In 229 BC, although Wang Jian had led troops to attack Zhao before that, he did not really destroy Zhao. So in this year, the king of Qin sent him to destroy Zhao. Sending troops from Wang Jian County to Jingxing played a mutual echo role with Yang Duanhe's army. Save your strength and beat Zhao in one fell swoop. I thought the war would end soon, but I didn't expect to meet General Zhao. This general is not an ordinary general, but a famous Li Mu. The two sides confronted each other in the territory of Zhao for more than a year, and no one had an advantage. In order to break the deadlock, Wang Jian took countermeasures and asked Wang Zhao to get rid of his generals. As long as Li Mu doesn't die, Zhao is a piece of fat. Soon, Wang Jian led the army to defeat Zhao in succession, and cut off the head of the leader of Zhao. After the land of Zhao was recovered, it was merged into a group of Qin.
Two years later, there was an assassination that shocked the world, that is, Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin to death. Although the king of Qin was fine, he was furious and immediately sent Wang Jian to attack Yan. Therefore, Wang Jian led an army to attack the capital of Yan, forcing the prince to flee to Liaodong. It can be said that Yan has existed in name only.
His third country, Chu, was destroyed by his son Qi Xin. Chu will Xiang Yan although desperate resistance, but the strength difference is too wide, can only be killed in the battle.
Wang Jian fought countless battles in his life, but he couldn't fight them all. Without losing too much strength, this is a favor to Qin.
Who is better, Wang Jian or Tian Lei?
During the Warring States period, the State of Qin was very powerful and had many soldiers. Among them, there are two generals who are extremely important to the great cause of Qin reunification, that is, Wang Jian and Tian Lei. Many people will compare them together to see who is better. In fact, to evaluate two people, we should look at them from many angles.
Bai Qi was a famous minister in Qin and Zhao Dynasties. His military career has a history of more than 30 years, including countless wars and almost no defeat. The most wonderful battle in his life was the battle of Changping, in which all Zhao's 450,000 prisoners were killed. Later generations have a lot of complaints about this evaluation. Although Wang Jian helped the first emperor sweep the six countries, he never lost. But as we all know, in the era of Tian Lei, the strength of Qin was not so much ahead of the vassal states, and the strength of the seven countries was not so different. In the era of Wang Jian, Qin Jun's comprehensive strength was already very high, and it can be said that Tian Lei's fighting capacity was stronger. After all, it is still possible to defeat Zhao in front of Zhao with equal strength.
Politically, Wang Jian is one head ahead. After the battle of Changping, Tian Lei should have been respected. After all, he won such a great victory. However, the Zhao people bribed the prime minister of Qin, which led to the surrender of the military power and the return of the army to the DPRK. Tian Lei's heart was extremely depressed. He was dissatisfied with Zhao of Qin State, which made him unable to complain about his illness in the future, so he didn't participate in political affairs at all. In the future, Zhao Haoqi of Qin will attack Zhao, but he can't go to Tian Lei because of illness. As a result, another general led the troops and was defeated by Zhao. After the defeat, Zhao of Qin was already very depressed, but he was still cynical there. In a rage, he demoted Tian Lei to a soldier, and later, he was executed. Veteran Wang Jian knew Qin's state of mind and asked him for 10 thousand mu of fertile land to avoid Qin's doubt about himself. His high achievements did not lead to a miserable old age. It can be said that Wang Jian's political ability is high. After all, living in this society, people who don't know politics often die miserably.
How did Wang Jian die?
Wang Jian's background is not noble, but poor, and he has no relatives to rely on. He just relies on his own talent. He likes playing with guns and sticks since he was a child, especially the art of war. Joined the army at the age of 20 and began military life. It can be said that Wang Jian spent most of his life in the military camp.
After Wang Jian arrived in Qin Jun, his military talents were quickly put to use and reused. He attacked six countries in succession, which played an important role in the demise of Zhao, but his most typical way of fighting was to attack Chu with 600 thousand troops. After Li Xin suffered losses, the king of Qin felt that this was delaying the pace of his reunification, so he sent Wang Jian out of the mountain to recruit 600,000 soldiers for him. On the day of departure, the king of Qin took Wang Jian's hand and said, "I look forward to the general's triumphant return." When Qin spoke, he always had a smile on his face, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was not laughing, but was extremely unconfident inside. After all, Wang Jian brought all the troops in the country, and he doubted that Wang Jian would support himself.
The clever Wang Jian knows the mind of the king of Qin. In order to ensure the victory of this war, we will not make great contributions to ourselves in the future and let the king of Qin doubt himself. He said to the king of Qin, "Your Majesty, I am old and don't have much time to contribute to your majesty. I beg you to give me ten thousand mu of fertile land when you come back. No matter how great my contribution is, I only hope that I can seal a marquis. " Hearing this, the King of Qi felt that Wang Jian should not betray himself and promised him 10,000 mu of land west of Xianyang.
Wang Jian lived up to expectations. He leads this army of 600,000 people. He didn't attack Chu directly, but stayed put, and the two armies confronted each other for more than a year. Chu knew he was better than himself and wanted to strike first, but Wang Jian seized the opportunity and caught him off guard. Wang Jian led an army to attack the capital of Chu and destroy Chu.
Wang Jian came back and said to his descendants, "We already have three generals in our family. If there are too many, the king will suspect that we are not far from death. " He hoped that his grandson Wang Li would not join the army, but Wang Li became a general and was eventually captured by Xiang Yu.
In his later years, Wang Jian did not make great contributions because of his brilliant achievements. That's because he knows how to be a man, is good at seizing opportunities, tries to figure out the mind of the king of Qin, and handles the relationship with him very skillfully. Finally, the king of Qin gave him 10,000 mu of fertile land and asked him to retire to his hometown. Wang Jian finally died, but he died of old age in his hometown.