1.Battle of Kazuku (707 BC).
Like a bright star, a dazzling light crossed the night sky of history. It was a fierce battle, where Zheng Guo and the Zhou coalition fought it out. The drums of war were beating, and thousands of arrows were fired, Zheng Guo was brave and fearless, and finally defeated the Zhou Chamber coalition army at Xiangge. This victory made the majesty of Zhou Tianzi dim in an instant, and the power of the vassal states sprung up, opening the prelude to the Spring and Autumn period for hegemony.
2.Battle of the Long Spoon (684 BC).
A shocking battle has been churning over the course of history. With a disadvantage of 1 to 10, the Lu State challenged the strength of the Qi State. However, the state of Lu relied on the defensive principle of striking backward and fighting again when the enemy was tired, and achieved this brilliant victory of winning more with less. This battle has become a classic in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and even in the annals of Chinese history.
3.Battle of Hongshui (643 BC).
It's small, but it's significant. The Song State was defeated in this battle and has since been reduced to a second-rate country, failing to make waves in the long river of history.
4Battle of Chengpu (632 BC).
This war is like a magnificent epic, and the Duke of Jin Wen defeated the strong with the weak, creating a precedent of "soldiers and treacherous ways". After the war, he made a pilgrimage to the king of Zhou, allied with the princes, and finally achieved the political and military goal of "taking power and establishing hegemony".
5.**Battle of Kun (627 BC).
This was a decisive battle in which Jin Xianggong led his army to annihilate the Qin army that attacked Zheng at the Kunshan Pass. This battle was a key battle in the Jin and Qin wars for hegemony.
6.Battle of Yi (597 BC).
A fierce battle between the Chu army and the Jin army. The humiliation of the battle of Chengpu by King Chuzhuang gained the upper hand in this struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains. This victory enabled King Chuzhuang to establish the status of the "Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons" in one fell swoop.
7.Battle of the Saddle (589 BC).
A war between the Qi and Jin states. Shi Haozi, the ruling secretary of the Jin State, initiated it in order to avenge the humiliation of the Qi State. Although the Jin state was ultimately victorious, the war greatly depleted the strength of both sides.
8.Battle of the Tunnel (578 BC).
The famous battle in which the allied forces of the princes defeated the Qin state at the Qindi Ma Tunnel. The battle was fought by both sides, with about 180,000 troops and horses, and was a large-scale battle in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. This victory, led by the victory of the coalition of princes led by the Jin state, greatly weakened the strength of the Qin state.
9.Battle of Yanling (575 BC).
The Jin and Chu states waged a fierce battle in the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains. After the war, the two great powers of Jin and Chu gradually lost their strength to dominate the Central Plains by force, and the Central Plains battlefield also fell silent. This war marked the decline of the two great powers and laid the groundwork for later historical changes.
10.Battle of the Rooster (519 BC).
In order to seize the strategic state of the Huai River Valley, Wu launched a war. In the war, the Wu army seized the fighter plane, flexibly used troops, used intelligence and strategy to cooperate in combat, won a surprise victory, defeated the Chu army, and successfully captured the state. This battle demonstrated the strategic wisdom and strength of Wu, and laid a solid foundation for its hegemony war in the Spring and Autumn Period.
11.The Battle of Wu (510 BC to 475 BC).
In the late Spring and Autumn period, a fierce war for hegemony began between Wu and Yue. In the end, Wu Wangfucha committed suicide, the state of Wu was destroyed, and Goujian, the king of Yue, became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. This battle marked the fall of the Wu State and the rise of the Yue State, as well as the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of the Warring States Period.
12.Battle of Baiju (506 BC).
King Wu led his army to attack the state of Chu and launched a large-scale and far-reaching campaign. This battle ended in the victory of Wu and became a successful example of winning more with less and winning quickly in the late Spring and Autumn period. The Battle of Baiju not only had a profound impact on the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, but also was an important milestone in ancient Chinese military history.
13.Battle of Jinyang (455-453 BC).
A fierce battle broke out between the Zhi clan, the Zhao clan, the Han clan, and the Wei clan, among the four major Qing clans of the Jin Kingdom. After this war, Chinese history gradually transitioned from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, an era in which heroes were judged by success or failure. The end of the Battle of Jinyang marked the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of the Warring States Period.
14.Battle of Turbidity (369 BC).
A battle in which the combined forces of Han and Zhao attacked the Wei army in Xunze. Although the coalition forces had absolute superiority in the early stages of the war, due to serious differences between Zhao and Han, they were unable to cooperate in the battle, and finally turned from victory to defeat. This battle allowed Wei to avoid the fate of being divided, and also highlighted the importance of unity and cooperation in war.
15.Battle of Guiling (354-353 BC).
This is a famous volley battle, Sun Bin used the tactics of "encircling Wei to save Zhao" in this battle, avoiding the real and attacking the false, attacking it and saving it, creating the classic tactic of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao". This tactic became a common means of luring the enemy militarily for more than 2,000 years. The Battle of Guiling not only showed Sun Bin's wisdom and strategy, but also provided an important tactical reference for later wars.
16.Battle of Maling (341 BC).
This battle is a famous example of ambush and annihilation of the enemy in the history of Chinese warfare. Sun Bin took advantage of Pang Juan's weakness to create a false impression and lure him into submission, so that the battle situation always took the initiative. Sun Bin used the tactic of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", and went straight to the Wei capital Liang to induce the Wei army to come back to rescue him in order to relieve the difficulties of Korea. After this battle, the Wei army suffered heavy losses, and since then it has been in a slump and has lost its hegemony. After this war, the state of Qi greatly increased its national strength and became a great power in the east. The outcome of the Battle of Maling not only changed the pattern of the Warring States, but also highlighted Sun Bin's resourcefulness and strategic vision.
Warring States period. 17.The Controversy of Yiyang (308 BC).
The Qin army descended the mountain like a fierce tiger, and with its strong strength, after a series of fierce battles, it finally conquered Yiyang, an important town in the Central Plains, and won this brilliant victory. From then on, Qin's territory expanded to the Central Plains, and firmly controlled the dangers of Kun and Han.
18.The Battle of Zhongshan (307 BC to 296 BC).
The destruction of Zhongshan by Zhao not only ended the historical chapter of more than 210 years of Bai Di Xianyu tribe, but also expanded the territory of Zhao and made it stronger and stronger. This laid a solid foundation for Zhao Qin to launch a fierce confrontation in the late Warring States period.
19.Battle of the Hanging Sands (301 BC).
The allied forces of Qi, Han, and Wei launched a major war against the state of Chu. This operation was not only a major blow to the state of Chu, but also a direct consequence of the rupture of relations between Qin and Chu. The alliance of the three countries joined hands to control Chu on an unprecedented scale.
20.Battle of Ique (294–293 BC).
In order to expand the passage to the Central Plains in the east, the Qin State launched various breakthrough tactics against the combined forces of Korea, Wei and the Eastern Zhou. After the war, Korea's elite forces were lost, and the Qin state extended to the Central Plains like a broken bamboo.
21.The Battle of the Qi State to the Song Dynasty (286 BC).
The war of Qi to annex the Song State during the Warring States Period reached its peak of prosperity. This action of Qi exacerbated the contradictions with Qin and Zhao, and posed a serious threat to Han, Wei, and Chu, resulting in extremely acute contradictions between various countries and Qi.
22.Battle of Jimo (284-279 BC).
In the late Warring States period, the Qi general Tiandan relied on the isolated city of Jimo to change from holding on to defending to **, successfully defeated the Yan army, and recovered the lost territory. This war became a classic example in the history of Chinese warfare in which the weak defeated the strong.
23.The Battle of the Yan (269 BC).
Although the process of the battle seems simple, it contains a surprisingly winning war strategy. Qin's defeat was a setback for the forces it annexed in the east, and the battle was celebrated through the ages.
24.Battle of Changping (262 BC – 260 BC).
The strategic decisive battle between Qin and Zhao unfolded in Changping. This war was the earliest, largest, and most thorough encirclement and annihilation war in ancient Chinese military history. The Qin army's victory at the Battle of Changping laid a solid foundation for its eastward expansion, annexation of the Six Kingdoms, and unification of China.
End of the Warring States period. 25.Battle of Handan (259 BC – 257 BCE) - This was a thrilling battle between Qin and Zhao, Wei, and Chu forces in the historic city of Handan. The smoke of war filled the sky over the city, and the attacking and defending sides went back and forth, starting a desperate struggle.
26.Qin's War of the Six Kingdoms (230 BC to 221 BC) - During this decade, the Qin state destroyed the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi. This war ended more than 500 years of division and chaos among the princes, like the rising sun in the east, illuminating a new page. With the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, Chinese history turned a new page and moved towards a future of great unification.
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