In the history of China, there are many famous generals, who fought horses all their lives and created many legendary myths, which are still talked about by people today.
There is a person, he is the most dazzling star among these legendary generals, he has fought all his life, served in the army for 35 years, experienced more than 70 battles of all sizes, and has never been defeated
Bai Qi is not only a legend in his military exploits in his life, but his birth is also a legend. According to legend, Bai Qi has lived in the wolf clan since he was a child, and is a child who grew up with wolves.
Of course, legends are legends, and another version of Bai Qi's life is more tenable: historical records record that after Bai Qi became Bai Gongsheng, he was a declining nobleman. In the Qin Dynasty, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the titles of the noble clans could not be hereditary and rewarded without military merits.
Obviously, Bai Qi started from obscurity and made a fuss from nothing, relying on his own military exploits one by one to climb from a low-level military attache to Wu Anjun, who was below one person in the Qin State and above ten thousand people, and a peerless and capable minister in the Six Kingdoms.
Throughout Bai Qi's life, he experienced more than 70 battles, the most famous of which are the Battle of Yique and the Battle of Changping!
The Battle of Yique annihilated the 240,000 allied troops of Han and Wei in one fell swoop, occupying countless cities, and from then on, the doors of Han and Wei were wide open, completely sweeping the road of the Qin army's eastward advance.
The Battle of Changping annihilated 450,000 Zhao troops in one fell swoop, creating the earliest and largest precedent in Chinese history to encircle and annihilate the enemy. After this war, the vitality of Zhao was greatly damaged, and it turned from strong to weak, which accelerated the process of Qin's unification of China, and was also the final turning point in the history of the Warring States period.
After the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi suggested that the King of Qin take advantage of the great opportunity when the main force of Zhao was annihilated and all countries had no time to rescue, continue to capture Handan, destroy Zhao in one fell swoop, and remove obstacles for Qin to unify the world.
However, the king of Qin listened to Fan Ju's slander and agreed to Zhao Guo's cession of land and sue for peace, which gave Zhao a chance to breathe and laid the groundwork for Bai Qi's later death.
After Zhao sued for peace, he delayed in fulfilling the agreement and ceding land, and the king of Qin saw that Zhao was treacherous, and in a fit of rage, he sent troops again and sent Wang Ling to attack Handan of Zhao.
Wang Ling's attack on Handan has not been smooth, and Bai Qi is sick in bed and cannot walk;The king of Qin sent additional heavy troops to support, and as a result, the royal tomb suffered heavy losses.
After Bai Qi recovered from a serious illness, the King of Qin thought that the opportunity had come and ordered him to go out to attack Zhao, but Bai Qi refused, and said that "the Lord should not be angry and raise the army", and also gave the King of Qin a military theory lesson that he could not attack Zhao, and analyzed all directions to the King of Qin.
However, the king of Qin also rejected his suggestion, and instead sent Wang Luo to replace Wang Ling as a general, and continued to forcibly attack Zhao, but the result was another great defeat, and the Qin army suffered heavy losses.
The red-eyed King of Qin has won countless battles in his life, how can he stand such grievances, and repeatedly forced Bai Qi to attack Zhao in an attempt to save face;Bai Qi said that he couldn't afford to be sick and always refused to send troops.
The tip of the needle is on Maimang, these two people are on the hook.
How can Bai Qi beat the King of Qin, if you don't fight, then die!The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, even if you have great military exploits in the sky, you can't ignore the royal power.
Some people may think that Bai Qi cherishes his own record so he doesn't fight, he is too utilitarian and wins every battle, which sounds so domineering.
This is not the case, the situation of Qin and Zhao on the battlefield at that time was very different from that of the Zhao army fighting alone in the Battle of Changping, and Zhao and the surrounding countries had formed a trend of unity against Qin.
The soldiers and civilians of Handan, who came back to their senses, also had a lesson from the Battle of Changping, both horizontal and vertical, dying for the country, and dying as they deserved;So the same enemy fought back, and the mourning soldiers will win.
Bai Qi is well versed in the art of war, and the reason why he can win a hundred battles is because: there is a fight, and there is no war!
Some wars that can be fought (with a large winning rate) are fought, and wars that cannot be fought (with a low winning rate), in addition to the pure defeat, the key is to fold their own soldiers, work and lose money, and Bai Qi has been refusing to obey the order of King Qin to send troops for these reasons.
Sun Tzu's Art of War has a cloud: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. With a deep understanding of the situation on both sides, since the timing is wrong and it is not advisable to attack by force, it is better to wait until the right time to seek war!
Knowing that you can't do it, it's really a taboo for soldiers!The uncertain war, Bai Qi did not fight, perhaps this is the core reason why Bai Qi was finally killed by King Qin's anger.
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