After the Battle of Changping, why was Zhao Guo still able to hang the Yan Kingdom?
Not afraid of god-like opponents, afraid of pig-like teammates, Yan Guo is probably this veritable pig. After Changping, Zhao Guo was already dying, so he hung his last breath, if the opponent gave him strength, I was afraid that the country would be destroyed at hand. There is no justice at all in the war between countries, only eternal interests, especially in the late Warring States period, Zhou Li has been trampled on beyond recognition, and the wind of benevolence and righteousness in the Spring and Autumn Period has become dishonesty. There is a proverb that says that "if you are sick, you will die", and this concept has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The monarch of the State of Yan saw that after the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan, the strength of the Zhao State had been greatly damaged, and it had fallen from a powerful country comparable to the Qin State in the world to a weak country that was almost destroyed, and he could not help but feel happy in his heart, this was a good opportunity to steal the territory of the Zhao State. The State of Yan just borders it, the so-called near the water tower, the first to get the moon, the State of Yan moved the mind of robbery, small actions continue, testing the attitude of the State of Zhao, want to take advantage of the weakness of the State of Zhao to bite and expand the territory.
Once, when King Xiaocheng of Zhao passed the 40th birthday, King Ximing of Yan sent Xiang Xiang to go to Heshou with a hundred gold on his face, and actually secretly observed the strength of the Zhao State. Chestnut belly spent three days in the Zhao Kingdom, and found that the old and young soldiers of the Zhao Kingdom, young and young, had all died in the war, and it was a good time to attack. So he told Yan Guoxi that attacking the Zhao state at this time would be able to win a complete victory, and the Zhao state simply did not have the ability to resist the attack of the Yan army, and even if the Zhao state could not be destroyed, it could eat nearly 300 miles of land.
Yan Wang Xi felt that what Li Belly said was very reasonable, since there was a big profit to be made, and if the strength of the whole country was pressed to the top of Mount Tai, it would be able to attack like a bamboo. So the army was divided into two roads, one route led by Cheng Xiangli belly with about 400,000 troops to attack Yancheng, and the other route led by the general Qing Qin to lead about 200,000 troops to attack Daidi, the two attacks must make the Zhao state end and not care about each other, and the Yan monarch seems to see the dawn of victory.
At first, King Zhao heard the news of the invasion of the Yan Kingdom, and he still felt incredible, the two countries of Yan and Zhao have always been friendly to each other, and there has been no major war between them for 30 years, but the news was confirmed that the King of Zhao was furious, and he thought that it would be forgotten that Qiang Qin was a country of tigers and wolves, and it was forgivable that you Yan Guo was a fool? Really, when Zhao Guo was a toothless tiger who was a good bully, he even dared to take advantage of the fire to rob! Unable to take care of yourself, he immediately sent the veteran general Lian Po to defeat the Yan army in a painless and simple way in Juancheng, and killed The Beggar on the spot, and a left hook fist captured Qing Qin and the accompanying army in the daidi, and after the two major victories, the Yan state had no fighting power at all. Since you provoked me, I have no reason to give up. The rear of the Yan army was almost empty, Lian Po was a generation of famous generals, how could such a good opportunity be missed in front of him, without collecting troops to directly take advantage of the victory to pursue the Yan army for more than five hundred miles, and surrounded the capital of the Yan state of Jicheng, which is now the southwest of Beijing. The King of Yan regretted that he had not been able to make peace, and sent emissaries to negotiate peace, ceding five cities and pools to zhao guo before withdrawing his army and returning to his hometown. This war is known in history as the "Battle of the Yan Dynasty", the two sides have a huge disparity in troops, the Yan State sent about 600,000 troops, and the Zhao State sent about 250,000 troops, which is a classic case of winning more with less in ancient times. After this battle, the princes all realized that although the Zhao state was no longer the strong Zhao state during the reign of King Hui of Zhao, the skinny camel was bigger than the horse, and the Zhao state was weak and weak, nor was it a small pity that was bullied, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Zhao state was still very strong. Zhao Guo's fame and status have thus been restored, which can also be regarded as a blessing due to misfortune to some extent.
The most tragic thing is the Yan Kingdom, stealing chickens and not eroding rice, and losing soldiers will lose territory. Since then, the State of Zhao has often attacked the State of Yan, capturing Wusui and Fangcheng. Later, Lian Po was angry and left the Zhao Kingdom, and the Yan King Xi lao made a mistake thinking that he could take advantage of the opportunity, and took the initiative to send troops to attack the Zhao State, resulting in repeated defeats, losing more than 20,000 people and horses, and never having the ability to fight with the Zhao State.
Zhao Guo in the Battle of Changping can be described as a heavy loss, casualties of more than 400,000 of the main troops, the Battle of Handan is even more thrilling, once faced with the crisis of national subjugation, if it is not the timely rescue of various countries, it is estimated that it is sooner or later to be destroyed by the Qin State, why can the Zhao State in such a difficult situation, still be able to hang the Yan State without the ability to fight back, what is the reason for the disparity in their strength?
First of all, the State of Zhao was once a powerful country that could compete with the strong Qin, and had defeated the Qin army many times during the time of King Hui of Zhao, and the national strength at the peak could be on a par with the State of Qin. Although Zhao Guo was defeated in the Battle of Changping, the war capital was still a bit of a family foundation. Even if the dream combination of Qin Zhaoxiang and Bai Qi, the Zhao army resisted very tenaciously, and the Qin state was not easy to fight in this battle, and the losses were also very large, otherwise it would have been necessary to chase down to Handan to destroy the Zhao state at that time.
Yan Zhao was a generous and tragic man, and the land of the Zhao State was barren and in the land of four wars, and it cultivated the national good martial arts style. It can be seen from this that even if the Zhao Army's combat strength is not as good as the Qin Army, it is not weak, and there is still no problem in cleaning up the Yan Army. The Battle of Changping was a dividing line, and before the war, the Zhao state had the strength to dominate the world, and after the war, the Zhao state was no longer able to compete with the Qin state. But this does not mean that Zhao Guo has become a bun since then, and everyone can take a bite. The Zhao kingdom is vast and has a large population, and after several years of recuperation, the national strength has recovered. Moreover, in the Zhao Kingdom, which had experienced two major wars, all the people realized that the crisis was imminent. Extraordinary potential can be unleashed at the moment of life and death, and so can nations. For the Yan army, attacking the Zhao state was to take advantage of the situation and did not have the determination to fight to the death, but for the Zhao army, the fight against the Yan army was to protect their hometown and relatives. The potential for people to burst out in times of danger is unlimited, and coupled with the leadership of the famous generals, they will subdue Yan Guo's hands. This war was winable or defeated for the Yan army, and they still had room to turn around. For the weak Zhao Army, it could no longer experience a major defeat, and if this battle failed, zhao guo would basically be finished. Even if the Yan Kingdom could not destroy the Zhao Kingdom, a fragmented Zhao Kingdom, other countries would come and divide it up like sharks smelling blood. At such a moment of crisis, the Zhao Army broke out a centripetal force of the same enemy, which was incomparable to the Yan Army, and the military heart was available.
The State of Yan has never been a strong country, not even as good as a weak Han, and I don't know what capital can be squashed. The strongest period of the State of Yan was during the reign of King Zhao of Yan, when he recruited talents and talents, worshiped the famous general Le Yi as a general, united the five kingdoms of Qin, Han, Zhao, and Wei to fight against the State of Qi, won a great victory, and within five years, more than 70 cities of the State of Qi were even lowered, and the Eastern Hu was greatly broken, pushing the border of the State of Yan to the east for more than a thousand miles, which was the most glorious moment in the history of the State of Yan, but it was a pity that it was short-lived.
After the death of King Yingming Yan Zhao, the State of Yan began to decline, and the successor King Hui of Yan was narrow-minded and disagreed with Le Yi, forcing Le Yi to flee to the Zhao State. The general who replaced Le Yi was able to ride a robbery to be mediocre, and was defeated several times in the battle with the State of Qi, which recovered the 70 lost cities and greatly damaged the strength of the State of Yan.
Le Yi was quickly reused after arriving in the Zhao Kingdom, and he also had a share when he attacked the Yan State, and later replaced Lian Po, who was so angry that Lian Po ran away from the Wei State.
The State of Yan and the State of Zhao were neighbors, and there was friction between the two countries, but most of the time, the State of Yan played the role of a thug for the State of Qin. The State of Qin adopted the strategy of long-distance and close attack, the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han were the main direction of attack of the State of Qin, and the two countries of Yan and Qi were the objects of friendship between the State of Qin, so the State of Yan often cooperated with the State of Qin to join forces to fight the State of Zhao, the State of Qin ate meat, and the State of Yan drank soup. The State of Zhao was either isolated or had helpers, or the State of Qi, the enemy of the State of Yan. Under the blows of the State of Qi, the life of the State of Yan was not good, and without the State of Qin taking the lead, it could not defeat the State of Zhao at all.
The others are secondary reasons, the main reason is Yan Guoxi's fainting and incompetence, and he is also a strange monarch in history. He had a son who sent Jing Ke to assassinate Prince Dan of Qin, and he actually ordered someone to cut off prince Dan's head and dedicate it to the King of Qin, without the slightest courage to confront the Qin state. Such a cowardly monarch cannot prosper a country. There were famous generals, and the Le Yi clan was very good at fighting, and Le Yi's son Le Jian raised an objection when he proposed to attack Zhao, saying that the Zhao state was facing a strong enemy, and the people in the country had long been armed by the whole people, not to be troubled, so don't fight. King Yan did not listen, and Lejian was angry that he did not listen to his own words, and after being captured, he surrendered to Zhao by the way. There is also a person named Le Cheng who also lowered Zhao early. Without them, the Yan Kingdom would have no generals to deal with.
There were many famous generals in Zhao Guo, such as Lian Po, Li Mu, Le Yi, and so on, all of whom were famous generals at that time. It seems that the main reason is that Yan Wangxi's fainting and unscrupulousness, the reuse of talents who do not understand, and eventually the loss of all foreign countries, is it really a country without a wise king, the army has no generals, and the Yan army can win?