In 279 BC, in order to concentrate his forces to attack Chu, King Qin took the initiative to make good friends with Zhao and asked King Zhao Huiwen to meet in Mianchi. King Zhao did not dare to go because he was afraid, but later on Lin Xiangru’s suggestion Participated in this alliance. During the alliance, in order to obtain an equal status with Qin, Lin Xiangru fought wits and courage with the King of Qin, tit for tat, and was rumored to be a good talk for a while.
(1) There were two inconspicuous figures who participated in the Mianchi Meeting, and they later changed the direction of history.
Lin Xiangru shone in Mianchi. History has remembered his loyalty, bravery and wit, but it has ignored the famous general Lian Po who led the army to protect the emperor. Of course, there are two extremely important ones who have also been ignored. Historical figures, they were Bai Qi and Zhao Sheng, who were sitting on both sides of the Mianchi banquet. It was just that they had not yet become famous at the time. The meeting in Mianchi and the subsequent confession of guilt and the reconciliation between generals and prime ministers all belonged to Lin Xiangru. However, just nineteen years later, the protagonists on the historical stage were replaced by the God of War, Bai Qi, and the famous Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period. ? One of the Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng.
Nineteen years later, between the two of them, Bai Qi laid the most important battle for the unification of Qin, but Zhao Sheng was confused at the critical moment and personally weighed the balance of history. Qin's side.
Nineteen years later, in a place called Changping, gunpowder smoke filled the air. Before and after this war, the most luxurious star lineup gathered, including Bai Qi, Wang He, Li Bing, Fan Sui, Lian Po and Zhao Kuo. , Zhao Sheng, Yu Qing, etc., they either go to the battlefield to fight in person, or provide advice in the temple, or provide logistical support to transport food and grass, and participate in this century war in various forms? Whoever can win this battle will be able to dominate the world. ! In this battle, both sides invested a total of more than one million troops, accounting for one-tenth of the total population of the Warring States Period at that time. It was the largest war in the history of cold weapons in our country.
Let’s talk about Bai Qi and the Qin State first. After Shang Yang’s reforms, the Qin State became increasingly powerful and began the process of continuously annexing the six countries. The Battle of Yanying defeated the Chu State, and the Battle of Yique was defeated. The coalition forces of Han and Wei, and the Qi State, were almost destroyed by the coalition forces led by Yan general Le Yi, and they have never recovered since. Only the State of Zhao in the Central Plains had the strength to compete with Qin. After King Wuling of Zhao's "Hufu Cavalry and Shooting" reform, the State of Zhao's national strength increased greatly.
(2) Zhao Sheng, one of the Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period, did two foolish things at a critical moment, pushing his country to a dead end step by step.
The first of them is to cause trouble. This starts with Shangdang County. Shangdang County, which originally belonged to South Korea, has a dangerous and condescending terrain. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is adjacent to the Kingdom of Zhao in the east. , close to Qin in the west. Qin and Han fought, and South Korea was defeated and had to cede Shangdang. However, Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County, was unwilling to surrender to Qin, so he gave the seventeen cities of Shangdang County to Zhao. Forward-looking ministers such as Lian Po and Yu Qing (Lin Xiangru was already seriously ill at this time) advised King Zhao not to accept him. They also said that although there were only two strong powers, Qin and Zhao, the time for a decisive battle with Qin had not yet come and it would take some time. Take a daily rest to recuperate and enhance your strength. Unexpectedly, Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng had a wise life, but he was confused at this time. He suggested that he could accept the seventeen cities that he got for nothing. As a result, King Zhao, who was greedy for temporary gains, listened to his words and happily accepted Shangdang County. This move It is tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth. Qin also knew that there would be a battle with Zhao sooner or later, but he did not expect that it would come so soon. This incident in Shangdang County just gave Qin an excuse to send troops.
If the first stupid thing Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng did only caused trouble, then this second thing was even more confusing, because it caused Zhao to lose the capital to dominate the world. In this battle, the total troops of Qin and Zhao exceeded one million, and they faced each other under Changping. The efforts of generations of Qin seemed to be just for this battle, and Zhao also devoted all its strength to resist. The two countries were ready to go. Whoever won would have a chance to conquer the Central Plains. But what no one expected was that the battle of Changping lasted for three years. The battle was stalemate and it was difficult to determine the outcome. A bit out of breath. At this time, in the temple of Zhao State, Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng misjudged the situation. He believed that Zhao Jun should take the initiative to attack and keep the enemy away from home. He persuaded King Zhao and replaced him with Zhao Kuo, the son of the famous general Zhao She. Lian Po. As a result, everyone later learned about the classic war on paper, Bai Qi killed the Zhao army and reduced the number of soldiers to 400,000. From then on, Zhao was unable to compete with Qin and lost a large number of elites. Qin thus removed the last powerful barrier to its unification, and Bai Qi became even more powerful in the world.
In contrast, it was the momentary confusion of Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng that destroyed the entire foundation of Zhao State
History is so interesting. A few years after the Battle of Changping, Ying Zheng returned to Zhao State. Three years later, a man who buried the Qin Dynasty was born in a small town in Chu State. His parents named him Liu Ji. Of course, this is a story later.
(3) That pile of bones still tells the story of the brutality and ruthlessness of the war?
More than two thousand years have passed, and this war has always existed in people’s oral traditions and history books. According to records, this war was also an unprecedented battle in the history of human cold weapons.
In 2014, the Changping Battle Memorial Hall was built in Gaoping City, Shanxi Province (anciently known as Changping). This place is different from other memorial halls. There are only bones piled up in layers. The war has passed for more than two thousand years. , that pile of bones still tells the tragedy and ruthlessness of the war?