Historically, the Qi dynasty destroyed the Song kingdom and was almost destroyed by the five kingdoms, so why did Chu annihilate Yue, Qin annihilate Bashu, and Zhao annihilate Zhongshan?
In fact, this is mainly related to the importance that the princely states attach to the Song dynasty, and next, let's take a look at the importance of these historical events in the princely states.
First, Chu destroyed the Yue kingdom.
The State of Yue was located in the southeast of the Zhou Dynasty at that time, far from the Central Plains, and had a relatively low sense of existence, until the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, when Wu Yue was fighting for hegemony, these two small states jumped up.
In fact, the rise of Wu and Yue is inseparable from the century-old hegemony of Jin and Chu. At that time, in order to suppress the State of Chu for a long time, on the one hand, the State of Jin took turns to lead troops to attack and harass the State of Chu (which also caused the power of the monarch in the last years of the State of Jin to fall, and the Six Secretaries took power, and eventually three families were divided into Jin), on the other hand, they sent people to develop the State of Wu and attack the State of Chu from behind, and the State of Wu invaded the State of Chu in the west during the era of King Wu, which dealt a heavy blow to the State of Chu; after the State of Chu saw that the State of Jin supported the State of Wu, it formed an alliance with the State of Yue and let the State of Yue attack the State of Wu from behind.
As a result, in the southeast direction of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a wonderful wu-yue hegemonic event in history, which produced historical events such as the special assassinations, the Wu king Vachu, the five wars into The Yin, and the taste of the gall, and gave birth to the ambitious monarchs such as Wu Wanglu, Wu Wang Fuchai, and Yue Wang Gou Jian, as well as famous ministers such as Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Fan Li, and Wen Zhong.
Although Wu and Yue rose successively in the late Spring and Autumn Period, after all, they were located in the remote southeast of the Zhou Dynasty, and many Central Plains powers did not put them among the great powers. After the destruction of Wu, the State of Yue quickly declined, and later attempted to attack the State of Qi, but after being persuaded by the State of Qi, it turned to the State of Chu, but was instead destroyed by the State of Chu.
The State of Chu had already offended the State of Qi before the destruction of the State of Yue, and the State of Qi naturally would not help, and the State of Yue was equally unimportant to the other princely states, so it was left to fend for itself.
Second, Qin destroyed Bashu.
The two kingdoms of Bashu were also located in the southwest corner of the Zhou Dynasty, and were not the key areas for which the princely states competed, and even many princely states regarded it as a barbaric land.
On the one hand, the State of Chu also wanted to take Bashu for itself; on the other hand, if the State of Qin occupied Bashu, it could condescend and attack the State of Chu directly, which was very unfavorable to the State of Chu.
However, the State of Chu, which once dominated during the Spring and Autumn Period, was no longer as good as before after entering the Warring States Period, and the land was not particularly strong, and it was impossible to stop the Qin State from annexing Bashu.
Third, Zhao destroyed Zhongshan.
The State of Zhongshan was once called the eighth strongest of the Warring States by some historians, and was crowned by Zhou Tianzi, and the State of Qi also secretly supported the State of Zhongshan to contain the State of Zhao.
However, the Zhongshan Kingdom was originally a branch of the Bai Di, not the traditional Huaxia ethnic group, which is one of the reasons why many princely states look down on the Zhongshan Kingdom.
Moreover, the State of Zhongshan was surrounded on three sides by the State of Zhao, and the countries of interest were mainly the three kingdoms of Zhao, Yan, and Qi, and for Zhao to destroy Zhongshan, the weaker State of Yan naturally could not help, and the State of Yan, which was helped by King Wuling of Zhao, would help the State of Zhao to destroy Zhongshan. The State of Qi would not die because of Zhongshan and the State of Zhao, let alone other princely states.
In addition, after King Hufu of Zhao Wuling rode and shot, Zhao Guo jumped up, and not many princely states dared to easily provoke Zhao Guo.
Fourth, Qi destroyed the Song Dynasty.
The situation of the Song Kingdom and the above princely states is completely different, located in the Central Plains, very rich, and the princely states are very hungry. Moreover, the Song state belonged to the communication artery of the princely states, which was directly related to the core interests of Qi, Chu, Zhao, and Wei, and the destruction of the Song by the State of Qi directly threatened the interests of the central plains princely states.
In addition, the State of Qi had previously offended the State of Yan, which had long wanted to beat up the State of Qi, and the State of Qin also hoped to attack the State of Qi to weaken the three Jins and the supporters behind the State of Chu in order to facilitate the subsequent eastward exit.
As a result, after Qi destroyed the Song Dynasty, it was attacked by the nations, and the State of Qi was almost destroyed.