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(Dream of Autumn: Issue 295)
The Qin Dynasty, a small vassal state in the west, was initially enfeoffed as a prince because of the merits of Qin Xianggong's escort of King Ping of Zhou to the east. Later, during the Qin Mugong period, the Qin Dynasty continued to grow, and the current Qin and Jin Dynasties refer to the relationship between the Qin Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. Later, the State of Chu was attacked by the State of Wu and the State of Wu, and the Qin Dynasty helped it restore its homeland, and from then on began a long marriage career between the State of Qin and the State of Chu.
Moved east to Luoyi
With the rise of the three branches of the Jin and Wei states, the State of Wei, under the command of Wu Qi, broke 500,000 Qin troops with 50,000 Wei wu pawns in the Battle of Yin and Jin, and the State of Qin was devastated from then on. The real rise of the Qin state was during the Qin Xiaogong period, and it was accurately Shang Martingale. Shang Martin's military merit title made the Qin state rapidly powerful, and the knighthood according to military merit was also the most advanced system at that time, after all, other princely states were still clan unified military systems.
In the end, through the efforts of successive generations, Qin Shi Huang unified the world. The achievements of Qin Shi Huang include: eliminating the rebellion of Yan Yi and ChengJiao to maintain the stability of the Qin Dynasty, reusing talents such as Li Si and Wang Qi, unifying the six kingdoms, and writing the same book. But Qin Shi Huang also had shortcomings: he spent huge sums of money to build the Afang Palace, the Great Wall and the mausoleum, and after the Qin state unified the world, there was no rest to continue the harsh criminal law system of the Qin state. Therefore, the Chen Sheng Wuguang Rebellion broke out in the second year after the death of Qin Shi Huang, which also pushed the clarion call for the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
Qin Shi Huang
And I personally believe that the greatness of Qin Shi Huang lies in the first person to eat crabs: to unify Huaxia. But the real one who played a decisive role in the unification process of the Qin Dynasty was King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who during his reign changed from a powerful country to a tyrant who crushed other princes.
Let's talk about the exploits of King Zhaoxiang of Qin:
First, weaken the Three Jins.
Before King Zhaoxiang of Qin, although the State of Wei lost its hegemony at the Battles of Guiling and Maling, its strength was still not to be underestimated. And Korea also changed the law with Shen Bu harm during the Han Zhaohou period, although it was later besieged by the State of Wei, but its crossbow also made the State of Qin afraid of three points. However, the Battle of Yique caused han wei to completely decline, and eventually it completely lost the strength to compete with the qin state.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin
In the late Warring States period, the State of Zhao rose rapidly under the military reforms of the King of Zhao Wuling, HuFu, and the State of Zhao was also known as Lian Po, Zhao Hao, and famous soldiers like Lin Xiang. Once Zhao Guo destroyed the Zhongshan Kingdom in one fell swoop, everyone was shocked, and Zhao Hao, the son of Mafu, was also famous for defeating the Qin State. However, under Qin's diplomatic relations, the Zhao state was isolated, and at the same time, internal tactics were used to replace Lianpo and secretly reconcile. In the end, the Battle of Changping completely deprived the Zhao State of the opportunity to dominate the world, and also sounded the clarion call for the demise of the Zhao State.
Second, the weak qi is weak.
The State of Qi was once a great power in the East, and became the lord of the world during the reign of King Qi Wei, and once had such great talents as Sun Zhi and Tian Ji. Later, King Min of Qi was so happy that he sent troops to destroy the Song State at the same time as the Qin State and called himself the Second Emperor of the East and The West. And this is the behavior that triggered the Five Kingdoms to cut down qi, and since then the Qin state has become the only one, which is the Qin state is very clever with the help of other princely states to destroy its opponents.
During the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin
In history, the State of Chu was not weak, and during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu, it once had the strength to fight with the State of Jin. But the Chu state has two fatal shortcomings:
1. There are many clans in the Chu state, especially the Qu, Jing, and Zhao tribes, so this also determines that it is difficult for the Chu state to change the law and strive to be strong.
2. The king of the Chu kingdom is like a weasel giving birth to bean rats, a nest is not as good as a nest.
Therefore, Bai Qi weakened the Chu state in the Battle of Yanyin, and from then on it was difficult for the Chu state to compete with the Qin state. Even if Xiang Yan defeated Li Xin later, it was largely because Changping Jun's defection cut off the Qin army's retreat.
Third, reuse Fan Sui.
The biggest difference between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States was that it was changed from the original war of hegemony to a war of annihilation, at which time Fan Sui suggested to King Zhaoxiang of Qin to kill and injure the enemy's living forces. This was also a shift in the Qin war, and although this strategy was more brutal, it was indeed more effective.
Fan Sui
So the reason why Fan Ju put forward this theory: on the one hand, if the captives go back to waste food, they will run back because of homesickness after a long time, which is another fresh force. What is even more terrifying is that those pawns on the battlefield see that the opposite side is full of relatives, so they flee to the opposite side of the battle without fighting, and the soldiers are defeated, which will often ruin a battle.
If it is said that Qin Xiaogong is rising and King Huiwen of Qin is fenqiang, then King Zhaoxiang of Qin is Xiongqi. In the later period of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the State of Qin destroyed the Zhou royal family and established itself as emperor, and none of the six kingdoms under the heavens had the strength to compete with Qin. From then on, the demise of the Six Kingdoms was only a matter of time.
Qin Shi Huang vs Qin Zhaoxiang King
It's just that the monarchs of the Qin state are relatively short-lived, like Qin Shi Huang's grandfather and father. One was in power for three years, while the other was only three days, and then the power was sidelined, and the Great Qin Empire was too busy to take care of the new monarch. In fact, in the Qin Kingdom, there was never a shortage of famous generals, because their military merit awarding system doomed talented people to be excavated.
In fact, we look at history: it does not matter which of the greatest characters like Qin Shi Huang and King Zhaoxiang of Qin is. What is important is that Qin "Yu Lie of the Sixth Dynasty", such an entrepreneurial process is relatively rare in history. Every monarch adds bricks and tiles to the unification of the Great Qin Empire, and every inch of land writes their stories, right?
Yu Lie of Fen VI
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