Bai Qi is a descendant of the grandson of King Chu Ping. According to legend, King Chu Ping mistakenly listened to Fei Wuji's slanderous remarks, which led Bai Gongsun Zan's family to leave Chu. First they fled to Song State, then they felt that Song State was unsafe, and then they came to Zheng State. Because Bai Gongsun Zan's father was killed in Zheng, they had to go to Wu. After the war with Wu Chu, Gongsun Sheng returned to Chu for power and was killed. His sons fled to the state of Qin, where they have lived ever since.
In 293 BC, the allied forces of Korea and Wei held the important exit of the Eastern Expedition. Wei Ran, the prime minister of Qin, suggested that Qin attack the Wei State of Korea and Tian Lei. Tian Lei, who was ordered in a crisis, carefully analyzed the enemy's situation and surrounded the Korean-Wei allied forces in Iraq by attacking the enemy's rear. History calls the Battle of Yi Que, which wiped out 240,000 allied troops, captured Wei General Gongsun alive, and then took advantage of the victory to attack and seize a large area of South Korea. Tian Lei became famous in World War I and was appointed as a national captain.
In 282 BC, King Xiang of Chu joined forces with several vassal states to attack the State of Qin. The following year, the Zhao Haoqi faction of Qin attacked Chu in Leitian, and the Chu army was defeated. Chu was forced to cede territory to the north of Yong and Hanshui River and make peace with Qin. The following year, after attacking Chu again and capturing five cities, such as Yan and Deng, the soldiers were divided into three ways, which matched Chu Duying (now Jiangling, Hubei), and King Xiang of Chu sent troops to stop the attack. Tian Lei once again played the role of encirclement and suppression of the enemy, and finally defeated the Chu army and seized the capital of Chu.
The king of Chu avoided his sharp edge and retreated to Chen (now Huaiyang, Henan Province). Similarly, Qin Jun occupied witches in Chu and Guizhou. Since then, the state of Chu has been greatly weakened and has never recovered. Zhao Haoqi of Qin Dynasty took Ying as the south county, and made it the title of the country, which made it famous all over the world.
In 263 BC, Tian Lei captured the King of Nan (now Qinyang, Henan), forcing King Han Huanhui to cede Shangdang County. However, Feng Ting, the guardian of Shangdang County, dedicated Shangdang County to Zhao, and the war between Qin and Zhao was imminent.
In 26 1 year BC, Zhao Haoqi, king of Qin Xiang, sent Wang Bi, a general, to attack North Korea, and after seizing Shangdang, he began to attack Zhao. Lian Po, the general of Zhao, saw that Qin Jun was menacing, so he defended heavily in Changping. Qin Jun couldn't break through the defense line, and the two armies were at loggerheads for three years. Due to the shortage of food supply, Zhao was anxious to end the war quickly, so he replaced Lian Po with Zhao Kuo. The spies of Qin sent the news to the palace of Qin, and the item of Qin secretly sent it to Changping.
Faced with Zhao Kuo's arrogance and lack of actual combat, Tian Lei decided to use the strategy of luring the enemy in depth and dispersing panic. He ordered the vanguard troops to attack Zhao, pretended to fail and retreated, lured Zhao's main force into an ambush, and then sent troops to attack Zhao's rear and cut off the rear road. Zhao was besieged for 46 days, and food and water had already been cut off. The soldiers were exhausted and ate the body. Zhao Kuo failed to break through several times and was finally shot. 400,000 Zhao surrendered, all of them were raped, and the battle of Changping ended.
Zhao Haoqi, the king of Qin Xiang, sent the tomb and attacked Handan successively, both of which suffered heavy losses. He tried to attack Handan with leitian, but was rejected several times. Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, forced him to lead troops to attack Zhao, but he was helpless and had to lead troops to Handan. He went to Du You and was ordered to commit suicide because of slanders.
During the Warring States Period, 200 million people died, half of whom died at the hands of Tian Lei, so he was called? Human slaughter? . After Tian Lei's death, many ancestral temples were built for him to commemorate him. After Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, he felt that he had contributed a lot, so he sealed his son Zhong Bai in Taiyuan.
Ranked second: Wang Jian.
Wang Jian is a native of Qin. Compared with the domineering fighting style, Wang Jian belongs to the slow and steady type.
In 229 BC, Qin Shihuang sent Wang Jian to crusade against Zhao. In the battle of Changping, although Zhao was badly hurt, the hundred-footed worm died but not stiff, and Zhao still had some resistance. Wang Jian couldn't attack Zhao for a while, and he was deadlocked with Li Mu, the general of Zhao, for more than a year. Later, Wang Jian used a double agent to make Zhao kill Li Mu. Shortly after Li Mu's death, Wang Jian captured Handan, the capital of Zhao, and captured Zhao again, and Zhao perished. Then he was stationed at the border of Yan and Zhao, ready to attack Yan. Wang Jian returned to China and was named Wu Houan.
In 227 BC, Jing Ke failed to stab Qin, which gave Qin Shihuang an excuse to attack Yan State. Wang Jian defeated the main force of the Yan army in the west of Xiaoshui, and three months later, he breached the capital of Yan State, forcing Rebecca to flee to Liaodong.
Qin Shihuang asked how many soldiers and horses would be needed to destroy Chu. Li Xin said that 200,000 soldiers and horses were needed, and Wang Jian said that 600,000 soldiers and horses were needed. Qin Shihuang appointed Li Xin to crusade against Chu. After Li Xin's defeat of Chu, Qin Shihuang reopened Wang Jian.
In 224 BC, Wang Jian led 600,000 soldiers and horses to the territory of Chu, where he held a stalemate with the Chu army for one year. When the Chu army relaxed its vigilance and retreated eastward, Wang Jian sent troops to attack and the Chu army was defeated. Chu committed suicide by defeating Xiang Yan. Wang Jian pursued the victory, quickly occupied the capital of Chu, captured the king of Chu, and Chu perished. With high morale, Wang Jian continued to go south, bringing Baiyue back to the State of Qin.
Wang Jian returned to Xianyang triumphantly, fearing that he would make great achievements, and insisted on returning to his hometown to provide for the elderly. He was the only one of the four famous soldiers in the Warring States who died a fair death. His son Wang Ben died in Wei Qi, and his grandson Wang Li was captured by Xiang Yu in the Battle of Julu. And Wang Wei fled to Langya and Taiyuan respectively, becoming the ancestors of the Wang family in the world.
Ranked third: Li Mu.
Li Mu, Zhao (now Xingtai, Hebei) was one of the most outstanding generals at the end of the Warring States Period. Li Mu is dead. Where's Zhao? Praise, life without failure.
During Huiwenhe's reign, Li Mu was sent to the border to resist the Xiongnu because the Xiongnu in the north became powerful and invaded Zhao in the south. Li Mu adopted the strategy of being on the defensive, showing weakness and avoiding war, saving energy and waiting for an opportunity to fight back, which made the Huns mistakenly think that Zhao was timid. After years of waiting, in 245 BC, Li Mu led 200,000 soldiers and horses to panic in the Xiongnu with 65,438+10,000 soldiers and horses. Then, they pursued the victory, destroyed the eaves, defeated the East Lake, subdued Hu Lin, and made the border areas peaceful for more than ten years.
In 234 BC, Huan Kun, a general of the State of Qin, led an army of 6,543.8+0.5 million to an important grain-producing area of Zhao, lured Zhao to bring grain and wiped it out in one fell swoop. As a result, General Zhao Hu Nuo led 6,543,800 troops to rescue and was annihilated. In the second year, Huan Kun even captured Chi Li and Yi An, and Zhao was in a critical situation. Wang Zhao sent Li Mu south to rescue, and Li Mu used this strategy to deal with the Huns. Eighty thousand soldiers and horses were at a loss of 6.5438+0.5 million. After the defeat, Huan Kun was forced to flee to Yan State and was renamed Fan. After this war, Li Mu was given the title of Wu Anjun, which is the same as that of Tian Lei.
When Qin Shihuang sent Wang Jian to attack Zhao, Li Mu actively defended, and the two sides held each other for a year. Wang Jian didn't break through his defense, so he bribed Zhao's courtiers to spread Li Mu rebellion. Zhao listened to rumors and ordered Yanju to replace Li Mu's military power. Li Mu disobeyed orders and was killed by the Prince of Zhao. Because Li Mu was killed, Wang Jian lost his scruples. Three months later, he occupied Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Zhao perished.
Li Mu Zhongyi was killed, which was really a grievance. At the end of Qin Dynasty, his grandson Li Zuo Er assisted the King of Zhao, and later Zhao surrendered to Han Xin because of Han Xin. After Han Xin was killed by Lv Hou, he lived in seclusion in the mountains.
Ranked fourth: Lian Po
Born in Cucui, Zhongshan, Lian Po (now Xingyi Town, Dingzhou, Hebei Province), he is good at defense. The world knows that he is mostly due to two things: one is to offer a humble apology to Lin Xiangru, and the other is that Lian Po was replaced by Zhao Kuo in the battle of Changping, which led to Zhao's defeat. He made outstanding achievements in his life and was also suspected by Zhao Wang. He fled the motherland and lived a miserable life in his later years.
In 284 BC, the five-nation allied forces led by Yan attacked the State of Qi, leaving it in a mess. In the second year, Lian Po led the Zhao army into the territory of Qi, captured Jin Yang, and became famous all over the world. He returned to Handan, the capital of Zhao, and was named Shangqing by Zhao Huiwen.
In 262 BC, Qin attacked South Korea, and South Korea intended to make peace with Qin. Shangdang satrap Feng Ting wanted to lead the war of Qin to Zhao, so he dedicated Shangdang area to Zhao, and the battle of Changping was imminent.
Qin Jun was on a roll, and successively conquered the Wild King (now Qinyang, Henan Province) and Shangdang. So he ordered Lian Po to go to Changping (now northwest of Gaoping, Shaanxi Province) to stop Qin Jun. Compared with Zhao, Zhao has fewer troops and is exhausted after a long journey. In this regard, Lian Po adopted fortress doctrine, resolutely defended, and attempted to confront Qin Jun for a long time, exhausting Qin Jun's morale and grain.
Qin Jun felt that he couldn't afford it, so he used a double agent to get the prince of Zhao to replace Lian Po with Zhao Kuo. Later, because Zhao Kuo was eager to win, he fell into the encirclement of Tian Lei, and 400,000 soldiers were killed.
By 25 1 BC, the prince of Yan was glad to learn that Zhao had been badly weakened since Changping after World War I, and that there were not many young people trying to attack Zhao in China. Lian Po was reappointed and lived up to the trust of the Prince of Zhao. He defeated the Yan army in Yancheng, beheaded the generals of the State of Yan, captured Qing Qin and Le Xian alive, and then besieged Yan Dou, forcing the prince to cut five cities for peace. After the war, Lian Po was named Xin Pingjun, and he acted as an impostor.
When Zhao mourned the king, he slandered Lian Po, saying that he was going to rebel, and the king of Zhao issued a letter to remove him from his post. Lian Po was furious and led his troops to attack Lecheng, which had come to meet the soldiers, and then fled to Wei. When Qin attacked Zhao again, Zhao Wang hoped that Lian Po would return to China to play his role. Guo Kai slandered Lian Po for being too old to be reused. From then on, Lian Po never returned to Zhao and died in Chu.
Through their major achievements, it is obvious that Tian Lei's mode of fighting is mainly offensive. Wang Jian and Li Mu have both offensive and defensive abilities, but the offense is not as good as that of Tian Lei, while Lian Po is good at defense.
Among the four famous generals of Zhao, except Wang Jian, who died a fair death, the other three all ended tragically. The fate of a famous star lies not only in his own talent, but also in serving the monarch and the country.