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Chapter 154 The Battle of Changping, the suspicion of the generals
Li Jing: "Understood! I understand. At this moment, I understand Bai Qi's feelings very well."

"Thinking that I, Li Jing, defeated the barbarian army, pacified Xiao Xian, appeased Lingnan, pacified Fugong Er, and attacked Dingxiang with three thousand nights of fine riding, which shocked Jieli Khan's tribe, and then rushed to Yinshan. Break through Tuyuhun in the west."

"Am I proud? Am I proud? Am I inflated?"

"No! I don't!"

"Because I'm just a small marching chief officer, these achievements are not considered achievements, so there is nothing to be proud of."

When Li Jing took the lead, the group exploded.

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Xu Da: "General Li Jing is right."

"I, Xu Da, defeated Chen Youliang in the Battle of Poyang Lake, and captured Huaidong with my army. Two years later, I conquered Pingjiang and destroyed Zhang Shicheng. Immediately afterwards, I became the general who conquered the captives. Together with his deputy Chang Yuchun, he led the Northern Expedition and overthrew the Yuan Dynasty. rule, and finally invaded the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, and helped Emperor Hongwu establish the Ming Dynasty."

"Am I bloated? Am I proud? Am I proud?"

"I do not have!"

"I'm just a little Wei Guogong!"

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Jiang Ziya: "You are all right."

"I, Jiang Ziya, was fishing on the banks of the Wei River. I met Xibo Hou Jichang and worshiped him as the "Taishi". The founder of Lu family Qi State and the founder of Qi culture, at the same time, he assisted Zhou Gongdan in ruling, quelling civil strife, expanding the territory, and promoting the rule of Kang."

"Am I proud? Am I proud? Am I inflated?"

"no!"

"I, Jiang Ziya, am just a little fisherman. What is there to be proud of as a fisherman?"

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Han Xin: "Everyone said that I, Han Xin, have lost my mind."

"I, Han Xin, as the commander-in-chief, captured Wei, replaced, defeated Zhao, threatened Yan, attacked Qi, and destroyed Chu. I was famous all over the country and shocked the world. As a military theorist, I also wrote three articles on "Han Xin's Art of War."

"Am I proud? Am I proud? Am I inflated?"

"I'm just a reckless man, what bad thoughts can a reckless man have?"

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Wang Jian: "Since everyone is saying that, then I, Wang Jian, have something to say."

"I, Wang Jian, accompanied Qin Shihuang to win the government, and led the army to break through the capital city of Zhao State, wiped out the three Jin regions, captured the capital city of Yan State Ji, and wiped out Chu State."

"I helped the first emperor conquer the six kingdoms and rule the world. There is nothing to brag about."

"Am I proud? Am I proud? Am I inflated?"

"no!"

"I'm just an old man who wants to spend his old age in peace. What can an old man do?"

Seeing the Versailles of these big guys, the corners of the mouths of the others twitched.

As for which one is better at pretending, it depends on these big guys!

Li Jinglong: "I...I, Li Jinglong, am tall, with sparse eyebrows, with a dignified look, graceful and luxurious, should this be considered an advantage?"

Chen Yaojin: "Brother Jinglong, forget it soon. When you speak, you remind me of Emperor Yongle. Now I very much suspect that you are the spy that Emperor Yongle placed next to Emperor Jianwen."

Su Dingfang: "I really envy you guys! Everyone is so powerful, it's not like I did nothing, just wiped out the Western Turks, beat Goguryeo to pass the time, and calmed down the Congling chaos to make a sense of existence." .”

Gao Changgong: "Brother Dingfang, stop talking, you have started too, right? These bigwigs are all so good, how can ordinary people like us live!"

Xue Rengui: "The bosses are too scary, everyone is too good at chatting. When I didn't know all the bosses before, I, Xue Rengui, was very confident. After all, the story of the general's three arrows to the Tianshan Mountain was passed down by the world, but I know everyone After becoming a boss, I realized that I am a scumbag."

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While the military officers of all dynasties and generations were discussing heatedly, the projection on the sky changed.

It turned to the most critical battle in Wu'an Jun Baiqi's life.

The Battle of Changping.

In the thousands of years of Chinese national history and culture, dozens of dynasties, large and small, were born.

Almost every dynasty is established on the basis of killing. Without war, how can there be a change of dynasty.

The Warring States period is its typical representative.

At that time, the powerful Qin State frequently launched conquests against other countries, and among the generals of the Qin State, Bai Qi was the most frightening.

As the saying goes, "One will succeed and ten thousand will die."

In the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi's murder of more than [-] Zhao troops shocked the world, and because of this, Bai Qi's title of "Killing God" became famous all over the world.

In [-] BC, there was a famous battle between Qin and Zhao—the Battle of Changping.

The battle lasted for three full years, and it was caused by a special area—the Shangdang area. At that time, due to the important location of the Shangdang area, Qin State used its powerful military force to coerce South Korea to cede it.

In desperation, King Han finally signed a treaty and agreed to cede the Shangdang area, but the subjects in the Shangdang area were unwilling to belong to Qin.

In the end, after many considerations, the subjects of Shangdang chose to fall into the embrace of Zhao Guo, and Zhao Guo also readily accepted the Shangdang area.

Zhao Guo's move was undoubtedly a huge insult and provocation to Qin State. The angry King Qin chose to conquer Zhao State, and Zhao State also sent a large number of troops. The two sides launched a tense confrontation in the Changping area.

Due to the strong combat effectiveness of the Qin army, Lian Po, the commander-in-chief of the Zhao army at the time, adopted a defensive strategy to engage in a war of attrition with the Qin army.

Since the Changping area is far away from the territory of the Qin State, the long transportation line made it difficult to supply. After three years of confrontation, the logistical support of the Qin Army began to gradually fail.

Then Qin State changed its strategy and replaced Bai Qi, the famous general of the Qin Army at that time.

After Bai Qi was replaced, everything changed.

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"The Battle of Changping?"

"At that time, my country was so powerful, King Han had no choice but to back down. There was no other way."

"What puzzles me is that the residents of the Shangdang area would rather belong to the State of Zhao than to the State of Qin. Why?"

The First Emperor Yingzheng couldn't figure this out.

The country of Zhao is not their own country either.

Besides, the king of Han compromised, and these residents are still insisting, what's the point of this?

If you defect to Zhao State, will Zhao State be able to protect you well?

The answer is no.

Qin Zhaowang's temper is very clear to Qin Shihuang Yingzheng.

This is a person whose ambition is no less than his.

King Qin Zhao's temper was even more stubborn.

What he has identified, he will definitely do.

The Shangdang area has been targeted by him, and he will definitely accept it.

No matter how long it takes, the Shangdang area will be in his pocket.

The king of Han has compromised, how dare you a group of aborigines resist?
Even dare to join Zhao Guo, Zhao Guo also has the guts to accept them.

This kind of action, isn't this a provocation to King Qin Zhao?
The consequence of doing so is nothing more than a massive attack by the Qin army.

Who is the unlucky one in the end?
Not this group of Shangdang residents.

Will King Zhao protect them at all costs?

Obviously not.

Li Shimin also did not understand their behavior.

Seeing this, Li Shimin couldn't help complaining: "A man who knows the current affairs is a hero, don't they understand this truth?"

"Where does King Han have the strength to confront Qin State head-on?"

"Including Zhao Guo, although in front of Qin State, although it is a bit powerful, it is only a little bit."

"For a group of residents in the Shangdang area, is it really worth it to have a grudge against the mighty Qin State?"

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten, don't they understand?"

"After the change of Xuanwu Gate, when my Tang Dynasty was not too strong, I encountered the attack of the Eastern Turks. How did I do it?"

"I signed the Weishui alliance with them."

"This has been criticized by the world, but how do they know that at that time the enemy was strong and we were weak, if they forced a fight, who would be the most disadvantaged?"

"Temporary failure is not a failure, as long as you keep it in your heart and work hard, you will succeed one day."

"Didn't I get my face back in the future? Not only did I bring Ji Li Khan to Chang'an, but I also asked him to dance for me."

"I never care about the process of things, only care about the results of things."

Li Shimin was right. At that time, the Turks attacked Jingyang, which was only forty miles away from Chang'an, and the capital was shaken.

At this time, Chang'an's military strength was only tens of thousands.

And the other side?

There are very many troops.

There is a gap between the two sides.

At this time, if Datang chooses to be tough with the Turks, it will be detrimental to Datang.

So Tang Taizong Li Shimin set up a strategy of suspicious soldiers, and personally led six people including Gao Shilian and Fang Xuanling to talk to Jieli Khan across the Weishui River, angrily denouncing Jieli and Tuli Khan for breaking the contract.

The Turkic soldiers retreated later.

The Weishui alliance avoided the Tang Dynasty's fighting under unfavorable conditions and stabilized the situation for itself.

It bought time to develop the economy and accumulate strength, which was an important turning point in the changes in the strength of the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

"No one is ever victorious."

"Laughing last is the real success."

"If the residents of the Shangdang area at that time had understood this point and hadn't gone to Zhao to anger King Qin Zhao, they wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable situation."

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What did Bai Qi do when he took office?

Bai Qi, who just took over, is the "three fires in office".

The first thing was to start spreading rumors about Lian Po in Zhao State, and spent a lot of money to buy Zhao State's powerful ministers, and finally forced Zhao Wang to replace the veteran Lian Po with Zhao Kuo who was talking on paper, and this also contributed to the subsequent defeat of Zhao State. A foreshadowing was laid.

At that time, Zhao Kuo was young and was not familiar with the battlefield at all. He relied more on military books to learn to march and fight, but he suffered a disastrous defeat. This is also the origin of "talking about soldiers on paper".

After Zhao Kuo replaced Lian Po, facing the provocation of the Qin army, Zhao Jun changed his previous defensive posture and blindly sought a decisive battle with the powerful Qin army, but eventually fell into the siege of the Qin army.

Dozens of days of siege exhausted the Zhao army and ran out of ammunition and food, prompting more than 40 Zhao troops to choose to surrender.

"Hahaha, this Zhao Kuo is as good as Li Jinglong!"

Zhu Di, the great emperor of Yongle, laughed out loud when he saw this.

"King Zhao is also an idiot! You don't need a good Lian Po, so why use Zhao Kuo?"

"Zhao Kuo is just a stunned youth. It is a good thing to be young and energetic, but it is not a good thing to be on this cruel and changeable battlefield."

"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and if any point goes wrong, it may cause irreversible consequences."

"Zhao Kuo bought a lesson for his youth! He defended well and didn't fight, but he dared to fight against Qin? I don't know what he thinks, does he look down on Qin Jun so much? That is invincible in the hands of King Qin Zhao O lion!"

"It's a pity that Zhao Guo's hundreds of thousands of soldiers have such a stunned commander. Otherwise, it's really hard to say how things will develop."

"What's the difference between Zhao Kuo's ability to lead troops and fight with Li Jinglong? Do you think you can do it again after reading a few military books?"

"The art of war is always a theoretical thing, and it is the real success to be able to apply it to the actual battlefield."

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However, after the Zhao army surrendered, Qin general Bai Qi ordered to kill all the Zhao prisoners, leaving only more than two hundred children under the age of 14.

This move undoubtedly caused irreparable harm to Zhao at that time, and also made the six eastern countries see the brutality of Qin.

However, what we need to know is, were more than [-] generals really killed in the Battle of Changping?
You know, according to records, the total number of soldiers in the country of Zhao at that time was only about 50.

After the Battle of Changping, Qi State and Yan State also tried to take advantage of the decline of Zhao State's strength to loot.

In the end, it was Zhao Guo who defeated the Qi-Yan coalition forces and won the war.

If more than [-] troops were killed by the Qin State at that time, how could the remaining Zhao army resist the successive attacks of Yan and Qi?
Therefore, the more than [-] troops that Bai Qi killed at that time were not necessarily all Zhao's troops, and many of them might be civilians in the Shangdang area.

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As soon as this question was raised, everyone fell into deep thought.

Xu Da: "That's right! According to historical records, the army of the Warring States Period was only about 50. If more than 40 were killed by Bai Qikeng, how could the remaining Zhao State army resist Qi and Yan? What about those who take turns to attack?"

"You know, the armies of Qi and Yan are not vegetarians, and it is not easy to defeat them!"

Li Jing: "Marshal Xu is right. We have all led soldiers and fought in battles. We have fought against the enemy many times in our lives. We also know that the battlefield is no joke, and any opponent should not be underestimated."

"It is impossible for the armies of Qi and Yan to be so weak. If you want to defeat them, you will definitely need a huge army."

"We can speculate that Bai Qi probably also massacred the people in the Shangdang area. You must know that the Shangdang army and civilians joined forces with the Zhao army and the Qin army to launch a desperate resistance, causing serious losses to the Qin army."

"I also heard that in the Shangdang area there is a dish called "Bai Qi Rou", which is also known as "Bai Qi Rou". It shows that the local people hate Bai Qi deeply."

Li Jinglong: "The big guys are right, and my personal opinion is the same. Bai Qi probably killed the residents of the Shangdang area. I don't know who recorded it as killing hundreds of thousands of Zhao's army. But Bai Qi Qi General’s move is a bit too cruel, and he has started to kill ordinary people.”

Li Guang: "They are all people with the surname Li. Why are you so good? The residents of Shangdang are Bai Qi's enemies. Shouldn't they kill the enemies, instead kowtow to them?"

Military generals from all dynasties and generations had fought in battles. When they thought about it, they all nodded, confirming Xu Da's conjecture.

(End of this chapter)