The times create heroes, not heroes create the times, but almost all the heroes in history have frequent wars and chaos, such as Bai Qi lived in the warring states period of constant war, Han Xin lived in the turbulent period of the peasant uprising in the late Qin and early Han dynasties and the Chu-Han War, Li Jing lived in the turbulent period of the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, and Yue Fei lived in the war period between the southern song and the Jin dynasty at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Only in a chaotic world can heroes be produced, different periods have their historical limitations, including the growth of heroes and the development trend of the period in which they live, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Li Jing, and Yue Fei all have the strong atmosphere of their times, and the talents they show in them also have the characteristics of the times.
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Bai Qi lived in the Qin State during the Warring States period, the Qin State since the Shang Martingale reform law, the national strength gradually stronger, with the military merit knighthood production as an incentive to greatly stimulate the soldiers' enthusiasm for combat, cut off the enemy's head can get the knighthood, the knighthood is the status and official position, but also in the crime can avoid death, and Bai Qi is from the bottom relying on the military merit knighthood system to upgrade to the Qin State's left Shu chief, and finally to the title of Wu Anjun, embarked on the peak of life.
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Under the system of military merit, the generals of the Qin state are almost all killed from the pile of dead people, and they can only continuously win battles at the level of generals, and the bravery of the generals is the first in the list, the strategy is still secondary, if both brave and strategic is the phoenix, such as Bai Qi.
Under the military merit system, Confucianism will be impossible to get ahead, the battlefield can not cut off the head of the enemy, there is no title, there is no official position, so it is difficult for a Confucian general like Han Xin, who is known for his strategy, to emerge in the Warring States, unless he can directly get the approval of the monarch like Zhang Yi or Fan Ju, but this is very difficult.
Bai Qi is characterized by: good at fighting annihilation battles with fewer victories, Bai Qi is not only brave in battle, but also very strategic, and every classic battle he fights is meticulously strategic.
Bai Qi and King Zhaoxiang of Qin
For example, in the Battle of Yique, Bai Qi fought against the 240,000 Han and Wei armies with more than 100,000 Qin troops, and the strategy adopted by Bai Qi was: taking advantage of the weakness of the Han and Wei armies looking at each other, using a small number of troops to contain the Han army, and then concentrating troops to first eat the weak Wei army, and then swinging the army to eat the Han army, completely annihilating the 240,000 Han and Wei coalition forces, creating a classic of annihilation warfare.
Another example is the Battle of Yanyin, we all know that Xiang Yu's broken cauldron and sinking boat inspired the morale and morale of the soldiers, in fact, Bai Qi was the earliest to use, when Bai Qi attacked Chu, he led the army to cross the Han River, and then burned the bridges and ships, cut off the back road, inspired the morale and morale of the Qin army, and then used Yishui to dig a channel to flood Yancheng, thus capturing the capital of the Chu state, and finally leading the army to capture the capital of Yingdu, which was once again breached since the end of the Spring and Autumn period after Wu Zixu and Sun Wu attacked the Capital of Chu.
The Battle of Changping is the peak of Bai Qi, and it is also the best combination of strategy and bravery, which is the largest annihilation battle in the era of cold weapons, unparalleled, Bai Qi took over the Qin army, using the way of luring the enemy to go deep to lure the Zhao army to attack, and at the same time using two cavalry armies totaling 30,000 to divide the Zhao army, and then the Qin army surrounded the Zhao army.
Bai Qi is the originator of the war of annihilation
Bai Qi built a powerful encirclement, encircling more than 400,000 Zhao legions for more than 40 days, the Zhao state was weak and ran out of food, no supplies, no reinforcements, the Zhao army in the encirclement circle broke through 4 times in failure, even the main general Zhao Kuo was also shot, the Zhao army surrendered in despair, and all were killed.
Judging from these examples, Bai Qi is good at annihilation warfare, and annihilation warfare is the most difficult thing to fight in war; on the one hand, it is said in the art of war that one side is ten times the number of enemy troops in order to encircle and annihilate, and Bai Qi fights a war of annihilation, and there has never been a time when the strength of the other side is ten times that of the other side, nor is it realistic.
On the other hand, surrounded by the enemy, the enemy is easy to fight to the death, their own casualties are very large, so Bai Qi led the troops to fight casualties are relatively large, but from the result, Bai Qi has won, never lost, to know that the Qin State's military merit system is to subtract the losses of its own side, in order to calculate the enemy's first level, so the annihilation war is very difficult.
Bai Qi's opponent Zhao Kuo
At that time, the war of annihilation was a unique characteristic of war, because the war at that time was still aimed at capturing the city as the main purpose, and Bai Qi's military thinking appeared to be very prominent and distinctive, and Chairman Mao once commented on Bai Qi:
On the war of annihilation, under a thousand years, no one is out of his right.
Bai Qi can be said to be the originator of the war of annihilation, and the war led and commanded by Bai Qi did not rely on strength to fight hard, but adopted different strategies according to different situations to achieve the purpose of annihilating the enemy's living forces, the enemy's living forces are getting less and less, and it is not far from extinction, and 2 million people died in the entire Warring States period because of the war, of which 1 million people died at the hands of Bai Qi.
Bai Qi's comprehensive ability is basically reflected in military ability, Bai Qi has never fought a defeat in his life, not only is he brave in battle, but also his strategy is not inferior to anyone in the same period, Every battle fought by Bai Qi is assured, and more than seventy battles in his life have never been defeated, but after the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi suggested that King Zhaoxiang of Qin take advantage of the victory to attack Handan, but was rejected by King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
Bai Qi killed 1 million people in the war of cold weapons
Later, King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered Bai Qi to go to battle in Handan, Bai Qi believed that the Qin army had missed the best time to attack, so he rejected the King of Qin, and distressed the King of Qin Zhaoxiang, and was eventually given death by the King of Qin, from this incident, Bai Qi's political mind was far inferior to his military mind, Bai Qi was a partial student, his military talent was 100 points, and his political talent was only 50 points.
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Han Xin lived in the chaotic world of the late Qin and early Han dynasties, first the peasant uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang", the anti-Qin war that lasted for 3 years, followed by the Chu-Han War between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu for 4 years, which can be understood as the war against the Qin for the world launched by the fallen nobles of the Six Kingdoms and the widows of the old and the young to unite with the people of the Six Kingdoms to fight for the world, the class of the whole world was disrupted, and whoever was stronger could win the world.
Han Xin should be after the decline of the six kingdoms of the nobility, from his so proficient in military can also be seen that the Warring States is aristocratic politics, it is difficult for ordinary people to obtain knowledge, let alone be officials, Han Xin is also a god-level employment master who encounters Liu Bang, and can also obtain a place of use, thus embarking on the peak of life.
Han Xin
Han Xin was called Bing Xian by posterity, simply put, he was a military expert who used soldiers like immortals, Han Xin was an outstanding representative of the military power strategists, and all the wars of Han Xin were not won by strength, but by strategy, and strategy was a series of deceptive activities carried out by using various resources and intelligence to achieve the method of winning the war.
Han Xin's characteristics are: good at using intelligence, good at analyzing opponents, strategy as the king of everything, and implementing different strategies against different enemies.
Han Xin fought the Wei king leopard, taking advantage of the strategy of attacking the west from the east, Han Xin pretended to confront the Wei army at Pujin Pass, and then sent troops to secretly cross the Yellow River at Xiayang, attacked the Wei capital Anyi, defeated the Wei king leopard in a battle, and captured him, Han Xin fought the Zhao state, using the strategy of fighting a battle against the water and pulling up the flag, deploying the main force in a column by the river, ambushing 2,000 light horses on the flank, the main force lured the main force of the Zhao army to fight, and then let the 2,000 light horses attack the Zhao camp and raise the Han army flag, and the Zhao army was thus attacked by the Han Xin army, and the whole army was defeated.
Han Xin is a master of strategic warfare
Han Xin attacked the State of Qi by taking advantage of the fact that the State of Qi was not defended, because Liu Bang's emissary Li Shiqi persuaded the King of Qi to defect to Liu Bang, and did not guard against Han Xin, Han Xin was red-eyed and satisfied with his merits, and under the persuasion of Qu Tong, he sent troops to attack the State of Qi, and the State of Qi was captured, which also led to the killing of Li Zhiqi.
Han Xin fought the dragon and adopted the strategy of attacking with a half-crossing, first blocking the river with sandbags in the upper reaches of the Weishui River, then engaging the dragons downstream, pretending to be defeated, and when the dragons and leading the army across the river, they took away the sandbags upstream, and then the water flooded the dragons and the army, thus defeating the dragons.
Han Xin's military thinking is mainly reflected in military strategy, Han Xin only fought six or seven battles in his lifetime, that is, four years of the Chu-Han War, never lost, Han Xin's opponents are Wei Wangbao, Xia Shuo, Chen Yu, Qi Wang, Long He, Han Xin has never used the same strategy in all wars, it is different strategies against different enemies.
Han Xin is a soldier immortal
Han Xin's comprehensive talent is reflected in military strategy, the use of troops to train troops, Han Xin himself said that the use of troops is the more the merrier, Han Xin's military talent in that era is second only to Xiang Yu, including the level of strategy, Han Xin was the first to follow Xiang Yu, gave Xiang Yu a lot of advice, Xiang Yu never used, but Xiang Yu still won the battle again and again, Xiang Yu is the ceiling of military ability in the Han Xin era, Han Xin can only be subordinated to Xiang Yu.
In addition to military ability, Han Xin's talents in other aspects are also very poor, such as political ability, Han Xin and Liu Bang wanted to threaten to act as the King of Qi, so that Liu Bang was suspicious of Han Xin, in addition, Han Xin was too arrogant, when someone told Liu Bang that Han Xin was plotting rebellion, Liu Bang's generals immediately fell into the well and said that they wanted to lead an army to capture Han Xin, indicating that Han Xin's popularity was too poor, Han Xin's military talent was 90 points, and his political talent was 50 points.
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Li Jing was born into a family of officials and eunuchs, he was the nephew of the famous Sui Dynasty general Han Huhu, and also the greatest meritorious founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing was a rare talent of both culture and martial arts, not only was he brave in battle, but also very strategic, with both military thinking and strategy and tactics, and at the same time he could personally go to the battlefield to fight.
Li Jing
Li Jing's life is also a legendary life, starting from following Li Shimin in battle, Li Jing is like kaihang, in Jinzhou, Li Jing advised Li Jing and assisted him in defeating the barbarian Deng Shiluo, in Kuizhou, Li Jing led 800 soldiers, defeated the barbarians in Kaizhou, and captured more than 5,000 enemy people, which was a battle with fewer victories and more.
In order to attack the Southern Liang separatist forces Xiao Milling, Li Jing planned ten strategies, and together with Li Xiaogong led the army to pacify Xiao Milling, it should be known that the attack on Xiao Milling also involved the water army, Li Jing completely prepared for the war, and it took only 2 months to destroy Xiao Milling, which is a miracle.
In the war to destroy Fu Gongruo, it was Li Jing who put forward the correct proposal and was adopted, and the Tang army only took 5 months to eliminate Fu Gongruo, after this battle, Li Yuan greatly admired Li Jing's talent, so he said this sentence:
Li Jing was the anointing disease of Xiao Milling and Fu Gongruo, and none of the ancient famous generals Han Xin, Bai Qi, Wei Qing, and Huo Wentong were sick, and none of them could compare with Li Jing!
Although this statement is somewhat exaggerated, it also has some truth, this is not the whole battle record of Li Jing, Li Jing blocked the Turkic soldiers in the Battle of Jingyang, and as the main general led the army to attack the Eastern Turks, and also captured Jieli Khan, which directly led to the demise of the Eastern Turks, Li Jing also defeated and destroyed Tuguhun in the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tuguhun.
Li Jing, the first general of the Tang Dynasty
Judging from Li Jing's battle achievements, he used strategy to defeat the enemy in most cases, and he had an extremely accurate grasp of the battlefield situation, often had an extraordinary vision, and could see opportunities that others could not see, which was often the key to winning victory in war.
Li Jing's military ability is mainly embodied in the military and military thinking; Li Jing is the most outstanding implementer of the combination of theory and practice; li Jing has many military books handed down throughout his life, the most famous of which is the "Li Wei GongBing Law," which is a dialogue between Tang Taizong and Li Jing in discussing military thought and military art.
It can also be said that Li Jing is a military scientist with comprehensive ability, he understands military theory, has military thinking, understands a series of military contents such as marching and governing the army, setting up camps and villages, and so on, and can also lead the army to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, his military ability is very comprehensive, at the same time Li Jing is also the only general among the four to obtain a good death, he is in a high position and not humble, and he died of illness at the age of 79.
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Yue Fei lived in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty and the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, at that time, the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were facing years of wars against the Hu regime in the north, after the fall of the Liao Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin soldiers, who occupied most of the rivers and mountains of China, and then the whole of China was in chaos, Yue Fei grew up in such an environment.
Yue Fei and Yue Jiajun
Yue Fei can become the head of the four generals of the Southern Song Dynasty from an ordinary person at the bottom, relying entirely on personal ability and military merit, and his ability is more comprehensive, called the completeness of literature and martial arts, thesis, Yue Fei can recite poems, "ManJiang Hong" is Yue Fei's work, on martial arts, Yue Fei's sword and gun method is invincible in a county, on strength, Yue Fei can pull open three hundred pounds of Song bow.
On leading the troops to fight, Yue Fei was a natural commander, and rarely lost battles in his life, he established a unique back ridge army and the Yue family army, defeated the iron floating slaughter and abduction horse of the Jin soldiers, beat the Golden Soldiers to cringe, and shouted "Shake the mountain easy, shake the Yue family army is difficult", Yue Fei represented the strongest army combat effectiveness of that era.
Yue Fei started from an ordinary soldier joining the army, with bravery and good fighting, step by step, Yue Fei had already joined the army twice in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, in the Huaizhou encounter, Yue Fei first appeared, killed the Retired Jin soldiers with a hundred horses, followed Zong Ze to fight in Kaide Province, every battle was a victory, in the Caozhou White Blade Battle, he defeated the Jin soldiers.
Yue Fei
After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei fought for the Southern Song Dynasty, the Battle of Majiadu, due to the escape of friendly troops, Yue Fei lost in this battle, in the Battle of Jiankang, Yue Fei defeated the Jin soldiers and recaptured Jiankang, Yue Fei's first Northern Expedition, in the battle against the puppet Qi army, Yue Fei recaptured the six counties of Xiangyang, and then eliminated the peasant rebel army at Dongting Lake.
Yue Fei's second Northern Expedition, Yue Fei recovered Shangzhou and Yuzhou, defeated the puppet Qi army, Yue Fei's third Northern Expedition repelled the jin and pseudo-Qi forces invading Xiangyang, and in the process of Yue Fei's retreat, he defeated the puppet Qi army and captured thousands of people. Yue Fei's Fourth Northern Expedition adopted the strategy of "linking Heshuo", on the one hand, he united the anti-Jin rebels in the north, and on the other hand mobilized the Yue family army to go north, and at the Battle of Haocheng, the Yue family army defeated the elite main force of the Jin army, and in the Battle of Yingchang, the Yue family army defeated the Jin army.
When the Yue family army had already surrounded Kaifeng, the imperial court ordered Yue Fei to return to the dynasty, and after that, Yue Fei was gradually disarmed, demoted, framed to death, and the head of the four generals of the Southern Song Dynasty died at the hands of his own people.
Yue Feijing served the country loyally
Judging from the deeds of Yue Fei's life, Yue Fei's characteristics are: both literary and martial arts, brave and good at war, unmatched loyalty and filial piety, and the use of soldiers like gods. Yue Fei's comprehensive ability is relatively comprehensive, he knows how to manage the army and train the army, but also understand army building, yue family army's terrible combat effectiveness is Yue Fei single-handedly established, at the same time Yue Fei also has strategy and tactics, many times to win battles is not based on bravery, but the correct strategy and tactics, Yue Fei has four northern expeditions, almost all of them are victorious, this is absolutely not accidental, but the embodiment of Yue Fei's talent.
Among the four people, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Li Jing, and Yue Fei, Bai Qi and Han Xin are two partial students, their military ability is super strong, and their other talents are mediocre, but their military talents are completely different, Bai Qi is good at fighting a war of annihilation, and Han Xin is good at fighting a strategic war.
Li Jing and Yue Fei were slightly superior to Yue Fei in terms of strategic thinking and tactics, and Yue Fei was slightly superior to Li Jing in terms of personal force and actual combat experience. In terms of the scale of operations, Li Jing was more suitable for large corps operations, and Yue Fei was more suitable for special operations; both of them were excellent commanders and the ceiling of military talents in their respective eras.
Li Jing was both literate and martial
Judging from the military achievements of the four people, Bai Qi was the strongest, invincible and invincible in his life, he fought for 37 years, attacked more than 70 cities, annihilated 1 million enemies, Li Jing, secondly, he fought for more than 30 years, attacked Xiao Qiao, Eastern Turks, Tuguhun, no defeat, Han Xin again, he fought 4 years of Chu-Han War, attacked the State of Wei, the State of Dai, the State of Zhao, the State of Qi and the State of Chu, Yue Fei Finally, he fought from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, fought a battle for 20 years, won more than lost, and almost recovered the old capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. As a result, due to the emperor's obstruction, it became a tragedy.
The battle record reflects ability, but it is not absolute, behind the white is the powerful Qin State, the Qin State monarch is wise, the soldiers are good at war, Li Jing is behind the newly rising powerful Tang Dynasty, there are military emperors Li Shimin, and countless virtuous generals, behind Han Xin is Liu Bang, who employs people like gods, and behind Yue Fei is the decaying Southern Song Dynasty, the emperor is faint, the villain is in charge, and it is difficult to realize political ambitions.
We must compare our comprehensive strength, personally I think Li Jing is the strongest, Yue Fei is second, Bai Qi is third, and Han Xin is fourth. Li Yuan praised Li Jing's words is reasonable, Li Jing's ability is indeed no less than Bai Qi and Han Xin, Li Jing not only fought civil wars, but also fought foreign wars, but the Tang Dynasty was a famous general of that era, at the same time Li Jing was relatively low-key, not so famous, Among the 24 heroes of LingYange, Li Jing was the general with the highest record, and was also recommended by the Tang Dynasty to enter the Ten Zhe of the Martial Temple.
Han Xin was brilliant
Yue Fei is a tragic figure, if he does not die, there is greater development, personal ability is not to say, the Fourth Northern Expedition is already close to recovering Kaifeng, but forced to give up, Yue Fei is also the most dazzling famous general in the entire Southern Song Dynasty, if it were not for the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei's Northern Expedition might have been successful.
Bai Qi is the originator of the annihilation war, Han Xin is a master of strategic warfare, and both of them are generals with particularly outstanding talents, but the annihilation war includes strategic warfare, and the annihilation war without strategy is not easy to succeed. Some people say that Han Xin's soldiers are weak, and The soldiers of Bai Qi are strong, and Han Xin is more talented, which is not true, because the soldiers of the same era have similar combat effectiveness, the Qin soldiers who are white are strong, the Zhao, Chu, Qi, and Wei soldiers of the same era are not weak, Han Xin's soldiers are weak, and the Zhao, Wei, and Qi soldiers of the same era are not strong.