them spread rumors in the army, saying that Fan Zeng and Zhong Limei were the biggest contributors to Xiang Yu's achievements. Because these two men have been under Xiang Yu for a long time, they are inevitably dissatisfied. Now they are secretly communicating with Liu Bang, preparing to destroy Xiang Yu together and then carve up his territory.
As the saying goes, "Three men make a tiger", Xiang Yu didn't believe this rumor at first, but with more and more people talking about it, Xiang Yu gradually began to have doubts about these two people and stopped asking them for any important things. Once Xiang Yu sent a message to Liu Bang's account. Chen Ping invited Xiang Yu's emissary into the tent and respectfully invited him to sit down. Then three places asked about Fan Zeng and praised Fan Zeng.
Then Chen Ping came to the emissary carefully and asked in his ear, "What's the order of Ya's father Fan Zeng?" The messenger said inexplicably that it was sent by Xiang Yu and had nothing to do with Fan Zeng. Hearing this, Chen Ping's face became worse. He said in surprise, "I thought it was someone sent by Fan Zeng." After that, he was no longer as enthusiastic as he was at the beginning.
The messenger returned to Chuying and told Xiang Yu all this. Xiang Yu further affirmed that Fan Zeng must have colluded with Liu Bang. Later, Fan Zeng suggested to Xiang Yu that Liu Bang storm Xingyang City when he was short of food, but Xiang Yu did not listen to Fan Zeng's advice. Gradually, Fan Zeng found that Xiang Yu no longer trusted himself, so he asked Xiang Yu to abdicate. Xiang Yu agreed very happily after listening to it, without any intention of retaining him.
Fan Zeng, who was loyal to Xiang Yu for most of his life, was left behind by Xiang Yu's indifference and impetuousness. On the way home, Fan Zeng became more and more angry. At the end of Cheng Peng, the cancer in his back recurred, so he couldn't afford it and died on his way home.
After Fan Zeng's death, Xiang Yu launched a fierce attack on Xingyang, and the situation in the city was very critical. Then Chen Ping gave Liu Bang a plan. He asked Liu Bang to write a surrender letter and Xiang Yu to come to the East Gate to discuss surrender. Then Chen Ping found a man who looked like Liu Bang in the army to pretend to be Liu Bang to negotiate and let the real Liu Bang break through at Ximen.
At the appointed time, Chen Ping had people open the East Gate and let 2000 women out of the city one after another. At this time, Chu Jun, who was besieged by the other three gates, heard that there were a large number of beautiful women in the East Gate and ran to the East Gate to watch. At this time, the fake Liu Bang sat in the car and slowly walked out of the East Gate until the two cars came to Chuying. Chu Jun found that Liu Bang was not sitting in the car, and the real Liu Bang had escaped from Simon.
Chen Ping used two tricks to get rid of Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's most trusted counselor, and alienated Zhong Limei at the same time, which also made Xiang Yu's generals see Xiang Yu's fickle and disloyal side. Imagine treating your father like this, not to mention ordinary generals and soldiers. Then Chen Ping solved the siege of Xingyang with 2,000 women, but although Liu Bang was rescued, 2,000 women died innocently. It can be said that this tactic is really vicious.