King Zhaoxiang of Qin, also known as King Zhao of Qin, was the monarch of the State of Qin in the late Warring States period. Probably not many friends have heard of this name, but the small stories of "Meeting in the Pond" and "Returning to Zhao" will be known to everyone, and the King of Qin here is our King Zhaoxiang of Qin. Although his popularity was not high, at that time, King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a king who was feared by the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms. During his 56-year reign, the general trend of the Qin state unifying the world was laid during the reign of the King of Qin. Today, we will talk about this King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who made all the princes of all walks of life afraid.
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Under the unremitting efforts of successive Qin kings such as Qin Xiaogong and Qin Huiwen, the national strength of the Qin state has been significantly enhanced, and it has squeezed into the ranks of powerful countries. But the State of Qin was not the only Chosen Son who could unify. At the beginning of the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the State of Qi became a powerful state under the rule of two strongmen, King Xuan of Qi and King Qi; the State of Zhao also became a great power under the reform of the famous King Wuling of Zhao' "Hufu Riding and Shooting"; and the State of Chu became the first power of the Warring States after destroying the State of Yue. Faced with this situation, King Zhaoxiang reused talents, flexibly applied the cutting of soldiers and exchanges to the extreme, and successfully eliminated various powerful countries after a game, making the Qin state the only chosen son of the unification of the six kingdoms.
After King Zhaoxiang ascended the throne, he wasted no time in enlisting allies to start a war. In 301 BC, the State of Qin joined forces with the State of Wei, Korea, and the State of Qi to attack the State of Chu, and the Battle of Chu was fought, in which the Chu army was defeated and the strength of the State of Chu was weakened. A few years later, King Xiang of Wei and King Xiang of Han died in the same year, King Zhaoxiang took advantage of the turbulent situation in Han and Wei, ordered Bai Qi to lead the army, Bai Qi saw the appearance of the coalition army, no one was willing to engage the Qin army first, decided to adopt various tactics to break through, in Yique completely annihilated the coalition army of 240,000, in one fell swoop severely damaged Han and Wei, seized a large amount of land.
King Qi sent troops to attack the Song state, which aroused the opposition of various countries, and King Zhaoxiang took advantage of the alignment of the countries to actively participate in the attack of the six kingdoms led by the State of Yan, and under the continuous attack of the coalition forces led by Le Yi, the State of Qi was beaten to the point that only two cities remained, although the State of Qi later survived, but it also lost the qualification to unify the world.
After the Battle of Yique, the State of Qin intended to launch an offensive to the south and continue to attack the State of Chu. Bai Qi led the order to go out again, and under the repeated attacks of the Qin army, the Chu army collapsed, and the Qin state attacked and occupied the capital of the Chu state. The State of Chu was forced to move its capital, and under the successive blows of the State of Qin, the State of Chu was devastated from then on. After that, the only one that the Six Kingdoms could compete with the Qin State was the Zhao State.
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The Battle of Changping is one of the most classic battles of the Warring States period. In this battle, Qin Zhaoxiang, Fan Ju, and Bai Qi, these old men with deep calculations, turned Zhao Xiaocheng and Zhao Kuo around. Fan Ju used a divisive strategy to make King Zhao replace Lian Po with Zhao Kuo, and King Zhaoxiang and Bai Qi always blocked the matter of Bai Qi as the commander of the outside world, making Zhao Kuo mistakenly think that the commander of the Qin army was Wang Gong and eager to fight with him. In the end, the Zhao army was defeated, and the 400,000 troops were completely destroyed. As a result, Zhao Guo also lost the qualification to unify the world. After this, the combined forces of the six countries will be difficult to match the Qin state, and it is only a matter of time before the Qin state unifies the six countries. In the 31 years after the death of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Qin Shi Huang's great-grandson Yingzheng completed the great cause of unification.
After roughly summarizing the contribution of King Qin Zhaoxiang's life, then, what kind of person is King Qin Zhaoxiang? First of all, the word ruthless came to my mind, and it was not an exaggeration to call Empress Xuan, Wei Ran, and Mi Rong the "Three Nobles", as well as Bai Qi and Fan Ju, who had made great contributions to King Zhaoxiang and his State of Qin. But they must surrender their power when they are no longer important. Leave no mercy at all. On the other hand, King Zhaoxiang of Qin was also a very outstanding strategist, and during his reign, he cut Qi, cut Down Chu, broke Zhao, and attacked Wei han, weakening almost all the countries that were rivaling the Qin state, and making the Qin state enter a monopoly stage. King Zhaoxiang's bandit style has always been unpopular with historians, but combining his bandit style with strategic intentions is a powerful Qin state!