Is Zhao Kuo really incompetent in the battle of Changping?

First of all, Zhao Kuo was not voluntary, but was ordered by the prince of Zhao to replace Lian Po. At that time, the situation left by Lian Po to Zhao Kuo was not optimistic. Zhao's national strength, which has been deadlocked for a long time, is hard to support, and Qin, of course, is also uncomfortable. After Zhao Kuo took office, the war between the two sides has entered a white-hot stage, and Zhao Kuo has no time for large-scale adjustment and deployment. Let's take a look at Zhao Kuo's ability. When Zhao Kuo first became commander in chief, he led 400,000 troops to confront Wu Anjun in Tian Lei. Moreover, Zhao was besieged and deprived of food for 46 days, and his morale was not chaotic. Finally, he led the army to break through. Judging from his commanding ability, it is not something that ordinary people can have. Someone asked Zhao Kuo why he didn't use Lian Po's persistent tactics. This is a joke. If you persisted, why did you come up in Zhao Kuo? Isn't Lian Po easier to guard? Most importantly, Zhao can no longer stand. At that time, most people joined the army just to make ends meet. Who will work for you if there is no food? Do you rely on ideals? Many people think that Zhao Kuo's ability is not good, but do you think that Zhao Kuo can compete with Tian Lei for the first time? Doesn't this show his ability? Moreover, it is a tragedy that Zhao Kuo used a scheme specifically for Wang Bi to target Tian Lei, and was defeated in the move of replacing him by the State of Qin. If Zhao Kuo is really a useless nerd, Qin has spent a lot of money on secret transfer. Is it because the king of Qin has had enough? Let's look at Lian Po's defeat by Wang Bi for decades. Zhao Kuo defeated Wang Bi from the beginning. Doesn't that mean anything?

Let's look at the war damage ratio again. Bai Qi once said: "Although Qin broke the Changping Army, Qin suffered more than half of the casualties." Having said that, do you still think Zhao Kuo is incompetent? After the defeat, Zhao Kuo could still get the support of Qin as long as he surrendered, but he chose to take the lead at the last moment of his life and eventually died in battle. In all fairness, this alone deserves respect. Therefore, in my opinion, although Zhao was mainly responsible for the defeat, his strategy in the campaign was not grossly negligent, and his ability was not as unbearable as we thought, so it was indeed wrong for Zhao Kuo to be spurned and laughed at today.