There is an old saying: "A great achievement will dry a million bones." People often only see the glory of the famous heroes on the battlefield, but ignore the countless heroes who have sacrificed behind this glory. Future generations cannot accurately evaluate these invincible generals because they are both great and cruel.
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Why is Tian Lei a "human massacre"?
The time goes back to the "fighting for land to kill wild" more than 2000 years ago; At the end of the Warring States period, the city fought and killed people to make the city prosperous. In that era when killing people and plundering land were the main contents, Qin was undoubtedly the "first hero" among the generals. He is a well-deserved god of war in history and one of the actual founders of Qin's unification of the world. On the other hand, because of his heavy life, he is a born butcher.
As we all know, the worst war in the Warring States period was the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao. In this World War I, Zhao was completely annihilated, and 400,000 soldiers were buried alive by Qin Jun. Together with those who died and were beheaded, Zhao lost about 450,000, basically losing the ability to compete with Qin for world hegemony. And the commander of this war and the person who directly gave the order to kill was Tian Lei.
450 thousand people died heroically! You know, the total population of Zhao was only about 3.5 million at that time. What a huge proportion of casualties!
However, these 450,000 bones are only a small part of Tian Lei's killing record. Please see the resume of Tian Lei's murder:
Yi que, the Han and Wei allied forces killed 240 thousand; Drowning dozens of Wan Chu troops in Yancheng; Cut Wei Jun 130,000 in Huayang; The Yellow River drowned Zhao Jun 20,000; Beheaded 50,000 South Korean troops in Songkhla; Kill Zhao Jun 450,000 in Changping.
The above is just the number of murders that can be tested by historical data. According to teacher Liang Qichao's research, two million people died during the Warring States Period, and Tian Lei killed half of them.
What is even more frightening is that Tian Lei has never had a record of failure in his military career. In other words, as long as the Sixth Army meets him, only death awaits them.
The dispute between Qin and Shangdang
Tian Lei's boyhood never appeared in the history books. It is said that he used to be a soldier and climbed to the top step by step with his bravery and good fighting. In the initial military career, Tian Lei attacked Korea, conquered Wei, destroyed Zhao and defeated Chu. A series of victories occupied nearly 90 cities and beheaded millions. His title was promoted from Zuo Shuchang, which not only controlled the military power of Qin, but also owned his own territory and became a small vassal among the big princes. At the same time, Tian Lei's "annihilation" strategy dealt a heavy blow to Wei, Korea, Chu and other countries, greatly weakened several major rivals of Qin, and opened the way for Qin's eastward advancement.
Of the six countries at that time, only Zhao Guoyou had the strength to compete with Qin.
With the help of Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Zhao She and others, Zhao made the country rich and powerful and plundered the land. As long as two generals, Zhao She and Lian Po, join hands, even the powerful Qin Jun will lose face.
In order to speed up the pace of external expansion and completely conquer the six countries, Qin appointed and implemented a new strategy of "making friends far away and attacking near". This strategy enabled Qin to take the initiative in diplomacy and ensured the success of Qin's tactics of "concentrating superior forces and defeating them one by one".
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In 280 BC, Qin first launched a fierce attack on neighboring South Korea, sent troops to the Party, captured Guanglang City and seized South Korea. Due to the unfavorable situation, Qin Jun finally resigned. However, due to the extremely important strategic position of Shangdang, in 262 BC, Qin was unwilling to approach Shangdang again, and soon surrounded the place. Before the general attack, the nearby reinforcements were destroyed by Tian Lei, cutting off most of the main roads in North Korea and all the links between Shangdang and the outside world.
The garrison commander of Shangdang County knew that he was in a difficult situation and could do nothing, so he came up with an idea overnight: to dedicate Shangdang to Zhao and send someone to convey the news to him quickly. It must be like this: if Zhao accepts to join the party, Qin will be furious and send troops to attack Zhao. In this way, Zhao will be involved in the war against Qin and will have to fight side by side with South Korea. If the two armies unite against Qin, they will certainly be able to resist the tiger and wolf division of Qin.
Wang was deeply troubled when he learned this, so he consulted with Pingyang Jun and Wang Ping. Pingyang said, "Your Majesty might as well not accept it. If you accept it, you will offend Qin and lose more than you gain. " However, Ping Yuanjun suggested that Wang Zhao accept it. He said, "Pingyang Jun worries too much. Shangdang is a good place, and many people can't get to the army. Now someone personally gave it to him. Why not do such a good thing? " Zhao pushed his luck, feeling that his great advantage was not in vain, and agreed to the request and sent troops to dinner.
The tiger of Zhao robbed the king of Qin of his food. How can the king of Qin not be angry? Thus, the Qin-Han War indirectly turned into a confrontation between Qin and Zhao.
Qin's goal was South Korea, and he was unprepared for Zhao's attack, so he suppressed his anger and worked in China for two years. Two years later, at the suggestion of Fan Ju, the king of Qin divided his army into two groups and occupied Shangdang again. This also means that Qin officially declared war on Zhao.
Due to insufficient preparation, Zhao Jun lost all the way and had to give up joining forces and retreat to Changping.
In this way, the battle of Changping, which suffered the most casualties during the Warring States period, started.
Lian Po is old, and Zhao Kuo is the bane.
After retreating to Changping, Lian Po, a veteran of Zhao State, was responsible for guarding it. He knew that Qin Jun still had a long way to go, and he wanted to finish it as soon as possible. However, Zhao's strength is slightly weak and it is not appropriate to confront him head-on. So he took the tactics of waiting for rest and taking defense as the attack.
Lian Po built a high base and a strong wall. Every day, he only trains in the fence. No matter how Chi challenged him, he was determined not to fight. So, three months passed quickly.
Although Lian Po is old, his strategy of leading troops to fight is better than others. He wants to use this tactic of "no killing, no steaming" to completely crush Qin Jun's morale, and then send troops to fight back when Qin Jun is tired, and win it in one fell swoop. Although this idea is brilliant, Lian Po's superior Zhao Wang did not agree. The prince of Zhao not only didn't understand Lian Po's intention, but thought that Lian Po was his enemy, deliberately delayed and retired with his own salary, so he repeatedly blamed Lian Po.
Qin's army was also depressed. They thought they could go home for the New Year after an early battle, but they didn't expect it to take so long. There is no turning point at all, and the government and the opposition are very anxious.
At this time, two key figures of the state of Qin stepped forward, and what they did next would change history.
Fan Ju of Qin Xiang was the first to come forward, and Fan Ju had an idea. First, he sent people to Zhao's territory with a lot of money to buy off some greedy officials and people and let them spread rumors everywhere. He said to Zhao's men, "Do you know why the battle of Changping has been fought for so long without results? Because they don't know how to choose people, they don't know that Zhao Kuo is the most feared and difficult general of Qin. Lian Po this old man, already useless. What can he do except hide? Perhaps, he knew that he was defeated by Qin Jun, so he planned to defect. "
As a result, as soon as this word spread, it soon reached the ears of the prince of Zhao. The prince of Zhao was very opposed to Lian Po's tactics of building a solid wall and high base, and was dissatisfied with the present situation of his military forces. He wants to change coaches, but he can't make up his mind. Hearing Fan Ju's rebuttal, he decided to replace Lian Po with Zhao Kuo immediately.
It is absolutely impossible for a military commander to get cold feet.
This Zhao Kuo is the son of the famous Zhao She, and Zhao She once led an army to defeat the State of Qin. it
Hearing the news that Zhao Kuo came to power, another "stealth bomb" of Qin stood out. He is the protagonist of this war, Tian Lei.
The news that Tian Lei inherited Qin Jun's former boss was tightly blocked at that time, and there was even a written pledge to fulfill a military order inside Qin Jun. Who dares to leak the news of Tian Lei's succession? Kill without forgiveness! Why? Because Qin was afraid that the prince of Zhao would break his word because of Tian Lei's victory, he changed Lian Po back.
As soon as Zhao Kuo arrived in the army, he completely subverted Lian Po's strategy, turned attack into defense, and went all out.
This strategy seems quite effective at first, because the main force of Qin Jun, who has always been brave and good at fighting, met Zhao Jun and was defeated after only a few rounds.
Zhao Kuo is eager to win. Seeing the mess, Zhao Xing rushed to catch up. As a result, more than 40,000 troops left their own barriers and struggled to catch up with Qin Jun.
The bookworm never imagined that this was a trap set by Qin Jun. He didn't expect that he had already sent two Indiana Jones to follow Zhao in advance, ready to cut off their posterior approach.
Qin Jun fought and retreated, and led Zhao straight into the village. See Zhao Kuo has hit Qin Jun's stronghold, especially.
Unable to restrain his excitement, he ordered the sergeant to attack the Qin Jun camp with all his might.
Is the camp generally strong? No matter how sharp the knife is and how strong the bow is, it is difficult for Zhao's soldiers to break through the camp. Not only that, the warriors of Zhao were also exhausted by attacking the camp.
Just as Zhao Kuo was thinking about resting on the spot, he suddenly shouted around, and two Indiana Jones who followed Zhao joined forces to kill him, and immediately surrounded Zhao. On one side is the camp and on the other side is the enemy. Zhao Jun can't advance or retreat. Fortunately, there are many people, and Zhao has not reached the point of irresistible. Zhao Kuo had to stop attacking and build fortifications in situ, waiting for reinforcements.
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While Zhao was building fortifications, he sent five thousand hussars to cut off Zhao's route for providing foodstuff. As a result, Zhao Jun didn't even have food, and more than 400,000 people became turtles in a jar.
Zhao of Qin heard that the war had turned around and victory was in sight. He immediately mobilized all nearby able-bodied men over 15 to encourage Ping to help intercept Zhao's reinforcements and continue to block the grain route.
Zhao's army was besieged for 46 days. After lack of food and grass, the army was separated. Finally, they killed each other to satisfy their hunger. In this more than a month, Zhao Jun has been divided into four teams for many times, taking turns to attack, trying to break through the encirclement, but all failed. For the last time, head coach Zhao Kuo fought bravely to kill the enemy. Unfortunately, he was shot and killed by Qin Jun, leaving only idioms on paper.
After Zhao Kuo's death, all the besieged 400,000 Zhao troops surrendered.
After receiving the surrender, Tian Lei was puzzled about how to deal with the prisoners. After repeated weighing, he thought that Zhao Jun was willful and untrustworthy after all. If they are recruited, there will be riots sooner or later in the future. Simply put, it is extinction, leaving only more than 200 young people to report back to China, and the rest are all trapped.
Tian Lei will succeed, and 400,000 iron-blooded men will become the bones under the seat of "God of War".
Changping at that time was a hell on earth!
After Emperor Ping ruled, there was no war in Tian Lei, Wu Anjun. In his later years, Tian Lei neglected state affairs, often disobeyed orders and offended the king of Qin. As a result, the contradiction between monarch and minister deepened. In addition, although Qin Xiangfan was brilliant, he was narrow-minded, and Tian Lei was not allowed to make greater contributions than himself, and he often vilified the king of Qin. Tian Lei's position in the heart of the king of Qin is getting worse and worse. Finally, Tian Lei was demoted to an ordinary soldier, and the king of Qin gave him a sword to commit suicide.
Before he died, Tian Lei asked loudly with a sword in his hand, "What have I sinned against God and suffered such bad luck?" After a long time, he said to himself, "I should have died a long time ago." I killed 400,000 soldiers in the battle of Changping, enough for me to die. "
After listening to his words, Tian Lei gave up the ghost.