Battle of Wei River
The Battle of Wei River (濰水之戰) was fought in 204 BC between the Han and a combined force of Qi and Western Chu.
The famous General Han Xin led the Han force, while the Qi were led by Prince Tian Guang (田廣), and the Chu by Long Ju (龍且).
It was one of the most important battles of the Chu-Han Contention.
In 205 BC, Han Xin had captured most of the modern Hebei and Shanxi provinces, the principalities of Zhao, and Dai, and was starting to march on the principality of Qi.
Prince Tian Guang, persuaded by noted diplomat Li Yiji (酈食其), had decided to acknowledge the leadership of Han and its king, Liu Bang.
However, Liu Bang did not officially notify Han Xin.
Ignorant of Prince Tian Guang's intentions, Han Xin decided to launch a surprise attack against Qi, under the counsel of Kuai Tong.
Tian Guang's forces were completely surprised.
Tian Guang fled and sought assistance from King Xiang Yu of Western Chu, pledging fealty.
Xiang Yu sent a strong expeditionary force, including some elite cavalry, under Long Ju to relieve Qi.
Han Xin knew that Long, noted for his personal bravery and fighting prowess, was too arrogant.
The night before the battle, he set a trap for Long by building a makeshift dam with sandbags to lower the water level in the Wei river.
Long was counselled to fight a slow battle of attrition since he had forces to spare
(the force ratio was about 1:3 in favour of Chu).
Long declined, believing he had overwhelming forces and that Han Xin was a coward, as a result of an incident when Han Xin served in the Chu forces.
(Han Xin had crawled between the legs of some thugs to avoid a conflict when he was outnumbered.)
The next morning, Han Xin marched across the lowered river and attacked Long's forces.
Then, he made a strategic retreat by tricking Long into charging his army across the river.
When about one quarter of the Chu army had crossed, Han signalled for his men to open the dam.
That succeeded in drowning many of the Chu soldiers and isolating Long Ju, with only a fraction of his force.
Cut off by the river, Long Ju had nowhere to go and was cut down in battle.
The rest of the Chu army disintegrated, when Han Xin continued to press his attack.
Prince Tian Guang fled and was eventually caught and killed.
This battle was strategically significant since it cost Xiang Yu between half and a third of his forces, including many veterans, depleted Chu of important reserves and prevented any future possibility of Xiang Yu fighting successfully on two fronts.
Eventually, Xiang Yu lost the war.
It is not known why Xiang Yu did not lead the Chu army into battle himself to fight against the now well regarded Han Xin.
Zhang Liang (Western Han)
Zhang Liang( 3rd century BC – 186 BC), courtesy name Zifang, was a strategist and statesman who lived in the early Western Han dynasty.
He is also known as one of the" Three Heroes of the early Han dynasty"( 漢初三傑), along with Han Xin( 韓 信) and Xiao He. Zhang Liang contributed greatly to the establishment of the Han dynasty.
After his death, he was honoured with the posthumous title" Marquis Wencheng" by Emperor Qianshao.
Wei Zhaodu
Wei Zhaodu( 韋昭度)( died June 4, 895), courtesy name Zhengji( 正紀), formally the Duke of Qi( 岐公), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Xizong and Emperor Xizong's brother Emperor Zhaozong.
With imperial power dwindling, Wei's fellow chancellor Cui Zhaowei, who associated with the warlords Li Maozhen, Wang Xingyu, and Han Jian, encouraged Li, Wang, and Han to march on the capital Chang'an, and the three warlords, once they arrived there, put Wei and fellow chancellor Li Xi to death.
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Two for Two
Two for Two is an album by Aki Takase and Han Bennink.
Han Xin
Han Xin( died 196 BC) was a military general who served Liu Bang during the Chu – Han Contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han dynasty.
Han Xin was named as one of the" Three Heroes of the early Han dynasty", along with Zhang Liang and Xiao He.
Han Xin is best remembered as a brilliant military leader for the strategies and tactics he employed in warfare, some of which became the origins of certain Chinese idioms.
In recognition of Han Xin's contributions, Liu Bang conferred the titles of" King of Qi" on him in 203 BC and" King of Chu" in the following year.
However, Liu Bang feared Han Xin's growing influence and gradually reduced his authority, demoting him to" Marquis of Huaiyin" in late 202 BC.
In 196 BC, Han Xin was accused of participating in a rebellion and lured into a trap and executed on Empress Lü Zhi's orders.
Jo Jung-rae
Jo Jung-Rae (Hangul: 조정래; Hanja: 趙廷來) is a novelist from South Korea, who is the author of the best selling novels "Taebaek Mountain RangeArirang", and "Han River'
Rudy Halmaert
Rudy Halmaert( born 20 June 1990) is a French pair skater who competed with different partners for France, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
With Alexandra Herbríková for the Czech Republic, he is the 2012 Czech national champion and placed 13th at the 2012 European Championships.
Xiao He
Xiao He (died 193 BC) was a Chinese politician of the early Western Han dynasty.
He served Liu Bang (Emperor Gao), the founder of the Han dynasty, during the insurrection against the Qin dynasty, and fought on Liu's side in the Chu–Han Contention against Liu's rival, Xiang Yu.
After the founding of the Han dynasty, Xiao He became the chancellor and held office until his death.
For his contributions, he is also known as one of the "Three Heroes of the early Han dynasty" (漢初三傑), along with Han Xin and Zhang Liang.
Jingxing Pass
Jingxing Pass is one of the major mountain passes on the Taihang Mountains, site of the famous Battle of Tao River or Battle of Jingxing where the famous general Han Xin( 韓信) scored one of his many victories against superior forces.

Question: Are Rudy Halmaert and Han Xin of the same nationality?
Answer: no