After several years of war, four famous generals appeared: Bai Qi, Wang Qian, Lian Po, and Li Mu. These four people all have one thing in common, they all started from the bottom, and through their own struggles, they finally became excellent generals. It is unbelievable that between the Qin State and the Zhao State, they actually served it at the same time. In their lifetime, it is rare to lose. If these four people are allowed to have a pinnacle battle, Bai Qi vs. Lian Po, and Wang Jian vs. Li Mu, what kind of ending will it be?Regarding the fact that Bai Qi will lose to Lian Po and Wang Jian will lose to Li Mu, you may think it is incredible.
Bai Qi is at his peak.
The reason why Bai Qi can achieve so much is largely because he was born in the right era. At this time, the Qin State became increasingly powerful after the Shang Dynasty reform, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin implemented the "Military Meritorious" system and reused talented people among the people.
In 294 AD, Zuo Shu Changbai led the Qin army to conquer the new city of Korea, and then defeated the Eastern Zhou army in 293 BC, and then defeated the alliance between Korea and Wei in the Battle of Yique. He adopted the strategy of avoiding the real and attacking the weak, and defeating the strong with the weak, and finally eliminated more than 240,000 people of Han Wei, and connected five cities such as Yique Xi.
At this point, Bai Qi became famous, defeating the armies of Han Zhao, Wei, and Chu in a row. In his lifetime, he slain many enemies, not to mention hundreds of thousands, and captured more than 70 cities. However, the most exciting battle was in the Battle of Changping. In the Battle of Changping that year, the Qin State and the Zhao State fought for the land of Shangdang. The two sides add up to hundreds of thousands, nearly a million people. Qin Guo used Bai Qi to replace Wang Di, and Zhao Guo used Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po, but he was a master of the art of war.
The 400,000 troops of the Zhao army held out for forty-six days without food, and Zhao Kuo, the general of the Zhao state, had to personally lead his elite troops to fight to the death with the Qin army, but was killed by random arrows. The 400,000 Zhao troops were leaderless, and they all surrendered to Bai Qi. In order to prevent the army from rebelling, Bai Qi killed everyone, leaving only two hundred and forty young men to report back to Zhao Guo. Therefore, after this battle of Changping, it can be said that it is the most glorious battle in Bai Qi's life.
The battle of Wang Qian's peak.
Wang Qian, the first general of the Qin State, except for Bai Qi, belongs to him. Compared to Bai Qi, some places are a little worse, but in others, he is much better. He lived in the time of Qin Shi Huang, a very powerful state. Under the leadership of Wang Qian, the Qin army successively captured Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Jidu, the capital of Yan, but his greatest achievement was the conquest of Chu. In 226 BC, Qin Yingzheng wanted to conquer Chu, Wang Jian proposed to send 600,000 troops, and Li Xin said that only 200,000 would be enough. However, Qin Shi Huang thought that Wang Qian's army was too large and that he was old, so he sent Li Xin to attack Chu. However, Li Xin, under the leadership of the Chu general Xiang Yan, was seriously injured, which caused a huge **.
Ying Zheng knew that he had made a mistake, apologized to Wang Qian, and ordered him to lead 600,000 troops to attack the Chu State. In order to dispel Qin Shi Huang's doubts, Wang Jian offered to give him some fertile land several times before his departure.
In 224 AD, Wang Jian led an army of 600,000 people to invade the state of Chu. A year later, taking advantage of the eastward advance of the Chu army, he defeated the Chu army in one fell swoop, killed the Yan people, captured the Chu Jun alive, and the Chu state perished. Wang Jian led 600,000 troops and annihilated the Chu State in one fell swoop, which can be described as the most glorious battle in his life.
The battle of Lianpo in its heyday.
Lian Po has fought countless battles in his life, and he has won many battles, but none of them can be counted as his record. In fact, this is not true, after the Battle of Changping, Zhao Guo was responsible for commanding this war, and it was Lian Po.
Because the combat ability of the Zhao army was not as good as that of the Qin army, at the beginning, Lian lost all the battles. Therefore, Lian Po chose to go on the defensive, waiting for the Qin army in the distance to be exhausted, and then launched a general attack. If the Zhao State did not change the main general, and the Zhao army was still led by Lian Po, even if Bai Qi went into battle in person, it would be difficult for the Qin army to find the flaws of the Zhao army, let alone annihilate the 400,000 Zhao army.
Li Mu is at the peak of his career.
Li Mu, the last general of Zhao State, once said: As soon as Li Mu dies, Zhao Guo dies, this is the truth. More than three months after Li Mu's death, the army of Zhao was defeated by Wang Jian and occupied the national capital Handan, and captured Zhao Wangqian and the general Yan Ju, and Zhao died as a result. Jia, the son of Zhao State, fled to Daidi to claim the king, and within a few years, he was also captured by the Qin army, and the destruction of Zhao State was a foregone conclusion.
The decisive battle between Li Mu and the Xiongnu Iron Cavalry took place in Yanmen County. First, he showed the enemy weakness, lured the enemy deep, and then attacked from the flanks, and finally routed the enemy and killed hundreds of thousands of Hun iron cavalry. After more than ten years, the Xiongnu no longer invaded the Zhao State.
The nomadic tribe in the north, the Xiongnu, was good at fighting immediately, and their strong force made Qin Shi Huang and Liu Bang helpless. However, Li Mu was able to annihilate the Xiongnu iron cavalry in one fell swoop and won a great victory, showing his outstanding military talent.
In a word. Bai Qi, Wang Qian, Lian Po, Li Mu, the four famous generals, Bai Qi vs Lian Po, Wang Jian vs Li Mu, and finally, Bai Qi lost to Lian Po, and Wang Jian lost to Li Mu.
Although Bai Qi is very brave, he is powerless in the face of Lian Po's stubborn tactics. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao sent Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po, the Qin army would have had to retreat due to a lack of sufficient food, and then be pursued and killed by Lian Po. When Sima Yi was in the Three Kingdoms, he also attacked by holding on and defeated Zhuge Liang's Shu army.
Although Wang Jian is like a god in using soldiers, compared with Li Mu, he is still a little worse. Can he still be like Li Mu, with his own strength, to annihilate all the hundreds of thousands of Hun iron cavalry army?I don't think so. Li Mu died at the hands of King Zhao, and Wang Jian led the Qin army to finally defeat the Zhao army and achieve the final victory. If Li Mu is still alive, Wang Jian may not be able to win, and Li Mu will definitely suffer a big loss if he comes all the way.