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The Battle of Tao River (洮水之戰), more often known as the Battle at Jingjing Pass (井徑口之戰), was fought in 205 BC between the army of Han, commanded by Han Xin and a Zhao army.
Before the battle, Chen Yu was counseled by Li Zuoju (李左車), the Lord of Guangwu (廣武君) to block off the important routes across the Taihang Mountains, especially Jingjing Pass.
The battle at Jingjing Pass was one of several that established Han Xin as a great military commander in Chinese history and eventually decided the Chu-Han contention in favor of Liu Bang.
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 Reference Encyclopedia - Battle of Jingxing
However, as the Zhao army was being ordered to withdraw temporarily, everyone saw that their camp was bristling with the red battle flag of Han, which created the impression that they had been ambushed from the rear.
At the feast after the battle, Han Xin's officers, still somewhat incredulous at their own good fortune, inquired into the rationale for the astounding deployments.
Han Xin explained that as he was commanding a ragtag army and he was not a general of high renown, he had to resort to such drastic measures to force everyone to fight hard.
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Battle of Jingjing Pass Part of the Chu-Han contention Date 205 BC Location Jingjing Pass, modern-day Shanxi, China Result Decisive Han victory Combatants Han Zhao Commanders Han Xin Strength 30,000 200,000
Early in the morning, Han Xin marched the bulk of his forces out of Jingjing Pass and across the Tao River to meet the Zhao forces, displaying his banner and other insignia prominently (this is a calculated move, intended to entice the Zhao army).
Since the Han forces had no place to go, they fought ferociously and with the help of their fortifications, they were able to hold out.
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It is located 5 kilometers east of Jingxing County town, and 35 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang.
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When he heard about the fall of Peng, he led 30,000 highly trained cavalry to return to Peng during the night and defeated the Han army quickly.
At this time, Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to put his main forces quickly in the Yinyang region to reinforce the area's defence.
In December of the fifth year of Hangaozu (202 BC), the Chu and Han armies faced each other in a decisive battle at Gaixie (today's Binan, Anhui Province).
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Lastly, the Tong Pass was not guarded by a garrison except in times of war, since it is not on the border of the empire.
That is why when An Lushan defeated Feng Changqing and captured Luoyang in 755, Feng hurriedly asked his deputy, Gao Xianzhi to move back and occupy the Pass so that the rebels could not rush in and capture it.
Shi Siming, military commissioner of Pinglu, is also gathering survivors from the battle, while Hedong, Fanyang and Pinglu are mobilising the various city garrisons into a field army.
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In the Battle of Jingxing (井陘之戰), in 205 BC, the famed Chinese commander Han Xin, with an army of 30,000 levies, defeated a numerically larger army of Zhao near Jingxing (Jing Gorge), a narrow and dangerous defile in modern Hebei province.
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It's a narrow pass of vital strategic importance, since it is one of the eight mountain passes connecting the Hebei plain and Shanxi.
It was basically a battle between Zhao Zhenghu and General Li.
Several gate keepers were knocked out by the ball they sent flying with their kicks.
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