The Wind Rises in Changping
In 262 BC, the Qin army defeated the Han army and successfully cut off the connection between Shangdang County of South Korea and the hinterland of South Korea. The King of Han was forced to cede Shangdang County to Qin State due to the situation. Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County in South Korea, was unwilling to give up his land without fighting, so he sent Shangdang County to the state of Zhao to unite Zhao to fight against Qin. King Xiaocheng of Zhao accepted Feng Ting's offer of land and sent Zhao troops into Shangdang County to build fortifications to guard against the Qin army.
In 261 and 260 BC, the Qin army launched outpost warfare, attacking South Korea and Shangdang. In April 260 BC, the Zhao army, led by general Lian Po , fought with the Qin army in Changping, but the overall battle situation was unfavorable. In July, the Zhao army turned to shrinking defenses and faced off with the Qin army. Lian Po's persistence made the Qin army unable to expand its results, but it also caused a great increase in Zhao's logistical pressure. King Zhao repeatedly urged Lian Po to attack head-on, but Lian Po did not accept the order. In desperation, King Zhao appointed the young general Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po as the frontline command.
Bai Qi
Zhao Kuo bravely attacked after a brief deployment and achieved initial victory. However, due to the trick of the famous Qin general Bai Qi to lure the enemy, they all mobilized and were surrounded by the Qin army. The food routes and backup were also cut off by the Qin army. Under siege, the Zhao army tried its best to break out, but was hampered by the Qin army's strong fortifications and its own shortage of supplies, and was unable to escape.
Zhao Kuo
After being besieged for 46 days, Zhao Jun launched a final charge in an attempt to open a hole, but failed, and the general Zhao Kuo was also shot to death. The Zhao army surrendered to the Qin army when it was hopeless to break through, its general died in battle, and it ran out of ammunition and food. Bai Qi, the general of the Qin army, ordered the execution of the surrendered Zhao army. More than 400,000 Zhao soldiers were killed.
After the Battle of Changping , Zhao's national strength was greatly reduced. Bai Qi took the opportunity to lead the Qin army to attack Zhao in three directions. He pacified Shangdang along the way, consolidated the rear, and attacked Taiyuan along the way to guard against the return of Zhao's army in Taiyuan. The main force attacked with all his strength. The capital of Zhao State Handan . Because Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju accepted the suggestion of strategist Su Dai and actively persuaded the King of Qin to make peace, Zhao finally ceded land in six cities to achieve a ceasefire.
Bloody Handan
The State of Zhao did not cede the land as agreed, and actively united with the State of Wei, , Qi, and Chu, which aroused the anger of King Qin. In September 259 BC, the King of Qin sent 600,000 troops to the Kingdom of Zhao with Wang Ling as the main general. One hundred thousand troops on the northern front occupied Shangdang, blocking Zhao's northern armies from moving south. One hundred thousand Qin troops on the southern front stationed troops in the southern part of Zhao to defend against reinforcements from Wei and Chu. All 400,000 main troops besieged Handan.
The people of Zhao, who had been severely injured and had not recovered their strength but were full of hatred for the Qin State, shared the same hatred and defended with all their strength under the leadership of Lian Po, Pingyuan JunZhao Sheng and others. The Qin army was unable to attack for a long time, so they replaced Wang Ling with Wang Luan , and sent Zheng Anping to lead the reinforcements to continue the attack. Handan City was under siege by the Qin army for more than a year. It was short of food, suffered heavy casualties, and had no reinforcements. It was unable to fight the Qin army alone. It could only send minister Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng to Wei and Chu to request reinforcements. This kicked off the hurricane rescue knight's journey.
The first line - self-recommendation
Pingyuan Jun
King Zhao ordered Pingyuan Jun to dispatch urgently. Pingyuan Jun planned to select 20 disciples with both political integrity and ability, wisdom and courage to go with them, but after selection, only 19 people could go. When no one applied, the unknown retainer Maosui recommended himself to Pingyuan Jun and asked to go for help. Mr. Pingyuan doubted Mao Sui's ability. After all, Mao Sui usually didn't have any outstanding performance. Mao Sui recovered, the wise men in the world are like an awl, and its sharpness will be highlighted in the package. I usually don't show my will because I don't want to. If I had it already in my pocket, I'm afraid all my sharp edges would be exposed. Lord Pingyuan had no choice but to lead Mao Sui southward.
When he came to Chu State, the King of Chu actively received Lord Pingyuan, but he only discussed and did not decide on sending troops to assist. Seeing such a situation, Mao Sui ignored the etiquette and strode forward to talk about the war. The pros and cons were clear, and failure to make a decision would only be bad. The King of Chu was displeased and scolded Mao Sui for not knowing etiquette.Mao Sui stepped forward bravely, held his sword in his hand, and said that within ten steps, the king's life is in my hands. The King of Chu then quietly listened to Mao Sui's statement on the pros and cons of sending troops. Mao Sui's speech coupled with the advice of Chu minister Chunshenjun Huang Xie, the King of Chu decided to send troops and appointed Huang Xie to lead the troops to assist.
The second line - steal the talisman to save Zhao
Zhao asked Wei for help, King Wei quickly sent general Jin Bi to lead one hundred thousand troops north to assist, but after being threatened by Qin, he ordered the Wei army to station at the border to wait for further orders. . Wei Xinling Lord Wei Wuji was worried about his sister's situation (Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng's wife was Xinling Lord's sister), and he was also worried that Qin's destruction of Zhao would be even more detrimental to Wei. Accepting the strategy of the retainer Hou Ying, he planned to steal the military symbols and go north to join Jin Bi to lead the army to rescue Zhao. Lord Xinling asked for help from King Wei's favorite concubine Ruji who had been kind to him before. Ruji ignored her own safety and stole the military talisman and gave it to Lord Xinling.
After getting the military talisman, Lord Xinling immediately led his followers to set off, especially Hou Ying's friend and strongman Zhu Hai. Arriving at Jin Bi's military camp, although Jin Bi believed that the military talismans were real, he did not dare to act rashly without receiving orders from King Wei. Lord Xinling was so anxious that he ordered Zhu Hai to kill Jin Bi and seize military power. After proper reorganization and morale boosting, the Wei army marched north to Handan.
The third line - Yibu Emperor Qin
During the suspension of Jinbi's army, the King of Wei sent lobbyist Xinyuan Yan to sneak into Handan and actively persuaded Zhao to respect the King of Qin as emperor in exchange for the Qin army's withdrawal. When the knights of Qi Lu Zhonglian heard the news, they couldn't bear the surrender of Zhao. Find Xin Yuanyan, explain to Xin Yuanyan the shortcomings of Qin's proclaimed emperor, and quote the past events of Emperor Zhou and King Qi Wei to expose the nature of surrender. Xin Yuanyan was finally persuaded and accepted the opinion, determined to reply to the King of Wei and lend a helping hand.
Yongyong quells violence
In December 257 BC, the Chu army and the Wei army joined forces under the city of Handan and took the initiative to attack the Qin army. The Qin army was defeated one after another. Zhao Jun, who received assistance, also went out of the city to fight back. Under the internal and external attacks of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, the Qin army, which had been under blunt force and fortified city for a long time, was completely defeated. Wang Hao led part of the Qin army to retreat. Zheng Anping's 20,000 troops were surrounded and finally surrendered. The coalition forces continued their attack and won the Battle of Hedong. Qin took the initiative to seek peace and gave Hedong County to Wei, Taiyuan County to Zhao, and Shangdang County to South Korea.
The knight's hurricane rescue finally ushered in a huge victory. This battle, known as Zhao's "Battle of Stalingrad", was won by the coalition.
Xia Ke:
Maosui - loyal and courageous, not avoiding danger
Lord Xinling - not afraid of the strong Qin, benevolence and righteousness first
Hou Ying - talented and ready, repaying with death
Zhu Hai - a friend of the common people, Dare to be a hero in times of crisis
Lu Zhonglian - proud character, not avoiding danger
Ru Ji - repaying kindness, never having time to do it himself
