First of all, we must admit that Zhao Kuo and Han Xin are very good young generals.
Don't look at Zhao Kuo's complete destruction of the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping, but don't forget that the Zhao army surrendered after being besieged by the Qin army for more than a month, and it was also after Zhao Kuo's death.
If it were not for the death of Zhao Kuo, the Zhao army would still be able to continue to fight against the Qin army.
A general who can make more than 400,000 troops obey his orders in the face of adversity, no matter what his final outcome is, cannot deny his excellence.
Unfortunately, as soon as Zhao Kuo made his debut, he met the best general in the world at that time, and the famous general Who had won hundreds of battles and annihilated the enemy with more than one million enemies was White, so he was not white!
Therefore, compared with Han Xin, I think he lost more on luck.
Han Xin's luck is far stronger than Zhao Kuo's, of course, this cannot deny Han Xin's excellence. However, if Han Xin's luck is not good, even if he is excellent, if he just came out of Hanzhong and met Xiang Yu, who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, he would also be white.
But fortunately, good luck gave Han Xin a chance to grow.
Let's see how lucky Han Xin is.
When Han Xin was young, he couldn't even support himself in his hometown, and often went to other people's homes to rub rice and eat, and in the end everyone hated him, and At this time, Han Xin could not stay in his hometown.
Fortunately, he ushered in a turning point, the world was in chaos at the end of Qin, and Xiang Jiajun came to Han Xin's hometown, and Han Xin took the opportunity to throw himself into Xiang Liang's subordinates and left his hometown with the army.
At this time, Han Xin was just a small soldier and had no sense of existence. After Xiang Liang's defeat, he returned to Xiang Yu's men, and Xiang Yu felt that this person was OK, so he made him Langzhong. As a result, Han Xin changed from a small soldier to an officer, and he had a group of people to train with him, giving him the opportunity to put his military theory into practice. Moreover, he followed Xiang Yu, the most capable player in the world at that time, which was like letting Zhao Kuo practice under the hands of Bai Qi.
Therefore, Han Xin has many opportunities for trial and error, and he does not have to worry about not being able to beat the enemy and being stewed with a spoon.
Later, Han Xin defected to Liu Bang, where he was appointed as a general by Liu Bang, and offered a strategy, that is, the Ming Xiu Zhan Dao Darkness Chen Cang.
At this time, although Han Xin was a great general, he had no real power, even after reaching the Guanzhong region, Han Xin did not take on the main offensive task, how could Liu Bang let his army all belong to Han Xin, the real commander was actually Liu Bang.
Until the Battle of Pengcheng, Han Xin was only giving advice to Liu Bang, or leading some han troops to complete some tactical tasks.
For example, Zheng Chang, the King of Han, was unwilling to submit, and Liu Bang sent Han Xin to defeat him.
In the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's 560,000-strong army was defeated by Xiang Yu, and there was Han Xin in the army. However, this defeat made Liu Bang realize Han Xin's ability, and after the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's army ran in a mess, and these defeated soldiers were still collected by Han Xin.
After this, Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as the left chancellor to attack the Wei king Leopard, and Han Xin began to undertake the strategic task of pacifying the north.
From then on, Han Xin went all the way, defeated the Wei king leopard, destroyed the Zhao state and the state of Qi, and ruled the territory enough to stand on three feet with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.
In this war, Han Xin led the main force of the Han army to defeat Xiang Yu, who had 100,000 troops, and used the embattled strategy to force Xiang Yu to break through and escape, abandoning the entire Xiaxia City and his 100,000 troops, so that Han Xin almost got all this without bloodshed!
Seeing that no, Han Xin was not a major general in the army as soon as he made his debut, but he was gradually given a heavy responsibility, and the opening of the hanging was also after the Battle of Pengcheng. At the Battle of Pengcheng, Han Xin's presence did not prevent the Han army from being defeated by Xiang Yu.
Imagine what would happen if Zhao Kuo had such good luck as Han Xin?
First of all, Zhao Kuo had the opportunity to serve as an officer under Bai Qi for a period of time (just like Han Xin was a langzhong around Xiang Yu), and he also had the opportunity to contribute ideas to Bai Qi. This not only provided him with the opportunity to learn, but also let him understand the habits of using soldiers in white.
Then, Zhao Kuo returned to Zhao Guo, and although he was appointed as an executive, he did not have the opportunity to lead the army alone, and he needed to work for a period of time under the famous general Lian Po. During this period, he had the opportunity to lead an army to command a number of battles of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and his opponents were not strong.
At the same time, he also has to experience the defeat of an epic battle, and continue to grow in defeat.
Then, he had the opportunity to be appointed as a general by King Zhao, leading an army to annex the Yan and Qi states, accumulating military achievements and gaining experience.
Finally, Zhao Kuo's highlight moment arrived, and he led the main forces of the three countries of Qi, Yan and Zhao to a peak duel with Bai Qi!
In this duel, Zhao Kuo already had a wealth of command experience, and he knew Bai Qi's command habits very well.
I think that such a Zhao Kuo, even if he is not yet a white opponent, cannot be completely annihilated!