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Chapter 155 Zhu Di: I will not make peace, cede land, or proclaim myself a vassal

The Battle of Changping was tragic.

But its significance is also very important.

After the First Battle of Changping, the name of Bai Qi began to be known. Even thousands of years later in China, the deeds of Bai Qi killing 40 troops are still spread among the people, with mixed reviews.

And Bai Qi himself felt guilty for the large-scale killings in the Battle of Changping. It was a crime against human reason that 40 prisoners who had put down their weapons were buried alive by him.

Perhaps Bai Qi's way of acting is wrong and should be condemned, but this kind of behavior is difficult to explain in the history of China. It is a question that cannot be answered for thousands of years, that is, the humane treatment of life and the cruelty of war. conflict.

Bai Qi killed 40 Zhao's army, which broke the moral bottom line that people have been able to tolerate since ancient times.

Chinese society unanimously insists that "God has the virtue of loving life", and killing is evil.

Moreover, the wars in the Spring and Autumn Period often ended, but Qin State encouraged soldiers and generals to kill the enemy, and often rewarded according to the number of heads obtained by killing the enemy.

Therefore, after a war is fought, there are often corpses strewn all over the field, and bones form forests.

Regarding Bai Qi's murder of 40 troops, we always look at it from the "God's perspective".

This is one-sided.

"God's perspective? What kind of perspective is this?"

"Is there really a God in this world?"

"There are immortals, and I am afraid that God may also exist."

"But who am I? I am the emperor!"

Emperor Taizong Li Erhao was full of love.

"Whether Bai Qi's approach is right or wrong is really hard to make a conclusion."

"Looking at the previous state of Qin, the development of the small-scale peasant economy in that era was not comprehensive. At that time, the productivity of our Chinese society was just like that."

"Bai Qi captured Zhao's 40 troops. If they are placed in Qin, one question is, do these people need to eat? Is there a lot of food pressure?"

Food pressure has always been a prominent problem in all dynasties and dynasties of China.

In all dynasties and dynasties of China, how many emperors were deeply affected by the food problem?

Think about the period of Ming Zhu Youjian, what happened in the early stage?
With the advent of the Little Ice Age, natural disasters occurred frequently, and various floods, droughts, and locust plagues came one after another.

This was a devastating blow to Huaxia, an ancient farming country.

Natural disasters are merciless and inevitable.

Li Er continued: "The food issue is only one of them, and there is also the issue of how to deal with the surrendered troops."

"With so many people, do you dare to be sure that they really surrendered to Qin?"

"Who knows exactly what they are thinking in their hearts."

"Bai Qi, he can indeed not kill these people. He can be a good man and choose to release these captives."

"However, what will be the impact of this? If hundreds of thousands of captives go back safely and recuperate, will they be grateful to Bai Qi for letting them go? Or will they not hold grudges against Bai Qi?"

"Nobody knows."

"This group of captives returned to Zhao State. After a period of recuperation and adjustment, they may be another force that should not be underestimated."

"If they still hate Qin and launch an attack on Qin, then it will be a very big problem for Qin."

"So, letting them go back to Zhao State is essentially a stupid decision."

"And killing them, from Qin's point of view, is also an appropriate way."

"Of course, this method is too bloody, and Bai Qi will also bear endless infamy."

"There is no way to do this. The cruelty of the battlefield is well known."

"Dirty war always needs a blame."

"And Bai Qi is that one."

Parallel time and space - Daqin.

"Kill or let go?"

"I can feel that Wu An Jun Bai Qi is also extremely entangled with this issue in his heart, and may even have deep helplessness."

"In the situation at that time, how did Bai Qi deal with the extra hundreds of thousands of surrendered troops?"

"Several 10 people are not a small number, and the resources required are huge."

"Besides, if you take them in, feed them and clothe them, will they really obey my Great Qin's rule?"

"I don't think so."

The First Emperor Yingzheng actually understood Bai Qi's approach very well.

Even if he didn't live in that era.

"As far as I know, at that time, the military laws of the Qin State stipulated that only when the number of heads of the enemy's troops killed exceeded the number of deaths in the own army, you can get rewards, otherwise you will be punished."

"This means that even if the Qin army wins the battle, but the number of deaths of its own army is more than that of the enemy, not only will it not be rewarded, but it will also be condemned."

"At that time, Zhao Jun died about 5 people, but at that time, my Qin Jun died about 30 to [-] people. Therefore, although Wu An Jun Baiqi defeated Zhao Guo, the price I paid for Qin Guo was very high. big."

"This may also be why Bai Qi finally ordered to kill these prisoners of war. This can not only avoid being punished, but also encourage soldiers to kill the enemy."

"Of course, this is all my conjecture. It is unknown whether Lord Wu An wanted to kill him himself, or King Qin Zhao ordered it."

Comments on Bai Qi?

Cao Cao also thought for a moment.

He laughed and said, "What's the point of commenting? Different positions will lead to different results."

"Besides, from the late Warring States period to Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms, it was a major turbulence in the process of Chinese society's unification. During the period of great change, the centralized prefecture and county system implemented after the Qin and Han Dynasties was the basic guarantee for social stability. However, if you want to realize this Once there is a political system, it is necessary to use war to break the old forces."

"That is to say, even if there is no such person as Wu An Jun Bai Qi in the history of China, there will still be other conquerors who will do similar things to Bai Qi's murder of 40 Zhao troops. The war and the casualties caused by the war are inevitable."

"Want to unify the world in a peaceful way? How is it possible."

"I, Cao Cao, am now writing a letter to Jiangdong Sun Quan, telling him to give up resistance and surrender to me for the sake of the unification of the world and the sake of the common people. Will he agree?"

"Not only won't, but Sun Quan's son will yell at him."

"Even how he would scold me Cao Cao, I can imagine."

"So, only war can change the current situation."

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The projection in the sky continues.

In the Battle of Changping, there was another protagonist, and that was Zhao Kuo.

Speaking of Zhao Kuo, many people will say that this person is a typical textbook for "talking about war on paper". From the Changping War in the Warring States Period to the later Huaxia, he has been ridiculed by people for more than 2000 years.

In fact, this is extremely unfair.

Especially for a loyal soldier who defended his country to the death.

"That's a good point. No matter how useless Zhao Kuo is, he is fighting for his own country and for the people of his own country. It's too stupid to look at the issue from the outcome of the war alone."

Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, agreed with the words that appeared in the inventory video.

Does Zhao Kuo want to lose the battle?
No, he doesn't want to.

But war is so cruel, either you die or I die.

It is true that Zhao Kuo lost the battle, but what you need to know is who Zhao Kuo is fighting for.

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The turning point of the Warring States War——During the magnificent and bloody Changping War, what mistakes did Zhao Kuo, the commander of Zhao Jun, make? What responsibility should Zhao Kuo bear for the poor 40 souls? Will it fail?
In the video screen, there are several problems.

At this moment, Qin Shihuang, Li Er, Zhu Di, Liu Che, Zhu Yuanzhang, and military officers of all dynasties and generations are all thinking.

If someone asks a question, it must be answered.

Li Jinglong, God of War of the Ming Dynasty: "Isn't this simple? In war, isn't it to see who is strong and who is weak? Qin Guo is strong and Zhao Guo is weak, so Zhao Guo lost the battle."

"As for Zhao Kuo, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, shouldn't he bear all the consequences after losing the battle?"

"Could it be possible for the soldiers to take on this responsibility?"

Does the battlefield really depend on superficial strength?

actually not.

Wei Qing: "Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong, it seems that you are called the God of War of the Ming Dynasty for a reason. Who told you that Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, Qin will win the battle."

"Then when Emperor Jianwen sent you to command hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Zhu Di, king of Yan, your military strength was absolutely superior. Why didn't you succeed?"

"Also, in the battle between Chu and Han, Xiang Yu's strength was compared with Liu Bang's at the beginning. One was in the sky and the other was in the ground. So why did Liu Bang win in the end?"

"The battlefield is ever-changing, and any factor may lead to a different outcome on the battlefield."

"It's a good thing that you, Li Jinglong, were not born in the era called Zhu Qizhen, the emperor of the family, otherwise... the picture is so beautiful, I can't even imagine it."

Xu Da: "When Li Jinglong was born in Zhuqi Town? With strong alliances, I am afraid that Da Ming will disappear immediately, and there will be no such thing as emperors of subsequent generations. Brother Wei Qing's ideas are also bold enough. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Li Jinglong How can two fierce tigers like Zhu Qizhen exist in the same era."

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At the beginning of the Changping War, Zhao Jun made a strategic mistake. The person who made this mistake was Lian Po, one of the so-called four famous generals.

During the Warring States Period, due to the strategic environment and geographical environment of Zhao State, Zhao State's army was good at field combat or offensive, and the worst was defensive combat. Zhao State's most powerful force was the battlefield assault force, such as archers, light Infantry, cavalry, etc., that's why they have repeatedly made outstanding achievements against the Huns and Hu people.

And what is Qin State best at?

It's infantry and defense.

Although Qin State also has the advantages of geographical terrain, how many times have the six eastern countries invaded the mainland of Qin State in the past hundreds of years?

This fully illustrates the problem.

It can be said that Zhao Jun made the biggest strategic mistake from the very beginning. Especially, in the middle and late stages of the confrontation, after Qin Jun gradually found a way to deal with Zhao Jun's cavalry, he set up a battalion step by step and blocked it with trenches and crossbowmen. The army has said that it has completely lost its only advantage on the battlefield.

At the beginning of the Changping War, due to the unfavorable number of battles, Lian Po, the commander-in-chief of the Zhao Army, took the initiative to stick to it, trying to fight against the Qin Army, so that the Qin Army retreated. The weight was determined, and after fourteen months of working, the nature of the Changping War had fundamentally changed, that is, it had evolved from a sudden decisive battle to a conscious strategic decisive battle and a strategic war of attrition.

If Zhao Guo and Qin Guo confront each other head-on, Qin's army will still hesitate.

After all, Zhao Jun's combat effectiveness is not weak at all, and it is very difficult to chew it down.

However, you Zhao State and Qin State are fighting a war of attrition, and Qin State is afraid of you?

As the most powerful country in terms of economy, culture, and military at that time, Qin State was least afraid of being compared with you.

I don't know what the commander-in-chief of Zhao Guo thought at the time, at least it can be said that Zhao Jun made the second unforgivable mistake.

At that time, even a God of War like Li Jinglong knew that the war potential of Zhao State was far lower than that of Qin State, and half of the battle had already been lost when it evolved from a battle to a strategic decisive battle, but Zhao State's political cluster did not fully realize this.

In other words, Zhao Guo should take the initiative to cede territory and seek peace in order to preserve Zhao's most precious material resources, human resources and elite troops, which is the best policy.

It's a pity that no one thought of this and prepared for the destruction of Zhao's elite troops.

This is the third strategic mistake made by Zhao Guo. It can be said with certainty that Zhao Guo has already lost.

Due to the large-scale consumption and confrontation of supplies and troops, the hearts of the political clusters of Zhao State were very fragile. It was a good move to replace Lian Po, who had lost his fighting spirit, with Zhao Kuo, who was good at attacking.

At this time, Lian Po has no fighting spirit, and Zhao Kuo, who is more passionate, is replaced. Is there a problem?
No.

However, war is about the right time, place and people.

The best time for Zhao Kuo to appear on the stage has passed. The confrontation between Qin and Zhao has been fully formed.

In addition to changing generals just before the battle, it will take at least three months for the new commander-in-chief to get used to it, so that the army can become more familiar with it and enable Zhao Guo's army to exert its due combat effectiveness.

One is that Zhao Guo's national strength is basically exhausted, and the other is that Qin Jun is not a fool, how could he let Zhao Jun have such a chance.

Therefore, at this time, the fourth strategic mistake was committed. The time for Zhao Jun's destruction was completely ripe, so it was not because of Zhao Kuo's commander-in-chief Zhao Kuo's armies on paper, but because the Changping War itself at this time was a doomed defeat. ended war.

At this time, the battle of Changping can no longer be won by anyone.

And Zhao Kuo was just the one who carried the big pot after the defeat of Zhao Guobing.

Is Zhao Kuo responsible?
Of course there are.

After Zhao Kuo took office, he made another unforgivable mistake.

It can also be said to be an admirable mistake.

That is, "to die for the country, to resist to the death".

Although it was a mistake, compared with the groups of shameless traitors in the history of China at that time, who did not hesitate to betray the country for glory and mutilate their own compatriots in order to survive, then Zhao Kuo is simply a perfect hero.

At least even if he dies, he will die standing up.

This is the integrity of the sons and daughters of China. They would rather die standing than live on their knees.

Even Zhao Kuo's opponent, Bai Qi, the god of killing, admired Zhao Kuo's behavior.

It may be because of Zhao Kuo's desperate counterattack that caused unprecedented casualties to the Qin army. After the Zhao army was forced to surrender, the Qin army had to use brutal massacres to vent their anger.

As for how much damage did Zhao Jun cause to Qin Jun?
Only Bai Qi and Qin Guoren knew this.

The Changping War is not only the eternal pain in Zhao Guo's heart, but also the eternal pain in Qin Guo's heart.

In the Changping War, the Qin State also suffered heavy losses, and the Qin State's army suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties.

After that, Qin was beaten several times by the other six countries, and was even invaded into the Lantian area on the outskirts of Xianyang.

You know, after the Battle of Changping, it took Qin State more than 20 years to recover its vitality!

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"Would rather die standing up? Don't live kneeling down!"

"well said!"

"This Zhao Kuo looks like a character!"

Zhu Di, the Emperor of Yongle, saw this, and immediately expressed his feelings:

"I am Ming, I will never bow my head and become a vassal, nor will I commit myself to peace for the sake of national security, and I will not pay tribute to other countries. At least ceding the land of China is even more impossible. My attitude represents the attitude of Daming. !"

"My emperor of Ming Dynasty, which one was born on his knees?"

"Even Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, although he failed in the end, and Li Zicheng broke through the imperial city in the end, he still died standing up."

"Oh! That's right! I almost forgot to call the emperor Zhu Qizhen this trash!"

"This trash who is greedy for life and afraid of death is simply not worthy of being a descendant of my Zhu family, let alone being the emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Di was right.

Is Daming tough enough?

The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies.

This explains Daming very well.

This is Daming.

(End of this chapter)