The King of Han was stationed in the south of Xingyang and built a corridor to connect with the Yellow River to transport food supplies from Ao Cang. The Han army and Xiang Yu were in a stalemate for more than a year. Xiang Yu repeatedly harassed the Han army's corridor, and the Han army lacked food. Xiang Yu finally surrounded the King of Han. The King of Han asked for reconciliation and proposed the condition of assigning the west of Xingyang to the Han State. King Xiang refused. The King of Han was very worried about this, so he adopted Chen Ping's strategy and gave Chen Ping 40,000 kilograms of gold to alienate the relationship between the monarch and his subjects in Chu. So Xiang Yu began to suspect Yafu. At that time, Yafu persuaded Xiang Yu to take the opportunity to capture Xingyang. When he was suspected, he felt very angry and asked to resign and go home on the grounds of old age. He died before he reached Pengcheng.
The Han army ran out of food, so they released more than 2,000 women from the east gate at night, wearing armor, and the Chu army besieged them from all sides. General Ji Xin took the King of Han's carriage and pretended to be the King of Han to deceive the Chu army. The soldiers of Chu shouted hooray and all went to the east of the city to watch. Because of this, the King of Han was able to escape from the west gate with dozens of cavalrymen. The King of Han ordered the Imperial Censor Zhou Ke, Wei Bao, and Cong Gong to guard Xingyang. All the generals and soldiers who could not accompany them stayed in the city. Zhou Ke and Cong Gong discussed with each other and said, "Wei Bao is the king of a rebellious country. It is difficult to defend the city with him." So they killed Wei Bao.
When the King of Han left Xingyang and entered Guanzhong, he gathered the remaining soldiers and wanted to march east again. Yuan Sheng advised the King of Han, "The Han army and the Chu army have been in a stalemate in Xingyang for several years, and the Han army is always in trouble. I hope that the king will attack from Wuguan. Xiang Yu will definitely lead his troops to flee southward. The king will use deep trenches and high fortifications to allow the soldiers between Xingyang and Chenggao to rest temporarily. Send Han Xin and others to pacify Zhao land north of the Yellow River and unite with Yan and Qi. It is not too late for the king to go to Xingyang. In this way, the Chu army will have many places to defend, and the troops will be dispersed. The Han army will be able to rest and fight with the Chu army again, and will definitely be able to defeat the Chu army." The King of Han adopted his strategy and stationed troops between Wan County and Ye County, and he and Ying Bu gathered the remaining troops along the way.
When Xiang Yu heard that the King of Han was in Wan County, he led his troops to the south. The King of Han held the camp and did not fight with the Chu army. At that time, Peng Yue crossed the Sui River and fought with Xiang Sheng and Xue Gong in Xiapi, and Peng Yue defeated the Chu army. Xiang Yu led his troops to the east to attack Peng Yue. The King of Han also led his troops northward and stationed in Chenggao. After Xiang Yu defeated Peng Yue, he heard that the King of Han had stationed in Chenggao again, so he led his troops westward again, captured Xingyang, killed Zhou Ke and Cong Gong, captured Xin the King of Han, and finally surrounded Chenggao.
汉王军荥阳南，筑甬道属之河，以取敖仓。与项羽相距岁余。项羽数侵夺汉甬道，汉军乏食，遂围汉王。汉王请和，割荥阳以西者为汉。项王不听。汉王患之，乃用陈平之计，予陈平金四万斤，以间疏楚君臣。于是项羽乃疑亚父。亚父是时劝项羽遂下荥阳，及其见疑，乃怒，辞老，愿赐骸骨归卒伍，未至彭城而死。
汉军绝食，乃夜出女子东门二千余人，被甲，楚因四面击之。将军纪信乃乘王驾，诈为汉王，诳楚，楚皆呼万岁，之城东观，以故汉王得与数十骑出西门遁。令御史大夫周苛、魏豹、枞公守荥阳。诸将卒不能从者，尽在城中。周苛、枞公相谓曰：“反国之王，难与守城。”因杀魏豹。
汉王之出荥阳入关，收兵欲复东。袁生说汉王曰：“汉与楚相距荥阳数岁，汉常困。愿君王出武关，项羽必引兵南走，王深壁，令荥阳成皋间且得休。使韩信等辑河北赵地，连燕齐，君王乃复走荥阳，未晚也。如此，则楚所备者多，力分，汉得休，复与之战，破楚必矣。”汉王从其计，出军宛叶间，与黥布行收兵。
项羽闻汉王在宛，果引兵南。汉王坚壁不与战。是时彭越渡睢水，与项声、薛公战下邳，彭越大破楚军。项羽乃引兵东击彭越。汉王亦引兵北军成皋。项羽已破走彭越，闻汉王复军成皋，乃复引兵西，拔荥阳，诛周苛、枞公，而虏韩王信，遂围成皋。
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