On this day, in order to show how much he valued Bai Qi, King Qin Zhaoxiang went to Lord Wu'an's mansion in person. This made Lord Wu'an's mansion very confused, because King Qin did not say any greetings beforehand. As soon as he arrived at Bai Qi's house,

In the study, King Qin discovered that Bai Qi had actually made various marks on the map of Changping. As expected, Bai Qi was studying strategies to defeat the enemy.

When Bai Qi saw King Qin coming in person, he naturally burst into tears of gratitude, and then asked if he was here for the Changping war.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin Yingji laughed and said: "Jun Wu'an is really quick to talk. The king and his ministers know each other well and work together. Why worry about big things happening? I already know that you want to go to Changping to fight, but you must understand that in my eyes, you

It is the sharpest sword in our Qin Kingdom. If you don't use it, you must win completely when it is unsheathed, so that the Qin Dynasty can shock the world in one fell swoop. Fan Ju, the Prime Minister, also discussed with me and felt that if the Qing family does not come out now, when will it be better? Please also ask you

Don’t refuse.”

Bai Qi has always been a soldier. He values ​​​​quick words and straightforward words. He never disdains playing tricks. He advances and retreats quickly without any hesitation. He accepted the request of King Qin because he knew that he had been waiting for many years just for this battle.

The only regret is that this time Bai Qi still cannot compete with Lian Po, his biggest opponent. If he were the decision-maker, he might be more willing to choose a life-or-death showdown with Lian Po, without caring about anything.

The so-called national interest is above all else. In Bai Qi's eyes, those who can be cited as opponents are people worthy of his respect. Although there will be all kinds of conspiracies and tricks on the battlefield, they will not use politics or diplomacy.

His machinations leave his opponents with no chance of a fair fight with him.

Just as King Zhao wanted to test Zhao Kuo when he decided to change generals, King Qin also carefully asked Wu'an Lord Bai Qi about his views on the Changping War.

Bai Qi believed that the Zhao State was now sending almost all its troops to reinforce Changping. The Qin Army was already confronting the Zhao Army at the Changping line. It could be said that one move affected the whole body, and they must not be defeated. Once defeated, the country would surely perish.

.As long as the reinforcements are as strong as those of Zhao State, the total number of troops will not be weaker than that of Zhao State.

Only by maintaining the country can we ensure that the Battle of Changping will not be lost. Of course, Bai Qi also has one of the most worrying issues, that is, the Qin army's food supply cannot be reduced for a moment. In the past, only Lian Po would deprive him of the king of Zhao. Now

It's Zhao Kuo. In the eyes of King Zhao, he is just like himself, and he will definitely support him with all his strength.

After hearing Bai Qi's analysis, the King of Qin admired him, and at the same time assured him that no matter how much reinforcements the Zhao army provided, there would be no shortage of Qin troops, and there was no need to worry about the food and grass supplies. The King of Qin had already ordered people to quickly mobilize the food and grass in Shuzhong to coordinate with Guanzhong.

Raising grain and grass from the fertile fields in the Hedong area can ensure that the Qin army will still have food to eat before the last Zhao army on the Changping front line starves to death.

Seeing that Bai Qi was still frowning, King Qin asked, "Is there anything else Wu An is worried about?"

Bai Qi then expressed his last worry: "When King Wuling of Zhao State was on the throne, he once formed a strong cavalry army in Yunzhong Qiyi. According to the ministers, all of them were cavalrymen from all over the country.

He was selected from a hundred soldiers and foreign warriors, so he was known as the "man of a hundred golds". Although this army only had 20,000 troops, it was

Their combat power is astonishing. One of them is as good as ten, and they are a force that cannot be ignored. It is said that their helmets are equipped with two wild goose feathers, so they are also known as "Yan Lingqi" outside the Great Wall.

'He has been resisting foreigners in the northern part of Zhao State and has never fought against the Central Plains country, but no country is willing to provoke him.

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We. Now that the Zhao State is pouring all its strength into the reinforcements of Changping, I am afraid that they will also secretly participate in it. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows. If it is a one-on-one battle, our elite soldiers and generals of Great Qin naturally do not need to be afraid of them, but just

Afraid that they would be

The foreign cavalry generally employs guerrilla tactics to harass our army from behind and cut off our army's food and grass supply. They have been fighting with the barbarians for many years, so it is certainly not unusual for them to borrow foreign tactics. Your Majesty should pay attention to this matter."

The King of Qin smiled and told Bai Qi not to worry, he only had to deal with the battle in Changping with all his strength. It turned out that the King of Qin and Fan Ju had been worried about this problem before. On Fan Ju's suggestion, the State of Qin sent

The envoys went to the north and persuaded the Xiongnu Chanyu to send troops to invade the country. As long as they could delay the Zhao army, Qin would give them many benefits regardless of victory or defeat.

Before that, Zhao State was also worried that the Huns would take advantage of the situation to invade, so they signed an alliance with the Xiongnu. However, in the face of real interests, all alliances became a piece of paper.

As a result, Bai Qi successfully took over Wang Lu's position as coach. Unlike Zhao Kuo, only a limited number of people knew about Bai Qi's trip to Changping. Because even though Zhao Kuo was arrogant, there was still a fear in his eyes.

Man——Bai Qi. If Zhao Kuo is informed with great fanfare that Bai Qi has become the commander-in-chief to participate in the war, Zhao Kuo will naturally pay great attention to it, and what the Qin army wants is precisely Zhao Kuo’s contempt. Because war always contains such a

Truth - An arrogant soldier will be defeated.

Seeing that a crucial battle that will determine the fate of Zhao and Qin is about to break out, this battle will surely go down in history. While it will bring success to some people, it will also destroy some people. This man who has been accomplished will be remembered.

Will it be Bai Qi or Zhao Kuo? I believe everyone already has the answer in their hearts. Because, although the generals were changed at the same time and they were both famous generals, there were always some differences between them, and the collection of these differences became the cause of the final war.

The key factor in winning or losing.

Zhao Kuo led the army to Changping in high spirits from Handan, the capital of Zhao State. Perhaps he thought that one day, he would walk in the blood of the enemy, carry the enemy's head in triumph, and become a legend in the glory of history.

.Unfortunately, the facts gave him a wake-up call, and his dream came to nothing.

Just before he led 250,000 troops to Lianpo's camp, Wu'an Jun Bai Qi had already quietly arrived at Wang Lu's Chinese army tent and took over the military talisman of Wang Lu's 300,000 troops. And Bai Qi followed Bai Qi.

, 250,000 reinforcements from Qin State. At this time, Zhao Jun was in Changping, with Shangdang

Feng Ting had 50,000 troops and Lian Po led 200,000 troops. Including Zhao Kuo's 250,000 reinforcements, the total number exceeded 500,000. And Qin was not to be outdone at all, adding the later 250,000 reinforcements and the final reinforcements

of 100,000 troops and horses, bringing the total to 650,000.

The small city of Changping actually gathered more than 1 million troops from the two major military powers at that time. Changping is destined to become the darling of history. No matter what the outcome of this battle, it will be remembered by future generations.

Now it is necessary to discuss the military strength of Qin and Zhao in the Battle of Changping.

Many people now say that the "Historical Records" record that Zhao Jun had 450,000 soldiers is just an exaggeration. They generally believe that the total population of the Warring States Period was around 10 million at most. According to: A country can be as long as

According to the theory that the maximum military pressure endured by time cannot exceed one-fifth of the country's total population, the total military strength of all countries during the Warring States Period was only about 2 million, so even if Qin and Zhao used all their strength, it would be difficult to reach 1 million.

,Even

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What's more, while Qin and Zhao were confronting each other, the other five countries were also eyeing them. Whether they were used to defend against the enemy or to defend the country, a large number of men and horses were needed.

In fact, the conclusion of all this discussion is that the population during the Warring States Period was only 10 million. But what is the reality? Looking at the Warring States Period at that time, although there were repeated war disasters, the reproduction of the population did not stagnate. Instead, countries focused on

Population growth. By the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, there were already accurate statistics on the population. At that time, there were more than 40 million people on file. Adding in various undocumented people who were not controlled by the central government, the total number reached at least 6

0 million. In addition, during the unification war of the Qin State and the subsequent war between Chu and Han at the end of Qin, at least 10 million people were consumed. Therefore, the total population at the end of the Warring States Period was approximately 50 million. Both Qin and Zhao

It is a major country in the world, especially Qin, with a population of at least about 13 million. Coupled with the special situation at that time, it is very likely that the requirements for conscription will be relaxed. A total of more than 1 million troops from the two countries were dispatched to participate in the war, which is really normal.

As soon as Bai Qi arrived at the military camp and took over the military power, he started to block the news. When everyone in the Qin army heard that Lord Wu An was coming, they were all in high spirits, because countless facts have shown that where Bai Qi is present, the Qin army is invincible.

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On the other side, Zhao Kuo, who was filled with soaring pride, also rushed to Changping. The main camp of the Zhao army was at Daliang Mountain. Unlike the Qin army, King Zhao ordered Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po, which meant that Lian Po lost all power. Including what he had done in the past.

Efforts are not worth anything in the eyes of Zhao Kuo. After Zhao Kuo took over Lian Po's military power, the first thing he did was to impose discipline and orders on the army and replace all Lian Po's trusted generals. In this way, the Zhao army

Zhao Kuo is completely under control

The second thing is to transform and merge the star-shaped forts arranged by Lian Po into a large camp. According to Zhao Kuo's idea, only in this way can we coordinate with each other and concentrate our forces to prevent the enemy from defeating them one by one.

.Finally, Zhao Kuo also gave an order to the Zhao army: If the enemy army encounters an invasion, all troops must rush to the front and attack with all their strength. As long as they win, they must take advantage of the victory to pursue it and give the Qin army a way to fight against it.

Give it back to him.

It is conceivable that Lian Po was unwilling and dejected at that time. But there was no other way. He had to be loyal to his country and even more loyal to his monarch. Of course, Lian Po's achievements in the past three years are undoubtedly huge. He not only

He successfully blocked the Qin army's eastward advance, resisted Qin's attempt to destroy Zhao, and also established greater prestige in the army. So much so that when Zhao Kuo arrived, Lian Po's eight old generals had an affair with Zhao Kuo.

If they disagree, they will die to remonstrate.

These eight people were regarded as martyrs by later generations. Therefore, this place has two place names: "Bayi Mountain" and "Bajian Water", as well as a stone tablet "Eight Martyrs Admonished Zhao Chu". A general who died in front of the formation can be said to be ominous. Zhao

Everyone in the army kept this matter secret. Only Zhao Kuo still went his own way and told Zhao Jun that the army was about to launch a fatal blow to the Qin army in the near future.

In fact, although Zhao Kuo's move showed a hint of youthful impetuousness, he had his own thoughts: the decisive battle between Zhao Jun and Qin Army was imminent. In three years, Zhao Kuo's national power was depleted.

It is so huge that no one can imagine it. The game between Qin and Zhao is not only reflected in

Militarily, politically and diplomatically, Zhao State has always been in a passive position. How cruel is it to have King Zhao Xiaocheng face the worry of national subjugation every day? Therefore, Zhao Kuo needs a big victory to inspire the entire Zhao State military and civilians.

Only in this way can we live up to Zhao Guo's efforts in the past three years.
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