Who is Zhao Kuo and what is Zhao Kuo like in history?

The story of "an armchair strategist" is well known. The hero of this story is Zhao Kuo, a controversial figure. The whole world laughs at Zhao Kuo's military talent, and jokes that he only talks but can't do what the book says. The so-called "Zhao Kuo is an armchair strategist" satirizes Zhao Kuo's ability. The sentence in Historical Records says, "400,000 troops fell to Wu Anjun and went to the pit". Let Zhao Kuo bear the stigma of failure and incompetence all his life or even forever.

Zhao Kuo was born in an unknown year and won the surname Zhao. During the Warring States Period, a native of Zhao, the son of Zhao She, was a famous soldier of Zhao. In Sima Qian's Historical Records, there is no specific personal evaluation of Zhao Kuo, only through Lin Xiangru's mouth: "All disciples can read his father's biography, but I don't know how to change it." Zhao Kuo is proficient in the art of war, but he doesn't know how to use it flexibly. Zhao Kuo is the son of Zhao She, and Zhao Kuo is the heir to the throne. Zhao She's son, Zhao Kuo, is proficient in the art of war, but it is not enough to talk about it. "On paper" cannot deny Zhao Kuo's outstanding military talents.

The world's evaluation of Zhao Kuo is extreme, and everyone thinks that he is an armchair strategist. In fact, Zhao Kuo's parents are very famous people, and Zhao Kuo's parents can go down in history at that time when famous stars have fallen, which is enough to prove that his parents are not ordinary people. His father, Zhao She, left behind glorious stories such as Historical Records and Warring States Policy. Zhao Kuo's father made great achievements before his death, and Zhao Kuo's mother was one of the outstanding female representatives in Biography of Women. Here in Zhao Kuo, it's the opposite of my parents' fate. His first operational command ruined his life, which was both sad and ridiculous. His failure caused him to be laughed at by the world for thousands of years. As an eternal laughing stock, he will be fixed in history forever.

Ma Fujun, a famous Zhao Kuo soldier, is the son of Zhao She. According to his background and family background, Zhao Kuo is the eldest son of Zhao She, while Zhao She, a famous soldier, was born in a military family. Zhao Kuo, who came into contact with him since childhood, read his father's books at home. If he hadn't met the life-and-death war, if he hadn't met Qin's most powerful opponent, his fate might not be so tragic.

The battle of Changping, no matter where it is placed in the history, is a catastrophe of life and death. Qin and Zhao fought, which was an exciting and exciting game. We are more interested in the identity of the generals of both sides than the positions of the two sides. The general of Qin is not in vain, and the general of Zhao is not Zhao Kuo. It happened that Zhao heard the rumor of Qin before the war, "Qin Wei is evil, but Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, is afraid of horses." Zhao thought that the state of Qin was going to change generals, so he "accepted it as generals and replaced Lian Po." So two people met by mistake.

Zhao Kuo is facing a fierce battle. Let's not judge the outcome by success or failure for the time being. In fact, 400,000 people were killed by Qin Tianlei, and Zhao Kuo was shot as the main commander. The result was tragic. Zhao's army must have suffered heavy losses. So all the mistakes in the battle of Changping were pushed to Zhao Kuo by later generations. A careful analysis of the situation of this war shows that this war is not entirely Zhao Kuo's fault.

First of all, Zhao listened to the slanderers of the villains and was tricked into temporarily replacing Lian Po, while Qin secretly took the place. Qin is a powerful country, and has been preparing for this war for a long time, bent on defeating Zhao, so considering that almost the whole country's strength was used to attack Zhao. Secondly, blame Zhao. When the two armies were at war, the king of Zhao was still vacillating, hesitating whether to make peace with Qin, which led to the instability of Zhao's army. And after Zhao Kuo fought, he was desperate in the most difficult time. He didn't quit, and he was brave at first. Therefore, this defeat is not only due to Zhao Kuo's personal military ability, combat experience and methods, but also due to Zhao and Zhao Wang.