[1] It suppressed Wei Bao's rebellion and paved the way for the invasion of the Kingdom of Dai, and ultimately, the Battle of Jingxing.

On the pretext of visiting an ill relative, Wei left Liu Bang and returned to his own lands, where he defected to Chu.

In a maneuver reminiscent of Alexander the Great at the Hydaspes, Han Xin left a force under Guan Ying on the western bank of the Yellow River opposite the Wei army at Puban, while he secretly advanced upstream and began building rafts.

Wei Bao reinforced the forces at Puban, but Han Xin crossed at Xiayang and marched straight for the centrally located city of Anyi.

He was eventually executed in 204 during the Chu siege of Xingyang, since the Han generals Zhou Ke and Zong Gong, maintaining the Han defense in the absence of Liu Bang, suspected Wei Bao of planning to betray the city to Xiang Yu.