In the Battle of Changping, although the comprehensive national strength of the Zhao State was not as good as that of the Qin State, it was the Qin State that could not sustain it first!
The first reason is that after the Battle of Changping, Zhao Guo still had a lot of room.
The biggest pressure on the two countries after the outbreak of the Battle of Changping was the huge food consumption during the war.
In the second year after the end of the war, the Qin state launched the Battle of Handan, and hundreds of thousands of Qin troops surrounded Handan, which was three years. During these three years, the people and soldiers in Handan City could only live on the grain stored in the city.
But for three years, the city of Handan did not cause famine.
It can be seen that the grain reserves in the city are very sufficient.
Handan was the most important city in the Zhao kingdom, and the number of people and troops in the city together would not be less than the number of Zhao troops on the Changping front.
Therefore, if the Zhao army continued to confront the Qin army on the Changping front, it would be no problem to hold out for at least two or three years, and it would be able to survive only by relying on the grain stored in Handan City. (Handan City relies on the new grain laid that year)
In contrast, the State of Qin was different, during the Battle of Changping, the State of Qin could not stand out in the face of Lianpo, in order to allow the Zhao army to take the initiative to attack, so that the two sides could decide the victory or defeat as soon as possible, the State of Qin had to use the counter-strategy, so that the King of Zhao sent Zhao Kuo to replace Lianpo.
It can be seen that at that time, the Qin state was a bit unable to sustain itself.
However, because the military strength of the Qin state at that time far exceeded that of the Zhao state, the Qin state did not choose to withdraw its troops from the Changping front, but first used the counter-plan to see if the King of Zhao would be deceived.
Judging from the mentality of the Qin state at that time, if King Zhao did not act deceived and continued to let Lian Po resist on the front line, it was very likely that the Qin army would strike and return to China!
The second reason is that soon after the end of the Handan Defense War, a large-scale war broke out between the Zhao State and the Yan State.
The defense of Handan lasted for three years, and during these three years, zhao guo could be said to have suffered huge losses.
First of all, hundreds of miles around Handan could not carry out normal agricultural production because of the war.
Moreover, during the Battle of Handan, the Qin army will definitely plunder the cities and villages around Handan to replenish supplies, although handan city is preserved, but the surrounding area will certainly be seriously damaged by the Qin army. No way, no matter which country the war is fought in, it will be the result of this.
After the end of the war, Handan will certainly face a serious shortage of materials.
But what he did not expect was that Zhao Guo and Yan Guo soon broke out into a big war.
In the 5th year after the End of the Battle of Handan, the State of Yan sent troops to attack the State of Zhao.
In this war, the Yan army had a 5-fold advantage, but it was defeated by the Zhao army led by Lian Po, and surrounded the capital of the Yan state, almost destroying the country.
It can be seen that although it has experienced two large-scale wars, Zhao Guo still has the ability to conduct large-scale battles!
In contrast, the State of Qin, after the Battle of Handan, began to lose more and win less in large-scale battles.
Although in the 51st year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Qin army occupied a large area of Territory in Korea and the State of Zhao, when the combined forces of the princes attacked the State of Qin, the State of Qin could not resist and was cut off by the coalition forces on the road to Yangcheng.
In the third year of King Xiang of Qinzhuang, the Five Kingdoms Alliance, under the leadership of Wei Wuji, once again joined forces to attack the Qin state, and the Qin army was defeated and the main general was killed.
If the princes of Shandong had made concerted efforts at that time, it was likely that all the land east of The Hangu Pass would have been recovered!
It can be seen that the Qin state at this time was seriously damaged.
The third reason, the northern border, is that there is still an unused force.
From the time of its founding, the State of Zhao faced the threat of nomadic peoples from the north.
Although the Zhao state had been able to resist the attacks of the nomadic tribes on the border after experiencing the Hufu riding and shooting of King Wuling of Zhao, it still maintained a large armed force, which was very independent of the main army of the Zhao state, and relied on the northern border counties to support this army. The number of this army is also very large, and the famous general Li Mu of the Zhao State once concentrated 1,300 chariots, 13,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, 100,000 archers, and a total strength of about 170,000 people when fighting against the Xiongnu.
Li Mu left the northern border counties around 246 BC and returned to Handan City, and it is estimated that Li Muzhen guarded the northern border counties around 255 BC, shortly after the end of the Battle of Handan.
It can be seen that at that time, on the Changping front, if King Zhao could give Lian a lot of time, the Qin state would probably withdraw its troops because it could not sustain it!