Qualla: Battle of Pengcheng https://qualla.com/battle-of-pengcheng en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Pengcheng https://qualla.com/battle-of-pengcheng Battle of Pengcheng: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-pengcheng/ Liu Bang was celebrating. His massive coalition -- reportedly 560,000 troops drawn from half the kingdoms of China -- had marched into Pengcheng, the capital of his rival Xiang Yu, and taken it without a major fight. He confiscated treasures, seized concubines, and held banquets. He did not notice the 30,000 horsemen approaching from the west. What happened next, in April 205 BC, ranks among the most devastating surprise attacks in military history and nearly destroyed the man who would go on to found the Han dynasty.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/battle-of-pengcheng-wp/ww56-battle-of-pengcheng-dawn-attack.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Pengcheng: A Father Lost, Children Thrown https://qualla.com/battle-of-pengcheng/ The rout continued south. Survivors fled toward the hills, but Xiang Yu's cavalry pursued relentlessly, catching them at the Suishui River and driving them into the water. Sima Qian claimed another 100,000 died here, their bodies blocking the river's flow. Liu Bang escaped with a...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/battle-of-pengcheng-wp/ww56-battle-of-pengcheng-a-father-lost-children-thrown.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Pengcheng: Victory That Won Nothing https://qualla.com/battle-of-pengcheng/ Xiang Yu had achieved one of history's most lopsided military victories. With a force outnumbered perhaps eighteen to one, he had destroyed a coalition army and retaken his capital. But he returned to Pengcheng to restore order rather than pursuing Liu Bang to destruction. His ge...

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