Jiujiang Kingdom / 九江国

Jiujiang Kingdom / 九江国 is 英布’s Chu-Han power base after 项羽 rewards him as Jiujiang king. Hanji 153 makes Jiujiang the target geography inside 下邑画策: 刘邦 needs someone to go there and persuade Ying Bu to turn against Xiang Yu.

Hanji 158 supplies the mission scene. 随何 reaches Ying Bu’s court at Liu County, is received by the grand steward, and waits three days before seeing Ying Bu. The delay shows why Jiujiang is not simply a subordinate Chu district: it is a semi-independent court where Ying Bu can host Han envoys while still fearing Chu retaliation.

The same episode makes Jiujiang strategically larger than its local geography. When Sui He publicly declares that Ying Bu already belongs to Han and pushes the killing of Xiang Yu’s envoy, Jiujiang becomes the site where a private promise turns into 断路式策反绑定. Ying Bu’s later attack on Chu forces Xiang Yu to spend attention and troops against his former southern-side commander, helping Liu Bang preserve the 荥阳相持.

Hanji 159-1 adds the rollback after the break. Ying Bu flees to Liu Bang, but Chu-side forces kill his family and 龙且 restores Jiujiang for Xiang Yu. Jiujiang therefore remains valuable as a lever against Chu, but the episode shows that defection does not instantly give Liu Bang control of the territory.

Connections

• 英布 - Jiujiang king whose separate base creates room for defection.
• Hanji 159-1 and 龙且 - post-defection Chu restoration of the Jiujiang position.
• 随何 and 刘邦 - envoy and ruler behind the Han-side mission.
• 项羽 - overlord whose pressure and envoy demand trigger the final rupture.
• 下邑画策 - strategic design that identifies Jiujiang as a southern lever against Chu.
• 断路式策反绑定 - mechanism that turns Ying Bu’s private agreement into an open break.
• 彭城之战 and 荥阳相持 - defeat and holding-front context that make Jiujiang’s defection valuable.