Chinese pinyin zhǐshàng tán bθng
English translation ignores the essence; Focus on details and forget the main purpose or goal; Sacrifice (or discard, lose) material for the shadow.
Shuo Wen Jie Zi talks about the strategy of using troops with words, and the metaphor is divorced from reality and empty. Refers to empty talk theory can't solve the problem.
Word definition paper: book. Top: top. Talk: talk. Soldier: Use soldiers.
Idioms are derogatory words.
Idiom usage is formal; As predicate, object and attribute.
Synonyms sit and talk, flashy, painting cakes to satisfy hunger, looking at plums to quench thirst, boasting, flashy, and golden jade beyond.
The antonym is hard work, sureness and seriousness. According to Records of the Historian, Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, a famous soldier of Zhao in the Warring States Period, studied the art of war when he was young, but his father could not beat him in military affairs. Later, he succeeded Lian Po as Zhao Jiang. In the battle of Changping, he only knew how to act according to the art of war, but he didn't know how to be flexible. He rushed to attack and was defeated by Qin Jun.
(Note: Nowadays, it is often used to describe Zhao Kuo who lost the battle of Changping, but how can it be said that there was no paper in the Warring States period? There is no such idiom in the original sentence of Historical Records. Look for it, this word has never appeared in allusions before the Qing Dynasty. It is said that some modern books claim to have influenced Zhao Kuo's description, so the origin of this idiom is questionable. In the 19th year of Zhao Huiwen (280 BC), after the fall of Le Yi, King Huiwen appointed Zhao She as a general and captured Maiqiu (now northwest of Shanghe, Shandong). Previously, Zhao Ceng repeatedly attacked Maiqiu, an isolated city. However, due to the abundant grain and grass in Maiqiu and the help of Mohist disciples who are good at guarding the city, they failed to capture it. King Huiwen was very angry and ordered Zhao She to win Ma Chu within one month.
As soon as Zhao She arrived at Machu, he ordered an attack. Zhao Kuo believes that it is difficult to capture Ma Chu in a month by hard attack. Judging from various indications, although the grain in Maiqiu has not been completely eaten, it is certainly not much. Zhao Kuo hoped that his father would find out the situation first, suspend the attack and avoid unnecessary losses caused by hard attack. But a month was too short, so Zhao refused to listen to Zhao Kuo and ordered the siege. Zhao Jun died, and many people didn't take Mai Qiu alive. Zhao Kuo told Zhao She that there were Mohist disciples among the defenders, and they were very defensive when attacking Zhao, which made Zhao's attack unsuccessful for several years. This time the Zhao army is no different from the previous Zhao army. Not better than their technology, siege means no more than them. If you attack on a large scale like the former Zhao army, you will inevitably pay the same painful price as before. Zhao Kuo's method worked, and Zhao She secretly admired that this son was better than himself. King Huiwen was curious that Zhao She could capture Ma Chu in less than a month with almost no casualties. Zhao She told him that this was Zhao Kuo's way, and King Huiwen rewarded Zhao She and Zhao Kuo.
Zhao: She can say Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo believes that Dewll Hu is a famous Qin Jun player valued by Tian Lei, and he is good at fighting. Although Zhao is very strong, he is not sure of winning. Fighting is also brave, and Zhao's chance of winning is only half. Zhao She asked Zhao Kuo what he thought. Zhao Kuo said that he would attack Zhao by the North Korean Road. South Korea was worried that it would be taken away by Qin Jun. Attacking South Korea one after another forced South Korea to become his ally, but South Korea was capricious. This time, when Qin Jun went deep into North Korea, he had to watch out for the South Korean rebellion. In fact, the two armies in Qin and Han dynasties had mutual concerns. A long-range attack on Zhao is conducive to a quick decision. Zhao should make the Qin and Han armies suspicious and distract Qin Jun from Zhao. If Qin Jun is afraid of his environment, then Qin Jun will win militarily. Zhao also used Wu' an as a fortification to show people, giving an illusion that Zhao wanted to meet with him earlier, divert his attention, and then pounce quickly, which could be annihilated in one fell swoop. So, Zhao She sent someone to sneak into Wei Xiao and told Zhao, who was guarding Wei Xiao, that domestic troops had been sent to save him, and he would be released from Wei Xiao within a month, and someone had to guard him. At the same time, he selected brave soldiers in the army, sneaked into the vicinity, first disguised as Qin Jun to attack the Korean army, and then disguised as the Korean army to attack Qin Jun. So many times, Qin Jun and the Korean army became suspicious. The Qin and Han armies had no trust at all, and they were suspicious of each other. After Zhao's secret provocation, they gradually developed friction. Zhao She left Handan in the west, stopped in Wu 'an, ordered foot soldiers to build fortifications, and told the army that some people died because of the army's remonstrance, and no outsiders had ever spied. In the army, a disciple of Ping Yuanjun made a petition for first aid, and Zhao She immediately cut it. Since then, no one in the army has dared to save it. Dewll Hu sent someone to see Zhao She, pretending to be Wei Xiao and the messenger, but Zhao Kuo found out. Zhao she assumed that the road was far from being saved.
Zhao Kuo likes to talk about military science and wrote a book, saying that there are many disciples in the army. After Zhao She's death, King Huiwen attacked Ma Fujun in Zhao Kuo, and the generals in the army all called Zhao Kuo Ma Fuzi (it is wrong to explain that Zhao Kuo is Ma Fujun's son of Zhao She and Zhao Kuo is called Ma Fuzi).
After the death of King Huiwen, Zi Xiao became king. Qi Anping Tian Juandan came to vote and worshipped him as a teacher.
In the fourth year of filial piety (262 BC), the commander-in-chief of Shangdang in North Korea (now east of Qinshui in southeastern Shanxi, including Jincheng, Lingchuan and Gaoping) could not resist the attack and was willing to dedicate Shangdang to Zhao. Zhao accepted, named Hua Yangjun, and made him keep the party. King Zhao of Qin was very angry when he saw that North Korea had joined the Party and returned it to Zhao. Due to Zhao's intervention, the attack on Shangdang in North Korea was temporarily stopped.
In the sixth year of Xiaozong (260 BC), Qin ordered Wang Bi, the eldest son, to attack the Shangdang Party in Korea again. Zhao will make Lian Po. By the time Lian Po arrived in Shangdang of Zhao (now Yushe, Heshun and Changzhi in Shanxi, and Shangdang of Korea in the south), Wang Bi, the matriarch of Qin Zuo, had captured Shangdang of Korea. So Changping, the garrison of Lian Po (now north of Gaoping), was connected with Qin Jun.
Previously, when filial piety became king, Lin Xiangru recommended Lian Po. However, Tian Dan believes that Lian Po was originally a general, and he was good at fighting in the plains, but he was not good at the mountainous environment like Shangdang. Moreover, Lian Po rarely won the battle against Qin Jun, so it is better to send someone with experience in Shangdang area. He once fought against Zhao Kuo who defeated Qin Jun. King Xiao Cheng asked Lin Xiangru again, and Lin Xiangru insisted on recommending Lian Po instead of Zhao Kuo. When Lin Xiangru was in Zhao.
After Qin Jun won the Korean Party, Wang Bi stayed in the camp and took charge of the army in order to avoid conflict with the Zhao army. Lian Po is lax in running the army. (This also set the stage for Zhao Kuo's change of heart when he got cold feet, which led to the chaos of morale. ) Soldiers strive for merit. In April, Bi Jiang, afraid of silence, thought he was afraid of Zhao and attacked the sentry post. Qin Jun fought back and killed the eggplant, which led to Lian Po's massive attack on Qin, and the battle of Changping broke out.
In June, he captured Zhao, captured the second village and killed four generals. In July, Zhao Jun built a base to defend it. Qin attacked its base again, took the second commandant, broke its array and seized its Xiguan. Lian Po was determined to stay in the state of Qin, but he was still able to nibble at Zhao's army and break through Zhao's barracks. When Zhao Yi left, the foot soldiers fled, and Lian Po could not stop them. Zhao Shangdang is in a hurry.
The news reached Zhao, and many officials were talking about it. Lin Xiangru was ill. (Why is Zhao Kuo just an armchair strategist? It's just that Lin Xiangru didn't give Zhao Kuo a chance. A good court official shoulders the heavy responsibility of selecting talents. Zhao Kuo, whose written test scores and interview results are so excellent, also has the meritorious military service-at that time, the meritorious military service was determined by the number of enemy heads, but Zhao Kuo has always been a "strategist", which is tantamount to no meritorious military service-and later Han Guang was unable to seal Hou because he did not win the enemy's head. Every day is a good time for Zhao to fight, but Lin Xiangru didn't give him the actual opportunity to lead troops to fight-Zhao Kuo was never an independent commander-in-chief, and most of his exploits were gained as a "strategist", that is to say, he didn't have much experience in organizing troops. Of course, he can only talk on paper. It's only at the critical moment that Zhao Kuo is allowed to play, and it's strange to be unbeaten. Of course, this is only one of the reasons. There are deeper reasons. We will talk about it next. )
If Qin Jun controls Shangdang, it will completely control Hedong, a strategic place. There is Jinyang (now southwest of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province), the old capital of Zhao in the north, and Taihang Mountain in the west, which can directly threaten Handan, the capital of Zhao. Because Qin occupied the Shangdang area of South Korea, it will break the Shangdang of Zhao again, and the situation is very unfavorable to Zhao. Some ministers insisted on using Lian Po, some suggested replacing Lian Po with Zhao Kuo, some suggested replacing Lian Po with Tian Shan, and some suggested replacing Lian Po with Lin Xiangru. It is believed that Shangdang, which has occupied North Korea, is encroaching on Shangdang, which belongs to Zhao. Persistence is untenable. Qin Jun must be driven out of Shangdang area. King Xiao Cheng intends to use Zhao Kuo as a general, but he wants to hear Le Yi's opinion.
Although Le Yi is ill at home, he knows the situation outside very well. Le Yi believes that from the strategic deployment of Qin Zhao Haoqi, there will be a decisive battle between Qin and Zhao, and Shangdang area is the first battlefield of the decisive battle between Qin and Zhao. Lian Po is an excellent general who is famous for his bravery. His strength is that he can decide the outcome in a short time in hard battles and plain field battles, rather than a protracted battle like Shangdang Campaign. Lin Xiangru is an excellent debater, and leading troops to fight is not his strong suit. The minister suggested replacing Lian Po with Lin Xiangru, which was a complaint that he was not optimistic about Lian Po. Tian Dan had the experience of sticking to Jimo of Qi State and finally fighting back Yan State and recovering Qi State. He is a man who can be reused. Le Yi said that if he wasn't very ill and couldn't do it, he would like to join the Party as Wang Cheng Jr., but he couldn't. Le Yi suggested that Zhao Kuo should replace Lian Po as Shangdang general and Tian Dan as Handan general. When Zhao and Qin Shangdang fought a decisive battle, Lian Po was sent to defend Yan Qi and Wei against Zhao. Le Yi further explained the reasons for this. Zhao Kuo teenager in the army, military experience, siege, field experience, coupled with the reputation of Qin Jun star Dewll Hu and Zhao She, father and son are highly respected in the army. Moreover, Zhao Kuo's military theory is profound, and the generals of Zhao all learn from him and admire him. They regard him as an authority and can obey his orders. Zhao Kuo has the wind of his father Zhao She. He runs the army well, is deeply indebted to you and can be trusted. The final battle between Qin and Zhao to take part in the Party is bound to be a huge battle. Think Zhao has the ability to himself, Zhao Kuo, Tian Dan, Li Mu four people to command the war. (No Lian Po) At this time, the Huns invaded the northern border of Zhao, and Li Mu was under great pressure to get out. Le Yi is ill and can't go out. Tian Shan was originally from Qi, and he didn't arrive in Zhao for a long time. Although he is in a high position, ministers still regard him as an outsider, and I am afraid that many senior generals in the army will not accept him. Tian Chan can only sit in the town and can't go out. Tian Dan can be used to resist the great threat of Wei Ran Jutao to Handan. Zhao Kuo, who was born in public office, has a great reputation with his father and is the most suitable person to command Shangdang War Zone. Although I can't lead troops to fight in person, it doesn't matter to me to be a good strategist. King Cheng Xiao thinks that Le Yi's views are very profound, and his arrangements for Lian Po, Tian Dan and Zhao Kuo can be said to be in their proper places. So he appointed Zhao Kuo as the general and led the army to rescue Shangdang.
Zhao Kuo returned home, ready to go to war. His mother asked Zhao Kuo to ask the prince of Zhao for a home. In the past, Zhao She and Zhao Kuo were rewarded by the prince of Zhao and often given to soldiers in the army. The father and son don't value money. Zhao Kuo asked his mother incredulously. Kuomu said that on this expedition, you commanded more than one million troops, and half of Zhao's troops were under your command, so you have to worry about Zhao Wang. Moreover, Shangdang area is a natural barrier, enough to stand on its own feet. If you are fully armed here, someone is bound to pay homage to the prince of Zhao for a long time. In the decisive battle between Qin and Zhao, Qin must be the decisive battle between Wu and you, and the outcome will be equally divided. If you lose, my family will not survive. If you win, you are afraid of Zhao Wang. Your father and son have long been famous and envied. You ask Zhao Wang for more rewards, buy a house, and print letters for your children; And if you want to go out alone, the children at home will stay in Handan as a sign that you love home and go home. Kings always dislike generals who are greedy for fame. Your father is so stingy that all his ministers crowd him out. You really have no choice but to ask for money to pollute yourself. Such a huge battle, in fact, it is difficult to tell the winner, which is the focus of the judges, so Zhao Wang must not doubt it. (This prince of Zhao, however, is an expert in infighting and a layman in foreign wars with his father Hui Wenchuan-of course, after the "Dune Rebellion" planned by Hui Wen behind the scenes, the state of Zhao was not the state of Zhao when he was the king of Ling-only then did the "Dune Rebellion" become more difficult. That is to say, Zhao Kuo in the tooling has been "hidden in the snow" for a long time, and Lin Xiangru, as a powerful minister, got in the way. The deeper reason is the intrigue between the powerful ministers and Zhao Guogong, but their intrigue was exploited by Zhao Wang. This is also the reason why Ping Yuanjun and Zhao Sheng are frustrated-because they are both people who can threaten the throne of Zhao, and they are also young members who emerged in the reform of Khufu's riding and shooting-Zhao Kuo's father Zhao She fled to Yan because of the "Dune Rebellion", and Le Yi followed him to Yan-this is also why Le Yi always put in a good word for Zhao Kuo, and they are family friends. ) Zhao Kuo followed her mother's advice. Guo Mu demoted Zhao Kuo to Wang Xiaocheng and advised Wang Zhao not to make Zhao Kuo a general to test Wang Zhao's determination to appoint Zhao Kuo. Seeing that the prince of Zhao had made up his mind with Zhao Kuo, he induced the prince of Zhao to promise that no matter whether Zhao Kuo won or lost, it had nothing to do with his family. Wang Zhao agreed.
After Zhao Kuo arrived in Changping, the military discipline was strict, and the generals who used Lian Po were abolished. Lian Po can use brave soldiers as generals, but he is not good at planning and governance. Zhao Kuo reorganized Zhao Jin. (Zhao Kuo's fault came out. He was a handsome man who got cold feet and his morale was already floating. He also chickened out, which is a sign of the army's inexperience) and then fought against the unfavorable Wang Bi. When he heard that Zhao Kuo had arrived in Changping, he called him the prefect.
Zhao Kuo saw that Qin Jun's military orders had changed greatly, and knew that Wu Anjun had arrived.
In August, Zhao Kuo gradually recovered its lost territory, so it proposed a decisive battle with Zhao Kuo. King Cheng Xiao ordered Zhao Kuo to seize the opportunity, defeat Tian Lei as soon as possible, and then solve the problem of Wei Ran's eastward advance. So, Zhao Kuo agreed to a decisive battle.
Tian Lei is in the west and Zhao Kuo is in the east. Fifty miles west of Tian Lei is deep and wide Qinshui, and ten miles east of Zhao Kuo is fresh water with wide riverbed but shallow water. The two armies are in the south of Taihang Mountain, and several passes in Taihang Mountain in the north are Qin and Zhao respectively. This rectangular battlefield is located in Shangdang Basin.
Zhao Kuo ordered Zhao, who was stationed in Pilao (now northeast of Yicheng) on the west bank of Qinshui, to sweep along Qinshui, control Qinshui, and March eastward with Zhao Kuo's army to attack the army. Zhao Jun, who was stationed in Jinyang, was ordered to go south to Linfen and Anyi to protect Pilao's army and deter Qin, an empty place in Hexi.
The decisive battle has begun. Zhao Kuo led the army to storm Tian Lei's army, which retreated to the west. On the verge of retreating to the east bank of Qinshui. Suddenly, Zhao Kuo found Qin Jun's camp on the east bank of Qinshui. This is the camp that Qin Jun was ordered by Tian Lei to set up overnight in Guanglang (now northwest of Duanshi, Shaanxi Province) on the east bank of Qinshui. Bai entered the backwater array and struggled to defend himself. Zhao's Pi 'ao garrison was blocked by Wang Bi, and Zhao Kuo's order to control the Qinshui coast and attack the army at Dongdukou was not completed. Jinyang defenders were blocked by Sima, the general of Qin, and could not go south to complete the support for the Japanese army. Although the Zhao Kuo army rushed into the backwater array for many times, the Qin Jun warships in Qinshui immediately cooperated with the shore, destroying the Zhao army that entered Qin Village. These warships were sent by Zhao Haoqi of Qin, who was in charge of barbarian king (now Qinyang, Henan). Zhao Kuo and Tian Lei fought a war of attrition on the east bank of Qinshui, and it was difficult for the two armies to draw a tie. Zhao Kuo can't destroy Tian Leijun, nor can he get rid of them. Because Qin Jun is behind the water array, it is meaningless for Zhao to break through them. After the breakthrough, they faced the wide and deep Qinshui, with Qin Jun's warships on the surface. Zhao Kuo wanted to return to Changping, but at the slightest movement, Tian Leijun was rigidly tied up. Zhao Kuo understood that he wanted to wipe out his Zhao army. Food is the key to the army's battle. Tian Lei's army has ships from Qin State to supplement supplies on the Qinhe River, while Zhao Kuo's army can only eat a small amount of food. As a last resort, Zhao Kuo ordered a Zhao patrol to cover the eastward retreat of the army. But just before Changping, a camp appeared in front, and a large number of Qin soldiers blocked the way home. This is the reinforcements sent by King Qin Zhao from the Wild King. The purpose is to cut off Zhao Kuo's retreat and route for providing foodstuff. Behind him, after destroying Zhao, who was performing a cover mission, Bai attacked again and attacked Zhao Kuo with the wild Wang Jun that blocked Zhao Kuo. The only way out for Zhao Kuo is to cross the fresh water and withdraw Lingchuan from the east. When Zhao Kuo retreated to Danshui River, something unexpected happened. The fresh water that was not deep suddenly became as wide and as deep as Qinshui. Zhao Jun, who didn't cross the river, was cut off by the suddenly widened Dan River. It turned out that the Danhe River was taken by King Zhao of Qin from the Yellow River. There are many ships from Qin Jun on the Dan River. On the east bank of the Dan River, the troops sent by the King of Qin from the Wild King intercepted Zhao's rescue in Lingchuan. In fact, Zhao Jun of Lingchuan did not dare to come to the rescue. Zhao Kuo was surrounded by Qin Jun. Zhao from Changping, Jinyang and Pixian tried his best to approach Zhao Kuo, and Qin Jun sent wild Wang Jun, Sima Geng and Wang Bi to stop it. The situation of the whole Hedong battlefield is rushing and blocking. As long as Qin Jun is breached all the way, Qin Jun will lose the game. The state of Qin asked Anhou to step up his attack on Handan, so that Zhao could not send troops to rescue Changping.
The biggest problem facing Zhao Kuo is the lack of food. The small amount of grain carried with you has already been eaten up, and the grain transportation route has been cut off. Kill the horse, too, and eat everything you can. Finally, Zhao Kuo had to order the disabled, the sick and the weak in the army to eat. Zhao Kuo once sent a brave and decisive man to stab Tian Lei from Zhao County, and Tian Lei was injured. After being trapped for 46 days, Zhao Kuo chose one of his own in the army, put on his armor, and led an army to attack Jincheng (now Jincheng, Shanxi) under his banner, while he led the army to break through Changping. Qin Jun thought that Zhao Kuo was dead, so he shot and killed the calm Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo's army was surrounded, and Zhao was shouted, saying that Zhao Kuo was dead, and Zhao was suggested to descend quickly. So Zhao Kuo pretended to surrender. Tian Lei found that Zhao had surrendered, but it was still not chaotic. He suspected that it was a fake surrender and was afraid that Zhao would repeat the same mistakes. I want to disarm Zhao first and then kill him. I accepted Zhao Juntou for a pretence. Zhao Kuo's generals said that Zhao had not been defeated and his fighting spirit had not slackened. Tian Lei won't really surrender. Qin Jun's acceptance of surrender must also be false. After disarming Zhao, Qin Jun will attack Zhao again. Zhao Kuo intends to take advantage of its proximity to Qin Jun to pre-empt Qin Jun's surrender. When he surrendered, Zhao suddenly attacked, and the two armies fought, killing and injuring countless people. Zhao was finally defeated by fatigue. Zhao, a teenager caught by the White School near Changping, wrote a false letter to Handan, creating chaos in Handan. Handan heard that Zhao Kuo had surrendered and there was a big earthquake. The spies of the State of Qin mixed in Handan took the opportunity to play up the atmosphere of Zhao's defeat, which made people puzzled. Those who have bad relations with Zhao She and Zhao Kuo demand that Wang Yi of Zhao destroy the three clans in Zhao Kuo. Because Zhao Kuo's mother had an appointment with the prince of Zhao before Zhao Kuo went to war, Wang Cheng Jr. didn't break his word. Tian Chan doesn't believe it (Tian Chan himself is a master of psychological warfare, and that's how he plays with Le Yi). After torturing the teenagers in Zhao Kuo, I realized that these teenagers were outsiders, and I didn't see Zhao Kuo surrender with my own eyes. They didn't kill all the informers, but they told Zhao as they were told. Tian Dan killed all the teenagers, so that the spies could investigate the exact situation of the battle of Changping in detail. Soon, the spy reported to Tian Dan that Zhao Kuo lied about surrendering and eventually died. Zhao Kuo's whole army died in battle, although it suffered heavy losses, but it consumed more Qin Jun. As a result, Tian Chan steadied Zhao's heart and killed those demagogues. King Xiao Cheng asked you about the battle of Changping. Le Yi said that although Zhao Kuo died, Zhao was not defeated. Zhao Kuo's deployment is proper, but it's a pity that Zhao Pilin and Jinyang Second Army failed to complete the task. Although Zhao suffered a slight loss, Qin Jun consumed similar manpower and material resources, and the pattern of confrontation between Qin and Zhao remained unchanged. Zhao's biggest loss is Zhao Kuo's loss. Although Qin Jun can temporarily occupy Hedong, its strength is weak and it will be driven away. Filial piety became a gift from Zhao Kuo's family, with Yilingchuan as the commander in chief. Strategically, Zhao Kuo's tactics consumed most of Qin's troops. In this way, in the later battle of Handan, Qin also had to retreat in despair. That is to say, under the international situation at that time, Zhao coveted the land of the party and state, which was originally a game of losing chess-it was a good thing for Zhao Shenggan to be right; Looking at the battle of Han bombs alone, Zhao defeated first and then won, and the first defeat was the battle of Changping. But if there is no consumption of Qin Jun's effective strength by the battle of Changping, there will be no small victory in the battle of Handan. How can we finally let Zhao regain the party leader? )
Zhao Quan died, making people look for Zhao Kuo's body, but they couldn't find it. They only found Zhao Kuo's sword and armor. Tian Lei was very sad, so he was buried in a thick coat and kept Zhao Kuo's sword for himself. Zhao Kuo is burly, graceful, powerful and outstanding in character.
After the war, King Zhao of Qin talked about Zhao Kuo for nothing. Tian Lei said, I surrounded the 200,000 troops in Zhao Kuo with 500,000 people, and it took more than half of the casualties to destroy this army. This is something that has never happened since I started boxing. It is Zhao Kuo's skill to have no food in his stomach, satisfy his hunger with others and fight tirelessly. In the battle of Changping, Qin Jun's elite lost more than half, and excellent generals suffered numerous casualties. Actually, he didn't win, and Ye Zhao didn't lose. The only difference is that Zhao Kuo is dead and I am still alive. Qin said that in the Changping War, Qin lost 600,000 yuan and Zhao lost 700,000 yuan. Qin was a small victory. Zhao Kuo died and Wu Anjun survived, which was a great victory. Later, Fan Ju called Zhao Haoqi of Qin. He fought a big battle in Changping, and the king of Qin won. The king of Qin just laughed. Three years later, in the tenth year of Wu Wang, Qin Zhao (257 BC), Zhao Haoqi killed Tian Lei. Zheng Anping, the general of the Qin Dynasty, surrendered to Zhao and returned to Zhao.
Zhao Kuo's defeat ruined the lives of more than 400,000 soldiers, ruined the future of Zhao, and made him a laughing stock. His deeds became an idiom "an armchair strategist", but it was unfair to him.
Another Zhao Kuo in history: Zhao Shuo's younger brother appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was in this Zhao disaster that he was killed. When he was young, he was familiar with the art of war under the influence of his father Zhao She, and he was eloquent, but he had no actual combat experience. In the sixth year of Zhao's rule (260 years ago), Zhao and Qin used Zhao Kuo instead of Lian Po as generals. After taking office, he turned from defending to attacking, and took the initiative to lead the troops to attack Changping (now northwest of Gaoping, Shanxi Province), surrounded by Qin Jun, and organized many breakthroughs during the period, but none of them succeeded. After being besieged for 46 days, Zhao Kuo disappeared during the breakout (Zhao thought it might be absconding for fear of sin). More than 400,000 soldiers of Zhao had to surrender, and they were all killed by the generals of Qin. This campaign is the famous battle of Changping.
Zhao Kuo's defeat ruined the lives of more than 400,000 soldiers and Zhao's future, making him a laughingstock and his deeds an armchair idiom.
According to Records of Historical Records, Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, before the battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo's mother wrote to Zhao Wang, saying that Zhao Kuo could not be a general, pointing out that Zhao Kuo had a personality problem (without mentioning his ability) and said, "What does your majesty think of his father?" Father and son have different minds. I hope not. "But the prince of Zhao didn't listen, and the prince of Zhao's mother asked, if Zhao Kuo is defeated, can she not be implicated? The prince of Zhao agreed. But afterwards, Zhao's family was retaliated and killed. Lin Xiangru: "I can read my father's biography, but I don't know how to change it. "
Zhao She: "A soldier will die, but it's easier said than done. If Zhao does not contain it, it will contain it. If Zhao is broken, it will contain it. "
Mother Zhao: "At first, I served my father. When my father was a general, there were dozens of people eating and drinking food and hundreds of friends." The king and the imperial clan rewarded the military attache, and did not ask about family matters on the day of appointment; Today, once he became a general, facing the east, the military attache dared not look up. The king will give you gold and silk, and then return to your home. And Nishi is convenient for buyers of houses in other places. Father and son have different aspirations. I hope the king will not send them away. "
Sima Qian's Historical Records: "Zhao Kuo studied the art of war when he was young, saying that military affairs are beyond the power of the world."
Xu Jun: "Young people are keen to talk about soldiers, but my father's skills are not perfect. If you lose, who can escape the color mother, poor 400 thousand people. "