1. Bai Qi
Bai Qi (? - 257 BC), the author of "Warring States Policy" Gongsun Qi, during the Warring States Period, Qin State Yi County (now Changxing Town, Meixian County, Shaanxi Province) Baijiacun), a military strategist in the Warring States Period of China, a famous general of the Qin State, and a representative figure of military strategists.
Bai Qi was good at using soldiers and had a good relationship with the Queen Mother Qin Xuan's half-brother - Ranghou Wei Ran. Bai Qi conquered the six kingdoms during the reign of King Qin Zhao and made great contributions to the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin. In the Battle of Yiqian, he defeated the Wei-Korean coalition forces and captured Yingcheng, the capital of Chu State.
The Battle of Changping severely damaged the main force of Zhao State and made great achievements. Bai Qi served as a general of Qin for more than 30 years, conquered more than 70 cities, annihilated nearly a million enemy troops, and was named Lord Wu'an.
Bai Qi is another outstanding military strategist and commander in Chinese history after Sun Wu and Wu Qi. "The Thousand Character Classic" lists him, Lian Po, Li Mu, and Wang Jian as the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, ranking among them. The first of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.
2. Wang Jian
Wang Jian (date of birth and death unknown), a native of Pinyang Dongxiang, Guanzhong (now northeast of Fuping, Shaanxi Province), was a famous general and outstanding military strategist of the Qin State during the Warring States Period. The achievements include defeating Handan, the capital of Zhao State, annihilating Yan and Zhao; and annihilating Chu State with most of the Qin State's troops.
Together with his son Wang Bi, he became Qin Shihuang's greatest contributor to the destruction of the six kingdoms. His outstanding military commanding ability made him one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period along with Bai Qi, Li Mu and Lian Po. Wang Jian is the ancestor of the Langya Wang family and the Taiyuan Wang family.
Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty believed that Wang Jian, as a general of the Qin State, had made outstanding achievements in pacifying the six kingdoms. Qin Shihuang respected him as his teacher, but he could not assist Qin Shihuang in establishing a moral government to consolidate the foundation of the country. Compared with Bai Qi, he could be described as a "ruler". Some are short, some are long."
3. Sima Cuo
Sima Cuo, a general during the period of King Qin Hui, was from Xiayang (Hancheng, Shaanxi Province) of Qin State. He was a strategist and could also lead troops in battle. He once had a debate with Zhang Yi and advocated attacking Shu first and then attacking Korea. In 316 BC, he traveled thousands of miles along the Stone Ox Road and destroyed the Shu Kingdom.
In the autumn of the twenty-seventh year of King Zhao of Qin (280 BC), Sima Cuo led 200,000 soldiers from Longxi to the south and east to attack Chu, forcing Chu to surrender Hanbei and Shangyong (today’s northwest Hubei). ). Sima Jin, the grandson of Sima Cuo, was the deputy general of Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an. He was found guilty, and Jin was sentenced to death together.
4. Meng Tian
Meng Tian (about 259 BC - 210 BC), whose surname is Ji, Meng family, and whose given name is Tian. His ancestral home is the state of Qi (now Meng, Linyi City, Shandong Province). A native of Yin County, he was a famous general in the Qin Dynasty. Meng Tian came from a family of famous generals and had great ambitions since childhood.
In 221 BC, Meng Tian was named a general, conquered the Qi State, and was worshiped as the internal history. He was deeply favored by Qin Shihuang. At that time, he and his younger brother Meng Yi were known as "loyal and trustworthy". After the unification of Qin, Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 to attack the Xiongnu in the north.
Recovered Henan (now the Ordos City area south of Hetao, Inner Mongolia), led the army to build the Great Wall and the Jiuzhou Straight Road, and overcame the dilemma of domestic traffic congestion. It has greatly promoted the economic and cultural exchanges and integration of the people of all ethnic groups in the north.
In 210 BC, the First Emperor of Qin died of illness. The CRRC ordered Zhao Gao, Prime Minister Li Si, and Prince Hu Hai to secretly plot a coup. After Hu Hai came to the throne, he ordered the death of the Meng brothers, and Meng Tian committed suicide by swallowing medicine.
Meng Tian once stationed in Jiujun for more than ten years. He shocked the Huns and was known as "China's No. 1 Warrior." It is said that Meng Tian once improved the brush, so he is also known as the "ancestral brush". He was the earliest developer in northwest China and the first person to develop Ningxia in ancient times.
5. Meng Yi
Meng Yi (? - 210 BC), a general during the Qin Dynasty, served Qin Shihuang together with his brother Meng Tian. During the process of Qin's unification of China, the three generations of the Meng family, Meng Ao, Meng Wu, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, fought for the Qin State and captured dozens of cities.
He made great contributions to the unification of China by Qin Shihuang. Meng Yi advised Qin Shihuang internally and was known as a loyal minister. The brothers Meng Yi and Meng Tian were both civil and military. Meng Tian was in charge of military affairs and commanded troops outside, while Meng Yi was in charge of government affairs and assisted Qin Shihuang at home.
Meng Yi was deeply close to Qin Shihuang. He rode in the same car with Qin Shihuang when he went out, and stayed with Qin Shihuang when he was at home. After Qin II succeeded to the throne, Meng Yi was framed by Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC, and was imprisoned and killed by Qin II.