Although Lin Xiangru had returned to Zhao safely, he showed no sign of offering He's Bi. The King of Qin knew that there were only two ways to obtain He's Bi: to give Zhao 15 cities as promised or to steal it.

Giving Zhao 15 cities in exchange would maintain Qin's reputation for keeping promises, but it would go against Qin's consistent major policies.

Although it is not a problem to rely on force and cleverness to plunder and plunder, the Zhao State is currently well-prepared, and all countries are paying attention to the matter of He's Bi, so they cannot lose the big because of the small. Therefore, King Qin Zhaoxiang decided to wait until the news passed before the Qin State sent troops to Zhao State again.

, gave Zhao Guo a heavy blow.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin had been waiting for this day for a full year. In the thirty-third year of King Nan of Zhou, that is, 282 BC, the turmoil over He's Bi finally calmed down. During this time, the State of Qin continued to prepare for war.

The military strength has been greatly improved, and its strength in the company has been greatly improved.

Benefited greatly from its strategy. After several wars, Qi State was suffering a devastating blow, and Qin State turned its strategic attention to another relatively powerful country in the east - Chu State. Before that, King Qin

We still need to test the strength of Zhao State.

Therefore, King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered his army to attack and quickly occupy two cities in the west of Zhao State. The next year, in order to expand the results, King Qin sent troops again to attack Shicheng of Zhao State (today's Lin County, Henan).

In this battle, the Qin army dispatched 100,000 troops, which was determined to win. When the Zhao army guard saw the Qin army's orderly appearance and huge momentum, he was frightened out of his wits. In desperation, the Zhao army guard took advantage of the Qin army's troops approaching the city before attacking the city.

He quietly escaped from the east city gate, leaving only a few lieutenants behind, who were ordered to guard the stone city. However, the generals who defended the city had already left, and the Zhao army was immediately in a state of chaos. Tens of thousands of soldiers were unwilling to fight, and the Qin army was almost dead, so they took it down.

Stone City.

Seeing that the Qin army marched straight in, as if they were entering an uninhabited territory, the front of the army was actually pointing to Handan, the capital of Zhao State. King Zhao knew that the Qin army's attack was not on Heshibi, or even on one city or one place, but on the entire Zhao State.

Even the whole world.

Facing the tiger and wolf troops coming from Qin in the west, and looking at Zhao's defeat in recent days under the attack of Qin's famous general Bai Qi, King Zhao couldn't help but feel worried. In desperation, King Zhao Huiwen

He could only hope to use He's Bi to exchange for the temporary peace of Zhao State. But he also knew that this was just a temporary measure, and the chance of it working could be said to be very slim.

At this time, a famous general who saved Zhao State, General Lian Po, who was considered the best in the world together with Bai Qi, stood up.

Lian Po, who was born in about 327 BC and died in 243 BC, was an outstanding military strategist of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period. Together with Bai Qi and Wang Jian of the Qin State, and Li Mu of the late Zhao State, he was known as one of the "Four Famous Generals of the Warring States Period".

He was active in three periods: King Zhao Huiwen (298 BC - 266 BC), King Zhao Xiaocheng (266 BC - 245 BC), and King Zhao Daoxiang (245 BC - 236 BC).

In the early days of King Huiwen of Zhao, Lian Po served in the army of the State of Zhao. He fought bravely and won the respect of the officers and soldiers of the Zhao army. Among the Eastern countries at that time, the State of Qi was the most powerful. It was the only prince that could compete with the powerful Western state of Qin.

After the painstaking efforts of several generations of kings, the State of Zhao gradually became stronger and stronger. However, it was different from the two countries of Qin and Qi.

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It is much weaker than Zhao State.

Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, the State of Qin lived in the "bitter cold land" in the northwest and had been seeking to seize the Central Plains and become the world leader. Unfortunately, the State of Zhao was blocking Qin's way out of Hangu Pass in the west. To achieve the march to the Central Plains, Qin State must

First, remove the thorn in Zhao's side and the thorn in his flesh.

However, according to the actual situation at that time, it was not easy for any country to destroy other countries. On the one hand, since the seven heroes of the Warring States Period were able to stand out from the great powers of the Spring and Autumn Period, they all had certain military strength; on the other hand, because of the alliance at that time

, the strategy of connecting and horizontal is becoming widely popular. As long as a country is completely attacked, other countries are likely to intervene. Unless there is absolute strength, "two fists cannot defeat four hands". The country will not be destroyed, but will be destroyed.

Bring disaster to your country.

At this time, the person who saved Zhao State and resisted the powerful Qin was Lian Po, a famous general of the Warring States Period. Under the leadership of Lian Po, the Zhao army repeatedly defeated the Qin army, forcing the Qin army to change its strategy and implement the strategy of alliance. Because of this,

Su Qin, Zhang Yi and others were able to show their talents and shine. With the efforts of Qin State, they finally realized

The five kingdoms of Han, Yan, Wei, Zhao, and Qin united and jointly led the army to attack Qi State, and Qi State collapsed. At this time, Lian Po was in his prime, and his extraordinary combat capabilities were fully demonstrated at this time. Lian Po

In the 16th year of King Zhao Huiwen (283 BC), he led the Zhao army to attack Qi and did not avoid the soldiers.

The family's big taboo led tens of thousands of troops to penetrate deep into the territory of Qi State. With lightning speed, they captured Yang Jin (today's west of Dancheng, Shandong Province, originally the territory of Wei State, and later belonged to Qi State). Suddenly, the world's best generals

The princes in the world were shocked that Zhao Guo had obtained such a good general. After this battle, Zhao Guo succeeded

For the sake of the leading country in the East, when Lian Po's squadron returned to the court, everyone in Zhao State was overjoyed. King Zhao Huiwen took advantage of the situation and worshiped him as Shang Qing (Shang Qing was the most senior civil servant at the time). Qin State was also in this situation

During the battle, he saw how powerful Lian Po was, so he never dared to use troops against Zhao rashly.

Faced with another provocation by the Qin army, King Zhao believed that if he remained weak and retreated, he would no longer be able to deal with the increasingly powerful Qin. So he decided to let Lian Po take command again to resist the Qin army's attack. Lian Po also did what he did before the war.

Be fully prepared and have the determination and courage to win.

Although Zhao was a powerful country in the east at this time, its strength was obviously insufficient compared to the powerful Qin that controlled Bashu in the south, Rongdi in the west, Xiongnu in the north, and South Korea in the east. But Lian Po knew that he could not do anything even if he knew it was impossible.

This is the behavior of a man. What's more, Lian Po has always been rigorous in running the army, and his military power is so great that only a handful of people in the world can rival him.

But no matter how brave and skillful Lian Po was, no matter how brave the Zhao army was in killing the enemy, they could not withstand the strong bows and crossbows of the Qin army, and their brave soldiers and generals. When Lian Po arrived at the battlefield, he did not even bother to check the terrain, so he fell into conflict with the Qin army.

In the stalemate between the Qin army and the Qin army, they naturally took advantage of it. At the beginning of the war, Lian Po also led the army to fight fiercely with the enemy outside the city, but

After several battles, the Zhao army lost soldiers and generals, and its military strength and morale were greatly affected. In desperation, Lian Po had no choice but to withdraw from the city, because he knew that the land of Changping was the key to defeating Qin and Zhao.

Where. Instead of continuing the fierce battle with the Qin army here and losing troops and generals, it is better to go to Changping to rest and recuperate, strengthen the troops and horses, and plan for a decisive battle with the Qin army.

Qin Jun also saw this

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Therefore, while storming the city, he also led his army to chase Lian Po. Although Lian Po was defeated in the first battle, losing 20,000 troops and several cities. But that did not affect his decision-making.

When Bai Qi saw Lian Po returning to Changping, he could only shout: What can be done?

At that time, the situation in the Qin State was not optimistic: on the one hand, Bai Qi continued to fight with the Zhao army. After occupying Guanglang City, Lian Po retreated to Changping, and Qin and Zhao formed a confrontation; on the other hand, Qin, South Korea and Wei

The Luoyang Alliance of the three kingdoms also collapsed. Especially when the Qin army marched eastwards for several days, the military fronts pointed out that other princely states shuddered. In addition, the Chu State also began a series of actions against the Qin State.

In the thirty-third year of King Nan of Zhou (282 BC), after the Qin army captured the stone city of Zhao, King Qingxiang of Chu began to prepare to unite with Qi and South Korea to resist the powerful army of Qin. And here

Before, King Qingxiang of Chu also hoped to destroy the Zhou royal family. In fact, at this time, various

The princely states are already independent in their own affairs, and the existence of the Zhou royal family is just a symbol, with only one symbolic meaning. So, why did King Chu Qingxiang still miss the Zhou royal family, and Xu Tu attacked it? Was he just trying to compete for the Zhou royal family?

A tiny place? Or does the Chu State want to hold the emperor hostage to order the princes?

In fact, King Chu's thoughts were very simple, he just wanted Jiuding.

What is Jiuding? Legend has it that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dayu used the gold tribute from the nine herdsmen in the world to cast the Nine Tripods to symbolize Jiuzhou. It was further developed in the Shang Dynasty and turned the tripod into a symbol of status and identity. The system of Jiuding and Eight Tripods was established, among which

Regulations: for scholars

One tripod or three tripods, the great officials used five tripods, while the royal family and the emperor used nine tripods, and performed nine tripods when offering sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth. Since then, the tripod has naturally become a symbol of the country's political power, and then has become a national treasure. Nine tripods are also

Become a symbol of the emperor.

The intention of the King of Chu can be said to be "everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention". He wanted to conquer the world.

After the decline of the Zhou royal family, many people coveted Jiuding. For example, during the reign of King Zhou Ding, King Zhuang of Chu took advantage of the prosperity of Chu State and "asked for the throne", but was rejected by Zhou Dafu Wang Sunman. Later, King Ling of Chu also wanted to win the throne.

Due to the failed rebellion in the country, King Qingxiang of Chu attacked again. I don't know what the result will be.

After King Nan of Zhou learned that Chu was about to use troops against the Zhou royal family, he hurriedly said to Zhaozi, the Prime Minister of Chu: "The Zhou royal family is just a small place, but there are few princes in the world who do not covet this place. They all hope that

Obtain Jiuding to dominate

The world. Nowadays, the Qin State is powerful and wants to dominate the world. Although the Chu State is weak, it still wants to compete in the Central Plains. This is something that everyone in the world can see. Chu State’s desire to hunt for Jiuding is tantamount to pulling teeth from Qin State’s tiger’s mouth. Will the Qin army sit back and watch?

ignore?"

The words of King Nan of Zhou could be said to have awakened the dreamer. King Qingxiang of Chu immediately did not dare to have other thoughts about Jiuding, and even the alliance with Qi and South Korea was declared dead.

In fact, even if the Chu State did not move Jiuding's mind, the Qin State would still march eastward.

In the thirty-fifth year of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty (280 BC), the Qin army launched a war against the Chu State. With Sima Cuo as its general, they set out from Longxi and passed through the counties in the middle of Shu to march directly to central Guizhou. In order to avoid fighting with Chu

The Qin State and the State of Zhao were fighting on two fronts. King Zhaoxiang of the State of Qin then decided to temporarily stop fighting with the State of Zhao and make peace.
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