Is Zhao Kuo really just an armchair strategist?

1, analyze the background of the change of generals at this time. First of all, there will be great changes. Even if the prince of Zhao is arbitrary, it is impossible not to discuss with ministers. As a result of the discussion, except Lian Po, everyone else is in favor of changing to Zhao Kuo. At that time, the prince of Zhao also specially asked Le Yi. At this point, he has returned to Zhao, and he knows more about Zhao's generals. Le Yi gave a positive answer.

So in this case, Zhao Kuo is a soldier, not a general military commander.

Zhao Kuo fought with Zhao She, not on paper. Zhao She has been reluctant to push Zhao Kuo to the position of commander in chief. Why? Because Zhao She actually knows that his son is capable, just because he showed his talent too early, so-called frivolous and high honor will make young people proud. Instead of this, it is better to slowly polish and cut beautiful jade.

Of course, Zhao She was gone by the time of the battle of Changping. Without Zhao She's suppression, Zhao Kuo came out naturally.

3. Zhao Kuo is not incompetent, but the commander-in-chief is also very strong. In the battle of Changping, the strength of both sides reached 800 thousand. After the siege of Zhao Kuo, Zhao has been breaking through, showing no signs of chaos. You know, at that time, Zhao had been out of food for more than forty days, and he was able to break through in an orderly way without becoming a disorderly army, which was enough to show that the whole Zhao army recognized the ability of Zhao Kuo and Zhao Kuo as commanders.

4. It's just a pity that Zhao Kuo met Bai Qi, who defeated Zhao Kuo by relying on the powerful state of Qin, but as far as Zhao Kuo is concerned, he is not an armchair strategist.

5. Therefore, the historical evaluation of Zhao Kuo is biased. If Zhao Kuo is just an "armchair strategist", then the prince of Zhao will not leave Zhao's fate in his hands, and other generals of Zhao will not let him fool around. The reason why Zhao Kuo is "an armchair strategist" is only because he met a stronger Tian Lei, or because of fate, Zhao Kuo became Mr. Hui Guo.

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Zhao Kuo's Historical Evaluation

1, Lin Xiangru: "The bitter soil can read the biography of the father, but it does not change."

2. Zhao She: "It's easier said than done. If Zhao does not contain it, it will contain it. If Zhao is broken, it will contain it. "

3. Mother Zhao: "At the beginning, I served my father. When my father was a general, there were dozens of people eating and drinking and hundreds of friends." The king and the imperial clan rewarded the military attache, and did not ask about family matters on the day of appointment; Today, once he became a general, facing the east, the military attache dared not look up. The king will give you gold and silk, and then return to your home. And Nishi is convenient for buyers of houses in other places. Father and son have different aspirations and hope that the king will not send them away. "

4. Sima Qian's Historical Records: "Zhao Kuo studied the art of war when he was young, and it was not the power of the world to talk about military affairs."

5. Xu Jun: "Young people are keen on talking about soldiers, although their father is not good at learning. If you lose, who can escape the color mother, poor 400 thousand people. "

reference data

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhao Kuo