During the Warring States period, famous generals emerged, including Wu Qi, Sun Zhen, Le Yi, Zhao Hao, Bai Qi, Li Mu, Tian Dan, Wang Qi, and so on. On the stage of history, these heroic figures have interpreted a picture of a war with great ambitions, leaving many classic examples for posterity, such as Sun Bingwei Wei to save Zhao, Le Yihao to seize more than 70 cities in the State of Qi, and Tian Dan's "Fire Bull Array" is already popular today. Which of these famous players is more powerful has also become a topic of discussion. Take Tian Dan, Le Yi, and Zhao Hao, who have intersected in the same period, who is more powerful, here we may wish to explore together!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Tian SLR "Please go" Le Yi, but was fiercely educated by Zhao Hao</h1>
Tian Dan and Le Yi, the old enemies, were very familiar to everyone, Tian Dan used the anti-plot to make the King of Yan remove Le Yi from the post of commander-in-chief of the coalition army and replace him with a stupid cavalry robber, Tian Shan used the fire bull array to settle the battle, killed the robbers, completely defeated the Yan army, recovered more than 70 cities, and restored the state of Qi. Tian Shan won the victory with a strange trick, welcomed King Xiang of Qi back to the capital and took the throne, and was crowned by King Xiang of Qi as the Prince of Anping, and he counterattacked from a small official to the minister of state of Qi, becoming a big winner in life.
But it was such a big hero who was fiercely educated by Zhao Hao when Zhao Guo and the famous general Zhao Hao discussed the army. Some friends may ask, didn't Tian Dan act as a minister in the State of Qi, and how did he come to the State of Zhao? It turned out that although Tian Dan was an immortal meritorious service to the State of Qi, he was highly suspected by the King of Qi Xiang because of his meritorious service, and coupled with the rumors of the courtiers, Tian Dan was in a difficult situation in the State of Qi. He could only leave the country of Qi to seek peace, and finally the opportunity came.
In the nineteenth year of The King of Qixiang, Qin attacked Zhao, zhao guo asked the state of Qi for help, the state of Qi sent Anping JuntianDan to lead troops to help Zhao resist Qin, the king of Zhao admired Tian Dan's talent, and took the opportunity to exchange 3 large cities plus some small villages and towns for a total of 57 towns, demanding that Tian Dan be exchanged for the State of Zhao. King Xiang of Qi was deeply jealous of Tian Dan's prestige, afraid that he would pose a threat to his own power, and he wished that Tian Dan should leave the State of Qi earlier, and he would have been so rewarded that he naturally agreed happily.
Tian Dan came to the State of Zhao, and king Zhao first asked him to lead an army against the State of Yan, he captured the three cities of the State of Yan, and then conquered the People of Korea. King Zhao admired Tian Dan's talent and appointed him Zhao Xiang.
The appointment of an outsider to lead troops to conquer other countries was naturally opposed by the ministers of the State of Zhao, especially Zhao Hao. Although Zhao Hao knew Tian Dan's prestige, he also believed that Zhao Guo also had famous generals and was full of confidence in himself. He himself had served as an official of the State of Yan, was familiar with the geography and situation of the State of Yan, and was more suitable for him to lead the army to cut Yan than Tian Dan, and tian Dan was after all a Qi person, and if the conquest of the State of Yan was successful, it would naturally make the State of Zhao strong. But at the same time, it also made the hegemony of the State of Qi disappear, and Tian Shan was a qi person, and it was not expected that he would do this with his heart. However, both King Zhao and Jun Pingyuan were optimistic about Tian Dan, and Tian Dan became the minister of state of Zhao because of his merits.
Tian Dan's reputation was far and wide, and Zhao Hao did not know Tian Dan's weakness at this time, and Tian Dan could not avoid communicating with Zhao Guo's doctors and generals in the Zhao Kingdom. Once, Tian Shan and Zhao Hao exchanged martial arts, which made Zhao Suo suddenly feel that Tian Shan was outdated. The Warring States Policy records the discussion of the two great gods.
"Warring States Policy Zhao Ce III" Yun: "Thirty years after King Huiwen of Zhao, Xiangdu Pingjun Tiandan asked Zhao Haoyue: "I don't say that the general's art of war is also, so those who disobey, the use of the general alone." Those who use the multitude shall not cultivate the land, and the grain shall not be given. This way of sitting and self-destruction is also not a single act. The soldiers of the emperor are only used by thirty thousand, and the world is obedient. Now the general will bear 100,000, 200,000 people, and he will not accept it. ”
Ma Fu (i.e., Zhao Hao) said: "Junfei is not up to bingye, and he does not know the situation... And the ancients were divided into nations within the four seas. Although the city is large, it is only three hundred. Although there are many people, there are only three thousand people. And to gather 30,000 troops, it is difficult to get away from here! Those who take the ancient world today are divided into seven Warring States, which can have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, protracted, and several years old, that is, the unity of the king. Qi attacked Jingjing with a crowd of 200,000 people, and it took five years to stop. Zhao attacked Zhongshan with 200,000 people, and returned in five years. Now that Qi and Han are in harmony with each other, and the country is besieging Yan, how dare I know that I will save the one with thirty thousand? Now the city of a thousand zhangs, the city of ten thousand families look at each other, and the people of the thirty thousand people, surround the city of a thousand zhang, there is not a single corner of it, and the field battle is not enough, what will the king do? Du Pingjun sighed and said, "Not even to! ”
This passage records that Tian Shan and Zhao Hao discussed the art of war, and Tian Shan opposed Zhao Hao's proposal to use 100,000 or 200,000 people to fight at every turn, believing that such excessive conscription would make it impossible for the people to cultivate the fields, cause difficulties in food supply, and would die before the war. The previous ancient emperors used only 30,000 troops, but they could make the princes of the world submit.
Zhao Huan put the facts to refute it with reasoning, saying that although there were many countries in the ancient world, the largest city was only three hundred zhang, the largest population was only three thousand, and it was not much difficult for the general to attack with thirty thousand soldiers. But now it is different, and the seven major countries that exist in the world today, the city of a thousand zhang, and the city of ten thousand families can be described as everywhere. Even if a big country like the State of Qi and the State of Zhao wanted to pacify a small country, it often used 200,000 troops to use troops abroad, and it would take more than 5 years, what do you expect these 30,000 soldiers to do?
Originally, Zhao Hao still thought that Tian Dan had great ability, the original tactical thinking was still stuck before the Spring and Autumn Period, and now in the Warring States period, the purpose of fighting a war is to eliminate the enemy's living forces and destroy the country to the greatest extent, and Tian Dan's theory is outdated. Zhao Hao inevitably felt in his heart that Tian Shan did not know the low knowledge of the soldiers and did not know how to fight in large armies. After Tian Shan listened to Zhao Hao's high theory, he was immediately convinced and lamented that his thoughts were insufficient.
Tian Dan and Zhao Hao discussed the art of war and established an opinion, and the strategic height was obviously not at the same level. But is Tian Dan really so bad that defeating the Yan Kingdom and other five-nation alliance forces only relies on luck? In fact, the factors for winning the war depended on many aspects, tian Shan was able to ride from the iron horse of the Five-Nation Alliance, and the restoration of the Qi state naturally had its own cleverness.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > compared with Zhao Hao, I don't know why Tian Dan, who has low military knowledge, can be reunited, is it good luck? </h1>
Le Yi led the Yan state and other five-nation alliance forces to attack the state of Qi, and more than 70 cities were down, repaying the revenge of the strong Qi and Yan that year, and commanding a large army to fight was indeed not simple. When the State of Qi still had the two cities of Ju and Jimo, Le Yi stopped moving forward and besieged the two cities without attacking. Is it cowardice, of course not, Le Yi is a master of heart attack. The resistance of these two cities was very fierce, and the other Qi cities also needed to regain the hearts of the people, otherwise even if they occupied the entire territory of the Qi State, they would not be able to truly disintegrate the Qi State. He implemented policies such as reducing taxes, abolishing harsh government, respecting local customs and customs, protecting the inherent culture of the State of Qi, and giving preferential treatment to local celebrities in the areas that had been conquered, so that many Qi people lost their will to resist. It is no wonder that Zhuge Liang compared himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and the Seven Captures of Meng's "attacking the heart as the top, attacking the city as the lower" must have been greatly influenced by Le Yi.
At this time, the Qi general Tian Dan led seven thousand tired pawns and still insisted on Jimo. In the face of Le Yi's siege, the Qi army could not break through head-on and struggled to think of a way to break through.
In 279 BC, King Yan Zhao died, and the crown prince Lezi took the throne as King Hui of Yan. King Hui of Yan succeeded to the throne, and Tian Dan immediately met a savior. It was not that King Hui of Yan would order the troops to retreat, but that when Tian Shan learned that King Hui of Yan was crown prince, he was dissatisfied with Le Yi and could take advantage of this. He sent people everywhere to spread the word: "The reason why only two cities in the State of Qi have not been taken down is because Le Yi has a grudge with the newly enthroned monarch of the State of Yan, and Le Yi deliberately delays staying in the State of Qi as king, and the State of Qi is now only afraid of other generals coming to attack." ”
King Hui of Yan was originally dissatisfied with Le Yi, and when he thought that his soldiers and horses were handed over to a person who was not at ease with himself, and that he had fulfilled Le Yi's claim to the king of the State of Qi, he made a mistake in his heart. This paid off, and he sent his own loyal generals to replace Le Yi as commander-in-chief, and recalled Le Yi to continue attacking the second city of Qi. When people are angry with someone, they will not think in his good aspects, and King Yan Hui will not be vigilant, this is Tian Dan's counter-plan.
And Le Yi also knows that he has been pitted, but there is no place to reason, and if he goes back to get it, he will be punished for treason, so why not run away! Le Yi reluctantly returned to his homeland, the Zhao Kingdom.
On the frontal confrontation on the battlefield, Tian Dan is really not Le Yi's opponent, but on the scheming, Tian Dan is like hanging. After the counter-plan, there were various tricks such as the "Flying Bird Divine Master" plan, the "Sword Pawn Plan", and the "Grave Digging Plan", which successfully prevented the Qi people's idea of surrendering to the Yan state, boosted morale and the people's hearts, and made the qi state hate the invaders incomparably, and finally the "Fire Bull Array" killed the Yan generals. The Yan army was defeated, and those Qi cities and pools that were conquered by the Yan state responded to Yan one after another, and Tian Shan successfully restored the Qi state with a clever strategy, which was recorded in the annals of history.
It was also the State of Qi that had Tian Dan, and Le Yi attacked Jimo for 5 years without conquering it, only to change it to a siege, but was given "please go" by Tian Shan with a counter-plan, resulting in Le Yi not achieving his goal of destroying Qi, and finally died in the State of Zhao. Judging from the results of the war, Le Yi was defeated by Tian Dan, and Tian Dan's defensive ability was excellent.
This also shows that the factors that dominate the victory of the war are not only the command ability and the number of troops, but also the strategy and strategy, of course, a little luck, if King Yan Zhao does not die, I am afraid that Tian Dan will also be difficult to implement his counter-plan.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the battle of Zhao's fame, the narrow road meets the brave to win, and even Lian Po does not dare to do</h1>
If it was Zhao Hao, he would be in the same situation as Le Yi, and the result would also be the defeat of Tian Dan's subordinates. However, Zhao Hao called him a famous general, and his strategic and tactical qualities and war experience were higher than those of Tian Dan, such as the battle between Qin and Zhao Fu, zhao suo and Zhao Hao met the brave to win, and broke through the strong Qin, and did what even Lian Po did not dare to do.
In the twenty-ninth year of King Huiwen of Zhao (270 BC), the State of Qin attacked Zhao and besieged the important town of Fuhe of the State of Zhao. King Zhao Huiwen asked Lian Po, "Can I go to the rescue?" Lian Po said: "The road is far, and it is difficult and narrow, and it is difficult to rescue." King Zhao asked another general, Le Cheng, and Le Cheng answered the same. The King of Zhao asked Zhao Hao again, and Zhao Hao said that the long road is narrow, and whoever is brave can win, so there is the famous sentence - "The narrow road meets the brave one wins."
In the middle and late period of the Warring States, the Six Kingdoms fought against the Qin army, losing more than winning, and the Zhao army had no confidence in defeating the Qin army, which was indicated by the reactions of Lian Po and Le Cheng. However, Zhao Hao dared to fight and be able to fight, he led the army to rescue Fu He, made a surprising plan to win, took advantage of the favorable terrain, defeated the Qin army from a commanding height, and liberated Fu from the siege, and achieved a great victory, and it was this battle that laid the foundation for his position as a famous general.
It can be seen from this that both Le Yi and Zhao Hao have experience in leading an army to attack and confronting a strong enemy. Tian Dan used many tricks and tricks, fighting with his back to the city, and there was a gap between the former two in siege and field warfare, but Tian Dan's ability to govern the country was not inferior to Le Yi and Zhao Hao.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > how can Tian Shan govern the country</h1>
After Tian Dan was restored, his personal prestige rose sharply, and he won the hearts of the people as Xiangguo. There was an old man in the State of Qi who was frozen on foot through the Zishui River, and he personally undressed the old man and put it on, so that the people of the State of Qi praised Xiang Guo and loved the people like a son, and he had great respect for Tian Dan. So much so that King Qi Xiang was jealous, believing that Tian Shan was buying people's hearts and wanting to take away his country.
It is no wonder that King Xiang of Qi thought so, and it was in this way that The Tian Clan Daiqi bought people's hearts and minds, and finally turned the Jiang Clan Qi State into the Tian Clan. But Tian Dan never had such thoughts, and although he was careful and walked on thin ice, he was still slandered by Yu Chen. After Tian Shan knew that the King of Qi was going to blame him, he took off his hat and shoes, came to see the King of Qi Xiang bare-chested, and knelt down to plead for the death penalty, although the King of Qi Xiang ostensibly forgave him. But he was always afraid of Tian Dan's talent and prestige.
As a xiangguo, Tian Dan has the capacity to tolerate people and the ability to understand people. Tian Bo once scolded Tian Dan as a villain, and Tian Dan talked to him, and after learning about Sable Bo's talent, he also recommended him to the King of Qi, and Sable Bo became a middle doctor. It was when Tian Dan was in danger that Marten Bo rescued Tian Dan in time, got rid of Jiu Ji, who framed Tian Dan, and saved Tian Dan's reputation and life. Tian Shan knew that his merits were high, and in the state of Qi it was not a long-term solution, just as Qin attacked Zhao, Zhao Guo turned to Qi for help, and Tian Shan seized this opportunity to come to the State of Zhao. Tian Dan was soon appreciated by King Zhao and appointed Minister of State, which was also an affirmation and appreciation of Tian Dan's ability to govern the country.
In general, Tian Dan is good at strategizing, and his ingenuity is frequent, which is suitable for defending the city. Letting him lead troops to siege the city and field battles is not his strong point, only for the Zhao state to capture the three cities of the Yan kingdom, it can be seen that this aspect of the ability is not very strong. Le Yi and Zhao Hao were both offensive generals, and their battle examples also proved themselves, and Tian Dan was obviously at a disadvantage.
brief summary:
On siege field warfare and the ability to unify the army: Le Yi> Zhao Hao> Tian Dan
On combat style and strategic and tactical literacy: Zhao Hao> Leyi> Tian Dan
On scheming, defending the city against the enemy, and governing the country: Tian Shan > Zhao Hao> Leyi
The above is a personal humble opinion, welcome to shoot bricks to correct!