After Shang Yang's reform, Qin State implemented a series of policies to strengthen the country. Driven by these policies, Qin State quickly walked out of the bitter cold land in the northwest, and continued to expand to the six eastern countries through Hangu Pass, an important gateway to the Central Plains.

Launched an orderly offensive. Although a series of accidents forced the policy to make temporary

Adjustments, such as the defeat of Chu's capital, or the alliance between Qin and South Korea, finally won over Wei. But these adjustments were temporary, and Qin's eyes were always fixed on the two most powerful countries in the east. One is

Qi State, Qin State chose to unite with it; the other was Zhao State, Qin State chose to fight it decisively.

If the Six Eastern Kingdoms at the end of the Warring States Period are divided into Near Qin and Far Qin, at this time, Qin chose to reach a temporary peace with the Three Kingdoms of Far Qin and chose to hang the sword high over the heads of the Three Kingdoms of Near Qin. This is

At that time, the East had no strength in terms of military strength, economic strength or diplomatic system.

No country can rival Qin. Therefore, the three countries near Qin either chose to surrender to Qin or choose to fight with Qin. Undoubtedly, the monarch of any country does not want to live on someone else's bed.

On the other hand, at the beginning, all countries chose to fight.

In the first battle at Shangdang, Zhao Jun failed.

There can be three explanations for the result of this war. Either the combat effectiveness of the Qin army and the Shangdang defenders is too disparate; or the geographical location of Shangdang County is not suitable for defense; or the Qin general Wang Lu used some tactics that can quickly

Strategies to disrupt the enemy - such as attacking the mind. However, a series of phenomena show that Feng Tingzhi is very intelligent, otherwise he would not be able to successfully persuade

Zhao Guo made it accept Shangdang. In this way, it was difficult for the Qin army to successfully attack the heart. In addition, South Korea's crossbows were very powerful at that time. Later, Feng Ting directly brought 200,000 Shangdang defenders to the Zhao army's garrison. It can be seen that although the Qin army

Although its combat power was strong, it did not deal a big blow to Feng Ting's troops. The reason why Zhao lost Shangdang was probably because its geographical location was not suitable for defense.

But all this is just speculation. Because there is not much introduction to this battle in the history books, it is said: "In the forty-seventh year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Qin sent Wang Lu, the chief of Zuo Shu, to attack Han and capture Shangdang."

Feng Ting's defeated army retreated like a tide to the garrison of Lian Po's army, and refugees also continued to gather in Changping. Judging from the records of Changping at that time and in later generations, Changping was important, but it was difficult to make it so popular at that time.

The two great powers were fighting to the death. So, what caused

What happened at the end of the Battle of Changping? The Qin army can easily explain it. The Qin army adhered to Bai Qi’s strategy of pursuing and attacking the fleeing enemy, and never believed in the military strategy of “not pursuing the enemy when the enemy is poor”; while the Zhao army

It was out of confidence in their own military strength and unwillingness to lose the Party.

There are many historical records about this battle, but when the Qin Dynasty later burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, many accounts of the Battle of Changping disappeared into the dust of history. However, even if there are only a few words about this battle,

It will also be remembered by people.

At that time, the armies of Qin and Zhao had already launched a series of tentative attacks around Changping, and it was "the storm is coming".

Beginning in April 264 BC, Wang Lunda

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The Zhao army began to attack the Zhao army. Until July, there were three major battles between the two sides. In April, the Zhao army and the Qin army fought, and the general Zhao Jia was killed in the melee. Two months later, the Zhao army lost

Two forts, four lieutenants were killed again, and Zhao Jun fell into greater passivity; in July, according to Lian Po's strategy, Zhao Jun built a solid fortress

, dealing with the enemy. However, under the fierce attack of the Qin army, the western barrier of the Zhao army was breached, and two lieutenants were killed. The three confrontations all ended in the failure of the Zhao army. Although the Qin army did not cause any substantial damage to the Zhao army,

It was a blow, but it can be seen that the morale of Zhao Jun was greatly affected. If such a head-on collision continues, Zhao Jun will eventually be unable to resist.

Lian Po has experienced many battles and understands all this. Lian Po is good at defense rather than offense, so at this time he must use his own advantages to defend against the enemy's attack. It is obvious that the Qin army at this time is thousands of miles away from the homeland.

In addition, it is naturally difficult to fight for a long time. As time goes by, the Qin army will inevitably be burdened by insufficient logistics and eventually collapse without a fight. The Zhao army followed this strategy to prevent the Qin army from entering. The Zhao army defended and the Qin army attacked.

, this state lasted for 3 consecutive years.

But the Zhao army was surprised to find that under such unbalanced consumption, Qin was on par with Zhao and even slightly better. You know, Qin traveled thousands of miles, while Zhao was right at his doorstep.

, the gap between this can be seen by a discerning person at a glance. Gradually, Zhao State found that it was difficult to support itself at first, so it decided to work hard on politics and diplomacy to force Qin State to withdraw its troops.

In fact, when the general Zhao Jia was killed, King Zhao Xiaocheng was already restless. At that time, the general Bi could be said to have the largest military position besides the commander. In the Qin army, when Bai Qi became the main general, Wang Lu was

Yes

General. The State of Zhao had just fought with the Qin army and lost its first-class general. The situation of the war was very unclear. King Zhao Xiaocheng was naturally very anxious, so he decided to lead the expedition himself, but his ministers Lou Chang and Yu Qing did not agree.

Regarding Lou Chang and Yu Qing, history has very few records about the former. We only know that Lou Chang was a close minister of King Xiaocheng of the State of Zhao. But Yu Qing was a famous person. When King Zhao Xiaocheng first met Yu Qing, Yu Qing was just an unknown person.

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Fang persuaded Yu Qing, but King Zhao saw that he was very eloquent and gave him a hundred yi of gold and a pair of white jade. When King Zhao met Yu Qing for the second time, he had already become famous among the countries for his eloquence. King Zhao

Then he was granted the title of Shangqing, so

He was named Yu Qing. He put forward thoughtful strategies for the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan, which determined the fate of Zhao State, which shows his talent. Later, Wei Prime Minister Wei Qi fled to Zhao State, and he also participated in the rescue plan.

Later, because he was forced to have no

However, he could only abandon the high-ranking official Houlu and leave Zhao State, and was finally trapped in Liang Dynasty, so he worked hard to write books. He wrote fifteen chapters of "The Biography of the Yu Family" and "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Yu Family", which have been lost today. Among them, "Yu Family's Biography"

"Shi Chun Qiu" has an edition compiled by Ma Guohan of the Qing Dynasty.

Lou Chang was just a flatterer who followed the Qin army. When he saw that the Qin army was so powerful, he immediately suggested to King Zhao that since the stalemate persisted, it was better to send envoys to make peace. This would not only solve the immediate dilemma, but also prevent Qin from going to war.

With the damage caused to Zhao State, other countries cannot try to reap the benefits. Moreover, the current strength contrast between Qin State and Zhao State is very obvious. In the end,

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The country of Zhao must be defeated in the end. Instead of remaining passive and eventually defeated, it is better to sacrifice some land now to preserve its own strength.

No matter how stupid King Zhao Xiaocheng was, he knew that Qin came this time with the determination to destroy Zhao's vitality. After listening to what Lou Chang said, Yu Qing put forward a more reasonable suggestion: send an envoy to go

The states of Chu and Wei went to bribe them with priceless treasures. In this way, they would

It made Qin feel that another round of alliance between the three countries had begun. The strategies formulated by Qin such as continuous horizontal alliances, distant contacts and close attacks were all due to the fear that the six eastern countries would unite against themselves. The balance of the war was already in a balance. This

Any small incident at any time may tip the balance.

At this time, Yu Qing's policy was the best solution to Zhao's crisis, but the mediocre King Zhao could not listen to any pertinent words. Yu Qing's opinion was rejected, and the outcome of the Battle of Changping was determined.

The reason why King Zhao Xiaocheng did not accept Yu Qing's suggestion was because he thought he had a more reasonable plan. Instead of bribing and contacting Chu and Wei, he sent envoys to Qin, similar to what Lou Chang said,

He wanted to start from the highest decision-making level of the Qin State and express to them the desire of the people of the Zhao State for peace and for an end to war with the Qin State.

The tiger and wolf divisions of the Qin army traveled thousands of miles from the northwest, transporting countless amounts of money, food and weapons with almost all their might, just to be able to complete their success in one battle and completely defeat or even eliminate the main force of Zhao State. Now three years have passed, and Qin State has not yet achieved anything.

How can any breakthrough progress be abandoned halfway?

Although the State of Qin chose to sit down and negotiate with King Zhao Xiaocheng, it was definitely not the case of shaking hands with Zhao and making peace as King Zhao Xiaocheng imagined. According to the vision of the wise Fan Ju and the talented King Zhaoxiang of Qin, peace talks with Zhao were simply

It's just an idiot's dream. Therefore, Qin's decision-makers must be brewing a bigger conspiracy.

Yu Qing saw the clues of the matter, and his heart suddenly became cold and his face turned pale. He knew that Zhao Guo had no hope. However, King Zhao Xiaocheng still said smugly in front of Yu Qing that Yu Qing's plan was simply superfluous.

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When the envoy of the State of Zhao was still a hundred miles away from Xianyang City, the State of Qin sent a carriage to greet him. The whole scene was solemn and grand. The news of the envoy of the State of Zhao entering Qin was quickly spread by spies from all directions, and had spread throughout the six eastern countries.

The news was spread by word of mouth: Qin and Zhao had reconciled, and the two countries were preparing to form an alliance. What Qin wanted to see was this effect. Once the Shandong countries learned of the news, and after King Zhao Xiaocheng confirmed it,

This will isolate Zhao State.

In order to turn the assumption that other countries were on the sidelines into a reality, the Qin State did not hesitate to make great profits to the Wei State and promised to transfer the land of Yuanyong to the Wei State, provided that the Wei State would not interfere in the war between Qin and Zhao; the Chu State was no longer there

Any threat, so Qin directly ignored Chu; according to the differences between Qi and Yan

Strength, if Zhao can be given economic support, the outcome of the war between Qin and Zhao will be difficult to predict. However, their own military strength is not very strong, so Qin directly uses force to deter them. As long as they do not

If they act rashly, Qin will ensure their temporary peace.
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