Who is Zhao Kuo? What kind of person is Zhao Kuo in history?

Everyone knows the story of "talking on paper". The protagonist of this story is named Zhao Kuo, a rather controversial figure. Everyone in the world laughs at Zhao Kuo's military ability. They laugh at him because he can only talk but not do. He can only do what the books tell him. The so-called "Zhao Kuo talks about military affairs on paper" satirizes Zhao Kuo's ability. The sentence in "Historical Records": " Kuo's army of 400,000 soldiers surrendered to Wu'anjun and trapped him." Zhao Kuo was known as a loser and incompetent for his whole life and forever.

The year of birth of Zhao Kuo is unknown. His surname is Ying, Zhao, and his given name is Kuo. A native of Zhao during the Warring States Period, he was the son of Zhao She, the famous general of Zhao, Ma Fujun. There is no specific personal evaluation of Zhao Kuo in Sima Qian's "Historical Records". He only mentioned it sideways through Lin Xiangru's mouth: "Kuo Kuo can read his father's biography and not know how to change it." Zhao Kuo was proficient in the art of war, but he didn't know it. How to use it flexibly. Zhao Kuo is the son of Zhao She. Zhao Kuo is the hereditary king of Ma Fu. Zhao She's son Zhao Kuo is well versed in the art of war, but it is not enough to just talk about it. "Talking on paper" cannot deny Zhao Kuo's outstanding military talent.

The world's evaluation of Zhao Kuo is quite extreme, and they all think that he is an armchair person. In fact, Zhao Kuo's parents are both very famous people. In an era when famous generals fell into disgrace, it is not easy for Zhao Kuo's parents to be famous in history, which is enough to prove that his parents are not ordinary people. His father Zhao She was mentioned in "Historical Records" "Warring States Policy" and other books left behind glorious stories such as the Great Victory and the Plains Taxation. Zhao Kuo's father had great military exploits during his lifetime, and Zhao Kuo's mother was one of the many outstanding female representatives in "The Biography of Women". When he arrived at Zhao Kuo, his fate was completely opposite to that of his parents. His first combat command cost him his life, which was both pitiful and ridiculous. His failure led to him being laughed at by the world for thousands of years. As an eternal laughing stock, he will always be fixed in history.

Zhao Kuo is the son of the famous general Ma Fujun Zhao She. According to his origin and family status, Zhao Kuo is the eldest son of Zhao She. He then read through his father's collection of books. If he had not encountered that life-and-death war, if he had not encountered Qin's most powerful opponent, then his fate might not have been so miserable.

The Battle of Changping is a catastrophe of life and death no matter which history book it is placed in. Qin and Zhao are at war. This is an exciting and exciting game. We are more interested in the identities of the generals on both sides than the formations of both sides. Qin's general was not Bai Qi, and Zhao's general was not Zhao Kuo. However, before the war began, Zhao believed Qin's rumors: "What Qin hates is that Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, the only one who fears Ma Fujun, is his general." "Zhao Guo thought that Qin State was going to change its general, so he appointed "Kuo as general and replaced Lian Po". This is how the two people met by chance.

What Zhao Kuo faced was a fierce battle. We will not judge the outcome based on success or failure for the time being. In fact, Zhao Kuo was killed by Bai Qi of the Qin State for 400,000 people. Zhao Kuo was shot and killed as the main general. , the ending is very tragic, as Zhao's army must have suffered heavy losses. Therefore, later generations will blame all the mistakes of the Changping Battle on Zhao Kuo. After carefully analyzing the situation of this war, we found that this war was not entirely Zhao Kuo's fault.

First of all, the State of Zhao listened to the villain's slander and fell into the conspiracy, which led to the State of Zhao temporarily replacing Lian Po, while the State of Qin secretly replaced Lord Wu'an Bai Qi. The Qin State was powerful and had been preparing for this war for a long time. It wanted to defeat the Zhao State, so it mobilized almost all its national power to attack the Zhao State. Secondly, it is still to blame the State of Zhao. When the battle between the two armies was in full swing, King Zhao was still wavering and hesitantly wanted to make peace with the State of Qin, which caused the morale of the Zhao State to be unstable. After Zhao Kuo entered the battle, he fought to the death in the most difficult time, did not desert, and was very brave at the beginning. Therefore, this defeat was not only about Zhao Kuo's personal military ability, combat experience, and methods. For other reasons, King Zhao of the State of Zhao must also bear certain responsibilities.