Why did Zhao Guo, who was greatly injured by the fight in the Battle of Changping, turn around and beat Yan Guo?
Story introduction: In the battle of Changping, the State of Zhao was defeated, and the main force of the army was almost completely annihilated, and the vitality was greatly damaged.
Or after the Battle of Changping, the next year, the Qin State wanted to take advantage of the great injury of Zhao Guo's vitality and take advantage of the opportunity.
As a result, it was beaten by the State of Zhao and Wei and Chu, and the State of Qin could only return to Hangu Pass to recuperate for more than twenty years.
Zhao Guo fought one after another, and Yan Guo also wanted to come to fish in troubled waters, thinking that he could eat chicken, but was shot in the head by Zhao Guo.
In 260 BC, the two top powers of the Warring States period, Qin and Zhao, broke out in the fierce Battle of Changping, and the 400,000 troops of the State of Zhao were completely destroyed.
In 259 BC, the Qin army overwhelmed the territory and surrounded Handan, the capital of the Zhao state.
Before the Battle of Changping and the Siege of Handan did not take place, the State of Zhao was definitely the number one power in the Kanto region, in any sense.
However, since these two battles, Zhao Guo can really no longer boast about Haikou.
It is also because of this that the northernmost Yan Kingdom, which has been peaceful for a long time, feels that it can do it again.
In 255 BC, the Yan kingdom welcomed their most "rotten" king, Yan Wang Xi.
PS: It was the Yan King who was afraid that the Qin State would attack him and personally killed his son Prince Yan Zidan.
Although this person has no special talents or extraordinary strategies, he is similar to Qin Shi Huang in one way: both sides have grand goals and lofty ambitions.
The difference is that Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms and established the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history, the Qin Empire.
And Yan Wang Xi did not establish any merit, and killed his son.
In 251 BC, King Zhao's birthday, King Xi of Yan sent a chancellor to congratulate King Zhao on his birthday.
But the situation was delicate.
The original Three Jin Dynasties (Korea, Zhao, and Wei) and Chu were brothers, and all four families regarded the Qin state as their primary enemy.
The State of Yan was originally a dependent state of the State of Qin, and the relationship between the two sides was not clear.
But because Qin Guo's vitality was greatly injured at that time, he only dared to shrink in the Hangu Pass and not come out, so Yan Guo could only find another way.
In order to show goodwill, King Xi of Yan specially sent the prime minister to carry a heavy gift of hundred gold to congratulate King Zhao on his birthday.
This trip, King Yan originally wanted to ask for peace, after all, his eldest brother was all burst; But there is another reason that I want to find out the truth of Zhao Guo.
Zhao Guo is strong, let's give a heavy gift and pat a; Zhao Guo is weak, Yan Guo definitely takes the opportunity to catch a hand, and can also give his eldest brother Qin Guo a blow.
Why did you send a chestnut suit?
Because this person is not simple, he was very famous during the time of Yan Xiaocheng, and he was especially good at handling spy information.
He once extracted the main information of Hudi according to clues, opening up thousands of miles of land for the Yan Kingdom in the north.
Because of his efforts, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaodong, Liaoxi and other places became areas under the control of the Yan state.
However, Yan Guo, who tasted the sweetness, did not know how to harvest when it was good, and wanted to continue to open up the "waves of thousands of miles" in the south, so Zhao Guo, who had been in the battlefield for a long time and had just been greatly injured, entered their field of vision.
At this time, the Battle of Changping had only ended nine years, and the Siege of Handan had only ended for six short years, and the Ding Zhuang labor force in the State of Zhao was extremely lacking.
"King Zhao's strong men are all dead and long, and their loneliness has not yet grown, but they can also be felled."
According to conventional theory, the combat effectiveness of the State of Zhao at this time has indeed decreased greatly, and although the State of Yan attacked the State of Zhao at this time, although it is suspected of falling into the well, it is indeed feasible.
PS: Because the country of Zhao at that time was almost completely "boy scouts", and the city wall was also a "desolate and dilapidated" scene.
Although the descendant of the famous general Le Yi, Yuema strongly opposed it, Yan Wang Xi still listened to Lifu's opinion.
So the 600,000 troops of the Yan Kingdom set out in a mighty manner.
Their troops were divided into two ways, one led by Lifu, and attacked the pickaxe; The other was led by Qing Qin and attacked Daidi.
King Zhao also sent the famous generals Lian Po and Lecheng to meet the attack.
Originally, the Yan army had the advantage, because they had many people and were all prime-aged soldiers, but they did not expect that when the war started, it was a little surprising.
The "boy scouts" of the State of Zhao almost effortlessly defeated the menacing army of the 600,000 troops of the Yan Kingdom.
There was no way, Yan Wang Xi could only endure the pain of ceding five cities, and only barely calmed Zhao Guo's anger.
Why is Zhao Guo, who has suffered great damage, still able to "shoot Yan Guo in the head" without much effort?
1. The military and people of Zhao Guo share the same hatred and unanimity with the outside world.
Although the State of Zhao was beaten badly in the Battle of Changping, during the siege of Handan, they showed amazing unity to protect their home and defend the country.
It was precisely because of their common hatred that they were able to defeat the powerful Qin army and protect their homeland.
On the other hand, on the side of the Yan Kingdom, they were already "united in the hearts of the people", and in the opinion of attacking the Zhao State, the court could not be unified, let alone in the troops.
2. Zhao Guo Shangwu, the afterlife is fearful.
Since the beginning of Zhao Wulingwang's Hufu riding and shooting, Zhao Guo has formed a "shangwu" atmosphere.
It was precisely because of this reform that the combat effectiveness of the Zhao army was unprecedentedly strengthened, not only subduing many ethnic minorities in the north, but also conquering the Zhongshan State in one fell swoop.
Under this traditional atmosphere, even the "boy scouts" of Zhao Guo, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
On the other hand, looking at the Yan Kingdom, they have been in a quiet corner for a long time, the country is comfortable and peaceful, the army is almost all "arrogant soldiers" who lack training and war for a long time, the quality of soldiers is low, and defeat has become an inevitable situation.
3. Lianpo is old, can you still eat?
After the defeat of the Battle of Changping and the pain of the Siege of Handan, King Zhao finally understood the importance of Lianpo.
Therefore, King Zhao continued to improve Lianpo's political status and named him "Pingxin Jun", so that Lianpo could maximize his military talent.
Although Kurifu also has talent, his talent is mainly reflected in intelligence, and his ability to lead troops to fight is far worse than Lianpo.
There is also Qing Qin, this general of the Yan State is even more ambitious and talented, and his eyes are low, because of his wrong command, the Yan army tends to kill and wound more soldiers in battle.
The Zhao army, led by Lianpo and Lecheng, not only repelled the invading forces of the Yan state, but also launched a counterattack and seized many Yan lands.
4. The time is not as good as the location
After the division of the three families into the Jin Dynasty, the land obtained by the Zhao Kingdom was actually not fertile, but mainly based on lofty mountains.
In this case, if you forcibly invade without familiar terrain, the result can only be self-inflicted.
The Yan army was originally an expedition of laborers, and was not familiar with the terrain of the Zhao state, so in the end it could only "hit the cotton with all its strength", and there was bitterness that could not be said.
5. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse
Although after a series of wars, the national strength of the State of Zhao reached a period of extreme weakness, the thin camel was larger than the horse, and its comprehensive national strength was still not comparable to the Yan State at the end of the Seven Warring States.
Although Zhao Guo was beaten badly by the Qin State, he was still a wounded tiger, how could he be defeated by the Yang Kingdom, a sheep that had been at ease for hundreds of years?
To sum up, Yan Guo beating Zhao Guo is just a group of sheep who see that the tiger is in a weak time and want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit, and the result can only be sheep into the mouth of the tiger.
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Literature reference: "Twenty-four History", "Shiji", "Warring States Policy", "Zuo Chuan", etc.
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