Reflections after reading the Battle of Changping. Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!

The history of human civilization is a history of conquests and conquests. In the midst of war, national integration has been completed time and time again, and self-sublimation has been achieved again and again. It can be said that war It is a great help in promoting human progress. After every war, as long as the race does not perish, it will inevitably trigger the innovation of political civilization and military science and technology. Nothing else, because only in life and death can the greatest potential be stimulated. For example, in World War I, the Allied Powers of Britain and France died on a large scale from German chemical weapons. Oxygen chambers have benefited later generations, such as nuclear energy that was born during World War II. Regardless of whether this innovation is good or bad, it is ultimately mankind's attempt to reach a better level. Natural selection lies in this.

When we focus on the history of wars in this ancient land in the East, there is a war that cannot be avoided. In this war, both sides invested a large number of people, used a wide range of resources, and gathered wisdom. The crowd was unprecedented in that era, and even in later generations, it was rare! After many years, this war not only did not become gloomy, but instead took on an ancient and desolate atmosphere. This was the battle that affected the situation in the Warring States Period and even determined the fate of China's future generations----Changping battle!

The Battle of Changping was a decisive battle between Qin and Zhao during the Warring States Period. It was a battle that affected the situation of the Warring States and determined the direction of Chinese history. The two sides faced off in Changping for three years. And has invested a total of more than one million troops. Among them, the Zhao State invested 500,000 yuan, and the Qin State invested more than 600,000 yuan. Almost all of them fought with the full strength of the country. Whoever loses will be doomed. The outcome of the war was naturally that the Qin State won. In the last forty-six days of real fighting, it annihilated Zhao's 300,000-strong army, and then the remaining 200,000-strong army was accompanied by the 250,000-strong Party people stabbed and killed him in the tent. As for the trap to kill, this trap refers to deception and deception. At that time, the Qin State took away the weapons of the Zhao soldiers and deceived them into sending them back to the country and also sent them food and grass. When they relaxed their vigilance and fell asleep After that, all the troops were killed in the tent.

When talking about the Battle of Changping, we have to mention a general. This general only led an army alone once in his life, and he only suffered one defeat. However, this defeat lasted his whole life. Not only was he defeated, but he was also nailed to the pillar of shame for more than two thousand years. What he got was nothing more than "talking on paper". This person was Zhao Kuo.

However, I would like to ask those who say that Zhao Kuo is talking about military affairs on paper, can you command an army of 400,000 to advance and retreat in an orderly manner? Can you keep the troops under siege by the Northern Qin army for more than forty days and still keep their morale stable? Can you still calmly command the Zhao army to kill 200,000 Qin troops in forty-six days when you encounter such a major danger on the battlefield for the first time? Although Qin defeated Zhao, it also paid a heavy price. It's just that some people concealed this for some unknown reason, only mentioned Zhao's losses, and shifted all the responsibility to Zhao Kuo. superior.

I think if he hadn’t met Wu Anjun Bai Qi, he might not have lost. And as a person who has such commanding talent for the first time on the battlefield, given time, he may not be able to become a famous general. Who says history cannot be assumed? The significance of historical assumptions is that they can provide reference for future generations, so that they can have more choices when encountering the same or similar events!

The defeat of Changping cannot be attributed to Zhao Kuo alone. This was not just a military defeat of Zhao State, but a comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic defeat. After the war broke out, Zhao State still flirted with Qin diplomatically, hoping to negotiate a peace, but Qin State took advantage of this and delayed it for a lot of time.

Some people said that Zhao Jun was stupid and dismissed Lian Po. They also said that Zhao Kuo changed his generals when he came to the front line and changed his defense to offense, greedy for merit and rash advancement.

So, I want to ask you, when you arrived at the front line, your command, plan, and strategy were all different from those of the previous commander, and the generals in the army all maintained the previous commander. For the sake of military discipline and the smooth flow of military orders, you Why can't they be removed? Even if they were killed, it would only be to maintain military discipline.

As for saying that we shouldn’t switch from defense to offense, that’s even more ridiculous. Do you know why King Zhao removed Lian Po and replaced him with Zhao Kuo? It's not entirely because Qin used time. The bigger reason is that Zhao can no longer afford to delay. As a half-farming and half-pastoral country, Zhao State's fertile land was mostly in war-torn areas. Its own grain production was not enough. After its attempt to borrow grain from Qi State failed, Zhao State fell into a dilemma.

On the other hand, the Qin State, sitting on the Tianfu land of Bashu, Jianghan Plain, and Huaihe Plain, occupied one-third of the world's arable land at that time, with rich products and sufficient food reserves. Under this situation, Zhao State naturally wanted to seek a quick war, otherwise it would not be able to fight at all in the end.

No matter what, the outcome of the war was that Qin won, and Bai Qi also gained the reputation of massacre due to this battle. And Zhao Kuo? He must be reviled. Someone must take responsibility for the tragic death of half of the young men in the Zhao Kingdom, and as the coach, he is naturally the first to bear the blame. Otherwise, it will be King Zhao who is reviled. This is terrible. I am not excusing Zhao Kuo. He indeed should bear a huge responsibility, but all responsibility should not be passed on to him alone. This is an injustice to history!