Daqin Empire Advanced Manual

Chapter 4 Famous General (1)
Wu Qi
In the early Warring States period, the famous generals of Wei and Chu were both leaders of military schools, legalists, Confucians and many other schools, and achieved extremely high achievements in internal affairs and military affairs.At the same time, he was plagued by rumors throughout his life, thus becoming the most controversial and legendary figure in the Warring States Period.

Wu Qi was born in the state of Wei. He was fond of military affairs when he was young, and he only wanted to achieve fame.When he left home and bid farewell to his mother, he swore that if he couldn't get out of the palace, he wouldn't return to Weiguo.After that, he traveled to Lu, Wei, and Chu.

In the State of Lu, he first studied Confucianism under Zeng Can's school, but was rejected by his teacher because his mother died and did not return, so he abandoned Confucianism and studied the art of war.However, because he was repeatedly suspected by the Duke of Lu, he switched to Wei State, a rising power at that time.In the state of Wei, he served as the governor of Xihe County, led the army to fight 76 battles with the princes, and won 64 of them.However, after Wenhou died of illness and Wuhou came to the throne, Wu Qi was slandered and plotted by the doctor Wang Cuo, the prime minister Tian Wen, the prime minister's uncle, etc., and because of his refusal to marry the princess aroused Wuhou's suspicion, he was forced to leave Wei. to Chu.During his stay in Chu, Wu Qi was appointed as a chancellor by King Chu Mourning. He actively promoted reforms and continued to lead the army: he conquered the Baiyue tribe in the south, annexed the two countries of Chen and Cai in the north, defeated the three Jins (Zhao, Wei, and Han), Continue to attack Qin and make Chu stronger than ever.

Wu Qi fought all his life, paying attention to the close combination of military and politics, that is, "cultivating literature and virtue internally, and governing military equipment externally". He also attached great importance to military training and emphasized the rule of law.During the Wei period, he wrote "Wu Zi's Art of War", which can be regarded as a summary of his military thoughts.Later, it was selected into the "Seven Books of Wu Jing", and later generations called it Sun Wu together with Sun Wu, the soldier saint.

Sun Bin
In the middle of the Warring States period, the famous general of Qi State, the queen of Sun Wu.It is rumored that he was a classmate with Pang Juan and studied the art of war with Guiguzi.After being jealous by Pang Juan, he was deceived to the state of Wei, and was framed by treacherous schemes. He was sentenced to patella punishment and lost his feet.However, Sun Bin did not give up on himself, but patiently waited for the opportunity to escape from the state of Wei, and finally met with the envoy of the state of Qi when he was on an envoy to the state of Wei, and fled to the state of Qi with his help, where he was regarded as a guest of honor by the general of the state of Qi, Tian Ji.When Tian Ji was racing horses with King Wei of Qi, he suggested that Tian Ji should have a high-grade horse against a medium-grade horse, a medium-grade horse against a low-grade horse, and a low-grade horse against a high-grade horse, so that Tian Ji won a big victory. Appointed as a military adviser.

Afterwards, the State of Wei attacked the State of Zhao with Pang Juan as its general, and the State of Zhao asked for help from Qi, and King Wei of Qi sent Tian Ji and Sun Bin to rescue Zhao.Tian Ji wanted to save Zhao directly, but Sun Bin dissuaded him with the principle of "criticizing exaggeration and making false claims".In the end, Sun Bin's strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao caused Wei to suffer the first heavy blow. Thirteen years later, Pang Juan led troops to attack South Korea. Sun Bin repeated his old tricks and attacked Daliang again when the Wei army was besieging Xinzheng, the capital of Han.

Later, civil strife broke out in the state of Qi, and Tian Ji fled to the state of Chu because of Qi Xiang Zouji's frame.

Although Sun Bin did not directly lead the army in his life, he planned strategies as a military adviser and defeated Pang Juan in two battles, so he can be regarded as a famous general in the Warring States Period.He used soldiers lightly and erratically, and used the tactics of military strategists to the fullest, accelerating the innovation of various tactics in the Warring States Period.Compared with "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Wu Zi", "Sun Bin's Art of War" written in his life pays more attention to the use of various tactical formations and the use of various terrains to create favorable situations.

Lian Po
One of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, the famous general of the Zhao Kingdom, who served as King Huiwen, King Xiaocheng, and King Mourning Xiang of the three generations of Zhao Wang, was known to the princes for his courage, and left well-known allusions such as "reconcile the generals" and "plead guilty to the thorns" for later generations .

Lian Po was worshiped as Shangqing because of his victories in defeating Qi and capturing Yangjin. Since then, he has conquered Qi and Wei many times, all of which have won victories.

During the battle between Qin and Zhao Changping, Lian Po was the early commander of the Zhao army, and the deep trenches and high fortifications could not be defended, making the Qin army always helpless against him.However, during the long-term confrontation, King Zhao Xiaocheng was seized military power by mistake and was replaced by Zhao Kuo, which eventually led to the disastrous defeat of Changping and the subsequent siege of Handan.

After the two battles of Changping and Handan, the State of Yan thought that Zhao State's strength and strength had been exhausted, and the country must be empty, so it took the opportunity to attack.At this time, Lian Po was ordered to defeat the Yan army, beheaded Li Fu, the leader of the Yan army, and marched on the victory, surrounded Jicheng, the capital of Yan, and forced Yan to cede land for peace.Therefore, Lian Po was granted the title of Lord Xinping, acting as the deputy minister of the country.

But the good times didn't last long. After King Zhao Mourning came to the throne, Lian Po's military power was lifted again.Lian Po was furious because of this, and led his troops to attack Le Cheng, who had come to replace him. After that, he fled to Wei State, and then went to Chu State to live in seclusion, but he always hoped to return to Zhao State as a general.During the period, King Zhao Mourning Xiang once wanted to recall Lian Po back to the State of Zhao, but the treacherous minister Guo Kai obstructed him.

During this period, Lian Po also served as a general in Chu State for a time, but he did not achieve much.

赵奢
A famous general in the Zhao Kingdom, he was in charge of collecting land rent in his early years, and he did not shy away from the dignitaries when he enforced the law.Because Mr. Pingyuan refused to pay taxes, he once killed nine of his servants in a row according to law.Faced with the angry Lord Pingyuan, he was still not afraid, but showed great righteousness to him, and finally persuaded Lord Pingyuan, and recommended him to King Zhao, so that he could take charge of the national taxation.From this, the people of Zhao State are rich and the treasury is solid.

Zhao She did not have many victories in his life, and he is mainly famous for the battle of Yan and World War I, which also made him one of the few famous generals in the six countries who defeated the Qin army.At that time, Qin State attacked Zhao State’s dangerous pass Yanyu. Unlike Lian Po, Le Cheng and others who believed that "Yanyu is far away and narrow, it is difficult to rescue". Fight in the hole, and the brave will win." From this, the famous allusion of "meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins" has been left.Under Zhao She's strong support, Zhao Guo finally decided to send troops, and finally defeated the Qin army and lifted the siege of Yan Yu.After returning to the country, Zhao She was named Ma Fujun because of his victory in the battle.

Zhao She is the general, and the public heart is the top priority.On the day of joining the army, I no longer asked about family affairs.There are dozens of subordinates who cherish the soldiers and personally serve the food, and hundreds of people who are friendly with them. All the goods rewarded by King Zhao are distributed to the army officials.Be more careful about military affairs, and pay attention to changes with time and situation.He once had a dialogue with Tian Dan, the famous general of Qi State. Tian Dan believed that in the past, leading 20 troops could make the world surrender, but Zhao She must lead [-] or [-] troops to dare to fight. Obviously, generals are limited.However, Zhao She was able to elaborate on the relationship between the changes in the current situation and the scale of the war.His son, Zhao Kuo, had little knowledge of the art of war and was familiar with military books. He thought he was invincible in the world.However, Zhao She thought that soldiers were dead, but Zhao Kuo lightly said that in the future, the generals will definitely be defeated.After Zhao She's death, Zhao Kuo became a general. Because he underestimated military affairs and did not know how to change, he was defeated in the Battle of Changping.

White up
The famous general of the Qin State during the period of King Qin Zhaoxiang, the leader of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, killed and beheaded more than 160 million enemies in his life, and has never lost a single defeat in 30 years of battle. .

Bai Qi was born in the army, and gradually became a general of the Qin army through accumulating military merits.After taking office as Zuo Geng, he won a complete victory in the Battle of Yique in his first battle, severely inflicted damage on the Korean-Wei coalition forces with various methods of defeat, and beheaded 24 in one fell swoop, and was promoted to the rank of captain.In the following decades, he repeatedly hit Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu and other countries, and successively won major victories in the battles of Yanying and Huayang.

The peak battle of Baiqi was the battle of Changping. At that time, Qin and Zhao each confronted Shangdang with a national army of 40, and the decisive battle was ready.In order to completely destroy Zhao Jun and defeat the biggest opponent on the road to unification, Bai Qi made careful preparations.First, he claimed that he would not be sick to paralyze the Zhao army, and then entered the army secretly, using the method of showing weakness to lure the enemy to go deep, and using the geographical advantage to block the entrances of the valleys in the Shangdang Mountains, thereby cutting off the enemy's food roads, causing the Zhao army to lose combat power in hunger. As a last resort, they surrendered to Qin as many as possible, which created a military miracle of waiting and besieging, and also created the earliest, largest, and most thorough encirclement and annihilation war in Chinese history.

The use of troops in vain has the following characteristics: first, it does not aim at capturing cities and lands, but focuses on annihilating the enemy's vital forces; second, it uses a variety of troops and makes good use of geographical advantages; third, it pays attention to predicting the enemy before the battle and does not fight uncertain battles. .The biggest stain in his life was the killing and surrender in the Battle of Changping.

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