Qin and Zhao are both super military powers in the Warring States period, the Battle of Changping is also the largest and most wonderful battle between the two countries, the commander of the Qin army, Bai Qi, personally led a million troops to attack Zhao, and the Zhao state also concentrated more than 400,000 main forces to defend themselves, the most anticipated thing is the strong duel between the god of war Bai Qi and the famous general Lian Po, but unfortunately, the wonderful decisive battle between the two gods of war has not yet begun, and the King of Zhao has replaced Lian Po and let Zhao Kuo take over Lian Po's command of the army.
Later results we all know, because the "paper talk" of Zhao Kuo easily ventured in, resulting in a major defeat in the Battle of Changping of the Zhao State, 400,000 Zhao troops were slaughtered by the Qin general Bai Qi, and from then on the Zhao State collapsed until it perished.
We can't help but sigh, King Zhao caused a big defeat because of improper use of personnel, so if It is Lian Po and Bai Qi to fight, will Zhao Guo still have a great defeat in Changping?
I think it will still be, not that Lianpo's ability is less than Bai Qi, but Lianpo alone cannot reverse the pattern of Qin qiang and Zhao weak, let alone change the historical trend of mergers and unifications of the times, but through the consumption of the Battle of Changping, this historical process can be greatly delayed, so that the Zhao state will perish more later.
In order to crush the State of Zhao, the State of Qin did not hesitate to send out a million troops, and the purpose of the Qin Army was to fight a decisive battle with the State of Zhao and exhaust the living strength of the State of Zhao. Lian Po saw through the intentions of the Qin army, so he mainly defended and avoided the main battle, which weakened the advantage of the Qin army's large number of troops, and the Zhao army took a firm wall to clear the field, relying on geographical advantages to resist step by step, slowing down the qin army's advance speed, making it difficult for the Qin state to make logistical supplies difficult, and then retreating without a fight.
Now looking at it, the obviously honest military strategy is more favorable to the Zhao state, at first the king of Zhao is also more supportive, short-term defense can wait, this strategy defense to the third year, the king of Zhao can not wait, because only the defense can not win, but also lost part of the land, consumed a lot of grain and grass (the national strength of the state of Zhao is gradually not supported) King Zhao believes that the defensive strategy is an excuse for lian quite timid to fight, coupled with the anti-plot of the qin state, so that Lian Po lost the trust of the king of Zhao, until he was later removed from the position of commander.
In the period of Zhao Kuo's command, he changed the strategy of the Zhao army's previous stubbornness, adopted the initiative to concentrate its forces, and vainly tried to repel the Qin army once and for all. Bai Qi planned to lead the Zhao army into the ambush area, and then divided the front and rear armies of the Zhao army, and then strangled the Zhao army's grain road, the Zhao army's 400,000 troops collapsed without a fight, the main general Zhao Kuo was also shot, and the late Battle of Changping was indeed fought.
If Lian Po used troops, he would definitely not be so aggressive, but would divide the troops to lengthen the front line of the Qin army, and then raid the logistics troops, and the 400,000 troops of the Zhao state resisted step by step, and it was difficult for the Qin army to annihilate them all in three years and five years, and it was precisely the great defeat in the Battle of Changping of the State of Zhao that made the expansion desire of the State of Qin even more inflated.