In the third year of filial piety, he rebelled against the seven countries, and the envoy of Wu went to Huainan, and the king of Huainan wanted to send troops to respond. He said to his face, "Your Majesty will send troops to respond to Wu. I am a general." Wang is a soldier. Huainan Xiang has been a soldier, because the city is guarded, and he is ignored by the king. Han also asked Qu Chenggong to save Huainan: Huainan was finished. -Historical Records-Biography of Hengshan Mountain in Huainan

In fact, Liu An originally wanted to rebel with the Seven Kingdoms, but he was cheated by his peers in Huainan.

As for his defeat at the hands of Liu Che, in fact, it is an old saying of China, "It takes ten years to fight back". Liu An is a good scholar, but not a good political and military strategist. Liu Che was one of the best emperors in feudal times in these two aspects, and his strength was much higher than that of Wang Qiang in Huainan.