Speaking of Bai Qi, people will not only think of the "killing god" who killed 400,000 Zhao Guo's descendants, as a military general in the Qin State who loves to kill good martial arts, Bai Qi has made great achievements in fighting for the Qin State, and his decisive way of killing also made Qin a "violent Qin", and all the princely states at that time could not help but feel cold and creepy behind their backs.
But in fact, there is definitely an exaggerated component. Ancient records of sending troops to fight wars, especially data records, such as the mobilization of troops, the transfer of military salaries, etc., are rough records, and this record is more accurate the closer it is to modern times. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are too far away, and the recorded history books are almost destroyed, and there are relatively few historical materials that can be examined.
Therefore, it may be inappropriate to say that the pit killed 400,000 descendants, and the historians at that time actually did not pay much attention to this, let alone how many people were buried in the pit one by one according to the number of heads. In order to highlight the fierce and murderous nature of Bai Qi, later generations may have exaggerated the description of the number of people. So maybe not as many as four hundred thousand, more than two hundred thousand there are.
This battle is not to say that the war is a war, the Zhao state and the Qin state have been facing each other for at least three years, calculating the loss of the army and the loss of personnel during the calculation period, as well as the strength of the Zhao state itself, the Zhao state may be far less than these four hundred thousand troops, otherwise the Zhao state will not have the strength to cope with other battles.
However, the pit killing of these more than 200,000 Zhao Guo descendants can really show that they are "bloodthirsty to kill" and "fierce in heart"? In fact, it is not, although the violent Qin is said to be violent Qin, it is only determined by the name passed down by outsiders, and many military generals of the Qin State have indeed left an inhuman impression on the world due to their decision to kill. In the eyes of the people, the killing god Baiqi is not only not "violent", but also a loyal and good general, the degree of loyalty is not discussed, but also simple, bent on doing things for the Qin state and considering the long-term interests of the Qin state. It is a pity that King Qin Zhaowang was too careful, did not trust others, suffered from gains and losses, and felt worried and suspicious about Bai Qi's series of behaviors.
The reason for killing so many thousand pawns in the white pit is well understood, and if you want to destroy a country, you must let its army go down. Think about it, if these descendants return to the Zhao Kingdom and then reorganize and re-send troops, there will be a protracted war between Qin and Zhao, and no one will know if they fight like this again. These men can not only fill the army, even if they do not, go back to farming and have children, and in another ten years, Zhao Guo will have another batch of elite troops.
Therefore, Bai Qi's move was entirely aimed at promoting the unified hegemony of the Qin State. Bai qi became a military general, and what he left behind for future generations was of course more achievements and battle achievements, and not too many people would pay attention to some details of Bai Qi's people. Just from the perspective of the long-term interests of the Qin State, Bai Qi fell under the name of "killing gods" for future generations. However, the pit killing and descending pawns also have this matter, reading history needs to be analyzed and considered from a comprehensive and objective point of view, and it is also necessary to read the history books thoroughly and deeply understand the thoughts and deeds of each historical figure.
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