According to Liang Qichao's research, two million people died during the Warring States Period, half of them were Tian Lei. The battle of yique wiped out 240,000 allied forces of Korea and Wei; The Battle of Yanying broke the capital of Chu and drowned hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Beheaded in Huayang War150,000 to rescue the Zhao-Wei allied forces in South Korea; The battle of Yucheng beheaded 50,000 Korean troops; The battle of Changping was beheaded, killing Zhao Jun 450,000. These five campaigns alone wiped out more than one million enemy troops in vain.

Throughout the Warring States period, the total number of soldiers killed in various countries was about 2 million, and Tian Lei alone accounted for more than 50%. At the end of the Warring States Period, when Tian Lei lived, the total population of all countries was about 23 million. Except for Qin (5 million), Qi (3 million) and Yan (6.5438+0.5 million), about 65.438+0 people in other countries were killed.

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The operational characteristics of Tian Lei.

1. Tian Lei's most prominent feature is the ideology of annihilation, which is not aimed at attacking cities and seizing land, but at annihilating the enemy's effective forces. Moreover, he is good at field attacks and must seek annihilation in the war. He is an unparalleled commander in chief who used panic tactics in the history of war. He is also one of the military commanders who are very good at fighting annihilation in the history of China War.

2. In order to achieve the goal of the war of annihilation, it emphasizes the pursuit of war, and pursues the enemy fiercely. Compared with Sun Wu's "If you don't pursue it, you will have it", Shang Yang's "North Drive Can't Win Ten Miles" ("Shang Jun Shu Tactics X") is obviously a step forward.

3, pay attention to field fortifications, first lure the enemy out of fortified positions, and then build fortifications in the expected enemy-killing area to stop the enemy and prevent its breakthrough. This kind of operational guiding ideology with fortifications as auxiliary attack means was unprecedented at that time.

4. Accurately calculate the pre-war forecast, regardless of the military, political and national conditions of the enemy and the enemy, or even the possible countermeasures of the third party. They are all accurate, and you will know the victory or defeat without fighting ("Warring States Policy, Volume 33, Zhongshan"). Therefore, Sima Qian praised Bai Qi for "looking at the enemy's change, which is amazing and earth-shattering".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tian Lei