In the Battle of Changping, why did the State of Qin fail to eliminate the State of Zhao directly?

Since it is a peace, of course it has to give enough benefits. After all, the white army is at the door, so Zhao and Han made the condition that South Korea cede Yuanyong, and as a big country, Zhao must be a one-off Ceded six cities, with such a bloody capital, the State of Qin announced that he would retire and return to the party. The credit to the mouth was gone, and Bai Qi and Fan Ju had a rift, which paved the way for the subsequent Handan Battle 's successful defense.

I am already powerless, and the way I don't want to be beaten by the enemy is to ask the enemy to let him go, or to quickly find a helper. Although the remaining four teammates have only been beaten, they can share the damage after all. Therefore, King of Zhao Xiaocheng played a small action, would ced six cities to Qin, and changed to ceded to Qi .King Zhao himself knew that although the State of Qin retreated temporarily, it would definitely make a comeback. If the city was given to the State of Qin, it would be tantamount to beating a dog with a meat bun, but it would be different if it was given to the State of Qi. White-eyed wolf, at least make good friends with Zhao Qi that Qin State saw, so that Qin State will also weigh it when sending troops.

After ceding the six cities to Qi, King Zhao Xiaocheng’s trading journey is far from over. While establishing a good relationship with the Soy Sauce Party of the Warring States Period, Han and Yan, he re-signed the alliance with Wei and rebuilt the Three Jins. Relationship, plus directly and generously named Lingqiu to and Chun Shenjun, the prime minister of Chu State. Zhao Guo used the offensive of territorial cessation, and finally tied up other big countries except Qin on the chariot, forming a fragile and loose vertical alliance, which allowed Zhao Guo to get rid of the crisis of destruction in a short time.

IV. The Battle of Handan that Qin failed to succeed

After a few months, the king Qin Zhaoxiang finally realized something was wrong, and Qin did not receive the contract. In the six cities that Zhao Guo should give, instead, he received news that Zhao Guo actively contacted the five countries and wanted to resist himself again. This was simply unbearable. Therefore, King Qin started the war again, and ordered the ninth-ranked king's tomb commander, who was the ninth rank of the state of Qin at that time, to send troops straight into Handan of Zhao State. This war can be regarded as a follow-up battle of the Battle of Changping, and At this time, Qin State was a little anxious and red eyes, vowing to destroy Zhao State.

Although the pre-war thinking was unified, the Qin State at this time had already missed the best time to destroy the Zhao State. At this time, although the Zhao State had not regained the ability to fight in the field, he had already defended the city. ability. Therefore, although the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under the leadership of Wang Ling were invincible all the way, they attacked Zhao Land without hindrance and drove Handan directly.

Of course, there was a clear gap between the generals of the two sides in the Battle of Handan. Qin's coach was just the unknown five-faculty Wang Tomb. He was later demoted due to unfavorable combat and replaced by his deputy Wang Lu. Even if he changes, he is still not one of the four famous generals in the Warring States period, Lian Po's opponent. The Qin army commander drove into Zhao Land and couldn't attack Handan for a long time. At this time, the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides had changed.

Zhao Wang's offensive of land cessation began to show great power at this time. When the Qin army was strong, other countries shuddered and did not dare to move, but when the two sides reached a stalemate, the remaining five were ready to move. First, Chun Shenjun, the prime minister of Chu State, who received the benefits, was persuaded by Mr. Zhao Pingyuan’s subordinate Mao Sui , and he was willing to Chen Bing the border and stare at him. And Wei Guo, also an old friend of the Three Jin Dynasties, happened in the "Xinling Monarch Stealing Symbols to Rescue Zhao".

Since then, Qin has consumed a huge amount of money, and the reinforcements of Wei and Chu have arrived, and they have no choice but to retreat. Only in the Battle of Handan, the Qin army lost another 200,000 soldiers and civilians, and the two wars totaled 400,000 casualties. Even after Qin’s national power was stronger than other countries after the Shangyang reform, it could not withstand such a consumption. So he signed a peace agreement with Zhao and exchanged protons, so Qin Shihuang’s father wine was sent to Zhao as a hostage. .

After the Battle of Handan was over, Qin was unable to fight again, and Zhao was finally able to catch his breath. The success lasted thirty years.

V. The consequences of the Battle of Changping

During the Battle of Handan, the Zhao people’s united resistance was more powerful than the decision-making by the upper echelons and the game between the two leaders. The battle of Changping brought the evil consequences of slaying 400,000 Zhao people. It is true that killing and pawning can make Zhao Guo frightened and frustrated. But it also made Zhao Guo the same enemy up and down. After a brief period of chaos, the only remaining women, children, and children in Zhao Guo broke out with the most powerful force. Under the leadership of the veteran Lian Po, he held fast. And Pingyuanjun even incorporated his wives and concubines into the army

Before the Wei Chu coalition forces arrived, Zhao Sheng scattered his wealth to recruit three thousand death squads, from being Zhao Guosheren. The son of Li Tan led the army and forced the Qin army to retreat for more than 30 miles in one fell swoop. At this time, the Wei-Chu coalition arrived and the siege of Handan was dissolved, but Li Tan died in the army. He himself is only the son of a dead man, and has no obligation to lead the battle, but he has no hesitation in leading the death squad forward. When the country is in distress, the potential of the people will explode.

On the other hand, it can also be seen that the military and civilians of the Zhao State are united at this time, just when Wang Lu replaced the Wang Tomb as the main general, repeated attacks were disadvantageous. King Qin insisted on using Bai Qi, and Bai Qi refused to be a general until King Qin ordered an envoy to give him a sword. Bai Qi said in grief, "In the battle of Changping, I used a trick to kill Zhao Guo and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. It is enough to let myself die. Now." Suicide in anger. From this point of view, Bai Qi knew very well in his heart that after he killed 400,000 Zhao Jun. Unless the State of Zhao is defeated in the First World War, it will be difficult to destroy the State of Zhao again, because at this time the people of the State of Zhao are already at the same enemy.

At the same time, the behavior of slaying and killing pawns will scare the princes and naturally join forces to resist Qin, even if the king of Qin said, "There are those who dare to save Zhao among the princes, and the first to save Zhao after losing Zhao" is shocked. The Wei Wang. However, Lord Xinling can successfully steal the Tiger Talisman, kill the coach Jinbi, and select 80,000 elite soldiers to solve the siege of Handan, which shows that the decision-making level of Wei has already understood that if you don’t save Zhao, you will be the next one. one.

To select the most historical battle from the previous battles of the Warring States period,The battle of Changping is definitely not. On the two sides of the battle, Shang Yang’s reforms were extremely powerful in Qin, and on the other was Qin’s last obstacle to the elimination of the six countries. After , Hu Fu, after riding and shooting, the state of Zhao, whose national strength is prosperous, history has chosen Qin. The victory also made the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which have been divided for hundreds of years, see the dawn of reunification. Some people say that if Zhao chooses not to accept the party, will there be no war between Qin and Zhao? Of course not, because at this time the Qin State had already had the ambition to annex the world, and the Middle Three Jins of the Shandong kingdoms had always been the front line of the anti-Qin war.

Fan Ju’s whale-eating strategy has always been a strategic goal of the Qin State. One inch is one inch of Qin, and one foot is one foot of Qin. To truly digest every inch of land, this is also the mid-Qin period. The reason for choosing to keep the territories of the countries is to weaken the Shandong countries on the one hand, and on the other hand to keep pushing the front steadily forward, so that one's own confidant place is in a safe position and oneself is invincible.

It can also be seen from the Battle of Handan that it is very difficult for Qin to swallow a big country directly, and it is also unable to digest the results of the battle . From the above point of view, Qin Shihuang used a short ten years to solve the six countries, which also left hidden dangers for the destruction of and Qin Dynasty, so that there was a later dispute with Liu Xiang.

Therefore, after the Battle of Changping, with the strength of the Qin army, it is indeed possible to defeat the State of Zhao in a battle, but the various problems that follow will likely bring down the State of Qin in advance. Of course, more importantly, in the very short time after the Battle of Changping, Qin’s decision became a problem. He chose Fan Ju’s return to the party, rested and rested, waiting for the opportunity, and then used the strategy of constantly attacking and encroaching on the princes. That’s right, but it’s definitely not a large-scale battle immediately after retiring. It can be said that if there is no follow-up Battle of Handan, maybe the State of Zhao will not last for more than 30 years.The unification of the Warring States period is very likely to appear in a short time.