The most glorious general in Chinese history, the most prominent general in the Warring States period, who has been on the battlefield for thirty-seven years, the armies of the six countries tremble when they hear that he is leading the troops to fight. "Historical Records: Biography of Fan Ju and Cai Ze" ("Warring States Policy" also has relevant records) records: All countries dare not fight with Qin. A note is added at the end, just because the Qin people have this general! (The original text of this historical record is: "Chu was thousands of miles away, armed with millions of halberds. Bai Qi led tens of thousands of troops to fight against Chu. In the first battle, he raised Yan Ying to burn Yiling, and then fought in the south and merged with Shu Han. He also crossed Korea, Wei then attacked and strengthened Zhao. He marched to the north and slaughtered more than 400,000 people. They were all slaughtered under Changping. Their blood flowed into rivers and the roar was as loud as thunder. Then they surrounded Handan, making Qin the emperor of Chu and Zhao. It is a powerful country and the enemy of Qin. From then on, both Chu and Zhao were intimidated and did not dare to attack Qin. Bai Qi's power was so strong that he surrendered more than seventy cities." This passage can be said to be the dialogue of Bai Qi's life. The best summary of his achievements) A general has reached such a point, which is rare in the history of war. He made great contributions to the unification of Qin. His achievements created the highest practical model of Chinese military art------the God of War---Wu'an Jun Baiqi! Bai Qi led his troops to victory in hundreds of battles throughout his life, and he annihilated more than one million troops from the six countries. We attacked more than ninety cities in the six kingdoms (in the thirteenth year of King Zhao, we captured Xincheng in the Battle of Xincheng; in the fourteenth year of King Zhao of Qin, we captured five cities in the Battle of Yique; in the fifteenth year of King Zhao, we attacked Wei and captured sixty-one cities; in the sixteenth year of King Zhao of Qin, we captured five cities) In the 21st year, he captured Yuancheng; in the 21st year, he attacked Zhao and captured Guanglang City; in the 28th year, he attacked Chu and defeated the five cities of Yan and Deng; in the 29th year, he attacked Chu again, captured Ying, and pacified Wu and Qianzhong counties. The two counties should have at least ten cities; in the thirty-fourth year, they attacked Wei and conquered Huayang; in the forty-three years, they attacked Hanxing City and conquered five cities; in the forty-five years, they conquered Yewang.) What is a miracle is that, In those war-torn years, he had never lost a battle in his life (various historical data show that he had never lost a battle) and often defeated more with less. He is both a superb tactician and a brilliant strategist. The scale of the wars he commanded and the cruelty of the battles are rarely matched by others in later generations! What is the Warring States Period? It means that wars, politics and other national events all happened in spring and autumn! Bai Qi made a surprise attack on Wei Hanoi in winter, setting a precedent for winter warfare and using infantry for the first time in large-scale siege warfare in Chinese military history. Bai Qi commanded the Battle of Changping and completely annihilated the Zhao army. More than 400,000 Zhao soldiers were killed (also said to be more than 600,000 soldiers, and more than 400,000 soldiers were killed and surrendered). The Battle of Changping was not only a key battle for China to unify and rewrite history, but also the most cruel and cruel battle in the world's military history. The most heroic major battle was the earliest and most thorough encirclement and annihilation war in Chinese history. Its scale and brilliant results are rare in the history of world wars. It is a precedent for China's large-scale encirclement and annihilation tactics. The Battle of Changping was a life-and-death battle between the two countries. The scale of the war at that time was very rare in the history of ancient wars. It was the largest war in the Warring States Period. It was the military forces mobilized by Qin and Zhao. From the history books It seems that the total number should be about 1 million. At that time, more than 2,000 years ago, this was a very scary statistic, more than 1 million. Therefore, no one on either side can afford to lose this war, including Qiang Qin. In fact, this was a war to decide who would unify China in the late Warring States Period. In this war, Bai Qi once again played the leading role. In that war era, Bai Qi fought a war of annihilation. He destroyed the enemy's effective forces. He always followed this principle, which was the most efficient principle at the time. Because we must not forget that during the Warring States Period when the population was small and recovery was slow, human resources were more valuable than land resources. At that time, wars broke out every year, and the kings of all the vassal states were fighting. If in a war, you captured a large number of soldiers, well, the war was over, and you took them Let him go, and after he returns to his country, they will still be soldiers in the next war. Wars will always be fought, and wars will continue one after another. If they don't surrender in the battle of Changping, the 450,000 Zhao army will turn around to form another large army, and the Qin army will fight in vain. Bai Qi is planning for the country - kill! The Battle of Changping was a feat in Chinese military history and even diplomatic history, but it was accomplished by the Qin State, which was despised by later generations of Confucian literature and history and pursued legalist governance (ruling the country according to law)! Bai Qi is a military genius and a illustrious god of war, but he ignores political intrigues and is not worthy of the word "hero". As for heroes, they have always been given to people who are highly respected by later generations of Confucian kings. Because Bai Qi killed too many enemies, he was also excluded by these "benevolent, righteous and moral" scholars.
Therefore, later generations often call him the murderer king. Some historians even believe that Bai Qi is not worthy of being called a famous general at all. But we all know that Bai Qi actually occupies a very important position in the history of world military affairs. He is the "God of War" who was truly born for war! Among the famous generals of the Warring States Period, Wu Qi and Pang Juan of the Wei State, Sun Bin of the Qi State, and Le Yi of the Yan State all studied under their masters first. After becoming famous military strategists, they went to their favorite country to "become a general" in the hope of being appreciated by the wise monarch - this is The Warring States Period had a good atmosphere for two-way selection of talents, which was called "a hundred schools of thought contending, choosing the best and the best." Most of these "famous generals" wrote books after they retired or lost power, hoping to pass on their military theories and practices to future generations. The four famous generals of the Warring States Period - Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po, and Li Mu - did not undergo systematic military training. They were purely "from the military." They started as small soldiers and relied on their military exploits in killing and fighting to stay in posterity. Qin and Zhao were the most bloody and belligerent in the Warring States Period, especially the Qin State, which thoroughly implemented the military merit system established by Shang Yang and judged merit by head. Therefore, generals are all born in wars. Even if they are children of aristocratic families, without any merit, they are still veterans and cannot be knighted. In this environment, a generation of war gods like Bai Qi was born, who rose from grassroots generals to glory step by step with their military exploits!