When it comes to the battle of Changping, I have to say that one person is Zhao Kuo. An armchair strategist has become Zhao Kuo's endorsement, but Zhao Kuo is not just an armchair strategist. Zhao Kuo's lack of actual combat experience is indeed true. Zhao Kuo is a direct descendant of Zhao, and his father is the only son of Zhao She who was defeated at that time. It is also true that Fan Sui sent spies to alienate each other. Zhao Wencheng became king. Of course, he felt that his family needed comfort, so he used Zhao Kuo. Although Zhao Kuo was defeated by his youth and inexperience, his leadership ability was also reflected in the battle of Changping, and he would rather die than surrender, which also reflected the integrity different from bookishness. It can be said that like a tiger, like a son.
Let's talk about the background of the times. At that time, Qin intended to go through customs and unify the six countries. The only one who can compete with Qin State is Zhao State. Since King Wuling of Zhao rode and shot in Khufu, the national strength of Zhao State has been obviously enhanced. With the consolidation of Zhao's three masters, Zhao's national strength has been greatly enhanced. However, the distinction between the tiger and the wolf in the state of Qin has made other countries fearful. Let's start with South Korea. Zhao, a neighboring country, wanted to keep his position and understood that his lips were dying and his teeth were cold, so he sent troops to help. When the two armies confronted each other, Qin won a great victory. But Lian Po stopped Qin Jun's attack and held on to Changping. The two armies are deadlocked in Changping. Because of Lian Po's insistence, it is difficult for Qin Jun to advance its position. Lian Po will Zhao composed of three lines of defense, impregnable. In this way, the two armies were deadlocked in Changping for two years. At that time, there were nearly one million Zhao troops in Qin Jun. As the saying goes, the army did not move, and the hay went first. At that time, it was a contest of hard power between the two countries. Xiang of Qin also realized the importance of this war. In order to solve the problem of food in the army, he took the lead in making changes. He took the lead in starting from himself, saving food and cooking light meals. Moreover, Qin occupied Bashu during the reign of King Huiwen. Li Bing helped build the plank road, so that Bashu's grain was also transported to Changping battlefield in large quantities. Moreover, the age of military service is advanced, and all men aged 15 are enlisted in the army and join the Changping battlefield. Qin's visit to Changping battlefield gave new morale. On the other hand, Zhao is located in the ground. The grain output is not at the same level as that of Qin, and the population is not as large as that of Qin. The prince of Zhao also knows that if consumption continues, Zhao's national strength will be untenable. In addition, Fan Sui sent someone to Handan, so the king of Zhao appointed hawkish Zhao Kuo as the main spokesman to replace Lian Po.
Qin also changed his coach, the God of War. Unlike Zhao Kuo, Tian Lei is full of good news. He rushed to Changping quietly. Let a small group of troops lure Zhao Kuo into battle, send thirty thousand troops to capture the Great Wall defense line first, and cut off Zhao's retreat. Zhao Kuo was besieged in the valley, and Zhao was short of food. Plus now that the ammunition is exhausted, Zhao Kuo broke through and died. The rest of Zhao surrendered to Qin Jun and killed 450,000 soldiers in Leitian. Now the ruins of the battle of Changping still have the bones of Zhao Jun who was killed in the pit, which makes people look shocking. However, after the battle of Changping. The six eastern countries were unable to resist Qin. Qin Xiang laid a solid foundation for the later unification of Qin Shihuang.