The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was one of the most chaotic periods in the history of our country, with princes chasing each other and wars between neighboring countries.
But as the saying goes, the times create heroes, and many talents have emerged in this context, and Bai Qi is one of them. As a general of the First Army, in that era when grain and grass were scarce, he forbade soldiers to eat mutton, why is this?
Bai Qi is a famous military strategist in the history of our country and a famous god of war. Unlike the tactics used by other military strategists, Bai Qi's solution to the enemy is very brutal.
According to records, during the entire Warring States period, as many as two million soldiers were killed in battle, and half of them died at the hands of Bai Qi.
In battle, Bai Qi is able to accurately ** the enemy's movements, make judgments in time, and master follow-up combat methods. He was very quick in thinking, commanded and participated in wars throughout his life, and made great contributions to the development of the unification of the six kingdoms of Qin. Bai Qi's military talent was vividly reflected in the Battle of Changping.
Bai Qi joined the army when he was young, and was later recommended by Wei Ran and valued by King Qin Zhaoxiang.
In 260 BC, King Zhao of Qin sent the general of Qin State, Wang Ji, to attack Han, capture Shangdang, and then attack Zhao, thus sounding the clarion call for the Battle of Changping.
At the beginning of the war, Zhao was defeated by Qin, so the veteran Lian Po retreated and built a fortress in an attempt to bring down Qin.
However, Lian Po was suspicious of King Zhao Xiaocheng, replaced him with Zhao Kuo, and took the initiative to attack, so he fell for the Qin army's scheme. After that, Bai ** burned the grain and grass of the Zhao army, and then lured the enemy to go deeper, and finally led the cavalry to raid the rear of the Zhao army, annihilating the Zhao army in one fell swoop.
The Zhao army, which lacked food and was besieged for more than 40 days, tried to break through with a desperate fight, but failed. Zhao Kuo was also shot dead in the chaos, and Zhao Jun had to choose to surrender.
In the face of the surrendered Zhao army, Bai Qi pretended to accept it, but in order to eliminate future troubles"It was blackmail and slaughtered as much as possible, leaving 240 of its youngest ones back to Zhao. 450,000 captives were beheaded before and after. ”All of them were killed, and none of the more than 400,000 people survived, except for more than 200 people who reported the news.
This battle made Zhao no longer have the capital to confront Qin, and also made Bai Qi a god in a battle.
The victory in the Battle of Changping, in addition to Bai Qi's invincibility on the battlefield, is also inseparable from his attention to detail. During the battle of Changping and the Zhao army, a special order was issued: it was forbidden to eat mutton, and violators of military law were punished.
This ban has puzzled many people, but they can only comply with it, but there are still a few people who secretly eat it in private. Everyone knows that the whole Qin State loves to eat mutton very much, and the soldiers who march and fight have a lot of physical exertion, so they like it even more.
That night, while patrolling the camp, Bai Qi found that some soldiers were stealing mutton, and he had to deal with it immediately by military law, but the soldiers were very unconvinced and asked Bai Qi why there was such a ban?
Bai Qi didn't answer his question, but asked him to walk fifty steps forward. Then ask everyone what they smelled, and then everyone could clearly smell the smell coming from the air.
At this point, everyone understands the deep meaning of this regulation. One person can smell mutton from such a distance, and if the whole army eats mutton in the upper wind, the taste will drift farther away, and everyone's position will be exposed.
Beef, on the other hand, has no such problem. Its smell is lighter, and its nutritional value is not lower than that of mutton. So when everyone wants to eat meat, Bai Qi asks everyone to use this instead of mutton.
The soldiers were impressed by Bai Qi's meticulousness and rigor, so no one objected to the matter.
It's just that Bai Qi was born and died for the Qin State all his life, and made great contributions, but he did not die well. After the Battle of Changping, due to Fan Ju's framing and his own pride and unknowing, it aroused the jealousy of King Qin Zhao.
In the end, Bai Qi, who disobeyed the order several times, finally made King Qin Zhao murderous and ordered Bai Qi to be killed.
Bai Qi is one of the famous generals of the Warring States, many people say that he is like a god, in fact, Bai Qi's biggest advantage is that he can find a way to win in the details, and then follow the vine to defeat the enemy.
It is precisely because of this thoughtfulness and decisiveness that Bai Qi can be invincible in the big and small wars he participates in, leaving the image of the god of war for future generations.